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mixed rounds from June

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January Quiz

1. Which god gave his name to the month of January?
Janus - a two faced Greek god of gates and doors
2. Which Bee Gee died while undergoing emergency surgery in January 2003?
Maurice Gibb
3. Who by January 1st 2000 was England's highest run scorer in test match history?
Graham Gooch
4. On 1st January in 1785, the Daily Universal Register first appeared. By what name do we now know it?
The Times - it was published under its new name exactly three years later
5. Actor John Thaw was born on 3rd January in 1942. What was the name of the character he played in the TV series 'The Sweeney'?
D.I. Jack Regan
6. What was prohibited in the US in January 1920?
Alcoholic drinks
7. Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson were collectively known as what ... which was first shown on BBC2 in January 1999?
The League of Gentlemen
8. January 16th 1997, saw which Radio One DJ quit, after being refused permission to have Fridays off?
Chris Evans
9. If March 1st in a leap year is a Monday, what day did January 1st fall on?
Friday
10. Whose birthday is celebrated by a public holiday on the third monday in January in the USA?
Martin Luther KIng
11. Which Christian festival is celebrated on 6th January, which marks the end of Christmas, and was the day when Jesus was shown to the Three Wise Men?
Epiphany
12. In which sport are half of the participants considered to have been born on January 1st – Horse Racing (horses have an official birthday)
13. Which treaty officially ended America's war with Britain on 24 December 1814, even though British forces who hadn't heard about the treaty attacked New Orleans on 8 January, 1815?
Treaty of Ghent
14. Which group of islands celebrate 'Thatcher Day' on January the 11th?
Falklands
15. Who kicked Matthew Simmons at Selhurst Park on 25th January 1995?
Eric Cantona
16. Who had a 1975 No.1 hit with a song called January?
Pilot
17. Which European country launched its first space rocket in January 1961?
Italy
18. What is the birth flower for January?
Carnation
19. On what date Greek Russian orthodox churches celebrate Xmas?
January 6th
20. Which country became a Republic in January 1950, but chose to remain within the Commonwealth?
India

21. Born January 21st to February 19th what star sign are you?
Aquarius
22. What was the number of the Challenger spacecraft which exploded in January 1986?
Fifty Two
23. Garnet is the birthstone of January - what does it symbolise?
Truth - consistency
24. Which city has a name that literally translates into English as "River of January"?
Rio de Janeiro
25. What did an announcement on January 3rd 1938 say that all British schoolchildren would be given free of charge?
Gas Masks
26. Whose birthday is celebrated annually on 25th January?
Robert Burns
27. What day of the year does the final day of the holiday celebration for Kwanzaa fall on?
New Years’ Day – January 1
28. Which country suffered a massive earthquake in January 2001 killing 100,000 people?
India
29. Which weekly British TV show was axed in January 2003 after nearly 40 years ?
Tomorrow’s World
30. Name the three countries that joined the European Union on 1st January 1995?
Austria, Finland, Sweden
31. Which group had a January 2001 No.1 hit with "Whole Again"?
Atomic Kitten
32. In the TV series Taggart how, in January 2002 did Michael Jardine die?
He was drowned (in the River Clyde)
33. In January 2003 which former “Newsnight” presenter replaced Jimmy Young on Radio 2?
Jeremy Vine
34. Gary Hart, 40, left North Sea Camp open prison in 2004 where he had been jailed in January 2002 for causing which disaster?
Selby train crash
35. In January 2000, which former German Chancellor resigned as honorary chairman of the Christian Democratic Union Party in the wake of a corruption scandal?
Helmut Kohl
36. On January 11th 1954, George Cowling became the first what on British television?
Weatherman
37. In January 1911, where did Eugene Ely become the first man to land a plane?
On a ship
38. In January 1960 which rank was Elvis Presley promoted to in the army?
Sergeant
39. What became legal in 12 countries on the 1st of January 2002 and has had its highs and lows since then?
The Euro
40. Where can February come before January, August come before May and December come before October?
In a dictionary

Extra - Who did Jason Allen Alexander marry in Las Vegas on 4th January 2004?
Britney Spears – lasted a day!