QUIZ: Derry Now Weekly Quiz: Week 11

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Derry Now Weekly Quiz: Week 11

Test your knowledge with our engaging Derry Now Weekly Quiz! This week's edition features a mix of general knowledge, local insights, and fun quotes to challenge your mind.

Explore topics from history to pop culture
Perfect for both locals and trivia buffs
See how you stack up against others!

25 Questions6 MinutesCreated by CuriousScribe45

R1: General Knowledge: Q1: Which European country, with Tirana as a capital, uses lek as its currency?

Romania

Albania

Bulgaria

Andorra

Q3: What does the first 'A' in NASA stand for?

American

Association

Annual

Aeronautics

Q4: Who wrote the 95 theses against the Catholic Church?

Martin Luther

Ian Paisley

John Calvin

Henry VIII

Q5: Which British cabinet minister recently claimed the practice of 'taking a knee' came from the TV show 'Game of Thrones'?

Michael Gove

Dominic Raab

Priti Patel

Matt Hancock

R2: Local Knowledge: Q1: Who recently succeeded Martin Kearney as Chair of Mid Ulster District Council?

Malachy Quinn

Cathal Mallaghan

Mark Fielding

Sean Bateson

Q2: Former X-Factor contestant Eoghan Quigg currently works for which local radio station?

Downtown

BBC Radio Foyle

Cool FM

Q Radio

Q3: Which Limavady-born politician served as British Secretary of State for Transport under Gordon Brown from June 2007 until October 2008?

Douglas Alexander

Ruth Kelly

Geoff Hoon

Andrew Adonis

Q4: Name the 2016 film, starring Colm Meaney and Timothy Spall, that focused on a fictional car trip taken by Martin McGuinness and Ian Paisley?

Riding in Cars with Boys

Road Trip

The Journey

The Epiphany

Q5: Which Feargal Sharkey song, written by Maria McKee, reached Number 1 in the UK in 1985?

A Good Heart

You Little Thief

It's All Over Now

Don't Leave It To Nature

R3: Finish the Quote: Q1: Friedrich Nietzsche - What doesn't kill you makes you _______.

Cry

Stronger

More resilient

Injured

Q2: Maurice Switzer - Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all _______.

Doubt

Dignity

Ambiguity

Pretence

Q3: Plato - Necessity is the mother of ________.

Creativity

Ingenuity

Invention

Innovation

Q5: Abraham Lincoln - The ballot is stronger than the _______.

Armalite

Box

Bullet

Electorate

Q3: This is a still from which Green Day video?

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

American Idiot

Jesus of Suburbia

Good Riddance

Q4: What first name is shared by Eagles drummer Henley and American Pie singer McLean?

Jon

Mark

Paul

Don

Q5: Oasis, The Smiths and The Stone Roses all hail from which English city?

Leeds

Birmingham

London

Manchester

R5: Name the film from the screengrab: Q1:

Stand By Me

Shawshank Redemption

Forrest Gump

Road to Perdition

QUIZ: Derry Now Weekly Quiz: Week 11

Derry Now Weekly Quiz: Week 11

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