And now a new challenge!A selection of trivia questions for you.I've tried hard not to make them too British Again,in by midnight on May 28
1.Who is the only person to win a Nobel Prize and an Oscar?
2.In which sport would you use the 'egg position'?
3.Where in the world would you be if you were on the 'Maid of the Mist'?
4.Which is the only US city with a royal palace?
5.Which is the only Wonder of the World still standing?
6.How many farthings are there in a shilling?
7.Which is the northernmost Commonwealth country?
8.What was the first manmade object to break the speed of sound?
9.Which Shakespeare play is set in Vienna?
10.Which TV character comes from Gallifrey?
11.From one end to the other,which is the world's longest creature?
12.Which actress has won the most Best Actress Oscars with a total of 4?
13.From which planet does Dr.Spock come?
14.Which famous sea does not have a coastline(NB it is found on Earth)?
15.What type of animal are a Scottish Fold,la Perm and Sphinx?
16.Which sport held its first World Cup(although only European teams attended) in 1473?
17.Which sea takes its name from the Latin for 'Middle of the Earth'?
18.Which book ends with the lines 'If I die,I shall not be afraid.For I have known what it is like to have the love of a good woman'
19.What is rock star Ozzy Osbourne's real Christian name?
NAME THE YEAR THAT THESE EVENTS TOOK PLACE
20a
1.The Queen becomes a grandmother for the first time
2.Lauda is Formula 1 World Champion
3.A Briton wins Wimbledon for the last time
20b
1.The first pirate radio station is launched
2.England rout the USA 10-0 in a soccer friendly
3.Johnson is elected US President
20c
1.Psycho premi?res
2.An earthquake destroys Agadir in Morocco
3.Sharpeville massacre
20d
1.Eldorado is launched
2.Princess Anne marries for the second time
3.The Maastricht treaty is signed
20e
1.Jim Laker takes 19 wickets in a Test match
2.The first Eurovision Song Contest is held
3.Suez crisis
20f
1.Wimbledon win the FA Cup
2.Australian bicentenary year
3.The Ferrari F40 is launched
20g
1.The Vietnam War ends with the fall of Saigon
2.The Governor-General of Australia fires PM Whitlam
3.'Jaws' premi?res
20h
1.Temperatures in Britain pass 100F for the first time
2.The Pope celebrates his Silver Jubilee
3.Michael Schumacher becomes the first 6-time F1 champion
20i
1.The Golden Temple is stormed
2.Yuri Andropov dies
3.'Thriller' is the best-selling album ever
20j
1.Albino Luciani is elected Pope
2.First test tube baby born
3.Jonestown massacre
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