Speed Quiz 1

THAT’S MY DOG
What is the name of the dog of…

1 Dr Who - K9
2 The Simpson’s - Santa’s Little Helper
3 Tin Tin - Snowy
4 Dorothy Gale - Toto
5 Martin Crane - Eddie
6 Little Orphan Annie - Sandy
7 The Harts in Hart To Hart - Freeway
8 Charlie Brown - Snoopy
9 George And Mildred - Truffles
10 Sir Walter Scott - Hamlet also Maida

AUTHOR AUTHOR
If Herbert George applies to HG Wells which authors apply to the following forenames?

1 John Ronald Reuel - JR Tolkien
2 Alan Alexander - AA Milne
3 Cecil Scott - CS Forester
4 Gilbert Keith - GK Chesterton
5 James Matthew - JM Barrie
6 Pelham Grenville - PG Wodehouse
7 Thomas Stearns - TS Eliot
8 Richard Dodderidge - RD Blackmore
9 William Butler - WB Yeats
10 Archibald Joseph - AJ Cronin

MONARCH MONICKERS
Identify the first names of the monarchs from their nicknames (Numbers not required)

1 The Lionheart - Richard
2 The Sun King - Louis
3 The Nine-Day Queen - Jane
4 The Wisest Fool In Christendom - James
5 Harefoot - Harold
6 The Virgin Queen - Elizabeth
7 Rufus - William
8 The Unready - Ethelred
9 The Merry Monarch - Charles
10 Lackland - John

Politically Correct-Identify the politicians from their nicknames

1 Ike - Dwight D Eisenhower
2 The Chingford Skinhead - Norman Tebbit
3 Two Jags - John Prescott
4 The Grand Old Man - William Gladstone
5 Honest Abe - Abraham Lincoln
6 Tarzan - Michael Heseltine
7 Silent Cal - Calvin Coolidge
8 The Beast of Bolsover - Dennis Skinner
9 Old Hickory - Andrew Jackson
10 The Accidental President - John Tyler

TV SETS
Which TV series is set in …

1 Nouvion - Allo Allo
2 Wandin Valley Hospital - A Country Practice
3 Denton - A Touch Of Frost
4 Luberon - A Year In Provence
5 Birch Avenue, Putney - Bless This House
6 Arlington Grange - Cluedo
7 Tannochbrae - Dr Finlay’s Casebook
8 Cicely, Alaska - Northern Exposure
9 Moonbase Alpha - Space 1999
10 Cocoa Beach, Florida - I Dream Of Jeannie

CITY SITES
Identify the cities from their initial letters and nicknames.

1 The City of David (J) - Jerusalem
2 Little Cuba (M) - Miami
3 The Queen of the Adriatic (V) - Venice
4 The City of Brotherly Love (P) - Philadelphia
5 The City of Dreaming Spires (O) - Oxford
6 The Pearl of the Danube (B) - Budapest
7 Mile High City (D) - Denver
8 The City of Sails (A) - Auckland
9 The Athens of America (B) - Boston
10 The Birthplace of Baseball (C) - Cooperstown

Who was voted Sports Personality Of The 20th Century in the following countries?

1 Austria - Franz Klammer
2 Romania - Nadia Comaneci
3 Germany - Michael Schumacher
4 USA - Muhammed Ali
5 Brazil - Pele
6 Sweden - Bjorn Borg
7 Russia - Lev Yashin
8 Australia - Don Bradman
9 Argentina - Diego Maradona
10 Holland - Johann Cryuff

Identify the sitcoms from each pair of characters

1 Jodie Dallas and Billy Tate - Soap
2 Martin and Anne Bryce - Ever Decreasing Circles
3 Rebecca Howe and Norm Peterson - Cheers
4 Chris and Fliss Hawthorne - Cuckoo Waltz
5 Tom Farrell and Linda La Hughes - Gimme Gimme Gimme
6 Jack Harper and Cyril Blake - On The Buses
7 Eddie Booth and Barbie Reynolds - Love Thy Neighbour
8 Booker Brooks and Jackie Harris - Roseanne
9 George Costanza and Cosmo Kramer - Seinfeld
10 Jamesie and Ella Cotter - Rab C Nesbit

Olympic Venues – Which city’s hosted the following Olympic games?

1 1948 - London
2 1952 - Helsinki
3 1956 - Melbourne
4 1960 - Rome
5 1964 - Tokyo
6 1968 - Mexico City
7 1972 - Munich
8 1976 - Montreal
9 1980 - Moscow
10 1984 - LA

FILM SEQUELS
Identify the films from the title of their sequels

1 Jewel Of The Nile - Romancing The Stone
2 Meet The Fockers - Meet The Parents
3 Staying Alive - Sat Night Fever
4 The Evening Star - Terms Of Endearment
5 The Return Of Jafar - Aladdin
6 The Wrath Of Khan - Star Trek
7 The Legend Of Curly’s  Gold - City Slickers
8 Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom - Raiders Of The Lost Ark
9 The Heretic - Exorcist
10 The Two Jakes - Chinatown

COMMERCIAL BREAK
What has been advertised on TV by the following slogans?

1 Plink, Plink, Fizz, Fizz - Alka Seltzer
2 The world’s favourite airline - BA
3 The best a man can get - Gillette
4 What’s the worst that could happen? - Dr Pepper
5 Refreshes the parts other beers can’t reach - Heineken
6 Simply years ahead - Phillips
7 Taste the rainbow - Skittles
8 The king of beers - Budweiser
9 Put a tiger in your tank - Esso
10 Share moments share life - Kodak

TOP OF THE POPS
Which song topped the UK charts for the following acts in 1983?

1 Men At Work - Down Under
2 The Police - Every Breathe You Take
3 Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
4 Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?
5 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
6 The Flying Pickets - Only You
7 New Edition - Candy Girl
8 David Bowie - Let’s Dance
9 KC and The Sunshine Band - Give It Up
10 Phil Collins - You Can’t Hurry Love

SCIENCE FICTION

1 What is the first name of Flash Gordon’s girlfriend? - Dale Arden
2 What is the name of Buck Roger’s diminutive robotic buddy? - Twiki
3 Who penned the sci-fi novel Dune? - Frank Herbert
4 Which TV series features aliens called Tom, Dick and Harry? - 3RD Rock from The Sun
5 What is the name of Han Solo’s spacecraft? - Millennium Falcon
6 Whose catchphrase is, “To infinity and beyond”? - Buzz Lightyear
8 Who piloted Fireball XL 5? - Steve Zodiac
9 On which Shakespeare play is the film The Forbidden Planet based? - The Tempest
10 What was the first word spoken on film by ET? - Elliott

SCIENCE FACT

1 What is the middle colour of a rainbow? - Green
2 Cyanide gives off an aroma similar to which nut? - Almond
3 What G word is a boys name and a unit of magnetic force? - Gilbert
4 Who invented the bouncing bomb? - Barnes Wallis
5 Which planet is named after the Roman god of the sea? - Neptune
6 What is the medical name for the skull? - Cranium
7 By what five-letter name is calcium carbonate better known? - Chalk
8 What S is studied by a pedologist? - Soil
9 What part of the body is affected by glossitis? - Tongue
10 Name any year in which Isaac Newton was alive - 1642-1727

BEASTLY BALLADS
Identify the songs from their lyrics. Each song has an animal in the title

1 Deep down in her pocket she finds 50p - Rat Trap
2 Keep everything in the farmyard upset in every way - Little Red Rooster
3 I think I’m so sophisticated cos I’m living my life like a good homo sapian - Apeman
4 I may go out tomorrow if I can borrow a coat to wear - Simon Smith & Amazing Dancing Bear
5 You’ve got your hip swinging out of bounds - Tiger Feet
6 The heat was hot and the ground was dry but the air was full of sound - Horse With No Name
7 So unplug the jukebox and do yourself a favour - Ant Music
8 Maybe I’m just like my father too bold - When Doves Cry
9 Crimson dress that clings so tight she’s out of reach and out of sight - Pretty Flamingo
10 Strut on a line its discord and rhyme - Hungry Like The Wolf

THE A TEAM
All 10 answers begin with the letter A

1 Which British city is home to the Bredero shopping centre? - Aberdeen
2 What is the birthstone for February? - Amethyst
3 What is the collective noun for a group of tigers? - Ambush
4 Which French phrase means, according to the menu? - A la carte
5 Who is the Greek goddess of love? - Aphrodite
6 What did Jacques Cousteau invent in 1943? - Aqualung
7 What is the capital of Ghana? - Accra
8 Which classic novel is set on Prince Edward Island? - Anne of Green Gables
9 In which film did Gene Hackman play President Richmond? - Absolute Power
10 Which river is overlooked by the Leaning Tower of Pisa? - Arno

BEASTLY NICKNAMES
Identify the famous people from their nicknames

1 The Great White Shark - Greg Norman
2 The Little Sparrow - Edith Piaf
3 Buffalo Bill - William Cody
4 The Birdman of Alcatraz - Robert F Stroud
5 The Walrus of Love - Barry White
6 The Elephant Man - John Merrick
7 Parrot Face - Freddie Davies
8 The Desert Fox - Erwin Rommel
9 The Red Fox - Chris Chataway
10 The Lion of Vienna - Nat Lofthouse

L OF A SONG
Identify the song titles, all of which begin with the letter L from their lyrics

1 I met him at the candy store - Leader of the Pack
2 Voulez vouz coucher avec moi ce soir - Lady Marmalade
3 Wouldn’t it be nice to get on with the neighbours? - Lazy Sunday
4 In the midnight hour I can feel your power - Like A Prayer
5 When you were young and your heart was an open book - Live And Let Die
6 That’s me in the spotlight - Losing My Religion
7 I can feel it in my fingers, I can feel it in my toes - Love Is All Around
8 City girl seemed to find out early how to open doors with just a smile - Lyin Eyes
9 I keep my distance but you still catch my eye - Last Christmas
10 Got to keep on plodding onward with your precious load - Little Donkey