A Job Lot

1 Which 1981 film starring Jack Nicholson was adapted from a novel by James M Cain?

2 What would your job be if you copyrighted your face by painting it on to an egg?

3 What is the seven letter American term for an estate agent?

4 What was Bradley Headstone’s occupation in the Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend?

5 Who is the patron saint of tax collectors?

6 What is the traditional occupation of a leprechaun?

7 Which TV sitcom was set at Hatley Railway Station?

8 Which Nazi henchman was nicknamed The Butcher of Lyon?

9 Who said, “An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her”?

10 Who painted The Haywain?

11 By what name is Fatboy Slim otherwise known?

12 What profession was followed by Michael Barrymore, Danny DeVito and Sid James prior to their showbiz careers?

13 Kitty Fisher was said to be London’s highest paid what in the 18th century?

14 Who illustrated the Winnie the Pooh books?

15 In which film did Robert De Niro play the role of Travis Bickle?

16 Which reggae singer had hits with the songs Wild World and Close to You?

17 Who wrote the novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy?

18 Which Australian TV series was set at the Albert Memorial Hospital?

19 In which TV drama did Wendy Craig play the role of Barbara Gray?

20 In which TV drama did Nerys Hughes play the role of Megan Roberts?

21 What would one’s profession be if a member of the trade union BALPA?

22 A 2004 advert in a London job centre offered the post of an optical illuminator enhancer. More commonly known as a what?

23 What is Trigger’s job in Only Fools and Horses?

24 How were Dr Venkman, Dr Spengler and Dr Stanz collectively known in the title of a film?

25 Which Shakespeare play features a carpenter, a weaver, a bellows mender, a tailor, a joiner and a tinker?

Answers to a Job Lot

1 The Postman Always Rings Twice
2 Circus clown
3 Realtor
4 School teacher
5 Matthew
6 Cobbler
7 Oh Dr Beeching
8 Klaus Barbie
9 Agatha Christie
10 John Constable
11 Norman Cook
12 Hairdressers
13 Prostitute
14 Ernest Shepherd
15 Taxi driver
16 Maxi Priest
17 John Le Carre
18 The Young Doctors
19 Nanny
20 The District Nurse
21 Airline pilot
22 Window cleaner
23 Road sweeper
24 Ghostbusters
25 A Midsummer Nights Dream