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Pub Quiz and Lunch

by WebmasterPub Quiz with Lunch July 31, 2021Comments are Disabled

Unfortunately, due to group size restrictions, we are still not able to re-start the Pub Quiz at the Nabb Inn but hopefully, who knows, by autumn we may be able to do it.

Here are the answers to the General Knowledge quiz from last month.
1. If you are in the capital city of Port au Prince, in which country are you? Haiti
2. Which train service connects London to Paris? Eurostar
3. What colour is the Northern Line on the London Underground? Black
4. In which city is 101 Dalmations set? London
5. What is the most common metal found in the Earth’s crust? Aluminium (IN the Earth’s crust, Iron is the most abundant ON the Earth)
6. Where would you be if you were walking along latitude 66 degrees 32 minutes North? Arctic Circle
7. In which park would you find London zoo? Regent’s Park
8. Which battle took place on October 21st 1805? Trafalgar
9. Who was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic? Lindbergh
10. Which 1984 film tells the story of Cambodian journalist, Dith Pran? The Killing Fields
11. When was Nelson Mandela released from prison after 27 years of incarceration? 1990
12. Which of the Kray brothers died in prison? Ronnie
13. In which year did Queen Victoria die? 1901
14. What is the medical term for the study of the brain and nervous system? Neurology
15. Where in the body would you find ‘The Bowman’s Capsule’? Kidney
16. Linseed oil comes from which plant? Flax
17. Red Iron Oxide is more commonly known as what? Rust
18. What is the main metallic element in bronze? Copper
19. Which gas makes fizzy drinks fizzy? Carbon Dioxide CO2
20. On which day of the year does the oyster season officially start in the UK? 1st September
21. What is a sad anagram of GYRATED? Tragedy
22. What is the name of the website where you can buy and sell ONLY handmade or vintage craft items? ETSY
23. How would you write the number 7 in binary code? 111
24. What is the 6th planet in our Solar System? Saturn
25. Who wrote “The Horse-dealer’s Daughter”? D,H.Lawrence

And for August here’s another quiz to keep you going:-

1. Outside which New York building was John Lennon killed?
2. Which character does Morgan Freeman play in Bruce Almighty?
3. Complete the advertising slogan for FedEx: ‘When there is no..’
4. Wellington is the capital city of which country?
5. What letter is located between letters X and V on a standard keyboard?
6. Which famous astronaut once said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!”?
7. In the opening lyrics to Queen’s ‘Killer Queen’, what does she keep in her pretty cabinet?
8. During which decade did Elvis Presley die?
9. How many of Snow White’s seven dwarfs have names ending in the letter Y?
10. As of 2018, which athlete had won the most Olympic medals?
11. ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ is the autobiography about the early years of what inspirational African-American writer and poet?
12. Who is lead singer of the Foo Fighters?
13. What are the two main ingredients of a ‘screwdriver’ cocktail?
14. What is the tallest breed of dog in the world?
15. Who is the author of ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy?
16. Unscramble the following word to reveal a type of cloud: ARSTSUT?
17. Which actor starred in: What Lies Beneath, Six Days and Seven Nights, and Air Force One?
18. What does the Olympic motto ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ mean?
19. When placed in alphabetical order, which country appears first under the letter C?
20. What is the 1st UK supermarket to sell edible bugs?

Reading Group

by WebmasterUncategorized July 31, 2021Comments are Disabled

At long last the Library has re-opened – recently I’ve had to re-read my old books – not much fun when you remember whodunit from the first time you read it! We had a garden meet up in June but we did not meet up in July but compared notes about what we had read via our newsletter.

We plan to meet indoors in August. Once again Lowdham Bookshop has been in touch to kindly offer the Group free copies of books which we hope to have in time for the August meeting.

Weekenders’ Group

by WebmasterWeekenders July 31, 2021Comments are Disabled

The August Newsletter will be sent out after 1st August. 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 again had two garden meet ups, at the end of June and July on the same day but different venues, so that in spirit we were all together and also our birthday lunch for Ann Burton took place on July 23rd at The Broomhill. We met up for lunch at Arunothai which was excellently organised also.

We are planning to lunch at The Nabb Inn in August. We had our first outing in 22 months to Dobbies at Barlborough & McArthur Glen on 12th July and have made plans for more outings, lunches and hopefully social evenings up until Christmas so watch this space.

Due to bus size restrictions for our outings, the Weekenders Group is limited to 16 members and is full at the moment.

Lunch Group

by WebmasterLunch Group July 31, 2021Comments are Disabled

Unfortunately we have still not been able to book large groups in for lunch anywhere so let’s keep our fingers crossed for the end of summer. I will be ringing round suitable venues this month.

To contact Sandra, the group leader, please use the form below:-

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Choir needs an Accompanist/Musical Director

by WebmasterUncategorized July 28, 2021Comments are Disabled

On behalf of our choir members I send many thanks and all good wishes to our accompanist and musical director, who has decided now is a suitable time to retire from her much-appreciated roles with us. Most choir members will be aware that Margaret Craig has been our excellent accompanist since the choir’s inception, and following our MDs retirement also recently took on that additional role. All of our members will want to express their thanks, Margaret will be sorely missed, but has earned her retirement, and she leaves with all our good wishes for her future adventures.

This creates, of course, a super opportunity for anyone with musical experience interested in becoming involved with a small but enthusiastic harmonic choir. We need an accompanist, and a musical director, with sufficient musical knowledge, willing to give us four hours per month (two x two-hourly meetings).

Do you think you may have the skills required, and could enjoy extending your interest in music, perhaps in a new direction? Margaret has indicated a willingness to continue to help, including giving guidance if required, perhaps for someone considering taking on one of the roles for the first time. Unless you prefer it, you will not be left to cope alone. We need you, so that we can resume our happy meetings, so please consider it if you would like to have a go, think you could do it, or know someone else who may be suitable. Thank you.

To contact Christine, the group leader, please use the form below:-