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28/11/2016 Listomania

10 Lists each with 3 items (or 3 pairs of items) reduced to initials.  Identify the initialised items in each List.

Questions without Answers

Format index

 

1.

Original members of the Scottish Football League when it was founded in 1890

Team

Abercorn
Cambuslang
Celtic
Cowlairs
Dumbarton
Heart of Midlothian
Rangers
Renton
St Mirren
Third Lanark
Vale of Leven

2.

Artistes who performed on the 2014 BBC Music God Only Knows promotional video (in order)

Artiste

Artiste

Artiste

Martin James Bartlett Stevie Wonder One Direction
Pharrell Williams Eliza Carthy Jaz Dhami
Emeli Sandé Nicola Benedetti Paloma Faith
Elton John Jools Holland Chrissie Hynde
Lorde Brian May Jamie Cullum
Chris Martin Jake Bugg Baaba Maal
Brian Wilson Katie Derham Danielle de Niese
Florence Welch Tees Valley Youth Choir Dave Grohl
Kylie Minogue Alison Balsom Sam Smith

3.

Dramatis personae of Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice

Character

Character

Antonio Shylock
Bassanio Jessica
Gratiano Tubal

Lorenzo

Launcelot Gobbo
Salerio Old Gobbo
Salanio Leonardo
Portia Duke of Venice
Nerissa Prince of Morocco
Balthazar Prince of Arragon

4.

Winners and Runners Up of The Great British Bake Off

Year

Winner

Runner Up

Runner Up

2010

Edd

Kimber

Miranda

Gore Browne

Ruth

Clemens

2011

Joanne Wheatley

Holly

Bell

Mary-Anne Boermans

2012

John

Whaite

Brendan

Lynch

James

Morton

2013

Frances

Quinn

Kimberley Wilson

Ruby

Tandoh

2014

Nancy Birtwhistle

Luis

Troyano

Richard

Burr

2015

Nadiya Hussain

Ian

Cumming

Tamal

Ray

2016

Candice

Brown

Andrew

Smyth

Jane

Beedle

5.

Full length Frederick Forsyth novels

(as at November 2016)

Year

Novel title

Year

Novel title

1971

The Day of the Jackal

1994

The Fist of God

1972

The Odessa File

1996

Icon

1974

The Dogs of War

1999

The Phantom of Manhattan

1979

The Devil's Alternative

2003

Avenger

1984

The Fourth Protocol

2006

The Afghan

1989

The Negotiator

2010

The Cobra

1991

The Deceiver

2013

The Kill List

6.

List of Irish Taoiseachs since World War 2

(as at November 2016)

Start

Taoiseach

Start

Taoiseach

1937

Éamon de Valera

1981

Garret FitzGerald

1948

John A. Costello

1992

Albert Reynolds

1959

Sean Lemass

1994

John Bruton

1966

Jack Lynch

1997

Bertie Ahern

1973

Liam Cosgrave

2008

Brian Cowen

1979

Charles Haughey

2011

Enda Kenny

7.

Rolling Stone Magazine best 12 songwriters of all time (single songwriters or writing partnerships)

 

Songwriter/Songwriting team

1

Bob Dylan

2

Paul McCartney

3

John Lennon

4

Chuck Berry

5

Smokey Robinson

6

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

7

Carole King and Gerry Goffin

8

Paul Simon

9

Joni Mitchell

10

Stevie Wonder

11

Bob Marley

12

Brian Wilson

8.

Rivers emptying directly into the Irish Sea from Scottish border to N Wales (NB not tributaries)

Rivers

(N to S)

Rivers

(N to S)

Rivers

(N to S)

Esk

Esk

Cocker

Eden

Annas

Broad Fleet

Wampool

Duddon

Wyre

Waver

Mill Beck

Ribble

Ellen

Dragley Beck

Crossens Pool

Derwent

Leven

Alt

Lowca Brook

Kent

Mersey

Pow Beck

Keer

Dee

Calder

Lune

 

 

9.

All 21 electoral wards in Stockport Metropolitan Borough in alphabetical sequence

Electoral ward

Electoral ward

Bramhall North Heald Green
Bramhall South & Woodford Heatons North
Bredbury & Woodley Heatons South
Bredbury Green & Romiley Manor
Brinnington & Central Marple North
Cheadle & Gatley Marple South
Cheadle Hulme North Offerton
Cheadle Hulme South Reddish North
Davenport & Cale Green Reddish South
Edgeley & Cheadle Heath Stepping Hill
Hazel Grove  

10.

Leading Test match wicket-keepers by number of dismissals

(as at November 2016)

 

Wicketkeeper

Total dismissals

Catches

Stumpings

1

Mark Boucher

555

532

23

2

Adam Gilchrist

416

379

37

3

Ian Healy

395

366

29

4

Rod Marsh

355

343

12

5

M S Dhoni

294

256

38

6

Jeff Dujon

270

265

5

7

Alan Knott

269

250

19

8

Matt Prior

256

243

13

9

Alec Stewart

241

227

14

10

Wasim Bari

228

201

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