Ranks and Titles

1 Under what name did Ray Burns have a number one hit single?

2 Who wears a red polka dot jersey in the Tour de France?

3 By what title was John Sholto Douglas otherwise known?

4 Which novel is sub-titled The Story of a Man of Character?

5 What title was held by the writer who created the Scarlet Pimpernel?

6 What is the name of Shakespeare’s King of the Fairies?

7 What is the name of Shakespeare’s Queen of the Fairies?

8 Which character is voiced by Cameron Diaz in Shrek?

9 Which soul band topped the charts in the 70s with Three Times a Lady?

10 Who created Lord Peter Wimsey?

11 Who played the title role in the 1991 film comedy King Ralph?

12 Who married the Earl of Bothwell in 1567?

13 Under what name did Lord Tweedsmuir write several novels?

14 What was the name of the backing band of Sam the Sham?

15 Who is the King of the gods in Roman mythology?

16 Which fictional character was often heard exclaiming, “plundering porpoises”?

17 Who gave a famous speech that began with the words, “I have a dream”?

18 Which John Fowles novel was adapted into a film starring Meryl Streep?

19 Who wrote the novel The Count of Monte Cristo?

20 By what nickname was William Joyce known in World War II?

21 By what title is Marmaduke Bunkerton otherwise known?

22 Who was elected as MP for Huntingdon in 1979?

23 Who played General Melchett in Blackadder Goes Forth?

24 Who wrote the novel The Prince and the Pauper?

25 In which 2005 film did Willie Nelson play Uncle Jesse?

ANSWERS TO RANKS AND TITLES

1 Captain Sensible
2 The King of the Hill
3 The Marquis of Queensbury
4 The Mayor of Casterbridge
5 Baroness (Orczy)
6 Oberon
7 Titania
8 Princess Fiona
9 The Commodores
10 Dorothy L Sayers
11 John Goodman
12 Mary Queen of Scots
13 John Buchan
14 The Pharaohs
15 Jupiter
16 Captain Pugwash
17 Martin Luther King
18 The French Lieutenant’s Woman
19 Alexandre Dumas
20 Lord Haw Haw
21 Lord Snooty
22 John Major
23 Stephen Fry
24 Mark Twain
25 The Dukes of Hazzard