Dirty Dozens
Dirty Dozen of Pop Music
1 Who was the oldest person to top the UK singles charts in the 20th century?
2 Which duo originally performed under the name of Caesar and Cleo?
3 Which album by Blur shared its title with a 1960s movie?
4 Who was a founder member of The Move, ELO and Wizzard?
5 Which singer and actor was born Terence Nelhams?
6 In which band did Mike D’Abo replace Paul Jones as lead singer?
7 Which chart topping band was originally called Angel and the Snakes?
8 Which group took their name from the heraldic word for silver?
9 Who was the first Russian act to top the UK singles charts?
10 Which enduring rock band was originally named Satan’s Jesters?
11 Who was the first black man to top the UK singles charts?
12 Who was the first black woman to top the UK singles charts?
Answers
1. Louis Armstrong
2. Sonny and Cher
3. The Great Escape
4. Roy Wood
5. Adam Faith
6. Manfred Mann
7. Blondie
8. Argent
9. Tatu
10. The Rolling Stones
11. Harry Belafonte
12. Winifred Atwell
The Dirty Dozen of Sport
1 Who was the first footballer to receive a knighthood?
2 Which English rugby union team took their name from the historical enemies of the Crusaders?
3 In golf, what does a stimpmeter measure?
4 Which former Wimbledon champion was nicknamed, The Leaning Tower of Pasadena?
5 Who introduced a radical technique for the high jump in 1968?
6 Which boxing world champion was nicknamed, The Easton Assassin?
7 Who was the first French driver to be crowned Formula One world champion?
8 In which sport is a drawn contest decided by a sudden death play off known as, La Belle?
9 Which Grand National winning horse of the 1980s was named after a lighthouse?
10 In which sport other than cricket did WG Grace captain England?
11 Who was the first snooker player to record a televised 147 break?
12 In what year of the 20th century did two
Uniteds contest the FA Cup final?
Answers
1. Stanley Matthews
2. Saracens
3. The pace of the green
4. Stan Smith
5. Dick Fosbury
6. Larry Holmes
7. Alain Prost
8. Fencing
9. Corbiere
10. Bowls
11. Steve Davis
12. 1999, Newcastle and Manchester
The Dirty Dozen of TV
1 Who was the first man to be seen on Channel 4?
2 What was the name of the first Blue Peter dog?
3 What is the name of the home planet of the Daleks?
4 Which comedy series was set in the Bayview Retirement Home?
5 Which horse was owned by Wilbur Post?
6 In which US state is the comedy show Roseanne set?
7 Who piloted Supercar?
8 In which series do the cast live on Wisteria Lane?
9 Who played the title role in the detective series Cannon?
10 How are contestants referred to on the quiz show Mastermind?
11 Which character in Star Trek had the first name of Hikaru?
12 Who wrote and performed the theme song for One Foot in the Grave?
Answers
1. Richard Whitely
2. Petra
3. Skaro
4. Waiting for God
5. Mr Ed
6. Illinois
7. Mike Mercury
8. Desperate Housewives
9. William Conrad
10. Contenders
11. Mr Sulu
12. Eric Idle
The Dirty Dozen of Films
1 Which was the only black and white film of the 1960s to win Best Film Oscar?
2 Who voiced the character of Sully in Monsters Inc.?
3 Which actress was born Gladys Smith?
4 Who acquired the nickname of The English Marilyn Monroe?
5 From whose novel was the film Dr Doolittle adapted?
6 Which Hollywood superstar has the unusual middle name of Columcille?
7 Which film was advertised with the tag line, “The love affair that shook the world”?
8 Who performed the theme for the Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies?
9 Which character was played by Charles Hawtrey in the film Carry On Spying?
10 In which city is the film Cabaret set?
11 In which film did the central family own a pet dog called E Buzz?
12 Which series of major box office movies
were based on the books of Terry Brooks?
Answers
1. The Apartment
2. John Goodman
3. Mary Pickford
4. Diana Dors
5. Hugh Lofting
6. Mel Gibson
7. Cleopatra
8. Sheryl Crow
9. James Bind
10. Berlin
11. Poltergeist
12. Star Wars
The Dirty Dozen of Literature
1 Which novel opens with the line, “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again”?
2 Which Dickens novel is sub-titled, The Parish Boys Progress?
3 Who penned the autobiography Trowel and Error?
4 What does the AA stand for in the name of AA Milne?
5 Who was the lead character in 89 stories by Erle Stanley Gardner?
6 Which animals were used to torture Winston Smith in the novel 1984?
7 Where can one view a poem entitled, The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus?
8 Which of the Seven Dwarfs can be described as narcoleptic?
9 Which TV drama was based on a novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder?
10 Which writer created the character of Pinocchio?
11 Which girls name was created by JM Barrie for the novel Peter Pan?
12 On whose life was the Arthur Miller play
After the Fall based?
Answers
1. Rebecca
2. Oliver Twist
3. Alan Titchmarsh
4. Alan Alexander
5. Perry Mason
6. Rats
7. On the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty
8. Sleepy
9. Little House on the Prairie
10. Carlo Collidi
11. Wendy
12. Marilyn Monroe