Quiz people

Look at Exeter Memories website (not their Facebook page). At the top left are dates which you can click on and see the news from that particular year. It’s totally fascinating and of course much of it relates to the country as a whole.

My mum born in 1910 and dad in 1912.

NanKate

Yes thanksAllira . I told my WI that I had help from Gransnetters 👍

I wonder how many of us had parents who would have remembered 1915?

Yes thanksAllira . I told my WI that I had help from Gransnetters 👍

Thanks Whiff good idea to check out further info.

NanKate Google fashion of 1915 interesting what was worn. And foods that where popular in 1915. Plus music first played in 1915. Plays that where first performed.
They might be fun .

Glad it went well, NanKate!

Many thanks for your help. I ran the 1915 quiz at my WI today to celebrate 110 years of the WI. I used a mix of my own and your questions and everyone said how much they enjoyed it.

THANKS FOLKS 💐

Thank you again for all these helpful replies. 👍

Lots of sites for creating anagrams! Just tried Kitchener and got dozens, e.g. Erich Kent. They can be really good fun, Google 'making anagrams'.

If you had £100 in 1915 what would be the equivalent now

A/ £3750
B/£890
c/ £13,000

Answer c...I know..shocking !

Granddog36

Thide Pifa
Just one famous actress - anagram. There are so many it seems! Sounds great, the quiz. 👍

I would have described her as a singer rather than an actress.

The link posted by clicketyclick is very well set out and beautifully structured but I think it may have a US bias. The list of baby names, for example, specifically says it is a US statistic although it does look very similar to what might have been usual in the UK. The name Victoria would definitely have been more common in the UK. I certainly had an Auntie Vic who was born about then.

Thide Pifa
Just one famous actress - anagram. There are so many it seems! Sounds great, the quiz. 👍

😁
My hair was blonde then!

Aww, that’s nice ( not said in a Mrs Brown way) 😃

Oreo

Allira

Not related to 1915 but we once went to a party where we were asked to take a photo of ourselves as babies and we had to guess who was which guest.
We didn't know many people so it was more difficult for us but a few people got me! Surely I must have changed since then? 👶
(No, I never had a dummy!)

Was it the unruly hair? Or the dummy that gave you away😁

She said I still had the same smile 🙂

I guess you could do a quiz with three answers to choose from which would make it easier, multiple choice to ✔️

Just something to think about, enjoyable quizzes give most teams reasonable scores so don't make it too hard or people just lose interest. Having read some of the suggestions, they are creative and interesting but how many people would know the answer? One way of avoiding the too difficult quiz is to give possible answers, it gives everyone a chance to contribute even if it's just having a guess by process of elimination ie some of the answers are obviously wrong. Really clever quizzes are the absolute death to most people.

popculturemadness.com/1915-history-fun-facts-and-trivia/

Q. 'The Thirty Nine Steps' is a spy thriller, first published in 1915. It has been made into a film several times.Who wrote the story?
a. Rudyard Kipling b. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle c. John Buchan
Answer: John Buchan

You could ask about womens fashion in 1915.

Sorry! Should have read your post better, smacked hand.

Allira

Not related to 1915 but we once went to a party where we were asked to take a photo of ourselves as babies and we had to guess who was which guest.
We didn't know many people so it was more difficult for us but a few people got me! Surely I must have changed since then? 👶
(No, I never had a dummy!)

Was it the unruly hair? Or the dummy that gave you away😁

Hello. Great theme. Hope it goes well. You could ask:

What was the most common and affordable dish in 1915?

Answer: Red Flannel Hash (a variation of corned beef hash with added vegetables).