Rotary Summer Quiz 2019 - Answers
The answers to the quiz that we organised in aid of Winston's Wish.
THE ROTARY QUIZ
The Rotary Club of Cheltenham welcomes you to a
fund-raising quiz in aid of local charities, most particularly
WINSTON’S WISH
Entries should be returned to the address given below no later than 31stAugust 2019.
In the event of a tie or ties the ‘prize pot’ of £50 will be divided evenly amongst
up to the first 5 correct entries. If more than 5 all-correct entries are received,
only£1
ENTRY NO. ..................
Please insert your name and address or contact details over the page
ALL OF THE ANSWERS END WITH THE LETTERS ... ENT
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|
QUESTION/CLUE |
ANSWER |
% correct |
|
1 |
Chap from the City |
Gent |
97 |
|
2 |
Selling your house |
Estate agent |
92 |
|
3 |
Acute or grave |
Accent |
67 |
|
4 |
Men in flying machines? |
Magnificent |
100 |
|
5 |
Miss Martin |
Millicent |
92 |
|
6 |
Not going down – just proper |
Decent |
74 |
|
7 |
Welsh preserved county |
Gwent |
100 |
|
8 |
Backward in coming forward |
Reticent |
82 |
|
9 |
Clairvoyant |
Prescient |
77 |
|
10 |
How nice you look |
Compliment |
87 |
|
11 |
Somewhere to live – maybe in Glasgow |
Tenement |
100 |
|
12 |
Lords and Commons |
Parliament |
100 |
|
13 |
A gift that came from above |
Heaven-sent |
67 |
|
14 |
Ben Harrison was the 23rd |
President |
100 |
|
15 |
Smoothie or pure |
Innocent |
85 |
|
16 |
Being this will help you solve any quiz |
Omniscient |
0 |
|
17 |
Recklessly determined |
Hell-bent |
72 |
|
18 |
This as a youth may have wasted opportunities |
Misspent |
44 |
|
19 |
Ease up or sounds as if borrowed again |
Relent |
95 |
|
20 |
Africa for example |
Continent |
100 |
|
21 |
Cheltenham’s Arcade |
Regent |
100 |
|
22 |
Stop |
Prevent |
90 |
|
23 |
Footballer Darren |
Bent |
100 |
|
24 |
Depression? |
Dent |
59 |
|
25 |
Here today |
Present |
97 |
|
26 |
It starts with Ash Wednesday |
Lent |
97 |
|
27 |
Salt or pepper |
Condiment |
100 |
|
28 |
Yet again |
Recurrent |
38 |
|
29 |
Self-assured |
Confident |
97 |
|
30 |
Camping shelter |
Tent |
100 |
|
31 |
Satisfied |
Content |
97 |
|
32 |
Dissatisfied |
Malcontent |
31 |
|
33 |
Reported as posted but just something to track with |
Scent |
56 |
|
34 |
Posted again or feeling bitter |
Resent |
90 |
|
35 |
Immoral |
Decadent |
21 |
|
36 |
Well known and protruding |
Prominent |
95 |
|
37 |
Cheerful and full of energy |
Ebullient |
54 |
|
38 |
The ...... of Man (Jacob Bronowski) |
Ascent |
95 |
|
39 |
The good news went from here to Aix (Browning) |
Ghent |
97 |
|
40 |
Jim’s an actor |
Broadbent |
100 |
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