1 Which newspapers do the following work for?
a) Lois Lane b) Lou Grant c) Citizen Kane
2 What name is given to the young of the following animals?
a) Kangaroo b) swan c) dragonfly
3 Which Carry On film was set in…?
a) 1492 b) the French Foreign Legion c) aboard the Good Ship Venus
4 Which songs were posthumous UK number ones for…?
a) Elvis Presley in 1977 b) Jackie Wilson in 1986 c) Freddie Mercury in 1991
5 What are the former names of…?
a) Snickers b) Starburst c) Minstrels
6 Which comedians are associated with the catchphrase…?
a) It’s the way I tell em b) May your God go with you c) Chase me
7 Which British Prime Ministers were nicknamed..?
a) Sunny Jim b) The Welsh Wizard c) The Grand Old Man
8 Who penned the following numerical novels?
a) 1984 b) The Thirty Nine Steps c) Fahrenheit 451
9 Which Opportunity Knocks winners had hit records with…?
a) Welcome Home b) Billy Don’t Be A Hero c) Who Do You Think You Are?
10 What is the most populous city in..?
a) China b) Pakistan c) Nigeria
11 Which famous Edward…?
a) Popularised the limerick b) was born Emanuel Goldenberg c) composed the
Enigma Variations
12 At the 2006 Oscars who won…?
a) Best Actor Oscar b) Best Director Oscar c) Best Supporting Actor Oscar
13 Who did Kylie Minogue duet with on the songs…?
a) Especially For You b) Kids c) Where the Wild Roses Grow
14 On which rivers do the following cities stand?
a) Rome b) Amsterdam c) Washington DC
15 What is the state capital of…?
a) Alaska b) Colorado c) California
16 Which Oscar winning movie stars were the subjects of songs by…?
a) Bananarama b) Haysi Fantayzee c) Kim Carnes
17 Which entertainer was born..?
a) Priscilla White b) David White c) William White
18 In which decades did the following models of car first go on sale?
a) Ford Escort b) Volkswagen Beetle c) Honda Civic
19 Which American cities were formerly called…?
a) New Amsterdam b) Fort Washington c) Fort Dearborn
20 How are the following words spelt using words in the phonetic alphabet?
a) House b) cigar c) fly
Answers
1 a) Daily Planet b) Los Angeles Tribune c) The Inquirer
2 a) Joey b) Cygnet c) Nymph
3 a) Carry On Columbus b) Carry On Follow That Camel c) Carry On Jack
4 a) Way Down b) Reet Petite c) Living On My Own
5 a) Marathon b) Opal Fruits c) Treets
6 a) Frank Carson b) Dave Allen c) Duncan Norvelle
7 a) James Callaghan b) David Lloyd George c) William Gladstone
8 a) George Orwell b) John Buchan c) Raymond Bradbury
9 a) Peters & Lee b) Paper Lace c) Candlewick Green
10 a) Shanghai b) Karachi c) Lagos
11 a) Edward Lear b) Edward G Robinson c) Edward Elgar
12 a) Philip Seymour Hoffman b) Ang Lee c) George Clooney
13 a) Jason Donovan b) Robbie Williams c) Nick Cave
14 a) Tiber b) Amstel c) Potomac
15 a) Juneau b) Denver c) Sacramento
16 a) Robert DeNiro b) John Wayne c) Bette Davis
17 a) Cilla Black b) David Jason c) Larry Grayson
18 a) 1960s b) 1930s c) 1970s
19 a) New York b) Cincinnati c) Chicago
20 a) Hotel, Oscar, Uniform, Sierra, Echo
b) Charlie, India, Golf, Alpha, Romeo
c) Foxtrot, Lima, Yankee
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