WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES GK theme - 'From WA to FL' - Questions & Answers |
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Date of compilation | Title | Description | Links |
31/03/2008 | 'From WA to FL' |
Each answer contains 2 words which start with the official 2-letter postal abbreviation for a US State (so, for instance, an answer of Hayling Island would stand for Hawaii, since Hawaii has the postal code HI). Starting from Seattle and ending in Miami the answers track a journey through 10 adjacent States (excluding the journey start and end States of Washington and Florida). |
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1. |
Which rumbustious film actor and nephew of the director of the film The Third Man, most appropriately starred in that same director's single Oscar-winning film, playing the part of Bill Sikes? |
Oliver Reed (OR) |
2. |
Which former host of Saturday Night at the London Palladium had the catch-phrases (with his thumb up) “Swinging” and (with his thumb down) “Dodgy”? |
Norman Vaughan (NV) |
3. |
Which current business inherited the bioscience part of the former British conglomerate ICI? |
Astra Zeneca (AZ) |
4. |
Which British driver won the Formula 1 world championship in 1992? |
Nigel Mansell (NM) |
5. |
What was the name of the BBC drama series created and written by Paul Abbott that won the 2002 BAFTA for Best Drama Series? |
Clocking Off (CO) |
6. |
Which role did Alec Guinness play in 1977 which assured him wealth throughout the rest of his life? |
Obi-Wan Kenobi (OK) |
7. |
Which former Guardian Russian correspondent and author owned a boat called the Nancy Blackett? |
Arthur Ransome (AR) |
8. |
In the Beatles’ song Happiness is a Warm Gun, who “jumped the gun”? |
Mother Superior (MS) |
9. |
Which Scottish singer from Aberdeen has released albums called Diva, Medusa and Bare? |
Annie Lennox (AL) |
10. |
Which pop group was created by the ITV talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 and has had numerous hits including Walk This Way, I’ll Stand By You and Sound of the Underground? |
Girls Aloud (GA) |
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