The Spirit of ’86 – 35th Anniversary Quiz
Try your luck (not Google!) on the questions below – all focused on 1986. Two lucky winners will receive a surprise gift!
The quiz is now closed – see the answers below.
The Answers!
Correct answers in bold.
In the film ‘Top Gun’, what was the nickname of Tom Cruise’s character Maverick’s wingman?
Goose
Ace
Iceman
What was the name of Boycie’s wife in Only Fools and Horses?
Christie
Samantha
Marlene
Who was the lead singer of Simply Red?
Mike Rutherford
Mick Hucknall
Gary Moore
Which well-known passenger aircraft had its 10th anniversary of British service in 1986?
Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo’
de Havilland Comet
Concorde
Which male player won Wimbledon in 1986?
Boris Becker
John McEnroe
Björn Borg
Which Secretary of State for Defence famously resigned from Thatcher’s Cabinet over the Westland affair?
Michael Heseltine
Nigel Lawson
John Major
Which newspaper famously reported: ‘Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster’?
The Daily Star
The Telegraph
The Sun
Define ‘veg’.
To party
To relax
To sleep