Novel Ideas
On whose novels were the following TV shows
based?
1 The Darling Buds of May
2 A Touch of Frost
3 Worzel Gummidge
4 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
5 Cadfael
6 Poldark
7 Lovejoy
8 Dr Finlay’s Casebook
9 Inspector Morse
10 Rich Man, Poor Man
Elton Enigmas
Who shared lead vocals with Elton John on the
following hits?
1 Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
2 I Saw Her Standing There
3 Through the Storm
4 Act of War
5 Slow Rivers
6 Written in the Stars
7 Flames of Paradise
8 Live Like Horses
9 Don’t Go Breaking my Heart (1976)
10 Don’t Go Breaking my Heart (1994)
Anagrammatically
Unravel the anagrams to give the name of
famous people who have made news headlines in 2007
1 HEALTHY SPITS
2 DO BRIDGE RAID
3 BREAD A WARMTH NEST
4 PAIN EASILY
5 A SLOT MACHINE INN
6 RIOT SENSIBLY
7 ROB DON WRONG
8 A WARTIME SORT
9 PRESBYTERIANS
10 JOSHING NIGH
Answers to TV novels
1 HE Bates
2 RD Wingfield
3 Barbara Euphan Todd
4 John Le Carre
5 Ellis Peters
6 Winston Graham
7 Jonathan Gash
8 AJ Cronin
9 Colin Dexter
10 Irwin Shaw
Answers to Elton Enigmas
1 George Michael
2 John Lennon
3 Aretha Franklin
4 Millie Jackson
5 Cliff Richard
6 LeAnn Rimes
7 Jennifer Rush
8 Luciano Pavarotti
9 Kiki Dee
10 RuPaul
Answers to Anagrams
1 Shilpa Shetty
2 Didier Drogba
3 Bernard Matthews
4 Ian Paisley
5 Anna Nicole Smith
6 Boris Yeltsin
7 Gordon Brown
8 Moira Stewart
9 Britney Spears
10 John Higgins
State Sets
In which state of the USA were the following
TV shows set?
1 Magnum PI
2 Roseanne
3 Bonanza
4 Northern Exposure
5 Ally McBeal
6 Dynasty
7 Dallas
8 Miami Vice
9 Macmillan and Wife
10 The High Chaparral
What’s In a Nickname?
Which singers/musicians acquired the
following nicknames?
1 The Groover from Vancouver
2 The Man in Black
3 The Boss
4 The Poet of the Piano
5 The Godfather of Soul
6 The Perry Como of Punk
7 The White Queen of Soul
8 Mr Moonlight
9 The Thin White Duke
10 The Human Riff
The Magic Roundabout
1 Who created the Magic Roundabout?
2 What is the name of the rabbit?
3 What is the name of the dog?
4 What is the name of the cow?
5 What is the name of the snail?
6 What is the name of the owner of the roundabout?
7 Who voiced Florence in the film version?
8 In which year did it make its TV debut?
9 Who narrated the original series?
10 In which wood is the roundabout located?
Answers to State Sets
1 Hawaii
2 Illinois
3 Nevada
4 Alaska
5 Massachusetts
6 Colorado
7 Texas
8 Florida
9 California
10 Arizona
Answers to Nicknames
1 Bryan Adams
2 Johnny Cash
3 Bruce Springsteen
4 Frederic Chopin
5 James Brown
6 Billy Idol
7 Dusty Springfield
8 Frankie Vaughan
9 David Bowie
10 Keith Richard
Answers to Magic Roundabout
1 Serge Danot
2 Dylan
3 Dougal
4 Ermintrude
5 Brian
6 Mr Rusty
7 Eric Thompson
8 1965
9 Kylie Minogue
10 Weeping Willow Wood
The Weatherfield Wanderers
Who played the following past cast members in
Coronation Street?
1 Alec Gilroy
2 Eric Gartside
3 Mel Hutchwright
4 Archie Shuttleworth
5 Raquel Watts
6 Eric Talford
7 Ciaran McCarthy
8 Wally Bannister
9 Richard Hillman
10 Spider Nugent
The Walford Wanderers
Who played the following past cat members in
Eastenders?
1 Warren Stamp
2 Caroline Bishop
3 Victoria Moon
4 Michael Rawlins
5 Laura Beale
6 Jack Dalton
7 Edwin Caldecott
8 Nobby Stuart
9 Angel Hudson
10 Jan Sherwood
Car Trouble
In which film or TV series did…
1 David Hasslehoff drive a Pontiac Firebird Transam
2 Steve McQueen drive a Ford Mustang
3 Bill Murray drive the Ectomobile
4 John Schneider drive a Dodge Charger
5 Patrick McGoohan drive a Lotus 7 Series II
6 Paul Michael Glaser drive a Ford Torino
7 Dennis Weaver drive a Plymouth Valiant
8 The Slag Brothers drive the Boulder Mobile
9 Professor Brown drive a Delorean
10 Parker drive a pink Rolls Royce
Answers to Weatherfield
1 Roy Barraclough
2 Peter Kay
3 Ian McKellen
4 Roy Hudd
5 Sarah Lancashire
6 Tony Slattery
7 Keith Duffy
8 Bernard Cribbins
9 Brian Capron
10 Martin Hancock
Answers to Walford
1 Will Mellor
2 Una Stubbs
3 Hilda Braid
4 Melvyn Hayes
5 Hannah Waterman
6 Hywell Bennett
7 Ron Moody
8 Anthony Booth
9 Clifford Price aka Goldie
10 Cherie Lunghi
Answers to Car Trouble
1 Knight Rider
2 Bullitt
3 Ghostbusters
4 Dukes of Hazzard
5 The Prisoner
6 Starsky and Hutch
7 Duel
8 Wacky Races
9 Back to the Future
10 Thunderbirds
Anagrammatically
Unravel the anagrams to give the titles of
ten films that won the Best Film Oscar
1 HOT WING WHITENED
2 VALUABLE TOE
3 DRAPED TEETH
4 WIDEST OYSTERS
5 ITCHY DINGO WOMB
6 MOON JETS
7 A SAD EMU
8 GOLD TIARA
9 PERFORM TUGS
10 VET OWL SANDWICHES
Anagrammatically
Unravel the anagrams to give the names of ten
film stars that won the Best Actor Oscar
1 BADDER IRONY
2 MASH KNOT
3 HYENA FROND
4 SLOWER ULCERS
5 A LAWMEN PUN
6 NIP FETCHER
7 BROODIER TERN
8 MOORLAND BARN
9 EDGIER SORT
10 CORSET COT EGG
Anagrammatically
Unravel the anagrams to give the names of ten
film stars that won a Best Actress Oscar
1 SILENCES A JAG
2 SHAKE BATTY
3 HER INNER ELM
4 BESTAIL JUROR
5 JACKAL DEN SONG
6 FILLY LEADS
7 HERBAL LYRE
8 HAMMIEST GIG
9 MATERNAL MILE
10 CLERGY LEAK
Answers to Film Anagrams
1 Gone with the Wind
2 All About Eve
3 The Departed
4 West Side Story
5 Midnight Cowboy
6 Tom Jones
7 Amadeus
8 Gladiator
9 Forrest Gump
10 Dances with Wolves
Answers to Actor Anagrams
1 Adrien Brody
2 Tom Hanks
3 Henry Fonda
4 Russell Crowe
5 Paul Newman
6 Peter Finch
7 Robert De Niro
8 Marlon Brando
9 Rod Steiger
10 George C Scott
Answers to Actress Anagrams
1 Jessica Lange
2 Kathy Bates
3 Helen Mirren
4 Julia Roberts
5 Glenda Jackson
6 Sally Field
7 Halle Berry
8 Maggie Smith
9 Marlee Matlin
10 Grace Kelly