Quiz 669

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                Wales

1             Which famous comedy performer who died on stage in 1984 has a statue to him in Caerphilly?

2             What part of Wales is called Ynys Mon in Welsh?

3             Welsh actor Hugh Griffith won the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Supporting Actor in which 1959 film which won 11 Oscars?

4             Which famous children’s writer was born in Wales to Norwegian parents in 1916?

5             Name 4 Welsh cities   

                Skirts

6             The basic design of which vehicle invented in the late 1950s involves the use of a skirt?

7             Which French word is used to describe a split skirt created like a pair of shorts became popular for women in the 60s through to the 80s?

8             Which news network in the USA required shorter skirts on female presenters to improve viewing figures in the 90s?

9             Which cartoon character was noted for wearing short skirts until she was “censored” to look more demure in 1934 by the Hayes Code in the USA?

10a        Which song includes the line “forget I’m a lady, men’s shirts, short skirts” & who took it to No 3 in the UK charts?

10b        What nationality is she?

                Comedians On Screen

11           The Intelligence Men in 1965 was the first feature film starring which legendary comedy act?

12           At the age of 80 which American comedian won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the 1975 film The Sunshine Boys?

13           Which British comedy performer played Stan Laurel in the 2018 film Stan & Ollie?

14           Which female British writer, comedian & actress won a BAFTA in 2007 for her portrayal of an ordinary housewife. 49 in Barrow during WW2?

15           Not counting films of TV shows & concerts, what were the 3 feature films made by the Monty Python team? 

                Gas & Electric

16           The gas methyl isocyanate was accidentally released by Union Carbide in 1984 on which town in India resulting in over 2000 deaths?

17           Which science fiction classic novel by Philip K Dick is subtitled Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? It was made into a classic film in 1982 with Harrison Ford.          

18           In the early days of mining which creature was taken underground to help detect dangerous gases?

19           What was the name of the electric tricycle invented by Clive Sinclair in 1985?

20           Who had hits with these “electric & gas” songs? Are Friends Electric 1979; Electric Avenue 1983 & 2001; Electricity 2005; Classical Gas 1968

General Knowledge

21           In which film did Steve McQueen say ” 250? – you’re crazy you oughta be locked up “?

22           Only 2 words starting with H in English end in “dous”; one is horrendous – what is the other safety related one?

23           Belgrade is the capital of which country?

24           All official licensed gondolas in Venice are painted which colour?

25           Which science subject did Margaret Thatcher study at Oxford University?

26           Who got a divorce form her husband on 27th October 1936 & remarried on June 3rd 1937?

27           In which Century did the world population reach 1 billion?

28           Which metal is the main constituent of pewter?

29           Austria & Switzerland are both landlocked & have another landlocked country on their borders – which one?

30           Three dice stacked on top of each other with the top face showing 3, what is  the sum of the hidden faces?

Answers

1             Tommy Cooper

2             Anglesey

3             Ben Hur

4             Roald Dahl

5             Cardiff Swansea Newport St David’s Wrexham Bangor & St Asaph            

6             Hovercraft

7             Culottes

8             Fox Network

9             Betty Boop

10a        Man I Feel Like A Woman! & Shania Twain

10b        Canadian          

11           Morecambe & Wise

12           George Burns

13           Steve Coogan

14           Victoria Wood

15           MP & The Holy Grail, The Life of Brian The Meaning of Life         

16           Bhopal

17           Blade Runner

18           Canary

19           C5

20           Tubeway Army; Eddy Grant; Elton John; Mason Williams          

21           The Great Escape

22           Hazardous

23           Serbia

24           Black

25           Chemistry

26           Wallis Simpson

27           19th (1804)

28           Tin

29           Liechtenstein

30           18 (7+7+4)

Jackpot

Q            Which country was the destination of the first flight of Concorde from Paris?

A             Brazil

Number Guess (Nearest wins)

Q            When was Lyles’s Golden Syrup first produced?

A             1883