From the author and opening line, can you name the book.

 

1) Douglas Adams - Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.

 

2) Louisa May Alcott - Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents, grumbled Jo, resting on the rug.

 

3) Roald Dahl - These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket.

 

 

Below are a series of 3 events from a particular year, but can you work out which? I suggest 2 points for the correct year and 1 point if you're only one year out.

I've repeated the clues below along with the answers.

 

Clues

1) Aberdeen FC beat Real Madrid to win the European Cup Winners Cup.

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ was shown on MTV for the first time.

‘Flashdance’ starring Jennifer Beals was one of the box office hits of the year.

 

2) The Terracotta Army was discovered in Xi’an, China

 

Here are a series of clues to famous people, past or present, whose birthday is in March. I’ve placed their birthday along with the answers below.

Clues

1) Lead singer and lyricist of the band Elbow

 

2) American filmmaker and actor who came to prominence in ‘Happy Days’ but has gone on to direct many well known films including ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and ‘Apollo 13 and won an oscar for Best Director for the film ‘A Beautiful Mind’’

 

 

Questions

1) What does a Bibliophile collect?

 

2) What is the name for a silk or cotton square with a spotted pattern tied around the head or neck?

 

3) Pecorino cheese is made from the milk of which type of animal?

 

4) Rabat is the capital of which African country?

 

5) Cheltenham Green Top, Crimson Globe, and Nutting’s Red Globe are all types of which vegetable?

 

6) Which country has the longest coastline?

 

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Questions

1) The song ‘You'll never Walk Alone’ was written for which film?

 

2) Which American president when referring to Margaret Thatcher said ‘She is the best man in England’?

 

3) The year 2022 is the Chinese year of the what? a) Tiger b) Horse c) Rat