Stuart Hanson will be pleased to talk to any local churches or other organisations about life in Guatemala. He can be contacted via:
www.emduk.com
The questions and answers are as follows:
1. In which year did Three Kings appear in Britain?
1936
2. What was wrong with the butter purchased by Betty Botter?
It was bitter
3. What had Bill Rodgers MP and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in common?
MPs for Stockton
4. Which Aaron was born in Mississippi in 1935?
Elvis Presley
5. Which composer was the father of 20 children?
J S Bach
6. Where is the “home of the tubular bandage”?
Oldham
7. Which soccer team has held the FA Cup for the most years in succession?
Portsmouth (1939-45)
8. Which is England’s deepest lake?
Wastwater
9. Which fictional detective’s ambition was to retire and grow vegetable marrows?
Hercule Poirot
10. Who provided bangers for Dad’s Army?
Corporal Jones
11. After doing his duty for many years, who has “gone aloft”?
Tom Bowling (Last Night of the Proms, sea shanty)
12. Who was the first British footballer to be knighted?
Stanley Matthews
13. Who starred in the first talking movie?
Al Jolson, in The Singing Fool
14. Who gave up washing clothes to clean windows?
Mr Wu (In George Formby’s Mr Wu No Longer Has a Laundry)
15. Which comedian lives in L14?
Ken Dodd
16. Which bird sang cheerfully in the Ash Grove?
The Blackbird
17. Who nailed 95 statements of faith to a church door in 1517 ?
Martin Luther
18. At which city do two continents meet?
Istanbul
19. What winds from Chicago to Los Angeles?
Route 66 (Chuck Berry / Rolling Stones song)
20. “Reader, I married him.” Who was the “I” in this marriage?
Jane Eyre
21. What temperature is the same in both Centigrade and Fahrenheit?
Minus 40 degrees
22. Which British politician started his own church?
Ian Paisley
23. What was Sherlock Holmes’ favourite vice?
Cocaine / morphine
24. On which platform would you find the Chattanooga Choo Choo?
Track 29 (Glenn Miller song)
25. Which best friend went on holiday with George, Harris and Jerome?
Montmorency (in Three Men in a Boat)
26. Which pal went around with Julian, Dick, Anne and George?
Timmy the Dog (Famous Five)
27. Until 1988, what measured 1.68 ins in the USA but only 1.62 ins in Britain?
Golf balls
28. What was Desperate Dan’s favourite food?
Cow Pie
29. Which barrier was broken at Iffley Road, Oxford, in 1954?
The Four-minute mile
30. What newspaper did Clark Kent (Superman) write for?
The Daily Planet
31. What is unusual about a French billiard table?
It has no pockets
32. Who said: “The young people are the most active and vital force in society.”?
Chairman Mao
33. Which of the Spice Girls first became a Spice Mum?
Mel B (Scary Spice)
34. What “extra” did Jake the Peg have?
An extra leg
35. In the US Army, what does “GI” stand for?
Government Issue
36. On which road was a carnival attended by the Good Samaritan?
Desolation Row (Bob Dylan song)
37. Which British political party introduced the Old Age Pension?
The Liberal Party
38. What was the name of Bangladesh before it gained its present name in 1971?
East Pakistan
39. Which Church was blessed in September by a Ruby?
Charlotte Church
40. What is the main component of the Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
41. Who seemed bound to be a pirate until he was 84, having been born on 29 Feb in Leap Year?
Frederick (In The Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert & Sullivan)
42. Who leapt to gold for Wales in 1964?
Lynn Davies
43. Who broke the world long-jump record by more than a foot in 1968?
Bob Beamon (USA)
44. Where does Good King Wenceslaus look out from today?
Wenceslaus Square, Prague
45. What is the perfect score in a game of Ten-Pin Bowling?
300
46. Who allegedly scored 11 holes-in-one during his first game of golf?
Dear Leader Kim Jong II of North Korea
47. In which Ian Fleming book did James Bond first appear?
Casino Royale
48. What killed 20 million people in Europe in 1918-19?
Spanish Flu
49. Whose father called his work footwear “daisy roots”?
Lonnie Donegan
50. Where could you still find honey for tea at 2.50 pm?
Grantchester (Rupert Brooke’s The Old Vicarage, Grantchester)
Thanks for your support!
Football and faith are bringing New Year joy to a boy in Guatemala with plenty of nothing.
In August, Pedro had no mother, no father, no surname, no money – not even a birthday – when he was introduced to Stuart Hanson, a member of St Margaret’s Church, Ilkley.
His only toy was a cardboard box, which he used as a sledge on a hill behind the church-run Villa Flores Orphanage at Quetzaltenango, Guatemala’s second city.
But on Saturday (5 January), when Stuart marks his thirtieth birthday, Pedro will celebrate his seventh – even though no one is quite sure of his age.
Stuart said: “Pedro was the only child I met at the orphanage who did not know his birthday. I could hardly believe this, so wrote suggesting that he share mine. He is an affectionate, kind boy who deserves a better life and the chance of happiness.”
To begin what Stuart hopes will be a good new year for Pedro, Stuart and his friends have bought the lad a football and his own Man Utd football strip.
“Like every boy in Central America, Pedro is crazy about football – and in particular Manchester United.”
Pedro’s birthday will prove perfect if the Red Devils return victorious from their FA Cup third round clash against Aston Villa. Stuart will be overjoyed if sponsors can be found to help the boy – and, ideally, some of his friends – to receive a decent education.
Stuart, an English language teacher who runs the Skipton-based language- provider English Management Direct, visited Guatemala during the summer, buying a large amount of clothes for poor children with funds donated by his supporters in Yorkshire.
The youngsters whom he met in Guatemala were amazed by the “Gentle Giant”. Most children there are smaller than those in Britain, and Stuart is 6ft 7 ins tall. “They were fascinated by my height, and enjoyed using me as a climbing frame,” Stuart joked.
A talk which Stuart gave at St Margaret’s on his return home moved church members so much that they raised more than £400 through a Christmas Quiz to buy bicycles, watches and toys for the 16 orphans at Villa Flores.
Stuart would welcome the chance to give talks to local organisations on life in Guatemala. Details are available through www.emduk.com
Hugh Little
