Sunday Quiz – 18th October 2020 Round 1: Music - Solo Artists 110 Music questions about solo artist. None Courtney Love was a prominent figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s best known for her romance with Kurt Cobain. Which group did she form before going solo? Rising to fame in the 1990's, Beyoncé was the lead singer of which best selling girl group? Which lead singer pursued a solo career in 2000 after the split of The Verve, best known for the album 'Urban Hymns'? An Icelandic singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and DJ. Björk was the singer for which group until 1992? With solo hits such as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "I'm Coming Out", who was the lead singer of the massively popular 60's group The Supremes? Who is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream? Gordon Sumner was the lead vocalist with The Police and released his first solo work in 1985. What name is he better known by? While No Doubt were on hiatus, who released her debut studio album 'Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'? One of the best selling artists of all time with over 90 million records sold worldwide, which group was Lionel Richie a member of before going solo? The drummer and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971 until the band broke up in 1980, who has since pursued a successful solo career? Round 2: Banned Books 10 questions about books which have been, or are banned. None Which novel by DH Lawrence was first published privately in Italy in 1928, Penguin’s decision to publish the original explicit text in 1960 lead to perhaps the most famous trial in literary history? India went as far as calling Huxley a ‘pornographer’, whereas Ireland banned it for what they saw as its comments against religion and the traditional family. Which book? With over thirty years of legal action, the frank sexuality of Henry Miller’s musing on the human condition made which book famous? Salman Rushdie had to go into hiding for an entire decade after Iran’s Ayatollah issued a fatwa because of which book? Banned in the United Kingdom and the usually liberal France in the fifties, which Vladimir Nabokov novel upset people with its subject matter? Such an impenetrably written novel that it's hard to find the "filth", which James Joyce novel was banned in the US and in Britain for most of the 1930s? Which novel was banned in the Stalanist USSR, and is still banned in Cuba and North Korea? Also, bizarrely by UAE schools for its depiction of a talking pig. Which novel by JD Salinger is both the most banned and one of the most most taught books in American schools? Widely banned, with many other countries selling the book shrink-wrapped with an age-restricted label, which novel by Brett Easton Ellis does actually slowly move towards being a satire? Although it was written at the end of the 14th century, several modern editions are still heavily edited for profanity. Which work by Geoffrey Chaucer? Round 3: Pictures - Film Stills Identify the films from the stills provided. None What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? What film is this? Round 4: Music Round - 1970's You will hear 10 clips of around 20 seconds of a song with a pause between each song. Identify the artist of each song. 18-10-2020-Music None 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Round 5: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None Which tree is a seven letter word in English and contains all five vowels? Before Charles III, who was the last king to sit on the English throne? Which Country scored the first ever “Golden Goal” at the football World Cup finals? Also known as roti, rooti, rotli, rotta, safati, shabaati, phulka, chapo, sada roti, poli, and roshi - What is the name given to the flat Indian bread resembling a pancake? What type of creature is a Portuguese Man-O-War? What is 'Nitrous Oxide' more commonly known as? Which 1988 film saw Bruce Willis battling against a group of terrorists that rudely interrupted a Christmas party? How many discs does each player have to start with in draughts (checkers)? Hint Which metal is used to Galvanise Steel? Who formed Microsoft with Bill Gates? Time's up
