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
Q2: Where is New Year's Eve called 'Hogmanay'?
USA
Belgium
Scotland
Cuba
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
Q4: Aesop - Familiarity breeds _______.
Resentment
Love
Contempt
Envy
Q5: Abraham Lincoln - The ballot is stronger than the _______.
Armalite
Box
Bullet
Electorate
R4: Music: Q1: Who had a hit with '99 Problems'?
Snoop Dogg
Jay Z
Lil Wayne
Drake
Q2: What album did Taylor Swift release in 2012?
1989
Fearless
Red
Reputation
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
Q2:
Saving Private Ryan
The Bourne Identity
Good Will Hunting
Rounders
Q3:
The Mask
Liar Liar
Bruce Almighty
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Q4:
There's Something About Mary
Vanilla Sky
Charlie's Angels
The Sweetest Thing
Q5:
Antz
Shark Tale
A Bug's Life
Bee Movie
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