Booms And Bangs Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rolling Stones

In chronological order, Cher was the first, when her track "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" reached number three in 1966, followed by B.A. Robertson with "Bang Bang" in 1979 who reached number two, held off the top by Cliff Richard and "We Don't Talk Anymore".

In 2013, will.i.am reached number three with "Bang Bang", which was used in the soundtrack to the 2013 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Great Gatsby".

Answer: Tennessee Williams

The movie, which also starred Noel Coward as The Witch of Capri, was a strange choice for a film adaptation as the Williams play received poor reviews and ran for only 69 performances.
Reviews for the film were, if anything, even worse, with critics asking "Why was Boom! filmed in the first place?" and describing it as "a pompous, pointless nightmare".

Answer: In a novel

The interrobang is a little used punctuation mark which has been around since the 1960s. It is a combination of a question mark and an exclamation mark, used to express incredulity in the form of a question, such as, "You're getting more money than me‽"

Answer: Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Buzz and Boomer are a pair of large blue birds that have been mascots for the Bombers since 1984.
James Deighton, as the human inside the Boomer costume, has vowed to continue as the mascot until the Bombers win the Grey Cup again, a feat they last achieved in 1990, his third year inside the bird.

Answer: English and Welsh

"Bang" is a gripping show that airs on Welsh language TV channel S4C in UK and stars Catrin Stewart, known for her roles in Sky 1's "Stella" (2012-17) and BBC's "Dr Who" (2011-14) as well as Suzanne Packer who played Tess Bateman in BBC shows "Casualty" and "Holby City" between 2003 and 2016.

Answer: Lightweight

"Boom Boom" defeated fellow American Arturo Frias to lift the title in 1982, before going to beat Venezuelan, Ernesto Espana by TKO (Technical Knock Out), knocking out Kim Duk-koo of South Korea and Peruvian Orlando Romero and beating American Bobby Chacon by TKO.
He lost the belt in 1984 to Livingstone Bramble of U.S. Virgin Islands, who he fought in a rematch the following year, but once again lost.

Answer: Fringe

A person's fringe, or bangs, are the hairs that fall from the scalp to cover one's forehead. Interestingly, the American term, "bangs" is thought to be derived from the "bang tail", used in the equestrian world to refer to a horse's tail which is cut straight across, whereas the British term, "fringe" is believed to have its origins in the word used to describe the decorative border found on shawls and crocheted work.

Answer: Belgium

"Tomorrowland" has grown in stature over the years, expanding from an original one day event in 2005 to a two day event in 2007, a three day event in 2011 and a two weekend festival in 2017.
Notable EDM performers that have appeared at the festival include Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia, Moby and Fatboy Slim.

Answer: Denmark

Bang & Olufsen was started in 1925 by Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen when they designed a radio capable of running on alternating current (AC) while the majority of radio's at the time were still using batteries or direct current (DC). Not only does the company produce excellent sound systems, it wins awards for them too, such as the two iF World Design Awards they won in 2019, one for the sound system in the Bentley Continental GT, the other for the Lamborghini Urus.

Answer: Lulu

It was Lulu with the song in which she described how her heart, whenever her lover was close, went "boom bang-a-bang, boom bang-a-bang".
The other countries that tied for first place were Spain, for whom Salome sang "Vivo Cantando", Netherlands, whose entrant was Lenny Kuhr singing "De Troubadour" and France, whose entry, "Un Jour, Un Enfant" was sung by Frida Boccara.