ANSWERS TO QUIZ SET ON 3 MAY 2020

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A chef has 5 potatoes to feed 3 people. How can she give them equal portions without using fractions?

Mashed potato

What was the name of the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers set sail in 1620?

Mayflower

Which nut is included in the ingredients of dynamite?

Peanut

Which father and daughter pair had a hit with the song ‘Something Stupid’?

Frank and Nancy Sinatra

What flag does a ship traditionally fly to indicate it is about to set sail?

The Blue Peter

Which European city stands on the river Tiber?

Rome

Played in casinos, which game’s name comes from the French for ‘little wheel’?

Roulette

What is the longest river in the UK?

The Severn

In ‘The Famous Five’ series of books by Enid Blyton what is the name of the dog?

Timmy

In which decade did Charles Cruft set up his now world-famous dog show?

1890s (1891)

What is a smoked herring called?

A kipper or a bloater

Windsor Castle is the largest castle in England. True or False?

True

The maple leaf is a national symbol of which country?

Canada

In which film did Dick Van Dyke play Bert the chimney sweep?

Mary Poppins

Which Royal armed service is nicknamed The Andrew?

The Royal Navy

In which fictional village is the radio serial The Archers set?

Ambridge

Which country has the largest number of camels?

Australia

Where does an arboreal creature typically live?

In trees

In 1811 nearly a quarter of all the women in Britain had the same name – what was it?

Mary

Princess Charlotte celebrated her 5th birthday last week.  What are her other names?

Elizabeth Diana