Lots of Els Trivia Quiz

Answer: Langer

Langer was born in 1957 in Diedorf, Bavaria. He was interested in golf from an early age and left school age 14 in order to pursue a golfing career. He joined the European Tour in 1976. In 1985 he won his major title the Masters. He finished 1985 ranked number one in the world. He repeated his Masters triumph in 1993. He was a very valuable member of the European team in the Ryder Cup until 2002.
The other three German golfers were Martin Kaymer, Tobias Dier and Maximilian Kieffer.

Answer: Larnaca

Larnaca airport first operated in 1974 following the Turkish invasion of the island and the closure of Nicosia international airport. The site was an old airfield which gradually expanded to satisfy the needs of passenger traffic to and from Cyprus. A new modern airport was built very close to the old one and started operations in 2009.
The city of Larnaca was built on the site of ancient Kition, one of the ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus.
Limassol is a major port city in Cyprus. Lamia and Larissa are both cities in Greece.

Answer: London

Queens Park Rangers have been in existence since 1886. They are based in West London. Their first major title came in 1967 in the League cup when QPR defeated West Bromwich Albion 3-2 despite being 2-0 down at half-time. Roger Morgan, Rodney Marsh and Mark Lazarus scored the goals that help the then third division side to their triumph.

Answer: Laos

Laos is a land-locked country that lies in Southeast Asia. The capital city is Vientiane and the country became independent in 1953 following the war in Indochina. The other three countries are in Africa.

Answer: Libertarian

Libertarian is an advocate of extreme liberty especially that which concerns thought and action. Libertine is one that follows his own inclinations, libation is the pouring of liquids and liability is what one is liable for.

Answer: Loquat

Loquat originated in China and Japan and has the scientific name of Eriobotrya Japonica. Later it was introduced into Southern Europe and India before reaching Australia. The fruit is small but very sweet with rather large pips.

Answer: Laval

Pierre Laval (1883 - 1945) served as prime minister of France twice in the 1930s. He was head of the Vichy Government (1942 - 44). In 1945 he was condemned for treason and executed by firing squad.
La Valliere was a mistress of Louis XIV, Lavater was a Swiss poet and Lavoisier was a prominent chemist.

Answer: Leal

Leal is a Scottish word. The land of the Leal, also in Scottish, means a place of happiness and loyalty. When liquid escapes there is a leak, if you are very thin you are lean and if you leap you are jumping.

Answer: Limoges

Limoges is a city in west-central France and the capital of the Haute-Vienne department. In ancient times it was the capital of the Lemovices tribe. The Romans created a city called Augostoritum, in honour of Caesar Augustus, that included a rather large amphitheatre.

Answer: Lempira

Lempira is the currency of Honduras which is subdivided into 100 centavos. The currency was named after the 16th century ruler of the Lenca people who was called Lempira. He led the resistance against the Spanish.
Leu is used by Romania and Moldova, lev by Bulgaria and lek by Albania.