Mid-week Quiz - 03/06/2020

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    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
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It's another guess the year theme on today's quiz.
The first 5 questions all relate to events in a particular year.
The final question wants to know what the year is.

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    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

    Correct Answer
    A. Martina Navratilova
    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

    Correct Answer
    A. Halley
    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...

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  • 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

    Correct Answer
    A. Gower
  • 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

    Correct Answer
    A. Stevie Wonder
    Explanation
    Luther Vandross is featured on Part-Time Lover.

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    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

    • 1980

    • 1981

    • 1982

    • 1983

    • 1984

    • 1985

    • 1986

    • 1987

    • 1988

    • 1989

    • 1990

    • 1991

    Correct Answer
    A. 1985
    Explanation
    Congratulations if you got that one - let me know if you like the format.
    If you hate it, keep it to yourself.

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  • Jun 03, 2020
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