ODDS AND ENDS

1 In which series of films did Charles Bronson play Paul Kersey?

2 Pyot is an alternative name for which bird?

3 Which sport or game is featured on a Cluedo board game?

4 What is the alternative six letter name for a groundhog?

5 William Crawford and Sons are the official suppliers of what to the Queen?

6 On May 4th 1982 what was the one word front page headline of the Sun newspaper?

7 Which brand of beer shares its name with the largest island in the Azores?

8 What is a toponym?

9 What name for the devil is derived from the Hebrew for adversary?

10 Who was born in 1911, married in 1926, died in 1934 and portrayed on film in 1967?

11 Who was appointed Principle Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic in 2002?

12 Which 2004 film documentary saw Morgan Spurlock eating McDonald’s takeaways for thirty days?

13 What is the name of the farmer in Bob the Builder?

14 What is the first name of Doc Holliday?

15 Who played Kevin Arnold in The Wonder Years?

16 With regard to sizes of paper, what is the most common use for the C series?

17 What nine letter P word derives from the Greek meaning imitator of all?

18 Which city is home to the headquarters of Tayside police?

19 Which metal is obtained from the ore galena?

20 The documentary To Be Perfectly Frank told of the making of which TV series?

21 Which Muppet would one be afraid of if suffering from batracphobia?

22 Which emblem of St Peter is often used in the names of public houses?

23 The name of which biblical figure means, father of the multitude?

24 In which country did Blue Nun wine originate?

25 Which super hero’s enemies included Dr Gloom and Appleman?

26 Which novel by Dan Brown is set against the election of a new Pope?

27 Which Sicilian port shares its name with a city in New York state?

28 Which TV series began life as a radio serial entitled The Scarecrow of Scatterbrook?

29 Who was the last surviving member of the Bronte sisters?

30 Which country has a name meaning Lion Mountains?

31 Which Carry On star played the first ever villain in Dr Who, a Time Lord called the Meddling Monk?

32 Which city did Dylan Thomas describe as an “ugly lovely town”?

33 What is the name of He Man’s battle cat tiger?

34 Which city did the Economist name as the most expensive city in the world in 2006?

35 In a TV interview which Bond movie did Sean Connery name as his favourite?

36 What is Compo’s first name in Last of the Summer Wine?

37 Whose affair with Guinevere destroyed the unity of King Arthur’s court?

38 Which role was played by Orlando Bloom in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy?

39 Which 28 year old was hung at Holloway Prison on July 13th, 1955?

40 What is the name of the strait that separates Tasmania from mainland Australia?
 

Answers

1 Deathwish

2 Magpie

3 Billiards

4 Marmot

5 Biscuits

6 Gotcha

7 San Miguel

8 A name derived from a place or region such as denim from De Nimes

9 Satan

10 Bonnie Parker

11 Sir Simon Rattle

12 Super Size Me

13 Farmer Pickles

14 John

15 Fred Savage

16 Envelopes

17 Pantomime

18 Dundee

19 Lead

20 Some Mothers Do Ave Em

21 Kermit the frog, fear of frogs

22 Cross Keys

23 Abraham

24 Germany

25 Bananaman

26 Angels and Demons

27 Syracuse

28 Worzel Gummidge

29 Charlotte Bronte

30 Sierra Leone

31 Peter Butterworth

32 Swansea

33 Kringer

34 Oslo

35 From Russia with Love

36 William

37 Sir Lancelot

38 Legolas

39 Ruth Ellis

40 Bass Straits