Friday Quiz - 12/04/19 - Trivia & Questions

1.

Anchor Hanover's new business plan also launched this week, taking us through to 2022. Which great British institution turns 100 in 2022?

A.

BBC
B.

John Lewis
C.

Tesco
D.

Vauxhall

Correct Answer
A. BBC

Explanation
The other options are all over 100 years old - the BBC was founded in October 1922, with a Scot by the name of John Reith as its General Manager.

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2.

Launched this week was the first consumer drone delivery service in Canberra, Australia. Who is the service operated by?

A.

Amazon Prime Air
B.

Apple Drone
C.

Google Wing
D.

Postman Pat

Correct Answer
C. Google Wing

Explanation
Google beat Amazon to the launch, and will deliver coffee, takeaway food and medicines to a small part of Canberra.

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3.

Tiger Roll (3 for £1 in Tesco until the end of the week) won the Grand National for the second consecutive year on Saturday. In which decade did Red Rum become the first horse to achieve this feat?

A.

1950s
B.

1960s
C.

1970s
D.

1980s

Correct Answer
C. 1970s

Explanation
Red Rum won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977 - finishing second in 1975 and 1976.
Bonus fact for free - comedian Lee Mack took his first riding lesson on Red Rum.

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4.

Who was the last monarch from the House of Hanover (no known relationship to Hanover Housing Association) to be king / queen of the United Kingdom?

A.

Elizabeth I
B.

George IV
C.

Victoria
D.

William IV

Correct Answer
C. Victoria

Explanation
It's all very incestuous, but basically the House of Hanover ruled the UK from George I in 1714 to Victoria in 1901. Because the Germans couldn't stomach having a woman in charge, the Kingdom there passed to Victoria's uncle, then his son, who carelessly lost Hanover to the Prussians, and then basically the First World War happened. This is why women should be in charge.

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