WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Cryptic Pics - Musical Snares - Qs & As |
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Date of compilation | Title | Description | Links |
30/03/2015 |
Musical Snares |
Each answer is the name of a popular stage musical - past or present. |
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Which TV series centred on a Californian firm called McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak? |
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LA Law |
Home run or Homer |
Westward Ho! |
Major Oak, Sherwood Forest, Notts |
Oklahoma! |
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2. |
Whose stage act featured the character Ada Shufflebotham? |
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Les Dawson |
Mr Miserable with some other miserable people |
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Les Misérables |
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Which Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist started her career as a member of the 1970s new wave band The Tourists? |
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Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Annie Lennox |
Ben Gunn |
Ketchu(p) |
Annie Get Your Gun |
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Which piece of music composed by American folk musician Jay Ungar in 1982 was used as the theme for the celebrated PBS documentary series The Civil War? |
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Ashokan Farewell |
(A)my Winehouse |
Michelle Obama – First Lady |
My Fair Lady |
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Which popular piece of music composed by Aaron Copland was later reused as a major theme in his Third Symphony? |
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Fanfare for the Common Man |
Tom Petty |
Oprah Winfrey |
Phantom of the Opera |
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Which band from Leicester formed in the 1970s was fronted by singer Dave Bartram? |
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Showaddywaddy |
Rocky Road cake |
Rita Ora |
The Rocky Horror Show |
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7. |
Mendelssohn's Wedding March was written to accompany which play? |
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare |
Bombe |
Bay |
Bombay Dreams |
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8. |
Which duet from a Delibes opera was used in 1980s adverts for British Airways? |
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Flower Duet from Lakmé |
Alex Song (West Ham United player) |
Drumsticks |
Flower Drum Song |
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9. |
Chris Stein and his partner founded which new wave, punk band of the late 1970s / early 1980s? |
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Blondie
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The League of Gentlemen |
prefer |
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes |
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10. |
Walt Disney died in 1967 during the production of this Disney film based on stories by a famous English poet. |
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Jungle Book |
Henry Moore, sculptor |
Mon(ty) Don |
The Book of Mormon |