Guess The Year Quiz - 24/06/2020

1. Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien died in this year. Her hits included 'Son Of A Preacher Man' and a collaboration with Pet Shop Boys on 'What Have I Done to Deserve This'. What's the performing name of this singer?

Brigitte Bardot

Cilla Black

Dusty Springfield

Petula Clark

Explanation

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2. In this year, National Minimum Wage legislation came into effect. True or False: The National Minimum Wage means that employers have to pay every employee at least the same fixed hourly rate (annually reviewed) regardless of skill, age, gender, contract status, number of hours worked.

True

False

It might seem like it makes things equal, but multiple levels of minimum wage exist, discriminating by age and with a separate rate for apprentices.

Explanation

It might seem like it makes things equal, but multiple levels of minimum wage exist, discriminating by age and with a separate rate for apprentices.

3. Can you match the following UK number 1 singles from this year to their recording artist?

Blame It On The Weatherman

Flat Beat

Fly Away

Genie In A Bottle

On behalf of B*Witched, I'd like to point out that female weather presenters should equally share the blame for poor forecasts.
Different times.

Explanation

On behalf of B*Witched, I'd like to point out that female weather presenters should equally share the blame for poor forecasts.
Different times.

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4. In this year the Midland Bank name and logo disappeared from the UK high street. The biggest deposit bank in the world in the 1930s, which foreign-based bank took full ownership in 1992 and used their logo and branding from this year?

Handelsbanken

HSBC

Metro

Santander

HSBC - also known as Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation - moved its head office to the UK following the takeover, and are now one of the Big Four banks in the UK.

Explanation

HSBC - also known as Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation - moved its head office to the UK following the takeover, and are now one of the Big Four banks in the UK.

5. In this year the Euro became the new currency across EU countries. The UK and one other country did not initially join but had an option to join later. This country is a part of Scandinavia, has no word in its language for 'please', and is featured in Scandi-drama 'The Bridge' - they later had a referendum and rejected joining the Euro. What's the country?

Denmark

Finland

Norway

Iceland

For those who are unsure, the UK never did join the Euro - Gordon Brown had a series of tests which it failed.

Explanation

For those who are unsure, the UK never did join the Euro - Gordon Brown had a series of tests which it failed.

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