We're back into the swing of things now and 2021 is off to a promising start, but shall we see how good your New Year's knowledge is? Here are your answers:
1. What name do the Scots give to New Year's Eve? Hogmanay
2. What name is given to the Jewish New Year? Rosh Hashanah
3. The Caribbean island of Haiti gained independence from which country on 1st January 1803? France
4. Which American President issued the Emancipation Proclamation on New Year's Day 1863? Abraham Lincoln
5. Which band took New Year's Day to number 10 in the charts in 1983? U2
6. On New Year's Day 1975, John Mitchell, H.R. Halderman, and John Ehrlichman were convicted of obstruction of justice in the enquiry into which scandal? Watergate
7. On New Year's Day 1914, the world?s first airline started operating within which American state? Florida
8. The traditional New year Ball Drop takes place at which New York City landmark? Times Square
9. Which female singer was born LaDonna Gaines on New Year's Eve 1948? Donna Summer
10. On which day of the week was New year's Eve in the year 2000? Sunday
11. In which European country is it a tradition to jump from a chair right before midnight and also smash plates against friend's doors? Denmark
12. On New Year's Day 1993, which former country effectively split into two? Czechoslovakia
13. In 2021, Chinese New Year will be the year of which animal? Year of the Ox
Now, at the tail end of last year, we had a request for a quiz on a specific individual. I'm sure you all know this chap - he's worn many faces, driven many cars, he's the star of book and screen, a ladies man, a man of mystery, license to kill and a license to thrill... that's right, it's Jaaaaaaames Bond!
The James Bond movies are based on a series of novels by what British author?
Which director helmed the most James Bond films?
What was the first Bond film *not* to take its title from an Ian Fleming novel or short story?
What secret service agency does 007 work for?
What is the first car that we see James Bond drive on-screen in the first movie Dr. No (1962)?
Who played “Jimmy” Bond – an American version of 007 – in a US TV version of Casino Royale in 1954?
Christopher Lee played Bond villain Scaramanga in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) – but what relation is he to the Bond author?
Which 00 agent is murdered early on in Octopussy (1983)?
What does the acronym “SPECTRE” stand for?
Which Bond film has won the most Academy Awards?
What is the shortest James Bond film?
What was the first James Bond movie?
Who performed the theme song for Live and Let Die?
Who is the only Bond actor to drop to one knee during their opening gun-barrel sequence?
How many actors have played M in the official James Bond film series?
Good luck!
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