WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES GK theme - March - Questions & Answers |
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Date of compilation | Title | Description | Links |
30/03/2009 | March |
In October 1936 200 people walked from Jarrow to Westminster to protest about unemployment and poverty. Each answer contains a word (sometimes hidden) associated with the name of one of the 21 intermediate overnight stops they made - for instance had they come via Eccles the word included might have been ‘cake’. The names of the stops associated with the answers occur in the chronological order in which they were made throughout the 10 answers. Answer each question AND relate your answer to a stop on the March. The 21 stops are shown on the map below - with the stops used in the answers highlighted. |
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1. |
What nickname is given to the set of three historical buildings on the waterfront at the World Heritage site of Pier Head, Liverpool? |
The Three Graces Ripon (Races) |
2. |
Who was responsible for the 1969 Government White Paper entitled In Place of Strife which aimed to put an end to Britain’s industrial relations problems? |
Barbara Castle Leeds (Castle) |
3. |
In the Western Christian liturgical tradition what name is given to the first Sunday after Pentecost? |
Trinity Sunday Wakefield (Trinity) |
4. |
What is the common name given to the simple 2 finger piano exercise piece written in 1877 by the British composer Euphemia Allen? It was famously performed by Hoagy Carmichael in the 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives. |
Chopsticks Barnsley (Chop) |
5. |
What was the name of the British TV Science Fiction series of the late 70s/early 80s starring David McCallum and Joanna Lumley? |
Sapphire and Steel Sheffield (Steel) |
6. |
Which novelist wrote The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1961? |
Muriel Spark Mansfield (Park) |
7. |
Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC is in which London street? |
Langham Place Nottingham (Lace) |
8. |
Why would it be doubly appropriate to find Samso, Havarti and Fynbo at 706 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury? |
They’re all types of Danish cheeses and The Cheese Hamlet is at 706 Wilmslow Road Leicester (Cheese) |
9. |
In December 1986 Albert Club member number 188, Paul Heaton, had a Number One hit with Norman Cook and others. What was it called? |
Caravan of Love (by The Housemartins) Bedford (Van) |
10. |
What is the name of the 1969 Sydney Pollack film which features a depression era dance marathon and the opportunistic MC who urges the competitors on to victory? |
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Luton (Hoo) |