Bitesize Quiz 5th Aug

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

The Voice Kids is taking a break and won’t be back for another season next year. How many seasons of the hit series have there been?

• 
  1

• 7

• 15

• 21

Answer explanation

The Voice Kids has aired for seven seasons so far but won’t air in 2024. ITV has not confirmed whether the show has been permanently cancelled.

A slackliner has completed the longest ever walk between two single-buildings, hundreds of metres in the air. In which country did the stunt take place?

• 
  Italy

• Kazakhstan

• Malaysia

• Qatar

Answer explanation

Jaan Roose is a slackline athlete who broke the record for the world's longest single-building slackline in Qatar.

Knitted characters have appeared all over a Shropshire town, but which popular British fictional series are they from?

• Mary Poppins

• Alice In Wonderland

• Harry Potter

• Peter Rabbit

Answer explanation

A Harry Potter knitted wonderland has appeared in a town in Shropshire, like something straight out of Hogwarts.