A TRICKY TWENTY

1 Which British sitcom was remade for the American market under the title of Stand By Your Man?

2 By what nickname is the TV comedy character Timothy Underwood better known?

3 Which city is called Al-Qahirah in the Arabic language?

4 In 2005 in what context did Stan follow Rita?

5 How many German Popes preceded the current German Pope?

6 Of whose funeral in 1658 did John Evelyn write, “It was the joyfullest funeral I ever did see, for there were none that cried but dogs”?

7 Which TV sitcom featured a public house called The Skinners Arms?

8 Which brand of beer is sold in a bottle known as the Beugle?

9 What was the name of Francis Drake’s ship in which he battled against the Spanish Armada?

10 Who played the role of Nancy in the Oscar winning musical Oliver?

11 Le Prix Goncourt is the French counterpart of which award?

12 Which city is home to a 5500 seat theatre named after Karl Marx?

13 Who was the first woman to win a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys?

14 Which current (2006) Premiership football club were founded via a team representing the St Andrews Church Sunday School?

15 Erias Park and the Victorian Pier are both located in which British coastal resort?

16 Who did Michel Gay play in the 2006 film The Queen?

17 Amy Prentiss was a spin off from which TV crime drama?

18 Which four African countries were founding members of the United Nations?

19 Which pop group recorded the greatest hits album Lets Make This Precious?

20 In Jewish tradition which fruit is a symbol for righteousness as it was said to have 613 seeds corresponding to the 613 commandments of the Torah?

Answers

1 Birds of a Feather

2 Lukewarm in Porridge

3 Cairo

4 Names of hurricanes

5 Eight

6 Oliver Cromwell

7 Steptoe and Son

8 Grolsch

9 HMS Revenge

10 Shari Wallis

11 Booker Prize

12 Havana

13 Ella Fitzgerald

14 Fulham

15 Colwyn Bay

16 Dodi Fayed

17 A Man Called Ironside

18 Egypt, South Africa, Ethiopia, Liberia

19 Dexy’s Midnight Runners

20 Pomegranate