May (From AsiaLife)

10 questions on May

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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!

February Quiz

1. What was used for the first time at the Nevada state prison, Carson City, on 8th February 1924?
Gas chamber
2. Born January 21st to February 19th, what star sign are you?
Aquarius
3. Which newsreader and Royal correspondent finished as runner-up in February 2004 in the reality show I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here?
Jennie Bond
4. February 1865 was the only month ever not to have had what?
A Full Moon
5. In February 1990, 160 million bottles of what were withdrawn from supermarket shelves?
Perrier – contaminated with benzine
6. When is Superman's birthday?
29th February
7. February 25th 1990, what was banned in the USA?
Smoking on all domestic flights
8. February 1999, what was the fastest growing religion in the USA?
Sikh
9. A British colony since 1843, in February 1965 Africa's smallest country became an independent monarchy within the Commonwealth. Which country?
Gambia
10. Against which author did the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran proclaim a 'fatwa', or death sentence, in February 1989?
Salman Rushdie
11. Who beat Muhammed Ali in February 1978?
Leon Spinks
12. What is the birthstone for February?
Amethyst
13. Who had a UK number one hit in February 1953 with “She Wears Red Feathers”?
Guy Mitchell
14. In the Middle ages it was believed birds picked their mates on which Saints day?
St Valentine's Day - 14th February
15. What was the only number one hit for the Austrian pop star Falco, who died in February 1998?
Rock Me Amadeus
16. February 1972 saw Richard Nixon become the first serving American President to visit which country?
China
17. Name the chairman of communist China who died aged 92 in February 1997?
Deng Xiaping
18. Which bishop's death officially occurred in Rome on 14th February 270AD?
St Valentine
19. Who moved from Oldham Athletic for £1,700,000 in February 1992 to set a club record for a transfer fee received?
Earle Barrett
20. If every month was the length of February, how many days would be leftover in a year?
Twenty Nine

21. The greatest height on land above sea level that bagpipes have been played is 18,000ft up on the slopes of Mount Everest by Angus Campbell on 2nd February 1988. True or False?
True
22. What caused the British government to declare a state of emergency on February 9th 1972?
The miners strike
23. What has been required on British passports since 1st February 1915?
A photograph
24. What was banned from Friday 14th February 2003?
a) Cigarette Advertising b) Pounds & Ounces in Supermarkets or c) Irish Jokes on TV?
a) Cigarette Advertising
25. February 2003 – England beat Holland – but at which sport?
Cricket
26. On which date of the year do the Americans celebrate Groundhog Day?
February 2nd
27. Which German city was almost destroyed by allied bombers on 14th February 1945?
Dresden
28. Which Black Muslim leader was assassinated on 21st February 1965?
Malcolm X
29. In the TV soap "Emmerdale", which real life sporting celebrity opened the refurbished Woolpack public house in February 1995?
Ian Botham
30. Which cult British TV comedy, written by Doug Naylor and Rob Grant, was first screened on 15th February 1988
Red Dwarf
31. Why was 15th February 1971 called D-day?
Britain changed to decimal currency
32. Which famous twin of a famous mother married a texan heiress in February 1987?
Mark thatcher - although he got lost on the way to the wedding !!!
33. What football league first took place during the Portsmouth v Newcastle match on 22nd February 1956?
Use of floodlights
34. Which singer was born 'Elaine Bookbinder' on 25th february 1945?
Elkie Brooks
35. Who flew in Friendship 7 on February 20th, 1962?
John Glenn
36. Who only passed his UK motor bike test in February 1996?
Eddie Kidd
37. Which athlete was born in MacKay, Queensland, on February 16, 1973?
Cathy Freeman
38. In which bay did 21 Chinese cocklers get drowned in February 2004?
Morecambe
39. What festival is celebrated on February 3rd in Switzerland which exults the end of winter with the burning of straw people as symbols of the end of Old Man Winter?
Homstrom
40. Which member of the Royal Family died on the 6th of February 1952?
The Queens father, George VI

Tiebreaker - On what date did the Boeing 747 first fly?
9th February 1969

Extra - "February made me shiver - with every paper I delivered." are lyrics from which hit record?
"American Pie" by Don McLean