T232 A WEATHER REPORT QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which song contains the line, “I’m as helpless as a kitten up a tree”?
MISTY
2 What did Charles Dickens refer to as, a London particular?
FOG
3 Which snooker star is nicknamed the Tornado?
TONY DRAGO
4 In what game can a player collect a pung of east winds?
MAH JONG
5 Which TV presenter was dubbed the King of Swing during election campaigns?
PETER SNOW
6 Under what name did the vocal duo comprising of Martha Wash and Izora Redman record?
THE WEATHER GIRLS
7 Who collaborated with Baddiel and Skinner on the song Three Lions?
THE LIGHTNING SEEDS
8 In which 1989 film did Michael Douglas play Detective Sergeant Nick Conklin?
BLACK RAIN
9 Who played Foggy Dewhurst in Last of the Summer Wine?
BRIAN WILDE
10 Which 1996 film saw Bill Paxton chasing tornadoes?
TWISTER
11 Which musical features a song called They Call the Wind Mariah?
PAINT YOUR WAGON
12 What is seen when precipitation occurs during refraction?
A RAINBOW
13 What do Australians refer to as a willy willy?
TORNADOS
14 What was Margaret Mitchells only novel?
GONE WITH THE WIND
15 They Call Me Mr Tibbs was a sequel to which film?
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
16 Which character portrayed by David Jason was created by RD Wingfield?
JACK FROST
17 Which disco act recorded the hits Boogie Nights & Always and Forever?
HEATWAVE
18 Who topped the charts in 1966 with the song Sunny Afternoon?
THE KINKS
19 What is the name of the Greek god of the sun?
HELIOS
20 What do Americans call mange tout?
SNOW PEAS
21 What is the last name of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz?
GALE
22 In Greek mythology whose wings melted when he flew too close to the sun?
ICARUS
23 In which 1993 film did Bill Murray play a weatherman called Phil Connors?
GROUNDHOG DAY
24 What is brontophobia the fear of?
THUNDER
25 Who played Captain Pug Henry in the TV mini series The Winds of War?
ROBERT MITCHAM

[A Mum]

23) Groundhog day ??

[Interceptor]

8 In which 1989 film did Michael Douglas play Detective Sergeant Nick Conklin? Black Rain
10 Which 1996 film saw Bill Paxton chasing tornadoes? Twister
12 What is seen when precipitation occurs during refraction? rainbow
13 What do Australians refer to as a willy willy? tornado
18 Who topped the charts in 1966 with the song Sunny Afternoon? The Kinks
22 In Greek mythology whose wings melted when he flew too close to the sun? Icarus

[godoubleblues]

Q14 - gone with the wind

[old moz]

9--brian wilde
1 --misty

[magpie in the 80's]

9--brian wilde
1 --misty

CORRECT OM

[magpie in the 80's]

Q14 - gone with the wind

CORRECT GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

8 In which 1989 film did Michael Douglas play Detective Sergeant Nick Conklin? Black Rain
10 Which 1996 film saw Bill Paxton chasing tornadoes? Twister
12 What is seen when precipitation occurs during refraction? rainbow
13 What do Australians refer to as a willy willy? tornado
18 Who topped the charts in 1966 with the song Sunny Afternoon? The Kinks
22 In Greek mythology whose wings melted when he flew too close to the sun? Icarus

CORRECT INTER

[magpie in the 80's]

23) Groundhog day ??

CORRECT A MUM

[fish]

I'll have a stab at 17 - Earth, Wind and Fire?

[good ol' red and white]

2. Fog
3. Alex "Hurricane" Higgins
4. Mah Jong
5. Ray Martin
11. Paint your wagon

[old moz]

15 --in the heat of the night

[JK]

4. Mah Jong
21. Gail

[magpie in the 80's]

I'll have a stab at 17 - Earth, Wind and Fire?

INCORRECT FISH

[magpie in the 80's]

2. Fog
3. Alex "Hurricane" Higgins ( need to read the Q again)
4. Mah Jong
5. Ray Martin
11. Paint your wagon

OTHERS CORRECT GORAW

[magpie in the 80's]

15 --in the heat of the night

CORRECT OM

[magpie in the 80's]

4. Mah Jong...CORRECT
21. Gail..... IS A GIRLS'S NAME....HOWEVER GALE IS CORRECT CP

[magpie in the 80's]

LAST DAYS FOR THIS QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which song contains the line, “I’m as helpless as a kitten up a tree”?
MISTY
2 What did Charles Dickens refer to as, a London particular?
FOG
3 Which snooker star is nicknamed the Tornado?
TONY DRAGO
4 In what game can a player collect a pung of east winds?
MAH JONG
5 Which TV presenter was dubbed the King of Swing during election campaigns?
PETER SNOW
6 Under what name did the vocal duo comprising of Martha Wash and Izora Redman record?
THE WEATHER GIRLS
7 Who collaborated with Baddiel and Skinner on the song Three Lions?
THE LIGHTNING SEEDS
8 In which 1989 film did Michael Douglas play Detective Sergeant Nick Conklin?
BLACK RAIN
9 Who played Foggy Dewhurst in Last of the Summer Wine?
BRIAN WILDE
10 Which 1996 film saw Bill Paxton chasing tornadoes?
TWISTER
11 Which musical features a song called They Call the Wind Mariah?
PAINT YOUR WAGON
12 What is seen when precipitation occurs during refraction?
A RAINBOW
13 What do Australians refer to as a willy willy?
TORNADOS
14 What was Margaret Mitchells only novel?
GONE WITH THE WIND
15 They Call Me Mr Tibbs was a sequel to which film?
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
16 Which character portrayed by David Jason was created by RD Wingfield?
JACK FROST
17 Which disco act recorded the hits Boogie Nights & Always and Forever?
HEATWAVE
18 Who topped the charts in 1966 with the song Sunny Afternoon?
THE KINKS
19 What is the name of the Greek god of the sun?
HELIOS
20 What do Americans call mange tout?
SNOW PEAS
21 What is the last name of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz?
GALE
22 In Greek mythology whose wings melted when he flew too close to the sun?
ICARUS
23 In which 1993 film did Bill Murray play a weatherman called Phil Connors?
GROUNDHOG DAY
24 What is brontophobia the fear of?
THUNDER
25 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.

END OF QUIZ