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D'ye Ken John Peel?

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Dye Ken John Peel game quiz
"The DJ John Peel was a huge figure in the life of many people from my generation. Here are a few questions about the great man's life."

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1. What was the full birth name of John Peel?
    John Francis Leslie Houghton
    John Victor Roberts
    John Alan Watson
    John Robert Parker Ravenscroft


2. Which English football team did John Peel support?
    Ipswich Town
    Liverpool
    Manchester United
    Arsenal


3. Which public school did Peel attend?
    Malvern
    Merchant Taylors
    Hurstpierpoint
    Shrewsbury


4. In 1974 Peel married Sheila Gilhooly. By what nickname was she affectionately known?
    Cat
    Bear
    Moose
    Pig


5. Each of these four records was chosen by John Peel when he appeared on BBC Radio's "Desert Island Discs" in 1990. Which one, which he had long called his favourite, did he say he would take if he was only allowed one record?
    Handel's "Zadok The Priest"
    "It's Over" - Roy Orbison
    "Teenage Kicks" - The Undertones
    "Eat Y'self Fitter" - The Fall


6. On which Altered Images song did Peel provide whistling and backing vocals?
    I Could Be Happy
    Dead Pop Stars
    Happy Birthday
    Song Sung Blue


7. What was the name of the autobiography that Peel was writing at the time of his death?
    The Questing of Stempel Garamond
    An ABC of High Jumping
    Margrave of The Marshes
    Flying Cream Shots


8. The name John Peel was adopted when he came back to the UK and began work on which radio station?
    Radio London
    Radio Caroline
    Radio Luxembourg
    Radio One


9. What was the name of the first show that Peel presented when he joined Radio 1?
    The Perfumed Garden
    Top Gear
    Night Ride
    The John Peel Show


10. Who was producer of John Peel's Radio One shows from 1969 until the early 1990s and was best man at his wedding in 1974?
    Teddy Warwick
    Bernie Andrews
    John Walters
    Johnnie Walker

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