THE QUINTESSENTIAL QUAKER QUIZ

All the answers begin with the same letter -  in the case of someone’s name the surname begins with the key letter. This week’s letter is ……… N

FIRST HALF (General Knowledge)

1. Which material was developed by Wallace Carothers in 1937?
2. Which golfer won the Open in 1986?
3. Which fruit is a cross between a plum and a peach?
4. Which 1985 Elton John hit centred around the Cold War?
5. In which year was BBC2 launched?
6. Which historical figure’s horse was called Marengo?
7. If you suffered from gymnophobia, of what would you have a morbid fear?
8. What is the name of the dog featured on HMV record labels?
9. What is the capital city of Cyprus?
10. Which former US politician’s middle name was Milhous?
11. In the world of DIY, bullethead, coffin and lost head are all types of what?

SECOND HALF (Football)

1. Which was the first club to win the FA Cup whose name begins with the key letter?
2. Which Italian team, featuring a world-famous player (now deceased), won the UEFA Cup in 1989?

3. Which Portuguese striker joined Quakers at the same time as Pedro Paolo?
4. Which non-League club in Cheshire used to play at the Drill Field until 2002?
5. Which club paid Crewe Alexandra £3 million for Dean Ashton in 2005?
6. In which League did the Quakers compete when they left the Northern League in 1908?
7. Which former Darlo defender, mainly at right-back, made 302 appearances for us in the 70s?
8. Born in Scarborough, which manager led a London club to 3 FA Cup wins, 1 League win, 2 League Cups, 1 Cup Winners’ Cup win and 1 UEFA Cup win in the 1960s & 70s?

9. In which country do Molde play their League games?
10. For which club did John Aldridge make his League debut in 1979?
11. Which club played at the County Ground until it moved to its current purpose-built stadium in 1994?