Steve's Quintessential Quaker Quiz -- letter C
By Ray Simpson
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Here's another quiz from Steve Rees. 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 ……… C
FIRST HALF (General Knowledge)
- What is the capital city of Venezuela?
- In literary circles, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was better known as who?
- What was the christian name of French Impressionist painter, Monet?
- In which country did the Rumba originate?
- Which atomic element is named after the German word for “goblin”?
- Who sang the theme song for the James Bond film “Octopussy”?
- Which insect is the main crop pest of potatoes?
- What is Cockney rhyming slang for a mate?
- Who created the fictional hero Simon Templar, aka The Saint?
- Which chemical element is a gas and takes its name from the Greek word for “green”?
- About which member of the family did the Undertones sing in 1980?
SECOND HALF (Football)
- Which of England’s 92 clubs was managed from 1979 to 1981 by Geoff Hurst?
- Where was the FA Cup Final staged between 1895 and 1914?
- Which Midlands Championship club was originally called “Singers FC”?
- Which club did Quakers replace when we regained our Football League status in 1990?
- Which Scottish club play at Central Park and are nicknamed “The Blue Brazil”?
- Which European Cup winner made only one appearance for Quakers in 1993?
- On which island do French club AJ Ajaccio play their home games?
- Which company was the first to sponsor the Football League (1983 to 1986)?
- Under Brian Little, this player doubled up as a winger and the club physio?
- Which is the only English League club to have 5 consecutive consonants in its name?
- Which Quaker forward “popped up” all over the penalty area in our 1989/90 Conference season?