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See how many of these questions you can get right- they all cover the period covered by DYR, and answers are below:
1) Which drag actor and artist starred in the films Pink Flamingoes and Hairspray, and died in his sleep in 1988?
2) Which 1972 comedy film was set in a rowdy inner city comprehensive school and starred Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson and a young Phil Daniels?
3) 1981 saw the launch of one of the most iconic and popular puzzle games ever to be released- what was it?
4) Who were the Birmingham band who had a one-off no.1 hit just before the Christmas of '95 called 'Spaceman', that was used as the theme music for a cult TV advert for Levi's jeans?
5) What was the late '70s TV sitcom that was set in the offices of a Northern insurance company?
6) Who were the original manufacturers of Action Man?
7) In 1991, the actress Demi Moore sparked controversy by appearing naked and heavily pregnant on the cover of America's 'Vanity Fair' magazine. Who was the famous photographer that took the picture? (N.B. clue- the same person offended The Queen some years later when invited to photograph her for her golden jubilee, by telling her that the outfit she was wearing was 'too showy').
8) 1983 saw the launch of a small hatchback car that went on to become one of the biggest selling cars of all time, with over 25 million built worldwide before it was discontinued. What was it?
9) Who replaced Lesley Judd as the female presenter of Blue Peter in late 1979?
10) Which electro-pop duo did a 1990s cover-version of Peter Gabriel's classic song 'Solsbury Hill'?
11) Which popular 1970s game- recently re-released- involved pulling plastic sticks from the middle of a transparent tube to allow marbles to fall into a tray below?
12) Who won the FA cup for the first time ever in 1986?
13) Which comedian (by now largely forgotten) presented the early '80s TV game show Punchlines?
14) Which beautifully illustrated story book, published in '79, sparked a nationwide treasure hunt, the prize for which was a bejewelled golden necklace of a hare?
15) Who released the 1978 album 'City To City'?
16) Who were the mid / late '80s Indie band who caused anger by saying that they would rather go back to university than promote their latest single?
17) What car replaced the Ford Cortina in 1982? (N.B. clue- it had already been launched in Germany the previous year).
18) Which 1992 film starring Harrison Ford and Sharon Stone, is said to be one of America's highest-grossing thrillers ever made?
19) What was the name of Kate Bush's first album?
20) Who was the last actor to play Dr.Who before the original series was discontinued in 1989?
ANSWERS:
1) 'Divine' (real name Harris Milstead)
2) The Class of Miss McMichael
3) The Rubik Cube
4) Babylon Zoo
5) Leave It To Charlie
6) Palitoy
7) Annie Liebowitz
8) The Peugeot 205
9) Tina Heath
10) Erasure
11) 'Ker-Plunk!'
12) Coventry City
13) Lennie Bennett
14) 'Masquerade'
15) Gerry Rafferty
16) Everything But The Girl (people got angry because they felt they were lucky enough to have been able to GO to university in the first place, without having the nerve to winge about it afterwards!!)
17) The Ford Sierra (later itself succeeded by the Mondeo)
18) Basic Instinct
19) 'Lionheart'
20) Sylvester McCoy
1) Which drag actor and artist starred in the films Pink Flamingoes and Hairspray, and died in his sleep in 1988?
2) Which 1972 comedy film was set in a rowdy inner city comprehensive school and starred Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson and a young Phil Daniels?
3) 1981 saw the launch of one of the most iconic and popular puzzle games ever to be released- what was it?
4) Who were the Birmingham band who had a one-off no.1 hit just before the Christmas of '95 called 'Spaceman', that was used as the theme music for a cult TV advert for Levi's jeans?
5) What was the late '70s TV sitcom that was set in the offices of a Northern insurance company?
6) Who were the original manufacturers of Action Man?
7) In 1991, the actress Demi Moore sparked controversy by appearing naked and heavily pregnant on the cover of America's 'Vanity Fair' magazine. Who was the famous photographer that took the picture? (N.B. clue- the same person offended The Queen some years later when invited to photograph her for her golden jubilee, by telling her that the outfit she was wearing was 'too showy').
8) 1983 saw the launch of a small hatchback car that went on to become one of the biggest selling cars of all time, with over 25 million built worldwide before it was discontinued. What was it?
9) Who replaced Lesley Judd as the female presenter of Blue Peter in late 1979?
10) Which electro-pop duo did a 1990s cover-version of Peter Gabriel's classic song 'Solsbury Hill'?
11) Which popular 1970s game- recently re-released- involved pulling plastic sticks from the middle of a transparent tube to allow marbles to fall into a tray below?
12) Who won the FA cup for the first time ever in 1986?
13) Which comedian (by now largely forgotten) presented the early '80s TV game show Punchlines?
14) Which beautifully illustrated story book, published in '79, sparked a nationwide treasure hunt, the prize for which was a bejewelled golden necklace of a hare?
15) Who released the 1978 album 'City To City'?
16) Who were the mid / late '80s Indie band who caused anger by saying that they would rather go back to university than promote their latest single?
17) What car replaced the Ford Cortina in 1982? (N.B. clue- it had already been launched in Germany the previous year).
18) Which 1992 film starring Harrison Ford and Sharon Stone, is said to be one of America's highest-grossing thrillers ever made?
19) What was the name of Kate Bush's first album?
20) Who was the last actor to play Dr.Who before the original series was discontinued in 1989?
ANSWERS:
1) 'Divine' (real name Harris Milstead)
2) The Class of Miss McMichael
3) The Rubik Cube
4) Babylon Zoo
5) Leave It To Charlie
6) Palitoy
7) Annie Liebowitz
8) The Peugeot 205
9) Tina Heath
10) Erasure
11) 'Ker-Plunk!'
12) Coventry City
13) Lennie Bennett
14) 'Masquerade'
15) Gerry Rafferty
16) Everything But The Girl (people got angry because they felt they were lucky enough to have been able to GO to university in the first place, without having the nerve to winge about it afterwards!!)
17) The Ford Sierra (later itself succeeded by the Mondeo)
18) Basic Instinct
19) 'Lionheart'
20) Sylvester McCoy
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