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magpie in the 80's wrote: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? Kinks
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

Interceptor wrote: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 INCORRECT
18 Who topped the charts in 1966 with the song Sunny Afternoon? Kinks
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

spell_check wrote:13) A small dust whirlwind/tornado

JAS wrote:Q1 Misty
Q2 Smog....................INCORRECT
Q4 Mahjong (sp)
Q11 Paint your Wagon
Q14 Gone With The wind
Q19 Apollo.................INCORRECT
Q21 Gale

Regards
JAS

JAS wrote:Morning Guru

Q5 It's either John or Peter Snow...one is BBC one is Ch4 but I can never remember which is which.
Q6 Are we talking it's raining men here...the Weather Girls I think.
Q16 doh...must be Frost...the policeman chappy.

Regards
JAS

Turkeywizz wrote:13 hurricane??
16 jACK fROST
24 Fear of choking??........INCORRECT

JAS wrote:Q20 Had to look in my ingredients encyclopedia ...snow peas...although more likely to be cheese eating surrender monkey peas you want freedom fries with that

Regards
JAS

magpie in the 80's wrote:A Weather Report



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?
HURRICANES
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?
THE 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 MITCHUM