Name the year 1
1. Name the year; Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, George Orwell wrote 1984, Israel became an independent country and Sven Goren Eriksson was born.
1948
2. In which year were Britney Spears “Baby one more time” and Offspring with “Pretty fly” number 1’s in the UK charts
1998
3. In which year did the Queen celebrate her Golden Jubilee?
2002
4. In what year was Nelson Mandela released after spending 17 years in prison, Margaret Thatcher said goodbye to Downing street for good and the reunification of Germany took place?
1990
5. In what year were “Jaws”, “One flew over the cuckoo's nest” and “The day of the locust” top grossing films?
1975
6. In what year did the Wright brothers make the first powered flight?
1903
7. In which year was Red Rum’s third win at the Grand national?
1977
8. Name the year. Jimmy Carter becomes president of the USA, Fleetwood Mac’s “rumours” is released and Hay on Wye declares independence.
1977
9. Blur beat Oasis in the battle of the bands when Country House reaches number 1 in the charts ahead of Roll with it. Name the year
1995
10. Prince William and Kate Middleton marry, Anders Breivik kills 77 in a Norwegian terrorist attack and Jenson Button won the Canadian grand Prix. Name the year
2011
Name the year 2
1. Name the year in which West Germany joined NATO, Anthony Eden became Prime minister and James Dean died in a car crash.
1955
2. Which year does Michael J Fox travel back to in the 1985 film ‘Back to the Future’?
1955
3. Name the year: Jenson Button is born, the Olympics begin in Moscow and cliff Thorburn becomes the first non-UK player to win the world snooker championship
1980
4. Bill Clinton becomes the 42nd President of the USA, James Bulger is kidnapped and murdered, and Mr Blobby tops the charts. Name the year.
1993
5. Euro coins and notes entered circulation, “Anything is possible” by Will Young was the bestselling single of the year and the Queen mother died. Which year?
2002
6. In which year did Winston Churchill die?
1965
7. In what year were Titanic and Men in Black 2 of the highest grossing films in the UK?
1997
8. The battle of the Somme takes place, the Sopwith camel has its maiden flight and BMW is formed. Name the year
1916
9. In which year of the 1970’s did Abba win the Eurovision song contest with “Waterloo”?
1974
10. In what year were protesting students killed in Tiananmen Square and the Berlin wall came down?
1989
Name the year 3
1. The Winter Olympics are held in Innsbruck, the Beatles make their first live show in the US and Jack Ruby is found guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald. Name the year
1964
2. The Winter Olympics take place in Innsbruck , the first commercial Concorde flight takes off and Rocky is the top grossing film of the year. Name the year
1976
3. US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit and the Millenium stadium in Cardiff was opened. In which year?
1999
4. In which year in the 20th Century was the only UK census cancellation?
1941
5. Name the year in which Freddie Mercury and Robert Maxwell both died.
1991
6. In what year were Aqua with Barbie Girl and No Doubt with Don’t speak number 1’s in the UK?
1997
7. In what year were the three highest selling songs the Bee gees “Staying alive”, John Travolta and Olivia Newton John with “You’re the one that I want “ and The Village people with “YMCA”?
1978
8. In what year was the smoking ban and the first iphone introduced in England?
2007
9. Name the year: The Challenger space shuttle explodes, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happens and America bombs Libya?
1986
10. In what year was Prince Charles made Prince of Wales and the original Woodstock festival took place?
1969
Name the year 4
1. Name the year. The Beatles album My Bonnie is released, Marilyn Monroe dies and Dr No comes out in the cinema.
1962
2. Name the year: The Apple Mac was introduced, the IRA bombed The Tory conference in Brighton and BT was privatised.
1984
3. In what year did India and Pakistan become independent nations and free from British rule?
1947
4. Facebook was launched, Al Qaeda attack Madrid and Michael Schumacher secures his 7th world championship. Name the year
2004
5. In which year was Princess Diana's funeral and the launch of Britain’s 5th terrestrial channel?
1997
6. In which year were “Deeply Dippy”, “Ebeneezer Goode” and “Sleeping satellite” all number 1 hits?
1992
7. Pink Floyd released ‘Dark Side of the Moon’, Princess Anne married Captain Mark Phillips and George Foreman beat Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica, to become World Heavyweight boxing champion. Name the year
1973
8. In which year was the Kronenbourg Brewery founded?
1664
9. The first ever Olympic torch relay was for the Berlin Olympics in which year?
1936
10. In which year was the current flag of South Africa adopted, the channel tunnel opened and Wet Wet Wet's "Love is all around" stayed at number one for 15 weeks?
1994
Name the year 5
1. In what year did the Bolsheviks execute Czar Nicholas II and his family?
1918
2. Name the year: the first commercial flight of Concorde takes place, Harold Wilson resigns and the Apple computer company is formed.
1976
3. In which year was Prince William born?
1982
4. Margaret Thatcher and Nelson Mandela both died in which year?
2013
5. Titanic wins best picture Oscar, the FIFA world cup takes place and the Omagh bombing is carried out by the Real IRA as the Good Friday Agreement for peace in Ireland is signed. Name the year
1998
6. In which year were Close Encounters of the third kind and Saturday night fever released and the death of Elvis Presley was announced?
1977
7. In which year did the battle of Britain take place?
1940
8. In which year did the attack on Pearl Harbour take place?
1941
9. Decimal currency is introduced; Fiddler on the roof and the French connection hit the top of the film charts. What was the year?
1971
10. John Major led the conservatives to a general Election victory over Neil Kinnock’s Labour Party, Whitney Houstons “I will always love you” and Nirvanas “Smells like teen spirit" were hits. Name the year
1992
Name the decade
1. In what decade was National service abolished?
1960’s (1960)
2. In what decade did the UK decriminalize homosexuality?
1960’s
3. The Sydney Opera House opened in which decade?
1970’s (1973)
4. In which decade was the Irish potato famine?
1840’s
5. The first ever telephone book was published in Connecticut, but in which decade?
1870’s (1878)
I6. n which decade was BST first introduced?
1910’s (1916)
7. In which decade was the Berlin wall erected?
1960’s
8. In what decade were the Liberal democrats formed?
1980’s
I9. n which decade was the BBC founded?
1920’s (1922)
10. In which decade was PAYE introduced in the UK?
1940’s (1944)