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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Your Choice - 23/02/15 - Answers |
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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Your Choice - 23/02/15 - Answers |
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23/02/2015 |
"Elementary My Dear Watson" |
Each answer contains the surname of a well-known fictional detective. |
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JFK |
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From which specific local area of Europe did President J F Kennedy’s family come before settling in the US? |
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County Wexford, Ireland Inspector Wexford – Ruth Rendell novels |
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2. |
English history |
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Which famous son of Kent was killed at Smithfield in London during a Poll tax protest? |
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Wat Tyler (following the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt) DI Sam Tyler – Life on Mars |
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3. |
Oasis albums |
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Who created this Oasis album sleeve?
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Peter Blake (Stop the Clocks by Oasis) Sexton Blake |
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4. |
Shared name |
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Which surname is shared by leading characters in a Roy Clarke TV sitcom, and in a book and film by Roald Dahl? |
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Bucket (Hyacinth in Keeping Up Appearances & Charlie in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory) Inspector Bucket – Bleak House |
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5. |
Big bands |
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Little Brown Jug (by Glenn Miller) Father Brown |
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6. |
Houses |
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Who lived here?
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Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife) DS Hathaway in Lewis |
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7. |
Brand logos |
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Who uses this symbol as part of their corporate logo?
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Thomson Holidays Thompson & Thomson in Tintin |
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8. |
Academy awards |
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Who won the 1997 Academy award for Best Actress for her role in the film As Good As It Gets? |
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Helen Hunt DCI Gene Hunt – Life on Mars |
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9. |
General Elections |
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In the run up to the May 2015 General Election Conservative Geoffrey Cox may choose to canvass his 28 most remote constituents. Where do they live? |
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Lundy Island DI Sarah Lund in The Killing |
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10. |
British geography |
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Which 80 mile long river flows into the sea at Derry in Northern Ireland? |
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River Foyle DCS Foyle in Foyle’s War |
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11. |
Film music |
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Scott of the Antarctic
(written by Vaughan Williams)
DC Janet Scott from TV series Scott &
Bailey |
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12. |
Film screenplays |
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Who wrote the screenplay for the 1961 film The Misfits – the last completed film to star Marilyn Monroe? |
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Arthur Miller DC Ellie Miller in TV series Broadchurch |
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13. |
Roads |
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What is the name of the A5145? |
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Barlow Moor Road DI Charlie Barlow in Z Cars and Softly Softly |
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14. |
Labour politicians |
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Which colourful Labour politician, who was Minister for Sport between 1997 and 1999, once described Conservative MP Nicholas Soames as “a one-man food mountain”? |
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Tony Banks DCI Alan Banks from TV series DCI Banks |
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15. |
Bible quotes |
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“What hath God wrought?”, a quote from the Book of Numbers, was in 1844 the first what? |
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Morse code message transmitted
Inspector Morse from Colin Dexter’s series of books |
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