MONDAY, MONDAY...
Some days crop up more than others in the news and Monday seems to be a great day for news, entertainment and music. So, what do you know about the first day of the working week?
QUESTIONS 1. Which band saw Shaun Ryder and Bez team up for some great 90’s dancefloor classics? 2. Mary Wilson died aged 76 on Monday 8th February, but what 60’s group did she famously cofound which had 12 Number One hits in the US and UK between 1964-69? 3. According to the nursery rhyme, what is Monday’s Child? 4. Which UK TV quiz show debuted on BBC1 on Monday 5th January with David Vine asking the questions to two teams captained by Henry Cooper and Cliff Morgan? 5. On Monday 4th September 1939, the day after war was declared on Nazi Germany, which statesman accepted Prime Minister Chamberlain’s offer of joining his cabinet as First Lord of the Admiralty? 6. People waking up on Monday 30 June 1986 saw which football team had won the FIFA World Cup Final, beating West Germany 3-2? 7. Staying with the 1986 World Cup, in which country did it take place? 8. Which icon of the pop and rock world wrote The Bangles 1986 hit song, ‘Manic Monday’? 9. The Mamas and the Papas had a huge hit with ‘Monday Monday’ but can you name the four original members of the band? (1 point for each answer) 10. Black Monday occurred when the Dow Jones lost 22% in a single day of trading in which year of the 80s? ................................................ANSWERS BELOW.............................. .................................................................. ......................................... ..................... ANSWERS 1. Which band saw Shaun Ryder and Bez team up for some great 90’s dancefloor classics? THE HAPPY MONDAYS 2. Mary Wilson died aged 76 on Monday 8th February, but what 60’s group did she famously cofound which had 12 Number One hits in the US and UK between 1964-69? THE SUPREMES 3. According to the nursery rhyme, what is Monday’s Child? FAIR OF FACE 4. Which UK TV quiz show debuted on BBC1 on Monday 5th January with David Vine asking the questions to two teams captained by Henry Cooper and Cliff Morgan? A QUESTION OF SPORT 5. On Monday 4th September 1939, the day after war was declared on Nazi Germany, which statesman accepted Prime Minister Chamberlain’s offer of joining his cabinet as First Lord of the Admiralty? WINSTON CHURCHILL 6. People waking up on Monday 30 June 1986 saw which football team had won the FIFA World Cup Final, beating West Germany 3-2? ARGENTINA 7. Staying with the 1986 World Cup, in which country did it take place? MEXICO 8. Which icon of the pop and rock world wrote The Bangles 1986 hit song, ‘Manic Monday’? PRINCE (under the pseudonym of Christopher on the first release of the single) 9. The Mamas and the Papas had a huge hit with ‘Monday Monday’ but can you name the four original members of the band? (1 point for each answer) JOHN PHILLIPS – DENNY DOHERTY – MICHELLE PHILLIPS - CASS ELLIOT (Mama Cass) 10. Black Monday occurred when the Dow Jones lost 22% in a single day of trading in which year of the 80s? 1987 If you liked this quiz why not check out the Daily Quiz Questions Facebook page or contact us by email with your thoughts |
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