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The world's biggest passenger plane - a the double-decker - has successfully taken off on its maiden test flight on 27 April 2005. What is the Airbus called? ~~~~~ Picture 2
This is a still taken of a famous place, during the religious Passover festival in Jerusalem, what is the place called. ~~~~~ Picture 3
Greenpeace protesters scaled the Hull home of which political figure, in April 2005, to fit solar panels to the roof? ~~~~~ Picture 4
He was last year's (2004) "Royal Television Society's Presenter of the Year", he was a co-presenter on BBC's "Watchdog" for many years, more recently he was a presenter on GMTV. Who is he? ~~~~~ Tie Breaker Eamonn Holmes has just left GMTV - the Breakfast TV channel - he was Britain's longest serving Breakfast TV presenter - racking up how many years? ~~~~~ Quiz Answers below - no cheating on the answers! Scroll Down : : : : : : : : : : 1 Current Affairs: Name the person who delayed his own wedding, so he could go to the funeral of the pope in early April 2005. A: Prince Charles. 2 General: According to Amnesty International figures, the country with the most strict punishments and executions is either: China, Afghanistan or Russia... Which one? A: China. 3 Showbiz: Who is the famous wife of Kevin Federline? Is it: Cameron Diaz, Demi Moore or Britney Spears? A: Britney Spears. 4 General: What is the oldest fully authenticated age to which any human has ever lived, and she died in 1997. A: 122 years and 164 days (Jeanne-Louise Calment, born in France February 21, 1875, died August 4, 1997. 5 General: If you were driving in Malta, would you drive on the left or the right side of the road? A: Left. 6 Sport: Which female middle distance runner, was "BBC Sports Personality Of The Year in 2004", and she plans to retire this year at Sheffield's Arena? A: Kelly Holmes. 7 True or False? April 2005 saw a new pope elected, he took the name: Benedict XVII (17th)... true or false? A: False, its Benedict the XVI (16th). 8 Phobias: If you had Wiccaphobia, would you have a phobia about Wicker baskets, witches and witchcraft, or Sheffield city centre? A: Witches and witchcraft. 9 Genealogy: A persons surname is sometimes an indication of his ancestors profession, for instance: Faulkner was a falconer or falcon trainer. What would a Fletcher have made? A: Arrow maker. 10 Transport: Which brothers were generally credited with inventing the first aeroplane capable of a short, sustained flight, back in 1903. A: Wilbur and Orville Wright\Wright Brothers. 11 Board Games: On a UK Monopoly Game board, what square is represented in between Pall Mall and Whitehall - those are the purple ones? A: Electric Company. 12 Music: Barry Alan Pinkus, is or was, the real name of which one of the following artists: Barry Manilow, Barry White or Barry Blue? A: Barry Manilow. 13 Who Is It? He won an Oscar in 1971 for his portrayal of a mute village idiot in Ryan's Daughter. made a CBE in 1960, knighted in 1976. On Saturday 23 April 2005 he passed away aged 97. A: Sir John Mills. 14 Sport: Which famed football club are nicknamed The Blues, or alternatively: The Pensioners? A: Chelsea. 15 Music: In the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, the UK entry was titled "Just a Little Bit" - it reached position 8 - but for which singer? A: Gina G. 16 TV: Who plays the role of Alfie Moon, on BBC1's Eastenders? A: Shane Richie. Picture 1 Q: The world's biggest passenger plane - a the double-decker - has successfully taken off on its maiden test flight on 27 April 2005. What is the Airbus called? A: Its the A380. ~~~~~ Picture 2 Q: This is a still taken of a famous place, during the religious Passover festival in Jerusalem, what is the place called A: The Wailing Wall. ~~~~~ Picture 3 Q: Greenpeace protesters scaled the Hull home of which political figure, in April 2005, to fit solar panels to the roof? A: Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. ~~~~~ Picture 4 Q: He was last year's (2004) "Royal Television Society's Presenter of the Year", he was a co-presenter on BBC's "Watchdog" for many years, more recently he was a presenter on GMTV. Who is he? A: John Stapleton. ~~~~~ Tie Breaker Q: Eamonn Holmes has just left GMTV - the Breakfast TV channel - he was Britain's longest serving Breakfast TV presenter - racking up how many years? A: Twelve years.
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