Ron Russell, ex Royal Engineers, introduced himself to us at last year’s Remembrance Day Service. Ron is a blind veteran and a Quizmaster. He will be supplying us with a “20 Questions” column for the magazine – the answers will appear in the next issue.
1.What vacuum cleaner company will be making electric cars?
2. Sour kraut was called what by the Americans during WW2?
3.Who became king aged 8 months?
4.What name is given to plants that are grown in mountainous areas?
5. What four letter word describes a small flake of soot?
6. Betty Boothroyd became what in 1992
a CSO | Speaker of the House | a Dame
7. A monkey is cockney rhyming slang for what?
8. What terms are used to describe unhallmarked silver and gold?
9.Which is Britain’s largest body of water by area?
10.What is Brumwitching known as today?
11.In 1851 the velocapede (bicycle) was made where?
Coventry | Oxford | London
12. What was the first name of the quaker who founded Pennsylvania George | William | Harold
13. Which of these would an artist use?
weasel | easel | diesal
14. What is the longest bone in the body?
15. What is the latin word for the lower jaw bone?
16. August 14, 1914 Britain declared war on which nation?
17. Which planet travels over 8,000 miles during its orbit? Earth | Sun | Jupiter
18. What Japanese unit of currency was established in 1865?
19. In which country are the Angel Falls?
Venezuela | America | Africa
20. According to an NHS survey a one week old baby needs how many hours sleep?
4 hours | 5.5 hours | 6.5 hours
© This material is Copyright Ron Russell & St George’s News
Answers to the Quizmaster quiz in the Easter 2026
1: Brothers | 2: They both contain 5 vowels in the correct order | 3: Joe Royal | 4: Angling
5: An Ass is a female and has the sign of the cross on her back, a donkey is male | 6: Vintage/retro
7: Southampton | 8: Approx 400,000 | 9: December 7th, 1941 | 10: Q (queue)
11: Queen Margaretta of Denmark, she abdicated on New Year’s Day 2024 | 12: 1837 |13: Central Line
14: Alligator | 15: August | 16: Kitkat Club | 17: Eve | 18: Robinson Crusoe | 19: Volley Ball | 20: Norway
