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The following section comprises of 200 questions on popular music, from the good old days of rock and roll to the modern day era.



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POP     GENERAL     QUIZ ONE

1 What surname connects group members of Slade, ZZ Top and The Fugees?

2 Which pop duo topped the charts with the EP Abbaesque?

3 Who provided lead vocals for Bronski Beat and The Communards?

4 Who did The Spice Girls sack as their manager in 1998?

5 On which 1981 hit did Cher duet with Meat Loaf?

6 Which boy band of the 80s did Craig Logan leave after receiving a £1.2 million payoff?

7 From which controversial film did Heaven 17 take their name?

8 Who provided lead vocals for Haircut 100 before embarking on a solo career?

9 Which rock group included Rick Allen in their line up, a drummer with one arm?

10 Which member of The Monkees always wore a woolly hat?

Answers
Hill- Dave Hill, Dusty Hill and Lauryn Hill respectively
Erasure
Jimmy Sommerville
Simon Fuller
Dead Ringer for Love
Bros
A Clockwork Orange
Nick Heyward
Def Leppard
Mike Nesmith

POP     THE FAB FOUR     QUIZ TWO
A magical mystery tour on The Beatles

1 Which record producer was known as The Fifth Beatle?

2 Which Beatles song opens with the French National Anthem?

3 What was John Lennon’s first UK No 1 as a solo artist?

4 Which Lennon & McCartney composition was a No 1 hit for The Overlanders?

5 What was the title of the album, which marked a return to the charts for Paul McCartney in 2001?

6 What is the first name of John Lennon’s first wife?

7 Which song was on the flip side to The Beatles hit Day Tripper?

8 Which track from the album Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band has been a No 1 hit for both Joe Cocker and Wet Wet Wet?

9 Name the two Beatles albums of the 1960s that both had titles beginning with the letter R.

10 Which American city is mentioned in the first line of the song, Back in the USSR?

Answers
George Martin
All You Need Is Love
Starting Over
Michelle
Driving Rain
Cynthia
We Can Work It Out
With A Little Help from My Friends
Revolver and Rubber Soul
Miami

POP     GENERAL     QUIZ THREE

1 Which one word song title has provided hits for Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart, Aerosmith, Madonna, Simply Red and Massive Attack?

2 Which group took their name from the Arabic word for black?

3 Who did Sid Vicious replace in The Sex Pistols?

4 What number is included in the title of the first UK hit record for Queen?

5 Which song mentions James Dean, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire and Greta Garbo amongst others in the lyrics?

6 Who played the bongo drums on the Shadows hit Apache?

7 Which rock group was formed by Lemmy after an acrimonious split from Hawkwind?

8 What was the title of the album released by Michael Jackson in 2001?

9 Which song has been a No 1 hit for both Billy Joel and Westlife?

10 Who wrote the songs Bright Eyes and Remember You’re A Womble?

Answers
Angel
Aswad
Glen Matlock
Seven, from The Seven Seas of Rhye
Vogue by Madonna
Cliff Richard
Motorhead
Invincible
Uptown Girl
Mike Batt

POP     THE VIDEO VAULT     QUIZ FOUR

1 The video for which song featured the pop group Queen dressed as tramps?

2 Which actor appeared alongside Paul Simon in the video for You Can Call Me Al?

3 Which Oscar winning actress directed the video for the Belinda Carlisle hit Heaven Is a Place on Earth?

4 Which Irish boxer made a guest appearance in the video for the U2 hit The Sweetest Thing?

5 Appropriately which was the first ever song and video to be played on MTV?

6 Which politician danced with Tracey Ullman in the video for the song My Guy?

7 The video for which song saw Adam Ant dancing alongside Diana Dors?

8 Which star of the film Quadrophenia starred in the video for the Blur hit Parklife?

9 Which horror film veteran narrated the video for Michael Jackson’s Thriller?

10 The video for which Frankie Goes to Hollywood hit was banned for its graphic violent images that featured look-alikes of Ronald Reagan and Leonid Breshnev?

Answers
It’s a Kind Of Magic
Chevy Chase
Diane Keaton
Steve Collins
Video Killed the Radio Star
Neil Kinnock
Prince Charming
Phil Daniels
Vincent Price
Two Tribes

POP     GENERAL     QUIZ FIVE

1 Who was a founder member of the pop acts Erasure, Yazoo and Depeche Mode?

2 Which song, a number one in the UK for almost four months, was written by Reg Presley?

3 Which song has been a hit for the Small Faces and M People?

4 By what diminutive name is Richard Wayne Penniman better known?

5 Which hit album for the Swedish popsters Abba has a French title?

6 What is the connection between Orville Burrel and Scooby Doo?

7 Which No 1 hit for Blondie featured on the soundtrack of the film American Gigolo?

8 What was the predictable title of the only hit record of the novelty group Arnee and the Terminators?

9 Which group did lead singer Maurice White name after three of the ancient elements?

10 Which song contains the lyric, “The moment I wake up, before I put on my make-up”?

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Vince Clarke
Love Is All Around
Itchycoo Park
Little Richard
Voulez- Vouz
Oliver Burrel named himself after his favourite cartoon character, Shaggy from Scooby Doo
Call Me
I’ll Be Back
Earth, Wind and Fire
I Say A Little Prayer

POP     KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY     QUIZ SIX

1 Which female duo took their name from a 1985 song by The Smiths?

2 Which group including three brothers in their original line- up were formerly called Carl and the Passions?

3 What is the surname of the brothers in the pop group Right Said Fred?

4 How are Joy, Babs and Teddy collectively known?

5 Which 60s singing star had a backing group called The Bruvvers?

6 Which group comprised of sisters Veronica and Estelle and their cousin Nedra?

7 Which all girl group includes the Lynch twins in their line-up?

8 Which group topped the charts with the song, He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother?

9 In 1970 the song Which Way You Going Billy provided the chart debut and only hit for which group?

10 Donny, Alan, Wayne, Merrill. What name is missing from this group who topped the charts with Love Me for a Reason?

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Shakespear’s Sister
The Beach Boys
Fairbrass
The Beverly Sisters
Joe Brown
The Ronettes
Bewitched
The Hollies
The Poppy Family
Jay from the line-up of the Osmonds

POP     GENERAL     QUIZ SEVEN

1 In which country did the Bee Gees have their first No 1 hit?

2 Who was born Reginald Smith and later wrote several hits for his daughter?

3 Which internationally famous pop singer starred in the film Waiting To Exhale?

4 Life Is A Rollercoaster is the title of the autobiography of which Irish man?

5 In which city did George Harrison die?

6 Which year witnessed the death of The Who drummer Keith Moon?

7 Which former husband of Marilyn Monroe is mentioned in the lyrics of the Simon & Garfunkel song, Mrs Robinson?

8 What song did Fleetwood Mac perform at the inauguration ball of Bill Clinton, at the request of the President?

9 What connects the songs Whole Lotta Love, Yellow Pearl, Get Out Of That and The Wizard?

10 The songs Something and Layla were both written about which woman?

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Australia
Marty Wilde, whose daughter is Kim Wilde
Whitney Houston
Ronan Keating
Los Angeles
1978
Joe Di Maggio
Don’t Stop
They are all titles of theme songs used for Top of the Pops
Patti Boyd

POP     GIRL POWER     QUIZ EIGHT

1 Which creation of the author James Hilton provided the name for the pop quartet who consisted of Mary, Betty, Marge and Mary Ann?

2 In 2003 who lost a court case against a memorabilia shop called Recollections?

3 Whose black bra was bought for £4,500 at a 1997 pop memorabilia auction?

4 Which Irish singer’s debut album was entitled The Lion and the Cobra?

5 By what colourful name is the pop star Alecia Moore better known?

6 At the 2003 Brit Awards who collected the gong for Best Female Solo Artist?

7 Under what name did Annette, Debbie, Susannah and Vicki have a No 1 hit in 1989?

8 Which country and western female trio recorded the album Wide Open Spaces in 1998?

9 In which capital city was Gloria Estefan born?

10 In 1998 three all girl groups topped the UK singles charts. Bewitched, The Spice Girls and which other?

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The Shangri-las
Victoria Beckham
Madonna
Sinead O’Connor
Pink
Ms Dynamite
The Bangles
The Dixie Chicks
Havana
All Saints

POP     GENERAL     QUIZ NINE

1 What is the home country of singer Neneh Cherry?

2 Which chart topper for Rod Stewart was written by Gavin Sutherland?

3 Which city hosted the US leg of the 1985 Live Aid concerts?

4 What does the R stand for in the name R Kelly?

5 Which group told mama not to come with Tom Jones?

6 Which do-wop group were formed in 1953 and took their name from a slang word for gramophone records?

7 Which country and western legend provided guest vocals on the KLF hit Justified and Ancient?

8 What attire does the AC/DC guitarist Angus Young always wear on stage?

9 Which pop star co-produced the 2001 film Enigma?

10 Which album by Robbie Williams features the song Rock DJ?

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Sweden
Sailing
Philadelphia
Robert
The Stereophonics
The Platters
Tammy Wynette
A schoolboy’s uniform
Mick Jagger
Sing When You’re Winning

POP     SAY I’M YOUR NUMBER ONE     QUIZ TEN

1 What one word question provided the title of a No 1 hit for Anthony Newley?

2 Which 1980 chart topper was collaboration between Olivia Newton John and ELO?

3 Which disco chart topping smash contains the line, “Listen to the ground, there is music all around”?

4 On which record label did Abba record all their No 1 hits?

5 What was David Bowie’s last UK solo No 1 hit of the 20th century?

6 Which organisation founded by George Williams provided the title of a 1978 No 1 hit?

7 Which song provided Dean Martin with his only UK chart topper?

8 In 2000 who became the youngest female singer to have recorded three No 1 hits in the UK?

9 Which song was a posthumous No 1 for Elvis Presley in the 1977 UK charts?

10 Who topped the charts in 1959 with the song Here Comes Summer?

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Why
Xanadu
Night Fever
Epic
Let’s Dance
YMCA
Memories Are Made Of This
Billie Piper
Way Down
Jerry Keller

POP     GENERAL     QUIZ ELEVEN

1 Which song was a hit for Gloria Jones in the 60s and for Soft Cell in the 80s?

2 By what name are the Scandinavian duo Marie Frediksson and Per Gessle collectively known?

3 The All Saints hit Pure Shores featured on which film sound track?

4 Whose baldhead featured on the cover of the album Hot Buttered Soul?

5 Under what brotherly name do Tom Rowlands and Ed Symons record?

6 Who joined the line-up of The Rolling Stones in 1976?

7 In which rock band does Larry Mullen bang the drums?

8 Which punk band included Rat Scabies and Captain Sensible in their line-up?

9 Which song has been a hit for Nat King Cole, Donny Osmond and Rick Astley?

10 Which pop icon died in a 1977 road accident on Barnes Common?

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Tainted Love
Roxette
The Beach
Isaac Hayes
The Chemical Brothers
Ronnie Wood
U2
The Damned
When I Fall In Love
Marc Bolan

POP     THE SWINGING 60S     QUIZ TWELVE

1 Burdon, Price, Chandler, Valentine and Steel. The line-up of which band?

2 Which 1962 hit for Adam Faith shares its title with a Shakespeare play?

3 Which 60s chart topping artist was born Clive Powell?

4 Who famously set fire to his guitar at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival?

5 Which 60s hit opens with the line, “I thought love was only true in fairytales”?

6 What did Frederick Heath change his name to when he took to wearing an eye patch?

7 Asher and Wallow were the surnames of which 60s duo, who recorded under their first names?

8 In 1967 which disc jockey played the first ever record on Radio 1?

9 Who did Ringo Starr replace in The Beatles?

10 Who wrote the song Mr Tambourine Man, a 60s hit for The Byrds?

Answers
The Animals
As You Like It
Georgie Fame
Jimi Hendrix
I’m A Believer
Johnny Kidd
Peter & Gordon
Tony Blackburn
Pete Best
Bob Dylan

POP     GENERAL     QUIZ THIRTEEN

1 Which rock group comprised of Plant, Page, Jones and Bonham?

2 Who was the first husband of the pop star Madonna?

3 A Charmed Life is the title of the autobiography of which singer, who was born David Cook?

4 What is the surname of Mike of Mike and the Mechanics fame?

5 Which song, a 1985 hit for Elton John, was Elton inspired to write following a trip to Russia?

6 What do the initials RCA stand for?

7 Which American rock star is backed by The Heartbreakers?

8 Which Oscar winning song penned by Lionel Richie featured in a film starring Brooke Shields?

9 On which island was Freddie Mercury born?

10 Which pop star was voted Man of the Year in 1985?

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Led Zeppelin
Sean Penn
David Essex
Rutherford
Nikita
Radio Corporation of America
Tom Petty
Endless Love
Zanzibar
Bob Geldof

POP     SOUNDS OF THE 70S     QUIZ FOURTEEN

1 Which song provided Chicory Tip with their only chart topper?

2 Under what shorter name did Robin Scott record the 1979 single Pop Music?

3 Sally Carr provided lead vocals for which 70s band?

4 Which female singer topped the charts in 1979 with the disco hit Ring My Bell?

5 In 1972 who became the youngest person to have a UK No1 hit?

6 What was the title of the song performed by the England World Cup squad of 1970?

7 In 1972 which song was a trans-Atlantic chart topper for Chuck Berry?

8 Which pop superstar married Syreeta Wright in 1970?

9 Which animated film featured the 1979 hit Bright Eyes?

10 The 1978 hit Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs was a tribute song about which painter?

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Son of My Father
M
Middle of the Road
Anita Ward
Little Jimmy Osmond
Back Home
My Ding-A-Ling
Stevie Wonder
Watership Down
LS Lowry

POP     GENERAL     QUIZ FIFTEEN

1 Which singer’s autobiography is entitled Rhinestone Cowboy?

2 Who had his first hit at the age of 13 when backed by The Teenagers?

3 By what four-letter name is Richard Melville better known?

4 What was the real first name of Buddy Holly?

5 With which group did Annie Lennox first taste chart success?

6 Which George Michael song provided Robbie Williams with his first hit as a solo artist?

7 In 2003 which act recorded zero points for the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest?

8 Which group’s line-up reads as Marcia Barrett, Liz Mitchell, Maisie Williams and Bobby Farrell?

9 What is the hometown of Blur?

10 Who was the first Canadian born singer to have a No 1 hit in the UK?

Answers
Glen Campbell
Frankie Lymon
Moby
Charles
The Tourists
Freedom
Jemini
Boney M
Colchester
Paul Anka

POP     ECHOES OF THE 80S     QUIZ SIXTEEN

1 Whose 1985 greatest hits collection was entitled Hits Out Of Hell?

2 Who appeared in the David Bowie video for Ashes to Ashes and went on to front the 80s band Visage?

3 Which group recorded the album Colour by Numbers in 1984?

4 Who married the model Yasmin Parveneh in 1986?

5 Which Australian band topped the UK charts in 1983?

6 In 1989 which Madonna hit was promoted by a video that was condemned by the Pope?

7 Who had a 1987 hit with the theme song from the TV series Moonlighting?

8 Which trio produced the song Especially for You, a huge hit for Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan?

9 Who collaborated with Phil Collins on the 1985 hit Easy Lover?

10 Which 1980s hit contains the line, “every time just like the last, on her ship tied to the mast”?

Answers
Meat Loaf
Steve Strange
Culture Club
Simon Le Bon
Men at Work
Like A Prayer
Al Jarreau
Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Philip Bailey
Golden Brown by The Stranglers

POP     GENERAL QUIZ     SEVENTEEN

1 Which group included the brothers Ali and Robin Campbell in their line-up?

2 In 2001 which pop veteran released the album Songs from the West Coast?

3 The rock group Marillion took their name from a novel by which author?

4 Which Abba hit contains the lyric, “hear the beat of the tambourine”?

5 Who was born Ernest Evans and went on to acquire the nickname of The King of Twist?

6 Who was the first singer to have a UK No 1 with the song, Unchained Melody?

7 From which US state do the rock trio ZZ Top hail?

8 In the song Jilted John what is the name of the girl who jilted John?

9 Which rock guitarist is nicknamed Slowhand?

10 In which city did Berry Gordy Jnr found Motown Records?

Answers
UB 40
Elton John
JRR Tolkien, from the novel Silmarillion
Dancing Queen
Chubby Checker
Jimmy Young
Texas
Julie
Eric Clapton
Detroit

POP     THE NAUGHTY 90S     QUIZ EIGHTEEN

1 Which 1996 No 1 for Boyzone was originally a hit in the 1960s for a trio of brothers?

2 With which group did Norman Cook top the charts in 1990?

3 What was the title of the debut album of Oasis?

4 Which 1992 hit for Kylie Minogue was originally a hit for Chairman of the Board?

5 Which was the only act to have three Christmas No 1 hits in the UK in the 1990s?

6 Which rap star changed his name to Abdul Rahman in 1998?

7 Who was found dead in a Sydney hotel on November 22, 1997?

8 Which song marked the chart debut of Christina Aguilera?

9 Who provided guest vocals on the Take That hit Relight My Fire?

10 In 1997 what became the worlds best selling single of all time?

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Words originally a hit for The Bee Gees
Beats International
Definitely Maybe
Give Me Just A Little More Time
The Spice Girls
Mark Morrison
Michael Hutchence
Genie in a Bottle
Lulu
Candle in the Wind

POP     GENERAL     QUIZ NINETEEN

1 Which actor who escaped in the film The Great Escape featured on the album cover for Band on the Run by Wings?

2 In which English city was the Two Tone record label founded?

3 Which singer was born Yvette Marie Stevens?

4 Which family group recorded the album In Blue in 2000?

5 Which group took their name from the title of a 1950 Oscar winning film starring Bette Davis?

6 What is the name of the garden memorial to John Lennon that is located in New York’s Central Park?

7 Who is the oldest member of The Bee Gees?

8 In which capital city was Bjork born?

9 Under what name did Sean Sherrard twice win the Eurovision Song Contest?

10 Which year witnessed the death of Frank Sinatra?

Answers
James Coburn
Coventry
Chaka Khan
The Corrs
All About Eve
Strawberry Fields
Barry Gibb
Reykjavik
Johnny Logan
1998

POP     THE FINAL COUNTDOWN     QUIZ TWENTY

1 Which group recorded the album The Original Soundtrack?

2 Trent Reznor is the founder member of which US rock group?

3 Which Lennon and McCartney composition includes the line, “Hope you need my love babe, just like I need you”?

4 Which song was a No 1 all over Europe for The Goombay Dance Band?

5 Which US group recorded the 1999 hit Kiss Me?

6 Which pop quintet comprises of members of the Pearson family?

7 Walk Like a Man, Rag Doll and Sherry are all hits for which band?

8 Which group recorded the original version of Mama Told Me Not to Come?

9 Under what name did the disco duo of Ray Slijngaard and Anita Dels record?

10 What was the title of Michael Jackson’s first UK No 1 as a solo artist?

Answers
10CC
Nine Inch Nails
Eight Days A Week
Seven Tears
Sixpence None The Richer
Five Star
The Four Seasons
Three Dog Night
2 Unlimited
One Day in Your Life





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The following section contains twenty quizzes of ten questions. In each quiz the tenth question asks, what connects the previous nine answers.
For example the answers could be Hawaii 5-0, Indiana Jones, Maine Road, A Rainy Night In Georgia, Mississippi Burning, New York Dolls, Banks Of The Ohio, Virginia Woolf and Rhode Island Red. The connection between the answers being states of the USA.


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QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ ONE

1 Which novel by Peter Benchley is set on Amity Island?

2 Who is credited with the discovery of penicillin?

3 Which group topped the charts with Rivers of Babylon?

4 Which sporting captain was at the centre of the Bogotá bracelet scandal in 1970?

5 Who founded the Love Unlimited Orchestra?

6 Who died after falling from the yacht Lady Ghislane?

7 Who links the TV shows Nanny and Butterflies?

8 What invented and patented by Leo Gerstenzang in the 1920s were originally called Baby Gays?

9 Which vegetable did George Bush Snr publicly state that he hated?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

Answers
Jaws
Alexander Fleming
Boney M
Bobby Moore
Barry White
Robert Maxwell
Wendy Craig
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Broccoli
James Bond- Jaws, Fleming, M, Moore, Barry (composer John Barry), Maxwell (Lois Maxwell played Moneypenny), Craig (Daniel Craig), Q and Broccoli (producer Cubby)

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ TWO

1 Which group connects the hits Black Coffee and Pure Shores?

2 Ginger, Baby, Scary and Sporty. Who is missing?

3 Which historical group sailed to the New World in the Mayflower?

4 Who recorded the albums On the Border and Hotel California?

5 What is apiphobia the fear of?

6 In which film did Kevin Costner play Lieutenant Dunbar?

7 What is the surname of the central family in Only Fools and Horses?

8 In which spoof movie did George Hamilton portray the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro?

9 What was the name of the backing band of Johnny Kidd?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

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All Saints
Posh
Pilgrim Fathers
The Eagles
Bees
Dances with Wolves
Trotter
Zorro the Gay Blade
The Pirates
Football club nicknames – Saints for Southampton, Posh for Peterborough, Pilgrims for Plymouth, Eagles for Crystal Palace, Bees for Brentford, Wolves for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Trotters for Bolton Wanderers, Blades for Sheffield United and Pirates for Bristol Rovers

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ THREE

1 What begins with the words “I swear by Apollo the physician”?

2 In which western TV series of yesteryear did Leif Erickson play the role of Big John Cannon?

3 Which nursery rhyme character was born on Monday on married on Wednesday?

4 Which arch rival did Sugar Ray Leonard defeat in the boxing bout that was billed as the Brawl in Montreal?

5 Who born in Pisa in 1564 became known as The Father of Modern Astronomy?

6 Which TV show created by George Inns was taken off the air by the BBC in 1978 as it was considered to be racist?

7 In which 2004 movie epic did Brad Pitt play Achilles?

8 How is the Scarlet Pimpernel otherwise known?

9 What did Jason and the Argonauts steal from the land of Colchis?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

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The Hippocratic Oath
The High Chaparral
Solomon Grundy
Roberto Duran
Galileo Galilei
The Black and White Minstrel Show
Troy
Sir Percy Blakeney
Golden Fleece
Names of Derby winning horses- Oath, High Chaparral, Grundy, Roberto, Minstrel, Troy, Blakeney and Golden Fleece

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ FOUR

1 Galahad the Pure and Sir Lancelot were both members of which legendary collective?

2 Which British athlete died in 1970 at Munich University Hospital aged just 22?

3 Who does Eileen Derbyshire play in Coronation Street?

4 Which liner built in 1936 became a floating hotel in Long Beach, California?

5 Three suspended metal balls are the traditional symbol for what type of shop?

6 In 1901 who founded the Gillette Safety Razor Company in Boston?

7 Which 2001 prison film drama starred James Gandolfini as Colonel Winter and Robert Redford as General Irwin?

8 Which band provided backing vocals for the singer Emil Ford?

9 Which song contains the line, “nothing is so good it lasts eternally, perfect situations must go wrong”?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

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Knights of the Round Table
Lillian Board
Emily Bishop
Queen Mary
Pawnbroker
King Camp Gillette
The Last Castle
The Checkmates
I Know Him So Well
Chess – knights, board, bishop, queen, pawn, king, castle, checkmate and the song features in the musical Chess

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ FIVE

1 In which series of films does Viggo Mortensen play the role of Aragorn?

2 What is the name of the house where William Wordsworth lived from 1799 to 1808?

3 What seven words end the nursery rhyme, Mary Mary Quite Contrary?

4 In which 1978 film did Richard Burton play Colonel Allen Faulkner?

5 What did David Lloyd George refer to as, “Mr Balfour’s poodle”?

6 In which 1963 Hitchcock thriller did the mother of Melanie Griffith play the leading lady?

7 In which ballet is a princess called Odette turned into a bird by an evil sorcerer called Rothbart?

8 Which poem by Robert Browning includes the line, “the river Weser deep and wide washes its walls on the southern side”?

9 Shirley Jones and David Cassidy were members of which pop group?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

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Lord of the Rings
Dove Cottage
And pretty maids all in a row
The Wild Geese
The House of Lords
The Birds
Swan Lake
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Partridge Family
Gifts on the twelve days of Christmas- rings, dove, maids, geese, lords, birds, swan, piper and partridge

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ SIX

1 What song features the lyric “Ride Sally ride”?

2 Which cult and TV series featured an extremely strong alcoholic beverage known as the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster?

3 Which TV company produced the quiz show The Sale of the Century?

4 On which Mediterranean island did Gracie Fields die?

5 Which Dutch rock group that featured Jan Ackerman in their line-up had hits with Sylvia and Hocus Pocus?

6 In which film did Clint Eastwood play a convict called Frank Morris?

7 Which star sign begins in October and ends in November?

8 Which US TV soap featured the warring clans of the Giobertis and the Channings?

9 What word represents the letter S in the phonetic alphabet?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

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Mustang Sally
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Anglia
Capri
Focus
Escape from Alcatraz
Scorpio
Falcon Crest
Sierra
Models of Ford car- Mustang, Galaxy, Anglia, Capri, Focus, Escape, Scorpio, Falcon and Sierra

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ SEVEN

1 Which song by Joe Cocker was a tribute to Rita Coolidge?

2 Which 1964 film starring Stanley Baker was narrated by Richard Burton?

3 Which country boasts the greatest number of universities?

4 What is the capital of Peru?

5 Which Mickey Spillane creation was played on TV by Stacy Keach?

6 Which film starring Marlon Brando featured a controversial scene involving butter assisted anal sex?

7 Which character in The Odd Couple was played on film by Walter Matthau?

8 Who was the first actor to appear on the front cover of Time magazine?

9 Which song contains the line “Mirrors on the ceiling, pink champagne on ice”?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

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Delta Lady
Zulu
India
Lima
Mike Hammer
Last Tango in Paris
Oscar Madison
Charlie Chaplin
Hotel California
Words that represent letters in the phonetic alphabet –Delta, Zulu, India, Lima, Mike, Tango, Oscar, Charlie and Hotel

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ EIGHT

1 Who was the first British boxer to receive a knighthood?

2 Which hit record by The Carpenters contains the line “There must be some word today, from my boyfriend so far away”?

3 Who owns a pet cat called Pilchard?

4 Who created the character of Philip Marlowe?

5 Which film director connects the horror movies Halloween, The Fog and The Thing?

6 Who voiced Jane in the Disney animation Tarzan?

7 The eye patch wearing Ray Sawyer was a founder member of which chart group?

8 Which horse won the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in 1976 and 1977?

9 Who played Diane Fossey in the film Gorillas in the Mist?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

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Henry Cooper
Please Mr Postman
Bob the Builder
Raymond Chandler
John Carpenter
Minnie Driver
Dr Hook
Night Nurse
Sigourney Weaver
Jobs- Cooper, postman, builder, chandler, carpenter, driver, doctor, nurse and weaver

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ NINE

1 Who assists Jim Davidson on the game show The Big Break?

2 Who connects the hits Moonlighting and One Man Band?

3 Who is famed for her TV role of Sybil Fawlty?

4 What connects the deaths of Diana Dors, Steve McQueen, Gary Cooper, John Thaw and Sammy Davis Jnr?

5 Which group had a 1977 hit with the song Black Betty?

6 Which siblings assisted the cartoon hero Tin Tin?

7 Which regal role was played by the WWE wrestler The Rock in the film The Mummy?

8 Which song popularised by Val Doonican features the lyric “He’s eaten my banknote says Mickey with a hump”?

9 In which 1988 film did Kevin Costner play a minor league baseball player called Crash Davis?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

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John Virgo
Leo Sayer
Prunella Scales
All died of cancer
Ram Jam
Thompson Twins
The Scorpion King
Paddy McGinty’s Goat
Bull Durham
The zodiac- Virgo, Leo, scales, cancer, ram, twins, scorpion, goat and bull

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ TEN

1 Which 1998 film co-starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan was a remake of the 1940s film The Shop around the Corner?

2 Which Mozart opera ended with the wedding of Susanna?

3 Which delivery service operated in the USA from April 1860 to November 1861?

4 What was the name of the vigilante organisation that was sponsored by Michael Winner to patrol London’s underground?

5 Which Bob Dylan song contains the line, “then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone”?

6 In which 1996 film did Barbara Streisand play a teacher called Rose Morgan?

7 Sam Phillips founded which legendary record label, which included in its stable such luminaries as Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash?

8 Measuring 563 carats, which famed sapphire, now resides at New York’s American Museum of Natural History?

9 “Glory to the newborn king” is the second line of which hymn?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

Answers
You’ve Got Mail
The Marriage of Figaro
The Pony Express
The Guardian Angels
The Times They Are a Changing
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Sun Records
The Star of India
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Newspapers – Mail, Figaro, Express, Guardian, Times, Mirror, Sun, Star and Herald

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ ELEVEN

1 What was the title of the first No 1 hit for the Bay City Rollers?

2 Who played the estranged wife of Robin Williams in the film Mrs Doubtfire?

3 According to Revelations what is the number of the beast?

4 Which is the only mammal that lives as a parasite on other mammals?

5 Muscovy and Saxony are both species of which bird?

6 How are Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi and Frankie Valli collectively known in the world of music?

7 Which 2002 film saw Tom Hanks in hot pursuit of Leonardo DiCaprio?

8 Which 1962 film based on an Alan Sillitoe novel starred Tom Courtenay and was set in a borstal?

9 Which film studio was founded in 1913 by William Fox?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

Answers
Bye Bye Baby
Sally Field
666
Vampire bat
Duck
The Four Seasons
Catch Me If You Can
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
20th Century Fox
Terms in the game of cricket – bye, field, 6, bat, duck, four, catch, runner and century

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ TWELVE

1 Northern, common and spine tailed are all types of which bird?

2 What name is given to a maker of barrels?

3 Who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1945, for his discovery of penicillin?

4 Which actress connects the films Billy Liar, The Go-Between and Dr Zhivago?

5 Which 135m high observation wheel is a popular tourist attraction in the capital of England?

6 Who is the patron saint of animals?

7 Which comedy double act first appeared together in the 1917 film Lucky Dog?

8 According to a TV advert who makes exceedingly good cakes?

9 Who recorded the best selling album Come On Over in 1997?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

Answers
Swift
Cooper
Alexander Fleming
Julie Christie
The London Eye
St Francis
Laurel & Hardy
Mr Kipling
Shania Twain
Surnames of famous authors – Swift, Cooper, Fleming, Christie, London, Francis, Hardy, Kipling and Twain

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ THIRTEEN

1 The 1973 film Soylent Green marked the final screen appearance of which Hollywood icon born Emmanuelle Goldenberg?

2 Which British singer topped the US charts in 1985 with the song Sussudio?

3 Who founded the Salvation Army?

4 Which prison reformer, who died in 1845, went on to feature on a £5 note?

5 Which member of The Goons was knighted in 1981?

6 Which aviator earned a Congressional Medal of Honor following an historic flight in a monoplane called The Spirit of St Louis?

7 Which of the twelve disciples of Jesus was the brother of Simon Peter?

8 Which 1979 novel by William Styron was adapted into a 1982 film starring Meryl Streep?

9 Who wrote the novels The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

Answers
Edward G Robinson
Phil Collins
William Booth
Elizabeth Fry
Sir Harry Secombe
Charles Lindbergh
Andrew
Sophie’s Choice
Anne Bronte
The British Royal Family – Edward, Phil, William, Elizabeth, Harry. Charles, Andrew, Sophie and Anne

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ FOURTEEN

1 Which 1976 No 1 hit was a collaboration between Elton John and Kiki Dee?

2 What is the name of the imaginary area located off the southeast coast of the USA and noted for a high incidence of unexplained losses of ships and aircraft?

3 What is the more common name for calcium carbonate?

4 Taken from a line he spoke in the 1942 film King’s Row, what is the title of the autobiography of Ronald Reagan?

5 Which song was a hit for Tom Jones in 1988 and for Prince in 1986?

6 Trapdoor and wolf are both species of what?

7 Which song made famous in an Oscar winning musical features the line, “in this life, one thing counts, in the bank large amounts”?

8 What was invented by the mathematician Archimedes to raise water from a lower level to a higher level?

9 What was built in Venice in 1600 by Antonio Contino, to connect a prison with a palace?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

Answers
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
The Bermuda Triangle
Chalk
Where’s The Rest of Me
Kiss
Spider
Pick a Pocket or Two
The Archimedean screw
The Bridge of Sighs
Terms associated with the game of snooker – breaking, triangle, chalk, rest, kiss, spider, pocket, screw and bridge

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ FIFTEEN

1 Which actor played the role of Carter in the 2000 film remake Get Carter?

2 Whose wedding was attended by James Bond in the film Licence to Kill?

3 Which Bond girl was played by Honor Blackman in Goldfinger?

4 Which English county is home to the Jodrell Bank radio telescope?

5 Who wrote the novel The Hunt for Red October?

6 Which golfer won the US Open in 2002?

7 The Millennium Tower and the Andromeda Tower can both be found in which European capital city?

8 Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates all form a coastline with which body of water?

9 Which US President was assassinated in 1881?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

Answers
Sylvester Stallone
Felix Leiter
Pussy Galore
Cheshire
Tom Clancy
Tiger Woods
Vienna
The Persian Gulf
James Garfield
Cats – Sylvester, Felix, Pussy, Cheshire, Tom, Tiger, Vienna, Persian and Garfield

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ SIXTEEN

1 Who created the literary character of Aslan the lion?

2 Which French monarch was known as The Sun King?

3 On TV which crime fighting duo were played by Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber?

4 Who wrote two autobiographies, one entitled I Am Not Spock and one entitled I Am Spock?

5 Which pop group comprised of Le Bon, Rhodes and three Taylors?

6 In which novel is an island named New Switzerland by the central characters?

7 Which literary character recruited a gang of street urchins called The Baker Street Irregulars?

8 In the world of entertainment by what name is Sacha Baron Cohen better known?

9 Which Yorkshire born writer penned the novels Polo, Riders and Bella?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

Answers
CS Lewis
Louis XIV
Dempsey and Makepeace
Leonard Nimoy
Duran Duran
Swiss Family Robinson
Sherlock Holmes
Ali G
Jilly Cooper
Surnames of famous boxers – Lewis, Louis, Dempsey, Leonard, Duran, Robinson, Holmes, Ali and Cooper

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ SEVENTEEN

1 Which actress played the villain of the piece in the 1992 film The Hand That Rocks the Cradle?

2 Which 17th century statesman had a loyal band of followers called The Ironsides?

3 Who was born Thomas Woodward in Pontypridd, Wales in 1940?

4 Which Moroccan port has a name that means, “white house”?

5 What event made news headlines around the world on April 15, 1912?

6 Who composed the opera Don Giovanni?

7 In World War II who commanded the US Seventh Army in the Allied invasion of Sicily?

8 On October 31, 1984 who was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards?

9 Which boxer of yesteryear was nicknamed The Brockton Blockbuster?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

Answers
Rebecca DeMornay
Oliver Cromwell
Tom Jones
Casablanca
The sinking of the Titanic
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
General George Patton
Indira Gandhi
Rocky Marciano
Titles of Oscar winning films – Rebecca, Oliver, Tom Jones, Casablanca. Titanic, Amadeus, Patton, Gandhi and Rocky

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ EIGHTEEN

1 What is the name of the mining town that provides the setting of the film musical Paint Your Wagon?

2 Who won her first Best Actress Oscar for her role in the film The Accused?

3 The Hill of Allen and the Curragh Plain are both located in which Irish county?

4 Which 1962 western co-starred Lee Marvin, John Wayne and James Stewart?

5 What was the name of the character played by Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady?

6 Who played the role of Gladys Pugh in the TV sitcom Hi-De-Hi?

7 Which song topped the charts for the group Dead or Alive in 1984?

8 What is the name of the bass guitarist of the pop group New Order, who was formerly married to Caroline Aherne?

9 Which 1998 film starring Heather Donahue told the story of three students who disappeared whilst filming a documentary about a local legend?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

Answers
No Name City
Jodie Foster
Kildare
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Eliza Doolittle
Ruth Madoc
You Spin Me Round
Peter Hook
The Blair Witch Project
Doctors – Dr No, Dr Foster, Dr Kildare, Dr Who, Dr Doolittle, Dr Ruth, Spin Doctor, Dr Hook and Witch Doctor

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ NINETEEN

1 Which song did Status Quo perform to open the 1985 Live Aid concert?

2 What is the title of the Roald Dahl novel that told the story of a boy named Danny who lived with his father in a gypsy caravan?

3 Who does Roger Lloyd Pack play in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses?

4 What nickname did Henry VIII give to Anne of Cleves?

5 What was the first ever animated film to be nominated for Best Film Oscar?

6 What did Jason and the Argonauts go in search of when travelling to the land of Colchis?

7 Which song from the film The Commitments contains the line, “all you wanna do is ride around Sally”?

8 What is the highest mountain in the British Isles?

9 What is the name of the character played by Lee Majors in the TV series The Fall Guy?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

Answers
Rocking All Over the World
Danny Champion of the World
Trigger
The Flanders Mare
Beauty and the Beast
The Golden Fleece
Mustang Sally
Ben Nevis
Colt Seavers
Horses- rocking, Champion, Trigger, mare, Beauty, Golden Fleece (Derby winner), mustang, Ben Nevis (National winner) and colt

QUEST TO CONNECT QUIZ TWENTY

1 Which Jules Verne novel featured Captain Nemo and his submarine The Nautilus?

2 Which song has been a hit for the pop group Traffic and Neil from The Young Ones?

3 Which author created the Teletubbies?

4 The first three words spoken by man from the surface of the moon were, “Houston, Tranquillity Base”. What were the next four words spoken?

5 Which American football team were known as The Packers?

6 In which 1984 film did Richard Gere play the character of Dixie Dwyer?

7 Fe is the chemical symbol for which element?

8 Which bird was shot dead by the title character in Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

9 What is the name of the American counterpart of the comedy character Alf Garnett?

10 What connects the previous nine answers?

Answers
20,000 Leagues under the Sea
Hole in My Shoe
Anne Wood
The eagle has landed
Green Bay Packers
The Cotton Club
Iron
Albatross
Archie Bunker
Terms associated with the game of golf – under, hole, wood, eagle, green, club, iron, albatross and bunker


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READ ALL ABOUT IT     GENERAL     QUIZ ONE

1 According to William Shakespeare who is, “the noblest Roman of them all”?

2 What species of owl is Hedwig in the Harry Potter books?

3 What did Dr Griffin discover the secret of in a story by HG Wells?

4 In which novel did the character of Humpty Dumpty make his literary debut?

5 In the novel Gone with the Wind how many times did Scarlett O’Hara marry?

6 Who wrote the novel East of Eden?

7 Which biblical character shares his name with the raven in the novel Animal Farm?

8 Have Bible Will Travel is the motto of which literary hero?

9 During which English monarch’s reign was the novel Ivanhoe set?

10 What is the name of the central family in the classic novel Pride and Prejudice?

Answers
Brutus
Snowy owl
Invisibility, in the story The Invisible Man
Through The Looking Glass
3 times
John Steinbeck
Moses
Father Brown
Richard the Lionheart
The Bennets

READ ALL ABOUT IT     TALKING TOLKIEN     QUIZ TWO

1 In The Fellowship of the Ring which character celebrated his 111th birthday?

2 What do the initials JRR stand for in the name JRR Tolkien?

3 In which decade was Tolkien born?

4 In which decade did Tolkien die?

5 What is the title of the third book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy?

6 Who directed the Oscar wining film trilogy of The Lord of the Rings?

7 In which country was the movie trilogy filmed?

8 In which country was Tolkien born?

9 Who played the role of Frodo on film?

10 What is the name of Gandalf the wizard’s horse?

Answers
Bilbo Baggins
John Ronald Reuel
1890s
1970s
The Return of the King
Peter Jackson
New Zealand
South Africa
Elijah Wood
Shadowfax

READ ALL ABOUT IT     GENERAL     QUIZ THREE

1 Which TV presenter is the author of the book The New Guide to the Moon?

2 Ginger and Algy are the best friends of which literary hero?

3 In the nursery rhyme, Polly put the kettle on. Who took it off?

4 Which fictional character created by EB White was voiced on film by Michael J Fox?

5 In which novel was King Rudolph incarcerated by Duke Michael?

6 Good Wives was a sequel to which classic novel?

7 What is the title of the controversial 2003 book that was released by former royal aide Paul Burrell?

8 The sci-fi film 2001 Space Odyssey is based on whose novel?

9 Which work by the Greek poet Homer told the story of the siege of Troy?

10 In the Old Testament who married Sarah and Keturah?

Answers
Patrick Moore
Biggles
Sukey
Stuart Little
The Prisoner of Zenda
Little Women
A Royal Duty
Arthur C Clarke
The Iliad
Abraham

READ ALL ABOUT IT     WHAT THE DICKENS     QUIZ FOUR

1 Dora Spenlove is the first wife of which Dickens character?

2 Which Dickens novel was set against the French Revolution?

3 In which shop does the Dickens character Little Nell live?

4 Which Dickens novel was set against the Gordon Riots?

5 Which novel opens with the line, “Marley was dead, at least to begin with”?

6 Which novel featured a court case involving Jarndyce versus Jarndyce?

7 What is the title of the novel that featured a cricket match between Muggleton and Dingley Dell?

8 Which Dickens character married Madeline Bray?

9 Which literary hero was adopted by Mr Brownlow?

10 Which Dickens novel was left unfinished at the time of his death?

Answers
David Copperfield
A Tale of Two Cities
The Old Curiosity Shop
Barnaby Rudge
A Christmas Carol
Bleak House
The Pickwick Papers
Nicholas Nickleby
Oliver Twist
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

READ ALL ABOUT IT     GENERAL     QUIZ FIVE

1 Which author was portrayed by Simon Ward in the 1974 film All Creatures Great and Small?

2 Which literary professor lived at 27A Wimpole Street?

3 The author Geoffrey Chaucer lived entirely in which century?

4 Who is the model granddaughter of the author that wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

5 The novel The Moon and Sixpence was based on the life of which famous artist?

6 What is the name of the land of the giants in Gulliver’s Travels?

7 Who wrote a 2001 biography on Billy Connolly entitled Billy?

8 Which literary character is terrified of his Aunt Agatha but extremely fond of his Aunt Dahlia?

9 Which author created the private detective Philip Marlowe?

10 Who was the only one of the Bronte sisters to marry?

Answers
James Herriott
Professor Henry Higgins
14th century
Sophie Dahl granddaughter of Roald Dahl
Paul Gauguin
Brobdingnag
Pamela Stephenson
Bertie Wooster
Raymond Chandler
Charlotte Bronte

READ ALL ABOUT IT     TO BE OR NOT TO BE     QUIZ SIX

1 How are Margaret and Alice otherwise known in the title of a Shakespeare play?

2 In which Shakespeare play is much confusion caused by two pairs of identical twins?

3 Who demanded a pound of flesh in The Merchant of Venice?

4 Which Shakespeare play ends with Benedick marrying Beatrice?

5 Which Shakespeare play features the murder of King Duncan?

6 Which Shakespeare character died on a battlefield without a horse?

7 Which Shakespeare play was set in the city of Vienna?

8 In Romeo and Juliet what was Juliet’s last name?

9 Which of King Lear’s three daughters was murdered?

10 Which country provides the setting for Hamlet?

Answers
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Comedy of Errors
Shylock
Much Ado about Nothing
Macbeth
Richard III
Measure for Measure
Capulet
Cordelia
Denmark

READ ALL ABOUT IT     GENERAL     QUIZ SEVEN

1 Which literary character created by Lewis Carroll sings of, “soup of the evening, beautiful soup”?

2 In which county are the Poldark novels set?

3 Which bird did the poet Shelley greet in an ode with the words, “Hail to thee blithe spirit”?

4 Which literary character lived on Mount Alm with her grandfather?

5 Who wrote Ode to a Haggis?

6 Which literary duo sailed to the land where the bong tree grows?

7 Which six-letter word is the name given to the holy book in the Jewish religion?

8 Whose first book was entitled How to Cheat At Cooking?

9 What did Sherlock Holmes keep in the toe of a Persian slipper?

10 According to his creator Ian Fleming, in what decade was James Bond born?

Answers
The mock turtle
Cornwall
Skylark
Heidi
Robert Burns
The owl and the pussycat
Talmud
Delia Smith
Pipe tobacco
1920s

READ ALL ABOUT IT     THREE OF A KIND     QUIZ EIGHT
Identify the famous novels from three of their characters

1 Yuri, Tania and Lara

2 Lady Bertram, Mrs Price and Mrs Norris

3 Paddock, Mr Scudder and Richard Hannay

4 Mr Rochester, Mrs Fairfax and John Reed

5 Tite Barnacle, Flora Flinching and Arthur Clennam

6 Myrtle Wilson, Nick Carraway and Daisy Buchanan

7 William Boldwood, Gabriel Oak and Bathsheba Everdene

8 The Bishop of Digne, Marius Pontmercy and Jean Valjean

9 Augustine St Clare, George Harris and Simon Legree

10 Terry Lloyd, Gordon Lowther and Miss Mackay

Answers
Dr Zhivago
Mansfield Park
The Thirty-Nine Steps
Jane Eyre
Little Dorrit
The Great Gatsby
Far From the Madding Crowd
Les Miserables
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

READ ALL ABOUT IT     GENERAL     QUIZ NINE

1 Who was the first British author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

2 Which character created by Sir Walter Scott fell in love with Rowena?

3 Who created the character of George Smiley?

4 In which school is Tom Brown’s Schooldays?

5 Which classic novel is narrated by Nellie Deane and Mr Lockwood?

6 What does the H stand for in DH Lawrence?

7 Which gang of youngsters that lived in Never Never Land were compatriots of Peter Pan?

8 Who narrated the Brer Rabbit tales?

9 Who wrote the novel The Plague Dogs?

10 Which news reporter wrote the book, The Kindness of Strangers?

Answers
Rudyard Kipling
Ivanhoe
John Le Carre
Rugby
Wuthering Heights
Herbert
The Lost Boys
Uncle Remus
Richard Adams
Kate Adie

READ ALL ABOUT IT     AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL     QUIZ TEN

1 Which rock stars autobiography is entitled To Hell and Back?

2 Whose controversial autobiography is entitled Honest?

3 Which sports star penned Serious: The Autobiography?

4 From Drags to Riches is the autobiography of which entertainer?

5 Which footballer’s 2003 autobiography is entitled My Side?

6 Which singer songwriter’s life was chronicled in the autobiography Laughter in the Rain?

7 Which broadcaster’s autobiography is entitled Memoirs of an Unfit Mother?

8 Which famous sportsman wrote an autobiography entitled V Is for Victory?

9 Reach for the Sky is the autobiography of which war hero?

10 Which Australian born broadcaster wrote of his life in the book Unreliable Memoirs?

Answers
Meat Loaf
Ulrika Jonsson
John McEnroe
Danny La Rue
David Beckham
Neil Sedaka
Anne Robinson
Harvey Smith
Douglas Bader
Clive James

READ ALL ABOUT IT     GENERAL     QUIZ ELEVEN

1 Which Mississippi town recounted the adventures of Tom Sawyer?

2 What is the first name of Miss Marple?

3 How does the title of Adolf Hitler’s book Mein Kampf translate into English?

4 Which biblical character is also the name of the raven in Animal Farm?

5 In which novel is King Rudolph kept incarcerated by Duke Michael?

6 What name did Thomas Hardy give to the county where he set the majority of his novels?

7 In which city was the James Joyce novel Ulysses set?

8 Who created the character of Simon Templar?

9 Who wrote the novel I Claudius?

10 Which author was portrayed by Danny Kaye in a 1952 film?

Answers
St Petersberg
Jane
My Struggle
Moses
The Prisoner of Zenda
Wessex
Dublin
Leslie Charteris
Robert Graves
Hans Christian Andersen

READ ALL ABOUT IT     20TH CENTURY LITERATURE     QUIZ TWELVE

1 Who created the literary spy Harry Palmer?

2 In which novel is Britain called Airstrip One?

3 Which football team does the lead character in the novel Fever Pitch support?

4 Which literary train departs from platform 93/4?

5 Who wrote the novel The Lord of the Flies?

6 Who received the Booker Prize in 1981 for the novel Midnight’s Children?

7 The Hunt for Red October was the first novel of which author?

8 Who created the character of Billy Liar?

9 Which comedian penned the novel Gridlock?

10 Who wrote the best seller Flowers In the Attic?

Answers
Len Deighton
1984
Arsenal
Hogwart’s Express
William Golding
Salman Rushdie
Tom Clancy
Keith Waterhouse
Ben Elton
Virginia Andrews

READ ALL ABOUT IT     GENERAL     QUIZ THIRTEEN

1 The novel A Brave New World is set in the year 632 AF. What does the AF stand for?

2 Which Stephen King tale told the story of a rabid St Bernard dog?

3 The TV series The Darling Buds Of May was based on whose books?

4 Who wrote the play on which the musical My Fair Lady was based?

5 On what day of the week did the nursery rhyme character Solomon Grundy die?

6 What is the last name of Katy in the book What Katy Did?

7 Billy Pilgrim is the name of the hero in which novel?

8 In the Beatrix Potter tales what kind of animal is Aunt Dorcas?

9 Which novel by Alex Garland was adapted into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio?

10 During which war was the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls set?

Answers
After Ford
Cujo
HE Bates
George Bernard Shaw
Saturday
Carr
Slaughterhouse-Five
Pig
The Beach
The Spanish Civil War

READ ALL ABOUT IT     THE GOOD BOOK     QUIZ FOURTEEN

1 Which is the only miracle performed by Jesus that is mentioned in all four gospels?

2 Whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt when she turned to look at Sodom and Gomorrah?

3 Which book of the Bible chronicles the birth of Moses?

4 In the Bible who ascended to heaven by climbing a ladder?

5 What is the last book of the Old Testament?

6 What is the last book of the New Testament?

7 Which gospel writer is known as the beloved physician?

8 Which is the first book of the Bible to be named after a woman?

9 What is the shortest book of the Bible?

10 Which six books of the Old Testament have a name begging with the letter J?

Answers
The feeding of the 5000
Lot’s wife
Exodus
Jacob
Malachi
Revelations
Luke
Ruth
Obadiah
Job, Jeremiah, Joshua, Judges, Jonah, Joel

READ ALL ABOUT IT     GENERAL     QUIZ FIFTEEN

1 What is the first name of the prince in The Prince and the Pauper?

2 Which book features the character of Lord Loam and a ship called The Bluebell?

3 Which literary detective owned a pet bloodhound called Pedro?

4 In which novel was Endeavour revealed as the first name of Inspector Morse?

5 What school was attended by Billy Bunter?

6 Who held the title of Poet Laureate for the longest time?

7 Which novel was Mark Chapman carrying when he assassinated John Lennon?

8 Who was Adrian Mole profoundly in love with?

9 Which novel by Jack London features a dog called Buck?

10 Which Poet Laureate died in 1998?

Answers
Edward
The Admirable Crichton
Sexton Blake
Death Is Now My Neighbour
Greyfriars
Alfred Lord Tennyson (from 1850 to 1892)
Catcher in the Rye
Pandora
The Call of the Wild
Ted Hughes

READ ALL ABOUT IT     CHILDREN'S LITERATURE     QUIZ SIXTEEN

1 Who is the stepsister of Anastacia and Drizella?

2 Whose brothers are called Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail?

3 Who wrote Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

4 What is the title of the second Harry Potter novel?

5 What is the name of the policeman in the Noddy stories?

6 Which nursery rhyme character “rapped at the windows and cried through the locks”?

7 What is the name of the wood where Winnie the Pooh lives?

8 Which character created by Dr Seuss stole Christmas?

9 Who created the character of Ivor the Engine?

10 What is the name of John and Michael’s sister in Peter Pan?

Answers
Cinderella
Peter Rabbit
The Brothers Grimm
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
PC Plod
Wee Willie Winkie
One Hundred Acre Wood
The Grinch
Oliver Postgate
Wendy

READ ALL ABOUT IT     GENERAL     QUIZ SEVENTEEN

1 Which biblical duo provided the inspiration for the novel East of Eden?

2 In The Lord of the Rings how are Bilbo Baggins and Frodo related?

3 Which novel by LM Montgomery is set on Prince Edward Island?

4 What was Thomas Hardy’s last novel?

5 In which century was William Shakespeare born?

6 Which British war hero wrote the book The Seven Pillars of Wisdom?

7 Who wrote the play The Odd Couple?

8 Who illustrated the Winnie the Pooh books?

9 On what date is Burns Night celebrated in Scotland?

10 What does the J stand for in JK Rowling?

Answers
Cain and Abel
Uncle and nephew
Anne of Green Gables
Jude the Obscure
16TH century
TE Lawrence or Lawrence of Arabia
Neil Simon
Ernest Shepherd
January 25
Joanne

READ ALL ABOUT IT     FROM BOOK TO FILM     QUIZ EIGHTEEN

1 Which Lewis Wallace novel was adapted into a film starring Charlton Heston?

2 Which Mario Puzo novel was adapted into a film starring Marlon Brando?

3 Which Nicholas Evans novel was adapted into a film starring Robert Redford?

4 Which John Fowles novel was adapted into a film starring Meryl Streep?

5 Which Michael Crichton novel was adapted into a film starring Jeff Goldblum?

6 Which Eric Segal novel was adapted into a film starring Ali McGraw?

7 Which Louis de Bernieres novel was adapted into a film starring Nicholas Cage?

8 Which Thomas Harris novel was adapted into a film starring Jodie Foster?

9 Which Irvine Welsh novel was adapted into a film starring Ewan McGregor?

10 Which Robert James Waller novel was adapted into a film starring Clint Eastwood?

Answers
Ben Hur
The Godfather
The Horse Whisperer
The French Lieutenants Woman
Jurassic Park
Love Story
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
Silence of the Lambs
Trainspotting
The Bridges of Madison County

READ ALL ABOUT IT     GENERAL     QUIZ NINETEEN

1 In what post did Ann Fine replace Quentin Blake in 2001?

2 What is the name Bram short for with regard to Bram Stoker?

3 Which nursery rhyme was inspired by the great plague?

4 For what genre of novels is the Hugo Award presented?

5 What is the name of the housekeeper of Sherlock Holmes?

6 What is the first name of the male member of The Railway Children?

7 During which war is the novel War and Peace set?

8 What does the P stand for in the name PG Wodehouse?

9 In which Dickens novel is the title character called John Harmon?

10 Which county do Ma and Pa Larkin call home in The Darling Buds of May?

Answers
Children’s Laureate
Abraham
Ring a Ring O Roses
Science fiction
Mrs Hudson
Peter
Napoleonic War
Pelham
Our Mutual Friend
Kent

READ ALL ABOUT IT     CLOSING LINES     QUIZ TWENTY

Which novels end with the following lines?

1 With the sharp voice of Captain Flint still ringing in my ears, “Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!”

2 The knife came down missing him by inches and he took off

3 Like thee, may New Switzerland flourish and prosper-good, happy and free

4 But if the professor was right it was only the beginning of the adventures of Narnia

5 Till then farewell, Gilbert Markham, Staningley, June 10th, 1847

6 And so as Tiny Tim observed, “God bless us, every one”

7 He had won victory over himself the loved Big Brother

8 I fancy I am still in the orchard at Birtwick, standing with my old friends under the apple trees

9 And oh, Aunt Em! I’m so glad to be home again

10 The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which

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Treasure Island
Catch 22
Swiss Family Robinson
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Tenant of Wild Fell Hall
A Christmas Carol
1984
Black Beauty
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Animal Farm

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SPORT      GENERAL      QUIZ ONE

1 In 1981 who became the first woman to compete in the Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race?

2 In which city does Sampdoria FC play their home matches?

3 What is the nickname of the USA’s rugby union team?

4 In which sport do competitors negotiate haystacks and eddies?

5 Which nation scored the first goal of the 2002 football World Cup finals?

6 What number of dan represents the highest grade in judo?

7 What is the stick used in lacrosse called?

8 In which sport are Coventry known as The Bees?

9 At which sport are both Rex Williams and Ray Edmonds former world champions?

10 Who replaced Jean Tigana as manager of Fulham FC in 2003?

Answers
Susan Brown
Genoa
The Eagles
Canoeing
Senegal
12th dan
Crosse
Speedway
Billiards
Chris Coleman

SPORT      FOOTBALL CRAZY      QUIZ TWO

1 What animal features on the badge of Derby County FC?

2 For which team did Bobby Charlton play his last game in the Football League?

3 Which England player was the leading scorer at the 1986 World Cup finals?

4 Penarol are one of the top club sides in which South America country?

5 Which former England international was sacked as manager of Celtic in February 2000?

6 Which football club are nicknamed The Cobblers?

7 Who at the age of 40 captained the 1982 World Cup winners?

8 What was the first trophy that Alex Ferguson won as manager of Manchester Utd?

9 In the year 2000 who replaced Chester in the Football League?

10 Who was the first foreign footballer to score a hat trick in the Premiership?

Answers
A ram
Preston North End
Gary Lineker
Uruguay
John Barnes
Northampton Town
Dino Zoff
FA Cup
Kidderminster Harriers
Eric Cantona

SPORT      GENERAL      QUIZ THREE

1 In the university boat race what is the name of the reserve crew of Oxford?

2 Which nation shocked the yachting world in 2003 when they lifted the Americas Cup?

3 Which sport is mentioned in the Shakespeare play Anthony & Cleopatra?

4 Who captained Wimbledon to FA Cup glory in 1988?

5 In which sport is an easy catch known as “a can of corn”?

6 The logo of which sportswear firm features two naked figures sitting back to back?

7 Which ball sport begins in front of the south stake?

8 What do the initials GA signify on a netball bib?

9 Which sport uses a weapon called a shinai?

10 In which sport can a drawn match be decided by a sudden death play off known as la belle?

Answers
Isis
Switzerland
Billiards
Dave Beasant
Baseball
Kappa
Croquet
Goal attack
Kendo
Fencing

SPORT      HOWZAT?      QUIZ FOUR

1 At which cricket stadium is the Radcliffe Road end?

2 Who captained the England cricket team during the infamous Bodyline Tour of Australia in the 1930s?

3 Dazzler is the title of the autobiography of which cricket all rounder?

4 Which African nation recorded a shock victory over the West Indies in the 1996 Cricket World Cup?

5 In 1981 who became the first West Indian born cricketer to play Test Cricket for England?

6 What colour of caps do the Australian national side always wear?

7 Which country won the Cricket World Cup in 1991?

8 Which city hosted the first ever cricket Test Match?

9 At which stadium are the Jack Hobbs Gates?

10 Which was the third Asian country to play Test cricket?

Answers
Trent Bridge
Douglas Jardine
Damien Gough
Kenya
Roland Butcher
Green
Pakistan
Melbourne
The Oval
Sri Lanka

SPORT      GENERAL     QUIZ FIVE

1 In which English city is the headquarters of the Rugby League Association?

2 Who captained England whilst playing Third Division football?

3 What game is played on an area that measures 2.7m x 1.5m?

4 At which sport did Prince William captain the Eton school team?

5 In England’s 2002 World Cup squad, which footballer was their heaviest player?

6 In which sport do competitors place their lips against the kissing point?

7 What is the name of the Paris tennis stadium that hosts the French Open?

8 In 1984 who became the first British footballer to win the Golden Boot Award?

9 How many players comprise a Gaelic football team?

10 At which football club’s ground can fans sit in the Matthew Harding Stand?

Answers
Leeds
Ian Botham whilst playing for Scunthorpe
Table tennis
Swimming
David Seaman
Archery
Roland Garros
Ian Rush
15
Chelsea

SPORT     A ROUND OF GOLF     QUIZ SIX

1 Who captained the victorious European team in the 1995 Ryder Cup?

2 What nationality is the golfer Ernie Els?

3 In which decade was the Ryder Cup first contested?

4 Who wrote the controversial book Into the Bear Pit?

5 The Eden Course and The Jubilee Course are both found at which venue?

6 In 2001 who sacked his caddy Miles Byrne?

7 What nationality is the golfer Vijay Singh?

8 Who was the first British golfer to win the US Masters?

9 What is the maximum number of clubs that a golfer may take onto the course?

10 Who is nicknamed The Great White Shark?

Answers
Bernard Gallagher
South African
1920s
Mark James
St Andrews
Ian Woosnam
Fijian
Sandy Lyle
14
Greg Norman

SPORT     GENERAL     QUIZ SEVEN

1 Which football hero wrote the book 1966 And All That?

2 What do the initials UR signify in the form guide of a racehorse?

3 What was the nationality of the 1999 Formula One World Champion?

4 Who did Wisden’s Almanac name as the greatest cricketer of the 20th century?

5 Which footballer’s bronze statue stands in the city centre of Newcastle?

6 In December 1999 who was named as BBC Sports Personality of the Century?

7 In which sport is the net 2.43m high?

8 In 2002 a statue of Bobby Robson was unveiled outside the stadium of which football club?

9 In judo what colour of belt follows a yellow belt?

10 In which town does Grimsby Town FC play their home matches?

Answers
Geoff Hurst
Unseated rider
Finnish (Mika Hakkinen)
Donald Bradman
Jackie Milburn
Muhammed Ali
Volleyball
Ipswich Town
Orange belt
Cleethorpes

SPORT     WHEELS ON FIRE     QUIZ EIGHT

1 Which famous race is traditionally started with the words, “Ladies and gentlemen start your engines”?

2 Who was the first British driver to be crowned Formula One World Champion?

3 In 2003 which car company won its first Le Mans 24 hour race since 1930?

4 Which former Formula One World Champion was nicknamed The Professor?

5 Which Brazilian was crowned Formula One World Champion in 1985?

6 Which was the first Asian country to host a Formula One Grand Prix?

7 Which Irishman won the Tour de France in 1987?

8 Who was the first Australian to be crowned Formula One World Champion?

9 Which ex-Birmingham window cleaner lifted the Formula One title in 1992?

10 At which venue can spectators watch the action from the Paddock Hill Grandstand?

Answers
Indianapolis 500
Mike Hawthorn
Bentley
Alain Prost
Nelson Piquet
Japan
Stephen Roche
Jack Brabham
Nigel Mansell
Brands Hatch

SPORT     GENERAL     QUIZ NINE

1 At which sport has Jane Sixsmith represented England?

2 Which sport is played by Cambridge University at Fenner’s and by Oxford University at The Parks?

3 In horse racing at which course is the Tote Ebor contested?

4 Who was the only player to face both Chris Evert Lloyd and Martina Navratilova in Wimbledon Singles finals?

5 Who is the only footballer to have played in FA Cup finals in the 1970s, 1980s and the 1990s?

6 What are cyclists doing if they are said to be honking?

7 What sport is played by the Barcelona Dragons?

8 Who was the first goalkeeper to captain the England football team?

9 What birthday is shared by all racehorses that are born in the Northern hemisphere?

10 Who captained the FA Cup winners in 1983, 1985 and 1990?

Answers
Hockey
Cricket
York
Hana Mandlikova
David O’Leary
Standing out of the saddle
American football
Frank Swift
January 1
Bryan Robson

SPORT     THE BOXER BEAT     QUIZ TEN

1 Who was the first boxer to beat Lennox Lewis in a professional bout?

2 Who relieved Muhammed Ali of his world title in 1978?

3 Which former world champion was nicknamed The Real Deal?

4 Who played Muhammed Ali in the 2001 film Ali?

5 Which boxer suffered serious brain damage in a 1991 bout with Chris Eubank?

6 Which boxer was cleared by a court for the attempted murder of Frank Warren?

7 Who was the first boxer to defeat Mike Tyson in a pro bout?

8 Who did Frank Bruno face the first time he fought for the world title?

9 Which boxing legend was nicknamed The Manassa Mauler?

10 For which country did Lennox Lewis win an Olympic gold medal?

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Oliver McCall
Leon Spinks
Evander Holyfield
Will Smith
Michael Watson
Terry Marsh
James Buster Douglas
Tim Witherspoon
Jack Dempsey
Canada

SPORT     GENERAL     QUIZ ELEVEN

1 Which is the only sport that represents a letter in the phonetic alphabet?

2 Which sport takes its name from the Tibetan word for ball?

3 Which was the only capital city to host a Winter Olympics in the 20th century?

4 From which club did Liverpool buy Kevin Keegan?

5 What animal is depicted on the badge of Leicestershire County Cricket Club?

6 Which rugby union club named themselves after the historical enemies of the Crusaders?

7 Which swimmer won six gold medals in the 2002 Commonwealth Games?

8 What sport is played by the Sydney City Roosters?

9 From which club did Arsenal sign David Seaman?

10 The Venus Rosewater Dish is presented to the winner of which tournament?

Answers
Golf
Polo
Oslo
Scunthorpe Utd
A fox
Saracens
Ian Thorpe
Rugby league
Queens Park Rangers
The Ladies Singles at Wimbledon

SPORT     ATHLETIC ANSWERS     QUIZ TWELVE

1 In the 20th century, which was the highest city to host the Summer Olympics?

2 Which female athlete lit the Olympic flame at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

3 In 1985 which British athlete broke three world records in the space of nineteen days?

4 What do the initials PB signify next to an athlete’s time?

5 What is a Western roll?

6 Who carried the Union Jack for the UK at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics?

7 What is the longest distance for which a race is contested in a decathlon?

8 Which country did Eric the Eel represent at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

9 In what year did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four minute mile?

10 Which was the first Asian city to host the Summer Olympics?

Answers
Mexico City
Cathy Freeman
Steve Cram
Personal best
A style of high jumping
Steve Redgrave
1500 metres
Equatorial Guinea
1954
Tokyo

SPORT     GENERAL     QUIZ THIRTEEN

1 Which tennis Grand Slam tournament is played at Flinders Park?

2 In which sport is a trophy known as the Air Canada Silver Broom contested?

3 Which is the only country to have hosted Summer Olympics in consecutive decades of the 20th century?

4 How many Wimbledon Singles titles did Bjorn Borg win?

5 Which ball sport was originally called mintonette?

6 From which club did Real Madrid sign the Brazilian superstar Ronaldo?

7 Which footballer replaced Lady Diana as the figurehead for the campaign against international landmines?

8 In which sport does the action take place in a dojo?

9 At which sport were Denmark champions from 1983 to 1988?

10 What colour of skiing piste represents a beginners slope?

Answers
Australian Open
Curling
USA (in the 80s and 90s)
5
Volleyball
Inter Milan
David Ginola
Sumo wrestling
Speedway
Green

SPORT     HORSING AROUND     QUIZ FOURTEEN

1 Which English town is home to the Museum of Horseracing?

2 What do the initials BF signify in the form guide of a racehorse?

3 Who was the only jockey to win the Aintree Grand National in the 1980s and the 1990s?

4 On what day of the week was the 1997 Grand National contested?

5 What is the name of the highest fence at the Aintree course?

6 At which racecourse can statues of Arkle, Golden Miller and Dawn Run be seen?

7 Which race is nicknamed The Run for the Roses?

8 Which jockey replaced John Parrott as a team captain on the TV game show A Question of Sport?

9 Who won his last Epsom Derby on a horse called Teenoso?

10 Which Grand National winning horse of the 1980s was named after a lighthouse?

Answers
Newmarket
Beaten favourite
Richard Dunwoody
Monday, due to a bomb scare on Saturday
The Chair
Cheltenham
Kentucky Derby
Frankie Dettori
Lester Piggott
Corbiere

SPORT     GENERAL     QUIZ FIFTEEN

1 In which decade was the first Winter Olympics contested?

2 On which course is the Irish Derby run?

3 What was the nationality of the first ever darts world champion?

4 What is a cricket umpire signalling when he raises one arm horizontally?

5 In 1973 who won his 107th cap for England at football?

6 How many Wimbledon Singles titles did Martina Navratilova win?

7 With which football club did David Beckham make his Football League debut?

8 With which football club did Peter Shilton make his Football League debut?

9 Which sport employs the Stableford scoring system?

10 Other than Argentina, which South American nation competed in the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup finals?

Answers
1920s
The Curragh
Welsh- Leighton Rees
No ball
Bobby Moore
Nine
Preston North End
Leicester City
Golf
Uruguay

SPORT     SNOOKER LOOPY     QUIZ SIXTEEN

1 Which South African was the beaten finalist in the 1978 World Snooker final?

2 In which country was the superstar James Wattana born?

3 Which former snooker world champion was born in Bradford in 1952?

4 Who was the only Englishman to be crowned snooker world champion in the 1970s?

5 Who was the first snooker player to be a subject of the TV show This Is Your Life?

6 Which snooker star was the first to make a televised 147 break?

7 How many consecutive pots does a player need to make in a 147 break?

8 Which snooker promoter went on to become Chairman of Leyton Orient FC?

9 Not including the white ball, how many balls are on the table at the start of a frame?

10 Which snooker player acquired the nickname of The Grinder?

Answers
Peri Mans
Thailand
Joe Johnson
John Spencer
Ray Reardon
Steve Davis
36
Barry Hearn
21
Cliff Thorburn

SPORT     GENERAL     QUIZ SEVENTEEN

1 Who was crowned Women’s Wimbledon Champion in the Queen’s Silver Jubilee year?

2 How many events are contested in a heptathlon?

3 Which race was won by Rapid Lad in 2001, by Ballinderry Ash in 1991 and by Parkdown Jet in 1981?

4 Which player scored an own goal in the 1991 FA Cup final?

5 Which sport has a name that literally means, “Way of the sword”?

6 Who was the first Dutch footballer to play in an FA Cup final?

7 Over how many laps of the track are standard speedway races contested?

8 Which North American city is to host the 2010 Winter Olympics?

9 Who was the youngest member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team?

10 Which knighted jockey won his only Epsom Derby on a horse called Pinza?