Without Googling, can you identify this famous song written from the following lyrics - Initial(s) and asterisks only please:
"Or it might be the sound of your hello"
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Can you, without Googling or using reference books, name the 7 London Boroughs that begin with the letter "H"? We'll see who gets the most correct answers - anyone getting all seven gets a gold star. If you give more than 7 answers only the first 7 will count. Good luck everyone.
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No particular personal memories of 1979. Big hits of the year included:
- Art Garfunkel Bright Eyes
- The Village People YMCA
- The Police Walking On The Moon
- The Buggles Video Killed The Radio Star
...and this one from ABBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za05HBtGsgU
Events in 1979:
- PM James Callaghan returned from an international summit to a Britain in a state of industrial unrest saying "Crisis? What Crisis?
- Airey Neave was killed by IRA bomb in HoC car park
- Thorpe Park was opened
- Jeremy Thorpe was cleared of murde
- famous people who died in 1979 included John Wayne and Richard Beckinsale
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Without Googling, can you identify this fasmous song written in 1954 from the following lyrics - Initial(s) and asterisks only please:
"And let me sing forever more" -
Who is this lady pictured in 1954? This may be a difficult one - here's a small clue - she's still alive. Initial(s) and asterisks only please.
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Without Googling, can you identify this song from the 1960s from the following lyrics - Initial(s) and asterisks only please:
"above the blue and windy sea" -
Can you guess which cute-looking species of animal this is? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.
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Do you remember all the concern over the safety of the Whooping Cough vaccine. We did not get our first son vaccinated because of it and in 1978 he caught it and then so did I. I can testify that it is an awful disease - waking in the middle of the night and trying to get breathe only to feel as if you were sucking in a balloon that prevented the air reaching your lungs.
On to brighter things, hits of the year included:
- Boney M Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Rin
- The Bee Gees Night Fever
- Kate Bush Wuthering Heights
- Blondie Denis
..and this enormous hit..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itRFjzQICJU
Events of 1978:
- Gordon McQueen, 25-year-old Scotland central defender, became Britain's first £500,000 footballer in a transfer from Leeds United to Manchester United.
- First official naturist beach opened at Fairlight Glen in Covehurst Bay near Hastings
- Charlie Chaplin's coffin, stolen 11 weeks previously, wais found in a field about a mile away from the Chaplin home in Corsier near Lausanne, Switzerland
- The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Evita opened at the Prince Edward Theatre in London
- A baker's strike led to panic buying of bread
- The Labour minority government of James Callaghan survived a vote of confidence
Do you have any particular memories of 1978? -
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Without Googling, can you identify this song from the 1960s from the following lyrics - Initial(s) and asterisks only please:
"But though we joke, we wouldn't trade you for a ton of gold" -
1977 for me personally was the last year I reallly paid attention to pop music - children and work demands and the advent of (in my opinion and not intending to offend anyone) the music genre that started the decline and generally devoid of melody and the ability to actually sing - Punk. If you disagree please feel free to say so.
Hits from that year:
- Don't give up on us by David Soul
- I don't want to talk about it by Rod Stewart
- I feel love by Donna Summer
- Name of the game by ABBA
...and this one from Michael Nesmith Rio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQcYlofO2L8
In 1977:
- HMQ's Silver Jubilee in the rain
- Mount St Helen's erupted causing a miserable summer in contrast to the incredible one in 1976
- Red Rum won the Grand National for the third time
- The world snooker championship moved to The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and was televised for the first time - Won by John Spencer.
- Manchester United F.C. manager Tommy Docherty was sensationally dismissed by the club's directors due to his affair with the wife of the club's physiotherapist
- Sales of new Foreign cars exceeded the sale of new British cars for the first time.
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Name that song 54 (Edited)
Without Googling, can you identify this hit from the 1960s and who recorded it, from the following lyrics - Initial(s) and asterisks only please:
"Where you speak in Russian and Greek" -
Hi folks - just back from cruise in the Eastern Med - only to find that the weather in England seems to have been better!!
Anyway, back to sketching and I've almost caught up with all I've done so far so will need to get some more done. For now, can you identify who I was sketching here? Initials and asterisks only please. -
1976 - that incredible summer when it didn't rain from May to end July and there were standpumps at the end of the road. The garden got so hard it was almost impossible to dig the earth.
Hits from 1976 included:
- Save your kisses for me by Brotherhood of man
- Mama mia, Fernando and Dancing Queen by ABBA
- Don't go breaking my heart by Elton and Kiki
- Mississippi by Pussycat
...December '63 (Oh what a night) by The Four Seasons....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liyiT_DGREA
Films in 1976:
- Rocky
- The omen
- All the President's men
- A star is born
In 1976, the NEC was opened as was the Brent Cross shopping centre; David Steel became leader of teh Liberal Party; Southampton won the FA Cup and James Hunt became World champion racing driver.
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Can you, without Googling or using reference books, name the 7 English counties (not counting the Isle of Wight) which do not have a motorway running through them? We'll see who gets the most correct answers - anyone getting all seven gets a gold star. If you give more than 7 answers only the first 7 will count. Good luck
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Without Googling, can you identify this hit from the 1970s and who recorded it, from the following lyrics - Initial(s) and asterisks only please:
"For the rabbits on the run" -
Can you guess which unfriendly-looking species of animal this is? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.
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1975 - DISCO!! The Bee Gees revived their career with Jive Talkin'. The Bay City Rollers arrived on the scene. Biggest UK hit was Bohemian Rhapsody followed by the Rollers' version of The Four Seasons' Bye bye baby.
Other hits that year:
- Sailing by Rod Stewart
- I'm not in love by 10cc
- January by Pilot
- Barbados by Typically Tropical
.....and Can't give you anything but my love by The Stylistics. [They don't make 'em like that anymore!]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFbA9wxD67o
Films in 1975 included Jaws, Rollerball, One flew over the cuckoo's nest and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Also in that year:
- Brian Clough became manager of a struggling Nottm Forest - who would have guessed how that would turn out!
- Charlie Chaplin was knighted
- Snow fell during cricket matches on 2nd June
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Without Googling, can you identify this hit from the 1970s and the singer who also part-composed it, from the following lyrics - Initial(s) and asterisks only please:
"There with the beat of the rain on the leaves " -
An easy one so first can you identify this celebrity from their eyes only? Full sketch later. Initials and asterisks only please.
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Without Googling, can you identify this hit from the 1960s, the singer and who composed it from the following lyrics - Initial(s) and asterisks only please:
"You only get a life of pain and sorrow" -
Can you guess which animal this cute little fella will grow up to become? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.
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There was no particular musical theme in 1974 but it had its share of memorable hits such as:
- Tiger feet by Mud
- Waterloo introducing us to ABBA via Eurovision song contest
- Seasons in the sun by Terry Jacks
- Sugar baby love by The Rubettes
..and Rock your baby by George McCrae (his outfit is so mid-1970s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptWkfzE8BbA
Films included Chinatown, Blazing saddles, Towering Inferno and Young Frankenstein
Other events that year:
- General election lost by Edward Heath letting in Harold Wilson's Labour Party again.
- Lada cars were sold in the UK for the first time - remember them?
- Manchester Utd were relegated from the First Division (but bounced straight back next year)
- Court Line collapsed (I remember seeing their palnes grounded at Luton Airport).
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Can you identify this famour 1940s written song and the name of person who composed it from the following lyrics - Initial(s) and asterisks only please:
"major to minor" -
Can you identify who I was sketching here in his later years? Initials and asterisks only please.
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Can you identify which speciesof bird this is? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.
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1973 - the year of Glamrock with Slade, The Sweet, Wizzard et al. The biggest hit was aptly named Blockbuster by The Sweet.
On 1st January UK and Ireland joined the EEC - 'nuff said about that! UK engaged in the Cod War with Iceland. LBC became the first legal independent local radio station.
Films included Papillon, Magnum Force, TheExorcist, Last Tango in Paris.
Bobby Goldsboro sang of Summer (The first time).
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One for sports fans today. Can you, without Googling or using reference books (or the game itself!), name the last 7 teams to become champions of the top league in English professsional football? We'll see who gets the most correct answers - anyone getting all seven gets a gold star - 2 gold stars if you guess them in the correct order starting!!. If you give more than 7 answers only the first 7 will count. Good luck
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An easy one - I think I would have guessed it if I didn't know who it is!! So, who is this young girl at age 7? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.
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Here's a very unusual creature. It's a difficult one but can you identify which animal species this is? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.
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1972 was the year I got married and we bought our first house - virtually derilict and cost £7600. We survived with things like an old sofa, gas fire, table and chairs etc being donated by relatives. Good year for music - hits included:
- Telegram Sam and Metal Guru by T Rex
- Puppy Love by Donny Osmond
- Amazing Grace by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (remember that..)
- Without you by Harry Nilsson
And of course this Coca Cola advert from the New Seekers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWKznrEjJK4
A BEA flight crashed near Staines that year. Derby County were League champions under Brian Clough. London debut of Jesus Christ Superstar.
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One for Monopoly fans today. Can you, without Googling or using reference books (or the game itself!), name the 4 stations and the 3 property squares marked yellow on the original Monopoly board? We'll see who gets the most correct answers - anyone getting all seven gets a gold star - 2 gold stars if you guess them in the correct order starting from Go and going clockwise!!!. If you give more than 7 answers only the first 7 will count. Good luck.
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Can you identify who I was sketching here in her later years? Initials and asterisks only please.
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Can you identify which animal species this is? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.
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Can you, without Googling or using reference books, guess the top 7 British supermarket chains by market share in 2018? We'll see who gets the most correct answers - anyone getting all seven gets a gold star - 2 gold stars if you guess them in the correct order!!!. If you give more than 7 answers only the first 7 will count.
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Can you identify this hit song from the 1970s from the following lyrics - Initial(s) and asterisks only please:
"we've done it all before and now we're back to get some more" -
Reminiscing - 1971 (Edited)
I remember 1971 as being a big disappointment in that after the wonderful summer of 1970 it was very poor weather. We took a two week holiday in Devon and it rained and rained and.....
The biggest hits of the year were
- Hot love T Rex
- Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep Middle of the Road
- My Sweet Lord George Harrison
- Knock three times Dawn
A favourite of mine was Just my imagination by the Temptations.
In 1971
- The Postal Workers Union under Tom Jackson staged a strike demanding a 19.5% pay rise! It fizzled out.
- Chelsea won the old Euro Cup Winners Cup beating Real Madrid
- The threepenny bit ceased to be legal tender
- Qatar gained independence from the UK and declined to join the UAE.
Have yo got any memories of 1971
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Can you identify which animal species this is? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.
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Today history. Can you, without Googling or using reference books, name the first 7 English monarchs following the defeat of King Harold in 1066. We'll see who gets the most correct answers - anyone getting all seven gets a gold star!. If you give more than 7 answers only the first 7 will count
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