T 127 3 OF A KIND QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

Q11 c) Elgar

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JAS

CORRECT JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

2c - Nymph
10a - Shanghai
10b - Karachi
10c - Lagos
18a - 1960's
18c - 1980s......INCORRECT BUT CLOSE
19b - Cincinatti

ALL OTHERS CORRECT BROD

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which newspapers do the following work for?
a) Lois Lane DAILY PLANET
b) Lou Grant LOS ANGELES TRIBUNE
c) Citizen Kane THE INQUIRER

2 What name is given to the young of the following animals?
a) Kangaroo JOEY
b) swan CYGNET
c) dragonfly NYMPH

3 Which Carry On film was set in…?
a) 1492 COLUMBUS
b) the French Foreign Legion FOLLOW THAT CAMEL
c) aboard the Good Ship Venus JACK

4 Which songs were posthumous UK number ones for…?
a) Elvis Presley in 1977 WAY DOWN
b) Jackie Wilson in 1986 REET PETITE
c) Freddie Mercury in 1991 LIVING ON MY OWN

5 What are the former names of…?
a) Snickers MARATHON
b) Starburst OPAL FRUITS
c) Minstrels TREETS

6 Which comedians are associated with the catchphrase…?
a) It’s the way I tell em FRANK CARSON
b) May your God go with you DAVE ALLEN
c) Chase me DUNCAN NORVILLE

7 Which British Prime Ministers were nicknamed..?
a) Sunny Jim JAMES CALLAGHAN
b) The Welsh Wizard DAVID LLOYD GEORGE
c) The Grand Old Man WILLIAM GLADSTONE

8 Who penned the following numerical novels?
a) 1984 GEORGE ORWELL
b) The Thirty Nine Steps JAMES BUCHAN
c) Fahrenheit 451 RAYMOND BRADBURY

9 Which Opportunity Knocks winners had hit records with…?
a) Welcome Home PETERS AND LEE
b) Billy Don’t Be A Hero PAPERLACE
c) Who Do You Think You Are? CANDLEWICK GREEN

10 What is the most populous city in..?
a) China SHANGHAI
b) Pakistan KARACHI
c) Nigeria LAGOS

11 Which famous Edward…?
a) Popularised the limerick EDWARD LEER
b) was born Emanuel Goldenberg EDWARD G. ROBINSON
c) composed the Enigma Variations EDWARD ELGAR

12 At the 2006 Oscars who won…?
a) Best Actor Oscar PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN
b) Best Director Oscar ANG LEE
c) Best Supporting Actor Oscar GEORGE CLOONEY

13 Who did Kylie Minogue duet with on the songs…?
a) Especially For You JASON DONOVON
b) Kids ROBBIE WILLIAMS
c) Where the Wild Roses Grow NICK CAVE

14 On which rivers do the following cities stand?
a) Rome TIBER
b) Amsterdam AMSTEL
c) Washington DC POTOMAC

15 What is the state capital of…?
a) Alaska JUNEAU
b) Colorado DENVER
c) California SACRAMENTO

16 Which Oscar winning movie stars were the subjects of songs by…?
a) Bananarama ROBERT DE NIRO
b) Haysi Fantayzee JOHN WAYNE
c) Kim Carnes BETTE DAVIS

17 Which entertainer was born..?
a) Priscilla White CILLA BLACK
b) David White DAVID JASON
c) William White LARRY GRAYSON

18 In which decades did the following models of car first go on sale?
a) Ford Escort 1960'S
b) Volkswagen Beetle 1930'S
c) Honda Civic 1970'S

19 Which American cities were formerly called…?
a) New Amsterdam NEW YORK
b) Fort Washington CINCINNATI
c) Fort Dearborn CHICAGO

20 How are the following words spelt using words in the phonetic alphabet?
a) House HOTEL - OSCAR - UNIFORM - SIERRA - ECHO
b) cigar CHARLIE - INDIA - GOLF - ALPHA - ROMEO
c) fly FOXTROT - LIMA - YANKEE

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERD ARE IN BLUE.

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