Pub Quiz with Lunch

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The October Pub Quiz was attended by 25 members. The next Pub Quiz will be on Monday, 8th November, 2022 at The Nabb Inn at 12 noon. All welcome – we can always add another person to a team if you would like to attend but haven’t got a team of your own.

Here are the answers to the October newsletter quiz:
1. Which American dramatist wrote The Crucible? Arthur Miller
2. By what name is nacre popularly know? Mother of pearl
3. What name is given to a stand or support for pans before or on a fire? Trivet
4. Which British naval explorer landed at Botany Bay in 1770? Captain James Cook
5. What sort of creature is a Gila monster? A lizard
6. Of which organ is the medulla oblongata a part? The brain
7. What sort of creature is a trogon? A bird
8. Which motoring organisation agreed to pay £20 million after it was caught plagiarizing Ordnance Survey maps? The AA Automobile Association
9. What name is given to a Hindu of the highest caste? Brahman
10. With whom did Queen collaborate on the 1981 UK hit “Under Pressure”? David Bowie
11. In which New York City street are the majority of the leading theatres situated? Broadway
12. Which King of England was nicknamed The Lionheart? Richard
13. In which English county is the port of Plymouth situated? Devon
14. Which element used in atomic bombs is represented by the symbol Pu? Plutonium
15. With which musical instrument is the Russian born musician Isaac Stern associated? Violin
16. Which British civil engineer if best known for his construction of the suspension bridge over the Menai Strait? Thomas Telford
17. Which silvery white semiconductor is represented by the symbol Te? Tellurium
18. In which European country can the Arlberg Pass be found? Austria
19. What is the longest nerve in the body? The sciatic nerve
20. Who succeeded his grandfather Edward III as King of England? Richard II
21. What is measured using the Beaufort Scale? Wind speed
22. Who played Hyacinth in the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances? Patricia Routledge
23. Which rock n roll legend had a top ten hit in 1964 with No Particular Place To Go? Chuck Berry
24. Who starred in the title role of Crocodile Dundee? Paul Hogan
25. In Greek mythology who was the goddess of love and beauty? Aphrodite

Apologies – no November quiz this month as have been on my holidays and didn’t have time to do it!

Reading Group

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This month’s Reading Group book was “A Matter of Murder” by Ann Granger; a “so-so” murder mystery.

The November book will be “The Last Patient” by David Johnson. And, in December, we grannies are going to give Hogwarts a go!

Weekenders

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The Weekenders’ November Newsletter was sent out on 28th October. Once again, many thanks to Margaret Whilde & Lindsay Smith for printing off copies for those members not on email and for delivering them on their morning walks.

We had Broomhill birthday lunches for Anita Lingard and Lindsay Smith. We had a lovely outing to Mercia Marina near Derby on 17th October. The end of October found the Coffee Club discussing “My Schooldays”.

We are planning an outing to Blue Diamond at East Bridgford in November and a Broomhill Birthday lunch for June Flint as well as our usual Coffee Club on 26th November, discussion topic yet to be decided.

Lunch Group

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On October 26th the Group went to The Little John at Ravenshead; thanks a million to Siobhan Lee for taking charge in my absence on holiday.

On 23rd November we visit The Nuthall for our lunch. A £5 deposit is required for this event.

The Christmas Lunch looks to be a very enjoyable one with more diners than last year. As usual we shall be going to the Albert Hall on Wednesday, 21st December, 2022. We are always made so welcome there and our regulars always look forward to this event, so please come and join us. I now have the menu which is a three-course meal for £21.50 balance of £11.50 at the November meeting please.

History Group

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The History Group always welcomes all U3A members especially new ones. Our usual indoor meeting place is Central Methodist Church: time 2pm – 4pm ish – on the third Wednesday of the month. Meetings are now in the Church Room which it is hoped will be much better for those members who have hearing problems. I have asked for us to continue with this booking. We have had some problems with visual images and sound which I am attempting to overcome.

Our October meeting was a visit to The Derby Museum of Making which was absolutely fantastic despite the tours around Derby City centre trying to find the building. Most of us thoroughly enjoyed our time there which had interests for every age group including us. We pulled out drawers, slid racks along, marvelled at the exhibits hanging from the roof and tried our hands at puzzles. I have thanked the staff but also complained about the lack of direction signs to get there and missing notices about the café closing meaning quite a few of us were disappointed.

One more point. There was quite naturally so much information about Rolls Royce but why did we see nothing at all about the amazing work in Hucknall to develop the Harrier aeroplane via The Flying Bedstead?

November 16th 2022 Trevor Lee is coming to talk to us. He usually provides us with mind pictures of entertainers; sometimes even their voices. Lots of reminiscing at this meeting. Trevor has decided to call his talk “Radio Fun” to link in with the ‘100 years anniversary of the BBC’.

Bye for now – Maureen