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U3A QUIZ OCTOBER 2019
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Round 1. Questions from Chris Machin
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NAME THE FOLLOWING SPECIES WHICH ARE ON THE WWF ENDANGERED, VULNERABLE
OR THREATENED LISTS.
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QUESTION ONE: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
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QUESTION TWO: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
3 words
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QUESTION THREE: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
TWO WORDS:
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QUESTION FOUR: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
ONE WORD
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QUESTION FIVE: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
TWO WORDS:
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QUESTION SIX: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
TWO WORDS:
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QUESTION SEVEN: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
TWO WORDS:
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QUESTION EIGHT: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
TWO WORDS:
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QUESTION NINE: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
ONE WORD:
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QUESTION TEN: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
TWO WORDS:
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WWF ENDANGERED, VULNERABLE
OR THREATENED LISTS. ANSWERS
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QUESTION ONE: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
[Bornean] Orangutan
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QUESTION TWO: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
African Wild Dog
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QUESTION THREE: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
Snow Leopard
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QUESTION FOUR: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
Narwhal
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QUESTION FIVE: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
Arctic Fox
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QUESTION SIX: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
Red Panda
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QUESTION SEVEN: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
Blue Whale
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QUESTION EIGHT: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
Monarch Butterfly
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QUESTION NINE: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
Dugong
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QUESTION TEN: WWF ENDANGERED LIST.
Giant Panda
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Round 2. Cartoon characters Questions from Derek Davies
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11. In the Flintstones, who is Barney’s wife?
Betty Wilma Winnie Thelma Brenda
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12. Which of these superheroes was told, “kneel before Zod”
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13 Who was Popeye's chief opponent who tried to woo Olive Oyl away from her spinach-eating boyfriend?
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14. Which partnership, later a company, created Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones?
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15. Musky Muskrat was the sidekick of which cartoon lawman?
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16. What was the first name of Captain Pugwash?
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17. Which short-sighted old gentleman has a nephew called Waldo?
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18. What is the name of Peppa Pig's little brother?
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19. Which English animator is the creator of Wallace and Grommet, Creature Comforts and Shaun the Sheep?
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20. Which cartoon character is known for the line 'Th-th-th-that's all folks!'?
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Round 2 answers
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11.In the Flintstones, who is Barney’s wife?
Betty (Rubble)
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12. Which of these superheroes was told, “kneel before Zod”
Superman. General Zod is the fictional supervillain.
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13 Who was Popeye's chief opponent who tried to woo Olive Oyl away from her spinach-eating boyfriend? Bluto
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14. Which partnership, later a company, created Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones?
(William) Hanna and (Joe) Barbera
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15. Musky Muskrat was the sidekick of which cartoon lawman?
Deputy Dawg
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16. What was the first name of Captain Pugwash?
Horatio
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17. Which short-sighted old gentleman has a nephew called Waldo?
Mr Magoo
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18. What is the name of Peppa Pig's little brother?
George
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19. Which English animator is the creator of Wallace and Grommet, Creature Comforts and Shaun the Sheep? Nick Park (Nicholas Wulstan Park)
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20. Which cartoon character is known for the line 'Th-th-th-that's all folks!'?
Porky the Pig
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Round 3. It’s made near here (within 20 miles). Where precisely
Round 3. It’s made near here (within 20 miles). Where precisely? Questions from Chris Wright
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21. TT pumps
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22. BAL tiling grout
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23. Marley Eternit roof tiles
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24. Wright’s meat pies
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25. Billington’s gingerbread? (owned by Image on Food)
25. Billington’s gingerbread? (owned by Image on Food)
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26. Joules Beer
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27. Bostik adhesives
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28. Snugbery’s Ice Cream
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29. JCB 3CX Excavator
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30. Don-Bur trailers
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Round 3 answers
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21. TT pumps Onneley
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22. Trentham
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23. Marley Eternit Roof Tiles
Madeley Heath
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24. Crewe (Weston Road)
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25. Market Drayton Burnside Business Park
25. Market Drayton Burnside Business Park
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26. Market Drayton. Originally in Stone, moved 2010 to a brewery behind the Red Lion pub in Market Drayton. Plans have been submitted to move back to Stone, developing the Crown Wharf site
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27. Stafford. Common Road.
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28. Hurlestone, Nantwich
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29. Rocester (Uttoxeter)
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30. Longton
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How many box office films has Michael Caine appeared in? Nearest wins.
130. From playing a teaboy in Morning Departure (1950) to Lord Boresh in Medieval (2019). Plus 3 more in production for release in 2020.
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Round 4. Questions from Chris Machin
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NAME THE SHAKESPEARE PLAY
FROM THEIR QUOTES:
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‘To thine own self be true.’
QUESTION 31 SHAKESPEARE: ‘To be, or not to be: that is the question’ ‘To thine own self be true.’ ‘Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.’
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‘Cry “havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war’
QUESTION 32 SHAKESPEARE: ‘Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.’ ‘Cry “havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war’ “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; ‘’
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QUESTION 33 SHAKESPEARE:
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“Now is the winter of our discontent
QUESTION 34 SHAKESPEARE: “Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York;’’ “A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!”
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‘’The words expressly are "a pound of flesh."
QUESTION 35 SHAKESPEARE: ‘If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?’’ ‘’The words expressly are "a pound of flesh." ‘‘All that glisters is not gold.’’
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QUESTION 36 SHAKESPEARE:
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‘‘What light through yonder window breaks.’’
QUESTION 37 SHAKESPEARE: ‘‘What light through yonder window breaks.’’ "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet...“ "Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow.”
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‘The course of true love never did run smooth.’
QUESTION 38 SHAKESPEARE: ‘The course of true love never did run smooth.’ "I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses, and with eglantine: There sleeps Titania some time of the night, Lull'd in these flowers with dances and delight;"
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“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
QUESTION 39 SHAKESPEARE: “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead!’’ ‘’We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;’’ ‘’Cry — God for Harry! England and Saint George!”
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QUESTION 40SHAKESPEARE:
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THE SHAKESPEARE QUOTES
ANSWERS TO THE SHAKESPEARE QUOTES
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31. ‘To be, or not to be: that is the question’
‘To thine own self be true.’ ‘Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.’
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32 ‘Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.’ ‘Cry “havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war’ “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;
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“Now is the winter of our discontent
34: “Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York;’’ “A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!”
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35: ‘If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?’’ ‘’The words expressly are "a pound of flesh." ‘‘All that glisters is not gold.’’
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37 ‘‘What light through yonder window breaks.’’ "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet...“ "Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow.”
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‘The course of true love never did run
38 ‘The course of true love never did run smooth.’ "I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses, and with eglantine: There sleeps Titania some time of the night, Lull'd in these flowers with dances and delight;"
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39 “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead!’’ ‘’We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;’’ ‘’Cry — God for Harry! England and Saint George!”
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Round 5. The World of Motoring Questions from Derek Davies and Chris Wright
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41. What is the meaning of 'Vorsprung durch Technik‘ used in Audi advertising?
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42. Which car manufacturer produces a Duster?
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43. What was the name or nick-name of the notorious union convenor responsible for 523 walkouts at British Leyland during the 1970’s?
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44. What was the best-selling passenger car in the UK in 2018?
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45. What noun is shared by a music genre, a 1992 Toni Morrison novel and a Honda car model?
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46. Which famous motoring duo first met at the Midland Hotel in Manchester? Christian and Family names required
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47. What is the recommended retail price of the cheapest Jaguar, the E-Pace (on the road, no extras, no discounts) a. £29,080 £31,720 £33,950 £35,250 £37,600
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Comparable vehicles (diesel engine SUV)
Nissan Qashqai Tekna £29225 Volvo XC40 £32315 Kia Sportage CRDI £33020 Audi Q3 £33395 BMW X3 £40355
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48. This lovely Lotus Elise is being driven round the test track on an old WWll airfield adjoining the factory at Hethel, which is near which city?
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49. Which was the last European country to switch from driving on the left to driving on the right in 1967?
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50. What is a Gatso?
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Round 5 answers
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41. 'Vorsprung durch Technik'
41. 'Vorsprung durch Technik'? Usually translated into English as 'progress through technology'. A literal translation would be 'advancement through technology'. An alternative translation: “overpriced due to technicalities”
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42. Which car manufacturer produces a Duster?
Dacia
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43. Derek Robinson (Red Robbo)
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44. What was the best-selling passenger car in the UK in 2018?
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45. What noun is shared by a music genre, a 1992 Toni Morrison novel and a Honda car model?
Jazz
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46. Charles Rolls and Henry Royce
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47. a. £29,080 Why buy an ordinary SUV when you can get a really nice Jag at that price?! An ugly, boring Nissan Qashqai Tekna with lower performance costs £29,225
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48. This lovely Lotus Elise is being driven round the test track on an old WWII airfield adjoining the factory at Hethel, which is near which city? Norwich
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49. Sweden
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50. Gatso: speed camera (and for red light violations)
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Tie breaker How many new cars did Aston Martin sell in Nearest wins
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It sold 6441 units in 2018 Can I have just one of them?
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