June Newsletter Quiz answers

Here is the quiz that was in the June Newsletter with the answers below, I hope you enjoyed extending your brainpower during this lockdown.

Our thanks go to Paul Ettridge for submitting this quiz.

Questions

In 1959 Cliff Richard had his first No.1 hit in the UK charts – what was the title?
Which famous explorer was born in Spilsby in 1786?
Name the engine which set the current world record for steam traction in July 1938.
Where is the most westerly point in the UK mainland?
Which is the most northerly railway station in Britain?
Who recently reunited with Take That for a virtual concert?
When was the battle of Waterloo?
Who painted ‘The fighting Temeraire’?
Who invented the jet engine?
The garden plant ranunculus is more commonly called?
In 1962 The Beatles recorded ‘Love Me Do’ but who was the producer?
For much of his life Winston Churchill lived near Westerham in Kent. What was his house called?
JF Kennedy airport in New York was originally know as?
When did Britain go decimal?
Which 1960’s British comedian starred in ‘The Rebel’ and ‘The Punch & Judy Man’ films
Who directed the film ‘Kes’?
Who played the part of Mrs. Slocomb in ‘Are you being served?
What do the US towns of Springfield, Tulsa, Oatman Williams and Barstow have in common?
With which county does Lincolnshire share the shortest boundary?
‘Nimrod’ is played each year at the Cenotaph. Who wrote it?

Answers

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