Saturday Quiz: Test Your Knowledge
Which song features nine times in the film Groundhog Day? This is just one of the questions in this week's Saturday quiz. From Brinsworth House and Denville Hall to Goliath, Timperley Early and Valentine, challenge yourself with these 15 questions.
The Questions
- Which African capital city and its river are anagrams of each other?
- In the UK, which bird of prey has gone from near extinction to about 4,500 breeding pairs?
- Which 1956 play was written on a deckchair on Morecambe Pier?
- Which song features nine times in the film Groundhog Day?
- Who was the only crowned heir apparent to the English throne?
- Denville Hall and Brinsworth House are retirement homes for whom?
- What is England’s largest forest?
- What volcanic glass is named after a Roman traveller?
What Links:
- CND chair; 9-57 v South Africa; Happy Valley star; RAF philanthropist?
- Benfica, 2026 and 1978; Galatasaray, 1986; Perugia, 1979; Red Star, 2008?
- Coal Miner’s Daughter; I Saw the Light; Sweet Dreams; Walk the Line?
- Champagne; Fulton’s Strawberry Surprise; Goliath; Timperley Early; Valentine?
- Isabella Bird; Nellie Bly; Ida Pfeiffer; Freya Stark?
- Sunshine Desserts (Barron); LA beaches (Anderson); White House (Janney)?
- Eddy; Falstaff; Junior; Lily; Lin; Lucy; Oscar?
The Answers
- Bangui and Ubangi (Central African Republic).
- Red kite.
- Look Back in Anger (John Osborne).
- I Got You Babe.
- Henry the Young King (1170).
- Actors and other entertainment pros.
- Kielder Forest.
- Obsidian.
- Counties in names: Bruce Kent; Devon Malcolm; Sarah Lancashire; Leonard Cheshire.
- Unbeaten in the football league but didn’t win the title: Portugal; Turkey; Italy; Serbia.
- Country music biopics: Loretta Lynn; Hank Williams; Patsy Cline; Johnny Cash and June Carter.
- Rhubarb varieties.
- Pioneering female travel writers/explorers.
- Played a CJ on screen and location: The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin; Baywatch; The West Wing.
- Characters in Duolingo language courses.
