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27/06/2011

Poets' Corner

Each answer contains the surname of a well-known poet.

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1.

English place names

Which Buckinghamshire village derived its name from local landowners, the de Cahaines family, who arrived with the Norman conquest?

Milton Keynes

John Milton (1608-1674)

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2.

Political quotes

In July 2006 what did David Cameron famously suggest was used “more for defensive than offensive purposes”?

Hoodie

Thomas Hood (1699-1745)

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3.

Film Directors

Who directed the 1978 film, Superman, starring Christopher Reeve?

Richard Donner

John Donne (1572-1631)

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4.

Musicals

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?

Big Spender

Stephen Spender (1909-1995)

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5.

Recent films

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?

David Frost

Robert Frost (1875-1963)

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6.

Illustrators

Who drew this?

Quentin Blake

William Blake (1757-1827)

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7.

TV Presenters

Who’s this regular presenter of Channel 4 TV history programmes?

Bettany Hughes

Ted Hughes (1930-98)

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8.

Botany

What is the genus of plants in the borage family that get their name from the habit of turning their leaves to the sun?

Heliotropes

T S Eliot (188-1965)

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9.

Shakespeare

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?”?

“If you prick us do we not bleed.”

Wilfred Own (1893-1918)

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10.

Cartoons

Which fictional cartoon character from Sweethaven is referred to as “a one-eyed runt” by Bluto his long-time enemy?

Popeye

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

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11.

Brand names

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?

Brooke Bond

Rupert Brooke (1887-1915)

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12.

Football

Which former Dundee United footballer captained Liverpool to the First Division title in 1963/4?

Ron Yeats

W B Yeats (1865-1939)

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13.

 Finance

What phenomenon would turn a £1,000 investment at a 20% p.a. return into £1,440 after 2 years?

Compound interest

Ezra Pound (1885-1972)

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14.

Recent pop music

Who is singing this 2007 hit song?  (click to play)

Leona Lewis

(A Moment Like This)

C S Lewis (1898-1963)

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15.

Recent art

Who won the Turner Prize in 2003 for his ceramic work?

Grayson Perry

Thomas Gray (1716-1771)

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