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TEAMWORK TRIVIA – BRITISH TRIVIA -April 2011-
See answers below.

Q1-What is the main stone in Kate Middleton’s engagement ring?

Q2-Name Prince William’s only brother

Q3-Name (first name) the husband of Queen Elizabeth II

Q4-What was Princess Diana’s last name as a commoner?

Q5-Name the London landmark that is as famous for funerals and burials, as well as, weddings and coronations.

Q6-Where did Kate’s engagement ring come from?

Q7-With Princess Diana and Prince Charles in attendance, the Wembley Stadium-half of 1985’s Live Aid festival, featured what band performing “Radio Gaga” which many say is the greatest concert performance in rock history.

Q8-What word has been deleted from the traditional weding vows, in Kate and William’s nuptials.

Q9-According to Billboard magazine, name the top British solo artist (not a band) of the rock era (which is since 1958).

Q10-Legend has it, that in 1858, the 6-foot,4-inch, Sir Benjamin Hall was at the right place at the right time. As a city commissoner, he brought together the needs of the artist and the needs of the architect to what famous London landmark that bears his name.

Q11-Ms. Kate Middleton’s complete first name is…?

Q12-On the Royal wedding invitation, what time does the ceremony begin(London time) ?
-What time does it happen in Boston (EST)

Q13-Name the second longest river in the UK. It flows through the center of London.

Q14-True or False: The letters KG after Prince William’s name mean that, he is a knight of the “Order of the Garter”.

Q15-Name the most famous grass tennis court in the world.

Q16-The “Titanic” was built in Belfast, Ireland but it’s port of registry is what British city?

Q17-The coronation of a new king or queen of England is bestowed upon the person while sitting on a modest chair built in he 1300’s. It is called the Coronation Chair. What was the first name of the king who started that tradition? Henry? William? Edward?

Q18-Name any 3 of the 7 largest cities in England, by population.

Q19-Name the British king that “lost” the American colonies in a revolutionary war in the 1770’s?

**** British Trivia provided by: TEAMWORK TRIVIA.com (Host: Mr. Ed Mullen)****

Q20-An image of Queen Victoria appears on what collector’s item from 1840? It is called “One Penny Black” .

Q21-Name the British rock band that named 2 of its albums after Marx Brothers movies.
“A Night at The Opera” and “A Day At The Races”.

Q22-Name the Elton John original song that became the biggest-selling single of all-time.

Q23-In London, the Houses of Parliament are somewhat like our Senate and Represenitives.
Name one of the two “houses of ? ”
The first ‘house’ represents influential nobility and the other ‘house’ members are voted in by the people.

Q24-Europe’s tallest ferris wheel is located in London. It was tallest in the world when it opened at the Millennium celebration. It is already ranked third tallest at this time. What is it called?

Q25-Name the London landmark that honors Admiral Nelson with a huge column and four large lions and a squadron of pigeons.

Q26-Name the second longest river in the UK. It flows through the center of London.

Q27-The “Changing Of The Guard” occurs in front of what London landmark?

Q28-Name the auditorium that the Beatles mention in the song, “A Day In The Life”

Q29-If you live in Liverpool, you are a “… ? ..”
(a Bostonian from Boston, etc)

Q30-From 1831 to 1967, “London Bridge” spanned the Thames River, it was purchased and dismantled for relocation to what US state where it rests today.

Q31-Early in their career, the Beatles championed a style of beat music named after a Liverpool river. Name that river. Later, Gerry & the Pacemakers honored it with their biggest record.

Q32-In death, what do these historical figures have in common?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Charles Darwin
Sir Issac Newton
Charles Dickens
Edmund Hillary (Mt Everest)
Edmund Halley (Halley’s comet)

Q33-The normal capacity at Westminster Abbey is 2000 people but, the living are out-numbered by the dead who lay buried in the Abbey. True or False?

Q34-On August 31st, 1997 the Paris car accident that killed Princess Diana, had 3 other occupants.
Describe or name them. Of the four, there was one survivor.
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A1-Sapphire
A2-Prince Henry of Wales, a.k.a. Prince Harry
A3-Prince Phillip
A4-Spencer
A5-Westminster Abbey
A6-It was given by Prince Charles to Princess Diana for their engagement. After Diana’s death, her son, Henry selected it as a keepsake. He gave it to his brother, William for his engagement to Kate.
A7-Queen
A8-In the sentence, “… love, honor and obey”. The word: “Obey” has been deleted.
A9-Elton John
A10-Big Ben
A11-Catherine
A12-time of 11:00:00 AM. Five hours earlier in Boston .6:00 AM
A13-Thames River.
A14-TRUE
A15-Wimbledon
A16-Liverpool
A17-Edward
A18-
1-London
2-Birmingham
3-Liverpool
4-Manchester
5-Leeds
6-Sheffield
7-Bristol

A19-King George the 3rd
A20-The world’s first postage stamp.
A21-Queen
A22-“Candle In The Wind” -original 1973, live w/ orchestra 1986 and the tribute 1997
A23-House of Lords and the House of Commons
A24-The London “Eye”. (1893 – George Ferris, Chicago’s World Fair)
A25-Trafalgar Square
A26-Thames River.
A27-Buckingham Palace, FYI: This daily morning ceremony takes about 45 minutes.
A28-Royal “Albert Hall”
A29-Liverpudlians
A30-Lake Havasu City in Arizona. Oil-man Robert McCullough purchased it. Many believe he thought he was purchasing the more recognizable and elaborate Tower Bridge.
A31-Mersey River. FYI: “Ferry Cross the Mersey”
A32-Buried in Westminster Abbey
A33-The deceased do have the majority. There are 3300 buried in Westmistster Abbey. Note: there were about 8000 people squeezed into the Abbey for Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953.
A34- The 1997 accident.
Princess Diana, killed.
Driver, Henri Paul, killed.
Dodi Fayed, killed.
Fayed ‘s bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, was the only survivor.
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British Trivia April 2011 Teamwork Trivia.com

TeamworkTrivia draws big crowds! In March’11 Only, 1530 People Played Teamwork Trivia!

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In March, 1530 people attended Teamwork Trivia events!
Driscoll School, Brookline : March 26 (150 people),
Wyman School, Woburn: March 25 (180 people),
Arlington Cath HS : March 19 (470 people),
Tewksbury Memorial HS March 11 (330 people),
Lincoln School, Brookline : March 5 (150 people)
Jimmy Czehowski Scholarship Fund : March 4 Norwood (250 people)

A Fun Night Out For Parents & Teachers! See pics on Facebook.

see Facebook page: TeamworkTrivia
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“My Facebook Page.” for Music Trivia is called- Teamwork Trivia.com (Boston) Ten Q+A.

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See more expert music trivia questions at my Facebook page [ Teamwork Trivia.com (Boston) ]

Q1-Name the non-Eagle member who co-wrote “Take It Easy”

Q2-Who am I? I was born in Texas and my middle name is Giselle. When I was 12 yrs old, I appeared on Star Search (1993) with my vocal group, Girls Tyme.

Q3-John Lennon gave the Beatles their group name, sighting “beat” music and what other musical influence?

Q4-From 1991 to 1994, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and future N’Sync members J.C.Chase-ez and Justin Timberlake crossed paths in what group?

Q5-Name the comic book hero mentioned in song by R.E.M. , the Kinks, the Spin Doctors, Five for Fighting and Crash Test Dummies. For extra points, can you name the songs?

Q6-Who am I?
My middle name is Delight. As a young trumpeter, I worked with young Ray Charles. I produced/arranged records for many including George Benson, Brothers Johnson and Frank Sinatra. In 1962, I wrote and recorded : Austin Powers theme song. I married Julie from the Mod Squad.

Q7-Name the 3 rock guitarists that Michael Jackson hired for :
“Beat It”, “Black and White” and “Dirty Diana”.

Q8-This was the toughest question of the bunch. Happy Valentine’s Day. Name the Beatles’ songs with the word LOVE in the title. Name as many as you can. Variation of “love” is OK. Try it without Google etc. “Good luck, I got 8”, DJ Mr Ed.

Q9-Who are Cheryl James and Sandra Denton better known as?

Q10-Who am I? Born in Cleveland. Comedian on “Solid Gold” 1986-88. My talk show aired 1989-94. [Note: Johnny Carson retired in 1992] Now, I am a guest on talk shows and have been in many movies. The 1990 hit song by C+C Music Factory was based on one of my catch phrases.
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See Facebook: Teamwork Trivia.com (Boston) for more Q+A during my one question-a-day music trivia game.

Ten answers below (1-10) Print my questions and bring them to your office or dinner table. DJ Mr Ed.
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A1-Jackson Browne

A2-Beyonce

A3-Buddy Holly & the Crickets (beetles, crickets, “little crawling things”, beat music.)

A4-The Mickey Mouse Club

A5-Superman – R.E.M.
Superman – Kinks
Jimmy Olsen Blues – Spin Doctors
Superman (It’s Not Easy) – Five For Fighting
Superman’s Song-Crash Test Dummies

A6-Quincy Jones

A7-Beat It: Eddie Van Halen
Black and White: Slash
Dirty Diana: Steve Stevens (Billy Idol’s band)

A8– There are 13 from LP’s and singles.There are 4 more from collections and live tracks. So, there are 17 Beatles’ songs with a variation of the word love in the title!

1-She Loves You, 2-Love Me Do, 3-All My Loving, 4-P.S. I Love You, 5-And I Love Her, 6-Can’t Buy Me Love, 7-Words Of Love, 8-You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away, 9-It’s Only Love, 10-Love You To, 11-All You Need Is Love, 12-Real Love, 13-Lovely Rita
Thirteen Beatles songs with love (Variations of “love”) in the title.

Adding live tracks and collections.
{Beatles – Live at the BBC} Three more non-LP tracks w/ “LOVE” in the title.
“To Know Her, Is To Love Her”, “Soldier Of Love”, “So How Come Nobody Loves Me”.
{In the Beginning , Lost Decca Sessions} (Tony Sheridan CD), “Love of the Loved”

A9-Salt ‘n’ Pepa .
Cheryl James = (“Salt”, now Cheryl Wray)
Sandra Denton = (“Pepa”).
Don’t forget “Dee Dee” Roper = Spinderella!

A10– Arsenio Hall (“Things That Make You Go hmmmm”)

Abington’s Tricentennial Fundraising Begins With TeamworkTrivia.com

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We are gonna party, like it’s 1712 ! …. well almost. Abington’s 300th Anniversary Committee started their fundraising with a winner, Teamwork Trivia.

Over 200 people were in competition for the trivia gold medals and Abington commemorative mugs on January 8th, 2011.
Top honors: Bingtown bragging rights and the prizes went to the table named, the “Boston Teams”!
Led by Mike Franey and his committee, the 22 tables filled up as the game began at 7:30. The committee also supplied a generous number of local, historic Abington town trivia.
—Did you know that boxing champion John L. Sullivan, the Boston Strong Boy retired to Abington.
—Did you know that Abington’s forests supplied white oak used on the decks of the USS Constitution, Old Ironsides!

Cash raised before the event included 14 sponsors…at $ 100 each.
This outstanding effort brought in $ 1400.00 from local Abington businesses.
One happy trivia player spent $10 on a 50/50 raffle ticket and walked home with $ 675.00!
25 raffle items were on display, so people could take a chance on their favorites.
The portable refrigerated cooler was the biggest item.
The live auction, conducted by auctioneer Jim Wells, included Celtics tickets (box seats) and an encased, collectible 2007-2008 Celts/Lakers Championship basketball.

The Tricentennial Committee has other fundraisers planned for their 2012 celebration.Click here for Abington 300 info
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Abington Boosters Double Up on Teamwork Trivia! Nov.19, 2010

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Twice last year, twice this year. The Abington Boosters (HS parent group) had another jam-packed Teamwork Trivia Night on November 19, 2010. Led in part by Mary Rogers, the sold-out event raised thousands for the HS sports programs. The 250 people bid on Bruins tickets in a live auction. The 50 table items each had its own separate container, so people could bid on just the items that interested them. Each round was sponsored by a local business. The Jeffery Coombs Foundation, again, sponsored the whole event. Two trivia nights in 2009-2010 and two in 2010-2011 now make up the backbone of the Abington Boosters’ annual fundraising plans.

The competitive spirits ran high as the tables fought for the top spot. Although, some were disappointed that that they left out, ‘martini” in the “shaken not stirred” question. There were roars of satisfaction for “7th Heaven”, “Nascar’s Jimmy Johnson” and “Burr kills Hamilton”.

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Rowley, Mass. small? No, getting bigger each year! It’s Pine Grove’s 3rd Teamwork Trivia Night!

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November 13, 2010. The Pine Grove School’s parents and teachers (RPEF) got together for it’s 3rd Annual Teamwork Trivia Night. Led by, in part by Kate Scalley, a whopping 220 people gathered at the Black Swan Country Club in Georgetown MA (formally the Georgetown Club, which was re-named and re-opened in Jun 2010) Each of the seven rounds were sponsored by local businesses, at $100 per round : $700.00. With fun team names like the Squaucking Heads, Trivia-Newton-John, the right side of the bridge, the Big Top, and the Fabulous Forties (the winning table) -place was packed. BTW, the 50/50 raffle handed the one lucky woman $580.00! Pine Grove’s Principal Nealon, wished everyone the best of luck as her table, the Questionnaires, made a good showing. In a close match, the top 10 tables were separated by less than 10 points! The ever-growing attendance has made this fun night out, a new Pine Grove tradition.

The E.E. Little School, North Reading PTO celebrates it’s 4th Annual Teamwork Trivia Night! Nov 6, 2010

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The Fourth Annual Teamwork Trivia Night was another sold-out success for the E.E. Little School PTO! Some tables dressed up their tables and themselves. In attendance were the “Chilean Miners” (w/ escape tube), the groovy 60’s/70’s table and the Patriots tail-gators. The Moose Lodge was barely big enough to fit the 250-plus parents and teachers who attended. The Silent Auction included prizes like ‘Principal for a Day’ and prime parking spaces. The raffle was stocked with great items like Bruins tix, gift baskets and gift certificates. A fun night out!

Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical HS jumps into the Teamwork Trivia arena! Nov 5, 2010

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Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School initiated a new tradition on November 5th, 2010. Teamwork Trivia Night held at the showcase of function halls, the Billerica Elks. The five towns of Billerica, Bedford, Burlington, Tewksbury and Wilmington were represented. Although it was ‘table vs. table’ , bragging rights were defined by town, too. The group was led, in part , by Maureen Mahoney and Joann Brace. The winning medals were earned by the “Brainiacs” table. Coincidence? I think not.

The Hood School, North Reading – Teamwork Trivia Debut – Oct 15, 2010

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The parents at the Hood School in North Reading have just held their first Teamwork Trivia Night. The Moose Lodge in North Reading was the setting for the competitive quiz. Plans are being made to enlarge every aspect of the event. Led , in part by Katrina Collins, their debut was a success. Oct 15, 2010.

North Reading HS Touchdown Club, October 10, 2010

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October 10th was the date of the second annual Teamwork Trivia Night. The big Wakefield Elks was the venue set -up in part by Rosemary Rosano. Over 200 people enjoyed the trivia, food and auction items which raised money for the Touchdown Club of North Reading High School. BTW, the after party was strictly “old school” music like “Let The Music Play”, “Oh Sheila” “Fascinated” and “Just An Illusion”.

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