Speed Quiz 5

Identify the film stars from their nicknames

1 The British Marilyn Monroe - Diana Dors
2 The Baron - Errol Flynn
3 The Baron Of Beefcake - Rock Hudson
4 The King Of Hollywood - Clark Gable
5 The Austrian Oak - Arnold Schwarzenegger
6 The Muscles From Brussels - Jean Claude Van Damme
7 The Man of A 1000 Faces - Lon Chaney
8 The Platinum Blonde - Jean Harlow
9 The Master of Suspense - Alfred Hitchcock
10 The Profane Angel - Carole Lombard

CHINESE WHISPERS
The answers to the following 10 questions all contain a creature represented in the Chinese calendar

1 Who won golf’s US Open in 2000? - Tiger Woods
2 Who was born in Rapid Creek in 1842 and died from a bayonet wound in 1877? - Crazy Horse
3 What two-word ovine expression describes a disreputable family member? - Black sheep
4 Which film features a gang of weasels called Psycho, Wheezy, Smart Ass and Stupid? - Roger Rabbit etc
5 What nickname was bestowed upon the 7th Armoured Division? - The Desert Rats
6 Which 1973 film saw Bruce Lee entering a martial arts contest? - Enter The Dragon
7 Which cult TV series was based on the ancient Chinese folk tale Hsi Yu Chi? - Monkey
8 In golf what term describes a hole that bends sharply to the left or to the right? - Dog leg
9 Which US plain extends 650km west from Wyoming to Idaho? - Snake River Plain
10 Which theatre group was founded by Jo Collins and Mary Ward in 1974? - Chicken Shed

BODY WISE

1 The largest tendon in the human body is named after which Greek hero? - Achilles
2 What is the medical term for the shoulder blade? - Scapula
3 Which song was a hit for Jimmy Ruffin in 1966 and 1974? - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
4 The intercostals muscles lie between the? - The ribs
5 In 1979 which group had a hit with “Nice Legs Shame About The Face”? - The Monks
6 Which organ is responsible for the production of glucose? - Pancreas
7 What part of the Mona Lisa’s face did Leonardo da Vinci spend 12 years painting? - Lips or mouth
8 What colour is a grasshopper’s blood? - White
9 Which Washington Irving literary character suffered from “ trypanosomiasis”? - Rip Van Winkle
10 Which American football team won the Superbowl in 1992? - Washington Redskins



C IS FOR CAPITAL
Identify the capitals all of which begin with the letter C

1 Denmark - Copenhagen
2 Venezuela - Caracas
3 Essex - Chelmsford
4 Australia - Canberra
5 Sardinia - Cagliari
6 Egypt - Cairo
7 Tipperary - Clonmel
8 Sri Lanka - Columbo
9 St Lucia - Castries
10 French Guyana - Cayenne

SLEEPY SERENADES
Who had a hit with ..?

1 1978 Talking In Your Sleep - Crystal Gayle
2 1962 Dream Baby - Roy Orbison
3 1981 I Go To Sleep - The Pretenders
4 1980 Dreams Of Children - Jam
5 1988 Daysleeper - REM
6 1992 Sleeping Satellite - Tasmin Archer
7 1967 Don’t Sleep In The Subway - Petula Clark
8 1959 Dream Lover - Bobby Darin
9 1987 No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
10 1985 Sleeping Bag - ZZ Top

ALIVE ALIVE – O
Name any year in which the following famous folk were alive

1 Christopher Columbus - 1451-1506
2 Jane Austen - 1775-1817
3 Pocahontas - 1595-1617
4 Billy The Kid - 1859-1881
5 Louis Pasteur - 1822-1895
6 King Canute - 995-1035
7 John Logie Baird - 1888-1946
8 Genghis Khan - 1167-1227
9 Walter Raleigh - 1552-1618
10 Marco Polo - 1254-1324

C HERE
Identify the authors all of which have a surname beginning with C

1 The Mysterious Affair At Styles - Agatha Christie
2 What Katy Did - Susan Coolidge
3 Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins
4 Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton
5 Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
6 Breakfast At Tiffany’s - Truman Capote
7 The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler
8 Shogun - James Clavell
9 Just William - Richmal Crompton
10 The Postman Always Rings Twice - James M Cain

PETER, PAUL AND MARY
All ten answers contain one of the above names

1 Which Oscar winning actor was born William Mitchell? - Peter Finch
2 Who, the subject of a Longfellow poem, “galloped into Lexington”? - Paul Revere
3 Who founded the religion of Christian Science? - Mary Baker Eddy
4 Who kept goal for England in the 1970 World Cup quarter final against West Germany? - Peter Bonetti
5 Who painted The Yellow Christ? - Paul Gauguin
6 Who penned the novel The Camomile Lawn? - Mary Wesley
7 Who performed the theme for The Karate Kid II? - Peter Cetera
8 Who wrote the song My Way? - Paul Anka
9 Whose death warrant was signed by Elizabeth I on Feb 8, 1587? - Mary Queen of Scots
10 Who founded the production company MTM? - Mary Tyler Moore

NUMEROLOGY
If 8F in a M = 8 furlongs in a mile, what do the following equate to?

1 22 Y in a C - Yards in a Chain
2 6C in NI - Counties in Northern Ireland
3 14L in a S - Lines in a Sonnet
4 366 D in a LY - Days in a Leap Year
5 25C in a Q - Cents in a Quarter
6 25Y in a SA - Years in a Silver Anniversary
7 40D and 40N in L - Days and Nights in Lent
8 16R in the O and CBR - Rowers in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
9 5V in the A - Vowels in the Alphabet
10 6P on a ST - Pockets on a Snooker Table

 

In any order, what are the ten most common surnames in the USA?
Two begin with J, two begin with W and two begin with M

1 Smith
2 Johnson
3 Williams
4 Jones
5 Brown
6 Davis
7 Miller
8 Wilson
9 Moore
10 Taylor

LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER
How are the following siblings collectively known?

1 Laverne, Maxine and Patty - The Andrews Sisters
2 Jakob and Wilhelm - Brothers Grimm
3 Debra, Kathy, Joni and Kim - Sister Sledge
4 Ron and Russell Mael - Sparks
5 O’Kelly, Ronald and Rudolph - Isley Brothers
6 Andrea, Caroline, Sharon and Jim - The Corrs
7 Babs, Joy and Teddy - The Beverley Sisters
8 Isaac, Zachary and Taylor - Hanson
9 Albert, Sam, Jack and Harry - Warner Brothers
10 Gabrielle and Monica Irimia - The Cheeky Girls

KIDS STUFF
Match the celebrities to the children
1 Phoenix Chi - Mel B
2 Coco Riley - Courtney Cox
3 Apple - Gwyneth Paltrow
4 Moon Unit and Dweezil - Frank Zappa
5 Poppy Honey and Daisy Boo - Jamie Oliver
6 Ella Bleu and Jett - John Travolta
7 Lourdes and Rocco - Madonna
8 Blanket and Paris - Michael Jackson
9 Betty Kitten, Harvey Kirby and Honey Kinney - Jonathan Ross
10 Piper Maru - Gillian Anderson

PEN AND INK
All the following answers contain the letters PEN or INK in that order

1 Who was the first player to be crowned snooker world champion at the Crucible? - John Spencer
2 Who recorded the album Wish You Were Here? - Pink Floyd
3 Which group had a chart hit with Spanish Stroll? - Mink De Ville
4 Who played The Fonz? - Henry Winkler
5 Which Dennis Potter drama starred Bob Hoskins as a salesman? - Pennies From Heaven
6 Who ran upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown? - Wee Willie Winkie
7 Which city is home to the Little Mermaid statue? - Copenhagen
8 What was the scene of a £26 million gold bullion heist in 1983? - Brinks Mat
9 What word describes the salary paid to a clergyman? - Stipend
10 Phallus impudicus is the scientific name of what? - Stinkhorn

IDENTIFY THE CITIES FROM THEIR NICKNAMES

1 The Granite City - Aberdeen
2 Mile High City - Denver
3 The Alamo City - San Antonio
4 Pearl of the Danube - Budapest
5 Auld Reekie - Edinburgh
6 The City of Dreaming Spires - Oxford
7 The City of Brotherly Love - Philadelphia
8 The Golden Gate City - San Francisco
9 Little Cuba - Miami
10 The Gateway to Europe - Amsterdam

IDENTIFY THE BIRTH FLOWERS FOR EACH MONTH FROM THE INITIAL LETTERS

1 January C - Carnation
2 February P - Primrose
3 March V - Violet
4 April D - Daisy
5 June R - Rose
6 August P - Poppy
7 September A - Aster
8 October M - Marigold
9 November C - Chrysanthemum
10 December N - Narcissus