THE DEUX-SÈVRES MONTHLY
2011 QUIZ... Test your memory with our special quiz all about the year gone by. Enjoy! and no peeking at the answers on the website!!
Round 1 - General Knowledge:
Round 3 - Sport:
1.
What is 2011 in Roman Numerals?
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2.
What was the name of the last American Space Shuttle that was launched on the 1st April?
Who won the Australian Formula One Grand Prix on the 27th March?
2.
Who does the answer of question one drive for?
3.
The 6th February saw the start of which Chinese New Year (which animal)?
3.
Which city hosted the Cricket World Cup Final on the 2nd April?
4.
The fatal shooting of Mark Duggan in August led to what across the UK?
4.
In which month does the Grand National horse race take place?
5.
When did Kate Middleton and Prince William get married?
5.
Which country won its 5th Davis Cup in December?
What caused the failure of the Kukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on the 11th March?
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Which boxer took part in ‘Strictly Come Dancing’?
7.
Which country won the Rugby World Cup Final?
8.
Which footba ll team won the Footb all Leagu e Championship 10-11 and promotion to t he Premiership?
9.
Which Winter Olympic gold medallist skeleton racer took part in the ITV adventure show ‘71 Degre es North’?
7.
Which best-selling British Sunday newspaper was forced to close following claims of phone hacking?
8.
Which country saw the slaughter of 77 of its people by right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik?
9.
In December, which country saw the end of 9 years of US troop occupation?
10. Who is this?
Round 2 - Film and Television:
10. Who is this?
Round 4 - Music: 1.
Which famous British and knighted musician wrote the ballet ‘Ocean’s Kingdom’, which was performed at the New York City Ballet gala on the 22nd September?
1.
Which film earned Colin Firth a Best Actor Oscar?
2.
Which was the highest-grossing film of 2011?
3.
Which well-known British actor who starred in several films including ‘Brassed Off’ and ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’, died on the 2nd January?
2.
Lioness: Hidden Treasures’ is the first posthumous compilation album by which English recording artist?
3.
Who won ‘The X Factor’?
4.
Which former John Wayne character did Jeff Bridges play in the classic western ‘True Grit’?
4.
Which country won the Eurovision song Contest?
5.
What do stars earn contestants in the game show ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here’?
5.
Whose album ‘21’ is the biggest selling album in the UK of the 21st century?
6.
Where in France is the famous annual film festival held?
6.
Which group performed for the last time at Wembley at the final of ‘The X Factor’?
7.
Which TV drama beat Downton Abbey to win the Best Drama Series BAFTA award?
7.
Which 21 year old folk singer won the award for Best Female Solo Artist at the Brits 2011?
8.
Which character does Patrick Mower play in Emmerdale?
8.
Which group’s album ‘Progre ss’ became the century’s fastest selling album with 235,000 copies sold in just one day?
9.
Who lifted the 2011 ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Glitter Ball?
9.
Which French speaking American female jazz singer (with a very French name!) released the album ‘Standing on the Rooftop’ on the 14th June?
10. Who is this?
10. Who is this?
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