Townsend’s Quiz Time – May 2026

Questions:

(1) Moya Brennan who passed away in April 2026 was the lead singer with which Celtic band?

(2) Which sport is played by the Chicago Bears?

(3) Who is the main protagonist in “The Catcher in the Rye”?

(4) Who was the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar?

(5) What was the first food grown in space?

(6) Which US president delivered a series of radio addresses known as “fireside chats”?

(7) What card game has been a Mattel brand since 1992 and features cards with titles such as “Wild” and “Reverse”?

(8) Who painted the 15th century mural “The Last Supper”?

(9) Who is the current leader (as at April 2026) of the UK Green Party?

(10) What is the only country that borders both the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf?

(11) Which king of Scotland did Macbeth murder?

(12) What country is also known as ‘The Land of the Blue Sky’?

(13) Who is the Greek goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare?

(14) Who is the only European golfer to have won more majors than Rory McIlroy and Nick Faldo, who have won six each as of April 2026?

(15) What band was Ronnie Wood a part of before joining The Rolling Stones?

(16) The Sentra, Altima, and Pathfinder are all car models made by which manufacturer?

(17) Who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel?

(18) What toy is associated with the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah?

(19) What is the most popular flavour of ice-cream worldwide?

(20) In “Toy Story” what is the name of Andy’s mean neighbour?

Answers: (1) Clannad (2) American Football (3) Holden Caulfield (4) Kathryn Bigelow (5) Spring onions (6) Franklin Delano Roosevelt (7) Uno (8) Leonardo da Vinci (9) Zack Polanski (10) Iran (11) King Duncan (12) Mongolia (13) Athena (14) Harry Vardon (15) The Faces (16) Nissan (17) Aaron Burr (18) Dreidel (19) Vanilla (20) Sid