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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Your Choice - 31/10/11 - Answers |
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31/10/2011 |
Vive La France! |
Each answer contains the name of a town, city, department or region of France. |
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Metropolitan phrase |
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In Paris it’s “Attention à la marche”, in Berlin it’s “Bitte beachten Sie beim Aussteigen die Lücke zwischen Zug und Bahnsteigkante” but what is it London? |
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“Mind the gap”
(message on the edge of underground station platforms)
Gap |
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2. |
South Africa |
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In which province is the city of Bloemfontein? |
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Orange Free State Orange |
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3. |
Beatles songs |
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Nancy
(from Rocky Racoon)
Nancy |
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4. |
Railway travel |
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In 1841, Leicester Campbell Street Station to Loughborough Station was the first of what? |
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Thomas Cook’s tours
Tours |
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5. |
Transport |
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What is the usual name for this vehicle?
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Sedan chair Sedan |
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6. |
1960s films |
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Who played the role of Lolita in Stanley Kubrick’s 1962 film of Nabokov’s book of the same name? |
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Sue Lyon Lyon |
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Humorous novels |
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What was the name of the dog in Jerome K Jerome’s book Three Men in a Boat? |
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Montmorency Montmorency |
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8. |
1970s TV ads |
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Which TV celebrity in reply to “Were you truly wafted here from paradise?” used to reply “Nah, Luton Airport!”? |
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Lorraine Chase Lorraine |
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9. |
Radio 4 |
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What is the name of the Radio 4 programme, hosted by Sue MacGregor, in which people who played a part in a moment of modern history are brought together again some years later? |
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The Reunion Reunion |
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Ophthalmology |
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In 1887 what was first constructed and fitted by German ophthalmologist Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick? |
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Contact lenses Lens |
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12. |
Scottish islands |
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Where George Orwell wrote 1984, which Scottish island is this?
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Jura Jura |
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13. |
1960s pop music |
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The Nice Nice |
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14. |
TV drama |
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What brought actors Celia Imrie, Terence Alexander and Louise Jameson amongst others to Saint Helier in the 1980s? |
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The BBC TV series Bergerac
(Saint Helier is the capital of Jersey)
Bergerac |
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Lake District |
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What is the name of the small enclosed stretch of water above Great Langdale which is overlooked by the Langdale Pikes and Pavey Ark? |
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Stickle Tarn Tarn |
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