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Published 14th June 2021

 

 

Questions

1) What did Hiroo Onoda and Teruo Nakamura do 29 years after the end of WWII?

 

2) In terms of entertainment what does the acronym BAFTA mean?

 

3) For which profession is Sir Charles Barry known?

 

4) George Stubbs was a painter and engraver who specialised in painting which animals?

 

5) Ganymede is the largest moon of which planet?

 

6) After what does a pub named ‘The Royal Oak’ get its name?

 

7) In what country of the UK is Lindholme prison situated?

 

8) Which cathedral in Cambridgeshire was founded in 1109?

 

9) What is the Sunday before Easter Sunday known as?

 

10) In which comedy film of 1994, is the eponymous hero hired to recover the Miami Dolphins’ dolphin mascot?

 

 

 

Answers

1) What did Hiroo Onoda and Teruo Nakamura do 29 years after the end of WWII?

Surrendered (they were in hiding and unaware of Japan’s surrender)

 

2) In terms of entertainment what does the acronym BAFTA mean?

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

 

3) For which profession is Sir Charles Barry known?

Architect

 

4) George Stubbs was a painter and engraver who specialised in painting which animals?

Horses

 

5) Ganymede is the largest moon of which planet?

Jupiter

 

6) After what does a pub named ‘The Royal Oak’ get its name?

The oak tree that Charles II hid in

 

7) In what country of the UK is Lindholme prison situated?

England (Doncaster)

 

8) Which cathedral in Cambridgeshire was founded in 1109?

Ely

 

9) What is the Sunday before Easter Sunday known as?

Palm Sunday.

 

10) In which comedy film of 1994, is the eponymous hero hired to recover the Miami Dolphins’ dolphin mascot?

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