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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Cryptic Pics - "...and then there were ten" - Qs & As |
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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Cryptic Pics - "...and then there were ten" - Qs & As |
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31/08/2015 |
"...and then there were ten" |
Each answer is the title of a well-known detective novel or book of short stories written by Agatha Christie. |
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Which singer made their acting debut in Christopher Nolan's 2017 film Dunkirk? |
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Harry Styles |
John McEnroe: “You cannot be (s)erious” |
missed |
a ferret |
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles |
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2. |
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor was born in Auckland in 1966. How is she better known? |
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Lorde |
John Ware, TV journalist |
The Edge at Alderley Edge |
Dyce Airport, Aberdeen |
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Lord Edgware Dies |
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3. |
What was the name of the 1970s/80s British detective fiction drama series, set in an unnamed city in the West of England starring Trevor Eve? |
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Shoestring |
components of a buckle |
a ‘one – two’ football passing move |
My Little Pony |
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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe |
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4. |
Which Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle had a hit with the instrumental Angie? |
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Bert Jansch |
logo for Manchester Metrolink (the trams) |
Pearly King’s hat (‘at) |
Poster for the 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel |
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At Bertram’s Hotel |
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5. |
Who had a hit in 1968 with the song In the Year 2525? |
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Zager and Evans |
Bruce Forsyth Generation Game catchphrase: “Didn’t they (do well)?” |
‘Y’ axis |
Ask Jeeves’ internet site |
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Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? |
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6. |
What is the name of the Steptoes' horse in the 1960s TV sitcom? |
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Hercules |
Pictures showing the 12 Labours of Hercules from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia |
Labour’s logo |
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The Labours of Hercules |
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7 |
In which 2014 film does Nicole Kidman play the part of a taxidermist? |
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Paddington |
Poster for the film 9 to 5 (+ 1 = 10 to 5 i.e. 4.50) |
CD + L = CDL = 450 in Roman numerals |
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4.50 from Paddington |
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8. |
Which famous guitarist produced the Buena Vista Social Club album in 1997 on which the Wim Wenders film of the same name is based? |
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Ry Cooder |
Buckminster Fuller, famous for the geodesic dome, etc. |
Alec Guinness as Herbert Pocket in 1947 film version of Great Expectations |
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A Pocket Full of Rye |
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9. |
For what 1971 film was the Adagietto from Mahler’s Fifth Symphony used theme music? |
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Death in Venice |
ex-footballer, Niall Quinn |
on/off button |
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Death on the Nile |
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10. |
Which long-running TV drama featured a leading character called Jessica Fletcher |
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Murder She Wrote |
Brisbane Road, Leyton Orient FC’s home ground |
Daily Express building, Ancoats Street, Manchester |
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Murder on the Orient Express |
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