WITHQUIZ

The Withington Pub Quiz League

ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES

Your Choice - 29/07/19 - Questions

Home

WQ Fixtures, Results & Table

WQ Teams

WQ Archive Comments Question papers
 
Date of compilation Title Description Links

29/07/2019

Handyman

Each answer contains (often hidden) something a DIY expert might own.

Format index

 

Choose your general knowledge question from the 15 subjects listed below by clicking the question number.  Each answer contains (often hidden) something a DIY expert might own.

1.

Dancing

2.

Mystery list

3.

WW2 films

4.

Drinks

5.

Lyrics

6.

London buildings

7.

TV sitcoms

8.

Glastonbury festival

9.

Football

10.

1970s pop music

11.

1960s pop music

12.

Elvis Presley

13.

Computing

14.

Marching songs

15.

Opera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Dancing

 What are these Regency fops dancing?

Go to answer           Select another question
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Mystery list

 John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr and George Clinton were the first four what?

Go to answer           Select another question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

WW2 films

Written for the WW2 film Dangerous Moonlight by Richard Addinsell what is the title of this music?   (click to play)

Go to answer           Select another question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Drinks

 What do you get if you mix Drambuie and Scotch whisky?

Go to answer           Select another question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Lyrics

Who wrote the lyrics for the song you can hear?   (click to play)

Go to answer           Select another question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

London buildings

 What do these London buildings have in common?

Go to answer           Select another question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

TV sitcoms

 In the 1950s/60s TV sitcom Whacko! Jimmy Edwards played the hapless headmaster of which private school?

Go to answer           Select another question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Glastonbury festival

What is the name of this town – the nearest to the Glastonbury festival site?

Go to answer           Select another question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Football

 Which current football league club started life as Manningham FC playing Rugby League before switching codes to Association Football in 1903?

Go to answer           Select another question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.

1970s pop music

 What came between Rivers of Babylon and Mary’s Boy Child?

Go to answer           Select another question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

1960s pop music

Which group recorded this song?   (click to play)

Go to answer           Select another question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.

Elvis Presley

 Which Welsh seaside resort is home each September to the Elvis Festival – the largest annual gathering of Elvis Presley tribute acts and fans in Europe?

Go to answer           Select another question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.

Computing

 In computing what name is given to the expression of numbers as a fractional value (the mantissa) followed by an integer exponent of the base (e.g. ±0.34791 x 103)?

Go to answer           Select another question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.

Marching songs

 In the British Grenadiers traditional marching song which four ancient Greek heroes are mentioned in the first two lines?

Go to answer           Select another question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.

Opera

 Which of Henry James’ novels did Benjamin Britten turn into an opera?

Go to answer           Select another question