Speed Quiz 9

THE COMEDIANS COMEDIAN
In 2004 a Channel 4 show polled comedians and comedy actors from around the world in order to compile a top 100 of the greatest ever comedians and comedy actors. Identify the top 10 from their initials
1 PC - Peter Cook
2 JC - John Cleese
3 WA - Woody Allen
4 EM - Eric Morecambe
5 GM - Groucho Marx
6 TC - Tommy Cooper
7 L and H - Laurel & Hardy
8 BC - Billy Connolly
9 VR and BM - Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer
10 RP - Richard Pryor

DAYS LIKE THESE
The following 10 answers all contain a day of the week in the answer
1 What is the name of the daughter of the Addams Family? - Wednesday
2 At the age of 7, Drew Barrymore became the youngest ever host of which TV show in the USA? - Saturday Night Live
3 Which No 1 hit was inspired by Brenda Spencer? - I Don’t Like Mondays
4 What is the literal translation of Mardi Gras? - Fat Tuesday
5 Which song contains the line, “I thought I was mistaken, I thought I heard your words”? - Blue Monday
6 In which 60s comedy drama did Kathleen Harrison play a cleaning lady who inherits a fortune? - Mrs Thursday
7 Which long running TV series was first broadcast in 1969 and was created and presented by Jess Yates? - Stars On Sunday
8 Which film featured a gang called the Barracudas? - Saturday Night Fever
9 What is the name of the main character in the TV series Dragnet? - Joe Friday
10 Which actress links the films, Looking For Mr Goodbar, Once Upon A Time In America and The Cincinnati Kid? - Tuesday Weld

LETS BE LYRICAL
Identify the No 1 hits from their lyrics
1 All you did was wreck my bed and in the morning kick me in the head - Maggie May
2 I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant - Nothing Compares 2U
3 Temptation, frustration, so bad it makes him cry - Don’t Stand So Close To Me
4 Just then my beard gets into your hair so give me back my comb - See My Baby Jive
5 It’s the terror of knowing what this world is about - Under Pressure
6 When your pride is on the floor I’ll make you beg for more - Stay
7 Well she used to run around with every man in town - Its All Over Now
8 There was funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung - Kung Fu Fighting
9 Disappointment haunted all my dreams - I’m A Believer
10 If the band slows down we’ll yell for more - Rock Around The Clock

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
Identify the wedding anniversaries from their initial letters

1 1 year P - Paper
2 3 years L - Leather
3 6 years S - Sugar
4 10 years T - Tin
5 11 years S - Steel
6 13 years L - Lace
7 14 years I - Ivory
8 15 years C - Crystal
9 20 years C - China
10 30 years P - Pearl

THE LETTER S
All the following 10 answers begin with the letter S

1 What S is the alternative name for the yeti in North America? - Sasquatch
2 Meryl Streep film adapted from a novel by William Styron - Sophie’s Choice
3 Country known as the Switzerland of Africa - Swaziland
4 The name of Norway’s parliament - Storting
5 Winner of the Grand National in 1991 - Seagram
6 Hill where the Battle of Hastings took place - Senlac
7 In which country is the Nubian desert? - Sudan
8 Largest member of the tuba family - Sousaphone
9 What did the S originally stand for in Gibbs SR toothpaste? - Sodium
10 More common name for the galanthus - Snowdrop

SOUNDS OF THE 60s
Identify the 60s No 1 hits from their lyrics

1 Well Ebenezer thought he was Julius Caesar - Lily The Pink
2 The band had only one more song to play - The Last Waltz
3 Some are building monuments, others are jotting down notes - The Mighty Quinn
4 One little chap then had a mishap - Two Little Boys
5 The room was humming harder as the ceiling flew away - A Whiter Shade of Pale
6 I’m a walking in the rain - Runaway
7 Two drifters, off to see the world - Moon River
8 I saw her today, I saw her face - Needles And Pins
9 You keep playing where you shouldn’t be playing - These Boots Are Made For Walking
10 Talking is cheap people follow like sheep - Silence Is Golden

LETS GO FOR A WALK
Who had a hit record with …

1 Walking Back To Happiness in 1961 - Helen Shapiro
2 Walking On Sunshine in 1985 - Katrina and the Waves
3 A Walk On The Wild Side in 1973 - Lou Reed
4 Don’t Walk Away Renee in 1967 - 4 Tops
5 You’ll Never Walk Alone in 1963 - Gerry & the Pacemakers
6 Walk Tall in 1964 - Val Doonican
7 Walk Of Life in 1986 - Dire Straits
8 Walking In My Shoes in 1993 - Depeche Mode
9 Walk Like A Man in 1963 - 4 Seasons
10 A Walk In The Park in 1980 - Nick Straker Band

SAINTS ALIVE
Who is the patron saint of …

1 Dancers - Vitus
2 Lovers - Valentine
3 Tax collectors - Matthew
4 Carpenters - Joseph
5 Wales - David
6 Doctors - Luke
7 Scotland - Andrew
8 Glasgow - Mungo
9 Gardeners - Adam
10 Athletes - Sebastian

LETS BE LYRICAL
Identify the No 1 hits from the 70s from the lyrics

1 When tears are in your eyes I will dry them all - Bridge Over Troubled Water
2 He’ll steal your woman out from under your nose - Blockbuster
3 You’ve got your hips swinging out of bounds - Tiger Feet
4 If her daddy’s rich take her out for a meal - In The Summertime
5 When all the birds are singing in the sky - Seasons In The Sun
6 Wishing wells, wedding bells, early morning dew - All Kinds Of Everything
7 But if you love him, you’ll forgive him - Stand By Your Man
8 You touch my hand and I’m a king - The Wonder Of You
9 Now my days are gone, memories linger on - Grandad
10 A love like ours is love that’s hard to find - If You Leave Me Now

WATCHING THE DETECTIVES
Which detective…

1 Lives in the village of St Mary Mead - Miss Marple
2 Went in search of the Maltese Falcon - Sam Spade
3 Has a brother called Mycroft - Sherlock Holmes
4 Drove a Peugeot 403  -Columbo
5 First appeared in a novel entitled I The Jury - Mike Hammer
6 Was played by Angela Lansbury in Murder She Wrote - Jessica Fletcher
7 Has a servant called Bunter - Lord Peter Wimsey
8 Is also known as The Saint - Simon Templar
9 Died in The Remorseful Day - Inspector Morse
10 Had a bloodhound called Pedro - Sexton Blake

M PEOPLE
Identify the famous people from their real names. All are better known by surnames beginning with the letter M

1 Georgios Panayiotou - George Michael
2 Ludvik Hoch - Robert Maxwell
3 Roberta Joan Anderson - Joni Mitchell
4 Ilynea Mrionoff - Helen Mirren
5 Harold Sergeant - Max Miller
6 Barry Pincus - Barry Manilow
7 Norma Jean Baker - Marilyn Monroe
8 Reginald Truscott Jones - Ray Milland
9 Helen Mitchell - Nellie Melba
10 Walter Williams - Bill Maynard

LETS BE LYRICAL
Identify the No 1 hits from the 80s from their lyrics

1 I’m sorry that I made you cry - Jealous Guy
2 It was a cool and lovely breezy afternoon - Pass the Dutchie
3 Too much fighting on the dance floor - Ghost Town
4 Head over heels when toe to toe - True
5 I looked after Tommy, cause he was my brother’s son - Coward of the County
6 Box of balloons with the feather light touch - House of Fun
7 Don’t let your indecision take you from behind - Making Your Mind Up
8 I saw you walking by the other day - I Should Have Known Better
9 Say my name sun shines through the rain - Eternal Flame
10 Young hearts are foolish, they make such mistakes - Perfect

WHO KILLED…?

1 Billy the Kid - Pat Garrett
2 Gianni Versace - Andrew Cunanan
3 Abraham Lincoln - John Wilkes Booth
4 Eddie Royle in Eastenders - Nick Cotton
5 Shakespeare’s King Duncan - Macbeth
6 John Lennon - Mark Chapman
7 Cock Robin - The sparrow
8 Lee Harvey Oswald - Jack Ruby
9 Maxine Peacock in Coronation Street - Richard Hillman
10 Wild Bill Hickok - Jack McCall

THAT’S ALL
Complete the song titles of the following artists. All 10 song titles begin with the word “all”

1 1989 Lisa Stansfield All…Around the World
2 1976 Eric Carmen All…By Myself
3 1986 Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman All…I Ask Of You
4 1970 Dana All…Kinds Of Everything
5 1984 Alison Moyet All…Cried Out
6 1980 Rainbow All…Night Long
71980 Air Supply All…Out of Love
8 1975 Steeleye Span All…Around My Hat
9 1963 Dora Bryan All…I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle
10 1986 Ultravox All…Stood Still

BODY WISE
All 10 answers contain a part of the body

1 Who had hits with And She Was and Road To Nowhere? - Talking Heads
2 Which novel and film is set on Amity Island? - Jaws
3 In Monopoly board what separates Marlborough St and Vine St? - Community Chest
4 Rebecca de Mornay plays a psychotic nanny in? - The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
5 What was the name of the last battle between US cavalry troops and native American Indians? - Battle of Wounded Knee
6 Which novel provided the inspiration for the film Apocalypse Now? - Heart of Darkness
7 Which sitcom features the character of Patrick Trench? - One Foot in the Grave
8 What is the more common name for renal calculi? - Kidney stones
9 Which song opens with the line, “Flew in from Miami beach”? - Back in the USSR
10 By what name is Charles Sherwood Stratton better known? - Tom Thumb

STATUESQUE
Identify the famous deceased people from their initials, all of which are subjects of statues in London

1 IKB - Isambard Kingdom Brunel
2 WC - Winston Churchill
3 MF - Michael Faraday
4 WS - Will Shakespeare
5 CC - Charlie Chaplin
6 HN - Horatio Nelson
7 OC - Oliver Cromwell
8 R the L - Richard the Lionheart
9 JC - James Cook (no doubt many churches will have statues of Jesus Christ also)
10 FB  -Francis Bacon

Which animals relate to the following adjectives?

1 Ursine - Bear
2 Caprine - Goat
3 Porcine - Pig
4 Ovine - Sheep
5 Taurine - Bull
6 Cygnine - Swan
7 Lupine - Wolf
8 Lutrine - Otter
9 Leonine - Lion
10 Cervine - Deer

Identify the film titles from their initials. These movies were voted the Top 10 Films of the 20th Century by the American Film Institute

1 CK - Citizen Kane
2 C - Casablanca
3 TG - The Godfather
4 GWTW - Gone With The Wind
5 LOA - Lawrence of Arabia
6 TWOO - The Wizard of Oz
7 TG - The Graduate
8 OTW - On the Waterfront
9 SL - Schindler’s List
10 SITR - Singin’ in the Rain


THAT’S MY DOG
Which fictional character/characters has a dog called…?

1 K9 - Dr Who
2 Gnasher - Dennis the Menace
3 Toto - Dorothy Gale
4 Jeep - Popeye
5 Bullseye - Bill Sikes
6 Freeway - Harts in Hart to Hart
7 Pearl - Beryl the Peril
8 Reckless - Waltons
9 Truffles - George and Mildred
10 Bolivar - Donald Duck

FIRST NAME TERMS
What is the first name of the following TV characters?

1 Hopkirk in Randall And Hopkirk Deceased - Marty
2 Hutchinson in Starsky And Hutch - Ken
3 Ironside - Robert
4 Seinfeld - Jerry
5 Captain Mainwaring - George
6 Sergeant Bilko - Ernie
7 The Vicar of Dibley - Geraldine
8 TJ Hooker - Thomas
9 Miss Jones in Rising Damp - Ruth
10 Dr Kildaire - James

WHATS IN A NAME?
Identify the singers from their real names

1 George O’Dowd - Boy George
2 Declan McManus - Elvis Costello
3 Douglas Trendle - Buster Bloodvessel
4 Terence Nelhams - Adam Faith
5 Elaine Bookbinder - Elkie Brooks
6 LaDonna Gaines - Donna Summer
7 Virginia Hensley - Patsy Cline
8 Dino Crocetti - Dean Martin
9 Benjamin Nelson - Ben E King
10 Pauline Matthews - Kiki Dee