T77 A JOB QUIZ
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:18 pm1 Which 1981 film starring Jack Nicholson was adapted from a novel by James M Cain?
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RING TWICE
2 What would your job be if you copyrighted your face by painting it on to an egg?
CIRCUS CLOWN
3 What is the seven letter American term for an estate agent?
REALTOR
4 What was Bradley Headstone’s occupation in the Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend?
SCHOOL TEACHER
5 Who is the patron saint of tax collectors?
MATHEW
6 What is the traditional occupation of a leprechaun?
COBBLER
7 Which TV sitcom was set at Hatley Railway Station?
OH DR. BEECHING
8 Which Nazi henchman was nicknamed The Butcher of Lyon?
KLAUS BARBIE
9 Who said, “An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her”?
AGATHA CHRISTIE
10 Who painted The Haywain?
JOHN CONSTABLE
11 By what name is Fatboy Slim otherwise known?
NORMAN COOK
12 What profession was followed by Michael Barrymore, Danny DeVito and Sid James prior to their showbiz careers?
HAIRDRESSERS
13 Kitty Fisher was said to be London’s highest paid what in the 18th century?
PROSTITUTE
14 Who illustrated the Winnie the Pooh books?
ERNEST SHEPHERD
15 In which film did Robert De Niro play the role of Travis Bickle?
TAXI DRIVER
16 Which reggae singer had hits with the songs Wild World and Close to You?
MAXI PRIEST
17 Who wrote the novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy?
JOHN LE CARRE
18 Which Australian TV series was set at the Albert Memorial Hospital?
YOUNG DOCTORS
19 In which TV drama did Wendy Craig play the role of Barbara Gray?
NANNY
20 In which TV drama did Nerys Hughes play the role of Megan Roberts?
DISTRICT NURSE
21 What would one’s profession be if a member of the trade union BALPA?
AIRPLANE PILOT
22 A 2004 advert in a London job centre offered the post of an optical illuminator enhancer. More commonly known as a what?
WINDOW CLEANER
23 What is Trigger’s job in Only Fools and Horses?
ROAD SWEEEPER
24 How were Dr Venkman, Dr Spengler and Dr Stanz collectively known in the title of a film?
GHOST BUSTERS
25 Which Shakespeare play features a carpenter, a weaver, a bellows mender, a tailor, a joiner and a tinker?
A MIDSUMMERS NIGHT DREAM
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RING TWICE
2 What would your job be if you copyrighted your face by painting it on to an egg?
CIRCUS CLOWN
3 What is the seven letter American term for an estate agent?
REALTOR
4 What was Bradley Headstone’s occupation in the Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend?
SCHOOL TEACHER
5 Who is the patron saint of tax collectors?
MATHEW
6 What is the traditional occupation of a leprechaun?
COBBLER
7 Which TV sitcom was set at Hatley Railway Station?
OH DR. BEECHING
8 Which Nazi henchman was nicknamed The Butcher of Lyon?
KLAUS BARBIE
9 Who said, “An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her”?
AGATHA CHRISTIE
10 Who painted The Haywain?
JOHN CONSTABLE
11 By what name is Fatboy Slim otherwise known?
NORMAN COOK
12 What profession was followed by Michael Barrymore, Danny DeVito and Sid James prior to their showbiz careers?
HAIRDRESSERS
13 Kitty Fisher was said to be London’s highest paid what in the 18th century?
PROSTITUTE
14 Who illustrated the Winnie the Pooh books?
ERNEST SHEPHERD
15 In which film did Robert De Niro play the role of Travis Bickle?
TAXI DRIVER
16 Which reggae singer had hits with the songs Wild World and Close to You?
MAXI PRIEST
17 Who wrote the novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy?
JOHN LE CARRE
18 Which Australian TV series was set at the Albert Memorial Hospital?
YOUNG DOCTORS
19 In which TV drama did Wendy Craig play the role of Barbara Gray?
NANNY
20 In which TV drama did Nerys Hughes play the role of Megan Roberts?
DISTRICT NURSE
21 What would one’s profession be if a member of the trade union BALPA?
AIRPLANE PILOT
22 A 2004 advert in a London job centre offered the post of an optical illuminator enhancer. More commonly known as a what?
WINDOW CLEANER
23 What is Trigger’s job in Only Fools and Horses?
ROAD SWEEEPER
24 How were Dr Venkman, Dr Spengler and Dr Stanz collectively known in the title of a film?
GHOST BUSTERS
25 Which Shakespeare play features a carpenter, a weaver, a bellows mender, a tailor, a joiner and a tinker?
A MIDSUMMERS NIGHT DREAM
