WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Your Choice - 27/07/15 - Questions |
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27/07/2015 |
Skippers |
15 General Knowledge questions indexed by subject matter. Each answer contains the name of an England post-war Test Cricket Captain (note: Test not ODI or T20). Make your choice. |
Choose your general knowledge question from the 15 subjects listed below by clicking the question number. Each answer contains the name of an England post-war Test Cricket Captain (note: Test not ODI or T20). |
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TV in the 1980s |
Scottish mountains |
BBC2 comedy |
Theme music |
Phossy jaw |
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Museum exhibits |
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New Zealand |
!960s pop music |
1970s films |
2014 pop music |
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US universities |
1970s pop composers |
Show business |
WW2 films |
Economists |
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TV in the 1980s |
Who is this TV star from the 1980s?
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Scottish mountains |
Whose last walking holiday ended on this mountain in Sutherland in 2005?
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BBC2 comedy |
Who plays the part of Beverley Lincoln in a 2015 BBC2 comedy series? |
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Theme music |
With which author do you most closely associate this music? (click to play) |
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Phossy jaw |
Which company confirmed its market leadership in 1913 when it took over S J Moreland and Sons (makers of England's Glory)? Early on it had been an important influence in fighting the disease known as ‘phossy jaw’. |
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Museum exhibits |
These items on display at the British Museum have come from which part of the UK?
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New Zealand |
Which is the third largest island of New Zealand with its main settlement at Oban lying a ferry trip away from the port of Bluff at the southern end of South Island? |
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US universities |
Which US Ivy League university would you find at Providence, Rhode Island? |
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1970s pop composers |
Who wrote The Hollies hit song you can hear plus many other hits such as: It Never Rains in Southern California, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now and One Moment in Time? (click to play) |
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Show business |
Who was Shari Lewis’ constant companion on stage? |
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WW2 films |
Which well known British composer wrote this theme music for the 1941 film Powell and Pressburger film 49th Parallel? (click to play) |
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Economists |
Who is this political economist and Principal of Hertford College, Oxford?
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