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Failte. With a little help from these 'headlines' (Fiachra's zany humour at work), can you earn 150 points? Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Fiachra. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Fiachra

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
189,189

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
4411

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: marianjoy (14/15), Caper71 (11/15), ladyp1214 (10/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. 'No queues for Booze'. (16 January 1920, USA). What had happened? Hint

Influenza

Bar strike

Prohibition

Later closing time

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Question 2 of 15

2. 'A perfect ten for the young lady'. About whom was this remark made in Montreal at the Olympics in 1976? Hint

Nadia Comaneci

Marilyn Monroe

Nelli Kim

Twiggy

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Question 3 of 15

3. 'It's official. Dads have their day'. 1966. Which US president made that announcement? Hint

Johnson

Nixon

Kennedy

Ford

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Question 4 of 15

4. 'Who the dickens are you?' Which of these Dickens characters did Queen Elizabeth II find in her bedroom on 9th July 1982? Hint

Fagan

Dodger

Scrooge

Pickwick

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Question 5 of 15

5. 'Out of this world'. 28 April 2001. How much, if anything, did Dennis Tito pay to be the first space tourist? Hint

$10m

$20m

$5m

Went free

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Question 6 of 15

6. 'We are not amused, Superbrat'. Wimbledon 1983 and 1984. Which US tennis player earned the title 'Superbrat' from the UK tabloids?

Answer: (Last name or first and last names)

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Question 7 of 15

7. 'A swan among dams'. July 21, 1970. On what great river is the Aswan dam built? Hint

Orange

Limpopo

Congo

Nile

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Question 8 of 15

8. 'We are not alone'. 31 December 1924. Which scientist made that now famous remark? Hint

Hubble

Hawking

Clarke

Einstein

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Question 9 of 15

9. 'Can this "can" er, er, work?' What product was sold for the first time in canned form on January 24, 1935? Hint

Meat

Beer

Fish

Tomatoes

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Question 10 of 15

10. 'Lost but never forgotten'. Which famous aviator was lost on July 2, 1937? Hint

Charles Lindbergh

Alcock and Brown

'Wrong Way' Corrigan

Amelia Earhart

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Question 11 of 15

11. 'Kitchen Talks'. June 24, 1959. Which future US president debated with Krushchev in Moscow? Hint

Reagan

Nixon

Kennedy

Carter

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Question 12 of 15

12. 'NY in 4 hours '. May 24, 1976. What famous plane reduced flying time from Europe to NY to less than 4 hours?

Answer: (One word - 8 letters)

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Question 13 of 15

13. 'Fool, fool the first of April'. 1 April 1957. According to a famous joke played by the BBC what grew on the tree in Ticino? Hint

Rubber bands

Money

Spaghetti

Peanuts

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Question 14 of 15

14. 'This lady really is first'. 20 July 1960. What job was Mrs. Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon), the first to hold? Hint

UN Secretary

Prime Minister

Ambassador

President

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Question 15 of 15

15. 'Wrong way voyage ends in glory'. 6 August 1971. Which of these UK sailors had sailed East to West in 292 days? Hint

Chay Blyth

Francis Chichester

Alec Rose

Robin Knox-Johnston

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'No queues for Booze'. (16 January 1920, USA). What had happened?

Answer: Prohibition

'The production, sale and transportation of alcohol' was prohibited by law. The door was opened to smuggling, bath tub gin and the speak easy, among other things.

2. 'A perfect ten for the young lady'. About whom was this remark made in Montreal at the Olympics in 1976?

Answer: Nadia Comaneci

She was the darling of the press at the Olympics that year in gymnastics. She was just 14 and came from Romania.

3. 'It's official. Dads have their day'. 1966. Which US president made that announcement?

Answer: Johnson

Sonora Smart honoured her dad, who, as a single parent had reared six children on a farm in Washington. That was way back in 1910. It took a long time to become official, the third Sunday in June is now Fathers Day.

4. 'Who the dickens are you?' Which of these Dickens characters did Queen Elizabeth II find in her bedroom on 9th July 1982?

Answer: Fagan

She awoke to find him sitting on the end of her bed. She handled the situation very well keeping him talking. When he asked for a cigarette she called the footman to get him one, and that was how he was caught.

5. 'Out of this world'. 28 April 2001. How much, if anything, did Dennis Tito pay to be the first space tourist?

Answer: $20m

There were interesting pre-conditions to his holiday: not to sue if injured, pay for anything he broke and only to sleep in the Russian section of the International Space Station.

6. 'We are not amused, Superbrat'. Wimbledon 1983 and 1984. Which US tennis player earned the title 'Superbrat' from the UK tabloids?

Answer: John McEnroe

Pat Cash described John McEnroe as the greatest player who ever walked out on to the court, while admitting he sometimes crosses over the line of good behaviour.

7. 'A swan among dams'. July 21, 1970. On what great river is the Aswan dam built?

Answer: Nile

This Soviet funded project created Lake Nasser, which provides electricity for Egypt.

8. 'We are not alone'. 31 December 1924. Which scientist made that now famous remark?

Answer: Hubble

He was speaking of the existence of other galaxies.

9. 'Can this "can" er, er, work?' What product was sold for the first time in canned form on January 24, 1935?

Answer: Beer

This was done by the Krueger Brewing Company of Richmond Virginia.

10. 'Lost but never forgotten'. Which famous aviator was lost on July 2, 1937?

Answer: Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart and her navigator Frederick J. Noonan disappeared over the Pacific. Various rumours and theories still abound but no one can explain what happened.

11. 'Kitchen Talks'. June 24, 1959. Which future US president debated with Krushchev in Moscow?

Answer: Nixon

At a US exhibition in Moscow of model kitchens Nixon and Krushchev met, and an informal debate took place on the merits of a market driven economy and socialism.

12. 'NY in 4 hours '. May 24, 1976. What famous plane reduced flying time from Europe to NY to less than 4 hours?

Answer: Concorde

The idea was brilliant, maybe ahead of its time. The cost guaranteed it was only for the rich. The noise caused major problems especially in built up areas.

13. 'Fool, fool the first of April'. 1 April 1957. According to a famous joke played by the BBC what grew on the tree in Ticino?

Answer: Spaghetti

In a much more innocent age, the BBC ran a documentary narrated by one of their top political journalists, Richard Dimbleby, with a clip showing people harvesting spaghetti from a tree in Switzerland. Some viewers laughed, some wanted to buy a tree, others did not see the joke.

14. 'This lady really is first'. 20 July 1960. What job was Mrs. Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon), the first to hold?

Answer: Prime Minister

She was the world's first female prime minister. She only took up politics when her husband was assassinated. Some, perhaps unkindly, nicknamed her 'the weeping widow', as she frequently burst into tears while campaigning in the first year after his death.

15. 'Wrong way voyage ends in glory'. 6 August 1971. Which of these UK sailors had sailed East to West in 292 days?

Answer: Chay Blyth

This was a truly remarkable achievement sailing against prevailing tides and winds. He got a hero's welcome in England, especially from the then Prime Minister Edward Heath who loved sailed.

Source: Author Fiachra

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