Mid-week Quiz - 03/06/2020

1. Who dueted on 'Dancing In The Street' with Mick Jagger to raise money for Live Aid? "There'll be swinging, swaying, records playing Dancing in the street, oh"

Bono

David Bowie

Freddie Mercury

Paul McCartney

2. Which female tennis player reached all 4 Grand Slam finals in this year, winning two of the three against Chris Evert - on her way to a total of 18 career Grand Slam singles victories?

Hana Mandlikova

Martina Navratilova

Steffi Graf

Sue Barker

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Explanation

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3. Which comet reappeared in this year and is next due to visit the inner Solar System in 2061?

Hale Bopp

Halley

Hyakutake

Shoemaker Levy

Shoemaker Levy rather foolishly crashed into Jupiter in 1994 (how do you hit something 90,000km wide?).
The other three are periodic comets that will be back...

Explanation

Shoemaker Levy rather foolishly crashed into Jupiter in 1994 (how do you hit something 90,000km wide?).
The other three are periodic comets that will be back...

4. Which UK peninsula shares its name with the author in this year of a financial report leading to the formation of the Securities and Investments Board, the precursor to Anchor Hanover Group's regulator - the Financial Conduct Authority?

Gower

Greenwich

Rotherhithe

Wirral

5. Who won 15 Grammy's in the mid-1970s but had to wait another 9 years before winning a Grammy in this year for his album 'In Square Circle' - which opened with the big hit 'Part-Time Lover'?

Lionel Richie

Luther Vandross

Phil Collins

Stevie Wonder

Luther Vandross is featured on Part-Time Lover.

Explanation

Luther Vandross is featured on Part-Time Lover.

6. So what's the year? You've got: Dominant female tennis player wins 2 Grand Slams Dancing In The Street cover released for Live Aid A really exciting finance report released In Square Circle released Appearance of a comet (it was visible for a lot of the following year too)

1979

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1990