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Pub quiz question 9684 by pjh2

Question: Q: Herreys won the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley' for Sweden in which year?
Answer: A: 1984
Categories: Eurovision (9) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 6894 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which TV game-show presenter featured in tabloid photos with a topless Sophie Rhys-Jones?
Answer: A: Chris Tarrant
Notes: *: Picture taken in 1988, published 1999
Categories: Entertainment (7) Television (7) Royalty (7) 1980s (7) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 3090 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British actor was Indira Gandhi on her way to meet at the time of her assassination?
Answer: A: Peter Ustinov
Notes: *: 31 October 1984
Categories: History (6) Entertainment (6) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 1256 by pjh2

Question: Q: On 24 January 1987, Steve 'Silk' Hurley had a UK one hit wonder with which single?
Answer: A: "Jack Your Body"
Notes: *: The well-known producer had scored many hits on the UK Dance Chart and was a member of JM Silk. Hurley refused to promote himself as a solo artist and went on to remix many more chart hits.
Categories: Music (5) One Hit Wonders (5) Entertainment (5) 1980s (5)

Pub quiz question 8293 by pjh

Question: Q: Daley Thompson won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in which year?
Answer: A: 1982
Categories: Athletics (7) Sports (8) 1980s (5)

Pub quiz question 7325 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Status Quo; Van Halen, Rick Wakeman and Eurythmics; Taylor Swift?
Answer: A: 1980s Album Titles
Notes: *: 1982, 1984; 1989
Categories: Music (6) 1980s (6) Connections (7)

Pub quiz question 5659 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who performed a duet with Michael Jackson in the song "The Girl is Mine?"
Answer: A: Paul McCartney
Notes: *: 1982
Categories: Entertainment (4) Michael Jackson (4) Music (4) 1980s (4)
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