General Knowledge Questions and Answers
The July 4 quiz features ten general knowledge questions with answers provided. Topics range from food and geography to sports and medicine. For instance, a pomelo is a type of citrus fruit, the highest point in England is Scafell Pike, and the battles of Hastings, Naseby, Towton, Edgehill, and Bosworth Field were fought in East Sussex, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire, Warwickshire, and Leicestershire respectively.
A person born on St. George's Day (April 23) falls under the Taurus star sign. Salmon are called parr during their first two years of life. England goalkeeper Gordon Banks began his professional career with Chesterfield. The Epstein-Barr virus causes glandular fever. The Head Coach of the GB Men's Football team at the 2012 Olympic Games was Stuart Pearce. Aluminium is obtained from the ore bauxite, and PDSA stands for People's Dispensary for Sick Animals.
Cryptic River Puzzles Solved
The cryptic section titled 'A river runs through it' includes ten clues for UK rivers. The answers are: 1. WYE (a question mark hangs over this river), 2. TEIGN (do you need to be over twelve to swim in this one?), 3. EXE (indicates the location of whatever you are seeking), 4. URE (helped write a famous song for charity), 5. TAME (by the sound of it, not suitable for wild swimming), 6. OUSE (sounds like a Cockney enquiring about ownership), 7. TWEED (of the far North, would suit you Sir), 8. AIRE (a breath of fresh air), 9. USK (a Cockney's reply to 'name the dry outer covering'), and 10. RIBBLE (put a D in front to get a trickle).
History Trivia: On This Day and More
The history section includes a notable 'On This Day' entry: in 1996, Dolly the sheep was born near Edinburgh, becoming the first successfully cloned mammal, though her birth was not revealed until 1997. Additional history questions cover the British peerage title created for King Edward VIII after his abdication (Duke of Windsor), the official name for Roman emperor bodyguards (Praetorian Guard), Heinrich Himmler's SS position (Reichsführer-SS), the decade the Christmas cracker was invented (1840s), the only sport allowed on Christmas Day under the 1541 Act (archery), the first UK Odeon cinema opening in 1930 (Birmingham), the decade registration of births, marriages and deaths became law (1830s), Anne of Cleves' cruel nickname ('Flanders Mare'), Andrew Bonar Law being the only British prime minister born outside the UK (in Canada), and the decade the first Christmas card was designed (1840s).
