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Bitesize Quiz 5th Aug

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is a famous band that formed in Liverpool in 1978?

Alpha and the Centuries

Beta and the Hammerman

Delta and the Bannerman

Echo and the Bunnymen

Answer explanation

The original lineup consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bassist Les Pattinson. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who won the 2023 men's Tour de France?

Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia)

Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark)

Eric Stahlman (Germany)

Felix Gall (Austria)

Answer explanation

After 21 stages, Vingegaard won by 7 minutes and 29 seconds over Pogačar.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Scottish island is set to be the location of Britain's latest spaceport?

Mull

Glimps Holm

North Uist

Clom

Answer explanation

The proposed spaceport at Scolpaig Farm, on the north-west coast of the island in the Outer Hebrides, will host up to 10 launches a year, firing small sub-orbital rockets out over the Atlantic.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Queen guitarist Brian May is releasing a new book about what …?

The history of Victorian magic lanterns

Badgers

An asteroid

Kate Bush

Answer explanation

A new book on the world’s first complete atlas of an asteroid is set to be released by the University of Arizona planetary science expert Dante Lauretta and the more unlikely figure of Queen’s lead guitarist and genuine astrophysicist Brian May.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the first UK TV programme to give away a £1m prize?

The Chase

Who Wants to be a Millionnaire?

TFI Friday

Good Morning Britain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Scientists dedicated this week to a certain item found naturally on the beach but can you remember what it was?


Seaweed


Jellyfish

Shells


Crabs

Answer explanation

It’s Big Seaweed Search Week! Scientist are asking volunteers to record the species of seaweed found at the beach to create an accurate seaweed map of the UK

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This month will have not one but two full moons. Can you remember what kind of moon they will be?

Blue moon

Micromoon

Supermoon

Flower moon

Answer explanation

Both full moons will be supermoons which means they will appear bigger and brighter than usual in the sky.

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