River Riddles

1 What did Carlton TV Company replace in England?

2 Which song opens with the line, “Life goes on day after day”?

3 Who played the role of Chris Chambers in the 1986 film Stand by Me?

4 How are the infamous duo Parker and Barrow otherwise known?

5 In which film did Alec Guinness play Colonel Nicholson?

6 Which war witnessed the Battle of River Plate?

7 Which musical features the song Ol’ Man River?

8 What is the longest river in North America?

9 Which football club moved from Ayresome Park to the Riverside Stadium?

10 Which river runs alongside Luxor Temple?

11 Who penned the autobiography Can We Talk?

12 Which Italian river shares its name with one of the Teletubbies?

13 Which river was instrumental in forming the Grand Canyon?

14 Which river does Washington DC stand on?

15 Which river does Britain’s longest suspension bridge span?

16 Which capital city is found at the point where the White Nile meets the Blue Nile?

17 Which river forms a natural border between the USA and Mexico?

18 Who is the wife of the song writer Tony Hatch?

19 Which children’s TV show featured the character of Hammy Hamster?

20 Which pop singer was born Charles Westover?

21 Which river has a name that means, River of Sheep?

22 On which river does the city of Cologne stand?

23 Which character did Paul Darrow play in Blake’s Seven?

24 On which song did Paul Gascoine collaborate with Lindisfarne?

25 Which female artist topped the charts with the song Orinoco Flow?

ANSWERS

1 Thames TV
2 Ferry Cross the Mersey
3 River Phoenix
4 Bonnie and Clyde
5 Bridge on the River Kwai
6 World War II
7 Showboat
8 Mississippi
9 Middlesbrough
10 Nile
11 Joan Rivers
12 Po
13 Colorado
14 Potomac
15 Humber
16 Khartoum
17 Rio Grande
18 Jackie Trent
19 Tales of the Riverbank
20 Del Shannon
21 Danube
22 Rhine
23 Avon
24 Fog on the Tyne
25 Enya