Compete against friends and family in our weekly online quiz – the Sheps’ Saturday Social, sponsored by Shepherd Neame, Britain’s oldest brewer.
There are 13 questions in total – simply scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answers.
1. TRUE OR FALSE? The Beatles have had more UK No.1 singles than Elvis.
2. SIGN TIME? What do these six road signs mean in the UK?
ODD ONE OUT: Which of these celebs is the odd one out – and why?
Rose Ayling-Ellis; Abbey Clancy; Alesha Dixon; Stacey Dooley; Natasha Kaplinsky; Myleene Klass
4. REMEMBER WHEN? The following events all occurred in a year in living memory. Do you know the year?
▶ Channel 5 was launched
▶ American rapper the Notorious B.I.G. was murdered in LA
▶ The Grand National had to be rescheduled after an IRA bomb threat
▶ Tony Blair became Prime Minister as Labour won the general election
5. WHAT’S COOKING: Where in the world would you find this famous wine region?
6. QUESTION OF SPORT: This season Everton FC have a new ground – do you know the name of their new stadium, and the old one?
7. POPTEASER: A huge worldwide hit in the 1970s, what song opens with these lines…
On a dark desert highway,
Cool wind in my hair?
8. WORDWISE: Which of these collective nouns is made up (and what should it be)
▶ A cackle of hyenas
▶ A roar of tigers
▶ A stench of skunks
9. NAME… the process where a liquid changes to a gas.
10. WHAT… was the currency in Greece before the euro was introduced?
11. IN… which film will you hear the famous line ‘You had me at hello’?
12. WHEN… it’s noon in London today, what time will it be in Los Angeles?
13. WHERE AM I? In which English county will you find this sign?
If you’re looking for a pub quiz…
The Old Mill in Kennington, near Ashford, holds its monthly quiz on the first Sunday of every month. It costs £2 per person to enter, with 50% going to the KSS Air Ambulance.
Also supporting the KSS Air Ambulance is the quiz at the Belle Vue Tavern in Pegwell Road, Ramsgate on the first Tuesday of every month at 7pm. It costs £5 to enter and has a cash prize for the winning team.
The Singleton Barn, near Ashford, hosts a quiz every Sunday from 8pm. It’s £1 per person to take part.
Head to the Bull Inn at Linton, near Maidstone, on the first Wednesday of every month for its charity pub quiz. It costs £3 per person to enter with £1 going to charity.
In Broadstairs, the Botany Bay Hotel has a quiz on the second Monday of every month (except August). It’s £2 per person to enter, and teams are up to six. There are lots of prizes, including a cash prize for the winners.
The monthly quiz at The Limes in Faversham is so popular that booking is recommended! It is usually held on the third Thursday of the month. Call the pub on 01795 532007 to book your place.
ANSWERS: False – The Beatles have had 18, Elvis 21; 2 Top row, from left – No motor vehicles; No waiting; No vehicles carrying explosives. Bottom row from left – End of minimum speed limit; All vehicles prohibited except non-mechanically propelled vehicles being pushed by pedestrians; No overtaking; 3 They have all won BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing, apart from Myleene Klass; 5 Argentina; 6 The Hill Dickinson Stadium has replaced Goodison Park – the club’s home since 1982; 7 Hotel California by The Eagles; 8 Tigers – it should be a hide, streak or ambush; 9 Evaporation; 10 The Drachma; 11 Jerry Maguire; 12 4am; 13 Gloucstershire.
