Bits & Pieces Part 3

QUIZ ONE

ANSWER LINKS – TOP OF THE POPS
The answers to the following ten questions all contain the name of a pop group
Eg In which film did Laurence Olivier play the god Zeus? CLASH Of The Titans

1 What is the first book of the Old Testament?

2 What is the name of the comic strip character married to Dagwood Bumstead?

3 In which 60s comedy did Elizabeth Montgomery play Samantha Stephens?

4 Which musical features the songs, Funny Honey and All That Jazz?

5 What was the name of the character played by Milo O’Shea in the 1968 sci-fi comedy Barbarella?

6 What denomination of American banknote features a picture of the White House?

7 Laver and Kastenbrote are both types of what?

8 Which 1960 supernatural film was based on the John Wyndham novel The Midwich Cuckoos?

9 In which 1994 film did Bruce Willis play a boxer called Butch Coolidge?

10 What, also known as the Piazza di Spagna, was constructed by the architect Alessandro Specchi in 18th century Rome?

Answers
GENESIS
BLONDIE
BEWITCHED
CHICAGO
DURAN DURAN
20 DOLLAR bill
BREAD
Village Of THE DAMNED
PULP Fiction
Spanish STEPS
QUIZ TWO

ANSWER LINKS – THE GOOD BOOK
The answers to the following ten questions all contain the name of a book in the Bible

1 Which Polish born film producer won the Irving Thalberg Memorial Award in 1974?

2 Who married the model Christie Brinkley in 1985?

3 Who played the role of Gladys Pugh in Hi-De-Hi?

4 Which actor connects the films A.I. and The Road To Perdition?

5 Prince Caspian and The Magician’s Nephew are two of the titles in which series of novels?

6 What was the former name of the rock group The Who?

7 Which Devon born artist’s works include Dr Samuel Johnson and Sarah Siddons as The Tragic Muse?

8 Set in the 19th century which 1972 film saw Robert Redford surviving in the solitude of the American wilderness?

9 Who wrote the novels A Journal Of The Plague Year and Roxana?

10 Name the actor who plays the role of Barry in Auf Wiedersehen Pet.

Answers
SAMUEL Goldwyn
Billy JOEL
RUTH Madoc
JUDE Law
The Narnia CHRONICLES
The High NUMBERS
Sir JOSHUA Reynolds
JEREMIAH Johnson
DANIEL Defoe
TIMOTHY Spall

QUIZ THREE

CRYPTOLOGY – SONG LINKS
The following ten songs all contain the name of an animal in the title. Can you identify them from their initials e.g. F on the R = Fox On The Run

1 HMITD in the W?

2 WNP?

3 PG the W

4 R the RNR

5 AHWNN

6 The LST

7 N the E

8 HL the W

9 E of the T

10 SS and HADB

Answers
How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?
What’s New Pussycat?
Pop Goes The Weasel
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
A Horse With No Name
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Nellie The Elephant
Hungry Like The Wolf
Eye Of The Tiger
Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear

QUIZ FOUR

CRYPTOLOGY – SONG LINKS
The following ten songs all contain the name of a city in the title. Can you identify them from their initials? Eg NYNY = New York New York

1 T from A

2 ILMH in SF

3 The S of L

4 The NCD

5 LHL from L

6 IB to G

7 ON in B

8 M in M

9 ILP

10 W in M

Answers
Tulips From Amsterdam
I Left My Heart In San Francisco
The Streets Of London
The Night Chicago Died
Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
I Belong To Glasgow
One Night In Bangkok
Midnight In Moscow
I Love Paris
Walking In Memphis

QUIZ FIVE

LITERALLY LOGICAL

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 Which John Steinbeck novel was adapted into a film that gave James Dean his first starring role on the big screen?

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

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

9 During which English King’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 of The Invisible Man
Through The Looking Glass
Three times
East Of Eden
Moses
Father Brown
Richard the Lionheart
Bennet

QUIZ SIX

LITERALLY LOGICAL

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 In which novel did the character of George Smiley make his literary debut?

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

9 Which work by the Greek poet Homer tells 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
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Arthur C Clarke
The Iliad
Abraham

QUIZ SEVEN

TASTY TRIVIA

1 The town of Blairgowrie in Scotland is famed for the cultivation of which fruit?

2 What was the former name of Hawaii?

3 Which US city is nicknamed, The Beer Capital of the World?

4 What type of meat is used in the preparation of wiener schnitzel?

5 Which French town is famed for its manufacture of nougat?

6 From which language does the word coffee derive?

7 What drink comprises of a mixture of brandy, egg yolks and vanilla?

8 According to an old saying what is one only supposed to eat when there is an R in the month?

9 Born Noah Kaminsky, who wrote the song Red Red Wine?

10 What C word is a name shared by the frills on a dress shirt and the small intestine of animals prepared for food?

Answers
Raspberry
Sandwich Islands
Milwaukee
Veal
Montelimar
Turkish
Advocaat
Oysters
Neil Diamond
Chitterlings

QUIZ EIGHT

TASTY TRIVIA

1 According to an old proverb what should not be put in old bottles?

2 What F word is the name given to ribbon shaped pasta?

3 Indicating the strength of a drink, what do the initials ABV stand for?

4 Whose autobiographical novel was entitled Cider With Rosie?

5 The wine Vino Verde originated in which country?

6 If a dish is described as chantilly, what is it served with?

7 What cocktail consisting of whisky, vermouth and angostura bitters was named after the New York club where it was first made?

8 What does a cucumber become when it is pickled?

9 Which Italian city gave its name to a sausage and a sauce?

10 What dessert is made from the starch extracted from the pith of a palm tree?

Answers
New wine
Fettuccine
Alcohol by volume
Laurie Lee
Portugal
Whipped cream
Manhattan
Gherkin
Bologna
Sago

QUIZ NINE

FOR THE ANORAKS

1 Who was the first actor to be awarded a Best Actor Oscar posthumously?

2 What connects a ballet skirt in 1984, the title of a monarch in 1964 and Peter Benenson in 1977?

3 What does an Australian Aborigine carry in a magra?

4 Which town was named after a man who was born in 1757 and nicknamed The Colossus of Roads?

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

6 Cholula de Rivadabia in Mexico is the worlds largest what?

7 How are Blondie, Angel Eyes and Tuko otherwise known in the title of a film?

8 What connects the biblical character of Lot with the chemical symbol NaCl?

9 What was originally built in 1698 by Henry Winstanley and has been rebuilt three times since after being damaged by fire, storm and erosion?

10 Which film starring Harrison Ford took its title from a region of Nicaragua?

Answers
Peter Finch for the film Network
Nobel Peace Prize winners, Desmond Tutu, Martin Luther King and Amnesty International founded by Benenson
A baby
Telford after Thomas Telford
Ethiopia
Pyramid
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
NaCl is the symbol for salt, Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt
Eddystone Lighthouse
The Mosquito Coast

QUIZ TEN

FOR THE ANORAKS

1 What connects the song Anyone Who Had A Heart, the 42nd Highland Regiment of Scotland and Anna Sewell?

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

3 How are Franklin D Roosevelt, St Paul, Charles de Gaulle, George V and Victor Hugo connected in France?

4 The poem The Defence Of Fort McHenry was adapted into which song?

5 What is the origin of the word Pommie, a derogatory nickname used by Australians for the British?

6 Which epic movie told the story of Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar?

7 What was the title of the only painting that Van Gogh sold in his lifetime?

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 The famed Hard Rock Café’s were named after a song by which rock group?

10 Umberto II was the last King of Italy. Which royal dynasty did he belong to?

Answers
The word black. Cilla Black sang the song, the regiment’s alternative name is The Black Watch and Anna Sewell’s only novel is Black Beauty
Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft
All have stations named after them on the Paris Metro
Star Spangled Banner
Pommie is derived from the words Property Of His Majesty which were printed on convicts shirts
El Cid
Red Vineyard
Hand for a hand
The Doors
Savoy