SATURDAY QUIZ

Chris Maume presents his weekly general knowledge quiz

1. What are the above television programmes, and by whom are they linked?

2. Norah and Anoushka are the daughters of which musician, who died in 2012 aged 92?

3. Sid James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Moira Lister (later Andree Melly) were cast members of which radio show that ran from 1954 to 1959?

4. Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Diogo Jota, N’Golo Kante, Paul Pogba, Timo Werner: how are they currently linked?

5. “Man does not strive for happiness; only the Englishman does that.” The words of which philosopher, who was born in Saxony in 1844 and died in Weimar in 1900?

6. Which two world leaders met for the first time on this day in 1985 in Geneva?

7. What did game show contestant John Carpenter (not the film director) do for the first time on American television on this day in 1999 that was done for the first time on British television a year and a day later?

8. Which Irish revolutionary died on this day in 1798, probably by his own hand, of injuries sustained a few hours before his scheduled execution a week earlier? An Irish band formed in 1963 are named after him.

9. Which of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World can still be visited?

10. The “TED talks”, on a variety of subjects, are curated by the TED Foundation. What does “TED” stand for?

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