Another 'passtime'. British members are more likely to get the connection, and every answer should agree with the connection. No problems this time about putting the answers 'in the thread', But if you think you know them all, hang back briefly to give others a chance.

Nigel

The following quiz may be considered as a 'football' quiz, although the connection implicit in the answers may not be immediately obvious. Your mission (should you choose to accept it!) is to give 20 answers. Once you see the connection, not all answers relate to the UK!

1, What one word is used to describe someone who is physically fit and strong ? 2, What is the common (shortened) name of the pub in "Coronation Street" ? 3, What initials are often used to describe the type of electricity supply to domestic appliances in the UK ? 4, What term usually denotes a well populated place, having its own cathedral ? 5, The flag of Yugoslavia comprises Blue, White & Red horizontal stripes, surmounted in its centre by ...what ? (as opposed to the US flag) 6, By what name was the Mexican revolutionary Doroteo Arango (1877-1923) better known ? 7, What adjective describes the people of Scotland, Ireland. Wales, Cornwall & Brittany ? 8, An H.G.V. license shows the ability to drive lorries and trucks. What license permits the driving of buses & coaches (for hire or reward) ? 9, What name is given to the oldest section of the Girl Guide movement ? 10, What name is given to a knitted or woven material with a diamond shaped pattern ? 11, What name is given to a device which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy ? 12, From which 'palace' were the first BBC television broadcasts made ? 13, By what name was Sir Henry Percy (who died leading an army against Henry IV) commonly known ? 14, Which end of a compass needle is normally painted red ? 15, What word means to align, or 'set' a map, or surveying instruments, with relation to the points of the compass; or to position a church so that its altar faces East ? 16, Who was the longest reigning British monarch ? 17, What name is given to the 'strong ale' produced by 'Ruddles' from the old county of Rutland ? 18, What cleaner was once advertised as 'The White Tornado' ? 19, Which day of the week takes its name from the chief of the Norse gods ? 20, What name describes runners, or certain birds of prey ?