(Taken from a quiz held on 09 September 2024)

1. Which country’s national football club, often dubbed the worst team in the world, won their first ever competitive match last week when they beat Liechtenstein 1-0?
2. Which band, who formed at Leeds College of Music, won the Mercury Music Prize last week for their album ‘This could be Texas’?
3. Which actress, pop singer and entrepreneur officially became a billionaire last week, largely due to the success of her makeup line Rare Beauty?
4. What headline-grabbing TV show, which starred actors Toby Jones and Monica Dolan, won Best TV Drama of the Year at the National TV Awards?
5. Actor James Earl Jones passed away this weekend. Most famous for voicing Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies, he also provided the voice for what Disney animated character?

11. Now You’re Gone by Basshunter, I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry, Mercy by Duffy
12. I Turn to You by Melanie C, Spinning Around by Kylie Minogue, Rock DJ by Robbie Williams
13. Return of the Mac by Mark Morisson, Killing me Softly by the Fugees, The Macarena by Los Del Rio
14. This Time I Know It’s For Real by Donna Summer, All Around the World by Lisa Stansfield, Like a Prayer by Madonna
15. Take a Chance on Me by ABBA, Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush, You’re The One That I Want by John Travolta & Olivia Newton John

21. On this day in 1543, what royal title was given to Mary Stuart, who at the time was just 9 months old?
22.  On this day in 1928, what  major medical breakthrough was discovered by Scottish physician Alexander Fleming?
23. On this day in 1945, an animal named Mike animal famously survived being decapitated, living a full 18 months before finally dying in 1947. Did he survive 18 days, 18 weeks or 18 months?
24. On this day in 1964, the movie A Fistful of Dollars was released in theatres. It was the first major starring role for what enormously popular American actor?
25. On this day in 1978, the last known death was recorded from what infectious disease?

26. The very first official Pixar movie was, famously, Toy Story. What was the second?
27. In the film WALL-E, the title character is obsessed with which classic Barbra Streisand musical?
28. Which popular American actor provided the voices for both Chick Hicks in Cars and Ken in Toy Story 3?
29. What is the name of the family restaurant which features in Toy Story and also appears as an easter egg in virtually every other Pixar movie?
30. In Monsters inc. by what name is Mary Gibbs better known?

31. Primarily made in the Southern states of America, what popular style of whiskey takes its name after one of the major royal dynasties of France?
32. Born in Nice in 1807, what Italian revolutionary figure is often referred to as The Father of Modern Italy
33. In which American state is the city of Baltimore located?
34. In the British peerage system, what noble title sits bellow an Earl but above a Baron?
35. What connects the answers to questions 31-34?

36. Uncle Deadly
37. Buckethead
38. Lew Zealand
39. Crazy Harry
40. Paddy Boom