Rookwood Sound
'The Quiz of the Week' with Sybil Fowler
Week 3 – 21st January 2007
Questions
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Can you answer the following
questions on various events in 2006? |
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1. |
In February 2006, the
largest cash robbery ever in Britain took place. What was the name of the
Swedish security company whose depot was robbed? |
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2. |
Who became the first UK
act to enter the top ten of the UK singles chart on downloads alone with
their song "Something Kinda Ooooh"? |
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3. |
In April 2006, a painting
called "Giudecca, La Donna Della Salute And San Giorgio" set a new
record auction price for a British artist when it sold for over 12 million
pounds. Who painted it? |
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4. |
Which TV show featured
both the actor and actress who won the Most Popular Actor and Most Popular
Actress awards at the National TV Awards in 2006? |
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5. |
In May 2006, who failed in
a high profile attempt to break the world record by holding his breath
underwater for longer than 8 minutes and 58 seconds? |
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6. |
Which celebrity couple
released a charity album in 2006 called "A Whole New World"? |
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7. |
Daniel Anderson won the
coach of the year award at the 2006 Sports Personality of the Year awards for
coaching in which sport? |
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8. |
In 2006, it was announced
that the murder of former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko was due to
poisoning by which chemical element? |
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9. |
Which actress gave birth
to a baby girl called Suri on April 18th 2006? |
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10. |
Which three England
footballers missed their penalty in the shoot-out with Portugal in the 2006
World Cup? |
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Can you
identify these 10 famous people? |
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the answers - click here!