60 Subjects, 60 Sizzlers
60 posers on 60 different topics
Answers after each group of 20
1 FIRSTS- Judge John Bradshaw was the first person to sign which 17th century document?
2 UK- Which sporting venue was established at the Sussex home of Douglas Bunn?
3 FOOTBALL- Which country won the African Nations Cup in 2006?
4 RIVERS- Which city lies at the junction of the rivers Elbe, Alster and Bille?
5 HISTORY- Who served as Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford?
6 TRANSPORT- What does the DC stand for with regard to the DC-10 Airplane?
7 ART- Which painter had the forenames Joseph Mallord William?
8 FILMS- Which film earned Harrison Ford his first Oscar nomination?
9 USA- Which US state are the Near Islands near?
10 LONDON- Bush and Orange Tree are both the names of what in London?
11 POLITICS- Who elected Prime Minister of Britain in 1830, gave his name to a brand of tea?
12 CRICKET- Which county cricket club has a white horse as its emblem?
13 DOGS- Which canine made his film debut in the 1925 film Where the North Begins?
14 TV- Which actor’s last TV role as AJ Wentworth was screened after his death in 1982?
15 MUSICALS- Which musical features a mean spirited matron called Agatha Hannigan?
16 STATUES- Which deceased pop star is the subject of a statue in Montreaux overlooking Lake Geneva?
17 WORDS- What colour would one associate with the term poliosis?
18 ELEMENTS- Gallium is named from the old name of which country?
19 CAPITALS- What is the capital of Jamaica?
20 AUSTRALIA- Which Australian city has a name that means meeting place?
Answers to Questions 1- 20
1 Death warrant of King Charles I
2 Hickstead
3 Egypt
4 Hamburg
5 Henry Kissinger
6 Douglas Commercial
7 JMW Turner
8 Witness
9 Alaska
10 Theatres
11 Earl Grey
12 Kent
13 Rin Tin Tin
14 Arthur Lowe
15 Annie
16 Freddie Mercury
17 Grey- technical term for greying of the hair
18 France
19 Kingston
20 Canberra
60 Subjects, Questions 21-40
21 AUTOBIOGRAPHIES- What is the predictable three word title of the autobiography of Jimmy Savile?
22 GRAND NATIONAL- Who was the first woman to train an Aintree Grand National winner?
23 ALBUMS- In 1970, who recorded the album Lies to fund his defence against murder charges?
24 FASHION- Which city is home to the headquarters of the Armani fashion empire?
25 POP MUSIC- Which chart topping band includes three members with the surname of Taylor?
26 SOAPS- Whose chat show was axed to make way for the BBC soap Eldorado?
27 OLOGIES- What is selenology the study of?
28 DICKENS- To which novel was Dickens referring when he said, “I like this one the best”?
29 BOND- Who played the villain Max Zorin in A View to a Kill?
30 EUROPE- In which city would one cross the Charles Bridge into Wenceslas Square?
31 BOXING- In February 2000, which former heavyweight world champion was found guilty of kidnapping his wife?
32 20th CENTURY- Which was the first team to win an FA Cup final staged at Wembley?
33 21st CENTURY- Which two former British Prime Ministers died in 2005?
34 FAMOUS MEN- Name the three Wilson brothers that co-founded the Beach Boys?
35 FAMOUS WOMEN- Which three women were voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in the 1970s?
36 AFRICA- Which African country’s flag features a red crested crane as its central motif?
37 BONES- Which bone of the body takes its name from the Latin for small key?
38 CARTOONS- What is the last name of Daphne in the Scooby Doo cartoons?
39 COMPUTERS- Which country’s email address is ie?
40 BODY- What are there 23 pairs of in the
human body?
Answers to Questions 21-40
21 As It Happens
22 Jenny Pitman
23 Charles Manson
24 Milan
25 Duran Duran
26 Terry Wogan
27 The moon
28 David Copperfield
29 Christopher Walken
30 Prague
31 Riddick Bowe
32 Bolton Wanderers
33 James Callaghan and Edward Heath
34 Carl, Dennis and Brian Wilson
35 Princess Anne, Mary Peters, Virginia Wade
36 Uganda
37 Clavicle
38 Blake
39 Republic of Ireland
40 Chromosomes
60 Subjects, Questions 41-60
41 BIBLE- Which biblical figure had parents called Zacharias and Elizabeth?
42 LYRICS- Which Madonna hit contains the line, “I hear you call my name and it feels like home”?
43 CHRISTMAS- In the song The 12 Days of Christmas, what are six geese a laying said to represent?
44 SITCOMS- Who played the husband of Julia McKenzie in Fresh Fields?
45 CONNECTIONS- What connects the chart topping artists Mungo Jerry and Bombalurina?
46 RELIGION- Vesakha and Kattika are both festivals in which religion?
47 BIRDS- Which bird is said to be named after St Peter?
48 PHOBIAS- Blennophobia is the morbid fear of what S?
49 LITERATURE- Which literary and TV character lives at 48 Fokesbury Mansion?
50 ASIA- In Japan, what is a maiko training to become?
51 DANCE- Which dance has a name meaning to rub navels together?
52 MOUNTAINS- What is the highest peak on the island of Honshu?
53 SONGS- Which duo released the 2002 World Cup song We’re on the Ball?
54 VILLAINS- Which fictional villain is the chief adversary of Scotland Yard detective Nayland Smith?
55 SCOTLAND- The name of which Glasgow district means “place of the badger”?
56 DRINKS- What is advertised on TV with the slogan Welcome to the Latin Quarter?
57 FOOD- What variety of artichoke is the chief ingredient of Palestine soup?
58 ACRONYMS- What does MANWEB stand for?
59 MONEY- What do the initials AF mean to a numismatist?
60 LASTS- To date (2006), what was the last
year in which the FA Cup final did not involve at least one team from
Manchester, London or Liverpool?
Answers to 41-60
41 John the Baptist
42 Like a Prayer
43 Six Days of the Creation
44 Anton Rodgers
45 Both were named after feline characters in Cats by TS Eliot
46 Buddhism
47 Petrel
48 Slime
49 Rumpole of the Bailey
50 Geisha
51 Samba
52 Mount Fuji or Fujiyama
53 Ant and Dec
54 Fu Manchu
55 Ibrox
56 Bacardi
57 Jerusalem artichoke
58 Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board
59 Almost fine
60 1973- Sunderland vs Leeds United