Music Quiz

1. By what name is the rapper Curtis Jackson better known? (a) Dr Dre (b) 50 Cent (c) Jay Z

2. What was Robbie Williams’ first solo No.1 single? Was it: (a) Freedom (b) Let Me Entertain You or (c) Millennium

3. Who had a chart hit in 1999 with “Music to Watch Girls By”? (a) Tony Bennett (b) Frank Sinatra (c) Andy Williams

4. Ian Gillan and David Coverdale were, at different times, the lead singer with which band? (a) Deep Purple (b) ELO (c) Jethro Tull

5. Which band had chart hits in the 60’s with “Make It Easy on Yourself” & “My Ship is Coming In” and a 70’s chart hit with “No Regrets”?

(a) Doobie Brothers (b) Righteous Brothers (c) Walker Brothers britishsnoring.co.uk

6. Complete the name of the Motown band “Junior Walker and the …….”.

7. Frank Sinatra had a No.1 hit in 1966, singing a duet with his daughter. What was his daughter’s name?

8. Which actor shared the vocals with Damon Albarn on Blur’s “Parklife”?

9. Which two David Bowie singles were also the titles of TV series about a detective who time-travels back to the 70s & 80s?

Get up offa that thing!

How many hours a day do you spend sitting down? For the typical office worker, it’s ten hours. Yet regularly sitting for more than eight hours a day can lead to a 40% higher risk of heart disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes. On Your Feet Britain Day on 27 April is all about increasing your hours of daily standing and light activity to two to four hours during the working day, with great tips for encouraging you to make a standing start at liberating yourself from the chair. Find out more at getbritainstanding. org and look out on Instagram for the #BigWiggle #OYF2023

By Gill Mullins, freelance writer and journalist at www.superhappycontent.com

General Knowledge

1. Which “Dr Who” was born in Scotland Road in 1934?

2. Which famous TV/film actor, noted for the “Ealing Comedies” (Genevieve, etc), was born in Wavertree in 1919?

3. In what century was Liverpool Castle built? (a) 12th (b) 13th (c) 14th

4. What now stands on the site of Liverpool Castle? (a) Liver Building (b) Town Hall (c) Queen Victoria Monument

5. Deva was the Roman name for (a) Chester (b) Manchester (c) Warrington?

6. In football, which two teams contest the “North London derby”? (a) Arsenal-Spurs (b) Chelsea-Fulham (c) West Ham-QPR

7. Which American city is known as “The Windy City”? (a) Boston (b) Chicago (c) Dallas

8. With which musical instrument was Yehudi Menuhin associated? (a) piano (b) saxophone (c) violin

9. Which African country was previously (until 1964) known as Nyasaland? (a) Malawi (c) Tanzania (c) Zambia

10. Who succeeded Winston Churchill as Prime Minister in 1955? (a) Clement Attlee (b) Anthony Eden (c) Harold Macmillan

10. The film “Sex & Drugs and Rock & Roll” is based on the life of which British rock singer (who died in 2000)? (a) Ian Dury (b) Billy Fury (c) Rory Gallagher Solutions on page 22