the Weekly Blog wk18
Summer is just around the corner and there is a fab Life’s A Beach’ 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
Thu 2 May
8.00 Aston Villa v Olympiakos
Life's A Beach 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 Spanish resort is generally the top destination for UK holidaymakers attracting around 1.5 million Brits per year?
2 Which ocean rolls onto the beaches of Gran Canaria?
3 Which holiday island is home to the resorts of Sidari, Mesongi and Benitses?
4 Which beach is home to the Icon, Infusion and Avalanche?
5 Which D Day beach shares its name with a US State? Is it Texas, Utah, Washington or Arizona?
6 Over 1 million people crammed onto which famous beach seventeen years ago to watch the Rolling Stones live on stage?
7 In which decade did Brighton open the UK’s first nudist beach?
8 Which word popped-up during the pandemic describing a holiday spent in the UK rather than heading for the popular beach resorts abroad?
9 Which Californian surf beach shares its name with an alcoholic brand?
10 Which seaside town was the first to have its name running through the middle of a stick of rock?
This week's favourite one-liner
My neighbour said my dog was chasing someone on a motorbike. I said I don’t think so. My dog can’t even ride a motorbike!
This week in History
28 Apr 1789 Fletcher Christian led a mutiny on HMS Bounty against its captain William Bligh in the South Pacific.
28 Apr 1881 Billy the Kid escaped from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
28 Apr 1887 Europe’s first motor race was won by The Marquis de Dion on a steam-powered quadricycle built by French toymaker and engineer Georges Bouton. He was the only participant.
28 Apr 1919 Leslie Irvin made the first free-fall parachute jump.
28 Apr 1923 Wembley Stadium was opened and initially named as the Empire Stadium.
28 Apr 1937 Pan Am introduced the first commercial flights across the Pacific.
28 Apr 1940 Glenn Miller recorded ‘Pennsylvania 6-5000’.
28 Apr 1969 Charles de Gaulle resigned as President of France.
28 Apr 1973 Pink Floyd’s album ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ began a record-breaking run on the album charts.
28 Apr 2001 The first space tourist headed into space.
28 Apr 2003 Andre Agassi recaptured the world No.1 ranking becoming the oldest top-ranked male in ATP history.
29 Apr 1770 James Cook arrived in Australia at Botany Bay, which he named.
29 Apr 1958 ‘My Fair Lady’ opened in London to a rapturous reception.
29 Apr 1967 Aretha Franklin released ‘Respect, written by Otis Redding.
29 Apr 1980 Alfred Hitchcock died.
29 Apr 1990 Wrecking cranes began tearing down the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate.
29 Apr 2011 Prince William married Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey.
30 Apr 1789 George Washington became the first President of the United States of America.
30 Apr 1859 Charles Dickens’ ‘A Tale Of Two Cities’ was first published.
30 Apr 1905 Albert Einstein completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich.
30 Apr 1947 Boulder Dam in Nevada was renamed Hoover Dam.
30 Apr 1952 Anne Frank’s diary was published in English.
30 Apr 1952 Mr Potato Head became the first toy advertised on TV.
30 Apr 1980 The Iranian Embassy siege began in London.
30 Apr 1989 World Wide Web (WWW) was first launched in the public domain by CERN scientist Tim Berners-Lee.
30 Apr 1993 The world number one women’s tennis player, Monica Seles, was stabbed in the back during a quarter-final match in Hamburg.
30 Apr 1994 F1 driver Roland Ratzenberger was killed in a crash during qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix.
01 May 1840 The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, was issued.
01 May 1851 Queen Victoria opened The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London.
01 May 1931 The Empire State Building opened in New York City.
01 May 1939 Batman first appeared in Detective Comics No.27.
01 May 1941 ‘Citizen Kane’ directed by Orson Welles had its premiere in New York City.
01 May 1974 Alf Ramsey was sacked as England Manager.
01 May 1978 Bianca Jagger filed for divorce from Rolling Stone singer Mick Jagger after 7 years of marriage.
01 May 1994 Three-time F1 World Champion Ayrton Senna was killed in an accident at the San Marino Grand Prix.
01 May 1999 The body of British climber George Mallory was found on Mount Everest, 75 years after he disappeared.
01 May 1999 SpongeBob SquarePants made his TV debut.
02 May 1194 King Richard I gave Portsmouth its first royal charter.
02 May 1536 Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, was arrested and imprisoned charged with adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
02 May 1568 Mary, Queen of Scots, escaped from Lochleven Castle.
02 May 1611 The King James Version of the Bible was published for the first time.
02 May 1969 The Queen Elizabeth 2 ocean liner set off on her maiden voyage to New York City.
02 May 1982 The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sank the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
02 May 1986 The City of Chernobyl was evacuated six days after the disaster.
02 May 1997 Donald Trump and Marla Maples announced they are separating.
02 May 1998 The European Central Bank was founded in Brussels.
02 May 2008 ‘Iron Man’ the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was released.
02 May 2011 Osama bin Laden was killed by the US special forces in Pakistan.
02 May 2016 Leicester City won the English Premier League title after starting the season at 5,000-1 odds.
03 May 1968 The first heart transplant in Britain was carried out at the National Heart Hospital in London.
03 May 1973 The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago became the world’s tallest building.
03 May 1979 Margaret Thatcher won the general election and became the first female British Prime Minister the following day.
03 May 1999 Stephen Hendry beat Mark Williams for a record seventh World Snooker Championship.
03 May 2021 Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates announced their divorce after 27 years.
04 May 1859 The Royal Albert Bridge linking Devon and Cornwall by rail was opened.
04 May 1953 The Duke of Edinburgh was awarded his pilot’s wings.
04 May 1959 The first Grammy Awards took place.
04 May 2000 Ken Livingstone was voted London Mayor.
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WHO’S CELEBRATING? This week’s birthdays
Dwayne Johnson 52
David Beckham 49
Princess Charlotte 9
Donatella Versace 69
Lily Allen 39
Engelbert Humperdinck 88
Frankie Valli 90
Vernon Kay 50
Michelle Pfeiffer 66
Mark Morrison 52
Rory McIlroy 35
Mike Dirnt 52
Adele 36
George Clooney 63
Bob Seger 79
Tommy Fury 25
Joanna Lumley 78
Travis Scott 33
Gal Gadot 39
Alan Titchmarsh 75
Phil Vickery 63
Jimmy White 62
Ben Elton 65
Kate Garraway 57
Craig David 43
Kirsten Dunst 42
Olivia Attwood 33
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 usually stays stuck in a corner but gets to travel the world?
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.