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Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.
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Random Trivia 12
1. Which organization has the motto: 'Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity'?
The FBI
2. Who asks the quiz questions in the TV series 'Only Connect'?
Victoria Coren Mitchell
3. What does the last 'A' in the acronym BAFTA stand for?
Arts (The British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
4. Which 2016 film stars Ryan Gosling as a jazz pianist and Emma Stone as an aspiring actress?
La La Land
5. Who shot John Lennon? And how old was John Lennon when he died? Point for each
Mark Chapman. John Lenon was 40.
6. Which former Manchester United footballer is a presenter on the BBC daytime show Homes Under the Hammer?
Dion Dublin
7. Patented in 1979, which fruit is a cross between a blackberry and a red raspberry, and is named after a Scottish river?
Tayberry
8. Where is Queen Maud Land?
Antarctica
9. Which two countries fought the Football War in 1969? Point for each.
El Salvador and Honduras
10. Which food brand name is a French term for a large, covered earthenware or metal cooking pot?
Marmite
11. Which song did Susan Boyle sing on her audition for Britain's Got Talent in 2009?
I Dreamed a Dream (from Les Misérables)
12. Which sort of acid is found in a car battery?
Sulfuric acid
13. How many rooms in the game of Cluedo contain secret passages?
Four (the four corner rooms)
14. Can you name the older brother of the Krays?
Charlie
15. Are the majority of African countries north or south of the equator?
North
16. In 2007, baggage-handler John Smeaton became a national hero by tackling fleeing terrorists at which airport?
Glasgow Airport
17. What animal is the logo of the website Tripadvisor?
Owl
18. In 1967, 'Flowers in the Rain' achieved pop fame by being the first what?
First record played on Radio 1
19. What was first known as the 'Pluto Platter'?
The frisbee
20. How many hit songs did Elvis Presley write?
None - Elvis did not write any of his own songs, and he was upfront about this fact during his lifetime.
1. Which organization has the motto: 'Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity'?
The FBI
2. Who asks the quiz questions in the TV series 'Only Connect'?
Victoria Coren Mitchell
3. What does the last 'A' in the acronym BAFTA stand for?
Arts (The British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
4. Which 2016 film stars Ryan Gosling as a jazz pianist and Emma Stone as an aspiring actress?
La La Land
5. Who shot John Lennon? And how old was John Lennon when he died? Point for each
Mark Chapman. John Lenon was 40.
6. Which former Manchester United footballer is a presenter on the BBC daytime show Homes Under the Hammer?
Dion Dublin
7. Patented in 1979, which fruit is a cross between a blackberry and a red raspberry, and is named after a Scottish river?
Tayberry
8. Where is Queen Maud Land?
Antarctica
9. Which two countries fought the Football War in 1969? Point for each.
El Salvador and Honduras
10. Which food brand name is a French term for a large, covered earthenware or metal cooking pot?
Marmite
11. Which song did Susan Boyle sing on her audition for Britain's Got Talent in 2009?
I Dreamed a Dream (from Les Misérables)
12. Which sort of acid is found in a car battery?
Sulfuric acid
13. How many rooms in the game of Cluedo contain secret passages?
Four (the four corner rooms)
14. Can you name the older brother of the Krays?
Charlie
15. Are the majority of African countries north or south of the equator?
North
16. In 2007, baggage-handler John Smeaton became a national hero by tackling fleeing terrorists at which airport?
Glasgow Airport
17. What animal is the logo of the website Tripadvisor?
Owl
18. In 1967, 'Flowers in the Rain' achieved pop fame by being the first what?
First record played on Radio 1
19. What was first known as the 'Pluto Platter'?
The frisbee
20. How many hit songs did Elvis Presley write?
None - Elvis did not write any of his own songs, and he was upfront about this fact during his lifetime.
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Random Trivia 12
1. Which organization has the motto: 'Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity'?
2. Who asks the quiz questions in the TV series 'Only Connect'?
3. What does the last 'A' in the acronym BAFTA stand for?
4. Which 2016 film stars Ryan Gosling as a jazz pianist and Emma Stone as an aspiring actress?
5. Who shot John Lennon? And how old was John Lennon when he died? Point for each
6. Which former Manchester United footballer is a presenter on the BBC daytime show Homes Under the Hammer?
7. Patented in 1979, which fruit is a cross between a blackberry and a red raspberry, and is named after a Scottish river?
8. Where is Queen Maud Land?
9. Which two countries fought the Football War in 1969? Point for each.
10. Which food brand name is a French term for a large, covered earthenware or metal cooking pot?
11. Which song did Susan Boyle sing on her audition for Britain's Got Talent in 2009?
12. Which sort of acid is found in a car battery?
13. How many rooms in the game of Cluedo contain secret passages?
14. Can you name the older brother of the Krays?
15. Are the majority of African countries north or south of the equator?
16. In 2007, baggage-handler John Smeaton became a national hero by tackling fleeing terrorists at which airport?
17. What animal is the logo of the website Tripadvisor?
18. In 1967, 'Flowers in the Rain' achieved pop fame by being the first what?
19. What was first known as the 'Pluto Platter'?
20. How many hit songs did Elvis Presley write?
1. Which organization has the motto: 'Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity'?
2. Who asks the quiz questions in the TV series 'Only Connect'?
3. What does the last 'A' in the acronym BAFTA stand for?
4. Which 2016 film stars Ryan Gosling as a jazz pianist and Emma Stone as an aspiring actress?
5. Who shot John Lennon? And how old was John Lennon when he died? Point for each
6. Which former Manchester United footballer is a presenter on the BBC daytime show Homes Under the Hammer?
7. Patented in 1979, which fruit is a cross between a blackberry and a red raspberry, and is named after a Scottish river?
8. Where is Queen Maud Land?
9. Which two countries fought the Football War in 1969? Point for each.
10. Which food brand name is a French term for a large, covered earthenware or metal cooking pot?
11. Which song did Susan Boyle sing on her audition for Britain's Got Talent in 2009?
12. Which sort of acid is found in a car battery?
13. How many rooms in the game of Cluedo contain secret passages?
14. Can you name the older brother of the Krays?
15. Are the majority of African countries north or south of the equator?
16. In 2007, baggage-handler John Smeaton became a national hero by tackling fleeing terrorists at which airport?
17. What animal is the logo of the website Tripadvisor?
18. In 1967, 'Flowers in the Rain' achieved pop fame by being the first what?
19. What was first known as the 'Pluto Platter'?
20. How many hit songs did Elvis Presley write?
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I'd have got about 7 of those, 8 with a good tail wind.
Thanks, anyway - wandering through the questions is still fun.
Thanks, anyway - wandering through the questions is still fun.
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1985 Quiz
1. In 1985 people were scanning the skies to try and see what?
Halley's Comet (visible every 75-79 years)
2. To which year does Marty McFly return in the DeLorean in Back to The Future?
1955
3. 1985 saw the death of which internationally celebrated British designer?
Laura Ashley
4. Mary Whitehouse complained to the BBC in 1985 about which new primetime soap opera?
Eastenders
5. Who was murdered during the Broadwater Farm Riot in 1985?
PC Keith Blakelock
6. What was the name of the battery powered tricycle unveiled by Clive Sinclair?
Sinclair C5
7. Which ship, owned by Greenpeace, was sunk while in New Zealand?
Rainbow Warrior
8. Who struck the putt that won the Ryder Cup for Europe, was it Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo or Sam Torrance?
Sam Torrance
9. Name the two stars of television’s Moonlighting? Point for each
Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis
10. Who became the youngest male tennis player ever to win a Wimbledon Men’s Singles title?
Boris Becker was seventeen
11. What was discovered after nearly 74 years on 1 September 1985?
The wreck of the RMS Titanic
12. Dennis Taylor beat Steve Davis in the World Snooker Championship Final. What was the score in frames?
18-17 – Taylor won on the final black.
13. In 1985, Phil Collins and Philip Bailey had success with a song called "Easy Lover." With which legendary funk group did Bailey sing?
Earth, Wind & Fire
14. Manchester United win the FA Cup for the sixth time in their history with a 1–0 win over Everton in the final at Wembley Stadium. The only goal of the game is scored by which young star?
Norman Whiteside
15. The fourteenth James Bond film is released, marking the seventh and final appearance by Roger Moore as the fictional secret agent after six films since 1973. Name the film?
A View to a Kill
16. Ruth Lawrence achieves a first in Mathematics at the University of Oxford, becoming the youngest British person ever to earn a first-class degree and the youngest known graduate of the university. How old was she, was it 11, 13 or 15?
13
17. Five people are found killed in the White House Farm murders in Essex. Who is still serving life imprisonment with a whole life tariff, meaning that he has no possibility of parole for the murders?
Jeremy Bamber
18. Which London hotel was bought by the Sultan of Brunei?
The Dorchester
19. The 1985 Gramophone Record of the Year was a version of Elgar's Violin Concerto by who?
Nigel Kennedy
20. In 1985 the death was announced of Roy Harold Scherer Jr. What was Roy better known as?
Rock Hudson
1. In 1985 people were scanning the skies to try and see what?
Halley's Comet (visible every 75-79 years)
2. To which year does Marty McFly return in the DeLorean in Back to The Future?
1955
3. 1985 saw the death of which internationally celebrated British designer?
Laura Ashley
4. Mary Whitehouse complained to the BBC in 1985 about which new primetime soap opera?
Eastenders
5. Who was murdered during the Broadwater Farm Riot in 1985?
PC Keith Blakelock
6. What was the name of the battery powered tricycle unveiled by Clive Sinclair?
Sinclair C5
7. Which ship, owned by Greenpeace, was sunk while in New Zealand?
Rainbow Warrior
8. Who struck the putt that won the Ryder Cup for Europe, was it Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo or Sam Torrance?
Sam Torrance
9. Name the two stars of television’s Moonlighting? Point for each
Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis
10. Who became the youngest male tennis player ever to win a Wimbledon Men’s Singles title?
Boris Becker was seventeen
11. What was discovered after nearly 74 years on 1 September 1985?
The wreck of the RMS Titanic
12. Dennis Taylor beat Steve Davis in the World Snooker Championship Final. What was the score in frames?
18-17 – Taylor won on the final black.
13. In 1985, Phil Collins and Philip Bailey had success with a song called "Easy Lover." With which legendary funk group did Bailey sing?
Earth, Wind & Fire
14. Manchester United win the FA Cup for the sixth time in their history with a 1–0 win over Everton in the final at Wembley Stadium. The only goal of the game is scored by which young star?
Norman Whiteside
15. The fourteenth James Bond film is released, marking the seventh and final appearance by Roger Moore as the fictional secret agent after six films since 1973. Name the film?
A View to a Kill
16. Ruth Lawrence achieves a first in Mathematics at the University of Oxford, becoming the youngest British person ever to earn a first-class degree and the youngest known graduate of the university. How old was she, was it 11, 13 or 15?
13
17. Five people are found killed in the White House Farm murders in Essex. Who is still serving life imprisonment with a whole life tariff, meaning that he has no possibility of parole for the murders?
Jeremy Bamber
18. Which London hotel was bought by the Sultan of Brunei?
The Dorchester
19. The 1985 Gramophone Record of the Year was a version of Elgar's Violin Concerto by who?
Nigel Kennedy
20. In 1985 the death was announced of Roy Harold Scherer Jr. What was Roy better known as?
Rock Hudson
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After Live Aid how well do you remember the rest of 1985? Answers will be later this evening.
1985 Quiz
1. In 1985 people were scanning the skies to try and see what?
2. To which year does Marty McFly return in the DeLorean in Back to The Future?
3. 1985 saw the death of which internationally celebrated British designer?
4. Mary Whitehouse complained to the BBC in 1985 about which new primetime soap opera?
5. Who was murdered during the Broadwater Farm Riot in 1985?
6. What was the name of the battery powered tricycle unveiled by Clive Sinclair?
7. Which ship, owned by Greenpeace, was sunk while in New Zealand?
8. Who struck the putt that won the Ryder Cup for Europe, was it Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo or Sam Torrance?
9. Name the two stars of television’s Moonlighting? Point for each
10. Who became the youngest male tennis player ever to win a Wimbledon Men’s Singles title?
11. What was discovered after nearly 74 years on 1 September 1985?
12. Dennis Taylor beat Steve Davis in the World Snooker Championship Final. What was the score in frames?
13. In 1985, Phil Collins and Philip Bailey had success with a song called "Easy Lover." With which legendary funk group did Bailey sing?
14. Manchester United win the FA Cup for the sixth time in their history with a 1–0 win over Everton in the final at Wembley Stadium. The only goal of the game is scored by which young star?
15. The fourteenth James Bond film is released, marking the seventh and final appearance by Roger Moore as the fictional secret agent after six films since 1973. Name the film?
16. Ruth Lawrence achieves a first in Mathematics at the University of Oxford, becoming the youngest British person ever to earn a first-class degree and the youngest known graduate of the university. How old was she, was it 11, 13 or 15?
17. Five people are found killed in the White House Farm murders in Essex. Who is still serving life imprisonment with a whole life tariff, meaning that he has no possibility of parole for the murders?
18. Which London hotel was bought by the Sultan of Brunei?
19. The 1985 Gramophone Record of the Year was a version of Elgar's Violin Concerto by who?
20. In 1985 the death was announced of Roy Harold Scherer Jr. What was Roy better known as?
1985 Quiz
1. In 1985 people were scanning the skies to try and see what?
2. To which year does Marty McFly return in the DeLorean in Back to The Future?
3. 1985 saw the death of which internationally celebrated British designer?
4. Mary Whitehouse complained to the BBC in 1985 about which new primetime soap opera?
5. Who was murdered during the Broadwater Farm Riot in 1985?
6. What was the name of the battery powered tricycle unveiled by Clive Sinclair?
7. Which ship, owned by Greenpeace, was sunk while in New Zealand?
8. Who struck the putt that won the Ryder Cup for Europe, was it Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo or Sam Torrance?
9. Name the two stars of television’s Moonlighting? Point for each
10. Who became the youngest male tennis player ever to win a Wimbledon Men’s Singles title?
11. What was discovered after nearly 74 years on 1 September 1985?
12. Dennis Taylor beat Steve Davis in the World Snooker Championship Final. What was the score in frames?
13. In 1985, Phil Collins and Philip Bailey had success with a song called "Easy Lover." With which legendary funk group did Bailey sing?
14. Manchester United win the FA Cup for the sixth time in their history with a 1–0 win over Everton in the final at Wembley Stadium. The only goal of the game is scored by which young star?
15. The fourteenth James Bond film is released, marking the seventh and final appearance by Roger Moore as the fictional secret agent after six films since 1973. Name the film?
16. Ruth Lawrence achieves a first in Mathematics at the University of Oxford, becoming the youngest British person ever to earn a first-class degree and the youngest known graduate of the university. How old was she, was it 11, 13 or 15?
17. Five people are found killed in the White House Farm murders in Essex. Who is still serving life imprisonment with a whole life tariff, meaning that he has no possibility of parole for the murders?
18. Which London hotel was bought by the Sultan of Brunei?
19. The 1985 Gramophone Record of the Year was a version of Elgar's Violin Concerto by who?
20. In 1985 the death was announced of Roy Harold Scherer Jr. What was Roy better known as?
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Have a good weekend all.
Live Aid 40th Anniversary Quiz
1. Which journalists reports on the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia for BBC World Service helped spark the aid relief movement?
Michael Buerk
2. The Live Aid 1985 concerts took place on 13th July 1985, six months after Bob Geldof and which other musician saw their co-written Band Aid single “Do They Know It’s Christmas” top the charts?
Midge Ure
3. Which Harvey promoted the Live Aid concert held at Wembley Stadium in London?
Goldsmith
4. On the day of Live Aid there were several concerts held worldwide but the two main events were at Wembley Stadium in London and The John F. Kennedy Stadium in which American city?
Philadelphia
5. Which entertainment legend and former broadcaster owned a fleet of helicopters and offered to assist backstage, ushering artists into helicopters, and flying some of them, ensuring the mammoth operation at Wembley ran smoothly?
Noel Edmonds
6. Which group opened the Wembley concert and for a bonus point name the song they played?
Status Quo - "Rockin' All over the World"
7. With which song did the group Queen open their set at Wembley?
Bohemian Rhapsody
8. Who performed the longest set at Live Aid, was it Elton John, Queen or David Bowie?
Elton John
9. Dressed in police uniforms which comedy duo helped to introduce Queen?
Mel Smith and Gryff Rhys Jones
10. Which singer sang three songs at Wembley which were “Why Can't We live together”, “Your Love Is King” and “Is It a Crime”?
Sade
11. Who joined Elton John to perform 'Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me'?
George Michael
12. Pink Floyd did not appear at Live Aid, Roger Waters had recently left the band, and things were a bit muddy between them. But which member did perform on stage at the event, playing the guitar for Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry?
David Gilmour
13. Who was the only performer to play at both the U.K. and U.S. venues, travelling to the U.S. by private helicopter and then Concorde?
Phil Collins
14. A video was shown on the big screens of Mick Jagger and David Bowie performing which Motown Song?
Dancing in the Street
15. Prince Charming, Adam Ant himself, appeared on stage at the Wembley live show for just one track, was it Goody Two Shoes, Puss 'n Boots or Vive Le Rock?
Vive Le Rock
16. David Bowie introduced a harrowing video of the tragedy unfolding in Ethiopia. What song accompanied the footage shown on the screens at Wembley?
Drive by The Cars
17. Paul McCartney’s microphone failed meaning those in the crowd could barely hear him sing which song?
Let it Be
18. Which famous band were hugely critical of their own performance at The John F. Kennedy Stadium and have since blocked broadcasts of the performance and withheld permission for it to be included on any DVD releases?
Led Zeppelin
19. Only one of these four performed at Live Aid in the US, which one? Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince.
Madonna
20. Which female singer opened the event at the JFK Stadium stating, "This is your Woodstock, and it's long overdue.”?
Joan Baez
Live Aid 40th Anniversary Quiz
1. Which journalists reports on the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia for BBC World Service helped spark the aid relief movement?
Michael Buerk
2. The Live Aid 1985 concerts took place on 13th July 1985, six months after Bob Geldof and which other musician saw their co-written Band Aid single “Do They Know It’s Christmas” top the charts?
Midge Ure
3. Which Harvey promoted the Live Aid concert held at Wembley Stadium in London?
Goldsmith
4. On the day of Live Aid there were several concerts held worldwide but the two main events were at Wembley Stadium in London and The John F. Kennedy Stadium in which American city?
Philadelphia
5. Which entertainment legend and former broadcaster owned a fleet of helicopters and offered to assist backstage, ushering artists into helicopters, and flying some of them, ensuring the mammoth operation at Wembley ran smoothly?
Noel Edmonds
6. Which group opened the Wembley concert and for a bonus point name the song they played?
Status Quo - "Rockin' All over the World"
7. With which song did the group Queen open their set at Wembley?
Bohemian Rhapsody
8. Who performed the longest set at Live Aid, was it Elton John, Queen or David Bowie?
Elton John
9. Dressed in police uniforms which comedy duo helped to introduce Queen?
Mel Smith and Gryff Rhys Jones
10. Which singer sang three songs at Wembley which were “Why Can't We live together”, “Your Love Is King” and “Is It a Crime”?
Sade
11. Who joined Elton John to perform 'Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me'?
George Michael
12. Pink Floyd did not appear at Live Aid, Roger Waters had recently left the band, and things were a bit muddy between them. But which member did perform on stage at the event, playing the guitar for Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry?
David Gilmour
13. Who was the only performer to play at both the U.K. and U.S. venues, travelling to the U.S. by private helicopter and then Concorde?
Phil Collins
14. A video was shown on the big screens of Mick Jagger and David Bowie performing which Motown Song?
Dancing in the Street
15. Prince Charming, Adam Ant himself, appeared on stage at the Wembley live show for just one track, was it Goody Two Shoes, Puss 'n Boots or Vive Le Rock?
Vive Le Rock
16. David Bowie introduced a harrowing video of the tragedy unfolding in Ethiopia. What song accompanied the footage shown on the screens at Wembley?
Drive by The Cars
17. Paul McCartney’s microphone failed meaning those in the crowd could barely hear him sing which song?
Let it Be
18. Which famous band were hugely critical of their own performance at The John F. Kennedy Stadium and have since blocked broadcasts of the performance and withheld permission for it to be included on any DVD releases?
Led Zeppelin
19. Only one of these four performed at Live Aid in the US, which one? Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince.
Madonna
20. Which female singer opened the event at the JFK Stadium stating, "This is your Woodstock, and it's long overdue.”?
Joan Baez
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On Sunday it is 40 years to the day since Live Aid,
Live Aid 40th Anniversary Quiz
1. Which journalists reports on the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia for BBC World Service helped spark the aid relief movement?
2. The Live Aid 1985 concerts took place on 13th July 1985, six months after Bob Geldof and which other musician saw their co-written Band Aid single “Do They Know It’s Christmas” top the charts?
3. Which Harvey promoted the Live Aid concert held at Wembley Stadium in London?
4. On the day of Live Aid there were several concerts held worldwide but the two main events were at Wembley Stadium in London and The John F. Kennedy Stadium in which American city?
5. Which entertainment legend and former broadcaster owned a fleet of helicopters and offered to assist backstage, ushering artists into helicopters, and flying some of them, ensuring the mammoth operation at Wembley ran smoothly?
6. Which group opened the Wembley concert and for a bonus point name the song they played?
7. With which song did the group Queen open their set at Wembley?
8. Who performed the longest set at Live Aid, was it Elton John, Queen or David Bowie?
9. Dressed in police uniforms which comedy duo helped to introduce Queen?
10. Which singer sang three songs at Wembley which were “Why Can't We live together”, “Your Love Is King” and “Is It a Crime”?
11. Who joined Elton John to perform 'Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me'?
12. Pink Floyd did not appear at Live Aid, Roger Waters had recently left the band, and things were a bit muddy between them. But which member did perform on stage at the event, playing the guitar for Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry?
13. Who was the only performer to play at both the U.K. and U.S. venues, travelling to the U.S. by private helicopter and then Concorde?
14. A video was shown on the big screens of Mick Jagger and David Bowie performing which Motown Song?
15. Prince Charming, Adam Ant himself, appeared on stage at the Wembley live show for just one track, was it Goody Two Shoes, Puss 'n Boots or Vive Le Rock?
16. David Bowie introduced a harrowing video of the tragedy unfolding in Ethiopia. What song accompanied the footage shown on the screens at Wembley?
17. Paul McCartney’s microphone failed meaning those in the crowd could barely hear him sing which song?
18. Which famous band were hugely critical of their own performance at The John F. Kennedy Stadium and have since blocked broadcasts of the performance and withheld permission for it to be included on any DVD releases?
19. Only one of these four performed at Live Aid in the US, which one? Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince.
20. Which female singer opened the event at the JFK Stadium stating, "This is your Woodstock, and it's long overdue.”?
Live Aid 40th Anniversary Quiz
1. Which journalists reports on the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia for BBC World Service helped spark the aid relief movement?
2. The Live Aid 1985 concerts took place on 13th July 1985, six months after Bob Geldof and which other musician saw their co-written Band Aid single “Do They Know It’s Christmas” top the charts?
3. Which Harvey promoted the Live Aid concert held at Wembley Stadium in London?
4. On the day of Live Aid there were several concerts held worldwide but the two main events were at Wembley Stadium in London and The John F. Kennedy Stadium in which American city?
5. Which entertainment legend and former broadcaster owned a fleet of helicopters and offered to assist backstage, ushering artists into helicopters, and flying some of them, ensuring the mammoth operation at Wembley ran smoothly?
6. Which group opened the Wembley concert and for a bonus point name the song they played?
7. With which song did the group Queen open their set at Wembley?
8. Who performed the longest set at Live Aid, was it Elton John, Queen or David Bowie?
9. Dressed in police uniforms which comedy duo helped to introduce Queen?
10. Which singer sang three songs at Wembley which were “Why Can't We live together”, “Your Love Is King” and “Is It a Crime”?
11. Who joined Elton John to perform 'Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me'?
12. Pink Floyd did not appear at Live Aid, Roger Waters had recently left the band, and things were a bit muddy between them. But which member did perform on stage at the event, playing the guitar for Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry?
13. Who was the only performer to play at both the U.K. and U.S. venues, travelling to the U.S. by private helicopter and then Concorde?
14. A video was shown on the big screens of Mick Jagger and David Bowie performing which Motown Song?
15. Prince Charming, Adam Ant himself, appeared on stage at the Wembley live show for just one track, was it Goody Two Shoes, Puss 'n Boots or Vive Le Rock?
16. David Bowie introduced a harrowing video of the tragedy unfolding in Ethiopia. What song accompanied the footage shown on the screens at Wembley?
17. Paul McCartney’s microphone failed meaning those in the crowd could barely hear him sing which song?
18. Which famous band were hugely critical of their own performance at The John F. Kennedy Stadium and have since blocked broadcasts of the performance and withheld permission for it to be included on any DVD releases?
19. Only one of these four performed at Live Aid in the US, which one? Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince.
20. Which female singer opened the event at the JFK Stadium stating, "This is your Woodstock, and it's long overdue.”?
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29 thanks Zico but I am gutted to have missed the full house. For real trouble, I had Massive Attack which seemed to fit 
As for Dire Straits didn't they become a really shit band when they merged with Chris Rea?
As for Dire Straits didn't they become a really shit band when they merged with Chris Rea?
