Quiz: Waiting for Godot, and a Dutch football team

Grab a cuppa and see if you can answer the questions for July 16


By Iolo Griffiths · 16 July 2024

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MAJOR PORT: In which county is Southampton? (Image: Wirestock/iStock/Getty Images)

#OnThisDay - In 1969, Apollo 11 lifted off from NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and four days later two of its astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, became the first humans to set foot on the Moon.


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  1. Who wrote the play "Waiting for Godot"?
  2. In which English county is the port of Southampton?
  3. What is the larva of a frog called?
  4. What colour are the stars on the USA flag?
  5. Of what body of water is the Ligurian sea a part?
  6. In a game of snooker how many points are awarded for potting the pink ball?
  7. What is the SI unit of distance?
  8. Into which body of water does the Mississippi River flow?
  9. The Dutch football team Feyenoord plays its home fixtures in which city?
  10. Which organisation has the motto "Who Dares Wins"?

What do you think of today's questions? Let us know in the comments below and tell us which topics you prefer.



Answers for July 15:
Questions: 1. What does " Seals" stand for in Navy Seals? 2. Which Country used to be known as New Holland? 3. What originally did the big Hollywood sign say? 4. How many cups of tea are drunk each day in the UK? (to the nearest million) 5. What is a Gansy? 6. Which activity was an Olympic Sport from 1912-1948? 7. What is the hardest working muscle in the human body? 8. How many rooms are there in Buckingham Palace?9. Which is the most visited country in the world? 10. On which mountain was the Ancient Greek Heaven found?
Answers: 1. Sea,Air and Land. 2. Australia. 3. Hollywood Land. 4. 100 million. 5. A jumper. 6. Competitive art. 7. The heart. 8. 775. 9. France. 10. Olympus.


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