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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Your Choice - 27/06/11 - Answers |
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27/06/2011 |
Poets' Corner |
Each answer contains the surname of a well-known poet. |
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English place names |
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Which Buckinghamshire village derived its name from local landowners, the de Cahaines family, who arrived with the Norman conquest? |
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Milton Keynes John Milton (1608-1674) |
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Political quotes |
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In July 2006 what did David Cameron famously suggest was used “more for defensive than offensive purposes”? |
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Hoodie Thomas Hood (1699-1745) |
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3. |
Film Directors |
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Who directed the 1978 film, Superman, starring Christopher Reeve? |
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Richard Donner John Donne (1572-1631) |
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Musicals |
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Which song from the 1966 musical Sweet Charity became a hit for Peggy Lee in the US, and then in the UK, for Shirley Bassey? |
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Big Spender Stephen Spender (1909-1995) |
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Recent films |
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Which real life character was played by Michael Sheen in a 2008 film in which he starred opposite Frank Langella who was playing a US President? |
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David Frost Robert Frost (1875-1963) |
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6. |
Illustrators |
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Who drew this?
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Quentin Blake William Blake (1757-1827) |
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TV Presenters |
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Who’s this regular presenter of Channel 4 TV history programmes?
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Bettany Hughes Ted Hughes (1930-98) |
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8. |
Botany |
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What is the genus of plants in the borage family that get their name from the habit of turning their leaves to the sun? |
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Heliotropes T S Eliot (188-1965) |
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Shakespeare |
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Which famous 8-word line spoken by Shylock in The Merchant of Venice precedes: “If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die?”? |
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“If you prick us do we not bleed.” Wilfred Own (1893-1918) |
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10. |
Cartoons |
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Which fictional cartoon character from Sweethaven is referred to as “a one-eyed runt” by Bluto his long-time enemy? |
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Popeye Alexander Pope (1688-1744) |
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11. |
Brand names |
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What famous brand name associated with a popular drink started life in 1869 as a café on Market Street, Manchester and is now owned by Unilever? |
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Brooke Bond Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) |
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12. |
Football |
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Which former Dundee United footballer captained Liverpool to the First Division title in 1963/4? |
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Ron Yeats W B Yeats (1865-1939) |
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13. |
Finance |
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What phenomenon would turn a £1,000 investment at a 20% p.a. return into £1,440 after 2 years? |
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Compound interest Ezra Pound (1885-1972) |
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14. |
Recent pop music |
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Leona Lewis (A Moment Like This) C S Lewis (1898-1963) |
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15. |
Recent art |
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Who won the Turner Prize in 2003 for his ceramic work? |
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Grayson Perry Thomas Gray (1716-1771) |
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