Quiz one, week beginning 23 March
We hope you have been keeping well and have enjoyed doing this quiz. The second quiz will be available next Monday morning, with the answers appearing here the following Wednesday afternoon.
The answers have been obtained from various quiz books, if you think any of them are wrong ….. don’t contact us!
1 Which famous British sports car was launched in 1961?
Jaguar e Type
2 Who became the leader of the Tory Party leader on July 27th 1965?
Ted Heath
3 Which country launched the first man made object into space in 1957?
Russia
4 Who was the first British footballer to cost £1 million?
Trevor Francis
5 Who was kidnapped in Beirut in January 1987?
Terry Waite
6 Where did riots occur in London on 4 April 1981?
Brixton
7 What country was invaded in August 1990 which started the Gulf War?
Kuwait
8 Who had a string of hits with Robson Green in 1995?
Jerome Flynn
9 What long running film series started in 2001?
Harry Potter
10 In what year did our queen celebrate her diamond jubilee?
2012
11 What was the name of the album released by Adele in 2008?
19
13 How many laps in the Indianapolis 500?
200
14 How many innings are there in a baseball game?
9
15 Where was Live Aid held on 7 July 1985?
Wembley Stadium
16 Name car that was built in Northern Ireland that went bust in 1982?
De Lorean
17 The famous aircraft that was unveiled at Farnborough in 1966?
Harrier Jump Jet
18 In which decade did the Morris 1000 first appear?
1950’s
19 Which Derby winning horse was kidnapped in 1983?
Shergar
20 John Steel and Emma Peel were known as what?
The Avengers
21 What is the name of the highest female voice?
Soprano
22 Who was Simon Templar better known as?
The Saint
23 In which decade did the Profumo affair take place?
1960’s
24 What event took place at a UK seaside town on 12 Oct 1984?
Brighton Bombing
25 What did the Queen agree to pay in 1992?
Income tax
26 In the zodiac, what is the symbol for Aries?
The Ram
27 Which country is north of North Island, New Zealand?
Fiji
28 Which country uses more electricity, China or the USA?
China
29 In what year was Mount Everest first climbed?
1953
30 The Waliers backed which music legend?
Bob Marley
31 Which birds eye is bigger than it’s brain?
An Ostrich
32 Which is furthest North, Stoke or Gt Yarmouth?
Stoke
33 Has croquet ever been an Olympic sport?
Yes
34 Where is the UCL based?
London
35 ‘Live forever’ was which bands first top ten hit?
Oasis
36 Where is the ‘home of golf’?
St Andrews
37 What was Alvin Stardust’s real name?
Shane Fenton
38 What place was bombed on Dec 7 1941?
Pearl Harbor
39 In which country was Alexandra Graham Bell born?
Scotland
40 Which county borders Cornwall and Somerset?
Devon
Nicholas Taylor