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Published: 2nd Feb 2021

 

Questions

1) If you were awarded a BEM what is the full name of the award you have received?

 

2) Which two decades saw the height in popularity of the Art Deco style?

 

3) Gordo was the first of which type of animal sent into space in 1958?

 

4) On which London underground line are Angel and Old Street?

 

5) Hugh Bonneville played which character in the Downton Abbey series?

 

6) Which National Park was established first? a) Exmoor b) Lake District c) Peak District

 

7) Of the 4 saints days in the UK which one occurs last in the calendar year?

 

8) 'Younger Than Springtime', and 'Some Enchanted Evening' are just two of the many classics from which musical?

 

9) If it is coche in Galician and karozza in Maltese, what is the word in English?

 

10) Film actor Ryan Gosling, known for roles in The Notebook, and La La Land , was born in which country?

 

 

 

Answers

1) If you were awarded a BEM what is the full name of the award you have received?

British Empire Medal

 

2) Which two decades saw the height in popularity of the Art Deco style?

1920s and 30s

 

3) Gordo was the first of which type of animal sent into space in 1958?

Monkey

 

4) On which London underground line are Angel and Old Street?

Northern Line

 

5) Hugh Bonneville played which character in the Downton Abbey series?

Lord Grantham

 

6) Which National Park was established first? a) Exmoor b) Lake District c) Peak District

c) Peak District

 

7) Of the 4 saints days in the UK which one occurs last in the calendar year?

St Andrew’s

 

8) 'Younger Than Springtime', and 'Some Enchanted Evening' are just two of the many classics from which musical?

South Pacific

 

9) If it is coche in Galician and karozza in Maltese, what is the word in English?

Car

 

10) Film actor Ryan Gosling, known for roles in The Notebook, and La La Land , was born in which country?

Canada