Alliteration

The answers to the next 40 questions all have double initials
E.g. Mickey Mouse, Black Beauty, Jilted John etc.

1 Which product advertises itself as “The heart of a good cocktail”?

2 Who composed the Enigma Variations?

3 Under what name did Paul Newman perform as a circus clown in 2004?

4 What is traditionally served as dessert in the USA on Thanksgiving Day?

5 What are known as Little Bees in Switzerland and Ladybirds in Italy?

6 In which town was the Australian TV drama The Fling Doctors set?

7 Which music hall entertainer was nicknamed The Cheeky Chappie?

8 Which building in Edinburgh is a Scottish residence for the British monarchy?

9 From which novel did the phrase “in the doghouse” originate?

10 Vicia faba is the Latin name for which edible item?

11 Who married Amy Irving and Kate Capshaw?

12 Which Governor of Judea ordered the crucifixion of Jesus?

13 Which organisation was founded by William Alexander Smith in 1883?

14 Which hit for Bad Manners was adapted from the classical piece Orpheus in the Underworld?

15 Who was Archbishop of Canterbury throughout the 1980s?

16 Who delivers the milk in Camberwick Green?

17 Which role has been played by Catherine Bach on TV and by Jessica Simpson on film?

18 Who penned the novels Ulysses and Finnegan’s Wake?

19 Who is the only US President to be buried in Washington DC?

20 By what nickname is the fitness guru Derrick Evans better known?

21 Which Mississippi law enforcer was continually at loggerheads with a cotton picking muskrat?

22 Who played the title role in the 1979 film Caligula?

23 What was the name of the public house in which Ronnie Kray murdered rival gangster George Cornell?

24 Who assassinated Robert Kennedy?

25 Colour By Numbers was the debut album of which pop group?

26 Which medical drama was set in the village of Cardale?

27 Which knighted actor played the role of God in the fantasy movie Time Bandits?

28 Which ferry operator owned the ill fated Herald of Free Enterprise?

29 Who played the role of Otto in A Fish Called Wanda?

30 Which famous name from the world of sport has a name that when translated into English means, Bear Castle?

31 Which children’s character was the subject of Ken Barrie’s only chart hit in the 20th century?

32 Which character was played by Michael Caine in The Italian Job?

33 What nickname was bestowed upon the serial killer hunted by Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs?

34 Which cartoon character has parents called Cole and Nana?

35 Who founded the Lotus car company?

36 In 1770 what was originally named Stingray Harbour?

37 Who was suspected of killing Sandra Rivett in 1974?

38 Which organisation was glorified by the film The Birth of a Nation?

39 Who provides lead vocals for the pop group Texas?

40 How are Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy collectively known?

Answers to Alliteration

1 Gordon’s Gin
2 Edward Elgar
3 Butch Bolognese
4 Pumpkin pie
5 Girl Guides
6 Coopers Crossing
7 Max Miller
8 Holyrood House
9 Peter Pan, Mr Darling was banished to the kennel for mistreating Nana
10 Broad bean
11 Steven Spielberg
12 Pontius Pilate
13 Boys Brigade
14 Can Can
15 Robert Runcie
16 Thomas Tripp
17 Daisy Duke
18 James Joyce
19 Woodrow Wilson
20 Mr Motivator
21 Deputy Dawg
22 Malcolm McDowell
23 Blind Beggar
24 Sirhan Sirhan
25 Culture Club
26 Peak Practice
27 Ralph Richardson
28 Townsend Torensen
29 Kevin Kline
30 Bjorn Borg
31 Postman Pat
32 Charlie Croker
33 Buffalo Bill
34 Olive Oyl
35 Colin Chapman
36 Botany Bay
37 Lord Lucan
38 Ku Klux Klan
39 Sharleen Spiteri
40 Famous Five