C IS FOR…

CRICKET

1 Which county cricket limited overs team are known as The Sabres?

2 Who was born on September 18th, 1970 in the Yorkshire town of Monk Bretton?

3 Which English Test star of yesteryear had a number of nicknames including, Arkle and the Clown Prince of Cricket?


CARS – What cars have been advertised with the following slogans?

4 Once driven forever smitten

5 Power, Beauty and Soul

6 The spirit of American style


CARTOONS

7 Which was the first cartoon creation of Walt Disney?

8 Which car was driven by Luke and Blubber in Wacky Races?

9 Which prehistoric cartoon character is accompanied by the Teen Angels?


COUNTIES

10 What is the county town of Essex?

11 Which English county’s famed picturesque coastline is known as, the Jurassic Coast?

12 Which Irish county was formerly known as the Kingdom of Osraige?


CHEESE

13 What is the alternative name of the Windowleaf, so named due to the many holes in its leaves?

14 How does the name of the cheese Dolcelatte translate into English?

15 Which cheese was named after a French town in the region of Normandy?


COMPUTERS

16 In which city is the headquarters of Microsoft?

17 Which novel features a computer called Deep Thought?

18 What was the name of the computer that defeated chess champion Gary Kasparov in 1997?


CLOTHES

19 The name of which brand of denim jeans derived from an alternative name for a horse herder?

20 Who introduced her Pirate Collection fashion range in 1981?

21 Who penned the book Men Without Ties?


CELEBRITIES

22 Who was the first black woman to feature on the front cover of the magazine Vogue?

23 Who designed the wedding dress for Madonna when she tied the knot with Guy Ritchie?

24 Who became Mrs Keith Urban in 2006?


COLLECTIVE NOUNS – All beginning with C, what is the collective noun for a group of…

25 Finches

26 Badgers

27 Partridges


CONNECTIONS – What provides a connection between?

28 Anthony Hopkins, Pete Duel and George Peppard

29 Eat the Rich in 1987, How I Won the War in 1967, That’ll Be The Day in 1973 and The Life of Brian in 1979

30 The second wife of Henry VIII, The Standard of Richard II and a 1066 battle

 

Answers


1 Somerset

2 Darren Gough

3 Derek Randall

4 Vauxhall

5 Aston Martin

6 Buick

7 Oswald the rabbit

8 Arkansas Chugabug

9 Captain Caveman

10 Chelmsford

11 Dorset

12 Kilkenny

13 Swiss Cheese plant

14 Sweet milk

15 Camembert

16 Seattle

17 Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

18 Deep Blue

19 Wrangler

20 Vivienne Westwood

21 Gianni Versace

22 Naomi Campbell

23 Stella McCartney

24 Nicole Kidman

25 Charm

26 Cete

27 Covey

28 All played a character called Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, Hannibal Heyes, Hannibal Smith)

29 All films starring the Fab Four (McCartney, Lennon, Starr & Harrison respectively)

30 Connection is London football grounds

Second wife of Henry VIII – Anne Boleyn for Boleyn Ground ( West Ham)

Standard of Richard II – White Hart for White Hart Lane ( Spurs)

Battle of Stamford Bridge (Chelsea)