QUIZ: Derry Now Weekly Quiz: Week 16

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Test Your Knowledge: Derry Now Weekly Quiz

Welcome to the Derry Now Weekly Quiz! Challenge yourself with a variety of questions spanning general knowledge, local facts, literature, music, and movies.

Whether you’re a trivia enthusiast or just looking to have some fun, this quiz provides an engaging way to test your knowledge and learn something new!

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25 Questions6 MinutesCreated by CuriousCheetah215

R1: General Knowledge: Q1: The UK government recently imposed a quarantine period for people travelling from which European country?

Italy

Spain

Greece

France

Q2: Michael Jacobson coined which phrase, usually used to describe takeaway food?

Fast Food

Quick Food

Take-out

Chippy

Q3: Which element is the primary component of steel wool?

Steel

Tungsten

Iron

Magnesium

Q4: Which worldwide technology company has its headquarters in Redmond, Washington?

Google

Apple

Microsoft

Samsung

Q5: Who became UK Prime Minister in 1997 following a landslide victory?

John Major

Gordon Brown

Tony Blair

David Cameron

R2: Local Knowledge: Q1: What national event did Derry host in 2013?

FAI Cup Final

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

All-Ireland Hurling Final

Irish Equestrian Grand Prix

Q2: Which Co Derry MP made headlines this week following another jibe at the Irish language?

Gregory Campbell

Jeffrey Donaldson

Jim Allister

Russell Watton

Q3: Which Co Derry rally driver is the current Young Driver of the Year?

Callum Devine

Timothy Cathcart

Josh McErlean

Niall McShea

Q4: Derry singer Conor McGinty recently topped the iTunes World Music Chart with which song?

The Town I Loved So Well

Back Home in Derry

The Gem Of The Roe

Home To The Heartland

Q5: In which area of Co Derry did The Woodland Trust discover a rare purple hairstreak butterfly?

Banagher Glen

Faughan Glen

Roe Valley

Benone Strand

R3: We give you an author and a book title. Fill in the missing word. Q1: Dan Brown: Angels and ______.

Goblins

Cherubs

Demons

Codes

Q2: CS Lewis: The Lion, the _____ and the Wardrobe.

Witch

Wizard

Locker

Hobbit

Q3: George Orwell: Nineteen ______.

Balloons

Farms

Eighty-four

Ninety-nine

Q4: Charles Dickens: Great _______.

Craic

Expectations

Scenes

Beyond

Q5: Emily Bronte: ________ Heights.

Wuthering

Withering

Coleraine

Brave

R4: Music: Q1: Which Belfast bass player played alongside blues musician Rory Gallagher from 1970 until 1991?

Gary Moore

Gerry McAvoy

Van Morrison

Brian Kennedy

Q2: Who performed the Star Spangled Banner at the 2018 Super Bowl?

Janet Jackson

Pink

Shakira

Taylor Swift

Q3: Complete the Elton John lyric: Rocket man, burning out his _____ up here alone.'

Wick

Fuse

Rocket

Lamp

Q4: Who sang about 'clouds in my coffee' in 1970?

David Bowie

Bonnie Tyler

Blondie

Carly Simon

Q5: Which of these bands was formed by Dubliner Bob Geldof?

The Dubliners

The Boomtown Rats

Thin Lizzy

Taste

R5: Name the film from the still. Q1:

The Breakfast Club

Stand By Me

E.T.

Q2:

No Country For Old Men

Gran Torino

River

Across The River

Q3:

Adventureland

Superbad

The Social Network

Zombieland

Q4:

Shaun of the Dead

Hot Fuzz

The World's End

How To Lose Friends and Alienate People

Q5:

American Psycho

The Silence Of The Lambs

Shutter Island

Inception

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