Results of Severn Hospice general knowledge quiz
We were delighted to be able to offer a 200 question general knowledge quiz to lighten the dark winter months thanks to Dave Watkins of Market Drayton. The completed quizzes have now been marked by Dave and the full answers are given below, together with a list of winners and those who scored over 175.
A message from Dave: ‘I would like to thank everyone who purchased my quiz sheet and contributed to the final total of £1,400 which will be forwarded to the Severn Hospice funds. A total of 60 quiz answer sheets were submitted for marking, and my congratulations go to the winners. I am hoping to set another brainteaser for next autumn, which will be available from September onwards in all Severn Hospice Shops and other usual outlets or directly from myself on 01630654130 or dgwatkins@sky.com.’
We would also like to thank Dave for his own hard work in compiling the quiz and painstakingly checking each completed answer sheet. We look forward to seeing the new quiz later in the year and will announce details on this site when it is ready.
List of winners
1st with a score of 190: Mr W J Allen of Welshpool who wins £20
2nd with a score of 189: Mrs Helena Evans of Oswestry who wins £15
3rd with a score of 188: Mr Paul Mannering of Telford who wins £10 on the tie-break
A big thank you to all the prize winners, who kindly donated their prizes to Severn Hospice
Other scores over 175
188: Janice Menage of Oswestry, Peter Chapman of Newport, Roger Telford of Newport
187: Gene Lazell of Church Stretton, Jane Basley of Edgmond, Stan Williams of Telford, Mrs Bramley of Market Drayton
184: Margaret Jones of Farlow (Kidderminster), G Harley & Z Fleming of Weobley (Hereford), S Howell-Jones of Marchamley
182: Peter Taylor of Ramsbottom (Lancs), Joanne Todd of Gnosall (Staffs), Lizzie Bransby of Bangor on Dee
181: Gordon Green of Newport, Gordon Jones of Ludlow
180: Mr K E Leah of Shrewsbury, Sue Hoof of Hodnet, Eddie Fisher of Myddle, Sally Cuthbertson of Craven Arms
179: Jean Norkett of Market Drayton, Ian Carmichael of Knutsford, Jackie Morgan-Page of Churchstoke, Mrs M Baggott of Cheswardine, Jean Hall of Cheswardine
178: Mrs L B Wootton of Newport, Liz Griffiths of Marchamley
177: Pam Shryane of Wollerton, Jean Bowyer of Dawley Bank, June McCormick of Shrewsbury, Susan Poole of Telford
175: Karen Cliff of Norton in Hales, Mary Wellings of Peplow, Mrs J Hendy of Dawley Bank
The answers
1.Mount Vesuvius (Etna is not mainland)
2.Sea the Stars
3.Transformers / Autobots
4.Verona
5. 22 and 31
6. Alarm Clock
7. Rene Fonck
8. Aurora
9. Isaac Newton
10. Operation Sea Lion
11. Upsilon
12. Mansion House
13. Oregano
14. Millennium Dome
15. Dennis Neilson
16. Calcium Oxide (CaO)
17. Lord of the Flies
18. Caribou
19. Kathryn Hazel
20. MacDuff
21. Lexicographer
22. Sword
23. Cain
24. Drury Lane
25. Debrett’s/Burke’s
26. Conclave
27. Crotchet
28. Zero
29. Kenneth Grahame
30. Pashmina
31. Rotten Eggs
32. 141
33. The Brightwell family (Robbie & Ann Packer)
34. Speakeasy
35. Nancy Astor
36. Pope Alexander VI
37. Curry
38. Jensen
39. Budgie
40. Kitemark
41. Russia
42. Eton
43. Lego
44. Keith Blakelock
45. Doppelganger
46. Odin
47. Terracotta Army
48. Heinrich Himmler
49. 8 ft 1 inch
50. Winston Churchill
51. Patricia Bredin
52. Cat, Toad and Rat
53. Flashman
54. Elysee Palace
55. Margaret Beckett (12th May-21st July 1994)
56. Harry Cursham (49 between 1877-1887)
57. Albatross
58. To the Manor Born
59. Sacrilege
60. Delphinium
61. A Country Practice
62. Aglet
63. Amber
64. Lionel Richie
65. Cockfighting
66. Little Plum
67. Mirror
68. 59 million
69. Damascus
70. Dr Hawley Crippen
71. Croydon
72. Green Goblin
73. Beagle
74. Guiseppe Verdi
75. Fruit/Veg
76. Robert Bolt
77. Jackie Mann
78. Mattress
79. On the West Stand Clockface
80. Milwaukee
81.Six
82. Cuckoo
83. Miami Showband
84. Archbishop of Canterbury
85. Gin and Beer/Stout
86. The Chicken Song
87. Winston Churchill
88. Tim Vincent
89. Moonraker
90. WWI Tank
91. Hob
92. Kosher
93. Whoopi Goldberg
94. Jupiter
95. The Royal Marines
96. George Gershwin
97. Yak
98. Pullet
99. Puff Pastry
100. Scabbard
101. Frets
102. 1965
103. Jim Reeves
104. 1976
105. George Loveless
106. Jim Corbishley (1902-1919)
107. Tuba
108. Willow
109. Palm Sunday
110. Piebald
111. Lamb
112. Irving Berlin
113. Muggles
114. Trigger
115. Cups of Tea
116. High Street
117. Cabbage/Potato
118.Austria
119. Artillery/Battery
120. Four
121. Maureen O’Hara
122. Gums/Mouth
123. Mars Bar
124. Livingston FC
125. Palatine
126. Hamburg
127. Rosalynn Carter
128. Bluejohn
129.Gabrielle
130. Stockport County
131. Champion
132. Prince Charles
133. FAB 1
134. Jews
135. Great Fire of London
136. 28th July 1914
137. Shah of Iran
138. Unterseeboot
139. Muscat
140. Matthew Kelly
141. Actuary
142. Old Carthusians
143. Film Industry
144. Clement Freud
145. Sheriff
146. White Grapes
147. Tristan Farnon
148. Leg/Foot
149. Steve Biko
150. Nanny
151. Spike Milligan
152. A
153. Orange
154. Baron/Baroness
155. Debenhams
156. Armageddon
157. Archipelago
158. 24 (18 Litres)
159. Israel
160. Helicopter
161. The Hundred Acre Wood
162. Pablo
163. Mitsubishi
164. Julie Walters
165. Not Named (Infirmed Man)
166. Royal Flush
167. HM Loyal Opposition
168. A Baby’s Dummy
169. The Mikado
170. Hugh Scully
171. Moving Pictures
172. Ralph Lauren
173. Button Hole
174. Alan Rickman
175. The War of the Worlds
176. Pretzel
177. Merlin
178. Digby
179. Elizabeth 1
180. Picador
181. Vincent Van Gogh
182. Munchkins
183. Halle Berry
184. Jonathan Ross
185. Angelo (Broth of Man)
186. Queen Elizabeth II
187. Dance
188. Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern
189. Hudson Bay
190. Chicago
191. Twelve
192. Belgian
193. Donna Lucia d’Alvadorez (Charley’s Aunt)
194. Last of the Summer Wine
195. Eboracum
196. Dopey
197. Martin Johnson
198. On the Waterfront
199. Pineapple
200. Pike
The answer to the tie-break question is 57
