Coffee Break Competition
Gibbons have introduced a monthly Coffee Break Competition. Around the 1st of each month we send out 5 general knowledge questions by email. To enter simply circle your answer and fax it back on: 01621 868188 or email your answers to claire.scott@gibbonsdrives.co.uk
If you don't already receive our Coffee Break emails register here. Alternatively, download a copy of this months quiz here.
Congratulations to Derek Currie our winner of the April Coffee Break competition. See below for the correct answers.
Q1. It was in the year 2000 that The Weakest Link first appeared on TV.
Q2. "Don't forget your toothbrush" was the game show hosted by Chris Evans.
Q3. The duo who hosted Saturday Night Takeway were Ant & Dec.
Q4. Jim Bowen use the catchphase "you get nothing but your BFH" in Bullseye.
Q5. The show "Shooting Stars" was hosted by Vic & Bob.
Our winner in March was Nigel Goerick, Air Technology Ltd. Well Done Nigel. Here are the correct answers Nigel gave.
Q2. Thunderbird 4 was a Submarine.
Q3. It was John Noakes had to keep saying "Down Shep" on Blue Peter.
Q4. Hazel McWitch and Dobbin the pantomime horse appeared in Rentaghost.
Q5. "Mr Derek" of Basil Brush fame appeared in Heartbeat.
February saw a second time winner in Harvey Sykes - Congratulations Harvey. Below are the correct answers for the February Coffee Break quiz.
Q2. Portugal is the world's largest producer of cork? - True
Q3. The Scilly Isles are further west that the Outer Hebrides? - False
Q4. The Sun is not perfectly spherical? - True
Q5. The central-heating radiator was invented in Russia? - True
Congratulations to Jo Wellings who was the winner of our Coffee Break Competition in January. Please see below for the correct answers to January's quiz.
Q1. Definitely Maybe was the first No.1 album for Oasis.
Q2. "From the Cradle" was by Eric Clapton.
Q3. "Every picture tells a story" was Rod Stewart's first No.1.
Q4. Robbie Williams released "Escapology" in 2002.
Q5. Katie Melua's "Piece by Piece" reached the Top Ten in 2006.
In November the Coffee Break winner was Stephen Moore, Congratulations Stephen. Please see below for the correct answers to the November competition.
Q1. The manufacturer whose cars appeared more times than any other in the James Bond films was Aston Martin. |
The Coffee Break competition for October was won by Sue Radford, pictured below, Congratulations Sue. The correct answers were:
| Q1. Stephen Fry was the actor & TV presenter jailed aged 17, for credit card fraud. Q2. It was Victoria Beckham who had an autobiography entitled Learning to Fly. Q3. Rachel Hunter divorced Rod Stewart in 2005. Q4. The female chat-show host who made it to No.1 in Forbes "Celebrity 100" in 2005 was Oprah Winfrey. Q5. The film actress who married Sylvester Stalone in 1985 was Brigitte Nielsen. |
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Congratulations to Brian Kirk, pictured below, who was the winner of our Coffee Break competition in September. the correct answers from the competition were:
Q1. The racing circuit near to East Midlands Airport is Donington Park. |
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Congratulations to Simon Wraight of Gressingham Foods who was the Coffee Break competition winner in August. Simon gave the following correct answers:
Q1. The On the Buses character who moaned "I 'ate you Butler" was Blakey.
Q2. Mr Humphries was the staff member of Grace Brothers who would announce "I'm Free".
Q3. It was Del Boy in Only Fools & Horses who said "You plonker".
Q4. The Dad's Army member who repeatedly states "You stupid boy" was Captain Mainwaring.
Q5. The Little Britain character that uses phases such as "No but, yeah, but, no, but" is Vicky Pollard.
July's Coffee Break Competition was won by Joanna Willmott. Well Done Joanna. The correct answers for the July competition were:
Q1. The unit of currency in Greece before the Euro was the Drachma.
Q2. Luc Luycx received a prize of 24,000 euros for the face designs of the Euro.
Q3. The Norwegian Krone is the unit of currency in Norway.
Q4. Before the Euro, the unit of currency in Holland was the Guilder.
Q5. The Rand is the unit of currency in South Africa.
The winner of our June Coffee Break Competition was Stuart Cox. Congratulations Stuart. The correct answers were:
| Q1. The new roof on the Centre Court at Wimbledon was used for the very first time on 17th May 2009. Q2. On her way to the Ladies Singles title Steffi Graf dropped just 1 set. Q3. 2007 was the last year that Tim Henman competed in the Men's Singles competition. Q4. The British Junior to win the Girls Singles title in 2008 was Laura Robson. Q5. It was the year 2000 that the Williams sisters, Serena & Venus first won the Ladies Doubles Wimbledon title. |
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Andy Taylor was our winner in the May Coffee Break Competition. Well Done Andy, enjoy your restaurant voucher. The correct answers were:
Q1. Girls Aloud had a top ten hit with "Biology".
Q2. Goat Island divides Niagra Falls into two halves.
Q3. There are 40 pints in 5 gallons.
Q4. Huey, Dewey & Louie are the names of Donald Duck's nephews.
Q5. "Neeps & tatties" stand for Turnips and Potatoes.
April's winner was Linda Hack from Spraybooth Technology Ltd, Congratulations to Linda.
The correct answers were:
Q1. Richard Wilson is the star of One Foot In the Grave who also appeared in Duck Patrol.
Q2. The sequel to Porridge was Going Straight.
Q3. In 'Allo 'Allo the German office who had a crush on Rene was Leiutenant Gruber.
Q4. Madge was Dame Edna Everage's mute sidekick.
Q5. In Men Behaving Badly, Dermot was played by Harry Enfield.
Joyce from Dengie Crops Ltd was our Coffee Break winner in March, Well done Joyce.
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The February Coffee Break winner was Maria Johnson. Congratulations Maria.
The correct answers were:
Q1. Gary Lineker is the ex-footballer who promotes Walkers Crisps.
Q2. The batteries which power the marathon-running toy bunny are Duracell.
Q3. The Paper product which has had dozens of Labrador puppies entangled over many years is Andrex Toilet Tissue.
Q4. Allegedly, Australians wouldn't give a XXXX for anything other than Castlemaine.
Q5. R White's Lemonade was the favourite of "The Secret Lemonade Drinker".
Our January Coffee Break competition was won by Dee Hayman. Dee is pictured below with her prize of a Marks & Spencer voucher - enjoy spending it Dee.
The correct answers from our January quiz are: | |
The winner of our December competition is a camera shy Michelle Hiley-Thomas. Congratulations Michelle.
The correct answers from our December competition were:
Q1. Sony & Phillips were the two International companies who between them invented the compact disk.
Q2. Charles Babbage was the British mathematician who invented a type of computer in 1835.
Q3. Hubert Booth invented the electric vacuum cleaner in 1901.
Q4. Clarence Birdseye was the inventor of quick-frozen food in 1930.
Q5. Shorthand writing was invented by Isaac Pitman.
Pictured below is the winner of our November competition, Mick Birnie. Congratulations Mick.
The correct answers from our November competition were: |
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Pictured below is the winner of our October competition, Harvey Sykes (right), receiving his Marks & Spencer voucher from Matthew Gibbons. Congratulations & Well Done Harvey.
The correct answers to our October competition are: Q1. The UK city in which the Millennium Stadium is situated is Cardiff. |
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Pictured below are the winner of our September competition John (right) & Frank (centre) receiving their Marks & Spencers voucher from, Matthew Gibbons. Congratulations John & Frank.
The correct answers from our September competition were: |
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