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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Cryptic Pics - UK UNESCO Heritage sites - Questions & Answers |
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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Cryptic Pics - UK UNESCO Heritage sites - Questions & Answers |
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26/06/2017 |
UK UNESCO Heritage sites |
UNESCO lists 23 World Heritage Sites in the UK. Each answer is the name of one of these sites – or a well-known element of one. The number of words in each answer is given in brackets underneath the question number. Note that Questions 2 and 4 have been used as illustrations in the introduction to this type of round on the Format index page. |
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1. (2) |
The actor who played EastEnders character Simon Wicks had a number one hit in 1986. Who was the actor? |
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Nick Berry (bury) singing Every Loser Wins |
a Jewish cantor (canter) |
Kathy (cathe) Staff |
drill (dral) |
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Canterbury Cathedral |
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2. (3) |
Which group didn't like Mondays? |
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Boomtown Rats (I Don't Like Mondays) (Town) |
Edin Dzeko |
gnu (new) |
Chris de Burgh |
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Edinburgh New Town |
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3. (2) |
Which well-known St John's Wood music venue was opened in 1931 by Sir Edward Elgar conducting the London Symphony Orchestra? |
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Abbey Road Studios |
fountain pen |
soda fountain |
drinking fountain |
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Fountains Abbey |
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4. (3) |
For what serial purpose was Oasis' Half the World Away used? |
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Intro to the BBC sitcom The Royle Family (Royal)
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Observe, a tory (Observatory) |
Gordon Greenidge (Greenwich) |
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Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
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5. (2) |
What is the proper name of Simon and Garfunkel's hit song commonly known as Feelin' Groovy? |
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59th Street Bridge Song |
Iron Curtain |
Cheddar Gorge |
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Ironbridge Gorge |
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6. (2) |
Which group had a hit with the song I Never Loved You Anyway? |
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The Corrs |
weigh (way) |
New York Giants |
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Giant’s Causeway |
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7. (2) |
Judy Garland's 1940s hit songs The Trolley Song and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas were first featured in which film? |
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Meet Me in St Louis |
Kill Bill film poster with Uma Thurman |
Duck’s arse (DA) hairstyle |
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St Kilda |
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8. (2) |
Which group earned the dubious distinction of having recorded the worst Number One hit of all time - according to a panel of 'Q' Magazine experts? |
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Black Lace with Agadoo |
date of the Battle of Blenheim with a Blenheim orange apple |
Pennsylvania (PA) |
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Blenheim Palace |
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9. (4) |
Mick Taylor, a former guitarist from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, joined which well-known band in 1969 and played with them for the following 5 years? |
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The Rolling Stones |
S + Real Tennis (Stenness) |
actor John Standing
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Standing Stones of Stenness |
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10. (2) |
Which 1950s US R&B/Rock 'n Roll group had hits with Searchin' and Young Blood? |
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The Coasters |
Young Hare by Albrecht Dürer (Jura) |
Sikh (ssic) |
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Jurassic Coast |
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