The Charity

Included Topics:

SportNature

General KnowledgeTV & Film SWR Mind

Prizes:

1st Prize – A lock down dinner for (2) prepared by top Yorkshire chef Tom Coe.

2nd Prize – A refund of all your Moneyweb fees for the year!

3rd Prize - A case of Red/White Wine.

4th Prize – A years supply of Toilet Rolls!

Sport

1) What is the point value of the brown ball in snooker?

2) Who did England beat in the 2019 cricket world cup final?

3) In what year was the English Premier League founded?

4) Where is the 2023 Rugby World Cup going to be held?

5) In tennis, what piece of fruit is found at the top of the men's Wimbledon trophy?

6) What is Usain Bolt's world record time for the 100m?

7) Michael Jordan won 6 NBA finals with which American basketball team?

8) Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna came from which country?

9) In what sport do players compete for the Solheim Cup?

10) Which football team have won the FA Cup on the greatest number of occasions?

Nature

1) What is the collective noun used for a group of grasshoppers?

2) Which has the largest wingspan of any living bird?

3) Bellis Perennis is the scientific name for which flower commonly found in the wild in Britain?

4) Chinstrap and Humboldt are species of which type of bird?

5) What is the only fruit which grows it’s seeds on the outside?

6) Which animal became extinct in Scotland in 1743 and then in Ireland in 1766

7) The Genus Quercus is the scientific term used for which type of tree?

8) What is the hardest natural substance?

9) A female fox is a vixen but what is a male fox known as?

10) The sea parrot is usually known by which more common name?

General knowledge

1) In which country were chips invented?

2) Which Disney princess has had the least amount of screen time?

3) In terms of volume what is the largest fresh lake in the world?

4) Who was the youngest British prime Minister?

5) Which Fashion house is behind the perfume Light Blue?

6) As at the 1st May 2000 who had the most Instagram followers?

7) The Letter “K” is the chemical formula for what?

8) Where in the human body would you find the Medulla Oblongata?

9) What was the only painting by Vincent Van Goch sold while he was alive?

10) As at the 1st June how many clients did Moneyweb have?

TV & Film

1) When was Star Wars first released?

2) How many contestants compete for each team on University Challenge?

3) How many official James Bond films have released, with the first premiering in 1962 and the most recent release being 2020?

4) In what year did Coronation Street first air on ITV?

5) Who is the voice actor for Woody in Toy Story?

6) At which studios is Strictly Come Dancing filmed?

7) The action in Saving Private Ryan takes place in which war?

8) Which is the longest airing British current affairs/news television programme?

9) Which 5 films have become renowned as the highest grossing films of all time, generating over $2bn? (1 mark for each)

10) What was the name of Blue Peter presenter John Noakes dog?

SWR Mind

1) How many people in the UK will experience a mental health problem every year? (1 in 4, 1 in 6, 1 in 10)

2) In what year was SWR Mind established? (1962, 1972, 1982)

3) According to the Health and Safety Executive, in Great Britain in 2018/19, how many cases of work-related stress, depression or anxiety were reported? (180,000, 412,000, 602,000)

4) Who is currently the largest funder of SWR Mind? (North Yorkshire County Council, National Lottery, Comic Relief)

5) What percentage of people with mental ill health report experiencing stigma? (20%, 45%, 90%)

6) How long do most people with a mental health problem wait before telling their closest family and friends about it? (3 months, 6 months, more than a year)

7) How many staff do SWR Mind currently employ? (5, 9, 14)

8) Prior to the Mental Health Discrimination Act becoming law in 2013, what were some people with mental health problems prevented from doing? (Working in the NHS, serving as an MP, being a barrister)

9) How many people with mental health problems believe that long hours, unrealistic workloads, or bad management either caused or exacerbated their condition? (20%,33%, 45%)

10) Children from low income families are three times at risk of developing mental ill health versus children from high income families (True, False)

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Closing date Friday 31st July 2020

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