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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League QUESTION PAPER May 16th 2007 |
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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League QUESTION PAPER May 16th 2007 |
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End of Season Quiz 16/05/07 |
Set by: Mike Bath |
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'Backward Alphabetical Quiz Personalities' |
Identify the celebrities - with a theme to their names | |
| 'From first…' | General Knowledge with answers themed on 'starting' | |
| 'All our Yesterdays' | Questions from past WithQuiz papers - pick your WithQuiz team | |
| 'Odd Man Out' | Spot the odd one out from sets of 4 pictures | |
| 'Speaking of which……' | Identify the missing words from famous speeches | |
| '…to Last' | General Knowledge with answers themed on 'starting' |
Round 4
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'Speaking of which....' Play the extract from a famous speech of the 20th century by clicking the 'Speech clip' button, then answer the 2 questions (a & b). |
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Harold Macmillan Cape Town 1960
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a) Which famous 4 words have been cut out of the middle of this recording? |
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b) Who was the South African premier at the time? |
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Winston Churchill House of Commons 1940
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a) On which 2 places would “we fight them” in the clip cut out of the recording? |
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b) Which World War II event immediately preceded this speech? |
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John F Kennedy Washington 1961
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a) Which 9 words come straight after the clip played? |
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b) 2 former US Presidents attended this inauguration speech: outgoing President Eisenhower and which other? |
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Jawaharlal (Pandit) Nehru New Delhi, 1947
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a) Which 7 words have been cut from the middle of this clip? |
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b) Who was the final British Viceroy of India who handed over to Nehru? |
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Margaret Thatcher Brighton 1980
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a) Which 11 words have been cut from the end of this clip? |
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b) Who was the Labour leader at the time of this speech? |
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Martin Luther King Washington 1963
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a) Which 6 words complete the clip? |
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b) Who was found guilty of assassinating Martin Luther King in 1968? |
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Franklin D Roosevelt Washington 1933
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a) Which 7 words have been cut from the middle of this clip? |
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b) Who was the US President Roosevelt was succeeding? |
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Earl Spencer Westminster Abbey 1997
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a) Which 8 words have been cut from the middle of this clip? |
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b) What was the name of the driver of that ill-fated car in which Diana died? |
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Brian Johnston/
Jonathan Agnew
Oval, 1991
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a) Which 7 letter word has been cut from the middle of this clip? |
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b) The loss of whose wicket were they describing? |
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Dylan Thomas Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night 1952
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a) Which 4 words complete the clip and this poem? |
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b) What was the name of the famous 'play for voices' that Thomas wrote? |
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'Speaking of which....' - answers Play the extract from a famous speech of the 20th century by clicking the 'Speech clip' button, then answer the 2 questions (a & b). The missing bit from each clip can be heard by clicking the 'Missing bit' button. |
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Harold Macmillan Cape Town 1960
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a) Which famous 4 words have been cut out of the middle of this recording? |
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"The Wind of Change…..” |
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b) Who was the South African premier at the time? |
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Dr Verwoerd
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Winston Churchill House of Commons 1940
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a) On which 2 places would “we fight them” in the clip cut out of the recording? |
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“The Beaches” & “The Landing Grounds” |
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b) Which World War II event immediately preceded this speech? |
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The Evacuation of Dunkerque
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John F Kennedy Washington 1961
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a) Which 9 words come straight after the clip played? |
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”…ask not what your country can do for you….” |
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b) 2 former US Presidents attended this inauguration speech: outgoing President Eisenhower and which other? |
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Former President Harry Truman
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Jawaharlal (Pandit) Nehru New Delhi, 1947
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a) Which 7 words have been cut from the middle of this clip? |
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“At the stroke of the midnight hour…” |
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b) Who was the final British Viceroy of India who handed over to Nehru? |
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Lord Louis Mountbatten
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Margaret Thatcher Brighton 1980
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a) Which 11 words have been cut from the end of this clip? |
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“You turn if you want to. The lady’s not for turning.” |
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b) Who was the Labour leader at the time of this speech? |
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Michael Foot |
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Martin Luther King Washington 1963
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a) Which 6 words complete the clip? |
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”…that all men are created equal” |
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b) Who was found guilty of assassinating Martin Luther King in 1968? |
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James Earl Ray |
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Franklin D Roosevelt Washington 1933
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a) Which 7 words have been cut from the middle of this clip? |
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”….we have to fear - is fear itself” |
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b) Who was the US President Roosevelt was succeeding? |
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President Herbert Hoover |
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Earl Spencer Westminster Abbey 1997
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a) Which 8 words have been cut from the middle of this clip? |
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“...the most hunted person of the modern age” |
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b) What was the name of the driver of that ill-fated car in which Diana died? |
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Henri Paul |
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Brian Johnston/
Jonathan Agnew
Oval, 1991
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a) Which 7 letter word has been cut from the middle of this clip? |
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“Leg-over” |
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b) The loss of whose wicket were they describing? |
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Ian Botham’s |
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Dylan Thomas Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night 1952
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a) Which 4 words complete the clip and this poem? |
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”…dying of the light” |
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b) What was the name of the famous 'play for voices' that Thomas wrote? |
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Under Milk Wood |
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