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TV
1) In which city was the US soap Dynasty set?
2) Which character did Miranda Richardson play in the second Blackadder
series?
3) In which fictional village is Emmerdale set?
4) In which prison was Porridge set?
5) Which play, broadcast in 1968 as part of the Wednesday Play series,
led to the founding of the charity Shelter?
Sidekicks
6) What is the first name of Sherlock Holmes's sidekick Dr Watson?
7) Which cartoon character has a sidekick called Penfold?
8) How is sidekick Dick Grayson better known?
9) Who played Inspector Morse sidekick Lewis?
10) Which fictional detective of comics, radio, tv, and film , featured
a sidekick called Tinker?
Fashion
11) Which designer is credited with creating the popularity of the
little black dress?
12) What item of clothing is Manolo Blahnik famous for?
13) Which fashion designer was shot dead outside his house in 1997?
14) Which item of clothing is named after a small dagger with a tapered
blade?
15) Which fashion designer co-presented the TV show Eurotrash with
Antoine de Caunes?
Music
16) Which 1969 UK number one was not allowed to be broadcast on the BBC?
17) Which Beatles song features the lyric "'On the corner is a banker
with a motor car. The little children laugh at him behind his back"
18) Which British band recorded the album Exile on Main Street whilst
they were tax exiles in France?
19) Who was in the top 10 for 35 weeks in 1953 with I Believe?
20) One of the biggest selling singles of the 1970s was a double A-side
by Boney M. By The Rivers of Babylon was on one side. What was on
the other?
21) For a point each, who duetted on I Know Him So Well in 1985?
Elaine Paige/Barbara Dickson
22)Which song was a UK number one in 1972 after featuring in a Coca Cola
advert?
23) According to Paul Hardcastle in 1985, what was the average age of a
soldier in Vietnam?
24) Which chart-topping band named themselves after a form?
25) Who sang the theme to Diamonds are Forever?
Alcohol
26) What colour is creme de menthe?
27) What, apart from herbs, is the main ingredient added to whiskey to
make Drambuie?
28) What flavour is Cointreau?
29) Which drink is flavoured with wormwood and was banned in France for
many years?
30) What is added to vodka to make a screwdriver? (one answer)
General Knowledge
31) Vauxhall, Opel, Chevrolet, and Cadillac are all marques from which
car manufacturing company?
32) Who wrote The Three Musketeers
33) What name was given to the 1920 international meeting of Boy Scouts,
and is now used to describe all such Boy Scout get-togethers?
34) What type of meat is also called 'long pig'?
35) How many points is an 'X' worth in Scrabble?
36) Which tv programme has a theme tune called Offside?
37) In which sport is Wales's Kelly Morgan representing GB at the
Olympics?
38) What word can come before 'hole', 'pie', and 'post'?
39) Swimming: Which stroke comes first in the medley relay?
40) In the Peanuts comic strip, who played shortstop on Charlie Brown's
baseball team?
41) In which London building is the Whispering Gallery?
42) What was the French tv show Le Man
43) To the nearest run, what was Don Bradman's Test average?
44) What is the square root of a pony + monkey + ton
45) In which city was The Guardian first published?
46) Which book and film were set in a house called Manderley?
47) Which city is the capital of the region of Catalonia?
48) In which sport could you see a tkachev?
49) The university that is sited in Uxbridge is named after which
engineer?
50) Is tarpon a fish, a bird, or an insect?
51) In economics, what does GDP stand for?
52) What is the name of the aviation wing of the Royal Navy?
53) In which Italian city do Juventus play their home games?
54) Which horserace is named after an heir to the Russian throne?
55) In the nursery rhyme, who sang for his supper and got brown bread
and butter?
56) Lundy Island gets its name for the Norse word for what?
57) What did Rosa Parks refuse to do in 1955 that the sparked the civil
rights movement?
58) In children's literature, which group of kids had a dog called
Scamper?
59) What was the name of the Russian born designer who made the first
commercially practical helicopter?
60) For which puppet did Ivan Owen provide the voice?
--
Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
I hate you, Butler
TV
1) In which city was the US soap Dynasty set?
2) Which character did Miranda Richardson play in the second Blackadder
series?
3) In which fictional village is Emmerdale set?
4) In which prison was Porridge set?
5) Which play, broadcast in 1968 as part of the Wednesday Play series,
led to the founding of the charity Shelter?
Sidekicks
6) What is the first name of Sherlock Holmes's sidekick Dr Watson?
7) Which cartoon character has a sidekick called Penfold?
8) How is sidekick Dick Grayson better known?
9) Who played Inspector Morse sidekick Lewis?
10) Which fictional detective of comics, radio, tv, and film , featured
a sidekick called Tinker?
Fashion
11) Which designer is credited with creating the popularity of the
little black dress?
12) What item of clothing is Manolo Blahnik famous for?
13) Which fashion designer was shot dead outside his house in 1997?
14) Which item of clothing is named after a small dagger with a tapered
blade?
15) Which fashion designer co-presented the TV show Eurotrash with
Antoine de Caunes?
Music
16) Which 1969 UK number one was not allowed to be broadcast on the BBC?
17) Which Beatles song features the lyric "'On the corner is a banker
with a motor car. The little children laugh at him behind his back"
18) Which British band recorded the album Exile on Main Street whilst
they were tax exiles in France?
19) Who was in the top 10 for 35 weeks in 1953 with I Believe?
20) One of the biggest selling singles of the 1970s was a double A-side
by Boney M. By The Rivers of Babylon was on one side. What was on
the other?
21) For a point each, who duetted on I Know Him So Well in 1985?
Elaine Paige/Barbara Dickson
22)Which song was a UK number one in 1972 after featuring in a Coca Cola
advert?
23) According to Paul Hardcastle in 1985, what was the average age of a
soldier in Vietnam?
24) Which chart-topping band named themselves after a form?
25) Who sang the theme to Diamonds are Forever?
Alcohol
26) What colour is creme de menthe?
27) What, apart from herbs, is the main ingredient added to whiskey to
make Drambuie?
28) What flavour is Cointreau?
29) Which drink is flavoured with wormwood and was banned in France for
many years?
30) What is added to vodka to make a screwdriver? (one answer)
General Knowledge
31) Vauxhall, Opel, Chevrolet, and Cadillac are all marques from which
car manufacturing company?
32) Who wrote The Three Musketeers
33) What name was given to the 1920 international meeting of Boy Scouts,
and is now used to describe all such Boy Scout get-togethers?
34) What type of meat is also called 'long pig'?
35) How many points is an 'X' worth in Scrabble?
36) Which tv programme has a theme tune called Offside?
37) In which sport is Wales's Kelly Morgan representing GB at the
Olympics?
38) What word can come before 'hole', 'pie', and 'post'?
39) Swimming: Which stroke comes first in the medley relay?
40) In the Peanuts comic strip, who played shortstop on Charlie Brown's
baseball team?
41) In which London building is the Whispering Gallery?
42) What was the French tv show Le Man
43) To the nearest run, what was Don Bradman's Test average?
44) What is the square root of a pony + monkey + ton
45) In which city was The Guardian first published?
46) Which book and film were set in a house called Manderley?
47) Which city is the capital of the region of Catalonia?
48) In which sport could you see a tkachev?
49) The university that is sited in Uxbridge is named after which
engineer?
50) Is tarpon a fish, a bird, or an insect?
51) In economics, what does GDP stand for?
52) What is the name of the aviation wing of the Royal Navy?
53) In which Italian city do Juventus play their home games?
54) Which horserace is named after an heir to the Russian throne?
55) In the nursery rhyme, who sang for his supper and got brown bread
and butter?
56) Lundy Island gets its name for the Norse word for what?
57) What did Rosa Parks refuse to do in 1955 that the sparked the civil
rights movement?
58) In children's literature, which group of kids had a dog called
Scamper?
59) What was the name of the Russian born designer who made the first
commercially practical helicopter?
60) For which puppet did Ivan Owen provide the voice?
--
Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
I hate you, Butler