Speed Quiz 10

IT TAKES TWO
Under what name have the following music duos recorded?

1 Vince Clarke and Andy Bell - Erasure
2 Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe - Pet Shop Boys
3 David Van Day and Thereze Bazar - Dollar
4 Charles Hodge and David Peacock - Chas and Dave
5 Izora Redman and Martha Wash - Weather Girls
6 Gabrielle and Monica Irimia - Cheeky Girls
7 Marcella Detroit and Siobhan Fahey - Shakespear’s Sister
8 Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes - Buggles
9 Charlie and Craig Reid - Proclaimers
10 Maria Mendiola and Mayte Mateos - Baccara

A COMMERCIAL BREAK
What products/ brands/companies etc have been advertised on TV by the following slogans?

1 Kills all known germs dead - Domestos
2 The world’s local bank - HSBC
3 Don’t leave home without it - American Express
4 Fly the flag - British Airways
5 Because life’s complicated enough - Abbey National
6 Just do it - Nike
7 Bet you can’t eat three - Shredded Wheat
8 The King of Beers - Budweiser
9 It’s not for girls - Yorkie
10 Connecting People - Nokia

QUOTE, UNQUOTE
Identify the quotes from their initial letters attributed to each of the following famous people.

1 Queen Victoria WANA - We are not amused
2 Marie Antoinette LTEC - Let them eat cake
3 PT Barnum TASBEM - There’s a sucker born every minute
4 Margaret Thatcher TLNFT - The lady’s not for turning
5 Aristotle OSDNMAS - One swallow does not make a summer
6 Julius Caesar ICISIC - I came I saw I conquered
7 Henry Ford HIB - History is bunk
8 Joe Louis HCRBHCH - He can run but he can’t hide
9 Aesop DCYCBTH - Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
10 Alexander Pope FFRIWAFTT - For fools rush in where angels fear to tread


Identify the Steven Spielberg directed movies from their years and initials

1 2002 CMIYC - Catch Me If You Can
2 1998 SPR - Saving Private Ryan
3 1985 TCP - The Color Purple
4 1977 CEOTTK - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
5 1991 H - Hook
6 1989 A - Always
7 1984 IJATTOD - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
8 2002 MR - Minority Report
9 1987 EOTS - Empire of the Sun
10 1997 A - Amistad

WORDS ACROSS THE OCEAN
What are the British counterparts for the following American terms?

1 Zucchini - Courgette
2 Pacifier - Dummy (baby)
3 Saran wrap - Cling film
4 Skillet - Frying pan
5 Lightning bug - Firefly
6 Tic Tac Toe - Noughts & Crosses
7 Beltway - Ring road
8 Broil - Grill
9 Nightstick - Truncheon
10 Duplex - Semi-detached house

SECONDS OUT

1 What is the second highest mountain in the world? - K2
2 Who was the second actor to play Dr Who on TV? - Patrick Troughton
3 Who was the second wife of Henry VIII to be executed? - Catherine Howard
4 What is the second book of the Old Testament? - Exodus
5 What is the second largest planet in our solar system?  -Saturn
6 What is the title of the second James Bond movie? - From Russia With Love
7 What was the second UK number one hit for T Rex? - Get It On
8 What is the second novel in the Harry Potter series? - Chamber of Secrets
9 Who was the second President of the USA? - John Adams
10 Who was the second US President to be assassinated? - James Garfield


Proverbially speaking
Complete the following proverbs from the initials given
e.g. Too many cooks STB (Spoil the broth)

1 A chain INSTIWL - Is no stronger than its weakest link
2 A fool AHMAEP - And his money are easily parted
3 Cut your coat ATYC - According to your cloth
4 Good fences MGN - Make good neighbours
5 The road to hell IPWGI - Is paved with good intentions
6 No man CSTM - Can serve two masters
7 Cowards die MTBABMODO - Many times but a brave man only dies once
8 Empty barrels MTMN - Make the most noise
9 A dog always RTIOV - Returns to its own vomit
10 Rome WBIAD - Wasn’t built in a day

Multiple choice (correct answers in italic)
Circle the correct answer from each choice of four
1 What was the name of William Shakespeare’s mother? Juliet, Anne, Mary, Judith
2 What is the middle name of John Major? Roy, Robert, Roger, Reginald
3 What type of instrument is a marimba? Keyboard, string, percussion, woodwind
4 What type of animal is Blubber in Wacky Races? Dragon, Dog, Beaver, Bear
5 Whose autobiography is Banana’s Can’t Fly? Woody Allen, Des O’Connor, Billy Connolly, Michael Barrymore
6 Which Scottish club are nicknamed The Blue Brazil? Ayr, East Fife Cowdenbeath, Stranraer
7 What word represents U in the phonetic alphabet? Uniform, Ultra, Underground, Uranus
8 What does an ecudate creature lack? Teeth, legs, tail, horns
9 A group of what is called an observance? Hunters, hawks, housewives, hermits
10 What is Bob Hope’s profession in Son Of Pale Face? Lawyer, dentist, teacher, postman

 
For the bird brains
All 10 answers contain the name of a bird

1 Mount Ararat is the highest point of which country? - Turkey
2 Which vessel sank without trace on January 4, 1967? - Bluebird
3 Who in 1859 penned the essay Notes On Hospitals? - Florence Nightingale
4 How is Oswald Cobblepot otherwise known? - The Penguin
5 Who plays Jim Trott in The Vicar of Dibley? - Trevor Peacock
6 What name is given to the dish of dried bummalo fish? - Bombay duck
7 In which TV series did Jane Wyman play Angela Channing? - Falcon Crest
8 Who won three Grammys for the album, Tuesday Night Music Club? - Sheryl Crow
9 Which Tchaikovsky ballet was first performed on May 4, 1877? - Swan Lake
10 Which character was played by Ben Vereen in the TV series Roots? - Chicken George
 

Letter Links
The initial letters to the following 10 answers spell out the name of a movie star

1 Which sport combines rifle shooting and cross country skiing? - Biathlon
2 What is the former name of the Green Party? - Ecology Party
3 Who played the wife of Rocky Balboa on film? - Talia Shire
4 Who played the Acid Queen in the film Tommy?  -Tina Turner
5 Which nation won Eurovision in 2001? - Estonia
6 What is the penname of Theodora Geisel? - Dr Seuss
7 What rank of clergy is immediately below bishop? - Archdeacon
8 What is the capital of Lithuania? - Vilnius
9 Zante and Corfu both belong to which Greek island group? - Ionian
10 What is the name of the volcano found on Lipari Island? - Stromboli
BETTE DAVIS

Identify the numerical film titles from their initials
e.g. ATW in 80 D (Around the World in 80 Days)

1 3 M and a B - 3 Men And A Baby
2 A of a 1000 D - Anne of a 1000 Days
3 84 CCR 84 - Charing Cross Road
4 20,000 LU the S - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
5 G of the M7 - Guns of the Magnificent 7
6 G in 60 S - Gone In 60 Seconds
7 LS and 2 SB - Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels
8 The T of P 123 - The Taking of Pelham 123
9 A on P 13 - Assault on Precinct 13
10 2 M for SS - 2 Mules for Sister Sara

As easy as ABC
Identify the following people all of which have two word names comprising of the initials AB or C, e.g. Bryan Adams, Anne Bancroft, Craig Brown etc

1 Who wrote The Boys From The Blackstuff? - Alan Bleasdale
2 Which famous writer died March 31, 1855? - Charlotte Bronte
3 Which MP instigated the breathalyser test in 1967? - Barbara Castle
4 Who co-starred in 15 films with his wife Jill Ireland? - Charles Bronson
5 Who did Mark Eden play in Coronation Street? - Alan Bradley
6 Who was the 21st President of the USA? - Chester Arthur
7 Who did Warren Beatty marry in 1992? - Annette Bening
8 Who was voted Football Writers Footballer of the Year in 1987? - Clive Allen
9 Who is backed by the Paramount Jazz Band? - Acker Bilk
10 Who is credited with inventing the piano? - Bartholomew Christofori

To which films were the following sequels?

1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Raiders of the Lost Ark
2 Staying Alive - Saturday Night Fever
3 The Edge of Reason - Bridget Jones’s Diary
4 Jewel of the Nile - Romancing The Stone
5 Oliver’s Story - Love Story
6 Living Free - Born Free
7 A Shot in the Dark - The Pink Panther
8 They Call Me Mr Tibbs - In The Heat of the Night
9 The Two Jakes - Chinatown
10 Be Cool - Get Shorty

All the Bs
Identify the following artists from their hit records. All 10 artists have the initials BB

1 1989 Ride On Time - Black Box
2 1979 Lady Lynda - Beach Boys
3 1973 Dancing On A Saturday Night - Barry Blue
4 1990 Doin The Do - Betty Boo
5 1976 Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
6 1976 Sideshow - Barry Biggs
7 1987 No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
8 1970 Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom
9 1986 Levi Stubbs Tears - Billy Bragg
10 1958 Mad Passionate Love - Bernard Bresslaw

Solve the following numerical puzzles e.g. 8 F in a M (8 furlongs in a mile)

1 3C on the UJ - 3 crosses on the Union Jack (also colours)
2 16 O in a P - 16 ounces in a pound
3 90 D in a RA - 90 degrees in a right angle
4 39B in the OT - 39 books in the Old Testament
5 18 H on a GC - 18 holes on a golf course
6 7E in a H - 7 events in a heptathlon
7 10GBH on a W - 10 green bottles hanging on a wall
8 2C in the H of P - 2 chamber in the Houses of Parliament
9 30 D HS, A, J and N - 30 days hath September, April June and November
10 240 OP in a P - 240 old pennies in a pound


T Time
All 10 answers begin with the letter T

1 What did Thomas Addis invent whilst in Newgate Prison? - Toothbrush
2 What word represents T in the phonetic alphabet? - Tango
3 SW 17 is the postcode of where in London? - Tooting
4 What hobby was pursued by Norman Bates? - Taxidermy
5 What 8-letter word is the name given to a case for storing wine bottles? - Tantalus
6 Which city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1964? - Tokyo
7 What is the alternative name for a white ant? - Termite
8 What is Mr Spock’s blood group in Star Trek? - T negative
9 What is the collective name for the first five books of the Hebrew bible? - Torah
10 Which Mike Leigh film told the story of Gilbert & Sullivan? - Topsy Turvy

Keeping Up With The Jones’s
Identify the following famous people all of which have the surname of Jones

1 Who plays Les Battersby in Coronation Street? - Bruce
2 Which architect who died in 1652, is a former Surveyor General of Royal Buildings? - Inigo
3 Who played the Duchess Of Duke Street? - Gemma
4 Who penned the novel From Here To Eternity? - James
5 Who played the Bond girl Mayday? - Grace
6 Who voiced the evil character of Darth Vader? - James Earl
7 Who had a pet dog called Cinders? - Casey
8 Who founded the Peoples Temple? - Reverend Jim
9 Who won gold medals in the 100m and 200m at the Sydney Olympics? - Marion
10 Which state employee accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment? - Paula

Lets Be Lyrical
Identify the No 1 hits from their lyrics. All 10 songs have an animal in the title

1 The one with the waggely tail - How Much Is That Doggie In The Window
2 You’re my lover not my rival - Karma Chameleon
3 On a half shell, they’re the heroes four - Turtle Power
4 Thirty years of hurt never stopped me dreaming - Three Lions
5 Paint your left knee green then extract your wisdom teeth - The Chicken Song
6 Someone help me, help me please - Puppy Love
7 Rising up to the challenge of our rival - Eye of the Tiger
8 Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them factory gates - Matchstalk Cats etc
9 Little Judy’s trying to watch top of the pops - Rat Trap
10 Wimoweh Wimoweh - Lion Sleeps Tonight

THE BIT IN THE MIDDLE

IN VOGUE
Identify the 10 female iconic movie greats from their initials. All 10 feature in the Madonna hit Vogue

1 BD - Bette Davis
2 RH - Rita Hayworth
3 MM - Marilyn Monroe
4 LB - Lauren Bacall
5 GG - Greta Garbo
6 GR - Ginger Rogers
7 MD - Marlene Dietrich
8 JH - Jean Harlow
9 GK - Grace Kelly
10 LT - Lana Turner

CREATURE COMFORTS
Which creatures complete the names of the following American sporting teams?

1 American football Philadelphia E - Eagles
2 American football St Louis R - Rams
3 American football Baltimore R - Ravens
4 American football Miami D - Dolphins
5 Ice hockey Florida P - Panthers
6 Ice hockey Pittsburgh P - Penguins
7 Basketball Chicago B - Bulls
8 Basketball Memphis G - Grizzlies
9 Basketball Minnesota T - Timberwolves
10 Basketball New Orleans H - Hornets

WHO MARRIED …

1 Chris Evans in 2001 - Billie Piper
2 Cris Judd in 2001 - Jennifer Lopez
3 Dr Neil Murray in 2001 - JK Rowling
4 Mary Todd in 1842 - Abe Lincoln
5 Maria Shriver in 1986 - Arnie Schwarzenegger
6 Frank Sinatra in 1966 - Mia Farrow
7 John Derek in 1957 - Ursula Andress
8 Billy Bob Thornton in 2000 - Angelina Jolie
9 Henry VIII in 1543 - Catherine Parr
10 Soon Yi Previn in 1997 - Woody Allen

LIVE AID 1985
The following initials represent the first 10 acts that sang at the 1985 Live Aid concert at Wembley

1 Group SQ - Status Quo
2 Group SC - Style Council
3 Group BR - Boomtown Rats
4 Male AA - Adam Ant
5 Group U - Ultravox
6 Group SB - Spandau Ballet
7 Male EC - Elvis Costello
8 Male NK - Nik Kershaw
9 Female S - Sade
10 Male S - Sting

Which nations did the following footballers represent at Euro 2004?

1 David Trezeguet - France
2 Patrick Kluivert - Holland
3 Gaizka Mendieta - Spain
4 Thomas Gravesen - Denmark
5 Pavel Nedved - Czech Republic
6 Henrik Larsson - Sweden
7 Christian Vieri - Italy
8 Michael Ballack - Germany
9 Rui Costa - Portugal
10 Igor Biscan - Croatia

In which film did Clint Eastwood …

1 Train Hilary - Swank Million Dollar Baby
2 Kill Lee Van Cleef - Good, Bad and Ugly
3 Sing I Talk To The Trees - Paint your Wagon
4 Fall in love with Meryl Streep - Bridges of Madison County
5 Battle against the Black Widows - Every Which But Loose or Any Which Way You Can
6 Play a convict called Frank Morris - Escape From Alcatraz
7 Play a secret service agent called Frank Horrigan - In The Line of Fire
8 Lead a gold bullion robbery behind enemy lines - Kelly’s Heroes
9 Play a DJ called Dave Garver - Play Misty for Me
10 Die after eating toadstools - The Beguiled

Proverbially you can’t …HYCAEI (have your cake and eat it)

1 You can’t get BOOAS - Blood out of a stone
2 You can’t teach an ODNT - old dog new tricks
3 You can’t make an OWBE - omelette without breaking eggs
4 You can’t pick up two MWOH - melons with one hand
5 You can’t make a SPOOASE - silk purse out of a sow’s ear
6 You can’t sip SWAK - Soup with a knife
7 You can’t cheat an HM - honest man
8 You can’t judge a BBIC - book by it’s cover
9 You can’t catch a CWGITTD - cub without going into the tiger’s den
10 You can’t measure the SWAS - sea with a shell

TASTY TRIVIA
All 10 answers contain the name of an item of food or drink

1 How are Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snork collectively known? - Banana Splits
2 In which film did Kurt Russell play the cop partner of Sylvester Stallone? - Tango & Cash
3 Who wrote the lyrics for Jesus Christ Superstar? - Tim Rice
4 Who played 006 in Goldeneye? - Sean Bean
5 Which Beatles song was on the flip side of Penny Lane? - Strawberry Fields Forever
6 What is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago? - Port Of Spain
7 In which village did Miss Marple live? - St Mary Mead
8 Which was the first Scottish group to have a No 1 hit in the UK? - Marmalade
9 How is Gravelly Hill Interchange otherwise known? - Spaghetti Junction
10 MC Taboo is a member of which pop act? - Black Eyed Peas

LETS BE LYRICAL
Identify the no 1 hits from the year of their release and lyric

1 1989 Do you feel my heart beating, do you feel the same? - Eternal Flame
2 1995 What about sunrise? What about rain? - Earth Song
3 1979 In the deserts of Sudan and the gardens of Japan - Hit Me With Rhythm Stick
4 1974 Too much wine and too much song - Seasons in the Sun
5 1990 Its been seven hours and fifteen days - Nothing Compares 2U
6 1967 One of sixteen vestal virgins - Whiter Shade of Pale
7 1959 Gotta a roaming eye and that is why she satisfies my soul - Living Doll
8 1966 Can’t sail my yacht he’s taken everything I’ve got - Sunny Afternoon
9 1986 You got a pedestal and put me on it - Chain Reaction
10 1958 Too much love drives a man insane - Great Balls of Fire

BLUE MOVIES – All 10 films have blue in the title

Which blue movie …

1 Inspired the TV series Dixon of Dock Green? - The Blue Lamp
2 Saw Brooke Shields cast away on a desert island? - Blue Lagoon
3 Had a theme performed by Buffy St Marie? - Soldier Blue
4 Featured Marlene Dietrich singing Falling In Love Again? - The Blue Angel
5 Was set in Honolulu and starred Elvis Presley? - Blue Hawaii
6 Starred Aykroyd and Belushi as singing siblings? - Blues Brothers
7 Starred James Caan as the future father in law of Hugh Grant? - Mickey Blue Eyes
8 Starred George Peppard as a World War I pilot? - The Blue Max
9 Starred Roy Scheider as the pilot of a high tech helicopter? - Blue Thunder
10 Was directed by David Lynch and starred Denis Hopper a sadistic killer? - Blue Velvet

CARRY ON SCREAMING

1 Who played DS Bung in Carry On Screaming? - Harry H Corbett
2 Who painted The Scream? - Edvard Munch
3 Who directed the 1996 horror flick Scream? - Wes Craven
4 Which rock band was founded by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie? - Primal Scream
5 Who founded the Monster Raving Loony Party? - Screaming Lord Sutch
6 “There’s screaming and crying in the high rise flats” Which hit? - Rat Trap
7 Which film has the tag line, “In space no one can hear you scream”? - Alien
8 Which character from Just William, “scweamed and scweamed”? - Violet Liz Bott
9 Which star of King Kong was nicknamed The Queen of Scream? - Fay Wray
10 What is the alternative name for the May apple, a plant that is said to scream when plucked? - Mandrake

SING A RAINBOW, identify the songs from their lyrics. All 10 songs contain a colour in the title

1 They’re looking for a little romance, given half a chance - Lady in Red
2 I’m coming home I’ve done my time - Tie a Yellow Ribbon round the Old Oak Tree
3 Midnight, one more night without sleeping - Green Door
4 Old Ebenezer thought he was Julius Caesar - Lily the Pink
5 When we called out for another drink the waiter brought a tray - Whiter Shade Pale
6 Flies are in your pea soup baby - Heigh ho Silver Lining
7 I thought I was mistaken, I thought I heard your words - Blue Monday
8 My arms, my legs, my body aches - Grey Day
9 The man with the Midas touch - Goldfinger
10 Hear him whip up the women just around midnight - Brown Sugar
 

In 1945, the League of Arab States was founded in Cairo. Identify the 10 founder countries/ members from their initial letters

1 A - Algeria
2 B - Bahrain
3 E - Egypt
4 I - Iraq
5 J - Jordan
6 K - Kuwait
7 O - Oman
8 P - Palestine
9 Q - Qatar
10 T - Tunisia

It Takes Two – All 10 answers contain the number 2 or the word two

1 Charles Darnay is a character in which Dickens novel? - Tale of Two Cities
2 What is the second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy? - The Two Towers
3 Which disco act had a hit with No Limits? - 2 Unlimited
4 How are Clarissa Dickson and Jennifer Patterson collectively known? - 2 Fat Ladies
5 Which sitcom co-starred Nicholas Lyndhurst and Janet Dibley? - The Two of Us
6 Which No 1 hit features the line, “a point is all you can score”? - Two Tribes
7 How are Jack and Joe referred to in the title of a 1969 No 1 hit? - Two Little Boys
8 Which rock band is fronted by Paul Hewson? - U2 (Bono’s real name)
9 Which rapper was shot dead in Las Vegas, September 13, 1996? - 2 Pac
10 In which 2002 film did Hugh Grant play the boss of Sandra Bullock? - Two Weeks Notice

LETS BE LYRICAL – THE USA
All 10 songs contain an American location in their title

1 Brother what a fight it really was - The Night Chicago Died
2 And someone plays the honky tonk guitar - Mississippi
3 Stepped into a church I passed along the way - California Dreaming
4 Where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars - I Left My Heart in San Francisco
5 I walked the avenue till my legs felt like stone - Streets of Philadelphia
6 Dinner at the diner, nothing could be finer - Chattanooga Choo Choo
7 These vagabond shoes are longing to stray - New York New York
8 Tried to hitch a ride to San Francisco - Massachusetts
9 he pawned all his hopes and he even sold his old car - Midnight Train to Georgia
10 They’ve got a catfish on the table - Walking in Memphis