Think of a Number
ALL 25 QUESTIONS HAVE A NUMBER IN THE ANSWER
1 What seven words precede, “Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum”? Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest
2 Which group had hits with the songs “Sherry” and “Walk Like A Man”? Four Seasons
3 Katy Cropper was the first woman to win which TV competition? One Man and His Dog
4 How are War, Famine, Death and Pestilence collectively known? Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
5 How many cornets followed 76 trombones in a big parade? 110
6 What was Michael Jackson’s first UK number one as a soloist? One Day in your Life
7 In which 1966 film did Raquel Welch play a cave girl? One Million Years BC
8 In which TV series did the Fisher family run a funeral parlour? Six Feet Under
9 Billy Pilgrim is the main character in which novel? Slaughterhouse Five
10 In which TV show does Kiefer Sutherland play Jack Bauer? 24
11 The cast of which TV show recorded the album “Hedgehog Sandwich” ? Not The Nine O’clock News
12 How are Valentine and Proteus known in the title of a play? Two Gentlemen of Verona
13 In which TV series did Nicholas Lyndhurst play Ashley Phillips? The Two of Us
14 What song provided the first chart entry for Queen? Seven Seas of Rhye
15 In which 1960 film did Elizabeth Taylor win an Oscar for her role as a prostitute? Butterfield 8
16 How are Aramis, Porthos and Athos collectively known? The Three Musketeers
17 In which 1987 film did Anthony Hopkins play Frank P Doel? 84 Charing Cross Road
18 What is triskaidekaphobia the fear of? The number 13
19 What was the London address of Sherlock Holmes? 221b Baker Street
20 Which 80s hit provided the only chart topper for Paul Hardcastle? 19
21 In cricket how many runs comprise a double Nelson? 222
22 How many years of marriage are celebrated on an Emerald anniversary? 55
23 In bingo slang what number is represented by the term, a duck and a crutch? 27
24 In which 2001 film did Matt Damon play Linus Caldwell? Ocean’s Eleven
25 Which number one hit opens with the line,
“You and I in a little toy shop”? 99 Red Balloons