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All the questions in the following twenty general knowledge quizzes are accompanied with the initials to the answers, as in the three examples below.

1 RR – Which horse won the Grand National in 1977? Red Rum

2 ND – Bismarck is the state capital of which US state? North Dakota

3 BG – By what name is George O’Dowd better known? Boy George                                                                               






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INITIAL QUIZZES     GENERAL     QUIZ ONE

1 MA – Which wife of Louis XVI was executed in 1793?

2 NM – A synodic month is a period between two what?

3 NEP – Which team won the Superbowl in 2002?

4 PR – What do those initials stand for with regard to electoral voting?

5 JB – Who did Richard Widmark play in the film The Alamo?

6 SG – What model of car was introduced by Rolls Royce in 1906?

7 RM – In which film did Dustin Hoffman play the brother of Tom Cruise?

8 JH – Who won the Miss Texas beauty contest in 1979?

9 CPA – What is the name of the national airline of Hong Kong?

10 DP – According to an old saying what will hungry dogs eat?

Answers
Marie Antoinette
New moons
New England Patriots
Proportional representation
Jim Bowie
Silver Ghost
Rain Man
Jerry Hall
Cathay Pacific Airways
Dirty puddings











INITIAL QUIZZES     TELEVISION     QUIZ TWO

Who played ………………..

1 JD – Montgomery Scott in Star Trek?

2 BB – Dr Banner in The Incredible Hulk?

3 GJ – Louisa Trotter in The Duchess of Duke Street?

4 CF – Moxey in Auf Wiedersehen Pet?

5 JH – Bubble in Absolutely Fabulous?

6 DD – John Bosley in Charlie’s Angels?

7 RA – Oscar Goldman in The Six Million Dollar Man?

8 KO – Caress Morell in Dynasty?

9 TP – Jim Trott in The Vicar of Dibley?

10 RP – Carla Tortelli in Cheers?

Answers
James Doohan
Bill Bixby
Gemma Jones
Christopher Fairbank
Jane Horrocks
David Doyle
Richard Anderson
Kate O’Mara
Trevor Peacock
Rhea Perlman






INITIAL QUIZZES     GENERAL     QUIZ THREE

1 AL – What name was Cary Grant born with?

2 GC – Who was the first person to be buried at Poet’s Corner?

3 RS – What is the alternative name for the dogfish?

4 WH – What is the alternative name for the woodbine plant?

5 FB – Where was Sergeant Bilko based?

6 PM – Which 1973 film won Tatum O’Neal an Oscar?

7 RB – Who wrote the poem Ode to a Haggis?

8 LMT – In which film did Elvis Presley play Clint Reno?

9 BN – Who played the title role in the US legal TV drama Petrocelli?

10 AW – Who wrote the novel The Color Purple?

Answers
Archibald Leach
Geoffrey Chaucer
Rock salmon
Wild honeysuckle
Fort Baxter
Paper Moon
Robert Burns
Love Me Tender
Barry Newman
Alice Walker







INITIAL QUIZZES     BEASTLY BALLADS     QUIZ FOUR

Identify the UK No 1 hit singles from the years given. All ten songs contain a type of creature in the title

1 1982 – E of the T

2 1978 – RT

3 1960 – RB

4 1972 – PL

5 1964 – LRR

6 1990 – TP

7 1982 – The LST

8 1966 – PF

9 1986 – The CS

10 1983 – KC

Answers
Eye of the Tiger
Rat Trap
Running Bear
Puppy Love
Little Red Rooster
Turtle Power
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Pretty Flamingo
The Chicken Song
Karma Chameleon




INITIAL QUIZZES     GENERAL     QUIZ FIVE

1 TP – Which 1983 film saw Jamie Lee Curtis playing a prostitute with a conscience?

2 JLB – Who was the Father of Television?

3 MW – Who wrote the novel The Camomile Lawn?

4 MA – What monument designed by John Nash was moved to Oxford Street in 1851?

5 GC – Who played the lead guitar on The Monkees song, Mary Mary?

6 K of the H – In which animated TV series is Hank married to Peggy?

7 YKAHHT – What is step three according to the lyrics of the song, Three Steps to Heaven?

8 LR – What is the state capital of Arkansas?

9 NL – In November 1989 who resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer?

10 MW – Which sports commentator’s autobiography is entitled, Unless I’m Very Much Mistaken?

Answers
Trading Places
John Logie Baird
Mary Wesley
Marble Arch
Glen Campbell
King of the Hill
You kiss and hold her tightly
Little Rock
Nigel Lawson
Murray Walker




INITIAL QUIZZES     CITY FLIERS     QUIZ SIX

Identify the cities from their airport codes e.g. BKK – Bangkok

1 NCL

2 HBA

3 STR

4 CCS

5 CHC

6 DUS

7 BUH

8 CCU

9 WAW

10 JRS

Answers
Newcastle
Hobart
Stuttgart
Caracas
Christchurch
Düsseldorf
Bucharest
Calcutta
Warsaw
Jerusalem






INITIAL QUIZZES     GENERAL     QUIZ SEVEN

1 WR – In 2003 who became the youngest ever footballer to be capped for England?

2 BH – Who was Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991?

3 RF – What name is given to the best hand in a game of poker?

4 IGWT – What four words first appeared on US coins in 1864?

5 RJ – Black Betty was the biggest hit record for which band?

6 GH – Who composed the Planets Suite?

7 ED - Which short lived TV series was set in the resort of Los Barros?

8 WC – What is the more common name for pertussis?

9 LB – What does the number 2 represent on the Beaufort scale?

10 BJ – Who was appointed Minister for Women in Britain in 1998?

Answers
Wayne Rooney
Bob Hawke
Royal flush
In God we trust
Ram Jam
Gustav Holst
Eldorado
Whooping cough
Light breeze
Baroness Jay







INITIAL QUIZZES     NAME THAT FILM     QUIZ EIGHT
Identify the films from their initials, their release dates and their cast list

1 TMM in TFM 1965 Terry Thomas, Benny Hill, Eric Sykes

2 GWH 1997 Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Robin Williams

3 The MWSLV 1962 James Stewart, Lee Marvin, John Wayne

4 G and D 1955 Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra

5 D and O in BH 1985 Nick Nolte, Richard Dreyfuss, Bette Midler

6 The B of the V 1990 Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith

7 A the PM 1976 Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden

8 H and HS 1986 Michael Caine, Mia Farrow, Carrie Fisher

9 The RT 2001 Ben Stiller, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow

10 The T of SM 1948 Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, John Huston

Answers
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Good Will Hunting
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Guys and Dolls
Down and Out In Beverly Hills
The Bonfire of the Vanities
All the Presidents Men
Hannah and Her Sisters
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Treasure of Sierra Madre







INITIAL QUIZZES     GENERAL     QUIZ NINE

1 MR – Which 2002 film set in 2056 is based on a novel by Philip K Dick?

2 NSF – What is the name of the character played by Ronnie Barker in Porridge?

3 DD – Which fictional character lived at Puddleby on Marsh?

4 MR – Who was the first woman to be appointed President of the Irish Republic?

5 ML – What was famously stolen by Vincenzo Perrugia in 1911?

6 JS – What do those initials stand for in the name of JS Bach?

7 CCF – Flora Poste is the lead character in which novel?

8 EF – Who was nicknamed The First Lady of Jazz?

9 MOBO – What do those initials stand for with regard to entertainment awards?

10 MP- Which founding member of United Artists died in 1979?

Answers
Minority Report
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Dr Doolittle
Mary Robinson
Mona Lisa
Johann Sebastian
Cold Comfort Farm
Ella Fitzgerald
Music of Black Origin
Mary Pickford





INITIAL QUIZZES     FOOTBALL NICKNAMES     QUIZ TEN
What are the nicknames of the following football teams?

1 The BC Sunderland

2 The BW Clyde

3 The RI Lincoln City

4 The MM Rotherham United

5 The M Grimsby Town

6 The GE Montrose

7 The S Blackpool

8 The JT Hearts

9 The C Northampton Town

10 The T Bolton Wanderers

Answers
Black Cats
Bully Wee
Red Imps
Merry Millers
Mariners
Gable Endies
Seasiders
Jam Tarts
Cobblers
Trotters







INITIAL QUIZZES     GENERAL     QUIZ ELEVEN

1 AP – What is the literal English translation of the Japanese word geisha?

2 SP – What is the most highly populated Portuguese speaking city in the world?

3 The BF – In the 1960s what was the name of the backing band of the pop star Georgie Fame?

4 NP – In which building was the literary character of Moll Flanders born?

5 FA – Who partnered Virginia McMath in several films?

6 The COM – What was the title of the second film to feature the character of Eddie Felson?

7 SQ – In which prison did Johnny Cash record a 1969 live album?

8 The FS - What bore the registration number 4472?

9 PM – After who was asteroid 2602 named?

10 SL – Which was the first venue in the USA to host the Summer Olympics?

Answers
Art person
Sao Paulo
The Blue Flames
Newgate Prison
Fred Astaire, McMath being the real name of Ginger Rogers
The Color of Money
San Quentin
The Flying Scotsman
Patrick Moore
St Louis




INITIAL QUIZZES     M PEOPLE     QUIZ TWELVE

1 MM – Who was the first person to sing a James Bond theme?

2 MM – According to the Bible who was the first person to see Jesus after his resurrection?

3 MM – The original version of Candle in the Wind by Elton John was a tribute to whom?

4 MM – Which singer charted with the 1974 hit Midnight at the Oasis?

5 MM – Who played the roles of Siddie in the film Alfie and Gertrude Moon in the sitcom Frazier?

6 MM – Which mime artist ironically, spoke the only word in the Mel Brooks film Silent Movie?

7 MM – Who wrote the novel Gone with the Wind?

8 MM – Which British record producer was born in Hampshire in 1938 and died aged 64 in 2003?

9 MM – Who provided the voice of the title character in the film Shrek?

10 MM – What is Michael Caine’s real name?

Answers
Matt Monro
Mary Magdalene
Marilyn Monroe
Maria Muldaur
Millicent Martin
Marcel Marceau
Margaret Mitchell
Mickie Most
Mike Myers
Maurice Micklewhite



INITIAL QUIZZES     GENERAL     QUIZ THIRTEEN

1 RC – Who held the post of Foreign Secretary in Tony Blair’s first Cabinet?

2 JC – Who wrote the novels Polo and Riders?

3 PP – In which TV series did Ryan O’Neal play Rodney Harrington?

4 RD – Who wrote the screenplay for the Bond film You Only Live Twice?

5 CB – Who plays the role of Rimmer in the sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf?

6 HTPP – What do those initials stand for with regard to the Internet?

7 CM - In the TV series Bob the Builder, Dizzy is the name of the what?

8 GR – What is the name of the home ground of Crewe Alexandra FC?

9 SVD – What is the name of the boat on which Sonny Crockett lived in the detective series Miami Vice?

10 SB – Who composed Adagio for Strings?

Answers
Robin Cook
Jilly Cooper
Peyton Place
Roald Dahl
Chris Barrie
Hyper text transfer protocol
Cement mixer
Gresty Road
St Vitus Dance
Samuel Barber






INITIAL QUIZZES     NICKNAMES     QUIZ FOURTEEN

Identify the famous people from their nicknames

1 LT – The Sweater Girl

2 LA – Satchmo

3 WG – The Grand Old Man

4 BG – The King of Swing

5 JL – The Swedish Nightingale

6 A of C – The Flanders Mare

7 JJ – Pearl

8 GN – The Great White Shark

9 TAE – The Wizard of Menlo Park

10 RM – The Brockton Blockbuster

Answers
Lana Turner
Louis Armstrong
William Gladstone
Benny Goodman
Jenny Lind
Anne of Cleves
Janis Joplin
Greg Norman
Thomas Alva Edison
Rocky Marciano







INITIAL QUIZZES     GENERAL     QUIZ FIFTEEN

1 ZIP – What do those initials stand for in the USA with regard to zip codes?

2 The PC – Which Parisian museum was named after the French President who came to power in 1969?

3 SRR – Which sporting legend was born Walker Smith?

4 BT – Who was the first female Welsh singer to top the singles charts in the USA?

5 RR – What is the name of Snow White’s sister?

6 AWDF – Which film earned James Cagney his first Oscar nomination?

7 TBJ – Which was the first baseball team from outside the USA to win the World Series?

8 JI – Who provided the voice of Scar in the animated film The Lion King?

9 HS – What is the name of the gas that emits an odour of rotten eggs?

10 The SS – Which expanse of water in the Atlantic Ocean is named after a type of seaweed?

Answers
Zone improvement plan
Pompidou Centre
Sugar Ray Robinson
Bonnie Tyler
Rose Red
Angels with Dirty Faces
Toronto Blue Jays
Jeremy Irons
Hydrogen sulphide
Sargasso Sea



INITIAL QUIZZES     COLLECTIVELY SPEAKING     QUIZ SIXTEEN
Solve the following beastly puzzles e.g. A pride of L = A pride of lions

1 A cete of B

2 A gaggle of G

3 A knot of T

4 A parliament of O

5 A murder of C

6 A skulk of F

7 A brood of C

8 A kindle of K

9 A barren of M

10 An array of H

Answers
Badgers
Geese
Toads
Owls
Crows
Foxes
Chickens
Kittens
Mules
Hedgehogs







INITIAL QUIZZES     GENERAL     QUIZ SEVENTEEN

1 MD and E – Who go out in the midday sun according to Noel Coward?

2 DTK – In which film did Michael Caine play the role of Dr Robert Elliot?

3 The RHP – What name was given to the conspiracy of 1683 to assassinate Charles II?

4 The C of S - What nickname is given to the nine of diamonds playing card?

5 SA – The Eden Course and the Jubilee Course can both be found at which sporting venue?

6 The IWM – Which London building is sometimes referred to by those initials?

7 SC – What did Britain buy 176,602 shares of in October 1875?

8 PP – What is the name of Popeye the sailor man’s father?

9 ML – What is the world’s smallest primate?

10 SMM – In which village does Miss Marple live?

Answers
Mad dogs and Englishmen
Dressed To Kill
The Rye House Plot
The curse of Scotland
St Andrews
The Imperial War Museum
Suez Canal
Poopdeck Pappy
Mouse lemur
St Mary Mead




INITIAL QUIZZES     LITERARY LOGIC     QUIZ EIGHTEEN

Identify the classic novels below from three of the main characters

1 BB – Squire Gordon, Merrylegs, Jerry Barker

2 The PP – Alfred Jingle, Mr Snodgrass, Benjamin Allen

3 MP – Fanny Price, Lady Bertram, Mary Crawford

4 WD – Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig

5 The SP – Marguerite St Just, Armand St Just, Sir Percy Blakeney

6 BB – Mr Quelch, Harry Wharton, Frank Nugent

7 LLF – Cedric Errol, Mr Hobbs, Mr Haversham

8 TTSS – Percy Alleline, Roy Bland, George Smiley

9 CWR – Granny Wallon, Miss Flynn, Granny Trill

10 KSM – Captain Good, Allen Quartermain, Sir Henry Curtis

Answers
Black Beauty
The Pickwick Papers
Mansfield Park
Watership Down
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Billy Bunter
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Cider with Rosie
King Solomon’s Mines






INITIAL QUIZZES     GENERAL     QUIZ NINETEEN

1 LB – Which French aviator was the first person to fly across the English Channel?

2 The IM – How is Dr Griffin otherwise known in a story by HG Wells?

3 WM – Who was Jimmy Carter’s Vice President?

4 NTG – What three words follow cleanliness is ….to complete a proverb?

5 The HW – Which novel by Nicholas Evans was adapted into a film directed by and starring Robert Redford?

6 LN – In which 2000 film did Adam Sandler play the third son of the devil?

7 The S of D – What is the sub-title of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance?

8 JW – The SI unit of power was named after which Scottish engineer?

9 RC – According to the opening line of a novel, who was born in York in 1632?

10 SS – What is the name of the state prison of New York?

Answers
Louis Bleriot
The Invisible Man
Walter Mondale
Next to godliness
The Horse Whisperer
Little Nicky
The Slave of Duty
James Watt
Robinson Crusoe
Sing Sing



INITIAL QUIZZES     A SPORTING CHANCE     QUIZ TWENTY

1 SE – Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles in 1990?

2 OU – Who won the FA Cup in 1874?

3 A – Which city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1920?

4 SV – Which venue hosted the Winter Olympics in 1960?

5 BB – Who was manager of the Northern Ireland football team from 1980 to 1993?

6 LH – Which boxer was nicknamed The Easton Assassin?

7 RA – Which horse won the Grand National in 1995?

8 LR – What is the home ground of the Irish rugby international team?

9 JB – Who was crowned Formula One World Champion in 1966?

10 HC – Which horse won the Epsom Derby in 2002?

Answers
Stefan Edberg
Oxford University
Antwerp
Squaw Valley
Billy Bingham
Larry Holmes
Royal Athlete
Lansdowne Road
Jack Brabham
High Chaparral





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JUST TRIVIA QUIZ ONE

1 What was the title of the fifth film in which Clint Eastwood played the San Francisco cop Harry Callahan?

2 Melvin Kaminsky married Anna Maria Italiano. How are they better known?

3 Which Gerry Anderson TV production featured a seal called Oink?

4 What is the name of Superman’s pet super monkey?

5 Who killed the gorgon Medusa?

6 Who did Walter Matthau portray in the film IQ?

7 What type of animal does David Bowie have tattooed on his ankle?

8 In the Bible a passage in Exodus reads, “Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth”. What part of the body comes next?

9 Which king inspired the rhyme The Grand Old Duke of York?

10 Who was the first US President to reside in the White House?

Answers
The Dead Pool
Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft
Stingray
Beppo
Perseus
Albert Einstein
Lizard
Hand for a hand
Richard III
John Adams







JUST TRIVIA QUIZ TWO

1 Which film opens with the line” Professor Brown. It’s almost 8.30”?

2 What is the last name of Alfred, the butler of Bruce Wayne?

3 What is limnology the study of?

4 “He never said a foolish thing and never did a wise one”. Which monarch is this quote referring to?

5 Which former champion jockey has the middle names Hunter Fisher?

6 What is the most common surname in Israel?

7 How are Charles and Craig Reid collectively known?

8 What is the name of Little Orphan Annie’s pet dog?

9 To which saint is Prague Cathedral dedicated?

10 Who provides a marital link between Thriller and Face Off?

Answers
Back to the Future
Pennyworth
Lakes
Charles I
Willie Carson
Cohen
The Proclaimers
Sandy
St Vitus
Lisa Marie Presley who wed Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage







JUST TRIVIA QUIZ THREE

1 Who was the first US President to visit all 50 states of the USA?

2 What is the name of Popeye’s ship?

3 What was the first film to be screened on BBC2?

4 What is the name of the home city of the Jetsons?

5 In which city was the TV drama Thirtysomething set?

6 Which US sitcom had the original working title of New Family in Town?

7 What is Mr Antonio’s job in Trumpton?

8 What is the name of the beaver companion of Rufus Roughcut in Wacky Races?

9 In which language does ghobe mean no?

10 What is the name of Betty Boop’s pet cat?

Answers
Richard Nixon
The Olive
Kiss Me Kate
Orbit City
Philadelphia
Happy Days
Ice cream man
Sawtooth
Klingon
Bimbo








JUST TRIVIA QUIZ FOUR

1 What is the maiden name of Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street?

2 Who did Esther Rantzen impersonate on a celebrity edition of Stars in Their Eyes?

3 What is the first name of Sergeant Lewis in Inspector Morse?

4 Which is the only capital city in the world that has a name consisting of three consecutive dotted letters when written in non-capital letters?

5 Which country was invaded by Italy in 1935 and assisted by Bob Geldof in 1985?

6 Who sang the theme song for the TV show Supergran?

7 In which TV comedy did David Jason play Blanco Webb?

8 Murrey is the heraldic term for which colour?

9 Herison is the heraldic name for which animal?

10 What is the home planet of Ming the Merciless?

Answers
Burton
Edith Piaf
Robbie
Beijing
Ethiopia
Billy Connolly
Porridge
Brown
Hedgehog
Mongo





JUST TRIVIA QUIZ FIVE

1 Which sci-fi movie was adapted from the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

2 What breed of dog is Toto in the Wizard of Oz?

3 Alphabetically what is the last of the Seven Hills of Rome?

4 Ra, the Egyptian god of the sun bears the head of which bird?

5 What does the Russian word Glasnost mean?

6 What is the plural of kibbutz?

7 What is Homer Simpson’s favourite brand of beer?

8 Which dish on an Indian restaurant menu has a name that means “double onions”?

9 What was the first name of the wife of George Washington?

10 Which car company has a name that means great universe?

Answers
Blade Runner
Cairn terrier
Viminal
Falcon
Openness
Kibbutzim
Duff
Dopiaza
Martha
Daewoo







JUST TRIVIA QUIZ SIX

1 Which novel had the original working title of The Undiscovered Country?

2 The Rocks Return was the sequel to which popular novel?

3 Which is the only football league team in Britain that does not have any of the letters from the word football in its name?

4 Who was the only woman in the 10 founding members of the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004?

5 Who did Geoffrey Palmer play in Blackadder Goes Forth?

6 Which famous actor founded the company Fountainbridge Films?

7 Who was the original presenter of Crackerjack?

8 Which Oscar winning actor was appointed Ambassador to Japan for the Bahamas?

9 99, Rue de Rivoli, Paris is the address of which famous building?

10 What is the US counterpart to Mayfair on a Monopoly board?

Answers
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ring of Bright Water
Dundee
Madonna
Field Marshall Haig
Sean Connery
Eamon Andrews
Sidney Poitier
Louvre
Boardwalk





JUST TRIVIA QUIZ SEVEN

1 What is the name of the penguin in Toy Story 2?

2 Who was the first black man to be depicted on a US postage stamp?

3 Which novel recounts the murder of Linnet Ridgeway?

4 What is the more common name for tauromancy?

5 The Cyclone is the opening chapter of which novel?

6 What type of weather can be obtained by adding together tin, oxygen and tungsten?

7 Which former mayor of Cincinnati became the subject of a controversial stage show?

8 Who featured on a number one hit in 1965 and went on to become the Mayor of Palm Springs?

9 Who penned the autobiography The Other Side of the Street?

10 In 1970 who scored in a FA Cup Final and sang on a number one hit?
Answers
Wheezy
Booker T Washington
Death on the Nile
Bullfighting
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Snow by adding the chemical symbols Sn + O + W
Jerry Springer
Sonny Bono
Jean Alexander
Jack Charlton who scored for Leeds and sang on England’s Back Home







JUST TRIVIA QUIZ EIGHT

1 Who played Gilligan in Gilligan’s Island?

2 What is the name of Inch Eye Private Eye’s dog?

3 Which doctor did Burke and Hare steal bodies for?

4 What make of car did Morse drive in the original Inspector Morse novels?

5 What was the name of the second Pope?

6 Whose first wife was called Margaret Kempson?

7 Which Clint Eastwood movie was based on the novel Gone to Texas?

8 Which city hosted its first Formula One Grand Prix on August 21, 2005?

9 What was the unusual middle name of the jeweller Louis C Tiffany?

10 Who penned the autobiography Loitering With Intent?

Answers
Bob Denver
Braveheart
Dr Knox
Lancia
Linus
Dennis Thatcher
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Istanbul
Comfort
Peter O’Toole








JUST TRIVIA QUIZ NINE

1 During which monarch’s reign was Blackadder 2 set?

2 Two Ton Ted from Teddington was the love rival of which song character?

3 Which country’s flag depicts a Kalashnikov rifle inside a star?

4 Under what name did Peter Thornley step into the wrestling ring?

5 What was the name of the Japanese counterpart to Lord Haw Haw?

6 Who was the first foreign footballer to score 100 goals in England’s premiership?

7 Pixel is a shortened version of which two words?

8 Who is the villain of the piece in The Threepenny Opera?

9 Alphabetically what is the first room on a Cluedo board?

10 What middle name does Lennox Lewis share with a former Roman emperor?

Answers
Elizabeth I
Ernie the fastest milkman in the west
Mozambique
Kendo Nagasaki
Tokyo Rose
Dwight Yorke
Picture element
Mack the Knife
Ballroom
Claudius






JUST TRIVIA QUIZ TEN

1 What is the name of the wolf that raised Mowgli in The Jungle Book?

2 In which novel did Becky Sharp marry Rawden Crawley?

3 The Waikato is the longest river in which Commonwealth country?

4 The voice of Basil Brush was said to be based on which actor?

5 Which bird is depicted on the logo of the RSPB?

6 Which film introduced the character of Hannibal Lecter?

7 Which mythological character is depicted on the logo of Interflora?

8 How many windows were there in Noah’s Ark?

9 What is the official state bird of the smallest state in the USA?

10 Which British city uses an anchor on its hallmarks?

Answers
Akela
Vanity Fair
New Zealand
Terry Thomas
Avocet
Manhunter
Mercury- the messenger of the gods
One
Rhode Island Red
Birmingham








JUST TRIVIA QUIZ ELEVEN

1 Which unit of measurement is derived from the Arabic word for seed?

2 Tinea pedis is the scientific name for which bodily affliction?

3 In 1970, Laurence Olivier became baron of which town?

4 Who was the first player to miss penalty in a FA Cup final?

5 What is the name of Olive Oyl’s brother?

6 The Four Graces was the name of Britain’s first female team in which sport?

7 What is hoplology the study of?

8 What is the more common name for magnesium silicate?

9 Which actor once described his own face as “like a rock quarry that someone has just dynamited”?

10 What kind of creature is Tuppenny in the Beatrix Potter story The Tale of Tuppenny?

Answers
Carat
Athlete’s foot
Brighton
John Aldridge
Castor
Polo
Weapons and armour
Talcum powder
Charles Bronson
Hedgehog





JUST TRIVIA QUIZ TWELVE

1 Which cartoon character has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez??

2 Which country faced France in The Pastry War in 1838?

3 What is the name of the cat that sings the song Memory in the musical Cats?

4 Which city is home to the Bellerive Oval cricket stadium??

5 Who was appointed Baron of Chingford in 1992?

6 Who invented the aqualung in 1943?

7 Which rock star born in 1943 is nicknamed The Human Riff?

8 The Curse of Capistrano was the first story to feature which masked hero?

9 Infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, pantaloon, second childhood. How are these collectively known in the title of a play?

10 In a 1987 episode of Dr Who, who played the role of The Tollmaster?

Answers
Speedy Gonzalez
Mexico
Grizabella
Hobart
Norman Tebbit
Jacques Cousteau
Keith Richards
Zorro
The Seven Ages of Man
Ken Dodd






JUST TRIVIA QUIZ THIRTEEN

1 Which English king was the son of John of Gaunt?

2 What did Abraham Zaprunder sell in 1999 that he made in 1963?

3 The 1997 stage musical Always recounted the infamous love affair of which couple?

4 Homichlophobia is the fear of what?

5 What musical instrument is George Harrison holding on the Sergeant Peppers album cover?

6 In which film did Michael Caine play the role of Captain John Colby?

7 Which foodstuff takes its name from the Spanish word for girdle?

8 Which novel opens with a chapter entitled Marseilles-The Arrival?

9 What connects Richard Burton in 1978 and Morgan Freeman in 2005?

10 Which song a number one hit in 1959 featured in the 1935 musical Roberta?

Answers
Henry IV
Film footage of the assassination of John F Kennedy
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Fog
Flute
Escape to Victory
Fajita
The Count of Monte Cristo
War of the Worlds narrators- Burton the 1978 album, Freeman the 2005 film
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes





JUST TRIVIA QUIZ FOURTEEN

1 In the human body what is the more common name for the wanus?

2 Which Asian city is home to the Potala Palace?

3 Which literary character has the middle names of Death Bredon?

4 The Four Noble Truths are central to which religion?

5 In which city was the newspaper Al-Akhbar founded in 1944?

6 What is the name of Popeye’s father?

7 What is the name of Popeye’s dog?

8 In which city was the PLO founded in 1964?

9 Who was the bridegroom at the Chapel of the Observance Friars in a wedding that took place on June 11, 1509?

10 In which sport do competitors soop the ice?

Answers
Pinky finger
Lhasa
Lord Peter Wimsey
Buddhism
Cairo
Poopdeck Pappy
Jeep
Beirut
Henry VIII when marrying Catherine of Aragon
Curling







JUST TRIVIA QUIZ FIFTEEN

1 Which sitcom couple owned a pet dog called Truffles?

2 What did Bernard Cribbins sell as a salesman in an episode of Fawlty Towers?

3 Which river does the Leaning Tower of Pisa overlook?

4 The LS Lowry painting Going to the Match depicts the ground of which football club?

5 Who invented the planes for Dick Dastardly in the cartoon series Stop the Pigeon?

6 Which frog lived next to Hector’s House?

7 Who is the arch foe of Captain Pugwash?

8 What was the name of the monkey in the children’s TV show Pipkins?

9 What is Europe’s highest capital city above sea level?

10 John Ridd is the name of the hero in which classic novel?


Answers
George and Mildred
Spoon salesman
Arno
Bolton Wanderers
Klunk
Miss Kiki Frog
Cut Throat Jake
Topov
Madrid
Lorna Doone




JUST TRIVIA QUIZ SIXTEEN

1 Which US president was nicknamed The Idol of Ohio?

2 The largest theatre in the town of Chesterfield shares its name with which fruit?

3 What connects the King of Arabia, the King of Tarsus and the King of Arabia in years gone by?

4 What has a three feet wide mouth, and a 35 feet wide waist?

5 Dewey, cloned in May 2003, was the world’s first cloned what?

6 Whose alleged last words before her execution were “Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness to anyone”?

7 What do birds have two of, that bees have five of, that spiders have eight of?

8 On which hill was the Battle of Hastings fought?

9 What was the name of the mouse that appeared with Tom Hanks in the film The Green Mile?

10 Which cult musical features the song Dammit Janet?

Answers
William McKinley
Pomegranate
Titles held by The Three Wise Men in the Bible
Statue of Liberty
Deer
Nurse Edith Cavell
Eyes
Senlac Hill
Mr Jangles
The Rocky Horror Picture Show




JUST TRIVIA QUIZ SEVENTEEN

1 Which cartoon character belongs to an order of creatures known as piciformes?

2 Which group took their name from a WH Davies book published in 1910?

3 Apart from pasta, what is the chief ingredient of the dish spaghetti alla vougole?

4 What links Frodo Baggins, Dave Allen, Boris Yeltsin, Jerry Garcia and Buster Keaton?

5 Which city was liberated by Operation Dracula in World War 2?

6 Mount Usbourne is the highest peak in which island group?

7 What 6-letter C word is the name given to a young lamb?

8 Sarah Woodruff is the central character in which novel, filmed in 1981?

9 Which lyricist penned the autobiography Oh What a Circus?

10 In 2000, who said “Unlike President Clinton I did inhale”?

Answers
Woody Woodpecker
Supertramp from the book Autobiography of a Supertramp
Clams
All have fingers or parts of fingers missing
Rangoon
Falklands
Cosset
The French Lieutenants Woman
Tim Rice
Mo Mowlam






JUST TRIVIA QUIZ EIGHTEEN

1 What is the first name of Boycie in Only Fools and Horses??

2 What is the middle name of Rodney in Only Fools and Horses?

3 Which 1961 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical was set in San Francisco’s Chinatown?

4 Who was the first foreign footballer to be voted Footballer of the Year in England?

5 Which TV duo live at 3100 Willow Pond Road?

6 Which book of the Old Testament contains just one chapter?

7 Mount Marmolada is the highest peak in which mountain range?

8 Who is the son of King Randor and Queen Melina?

9 Which Carry On star won an Oscar for his work on the film Georgy Girl?

10 Which American state capital has the longest name?

Answers
Aubrey
Charlton
The Flower Drum Song
Bert Trautmann
Jonathan and Jennifer Hart in Hart to Hart
Obadiah
Dolomites
Prince Adam aka He Man
Jim Dale who co-wrote the theme song
Jefferson City






JUST TRIVIA QUIZ NINETEEN

1 What is the main town and capital on the island of Alderney?

2 Under what name did Greg and Pat Kane perform as a pop duo?

3 The Scottish ferry port of Stranraer is located at the head of which loch?

4 Who was born in Zinon in 3313BC and died in Shalon in 2344BC?

5 M V E M J S U N What letter comes next?

6 Which sitcom of yesteryear was set at 121, Hilldown Avenue, London?

7 In which film did Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra sing We Hate to Leave?

8 Who played Captain Bligh when Mel Gibson played Fletcher Christian?

9 George, Anne, Dick and Timmy. Who is missing from Enid Blyton’s Famous Five?

10 Which film was advertised with the tagline “A comedy about sex, murder and seafood”?

Answers
St Anne’s
Hue and Cry
Loch Ryan
Methuselah
P for the initial letters of the 9 planets- P for Pluto
Father Dear Father
Anchors Aweigh
Anthony Hopkins
Julian
A Fish called Wanda






JUST TRIVIA QUIZ TWENTY

1 Which restaurant chain employs the motto Love All Serve All?

2 Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is set in Venice?

3 What year is depicted on the label of Kronenberg lager?

4 Which cartoon hero is assisted by the fez wearing Morocco Mole?

5 Whose tombstone bears the inscription “Workers of all lands unite”?

6 Who wrote the novel The Bourne Identity?

7 Which sporting organisation would one associate with the Roman numerals for 1200?

8 What metal was named after the German word for gnome?

9 Who did Wisden’s Almanac name as India’s Cricketer of the 20th Century?

10 Which cheese is made in reverse?

Answers
Hard Rock Cafe
The Gondoliers
1664
Secret Squirrel
Karl Marx
Robert Ludlum
MCC
Cobalt
Kapil Dev
Edam


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The following twenty quizzes comprise of groups of ten quick fire quiz questions affectionately know as kwizlets. Each group of ten has a different theme to appeal to a variety of tastes.





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KWIZLETS     LICENCE TO KILL     QUIZ ONE
Who sang the themes for the following Bond films?

1 Thunderball

2 The Man with the Golden Gun

3 Moonraker

4 The Living Daylights

5 A View to a Kill

6 Die Another Day

7 You Only Live Twice

8 The Spy Who Loved Me

9 Licence to Kill

10 Goldeneye

Answers
Tom Jones
Lulu
Shirley Bassey
A-Ha
Duran Duran
Madonna
Nancy Sinatra
Carly Simon
Gladys Knight
Tina Turner







KWIZLETS     FILM THEMES THE SEQUEL     QUIZ TWO
Who performed the themes for the following films?

1 Flashdance

2 Top Gun

3 Titanic

4 The Jewel of the Nile

5 Ghostbusters

6 Rocky III

7 An Officer and a Gentleman

8 Mannequin

9 Tomorrow Never Dies

10 Grease

Answers
Irene Cara
Berlin
Celine Dion
Billy Ocean
Ray Parker Junior
Survivor
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
Starship
Sheryl Crow
Frankie Valli







KWIZLETS     CAPITAL S     QUIZ THREE
Identify the capital cities of the following, all of which begin with the letter S

1 Bulgaria

2 Macedonia

3 Sweden

4 South Korea

5 Dominican Republic

6 Grenada

7 New Mexico

8 Chile

9 Costa Rica

10 Fiji

Answers
Sofia
Skopje
Stockholm
Seoul
Santo Domingo
St George
Santa Fe
Santiago
San Jose
Suva







KWIZLETS     TV THEMES     QUIZ FOUR
Who performed the themes for the following TV shows?

1 The Royle Family

2 The Sopranos

3 Auf Wiedersehen Pet

4 Robin of Sherwood

5 Moonlighting

6 The Dukes of Hazzard

7 Dad’s Army

8 One Foot in the Grave

9 Rawhide

10 Brush Strokes


Answers
Oasis
Alabama 3
Joe Fagin
Clannad
Al Jarreau
Waylon Jennings
Bud Flanagan
Eric Idle
Frankie Laine
Kevin Rowland






KWIZLETS     TIME FOR LAUGHS     QUIZ FIVE
Who played the following characters in popular British sitcoms?

1 Private Pike in Dad’s Army

2 Foggy Dewhurst in Last of the Summer Wine

3 Brenda Wilson in Watching

4 Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served

5 Gunner Beaumont in It Ain’t Half Hot Mum

6 David Horton in The Vicar Of Dibley

7 Patrick Trench in One Foot in the Grave

8 Saffron Monsoon in Absolutely Fabulous

9 Charlie Burrows in The Upper Hand

10 Helen Brittas in The Brittas Empire

Answers
Ian Lavender
Brian Wilde
Emma Wray
Frank Thornton
Melvyn Hayes
Gary Waldhorn
Angus Deayton
Julia Sawalha
Joe McGann
Pippa Haywood







KWIZLETS     RAINING CATS AND DOGS     QUIZ SIX
What is the name of………..

1 The talking cat in Sabrina the Teenage Witch?

2 The pet dog of Bart Simpson?

3 The Hart’s dog in Hart to Hart?

4 Rigsby’s pet cat in Rising Damp?

5 The pet cat of Postman Pat?

6 The Famous Five’s dog?

7 The spaceship’s cat in Alien?

8 The pet dog of The Beverly Hillbillies?

9 The pet cat of Bob the Builder?

10 The pet dog of Casey Jones?

Answers
Salem
Santa’s Little Helper
Freeway
Vienna
Jess
Timmy
Jones
Duke
Pilchard
Cinders







KWIZLETS     SERGEANT PEPPERS     QUIZ SEVEN
Identify the famous people from their initials and short clues. All 10 featured on the Sergeant Peppers album cover

1 FA Born Frederick Austerlitz

2 LB Controversial comedian played on film by Dustin Hoffman

3 DD She was born with the surname of Fluck

4 MW Once said “I used to be Snow White, but drifted”

5 SL The only boxer on the cover

6 OW Played on film by Stephen Fry

7 TC Father of the female star of A Fish Called Wanda

8 DL Attended a famous meeting in Ujiji

9 MM Nicknamed the Cheeky Chappie

10 AH Penned the novel Brave New World

Answers
Fred Astaire
Lenny Bruce
Diana Dors
Mae West
Sonny Liston
Oscar Wilde
Tony Curtis
David Livingstone
Max Miller
Aldous Huxley






KWIZLETS     SING A SONG A DISNEY     QUIZ EIGHT
Which Disney animated films feature the following songs?

1 Be Our Guest

2 Circle of Life

3 I’ve Got No Strings

4 Once Upon A Dream

5 When I See an Elephant Fly

6 Bare Necessities

7 Following the Leader

8 Under the Sea

9 La Bella Notte

10 A Whole New World

Answers
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Pinocchio
Sleeping Beauty
Dumbo
The Jungle Book
Peter Pan
The Little Mermaid
Lady and the Tramp
Aladdin







KWIZLETS     HORSING AROUND     QUIZ NINE
Name the horses of the following

1 Dick Turpin

2 Don Quixote

3 Achilles

4 Hopalong Cassidy

5 Ernie the Fastest Milkman in the West

6 The Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo

7 The Cisco Kid

8 Steptoe and Son

9 Tonto

10 Alexander the Great

Answers
Black Bess
Rosinante
Xanthus
Topper
Trigger
Copenhagen
Diablo
Hercules
Scout
Bucephalus







KWIZLETS     YOUNG AT HEART     QUIZ TEN
What name is given to the young of the following animals?

1 Crane fly

2 Camel

3 Snail

4 Owl

5 Hawk

6 Deer

7 Eagle

8 Pigeon

9 Bat

10 Mosquito

Answers
Leatherjacket
Calf
Spat
Owlet
Eyas
Fawn
Eaglet
Squab
Pup
Nymph







KWIZLETS     NOVEL CHARACTERS     QUIZ ELEVEN
Which novels feature the following central characters?

1 Charles Ryder

2 John Ridd

3 Anne Shirley

4 Jean Valjean

5 Winston Smith

6 Phileus Fogg

7 Tom Tulliver

8 Holly Golightly

9 Philip Pirrip

10 Captain Yossarian

Answers
Brideshead Revisited
Lorna Doone
Anne of Green Gables
Les Miserables
1984
Around The World in Eighty Days
The Mill on the Floss
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Great Expectations
Catch 22







KWIZLETS     FOOTBALL NICKNAMES     QUIZ TWELVE
Which footballers were given the following nicknames?

1 The Preston Plumber

2 The Divine Ponytail

3 The Black Pearl

4 El Beatle

5 Little Bird

6 The Gentle Giant

7 The Lion of Vienna

8 The Kaiser

9 The Galloping Major

10 Der Bomber

Answers
Tom Finney
Roberto Baggio
Pele
George Best
Garrincha
John Charles
Nat Lofthouse
Franz Beckenbauer
Ferenc Puskas
Gerd Muller







KWIZLETS     BEASTLY GROUPS     QUIZ THIRTEEN
Which pop groups, all of which contain the name of an animal in their name recorded the following songs in the given years?

1 1957 That’ll Be the Day

2 1981 Rock This Town

3 1979 Money

4 1981 Kings of the Wild Frontier

5 1959 Ragtime Cowboy Joe

6 1978 Like Clockwork

7 1980 Tom Hark

8 1978 Just One More Night

9 1997 Novocaine for the Soul

10 1982 Wishing (If I Had A Photograph of You)

Answers
The Crickets
The Stray Cats
The Flying Lizards
Adam and the Ants
The Chipmunks
The Boomtown Rats
The Piranhas
Yellow Dog
The Eels
A Flock of Seagulls






KWIZLETS     A SITCOM SET     QUIZ FOURTEEN
Which TV sitcoms feature the following characters?

1 Martin Crane

2 Gladys Pugh

3 Dave Lister

4 Denzel Tulser

5 Ruth Jones

6 Lenny Godber

7 Dan Connor

8 Diane Chambers

9 Richard Bucket

10 Richard De Vere

Answers
Frasier
Hi-De-Hi
Red Dwarf
Only Fools and Horses
Rising Damp
Porridge
Roseanne
Cheers
Keeping Up Appearances
To The Manor Born







KWIZLETS     A IS FOR ACTOR     QUIZ FIFTEEN
Identify the male film stars from their movie CVs. All the stars have a surname beginning with the letter A

1 The Great Escape, Brighton Rock, Jurassic Park

2 Catch 22, Edward Scissorhands, Freebie and the Bean

3 Driving Miss Daisy, Ghostbusters, Dragnet

4 Play It Again Sam, Bananas, Radio Days

5 Amadeus, Bonfire of the Vanities, The Last Action Hero

6 California Suite, Murder at 1600, The Four Seasons

7 Forces of Nature, Good Will Hunting, Armageddon

8 Cocoon, Heaven Can Wait, Trading Places

9 The Towering Inferno, Follow the Fleet, Top Hat

10 Alias Jesse James, Last of the Pony Riders, Cowboy Serenade

Answers
Richard Attenborough
Alan Arkin
Dan Aykroyd
Woody Allen
F Murray Abraham
Alan Alda
Ben Affleck
Don Ameche
Fred Astaire
Gene Autry






KWIZLETS     ABBREVIATIONS     QUIZ SIXTEEN
What do the following acronyms and abbreviations stand for?

1 AWOL

2 UEFA

3 TUC

4 NASA

5 BBC

6 SCUBA

7 COD

8 LASER

9 MEP

10 QANTAS

Answers
Absent without leave
Union of European Football Association
Trade Unions Congress
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
British Broadcasting Corporation
Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
Cash On Delivery
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Member of European Parliament
Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service







KWIZLETS     A SONG FOR EUROPE     QUIZ SEVENTEEN
Who sang the following tunes when representing the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest?

1 Puppet on a String

2 Boom Bang a Bang

3 Love Shine A Light

4 One Step Further

5 Save Your Kisses for Me

6 Long Live Love

7 Beg, Steal or Borrow

8 A Message to Your Heart

9 Making Your Mind Up

10 One Step Out of Time

Answers
Sandie Shaw
Lulu
Katrina and the Waves
Bardo
Brotherhood of Man
Olivia Newton John
The New Seekers
Samantha Janus
Bucks Fizz
Michael Ball






KWIZLETS     TV SPIN OFFS     QUIZ EIGHTEEN
The following are spin offs from which TV programmes?

1 The Green Green Grass

2 Frasier

3 Pardon the Expression

4 Joey

5 Trapper John

6 The Perils of Penelope Pitstop

7 Benson

8 Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere

9 Burnside

10 Tabitha

Answers
Only Fools and Horses
Cheers
Coronation Street
Friends
MASH
Wacky Races
Soap
Phoenix Nights
The Bill
Bewitched







KWIZLETS     C HERE     QUIZ NINETEEN
Identify the authors of the following books. All the authors have a surname beginning with the letter C

1 The Mysterious Affair at Styles

2 What Katy Did

3 Hollywood Wives

4 Jurassic Park

5 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

6 Breakfast at Tiffany’s

7 The Big Sleep

8 Shogun

9 Just William

10 The Postman Always Rings Twice

Answers
Agatha Christie
Susan Coolidge
Jackie Collins
Michael Crichton
Lewis Carroll
Truman Capote
Raymond Chandler
James Clavell
Richmal Crompton
James M Cain






KWIZLETS     SPORT ON THE SCREEN     QUIZ TWENTY
Which sports are central to the plots of the following films?

1 The Natural

2 The Legend of Bagger Vance

3 Beyond the Mat

4 The Hustler

5 Slapshot

6 This Sporting Life

7 When Saturday Comes

8 The Hurricane

9 Space Jam

10 Any Given Sunday

Answers
Baseball
Golf
Wrestling
Pool
Ice hockey
Rugby League
Football
Boxing
Basketball
American football





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The following section comprises of twenty quizzes of ten questions. The initial letters of each answer spell out the name of a given topic, as in the example below.

The initial letters to the answers of the following ten questions spell out the name of a model of car. So the answers could be

France
Ostrich
Rupert the Bear
Denzel Washington
Emu
Sulphur
Carry On Sergeant
Oslo
Robbie Williams
Thomas the Tank Engine

Spelling out the name Ford Escort



 


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LETTER LINKS QUIZ ONE
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the name of a US state capital

1 Of which school was Millicent Fritton the headmistress?

2 Which football club are nicknamed The Villains?

3 Kissing to Be Clever was the debut album of which pop group?

4 What name was given to the rat infested torture chamber in the novel 1984?

5 Who is the Greek Goddess of hunting?

6 What was the first name of the character played by Penelope Keith in the TV sitcom The Good Life?

7 Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt make up which pop duo?

8 What is the capital city of Cyprus?

9 What is the birthstone for November?

10 Which film earned Marlon Brando his first Best Actor Oscar?

Answers
St Trinian’s
Aston Villa
Culture Club
Room 101
Artemis
Margo
Everything But The Girl
Nicosia
Topaz
On The Waterfront

Spelling out the name of Sacramento, the state capital of California



LETTER LINKS QUIZ TWO
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the name of a cartoon character.

1 What is the fifth book of the Bible?

2 Agnes Fleming is the mother of which literary character?

3 What word was removed from British coins in 1982?

4 Which city in Alaska has the highest population?

5 Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002?

6 What name is given to the indentations on a golf ball?

7 What is the oldest state in the USA?

8 Which group were founded by Robin and Ali Campbell?

9 What is the fastest land mammal on four legs?

10 Which word of Hindu origin has a name that translates into English as “dust coloured”?

Answers
Deuteronomy
Oliver Twist
New
Anchorage
Latvia
Dimples
Delaware
UB 40
Cheetah
Khaki

Spelling out the name of Donald Duck



LETTER LINKS QUIZ THREE
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the name of a pop group.

1 What S is studied by a pedologist?

2 Who narrates the Brer Rabbit stories?

3 From which fruit is grenadine distilled?

4 Who was nicknamed The First Lady of Jazz?

5 Dacia was the Roman name of which country?

6 Odontophobia is the fear of what?

7 What was the name of Alexander the Great’s wife?

8 Which football team won the first ever FA Cup final to be decided on a penalty shoot out?

9 What was the mermaid called in the film Splash played by Daryl Hannah?

10 What name is given to the young of a grouse?

Answers
Soil
Uncle Remus
Pomegranate
Ella Fitzgerald
Romania
Teeth
Roxana
Arsenal in 2005
Madison
Poult

Spelling out the name of Supertramp



LETTER LINKS QUIZ FOUR
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the title of a classic novel

1 Who does Liz Dawn play in Coronation Street?

2 In the Bible what is the name of the elder brother of Moses?

3 Gwen Stefani provides lead vocals for which pop group?

4 Which editor of Private Eye magazine is a regular panellist on the TV show Have I Got News For You?

5 Sn is the chemical symbol for which metallic element?

6 Which Bond theme was performed by Nancy Sinatra?

7 April showers is cockney rhyming slang for what?

8 The axilla is the anatomical name for which part of the body

9 Knesset is the name of the parliament of which country?

10 What is the name of the mongoose in the novel The Jungle Book?

Answers
Vera Duckworth
Aaron
No Doubt
Ian Hislop
Tin
You Only Live Twice
Flowers
Armpit
Israel
Rikki- Tikki Tavi


Spelling out the title of Vanity Fair


LETTER LINKS QUIZ FIVE
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the name of a country

1 To which mythical location did Peter Pan take the Darling children?

2 Which 1979 film starred Clint Eastwood as a prison inmate in San Francisco Bay?

3 On which London thoroughfare does the Cenotaph stand?

4 Which country has a name that literally means, “house of stone”?

5 With which football team did Andy Gray win a 1984 FA Cup winners medal?

6 Which burrowing animal has a name that means, “earth pig” in Afrikaans?

7 By what name is hypermetropia more commonly known?

8 Which 18 a side team sport is played on an oval pitch?

9 In the TV sitcom Frasier, what is the name of Frasier’s brother?

10 Under what name did Theodora Geisel write books for children?

Answers
Never Never Land
Escape From Alcatraz
Whitehall
Zimbabwe
Everton
Aardvark
Long-sightedness
Australian Rules football
Niles
Dr Seuss

Spelling out the name of New Zealand


LETTER LINKS QUIZ SIX
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the name of a famous writer

1 Who created the fictional character of Tarzan?

2 Where in a cell is the DNA stored?

3 Which country joined the Five Nations Rugby Union Championships to make it the Six Nations Championships?

4 Which character was voiced by James Earl Jones in the film Star Wars?

5 Who married Whitney Houston in 1992?

6 Who played the title role in the film musical Gigi?

7 Which Algerian born fashion designer became the head of the House of Dior in 1957?

8 What name is given to ribbon shaped pasta?

9 Which is the only bird form which leather is obtained?

10 Which football club were the beaten FA Cup finalists in 1999?

Answers
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Nucleus
Italy
Darth Vader
Bobby Brown
Leslie Caron
Yves St Laurent
Tagliatelle
Ostrich
Newcastle United

Spelling out the name of Enid Blyton


LETTER LINKS QUIZ SEVEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the name of a famous singer

1 By what name is calcium carbonate more commonly known?

2 Under what name does Terry Bollea enter the wrestling ring?

3 What is the capital of Mongolia?

4 The literary character of Michael Henchard became the mayor of which town?

5 Which sport has a name that literally means, way of the sword?

6 Who vied for the affections of Olive Oyl with Popeye the Sailorman?

7 In London by what name is the Shaftsbury Memorial also known?

8 Which character was killed off in the very first episode of EastEnders?

9 What is the stage name of Richard Starkey?

10 Which rock group recorded the albums, Going for the One and Close To the Edge?

Answers
Chalk
Hulk Hogan
Ulan Bator
Casterbridge
Kendo
Bluto
Eros
Reg Cox
Ringo Starr
Yes

Spelling out the name of Chuck Berry


LETTER LINKS QUIZ EIGHT
The initial letter of the answers to the following ten questions spells out the name of a TV comedy series

1 By what name was William H Bonney more notoriously known?

2 Which former heavyweight-boxing champion was nicknamed The Easton Assassin?

3 What was the nationality of Jochen Rindt, the 1974 Formula One World Champion?

4 The Tivoli Gardens are located in which European capital city?

5 What four-letter word is the name given to the inner tower of a castle?

6 Who famously painted Campbell’s Soup Tins?

7 Which 50s and 60s singing star was backed by The Belmonts?

8 In which film did Morgan Freeman play a chauffeur called Hoke Colburn?

9 Which TV sitcom featured a shop called Buy the Book?

10 Who is the only jockey to have won the Aintree Grand National in the 1980s and the 1990s?

Answers
Billy the Kid
Larry Holmes
Austrian
Copenhagen
Keep
Andy Warhol
Dion
Driving Miss Daisy
Ellen
Richard Dunwoody

Spelling out the sitcom title Blackadder


LETTER LINKS QUIZ NINE
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the title of an animated movie

1 Which country does the footballer Luis Figo represent at international level?

2 What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?

3 A murder is a collective noun for which group of birds?

4 Who was the first female DJ on Radio One?

5 Who played the role of Elliott in the film ET?

6 Salem is the state capital of which US state?

7 In which sitcom did Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden play rival antique dealers?

8 Sienna, Avalon and Highlander are models made by which car manufacturer?

9 Who resigned as Chief Executive of the Football Association in November 2002?

10 In which building are new Popes elected?

Answers
Portugal
Omega
Crows
Anne Nightingale
Henry Thomas
Oregon
Never the Twain
Toyota
Adam Crozier
Sistine Chapel

Spelling out the film title of Pocahontas


LETTER LINKS QUIZ TEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the name of a musical instrument

1 Which singer was born Pauline Matthews?

2 In which TV soap does Stuart Wade play Biff Fowler?

3 Who played Sylvester Stallone’s wife in the film Rocky?

4 What is the name of the rabbit in the Disney film Bambi?

5 In which film did Kirk Douglas play Vincent Van Gogh?

6 Where are the smallest bones in the human body located?

7 What is lygophobia the fear of?

8 Who did Clark Gable play in the film Gone with the Wind?

9 Which church do members of the Moonies religious sect belong to?

10 In which African country is the town of Timbuktu?

Answers
Kiki Dee
Emmerdale
Talia Shire
Thumper
Lust for Life
Ear
Darkness
Rhett Butler
Unification Church
Mali

Spelling out the percussion instrument kettledrum




LETTER LINKS QUIZ ELEVEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the surname of an American President

1 English, slippery and white are all varieties of which tree?

2 What is the fourteenth wedding anniversary?

3 In which city was Mozart born?

4 Who played the title role in the TV series The Equalizer?

5 Lincoln is the capital of which US state?

6 Who played the long-suffering character of Chief Inspector Dreyfuss in The Pink Panther movies?

7 Which Oscar winning musical features the song, As Long As He Needs Me?

8 In which film did Meg Ryan play the character of Sally Albright?

9 What was the surname of the first duo to be inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?

10 What is the smallest creature that represents a year in the Chinese calendar?

Answers
Elm
Ivory
Salzburg
Edward Woodward
Nebraska
Herbert Lom
Oliver
When Harry Met Sally
Everly
Rat

Spelling out the name of Eisenhower


LETTER LINKS QUIZ TWELVE
The initial letters of the following ten answers spell out the title of a James Bond movie

1 Which medal first awarded in 1940 bears the inscription, For Gallantry?

2 Which Shakespeare character is known as The Moor Of Venice?

3 Pb is the chemical symbol for which element?

4 Who was crowned Formula One World Champion in 1996?

5 Which musical instrument is James Galway most closely associated with?

6 In which 1967 film did Sidney Poitier play the character of Virgil Tibbs?

7 What is the technical name for laughing gas?

8 What word can precede lion, way and land to make three new words?

9 The city of Hamburg stands on which river?

10 By what one-word name was Gregori Efimovich more notoriously known?

Answers
George Cross
Othello
Lead
Damon Hill
Flute
In The Heat Of The Night
Nitrous Oxide
Gang, ganglion, gangway and gangland
Elbe
Rasputin

Spelling out the title of Goldfinger





LETTER LINKS QUIZ THIRTEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the title of a hit single for The Beatles

1 Who played the role of Templeton Peck in the TV series The A Team?

2 What is the first name of Sergeant Wilson in Dad’s Army?

3 Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet made up which pop duo?

4 Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003?

5 What name is given to the curdled milk from a cow’s stomach?

6 Which is the only country that represents a letter in the phonetic alphabet?

7 In which 1990 film did Michael Keaton play an evil lodger with Matthew Modine playing his landlord?

8 What is the surname of Bonnie with regard to the infamous crime duo of Bonnie and Clyde?

9 Which is the most depicted bird on flags of the world?

10 In which film did James Dean play the character of Jim Stark?

Answers
Dirk Benedict
Arthur
Yazoo
Turkey
Rennet
India
Pacific Heights
Parker
Eagle
Rebel without a Cause

Spelling out the title of Day Tripper


LETTER LINKS QUIZ FOURTEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the name of an animal

1 What was the name of the German Parliament building that was burnt to the ground in 1933?

2 Which bridge was officially opened by the Queen in July 1981?

3 Who enjoyed a trans-Atlantic hit record with the theme song from the film, Fame?

4 What word is opposite to spring with regard to tides?

5 What is the home planet of the TV alien Mork?

6 Which football club does Richard Attenborough support?

7 What two-word phrase is used to describe the correction of a capsized canoe?

8 Which group recorded the album Automatic for the People?

9 In which British sitcom did Reg Varney play the role of Stan Butler?

10 Which 1972 No 1 hit was the first UK chart topper to feature a synthesizer?

Answers
Reichstag
Humber Bridge
Irene Cara
Neap
Ork
Chelsea
Eskimo roll
REM
On The Buses
Son of My Father by Chicory Tip

Spelling out the animal rhinoceros


LETTER LINKS QUIZ FIFTEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the name of an English county

1 Which television series told the story of a Canadian Mountie who moved to Chicago?

2 Which historical TV drama co-starred Edward Fox and Cynthia Harris?

3 Who was Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992?

4 Which former sporting world champion died in Australia in March 2003 aged 52?

5 Which animated movie features a race of villains called The Blue Meanies?

6 Which is the only reptile that represents a year in the Chinese calendar?

7 Pyrosis is the technical term for what?

8 What was the first name of the Russian Tsar nicknamed The Terrible?

9 Which famous ursine creature lives in Nutwood?

10 What was the five-letter middle name of Walt Disney?

Answers
Due South
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Roy Hattersley
Barry Sheene
Yellow Submarine
Snake
Heartburn
Ivan
Rupert the Bear
Elias

Spelling out the name of Derbyshire


LETTER LINKS QUIZ SIXTEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the title of a musical

1 What is the capital city of Rwanda?

2 What name is given to the art of Japanese flower arranging?

3 Which dynasty ruled England from 1603 to 1704?

4 In which town was the award winning TV comedy series, The Office set?

5 Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?

6 Which character drove a Lotus Elan in the TV series The Avengers?

7 In which London borough is the Royal Albert Hall situated?

8 In which Vietnam War film did Robert Duvall proclaim, “I love the smell of napalm in the morning”?

9 In the Kenny Rogers hit Coward of the County, what is the name of the coward?

10 Which is the only book of the Bible that does not mention God by name?

Answers
Kigali
Ikebana
Stuarts
Slough
Mary Shelley
Emma Peel
Kensington
Apocalypse Now
Tommy
Esther

Spelling out the title of Kiss Me Kate


LETTER LINKS QUIZ SEVENTEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the title of a novel by Charles Dickens

1 Which film featured Geri Halliwell’s version of the song It’s Raining Men?

2 Which British city is served by Lime Street railway station?

3 Which Peter Shaffer play, later a film starring Richard Burton, features a stable boy called Alan Strang?

4 As is the chemical symbol for which element?

5 Which country was invaded by Iraq in 1990?

6 In which 1978 film was Warren Beatty reincarnated into the body of an American footballer?

7 Which song, a hit record for Buddy Holly, was later covered by the glam rock group Mud?

8 Which country does the footballer Diego Forlan represent at international level?

9 With which Brazilian football club did Pele spend the majority of his career?

10 What is the name of the Internet’s largest online auction site?
Answers
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Liverpool
Equus
Arsenic
Kuwait
Heaven Can Wait
Oh Boy
Uruguay
Santos
E-bay
Spelling out the title of the novel Bleak House


LETTER LINKS QUIZ EIGHTEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the name of a model of car

1 When Warren Beatty played Clyde on film, who played Bonnie?

2 What bird is the symbol of the goddess Athene?

3 The film West Side Story was based on which Shakespeare play?

4 Which film star of the 50s and 60s was nicknamed “The Professional Virgin”?

5 Which star sign falls between October 21 and November 20?

6 What is the alternative name for a looper caterpillar?

7 What is the name of Spain’s longest river?

8 Who played the pilot Guy Gibson in the 1954 film The Dam Busters?

9 Mount Elbert is the highest peak in which mountain range?

10 Which battle was fought on St Crispin’s Day in 1415?

Answers
Faye Dunaway
Owl
Romeo and Juliet
Doris Day
Scorpio
Inchworm
Ebro
Richard Todd
Rockies
Agincourt

Spelling out the name of the car model Ford Sierra




LETTER LINKS QUIZ NINETEEN
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the title of a Shakespeare play

1 Who left Coronation Street to play the role of Dolly in Dinnerladies?

2 Which musical instrument is the national emblem of Ireland?

3 What is the real first name of the singer Shania Twain?

4 Which mythological god has a hammer called Molnir?

5 In which Jane Austen novel did the title character marry Henry Knightley?

6 Which literary character worked as a nanny as 17, Cherry Tree Lane?

7 What is the state capital of Arizona?

8 What is the name of the cow in the children’s TV series The Magic Roundabout?

9 Which pop group originally performed under the name of The Spectres?

10 What is the largest of the Society Islands?

Answers
Thelma Barlow
Harp
Eileen
Thor
Emma
Mary Poppins
Phoenix
Ermintrude
Status Quo
Tahiti

Spelling out the Shakespeare play The Tempest




LETTER LINKS QUIZ TWENTY
The initial letters of the answers to the following ten questions spell out the name of a capital city

1 Which song has topped the charts for both Elvis Presley and UB 40?

2 What is the surname of the character of Sandy in the musical Grease?

3 Who is the Roman goddess of peace?

4 In 1976 which deadly virus was named after a river in Zaire?

5 Which US state is known as, The Land of Enchantment?

6 Who played the role of Clayton Farlowe in the TV soap Dallas?

7 Who wrote the award winning drama series Boys from the Black Stuff?

8 What is the name of Barbie doll’s dog?

9 What is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet?

10 By what name is South West Africa now known?

Answers
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Olsen
Pax
Ebola
New Mexico
Howard Keel
Alan Bleasdale
Ginger
Epsilon
Namibia

Spelling out the name of the city Copenhagen


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MOVIES     GENERAL     QUIZ ONE

1 Which film was advertised with the publicity blurb, “Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe”?

2 In which 1996 film did Mel Gibson play the father of a kidnap victim?

3 Which newspaper did Margot Kidder work for when playing Lois Lane in Superman?

4 Who played King Arthur in the film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

5 Which author is portrayed by Nicole Kidman in the film drama The Hours?

6 Who played the lover of Ryan O’Neal in the film Love Story?

7 In which film did John Wayne introduce Pat Garrett to Billy the Kid?

8 Which silent movie star’s film contract forbid him from smiling on screen?

9 Return of Jafar is a sequel to which Disney animated film?

10 If all the Carry On films were listed alphabetically, which would come last?

Answers
Men in Black
Ransom
Daily Planet
Graham Chapman
Virginia Woolf
Ali McGraw
Chisum
Buster Keaton
Aladdin
Carry On Up the Khyber


MOVIES     FILM SETS     QUIZ TWO

1 The film Gone with the Wind was chiefly set in which state?

2 Which African country provided the setting for the Oscar winning film Out Of Africa?

3 The original version of The Italian Job was set in which Italian city?

4 In The French Connection which French city provided the connection with New York?

5 Although set in Scotland, in which country was the movie Braveheart actually filmed?

6 Which 1997 film set in Sheffield co-starred Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson and Paul Barber?

7 In which country is The Sound of Music set?

8 In which European city was the film Cabaret set?

9 What was the name of the island resort terrorised by a great white shark in the film Jaws?

10 In which country did Peter Jackson direct his Lord of the Rings trilogy?

Answers
Georgia
Kenya
Turin
Marseilles
Ireland
The Full Monty
Austria
Berlin
Amity Island
New Zealand



MOVIES     GENERAL     QUIZ THREE

1 Which film saw Judi Dench make her Bond debut in the role of M?

2 Which theme song from the film Days of Thunder provided a No 1 hit for Maria McKee?

3 When Kevin Costner played Robin Hood, who played Friar Tuck?

4 Which heartthrob actor made his directing debut in the 2003 film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind?

5 What is the name of Roger Rabbit’s wife?

6 Which actor, better known for his horror movie roles, played the role of Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars?

7 Which legendary screen star was born Betty Joan Perske?

8 In which film did Christopher Lloyd appear alongside a dog called Einstein?

9 Who was portrayed by Diana Ross in the film Lady Sings the Blues?

10 Which classic film comedy saw Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon dressed as women?

Answers
Goldeneye
Show Me Heaven
Mike McShane
George Clooney
Jessica Rabbit
Peter Cushing
Lauren Bacall
Back To the Future
Billie Holliday
Some Like It Hot



MOVIES     THE OSCARS     QUIZ FOUR

1 How is Count Laszlo Almasy otherwise known in the title of an Oscar winning film?

2 Who won consecutive Best Actor Oscars in the 1990s?

3 Who won consecutive Best Actor Oscars in the 1930s?

4 Which chart topping singer won a Best Actress Oscar playing a character called Loretta Castorini?

5 Which song won Elton John a Best Song Oscar in 1995?

6 Who won a Best Director Oscar for the film Ordinary People?

7 Which was the first film to win an Oscar for Best Animated Feature?

8 Which was the first X-rated film to win the Best Film Oscar?

9 Which was the first film that earned Steven Spielberg a Best Director Oscar?

10 Who won an Oscar for Best Screenplay for the film Chariots of Fire?

Answers
The English Patient
Tom Hanks
Spencer Tracy
Cher
Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
Robert Redford
Shrek
Midnight Cowboy
Schindler’s List
Colin Welland





MOVIES     GENERAL     QUIZ FIVE

1 What name is given to the Best Film Award at the Berlin Film Festival?

2 Who played the title role in the spy spoof Johnny English?

3 Who plays the President of the USA in the blockbuster Independence Day?

4 Who played the leading lady in the Hitchcock thriller The Birds?

5 Which film featured a medium by the name of Oda Mae Brown?

6 Which film starring Robin Williams was advertised with the tag line, “He was there inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary”?

7 Which Carry On stalwart was born George Hartree?

8 Who provided the voice of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story?

9 In which city was the actor Russell Crowe born?

10 Who is the only male actor to have appeared in all three Godfather films?

Answers
The Golden Bear
Rowan Atkinson
Bill Pullman
Tippi Hedren
Ghost
Dead Poet’s Society
Charles Hawtrey
Tim Allen
Wellington
Al Pacino






MOVIES     SHARED ROLES     QUIZ SIX
Each of the following four groups of film stars has played the same role on film. Can you identify that film role?

1 George Hamilton, Alain Delon, Anthony Hopkins, Tyrone Power

2 Donald Woods, Warren William, Raymond Burr, Ricardo Cortez

3 Roger Daltrey, Dirk Bogarde, Henry Daniell, Henry Gilbert

4 Kirk Douglas, Victor Mature, Val Kilmer, Dennis Quaid

5 Austin Trevor, Peter Ustinov, Tony Randall, Albert Finney

6 Brenda Joyce, Maureen O’Sullivan, Bo Derek, Enid Markey

7 Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Basil Rathbone, Roger Moore

8 Charles Boyer, Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger, Herbert Lom

9 Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Michael Keaton, Adam West

10 Errol Flynn, Sean Connery, Patrick Bergin, Douglas Fairbanks

Answers
Zorro
Perry Mason
Franz Liszt
Doc Holliday
Hercule Poirot
Jane in the Tarzan movies
Sherlock Holmes
Napoleon Bonaparte
Batman or Bruce Wayne
Robin Hood






MOVIES     GENERAL     QUIZ SEVEN

1 In which film did Harrison Ford play President James Marshall?

2 What is the title of the third film in which Anthony Hopkins played Hannibal Lecter?

3 Which Oscar winning actor produced the stage musical We Will Rock You, written by Ben Elton and featuring the music of Queen?

4 For which film did Woody Allen win his first Academy Award?

5 Who provided the voice of the mouse hero in the film Stuart Little?

6 Who was crowned Miss USA in 1987 and went on to become an Oscar wining star?

7 In which film based on a Stephen King novel did Christopher Walken possess the ability to see into the future?

8 Who narrated the animated movie Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron?

9 Who played the mother of Robin Williams in The World According To Garp, despite the fact she is only five years older than him?

10 In which 1990 film did Kylie Minogue make her big screen debut?

Answers
Air Force One
Red Dragon
Robert DeNiro
Annie Hall
Michael J Fox
Halle Berry
The Dead Zone
Matt Damon
Glenn Close
The Delinquents




MOVIES     LICENCE TO KILL     QUIZ EIGHT
Ten questions on Bond movies

1 Which Bond movie saw the death of Patrick Macnee?

2 Hugo Drax was the adversary of 007 in which film?

3 Who played the role of M in Never Say Never Again?

4 Who performed the Bond theme for The Spy Who Loved Me?

5 Who played the Bond villain Mr Big in Live and Let Die?

6 Which actor plays the role of R in Die Another Day?

7 Which star of the TV series Hawaii 5-0 was the first actor to play Bond’s CIA contact Felix Leiter?

8 In which film did James Bond foil an attempted robbery at Fort Knox?

9 By what shorter name is Major Boothroyd better known in the Bond movies?

10 When Timothy Dalton played James Bond, who played Miss Moneypenny?

Answers
A View to a Kill
Moonraker
Edward Fox
Carly Simon
Yaphet Kotto
John Cleese
Jack Lord
Goldfinger
Q
Caroline Bliss




MOVIES     GENERAL     QUIZ NINE

1 In the 1930s which movie legend was dubbed, “The First Lady of the American Screen”?

2 Who plays the role of Red in the film The Shawshank Redemption?

3 What was the title of the first film in which Michael Douglas co-starred with Kathleen Turner?

4 Which Oscar winning actor has a tattoo on his arm that reads, “Scotland Forever”?

5 Which 1985 film marked the big screen debut of Whoopi Goldberg?

6 Who won a Best Actor Oscar for his role in the film Leaving Las Vegas?

7 In which film did Terry Jones announce, “He is not the Messiah, he is a very naughty boy”?

8 Who played Brad Pitt’s wife in the film Seven?

9 Which legendary dancing star made his screen debut in Dancing Lady in 1933 and bade his screen farewell in Ghost Story in 1981?

10 In 1989 who became the first woman to receive the coveted BAFTA Tribute Award?

Answers
Bette Davis
Morgan Freeman
Romancing the Stone
Sean Connery
The Color Purple
Nicholas Cage
The Life of Brian
Gwyneth Paltrow
Fred Astaire
Julie Andrews

MOVIES     TRANSPORT TRIVIA     QUIZ TEN

1 Which action thriller saw Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock driving a booby-trapped bus?

2 Which film featured a boat called the Andrea Gail?

3 What model of car did Steve McQueen drive in the memorable chase scene in the film Bullitt?

4 In which film did Will Smith play a fighter pilot code named Eagle?

5 What number is emblazoned on the side of Herbie in The Love Bug?

6 Which 1976 film comedy saw Gene Wilder thrown from an express train?

7 In which Bond movie did Sean Connery fight aboard a train with Robert Shaw?

8 In which 1953 film did Marlon Brando play the leader of a motorcycle gang?

9 Who wrote the novel on which the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was based?

10 Which 1972 film starring Burt Reynolds featured a nightmare canoe trip?

Answers
Speed
The Perfect Storm
Ford Mustang
Independence Day
53
The Silver Streak
From Russia with Love
The Wild One
Ian Fleming
Deliverance



MOVIES     GENERAL     QUIZ ELEVEN

1 Which 1995 box office disaster starring Kevin Costner had a reported budget of $180 million?

2 Who played Clint Eastwood’s female partner in the Dirty Harry movie The Enforcer?

3 What is Damian’s surname in the film The Omen?

4 Which Oscar winning movie actor married Shakira Baksh, a former beauty queen who was once crowned Miss Guyana?

5 What was the full name of the character played by Humphrey Bogart in the film Casablanca?

6 Who played the title role in the 1979 film American Gigolo?

7 In which country was Dan Aykroyd born?

8 In which film did Richard Attenborough deliver the line, “When they opened Disneyland in 1956 nothing worked”?

9 Which 2002 film featured passionate love scenes involving Cameron Diaz and Leonardo DiCaprio?

10 Who voiced the character of Captain John Smith in the animated movie Pocahontas?

Answers
Waterworld
Tyne Daly
Thorn
Michael Caine
Rick Blaine
Richard Gere
Canada
Jurassic Park
Gangs of New York
Mel Gibson

MOVIES     FILMS AROUND THE WORLD     QUIZ TWELVE

1 In which 1978 film did Gregory Peck play a renegade Nazi?

2 What was the second film in which Michael Caine starred as the spy Harry Palmer?

3 Which film ended with Tom Hanks meeting Meg Ryan on top of the Empire State Building?

4 Which 1988 film saw Gene Hackman investigating the murders of three civil rights workers?

5 Which controversial 1972 film co-starred Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider?

6 In which country was the film Evita set?

7 Which 1978 film saw Maggie Smith, Walter Matthau and Bill Cosby playing guests at an exclusive hotel?

8 Which 1981 film saw Kurt Russell attempting to rescue the President of the USA after he had been taken hostage in Manhattan?

9 What was the only fictional destination in the Road films co-starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby?

10 In which 1987 film did Robin Williams play a wartime disc jockey?

Answers
The Boys from Brazil
Funeral in Berlin
Sleepless In Seattle
Mississippi Burning
Last Tango in Paris
Argentina
California Suite
Escape From New York
Road to Utopia
Good Morning Vietnam

MOVIES     GENERAL     QUIZ THIRTEEN

1 Who played the role of Jack Harmen in the big screen version of Mission Impossible?

2 Who played The Flying Nun on television and went on to become an Oscar winning actress?

3 Which Hitchcock thriller featured the song Que Sera Sera?

4 Who played Joan Crawford in the film biopic Mommie Dearest?

5 In which capital city was Greta Garbo born?

6 Who, playing the role of Ashley Pitt in The Great Escape, met his death in the film on a railway line?

7 Tod and Copper are the title characters in which Disney animated movie?

8 Which sex symbol was born Camille Javille in Paris?

9 In which decade was Marlon Brando born?

10 Which actor was once quoted as saying, “With things like Shakespeare and Hamlet in particular, it’s hard to claim any originality”?

Answers
Emilio Estevez
Sally Field
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Faye Dunaway
Stockholm
David McCallum
The Fox and the Hound
Brigitte Bardot
1920s
Kenneth Branagh




MOVIES     THE MUSICALS     QUIZ FOURTEEN

1 Which is the only musical to win ten Oscars?

2 In which city is the film Mary Poppins set?

3 Which film features the songs Beauty School Dropout and Hopelessly Devoted to You?

4 Which actress provided the love interest for Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing?

5 In which film did Elvis Presley play the character of Lucky Jackson?

6 In which 1968 film did Barbara Streisand play the role of Fanny Brice?

7 Which musical opens with the song, Oh What a Beautiful Morning?

8 Which musical was advertised with the tag line, “In a city where everyone loves a legend, there’s only room for one”?

9 In which box office flop did David Bowie dance on a giant typewriter?

10 Doin’ What Comes Naturally, I Got the Sun in the Morning and Anything You Can Do are all songs featured in which musical?

Answers
West Side Story
London
Grease
Jennifer Grey
Viva Las Vegas
Funny Girl
Oklahoma
Chicago
Absolute Beginners
Annie Get Your Gun




MOVIES     GENERAL     QUIZ FIFTEEN

1 In which 2002 film did Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon play a pair of ageing rock groupies?

2 In which 1958 film did Tony Curtis play the brother of Kirk Douglas?

3 Which comedy actor was born William Claude Dukenfield?

4 In which 1981 film did Henry Fonda co-star alongside his daughter Jane?

5 What is the name of the father of the acting brothers Jeff and Beau Bridges?

6 Little Girl Lost is the title of the autobiography of which movie star?

7 Which movie icon died in a car crash on September 30, 1955?

8 In which decade is the film Raiders of the Lost Ark set?

9 Which Oscar winner married his long time girlfriend Danielle Spencer in 2003?

10 Which classical composer was portrayed by Hugh Grant in the film Impromptu?

Answers
The Banger Sisters
The Vikings
WC Fields
On Golden Pond
Lloyd Bridges
Drew Barrymore
James Dean
1930s
Russell Crowe
Chopin




MOVIES     DISNEY DELIGHTS     QUIZ SIXTEEN

1 Which Disney character has a cousin called Gobo?

2 In Peter Pan the vital statistics of Tinkerbell were modelled on which movie legend?

3 In which Disney animated adventure did Emma Thompson voice the character of Captain Amelia?

4 Which character provided the conscience of Pinocchio?

5 In Disney’s animated version of Robin Hood what type of animal represented King John?

6 In The Lion King what is the name of Simba’s evil uncle?

7 What is the name of the dinosaur toy in Toy Story?

8 Which Hollywood super star provided the voice for a dragon called Mushu in Mulan?

9 In which animated movie did Ariel fall in love with Prince Eric?

10 Which Disney classic sees Merlin the magician tutoring a young King Arthur?

Answers
Bambi
Marilyn Monroe
Treasure Planet
Jiminy Cricket
A lion
Scar
Rex
Eddie Murphy
The Little Mermaid
The Sword in the Stone



MOVIES     GENERAL     QUIZ SEVENTEEN


1 Who played the Riddler in the 1995 film Batman Forever?

2 Which movie star holds the title of Lady Haden-Guest?

3 Which author was portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in the film Shadowlands?

4 Who won an Oscar playing a character called King Mong Kut?

5 For which 1990 film did Kathy Bates win a Best Actress Oscar?

6 What connects the films The Addams Family, Star Trek, Mission Impossible and Charlie’s Angels?

7 In 1999 which actor was made a Freeman of his hometown of Navan?

8 Which 1978 film introduced movie audiences to the seemingly indestructible character of Michael Myers?

9 Who co-starred in fifteen films with his wife Jill Ireland?

10 The film Ten Things I Hate About You was based on which Shakespeare play?

Answers
Jim Carrey
Jamie Lee Curtis
CS Lewis
Yul Brynner
Misery
All the films were adapted from TV shows
Pierce Brosnan
Halloween
Charles Bronson
The Taming of the Shrew



MOVIES     ANIMAL MAGIC     QUIZ EIGHTEEN

1 Wilbur, voiced by John Candy in the film Rescuers Down Under is what type of bird?

2 Cavatina is the title of the theme music to which Oscar winning film?

3 What is the unlikely name of the skunk in the Disney animation Bambi?

4 In which 1979 film did Willie Nelson play the manager of Robert Redford?

5 What was the name of the ape played by Roddy McDowall in Planet of the Apes?

6 Which popular family film was adapted from a novel entitled Sheep Pig?

7 Who played the title role in the film A Man Called Horse?

8 In which film did Sigourney Weaver appreciate the company of a cat called Jones?

9 What is the name of the talking pug in the film Men in Black?

10 What is the title of the theme song of Rocky III?


Answers
Albatross
The Deer Hunter
Flower
The Electric Horseman
Cornelius
Babe
Richard Harris
Alien
Frank
Eye of the Tiger



MOVIES     GENERAL     QUIZ NINETEEN

1 In which film did Richard Gere play a millionaire called Edward Lewis?

2 Who voiced the evil General Mandible in the animated movie Antz?

3 Which actress accompanied Harrison Ford to the 2003 Oscar ceremonies?

4 Who married Annette Bening in 1992?

5 Who played the monster in the 1957 film The Curse of Frankenstein?

6 In which Bond movie did the character of Q appear for the first time?

7 Finty Williams is the daughter of which Oscar winning actress?

8 Who was portrayed by Richard Burton in the historical drama Anne of a Thousand Days?

9 Who was once quoted as saying, “All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl”?

10 Who played the role of Neo in The Matrix?

Answers
Pretty Woman
Gene Hackman
Calista Flockhart
Warren Beatty
Christopher Lee
From Russia with Love
Judi Dench
Henry VIII
Charlie Chaplin
Keanu Reeves






MOVIES     TECHNICOLOUR TRIVIA     QUIZ TWENTY

1 In which 1985 film did John Cleese play the sheriff of a Wild West town?

2 Which film saw Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins marooned on a desert island?

3 The title of which James Bond film is also the name of a species of duck?

4 Who played the leading lady in the 1986 film Pretty In Pink?

5 In which 1981 film was Tom Hanks mistaken for a spy?

6 Which 1985 Oscar nominated movie was based on a novel by Alice Walker?

7 What was the title of the 1992 film in which Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes played a pair of basketball hustlers?

8 Which Nathaniel Hawthorne novel has been filmed several times including a 1995 version starring Demi Moore?

9 In which film did Michael Douglas play a streetwise cop called Nick Conklin?

10 What was the title of the 1990 film that saw Gerard Depardieu fall in love with Andie MacDowell?

Answers
Silverado
The Blue Lagoon
Goldeneye
Molly Ringwald
The Man with One Red Shoe
The Color Purple
White Men Can’t Jump
The Scarlet Letter
Black Rain
Green Card

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NAME GAMES     WHEN HARRY MET SALLY     QUIZ ONE   
All the answers contain the name of Harry or Sally

1 Who created the character of Tim Nice But Dim?

2 Who did Liza Minnelli play in the film Cabaret?

3 Who was the USA’s first female astronaut in space?

4 Who penned the autobiography Where’s Harry?

5 Who played the mother of Forrest Gump on film?

6 Who had a Solo hit with French Kissing in the USA?

7 Who got his “first kiss” courtesy of Cho Chang?

8 Which Barbara Todd creation was played on TV by Una Stubbs?

9 In which 1997 film did Woody Allen play a best selling author?

10 Which president gave the order to drop the bomb on Hiroshima?

Answers
Harry Enfield
Sally Bowles
Sally Ride
Harry Carpenter
Sally Field
Debbie Harry
Harry Potter
Aunt Sally
Deconstructing Harry
Harry S Truman







NAME GAMES     RIGHT SAID FRED     QUIZ 2
All 10 answers contain the name of Fred, Frederick or Freddie

1 Who has been played on film by Mark Addy and John Goodman?

2 Who is the leader of Enid Blyton’s Five Find Outers?

3 Who was named player of the series in the 2005 Ashes?

4 Who had the word Skytrain emblazoned on his aircraft?

5 Who made his debut in the Daily Mail on July 8, 1963?

6 Who was the first English cricket star to take 300 test wickets?

7 Whose catchphrase was “Book early”?

8 Who is the lead singer of the rock group Limp Bizkit?

9 Who played the role of Kevin Arnold in The Wonder Years?

10 Who was found dead in a Winson Green prison cell on January 1, 1995?

Answers
Fred Flintstone
Frederick Algernon Trotteville
Freddie Flintoff
Freddie Laker
Fred Bassett
Fred Trueman
Fred Pontin
Fred Durst
Fred Savage
Fred West








NAME GAMES     LET’S BE FRANK     QUIZ 3
All 10 answers contain the name of Frank, Frankie or Francis

1 Which entertainer was born Chris Collins?

2 Which singer was nicknamed Mr Moonlight?

3 Who penned the novel Dead Cert?

4 On whose novels was the 2005 film Sin City based?

5 Which comedian employs the catchphrase “It’s the way I tell ‘em”?

6 Who directed the classic 1946 movie It’s a Wonderful Life?

7 Who voices Yoda in the Star Wars movies?

8 Who wrote the sci-fi novel Dune?

9 Which architect designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York?

10 Who married Ava Gardner in 1951?

Answers
Frank Skinner
Frankie Vaughan
Dick Francis
Frank Miller
Frank Carson
Frank Capra
Frank Oz
Frank Herbert
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Sinatra







NAME GAMES     SIMPLE SIMONS     QUIZ 4
All 10 answers contain the name Simon

1 In 2003, who wrote the book I Don’t Mean to Be Rude But…?

2 Who won a Grammy for his 1986 album Graceland?

3 Who played the title role in the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead?

4 Who won an Oscar for the song Let the River Run?

5 Who plays Harry Harper in the medical drama Holby City?

6 Who penned the play The Odd Couple?

7 Which character made his literary debut in the 1928 book Meet the Tiger?

8 Who played the title role in the 1972 film Young Winston?

9 Who appeared in a full frontal nude scene in A Room with a View?

10 Which famous Nazi hunter died in September 2005?

Answers
Simon Cowell
Paul Simon
Simon Pegg
Carly Simon, the song from the film Working Girl
Simon MacCorkindale
Neil Simon
Simon Templar
Simon Ward
Simon Callow
Simon Wiesenthal








NAME GAMES     MATTHEW MARK LUKE AND JOHN     QUIZ 5
All 10 answers contain one of the above 4 names

1 Tatooine is the home planet of which space age hero?

2 Who penned the novel The French Lieutenant’s Woman?

3 Who played the role of Private Joker in Full Metal Jacket?

4 Who won an Olivier Award in 2004 for his role in Of Mice and Men?

5 For which film did George Kennedy win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar?

6 Who played Charlie Croker in the 2003 remake of The Italian Job?

7 Who sang Long Live Love when representing the UK in Eurovision?

8 Who made headlines when punching a protestor in Rhyl in 2001?

9 Which member of Bros wrote the book I Owe You Nothing?

10 Which famous author sent the first typewritten manuscript to a publisher?

Answers
Luke Skywalker
John Fowles
Matthew Modine
Matthew Kelly
Cool Hand Luke
Mark Wahlberg
Olivia Newton John
John Prescott
Luke Goss
Mark Twain








NAME GAMES     MARTIN LUTHER KING     QUIZ 6
All 10 answers contain the name of Martin, Luther or King

1 Which singer was born Enrique Morales?

2 Who invented and patented the safety razor?

3 Who married Wham backing singer Shirley Holliman in 1988?

4 Which villain did Gene Hackman portray in the film Superman?

5 Who played a student called Robert Croft in Coronation Street in the 60s?

6 In which film did Christopher Plummer play Rudyard Kipling?

7 Who connects the pop aliases of Bubblerock, Shag and The Piglets?

8 Who directed the gangster epic Goodfellas?

9 Which R & B singer died on July 1, 2005 after suffering a stroke?

10 Whose tombstone memorial reads Everybody’s Got To Love Somebody
Sometime?

Answers
Ricky Martin
King Camp Gillette
Martin Kemp
Lex Luthor
Martin Shaw
The Man Who Would be King
Jonathan King
Martin Scorsese
Luther Vandross
Dean Martin







NAME GAMES     MARY AND JOSEPH     QUIZ 7
All 10 answers contain the name Mary or Joseph

1 Who became the first female president of Ireland in 1990?

2 Which member of Thatcher’s cabinet was nicknamed The Mad Monk?

3 In which film did Ben Stiller play the character of Ted Stroehmann?

4 Which musical features the song Close Every Door?

5 Who created the character of Victor Frankenstein?

6 In which film did Glynis Johns play Winifred Banks?

7 Who born Gladys Smith was nicknamed America’s Sweetheart?

8 Who founded the MTM production company?

9 What was comedy actor Jerry Lewis’s real name at birth?

10 Which sister-in-law of Bobby Womack had a huge hit with My Guy?


Answers
Mary Robinson
Keith Joseph
There’s Something about Mary
Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat
Mary Shelley
Mary Poppins
Mary Pickford
Mary Tyler Moore
Joseph Levitch
Mary Wells







NAME GAMES     A ROUND OF ROBERTS     QUIZ 8

1 Who was nicknamed the Bard of Ayrshire?

2 Who played the Bond villain Renard in The World is not Enough?

3 Who penned the novel Catriona?

4 Who won a Best Actor Oscar for his role in Tender Mercies?

5 Who founded the production company Sundance Films?

6 Who founded the Metropolitan Police Force?

7 Who directed the film The Sound of Music?

8 Who was nicknamed The Father of the Atomic Bomb?

9 Who was the first actress to be paid $20 million for a film?

10 Who plays the role of Freddy Kruger on film?

Answers
Robert Burns
Robert Carlyle
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Duvall
Robert Redford
Robert Peel
Robert Wise
Robert Oppenheimer
Julia Roberts
Robert Englund









NAME GAMES     STAN AND OLIVER     QUIZ 9
All the answers contain the names of Stan, Stanley or Oliver

1 Who was ranked 10th in the BBC poll of the 100 Greatest Britons?

2 Who played Athos in the 1973 film The Three Musketeers?

3 Which song entered the UK charts for Slade in October 1973?

4 Who wrote the novel The Vicar of Wakefield?

5 Who did Oxford United replace in the Football League?

6 Who played Harry Silver in Crossroads & Norm Crabtree in Coronation St?

7 Who was the first footballer to score for 5 different Premiership clubs?

8 Who directed the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange?

9 Who plays the drums for the pop group Scarlet Division?

10 Noah Claypole and Jack Dawkins are characters in which novel?

Answers
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Reed
My Friend Stan
Oliver Goldsmith
Accrington Stanley
Stan Sennet
Stan Collymore
Stanley Kubrick
Jamie Oliver
Oliver Twist







NAME GAMES     PETER AND GORDON     QUIZ 10

1 Who performed the theme for the film Karate Kid 2?

2 Who played Gregory in Gregory’s Girl?

3 Which former Chelsea and Scotland was nicknamed Juke Box?

4 Which Irish born actor wrote the autobiography Loitering with Intent?

5 What is Sting’s real name?

6 Which space age hero travelled to the planet Mongo?

7 Which novel opens with the line “All children, except one grow up”?

8 Who won the first posthumous Best Actor Oscar?

9 Who played Head of Intelligence Sandy MacDonald in The Great Escape?

10 Which London born rock star has the middle names of Dennis Blandford?

Answers
Peter Cetera
John Gordon Sinclair
Gordon Durie i.e. Juke Box Durie
Peter O’Toole
Gordon Sumner
Flash Gordon
Peter Pan
Peter Finch
Gordon Jackson
Pete Townsend








NAME GAMES     SAM AND DAVE     QUIZ 11
All 10 answers contain the names of Sam, Samuel, Dave or David

1 Which detective was played by Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon?

2 Who sang the song Freedom on the Berlin Wall in 1989?

3 Which group had a 60’s chart topper with The Legend of Xanadu?

4 Whose debut album was entitled Born To Do It?

5 Who composed Adagio for Strings?

6 Which director links the films The Fly and Crash?

7 Who did Bernard Hill portray in the TV show A Very Social Secretary?

8 Who penned the classic poem Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

9 What nickname was bestowed on the serial killer David Berkowitz?

10 Who played Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park?

Answers
Sam Spade
David Hasselhoff
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich
Craig David
Samuel Barber
David Cronenberg
David Blunkett
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Son of Sam
Sam Neill







NAME GAMES     JACK AND JILL     QUIZ 12

1 Who was murdered outside her Fulham home on April 26, 1999?

2 Who played the Bond girl Tiffany Case in Diamonds are Forever?

3 Who penned the novel White Fang?

4 Which character is played by Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean?

5 Who sang the theme for The Love Boat?

6 Which “angel” was played by Farrah Fawcett in Charlie’s Angels?

7 Who played the lawyer Anne Kelsey in LA Law?

8 Who was born Vladimir Palaniuk?

9 Who replaced Barbara Castle as MP for Blackburn?

10 Who is the only actor to be Oscar nominated in the 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s?

Answers
Jill Dando
Jill St John
Jack London
Captain Jack Sparrow
Jack Jones
Jill Monroe
Jill Eikenberry
Jack Palance
Jack Straw
Jack Lemmon








NAME GAMES     BRIAN AND MICHAEL     QUIZ 13

1 Who lifted the FA Cup as captain in 1983, 1985 and 1990?

2 Who directed the film The Deer Hunter?

3 What is the real name of the rock star Marilyn Manson?

4 Who was the first actor to play Hannibal Lecter on film?

5 “He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy”. A line from which film?

6 Which literary character became the Mayor of Casterbridge?

7 Who played King Richard IV in Blackadder?

8 Who was the subject of the headline Zip Me Up Before You Go Go?

9 Who scored a goal on his 19th birthday in the 1968 European Cup Final?

10 Which Hollywood star divorced his wife Diandra in June 2000?

Answers
Bryan Robson
Michael Cimono
Brian Warner
Brian Cox
The Life of Brian
Michael Henchard
Brian Blessed
George Michael
Brian Kidd
Michael Douglas









NAME GAMES     JUST WILLIAMS     QUIZ 14
All 10 answers are people with the surname of Williams

1 Which actor’s final diary entry read “What’s the bloody point”?

2 Who wrote The Glass Menagerie?

3 Which Stoke born entertainer has the middle names of Peter Maximillian?

4 On whose show did The Osmonds make their TV debut?

5 Which singer enjoyed a 1992 hit with Save the Best for Last?

6 Who said “Cocaine is God’s way of saying you’re making too much money”?

7 Who composed the theme for the movie E.T?

8 Who played Lando Calrissian in The Return of the Jedi?

9 Which Wimbledon champion has the middle names of Ebone Starr?

10 Who played Diane Freeling in the film Poltergeist?


Answers
Kenneth Williams
Tennessee Williams
Robbie Williams
Andy Williams
Vanessa Williams
Robin Williams
John Williams
Billy Dee Williams
Venus Williams
JoBeth Williams







NAME GAMES     DAYS AND MONTHS     QUIZ 15
All 10 answers contain the name of a day or a month

1 What is the middle name of Wednesday Addams?

2 Which part was played by Stefanie Powers in The Girl from UNCLE?

3 What was Blondie’s first UK number one hit?

4 Which HE Bates novel links the characters of Primrose and Petunia?

5 Who played Queen Isabella in Carry On Columbus?

6 Which actress married Dudley Moore in 1975?

7 What was the second film in Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War movie trilogy?

8 Which number one hit was inspired by the exploits of Brenda Spencer?

9 Which film featured rival gangs called The Faces and The Barracudas?

10 In which TV series did Russ Abbot play the role of Ted Fenwick?

Answers
Thursday
April Dancer
Sunday Girl
The Darling Buds of May
June Whitfield
Tuesday Weld
Born on the Fourth of July
I Don’t Like Mondays
Saturday Night Fever
September Song







NAME GAMES     COLOURFUL PEOPLE     QUIZ 16
All 10 answers are people with a colour in their name

1 Who married Sarah Macauley in 2000?

2 Who played a teacher called Dewey Finn in School of Rock?

3 Which pop star was born Alecia Moore?

4 Which soul legend was nicknamed The Walrus of Love?

5 Which Northumberland born actor has the middle name of Golightly?

6 Who penned the novel Riders of the Purple Sage?

7 Which member of Take That was born on July 10, 1970?

8 Whose fire fighting exploits inspired the movie The Hellfighters?

9 Which entertainer’s husband Bobby Willis died in 1999?

10 Who played the role of Baby Houseman in Dirty Dancing?

Answers
Gordon Brown
Jack Black
Pink
Barry White
Robson Green
Zane Grey
Jason Orange
Red Adair
Cilla Black
Jennifer Grey








NAME GAMES     BEASTLY PEOPLE     QUIZ 17
All 10 answers are people with an animal in their name

1 Who recorded the 1972 album Catch Bull at Four?

2 Who made his TV debut in 1978 aged 2, playing golf with Bob Hope?

3 Who played the role of General Dyer in the movie epic Gandhi?

4 Which daughter of James Callaghan was created a Baroness in 1992?

5 Who played the role of PJ Jenkins in the TV series Byker Grove?

6 What nickname was given to the terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez?

7 Which American Indian chief had the childhood name of Curly?

8 Which character was played by Ian Lavender in Dad’s Army?

9 Which front man for the J Geils Band married Faye Dunaway in 1974?

10 Who claimed that Lord Byron was “Mad, bad and dangerous to know”?

Answers
Cat Stevens
Tiger Woods
Edward Fox
Baroness Jay
Ant McPartlin
Carlos the Jackal
Crazy Horse
Private Frank Pike
Peter Wolf
Lady Caroline Lamb








NAME GAMES     PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD     QUIZ 18
All 10 answers are people with a location in their name

1 Who played the first record on Radio One?

2 Who wrote the autobiography Confessions of an Heiress?

3 Which pop star is a past president of the Romany Union of Great Britain?

4 Who founded the Samaritans?

5 Who married Charles Bronson in 1968?

6 Who composed the song White Christmas?

7 Which comedian was born Michael Pennington?

8 Who retired as Chairman of the CND in 1990?

9 Who wrote the song Take Me Home Country Roads?

10 Who did George Stephenson replace on a £5 note?

Answers
Tony Blackburn
Paris Hilton
David Essex
Chad Varah
Jill Ireland
Irving Berlin
Johnny Vegas
Bruce Kent
John Denver
Duke of Wellington








NAME GAMES     4 LETTER WORDS     QUIZ 19
All 10 answers are people with 4-letter surnames

1 Which country and western legend was nicknamed The Man in Black?

2 Who was the youngest member of England’s 1966 World Cup team?

3 Who played Flash Harry in the St Trinian’s movies?

4 Who was the first Italian to be voted Footballer of the Year in England?

5 Who penned the novel Beau Geste?

6 Which actor was born James Bradford?

7 Which crooner died in May 2001 aged 88?

8 Who invented the revolver in 1835?

9 Who was the first Canadian to have a number one hit in the UK?

10 Who was Britain’s youngest ever Prime Minister?

Answers
Johnny Cash
Alan Ball
George Cole
Gianfranco Zola
PC Wren
Jimmy Nail
Perry Como
Samuel Colt
Paul Anka
William Pitt the Younger







NAME GAMES     ONE WORD NAMES     QUIZ 20
By what one word names are the following pop stars better known?

1 Paul Hewson

2 Richard Melville Hall

3 Derek Dick

4 Christopher Hamill

5 Marie Lawrie

6 Yasmin Evans

7 Ian Kilminster

8 Sannia Carlsson

9 Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong

10 Artis Ivey Junior

Answers
Bono
Moby
Fish
Limahl
Lulu
Yazz
Lemmy
Whigfield
Dido
Coolio

 

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ODDS AND ENDS     FIRST IMPRESSIONS     QUIZ ONE
A quiz on firsts with the questions getting progressively more difficult

1 What is the first book of the Old Testament?

2 Carrie was the first filmed novel of which author?

3 Which was the first ever British football club to win the European Cup?

4 What was the first UK No1 hit for the Police?

5 What is the real first name of Twiggy?

6 “The taxman’s taken all my dough and left me in my stately home”, is the first line of which pop hit?

7 In which decade was the first meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous?

8 Who was the first monarch to live in Buckingham Palace?

9 Who was the first man to appear on the front cover of Playboy?

10 Who was the first pilot to break the sound barrier?

Answers
Genesis
Stephen King
Celtic
Message in a Bottle
Lesley
Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks
1930s
Queen Victoria
Peter Sellers
Chuck Yeager in 1947






ODDS AND ENDS     FIRST IMPRESSIONS     QUIZ TWO
Another quiz on firsts with the questions getting progressively more difficult

1 What was the first James Bond film?

2 Who was the first French singer to have a number hit in the UK?

3 Who was the first Roman Emperor?

4 Which Dire Straits hit was the first video to be played on MTV Europe?

5 Who was the world’s first test tube baby?

6 “Call me Ishmael” are the first words of which novel?

7 Who was the first black footballer to play in a full international for England?

8 Who was the first Labour Prime Minister in Britain?

9 Which novel opens with the line “Once upon a time there was a little chimney sweep and his name was Tom”?

10 In 1940 what became the first film in Stereosound?

Answers
Dr No
Charles Aznavour
Augustine
Money for Nothing
Louise Brown
Moby Dick
Viv Anderson
Ramsay MacDonald
The Water Babies
Fantasia





ODDS AND ENDS     LINK LISTS     QUIZ THREE
Can you spot the link between each group of three?

1 Sir Martin Rees, John Flamsteed and James Bradley

2 O’Kelly, Ronald and Rudolph

3 Peggy Harper, Carrie Fisher and Edie Brickell

4 Graham Hill, Patsy Cline and Yuri Gagarin

5 Malleus, incus and stapes

6 Stan, Katrina and Emily

7 Serenity, Cleverness and Showers

8 Koh-i-Noor, Star of India and Midnight Star

9 Jules Rimet, Gordon Bennett and Vince Lombardi

10 Hartnell, Baker and Davison


Answers
All Astronomer Royals
Names of the Isley Brothers
All wives of Paul Simon
All died in plane crashes
All bones of the ear
Names of hurricanes in 2005
Names of seas on the Moon
Names of famous gems
Names of sporting trophies
Actors who have played Dr Who






ODDS AND ENDS     LINK LISTS     QUIZ FOUR
Can you spot the link between each group?

1 Kennedy, Garfield, Lincoln and McKinley

2 Henry VIII, the Rumpo Kid and Marc Antony

3 Machine Head, Fireball, Stormbringer, Made in Japan, Burn, Made in Europe

4 Zombie, Singapore Sling and Sex on the Beach

5 Acton Bell, Currer and Ellis

6 Goneril, Regan and Cordelia

7 Pipistrelle, fruit and harlequin

8 John Foster Dulles, Marco Polo and John Lennon

9 Irises, Thistles and Haystacks in Provence

10 Alpine, Angora and Toggenburg

Answers
Assassinated US Presidents
All played by Sid James in Carry On films
All albums by Deep Purple
Names of cocktails
Pseudonyms of the Bronte sisters
Daughters of King Lear
All species of bat
All the names of airports
Titles of paintings by Vincent Van Gogh
Breeds of goat






ODDS AND ENDS     SEQUENCES     QUIZ FIVE
What comes next in the following lists?

1 Charles, Anne, Andrew

2 The Philosopher’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix

3 Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers

4 Washington, Adams, Jefferson

5 Higgins, Hendry, Williams, O’Sullivan

6 Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy

7 It’s All Over Now, Little Red Rooster, The Last Time, I Can’t Get No Satisfaction

8 Ram, Bull, Twins, Crab

9 Armstrong, Aldrin, Conrad, Bean

10 Go, Old Kent, Community Chest, Whitechapel

Answers
Edward- Queen’s children in order of birth
The Half Blood Prince– The first six Harry Potter novels
Deuteronomy- First five books of the Old Testament
Madison- first four US Presidents
Ebdon- list of snooker world champs from 1998- 2002
A View to a Kill- Bond movies starring Roger Moore
Get off my Cloud- First Five number one hits of the Rolling Stones
Lion- symbols for zodiac signs
Shepherd – The first five men to walk on the moon
Income tax pay £200- Monopoly board squares from Go




ODDS AND ENDS     SEQUENCES     QUIZ SIX
What comes next in the following lists?

1 Moscow, Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona

2 Betty, Rosalynn, Nancy, Barbara, Hillary

3 Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron

4 The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers

5 Byzantium, Constantinople

6 Dougherty, Di Maggio

7 3, 19, 7, 16

8 Can We Fix It, Somethin’ Stupid, Sound of the Underground

9 Redgrave, Beckham, Radcliffe

10 Snake, horse, sheep, monkey

Answers
Atlanta- Summer Olympic venues
Laura- First names of US first ladies from Betty Ford
Carbon- first six elements in the Periodic Table
Return of the King- Lord of the Rings trilogy
Istanbul- two previous names in the question
Miller- three husbands of Marilyn Monroe
8- Numbers on a dartboard
Mad World- UK Xmas number one hits- 2000-2003
Wilkinson (Jonny) - BBC Sports Personality of the Year from 2000- 2003
Chicken – The chronological cycle of animals representing years in the Chinese calendar






ODDS AND ENDS     AS EASY AS ABC     QUIZ SEVEN
Answers the following questions from the initials given
Eg CB – Who played the tunnel king in The Great Escape? Charles Bronson

1 CB Who played the role of Rimmer in Red Dwarf?

2 ABA What do those initials signify with regard to pugilistic activities?

3 BC Who wrote and performed the theme song for the children’s TV series Supergran?

4 BA What was the name of the charity collective that performed the Christmas number one in the UK in 1984?

5 AA What is the capital of Ethiopia?

6 BB Which creation of Frank Richards attended Greyfriars School and has a sister called Bessie?

7 AA Under what name do Shellie and Karen Poole perform?

8 BC Which creation of Ellis Peters was played on TV by the actor Derek Jacobi?

9 CB Who acquired the nickname of The Father of Frozen Food?

10 AC Which infamous man had a business card that read “Second Hand Furniture Dealer”?

Answers
Chris Barrie
Amateur Boxing Association
Billy Connolly
Band Aid
Addis Ababa
Billy Bunter
Alisha’s Attic
Brother Cadfael
Clarence Birdseye
Al Capone

ODDS AND ENDS     AS EASY AS ABC     QUIZ EIGHT

1 BA Which primate is prevalent on the Rock of Gibraltar?

2 CC Who shouted for order at the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club?

3 BC Which Grand National winning jockey was played by John Hurt on film?

4 CB On January 10, 2000 who was fined for failing to buy a ticket at Luton train station?

5 BAC How were Parker and Barrow more infamously known in the 1930s?

6 BB Who was born Camille Javal?

7 AC Who wrote the novel Kramer Vs Kramer?

8 CA Which football club play at the Valley?

9 BC Which MP introduced the breathalyser test?

10 CC What do Americans call candy floss?

Answers
Barbary ape
Colin Crompton
Bob Champion
Cherie Blair
Bonnie and Clyde
Brigitte Bardot
Avery Corman
Charlton Athletic
Barbara Castle
Cotton candy




ODDS AND ENDS     CANINE CONUNDRUMS     QUIZ NINE

1 In the children’s TV programme Blue Peter, what was the name of the show’s first dog?

2 Who wrote the novel The Dogs of War?

3 The Lhasa apso breed originated in which country?

4 In the Magic Roundabout, what is Dougal the dog’s favourite food?

5 Which viral disease of dog shares its name with water based paint containing chalk and glue?

6 What breed of dog is Gnasher, the pet pooch of the comic strip character Dennis the Menace?

7 What was the name of the first dog in outer space?

8 Who plays Daphne in the 2002 film Scooby Doo?

9 What is the name of Donald Duck’s pet dog?

10 What breed of dog was Duke, the loyal family pet of the Beverly Hillbillies?

Answers
Petra
Frederick Forsyth
Tibet
Sugar lumps
Distemper
Abyssinian tripe hound
Laika
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Bolivar
Bloodhound




ODDS AND ENDS     STILL IN THE DOG HOUSE     QUIZ TEN

1 What name is shared by a dog in Oliver Twist and a horse in the animated film Toy Story?

2 What was the name of the dog that became a national hero in 1966 after finding the football World Cup?

3 Which breed of dog has a name that is derived from the Russian word for “swift”?

4 What is the name of the only dog, mentioned by name in a William Shakespeare play?

5 Who wrote the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles?

6 Which siblings had hits with Automatic and Jump?

7 What is the name of the pet dog of the Jetsons?

8 Who is the patron saint of mountaineers?

9 What is the shorter name for the Alaskan malamute?

10 Which group recorded the album Dog with Two Heads?

Answers
Bullseye
Pickles
Borzoi
Crab
Arthur Conan Doyle
Pointer Sisters
Astro
St Bernard
Husky
Status Quo





ODDS AND ENDS     H2O     QUIZ ELEVEN

1 What H is the technical name for rabies?

2 What H is a 1990 film in which Robert Redford played a poker expert?

3 What I is a chemical element that derives its name from the Greek for violet?

4 What J is the name of the princess that Aladdin falls in love with?

5 What K is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet?

6 What L is measured by a sextant?

7 Which M is the name of the mermaid played by Daryl Hannah in Splash?

8 What N is the name given to a 20 size bottle of champagne?

9 What O is the shortest book in the Old Testament?

10 What O is the poisonous acid present in rhubarb?

Answers
Hydrophobia
Havana
Iodine
Jasmine
Kappa
Latitude
Madison
Nebuchadnezzar
Obadiah
Oxalic acid








ODDS AND ENDS     H2O     QUIZ TWELVE

1 What H is the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl?

2 What H is an object shaped like if described as hamiform?

3 What I is the name of the son of Daedalus?

4 What J is the name of the Roman god of beginnings?

5 What K is the city where the White Nile converges with the Blue Nile?

6 What L is the name of the white area at the base of a fingernail?

7 What M is the title bestowed upon a person who calls Muslims to prayer?

8 What N lives at House-for- One?

9 Which O is the alternative seven letter name for the wild marjoram in the plant kingdom?

10 Which O was the name of the eccentric character played by Donald Sutherland in the film Kelly’s Heroes?

Answers
Hedwig
Hook
Icarus
Janus
Khartoum
Lunula
Muezzin
Noddy
Oregano
Oddball






ODDS AND ENDS     HUSBANDS AND WIVES     QUIZ THIRTEEN
Identify the husbands and wives who co-starred in the following films

1 Eyes Wide Shut

2 Caveman

3 Traffic

4 The Drowning Pool

5 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

6 The Vikings

7 The Guinea Pig

8 Love Affair

9 The Getaway (1972)

10 The Getaway (1994)

Answers
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor
Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh
Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim
Warren Beatty and Annette Bening
Steve McQueen and Ali Macgraw
Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger






ODDS AND ENDS     HUSBANDS AND WIVES     QUIZ FOURTEEN
Identify the husbands and wives that link each pair of TV programmes

1 Chef and The Vicar of Dibley

2 The Sweeney and Brighton Belles

3 Please Sir and The Ambassador

4 Bottom and Absolutely Fabulous

5 Churchill and the Generals and After Henry

6 Shoestring and Holby City

7 Minder and Rock Follies

8 September Song and As Time Goes By

9 Gentlemen’s Relish and Not the Nine O’Clock News

10 Have I Got News For You and Men Behaving Badly

Answers
Lenny Henry and Dawn French
John Thaw and Sheila Hancock
John Alderton and Pauline Collins
Adrian Edmondson and Jennifer Saunders
Timothy West and Prunella Scales
Trevor Eve and Sharon Maughan
Dennis Waterman and Rula Lenska
Michael Williams and Judi Dench
Billy Connolly and Pamela Stephenson
Paul Merton and Caroline Quentin







ODDS AND ENDS     TRANSPORT TUNES     QUIZ FIFTEEN
Which groups or singers had hits with the following songs?

1 1967 Last Train to Clarkesville

2 1966 Bus Stop

3 1973 Paper Plane

4 1975 My White Bicycle

5 1971 The Pushbike Song

6 1975 Motor Bikin’

7 1992 Motorcycle Emptiness

8 1966 Sloop John B

9 1978 Ca Plane Pour Moi

10 Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car

Answers
The Monkees
The Hollies
Status Quo
Nazareth
The Mixtures
Chris Spedding
Manic Street Preachers
Beach Boys
Plastic Bertrand
Billy Ocean









ODDS AND ENDS     TASTY TUNES     QUIZ SIXTEEN
Which groups or singers had hits with the following songs?

1 1975 Glass of Champagne

2 1976 I Am a Cider Drinker

3 1988 Chocolate Girl

4 1994 Cornflake Girl

5 1974 Banana Rock

6 1975 Lady Marmalade

7 1979 Milk and Alcohol

8 1999 Coffee and TV

9 1979 Green Onions

10 1997 Sugar Coated Iceberg

Answers
Sailor
The Wurzels
Deacon Blue
Tori Amos
The Wombles
LaBelle
Dr Feelgood
Blur
Booker T and the Mg’s
Lightning Seeds








ODDS AND ENDS     TWO OF A KIND     QUIZ SEVENTEEN

1 The Orinoco river forms a natural boundary between which two countries?

2 Name the two tennis stars that beat Chris Evert Lloyd in Wimbledon Singles finals in the 1980s.

3 Who are the two members of Erasure?

4 What are the first names of Jeeves and Wooster?

5 Who are the two daughters of Judy Garland?

6 Name the two actors who have played the part of Joey Boswell in the BBC comedy series Bread

7 Which two calendars were used in England in the 18th century?

8 What are the names of the two thieves crucified next to Jesus?

9 The1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman ended with which two film stars in each others arms?

10 Which two US states begin with the letter K?

Answers
Venezuela and Colombia
Martina Navratilova and Evonne Cawley nee Goolagong
Vince Clarke and Andy Bell
Reginald and Bertie
Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft
Peter Howitt and Graham Bickley
Julian later replaced by Gregorian
Dismas and Gestas
Richard Gere and Debra Winger
Kansa and Kentucky






ODDS AND ENDS     TWO OF A KIND     QUIZ EIGHTEEN

1 What are the two most highly populated cities in Brazil?

2 Which two clubs contested the Matthews Cup Final in 1953?

3 What are the surnames of the feuding families in Romeo and Juliet?

4 In which two countries does the Paris to Dakar Rally begin and end?

5 Who played the title roles in the original version of the TV series Randall and Hopkirk Deceased?

6 Alphabetically what are the first two Noble gases?

7 What are the two largest islands in the world beginning with B?

8 Who were the first two footballers to play in three World Cups for England?

9 What are Madonna’s two middle names?

10 What are the first names of Steptoe and Son?

Answers
Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers
Montague and Capulet
France and Senegal
Mike Pratt (Randall) and Kenneth Cope (Hopkirk)
Argon and helium
Borneo and Baffin Island
Tom Finney and Billy Wright
Louise and Veronica
Albert and Harold






ODDS AND ENDS     RIP     QUIZ NINETEEN
In what year of the 1990s did the following people die- 10 different years

1 Mother Teresa

2 Jon Pertwee

3 Sammy Davis Junior

4 Freddie Mercury

5 Kurt Cobain

6 Benny Hill

7 Peter Cook

8 Oliver Reed

9 Bobby Moore

10 Frank Sinatra

Answers
1997 Teresa
1996 Pertwee
1990 Davis
1991 Mercury
1994 Cobain
1992 Hill
1995 Cook
1999 Reed
1993 Moore
1998 Sinatra







ODDS AND ENDS     RIP     QUIZ TWENTY
In what year of the 80s did the following people die? - 10 different years

1 Tommy Cooper

2 John Lennon

3 Karen Carpenter

4 Rock Hudson

5 Emperor Hirohito

6 Rudolph Hess

7 Bill Haley

8 Kenneth Williams

9 Harold Macmillan

10 Arthur Lowe

Answers
1984 Cooper
1980 Lennon
1983 Carpenter
1985 Hudson
1989 Hirohito
1987 Hess
1981 Haley
1988 Williams
1986 Macmillan
1982 Lowe