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Weekly Blog wk12 2024 – including a FREE London themed quiz
Mar
the Weekly Blog wk12
Hi there! There is a FREE 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
International Break
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 Which London building is home to the beefeaters? Is it Buckingham Palace, Tower of London or Burger King?
2 How many train stations are there on a London Monopoly board?
3 In the early 1930’s, Phyllis Pearsall worked 18 hours a day walking the 3000 miles around the streets of London researching the contents of the first of which best-selling book?
4 Selhust Park is home to which London football club?
5 In 1947, who married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at London’s Westminster Abbey?
6 The London skyscraper that stands at St Mary’s Axe, shares its nickname with which pickled cucumber?
7 Which London building admitted paying visitors for the first time during the summer of 1993?
8 How many capsules are there on the London Eye?
9 According to Zoopla’s property rich list, how many of the 20 highest value streets in the UK are in London?
10 Which area of London is rhyming slang for teeth?
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St Patrick’s Themed Quiz – NOW AVAILABLE!!
This week's favourite one-liner
I’ve just managed to burn 2,000 calories in 30 minutes – the pizza is absolutely ruined.
This week in History
17 Mar 1845 The rubber band was patented by Stephen Perry of London.
17 Mar 2008 Paul McCartney divorced Heather Mills.
18 Mar 1965 Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov stepped out of his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for the first spacewalk.
18 Mar 1967 The supertanker Torrey Canyon ran aground off the Cornish coast.
18 Mar 2017 Chuck Berry died.
19 Mar 1882 The first stone was laid for the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí.
19 Mar 1932 The Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened.
19 Mar 1976 Princess Margaret separated from the Earl of Snowdon.
19 Mar 2008 Arthur C Clarke died.
20 Mar 1616 Sir Walter Raleigh was freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.
20 Mar 1991 Michael Jackson signed $65 million six album deal with Sony Records.
20 Mar 1999 Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opened.
20 Mar 2020 Kenny Rogers died.
21 Mar 1871 Otto von Bismarck was appointed the first Chancellor of the German Empire.
21 Mar 1961 The Beatles made their first appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
21 Mar 2006 The social media site Twitter was founded.
22 Mar 1906 The first England vs France rugby union match was played in Paris.
22 Mar 1934 The first Masters Tournament was held at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.
22 Mar 1963 The Beatles released their debut album Please Please Me.
22 Mar 1984 Andrew Lloyd Webber married Sarah Brightman.
22 Mar 1997 14 year old Tara Lipinski became the youngest women’s World Figure Skating Champion.
22 Mar 1997 Comet Hale–Bopp reached its closest approach to Earth.
23 Mar 1888 The Football League, the world’s oldest professional association football league, met for the first time.
23 Mar 1985 Billy Joel married his ‘Uptown Girl’ Christie Brinkley.
23 Mar 2001 The Russian Mir space station crashed back to Earth landing in the Pacific Ocean near Fiji.
23 Mar 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson put the UK into its first national Covid 19 lockdown.
23 Mar 2021 The Ever Given container ship ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal for six days.
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WHO’S CELEBRATING? This week’s birthdays
Spike Lee 67
Ronaldinho 44
Gary Oldman 66
Reese Witherspoon 48
William Shatner 93
Andrew Lloyd Webber 76
Damon Alban 56
Mo Farah 41
Russell Howard 44
Chaka Khan 71
The Undertaker 59
Tommy Hilfiger 73
Mary Berry 89
Elton John 77
Sarah Jessica Parker 59
Diana Ross 80
Steve Tyler 75
Matthew Broderick 62
Paul Merson 56
Timothy Dalton 78
Beverley Knight 51
Steve Redgrave 62
Mike Atherton 56
Jason Kenny 36
Lord Sugar 77
Richard O’Brien 82
Steve Norman 64
Cathy Dennis 55
Melanie Blatt 49
Richard Coles 62
Keira Knightley 39
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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)
What’s the hardest thing about sky diving?
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Make sure to check back next week for a brand new Weekly Blog post. In the mean while check out this week’s quizzes. Brand new quiz content all ready to download and use on your quiz event.
