This quiz was originally posed at the
Ralli Hall Lunch Club on 16th April
QUIZ FOR THE THURSDAY LUNCHCLUB
16TH APRIL 2025
Pick the Odd one out in each of these 5:
- Edinburgh. Aberdeen. Inverness. Newry, Sterling
- Jimmy Greaves, Hary Lane, Denis Law, Ian Wright, Bobby Charlton
- Harold McMillan, Winston Churchill, William Gladstone, Anthony Eden, Liz Truss
- Riga, Belgrade, Warsaw, Paris, Madrid
- Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Peacehaven, Crawley, Horsham.
Who was oldest of the three in each of these 5
6 Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II, King George III
7 Lester Piggott WG Grace Stanley Matthews
8 Bruce Forsyth Max Bygraves Harry Secombe
9 Margaret Thatcher Harold Wilson Winston Churchill
10 Bill Owen Violet Carson Arthur Lowe (66)
What is the English translation from the Yiddisch
11 Bentsch
12 Gatkes
13 Gornischt
14 Klutz
15 Shvitz
What country do these govern
16 Georgia Melloni
17 Peter Magyar
18 Donald Tusk
19 Recep Erdogan
20 Micheal Martin
SOME TV QUESTIONS
21 In the TV series Last of the summer wine, who was played by Kathy staff?
22 In which series was Mark Williams the main character?
23 In My Family - who was Zoe Wannamaker married to?
24 In Which series were there two characters known as Hawkeye and Hot lips?
25 Who did Ian McShane play in a long running series?
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
26 Built on the slopes of Mount Carmel, which city is the third-largest Israel?
27 How many miles is Israel, east-to-west at its widest point: (a)85 miles, (b)155 miles, or (c)205 miles?
28 The 1973 Arab–Israeli War is better known by what name?
29 Who was the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel?
30 In 1952, who was asked to be the president of Israel, but declined?
ANSWERS UNDER THE ADVERTISEMENT
ANSWERS
Odd one out:
- Edinburgh. Aberdeen. Inverness. Newry, Sterling
- Jimmy Greaves, Hary Lane, Denis Law, Ian Wright, Bobby Charlton
- Harold McMillan, Winston Churchill, William Gladstone, Anthony Eden, Liz Truss
- Riga, Belgrade, Warsaw, Paris, Madrid
- Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Peacehaven, Crawley, Horsham.
Who lived longer
6 Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II, King George III
7 Lester Piggott (87) WG Grace (67) Stanley Matthews (85)
8 Bruce Forsyth (89) Max Bygraves (89+) Harry Secombe (78)
9 Margaret Thatcher (88) Harold Wilson (79) Winston Churchill (90)
10 Bill Owen (85) Violet Carson (85) Arthur Lowe (66)
What is the English translation of
11 Bentsch Pray
12 Gatkes Underpants
13 Gornischt Nothing
14 Klutz Clumsy
15 Shvitz Sweat
What country do these govern?
16 Georgia Melloni Italy
17 Peter Magyar Hungary
18 Donald Tusk Poland
19 Recep Erdogan Turkeye
20 Micheal Martin Ireland
TELEVISION
21 In the TV series Last of the summer wine, who was played by Kathy staff? Nora Batty
22 In which series was Mark Williams the main character? Father Brown
23 In My Family - who was Zoe Wannamaker married to? Robert Lindsey?
24 In Which series were there two characters known as Hawkeye and Hot lips? MASH
25 Who did Ian McShane play in a long running series - Lovejoy
ISRAEL
26 Built on the slopes of Mount Carmel, which city is the third-largest Israel? Haifa
27 How many miles is Israel, east-to-west at its widest point: (a)85 miles, (b)155 miles, or (c)205 miles?85 miles
28 The 1973 Arab–Israeli War is better known by what name? Yom Kippur War
29 Who was the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel? David Ben-Gurion
30 In 1952, who was asked to be the president of Israel, but declined? Albert Einstein