Q 01/05

Which landmark, whose design won a 1957 international competition, did Queen Elizabeth II open in October?

A) Sydney Harbour Bridge

B) Parliament House, Canberra

C) Sydney Opera House

D) Melbourne Arts Centre

Answer · why

C) Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House's architect Jørn Utzon was driven to resign after rows with politicians, and he never went back to see it finished.

Q 02/05

Which Thames crossing, opened by the Queen, replaced an 1831 span sold to an American oilman for $2.46m?

A) Tower Bridge

B) Westminster Bridge

C) Blackfriars Bridge

D) London Bridge

Answer · why

D) London Bridge

London Bridge's 1831 predecessor was rebuilt at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and the tale that its buyer thought he was getting Tower Bridge has been di...

Q 03/05

Who first played James Bond in Live and Let Die, with a theme song written and performed by Paul McCartney and Wings?

A) Sean Connery

B) Roger Moore

C) George Lazenby

D) Timothy Dalton

Answer · why

B) Roger Moore

Roger Moore had been considered for Dr. No and On Her Majesty's Secret Service before Cubby Broccoli overruled United Artists, which wanted an America...

Q 04/05

Which band's 'Merry Xmas Everybody' went straight in at UK number one in December, the third of their singles to do so?

A) Wizzard

B) Mud

C) Slade

D) Sweet

Answer · why

C) Slade

Slade built the chorus of Merry Xmas Everybody from 'Buy Me a Rocking Chair', a song Noddy Holder had written in 1967, and it became their biggest sel...

Q 05/05

Which courier carried just 186 packages on its first night, 17 April, using 14 Dassault Falcon jets out of Memphis?

A) Purolator Courier

B) Airborne Express

C) Federal Express

D) Emery Worldwide

Answer · why

C) Federal Express

Federal Express picked Memphis because it was central and its airport was rarely closed by bad weather, and by 1983 it had reached $1 billion in reven...