Fun Quiz

Thunder

and Lightning

1. What is the name of the organisation dedicated to saving human life that was formed by Jeff Tracy and his sons in the TV show Thunderbirds? 2. Derived from a German word meaning “lightning war”, what name was commonly used by the British press to refer to the heavy air raids carried out by Germany against Britain in the Second World War? 3. The term “thunderbox” is used in Australian slang to refer to a what? 4. Which 1968 single features the lyrics “I like smoke and lightning, heavy metal thunder”, which led to the term

“heavy metal” being used as a music genre? 5. What type of chocolate-covered, creamfilled pastry item has a name that means “lightning” in French? 6. In the National Lottery’s Thunderball draw, what is the highest number that the “Thunderball” number can be? 7. Which actor provides the voice of Lightning McQueen in the Cars film series? 8. Which play by William Shakespeare opens with the line “When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain”? 9. In the 1980s film and TV series Blue Thunder, what mode of transport is Blue Thunder? 10. In which sport was a competitor owned by the Queen renamed Sandringham Lightning after it won a race in 1990?

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