Which 'G' precedes Prix, Slam and Theft?

Grand

 

Which American/Russian tennis player won her second French Open in 2014?

Maria Sharapova

 

Prospero is the main protagonist in which Shakespeare play?

Tempest

 

In the Stars Wars film franchise, which character famously declares 'I am your father'?

Darth Vader

 

The medical condition CHD stands for Coronary Heart ... what? 

Disease

 

 

A quiz on events which took place in the month of April

 

Born in April 1770 in Cockermouth he was Britain’s poet laureate from 1843 until his death in 1850, his most well known work being ‘Daffodils’?

William Wordsworth

 

Who resigned as British Prime Minister in april 1955 due to failing health?

Winston Churchill

 

Who was the English criminal executed in 1739, whose exploits as a Highwayman were unjustifiably romanticised?

Dick Turpin

 

Music questions about events that happened this year.

 

What is the main difference in the reasons for awarding a George Cross and a Victoria Cross?

Victoria Cross is for valour in combat, George cross is for valour other than in combat

 

In a game of English Draughts how many pieces are on the board at the start of play?

24

 

True or false, a Rear Admiral ranks higher than a Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy?

False

 

What type of pastry is used to make profiteroles?

Choux

 

A short quiz round about alternative names for common and every day foodstuffs.