A quiz about events that have anniversaries in February

Ritchie Valens, J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and which other rock and roll musician were killed in a plane crash on 3rd Feb 1959?
Buddy Holly

Which country became the first to have a craft make a soft landing on the moon in Feb 1966?
Soviet Union

In 1971 who replaced Milton Obote as president of Uganda?
Idi Amin

Who is the Patriots Head coach who has been in charge for all of their Super Bowl wins?

In 1987, MARRS had a huge British acid house hit with which track?

Pump Up The Volume

Which of the following albums was the first to be released by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin record label?

a) Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield b) Diamond Dogs by David Bowie c) Country Life by Roxy Music

a) Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

Shape of You was a 2017 hit for which British artist?

Ed Sheeran

Which Australian actor won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1996 for Shine and Best Supporting Actor for Shakespeare in Love?
Geoffrey Rush

Who became Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics?
Cathy Freeman

Actor who starred in Neighbours from 1994 to 2000 and went on to star as Dr Robert Chase in the series House?
Jesse Spencer

The questions are based on events that happened in a January

The 'Yorkshire Ripper' was arrested in January 1981 following one of the largest police investigations ever. What was his real name?
Peter Sutcliffe

Why did the USA president Richard Nixon sign a bill in 1974 restricting the speed limit for cars to 55mph?
To conserve fuel during an OPEC embargo