The Saturday quiz

Like a conversation around the table, the Family Quiz follows a thread and everyone can join in. Some questions suit younger quizzers, but really it’s a free-for-all. Don’t all shout at once!

1

King George V of England died on this day in 1936. Who succeeded him?

(a) George VI

(b) Edward VIII

(c) Elizabeth II

2

What colour is Thomas the Tank Engine’s friend Edward?

(a) Red

(b) Green

(c) Blue

3

Which English novelist wrote The Green Man, Jake’s Thing and The Old Devils?

(a) Kingsley Amis

(b) Anthony Burgess

(c) Iris Murdoch

4

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USA was the site of the first what?

(a) European settlement in north America

(b) Controlled powered flight

(c) Meeting of the US Senate

5 ‘Flight of the bumble bee’ is an orchestral interlude by which composer?

(a) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (b) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

(c) Igor Stravinsky

6

David “Bumble” Lloyd took part as a player, official and commentator in which sport?

(a) Tennis

(b) Cricket

(c) Football

7

The All England Lawn Tennis Club, which conducts the Wimbledon championships, was originally formed by practitioners of which other sport? (a) Rugby

(b) Squash rackets

(c) Croquet

8

What was the name of the Great Uncle and leader of the Wombles of Wimbledon Common?

(a) Bulgaria

(b) Romania

(c) Yugoslavia

9

What is the capital of Bulgaria? (a) Plovdiv

(b) Varna

(c) Sofia

10

Sofia Vergara played Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in which popular US sitcom?

(a) Friends

(b) Modern Family

(c) Sex and the City

11

What is the scientific name of the bear family?

(a) Ursidae

(b) Felidae

(c) Canidae* 12

Which bear takes up residence with the Brown family of London?

(a) Pooh

(b) Baloo

(c) Paddington

13

In which city does Oxford Street run through Paddington on the way to King’s Cross?

(a) London

(b) Sydney

(c) San Francisco

14

What is the effect of the San Andreas Fault?

(a) Earthquakes

(b) Poor eyesight

(c) Mortal sin

15

What – apart from chocolate – united the Cadbury, Rowntree and Fry families?

(a) All Mormons

(b) All Huguenots

(c) All Quakers