Mr Simpson's SPAG Week 15 - Thursday 16th July 2020 - Branston Junior Academy

Mr Simpson’s SPAG
       Week 15
   Thursday 16th July 2020

The Answers:
1.   What was Midge Ure’s job in 1984? Lead singer of Ultravox.
2.   In which city was the television programme ‘The Tube’ recorded? Newcastle.
3.   What was Paula Yates’ relationship to Bob Geldolf? His girlfriend.
4.    What was the Melody Maker? A music newspaper/ magazine.
5.    Why does Midge describe travelling up to record ‘The Tube’ as ‘a slog’?
         It was a long way from where he lived in London.
6.    What does Midge mean when he talks about, ‘my little bubble.’ His limited world.
7.    What does the term ‘harrowing’ mean? Upsetting, emotionally hard to do.
8.    Midge states ‘the wheel had turned’ on Bob’s career. What does this mean?
         Things had changed and Bob wasn’t as popular a singer as he once had been.
9.    Why, on reflection, does he find their first meeting at an expensive restaurant surreal?
         It was a meeting about raising money to stop people from starving in a place that was
         full of expensive food.

10. Why does he describe Bob’s ability to talk people into taking part
    as ‘either magic or madness? He was able to talk people into
    doing it who normally wouldn’t have agreed, or who most people
    wouldn’t have been brave enough to ask.
11. Why is ‘snowballed’ a good word to choose to describe events?
        It started small but became bigger and bigger.
12. Why didn’t Bob try and do the project just by himself?
        The other bands needed to know that other successful
        artists were taking part who they respected. Also, there was
        too much to do for one person.
12. What was the band called? What did the newspapers call it?
        Band Aid. The Billion Dollar Band
12. How much did the charity earn for every record sale? £1
13. Do you know someone who remembers Live Aid? Talk to them
    about it. I hope that you were able to!

16/07/20
LO: The Big Quiz is Back... for one last time.
Use your General Knowledge, research skills and the brilliant
brains of the adults around you to answer these key questions.
See how many you can get correct...
1. What is the slowest moving mammal in the world?
2. How many brains does an octopus have?
3. In the Disney film, what kind of animal are Nala and Simba?
4. What is the orange part in the centre of an egg called?
5. The writer Robert Galbraith is better known as?
6. What name is given to trees that drop their leaves in
   Autumn?
7. What is the 10th letter of the alphabet?
8. How many zeros in the number twenty-thousand?
9. Name the Prime Minister of England.
10.Which is closer to the Earth, the Moon or the Sun?

11.Who is the fastest 100m sprinter in the world?
12.How many wives did King Henry VIIIth have
  during his reign?
13.What is the name of the cowboy in Toy Story?
14.Who wrote ‘The Gruffalo’ and ‘Room on a Broom’?
15.What type of fish is Nemo?
16.What is the chemical formula for water?
17.Which planet is named after a god of the sea?
18.Who was arrested and executed for trying to blow
  up the king in the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 (and
  remembered every November 5th) ?
19.How many legs does a spider have?
20.Which city is home to The Eiffel Tower and
  Disneyland?

So, you have got this far... now for some real stinkers!
21. We all know that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s dad,
but what is the name of his mum?
22.Who was the captain of England when they won the World
    Cup in 1966?
23.Where in Lincoln will you find ‘The Lincoln Imp’?
24.Which fruit is in the dessert named after Nellie Melba?
25.What does ‘KFC’ stand for?
26.Name the third person to walk on the Moon.
27.Who is Team GBs most successful Olympian?
28. Which children’s tv series features the Soup Dragon?
29. Name the three wise men.
30. How many years will Branston Juniors have been on its
present site in September 2020?

Answers on the next page...

The Answers:                             21. Padme Amidala – Queen of Naboo
1. The sloth.      11.Usain Bolt.        22. Bobby Moore.
2. Three.          12.6.                 23. The Cathedral (or on the Ermine!)
3. Lions.          13.Woody.             24. Peach Melba.
4. The yolk.       14.Julia Donaldson.   25. Kentucky Fried Chicken.
5. JK Rowling.                           26. Charles P. Conrad.
                   15.A clown fish.
                                         27. Sir Bradley Wiggins
6. Deciduous.      16.H2O.
                                         28. The Clangers.
7. J.              17.Neptune.           29. Casper, Melchior, Balthazar.
8. 20,000 - four   18.Guy Fawkes.        30. 50 years!
9. Boris Johnson   19.8 hairy ones!
10.The Moon        20.Paris.