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QUIZ 8 – History

      1 The euro was first adopted as an official currency on New Year’s Day in which year?

      2 Which spa town was founded by the Romans as Aquae Sulis?

      3 Which Elizabethan seaman was captain of the Golden Hind?

      4 Where were the Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World?

      5 Which was originally the tenth month in the Roman calendar?

      6 During which battle was Horatio Nelson (Viscount Nelson) killed?

      7 What nickname was given to a Parliamentary soldier in the English Civil War?

      8 What acronym denoted the forces’ showbiz organisation in WWII?

      9 What was the profession of “Capability” Brown?

      10 Which civilisation inhabited Peru before the Spanish conquest?

      11 Who was the first person to fly the Atlantic solo?

      12 Which organisation was founded by William Booth?

      13 In which year did the Titanic sink?

      14 Which 19th-century movement is associated with William Morris?

      15 Which Italian volcano destroyed Pompeii in AD 79?

      16 What type of transport was a penny-farthing?

      17 Which king succeeded Elizabeth I?

      18 Which medal was awarded to Malta in 1942?

      19 Who was the last president of the Soviet Union?

      20 What was the name of the census commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1085?

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QUIZ 9 – Pot Luck

      1 What name is given to the central aisle of a church?

      2 Where were the 2016 Summer Olympics held?

      3 In which county is St Albans?

      4 With which band did Ronan Keating find fame?

      5 Who is the god of mischief in Norse mythology?

      6 What is the fourth book of the New Testament?

      7 To which side of a boat does the term starboard refer?

      8 Who released the album and single Let’s Get It On in 1973?

      9 What is Paddington Bear’s sandwich of choice?

      10 Someone born on August 1 has which birth sign of the zodiac?

      11 Which river flows through Dublin?

      12 Who is Bart Simpson’s father in The Simpsons?

      13 What name is given to the central tower of a castle?

      14 What do milliners produce?

      15 Who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)?

      16 Rickets is caused by the lack of which vitamin?

      17 What is the currency unit of South Africa?

      18 Which large vein is found in the neck?

      19 What is the name of Jack’s hill-climbing companion in the nursery-rhyme?

      20 Which wading bird was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians?

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QUIZ 10 – Music

      1 Ziggy Stardust was the alter ego of which singer?

      2 Which character on a musical stave determines pitch?

      3 Which duo wrote the opera Trial by Jury?

      4 What is the name of Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate?

      5 Which singer’s backing band were called The Wailers?

      6 What was the title of Lady Gaga’s first UK chart-topper?

      7 Which singer/songwriter had an early hit with Crocodile Rock?

      8 Which song title was a hit in 1993 for Mariah Carey and in 2002 for Enrique Iglesias?

      9 The video to which 2012 song by Psy became the first YouTube video to reach a billion views?

      10 Which Bizet opera, first performed in 1875, is set in Spain?

      11 Who had a hit in 1982 with Come on Eileen?

      12 Jason Orange was a member of which group until 2014?

      13 Which musical term means “smoothly flowing”?

      14 Who had 1984 hits with Penny Lover and Stuck on You?

      15 Roger Daltrey founded and fronted which band?

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