Congratulations to Andy Bacon of Pinxton, Notts the winner of the October Monthly Prize Quiz.

November prize quiz is now open with the first all correct entry opened on December 5th, receiving a £50 WH Smiths book token. See link for Monthly prize quiz on home page.

Entry fee to win this prize is a mere £1 and all entries with details of your name and address and enclosed entry fee (in the form of a £1 coin) should be sent to;
Quizzy Heights PO BOX 208 Oswaldtwistle Accrington BB59AG.

October Prize quiz with answers

1 What does the D stand for in the name of the singer kd Lang?         Dawn

2 Which former US President died on Jan 22, 1973?         Lyndon B Johnson

3 In which film did Nicolas Cage play Dr Stanley Goodspeed?         The Rock

4 Who, assassinated in 1916 was the subject of a 1978 hit for Boney M?         Rasputin

5 “Living in a powder keg and giving off sparks” Line from which song?         Total Eclipse of the Heart

6 Who played Muriel in the film Muriel’s Wedding?         Toni Collette

7 What is the state capital of Pennsylvania?         Harrisburg

8 Which Shakespeare play opens with the word Boatswain?         The Tempest

9 Which bird provides part of the name of the Superbowl winners in 2001?         Raven i.e. Baltimore Ravens

10 What was the surname of Don Estelle’s character in It Ain’t Half Hot Mum?         Sugden



11 Which member of TLC died in 2002?         Lisa Left Eye Lopes

12 In which film did Kevin Costner appear alongside a dog called Two Socks?         Dances with Wolves

13 Which Dickens novel features a barber called Paul Sweedlepipe?         Martin Chuzzlewit

14 Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge. Which household item comes next?         Hoover i.e. US presidents

15 Which US state is nicknamed the Sooner State?         Oklahoma

16 Which war witnessed the 1938 Battle of Ebro River?         Spanish Civil War

17 Which Welsh pop star was born Michael Barratt?         Shakin’ Stevens

18 What is the home planet of the Daleks?         Skaro

19 What fruit is mentioned in the opening line of the novel of Mary Poppins?         Cherry

20 Which rock star was born William Broad?         Billy Idol