A DIRTY THIRTY
1 Who was the first singer to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys?
2 Which dance is normally performed to Orpheus in the Underworld by Offenbach?
3 The name of which religion derives from the Hebrew for tradition?
4 Which 1960 film became the first Hollywood movie to show a flushing toilet?
5 The 2005 biopic The Sun, chronicled the life of which world leader?
6 Which capital city is served by Queen Aliyah Airport?
7 RH is the international car registration plate of which country?
8 From 1989 to 2004, who appeared on the front cover of Playboy magazine a record 11 times?
9 Which African city did Britain gain control of following the Battle of Muizenberg in 1795?
10 Which author was manager of London’s Lyceum Theatre from 1878 to 1898?
11 Which Oscar winning film of the 90s was adapted from the novel by Winston Groom?
12 Norma Speakman is the mother in law of which comedy character?
13 What was the first name of the Kray twins mother?
14 The company Azko Nobel are the official suppliers of what to the Queen?
15 Which resort named an airport terminal in honour of their most famous resident Pablo Picasso?
16 Which war witnessed the Battle of Ebro River?
17 Which football club play their home matches in a suburb called Prenton?
18 What links the songs I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor, Digging Your Scene and DW Washburn?
19 In which TV drama did Lenny Henry play a school headmaster called Ian George?
20 The name of which renowned company means bell tree in Japanese?
21 What is the alternative name for the delphinium?
22 Who was the first guest presenter on Have I Got News For You?
23 Which is the only non European country beginning with R, which is a member of Interpol?
24 Which city is nicknamed Capital of Silicon Valley?
25 Which country’s state railway is known as the OBB?
26 In which country did Albert succeed Baudouin in 1993?
27 In years gone by which city housed the royal residence of the King of Saxony?
28 What nine letter word derives from the Tamil for tied log?
29 Which African country’s international car registration designation is WAG?
30 David Bowie and Kate Bosworth both suffer
from heterochromia. Explain.
Answers
1 Bing Crosby
2 Can Can
3 Kaballah
4 Psycho
5 Emperor Hirohito
6 Amman
7 Haiti
8 Pamela Anderson
9 Cape Town
10 Bram Stoker
11 Forrest Gump
12 Jim Royle
13 Violet
14 Paint
15 Malaga
16 Spanish Civil War
17 Tranmere Rovers
18 Monkey connection – songs recorded by Arctic Monkeys, Blow Monkeys and The Monkees
19 Hope And Glory
20 Suzuki
21 Larkspur
22 Anne Robinson
23 Rwanda
24 San Jose
25 Austria
26 Belgium
27 Dresden
28 Catamaran
29 Gambia
30 They possess different coloured eyes