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1
Which iconic gadget was first released on November 10th 2001?
The Zune
The iPod
USB Flash Drive
Motorola RAZR V3
2
Who won the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of the UK in May 1997?
Marc Roberts (Mysterious Woman)
Bettina Soriat (One Step)
Debbie Scerri (Let Me Fly)
Katrina and the Waves (Love Shine a Light)
3
Will it ever stop? Which soap celebrated it’s 5000
th
episode in 2015?
Coronation Street
Eastenders
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
4
Which year saw the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, explosion of the Challenger shuttle and the release of Addicted to love?
1982
1988
1984
1986
5
Who won the Eurovision song contest for the UK in 1981 with the song ‘Making your mind up’?
Black Lace
Bucks Fizz
Brotherhood of Man
Boyzone
6
In 2010, what Google App did we say goodbye to?
Circles
Wave
Hangouts
Cheerio
7
What product did Apple first release in 2010?
iPad
Macbook
Apple Watch
iPod
8
In which film did Mel Gibson play a character called Rocky Rhodes?
The Patriot
Chicken Run
What Women Want
Signs
9
How many characters were originally allowed in a ‘Tweet’ when Twitter first launched in 2006?
280
140
180
120
10
Which 90s cartoon character is this?
Jane
Gretchen
Daria
Ginger
11
What royal couple tied the knot in 2010?
Harry and Meghan
William and Catherine
Beatrice and Edoardo
Andrew and Fergie
12
Which controversial book by Salman Rushdie, caused the Supreme Leader of Iran, to call for Rushdie’s assassination?
Watchmen
Midnight's Child
The Satantic Verses
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
13
Which country’s football team won Euro 2008?
Sweden
Portugal
Germany
Spain
14
What's the first name of the adventurer Dr Jones, played by Harrison Ford, in the Indiana Jones film series?
Henry
Francis
Jack
Robert
15
What App was launched in 2012 to ensure no one was left behind in trying to find the right person?
Tinder
POF
Bumble
Happn
16
On release in 1998, how much did the GameBoy Colour cost in the Argos Catalogue?
£85.00
£69.00
£99.99
£55.00
17
The 'historical' TV series Blackadder, was written by Rowan Atkinson, Ben Elton and which other writer?
Richard Curtis
Carla Lane
Ricky Gervais
Steve Pemberton
18
What is J.K. Rowling’s first name?
Jean
Juliet
Joanne
Janet
19
Mentioned by astronomers in 1846, observed via telescope in 1984, which planet's 5 rings were not confirmed until 1989?
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
20
Which country had its name officially changed to ‘The Republic of the Union of Myanmar’ in 1989?
Sarawak
Burma
Ceylon
Burkina Faso
21
Which longest-running American cartoon sitcom started in December 1989, is still going strong?
Family Guy
South Park
The Big Bang Theory
The Simpsons
22
Which U.S. rapper shot to fame with the single ‘Because I Got High’ in 2000?
Ludacris
Afroman
Lil' Bow Wow
Lil Wayne
23
What was the stunt-filled comedy show starring Dom Jolly called?
Trigger Happy TV
Bo' Selecta!
Smack the Pony
The League of Gentlemen
24
Which 90s American sitcom starred John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart and Joseph Gordon-Levitt?
3rd Rock from the Sun
Everybody Loves Raymond
Frasier
The Nanny
25
Which boy band, consist of A.J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell?
NSYNC
The Backstreet Boys
Boyzone
Westlife
26
What was the name of the sheep which was the first to be cloned from an adult cell?
Flossie
Dolly
Betty
Dotty
27
Which children's clay character, from Aardman Animations, came to our screens in ‘Take Hart’ and ‘Amazing Adventures’?
Pingu
Shaun the Sheep
Carl
Morph
28
In 2000 it was suggested that which TV pub should change its name to the Boozy Newt?
The Woolpack
The Queen Victoria
The Rovers Return
The Dog in the Pond
29
The operating system MS-DOS was rebranded as PC DOS by IBM in 1981. What does the letter 'D' stand for?
Dynamic
Disk
Data
Digital
30
What was the first name of the FBI character ‘Mulder’ in TV sci-fi show the X-Files?
Frank
Felix
Fox
Finn
31
Who won the first series of ‘Pop Idol’ in 2002?
Gareth Gates
Darius Danesh
Sam Nixon
Will Young
32
On release in 1997, how much did the Tamagotchi cost in the Argos Catalogue?
£9.50
£19.99
£12.50
£15.00
33
2018 saw the release of which film?
Bohemian Rhapsody
Zootopia
Batman V Superman
Toy Story 4
34
Which artist got a massive round of applause in 2013, 3 years after answering the Telephone?
Beyoncé
Lady Gaga
Madonna
Rhianna
35
Which 90s cartoon character is this?
Dexter
Tommy
Chuckie
Doug
36
In the children’s television series ‘Bodger and Badger’, what was Badger’s favourite food?
Mashed potato
Cheese
Baked Beans
Smash
37
Which 2001 Steven Spielberg film saw Haley Joel Osment playing a robotic boy trying to earn the love of his human mother
Short Circuit 2
Astro Boy
I, Robot
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
38
Who was the male champion of Wimbledon (singles) in 2014?
Novak Djokovic
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Andy Murray
39
Which mission made a successful landing on a Comet in 2014?
Mission Impossible
Origins
Space X
Rosetta
40
After years of playing a good game, we said goodbye to who in 2017?
Cilla Black
Denis Norden
Bruce Forsyth
Victoria Wood