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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Cryptic Pics - Thanks - Questions & Answers |
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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Cryptic Pics - Thanks - Questions & Answers |
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31/07/2017 |
Thanks |
Each answer is the name of a film starring Tom Hanks. |
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1. |
Which Hoagy Carmichael song
starts with these words:
"Here we are, out of cigarettes,
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Two Sleepy People |
Rhode Island Red cockerel |
(Fi)shin’ |
Purdey (Joanna Lumley from 1970s TV series The New Avengers) |
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Road to Perdition |
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2. |
Which 1959 Bobby Darin hit was an anglicised version of Charles Trenet's original 1945 song? |
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Beyond the Sea |
Wayne Sleep |
Doris Lessing (novel The Grass is Singing) |
Attil(a) the Hun |
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Sleepless in Seattle |
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3. |
Which UK band had a 1972 number one hit with the song Telegram Sam? |
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T-Rex |
Oyster card |
(B)rie |
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Toy Story |
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The Kids Are Alright was a 1979 'rockumentary' film about which well-known band? |
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The Who |
Chichester Canal by JMW Turner |
Switzerland (International Vehicle Registration CH) |
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Turner & Hooch |
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Which well-known singer has the surname Adkins? |
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Adele |
Phil Mitchell from EastEnders |
poster for the film Cape Fear |
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Philadelphia |
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6. |
The Frank Sinatra song I Fall in Love Too Easily was nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar. In which 1945 film did it appear? |
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Anchors Aweigh |
Indian caste system |
Cast away |
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Castaway |
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7. |
Which TV cartoon series based on the books of Lauren Child included characters called Lotta and Marv? |
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Charlie and Lola |
Evelyn Waugh (his novel Scoop) |
a load of Wilsons: W Pickett, Harold W, Sergeant W (Dad’s Army) and James W (House) |
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Charlie Wilson's War |
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Which well-known short nursery rhyme features characters Mary and Susan - but using their pet-form names? |
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Polly Put the Kettle On (Mary = Polly; Susan = Sukey) |
‘0’ times 13 |
apps |
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Apollo 13 |
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Which band had a UK hit in 1999 with the song What I Am? |
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Tin Tin Out ft Emma Bunton |
Andy Capp |
a load of Phillips: P screwdriver, P Idowu, P electronics, Kevin P |
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Captain Phillips |
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For which 1998 film did Steven Spielberg receive the second of his two Best Director Oscars? |
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Saving Private Ryan |
Mister B(ean) |
angst |
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Saving Mr Banks |
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