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Rock the Birthday Clock Trivia Quiz

This quiz is to celebrate the first birthday of the Rock the Clock team. Guess what the perfect birthday present is for each member taking part.

A multiple-choice quiz by Team Rock the Clock. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
tezza1551

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
336,188

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
694

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Team leader redwaldo is really happy; he's been granted the perfect birthday present. He can celebrate his birthday with ONE of these people from history. He's not a "jealous guy", so can you "imagine" which historical person he will choose? Hint

Mary Shelley

John Lennon

Albert Camus

Rosa Luxemburg

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Question 2 of 10

2. Holkham16, our UK member, is a true dog lover. Her dream birthday gift would be a very special breed of dog. This dog was once considered a suitable gift from one king to another. Due to its size, ownership of this special breed must never be taken lightly. This breed originates from Ireland and is one of the tallest of all the giant dog breeds. What breed of dog is Holkham16 wishing for?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Lesley153 loves classical, orchestral and chamber music, and sometimes nips into London for concerts. She would be thrilled to get a concert ticket for her birthday. Which of these four places do you think she'd like to go? Hint

Cadogan Hall

The Crucible

Ministry of Sound

Harrods Food Hall

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Question 4 of 10

4. One of the best birthday presents elvislennon ever received was on his 12th birthday. It was a new cricket bat called a "Maestro", famously wielded by the great New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee. Which company manufactured this beautiful piece of willow? Hint

Slazenger

Duncan Fearnley

Gunn & Moore

Gray Nicholls

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Question 5 of 10

5. Tezza1551 collects figurines of a particular mythical creature. In Chinese mythology, the appearance of this creature heralds the birth of someone who will achieve greatness. Which of the following would be your birthday gift to her? Hint

Dragon

Minotaur

Hydra

Unicorn

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Question 6 of 10

6. Trivvya loves to get birthstone jewelry on her birthday. Her particular stone is said to symbolize good fortune, success, relax the mind and protect from harm. It is a prominent feature in Native American jewelry. Which of these would Trivvya like? Hint

peridot

turquoise

amethyst

pearl

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Question 7 of 10

7. Team member psb1969 is not a fan of birthdays, but he doesn't mind if his mates come around to celebrate his birthday as long as they bring some "snags and a slab" with them. What should his friends bring with them when they come to visit?
Hint

Chicken thighs and a jug of water

Steak and a bottle of rum

Sausages and a carton of beer

Green prawns and a cask of wine

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Question 8 of 10

8. Wyambezi says: "I like being surprised on my birthday with an activity that's away from daily routine. Sometimes I've been forced to confront my fears, the worst being my fear of heights--but I learned my 'lesson'".

What do you think was one of Wyambezi's most memorable birthday gifts? Hint

seeing a performance of "Up, Up and Away"

scuba diving lessons

flying lessons

swimming lessons

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'Birthday', 'This Boy', 'Do You Want To Know A Secret?', 'I Want To Tell You', 'I Will', 'It Won't Be Long', and 'Good Night': an anthology (or three) would be a good gift, with music from ___. Enough clues. What's missing?

Signed, Casey317. Hint

The Band

The Beatles

Georgie Fames & the Blue Flames

The Kinks

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Question 10 of 10

10. For her birthday, iCaramba would love to tour the childhood homes of her favorite rockers, who grew up on Menlove Avenue and Forthlin Road. What city would she be visiting? Hint

Liverpool

Memphis

London

Brooklyn

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: John Lennon

Actually, redwaldo would like ALL four people at his birthday party: Shelley for her creativity, Camus for his sense of the absurd and Luxemburg for her courage.

He would choose John Lennon at 21, just after the Beatles had performed at the Cavern. It certainly would be a lively birthday party! The hints are in the words "imagine" and "jealous guy", the titles of Lennon's classic songs.

Answer: Irish Wolfhound

Of course Holkham16 is in a dreamworld, as it would take a very special set of circumstances - like a country estate or living on a farm - to even think of owning one of these magnificent animals.

The Irish Wolfhound is one of the tallest of all breeds, with dogs 31 inches or more at the shoulder and weighing 120lbs and over. The coat is coarse, hard and wiry and the colour range is grey, brindle, red, black, white and fawn.

Answer: Cadogan Hall

Cadogan Hall is a concert hall in Chelsea. It's been converted from a church, and is now a beautiful building with exceptionally good acoustics (and comfortable seats).

Ministry of Sound is a London club, where you'd be more likely to be treated to some French Filtered Garage Trance than Beethoven. The Crucible is a theatre in Sheffield, 170 miles north of London. As well as plays, it also hosts the World Snooker Championships. Harrods Food Hall is just for food. Nothing wrong with food!

Answer: Gunn & Moore

Elvislennon still has this bat and hopes to pass it onto his son, but so far he has shown no interest in cricket! Gunn & Moore were founded in England in 1885.

Answer: Unicorn

Unicorns appear in the mythology of numerous countries including China, Japan, India and Germany. There are seven references to unicorns in the Old Testament.

Answer: turquoise

Turquoise comes from the Middle French for Turkey. Turquoise has a blue, bluish-green, or green color.

Answer: Sausages and a carton of beer

Snags and a slab is Australian slang for sausages and a carton of beer. Team member psb1969 enjoys when his friends come around for a barbecue and a few quiet beers ... as long as they do not mention his birthday too often.

8. Wyambezi says: "I like being surprised on my birthday with an activity that's away from daily routine. Sometimes I've been forced to confront my fears, the worst being my fear of heights--but I learned my 'lesson'". What do you think was one of Wyambezi's most memorable birthday gifts?

Answer: flying lessons

Says Wyambezi: "I'm still afraid of heights, but not when I'm flying. I took my first flight on my birthday and was so unafraid the instructor told me to stop being a daredevil. It's a serious responsibility but also the best way to get away from it all. I highly recommend learning to fly (pun intended)".

Answer: The Beatles

Yes, Casey likes a Beatles birthday gift. Did you know the The Beatles recordings have been cataloged in the same way that Kochel did for Mozart's compositions? So 50 years from now, will the DJ on 'Classic Drive' be saying 'And now here is MacDonald Verzeichnis MD006 ('I Saw Her Standing There') from the Beatles ?' In the question text above, Casey listed MD146; MD022; MD007; MD089; MD145; MD014; MD130 and MD112.

See: icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/awp-beatles_canon.shtml

10. For her birthday, iCaramba would love to tour the childhood homes of her favorite rockers, who grew up on Menlove Avenue and Forthlin Road. What city would she be visiting?

Answer: Liverpool

Rock Around the Clock team members love Beatles birthdays! The childhood homes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney are now preserved by the National Trust, who began conducting public tours in 2003.

Says iCaramba: "Although I made a pilgrimage to suburban Liverpool in the 1980s and posed excitedly in front of Mendips-- the home Lennon shared with his Aunt Mimi-- I could only dream of actually going inside and soaking up the history and the magic".

Source: Author tezza1551

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