Speed Quiz 2

THE BIT IN THE MIDDLE
IDENTIFY THE FOOTBALL TEAMS FROM THE CRYPTIC CLUES GIVEN
IE Dark pond= Blackpool

1 Whole meat - Fulham
2 Rodents inter the community - Darlington
3 Cut glass building - Crystal Palace
4 Parent feeling healthy - Motherwell
5 Term of endearment before the heavy weight - Darlington
6 Factory boundary - Millwall
7 Latest fortress together - Newcastle United
8 Financial establishment following Mr Barrow - Clydebank
9 Bee belonging to a compass point - Queen of the South
10 Prison room parasite - Celtic

A QUEST TO CONNECT

1 Which song contains the line “they paved paradise and put up a parking lot”? - Big Yellow Taxi
2 Only Aussie winner of the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon in the 80s - Pat Cash
3 Who owned Mr Ed in the TV sitcom of the 60s(Full character name)? - Wilbur Post
4 Allegedly, what was the first song sung on the moon? - Happy Birthday To You
5 Chart topper written and recorded by Chris De Burgh for Mrs De Burgh - Lady In Red
6 In 1978, Louise Brown became the world’s first what? - Test tube baby
7 Which novel ends with the line “God bless us everyone”? - A Christmas Carol
8 Who accompanied Proteus as a gentleman of Verona? - Valentine
9 Which American football team won the first two Super Bowls? - Green Bay Packers
10 What connects the previous nine answers? - Words that can precede card – see italic words in answers

NUMEROLOGY
SOLVE THE PUZZLES IE 8F in a M = 8 FURLONGS IN A MILE

1 360 D in a C - 360 degrees in a circle
2 13 S on the AF - 13 stripes on the American flag
3 The N has a 1000 E - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
4 The 12 D of J - The 12 disciples of Jesus
5 7 P for the BB in S - 7 points for the black ball in snooker
6 The 7 H of R - The 7 hills of Rome
7 27 B in the NT - 27 books in the New Testament
8 15 M on a DMC - 15 men on a dead man’s chest
9 10 E in a D - 10 events in a decathlon
10 120 F in a C - 120 fathoms in a cable

IDENTIFY THE NUMBER ONE HITS FROM THE CRYPTIC CLUES GIVEN
EG PENITENTIARY BEFORE A LARGE STONE = JAILHOUSE ROCK

1 Contented chat - Happy Talk
2 Female toast spread - Lady Marmalade
3 Ecological entrance - Green Door
4 Miss Fonda as a toddler - Baby Jane
5 Everlasting fire - Eternal Flame
6 A waltz with Vera & Jack? - Dancing In The Street
7 Sioux and Apache - Two Tribes
8 Yankee pastry - American Pie
9 What Shere Khan stands on - Tiger Feet
10 Cowardly vessel - Yellow Submarine

IDENTIFY THE SONG TITLES FROM THE INITIALS GIVEN
EACH SONG CONTAINS AN ANIMAL IN THE TITLE EG- N the E= Nellie the Elephant

1 HMITD in the W? - How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?
2 WNP? - What’s New Pussycat?
3 PG the W - Pop Goes The Weasel
4 R the RNR - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
5 The LST - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
6 TSHDT - They Shoot Horses Don’t They
7 HL the W - Hungry Like The Wolf
8 E of the T - Eye of the Tiger
9 F on the R - Fox on the Run
10 TMKDS - Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport

WHAT COMES NEXT IN THE FOLLOWING LISTS?

1 Dr No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger - Thunderball
2 Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon - Ford
3 Snake, horse, sheep - Monkey (Chinese calendar)
4 5, 20, 1 - 18 (Dartboard)
5 Catherine, Anne, Jane - Anne (Henry VIII)
6 Hartnell, Troughton, Pertwee - Baker
7 Sergeant, Nurse, Teacher - Constable (Carry on)
8 Aries, Taurus, Gemini - Cancer
9 Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer - Sudden Impact (Dirty Harry movies)
10 Winterbottom, Ramsey, Mercer - Revie (England managers)

THE BIT IN THE MIDDLE

What are the following phrases Cockney rhyming slang for?

1 Baker’s dozen - Cousin
2 Boracic lint - Skint
3 Currant bun - Sun
4 Basil Fawlty - Balti
5 Dicky Dirt - Shirt
6 Duke of Kent - Rent
7 Hank Marvin - Starving
8 Sherbet dab - Cab
9 Tomfoolery - Jewellery
10 Vera Lynn - Gin

NAME THE TOP TEN MALE MOVIE STARS OF ALL TIME ACCORDING TO A LIST COMPILED BY THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE

1 HB - Humphrey Bogart
2 CG - Cary Grant
3 JS - James Stewart
4 MB - Marlon Brando
5 FA - Fred Astaire
6 HF - Henry Fonda
7 CG - Clark Gable
8 JC - James Cagney
9 ST - Spencer Tracy
10 CC - Charlie Chaplin

Gordon Banks was chosen as the goalkeeper. Who were the ten outfield players that were chosen in 2004 as England’s all time dream team in a Channel 4 survey?

1 George Cohen
2 Stuart Pierce
3 Tony Adams
4 Bobby Moore
5 David Beckham
6 Bobby Charlton
7 Paul Gascoine
8 Tom Finney
9 Gary Lineker
10 Alan Shearer

THE BIT IN THE MIDDLE
In the name of the in-laws
Identify the famous fathers-in-law of the following

1 Richard Wagner - Franz Liszt
2 Lauren Holly - Anthony Quayle
3 Gregor Fisher - Peter Vaughan
4 Lloyd Grossman - David Puttnam
5 Axl Rose - Don Everly
6 Belinda Carlisle - James Mason
7 John McEnroe - (former) Ryan O’Neal
8 Tony Blair - Anthony Booth
9 Daniel Day Lewis - Arthur Miller
10 Artie Shaw - Jerome Kern

US State Capitals
Identify the US state capitals from the clues given

1 Arizona and Fawkes in Harry Potter - Phoenix
2 California and Middle Of The Road hit - Sacramento
3 New Hampshire and an aeroplane - Concord
4 North Carolina and a seafarer - Raleigh
5 Wyoming and an Indian tribe - Cheyenne
6 Illinois and The Simpsons home - Springfield
7 North Dakota and a battleship - Bismarck
8 Massachusetts and a rock group - Boston
9 Mississippi and a US President - Jackson
10 Nebraska and an English city - Lincoln

How much do you remember about Euro 2004?

1 Who scored England’s first goal in the tournament? - Frank Lampard
2 Which Italian received a three-match ban for spitting? - Totti
3 Name the referee who disallowed England’s goal against Portugal - Urs Meier
4 Which player won the Golden Boot award? - Milan Baros
5 Which nation topped Group C? - Sweden
6 Which country scored the first goal in the tournament? - Greece
7 Not including penalty shootouts, how many goals did England score in total? - 10
8 What is the last name of the manager of Portugal? - Scolari
9 French coach Jacques Santini has joined which Premiership club? - Tottenham
10 Who was named Player Of The Tournament by UEFA? - Theo Zagorakis

THE BIT IN THE MIDDLE
Football Crazy
Identify the football clubs that dropped out of the Football League in the given years

1 1962 AS - Accrington Stanley
2 1972 B - Barrow
3 1992 MU - Maidstone United
4 1977 WT - Workington Town
5 1992 A - Aldershot
6 1988 NC - Newport County
7 2002 HT - Halifax Town
8 1970 BPA - Bradford Park Avenue
9 2003 EC - Exeter City
10 1960 G - Gateshead

Tribute Bands
Identify the pop groups from the name of their tribute bands

1 A Kind Of Magic - Queen
2 The New Kids In Town - Eagles
3 Bjorn Again - Abba
4 The Joshua Trio - U2
5 Whole Lotta Led -Led Zeppelin
6 Cavern - Beatles
7 The First Book - Genesis
8 All Mod Cons - Jam
9 Crazee Noize - Slade
10 The Men In Black - Stranglers

What’s in a name?
Identify the TV shows from their original working titles

1 Florizel Street - Coronation Street
2 Spencers  Mountain - Waltons
3 New Family In Town - Happy Days
4 Dead Belgians Don’t Count - Drop The Dead Donkey
5 The Flagstones - The Flintstones
6 Alley Cats - Charlie’s Angels
7 Mr Solo - Man From UNCLE
8 The Vintage Years - Falcon Crest
9 The Fighting Tigers - Dad’s Army
10 45 Minutes From Harlem - Diff’rent Strokes

THE BIT IN THE MIDDLE
And The Winner Is
Identify the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Comedy Awards

1 2002 MP - Michael Palin
2 2001 DJ - David Jason
3 2000 AB - Alan Bennett
4 1999 BH - Barry Humphries
5 1998 TH - Thora Hird
6 1997 SB - Stanley Baxter
7 1996 DA - Dave Allen
8 1995 BM - Bob Monkhouse
9 1994 JW - June Whitfield
10 1993 KD - Ken Dodd

THE FAB FOUR
Which Beatles songs featured the following characters?

1 Jo Jo from Tucson - Get Back
2 Vera, Chuck and Dave - When I’m 64
3 Father McKenzie - Eleanor Rigby
4 Pretty nurses selling poppies - Penny Lane
5 Desmond and Molly Jones - Ob La Di Ob La Da
6 The Egg Man - I Am The Walrus
7 Peter Brown - Ballad of John and Yoko
8 Chairman Mao - Revolution
9 Mother Mary - Let It Be
10 Mr Wilson and Mr Heath - Taxman

Collectively Speaking
How are the following collectively known?

1 Orbison, Dylan, Petty, Harrison, Lynne - Traveling Wilburys
2 Scoop, Billie, Doughnut, Tiger, Brain, Spring, Stix - The Double Deckers
3 Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage - The Five Pillars Of Islam
4 Julian, Timmy, George, Anne, Dick - Famous Five
5 Sinatra, Martin, Davis, Bishop, Lawford - The Rat Pack
6 Liesl, Friedrich, Kurt, Brigitta, Gretel, Marta, Louisa - Von Trapp children
7 Jim, Andrea, Caroline, Sharon - The Corrs
8 Curly, Larry, Moe - The 3 Stooges
9 Chico, Gummo, Harpo, Groucho, Zeppo - Marx Brothers
10 The Towers Of Silence, A Division Of The Spoils, The Day Of The Scorpion, The Jewel In The Crown - The Raj Quartet