The Annual Rotary Quiz Results for 2019

The winners are announced

	The Rotary Club of Wigan - Christmas Quiz - 2019	Answers
This annual quiz provided a lot of fun and brain gymnastics, as well as raising a significant sum for local good causes. 60 entries were submitted and, impressively, most of these were very close to achieving full marks. Each answer was correctly identified by at least 27 entrants. The six with all the correct answers were Gill Bergman from Garstang; John Campbell from Shevington; Alison Foster from Blackrod; David Fox from Wigan; Roger Lynn from Orrell and M.Swinson from Liverpool. Congratulations to them!
1.	Shout by bingo winner. (5)	House
2.	Beatles’ road. (5)	Abbey
3.	Shell peas. (3)	Pod
4.	Not yet absolutely wonderful. (6)	Prefab
5.	Village People song. (1, 1, 1, 1)	YMCA
6.	Perrier or Evian for cats? (7)	Chateau
7.	From the NATO phonetic alphabet. (5)	Hotel
8.	Moved quickly to Switzerland. (5)	Ranch
9.	Kendrick Lamar song leads to unending depression. (5)	Igloo
10.	Sailors’ song. (6)	Shanty
11.	Sounds like a drink that causes urination. (5)	Tepee
12.	Penelope Keith was born to this. (5)	Manor
13.	Tramp tangled up in a net. (9)	Apartment
14.	Dog type which became a millionaire. (4)	Slum
15.	Deflated. (4)	Flat
16.	Move in chess. (6)	Castle
17.	Desert train. (7)	Caravan
18.	Six pounds an article in France. (5)	Villa
19.	Tomb raider. (5)	Croft
20.	Written Latin warning. (4)	Cave
21.	A deep red sweet wine chiefly from Spain. (4)	Tent
22.	Wild arm-swinging punch. (10)	Roundhouse
23.	Swiss beer hits the spot exactly. (6)	Chalet
24.	Where Uncle Tom kept his taxi? (5)	Cabin
25.	1958 film starring Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. (9)	Houseboat
26.	Type of cheese or pie. (7)	Cottage
27.	Our boy enters about teatime. (10)	Maisonette
28.	Friend who’s a whizz at what he does. (6)	Palace
29.	Catcalls. (4)	Mews
30.	Room in Cluedo. (4)	Hall
31.	Short young lady coming out backwards starts situation. (6)	Bedsit
32.	Scene for Psycho. (5)	Motel
33.	Bond’s boss is a long way off. (4)	Farm
34.	Stoker loses the head off his tool. (5)	Hovel
35.	Russian says ‘Yes’ to half a dance. (5)	Dacha
36.	Bribe brings barometer fall. (8)	Bungalow
37.	Major software company. (5)	Adobe
38.	Scam leads to letting off steam. (7)	Convent
39.	No cost for this square in Monopoly. (4)	Jail
40.	Famous night club and music venue in Manchester. (8)	Hacienda
41.	It’s fine inside an Irish plane. (6)	Ryokan
42.	He lost in reorganisation. (6)	Hostel
43.	Male heads to South East. (5)	Manse
44.	The Pharos of Alexandria was the first one. (10)	Lighthouse
45.	Star Wars gangster loses at the end. (3)	Hut
46.	Shop around for drink cooler. (7)	Hospice
47.	A barrel of herring goes well with an egg-less drink. (7)	Crannog
48.	Film about Gladys Aylwood loses sense of joy. (3)	Inn
49.	Weightlifting move. (5)	Squat
50.	Smells like a lack of personal hygiene on Turkish Airlines. (5)	Bothy
51.	Anglican Viagra causes upset. (8)	Vicarage
52.	Push one’s way roughly and rudely. (5)	Barge
53.	A little sofa? (9)	Couchette
54.	Principle of faith about males. (8)	Tenement
55.	Deception over Latin teachers causes mother to lose head. (11)	Condominium
56.	Half a Billy Idol song about a hardy border flower. (9)	Monastery
57.	Baby monitor app for a conservative. (9)	Dormitory
58.	Loudly jeers and interrupts a political opponent. (8)	Barracks
59.	Hairpiece gets wet and messy. (6)	Wigwam
60.	Western leporid. (5)	Whare
61.	Laugh at rapid eye movement. (5)	Harem
62.	Tax return shows employer reference number. (6)	Tavern
63.	What’s left when greedy pig is disturbed and leaves dairy dish. (4)	Yurt
64.	Berry types go in the mixer. (10)	Presbytery
65.	Uneasy “Hi” reveals confusion. (8)	Siheyuan
66.	Pedestrian island. (6)	Refuge
67.	People at the southern end of Lake Malawi sound a gong. (7)	Yaodong
68.	Good variety. (6)	Grange
69.	Little Matthew in love with Italian. (9)	Mattamore
70.	2007 novel by William P. Young. made into a film. (5)	Shack
71.	I and mine come back. (4)	Tipi
72.	Askew picture loses relevance. (5)	Tupic
73.	Meeting place for the youngest members of the scout movement? (5)	Lodge
74.	Kuala Lumpur airport to Los Angeles (5)	Kulla
75.	I get mixed up in a deadly desert cult. (7)	Mansion

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Youth Speaks Regional Final

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Another busy month

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Virtual tour of Victoria Hall in Bolton

Rtn John Coupe has been a member for 45 years

Wigan Rotary recognises service

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High School speaking competition

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The winners are announced

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Quiz winners and answers

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Wigan Rotary continue their support for Young Carers

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