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12/4/2021 Round 1 – Music of the 80s/90s/00s

Round 1 - MUSIC of the 80’s, 90’s & 00’s (Questions)

1. Who sang the title track of the late 80’s James Bond film License to Kill?

a) Gladys Knight b) Shirley Bassey c) Grace Jones

2. Which British band had a massive hit with ‘Fools Gold’?

a) The Rolling Stone b) Oasis c) The Stone Roses

3. Which Frankie Goes to Hollywood song was banned on

UK radio in 1984?

a) Chill b) Relax c) Chillax

4. What is the opening line to ‘Our House’ by Madness?

a) ‘Father wears his Sunday best’ b) ‘Father wears his best string vest’ c) ‘Father needs his Sunday rest’

5. Sinead O’Connor had a big chart hit in 1990 with which

song written by Prince?

a) Nothing Compares 2 me b) Nothing Compares 2 us c) Nothing Compares 2 U

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6. What were REM losing in their 1991 hit single?

a) Their Shirts b) Their Religion c) Their Wallets

7. In the 1990s which country won the Eurovision Song

Contest four times?

a) Ireland b) Germany c) England

8. In which year did the Spice Girls have their first number

one single?

a) 1996 b) 1997 c) 1998

9. Which indie rock band’s first album, released in 2005, is

called Employment? (They have a strong connection to Leeds.)

a) Blur b) Kaiser Chiefs c) James

10. Which Britain’s Got Talent winner had the bestselling

album of 2009?

a) Gareth Gates b) Paul Potts c) Susan Boyle

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12/4/2021 Round 2 – What Animal Am I

Round 2 - WHAT ANIMAL AM I? (Questions) 1. I am a long slender creature with a long nose which I stick

down holes and suck out insects. What am I?

a) Badger b) Anteater c) Armadillo

2. They say you are never more than a few feet away from me but you don’t often see me. I live on every continent in the world. I’m not very popular with humans as they say I spread disease. I am usually black, brown or grey. What am I?

a) Rat b) Mouse c) Rabbit

3. I’m a small insect with a flat body, long antennae and I chirp at night by rubbing my wings together. What am I? a) Grasshopper b) Dragonfly c) Cricket

4. I am a large animal and humans use me for riding. I live all over the world. I live in herds led by a dominant stallion. I can jump over fences and I’m a good swimmer? a) Horse b) Camel c) Donkey

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5. I live where it is cold. I am a bird but I cannot fly. I am an awesome swimmer. What am I? a) Seagull b) Penguin c) Artic Turn

6. I am a small North American ground squirrel with a yellow/brown coat. We live together in ‘Towns’ and we make a barking noise as an alarm call. What am I? a) Skunk b) Hare c) Prairie dog

7. I am a big bird. I like to eat rotten dead meat. My stomach has a strong acid that can kill germs when I eat. What am I? a) Vulture b) Red Kite c) Golden Eagle

8. I live in the Amazon rain forest of South America, I am a big black cat that likes meat. What am I? a) Jaguar b) Panther c) Leopard

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9. I am one of a few pink animals in the world. I usually am found standing on one leg with my neck tucked behind a wing. What am I? a) Flamingo b) Crane c) Stork

10. My fur is thick and red. I am sly (or so they say) I will steal the occasional hen and take it back to my kits in our den. What am I? a) Wolf b) Dingo c) Fox

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12/4/2021 Round 3 – British TV Shows

ROUND 3 - BRITISH TV SHOWS (Questions) 1. In Coronation Street what happened to the Rovers Return in 1979?

a) A fire b) A Flood c) A lorry crashed into it

2. In Only Fools and Horses what finally makes the Trotters millionaires?

a) A pocket watch b) A grandfather clock c) A diamond tiara

3. In the British comedy Absolutely Fabulous which Scottish singer regularly

plays herself? a) Barbara Dickenson b) Elaine Paige c) Lulu

4. Olivia Coleman played Queen Elizabeth II in which Netflix series?

a) The Royal b) The Crown c) The Regal

5. On the Big Breakfast what is the name of the two mischievous puppets?

a) Zig and Zag b) Bill and Ben c) Ying and Yang

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12/4/2021 Round 3 – British TV Shows

6. What colour is Thunderbird 2 piloted by Virgil Tracy in Thunderbirds?

a) Green b) Blue c) Red

7. Ant and Dec first worked together on which children’s TV drama?

a) Byker Road b) Byker Grove c) Byker Lane

8. Which entertainment show featured the phrase “Tonight Matthew, I’m

going to be…….”? a) Stars In Their Ears b) Stars In Their Minds c) Stars In Their Eyes

9. Which world Famous singing star appeared in The Vicar of Dibley?

a) Kylie Minogue b) Lulu c) Kate Perry

10. Which of these Detective dramas was filmed in or around Oxford?

a) Father Brown b) Morse c) Vera