The current UK #1 is “Too Sweet” by Hozier, his first UK chart-topper. This is the 10th example of the word “Sweet” appearing in either the title or the name of the act at #1. I could offer this as a challenge: how many others can you name? Usually when I do this I leave… Continue reading Sweet Number Ones
Following on from this introductory piece, here is another “oven-ready quiz round”. Pub Names, Top 10 or not? Here is a list of 10 common UK pub names. Pubsgalore.co.uk publishes a list of the Top 250 most commonly-used names of open pubs at any one time. The list below contains 5 names that are currently… Continue reading Oven-ready quiz rounds: Pub Names, Top 10 or not?
Following on from this introductory piece, here is another “oven-ready quiz round”, with the same theme as this earlier round. Another 10 words from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet You know about the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, the words that are used to represent the 26 letters of the English alphabet. It starts with Alpha for A,… Continue reading Oven-ready quiz rounds: Another 10 words from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
The current UK #1 is “Texas Hold ‘Em” by Beyoncé. It is coming to the end of its fourth week at the top. In an hour or two we’ll know if it has made it to a fifth week. Its predecessor, “Stick Season” by Noah Kahan, spent 7 weeks at #1, the first new chart-topper… Continue reading UK #1 Trivia, March 2024: Beyoncé and Noah Kahan
Following on from this introductory piece, here is another “oven-ready quiz round”. 10 words from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet You know about the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, the words that are used to represent the 26 letters of the English alphabet. It starts with Alpha for A, Bravo for B, Charlie for C and so on.… Continue reading Oven-ready quiz rounds: 10 words from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Following on from this introductory piece, here is another “oven-ready quiz round”. 21st Century England footballers and their debuts Here is a list of 12 England international footballers who all played for the national team in the 21st century. They all won at least 50 caps. The question for each footballer is: Did he make… Continue reading Oven-ready quiz rounds: 21st Century England footballers and their debuts
Following on from this introductory piece, here is another “oven-ready quiz round”. 10 questions with alliterative answers The answers to the following questions are people or characters with alliterative names: in each case the first name and surname both begin with the same letter. 1 Which composer and songwriter, who died in 2023, wrote hits… Continue reading Oven-ready quiz rounds: 10 questions with alliterative answers
Following on from this introductory piece, here is another “oven-ready quiz round”. UK #1s: The title is not in the lyrics (15 questions) The following list shows the names of 15 artists and the year in which they had a UK #1. In each case the exact title of the song that reached #1 is… Continue reading Oven-ready quiz rounds: UK #1s: The title is not in the lyrics (15 questions)
Following on from this introductory piece, here is another “oven-ready quiz round”. 5 Pairs of Rhyming Answers The following mixed bag of 10 questions contains 5 pairs of answers that rhyme with each other. Answer 1 rhymes with Answer 2, Answer 3 rhymes with Answer 4 and so on. If you only know the answer… Continue reading Oven-ready quiz rounds: 5 Pairs of Rhyming Answers
Following on from this introductory piece, here is another “oven-ready quiz round”. One-letter answers: Countries and their capitals Each of the following 15 clues lists the names of THREE different countries. Each set of three has something in common: all of their capital cities begin with the same letter. For each set of three, simply… Continue reading Oven-ready quiz rounds: One-letter answers, Countries and their Capitals
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