the Weekly Blog wk13
Here’s one for the petrol heads. There is a FREE car 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 Friendlies and Euro 24 qualifiers
Car 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 Launched in 1989, the luxury vehicle brand Lexus is owned by which Japanese car giant?
2 Which two numbers currently feature on new cars registration plates?
3 What was the name of Andy Green’s car in which he became the first to break the supersonic land speed record in 1997?
4 What colour was the General Lee, the car in the Dukes Of Hazzard’?
5 The annual ‘Bug Jam’ festival, that has taken place at the Santa Pod Raceway since 1987, celebrates which model of car?
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?
This week's favourite one-liner
I just got rid of all my Dusty Springfield records. Now I just don’t know what to do with my shelf.
This week in History
24 Mar 1199 King Richard I was wounded by a crossbow bolt that led to his death on 6th April.
24 Mar 1905 Jules Verne died.
24 Mar 1921 Oliver Hardy married Myrtle Reeves.
24 Mar 1989 The Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels of crude oil into the sea after running aground off Alaska.
25 Mar 1655 Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, was discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
25 Mar 2005 Jennifer Aniston filed for divorce from Brad Pitt.
26 Mar 1982 Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder released the single ‘Ebony & Ivory’.
27 Mar 1625 Charles I became King of England, Scotland and Ireland.
27 Mar 1871 The first international rugby union match took place between Scotland and England.
27 Mar 1977 Two Boeing 747s collided on a foggy runway in Tenerife in the deadliest aviation accident in history.
27 Mar 1995 Take That released ‘Back for Good’ that went to No. 1 in 31 countries.
27 Mar 1998 The Food and Drug Administration approved Viagra for use.
28 Mar 1891 Edward Lawrence won the first world weightlifting championship.
28 Mar 2017 The world’s largest dinosaur footprint was found in Western Australia measuring 1.7m.
28 Mar 1930 Turkish cities Constantinople and Angora change their names to Istanbul and Ankara.
28 Mar 1995 Julia Roberts divorced Lyle Lovett after less than 2 years of marriage.
29 Mar 1871 Royal Albert Hall was opened by Queen Victoria.
29 Mar 1886 John Pemberton brewed the first batch of Coca-Cola in his backyard in Atlanta.
29 Mar 1927 Sunbeam 1000hp breaks the land speed record and becomes the first car to exceed 200mph.
29 Mar 1974 NASA’s Mariner 10 became the first space probe to fly by Mercury.
29 Mar 1974 The Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province in China.
29 Mar 2017 Theresa May invoked Article 50 formally beginning the UK’s exit from the EU.
30 Mar 1979 Airey Neave MP died after a car bomb exploded as he exited the Palace of Westminster.
30 Mar 1981 President Ronald Reagan was shot by a would-be assassin.
30 Mar 1981 ‘Chariots of Fire’ starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson was released.
30 Mar 2002 The Queen Mother died.
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WHO’S CELEBRATING? This week’s birthdays
Mariah Carey 55
Jessie J 35
Quentin Tarantino 61
Lady Gaga 38
Vince Vaughn 54
Tess Daly 55
Elle Macpherson 60
Celine Dion 56
MC Hammer 62
Scott Mills 50
Eric Clapton 79
Tracy Chapman 60
Logan Paul 29
Randy Orton 44
Susan Boyle 63
Chris Evans 58
Ewan McGregor 53
Jennifer Capriati 48
Angus Young 69
John Major 81
Eric Idle 81
David Gower 67
Beth Tweddle 39
Penelope Keith 84
Paul Gambaccini 75
Linford Christie 64
Piers Morgan 59
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 is the last part of the body to die?
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.