QUIZ: Derry Now Weekly Quiz: Week 15

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Derry Now Weekly Quiz: Test Your Knowledge!

Put your knowledge to the test with the Derry Now Weekly Quiz! Challenge yourself with a variety of questions ranging from general knowledge to local insights about Derry and its culture.

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R1: General Knowledge: Q1: The official Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos were hacked last week in a scam involving which currency?

US Dollars

GB Pounds

Bitcoin

Euro

Q2: Lithuania borders what body of water?

Baltic Sea

North Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Pacific Ocean

Q3: Which of these is NOT a Balearic Island?

Menorca

Tenerife

Ibiza

Majorca

Q4: What company did the founders of YouTube work for before creating the video sharing site?

Napster

Ebay

PayPal

Facebook

Q5: Lone Star is the official beer of which US state?

Montana

Louisiana

Alabama

Texas

R2: Local Knowledge: Q1: Which Voice Kids coach did Moneyneena singing sensation Dara McNicholl opt for after getting four chair turns?

Will.I.Am

Paloma Faith

Danny Jones

Pixie Lott

Q2: Which County Derry town was mentioned in the PHA statement about a Covid-19 cluster in the county?

Limavady

Dungiven

Coleraine

Magherafelt

Q3: In what year was Derry the inaugural UK City of Culture?

2010

2011

2012

2013

Q4: The statue of 'Cushy Glen' sits in which County Derry country park?

Claudy

Roe Valley

Banagher Glen

Kilfennan

Q5: Complete the 'Back Home in Derry' lyric: For Australia bound, if we didn't all _____.

Die

Perish

Drown

Founder

R3: We give you the author, you complete the title of these famous books. Q1: Harper Lee: To Kill a _______.

Canary

Jaybird

Mockingbird

Sparrow

Q2: F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great ______.

Hunger

Famine

Gatsby

Depression

Q3: Ralph Ellison: _______ Man.

Baseball

Invisible

Working

Local

Q4: Charlotte Bronte: Jane ______.

Eyre

Doe

Left

D'Arcy

Q5: Leo Tolstoy: ______ and Peace.

Surrender

Quiet

War

Conflict

R4: Music: Q1: Who had a 2010 hit with 'The Lazy Song'?

Rihanna

Bruno Mars

Eminem

Gnarls Barkley

Q2: Rihanna banned fans from bringing what item to her UK concerts in 2008?

Lighters

Flares

Umbrellas

Bottles

Q3: Which County Donegal bar, opened in 1968, is synonymous with the band 'Clannad'?

Teach Hiúdaí Beag

Leo's Tavern

The Seaview

Sharkey's

Q4: Which American soul artist died in a plane crash in Wisconsin in 1967?

Jimi Hendrix

Otis Redding

Marvin Gaye

Donny Hathaway

Q5: What colour of Christmas did Elvis Presley sing about?

Blue

White

Green

Red

R5: Can you name the movie from the screengrab? Q1:

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

The Hobbit

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Q2:

The Inbetweeners Movie

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Kevin and Perry Go Large

White Lines

Q3:

Toy Story 2

A Bug's Life

Frozen

Q4:

The Wolf of Wall Street

Titanic

Inception

The Revenant

Q5:

Pirates of the Carribean

Amadeus

Pride and Prejudice

Rob Roy

QUIZ: Derry Now Weekly Quiz: Week 15

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