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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Cryptic Pics - WWII at the Cinema - Qs & As |
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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Cryptic Pics - WWII at the Cinema - Qs & As |
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26/09/2016 |
WWII at the Cinema |
Each answer is the name of a name of a well known film set in World War II. |
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Which musical string instrument has two main types: the Neapolitan and the flat-backed? |
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Mandolin |
Ellie Goulding |
core |
Captain’s stripes |
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Captain Corelli’s Mandolin |
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Composer Malcolm Arnold wrote the music for the 1957 Oscar-winning British war film. What famous piece of military music did he incorporate into his score? |
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Colonel Bogey March (from David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai) |
a blimp airship |
Life on Earth
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deaf |
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp |
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3. |
Joy Division folded following the death of Ian Curtis. What group did the remaining band members form? |
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New Order |
Meryl Streep x 2 |
Johnny Marr |
order |
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Merrill’s Marauders |
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4. |
Beethoven's piano sonata number 14 is better known by what name? |
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Moonlight Sonata |
Danger(m)ous(e) |
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Dangerous Moonlight |
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5. |
Drummer Bernie Dwyer was a member of The Albert Club in West Didsbury. In which 1960s band did he play? |
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Freddie and The Dreamers |
Ewo(k) |
lettuce |
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Letters from Iwo Jima |
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6. |
Which band had members with the surnames Rose, Stradlin, McKagan, Adler and Hudson? |
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Guns ‘n Roses (Hudson was the surname of the musician known as Slash) |
Jesus Nava(s)
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Wayne Ro(o)ney
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Guns of Navarone |
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7. |
Who was runner up in ITV's first series of Pop Idol? |
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Gareth Gates |
New Musical Express (the NME) |
Michael Atherton a.k.a. Ather(s) |
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Enemy at the Gates |
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8. |
Who wrote a set of 3 piano works called Liebestraume? |
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Franz Liszt |
Larry (A)dler |
shin |
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Schindler’s List |
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In 1991 a song that had previously been a hit for Tommy Roe in the 1960s got to number one. Who joined The Wonder Stuff on this 1991 record? |
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Vic Reeves |
Fire escape |
a tory |
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Escape to Victory |
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What is the proper title of the Simon and Garfunkel's song usually known as Feelin' Groovy |
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59th Bridge Street Song |
“cwy” – character from Only Fools and Horses singing Roy Orbison song Crying |
River Phoenix |
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Bridge on the River Kwai |
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