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Celebrating volunteering quiz

Quiz answers:

Q1: What was David Beckham’s squad number in his first World Cup?
A1: 7

Q2: Who won the 1500m gold medal for Great Britain at the 1980
Olympics?
A2: Sebastian Coe

Q3: What is the maximum number of horses allowed to run in the Grand National?
A3: 40

Q4: In what year was the Big Mac introduced into McDonalds?
A4: 1968

Q5: Alicante, Cardinal, Cassidy, Niagara and Palamino are all varieties of which fruit?
A5: Grape

Q6: What is the main alcoholic spirit used to make a Daiquiri cocktail?
A6: Rum

Q7: In which city was the soap opera ‘Brookside’ set?
A7: Liverpool

Q8: In which country was the recent ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie filmed?
A8: New Zealand

Q9: Who played Pussy Galore in the James Bond film ‘Goldfinger’?
A9: Honor Blackman

Q10: Which of the following flags does not feature the colour blue?
A10: Germany

Q11: Which bird is the state bird of New Mexico, and also the name of a cartoon character?
A11: Roadrunner

Q12: In which continent is the Caspian Sea?
A12: Asia

Q13: White Admiral and Camberwell Beauty are different types of what creature?
A13: Butterfly

Q14: What is the name of the planet closest to the sun?
A14: Mercury

Q15: Which metal has the chemical symbol Ag?
A15: Silver

Q16 to Q18: Can you identify the following famous people?

Gordonbrown

A16: Gordon Brown

Melaniebrown

A17: Melanie Brown (Scary Spice)

Hughgrant

A18: Hugh Grant

Q19: Who played bass guitar in the Beatles?
A19: Paul McCartney

Q20: How many quavers are there in a minim?
A20: 4

Q21: In which city was the musical film ‘Cabaret’ set?
A21: Berlin

Q22: Who played the third incarnation of the Doctor in the TV series Doctor Who?
A22: Jon Pertwee

Q23: Which part did DeForest Kelley play in the TV series Star Trek?
A23: Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy

Q24: Who wrote the novel The War of the Worlds?
A24: H.G. Wells

Q25 to Q27: Can you identify these landmarks and famous locations?

Millennium stadium

A25: Millennium Stadium

Angel Of The North

A26: Angel of the North

Blackpool Tower

A27: Blackpool Tower

Q28: What was the first city in modern history to have a population of a million when it did so in 1811?
A28: London

Q29: Which famous person in history was shot by John Wilkes Booth?
A29: Abraham Lincoln

Q30: In 1898, which nation fought Spain in one of the most one-sided wars in modern history?
A30: USA

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