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MID-WEEK SPORT… Taking Place This Week WEEKLY BLOG wk22. This week there is a Free ‘Sharing’ quiz for you to share with your Quiz Night faithful. Welcome to WEEKLY BLOG, available online and as a pdf download that you can print and take with you. Packed with additional content to assist quiz hosts, DJs and presenters. MID-WEEK SPORT… taking place this week Tue 1 June (international friendlies) Croatia v Armenia Kosovo v San Marino Lithuania v Estonia North Macedonia v Slovenia Slovakia v Bulgaria Poland v Russia Wed 2 June (international friendlies) Belarus v Azerbaijan Bosnia-Herzegovina v Montenegro Norway v Luxembourg Netherlands v Scotland Romania v Georgia England v Austria Germany v Denmark France v Wales SHARING QUIZ… 1 Which hair style, that’s long at the back and short at the front, shares its name with a common type of fish? MULLET 2 Which German word meaning trade wind, shares its name with a model of Volkswagen car produced since 1973? PASSAT 3 Which band shares their name with Ronald Reagan’s last film before he moved into politics? THE KILLERS 4 Which Madonna single shares its title with a fashion and lifestyle magazine first published in 1892? VOGUE 5 Which bird shares its name with a chess piece? ROOK 6 Which British singer shares her name with the elephant that relieved itself on John Noakes’ foot during an episode of ‘Blue Peter’? LULU 7 Which current F1 star shares his surname with the capital of Bermuda? LEWIS HAMILTON 8 Which Dire Straits song shares its name with a Shakespeare play? ROMEO AND JULIET 9 What type of bag shares its name with the part of a vehicle that engages and disengages the engine with the driving shaft? CLUTCH 10 Which chocolate bar shares its name with the Roman god of war? MARS WHO’S CELEBRATING? This week’s birthdays Idina Menzel 50 Michelle Keegan 34 Terry Waite 82 Steven Gerrard 41 Angeline Jolie 46 Ronnie Wood 74 CeeLo Green 46 Russell Brand 46 Martin Brundle 62 Brook Shields 56 Bradley Walsh 61 Jason Donovan 53 Clint Eastwood 91 Brooke Vincent 29 Tony Hadley 61 Colin Farrell 45 Mark Wahlberg 50 Ian Hunter 82 Tom Holland 25 Alanis Morissette 47 Suzi Quatro 71 Morgan Freeman 84 Charlie Watts 80 Bob Champion 73 Heidi Klum 48 Bob Willis 72 Ben Stokes 30 Sergio Aguero 33 Harry Enfield 60 Rafael Nadal 35 Tim Burgess 54 ONE-LINERS Here’s a few one-liners I picked up this week. Today I received an automated phone call saying I’ve won £500 or 2 tickets for an Elvis Presley tribute show. I had to either press 1 for the money or 2 for the show. What do we want? A cure for obesity! When do we want it? Straight after this cake!!!! Didn't know the people in Dubai don't understand the humour in 'The Flintstones' but the people in Abu Dhabi do. THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1536 King Henry VIII married Jane Seymour, his 3rd wife. 1835 PT Barnum and his circus started their first tour of the United States. 1883 The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departed Paris. 1911 The RMS Titanic was launched in Belfast. 1913 Suffragette Emily Davison was killed after running in front of King George V's horse at The Derby. 1919 The first wedding held in an aircraft took place (over Texas). 1927 US beat Great Britain, 9½-2½ in the first Ryder Cup. 1937 The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson. 1949 Doris Day divorced saxophonist George Weidler after 3 years of marriage. 1953 The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place at Westminster Abbey. 1974 The Airbus A300 aircraft went into service. 1976 Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' went gold. 1984 Bruce Stringsteen released his 7th studio album 'Born in the USA'. 1988 'Big' starring Tom Hanks was showing at UK cinemas. 2007 Rihanna released her breakthrough album 'Good Girl Gone Bad'. 2007 Billie Piper and Chris Evans divorce after 6 years of marriage. 2008 Usain Bolt broke the world record in the 100m, and set a new record of 9.72 seconds. 2014 'Gangnam Style' becomes the first video to reach 2 billion views on YouTube. THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR Here is a question that made me laugh but didn’t make it on to this week’s quizzes and was left on the cutting room floor. What gets wetter the more it dries? TOWEL .
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