Daily Cuppa and Quiz: June 27, 2023

#OnThisDay - In 1846, Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish nationalist and leader in the struggle for Irish Home Rule, was born in Avondale, County Wicklow.

1. Which Shakespeare character said 'A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse'?
2. Who plays Bret Maverick in the 1994 film 'Maverick'?
3. Which fruit is depicted on the top of the Wimbledon Men's Singles Champions Cup?
4. A pneumonectomy is the removal or part-removal of which part of the human body?
5. Which 2009 animated film features a floating house suspended by helium balloons?
6. How many seeds does each Pomegranate have? 480, 77, 220, 10000
7. What is the name of the bear in the television series 'The Muppets'?
8. How many squares are on an official 'Scrabble' board?
9. The headquarters of fashion house Hardy Amies is in which London street?
10. Bearoff, Nullo Play and Quadrant are all terms used in which board game?

Answers for June 26:
Questions: 1.What is the name of Inspector Gadget's dog in the children's tv cartoon series 'Inspector Gadget'? 2.Meniere's disease affects which part of the body? 3.Abraham Slender is a character in which Shakespeare play? 4.The mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, and its berry is called what? 5.What is the nationality of the golfer Colin Montgomerie? Australian, South African, American, British 6.In golf, the holing of a ball directly from a bunker is known as a 'Golden 'what'? 7.What style of coat was referred to in the Royal Navy as a 'Convoy Coat'? 8.On which side of the road do motorists drive in Australia? 9.'Papaver' is the Latin name for which flower? 10.'The Backgammon Players' is a 17th Century painting by which Dutch artist?
Answers: 1.Brain 2.Inner ear 3.The Merry Wives of Windsor 4.Rowan 5. British 6.Ferret 7.Duffle coat 8.Left 9.Poppy 10.Dirck Hals

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