Summer (Re Mm Us) 2020 Quiz C/D 5/9 Romanian Aid Foundation

[hellywelly4]

Just one to go now. Help appreciated

The answers are names/words/terms that have become familiar to us in the last few months. No number of letters given.
41. Judge on 'Pitch Battle'

[fiction-factory]

Do answers all have RE or MM or US in them?

[fiction-factory]

REfeREe

[fiction-factory]

Or could be VAR - video assistant referee

[hellywelly4]

It's only the first 30 that have those letters in them

[fiction-factory]

So VAR will be the answer.

[hellywelly4]

Thank you F-f. I thought it would be someone's name.

[Mamyalynne]

Gareth Malone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_Battle

[fiction-factory]

Okay, much better answer. I though VAR was topical and has been much more relevant to me than Gareth Malone but he will be the answer

[fiction-factory]

Interestingly he also satisfies the RE angle (GaREth Malone)

[fiction-factory]

I don't get the 'recent months' bit though when this Gareth Malone series is 3 years old- or has he had some more programmes on TV recently or been in the news?

[Mamyalynne]

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/classical-news/gareth-malone-great-british-home-chorus/

[fiction-factory]

Thanks. I'm more of a fan of Bugzy Malone than Gareth Malone

[Mamyalynne]

I had you down as a singer, am I wrong?

[fiction-factory]

I sing. But only to myself

"So now I say 0161, Manny on the map. And the mandem get excited. Now it's all hectic in man's city. Let's get down to the nitty gritty!

[Mamyalynne]

You are a fan :-)