the Weekly Blog wk05-2025
There’s a London themed quiz included this week. Welcome to WEEKLY BLOG, available online and as a pdf download that you can print and take with you. Packed with additional content to assist quiz hosts, DJs and presenters.
Mid-week football taking place this week

Wed 29 Jan
8.00 Aston Villa v Celtic
8.00 Barcelona v Atalanta
8.00 Girona v Arsenal
8.00 Manchester City v Club Brugge
8.00 PSV v Liverpool
Thu 30 Jan
8.00 FCSB v Manchester United
8.00 Rangers v Union Saint-Gilloise
8.00 Tottenham v Elfsborg
London Themed Quiz
Each week there is a great themed quiz , so you can include an extra round or simply use as additional quiz content. The answers are on the PDF download, just click the download button at the bottom of this page.
1 What became London’s highest building in 1710 and remained so for 253 years?
2 From which London building did the SAS rescue 26 hostages in 1980?
3 What was the name of the pub in ‘An American Werewolf In London, whose regulars warned David and Jack to keep off the moors?
4 Which London tourist attraction was built in 1869, badly damaged by fire in May 2007, and restored and reopened to the public in April 2012?
5 In 2002, which London Street, traditionally the home of the UK’s newspaper industry, marked the 300th anniversary of the first daily paper?


6 Which is the only location south of the River Thames on a London Monopoly board?
7 Selhust Park is home to which London football club?
8 Which famous public school was founded in 1571 by John Lyon and named after the borough of London where it is situated?
9 Which park is home to London Zoo?
10 Which two main London railway stations have the word “Cross” in their names?
This week's favourite one-liner
First Rule Of Rick Astley Club. You Know The Rules and So Do I.
This week in History
26 Jan 1788 The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sailed into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
26 Jan 1905 The world’s largest diamond, the Cullinan, that weighs 3,106.75 carats was found.
26 Jan 1926 John Logie Baird gave the first demonstration of the television.
26 Jan 1934 The Apollo Theatre reopened in Harlem, New York City.
26 Jan 1950 India became a republic.
26 Jan 2009 Nadya Suleman give birth to the world’s first surviving octuplets.
27 Jan 1956 Elvis Presley released ‘Heartbreak Hotel’.
27 Jan 1967 Three astronauts died in the Apollo 1 tragedy.
27 Jan 1984 Michael Jackson was burned whilst filming a Pepsi commercial.
27 Jan 1995 Eric Cantona was fined £20,000 and banned from football over his kung fu-style attack on a fan.
27 Jan 2010 Apple announced the iPad.
28 Jan 1547 Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, became King of England on his father’s death.
28 Jan 1591 Agnes Sampson was executed in Edinburgh accused of witchcraft.
28 Jan 1624 Sir Thomas Warner found the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island of Saint Kitts.
28 Jan 1754 Sir Horace Walpole coined the word serendipity in a letter to a friend.
28 Jan 1813 Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was first published in the UK.
28 Jan 1896 Walter Arnold of East Peckham became the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8 mph, 2mph over the speed limit.
28 Jan 1938 Rudolf Caracciola broke the land speed record on a public road in a Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen at 268.9 mph.
28 Jan 1956 Elvis Presley made his first national television appearance.
28 Jan 1958 The Lego company patented the design of its bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
28 Jan 1965 The current design of the Flag of Canada was chosen by an act of Parliament.
28 Jan 1985 Supergroup USA for Africa recorded ‘We Are the World’, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.
28 Jan 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated shortly after lift-off, killing all seven on board.
29 Jan 1856 The Victoria Cross was established to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.
29 Jan 1861 Kansas became the 34th US State.
29 Jan 1886 Karl Benz patented the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
30 Jan 1649 Charles I of England was executed.
30 Jan 1661 Oliver Cromwell was ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he deposed.
30 Jan 1826 The Menai Suspension Bridge was opened connecting Anglesey to the Welch mainland.
30 Jan 1847 Yerba Buena in California was renamed San Francisco.
30 Jan 1858 Manchester’s Halle Orchestra gave its first concert.
30 Jan 1920 The Japanese carmaker Mazda was founded.
30 Jan 1948 Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.
30 Jan 1965 Sir Winston Churchill was given a full state funeral.
30 Jan 1969 The Beatles’ played what became their last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London.
30 Jan 1982 Richard Skrenta wrote the first computer virus, 400 lines of code disguised as an Apple boot program called ‘Elk Cloner’.
30 Jan 2020 The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
31 Jan 1606 Four of the conspirators of the Gunpowder Plott including Guy Fawkes were executed for treason.
31 Jan 1747 The first venereal diseases clinic opened at London Lock Hospital.
31 Jan 1971 Apollo 14 headed for the Moon.
31 Jan 1983 A new law was introduced making it compulsory for British drivers and front-seat passengers to wear seatbelts.
31 Jan 2000 Serial killer Harold Shipman was jailed for life.
31 Jan 2020 The UK’s membership within the European Union ceased in accordance with Article 50, after 47 years.
31 Jan 2023 The last Boeing 747 was delivered.
1 Feb 1884 The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
1 Feb 1950 The first prototype of the MiG-17 made its maiden flight.
1 Feb 1952 TV detector vans were rolled out to track down users of unlicensed TV sets.
1 Feb 1964 The Beatles had their first No.1 single in the US with ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’.
1 Feb 1995 Richey Edwards from the Manic Street Preachers went missing.
1 Feb 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry killing all seven astronauts on-board.
1 Feb 2013 The Shard in London opened its viewing gallery to the public.
WHO’S CELEBRATING? This week’s birthdays
26 Jan Ellen DeGeneres 67
26 Jan Anita Baker 67
26 Jan Andrew Ridgeley 62
26 Jan Jose Mourinho 62
26 Jan Sergio Perez 35
27 Jan Nick Mason 81
27 Jan Mimi Rogers 69
27 Jan Ruben Amorim 40
28 Jan Jamie Carragher 47
28 Jan Nick Carter 45
28 Jan Elijah Wood 44
28 Jan Jessica Ennis-Hill 39
28 Jan Roman Kemp 32
28 Jan HRVY 26
29 Jan Tom Selleck 80
29 Jan Tony Blackburn 82
29 Jan Tim Healy 73
29 Jan Oprah Winfrey 71
29 Jan Adam Lambert 43
29 Jan Rag ‘n’ Bone Man 40
29 Jan Giovanna Fletcher 40
30 Jan Gene Hackman 95
30 Jan Boris Spassky 88
30 Jan Phil Collins 74
30 Jan Christian Bale 51
30 Jan Olivia Colman 51
30 Jan Peter Crouch 44
30 Jan Kid Cudi 41
31 Jan Gemma Collins 44
31 Jan Justin Timberlake 44
1 Feb Gavin Henson 43
1 Feb Darren Fletcher 41
1 Feb Harry Styles 31

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THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR
Here’s one that made me laugh but didn’t make it onto this week’s quizzes and was left on the cutting room floor. (answer on the pdf download)
Without which element would a female become a male?
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