Three of a Kind

1 Which newspapers do the following work for?
a) Lois Lane b) Lou Grant c) Citizen Kane

2 What name is given to the young of the following animals?
a) Kangaroo b) swan c) dragonfly

3 Which Carry On film was set in…?
a) 1492 b) the French Foreign Legion c) aboard the Good Ship Venus

4 Which songs were posthumous UK number ones for…?
a) Elvis Presley in 1977 b) Jackie Wilson in 1986 c) Freddie Mercury in 1991

5 What are the former names of…?
a) Snickers b) Starburst c) Minstrels

6 Which comedians are associated with the catchphrase…?
a) It’s the way I tell em b) May your God go with you c) Chase me

7 Which British Prime Ministers were nicknamed..?
a) Sunny Jim b) The Welsh Wizard c) The Grand Old Man

8 Who penned the following numerical novels?
a) 1984 b) The Thirty Nine Steps c) Fahrenheit 451

9 Which Opportunity Knocks winners had hit records with…?
a) Welcome Home b) Billy Don’t Be A Hero c) Who Do You Think You Are?

10 What is the most populous city in..?
a) China b) Pakistan c) Nigeria

11 Which famous Edward…?
a) Popularised the limerick b) was born Emanuel Goldenberg c) composed the Enigma Variations

12 At the 2006 Oscars who won…?
a) Best Actor Oscar b) Best Director Oscar c) Best Supporting Actor Oscar

13 Who did Kylie Minogue duet with on the songs…?
a) Especially For You b) Kids c) Where the Wild Roses Grow

14 On which rivers do the following cities stand?
a) Rome b) Amsterdam c) Washington DC

15 What is the state capital of…?
a) Alaska b) Colorado c) California

16 Which Oscar winning movie stars were the subjects of songs by…?
a) Bananarama b) Haysi Fantayzee c) Kim Carnes

17 Which entertainer was born..?
a) Priscilla White b) David White c) William White

18 In which decades did the following models of car first go on sale?
a) Ford Escort b) Volkswagen Beetle c) Honda Civic

19 Which American cities were formerly called…?
a) New Amsterdam b) Fort Washington c) Fort Dearborn

20 How are the following words spelt using words in the phonetic alphabet?
a) House b) cigar c) fly

Answers

1 a) Daily Planet b) Los Angeles Tribune c) The Inquirer

2 a) Joey b) Cygnet c) Nymph

3 a) Carry On Columbus b) Carry On Follow That Camel c) Carry On Jack

4 a) Way Down b) Reet Petite c) Living On My Own

5 a) Marathon b) Opal Fruits c) Treets

6 a) Frank Carson b) Dave Allen c) Duncan Norvelle

7 a) James Callaghan b) David Lloyd George c) William Gladstone

8 a) George Orwell b) John Buchan c) Raymond Bradbury

9 a) Peters & Lee b) Paper Lace c) Candlewick Green

10 a) Shanghai b) Karachi c) Lagos

11 a) Edward Lear b) Edward G Robinson c) Edward Elgar

12 a) Philip Seymour Hoffman b) Ang Lee c) George Clooney

13 a) Jason Donovan b) Robbie Williams c) Nick Cave

14 a) Tiber b) Amstel c) Potomac

15 a) Juneau b) Denver c) Sacramento

16 a) Robert DeNiro b) John Wayne c) Bette Davis

17 a) Cilla Black b) David Jason c) Larry Grayson

18 a) 1960s b) 1930s c) 1970s

19 a) New York b) Cincinnati c) Chicago

20 a) Hotel, Oscar, Uniform, Sierra, Echo
b) Charlie, India, Golf, Alpha, Romeo
c) Foxtrot, Lima, Yankee