Speed Quiz 3
THE PLANETS SUITE
1 What is the name of Mickey Mouse’s dog?
2 In which 1996 film did Jack Nicholson play the President of the USA?
3 What is the name of Fireman Sam’s fire engine?
4 Which famous work of art was discovered by Dumond D’Urville?
5 Which horse won the 1998 Grand National?
6 Who drove and piloted Supercar?
7 Which planet is designated as the Earth star in Chinese culture?
8 Who is the Greek god of the sky?
9 Which song topped the charts for Belinda Carlisle in 1988?
10 Which singer’s death was announced on November 24, 1991?
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Identify the 10 films from their initials. All 10 films won seven Oscars
1 S in L
2 DWW
3 The S
4 SL
5 OOA
6 The B on the RK
7 L of A
8 GMW
9 The BY of OL
10 P
GROUP THERAPY
Identify the 10 pop groups from their names of their tribute bands
1 The Boogie Wonderband
2 The Glib Brothers
3 The Pepper Princesses
4 Belfast Children
5 West End Boys
6 All Mod Cons
7 Dark Side
8 Boys On Film
9 The Babylonians
10 Unfounded Rumours
ANSWERS TO PLANETS SUITE
1 Pluto
2 Mars Attacks
3 Jupiter
4 Venus de Milo
5 Earth Summit
6 Mike Mercury
7 Saturn
8 Uranus
9 Heaven Is A Place on Earth
10 Mercury
ANSWERS TO SEVEN OSCARS
1 Shakespeare in Love
2 Dances with Wolves
3 The Sting
4 Schindlers List
5 Out of Africa
6 The Bridge on the River Kwai
7 Lawrence of Arabia
8 Going My Way
9 The Best Years of our Lives
10 Patton
ANSWERS TO TRIBUTE BANDS
1 Earth, Wind and Fire
2 Bee Gees
3 Spice Girls
4 Simple Minds
5 Pet Shop Boys
6 The Jam
7 Pink Floyd
8 Duran Duran
9 Boney M
10 Fleetwood Mac
ONCE IN A LIFETIME
Identify the film stars (includes 2 directors) from their initials that were
awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute in the
given years
1 2004 MS
2 2002 TH
3 2001 BS
4 1999 DH
5 1997 MS
6 1996 CE
7 1995 SS
8 1994 JN
9 1989 GP
10 1985 GK
THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST
The answers to the following 10 questions contain the word old, grey or whistle
1 Who was known as the Nine Day Queen?
2 In which film did Cary Grant discover that his beloved aunt’s were homicidal
maniacs?
3 In which novel was Little Nell cruelly persecuted by Daniel Quilp?
4 Who penned the Wild West novel, Riders of the Purple Sage?
5 Which novel by Fred Gipson told the story of a faithful labrador retriever?
6 Which musical features the song, No Matter What?
7 Which line from My Generation gained entry into the Oxford Book of Quotations?
8 Which song contains the line, “When you meet temptation and the urge is very
strong”?
9 Which washer woman was portrayed by Arthur Lucan in 14 films?
10 In which 1991 film did Kathy Bates play Evelyn Couch?
MY PERFECT COUSIN
Identify the famous cousins of the following famous people from their initials
1 Russell Crowe MC
2 Paul McCartney KR
3 Gretchen Franklin CD
4 Christopher Lee IF
5 Glenn Close BS
6 Stanley Baldwin RK
7 Patrick Macnee DN
8 Terry Thomas RB
9 Ginger Rogers RH
10 Diane Ladd TW
Answers to Lifetime Achievement Awards
1 Meryl Streep
2 Tom Hanks
3 Barbra Streisand
4 Dustin Hoffman
5 Martin Scorsese
6 Clint Eastwood
7 Stephen Spielberg
8 Jack Nicholson
9 Gregory Peck
10 Gene Kelly
Answers to Old Grey W histle Test
1 Lady Jane Grey
2 Arsenic and Old Lace
3 The Old Curiosity Shop
4 Zane Grey
5 Old Yeller
6 Whistle down the Wind
7 Hope I die before I get old
8 Give a Little Whistle
9 Old Mother Riley
10 Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
Answers to My Perfect Cousin
1 Martin Crowe
2 Kate Robbins
3 Clive Dunn
4 Ian Fleming
5 Brooke Shields
6 Rudyard Kipling
7 David Niven
8 Richard Briers
9 Rita Hayworth
10 Tennessee Williams
How are the following collectively known on TV?
1 Fester, Pugsley, Itt, Gomez, Wednesday,
Morticia.
2 Fimbo, Florrie, Baby Pom
3 Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper, Snork
4 Major, Mother, Small, Tiny, Granny
5 Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, Sophia
6 Marilyn, Grandpa, Lily, Herman, Edward
7 Macready, Stirling, Barrett
8 Daisy, Jed, Jethro, Ellie May
9 John, Mary Ellen, Jim Bob, Elizabeth, Erin, Jason, Ben
10 George, Jane, Judy, Elroy
Identify the film stars from their initials.
All 10 were voted Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine in the given years.
1 2004 JL
2 2003 JD
3 2002 BA
4 2001 PB
5 2000 BP
6 1999 RG
7 1998 HF
8 1997 GC
9 1996 DW
10 1991 PS
Identify the sports stars from their initials
All 10 have been team captains on A Question of Sport.
1 HC
2 WC
3 BB
4 EH
5 IB
6 BF
7 JP
8 MD
9 FD
10 CM
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Answers to collectively known as.
1 The Addams Family
2 The Fimbles
3 Banana Splits
4 The Clangers
5 The Golden Girls
6 The Munsters
7 The Champions
8 The Beverly Hillbillies
9 The Waltons (children)
10 The Jetsons
Answers to Sexiest Man Alive
1 Jude Law
2 Johnny Depp
3 Ben Affleck
4 Pierce Brosnan
5 Brad Pitt
6 Richard Gere
7 Harrison Ford
8 George Clooney
9 Denzel Washington
10 Patrick Swayze
Answers to Question of Sport captains
1 Henry Cooper
2 Willie Carson
3 Bill Beaumont
4 Emlyn Hughes
5 Ian Botham
6 Brendan Foster
7 John Parrott
8 Matt Dawson
9 Frankie Dettori
10 Cliff Morgan
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STARS IN THEIR EYES
Identify the singers from their initials that were impersonated by winners of
the grand final of Stars in their Eyes in the given years
1 1990 SB (female)
2 1992 PC (female)
3 1993 AM (female)
4 1994 MP (male)
5 1995 BD (male)
6 1998 ND (male)
7 1999 C de B (male)
8 2000 FM (male)
9 2001 DS (female)
10 2004 PR (male)
FIRST NAME TERMS
What are the first names of the following TV characters?
1 Kojak
2 Cowley in The Professionals
3 Ironside
4 Seinfeld
5 Shoestring
6 The Vicar of Dibley
7 Sergeant Wilson in Dad’s Army
8 Pascoe in Dalziel & Pascoe
9 Sergeant Lewis in Inspector Morse
10 Corporal Klinger
Which hit records of the following artists were removed from the BBC play list during the 1990 Gulf War?
1 Paper Lace
2 Lulu
3 Tears for Fears
4 Frankie Goes to Hollywood
5 Status Quo
6 Elton John
7 Pat Benatar
8 Skeeter Davis
9 Eddie Grant
10 First Choice
Answers to Stars in their Eyes
1 Shirley Bassey
2 Patsy Cline
3 Alison Moyet
4 Marti Pellow
5 Bobby Darin
6 Neil Diamond
7 Chris de Burgh
8 Freddie Mercury
9 Dusty Springfield
10 Paul Robeson
Answers to First Names
1 Theo
2 George
3 Robert
4 Jerry
5 Eddie
6 Geraldine
7 Arthur
8 Peter
9 Robbie
10 Maxwell
Answers to banned songs in the Gulf War
1 Billy Don’t Be a Hero
2 Boom Bang a Bang
3 Everybody Wants to Rule the World
4 Two Tribes
5 In the Army Now
6 Saturday Nights All Right for Fighting
7 Love is a Battlefield
8 End of the World
9 Living on the Front Line
10 Armed and Extremely Dangerous
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COVER TO COVER
Which songs were number one hits for each pair of artists?
e.g. Elvis Presley and UB 40 = Can’t Help Falling in Love with You
1 The Mindbenders and Phil Collins
2 Robson & Jerome and Frankie Laine
3 Boney M and Harry Belafonte
4 Tommy Steele and Guy Mitchell
5 Bee Gees and Steps
6 Nilsson and Mariah Carey
7 Lou Bega and Bob the Builder
8 Ken Booth and Boy George
9 Blondie and Atomic Kitten
10 Frankie Laine and Dave Whitfield
Identify the mottos of the following organisations from the initials given
1 The Boy Scouts BP
2 The AA (automobiles) C and C
3 SAS WDW
4 Boys Brigade S and S
5 MGM AFAS
6 Salvation Army B and F
7 Olympic games FHS
8 LAPD TP and TS
9 RNLI LN the DSMU
10 Benedictines P and W
THANK ABBA FOR THE MUSIC
Identify the Abba hits from the lyrics
1 Night is young and the music’s high
2 Walking through an empty house
3 Do you recall the frightful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
4 Well I can dance with you honey if you think it’s funny
5 One look and you’re hypnotised
6 Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
7 Napoleon did surrender
8 If you see the wonder of a fairytale
9 The love you gave me nothing else can save me
10 We can do dancing we can go walking
Answers to Cover to Cover
1 A Groovy Kind of Love
2 I Believe
3 Mary’s Boy Child
4 Singing the Blues
5 Tragedy
6 Without You
7 Mambo No 5
8 Everything I Own
9 The Tide is High
10 Answer Me
Answers to Mottos
1 Be Prepared
2 Courtesy and Care
3 Who Dares Wins
4 Sure and Steadfast
5 Art for Arts Sake
6 Blood and Fire
7 Faster Higher Stronger
8 To Protect and to Serve
9 Let Not the Deep Swallow Me Up
10 Pray and Work
Answers to Abba lyrics
1 Dancing Queen
2 Knowing Me Knowing You
3 Fernando
4 Does Your Mother Know
5 Angel Eyes
6 Mamma Mia
7 Waterloo
8 I Have a Dream
9 SOS
10 Take a Chance on Me
LITTLE DRUMMER BOYS
Identify the drummers of the following bands
1 Queen
2 Duran Duran
3 Dave Clark Five
4 Bay City Rollers
5 10cc
6 Rolling Stones
7 Cream
8 Culture Club
9 ELO
10 The Damned
Identify the countries from their host name abbreviations on the World Wide Web
1 bd
2 es
3 cn
4 bg
5 dk
6 at
7 li
8 za
9 is
10 id
ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD
In which cities were the following bands founded?
1 Abba
2 The Four Tops
3 Bay City Rollers
4 The Animals
5 AC/DC
6 Blondie
7 A-Ha
8 The Doors
9 Rush
10 Tangerine Dream
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Answers to Little Drummer Boys
1 Roger Taylor
2 Duran Duran drummer also called Roger Taylor
3 Dave Clark
4 Derek Longmuir
5 Kevin Godley
6 Charlie Watts
7 Ginger Baker
8 Jon Moss
9 Bev Bevan
10 Rat Scabies
Answers to Internet abbreviations
1 Bangladesh
2 Spain
3 China
4 Bulgaria
5 Denmark
6 Austria
7 Lichtenstein
8 South Africa
9 Iceland
10 Indonesia
Answers to Pop group cities
1 Stockholm
2 Detroit
3 Edinburgh
4 Newcastle
5 Melbourne
6 New York
7 Oslo
8 Los Angeles
9 Toronto
10 Berlin
CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONES
Identify the hit records from their lyrics. All were number one in the UK over
the Christmas period
1 2001 I practise every day to find some
clever lines to say
2 1965 Got a good reason for taking the easy way out
3 1968 For she invented the medicinal compound
4 1976 A silent wish sails the seven seas
5 1971 She lived all alone at Linley Lane at number 22
6 1955 R is for the reindeer prancing by the window pane
7 1983 All I needed was the love you gave
8 1974 And the only things I see are emptiness and loneliness and an unlit
Christmas tree
9 1987 If I made you feel second best, girl I’m so sorry I was blind
10 1964 He buys her diamond rings you know
11 1992 Bittersweet memories that is all I’m taking with me
12 1966 And there to greet me was my mama and papa
13 1991 Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening
14 1981 She was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
15 1962 No such number no such zone
16 1984 Well tonight thank God its them instead of you
17 1972 You’ll be my sunshine daisy from LA
18 1970 I begged you not to go but you said goodbye
19 1995 What about sunrise, what about rain
20 1999 When all the birds are singing in the sky
21 1958 My one and only prayer is that some day you’ll care
22 1973 Does your granny always tell you that the old songs are the best
23 1977 Far have I travelled and much have I seen
24 1996 I need some love like I never needed love before
25 1969 Each had a wooden horse
26 1994 Don’t say it’s the final kiss
27 1988 Logs on the fire and gifts on the tree
28 1979 We don’t need no thought control
29 2002 Waters runnin’ in the wrong direction
30 1982 The reddest rose I’ll always bring you
Answers to Christmas number ones
1 Somethin’ Stupid
2 Day Tripper
3 Lily the Pink
4 When a Child is Born
5 Ernie
6 A Christmas Alphabet
7 Only You
8 Lonely This Christmas
9 Always on my Mind
10 I Feel Fine
11 I Will Always Love You
12 Green Green Grass of Home
13 Bohemian Rhapsody
14 Don’t You Want Me
15 Return to Sender
16 Do They Know its Christmas?
17 Long Haired Lover from Liverpool
18 I Hear You Knocking
19 Earth Song
20 Seasons in the Sun
21 Its Only Make Believe
22 Merry Christmas Everybody
23 Mull of Kintyre
24 2 Become 1
25 Two Little Boys
26 Stay Another Day
27 Mistletoe and Wine
28 Another Brick in the Wall
29 Sound of the Underground
30 Save Your Love