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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Your Choice - 27/10/14 - Answers |
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27/10/2014 |
Blue or Red |
Each answer contains the consecutive letters 'M-A-N-U' or 'M-A-N-C'. |
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Cold War films |
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What was the name of the 1962 Cold War thriller directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh? |
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The Manchurian Candidate |
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1960s films |
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Henry Mancini (Moon River performed by Andy Williams) |
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Parliamentary officials |
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Black Rod is the doorkeeper to the House of Lords and is one of a class of officials attached to the Royal Household. What is the generic name for this class? |
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Gentleman Ushers |
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Native Americans |
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Which native American tribe’s historic territory consisted of eastern New Mexico, south eastern Colorado, south western Kansas, western Oklahoma, and most of northwest Texas? |
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Comanche |
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5. |
British theatre |
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Together Table Manners, Living Together and Round and Round the Garden make up which dramatic oeuvre? |
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The Norman Conquest (trilogy of plays by Alan Ayckbourn) |
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Spain |
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Which Autonomous Community of Spain is highlighted here?
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Castilla-La Mancha |
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Trees |
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What is the name of this tree found in New Zealand and Australia from whose nectar honey is made?
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Manuka |
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8. |
1930 film music |
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(click to play) |
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A Fine Romance
(written by Jerome Kern) |
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Italian history |
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What was the name of the last King of Italy who reigned from 1900 to 1946 (when the monarchy was abolished)? |
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Victor Emmanuel III |
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Biblical quotes |
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Which line in Matthew Chapter 6 precedes: “……for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”? |
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“No man can serve two masters” |
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British monarchy |
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Why did Prince Michael of Kent lose his right to succeed to the British throne in 1978? |
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He married a Roman Catholic |
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12. |
Footballers |
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Which Togolese footballer scored on his debut for Manchester City against Blackburn Rovers in 2009? |
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Emmanuel Adebayor |
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Classical composers |
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Frederick Delius was blind and dictated the notes of his compositions to his friend Eric Fenby. What role is Fenby usually described as fulfilling? |
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Amanuensis |
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British novels |
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What was the name of the master criminal featured in the novels of Sax Rohmer? |
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Dr Fu Manchu |
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15. |
Comedians |
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Bob Monkhouse was the first in 1957 and John Bishop the latest in 2013…..what? |
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Compère for the Royal Variety Performance |
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