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1. The first sequel to Naked Gun was Naked Gun 2 1/2. What number was the
second sequel?
2. Which was the first sequel to win the best picture Oscar?
3. What was the subtitle of Sister Act 2?
4. What was the name of the first sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark?
5. Which horrror movie, featuring the character Jason Voorhees, has spawned
10 sequels?

6. What was Margo's surname in the Good Life?
7. Which one of these shapes wasn't a window on Play School: Square,
triangle, circle, arch?
8. What is the name of the pub in Emmerdale?
9. It was called Three's Company when it was remade in America. What was it
called here?
10. What was the first programme shown on Channel 4?

11. In which sport was David Broome a star?
12. The Iditarod is a 1100 mile race across Alaska using which type of
transport?
13. Which country has beaten England the most times at football?
14. How many points is a drop goal worth in Rugby League?
15. Which county play their home cricket games at Old Trafford?

16. Which band had a hit with the theme to the Bond film View To A Kill?
17. Which comedian in 1991 had a number one with the old Tommy Roe song
Dizzy?
18. In 1976, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons had a hit about December of
which year?
19. What legend did Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich have a hit with in
1968?
20. Which TV show had a 1986 number one with the spin-off record The Chicken
Song?

21. Which PD presented Blue Peter in the early 80s?
22. What PBT were banned in Britain in 1991?
23. Which TPATC was a children's novel by Edith Nesbitt made into a TV series
in the 70s?
24. Which OGP was Henry Fonda's last film?
25. Which ADT stands at the end of the Champs Elysee?

26. How many cents make up a US dime?
27. What is the name of the tea clipper used as a museum in Greenwich,
London?
28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give her father?

29. What did OMD stand for, in the 80s and 90s band of that name?
30. The D'Oyle Carte Opera Company specialise in performing the works of
which composers?
31. Bogota is the capital of which country?
32. Who devised the temperature scale that has 0 at the freezing point of
water, and 100 at the boiling point
33. Which swimmer won a gold medal for Britain at the 1980 Olympics?
34. Who was the author of Gunga Din?
35. What was the title of Max Bygraves's autobiography?
36. In which modern-day country was the battle of Waterloo fought?
37. How was Shirley Crabtree better known?
38. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?
39. What role did Max von Sydow play in the biblical epic The Greatest Story
Ever Told?
40. In which year was abortion legalised in the UK?
41. What did Plaid Cymru add to their name in 1998?
42. St Bernadette was born at the site of which Catholic shrine?
43. Who presented Desert Island Discs immediately before Sue Lawley?
44. A frittata is an Italian style of which type of dish?
45. In comedy bingo calling, what number is two little ducks?
46. Who was the biggest suspect in the murder of Sandra Rivett in 1974?
47. In which British city would you most famously find Melling Road?
48. What would you typically find in a campanile?
49. What does CND stand for, in the name of that organisation?
50. What was the first name of Indira Gandhi's son who also became Prime
Minister of India
51. According to the New Testament, where is the final battle between the
kings of the Earth at the end of the world going to be fought?
52. Which country did the Tonton Macoutes terrorise?
53. What moved from Tower Hill in London to Wales in 1968?
54. In 1980, Rupert Holmes had a top-40 hit with a song named after a
cocktail. Which cocktail?
55. In which British city was the Delorean car made?
56. In which English town did Michael Ryan make the news in 1987?
57. In which river was Jesus baptised?
58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to Morse
code since at least the second world war?
59. Who did Jackie Kennedy marry in 1968?
60. Which fruit is used in a crepe suzette?

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Keith Willoughby wrote:

> 1. The first sequel to Naked Gun was Naked Gun 2 1/2. What number was the
> second sequel?
> 2. Which was the first sequel to win the best picture Oscar?
> 3. What was the subtitle of Sister Act 2?
> 4. What was the name of the first sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark?

Temple of Doom

> 5. Which horrror movie, featuring the character Jason Voorhees, has spawned
> 10 sequels?

Friday the 13th

> 6. What was Margo's surname in the Good Life?
> 7. Which one of these shapes wasn't a window on Play School: Square,
> triangle, circle, arch?

Arch

> 8. What is the name of the pub in Emmerdale?
> 9. It was called Three's Company when it was remade in America. What was it
> called here?
> 10. What was the first programme shown on Channel 4?
> 11. In which sport was David Broome a star?
> 12. The Iditarod is a 1100 mile race across Alaska using which type of
> transport?

Dog sled

> 13. Which country has beaten England the most times at football?

Wales

> 14. How many points is a drop goal worth in Rugby League?
> 15. Which county play their home cricket games at Old Trafford?
> 16. Which band had a hit with the theme to the Bond film View To A Kill?
> 17. Which comedian in 1991 had a number one with the old Tommy Roe song
> Dizzy?
> 18. In 1976, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons had a hit about December of
> which year?

1965

> 19. What legend did Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich have a hit with in
> 1968?
> 20. Which TV show had a 1986 number one with the spin-off record The Chicken
> Song?
>
> 21. Which PD presented Blue Peter in the early 80s?
> 22. What PBT were banned in Britain in 1991?
> 23. Which TPATC was a children's novel by Edith Nesbitt made into a TV series
> in the 70s?
> 24. Which OGP was Henry Fonda's last film?

On Golden Pond

> 25. Which ADT stands at the end of the Champs Elysee?

Arc du Triomphe

> 26. How many cents make up a US dime?

Ten

> 27. What is the name of the tea clipper used as a museum in Greenwich,
> London?
> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give her father?

40

> 29. What did OMD stand for, in the 80s and 90s band of that name?

Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark

> 30. The D'Oyle Carte Opera Company specialise in performing the works of
> which composers?
> 31. Bogota is the capital of which country?

Colombia

> 32. Who devised the temperature scale that has 0 at the freezing point of
> water, and 100 at the boiling point
> 33. Which swimmer won a gold medal for Britain at the 1980 Olympics?
> 34. Who was the author of Gunga Din?

Kipling

> 35. What was the title of Max Bygraves's autobiography?
> 36. In which modern-day country was the battle of Waterloo fought?

Belgium

> 37. How was Shirley Crabtree better known?

Shirley Temple

> 38. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?

Gamma

> 39. What role did Max von Sydow play in the biblical epic The Greatest Story
> Ever Told?

Herod

> 40. In which year was abortion legalised in the UK?
> 41. What did Plaid Cymru add to their name in 1998?
> 42. St Bernadette was born at the site of which Catholic shrine?
> 43. Who presented Desert Island Discs immediately before Sue Lawley?
> 44. A frittata is an Italian style of which type of dish?
> 45. In comedy bingo calling, what number is two little ducks?
> 46. Who was the biggest suspect in the murder of Sandra Rivett in 1974?
> 47. In which British city would you most famously find Melling Road?
> 48. What would you typically find in a campanile?
> 49. What does CND stand for, in the name of that organisation?
> 50. What was the first name of Indira Gandhi's son who also became Prime
> Minister of India

Rajiv

> 51. According to the New Testament, where is the final battle between the
> kings of the Earth at the end of the world going to be fought?

Armageddon

> 52. Which country did the Tonton Macoutes terrorise?

Haiti

> 53. What moved from Tower Hill in London to Wales in 1968?
> 54. In 1980, Rupert Holmes had a top-40 hit with a song named after a
> cocktail. Which cocktail?
> 55. In which British city was the Delorean car made?
> 56. In which English town did Michael Ryan make the news in 1987?
> 57. In which river was Jesus baptised?
> 58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to Morse
> code since at least the second world war?

@

> 59. Who did Jackie Kennedy marry in 1968?

Aristotle Onassis

> 60. Which fruit is used in a crepe suzette?

Strawberry

--Jeff

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- after they have exhausted every other
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to the government when it deserves it.
--Mark Twain

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Keith Willoughby (keith@flat222.org) writes:
> 4. What was the name of the first sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark?

Let's see that would be Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail, since The Temple
of Doom was a prequel.

> 12. The Iditarod is a 1100 mile race across Alaska using which type of
> transport?

Dogsleigh?

> 13. Which country has beaten England the most times at football?

Sweden does it routinely. Then again, everyone else does too.

> 19. What legend did Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich have a hit
> with in 1968?

Xanadu

> 25. Which ADT stands at the end of the Champs Elysee?

It used to be Avenue de la Grande Armée, but thinking of it they might
have renamed it.

> 26. How many cents make up a US dime?

Ten. (Didn't you ask this before?)

> 29. What did OMD stand for, in the 80s and 90s band of that name?

Orchestra Manoeuvres in the Dark

> 31. Bogota is the capital of which country?

Colombia.

> 32. Who devised the temperature scale that has 0 at the freezing point
> of water, and 100 at the boiling point

Anders Celsius

> 36. In which modern-day country was the battle of Waterloo fought?

Belgium

> 38. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?

Gamma

> 48. What would you typically find in a campanile?

A bell.

> 50. What was the first name of Indira Gandhi's son who also became Prime
> Minister of India

Rajiv

> 52. Which country did the Tonton Macoutes terrorise?

Haïti

> 57. In which river was Jesus baptised?

Jordan

> 58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to Morse
> code since at least the second world war?

@

> 59. Who did Jackie Kennedy marry in 1968?

Onassis



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"Keith Willoughby" <keith@flat222.org> wrote in message
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>
> 1. The first sequel to Naked Gun was Naked Gun 2 1/2. What number was
the
> second sequel?

Naked Gun 33 1/3

> 2. Which was the first sequel to win the best picture Oscar?

Godfather Part II

> 3. What was the subtitle of Sister Act 2?
> 4. What was the name of the first sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark?

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

> 5. Which horrror movie, featuring the character Jason Voorhees, has
spawned
> 10 sequels?

Friday the XIIIth

>
> 6. What was Margo's surname in the Good Life?
> 7. Which one of these shapes wasn't a window on Play School: Square,
> triangle, circle, arch?
> 8. What is the name of the pub in Emmerdale?
> 9. It was called Three's Company when it was remade in America. What
was it
> called here?
> 10. What was the first programme shown on Channel 4?
>
> 11. In which sport was David Broome a star?
> 12. The Iditarod is a 1100 mile race across Alaska using which type of
> transport?

dog sled

> 13. Which country has beaten England the most times at football?
> 14. How many points is a drop goal worth in Rugby League?
> 15. Which county play their home cricket games at Old Trafford?
>
> 16. Which band had a hit with the theme to the Bond film View To A Kill?

Duran Duran

> 17. Which comedian in 1991 had a number one with the old Tommy Roe song
> Dizzy?
> 18. In 1976, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons had a hit about December
of
> which year?
> 19. What legend did Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich have a hit with
in
> 1968?
> 20. Which TV show had a 1986 number one with the spin-off record The
Chicken
> Song?
>
> 21. Which PD presented Blue Peter in the early 80s?
> 22. What PBT were banned in Britain in 1991?
> 23. Which TPATC was a children's novel by Edith Nesbitt made into a TV
series
> in the 70s?
> 24. Which OGP was Henry Fonda's last film?

On Golden Pond

> 25. Which ADT stands at the end of the Champs Elysee?

Arc de Triomphe

>
> 26. How many cents make up a US dime?

ten

> 27. What is the name of the tea clipper used as a museum in Greenwich,
> London?
> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give her
father?

forty

>
> 29. What did OMD stand for, in the 80s and 90s band of that name?

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

> 30. The D'Oyle Carte Opera Company specialise in performing the works of
> which composers?

William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

> 31. Bogota is the capital of which country?

Colombia

> 32. Who devised the temperature scale that has 0 at the freezing point
of
> water, and 100 at the boiling point

Anders Celsius

> 33. Which swimmer won a gold medal for Britain at the 1980 Olympics?
> 34. Who was the author of Gunga Din?

Rudyard Kipling

> 35. What was the title of Max Bygraves's autobiography?
> 36. In which modern-day country was the battle of Waterloo fought?
> 37. How was Shirley Crabtree better known?
> 38. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?

gamma

> 39. What role did Max von Sydow play in the biblical epic The Greatest
Story
> Ever Told?
> 40. In which year was abortion legalised in the UK?
> 41. What did Plaid Cymru add to their name in 1998?
> 42. St Bernadette was born at the site of which Catholic shrine?
> 43. Who presented Desert Island Discs immediately before Sue Lawley?
> 44. A frittata is an Italian style of which type of dish?

omelette

> 45. In comedy bingo calling, what number is two little ducks?

22

> 46. Who was the biggest suspect in the murder of Sandra Rivett in 1974?
> 47. In which British city would you most famously find Melling Road?
> 48. What would you typically find in a campanile?

bells

> 49. What does CND stand for, in the name of that organisation?
> 50. What was the first name of Indira Gandhi's son who also became Prime
> Minister of India

Rajiv

> 51. According to the New Testament, where is the final battle between
the
> kings of the Earth at the end of the world going to be fought?
> 52. Which country did the Tonton Macoutes terrorise?
> 53. What moved from Tower Hill in London to Wales in 1968?
> 54. In 1980, Rupert Holmes had a top-40 hit with a song named after a
> cocktail. Which cocktail?

piña colada

> 55. In which British city was the Delorean car made?
> 56. In which English town did Michael Ryan make the news in 1987?
> 57. In which river was Jesus baptised?

Galilee

> 58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to Morse
> code since at least the second world war?

?

> 59. Who did Jackie Kennedy marry in 1968?

Aristotle Onassis

> 60. Which fruit is used in a crepe suzette?

orange

 

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On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 22:38:11 +0100, Keith Willoughby
<keith@flat222.org> wrote:

>
> 1. The first sequel to Naked Gun was Naked Gun 2 1/2. What number was the
> second sequel?
33 1/3

> 2. Which was the first sequel to win the best picture Oscar?
> 3. What was the subtitle of Sister Act 2?
Back in the Habit

> 4. What was the name of the first sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark?
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

> 5. Which horrror movie, featuring the character Jason Voorhees, has spawned
> 10 sequels?
Halloween

>
> 6. What was Margo's surname in the Good Life?
> 7. Which one of these shapes wasn't a window on Play School: Square,
> triangle, circle, arch?
> 8. What is the name of the pub in Emmerdale?
> 9. It was called Three's Company when it was remade in America. What was it
> called here?
> 10. What was the first programme shown on Channel 4?
>
> 11. In which sport was David Broome a star?
> 12. The Iditarod is a 1100 mile race across Alaska using which type of
> transport?
dogsled

> 13. Which country has beaten England the most times at football?
> 14. How many points is a drop goal worth in Rugby League?
> 15. Which county play their home cricket games at Old Trafford?
>
> 16. Which band had a hit with the theme to the Bond film View To A Kill?
> 17. Which comedian in 1991 had a number one with the old Tommy Roe song
> Dizzy?
> 18. In 1976, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons had a hit about December of
> which year?
1965

> 19. What legend did Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich have a hit with in
> 1968?
> 20. Which TV show had a 1986 number one with the spin-off record The Chicken
> Song?
>
> 21. Which PD presented Blue Peter in the early 80s?
> 22. What PBT were banned in Britain in 1991?
> 23. Which TPATC was a children's novel by Edith Nesbitt made into a TV series
> in the 70s?
> 24. Which OGP was Henry Fonda's last film?
On Golden Pond

> 25. Which ADT stands at the end of the Champs Elysee?
Arc d'Triomphe

>
> 26. How many cents make up a US dime?
10

> 27. What is the name of the tea clipper used as a museum in Greenwich,
> London?
The Cutty Sark?

> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give her father?
40

>
> 29. What did OMD stand for, in the 80s and 90s band of that name?
> 30. The D'Oyle Carte Opera Company specialise in performing the works of
> which composers?
Gilbert and Sullivan

> 31. Bogota is the capital of which country?
Columbia

> 32. Who devised the temperature scale that has 0 at the freezing point of
> water, and 100 at the boiling point
> 33. Which swimmer won a gold medal for Britain at the 1980 Olympics?
> 34. Who was the author of Gunga Din?
Rudyard Kipling

> 35. What was the title of Max Bygraves's autobiography?
> 36. In which modern-day country was the battle of Waterloo fought?
> 37. How was Shirley Crabtree better known?
> 38. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?
gamma

> 39. What role did Max von Sydow play in the biblical epic The Greatest Story
> Ever Told?
> 40. In which year was abortion legalised in the UK?
> 41. What did Plaid Cymru add to their name in 1998?
> 42. St Bernadette was born at the site of which Catholic shrine?
Wel, she was born in the village of Lourdes, but the shrine is located
where the visions took place, outside of the village.

> 43. Who presented Desert Island Discs immediately before Sue Lawley?
> 44. A frittata is an Italian style of which type of dish?
It's pretty much an omelet

> 45. In comedy bingo calling, what number is two little ducks?
> 46. Who was the biggest suspect in the murder of Sandra Rivett in 1974?
> 47. In which British city would you most famously find Melling Road?
> 48. What would you typically find in a campanile?
bells, and a keyboard to play them with

> 49. What does CND stand for, in the name of that organisation?
> 50. What was the first name of Indira Gandhi's son who also became Prime
> Minister of India
> 51. According to the New Testament, where is the final battle between the
> kings of the Earth at the end of the world going to be fought?
On the Plain of Megiddo

> 52. Which country did the Tonton Macoutes terrorise?
Haiti

> 53. What moved from Tower Hill in London to Wales in 1968?
> 54. In 1980, Rupert Holmes had a top-40 hit with a song named after a
> cocktail. Which cocktail?
Pina Colada (foul things)

> 55. In which British city was the Delorean car made?
> 56. In which English town did Michael Ryan make the news in 1987?
> 57. In which river was Jesus baptised?
Jordan

> 58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to Morse
> code since at least the second world war?
> 59. Who did Jackie Kennedy marry in 1968?
Ari Onassis

> 60. Which fruit is used in a crepe suzette?
two of them--orange and cherries

>

 

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Keith Willoughby wrote:

> 1. The first sequel to Naked Gun was Naked Gun 2 1/2. What
> number was the second sequel?

33 1/3

> 2. Which was the first sequel to win the best picture Oscar?
> 3. What was the subtitle of Sister Act 2?
> 4. What was the name of the first sequel to Raiders of the
> Lost Ark?

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

> 5. Which horrror movie, featuring the character
> Jason Voorhees, has spawned 10 sequels?

Friday the 13th

>
> 6. What was Margo's surname in the Good Life?
> 7. Which one of these shapes wasn't a window on Play
> School: Square, triangle, circle, arch?
> 8. What is the name of the pub in Emmerdale?
> 9. It was called Three's Company when it was remade in
> America. What was it called here?
> 10. What was the first programme shown on Channel 4?
>
> 11. In which sport was David Broome a star?
> 12. The Iditarod is a 1100 mile race across Alaska using
> which type of transport?

Dogsled

> 13. Which country has beaten England the most times at
> football?

England

> 14. How many points is a drop goal worth in Rugby
> League?
> 15. Which county play their home cricket games at
> Old Trafford?
>
> 16. Which band had a hit with the theme to the Bond film
> View To A Kill?
> 17. Which comedian in 1991 had a number one
> with the old Tommy Roe song Dizzy?
> 18. In 1976, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons had a hit
> about December of which year?
> 19. What legend did Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
> have a hit with in 1968?
> 20. Which TV show had a 1986 number one with the spin-off
> record The Chicken Song?
>
> 21. Which PD presented Blue Peter in the early 80s?
> 22. What PBT were banned in Britain in 1991?
> 23. Which TPATC was a children's novel by Edith Nesbitt made
> into a TV series in the 70s?
> 24. Which OGP was Henry Fonda's last film?

On Golden Pond

> 25. Which ADT stands at the end of the Champs Elysee?

Arc de Triumphe

> 26. How many cents make up a US dime?

10

> 27. What is the name of the tea clipper used as a museum in
> Greenwich, London?
> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden
> give her father?

40

>
> 29. What did OMD stand for, in the 80s and 90s band of that
> name?
> 30. The D'Oyle Carte Opera Company specialise in
> performing the works of which composers?
> 31. Bogota is the capital of which country?

Bolivia

> 32. Who devised the temperature scale that has 0 at the
> freezing point of water, and 100 at the boiling point

Celsius

> 33. Which swimmer won a gold medal for Britain at the 1980
> Olympics?
> 34. Who was the author of Gunga Din?

Kippling

> 35. What was the title of Max Bygraves's autobiography?
> 36. In which modern-day country was the battle of Waterloo
> fought?

Belgium

> 37. How was Shirley Crabtree better known?

McLaine??

> 38. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?

gamma

> 39. What role did Max von Sydow play in the biblical epic
> The Greatest Story Ever Told?
> 40. In which year was abortion legalised in the UK?
> 41. What did Plaid Cymru add to their name in 1998?
> 42. St Bernadette was born at the site of which Catholic
> shrine?

Lourdes

> 43. Who presented Desert Island Discs immediately
> before Sue Lawley?
> 44. A frittata is an Italian style of
> which type of dish?
> 45. In comedy bingo calling, what number
> is two little ducks?
> 46. Who was the biggest suspect in the
> murder of Sandra Rivett in 1974?
> 47. In which British city
> would you most famously find Melling Road?
> 48. What would you typically find in a campanile?

bell

> 49. What does CND stand
> for, in the name of that organisation?
> 50. What was the
> first name of Indira Gandhi's son who also became Prime
> Minister of India

Rajiv

> 51. According to the New Testament, where
> is the final battle between the kings of the Earth at
> the end of the world going to be fought?

Armageddon

> 52. Which country
> did the Tonton Macoutes terrorise?
> 53. What moved from Tower
> Hill in London to Wales in 1968?
> 54. In 1980, Rupert Holmes
> had a top-40 hit with a song named after a cocktail.
> Which cocktail?
> 55. In which British city was the Delorean
> car made?
> 56. In which English town did Michael Ryan make
> the news in 1987?
> 57. In which river was Jesus baptised?

Jordan

> 58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to
> Morse code since at least the second world war?

Euro

> 59. Who did Jackie Kennedy marry in 1968?

Aristotle Onasis

> 60. Which fruit is used in a crepe suzette?

apple

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>
> 1. The first sequel to Naked Gun was Naked Gun 2 1/2. What number was
the
> second sequel?
33 1/3
> 2. Which was the first sequel to win the best picture Oscar?
Godfather II
> 3. What was the subtitle of Sister Act 2?
> 4. What was the name of the first sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark?
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
> 5. Which horrror movie, featuring the character Jason Voorhees, has
spawned
> 10 sequels?
Nightmare on Elm Street
> 6. What was Margo's surname in the Good Life?
Leadbetter
> 7. Which one of these shapes wasn't a window on Play School: Square,
> triangle, circle, arch?
> 8. What is the name of the pub in Emmerdale?
The Woolpack
> 9. It was called Three's Company when it was remade in America. What
was it
> called here?
> 10. What was the first programme shown on Channel 4?
Countdown
>
> 11. In which sport was David Broome a star?
Show Jumping
> 12. The Iditarod is a 1100 mile race across Alaska using which type of
> transport?
Dog Sledding
> 13. Which country has beaten England the most times at football?
Scotland
> 14. How many points is a drop goal worth in Rugby League?
1
> 15. Which county play their home cricket games at Old Trafford?
Lancashire
> 16. Which band had a hit with the theme to the Bond film View To A Kill?
> 17. Which comedian in 1991 had a number one with the old Tommy Roe song
> Dizzy?
Vic Reeves
> 18. In 1976, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons had a hit about December
of
> which year?
> 19. What legend did Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich have a hit with
in
> 1968?
Xanadu
> 20. Which TV show had a 1986 number one with the spin-off record The
Chicken
> Song?
Spitting Image
>
> 21. Which PD presented Blue Peter in the early 80s?
Peter Duncan
> 22. What PBT were banned in Britain in 1991?
> 23. Which TPATC was a children's novel by Edith Nesbitt made into a TV
series
> in the 70s?
> 24. Which OGP was Henry Fonda's last film?
> 25. Which ADT stands at the end of the Champs Elysee?
Arc De Triomphe
>
> 26. How many cents make up a US dime?
10
> 27. What is the name of the tea clipper used as a museum in Greenwich,
> London?
Cutty Sark
> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give her
father?
>
> 29. What did OMD stand for, in the 80s and 90s band of that name?
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
> 30. The D'Oyle Carte Opera Company specialise in performing the works of
> which composers?
Gilbert and Sullivan
> 31. Bogota is the capital of which country?
Colombia
> 32. Who devised the temperature scale that has 0 at the freezing point
of
> water, and 100 at the boiling point
Celsius
> 33. Which swimmer won a gold medal for Britain at the 1980 Olympics?
Duncan Goodhew
> 34. Who was the author of Gunga Din?
> 35. What was the title of Max Bygraves's autobiography?
> 36. In which modern-day country was the battle of Waterloo fought?
Belgium
> 37. How was Shirley Crabtree better known?
Giant Haystacks
> 38. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?
Gamma
> 39. What role did Max von Sydow play in the biblical epic The Greatest
Story
> Ever Told?
> 40. In which year was abortion legalised in the UK?
> 41. What did Plaid Cymru add to their name in 1998?
The Party of Wales
> 42. St Bernadette was born at the site of which Catholic shrine?
> 43. Who presented Desert Island Discs immediately before Sue Lawley?
> 44. A frittata is an Italian style of which type of dish?
> 45. In comedy bingo calling, what number is two little ducks?
22
> 46. Who was the biggest suspect in the murder of Sandra Rivett in 1974?
Lord Lucan
> 47. In which British city would you most famously find Melling Road?
Liverpool
> 48. What would you typically find in a campanile?
> 49. What does CND stand for, in the name of that organisation?
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
> 50. What was the first name of Indira Gandhi's son who also became Prime
> Minister of India
Rajiv
> 51. According to the New Testament, where is the final battle between
the
> kings of the Earth at the end of the world going to be fought?
> 52. Which country did the Tonton Macoutes terrorise?
> 53. What moved from Tower Hill in London to Wales in 1968?
> 54. In 1980, Rupert Holmes had a top-40 hit with a song named after a
> cocktail. Which cocktail?
> 55. In which British city was the Delorean car made?
Belfast
> 56. In which English town did Michael Ryan make the news in 1987?
Hungerford
> 57. In which river was Jesus baptised?
> 58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to Morse
> code since at least the second world war?
@
> 59. Who did Jackie Kennedy marry in 1968?
Aristotle Onassis
> 60. Which fruit is used in a crepe suzette?

 

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Jeffrey Turner wrote:

> Keith Willoughby wrote:
>> 7. Which one of these shapes wasn't a window on Play School: Square,
>> triangle, circle, arch?
>
> Arch

Nope.

>> 13. Which country has beaten England the most times at football?
>
> Wales

Nope. Good thinking, though.

>> 18. In 1976, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons had a hit about December of
>> which year?
>
> 1965

No.

>> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give her father?
>
> 40

Nope. Everyone put that.

>> 37. How was Shirley Crabtree better known?
>
> Shirley Temple

Nope.

>> 39. What role did Max von Sydow play in the biblical epic The Greatest Story
>> Ever Told?
>
> Herod

Nope.

>> 60. Which fruit is used in a crepe suzette?
>
> Strawberry

No.

Rest correct.

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>> 5. Which horrror movie, featuring the character Jason Voorhees, has spawned
>> 10 sequels?
> Nightmare on Elm Street

Nope

Rest correct.

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> Keith Willoughby (keith@flat222.org) writes:
>> 4. What was the name of the first sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark?
>
> Let's see that would be Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail
> since The Temple of Doom was a prequel.

Feh.

>> 13. Which country has beaten England the most times at football?
>
> Sweden does it routinely. Then again, everyone else does too.

They do. Not sweden, though.


>> 25. Which ADT stands at the end of the Champs Elysee?
>
> It used to be Avenue de la Grande Armée, but thinking of it they might
> have renamed it.

Erm. Dunno about that.

>> 26. How many cents make up a US dime?
>
> Ten. (Didn't you ask this before?)

Possibly. Possibly asked about the nickel, too.

Rest correct.

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Steve Grant wrote:

> "Keith Willoughby" <keith@flat222.org> wrote...
>> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give her father?
>
> forty

Nope

>> 57. In which river was Jesus baptised?
>
> Galilee

Nope

>> 58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to Morse
>> code since at least the second world war?
>
> ?

Nope.

Rest correct.

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> Steve Grant wrote:
>
> > "Keith Willoughby" <keith@flat222.org> wrote...
> >
> >> 58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to Morse
> >> code since at least the second world war?
> >
> > ?
>
> Nope.

That was supposed to be the euro symbol, which probably isn't the right
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>
> 1. The first sequel to Naked Gun was Naked Gun 2 1/2. What number was the
> second sequel?
> 2. Which was the first sequel to win the best picture Oscar?

Godfather II

> 3. What was the subtitle of Sister Act 2?
> 4. What was the name of the first sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark?
> 5. Which horrror movie, featuring the character Jason Voorhees, has spawned
> 10 sequels?

Friday the 13th

> 6. What was Margo's surname in the Good Life?
> 7. Which one of these shapes wasn't a window on Play School: Square,
> triangle, circle, arch?
> 8. What is the name of the pub in Emmerdale?
> 9. It was called Three's Company when it was remade in America. What was it
> called here?
> 10. What was the first programme shown on Channel 4?
>
> 11. In which sport was David Broome a star?
> 12. The Iditarod is a 1100 mile race across Alaska using which type of
> transport?

dogsled

> 13. Which country has beaten England the most times at football?
> 14. How many points is a drop goal worth in Rugby League?
> 15. Which county play their home cricket games at Old Trafford?
>
> 16. Which band had a hit with the theme to the Bond film View To A Kill?
> 17. Which comedian in 1991 had a number one with the old Tommy Roe song
> Dizzy?
> 18. In 1976, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons had a hit about December of
> which year?

1963

> 19. What legend did Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich have a hit with in
> 1968?
> 20. Which TV show had a 1986 number one with the spin-off record The Chicken
> Song?
>
> 21. Which PD presented Blue Peter in the early 80s?
> 22. What PBT were banned in Britain in 1991?
> 23. Which TPATC was a children's novel by Edith Nesbitt made into a TV series
> in the 70s?
> 24. Which OGP was Henry Fonda's last film?

On Golden Pond

> 25. Which ADT stands at the end of the Champs Elysee?

Arc De Triomphe

> 26. How many cents make up a US dime?

ten

> 27. What is the name of the tea clipper used as a museum in Greenwich,
> London?
> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give her father?

forty

> 29. What did OMD stand for, in the 80s and 90s band of that name?
> 30. The D'Oyle Carte Opera Company specialise in performing the works of
> which composers?
> 31. Bogota is the capital of which country?

Colombia

> 32. Who devised the temperature scale that has 0 at the freezing point of
> water, and 100 at the boiling point

Celsius

> 33. Which swimmer won a gold medal for Britain at the 1980 Olympics?
> 34. Who was the author of Gunga Din?

Rudyard Kipling (Is there anyone else with the name Rudyard?)

> 35. What was the title of Max Bygraves's autobiography?
> 36. In which modern-day country was the battle of Waterloo fought?

Poland

> 37. How was Shirley Crabtree better known?
> 38. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?

gamma

> 39. What role did Max von Sydow play in the biblical epic The Greatest Story
> Ever Told?
> 40. In which year was abortion legalised in the UK?
> 41. What did Plaid Cymru add to their name in 1998?
> 42. St Bernadette was born at the site of which Catholic shrine?
> 43. Who presented Desert Island Discs immediately before Sue Lawley?
> 44. A frittata is an Italian style of which type of dish?

omelet

> 45. In comedy bingo calling, what number is two little ducks?
> 46. Who was the biggest suspect in the murder of Sandra Rivett in 1974?
> 47. In which British city would you most famously find Melling Road?
> 48. What would you typically find in a campanile?

yawn . . . bells

> 49. What does CND stand for, in the name of that organisation?
> 50. What was the first name of Indira Gandhi's son who also became Prime
> Minister of India

Rajit

> 51. According to the New Testament, where is the final battle between the
> kings of the Earth at the end of the world going to be fought?

Armageddon

> 52. Which country did the Tonton Macoutes terrorise?
> 53. What moved from Tower Hill in London to Wales in 1968?
> 54. In 1980, Rupert Holmes had a top-40 hit with a song named after a
> cocktail. Which cocktail?

Pina Colata

> 55. In which British city was the Delorean car made?
> 56. In which English town did Michael Ryan make the news in 1987?
> 57. In which river was Jesus baptised?

Jordan

> 58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to Morse
> code since at least the second world war?

@

> 59. Who did Jackie Kennedy marry in 1968?

Aristotle Onassis

> 60. Which fruit is used in a crepe suzette?

pear

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> Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>
> > Keith Willoughby (keith@flat222.org) writes:
> >> 4. What was the name of the first sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark?
> >
> > Let's see that would be Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail
> > since The Temple of Doom was a prequel.
>
> Feh.

No such movie.

 

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>
> 1. The first sequel to Naked Gun was Naked Gun 2 1/2. What number
> was the second sequel?

1. 33-1/3

> 2. Which was the first sequel to win the best picture Oscar?

2. Godfather Part 2

> 3. What was the subtitle of Sister Act 2?

3. Back in the Habit.

> 4. What was the name of the first sequel to Raiders of the Lost
> Ark?

4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

> 5. Which horrror movie, featuring the character Jason
> Voorhees, has spawned
> 10 sequels?

5. Friday the 13th

> 6. What was Margo's surname in the Good Life?
> 7. Which one of these shapes wasn't a window on Play School:
> Square,
> triangle, circle, arch?
> 8. What is the name of the pub in Emmerdale?
> 9. It was called Three's Company when it was remade in America.
> What was it
> called here?

9. Man About the House

> 10. What was the first programme shown on Channel 4?

10. The test pattern

> 11. In which sport was David Broome a star?
> 12. The Iditarod is a 1100 mile race across Alaska using which type
> of transport?

12. Dogsleds

> 13. Which country has beaten England the most times at football?
> 14. How many points is a drop goal worth in Rugby League?
> 15. Which county play their home cricket games at Old Trafford?
>
> 16. Which band had a hit with the theme to the Bond film View To A
> Kill?

16. Duran Duran

> 17. Which comedian in 1991 had a number one with the old Tommy
> Roe song
> Dizzy?
> 18. In 1976, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons had a hit about
> December of
> which year?

18. 1963.

> 19. What legend did Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich have a hit
> with in
> 1968?
> 20. Which TV show had a 1986 number one with the spin-off record The
> Chicken
> Song?
>
> 21. Which PD presented Blue Peter in the early 80s?
> 22. What PBT were banned in Britain in 1991?

22. Private Benefit Trusts?

> 23. Which TPATC was a children's novel by Edith Nesbitt made into a
> TV series
> in the 70s?
> 24. Which OGP was Henry Fonda's last film?

24. On Golden Pond

> 25. Which ADT stands at the end of the Champs Elysee?

25. Arc de Triomphe

> 26. How many cents make up a US dime?

26. Ten

> 27. What is the name of the tea clipper used as a museum in
> Greenwich,
> London?
> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give
> her father?

28. Forty

> 29. What did OMD stand for, in the 80s and 90s band of that name?

29. Orchestral Manœuvres in the Dark

> 30. The D'Oyle Carte Opera Company specialise in performing the
> works of
> which composers?
> 31. Bogota is the capital of which country?

31. Colombia

> 32. Who devised the temperature scale that has 0 at the freezing
> point of
> water, and 100 at the boiling point

32. Celsius

> 33. Which swimmer won a gold medal for Britain at the 1980 Olympics?
> 34. Who was the author of Gunga Din?

34. Boy: Do you like Kipling?
Girl: I don't know, you naughty boy, I've never kippled!

> 35. What was the title of Max Bygraves's autobiography?
> 36. In which modern-day country was the battle of Waterloo fought?

36. My My, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender
Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way
The history book on the shelf
Is always repeating itself....

Belgium

> 37. How was Shirley Crabtree better known?

37. Shirley Jenkins

> 38. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?

38. Gamma

> 39. What role did Max von Sydow play in the biblical epic The
> Greatest Story
> Ever Told?
> 40. In which year was abortion legalised in the UK?
> 41. What did Plaid Cymru add to their name in 1998?
> 42. St Bernadette was born at the site of which Catholic shrine?

42. Lourdes

> 43. Who presented Desert Island Discs immediately before Sue Lawley?
> 44. A frittata is an Italian style of which type of dish?
> 45. In comedy bingo calling, what number is two little ducks?
> 46. Who was the biggest suspect in the murder of Sandra Rivett in
> 1974? 47. In which British city would you most famously find Melling
> Road? 48. What would you typically find in a campanile?
> 49. What does CND stand for, in the name of that organisation?

49. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

> 50. What was the first name of Indira Gandhi's son who also became
> Prime
> Minister of India

50. Rajiv

> 51. According to the New Testament, where is the final battle
> between the
> kings of the Earth at the end of the world going to be fought?

51. Armageddon

> 52. Which country did the Tonton Macoutes terrorise?

52. Haïti

> 53. What moved from Tower Hill in London to Wales in 1968?
> 54. In 1980, Rupert Holmes had a top-40 hit with a song named after
> a cocktail. Which cocktail?

54. If you like piña colada, and getting caught in the rain
If you're not into yoga, and you have half a brain
If you like making love at midnight....

ObTrivia: In the title of the song, "The Piña Colada Song" was in
parentheses after the actual title. What was that actual title?

> 55. In which British city was the Delorean car made?
> 56. In which English town did Michael Ryan make the news in 1987?
> 57. In which river was Jesus baptised?

57. Jordan

> 58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to Morse
> code since at least the second world war?

58. They still use Morse code? I'll guess the Euro sign

> 59. Who did Jackie Kennedy marry in 1968?

59. Whom did she marry? Aristotle Onassis

> 60. Which fruit is used in a crepe suzette?
>



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> ObTrivia: In the title of the song, "The Piña Colada Song" was in
> parentheses after the actual title. What was that actual title?

Escape

 

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> "Keith Willoughby" <keith@flat222.org> wrote in message
> news:871xjrcooc.fsf@flat222.dyndns.org...
>> Steve Grant wrote:
>>
>> > "Keith Willoughby" <keith@flat222.org> wrote...
>> >
>> >> 58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to Morse
>> >> code since at least the second world war?
>> >
>> > ?
>>
>> Nope.
>
> That was supposed to be the euro symbol, which probably isn't the right
> answer anyway.

Ah. No, it isn't.

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>> Steve Grant wrote:
>>
>> > "Keith Willoughby" <keith@flat222.org> wrote...
>> >
>> >> 58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to Morse
>> >> code since at least the second world war?
>> >
>> > ?
>>
>> Nope.
>
> That was supposed to be the euro symbol, which probably isn't the right
> answer anyway.

OE failed to provide a MIME charset. B0rken.

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Marc Dashevsky wrote:

> In article <87vfh3cv24.fsf@flat222.dyndns.org>, keith@flat222.org says...
>> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give her father?
>
> forty

Nope!

>> 36. In which modern-day country was the battle of Waterloo fought?
>
> Poland

No.

>> 50. What was the first name of Indira Gandhi's son who also became Prime
>> Minister of India
>
> Rajit

Almost

>> 60. Which fruit is used in a crepe suzette?
>
> pear

Nope.

Rest correct.

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In article <87k6xjb2qv.fsf@flat222.dyndns.org>, keith@flat222.org says...
> Marc Dashevsky wrote:
>
> > In article <87vfh3cv24.fsf@flat222.dyndns.org>, keith@flat222.org says...
> >> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give her father?
> >
> > forty
>
> Nope!

Duh. Forty-one.

> >> 50. What was the first name of Indira Gandhi's son who also became Prime
> >> Minister of India
> >
> > Rajit
>
> Almost

Well, it's the best I can do without references.

> >> 60. Which fruit is used in a crepe suzette?
> >
> > pear
>
> Nope.

Could I ask you to pick a question someday to which pear is correct?

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Barbara Bailey wrote:

> Keith Willoughby <keith@flat222.org> wrote:
>> 5. Which horrror movie, featuring the character Jason Voorhees, has spawned
>> 10 sequels?
> Halloween

Nope.

>> 18. In 1976, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons had a hit about December of
>> which year?
> 1965

Nope

Rest correct.

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> Somebody claiming to be Keith Willoughby <keith@flat222.org> wrote in
> news:87vfh3cv24.fsf@flat222.dyndns.org:
>> 10. What was the first programme shown on Channel 4?
>
> 10. The test pattern

Nope

>> 22. What PBT were banned in Britain in 1991?
>
> 22. Private Benefit Trusts?

Nope.

>> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give
>> her father?
>
> 28. Forty

Hah. No.

>> 37. How was Shirley Crabtree better known?
>
> 37. Shirley Jenkins

Nope

> 54. If you like piña colada, and getting caught in the rain
> If you're not into yoga, and you have half a brain
> If you like making love at midnight....
>
> ObTrivia: In the title of the song, "The Piña Colada Song" was in
> parentheses after the actual title. What was that actual title?

Escape!

>> 58. Which symbol became this year the first to be added to Morse
>> code since at least the second world war?
>
> 58. They still use Morse code?

Not as a matter of course, but it's still out there.

> I'll guess the Euro sign

Nope

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Marc Dashevsky wrote:

> In article <87k6xjb2qv.fsf@flat222.dyndns.org>, keith@flat222.org says...
>> Marc Dashevsky wrote:
>>
>> > In article <87vfh3cv24.fsf@flat222.dyndns.org>, keith@flat222.org says...
>> >> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give her father?
>> >
>> > forty
>>
>> Nope!
>
> Duh. Forty-one.

Hurrah!

Lizzie Borden took an axe
And gave her mother forty whacks
When she saw what she had done
She gave her father forty-one.

>> >> 50. What was the first name of Indira Gandhi's son who also became Prime
>> >> Minister of India
>> >
>> > Rajit
>>
>> Almost
>
> Well, it's the best I can do without references.

Rajiv

>> >> 60. Which fruit is used in a crepe suzette?
>> >
>> > pear
>>
>> Nope.
>
> Could I ask you to pick a question someday to which pear is correct?

61) From which fruit is the alcoholic drink perry made?

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Keith Willoughby <keith@flat222.org> writes:

> 1. The first sequel to Naked Gun was Naked Gun 2 1/2. What number was the
> second sequel?

33 1/3, I seem to recall.

> 2. Which was the first sequel to win the best picture Oscar?

Guessing - The Godfather 2?

> 4. What was the name of the first sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark?

Temple of Doom?

> 5. Which horrror movie, featuring the character Jason Voorhees,
> has spawned 10 sequels?

Nightmare on Elm Street? I can never tell the Jason and Freddy
franchises apart.

> 16. Which band had a hit with the theme to the Bond film View To A Kill?

Duran Duran.

> 25. Which ADT stands at the end of the Champs Elysee?

Arc de Triomphe.

> 26. How many cents make up a US dime?

10.

> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give
> her father?

30?

> 30. The D'Oyle Carte Opera Company specialise in performing the works of
> which composers?

Gilbert and Sullivan. (Though technically, only one of them is a composer.)

> 31. Bogota is the capital of which country?

Colombia.

> 32. Who devised the temperature scale that has 0 at the freezing point of
> water, and 100 at the boiling point

Celsius.

> 37. How was Shirley Crabtree better known?

Shirley Temple?

> 38. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?

Gamma.

> 40. In which year was abortion legalised in the UK?

It's legal?

> 51. According to the New Testament, where is the final battle between the
> kings of the Earth at the end of the world going to be fought?

On the plain of Megiddo.

> 57. In which river was Jesus baptised?

Jordan.

> 59. Who did Jackie Kennedy marry in 1968?

Onassis?

Haran

 

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Haran Pilpel wrote:

> Keith Willoughby <keith@flat222.org> writes:
>
>> 5. Which horrror movie, featuring the character Jason Voorhees,
>> has spawned 10 sequels?
>
> Nightmare on Elm Street? I can never tell the Jason and Freddy
> franchises apart.

No. NoES was Freddy.

>> 28. According to the rhyme, how many wacks did Lizzie Borden give
>> her father?
>
> 30?

Nope

>> 37. How was Shirley Crabtree better known?
>
> Shirley Temple?

Nope. Very much a Brits-only question, this.

>> 40. In which year was abortion legalised in the UK?
>
> It's legal?

It is, yes.

Rest correct.

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