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Back in the Day Quiz of The Century
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The 1920s
1. What did they call the most famous dance of the 1920s?
2. What happened in 1929 that effectively started the great depression?
3.Which Silent Movie comedian starred in The General, 1927: Buster Keaton, Louis Armstrong or Charlie Chaplin?
4. How much did a loaf of bread cost in 1928?
5. Suzanne Lenglen became one of the first sportswomen to hit fame by winning a string of titles … but in which sport?
1. What did they call the most famous dance of the 1920s?
2. What happened in 1929 that effectively started the great depression?
3.Which Silent Movie comedian starred in The General, 1927: Buster Keaton, Louis Armstrong or Charlie Chaplin?
4. How much did a loaf of bread cost in 1928?
5. Suzanne Lenglen became one of the first sportswomen to hit fame by winning a string of titles … but in which sport?
The 1930s
1. What is the world famous board game first published in the US by the Parker brothers in 1935?
2. Who were the famous comedy film duo that started in the 1920s in silent movies and had their heyday in the pre-war 1930s?
3. What did Lazio Biro invent in 1938?
4. Two famous sportsmen - a Boxer and Baseball player shared the same christian name. Who were they?
5. What great technological innovation was first demonstrated in London on 2nd November 1936?
1. What is the world famous board game first published in the US by the Parker brothers in 1935?
2. Who were the famous comedy film duo that started in the 1920s in silent movies and had their heyday in the pre-war 1930s?
3. What did Lazio Biro invent in 1938?
4. Two famous sportsmen - a Boxer and Baseball player shared the same christian name. Who were they?
5. What great technological innovation was first demonstrated in London on 2nd November 1936?
The 1940s
1. What landmark event of World War II took place on the night of 17th May 1943? 2. In 1940 an average car in Britain cost £480. How much was the US equivalent for a car?
3. What did ‘Richard and Ronald’ do in the early 1940’s?
4. Who had a hit with Mam’selle in 1946: Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, or Vaughn Munroe?
5. Which huge 1940’s film was set in the town of Seneca Falls: Cassablanca, It’s A Wonderful Life, or The Third Man?
The 1950s
1. In what year did Frank Sedgman, Maureen Connolly, Doris Hart and Dick Savitt all become major Tennis champions: 1951, 1955, or 1959?
2. What international crisis began in July 1956 and took nearly a year to resolve?
3. Who was NOT born in the 1950s; Actor Eric Roberts, Footballer Diego Maradonna, Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard?
4. Who was US President in 1958: Truman, Eisenhower or Kennedy?
5.Who had a late fifties hit with All I Have to Do is Dream?
The 1960s
1. What major political event took place on August 28th 1963 in washington?
2.Who had a hit with And I Love Her in 1964?
3. In what year did Woodstock - the biggest pop festival of the era take place?
4. What unusual feat occurred in Britian between December 27th 1962 and March 6th 1963, (and will probably never happen again!)?
5. In 1967 in Brtitain what was the average price of a new 3-bedroomed house: £3,642, £4,900, or £6,250?
1. What major political event took place on August 28th 1963 in washington?
2.Who had a hit with And I Love Her in 1964?
3. In what year did Woodstock - the biggest pop festival of the era take place?
4. What unusual feat occurred in Britian between December 27th 1962 and March 6th 1963, (and will probably never happen again!)?
5. In 1967 in Brtitain what was the average price of a new 3-bedroomed house: £3,642, £4,900, or £6,250?
The 1970s
1. In 1977 what gruesome thing did France carry out for the last time.
2. Which supersonic aircraft made its maiden flight right at the start of the decade?
3. Which huge pop sensation hit fame by winning the Eurovision song contest in 1974?
4. In 1979 a new portable device became available as a way of listening to music when out and about. What was it?
5. What was the best selling film soundtrack from the decade: Grease, Saturday Night Fever, or Evita?
1. In 1977 what gruesome thing did France carry out for the last time.
2. Which supersonic aircraft made its maiden flight right at the start of the decade?
3. Which huge pop sensation hit fame by winning the Eurovision song contest in 1974?
4. In 1979 a new portable device became available as a way of listening to music when out and about. What was it?
5. What was the best selling film soundtrack from the decade: Grease, Saturday Night Fever, or Evita?
The 1980s
1.Michael Jackson became a pop legend during the eighties and nineties, but what was his first solo hit back in 1981?
2. Which athlete was disqualified from the 1988 Seoul Olympics for taking drugs: Steve Cram, Ed Moses, or Ben Johnson?
3. What huge event took place at Wembley stadium in July 1985?
4. In which Yorkshire City’s football ground was there a fire in 1985: Leeds United’s, Sheffield Wednesady’s or Bradford City’s?
5. Who were Brtain at war with in the south Atlantic early in the decade?
1.Michael Jackson became a pop legend during the eighties and nineties, but what was his first solo hit back in 1981?
2. Which athlete was disqualified from the 1988 Seoul Olympics for taking drugs: Steve Cram, Ed Moses, or Ben Johnson?
3. What huge event took place at Wembley stadium in July 1985?
4. In which Yorkshire City’s football ground was there a fire in 1985: Leeds United’s, Sheffield Wednesady’s or Bradford City’s?
5. Who were Brtain at war with in the south Atlantic early in the decade?
The 1990s
1. Of which famous group was Victoria Adams a member?
2. What was the name of the first Harry Potter book (1997)?
3. In which year did the Channel tunnel open: 1991, 1993, 1994?
4. Which 1996 film saw a recently retired sportsman star along side a cartoon character?
5. Who was Henri Paul?
a) The tennis player that nearly knocked Pete Sampras out of wimbledon in an early round, b) the unfortunate driver of the car in wnich Princess Diana died, or c) little known founder member of U2 who fell out with the band early in the decade?
1. Of which famous group was Victoria Adams a member?
2. What was the name of the first Harry Potter book (1997)?
3. In which year did the Channel tunnel open: 1991, 1993, 1994?
4. Which 1996 film saw a recently retired sportsman star along side a cartoon character?
5. Who was Henri Paul?
a) The tennis player that nearly knocked Pete Sampras out of wimbledon in an early round, b) the unfortunate driver of the car in wnich Princess Diana died, or c) little known founder member of U2 who fell out with the band early in the decade?
The 2000s
1. Which iconic entertainer died in June 2009?
2. What was considered to be the first true ‘reality TV show to be shown in Britain in 2000? a) I’m a Celebrity Get me Out of Here, b) Big Brother, c) The X- Factor
3. When did the term ‘Podcast’come into use: 2002, 2003 or 2004?
4. What social/technological platform launched in February 2005?
5. Which controversial leader was killed in December 2006?
1. Which iconic entertainer died in June 2009?
2. What was considered to be the first true ‘reality TV show to be shown in Britain in 2000? a) I’m a Celebrity Get me Out of Here, b) Big Brother, c) The X- Factor
3. When did the term ‘Podcast’come into use: 2002, 2003 or 2004?
4. What social/technological platform launched in February 2005?
5. Which controversial leader was killed in December 2006?
The 2010s
1. Name both the UK Prime Minister and US President at the beginning of 2010
2. Which mobile app released in the middle of the decade uses GPS to locate and battle with virtual creatures?
3. In 2016 who became the first songwriter to receive the Nobel prize for Literature?
4 Which footballer had the world’s biggest following on Instagram?
5. Which famous movie director organised the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony?
1. Name both the UK Prime Minister and US President at the beginning of 2010
2. Which mobile app released in the middle of the decade uses GPS to locate and battle with virtual creatures?
3. In 2016 who became the first songwriter to receive the Nobel prize for Literature?
4 Which footballer had the world’s biggest following on Instagram?
5. Which famous movie director organised the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony?
ANSWERS
1920s: 1. The Charleston 2. The Wall Street Crash 3.Buster Kaeton 4. £0.3d / $0.09 5. Tennis. 1930s: 1. Monopoly 2. Laurel&Hardy 3. The Ball-point pen 4. Joe Louis, Boxer, and Joe Dimaggio, baseball player 5. The BBC first broadcasted Television. 1940s: 1. The ‘Dambuster’s raid over Germany 2. $800 3. Thefirst McDonald’s Restaurant 4. Frank Sinatra 5. It’s A Wonderful Life. 1950s 1, 1951 2, Suez 3. Diego Maradonna (1960) 4. Dwght D. Eisenhower 5. The Everly Brothers 1960’s 1. Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous ‘IHave A Dream’ speech 2. The Beatles 3. 1969 4. With every night temperature below freezing snow laid in every region of Britain every day during this time. 5. £3,642 1970s: 1. The guillotine for execution 2. Concord 3. Abba 4. The Sony Walkman 5. Saturday Night Fever 1980s: One Day in Your Life 2. Ben Johnson 3. Live Aid Concert 4. Bradford City 5. Argentina (The Falklands war) 1990s: 1. The Spice Girls 2. Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone or, in US: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. 3. 1994 4. Space Jam 5. He was the unfortunatedriver of the car killed along with Princess Diana and Dodi Fayad. 2000s: 1. Michael Jackson 2. Big Brother 3. 2004 4. You Tube 5. Saddam Hussein 2010s: 1. Gordon Brown and Barack Obama 2. Pokemon-Go! 3. Bob Dylan 4. Cristiano Ronaldo 5. Danny Boyle
