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Weekly Blog wk37 2024 – including a FREE Dogs themed quiz
Sep
the Weekly Blog wk37
There is a FREE Dogs 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
Monday 9 Sep (UEFA Nations League)
7.45 Montenegro v Wales
Tuesday 10 Sep (UEFA Nations League)
7.45 England v Finland
7.45 Republic of Ireland v Greece
Dogs 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 According to their name, which part of Great Britain is originally home to the dogs known lovingly to their owners as Westies?
2 Which area of London is famous for its power station and its dogs home?
3 Which breed of dog shares its name with a brand of collectable miniature metal toy vehicles?
4 Which well-known saying was coined from raccoon hunting with dogs?
5 In 2002, which senior member of the Royal Family became the first to be convicted of a criminal offence after pleading guilty to a charge under the dangerous dogs act?
6 The quick brown what, jumps over the lazy dog in the sentence to practise key board skills?
7 What is the name of the Darling family dog in the ‘Peter Pan stories?
8 Which Gilbert O’Sullivan chart-topper was an order from the singer to his dog?
9 Which word is a contagious disease in dogs and a method of painting?
10 Which P was the name of the dog that found the Jules Rimet Trophy after it was stolen just before the 1966 World Cup finals?
This week's favourite one-liner
I see the man who took Ryanair to court after his luggage went missing has lost his case.
This week in History
8 Sep 1504 Michelangelo’s statue of David was unveiled in Florence.
8 Sep 1960 Alfred Hitchcock’s film ‘Psycho’ starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh was released.
8 Sep 1986 ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ was first broadcast.
8 Sep 1966 ‘Star Trek’ made its TV debut starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy.
8 Sep 2001 Kylie Minogue’s single ‘I Just Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ was released.
8 Sep 2009 Peter Andre and Katie Price were divorced after 3 years of marriage.
8 Sep 2022 Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle.
9 Sep 1543 Mary Stuart, at nine months old, was crowned ‘Queen of Scots’.
9 Sep 1956 Elvis Presley appeared on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ for the first time.
9 Sep 2015 Queen Elizabeth II became Great Britain’s longest-reigning monarch at 63 years and seven months, beating the previous record set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.
10 Sep 1894 London taxi driver George Smith became the first to be fined for drunk driving.
10 Sep 1977 The guillotine was last used as a means of execution in a French prison.
10 Sep 1991 Nirvana released ‘Smells like Teen Spirit’.
10 Sep 1993 ‘The X-Files’ starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson made its TV debut.
11 Sep 1985 Sri Lanka won their first Test Cricket victory, beating India by 149 runs.
11 Sep 2001 The 9/11 attacks on the US.
11 Sep 2008 A major fire in the Channel Tunnel resulted in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.
12 Sep 1962 President Kennedy delivered his “We choose to go to the Moon” speech.
12 Sep 2003 Johnny Cash died.
12 Sep 2005 England won the Ashes for the first time since 1987.
13 Sep 122 Building began on Hadrian’s Wall.
13 Sep 1501 Michelangelo began work on his statue David.
13 Sep 1965 The Beatles released the single ‘Yesterday’.
13 Sep 1969 ‘Scooby-Doo Where are You’ made its TV debut.
13 Sep 1985 Super Mario Bros was first released, starting the Super Mario series of platform games.
13 Sep 2001 Iain Duncan Smith became the new Tory leader.
14 Sep 1982 Princess Grace of Monaco died following a car crash near Monte Carlo.
14 Sep 2000 Microsoft released Windows Me.
WHO’S CELEBRATING? This week’s birthdays
Jennifer Hudson 43
Niall Horan 31
Stella McCartney 53
Prince Harry 40
Tommy Lee Jones 78
Jimmy Carr 52
Brendan O’Carroll 69
Nick Jonas 32
David Copperfield 68
Baz Luhrmann 62
Bobby Davro 66
Zak Starkey 59
Sophie Dahl 47
Des Lynam 82
Damon Hill 64
Pixie Geldof 34
Darren Gough 54
Ken Doherty 55
Flo Rida 45
If you are compiling a quiz for a work group. Here are some great BLOG POSTS all about how to create work group quizzes with some great tricks and tips. Click on the pic below and have a read.
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 tastes better than it smells?
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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.
