[theo_luddite]

Apologies for doing this in rather incoherent bits but being retired doesn't mean you've 3 full days in each week when you're doing b***** all nothing much. If needs be I'll copy and paste the whole lot together, but that might be after you've done the correct answers.

1) Who beat Taylor Swift to the Song of the Year award? I couldn't tell you what song Taylor Swift sang let alone who won or their song either.

2) Sabrina Carpenter spent 20 weeks at the top of the UK charts, but which song lasted the longest there? Is that which of her songs or which song ever? If it's her song see answer to question 1 and use her name.

3) Producer Quincy Jones passed away, which Michael Jackson album did he produce that won a Grammy for album of the year? Thriller

4) Which group eventually opened Manchester's new Co-op arena? It took more than a bit of Elbow grease to sort the problems out at that place.

5) Which singer saw a return to the spotlight after their song featured in the film Saltburn? Sorry - don't do luvvies or Kitchen Disco's.

6) Who performed in Glastonbury's Sunday Legends slot? A good Canadian girl - Shaan-eye-ya

7) According to the Sunday Times Rich List, who became the first billionaire British musician? Macca

8) James Blunt re-released which album to mark its 20th anniversary? His first one?

9) Which singer allegedly said "this is going to ruin the tour" after being arrested in June? One of the Gallagher brothers? One of them should have been arrested for that Man City kit.

10) Which band released the albums Papercuts and From Zero in 2024? No idea

[theo_luddite]

Thanks for the PM jjamez - I kind of answered some of the Town questions too, but they were probably lost in the long hand way I did it. I'd be Googling all night to get the rest, so I'll wait for your answers.

[jjamez]

How long do you want me to give until the answers?

[Lord Snooty]

Well it looks like it's just between the three of us. So I'm ready.

[theo_luddite]

Go for it

[Devongone]

That is a wonderful quiz. Huddersfield does have some wonderful fans. Pity you haven't had more replies ........

I'm not competing I'm afraid, only applauding.

[Lord Snooty]

No 2 West Indies and USA

No4 Sinner and Sabalenka

That's my final effort.

[St Charles Owl]

I would be relying on Google or copying others at this point, without "cheating" you have my best effort!!

[jjamez]

So the answers are

For the town section

1- Michal Helik scored against Leicester
2- general Hogg received his marching orders against Leeds
3- Koroma scored the most goals last year
4- Brodie Spencer, he went about picking up a booking a game it felt in the championship when I was looking back
5- it's a knockout, Martin Paterson was the last NI player, we had a close one with Ollie Norwood, but he left before pato.
6- port vale appointed Moore, Hannover appointed breitenreiter in December
7- Harvey white was the first to score past town this season for Stevenage
8- pat Jones completes that chain, it was players to leave in summer
9- radino balker, the list was tallest players in the town squad, I was surprised when it said he was taller than helik
10- was Carmichael Dave.


Onto football

1- josh zirkzee scored for manure against full ham
2- yamal youngest, modric oldest
3- preston parted ways with Ryan lowe after the opening game of this season
4- most cards shown in a euros game
5- Phil foden
6- cole palmer
7- kadija "bunny" Shaw
8- Mayra Ramirez
9- Matt etherington left Colchester on New year's day last year
10- Mike tresor joined Burnley, yet to play I believe


Movies

1- Oppenheimer won best picture
2- the ugly mutt is called Peggy
3- rdj is back as Dr doom
4- dame Maggie had 6
5- twister received a sequel
6- garfield saw Samuel l Jackson voice Chris Pratt's father
7- Monica Dolan
8- Mr bates Vs the post office
9- timothee chalamet
10- Paul mescal played the grown up son

Sport

1- keely Hodgkinson won the spoty
2- USA and west indies played host
3- raygun
4- sinner and sabalenka were the victors
5- Vegas hosted, Kansas city won
6- Kuldeep Yadav was his victim, also told him he would be...fiiiix
7- he's 13
8- 3 new records
9- Belgian, Dimitri van den berg and mike de Dekker the players
10- all have a piece of iron from the Eiffel tower

Music

1- Billie eilish won that award
2- taste was number one for 9 weeks
3- thriller
4- elbow
5- Sophie ellis-bextor with murder on the dancefloor came back to prominence
6- Shania twaine
7- sir Paul living on his wings with Beatles
8- back to bedlam was the album
9- Justin Timberlake was arrested
10- linkin park, one was to commemorate their lead singer who passed away, the other was their return

General

1- Denmark saw their queen abdicate
2- Tetris was finally completed
3- the boat was named after Dali
4- bouncy pig is the little hippos translated name
5- Mexico is where the city is...could it be el Dorado?
6- kemi badenoch and Robert jenrick
7- the Dino's were Megalosaurus and cetiosaurus
8- they joined NATO
9- it was a banana
10- artificial intelligence

[Lord Snooty]

Brilliant bit of quizzing there, jjamez. Much harder than any pub quiz I ever attended. Difficulty rating somewhere between University Challenge and Only Connect, I'd say.

I suspect I scored zero in the Movies section. Never watch them. Who's timothee chalamet? That could well be an anagram itself for all I know.

As for the Town questions, should've done better. I'll query the connection questions though. Didn't Rowe qualify for this? Doesn't Hudlin count? Still a Town player.