B IS FOR …

BIRDS

1 What W is an alternative name for the common kestrel?

2 In old English what bird was known as the chatterpie?

3 What is the national bird of Iran?

4 What bird is traditionally used as the symbol for peace?

5 Name the six birds given as gifts in the twelve days of Christmas?

 

BOOKS
 

1 In which Roald Dahl novel are the parents of James Henry Trotter swallowed by a rhino?

2 In which novel by F Scott Fitzgerald sees Jay infatuated with Daisy?

3 Who preceded Bilbo Baggins as the bearer of the ring?

4 Which Nicholas Evans novel of 1995 was inspired by an American horse trainer called Buck Brannaman?

5 Which series of novels by Enid Bliyton features the characters of Larry, Pip, Daisy, Fatty and Bets?

 

BRITAIN

1 Abertawe is the Welsh name for which city?

2 What is the county of origin of Blue Vinney cheese?

3 On which major river does Leeds stand?

4 In Scotland what is known as the capital of the Highlands?

5 Which work by Gilbert and Sullivan is sub-titled The Slave of Duty?

 

BLACK

1 What nickname was given to the date of October 19, 1987?

2 What is the alternative name of the 4th Royal Highland Regiment?

3 Who played the role of Agent Z in The Men in Black movies?

4 Where did Captain Clayton and Captain Buchanan both die in 1756?

5 Which sports stars autobiography is entitled, How Long’s The Course?

 

BLUE

1 Which Scottish mountain range has a name that means, blue rock heap?

2 A Russian Blue is a breed of what?

3 Which shade of blue is so named as it was the colour of uniforms worn in the 18th century by sailors?

4 Which heritage railway line operates steam trains between Sheffield Park and Kingscote in Sussex?

5 Which children’s characters are said to be born once in a blue moon?

 

Answers for Birds

1 Windhover

2 Magpie

3 Nighingale

4 Dove

5 Partridge, turtle doves, French hens, calling birds, geese a laying, swans a swimming

 

Answers to Books

1 James and the Giant Peach

2 The Great Gatsby

3 Smeagal

4 The Horse Whisperer

5 The Five Find Outers

 

Answers to Britain

1 Swansea

2 Dorset

3 River Aire

4 Inverness

5 The Pirates of Penzance

Answers to Black

1 Black Monday

2 The Black Watch

3 Rip Torn

4 Black Hole of Calcutta

5 Roger Black

Answers to Blue

1 Cairngorms

2 Cat

3 Navy blue

4 The Bluebell Railway

5 Smurfs

 

B IS FOR…

BEASTS

1 Which animal is called cullawine by Australian Aborigines?

2 Which variety of swan is so named because its cry is often compared to a French horn?

3 Who wrote the poem The Walrus and the Carpenter?

4 What B word is the collective noun for a group of hippos?

5 What bird is the official symbol of The Hague in the Netherlands?

 

BATMAN

1 What are the names of Bruce Wayne’s parents?

2 By what name is the villain Dr Victor Fries otherwise known?

3 In which state of the USA is the fictional Gotham City located?

4 When Adam West played Batman, who played Robin?

5 Beneath which building is the Batcave located?

 

BANANAS

1 Who directed and starred in the 1971 comedy Bananas?

2 Which Bond movie is also the name of a variety of banana?

3 What are the names of the four members of the TV pop group The Banana Splits?

4 What is the secret identity of Bananaman?

5 Which song contains the line, “Hide the deadly black tarantula”?

 

BOARD GAMES

1 How many rooms are on a Cluedo board?

2 Which square on a Monopoly board is flanked by Vine Street and the Strand?

3 What colour are the art and literature questions in Trivial Pursuit?

4 How many points is the letter J worth in Scrabble?

5 Which world domination board game was created by Albert Lamorisse?

 

BARCELONA

1 Of which area of Spain is Barcelona the capital?

2 Who collaborated with Freddie Mercury on the hit record Barcelona?

3 Which airport, the second largest in Spain, serves the city of Barcelona?

4 Who do Barcelona FC play in the Barcelona derby?

5 At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics which American teenager won a gold medal for the Ladies Tennis Singles?

 

Answers to Beasts

1 Koala bear

2 Trumpeter swan

3 Lewis Carroll

4 Bloat

5 White stork

Answers to Batman

1 Thomas and Martha

2 Mr Freeze

3 New Jersey

4 Burt Ward

5 Wayne Manor

Answers to Bananas

1 Woody Allen

2 Goldfinger

3 Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper, Snorky

4 Eric Twinge, also known as Eric the schoolboy and originally called Eric Wimp

5 The Banana Boat Song


 

Answers to Board Games

1 Nine

2 Free Parking

3 Brown

4 Eight

5 Risk

Answers to Barcelona

1 Catalonia

2 Montserrat Caballe

3 El Pratt

4 Espanyol

5 Jennifer Capriati