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SSE QUIZ Round 1 – WHO IS OLDER? (Questions) SSE QUIZ Round 1 – WHO IS OLDER? (Questions) 1. Who is the older? a) Jay-Z b) Beyoncé 2. Who is the older? a) Kim Kardashian b) Kanye West 3. Who is the older? a) Harry Styles b) Zayn Malik 4. Who is the older? a) George Clooney b) Brad Pitt 5. Who is the older? a) Tom Cruise b) Johnny Depp 6. Who is the older? a) Jennifer Aniston b) Courteney Cox 7. Who is the older? a) Matt LeBlanc b) David Schwimmer 5/7/21 Round 1 – Who Is Older? SSE QUIZ 8. Who is the older? a) Boris Johnson b) David Cameron 9. Who is the older? a) Harry Maguire b) Harry Kane 10. Who is the older? a) Steve McFadden ( Phil Mitchell, EastEnders) b) Ross Kemp ( Grant Mitchell, EastEnders) 11. Who is the Older? a) June Brown (Dot Cotton, EastEnders) b) William Roach ( Coronation Street) 12. Who is the older? a) Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle, Emmerdale) b) Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale) 13. Who is the older? a) Christopher Chittell (Eric Pollard, Emmerdale) b) Lesley Dunlop (Brenda Walker, Emmerdale) 14. Who is the older? a) Paul McCartney b) Ringo Starr 5/7/21 Round 1 – Who Is Older? SSE QUIZ ROUND 2 - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (Questions) 1. Which month of the year has the least number of days? a) February b) March 2. What is a group of lions called? a) Herd b) Pride 3. What do camels store in their humps? a) Water b) Fat 4. What is the slowest animal in the world? a) Three-toed sloth b) Slow worm 5. Where would you find the Eiffel Tower? a) Paris in France b) London in England 6. Earth is located in which Galaxy? a) Mars way b) Milky Way 5/7/2021 Round 2 - General Knowledge SSE QUIZ 7. In which forest did Robin Hood and his Merry Men live? a) Sherwood Forest b) Nottingham Forest 8. What is the name of the fairy in Peter Pan? a) Tinkerball b) Tinkerbell 9. What’s the response to “See you later alligator”? a) “In a while, Crocodile b) “In a while, Cutie pie 10. What kind of animal is Abu in Aladdin? a) A monkey b) A cat 5/7/2021 Round 2 - General Knowledge SSE QUIZ ROUND 3 - TV QUIZ (QUESTIONS) 1. Which period drama became Netflix’s biggest ever show in January 2021? a) Bridgerton b) Game of Thrones 2. How many hosts of ‘The Great British Bake-Off’ have there been? a) Five b) Six 3. Which girl group performed during the opening minutes of Channel 5’s launch in 1997 in the UK? a) All Saints b) The Spice Girls 4. Which British TV show recorded the largest audience for a single episode with over 30 million viewers? a) East Enders b) Coronation Street 5. What is the name of the prison in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge? a) HMP Thyme b) HMP Slade 5/7/2021 Round 3 – TV Quiz SSE QUIZ 6. Which TV Theme begins with the words “You Know We Belong Together”? a) Home and Away b) Neighbours 7. What colour is Thunderbird 2 piloted by Virgil Tracy in Thunderbirds? a) Blue b) Green 8. Which member of the Beatles narrated the first series of Thomas the Tank Engine on TV? a) John Lennon b) Ringo Starr 9. Which entertainment show featured the Phrase “Tonight Matthew, I’m going to be…….”? a) “Stars in Your Eyes” b) “Noise in your Ears” 10. Name Casualty’s longest running character. a) Charlie Fairhead b) Charlie Redhead . 5/7/2021 Round 3 – TV Quiz .
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