Something a bit different for the last round. Give the most humorous or inappropriate answer to the following 5 questions. 1 pt for an acceptable answer, 3 pts for matching my 'Golden Envelope' answer, and 5 pts at my discretion if you come up with a better answer than I have.
Example: Who should be the next Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire? My answer would be Wayne Rooney, but an acceptable answer would be any well-known Manchester-based footballer, someone from the cast of Coronation Street, or any other celebrity synonymous with the Manchester area, the more inappropriate, the better. With that in mind, what are your suggestions for the following? Have fun!
1: Now that the Duke of Edinburgh has retired from public duties, who should replace him as the Head of PR for the Royal Family?
2: In light of recent events, which 3 Premier League clubs should be relegated if the season is declared void?
3: Who should be appointed as the next Head of the UK Diplomatic Service?
4: Following the news that several Cabinet Ministers have been suffering with COVID-19, which former politician should be brought out of retirement and put straight into the Cabinet?
5: With no sporting events for the foreseeable future, which under-utilised sporting venue should be demolished to make way for social housing?
Sunday 5 April 2020
Thursday 2 April 2020
Round 6: Rock & Pop Music Albums
The following is a list of studio albums released in the UK, each relating to a certain act, and the number in the question relates to where they appear in the discography list of the associated act. So No.1 is a debut UK album released by a certain artist or band, No.2 is the second UK album released by a different artist or band, and so on. Where obvious, I have ignored live albums or compilations when counting.
In each case, name the artist or band who released the corresponding album. 1 point for each, 10 pts available. If you think there might be any errors (the internet has been known to fail before) please note them or any other Qs in the comments. Have fun.
1: First album released = Face Value
2: Second album released = Modern Life Is Rubbish
3: Third album released = Off The Wall
4: Fourth album released = A Night At The Opera
5: Fifth album released = Heathen Chemistry
6: Sixth album released = Rubber Soul
7: Seventh album released = A Head Full Of Dreams
8: Eighth album released = Let It Bleed
9: Ninth album released = Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
10: Tenth album released = Confessions On A Dance Floor
Final round to follow, probably tomorrow.
In each case, name the artist or band who released the corresponding album. 1 point for each, 10 pts available. If you think there might be any errors (the internet has been known to fail before) please note them or any other Qs in the comments. Have fun.
1: First album released = Face Value
2: Second album released = Modern Life Is Rubbish
3: Third album released = Off The Wall
4: Fourth album released = A Night At The Opera
5: Fifth album released = Heathen Chemistry
6: Sixth album released = Rubber Soul
7: Seventh album released = A Head Full Of Dreams
8: Eighth album released = Let It Bleed
9: Ninth album released = Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
10: Tenth album released = Confessions On A Dance Floor
Final round to follow, probably tomorrow.
Round 5: Sporting 'fifths'
Identify the following sporting 'fifths'. 1 point for the correct answer and 1 point for answering the question in brackets. 10 pts available in total.
1: Who was the 5th Premier League football manager to be sacked in the 2019/20 season? (Which club sacked him?)
2: (Football again, sorry). Who was the 5th player to achieve 100 caps for England? (He only ever played for one English Premier League club. Which one?)
3: Which former England cricket captain is the 5th highest test run scorer of all time? (He only ever played domestic county cricket for one county. Which one?)
4: Who was the 5th British driver to win the F1 world championship? (For which brand of beer has he recorded numerous TV adverts, mostly shown abroad?)
5: Who did Bjorn Borg defeat in the 1980 final to win his 5th successive Wimbledon mens singles title? (Which player had Borg previously beaten twice in Wimbledon mens singles finals?)
Round 6 to follow.
1: Who was the 5th Premier League football manager to be sacked in the 2019/20 season? (Which club sacked him?)
2: (Football again, sorry). Who was the 5th player to achieve 100 caps for England? (He only ever played for one English Premier League club. Which one?)
3: Which former England cricket captain is the 5th highest test run scorer of all time? (He only ever played domestic county cricket for one county. Which one?)
4: Who was the 5th British driver to win the F1 world championship? (For which brand of beer has he recorded numerous TV adverts, mostly shown abroad?)
5: Who did Bjorn Borg defeat in the 1980 final to win his 5th successive Wimbledon mens singles title? (Which player had Borg previously beaten twice in Wimbledon mens singles finals?)
Round 6 to follow.
Round 4: TV 'fourths'
Identify the following TV 'fourths'. 1 point for the correct answer and 1 point for identifying the year in brackets. 10 pts available in total.
1: Who won the 4th series of the UK version of 'Big Brother'? (the year the series aired)
2: Who became the 4th person to host 'Blankety Blank'? (the year the one-off Christmas special was broadcast)
3: Who was the 4th person to become a full-time 'Blue Peter' presenter? (the year they joined the programme)
4: Excluding guest presenters, who became the 4th regular host of 'Points of View'? (the year they first presented)
5: Who was the 4th 'Doctor Who'? (the year they first played 'The Doctor')
Round 5 to follow.
1: Who won the 4th series of the UK version of 'Big Brother'? (the year the series aired)
2: Who became the 4th person to host 'Blankety Blank'? (the year the one-off Christmas special was broadcast)
3: Who was the 4th person to become a full-time 'Blue Peter' presenter? (the year they joined the programme)
4: Excluding guest presenters, who became the 4th regular host of 'Points of View'? (the year they first presented)
5: Who was the 4th 'Doctor Who'? (the year they first played 'The Doctor')
Round 5 to follow.
Round 3: Books 'thirds'
Identify the third book in the following series of novels.1 point for the correct answer and 1 point for the year that title was first published in the UK. 10 pts available in total.
1: The Harry Potter series.
2: The James Bond novels.
3: The Regeneration trilogy.
4: The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy series.
5: The Wolf Hall trilogy.
Round 4 to follow.
1: The Harry Potter series.
2: The James Bond novels.
3: The Regeneration trilogy.
4: The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy series.
5: The Wolf Hall trilogy.
Round 4 to follow.
Round 2: History
Identify the following historical 'seconds'. 1 point for the correct answer and 1 point for identifying the year in brackets. 10 pts available in total.
1: Who became the 2nd Apollo astronaut to travel to the moon twice? (year of the 2nd mission)
2: Who was the 2nd King of England to be buried in Westminster Abbey? (year of burial)
3: Who was the 2nd UN Secretary-General (not including anyone who served as Acting Secretary-General)? (year elected)
4: Not counting George Washington, who was the 2nd man to be elected US President without having previously served as Vice-President? (year of inauguration)
5: Who was the 2nd naval explorer to circumnavigate the globe? (the year he set sail)
Round 3 to follow.
1: Who became the 2nd Apollo astronaut to travel to the moon twice? (year of the 2nd mission)
2: Who was the 2nd King of England to be buried in Westminster Abbey? (year of burial)
3: Who was the 2nd UN Secretary-General (not including anyone who served as Acting Secretary-General)? (year elected)
4: Not counting George Washington, who was the 2nd man to be elected US President without having previously served as Vice-President? (year of inauguration)
5: Who was the 2nd naval explorer to circumnavigate the globe? (the year he set sail)
Round 3 to follow.
Round 1: Science
Identify the following 'firsts'. 1 point for the correct answer and 1 point for identifying the year in which each of these events occurred. 10 pts available in total.
1: Who was the first person to observe that white light is a spectrum of a mixture of distinct coloured rays?
2: Which famous theory, also the name of a hit TV show, was first proposed by Georges Lemaitre?
3: Who is credited as being the inventor of the first electric battery?
4: Who published the first laws of planetary motion?
5: Who was the first British-born winner of the 'Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine'?
Round 2 to follow.
1: Who was the first person to observe that white light is a spectrum of a mixture of distinct coloured rays?
2: Which famous theory, also the name of a hit TV show, was first proposed by Georges Lemaitre?
3: Who is credited as being the inventor of the first electric battery?
4: Who published the first laws of planetary motion?
5: Who was the first British-born winner of the 'Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine'?
Round 2 to follow.
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