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?
A. Seoul - Q. 1989. Who succeeded whom as US President?
A. George H.W. Bush succeeded Ronald Reagan - Q. 1990. Who beat Argentina 1-0 to win the FIFA World Cup?
A. West Germany (the last tournament they competed in as West Germany) - Q. 1991. The Silence of the Lambs was a worldwide box office hit but who wrote the book on which it was based?
A. Thomas Harris - Q. 1992. Which Latin term did the Queen use to memorably describe her year in a speech in the Guildhall in November?
A. Annus Horribilis - Q. 1993. Frank Zappa died. What was his band called?
A. The Mothers of Invention - Q. 1994. Who released their debut album, “Definitely Maybe”?
A. Oasis - Q. 1995. Who conducted the (in)famous Panorama interview with Princess Diana?
A. Martin Bashir - Q. 1996. Who replaced Terry Venables as England football manager?
A. Glen Hoddle - Q. 1997. Who won the Eurovision Song Contest with “Love Shine a Light”?
A. Katrina and the Waves - Q. 1998. Which two Irishmen won the Nobel Peace Prize?
A. David Trimble and John Hume. - Q. 1999. Who exhibited “My Bed” at the Tate Gallery?
A. Tracey Emin - Q. 2000. Who became the most expensive British footballer in an £18m transfer from West Ham to Leeds?
A. Rio Ferdinand - Q. 2001. Who resigned from the cabinet for a second time?
A. Peter Mandelson - Q. 2002. Spike Milligan died this year but in which country was he born?
A. India - Q. 2003. The final film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy won 11 Oscars but what was its title?
A. The Return of the King - Q. 2004. Which British athlete won Olympic gold medals in the 800m and 1500m?
A. Kelly Holmes - Q. 2005. Following the 7/7 terrorist attacks, what was the name of the innocent Brazilian shot by police in London 2 weeks later?
A. Jean Charles de Menezes - Q. 2006. Daniel Craig made his debut as James Bond – in which film?
A. Casino Royale - Q. 2007. What memorable phrase did George W Bush use to greet the British Prime Minister at a G8 meeting in St. Petersburg?
A. Yo Blair! - Q. 2008. Adele’s debut album went straight into the charts at number 1. What was it called?
A. 19 - Q. 2009. Where did US Airways Flight 1549 carry out an emergency landing?
A. The Hudson River - 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?
A. Deepwater Horizon - Q. 2011. Lucien Freud died this year. What relation was he to Sigmund Freud?
A. Grandson - Q. 2012. Reading FC have been promoted back to the Premier League. How many seasons did they stay up last time they were promoted?
A. 2