Saltburn District

Quiz

Meets: Wednesdays, 7.30pm-9.00pm, every four weeks

Venue: Saltburn Cricket Club

Group Leaders: Ron and Norma Elliott, send a message using the contact button if you want to join the quiz (we are quite full most months) or call us on 01287 676520. Please do not just turn up on the night, we already have a waiting list and we may not be able to accommodate you, get in touch first.

Further Details: Send a message using contact button or call us on 01287 676520

4th April - The quiz is currently suspended but here is a another sample to try, answers next weekend, another quiz will be will be added in two weeks time, Ron (no cheating !!)

This weeks topic is astronomy

1.Which planet is closest to the Sun?

2 “The Swan” is the common name for which constellation?

3 What term is given to an interstellar cloud of dust and gas?

4 Which heavenly body was “demoted” from planet status in 2006?

5 What phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth?

6 In which county is the Jodrell Bank Observatory?

7 What term is given to the second-brightest star in a constellation?

8 A shooting star can also be referred to as what one-word term?

9 What is the name of Earth’s galaxy?

10 Which word for the universe is also the name of a garden flower?

11 What word means “bear” in major and minor constellations?

12 What is the point in the heavens opposite the zenith?

13 Which type of star emits regular bursts of radio waves?

14 What name is given to a field of extremely strong gravitational pull in space?

15 What is another name for the North Star or Pole Star?

16 Hale-Bopp is an example of which heavenly phenomenon?

17 The space telescope launched in 1990 was named after which astronomer?

18 Which constellation forms a W-shape in the sky?

19 What term is given to the small celestial bodies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

20 Which constellation’s name is Latin for “crab”?

SALTBURN U3A MONTHLY QUIZ - CURRENTLY SUSPENDED

Our light hearted general knowledge quizzes take place monthly on Wednesday evenings at Saltburn Cricket Club, commencing at 7:30pm, a fee of £1.50 per person applies, we normally aim to finish about 9:00pm.

To ensure that we have a variety of topics the quizzes are set and managed monthly by the various teams that take part in the quiz, each quiz setter will have slightly different emphasis on the topics, for example, general knowledge, local pictures, popular music, cryptic clues and many others have formed part of the quiz.

For specific dates and who will be running a particular quiz please check the Saltburn and District U3A calendar.

From January 2018 Ron and Norma Elliott have taken over running the quiz from June Robinson and we would like to thank June for all of her hard work to date.

Anyone interested in getting involved in taking part or setting quizzes should contact Ron or Norma via the contact button or on the above number

2020 Quiz dates and records - currently suspended due to Coronavirus

2019 Quiz dates and records

2018 Quiz dates and records