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    The 1980's Quiz Book
    The 1980's Quiz Book
    The 1980's Quiz Book
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    The 1980's Quiz Book

    By John Barber

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    This is not your normal quiz book. It contains over 340 questions in 20 different categories based on news items from the 1980’s. However not the headline news but ordinary events experienced by ordinary people.

    The categories may be familiar such as The Arts, Business, Employment, Food and Drink, Politics, Sports and more in the same vein but the questions are not so familiar. General knowledge may not always help; a lack of it is not really a problem. A sense of humour is a great advantage.

    Each question has a choice of three answers and the answer pages have a reference to the actual news story wherever possible by way of explanation or background.

    It is not intended as a base for a serious quiz but possibly an opportunity for people such as pub quizmasters to lighten the mood between rounds.

    It is a reference book, a cornucopia of facts and figures and a quiz book all in one; and a refuge for quiz masters looking for new and unique questions. It is equally absorbing for anyone with a taste for the ‘You wouldn’t believe it’ type of story that finds its way into the pages of popular magazines. You may get the answer wrong but never mind, it may bring a smile to your face.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Barber
    Release dateSep 16, 2011
    ISBN9781465798558
    The 1980's Quiz Book
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    John Barber

    John Barber was born in London at the height of the UK Post War baby boom. The Education Act of 1944 saw great changes in the way the nation was taught; the main one being that all children stayed at school until the age of 15 (later increased to 16). For the first time working class children were able to reach higher levels of academic study and the opportunity to gain further educational qualifications at University. This explosion in education brought forth a new aspirational middle class; others remained true to their working class roots. The author belongs somewhere between the two. Many of the author's main characters have their genesis in this educational revolution. Their dialogue though idiosyncratic can normally be understood but like all working class speech it is liberally sprinkled with strange boyhood phrases and a passing nod to cockney rhyming slang. John Barber's novels are set in fictional English towns where sexual intrigue and political in-fighting is rife beneath a pleasant, small town veneer of respectability. They fall within the cozy, traditional British detective sections of mystery fiction. He has been writing professionally since 1996 when he began to contribute articles to magazines on social and local history. His first published book in 2002 was a non-fiction work entitled The Camden Town Murder which investigated a famous murder mystery of 1907 and names the killer. This is still available in softback and as an ebook, although not available from Smashwords John Barber had careers in Advertising, International Banking and the Wine Industry before becoming Town Centre Manager in his home town of Hertford. He is now retired and lives with his wife and two cats on an island in the middle of Hertford and spends his time between local community projects and writing further novels.

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      The 1980's Quiz Book - John Barber

      THE 1980’s QUIZ BOOK

      By John Barber

      Copyright 2011 John Barber

      Smashwords Edition

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      The 1980’s Quiz Book

      This quiz book is split into 20 different categories. All of the questions relate to news stories from the 1980’s – few if any made the national headlines. Some categories have more questions than others; but all have multi-answer selections. The answers appear at the end of the book in their own section.

      All of these questions are from real life news stories. I have cheated a few times by placing a question that arises from a story but is not really of the 1980’s Apologies. Some questions have been placed in a different category so as not to make the answer too easy. Wherever possible the core of the news story is included with the answer so that a quiz master can explain the scoring.

      This is not just a standard quiz book but a reference and library facility for quiz masters looking for new and unique questions, and people who find the bizarre fascinating. You may get the answer wrong but you may also raise a smile.

      Table of Contents: number of questions in brackets

      Animals (16)

      Arts (28)

      Business (33)

      Crime (20)

      Death (13)

      Employment (16)

      Entertainment (17)

      Food & Drink (19)

      Games, Hobbies & Sports (35)

      Health & Beauty (7)

      History (8)

      Homes & Gardens (5)

      Language (6)

      Legal (24)

      Miscellaneous (27)

      People (11)

      Politics (9)

      Records (15)

      Sport (23)

      Travel (21)

      Answers to all questions are linked at the end of each section

      ANIMALS

      1. How did Rollo the Pyrenean Mountain Dog make the news in Port Isaac Cornwall

      A) He chewed off 14 car wing mirrors

      B) He had a specially designed seat in which he carried his owner’s son

      C) He walked 500 miles back home after accidentally getting locked in the removal van

      2. How many eggs can a female Colorado beetle lay at a time

      A) 10

      B) 100

      C) 800

      3. What is a Mokele-Mbembe

      A) A South African spider

      B) A Kenyan breed of small dog

      C) An African dinosaur

      4. What did a man get a prison sentence for having sex with in Greece

      A) Pelican

      B) Cow

      C) His neighbours pedigree spaniel

      5. What did Major Adrian Coles found

      A) Wild animal hunting grounds in Hampshire

      B) The British Hedgehog Preservation Society

      C) Save the Otter Project (STOP)

      6. Why did Venice import jackdaws

      A) To feed on pigeon eggs

      B) To eat left over food in the city square

      C) Considered a lucky omen

      7. How much methane is released into the atmosphere every year by animals

      A) 100 million tonnes

      B) 45 million tonnes

      C) 24 million tonnes

      8. What are Siphonapterists

      A) Flying dinosaurs

      B) Bog and stagnant water habituating flies

      C) Suppliers of fleas

      9. What did Carnation produce in 1984

      A) Cat milk

      B) Animal shaped biscuits

      C) Birth control dog food

      10. How long was Michel the earthworm

      A) Four foot

      B) Five foot

      C) Six foot

      11. What did the British Equestrian Team take with them to the Seoul Olympics

      A) Grass making machine

      B) Snow making machine

      C) Water purfiers

      12. What held up an eight lane highway in Tokyo

      A) A Papier-mache Godzilla

      B) Ducks

      C) A heavily pregnant elephant

      13. What returned to Mountfitchet Castle, Essex

      A) Deer

      B) Kestrels

      C) Eels

      14. Why did Ernie Perkins invest in 3000 pigs

      A) To annoy the villagers who complained about smells

      B) An Enterprise Allowance Grant to educate schoolchildren about farming

      C) He was paid by a supermarket chain to dispose of out of date food

      15. What was the organisation TAR

      A) Taunton Against Rats

      B) Tarantulas And Reptiles

      C) Teachers for Animal Rights

      16. Why were ferrets rescued by the RSPCA

      A) They used by the unemployed to catch rabbits

      B) Illegal ferret racing clubs

      C) Putting a ferret down your trousers was popularised by a TV show

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      Answers to Animals

      ARTS

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