Shelled Warriors Forums - New Quiz for 21st April!

Here is this week's quiz - topical questions and, due to popular demand, (thanks Jess) a mini Countdown section to finish it off! Answers in by 10pm on Sunday please!

1) How old was Margaret Thatcher when she died? 86
2) What is the name of her grandaughter who gave a reading at St Pauls? Amanda
3) Over what distance does the Boston Marathon take place? 26 miles 385 yards (accepted 26 miles or 42km)
4) Which long running US sitcom was set in Boston? Cheers
5) What is the name of the Hillsborough campaigner who died today (18th)? Anne Williams
6) Who were Liverpool's opponents when the Hillsborough tragedy occurred? Nottingham Forest
7) Who are the Britain's Got Talent judges? Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams
8) Who won the first series of Britain's Got Talent? Paul Potts
9) Sir Chris Hoy retired today, how many Olympic medals did he win? 7, 6 were gold so half a point for 6
10) Where was Sir Chris Hoy born? Edinburgh, half a point for Scotland
11) A fertiliser plant has exploded near Waco. In which US state is Waco? Texas
12) Who was behind a massacre that took place in Waco? David Koresh
13) Which football club has this week been promoted to the Premiership for the first time? Cardiff City
14) Which Premiership club has the smallest ground capacity? QPR

Der der de der der de dudum dudum duddle a der - dooo! It's Countdown time: A letters round, a numbers round and a conundrum to finish.

15) letters round. What is the longest word you can make from the following selection. The person or people who get most will get 2 points, 1 point for the person/people who get the 2nd best score:
S B R M A I E P T some great entries here - the top scorers got 8 with Primates and Barmiest but lots of great 7s as well

16) numbers now. Use the numbers in any way (plus, minus, times by, divided by) to get as close to the target number as possible. You can only use a number once - you don't have to use all the numbers if you so wish. Two points if you are spot on, 1 point if you are within 10 of the target.

100 6 2 8 7 4 target = 528 well done Flintus who got it right in a way even more convoluted than mine. I did 7-2=5, 100+6=106, 5x106=530, 8/4=2, 530-2=528

17) finally it's the conundrum. Find the 9 letter word from the following mix to gain two bonus points:
G W E N A K I N E Weakening

Good luck! :-D