WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Cryptic Pics - Rodgers & Hammerstein - Questions & Answers |
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Date of compilation | Title | Description | Links |
26/02/2018 |
Rodgers & Hammerstein |
Each answer is the name of a well-known song from a Rodgers & Hammerstein musical. |
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Which actress played the part of Edina Monsoon's mother in a popular BBC1 sitcom? |
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June Whitfield (in Absolutely Fabulous) |
Bus tin |
The Outhere Brothers |
‘all’ over |
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June is Bustin’ Out All Over (Carousel – 1945) |
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Gary Leeds, Scott Engel and John Maus formed which popular pop group from the 1960s and 1970s? |
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The Walker Brothers |
Yul Brynner |
Lonely Planet logo |
It’s Now or Never |
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You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel – 1945) |
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3. |
Who had a hit in 1973 with the football anthem Nice One Cyril? |
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Cockerel Chorus (it was a Spurs song) |
Hyde Park |
opti(cs) |
missed (Raheem Sterling v Burnley 03/03/18) |
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A Cockeyed Optimist (South Pacific – 1949) |
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4. |
Which 1980s band from Birmingham had a hit with Good Thing? |
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Fine Young Cannibals |
The Lovers (tarot card) |
Hal Roach |
Joachim Löw (German International Coach) |
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Hello Young Lovers (The King and I – 1951) |
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5. |
The 'B' side of Oasis' 1994 hit Whatever achieved more widespread and lasting fame than the 'A' side. Why? |
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Half the World Away became the theme to the long-running sitcom The Royle Family |
Siamese fighting fish |
March Hare |
The Railway Children |
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March of the Royal Siamese Children (The King and I – 1951) |
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6. |
Symphonies by Britten and Schumann, a Violin Concerto by Vivaldi and a Violin Sonata by Beethoven all share the same name. What is it? |
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Spring |
thyme |
William Pitt, the Elder and William Pitt, the Younger |
greater than and less than signs |
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Younger Than Springtime (South Pacific – 1949) |
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Who had a hit in 1989 with Song for Whoever? |
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The Beautiful South |
Eau and Water (= Oh What a) |
3 Queens mourning the death of George VI |
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Oh, What a Beautiful Morning (Oklahoma – 1943) |
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Which group consisted of Levi Stubbs, Renaldo 'Obie' Benson, Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, and Lawrence Payton? |
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The Four Tops |
cast of Beyond the Fringe |
The Oval, home of Surrey CCC |
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The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (Oklahoma – 1943) |
9. |
Friends Dick Taylor, Keith Richard and Mick Jagger all attended Sidcup Art College. Jagger and Richard went on to form the Rolling Stones but which band did Taylor help form? |
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The Pretty Things |
…and if you’ve been coming to these quizzes for a while you’ll know that these are a few of My Favourite Things! |
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My Favourite Things (The Sound of Music – 1959) |
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10. |
Featuring Gabrielle which band had a 1996 hit with If You Ever? |
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East 17 |
Maria sixteen times and going on |
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Sixteen Going on Seventeen (The Sound of Music – 1959) |