Quiz 569

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1              During lockdown which singer did a Kitchen Disco every Friday?

2              How much did Ronnie O’Sullivan get for winning the World Snooker title this week?

3              In the Old Testament what was 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide and 30 cubits high?

4              In 1989 which oil tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska spilling 11 million gallons of oil?

5              “C’mon Dover! Move your bloomin’ arse!” is a quote from which film?

6              In the rhyme There Was A Crooked Man – what other crooked things were in the rhyme?

7              What was liable to a tax imposed by the Government from 1696 to 1851 which led to people using bricks instead?

8              Which desert is essentially strawberries, crushed meringue & whipped cream?

9              The 2nd amendment to the US Constitution defines the right to…..what?

10           Which 2 South American countries administer the Galapagos Islands & Easter island?

11           Other than mayonnaise, what are the 4 ingredients of a Waldorf Salad?

12           If you phoned 01 811 8055 on a Saturday morning in the late 70s which TV show would you reach?

13           The 9 mutineers of the Bounty settled on which Pacific island?

14           The top secret US Air Force base at Groom Lake, Nevada is better known as what?

15a         Which 2015 film, based on a true story by Alan Bennet, stars Maggie Smith & Alex Jennings?

15b         Which 1938 Hitchcock film starring Michael Redgrave & Margaret Lockwood is set on a train where an elderly woman disappears?

15c         Which 1972  film starring Diana Ross tells the story of Billie Holiday?

16           Which breakfast food was advertised as “central heating for kids”?

17           Which country in Central American has a name meaning “rich coast”?

18           What were the surnames of the Sabrina characters in Sabrina, The Teenage Witch & Charlie’s Angels?

19           In which year was VAT introduced in the UK by Chancellor Anthony Barber & at what percentage rate?

20           Popmaster is the music quiz featured daily on whose Radio 2 show?

21           Can you name the 4 British boxers who fought Mohammed Ali?

22           In the Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky who is the ruler of the Land Of Sweets?

23           Often in the news recently, which country was the last to join the Commonwealth in 2009?

24           In a Which? Magazine survey, which Northumberland village has been voted best seaside resort in the UK?

25           Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock, a variation of the usual game, featured in the Big Bang Theory. Which of the items can beat Spock?

26           Where is the UK’s only land border with France?

27           Which film featured the Bryan Adams song (Everything I Do) I Do It For You?

28           Who is the only Zimbabwean golfer to have won the Open Championship & 2 other Major titles?

29           Which former US president was described in 1994 as “a rat who kept scrambling to get back on the ship”?

30           Double words: –

3Oa        A type of expanding bullet D

30b         A type of lemur A

30c         A type of drum T

30d         A type of antelope D

30e         A prison in New York S

Answers

1              Sophie Ellis-Bextor

2              £500,000

3              Noah’s Ark

4              Exxon Valdez

5              My Fair Lady

6              Mile, sixpence, stile , cat, mouse, house

7              Windows

8              Eton Mess

9              Bear arms

10           Ecuador & Chile

11           Apples, celery, walnuts, grapes

12           SwapShop (or Saturday Superstore)

13           Pitcairn

14           Area 51

15a         The Lady In The Van

15b         The Lady Vanishes

15c         The Lady Sings The Blues

16           Ready Brek

17           Costa Rica

18           Spellman & Duncan

19           1973 & 10%

20           Ken Bruce

21           Henry Cooper, Joe Bugner, Brian London, Richard Dunn

22           Sugar Plum Fairy

23           Rwanda

24           Bamburgh

25           Lizard poisons Spock, Paper disproves Spock

26           In the Channel Tunnel

27           Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

28           Nick Price

29           Richard Nixon

30a         Dum Dum

30b         Aye Aye

30c         Tom Tom

30d         Dik Dik

30e         Sing Sing

Jackpot

Q             Which TV comedy character lived at 28 Huddersfield Road?

A             Nora Batty (Last of the Summer Wine)

Number Guess

Q             What is the resident population of Bamburgh?

A             414

Quiz 568

                Triple Words

1              Which 1970 film depicted the attack on Pearl Harbour & used the war cry allegedly said by the Japanese pilots as the title?

2              What was the title of the BBC comedy starring Kathy Burke & James Dreyfus as flatmates looking for partners?

3              Marty Pellow was the lead singer of which Scottish group formed in 1982?

4              Which 3 digit number is a fictitious American area code use in films and TV?

5a           Which ABBA single reached number 3 in the UK charts in November 1976?

5b           Which Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson single reached number 2 in 1983?

5c            Which Hollies single reached number 2 in 1966?

                Italy

6              In which Italian city was the 1969 film The Italian Job set?

7              Which Italian desert translates into English as “cooked cream”?

8              The Three Tenors were Carreras, Domingo & which Italian?

9              Which Italian group reached number one in the UK with Ride On Time in 1989?

10           Which 3 football clubs have won the top league in Italy the most times?

                Isolation

11           Who stepped on to the Moon in 1969 & said “magnificent desolation”?

12           Which British territory in the South Atlantic is the most remote group of inhabited islands in the world?

13           Which band were “So Lonely” in the UK charts in 1980?

14           Hiroo Onada was a Japanese soldier who did not surrender after WW2 & hid in the jungles of which country until 1974?

15a         Which novel of isolation is based on the life of Royal Navy officer Alexander Selkirk?

15b         Which film featured a volleyball called Wilson?

15c         Which 2011 novel by Andy Weir features the astronaut Mark Watney left alone on a planet by mistake?

                Unfunny People

16           Which film comic actor co-founded film production company United Artists in 1919?

17           Tommy Cooper died from a heart attack on Live At Her Majesty’s on TV hosted by which comedian?

18           Which American legendary comedian was the host of the 1970 Miss World contest disrupted by feminist protesters?

19           Which film & TV comic character drives a pale green Mini 1000 Mark 4 with a black bonnet?

20           Who are the “comic” hosts of the following TV shows:- Interior Design Masters; Would I Lie To You?;The Late Late Show (until 2022 in USA) 

                General Knowledge

21           Kylie Minogue was wearing gold hot pants in the video for which song in 2000?

22           Thames Ironworks FC was the original name of which Premier League club?

23           Which game named after a Shakespearean character had the tag “A minute to learn, a lifetime to master” on the box?

24           Which sauce, credited to Fanny Craddock, is mainly mayonnaise and tomato ketchup with a few spicy ingredients added?

25           Which star sign was used as the name of the 2 man US space program in the 1960’s?

26           Which company are the current sponsors of the Snooker World Championships?

27           The 1956 film Lust For Life starring Kirk Douglas was the film biography of which artist?

28           Which spice used extensively in Asian cuisine is also used as a yellow dye in food & on fabrics?

29           The song We Have All The Time In The World features over the end credits of No Time To Die. In which 1969 film did it first feature?

30           A marrow in the UK is just a grown up courgette – true or false?

Answers

1              Tora! Tora! Tora!

2              Gimme Gimme Gimme

3              Wet Wet Wet

4              555

5a           Money Money Money

5b           Say Say Say

5c            Stop Stop Stop 

6              Turin

7              Pannacotta

8              Pavarotti

9              Black Box

10           Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan 

11           Buzz Aldrin

12           Tristan Da Cunha

13           Police

14           Philippines

15a         Robinson Crusoe

15b         Cast Away

15c         The Martian      

16           Charlie Chaplin

17           Jimmy Tarbuck

18           Bob Hope

19           Mr Bean

20           Alan Carr, Rob Brydon, James Corden    

21           Spinning Around

22           West Ham Utd

23           Othello

24           Marie Rose sauce

25           Gemini

26           Betfred

27           Van Gogh

28           Turmeric             

29           On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

30           TRUE

Jackpot

Q             Which British female singer has sold the most records worldwide?

A             Shirley Bassey (135 million)

Number Guess (Nearest wins)

Q             In which year was the first penalty awarded in an FA Cup Final?

A             1910

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Quiz 567

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Things In The Sky

1              Who was the first host on TV of Stars In Their Eyes?

2              Clouds In My Coffee is a line from which song by Carly Simon?

3              The Moon’s A Balloon was an autobiography published in 1971 by which very British actor?

4              What was the name of the helicopter in children’s stories by Sarah Ferguson?

5              Who had UK hits with these songs – Venus 1986, Earthsong 1995, Moonlight Shadow 1983, Sunny Afternoon 1966

                Sports Trophies

6              Which surname appears the most times on the World Snooker Championship Trophy?

7              Which famous sports trophy is made of terracotta and is only about 4″ tall without the base?

8              The Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup in ice hockey, the most times. In which Canadian city are they based?

9              The BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Trophy features what silver object on a plinth?

10           For which sports are the following trophies awarded – America’s Cup, Rosewater Dish, Vince Lombardi Trophy

                Balls

11           Lazlo Biro is credited with inventing the modern ball point pen; what nationality was he?

12           TV presenter & DJ Zoe Ball hosted which BBC Saturday morning children’s show with Jamie Theakston from 1996 to 1999?

13           Politician Ed Balls danced with Katya Jones to Gangnam Style in Strictly Come Dancing; which Latin dance were they doing?

14           In 1961 Bobby Vee had a number 4 hit with what kind of ball?

15           What are the 4 colours of balls used in croquet?

                In The Kitchen

16           What was the name of the ranch in the TV series Dallas?

17           The capital of the Northwest Territories in Canada sounds like a coloured item of cutlery – what is it called?

18           In which bat and ball game is it illegal to volley?

19           What were Morecambe & Wise doing to the tune known as The Stripper in a sketch in 1976?

20           Stamped on decorative metal items & cutlery what do the letters EPNS stand for?

                General Knowledge

21           Which female is the highest ranked in the UK Line of Succession (4th)?

22           In which Mel Brooks film did the Wako Kid & the town of Rock Ridge feature?

23           Hamley’s toy store in London is located on which street found on a Monopoly board?

24           In 1987, the prostitute Monica Coughlan was alleged to have received money from which former politician?

25           The cartoon dog Huckleberry Hound wore 2 items of clothing – a straw hat & what else?

26           Queen Of The South play their home games in which town?

27           Usually found in the bath, what was the call sign of Kris Kristofferson’s character in the film Convoy?

28           St Michael was the brand name of Marks & Spencer but which of them was called Michael?

29           Danny, Smiffy, Plug, Fatty, Sidney, Toots & Wilfred all went to which fictitious school?

30           Hayley Mills appeared in one Carry On film in the 60s – true or false?

Answers

1              Leslie Crowther

2              You’re So Vain

3              David Niven

4              Budgie

5              Bananarama, Michael Jackson, Mike Oldfield, Kinks         

6              Davis (Joe Fred & Steve)

7              The Ashes Trophy

8              Montreal

9              TV camera

10           Yachting, Tennis, American Football        

11           Hungarian

12           Live & Kicking

13           Salsa

14           Rubber Ball

15           Black, blue, red, yellow 

16           South Fork

17           Yellowknife

18           Table tennis

19           Making breakfast

20           Electro Plated Nickel Silver          

21           Princess Charlotte

22           Blazing Saddles

23           Regent Street

24           Jeffrey Archer

25           Bow tie

26           Dumfries

27           Rubber Duck

28           Marks

29           Bash Street

30           False (Juliet Mills was in Carry On Jack)

Jackpot

Q             Jim, Fats, Deacon, Dopey & Specks are creatures that feature in which Disney feature film?

A             Dumbo (The crows)

Number Guess (Nearest wins)

Q             Fergal O’Brien & David Gilbert had the longest frame in the World Championship in 2017 – how many minutes?

A             123 minutes 41 seconds