Speed Quiz 3
The Vice Squad
Identify the Vice Presidents (initials
given) of the US Presidents
1 Gerald Ford- NR
2 Bill Clinton- AG
3 Lyndon B Johnson- HH
4 Herbert Hoover- CC
5 George Bush Snr- DQ
6 George Washington- JA
7 Jimmy Carter- WM
8 Harry S Truman- AB
9 Calvin Coolidge- CD
10 Woodrow Wilson- TM
Weatherfield Wedding Woes
In Coronation Street, what was the first
name of the wife divorced by…?
1 Steve MacDonald in 1996
2 Norris Cole in 1999
3 Bill Webster in 1995
4 Fred Gee in 1982
5 Mike Baldwin in 1988
6 Mike Baldwin in 1992
7 Jerry Booth in 1968
8 Des Barnes in 1993
9 Les Battersby in 2003
10 Reg Holdsworth in 1997
What’s in a Name?
Identify the names from the world of music
from their birth names and initial letters of their stage names
1 Walden Robert Cassotto- BD
2 Anthony Fitzgerald- TC
3 Alex Hughes- JD
4 Norma Egstrom- PL
5 Glynn Ellis- WF
6 Brian Duffy- JB
7 Brian Rankin- HM
8 Mark McLoughlin- MP
9 Charles Hatcher- ES
10 Colin Flooks- CP
Answers to Vice Presidents
1 Nelson Rockefeller
2 Al Gore
3 Hubert Humphrey
4 Charles Curtis
5 Dan Quayle
6 John Adams
7 Walter Mondale
8 Alben Barkley
9 Charles Dawes
10 Thomas Marshall
Answers to Weatherfield Wedding Woes
1 Vicky
2 Angela
3 Elaine
4 Eunice
5 Susan
6 Jackie
7 Myra
8 Stephanie
9 Janice
10 Maureen
Answers to Pop Star Names
1 Bobby Darin
2 Tony Christie
3 Judge Dread
4 Peggy Lee
5 Wayne Fontana
6 Jet Black
7 Hank Marvin
8 Marti Pellow
9 Edwin Starr
10 Cozy Powell
In the Director’s Chair
Who directed the following films?
1 King Kong (2005)
2 Titanic
3 Rosemary’s Baby
4 The Shining
5 Lawrence of Arabia
6 A Beautiful Mind
7 The Birds
8 Time Bandits
9 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
10 Collateral
Phone Home the Answers
In which movie directed by Spielberg did…
1 Ted Danson play Captain Hamill
2 Tom Hanks pursue Leonardo DiCaprio
3 Tom Cruise play Chief John Anderton
4 Richard Dreyfuss play a ghost
5 Ben Kingsley play Itzhak Stern
6 Maggie Smith play Granny Wendy Darling
7 Robert Shaw play Captain Quint
8 Oprah Winfrey play Sofia
9 Nigel Hawthorne play President Martin van Buren
10 Francois Truffaut play Claude Lecombe
A Name Game
What are the following famous people’s first
names a shortened version of
E.g. Cilla Black = Priscilla
1 Rod Stewart
2 Al Capone
3 Stevie Wonder
4 Sol Campbell
5 Cher
6 Jools Holland
7 Will Smith
8 Al Pacino
9 Connie Francis
10 Eddy Grant
Answers to The Director’s
1 Peter Jackson
2 James Cameron
3 Roman Polanski
4 Stanley Kubrick
5 David Lean
6 Ron Howard
7 Alfred Hitchcock
8 Terry Gilliam
9 Tim Burton
10 Michael Mann
Answers to Spielberg Films
1 Saving Private Ryan
2 Catch Me If You Can
3 Minority Report
4 Always
5 Schindler’s List
6 Hook
7 Jaws
8 The Color Purple
9 Amistad
10 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Answers to Short for Names
1 Roderick
2 Alphonse
3 Steveland
4 Sulzeer
5 Cherilyn
6 Julian
7 Willard
8 Alfredo
9 Concetta
10 Edmond
Driving you Crazy
Which car manufactures have been advertised
on TV with the following slogans?
1 The drive of your life
2 Everything we do is driven by you
3 Isn’t it great when things just work?
4 Eye it, try it, buy it
5 Put the fun back into driving
6 The ultimate driving machine
7 Va Va Voom
8 If only everything in life was as reliable as a …
9 The car in front is a …
10 Vorsprung durch technik
Time for the Taglines
Identify the films from their publicity
blurbs
1 An adventure 65 million years in the making
2 There’s nothing more determined than poultry with a plan
3 Nice planet. We’ll take it
4 Grab shell dude
5 History is about to be rewritten by two guys who can’t spell
6 There can be only one
7 40 stories of sheer adventure
8 Hang on for a comedy that goes to infinity and beyond
9 In space no one can hear you scream
10 Love is a force of nature
Rock Around the Clock
Which artists had hits with the following
songs?
1 1972- It’s Four in the Morning
2 1966- Sunny Afternoon
3 1974- Midnight at the Oasis
4 1982- Just Who is the 5 O’clock Hero
5 1972- Morning Has Broken
6 1999- 9 PM Till I Come
7 1980- 9 to 5 (Morning Train)
8 1973- 5.15
9 1983- Midnight at the Lost and Found
10 1976- Midnight Train to Georgia
Answers to Car Adverts
1 Peugeot
2 Ford
3 Honda
4 Chevrolet
5 Vauxhall
6 BMW
7 Renault
8 Volkswagen
9 Toyota
10 Audi
Answers to Film Taglines
1 Jurassic Park
2 Chicken Run
3 Mars Attacks
4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
5 Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
6 Highlander
7 Die Hard
8 Toy Story
9 Alien
10 Brokeback Mountain
Answers to Rock Around the Clock
1 Faron Young
2 Kinks
3 Maria Muldaur
4 Jam
5 Cat Stevens
6 ATB
7 Sheena Easton
8 The Who
9 Meat Loaf
10 Gladys Knight and the Pips
Kid’s Stuff
Identify the children’s TV shows from each
pair of characters
1 Hammy Hamster and Roderick Rat
2 Zippy and Bungle
3 Professor Yaffle and Jennie Mouse
4 Mr Claypole and Nadia Popov
5 Bungo and Tomsk
6 Colonel K and Nero
7 Hartley Hare and Topov
8 Troy Tempest and Atlanta
9 Mr Onion and Bayleaf
10 Tex Tucker and Dusty
Girls on Film
Who played the title role in the following
films?
1 Carrie
2 Erin Brockovich
3 Peggy Sue Got Married
4 Agatha
5 Educating Rita
6 Silkwood
7 Annie Get Your Gun
8 Red Sonja
9 Angela’s Ashes
10 Catwoman
Come Fly with Me
Which cities are served by the following
airports?
1 Arianda
2 San Pablo
3 Carrasco
4 Zaventem
5 Narita
6 Eagle Farm
7 Cointrin
8 Fornebu
9 John Wayne
10 Kloten
Answers to Kid’s Stuff
1 Tales from the Riverbank
2 Rainbow
3 Bagpuss
4 Rentaghost
5 The Wombles
6 Dangermouse
7 Pipkins
8 Stingray
9 The Herbs
10 Four Feather Falls
Answers to Girls on Film
1 Sissy Spacek
2 Julia Roberts
3 Kathleen Turner
4 Vanessa Redgrave
5 Julie Walters
6 Meryl Streep
7 Betty Hutton
8 Brigitte Nielsen
9 Emily Watson
10 Halle Berry
Answers to Come Fly with Me
1 Stockholm
2 Seville
3 Montevideo
4 Brussels
5 Tokyo
6 Brisbane
7 Geneva
8 Oslo
9 Las Angeles
10 Zurich