25th May Quiz Medium
- 20 questions
- about 25 minutes to run
- published 7 Sep 2025
- updated
1. "Star Wars" opened in US cinemas on 25 May 1977. Which veteran English actor played Obi-Wan Kenobi?
2. On 25 May 1961, John F. Kennedy told Congress that America should commit itself to achieving what before the end of the decade?
3. On 25 May 1967, Celtic's "Lisbon Lions" became the first British club to win the European Cup. Which Italian side did they beat?
4. On 25 May 2005, Liverpool came back from 3-0 down at half-time against AC Milan in Istanbul and won on penalties. Which goalkeeper was their penalty hero?
5. On 25 May 1935, at Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jesse Owens set or equalled how many world records in about 45 minutes?
6. 25 May is Africa Day, marking the founding in 1963 of the Organisation of African Unity. In which city was it founded?
7. Argentina's May Revolution began on 25 May 1810. Which Buenos Aires square is named after it?
8. On 25 May 2018, the EU's GDPR came into force. What do the letters stand for?
9. 25 May is "Towel Day", a tribute to which author, who died in May 2001?
10. An English actor born in Burnley on 25 May 1939 played Gandalf and which Marvel villain, the master of magnetism?
11. A Canadian comedian born on 25 May 1963 provided the voice of which green ogre?
12. A singer born in Woking on 25 May 1958 led The Jam and later the Style Council. What is his nickname?
13. An English rugby player born on 25 May 1979 won the 2003 World Cup final against Australia with a last-minute drop goal. Who is he?
14. A puppeteer born in Hereford on 25 May 1944 performed Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear, and voiced which small green Jedi Master?
15. An American dancer born on 25 May 1878, who famously danced up and down stairs with Shirley Temple, was known by what nickname?
16. An engineer born in Kyiv on 25 May 1889 designed the first mass-produced helicopter. Who was he?
17. A Communist leader whose official birthday was 25 May 1892 ruled which country from 1945 until his death in 1980?
18. An Irish actor born in Cork on 25 May 1976 won an Oscar for "Oppenheimer" and played Tommy Shelby in which TV series?
19. An American singer born on 25 May 1975 was a member of which hip-hop group before releasing "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"?
20. Which Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, set on a Royal Navy ship, opened in London on 25 May 1878?
ANSWERS
1. Sir Alec Guinness
2. Landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth
3. Inter Milan (Internazionale)
4. Jerzy Dudek
5. Six
He broke three records and equalled one, but two of the three were run over 220 yards, which also counted as records for the slightly shorter 200 metres. That is how the total reaches six.
6. Addis Ababa
7. Plaza de Mayo
8. General Data Protection Regulation
9. Douglas Adams
In "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", a towel is described as the most useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.
10. Magneto (Sir Ian McKellen)
11. Shrek (Mike Myers)
12. The Modfather (Paul Weller)
13. Jonny Wilkinson
14. Yoda (Frank Oz)
15. "Bojangles" (Bill "Bojangles" Robinson)
16. Igor Sikorsky
17. Yugoslavia (Josip Broz Tito)
Tito's real birth date is uncertain, possibly 7 May 1892. 25 May was celebrated in Yugoslavia as the "Day of Youth".
18. Peaky Blinders (Cillian Murphy)
19. The Fugees
20. HMS Pinafore
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