Weekly Quiz

Last Week’s Solution across: 5) Tub, 7) Ghost town, 8) Tact, 10) Freezing,

11) Road, 12) Primate, 14) Call, 16) Axle, 17) Egghead,

18) Wild, 20) Pass over, 22) Mere, 24) Limousine, 25) Row

DoWN: 1) Short, 2) Isle, 3) Striking, 4) Twig, 5) Tea, 6) Bit, 8) Thread, 9) Crawl, 12) Pledge, 13) Aversion, 15)

Agile, 19) Means, 20) Prim, 21) Oust, 22) Mar, 23) Raw

22/3/1888 In England, The Football League,the world’s oldest professional Association Football league, is founded. 23/3/1888 In England, The Football League, the world’s oldest professional Association Football league, meets for the first time.

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Scotland.

26/3/1934 The driving test is introduced in the United Kingdom.

27/3/1871 The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeat England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.

28/3/1854 Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.

1. Which member boyband ‘The Wanted’ won the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing crown in 2015?

2. Which ‘All Saint’ did Liam Gallager divorce in 2014?

3. Which author wrote ‘Wideacre’ and ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ amongst many other well known works?

4. How many stars are there on the Australian flag?

5. ‘The Wind in the Willows’ is one of which author’s most well known novels?

6. Since 1998 to present (2019) the Rugby Super League Grand Final has been held at which stadium?

7. How many nations competed at the first modern Olympics in 1896? a) 14 b) 24 c) 34

8. In which town would you find the i360 tower?

9. What feature of the ‘Wandering Albatross’ make this bird a record breaker?

10. Which comedy actress and writer played the characters Mrs Merton and Denise Royle?