Monday quiz

[denise]

8 for me 😳

[Ellie]

I sheepishly declare 16 correct 😳 they fell well for me.

But... it ain't over till the fat lady sings 😏😘

[LindaB]

Looks like Ellie achieved the highest score🤔👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍷🍸🍹🍾

[LindaB]

1 HAWKER HURRICANE

2. ELTON JOHN

3. LIVE AID

4. PEARL HARBOUR

5. FLETCHER(Yvonne)

6. OTTER

7. Royal Air Force (RAF)

8. HASTINGS

9. ELBA

10. RALPH

11. ORCHID

12. EIGHT

13. Squadron Leader (SQN LDR)

14. CYNDI LAUPER

15. HEDGEHOG

16. ADRIATIC

17. RUGBY UNION

18. ISAAC NEWTON (Sir)

19. THATCHER

20. YANK

[denise]

Shame Richard isn't here. I always beat him 😉

[Tabbycat]

Ok but how many did ellie get. I'm hoping to beat her.

🤔🙄😳

😂😂🤣😘 Not that we're competitive 😀

I got 9

Thanks LindaB 😊

[Ellie]

Ok but how many did ellie get. I'm hoping to beat her.

🤔🙄😳

I didn't want to make you feel bad but, given that you asked... maybe 14-15? 😏😍😍

The questions suited me 🤗😘

[LindaB]

Deb thanks for the hug. Yes fortunately no injuries🙏💙😘

[Deb]

Thanks for posting a great quiz LindaB . Just read that you had a fall so I really hope you're not too shaken or sore.

Sending belated hugs x 😘🤗

[denise]

Ok but how many did ellie get. I'm hoping to beat her.

🤔🙄😳

[Ellie]

Nice quiz LindaB 👍👍

[denise]

8 I think 🤔

[LindaB]

There will be a prize....virtual drinks🍾🍷🍸🍹🍺🥂🥃😉

[LindaB]

1. The spitfire and which other British fighter plane is credited with helping to win the Battle of Britain in 1940?

2. Who was the first Western pop star to play in the old USSR in 1979?

3. What event took place on Saturday July 13th 1985?

4. Where did an attack take place on Dec 7th 1941 that played a significant part in the outcome of WWII?

5. What was the surname of the WPC shot out side the Libyan embassy in 1984?

6. What kind of creature lives in a HOLT?

7. Whose motto is ‘Per Ardua Ad Astra’?

8. Brothers Gavin and Scott both played rugby union football for Scotland in the 90s, but what was their surname?

9. To which island was Napoleon exiled after his defeat and abdication in1814?

10. What is Michael Schumacher’s younger brothers first name who was also a Formula One racing driver?

11. Which Desert won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1989?

12. How many bits are in Byte?

13. What rank in the Royal Air Force lies between Flight Lieutenant and Wing Commander?

14. Who had a hit with ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ in the 1980s?

15. A hoglet is the young of which common garden animal in the UK?

16. The coastal resorts of Croatia are found on which sea?

17. The Calcutta Cup, between England and Scotland is played for in which sport? (Please be specific.)

18. Who wrote ‘Principia Mathematica’ published in 1687?

19. What is the surname of the longest serving British Prime Minister of the 20th Century?

20. What word can mean ‘a sharp tug’ or ‘a slang term for a person from the USA’?

[Tabbycat]

4 for me.....same as my Wordle score!
I need to watch more TV.

Thanks LindaB that was great fun. I got competitive with my husband, he beat me quite convincingly, mind you that's not hard if you only score 4!