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The Rockafeller Skank (Round 179)

 

Sir Bruce Forsyth presented the BBC's pro-celebrity dance competition 'Strictly Come Dancing' with which female presenter between 2004 and 2013?

Tess Daly

 

Which US president was born in Lamar, Missouri in 1884 and served as the 33rd President, succeeding Eisenhower in 1945?

Harry S. Truman

 

Which 'O' is a small oval fruit with a hard stone which also gives it's name to a greyish-green colour?

Olive

 

It Happened in February (Round 2)

 

In February 1782 the forces of which country defeated the British to capture Menorca?

Spain

 

In 1909, Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland, announced the creation of what synthetic material?

Bakelite (the world's first synthetic plastic)

 

Which sportsman born in Macclesfield in 1977 has become the most successful sailor in Olympic history?

Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie (Ben)

 

Movies 2018 (Round 1)

T'Challa of the fictional African nation Wakanda is better known as which Marvel super hero who hit the big screens in early 2018?

Black Panther

 

Which American actor plays Scott Lang in 'Ant-Man and the Wasp'?

a) Paul Rudd b) Michael Douglas c) Bradley Cooper

a) Paul Rudd

 

'Solo' is latest release from which famous movie franchise?

Star Wars

 

February 2018 News Quiz (Round 1)

 

Which team won the 2018 NFL Super Bowl with a 41-33 victory over New England Patriots

a) Philadelphia Eagles b) New York Jets c) Dallas Cowboys

a) Philadelphia Eagles

 

British actor John Mahoney passed away this week. In which US sitcom did he play the cranky Martin Crane?

Frasier

 

England kicked off their Six Nations rugby union campaign with a 46-15 win over which opponent?

Italy

 

The Millau Viaduct (Round 178)

 

William I was the first of three kings from which House?

 

House of Normandy

 

 

Canadian James Naismith invented which sport?

 

Basketball

 

 

The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, spans the gorge valley of the River Tarn near Millau, in which country?

 

France

 

 

Rickets is caused by a lack of which vitamin?

 

D

 

 

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