Quiz group – April/May 2026

Well, another 120 questions have come and gone, adding to the vast knowledge of our quizzers.

The first evening saw us look at the themes of Easter; American presidents; Named after; European food and drink; Water, Water everywhere; and General Knowledge.

Because of the jokers played, the Named after round narrowly came top. That said, taking off the joker points the European food and drink would have come in first. However, the Easter bunnies would have been hoping mad seeing how Easter came rock bottom.

• So which country does Easter Island belong to?
• What is the middle name of Barack H Obama?
• All the planets except for Earth are named after what?
• Cheese fondue is a natural dish of which country?
• What river in Vietnam is known as the nine dragons and is the longest river in South East Asia?
• Gustav Holst was of what nationality?

General Knowledge was first up in the second quiz, followed by Politics; Film titles; Give me all three; Logos; and Disney characters.

Would you have answered correctly that:

• In Computing the S in HTTPS stands for Secure
• In 2024 Boris Johnson was turned away from his polling station because he forgot to bring his ID
• The legal drama following a couple’s divorce and its effect on their young son was Kramer vs Kramer
• The three highest points in the Peak District are Kinder Scout, Bleaklow Head and Higher Shelf Stones
• The rabbit is linked to the Playboy magazine
• Colonel Hathi was in the Jungle Book film

As for the participants, they excelled when it came to answering the Logos round but their weakest link was the Disney characters.

We only have one quiz scheduled in for May: Monday the 18th.

Graham Carey, Quizmaster