T 138 A TASTE FOR TRIVIA QUIZ
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:05 pmThe answers to the next 25 questions all contain an item of food or drink
1 In January 2005, who became the 66th US Secretary of State?
CONDOLEEZA RICE
2 Which Dylan Thomas work opens with the words, “To begin at the beginning, its spring”?
UNDER MILKWOOD
3 In which film did Groucho Marx play the leader of Fredonia?
DUCK SOUP
4 In the art medium tempera what is mixed with powdered paint?
EGG YOLK
5 Which character is played by John Bluthal in The Vicar of Dibley?
FRANK PICKLE
6 What is the name of the owl in The Herbs?
SAGE
7 What is the name of George and Mildred’s pet Yorkshire terrier?
TRUFFLES
8 In 1981 which producer of the Bond movies received the Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award?
ALBERT BROCCOLI
9 Who was sacked from Blue Peter in 1998 following a cocaine scandal?
RICHARD BACON
10 Who has a brother called Castor and a father called Cole?
OLIVE OYL
11 Which character was played by Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot?
SUGAR KANE
12 Who wrote the lyrics for the musical Evita?
TIM RICE
13 Which literary character saved the life of the Widow Douglas?
HUCKLEBERRY FINN
14 In which TV drama did Geraldine Somerville play DS Penhaligon?
CRACKER
15 Which murder suspect in Cluedo is represented by a purple playing piece?
PROFESSOR PLUM
TASTY TUNES - Identify the song titles from the lyrics
16 Majavi an de bugui an de buididipi
THE KETCHUP SONG
17 The end of my hopes the end of all my dreams
NO MILK TODAY
18 Just one thing makes me forget
RED RED WINE
19 Take me away from this big bad world and agree to marry me
COFFEE AND TU
20 Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
WHISKY IN THE JAR
21 I’m leaning on the Tower of Pisa
LIFE IS A MINESTRONE
22 Work all night on a drink of rum
THE BANANA BOAT SONG
23 When the breeze blows past the farmyard you can smell the cow sheds too
I AM A CIDER DRINKER
24 Living is easy with eyes closed
STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER
25 Slowly walking down the hall, faster than a cannonball
CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA
1 In January 2005, who became the 66th US Secretary of State?
CONDOLEEZA RICE
2 Which Dylan Thomas work opens with the words, “To begin at the beginning, its spring”?
UNDER MILKWOOD
3 In which film did Groucho Marx play the leader of Fredonia?
DUCK SOUP
4 In the art medium tempera what is mixed with powdered paint?
EGG YOLK
5 Which character is played by John Bluthal in The Vicar of Dibley?
FRANK PICKLE
6 What is the name of the owl in The Herbs?
SAGE
7 What is the name of George and Mildred’s pet Yorkshire terrier?
TRUFFLES
8 In 1981 which producer of the Bond movies received the Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award?
ALBERT BROCCOLI
9 Who was sacked from Blue Peter in 1998 following a cocaine scandal?
RICHARD BACON
10 Who has a brother called Castor and a father called Cole?
OLIVE OYL
11 Which character was played by Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot?
SUGAR KANE
12 Who wrote the lyrics for the musical Evita?
TIM RICE
13 Which literary character saved the life of the Widow Douglas?
HUCKLEBERRY FINN
14 In which TV drama did Geraldine Somerville play DS Penhaligon?
CRACKER
15 Which murder suspect in Cluedo is represented by a purple playing piece?
PROFESSOR PLUM
TASTY TUNES - Identify the song titles from the lyrics
16 Majavi an de bugui an de buididipi
THE KETCHUP SONG
17 The end of my hopes the end of all my dreams
NO MILK TODAY
18 Just one thing makes me forget
RED RED WINE
19 Take me away from this big bad world and agree to marry me
COFFEE AND TU
20 Musha ring dum a doo dum a da
WHISKY IN THE JAR
21 I’m leaning on the Tower of Pisa
LIFE IS A MINESTRONE
22 Work all night on a drink of rum
THE BANANA BOAT SONG
23 When the breeze blows past the farmyard you can smell the cow sheds too
I AM A CIDER DRINKER
24 Living is easy with eyes closed
STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER
25 Slowly walking down the hall, faster than a cannonball
CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA
