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E: 28/2/07 3 copies of Tony Christie's new album to be won

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Anyone know any of the answers?

Enter our February quiz and you could win one of three copies of Tony Christie's new album - courtesy of Gut Records.

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Just email your answers to [URL="mailto:livingroom@ace.org.uk"]Living Room[/URL].

February quiz

For the second month of the year, our February quiz wants to know: Who came second?

1. Björn Borg won the Gentlemen’s Singles at Wimbledon five times in a row (1976-80). He beat Jimmy Connors (twice) and John McEnroe, both of whom were champions in other years. Name one of the two players he beat who never won Wimbledon.

2. Whose team famously reached the South Pole after Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian?

3. In December 2006, St Helens rugby league club were awarded with the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year Team Award. This was in recognition of their winning the treble: Super League Grand Final, Challenge Cup and League Leaders’ Shield for topping the Super League. Name any one of the runners up.

4. The European Ryder Cup team beat the American team by 18½-9½ in 2006. Who captained the losing team?

5. At the Moscow Olympics in 1980, Steve Ovett won the 800m ahead of his compatriot. Name him.

6. George W. Bush has won two presidential elections in the USA. Name either of the two Democratic candidates he defeated.

7. Mark [Ramprakash] and Karen [Hardy] were crowned Strictly Come Dancing Champions in December 2006. Who came second?

8. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. Who was second?

9. Tony Blackburn, Phil Tufnell, Kerry Katona, Joe Pasquale, Carol Thatcher, Matt Willis have all won ‘I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!’ Name any one of the official runner ups.

10. Which country was runner up in the 2006 Football World Cup?
I've been lucky, I'll be lucky again. ~ Bette Davis

Comments

  • SoozyJ22
    SoozyJ22 Posts: 3,289 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    1) Roscoe Tanner or Ilie Nastase
    2) ?
    3) ?
    4) Tom Lehman
    5) Sebastian Coe
    6) Al Gore or ?
    7) Matt and Lilia
    8) Buzz Aldrin
    9) Myleene Klass or various others
    10) France
  • RaTBoX
    RaTBoX Posts: 89 Forumite
    2) Robert Falcon Scott
    3) Europe Ryder Cup Golfers or Sussex County Cricket Club
    ...
    6) Al Gore or Senator John Kerry
  • Strepsy
    Strepsy Posts: 5,651 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    1) Roscoe Tanner or Ilie Nastase
    2) Robert Scott
    3) Sussex County cricket club
    4) Tom Lehman
    5) Sebastian Coe
    6) Al Gore or John Kerry?
    7) Matt and Lilia
    8) Buzz Aldrin
    9) Myleene Klass or various others
    10) France


    Edit: Lol. You beat me RaTBox
    I've been lucky, I'll be lucky again. ~ Bette Davis
  • black-saturn
    black-saturn Posts: 13,935 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Blimey all that to win a Tony Cristie CD :confused:
    2008 Comping Challenge
    Won so far - £3010 Needed - £230
    Debt free since Oct 2004
  • furndire
    furndire Posts: 7,308 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Its a good job someone posted the answers, or there wouldn't have been many entries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • SoozyJ22
    SoozyJ22 Posts: 3,289 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I can't believe I forgot about John Kerry. Oops. In my defence I think the Avon comp. was frying my brain at that point.
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