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The theme this time is simple – “Red”. Each question or answer will contain the word “red”.
- Q. Who wrote “My love is like a red, red rose…..,”?
- Q. How many times did Red Rum win the Grand National?
- Q. What was the name of the group of student paramilitaries mobilised by Mao Zedong during China’s Cultural Revolution?
- Q. How many aircraft are in a normal Red Arrows formation?
- Q. Which Neil Diamond song was a number 1 for UB40 in 1983?
- Q. Who co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in the film “Reds” in 1981?
- Q. In which Indian city would you find the Red Fort?
- Q. Red Bull F1 team’s two drivers for the 2018 season were Daniel Ricciardo and who else?
- Q. The animal Sciurus Vulgaris is better known as what?
- Q. …and finally, what is this a definition of – “the belief or mentality that agents of communism are hiding among the greater populace, waiting for an opportunity to spread their agenda”?
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After the drama of the recent US Elections, I thought we’d have a theme of US Presidents for this issue. Some were real life presidents, some fictional.
- Q. Ronald Reagan was an actor before moving into politics. In which 1951 film did he “co-star” with a chimpanzee?
- Q. Which President pardoned Richard Nixon?
- Q. Bill Pullman played President Thomas J. Whitmore in which 1996 film blockbuster?
- Q. Which president was nicknamed “Ike”?
- Q. Who played the president in the film Air Force One?
- Q. Four US presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize but which was the only one to have won after he left office?
- Q. Which president did Robin Williams play in Night at the Museum?
- Q. “Assassins” is a musical about the people who have attempted (successfully or otherwise) to assassinate the US President, from Abraham Lincoln to Gerald Ford. Who wrote this musical?
- Q. “Hanging chads” was a term few people had heard of until it was at the core of a disputed UK Presidential election. Who won the election, whom did he defeat and which state was the centre of the controversy?
- Q. Who was president when the US war in Vietnam ended?
- Q. ……and finally, we have to have a Trump question. According to the Washington Post (Fake News!) how many “false or misleading statements” did Donald Trump make in the 4 years of his presidency? Award yourself a point if you are within 5000 of the number!
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As the hot political topic in the news as I write is how to solve the Irish border issue at B****t (you probably don’t want to hear that word again!), the theme for the quiz this time is Ireland (or more specifically the island of Ireland).
- Q. Which English World Cup winner managed the Republic of Ireland football team from 1986-96?
- Q. Sir George Ivan Morrison is better known as whom?
- Q. What is the claim to fame of Carrauntoohil?
- Q. Which Dublin-born author wrote “Man and Superman”?
- Q. What is the name of the stadium that is the home of the Gaelic Athletic Association and is the third largest stadium in Europe?
- Q. In what year did the Republic of Ireland join the EEC (as it was then)?
- Q. What is the name of the Belfast shipyard where the Titanic was built?
- Q. Which Irish poet won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995?
- Q. What kind of structure is Carrick-a-Rede?
- Q. …and finally, which prestigious international competition did the Republic of Ireland win for 3 successive years in 1992-4 and 7 times in all?
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The theme this time is a simple one – “Capital Cities” of independent nations. Each question or answer will feature the name of a capital city, although links may be more or less obtuse!
- Q.What is the southernmost capital city in the world?
- Q. ….…and the northernmost?
- Q. What is this a definition of: “A psychological response wherein a captive begins to identify closely with his or her captors, as well as with their agenda and demands”?
- Q. Where would you be if you crossed the Chain Bridge over the Danube?
- Q. Which legendary figure eloped with Helen, queen of Sparta, which was one of the immediate causes of the Trojan War?
- Q. In which city is the football club Benfica based?
- Q. In Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition”, in which city is the Great Gate?
- Q. Who won the men’s 1500 metres at the 1980 Moscow Olympics?
- Q. Yerevan is the capital of which former Soviet state?
- Q. And finally, one for the film buffs! At the end of the Scottish film “Gregory’s Girl”, 2 of Gregory’s friends set off to (unsuccessfully) hitchhike to a city where they have heard that the women greatly outnumber the men. Where? Clue – it’s a long way from Scotland!