Bosham News – June 2026

Air Disasters! 

1	Onto which embankment of a British motorway, adjacent to the A453, did a Boeing 737 crash on the 8th day of January 1989 that became known as the “Kegworth” air disaster?	M1 Leicestershire
2	M/C. Approximately what percentage of air accidents happen during takeoff or landing?     40%. 55%. 70%. 85%.	70%
3	A crash on its third attempt to takeoff at which European         airport resulted in the deaths of many British-based footballers and club officials on 6th day of February 1958?	Munich-Reim Airport
4	On the 14th day of August 2005 near which European capital city did Helios Airways Flight 522 crash on route from Cyprus to Prague after travelling around 590 miles?	Athens 20 miles NE at Grammatiko
5	M/C. At which British airport on the 22nd day of August 1985 did British Airtours Flight 328 catch fire on the ground because of an engine explosion killing over forty people? Liverpool. Manchester. Newcastle. Newquay.	Manchester

 

Mensa Challenge. Quizmaster’s choice final.

6	What do the following words have in common? The similarity has nothing to do with the number of letters, vowels, consonants or syllables. SNIPS. RACQUET. ABACK. CARTON.	Contains a three-lettered word spelt backwards. PIN. CAR. CAB. NOT.
7	What is the opposite of the scrambled word NOELDIGUT?	Latitude (Longitude)
8	Which set of numbers most logically come next in the following sequence? 10. 1. 9. 2. 8. 3. 7. 4. 6. 5. 5. 6. 4. 7. 3. 8. 2.	9 . 1 10 down. 1 up sequences.
9	Following the pattern, fill in the missing number below: May 5. October 11. March 9. April ?.	8 Consonants = 2. Vowels = 1.
10	Which of the words below is least like the others? The difference has nothing to do with vowels, consonants or syllables. BANK. BEAR. FAIR. FIND.	FIND All the other words have more than one meaning

Anagram Twists. Find a word that fits the definition at the left and, when anagrammed, fits the definition at the right.

11	Part of the Neck	Nape	Pane	Piece of the Window
12	Basement	Cellar	Caller	Visitor
13	Be Thrifty	Save	Vase	A Container

 

Mission Impossible. Give the first names of the characters played by these lead actors? 

14	Tom Cruise	Ethan Hunt
15	Ving Rhames	Luther Stickell
16	Simon Pegg	Benji Dunn

 

Railway Children. Give the first name of the children in E. Nesbit’s book and 1970 film? To help first name and gender provided.

17	R – Female	Roberta	19	P – Male	Peter
18	P – Female	Phyllis

 

Phobias. Identify the “Fears” from the list below but beware there are three incorrect.

Birds (Ornithophobia). Blood. Crowds. Ghosts. Nudity (Gymnophobia). Sun. Thunder. Touching. Women (Gynophobia).

20	Phasmophobia	Ghosts
21	Heliophobia	Sun
22	Demophobia or Enochlophobia	Crowds
23	Brontophobia	Thunder
24	Haematophobia	Blood
25	Thixophobia	Touching

 

British Nobility. List in descending order the five primary ranks within the peerage of the British nobility?  

26	Duke	27	Marquess	28	Earl
29	Viscount	30	Baron

 

Maths. 

31	How many minutes are there in a week?	10,080 (60 x 24 x 7)
32	What is the highest four-digit number, containing no         zeros, in which the first digit is one-quarter of the third digit, the second digit is three times the first digit, and the third and the last digits are the same?	2688
33	Find the number that best completes this sequence? 3. 7. 15. 31. 63. 127. 255. ???.	511 Each number X by 2, plus 1.
34	How many faces (equilateral triangles) are there on a             “tetrahedron”?	Four 6 edges. 4 vertices.
35	Which is more, the amount of pints in 400 imperial           gallons or the inches in 100 yards?	Inches in 100 yards. 3,200 v 3,600

Misc. Teasers.

36	Beginning with the letter’s “B” and “W” respectively, what is “Wooster’s”, whose valet is called “Jeeves”, two                    forenames?  HALF MARK FOR EACH CORRECT	Bertie Wilberforce
37	Which three Asian river areas gave rise to the early              civilisations of Iraq, India and China respectively? HALF MARK FOR TWO CORRECT	Tigris/Euphrates. Indus. Yangtze.
38	In Spain, what is “El Gordo” a potential way to obtain  money?	National Lottery
39	What was the surname of the only Oscar to win an            “Oscar”?	Hammerstein 11 (Lyricist) 1941 – Lady Be Good 1945 – State Fair
40	“Inno di Mameli” is the title of which European country’s national anthem?	Italy

One mark for each (unless otherwise advised).         

Maximum marks = 40. Total =                                

Bosham News Quiz June 2026.