Sunday Quiz

A mixture of current affairs, GK and some Olympic Quiz Questions thrown in, just to be topical....Answers as usual in the comment box.

Little hint if you are stuck on any, two answers to consecutive questions will be exactly the same.

1. At the Mexico Olympics in 1968, who was the first man to break the ten second barrier in the 100m?

2.  This week, Ed Milliband became the first Labour Party Leader to speak at the Durham Miners Gala since who?

3. What is the name of David Blunkett's long serving guide dog who died this week?

4. A crazed gunman in North Carolina demanded which celebrity's hand in marriage this week when negotiating his surrender to police?

5. Johnny Weismuller famously won 5 Olympic Gold medals in swimming events before going onto play Tarzan on the big screen. What other Olympic event did he twice win bronze in?

6. The father of a famous young singer, which celebrity announced he will be taking Class A drugs live on Channel 4 in a documentary set to air in the coming months?

7. The Deutsche Borsche prize is awarded in what field of the arts?

8. Who is the subject of "The Clouds" by Aristophanes?

9. Which former Brazilian International Footballer famously once played for English non-league outfit, Garforth Town, making one brief 12 minute appearance as a sub?

10. Margaret Chan is the Director-General of which global organisation?

11. Name the author. Her debut novel was "The Island", she has recently released "The Thread" and is married to the editor of a famous Political Magazine?

12. What was the name of the character played by Halle Berry in "Die Another Day"?