Withington Pub Quiz League - ACQ - One in 4 - 17/03/13

Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
17/03/2013	Holy Joes	24 multiple choice questions about people with a religious flavour to their surnames. In addition, whenever a correct answer is selected another piece of the picture of a famous person in the centre of the question choice grid is revealed. In common with the theme this person has a religious flavour to their surname. See how quickly you can identify the mystery person.	Format index

1.	John Deacon
Which one is John Deacon?


2.	Winston Churchill
In a 2002 poll for the 'Greatest Briton of all time' Churchill came first – but who came second?

A	William Shakespeare	B	Princess Diana	C	Charles Darwin	D	Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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3.	John Monks
Monks retired from the post of General Secretary to the TUC in 2003. Which of those below has NOT held this position?

A	Vic Feather	B	Norman Willis	C	Jack Jones	D	Len Murray
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4.	Calvin Coolidge
In order who preceded and succeeded Coolidge as US President?

A	Hoover & Roosevelt	B	Hoover & Harding	C	Harding & Hoover	D	Wilson & Harding
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5.	Greg Chappell
In the late 1960s Chappell played for which English county cricket team?

A	Somerset	B	Leicestershire	C	Gloucestershire	D	Kent
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6.	Sarah Parish
The lead characters in the BBC1 drama Mistresses – but which is Sarah Parish?

Shelley Conn

Orla Brady

Sarah Parish

Sharon Small

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7.	Camille Saint-Saëns
Saint-Saëns wrote The Carnival of the Animals. To which animal is the piece you can hear dedicated? (click to play)

A	Flamingo	B	Swan	C	Deer	D	Lark
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8.	Lesley Vickerage
Which of these is Lesley Vickerage?

Siobhan Finneran

Lesley Dunlop

Lesley Vickerage

Jane Asher

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9.	Angelina Jolie
Jolie famously played Lara Croft in the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Because the developers of the Tomb Raider computer game are based there which English city has named part of its ring road Lara Croft Way?

A	Worcester	B	Newcastle	C	Derby	D	Cambridge
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10.	Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin wrote this tune for which of his films? (click to play)

A	Limelight	B	Modern Times	C	Monsieur Verdoux	D	City Lights
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11.	Dyan Cannon
Dyan Cannon appeared in the film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice playing which character?

A	Bob	B	Carol	C	Ted	D	Alice
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12.	Martin Luther King
In King’s famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech he mentions 3 US States. Which of these was NOT mentioned?

A	Georgia	B	Mississippi	C	Alabama	D	Tennessee
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13.	Gareth Pugh
Pugh is a fashion designer. Which of these is a Pugh design?

Stella McCartney

Gareth Pugh

Matthew Williamson

Alexander McQueen

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14.	Neil Kinnock
Between 1999 and 2004 Kinnock was Vice-President of the European Commission. Under which President did he serve?

A	Jose Barroso	B	Romano Prodi	C	Jacques Delors	D	Jacques Santer
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15.	Maddy Prior
Which of these links Maddy’s father and Everton F.C.?

Dixie Dean

Toffee

Gwladys Street

Z Cars theme music

He was Allan Prior co-creator of the TV series Z Cars & the Z Cars theme is played before Everton home matches

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16.	James Dean
From which James Dean film is this the theme? (click to play)

A	East of Eden	B	Rebel Without a Cause	C	Sailor Beware	D	Giant
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17.	Ben Cross
Cross played the part of athlete Harold Abrahams in the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire. The film featured the Great Court run around the quadrangle of which Cambridge University College?

A	Trinity	B	Clare	C	Jesus	D	Kings
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18.	John Bishop
Bishop appeared in the 2009/10 series of Celebrity Mastermind. What was his specialist subject?

A	Easter rising	B	Bill Shankly	C	Irish potato famine	D	George Formby
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19.	Eric Chappell
In the TV comedy Only When I Laugh written by Chappell which of the following characters was played by James Bolam?

A	Gordon Thorpe	B	Roy Figgis	C	Norman Binns	D	Archie Glover
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20.	J B Priestley
What does the ‘B’ stand for?

A	Boynton	B	Berry	C	Baines	D	Burton
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21.	Abi Titmuss
In 2009 Abi had a role in BBC1’s Hotel Babylon drama series. What part did she play?

A	Plumber	B	Nun	C	Call girl	D	Cocktail waitress
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22.	Ellen Church
In 1930 Ellen Church became the first what?

A	Female driving instructor	B	Female airline pilot	C	Female flight attendant	D	Female London cabbie
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23.	Dean Martin
Martin was a member of the Rat Pack group of Hollywood actors. Which of this group was related by marriage to President Jack Kennedy?

A	Joey Bishop	B	Sammy Davis Jr	C	Frank Sinatra	D	Peter Lawford
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24.	Nicholas Parsons
During the 1960s Parsons appeared on TV comedy shows as the straight man to which popular comedian?

A	Jimmy Jewell	B	Arthur Haynes	C	Arthur Askey	D	Tony Hancock
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