Speed Quiz 7

THE STATE OF THINGS
In which US state would you find…

1 Death Valley - California
2 Kennedy Space Centre - Florida
3 Fort Knox - Kentucky
4 The Grand Canyon - Arizona
5 Las Vegas - Nevada
6 The Garden Of The Gods - Colorado
7 Mount Rushmore - South Dakota
8 O’Hare International Airport - Illinois
9 Jefferson City - Missouri
10 Waikiki Beach - Hawaii

MAN’S BEST FRIEND
What is the name of the pet dog of…

1 Dennis the Menace - Gnasher
2 Dr Who - K 9
3 Punch & Judy - Toby
4 The Beverly Hillbillies - Duke
5 Bart Simpson - Santa’s Little Helper
6 Dorothy Gale - Toto
7 Roy Rogers - Bullet
8 The Jetsons - Astro
9 Little Orphan - Annie Sandy
10 The Waltons - Reckless

FOOTBALL CRAZY
Identify the PFA Player Of The Year from their initials…

1 1976 PJ - Pat Jennings
2 1977 AG - Andy Gray
3 1979 LB - Liam Brady
4 1980 TM - Terry McDermott
5 1981 JW - John Wark
6 1985 PR - Peter Reid
7 1987 CA - Clive Allen
8 1990 DP - David Platt
9 1992 GP - Gary Pallister
10 1999 DG - David Ginola

FOUR LETTER WORDS – The answers to the following ten questions all contain four letters

1 Which letter of the Greek alphabet also means, a tiny amount? - Iota
2 What is nicknamed The Garden of England? - Kent
3 What is the 5th wedding anniversary? - Wood
4 What is studied by an oenophile? - Wine
5 What is the Russian equivalent of the name John? - Ivan
6 By what name is French Sudan now known? - Mali
7 Portree is the main town on which island? - Skye
8 What word can follow wet, dinner and space? - Suit
9 What is the official language of Pakistan? - Urdu
10 In mythology a silkie is half man, half what? - Seal

THE A TEAM – All ten answers begin with the letter A

1 The alternative name for the incus bone - Anvil
2 The largest breed of terrier - Airedale
3 Circular coral reef that encloses a lagoon - Atoll
4 The citadel of Ancient Athens - Acropolis
5 Greek Goddess of wisdom - Athene
6 Any alloy that contains mercury - Amalgam
7 State capital of Maine - Augusta
8 The first name of Little Dorrit in the Dickens novel - Amy
9 Country invaded by France in 1830 - Algeria
10 Nearest galaxy to our own galaxy - Andromeda

ART FOR ARTS SAKE
Who painted the following…

1 The Haywain - John Constable
2 The Last Supper - Leonardo da Vinci
3 210 Coca Cola bottles - Andy Warhol
4 Portrait of Dr Gachet - Vincent Van Gogh
5 Going To The Match - LS Lowry
6 Guernica - Picasso
7 The Laughing Cavalier - Franz Hals
8 The Night Watch - Rembrandt
9 The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel - Michelangelo
10 Samson & Delilah Peter - Paul Reubens

ANAGRAMMATICAL
Unravel the anagrams to give the titles of 10 films – all of which have one or two word titles
1 A EARTH VERB - Braveheart
2 TUG TRIER - True Grit
3 DIALOG ART - Gladiator
4 BARING GULL - Raging Bull
5 GO TILL NINTH - Notting Hill
6 A ELEPHANT OWL - Lethal Weapon
7 MARINE TROT - Terminator
8 HIRE DAD - Die Hard
9 VET GIRO - Vertigo
10 MENDING INFO - Finding Nemo

LETTER LINKS- The initial letters of the following 10 answers form the name of a singer

1 What did East Pakistan change its name to? - Bangladesh
2 What are the front teeth between the canines known as? - Incisors
3 In which city did George Harrison die? - Los Angeles
4 Which country lies between Egypt and Tunisia? - Libya
5 What is the most recorded song of all time? - Yesterday
6 Which Dickens novel features the character of Silas Wegg? - Our Mutual Friend
7 The jay belongs to which bird family? - Crow
8 In which 1996 film did Antonio Banderas play Che Guevara? - Evita
9 What is the national airline of Ireland? - Aer Lingus
10 Which country has the longest coastline in Europe? - Norway

Spelling the name of Billy Ocean

THE BIT IN THE MIDDLE – What are the middle names of the following people?

1 Ian T Botham - Terence
2 Richard M Nixon - Milhouse
3 Margaret H Thatcher - Hilda
4 Gary W Lineker - Winston
5 Thomas A Edison - Alva
6 Lyndon B Johnson - Baines
7 William J Hague - Jefferson
8 Hugh M Grant - Mungo
9 David P Frost - Paradine
10 Donald F Duck - Fauntleroy


BOTTOMS UP
Identify the rear of the year winners from their initials etc
1 2003 RK Male pop star
2 2002 CC Female singer
3 2001 CS Female TV star
4 2000 GN Male TV star
5 1999 DVO Female presenter
6 1998 FS Male comedian
7 1997 GB Male pop star
8 1996 SL Female TV star
9 1994 RF Male pop star
10 1988 SP Female TV star

AND THE WINNER IS …
Eleven women have been voted BBC Sports Personality Of The Year.
Name 10 of them
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TRIBUTE TUNES
Which famous people are the following songs a tribute to?
1 Candle In The Wind (original version)
2 Uptown Girl
3 Philadelphia Freedom
4 Geno
5 Layla
6 Happy Birthday
7 Wild Horses
8 Eternity
9 American Pie
10 Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs
 

ANSWERS TO BOTTOMS UP

1 Ronan Keating
2 Charlotte Church
3 Claire Sweeney
4 Graham Norton
5 Denise Van Outen
6 Frank Skinner
7 Gary Barlow
8 Sarah Lancashire
9 Richard Fairbrass
10 Su Pollard

The 11 female winners of Sports personality

Anita Lonsborough
Dorothy Hyman
Mary Rand
Ann Jones nee Packer
Mary Peters
Princess Anne
Virginia Wade
Jane Torvill
Fatima Whitbread
Liz McColgan
Paula Radcliffe

Tribute tunes
1 Marilyn Monroe
2 Christie Brinkley
3 Billie Jean King
4 Geno Washington
5 Patti Boyd
6 Martin Luther King
7 Marianne Faithful
8 Geri Halliwell
9 Buddy Holly
10 LS Lowry


BINGO SLANG – What numbers are represented by the following terms?

1 Doctors orders - 9
2 Dirty knees - 33
3 Kelly’s eye - 1
4 Tickety boo - 62
5 Sunset strip - 77
6 The Brighton Line - 59
7 Bed and breakfast - 26
8 Man alive - 5
9 A duck and a crutch - 27
10 A flea in heaven - 37

TOP 10 BRITS – In the poll of the 100 Greatest Britain’s these are the top 10
Identify them from their initials

1 WC - Winston Churchill
2 IKB - Isambard Kingdom Brunel
3 D, P of W - Diana, Princess of Wales
4 CD - Charles Darwin
5 WS - William Shakespeare
6 IN - Isaac Newton
7 QE - Queen Elizabeth
8 JL - John Lennon
9 HN - Horatio Nelson
10 OC - Oliver Cromwell

APT ANAGRAMS – Identify the following famous people from apt anagrams of their names.

1 DO ANNIE TAKE - Diane Keaton
2 CAP STAR TREK WIT - Patrick Stewart
3 BLOB RECREATION - Robbie Coltrane
4 IN TONE WHY SHOUT - Whitney Houston
5 OLD WEST ACTION - Clint Eastwood
6 MARK A BITCH VOICE - Victoria Beckham
7 MORMON IDEAS - Marie Osmond
8 SLICE SO MEAN - Monica Seles
9 NO ALIENS DARLING - Gillian Anderson
10 ASCEND IN PARIS - Princess Diana


CITY SETS – In which city are the following TV programmes set?

1 Albion Market - Manchester
2 The Untouchables - Chicago
3 McMillan And Wife -  San Francisco
4 Porterhouse Blue - Cambridge
5 St Elsewhere - Boston
6 Van Der Valk - Amsterdam
7 The Onedin Line - Liverpool
8 Homicide Life On The Streets - Baltimore
9 Cagney & Lacey - New York
10 Starsky & Hutch - Chicago

NICKNAMES
Identify the nicknames of the following famous people.

1 Anne of Cleves The FM - The Flanders Mare
2 Robert Burns The B of A - The Bard of Ayrshire
3 Lana Turner The SG - The Sweater Girl
4 Joan of Arc The M of O - The Maid of Orleans
5 Paavo Nurmi The FF - The Flanders Mare
6 Robert F Stroud The B of A - The Birdman of Alcatraz
7 William Gladstone The GOM - The Grand Old Man
8 Stanley Matthews The W of D - The Wizard of Dribble
9 Joseph Jagger The MWBTBA MC - The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo
10 Benny Goodman The K of S - The King of Swing

GROUP THERAPY
Identify the pop groups from their line-ups

1 Eric, Alan, Les, Stuart, Derek - Bay City Rollers
2 Simon, Nick, Andy, John, Roger - Duran Duran
3 Caldwell, Harvey, Mortimer, Hendy - East 17
4 Schneider, Wilson, Wilson, Strickland, Pierson - B 52’s
5 Baker, Clapton, Bruce - Cream
6 Wes Borland, DJ Lethal, John Otto, Fred Durst, Sam Rivers - Limp Bizkit
7 Bez, Shaun, Gary, Paul, Mark, Paul - Happy Mondays
8 Jay, Bobby, Mike, Cheryl - Bucks Fizz
9 Rod Argent, Chris White, Hugh Grundy, Colin Blunstone, Paul Atkinson - Zombies
10 Aaron, Calvin, Daisy, Frankie, Hannah, Jay, Rochelle, Stacy - S Club Juniors

KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES’S

1 What was the first No 1 hit for Tom Jones? - It’s Not Unusual
2 Who was the leader of the Peoples Temple? - Reverend Jim Jones
3 John Paul Jones played guitar for which rock group? - Led Zeppelin
4 Who drove the Cannonball Express? - Casey Jones
5 Who played Miss Jones in Rising Damp? - Frances de la Tour
6 What was won by Hugh Jones in 1982 and by Steve Jones in 1985? - London Marathon
7 Who wrote the novel Tom Jones? - Henry Fielding
8 Who wrote the novel From Here To Eternity? - James Jones
9 Which female won five golds at the Sydney Olympics? - Marion Jones
10 In 1996 which animator won an honorary Oscar? - Chuck Jones

SNOOKER LOOPY
Identify the world snooker champions from the years and their initials
1 2002 PE - Peter Ebdon
2 1998 JH - John Higgins
3 1997 KD - Ken Doherty
4 1991 JP - John Parrott
5 1980 CT - Cliff Thorburn
6 1977 JS - John Spencer
7 1972 AH - Alex Higgins
8 1968 JP - John Pulman
9 1952 FD - Fred Davis
10 1950 WD - Walter Donaldson

HOWZAT?
What are the ten ways of being dismissed at cricket?

1 Bowled
2 Caught
3 LBW
4 Run out
5 Stumped
6 Hit the ball twice
7 Handling the ball
8 Obstructing the field
9 Timed out
10 Hit wicket