Daily Quiz anyone?

[zico]

Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

[Swiss.]

20/20

very easy 

[zico]

With the way you are all scoring have a hunch these will be too easy!

60’s Quiz

1. Which British driver won the 1969 Formula One World Championship, his first of three?  

2.  Who delivered his 'Wind of Change' speech in 1960?

3.  In 1967, who was captured and executed by the Bolivian army?

4.  Which sixties television series starred Larry Hagman as an astronaut?

5.  In which pub did Ronnie Kray shoot and murder George Cornell on 9 March 1966?

6.  Which photographer sought to define swinging-sixties London in a series of large photographic prints entitled Box of Pin-Ups?

7.  In 1963 John Profumo resigned as a Conservative minister after it was revealed he lied to MPs about his two-year affair with which 19-year-old model?

8.  Bill Nicholson signed which footballer from AC Milan for Tottenham Hotspur for £99,999 in December 1961?

9.  Who was the first Doctor Who?

10. Who joined Blue Peter on 3 September 1962 where she remained as a regular presenter for 10-years? 

11.  Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton first met on the set of which film in 1962?

12.  Who were Cherilyn Sarkisian and Salvatore Bono better known as?

13.  How were The Righteous Brothers related?

14.  Beatlemania began in the USA when the Beatles made their American debut performing on which TV show? 

15. Who was the first African American to win the US. Open Tennis Tournament in 1968? 

16.  Who became the first human to journey into outer space in 1961?

17.  They performed originally as Tom and Jerry but went back to their actual surnames before their first big hit. Who are the duo that created and recorded some music for the movie "The Graduate"(1967)?

18.  Who was the British member of the Monkees?

19.  In 1967, Dr. Christian Barnard performed the world's first heart transplant in which country?

20.  Which American CBS news anchor was known as America's "most-trusted man"?

 

[only1billybonds]

I'd love to complete a hat trick of maximums today.


But I'm 3 points short.

17.

Cheers Zico 

[zebthecat]

18 today thanks zico.
Was one year out on the coronation - Argh! 

[mallard]

16 - must say, I’m enjoying these decades quizzes 


Cheers Zico

[Westside]

20. Thanks Zico.

[easthammer]

20 for me ( a formative decade for me!) didn't get Archiebald Leach (although knew it once I saw it) Didn't get the Elvis question. Thanks Zico 

[zico]

50’s Quiz

1. In 1959, Fidel Castro became leader of which country? 
Cuba 

2.  Which 50s TV cowboy has a horse named Trigger?
Roy Rogers

3.  Who released the song ‘Tutti Frutti’ in 1957?
Little Richard

4.  Who, in the 1956 FA Cup Final, played the final 15 minutes of the match with a broken neck?
Bert Trautmann

5.  The coronation of Elizabeth II took place in which year?
1953

6.  Which UK prime minister succeeded Winston Churchill in 1955?
Anthony Eden

7.  Who was president of the US for the majority of the 1950s?
Dwight D. Eisenhower

8.  Marlon Brando won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in which film in 1955?
"On the Waterfront"

9.  What was the name of the television show that aired from 1951 to 1957 and featured Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz?
"I Love Lucy."

10.  Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film "Roman Holiday" in 1954?
Audrey Hepburn

11.  What was the name of the musical duo known for hits like "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and "Wake Up Little Susie"?
The Everly Brothers

12.  What was the name of the American musician known as "The King of the Blues"?
B. B. King

13. Who was chief creator and the main writer of The Goon Show?
Spike Milligan

14.  Who starred as Roger Thornhill in the Hitchcock film North by Northwest?  If you know his birth name you get a bonus point.
Cary Grant - Archibald Leach

15.  Who wrote and originally performed the song Johnny B. Goode?
Chuck Berry

16.  True or False - Richie Valens did not speak Spanish and learned the lyrics to La Bamba phonetically?
True

17.  Which record label did Elvis Presley sign to in 1954, was it Sun Records, Jupiter Records or Mercury Records?
Sun Records

18.  The Oscar winning movie 'Around the World in 80 Days' was released in 1956 starring David Niven.  The film was based on whose book, which was published in 1873?
Jules Verne

19.  In 1956 a vaccine for this disease, developed by Dr Jonas Salk, was first marketed. What was this disease?
Polio

20.  What was the first rock and roll record to top the pop charts in both the US and UK?  The recording also re-entered the UK Singles Chart in the 1960s and 1970s, and it is widely considered to be the song that, more than any other, brought rock and roll into mainstream culture around the world.  (Extra Point for the band)
"Rock Around the Clock" - Bill Haley & His Comets



 

[zico]

50’s Quiz

1. In 1959, Fidel Castro became leader of which country? 

2.  Which 50s TV cowboy has a horse named Trigger?

3.  Who released the song ‘Tutti Frutti’ in 1957?

4.  Who, in the 1956 FA Cup Final, played the final 15 minutes of the match with a broken neck?

5.  The coronation of Elizabeth II took place in which year?

6.  Which UK prime minister succeeded Winston Churchill in 1955?

7.  Who was president of the US for the majority of the 1950s?

8.  Marlon Brando won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in which film in 1955?

9.  What was the name of the television show that aired from 1951 to 1957 and featured Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz?

10.  Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film "Roman Holiday" in 1954?

11.  What was the name of the musical duo known for hits like "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and "Wake Up Little Susie"?

12.  What was the name of the American musician known as "The King of the Blues"?

13. Who was chief creator and the main writer of The Goon Show?

14.  Who starred as Roger Thornhill in the Hitchcock film North by Northwest?  If you know his birth name you get a bonus point.

15.  Who wrote and originally performed the song Johnny B. Goode?

16.  True or False - Richie Valens did not speak Spanish and learned the lyrics to La Bamba phonetically?

17.  Which record label did Elvis Presley sign to in 1954, was it Sun Records, Jupiter Records or Mercury Records?

18.  The Oscar winning movie 'Around the World in 80 Days' was released in 1956 starring David Niven.  The film was based on whose book, which was published in 1873?

19.  In 1956 a vaccine for this disease, developed by Dr Jonas Salk, was first marketed. What was this disease?

20.  What was the first rock and roll record to top the pop charts in both the US and UK?  The recording also re-entered the UK Singles Chart in the 1960s and 1970s, and it is widely considered to be the song that, more than any other, brought rock and roll into mainstream culture around the world.  (Extra Point for the band)




 

[mallard]

13 Thanks Zico

[only1billybonds]

14.

Cheers Zico 

[zebthecat]

15 today thanks zico.

[Westside]

16. Thanks Zico.

[easthammer]

15 thanks Zico

[zico]

40’s Quiz

1.  Anne Frank kept a diary documenting her life in hiding amid Nazi persecution during the German occupation.  In which city did she and her family hide?
Amsterdam

2.  What swimwear item was invented by French engineer Louis Réard in 1946?
Bikini

3.  During the Second World War who found fame as the “Forces Sweetheart”? 
Vera Lynn

4.  During World War 2 which singer was known as ‘The iconic singing cowboy’?
Gene Autry

5.  Who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States after his death in 1945?
Harry S. Truman

6.  Who was the British monarch throughout the 1940s?
King George VI

7.  Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the 1940s?
Joseph Stalin

8.  Who was the iconic Hollywood actress who set fashion trends in the 1940s and starred in films like “The Philadelphia Story”?
Katharine Hepburn

9.  Who was the famous American baseball player that retired in 1947 after 20 seasons with the New York Yankees and married Marilyn Monroe in 1954?
Joe DiMaggio

10.  Who was the infamous FBI director who started his tenure in the 1940s?
John Edgar Hoover

11. In 1945, a young English actress famed for her beautiful eyes starred in a film called 'National Velvet'. Who was she?
Elizabeth Taylor

12. Which UK born American citizen broadcast his first USO (United Service Organizations) show over the radio in May 1941. During the next 50 years he became synonymous with entertaining troops during wartime. Who was he?
Bob Hope

13.  Prior to becoming a best-selling author this writer organized the British intelligence group "30 Assault Unit" in 1942 and is credited with planning "Operation Golden Eye", a tactic to defend Gibraltar if Germany invaded Spain. Which writer was it?
Ian Fleming

14.  In 1948 Queen Wilhelmina abdicated and was succeeded by Princess Juliana, who became Queen of which country?
Netherlands

15. Orson Welles directed, produced and starred in which groundbreaking film in 1941?
Citizen Kane

16.  Can you tell me the name of the band leader who disappeared in a plane crash in 
December 1944?  
Glenn Miller

17.  Which world-famous American monument was left incomplete in 1941 when it’s sculptor Gutzon Borglum died. The last details were completed by his son, Lincoln Borglum.
Mount Rushmore

18. "The Third Man" a 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed, and starring Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt, Orson Welles as Harry Lime and Trevor Howard as Major Calloway. takes place in which city?
Vienna

19.  Which Fashion Designers "New Look", introduced in 1947, featured rounded shoulders, a cinched waist, and a very full skirt?
Christian Dior

20.  In 1948, who became the first president of Israel?
Chaim Weizmann

 

[zico]

40’s Quiz

1.  Anne Frank kept a diary documenting her life in hiding amid Nazi persecution during the German occupation.  In which city did she and her family hide?

2.  What swimwear item was invented by French engineer Louis Réard in 1946?

3.  During the Second World War who found fame as the “Forces Sweetheart”? 

4.  During World War 2 which singer was known as ‘The iconic singing cowboy’?

5.  Who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States after his death in 1945?

6.  Who was the British monarch throughout the 1940s?

7.  Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the 1940s?

8.  Who was the iconic Hollywood actress who set fashion trends in the 1940s and starred in films like “The Philadelphia Story”?

9.  Who was the famous American baseball player that retired in 1947 after 20 seasons with the New York Yankees and married Marilyn Monroe in 1954?

10.  Who was the infamous FBI director who started his tenure in the 1940s?

11. In 1945, a young English actress famed for her beautiful eyes starred in a film called 'National Velvet'. Who was she?

12. Which UK born American citizen broadcast his first USO (United Service Organizations) show over the radio in May 1941. During the next 50 years he became synonymous with entertaining troops during wartime. Who was he?

13.  Prior to becoming a best-selling author this writer organized the British intelligence group "30 Assault Unit" in 1942 and is credited with planning "Operation Golden Eye", a tactic to defend Gibraltar if Germany invaded Spain. Which writer was it?

14.  In 1948 Queen Wilhelmina abdicated and was succeeded by Princess Juliana, who became Queen of which country?

15. Orson Welles directed, produced and starred in which groundbreaking film in 1941?

16.  Can you tell me the name of the band leader who disappeared in a plane crash in 
December 1944?  

17.  Which world-famous American monument was left incomplete in 1941 when it’s sculptor Gutzon Borglum died. The last details were completed by his son, Lincoln Borglum.

18. "The Third Man" a 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed, and starring Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt, Orson Welles as Harry Lime and Trevor Howard as Major Calloway. takes place in which city?

19.  Which Fashion Designers "New Look", introduced in 1947, featured rounded shoulders, a cinched waist, and a very full skirt?

20.  In 1948, who became the first president of Israel?


 

[mallard]

16 Thanks

[zebthecat]

19 today thanks zico

[only1billybonds]

11 today.

Cheers Zico 

[easthammer]

14 Thanks Zico

[Westside]

17. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

I must say Rathbone and Bruce are still "the" Holmes and Watson for me....

30’s Quiz

1.  Which two iconic superheroes were introduced in comic books in 1938 & 1939? Point for each
Superman and Batman

2.  What did Ladislao José Biro invent in 1938?
Ballpoint pen

3.  Which Country won the 1934 FIFA World Cup?
Italy

4.  In the 1939 film ‘The Wizard of Oz’, Judy Garland played the title character, but what was Dorothy’s surname?
Gale

5.  What are Larry, Curly and Moe better known as?
The Three Stooges

6.  Which building, then the tallest in the world, was completed in May 1931? 
The Empire State Building – New York

7.  King Kong' premiered in New York in March 1933, who was its female star?
Fay Wray

8.  Jesse Owens performed spectacularly well at the 1936 Olympics winning four gold medals.  In which city was it held?
Berlin

9.  Which famous dog was introduced in 1930?
Pluto (Disney)

10.  The film The Hound of the Baskervilles was released on March 31st, 1939.  Basil Rathbone (Holmes) and Nigel Bruce (Watson) appeared together in how many Holmes films from 1939 through to 1946, was it 13, 14 or 15?
Fourteen

11.  A licensing agreement is signed by A. A. Milne, granting Stephen Slesinger U.S. and Canadian merchandising rights to which literary character?
Winnie-the-Pooh

12.  What was the name of the airship that crashed in New Jersey in May 1937?
The Hindenburg

13.  For what crime was gangster Al Capone sentenced to 11 years jail in October 1931?
Tax Evasion

14.  In the 1931 film Frankenstein who starred as the monster?
Boris Karloff

15.  Which singing and dancing child actor was the number one box office draw in the US from 1935 to 1938?
Shirley Temple

16.  What did King Edward VIII do in December 1936?
Abdicated

17.  True or False - Birdseye launched the first frozen food in 1930
True

18.  World War Two broke out on September 1st, 1939, but which war ended 5 months earlier?
The Spanish Civil War

19.  Name the New York Yankees Baseball player who was diagnosed with a disease which in the US is commonly connected to his name?
Lou Gehrig “Disease”(ALS or Motor Neurone Disease)

20.  What type of biscuit was invented by Ruth Graves Wakefield in 1938?
Chocolate Chip Cookie
 

[zico]

30’s Quiz

1.  Which two iconic superheroes were introduced in comic books in 1938 & 1939? Point for each

2.  What did Ladislao José Biro invent in 1938?

3.  Which Country won the 1934 FIFA World Cup?

4.  In the 1939 film ‘The Wizard of Oz’, Judy Garland played the title character, but what was Dorothy’s surname?

5.  What are Larry, Curly and Moe better known as?

6.  Which building, then the tallest in the world, was completed in May 1931? 

7.  King Kong' premiered in New York in March 1933, who was its female star?

8.  Jesse Owens performed spectacularly well at the 1936 Olympics winning four gold medals.  In which city was it held?

9.  Which famous dog was introduced in 1930?

10.  The film The Hound of the Baskervilles was released on March 31st, 1939.  Basil Rathbone (Holmes) and Nigel Bruce (Watson) appeared together in how many Holmes films from 1939 through to 1946, was it 13, 14 or 15?

11.  A licensing agreement is signed by A. A. Milne, granting Stephen Slesinger U.S. and Canadian merchandising rights to which literary character?

12.  What was the name of the airship that crashed in New Jersey in May 1937?

13.  For what crime was gangster Al Capone sentenced to 11 years jail in October 1931?

14.  In the 1931 film Frankenstein who starred as the monster?

15.  Which singing and dancing child actor was the number one box office draw in the US from 1935 to 1938?

16.  What did King Edward VIII do in December 1936?

17.  True or False - Birdseye launched the first frozen food in 1930

18.  World War Two broke out on September 1st, 1939, but which war ended 5 months earlier?

19.  Name the New York Yankees Baseball player who was diagnosed with a disease which in the US is commonly connected to his name?

20.  What type of biscuit was invented by Ruth Graves Wakefield in 1938?

 

[zico]

Great scores,  I'm making these too easy! 

[Westside]

20. Thanks Zico.