QUIZ: Derry Now Weekly Quiz: Week 16
Test Your Knowledge: Derry Now Weekly Quiz
Welcome to the Derry Now Weekly Quiz! Challenge yourself with a variety of questions spanning general knowledge, local facts, literature, music, and movies.
Whether you’re a trivia enthusiast or just looking to have some fun, this quiz provides an engaging way to test your knowledge and learn something new!
- Covering a wide range of topics
- Easy to play and great for all ages
- Perfect for both individuals and groups
R1: General Knowledge: Q1: The UK government recently imposed a quarantine period for people travelling from which European country?
Italy
Spain
Greece
France
Q2: Michael Jacobson coined which phrase, usually used to describe takeaway food?
Fast Food
Quick Food
Take-out
Chippy
Q3: Which element is the primary component of steel wool?
Steel
Tungsten
Iron
Magnesium
Q4: Which worldwide technology company has its headquarters in Redmond, Washington?
Google
Apple
Microsoft
Samsung
Q5: Who became UK Prime Minister in 1997 following a landslide victory?
John Major
Gordon Brown
Tony Blair
David Cameron
R2: Local Knowledge: Q1: What national event did Derry host in 2013?
FAI Cup Final
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
All-Ireland Hurling Final
Irish Equestrian Grand Prix
Q2: Which Co Derry MP made headlines this week following another jibe at the Irish language?
Gregory Campbell
Jeffrey Donaldson
Jim Allister
Russell Watton
Q3: Which Co Derry rally driver is the current Young Driver of the Year?
Callum Devine
Timothy Cathcart
Josh McErlean
Niall McShea
Q4: Derry singer Conor McGinty recently topped the iTunes World Music Chart with which song?
The Town I Loved So Well
Back Home in Derry
The Gem Of The Roe
Home To The Heartland
Q5: In which area of Co Derry did The Woodland Trust discover a rare purple hairstreak butterfly?
Banagher Glen
Faughan Glen
Roe Valley
Benone Strand
R3: We give you an author and a book title. Fill in the missing word. Q1: Dan Brown: Angels and ______.
Goblins
Cherubs
Demons
Codes
Q2: CS Lewis: The Lion, the _____ and the Wardrobe.
Witch
Wizard
Locker
Hobbit
Q3: George Orwell: Nineteen ______.
Balloons
Farms
Eighty-four
Ninety-nine
Q4: Charles Dickens: Great _______.
Craic
Expectations
Scenes
Beyond
Q5: Emily Bronte: ________ Heights.
Wuthering
Withering
Coleraine
Brave
R4: Music: Q1: Which Belfast bass player played alongside blues musician Rory Gallagher from 1970 until 1991?
Gary Moore
Gerry McAvoy
Van Morrison
Brian Kennedy
Q2: Who performed the Star Spangled Banner at the 2018 Super Bowl?
Janet Jackson
Pink
Shakira
Taylor Swift
Q3: Complete the Elton John lyric: Rocket man, burning out his _____ up here alone.'
Wick
Fuse
Rocket
Lamp
Q4: Who sang about 'clouds in my coffee' in 1970?
David Bowie
Bonnie Tyler
Blondie
Carly Simon
Q5: Which of these bands was formed by Dubliner Bob Geldof?
The Dubliners
The Boomtown Rats
Thin Lizzy
Taste
R5: Name the film from the still. Q1:
The Breakfast Club
Stand By Me
It
E.T.
Q2:
No Country For Old Men
Gran Torino
River
Across The River
Q3:
Adventureland
Superbad
The Social Network
Zombieland
Q4:
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
The World's End
How To Lose Friends and Alienate People
Q5:
American Psycho
The Silence Of The Lambs
Shutter Island
Inception
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