March 2024 Newsletter part four

March Newsletter Quiz

1. Who wrote the book Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car?

2. In which part of your body would you find the cruciate ligament?

3. What element is denoted by the chemical symbol Sn in the periodic table?

4. Which Tennis Grand Slam is played on a clay surface?

5. What was the old name for a Snickers bar before it changed in 1990?

6. Which legendary surrealist artist is famous for painting melting clocks?

7. What was the Turkish city of Istanbul called before 1930?

8. Matt Goss, Luke Goss and Craig Logan made up which band?

9. Where is the US Masters golf tournament held?

10. Which actor played the Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who?

February Newsletter Quiz Answers

1. Name the Anglo – French actress and singer who died at the age of 76 in July 2023

A. Jane Birkin

2. In which country was the 2023 Rugby World Cup final held?

A. France

3. By what stage names was comedian and actor Barry Humphries, who died in April 2023 better known?

A. Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson

4. Mathew Perry who died in 2023 starred in which popular US sitcom: Pals, Friends or Chums

A. Friends

5. Which actor, who starred in The Man from UNCLE, died in September 2023?

A. David McCallum

6. Which Queen of Rock’n’ Roll died in May 2023 aged 83?

A. Tina Turner

7. How old is Mick Jagger?

A. He turned 80 in July 2023

8. Which long running BBC motoring show ended in 2023 after one of its stars suffered a devastating accident?

A. Top Gear.

9. Which English bowler finished his career at The Oval this year?

A. Stuart Broad.

10. What did America track over its airspace in February 2023?

A. Spy balloons

And finally:- “As you get older, three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two.” ― Norman Wisdom

Take care folks!

Dave (WMS Secretary)