WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Cryptic Pics - Nursery Rhymes - Qs & As |
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Date of compilation | Title | Description | Links |
30/01/2012 |
Nursery Rhymes |
Each answer is the name of a nursery rhyme. |
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What is the English title of Bach's aria Schafe können sicher weiden? |
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Sheep May Safely Graze |
Demba Ba (of Newcastle United) |
(a young) Cilla Black |
British Airways (BA) |
Baa Baa Black Sheep |
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2. |
Boss Hogg and Sheriff Rosco were characters in which 1980s TV show? |
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The Dukes of Hazard |
Michael York (actor) |
The Grand Canyon |
Chris Old (cricketer) |
The Grand Old Duke of York |
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3. |
Which 1950s jazz trumpeter, with a real first name of Chesney, was best known for his rendition of Rodgers and Hart's My Funny Valentine? |
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Chet Baker |
Eccles cake x 2 |
Pat Evans (character from EastEnders x 2) |
Isle of Man |
Pat-a-cake, Pat-a-cake, Baker’s Man |
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4. |
Which 1960s band, named after an Aldous Huxley book, was led by a singer who died in 1971 at the age of 27? |
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The Doors |
Margery Allingham (author of the Campion series of whodunnits) |
Ratcliffe-on-Soar (Nottinghamshire power station) |
see |
See Saw Margery Daw |
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5. |
Which 1950s TV drama series written by Ted Willis was based on a character from the film The Blue Lamp? |
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Dixon of Dock Green |
Hickory tree |
Kid Ory (Jazz trombonist) |
Cressida Dick (Met Police Commissioner) |
Hickory Dickory Dock |
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6. |
Which band released the album Hard Promises in 1981 which included their hit single The Waiting? |
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
Piper plane |
Former Editors of The Sun |
Tom Selleck |
Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son |
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Marianne Joan Elliott-Said was the lead singer for the band X-Ray Spex. What was her stage name? |
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Poly Styrene |
Police using ‘kettling’ tactics |
a putt |
Polly Put the Kettle On |
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8. |
Who wrote My Heart Will Go On, the song featured in the film Titanic? |
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James Horner |
Jack Regan (John Thaw in The Sweeney) |
David Walliams & Matt Lucas (in Little Britain) |
Little Jack Horner |
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9. |
What was the title of the 1962 UK number hit based on a march from a Tchaikovsky ballet? |
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Nut Rocker (based on music from The Nutcracker) |
Manchester City’s (Et)ihad Stadium |
a little tree |
I Had a Little Nut Tree |
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10. |
Which American singer became the first African American to host a US TV show? |
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Nat King Cole |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground |
Martin Luther King |
Old King Cole |