Q1) 31st January, 1797, saw the birth of which Austrian composer … ?Q2) 31st January, 1930, saw 3M begin marketing Scotch Tape: the tartan 3M use on it is a variation of which clan Tartan: Wallace, Stuart or Lindsey … ?Q3) 31st January, 1929, saw the exile of Leon Trotsky from the Soviet Union: which band gave Trotsky a mention, in the song, No More Heroes … ?Q4) 31st January, 1942, saw the birth of art-house film-maker, Derek Jarman: which 1987 Pet Shop Boys No. 1 did he direct the video for … ?Q5) And finally … 31st January, 1983, saw British drivers — and front-seat passengers — legally required to do what for the first time … ?
Q1) 30th January, 1661, saw who ritually executed, two years after his death … ?A1) Oliver Cromwell.Q2) 30th January, 1858, saw which orchestra perform its first professional concert … ?Q2) The Hallé Orchestra.Q3) 30th January, 1972 saw 13 protestors killed in the Bloody Sunday march, in Derry/Londonderry.: which Irish band released a song about it, in 1983 … ?A3) U2.Q4) 30th January, 1994, saw who become the world’s youngest chess grand-master … ?A4) Hungarian player, Peter Leko.Q5) And finally … 30th January, 1971, saw the release of which record-breaking Carole King album … ?A5) Tapestry.
| Actor | Character |
| Josh Brolin | Jonah Hex |
| John Malkovich | Quentin Turnbill |
| Megan Fox | Lilah |
| Director | Jimmy Hayward |
| Writers | Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor |
Q1) 30th January, 1661, saw who ritually executed, two years after his death … ?Q2) 30th January, 1858, saw which orchestra perform its first professional concert … ?Q3) 30th January, 1972 saw 13 protestors killed in the Bloody Sunday march, in Derry/Londonderry.: which Irish band released a song about it, in 1983 … ?Q4) 30th January, 1994, saw who become the world’s youngest chess grand-master … ?Q5) And finally … 30th January, 1971, saw the release of which record-breaking Carole King album … ?
Q1) January 29, 1949, saw the birth of the last surviving member of the Ramones: who is he … ?A1) Tommy Ramone, also known as Thomas Erdelyi and born Erdélyi Tamás.Q2) 29th January, 1856*, saw Queen Victoria issue the warrant that instituted the UK’s highest military honour: what’s the name of that medal … ?Q2) The Victoria Cross.Q3) More to the point, that medal was first issued to soldiers in which war … ?A3) The Crimean War.Q4) 29th January, 1845, saw the first publication of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven: what — according to Project Gutenburg — is the poem’s last word … ?A4) Nevermore.Q5) Equally to the point, what’s the first Terry Pratchett novel to feature a raven named for the one in the poem … ?A5) Soul Music. (The character’s a talking raven called Quoth. The bird in question claims he doesn’t do “the ‘N’ word.” And has a fondness for eyeballs …)Q6) 29th January, 1891, saw Liliuokalani proclaimed Queen — and last monarch — of where … ?A6) Hawai’i.Q7) And finally … 29th January, 1959, saw much of Britain brought to a standstill … by what … ?A7) Fog.
Q1) January 29, 1949, saw the birth of the last surviving member of the Ramones: who is he … ?Q2) 29th January, 1956, saw Queen Victoria issue the warrant that instituted the UK’s highest military honour: what’s the name of that medal … ?Q3) More to the point, that medal was first issued to soldiers in which war … ?Q4) 29th January, 1845, saw the first publication of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven: what — according to Project Gutenburg — is the poem’s last word … ?Q5) Equally to the point, what’s the first Terry Pratchett novel to feature a raven named for the one in the poem … ?Q6) 29th January, 1891, saw Liliuokalani proclaimed Queen — and last monarch — of where … ?Q7) And finally … 29th January, 1959, saw much of Britain brought to a standstill … by what … ?
Q1) 28th January, 1813, saw the first publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice: who played Elizabeth Bennet — opposite Colin Firth as Mr Darcy — in the 1995 television version of the novel … ?A1) Jennifer Ehle.Q2) 28th January, 1982, saw the release of Brigadier General James Dozier, after he’d been by kidnapped by which Italian terrorist group … ?Q2) The Red Brigade.Q3) 28th January, 1820, saw an expedition from where discover the Antarctic continent … ?A3) Russia.Q4) 28th January, 1953, saw teenager Derek Bentley, hanged for murdering a policeman: what was the name of the film — with Christopher Eccleston and Paul Reynolds — about the incident … ?A4) Let Him Have It.Q5) And finally … 28th January, 1754, saw who coin the word ‘serendipity’, in a letter to Horace Mann … ?A5) The 4th Earl of Orford, himself, Horace Walpole.
