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➤ Daily Quiz June. Won by harryskinner.
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Question: 1: Which of these are not characters that appear in the children's TV series The Clangers ?
Answer: Tin Pans
Question: 2: The lady pictured above has sadly died aged 87. She received two Emmy Awards for her role in a popular TV series. Which of these famous actors did not also appear in at least one episode of that TV series ?
Answer: Jon Voight
Question: 3: This year's winner of Britain's Got Talent is a magician. Which of the following is not a member of the Magic Circle ?
Answer: Jason Manford
Question: 4: The above vehicle was first built 129 years ago today by a pioneer who had how many children ?
Answer: One
Question: 5: What is the new name of the Welsh festival being held in 58 days time after an American company forced it to change its name ?
Answer: Moo-La-La
Question: 6: The manager of which country's women's football team has recently apologised for selecting a 51-year-old former player for the squad by mistake rather than a 23-year-old player ?
Answer: Finland
Question: 7: Lenny Henry and Chris Tarrant both took part in a weekly TV show that first aired in 1974. The show's title was an acronym. What word did the final letter of the acronym stand for ?
Answer: Smile
Question: 8: Which one of these American TV crime dramas featured an actor playing the title role who was born outside the USA ?
Answer: Ironside
Question: 9: Which one of these dog breeds is not named after a real person ?
Answer: Dandie Dinmont
Question: 10: The writer pictured above has sadly died aged 86. A film based on a novel that he wrote in 1984 included which James Bond actor in its cast ?
Answer: Pierce Brosnan
Question: 11: One of the world's first film studios was established in Australia 133 years ago today. What was its name ?
Answer: The Limelight Department
Question: 12: In golf the 125th US Open starts today. Why is the 8th hole on the course being played such a talking point among golfers and gold fans ?
Answer: It is the longest par-three hole in major championship history
Question: 13: What is the largest county in England by area ?
Answer: North Yorkshire
Question: 14: Health permitting, which one of these famous people is due to become a centenarian first ?
Answer: June Lockhart
Question: 15: Which one of these people is not due to play for England in today's Soccer Aid match in aid of UNICEF ?
Answer: Martin Compston
Question: 16: Which one of these men was not knighted in the King’s 2025 birthday honours ?
Answer: Ralph Fiennes
Question: 17: MI6 has appointed its first female chief in its 116-year history. Which of these subjects did she read at Cambridge University ?
Answer: Anthropology
Question: 18: The lady pictured above has sadly died aged 83. Which character did she play when she appeared in a pantomime in Runcorn ?
Answer: Fairy Liquid
Question: 19: According to the Met Office, what minimum temperature must be reached in London for three consecutive days to constitute a heatwave there ?
Answer: 28C
Question: 20: Which of these people died in the 1920s ?
Answer: Wyatt Earp
Question: 21: Where did Wales announce their football squad for the women's Euros tournament which starts next month ?
Answer: On the summit of Snowdon
Question: 22: What was the name of the ship that sunk 132 years ago today through an accidental collision, claiming the loss of over 350 lives ?
Answer: HMS Victoria
Question: 23: In a 1969 episode of the TV series pictured above what was the name of the Great Dane ?
Answer: Jupiter
Question: 24: Which of these artists is not scheduled to perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury this coming weekend ?
Answer: The Prodigy
Question: 25: Two days ago a pair of bears escaped from their enclosure and made their way to the honey store and consumed a week's worth of honey, at a wildlife park in which county ?
Answer: Devon
Question: 26: Which of these characters in the TV series pictured above was mainly voiced by an actor who was born in England ?
Answer: Melody Angel
Question: 27: The director of the next James Bond film also directed which 2021 film ?
Answer: Dune
Question: 28: In the will of William Shakespeare what did he leave to his wife Anne Hathaway ?
Answer: His second best bed
Question: 29: Which of these hit songs from the 1970s was sung by a band whose name was inspired by a poem in the book pictured above ?
Answer: In the Summertime
Question: 30: The music in an advert in which Angela Rippon appears is also the music from which 20th century children's TV series ?
