"Sun/shine" Songs
The Queen
Summer
Economics
Birds
100
Stevie Wonder's third number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, winning him a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
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You are the sunshine of my life
100
When was the Queen's Silver Jubilee?
1977
100
On what same day does summer officially start each year?
The Summer Solstice
100
Who is considered to be the Father of modern economics?
1) Adam Smith 2) John Keynes 3) Milton Friedman 4) John Nash
Adam Smith [Bonus: Name the book he published in 1776 that has become a foundation on modern economics]
100
Who directed the 1963 movie "The birds"?
Alfred Hitchcock
200
Name a Beatles songs that feature either "Sun" or "Sunshine" in the title. [Bonus for naming 2]
Good day sunshine, Here comes the sun, I'll follow the sun, Sun King,
200
How old was the Queen when she was coronated, 24, 25, 26 or 27?
27
200
Disco queen Ladonna Gaines was better known as
Donna Summer
200
What do GDP and GNP stand for?
Gross Domestic Product, and Gross National Product
200
This mythical creature and emblem of the 2022 English FA Cup winners, is typically represented as a cormorant.
Liver bird
300
This Eurovision song contest winning band's most notable hit.
Walking on Sunshine
300
What is the Queen's favorite flower?
Lily of the Valley
300
This 1975 #1 summer blockbuster kept you from enjoying a day at the beach.
300
A general increase in prices, and fall in the purchasing value of money is known as what?
Inflation
300
What is the name for the scientific study of birds?
Ornitholigy
400
A popular lullaby, first published by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell in 1940. According to Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the song has been recorded by over 350 artists and translated into 30 languages.
"You Are My Sunshine"
400
The Queen owns all of these "unclaimed" animals in the UK. [Bonus: Why]
Mute Swans
Historically, Swans were eaten as a prized food at banquets and feasts, and rights of ownership were granted by the monarch to a select few.
400
This Shakespeare play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta.
Midsummer's Night Dream
400
Oil contributes ~3% to global GDP. In order, name the top 3 producing countries?
US, Russia, Saudi Arabia
400
Burt Ward played this crime fighting "bird"!
500
This 1971 hit by Bill Withers was featured in the 1999 movie Notting Hill.
Ain't No Sunshine
500
What 2 common ID documents is the Queen NOT required to have?
Driver's license, and Passport.
500
Where are the 2028 summer Olympics being held?
500
Generally, how many quarters of economic decline / or negative economic growth is required for a recession?
2
500
What is a group of owls called?
A Parliament