Joy Division Oven Gloves Trivia Quiz

Answer: Salford

Joy Division were formed in Salford in 1976, and were most famous for their hit 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'. Their lead singer, Ian Curtis, committed suicide in 1980; the remaining members of the band went on to form the hugely successful group New Order. Their hit 'Blue Monday' is the biggest selling 12" single of all time in the UK.

Answer: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Dukla Prague were a football team, established in 1948, and disbanded in 1996. They have since reformed, with the rights to the old team's records. The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was itself disbanded in 1999. The Davis Cup is competed for in tennis, the Swaythling Cup in table tennis and the Stanley Cup is an ice hockey competition.

Answer: New Hampshire

Paintball is a war simulation game where teams or individuals compete to tag each other with paint capsules. There are clubs for people to join in several countries that are organised. There are a variety of formats the game can take, but rules are strictly enforced for safety reasons. The first paintball match was in Henniker, New Hampshire, in 1981.

Answer: Rome

The Vatican City is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic church, and is ruled by the Pope. It is the smallest independent state in the world to be internationally recognised. The Vatican is famous for its architecture, and art, such as the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo.

Answer: Traditional Arrangement

A traditional arrangement is the accepted harmonisation of a tune, usually where the original writer is unknown. This is most common in folk music where songs can be handed down from one generation to the next, but can also be the case with some other forms of music where the original writer has been forgotten for some reason.

Answer: South Africa

Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful heart transplant on Louis Washkansky, on 3rd December 1967. It took place at the Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. Around 3500 heart transplants take place every year now, mainly in the USA.

Answer: Bishop

Pawns usually move vertically forwards, except when taking other pieces when they move diagonally. Queens can move in any direction, and rooks can only move horizontally or vertically. The other pieces in chess are knights, which move in an L-shape, and of course the king, which can move one space in any direction (except when castling).

Answer: Wales

Nerys Hughes was born in Rhyl in 1941. She appeared in a variety of television roles in a career which spanned over forty years. She is mainly remembered for her roles in the 1970s comedy 'The Liver Birds', where she played Sandra, and the 1980s drama 'District Nurse' in which she played the eponymous character, Megan Roberts.

Answer: Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman was a bandleader and clarinetist who lived from 1909-1986. He defied racial segregation laws in the 1930s by hiring musicians such as Teddy Wilson. He helped to launch the careers of many musicians, including Gene Krupa and Charlie Christian.

Answer: The Bridge

'The Bridge' was a TV series, first broadcast in 2011. It was a joint production between Denmark and Sweden. It starred Sofia Helin and Kim Bodnia. 'The Tunnel' was set in France and the United Kingdom, and starred Stephen Dillane and Clemence Poesy. It was first broadcast in 2013. 'The Bridge' has also been remade for a US audience.