| CONNECTIONS |
| Answer nine general knowledge questions and then work out the connection between these answers. |
| 1. | Who was the first man to swim the English Channel? |
| | Captain Matthew Webb |
| 2. | What city, famous for its ‘black hole’ is the Capital of West Bengal, and the third largest in India? |
| | Calcutta |
| 3. | The second closest planet to the sun is what? |
| | Venus |
| 4. | Who was the first professional footballer to be knighted? |
| | Stanley Matthews |
| 5. | Au is the chemical symbol for what? |
| | Gold |
| 6. | A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France is frequently known as a what? |
| | Claret |
| 7. | Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins advertised what drink in the 1970s? |
| | Cinzano Bianco |
| 8. | What car manufacturer produces the Shogun? |
| | Mitsubishi |
| 9. | This British tree is used to make hockey sticks, oars, paddles, rudders, billiard cues, cricket stumps, polo sticks and policemen's truncheons? |
| | The Ash |
| 10. | What is the connection? |
| | Sporting Trophies - William Webb Ellis Trophy, Calcutta Cup, Venus Rosewater Dish, The Stanley Cup, The Gold Cup, The Claret Jug, The Cinzano Trophy, Mitsubishi Motors Trophy, The Ashes. |