Four Letter Words
The answers to the next 10 question all
contain 4 letters
1 What is the colour of the largest species of kangaroo?
2 In the Bible who left the whole world to his three sons in his will?
3 Which country has the capital city of Muscat?
4 What is the first name of Miss Marple?
5 Which classic novel features Donwell Abbey, the home of Mr Knightley?
6 Which saint’s day falls on October 18?
7 Which song opens with the line,” When I was younger so much younger than today”?
8 To which bird family does the jay belong?
9 Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon. What comes next?
10 What is the name of the Roman Goddess of
the Moon?
Old New Borrowed and Blue
The questions or answers to the next set
contain a reference to one of the above words
1 Which Dickens novel features the character of Little Nell?
2 What was fronted by Whispering Bob Harris from 1972-1979?
3 Who penned The Old Man and the Sea?
4 How were Lyn, Marty, Eve, Peter and Paul collectively known?
5 Which 17th military force was led by Thomas Fairfax?
6 Which 1992 film sequel is subtitled Lost in New York?
7 Who created the Borrowers?
8 What title is shared by a Bobby Vinton hit and a film directed by David lynch?
9 Which children’s characters are said to be born once in a blue moon?
10 Who recorded the album Old New Borrowed
and Blue?
Songs from the Heart
Identify the song titles from the lyrics. All
101 titles have a “hearty” connection
1 Treat me nice, treat me good
2 The weather man says fine today
3 My expectations may be high, I blame it on my youth
4 Would take me in his arms and love me too
5 Beating together till the end of time
6 Once I had love and it was a gas
7 The fruits of love grow all around
8 I wanna shout about it and tell the world about it
9 Well since my baby left me I found a new place to dwell
10 And with each glass of wine I feel a glow
Answers to 4 letter words
1 Grey
2 Noah
3 Oman
4 Jane
5 Emma
6 Luke
7 Help
8 Crow
9 Zeta
10 Luna
Answers to Old New etc
1 The Old Curiosity Shop
2 The Old Grey Whistle Test
3 The Old Man and the Sea
4 New Seekers
5 New Model army
7 Mary Norton
8 Blue Velvet
9 Smurfs
10 Slade
Answers to Heart Songs
1 Wooden Heart
2 Raining in my Heart
3 A Good Heart
4 Anyone Who Had a Heart
5 Two Hearts
6 Heart of Glass
7 What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
8 This Old Heart of Mine
9 Heartbreak Hotel
10 Let the Heartaches Begin
Four Letter Words
The answers to the next 10 questions all
contain four letters
1 What is the French word for green?
2 What is added to copper to make brass?
3 What is the collective noun for a group of leopards?
4 In which sport is the Cowdray Park Gold Cup contested?
5 What is the name of Postman Pat’s black and white cat?
6 Which bird has the best sense of smell?
7 What is mysophobia the fear of?
8 What is the former name of Thailand?
9 What is Cinderella’s first name?
10 Who is the Patron Saint of Norway?
Phonetically Speaking
Identify the five artists that had hits with
the following songs. All five artists have a name containing a word that is
featured in the NATO phonetic alphabet
1 Big In Japan
2 The Living Years
3 Germ Free Adolescent
4 Behind Closed Doors
5 The Killing Moon
Identify the five songs from the lyrics
provided. All five song titles contain a word that features in the phonetic
alphabet
6 I first produced my pistol
7 He’s underneath the window, she’s singing hey la my boyfriend’s back
8 The one you said I could do without
9 On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
10 Standing wet and naked in the garden
All the World’s a Stage
In which Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musicals
did the following songs feature?
1 I Don’t Know How To Love Him
2 Old Deuteronomy
3 Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
4 Poor Poor Pharaoh
5 All I Ask Of You
6 The Perfect Year
7 Love Changes Everything
8 No Matter What
9 Lotta Locomotion
10 Capped Teeth, Caesar Salad
Answers to Four Letter Words
1 Vert
2 Zinc
3 Leap
4 Polo
5 Jess
6 Kiwi
7 Dirt
8 Siam
9 Ella
10 Olaf
Answers to Phonetics
1 Alphaville
2 Mike and the Mechanics
3 X Ray Spex
4 Charlie Rich
5 Echo and the Bunnymen
6 Whiskey in the Jar
7 Romeo and Juliet
8 Papa Don’t Preach
9 Hotel California
10 Delta Lady
Answers to Lloyd Webber Musicals
1 Jesus Christ Superstar
2 Cats
3 Evita
4 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
5 Phantom of the Opera
6 Sunset Boulevard
7 Aspects of Love
8 Whistle Down the Wind
9 Starlight Express
10 Song and Dance
V is for Victory
The answers to the next 10 questions all
begin with the letter V
1 What four letter name is given to the blade of a windmill?
2 What is the Italian word for wasp?
3 What is the alternative name of copper acetate?
4 Who liked the Remington shaver so much he bought the company?
5 What is the nickname of Port Vale FC?
6 What is the name of the Roman God of Fire?
7 Canine = dog, what word equates to fox?
8 What is Europe’s longest river?
9 What is the capital of Lithuania?
10 Which 1960 film was based on the novel The
Midwich Cuckoos?
Animal Magic
In 2003, the TV network Animal Planet picked its 50 Greatest TV Animals
Identify the 10 below from their initials and
position in the list
1 F the C at number 46
2 C the CEL at number 39
3 YB at number 37
4 WW at number 21
5 BB at number 11
6 GB at number 10
7 ME at number 4
8 F at number 3
9 K the F at number 2
10 L at number 1
What’s in A Name?
Identify the surname of the characters played
by the following actors in the given sitcoms
1 James Bolam in Only When I Laugh
2 Bill Pertwee in Dads Army
3 Richard O’Sullivan in Robin’s Nest
4 Trevor Bannister in Are You Being Served
5 Ade Edmondson in Bottom
6 Peter Kay in Phoenix Nights (in a wheelchair)
7 Stephen Lewis in On the Buses
8 Rowan Atkinson in The Thin Blue Line
9 Chris Barrie in Red Dwarf
10 Richard Beckinsale in Rising Damp
Answers to V Words
1 Vane
2 Vespa
3 Verdigris
4 Victor Kiam
5 Valiants
6 Vulcan
7 Vulpine
8 Volga
9 Vilnius
10 Village of the Damned
Answers to TV Animals
1 Felix the Cat
2 Clarence the Cross Eyed Lion
3 Yogi Bear
4 Woody Woodpecker
5 Bugs Bunny
6 Gentle Ben
7 Mr Ed
8 Flipper
9 Kermit the Frog
10 Lassie
Answers to Sitcom Surnames
1 Figgis
2 Hodges
3 Tripp
4 Lucas
5 Hitler
6 Potter
7 Blake
8 Fowler
9 Rimmer
10 Moore
A Good Read
March 1st, 2007 marked the 10th anniversary
of World Book Day. To mark the anniversary a survey was conducted in Britain to
find the 10 books that the nation could not live without. Identify the top 10
from the initials and clues provided.
1 PAP
2 LOTR
3 JE
4 The HP series
5 TKAM
6 The B
7 WH
8= HDM by Philip Pullman
8= A 4 digit number
10 GE
Husbands and Wives
In which movies did the following pairs play
husband and wives in the given years?
1 Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall in 1980
2 Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow in 1995
3 Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand in 2004
4 Michael Douglas and Anne Archer in 1987
5 Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in 1989
6 Robin Williams and Caroline Goodhall in 1991
7 Kevin Costner and Sissy Spacek in 1991
8 Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer in 2000
9 Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson in 2003
10 Mel Gibson and Rene Russo in 1997
Out of Africa
In 2004 a survey named the 100 Greatest Ever
South Africans. Name the 10 below from their initials and position in the top
100. Additional clue. The 5 marked ** are from the world of sport
1 At number 90- JS **
2 At number 66- ZB **
3 At number 56- CR
4 At number 37- EE **
5 At number 12- CT
6 At number 11- HC **
7 At number 9- JS
8 At number 8- GP **
9 At number 2- CB
10 At number 1- NM
Answers to A Good Read
1 Pride and Prejudice
2 Lord of the Rings
3 Jane Eyre
4 Harry Potter
5 To Kill a Mockingbird
6 The Bible
7 Wuthering Heights
8=His Dark Materials
8= 1984
10 Great Expectations
Answers to Husbands and Wives
1 The Shining
2 Seven
3 Meet the Fockers
4 Fatal Attraction
5 War of the Roses
6 Hook
7 JFK
8 What Lies Beneath
9 Love Actually
10 Ransom
Answers to South Africans
1 Jody Scheckter
2 Zola Budd
3 Cecil Rhodes
4 Ernie Els
5 Charlize Theron
6 Hansie Cronje
7 Jan Smuts
8 Gary Player
9 Christiaan Barnard
10 Nelson Mandela