The Month of June Quiz

Quiz Questions

1. Trooping the Colour is held in London annually on a Saturday in June, on which parade ground?
2. June has two zodiac signs, name both?






3. What in the UK is celebrated on the third Sunday of June?
4. Which animated cartoon character has three triplet neices named April, May, and June?
5. What is June's birthstone?
6. 'Seven Days In Sunny June', by Jamiroquai, is the soundtrack when Andrea and Christian meet at James Holt's party in which 2006 American film?
7. In which year did June Brown first play the role of Dot Cotton, in EastEnders?
8. Which historical novel begins in 1815 and culminates with the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris?
9. The longest day of the year can occur on one of three dates in June, name any of the three?
10. In its own country it is commonly known as the June Fourth Incident; where did this incident happen?
11. In 1968, June Whitfield began her long television partnership with which actor and comedian?
12. Which 1956 film adaptation of a Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name features the song 'June Is Bustin' Out All Over'? (Hint: the film revolves around Billy Bigelow)
13. The name June for baby girls in the UK dropped out of the top thousand in 1986, but in which 20th century decade did it peak at 39th?
14. What takes place near Pilton in the last week of June, each year?
15. What historical event happened on Tuesday, 6 June 1944?

Answers:

1. Horse Guards Parade
2. Gemini (until June 20) and Cancer (from June 21 onwards)
3. Father's Day
4. Daisy Duck
5. Pearl or alexandrite or moonstone (it seems to have three!)
6. The Devil Wears Prada
7. 1985
8. Les Miserables
9. 20th, or 21st, or 22nd
10. Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China (1989)
11. Terry Scott
12. Carousel
13. 1920s (1925)
14. Glastonbury Festival
15. Normandy beach landings