Speed Round Set Three
London Town
Identify the London landmarks from their
initials. Each was used as a property in the 2005 Here and Now London edition of
Monopoly
1 LE
2 NH
3 CW
4 HA
5 PRM
6 HA
7 TM
8 HP
9 CG
10 TCR
INITIAL THOUGHTS
Which authors penned the following novels?
Each author has initials in their name e.g. TS Eliot and JK Rowling
1 Sons And Lovers
2 The Silmarillion
3 The Island of Dr Moreau
4 The Admirable Crichton
5 The Magician’s Nephew
6 The Darling Buds of May
7 The Catcher in the Rye
8 The Go Between
9 Anne of Green Gables
10 Empire of the Sun
INSTRUMENTAL
Which musical instruments are
most closely associated with the following entertainers?
1 Nigel Kennedy
2 Julian Lloyd Webber
3 Larry Adler
4 Julian Bream
5 James Galway
6 Louis Armstrong
7 Jelly Roll Morton
8 Benny Goodman
9 Sonny Rollins
10 Kid Ory
Answers to London landmarks
1 London Eye
2 Notting Hill
3 Canary Wharf
4 Hammersmith Apollo
5 Portobello Road Market
6 Heathrow Airport
7 Tate Modern
8 Hyde Park
9 Covent Garden
10 Tottenham Court Road
Answers to Initial Authors
1 DH Lawrence
2 JRR Tolkien
3 HG Wells
4 JM Barrie
5 CS Lewis
6 HE Bates
7 JD Salinger
8 LP Hartley
9 LM Montgomery
10 JG Ballard
Answers to Instrumental
1 Violin
2 Cello
3 Harmonica
4 Guitar
5 Flute
6 Trumpet
7 Piano
8 Clarinet
9 Saxophone
10 Trombone
A IS FOR ALBUM
Which artists recorded the
following albums?
1 All Mod Cons
2 Automatic For The People
3 Atom Heart Mother
4 Achtung Baby
5 Atlantic Crossing
6 Aftermath
7 Abbey Road
8 Aladdin Sane
9 Appetite for Destruction
10 Astral Weeks
GERMANIC
From the initial letters given
what are the 10 most common surnames in Germany?
1 M
2 S
3 S
4 F
5 M
6 W
7 S
8 W
9 B
10 H
180!!
Identify the darts players
from their nicknames
1 The Viking
2 The Crafty Cockney
3 The Limestone Cowboy
4 The Power
5 The Milky Bar Kid
6 The Count
7 Mr Glitter
8 Old Stone Face
9 The Undertaker
10 Darth Maple
Answers to Albums
1 The Jam
2 REM
3 Pink Floyd
4 U2
5 Rod Stewart
6 Rolling Stones
7 Beatles
8 David Bowie
9 Guns N Roses
10 Van Morrison
Answers to German surnames
1 Muller
2 Schmidt
3 Schneider
4 Fischer
5 Meyer
6 Weber
7 Schulz
8 Wagner
9 Becker
10 Hoffmann
Answers to Darts Players
1 Andy Fordham
2 Eric Bristow
3 Bob Anderson
4 Phil Taylor
5 Keith Deller
6 Ted Hankey
7 Bobby George
8 John Lowe
9 Dick Van Dijk
10 John Part
POLITICALLY CORRECT
The answers to the following
10 questions all contain the surname of a US President
1 Who recorded the album The Kick Inside?
2 What is the state capital of Wisconsin?
3 Which entertainer is known as the Rochdale Cowboy?
4 What is the highest mountain in North America?
5 Who topped the UK singles charts for 16 weeks in 1991?
6 Who was the first female Welsh singer to top the US singles charts?
7 What is the state capital of Nebraska?
8 Who was the first black actor to win two acting Oscars?
9 Who played the leading lady in the film Bus Stop?
10 Who won a Best Actor Oscar in the 60s for
his portrayal of Henry Higgins?
ORGAN MUSIC
Who recorded the following
songs?
1 Too Many Broken Hearts in 1989
2 Over My Shoulder in 1995
3 We Close Our Eyes in 1985
4 Take That Look Off Your Face in 1980
5 Legs in 1985
6 Our Lips Are Sealed in 1983
7 Finger of Suspicion in 1984
8 Under Your Thumb in 1981
9 World Shut Your Mouth in 1986
10 Fall At Your Feet in 1991
COLLECTIVELY SPEAKING
What words beginning with P
can be used as collective nouns for the following?
1 Lions
2 Parrots
3 Dolphins
4 Owls
5 Ducks
6 Hedgehogs
7 Asses
8 Turtle doves
9 Wolves
10 Strawberries
Answers to Politically Correct
1 Kate BUSH
2 MADISON
3 Mike HARDING
4 Mount MCKINLEY
5 Bryan ADAMS
6 Bonnie TYLER
7 LINCOLN
8 Denzel WASHINGTON
9 Marilyn MONROE
10 Rex HARRISON
Answers to Organ Music
1 Jason Donovan
2 Mike and the Mechanics
3 Go West
4 Marti Webb
5 ZZ Top
6 Fun Boy Three
7 Dickie Valentine
8 Godley & Crème
9 Julian Cope
10 Crowded House
Answers to Collective Nouns
1 Pride
2 Pandemonium
3 Pod
4 Parliament
5 Paddling
6 Prickle
7 Pace
8 Pitying
9 Pack
10 Punnet
ONLY ANAGRAMS
Unravel the anagrams to give
the names of 10 singers
1 ONLY RACISM
2 DIED SORTING
3 A NAKED ISLE
4 A NOON CONSIDER
5 RAMBLE BOY
6 LAKE OF NIRVANA
7 RIGHT MADLY
8 KEY EMU OILING
9 RAMBLE REPORT
10 A CHANTY CRAMP
ONLY ANAGRAMS
Unravel the anagrams to give
the names of 10 literary characters
1 JAM PAN REEL
2 BAG RISE
3 NEARLY OWES
4 MARRY HER LAP
5 SOVIET TWIRL
6 ORDEAL BOY
7 A SONGBIRD FOG
8 MENDS A JOB
9 ULCERS MENU
10 SICK BURIALS
ONLY ANAGRAMS
Unravel the anagrams to give
the names of 10 Coronation Street characters
1 BROWN LEAK
2 HIDDEN GOAL
3 A BREED OR RUSTY
4 WARTY CULTS
5 EASTERN LINE
6 SNEERS BAD
7 A SHEEP SNARL
8 LOOSE A PAY CHECK
9 TRY DUTCH WORKER
10 SPEEDING RUNT
Answers to singer anagrams
1 Carly Simon
2 Otis Redding
3 Neil Sedaka
4 Sinead O’Connor
5 Bob Marley
6 Frankie Avalon
7 Marty Wilde
8 Kylie Minogue
9 Robert Palmer
10 Tracy Chapman
Answers to Literary anagrams
1 Jane Marple
2 Big Ears
3 Ron Weasley
4 Harry Palmer
5 Oliver Twist
6 Boo Radley
7 Frodo Baggins
8 James Bond
9 Uncle Remus
10 Sirius Black
Answers to Street anagrams
1 Ken Barlow
2 Hilda Ogden
3 Audrey Roberts
4 Curly Watts
5 Elsie Tanner
6 Des Barnes
7 Ena Sharples
8 Ashley Peacock
9 Terry Duckworth
10 Spider Nugent