Friday 20 Question Quiz – 06/09/2024

Round 1: Music – Blood

10 music questions themed around the word “blood”.

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What song by U2, from their 1983 album "War", describes the horror felt by an observer of the Troubles in Northern Ireland?

Released in 2002 as their second album, what was the lead single called on "A Rush of Blood to the Head" by Coldplay?

Which single by The National, from their fifth studio album, High Violet, features a U.S. State name in its title?

What is the five-song EP by Bruce Springsteen in 1996 which was originally released along with a film with the same title?

What is the Red Hot Chili Peppers album released in 1991 from which the hit single "Under the Bridge" is taken?

"Flesh Without Blood" was released on October 26, 2015 as the lead single from the fourth studio album, Art Angels, by which artist?

"Bloody Well Right" from the album "Crime of the Century" appeared as the B-side of the single "Dreamer" in 1974. Which group was it by?

Which song by thrash metal band Slayer is four minutes and fourteen seconds in duration and ends with a minute of rain sound effects?

"Blood of Eden", the third single from the 1992 album "Us", featuring backing vocals by Sinéad O'Connor, was released by which former member of Genesis?

"True Blood" is the second track of the fourth studio album released in September 2006 by which former NSYNC member?

Round 2: General Knowledge

10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection.

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On maps, the technical name for the 'you are here' arrow is a what locator?

Which Margaret Mitchell novel, later a successful film, won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize?

Who is known as the "Father of Modern Economics"?

What area of London was Jack the Ripper famous for frequenting?

What is the name of the wave generator in a microwave oven?

What type of duck was the steam train which gained the world speed record in 1938 named after?

The Winter War of 1939 was fought between Russia and which other country?

What 'S' was a king of Israel who was famous for his wisdom?

The Venetian island of Murano is particularly associated with the manufacture of which product?

In musical notation, what is the term for the symbol at the beginning of a staff?

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