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British Disasters Trivia Quiz

Do you remember the passenger ferry disaster of the late 80s or the plane brought down by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie? This quiz should exercise your grey cells and jog a few poignant memories.

A multiple-choice quiz by jokemachine. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
jokemachine

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
240,566

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1269

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Question 1 of 10

1. On the 8 January 1989 a British Midland flight 092 crashed on an embankment on one of England's busiest motorways. It was supposed to be a short, routine flight taking off from London's Heathrow airport.
What was its intended destination?
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Dublin

Glasgow

Belfast

Cardiff

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the the name of the English cross-channel car ferry that capsized off the coast of Zeebrugge on 6 March, 1987? Hint

Harbinger of Prosperity

Harbinger of Greatness

Herald of Freedom

Herald of Free Enterprise

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who were Liverpool's opponents in the 1989 FA cup semi final Hillsborough tragedy? Hint

Nottingham Forest

Sheffield Wednesday

Manchester City

Newcastle United

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Question 4 of 10

4. Aberfan was the scene of a terrible mining-related accident. What was the name of the school that was engulfed in an avalanche of rubble? Hint

Shirtglas Junior School

Pantglas Junior School

Vestglas Junior School

Hatglas Junior School

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what year did the Piper Alpha oil rig catch fire? Hint

1985

1989

1984

1988

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Hungerford massacre was then the biggest "spree" killing in British history. What was the name of the lone killer? Hint

Michael Robinson

Michael Day

Michael Ryan

Michael Ray

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Lockerbie disaster occured when a bomb exploded on a plane flying over Scotland. The plane was Pan Am Flight ____ . Hint

104

102

103

101

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Question 8 of 10

8. Before the Lockerbie disaster of 1988 what was the worst air accident to have occurred on British soil? Hint

The crash of British European Airways Flight 548

The crash of British European Airways Flight 549

The crash of British European Airways Flight 845

The crash of British European Airways Flight 584

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1985 many fans were killed in a football ground in Bradford.
What was the name of the Bradford Stadium? Hint

Meadow Lane

Brammel Lane

Elland Road

Valley Parade

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the Dunblane massacre a teacher and how many pupils died? Hint

10 small children

26 small children

16 small children

6 small children

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Belfast

The Boeing 737 airplane crashed on to the M1 motorway near the East Midland Airport, killing 46 people.

A report by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch later found the flight crew had shut down the wrong engine.

2. What was the the name of the English cross-channel car ferry that capsized off the coast of Zeebrugge on 6 March, 1987?

Answer: Herald of Free Enterprise

The English cross-channel car ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized and sank just after leaving Zeebrugge harbour. Of the 459 or more people on board, 189 died. The ferry had sailed with her bow doors open.

3. Who were Liverpool's opponents in the 1989 FA cup semi final Hillsborough tragedy?

Answer: Nottingham Forest

The Hillsborough disaster was a deadly human crush that occurred on 15 April, 1989 at Hillsborough football stadium in Sheffield, England, resulting in the loss of 96 lives.

4. Aberfan was the scene of a terrible mining-related accident. What was the name of the school that was engulfed in an avalanche of rubble?

Answer: Pantglas Junior School

On the 21 October 1966, 144 people, 116 of them children, were killed when a tip of coal waste slid on to the village of Aberfan in South Wales.

5. In what year did the Piper Alpha oil rig catch fire?

Answer: 1988

The fire on the North Sea oil rig claimed the lives of most of those on board. Those that were not killed by the flames perished in the bitterly cold sea.

6. The Hungerford massacre was then the biggest "spree" killing in British history. What was the name of the lone killer?

Answer: Michael Ryan

On 19 August 1987 a small village in Berkshire became the setting for what was then the biggest mass murder in British history. Armed with a Kalashnikov, an automatic rifle and a Beretta pistol, Michael Ryan took to the streets of Hungerford firing at anyone in his path. By the end of the afternoon Ryan had gunned down 16 people including his own mother, seriously wounded another 15 people and transformed the lives of everyone who was unlucky enough to be there that day.

7. The Lockerbie disaster occured when a bomb exploded on a plane flying over Scotland. The plane was Pan Am Flight ____ .

Answer: 103

Until the September 11, 2001 attacks, the bombing of Flight 103 was the worst act of terrorism against civilian citizens of the United States. The 270 victims (259 on the plane, 11 on the ground) were citizens of 21 nations. Of these, 189 were Americans.

8. Before the Lockerbie disaster of 1988 what was the worst air accident to have occurred on British soil?

Answer: The crash of British European Airways Flight 548

On June 18, 1972, British European Airways Flight 548, a Hawker-Siddeley Trident 1B operated by British European Airways (BEA), crashed two minutes after takeoff from Heathrow Airport, killing all 118 passengers and crew on board. The crash occurred close to the town of Staines in Surrey.

9. In 1985 many fans were killed in a football ground in Bradford. What was the name of the Bradford Stadium?

Answer: Valley Parade

At least 52 people are known to have died as fire engulfed the Bradford City football stadium.

10. In the Dunblane massacre a teacher and how many pupils died?

Answer: 16 small children

The small Scottish town of Dunblane was racked with grief and horror as 43-year-old Thomas Hamilton turned one of his four guns on himself having killed or wounded all but one of a class of 29 five- and six-year-olds at Dunblane Primary School, near Stirling.

Source: Author jokemachine

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