WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Initial Headlines - A Round of Riches - Questions & Answers |
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Date of compilation | Title | Description | Links |
25/11/2013 | A Round of Riches |
There are 3 separate sets of initials per statement and in each statement at least one of the missing words is the name Richard and its variants Rich, Rick, Rickie, Richie, Ritchie, Dick, Dickie and Richards. |
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1964: ETMRB and then 11 years later RBMET in B |
Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton; Richard Burton married Elizabeth Taylor; Botswana |
2. |
1964: BS becomes COTACT in succession to LSBRB |
Bobby Simpson; captain of the Australian Cricket team; leg spin bowler Richie Benaud |
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1964: Despite DVD terrible CA Oscar goes to CCC |
Dick van Dyke’s; cockney accent; Chim Chim Cher-ee |
4. |
2008: F/N released with FLARN and MSADF |
Frost/Nixon; Frank Langella as Richard Nixon; Michael Sheen as David Frost |
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1958: ‘TDTMD’ as RVD alongside BHAJP‘TBB’R |
‘The Day the Music Died’; Ritchie Valens dies; Buddy Holly and JP ‘The Big Bopper’ Richardson |
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2006: DBRR for the NAFW in CTS is opened |
Designed by Richard Rogers; National Assembly for Wales; Cardiff, The Senedd |
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1985: FEOE includes WR as PF |
First episode of EastEnders; Wendy Richard; Pauline Fowler |
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1972: TBBMO becomes first RFRB new RLVR |
Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield; release for Richard Branson’s; record label Virgin Records |
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2005: BS stars in first EOE written by RGASM |
Ben Stiller; episode of Extras; Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant |
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1936: M-RL started by making EF and then in 1938 EI |
Morphy-Richards Ltd; electric fires; electric irons |