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Fun Quiz: week 03 (answers)

RND 1

Name the artists (1 name 2&3) and the famous bands they were in (1pt each answer) 2pts per pic*

• 1 Francis Rossi Status Quo 2 Bono U2 3 Sting Police 4 Ringo Starr Beatles 5 Mick Jagger Rolling Stones

Name the composers - 2 pts for each

• 6 Beethoven 7 Mozart 8 Schubert 9 Handel 10 Bach

Name the double acts - 2 pts for each

• 11 Everly Bros 12 Simon and Garfunkel 13 Sonny and Cher 14 Ike and Tina Turner

Name these bands - 2 pts for each

• 15 Blondie 16 Who 17 Metallica 18 The Hollies

Name these singers - 2 pts for each

• 19 Bob Marley 20 Ed Sheeran 21 Johnny Cash

RND 2

Name the 27 countries in the European Union in 2022 1pt for each

• Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden

RND 3

• The 10 UK prime ministers either side of John Major
  [The 5 different individuals who served as prime minister before John Major came to office and the 5 who have served as prime minister after him.]
   
  Boris Johnson, Theresa May ,David Cameron , Gordon Brown , Tony Blair , Margaret Thatcher , Edward Heath ,Harold Wilson , Alec Douglas Hume , James Callaghan
   
• The first 10 four-letter words made from the word ‘danger’
  [The first 10 four-letter words alphabetically that can be formed from the letters in the word ‘danger’, using each letter only once; the words are in Chambers 21st Century Dictionary on Chambers.co.uk; the acceptable answers all have their own entry; does not include hyphenated words, words with apostrophes or any word that the dictionary spells with an initial capital letter.] first letter a,e ,d or g
  Aged / Dare / Darn / Dear / Dean / Drag / Earn / Gean / Gear / Gran
   

RND 4

1. In which English county would you find Truro? Cornwall
2. Who had a hit single with `Crocodile Rock` in 1972? Elton John
3. What large plant-eating dinosaur has a name that means `thunder lizard`? Brontosaurus
4. What 5 events make up the Modern Pentathlon? 1pt each shooting , swimming ,running , horse riding , fencing
5. What name is given to the Southern most point in South America? Cape Horn
6. Barwick Green is the name of the title music to which show? Archers
7. In cycling, what colour jersey is awarded to the leader in the Tour de France during a stage ? Yellow
8. Which city hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics? Athens
9. Which country in Europe has the oldest Parliament? Iceland
10. Where would a `troglodyte` live? In a cave, up a tree or underwater? In a cave
11. Which of the four main Balearic Islands is closest to Spain? Ibiza
12. `Steamboat Willy` introduces which character into TV and films? Mickey Mouse
13. What is the name of a line on a map that joins places of equal height? contour
14. What is the motto of the Special Air Services (SAS)? Who Dares wins
15. In the game of Monopoly, what colour is Coventry Street? yellow
16. What is the state capital of Massachusetts? Boston
17. Who are the three male suspects in a game of Cluedo? 1pt each Rev Green, Professor Plum , Colonel Mustard Davros
18. In Doctor Who, who was the creator of the Daleks? Davros
19. Which of the following elements has an atomic number less than 10? Beryllium, Phosphorus or Titanium? Beryllium
20. Why can`t a man living in York be buried west of the Trent? He is still alive

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