Hi everyone, because I didn't post a Supporter's Saturday quiz yesterday I have made the Sunday quiz open to all supporters and members to make up for it.
There is a maximum score of 31 in today's quiz...how well will you do?
After a week, this quiz will be open to all to try out....
QUESTIONS
CURRENT EVENTS
1. Why was 90 years old, Margaret Keenan in the news this week?
2. Which news presenter has been suspended for 6 months after breaching Covid rules last weekend?
3. Which boxer knocked out his opponent, Kubrat Pulev in Round Three of their bout on Saturday night?
4. Which two planets are to align this month to create the so called ‘Christmas Star’?
5. What is the name of the meteor shower that occurs every December with its peak around the 13th of the month?
6. Time magazine has published its Person of the Year 2020, who are the two people named and celebrated?
7. The FBI has released information about a secret code being finally broken for which notorious Californian serial killer from the 60s and 70s? (HINT - It inspired the movie ‘Dirty Harry’)
8. Country music’s first black superstar died this week from Covid-19 complications at the age of 86, who was he?
9. Which fashion designer label is getting flak over their adverts which star Johnny Depp?
10. Which driver is on Pole Position in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final race of the Formula One 2020 calendar?
ROUND TWO
60’S & 70’S MUSIC
1. Which band who topped the charts three times in the 60s was founded by brothers Dave and Ray Davies?
2. Brian Connolly provided lead vocals for which glam rock group?
3. According to the 1971 song who was the fastest milkman in the west?
4. Who had a 1969 hit with ‘Bad Moon Rising?
5. Which was the only UK single of the 70s to sell in excess of 2 million copies ?
6. According to the 1971 hit, what is Cat Stevens being followed by ?
7. Which 1974 song by Ralph McTell would you associate with the game of Monopoly ?
8. Name the 1967 song and artist from these lyrics
‘And then she said ‘I got some news this mornin’ from Choctaw Ridge, Today Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge’ ?
(1 point for song, one point for the artist)
9. Who was lead singer with Herman’s Hermits?
10. Who was lead singer with 70s group Dawn?
ROUND THREE – SPORTS
1. How many balls would you have to pot to score a maximum 147 in snooker?
2. On which piece of apparatus would a male gymnast do a Crucifix?
3. Who would Hibernian play in the Edinburgh football derby?
4. In which sport would the Belfast Giants play the London Knights?
5. Which was the first Asian city to host the Summer Olympics?
ROUND 4 – SCIENCE AND NATURE
1. What is the smallest member of the ape family?
2. Ascorbic Acid is better known as Vitamin … what?
3. What breed of dog is obtained when a greyhound is crossed with a collie?
4. What is the closest planet to Earth?
5. What is the second largest planet in the solar system?
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ANSWERS
CURRENT EVENTS
1. Why was 90 years old, Margaret Keenan in the news this week?
FIRST PERSON TO OFFICIALLY RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE
2. Which news presenter has been suspended for 6 months after breaching Covid rules last weekend?
KAY BURLEY
3. Which boxer knocked out his opponent, Kubrat Pulev in Round Three of their bout on Saturday night?
ANTHONY JOSHUA
4. Which two planets are to align this month to create the so called ‘Christmas Star’?
SATURN and JUPITER
5. What is the name of the meteor shower that occurs every December with its peak around the 13th of the month?
GEMINIDS
6. Time magazine has published its Person of the Year 2020, who are the two people named and celebrated?
BIDEN and HARRIS (Joe Biden and Kamala Harris)
7. The FBI has released information about a secret code being finally broken for which notorious Californian serial killer from the 60s and 70s? (HINT - It inspired the movie ‘Dirty Harry’)
ZODIAC KILLER
8. Country music’s first black superstar died this week from Covid-19 complications at the age of 86, who was he?
CHARLEY PRIDE
9. Which fashion designer label is getting flak over their adverts which star Johnny Depp?
DIOR
10. Which driver is on Pole Position in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final race of the Formula One 2020 calendar?
MAX VERSTAPPEN
ROUND TWO
60’S & 70’S MUSIC
1. Which band who topped the charts three times in the 60s was founded by brothers Dave and Ray Davies?
THE KINKS
2. Brian Connolly provided lead vocals for which glam rock group?
SWEET
3. According to the 1971 song who was the fastest milkman in the west?
ERNIE
4. Who had a 1969 hit with ‘Bad Moon Rising?
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
5. Which was the only UK single of the 70s to sell in excess of 2 million copies ?
MULL OF KINTYRE
6. According to the 1971 hit, what is Cat Stevens being followed by ?
A MOON SHADOW
7. Which 1974 song by Ralph McTell would you associate with the game of Monopoly ?
STREETS OF LONDON
8. Name the 1967 song and artist from these lyrics
‘And then she said ‘I got some news this mornin’ from Choctaw Ridge, Today Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge’ ?
‘ODE TO BILLY JOE’ by BOBBY GENTRY (1 point for song, one point for the artist)
9. Who was lead singer with Herman’s Hermits?
PETER NOONE
10. Who was lead singer with 70s group Dawn?
TONY ORLANDO
ROUND THREE – SPORTS
1. How many balls would you have to pot to score a maximum 147 in snooker?
36
2. On which piece of apparatus would a male gymnast do a Crucifix?
THE RINGS
3. Who would Hibernian play in the Edinburgh football derby?
HEARTS
4. In which sport would the Belfast Giants play the London Knights?
ICE HOCKEY
5. Which was the first Asian city to host the Summer Olympics?
TOKYO (1964)
ROUND 4 – SCIENCE AND NATURE
1. What is the smallest member of the ape family?
GIBBON
2. Ascorbic Acid is better known as Vitamin … what?
VITAMIN C
3. What breed of dog is obtained when a greyhound is crossed with a collie?
LURCHER
4. What is the closest planet to Earth?
VENUS
5. What is the second largest planet in the solar system?
SATURN