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As I write this a storm has just finished but another one is due in tonight. The Lodden is overflowing everywhere and we can only think ourselves lucky we don't live on the Somerset Levels at the moment. So....a topic for the quiz springs to mind – the weather! As ever, the connections between the topic and the questions may be tenuous!
- Q. Who had a hit in 1982 with "It's raining men"?
- Q. George RR Martin's book series "A Song of Ice and Fire" has been made for television under what title?
- Q. How are TV presenters Peter and Dan Snow related? For a bonus point what is the connection between Peter's news journalist cousin and the answer to question 2 above?
- Q. What links the hurricane which devastated New Orleans in 2005 and the UK winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997?
- Q. What is this a definition of; "a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms, squalls, and light shifting winds"?
- Q. "The Fog" is a 1980 horror film (remade in 2005) from the director of "Halloween". What is his name?
- Q. Zero degrees Fahrenheit is pretty cold, but what (to the nearest degree) is that in Centigrade?
- Q. Windy Miller is a character is which children's TV series?
- Q. Superintendent Mullett appeared in which long running TV police drama?
- Q. Which band collaborated with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner on the England football song "Three Lions"?
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Another quiz - This time the theme is "the missing link" – you'll soon get the idea!
- Q. Violet, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange. Red. What is the missing colour?
- Q. Anthony, Winston, Alec, Harold, Edward......who is next?
- Q. Alpha, beta, gamma, delta – what's next?
- Q. James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II, William & Mary - who is missing and what is the link?
- Q. Reading, Chieveley, Membury.... what's next?
- Q. Chelsea, Chelsea, [?????], Chelsea, Wigan. What is the missing team?
- Q. The Famous Five consisted of Julian, Dick, Anne & George and who?
- Q. Embankment, Charing Cross, Tottenham Court Road. What is the missing tube station?
- Q. Christopher, David, Matt.....who's next?
- Q. ...speaking of Who's Next, who had an album of that name?
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The Anniversary Quiz
To celebrate 25 years of the BVRA, a bumper quiz with one question for each anniversary year from 1988 to 2012!
- Q. 1988. Where were the summer Olympics held?
- Q. 1989. Who succeeded whom as US President?
- Q. 1990. Who beat Argentina 1-0 to win the FIFA World Cup?
- Q. 1991. The Silence of the Lambs was a worldwide box office hit but who wrote the book on which it was based?
- Q. 1992. Which Latin term did the Queen use to memorably describe her year in a speech in the Guildhall in November?
- Q. 1993. Frank Zappa died. What was his band called?
- Q. 1994. Who released their debut album, “Definitely Maybe”?
- Q. 1995. Who conducted the (in)famous Panorama interview with Princess Diana?
- Q. 1996. Who replaced Terry Venables as England football manager?
- Q. 1997. Who won the Eurovision Song Contest with “Love Shine a Light”?
- Q. 1998. Which two Irishmen won the Nobel Peace Prize?
- Q. 1999. Who exhibited “My Bed” at the Tate Gallery?
- Q. 2000. Who became the most expensive British footballer in an £18m transfer from West Ham to Leeds?
- Q. 2001. Who resigned from the cabinet for a second time?
- Q. 2002. Spike Milligan died this year but in which country was he born?
- Q. 2003. The final film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy won 11 Oscars but what was its title?
- Q. 2004. Which British athlete won Olympic gold medals in the 800m and 1500m?
- Q. 2005. Following the 7/7 terrorist attacks, what was the name of the innocent Brazilian shot by police in London 2 weeks later?
- Q. 2006. Daniel Craig made his debut as James Bond – in which film?
- Q. 2007. What memorable phrase did George W Bush use to greet the British Prime Minister at a G8 meeting in St. Petersburg?
- Q. 2008. Adele’s debut album went straight into the charts at number 1. What was it called?
- Q. 2009. Where did US Airways Flight 1549 carry out an emergency landing?
- Q. 2010. What was the name of the BP drilling rig which where an explosion and fire started a major oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico?
- Q. 2011. Lucien Freud died this year. What relation was he to Sigmund Freud?
- Q. 2012. Reading FC have been promoted back to the Premier League. How many seasons did they stay up last time they were promoted?
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An “otherwise known as” theme this time
- Q. Which Irish city is nicknamed “Stroke City”?
- Q. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is better known as what?
- Q. Which county is known as “the Garden of England”?
- Q. The Beatles’ 9th official album has no title on the cover other than their name, but how is it popularly known?
- Q. Which very famous English author wrote her first novel under the pseudonym “A Lady”?
- Q. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy hit the headlines in the 1990’s. By what name is it commonly known?
- Q. Samuel Clemens is better known under his pen name, which is...?
- Q. Francisco Scaramanga was known as what in the eponymous James Bond book and film?
- Q. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is better known as what
- Q. Sir Percy Blakeney’s alter ego was which elusive character?