T271 WHAT EVER THE WEATHER

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The following questions or answers include a term connected with the subject of WEATHER:

1. What did Charles Dickens refer to as, a London particular?
FOG
2. Which snooker player is nicknamed the Tornado?
TONY DRAGO
3. In what game can a player collect a pung of east winds?
MAH JONG
4. Which UK TV presenter was dubbed the King of Swing during election campaigns
PETER SNOW
5. In which 189 film did Michael Douglas play Detective Sergeant Nick Conkin?
BLACK RAIN
6. Who played Fred Dewhurst in 'Last of the Summer Wine'?
BRIAN WILDE
7. Which 1996 film saw Bill Paxton chasing tornadoes?
TWISTER
8. Which musical features a song called 'They Call The Wind Mariah'?
PAINT YOUR WAGON
9. What is seen when precipitation occurs during refraction?
RAINBOW
10. What do Australians refer to as a willy willy?
HURRICANE
11. What was the title of Margaret Mitchell's only novel?
GONE WITH THE WIND
12. 'They Call Me Mr Tibbs' was a sequel to which film?
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
13. Which character portrayed by David Jason was created by R D Wingfield?
JACK FROST
14. What is the Greek god of the sun?
HELIOS
15. What do Americans call mange tout?
SNOW PEAS
16. What is the last name of Dorothy in 'The Wizard Of Oz'?
GALE
17. In Greek mythology whose wings melted when he flew too close to the sun?
ICARUS
18. In which 1993 film did Bill Murray play a weatherman called Phil Connors?
GROUNDHOG DAY
19. What is brontophobia the fear of?
THUNDER
20. Who played Captain Pug Henry in the TV mini series 'The Winds Of War'?
ROBERT MITCHAM

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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