T 137 GREY MATTERS QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

1 In which film did Jennifer Grey play Baby Houseman?
DIRTY DANCING
2 In the American Civil War which side’s armies wore grey uniforms?
CONFEDERATE
3 Which song contains the lyric, “It’s hard to make believe you’re happy when you’re grey”?
WHO LOVES YOU / THE FOUR SEASONS
4 To date who is the only footballer to have been voted PFA Young Player and PFA Player of the Year in the same football season?
ANDY GRAY
5 Which 19th century Prime Minister closely associated with a hot beverage is the subject of a statue in Newcastle upon Tyne?
EARL GREY
6 What is the title of Oscar Wilde’s only novel?
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
7 In which TV show did Bob Harris replace Richard Williams as presenter?
THE OLD GRAY WHISTLE TEST
8 Who recorded the album White Ladder?
DAVID GRAY
9 Who is known as the Nine Day Queen?
LADY JANE GREY
10 Which Tolkien creation is known as the Grey Pilgrim?
GANDALF
11 African grey is a species of what?
PARROT
12 Which poet penned Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard?
THOMAS GRAY
13 Which singer was born Natalie McIntyre?
MACY GRAY
14 Who wrote the novel The Riders of the Purple Sage?
ZANE GRAY
15 Who played the master of ceremonies in the Oscar winning film Cabaret?
JOEL GREY
16 Which role was played by Linda Gray in Dallas?
SUE ELLEN EWING
17 A greylag is a species of which bird?
GOOSE
18 Which paralympian was created a Dame in 2005?
TANNI GREY - THOMPSON
19 Which newspaper is nicknamed the Grey Lady?
NEW YORK TIMES
20 In which 1999 film did Pierce Brosnan play a Canadian fur trapper who claimed to be an American Indian?
GREY OWL
21 Which left wing wizard penned the autobiography Marching On Together: My Life with Leeds United?
EDDIE GRAY
22 The Gray is the SI unit for an absorbed dosage of what?
RADIATION ENERGY
23 Who had a number four hit in 1981 with the song Grey Day?
MADNESS
24 Who created the fictional school Greyfriars?
FRANK RICHARDS
25 In He Man which castle held the source of the secret power of the planet Eternia?
GRAYSKULL

[Hazbeen]

1. Dirty Dancing
2. Confederates (South)
11. Elephant

[godoubleblues]

Q25 - Grayskull

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Dirty Dancing
2. Confederates (South)
11. Elephant........NOT THE ANSWER GIVEN HERE HB

OTHERS CORRECT HB

[magpie in the 80's]

Q25 - Grayskull

CORRECT GDB

[JAS]

Q4 I think there is/was a player called Andy Grey so given the title of the quiz I'll try that.
Q5 Earl Grey
Q6 Portrait of Dorian Grey
Q7 The great Old Grey Whistle Test
Q9 Lady Jane Grey
Q11 Parrot
Q16 Sue Ellen
Q17 Goose
Q18 Tanni Grey Thompson

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q4 I think there is/was a player called Andy Grey so given the title of the quiz I'll try that.
Q5 Earl Grey
Q6 Portrait of Dorian Grey
Q7 The great Old Grey Whistle Test
Q9 Lady Jane Grey
Q11 Parrot
Q16 Sue Ellen
Q17 Goose
Q18 Tanni Grey Thompson

Regards
JAS

ALL CORRECT JAS

[JAS]

Q10 Gandalf

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q10 Gandalf

Regards
JAS

correct jas

[NokturnL OdysseY]

13 - Macy Gray
19 - NY Times
20 - Grey Owl

[Kahuna]

14/ Zane Grey

[magpie in the 80's]

13 - Macy Gray
19 - NY Times
20 - Grey Owl

correct n.o.

[magpie in the 80's]

14/ Zane Grey

correct K

[magpie in the 80's]

DOWN TO JUST 8 Q'S TO GO HERE GUYS

[FattyLumpkin]

22. Radiation

[Kahuna]

15/ Joel Grey

[magpie in the 80's]

22. Radiation

CORRECT FL

[magpie in the 80's]

15/ Joel Grey

CORRECT K

[bulldogproud]

9. Lady Jane Grey

[magpie in the 80's]

9. Lady Jane Grey

CORRECT BDP