T 146 A TO Z OF ANSWERS QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

A Which French world champion was nicknamed The Professor?
ALAIN PROST
B What name is shared by a short jacket, a dance and a film starring Bo Derek?
BOLERO
C Which film features the songs Toot Sweet and Hushaby Mountain?
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
D Halawi, Mactoum and Asharasi are all varieties of what?
DATES
E Who was the first foreign footballer to score a hat trick in England’s Premiership?
ERIC CANTONA
F Which pop group originally performed under the name of The Kingfishers?
FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS
G Which Somerset town is said to be the home of the burial site of the legendary King Arthur?
GLASTONBURY
H What weapon takes its name from the Czech word for catapult?
HOWITZER
I What is the most corrosion free metal known?
IRIDIUM
J What animal was used for the division sign of the Desert Rats?
JERBOA
K Which football club replaced Chester City in the Football League in 2000?
KIDDERMISTER HARRIERS
L Which British cathedral boasts three spires known as the Ladies of the Veil?
LITCHFIELD CATHEDRAL
M Who played Wayne in Wayne’s World?
MIKE MYERS
N Which is the only state of the USA named after an English county?
NEW HAMPSHIRE
O In which sitcom did James Bolam play a hospital patient called Figgis?
ONLY WHEN I LAUGH
P Which 1986 film saw Kathleen Turner transported back to 1960?
PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED
Q Which film saw Sting and Phil Daniels riding scooters?
QUADROPHENIA
R Which ten letter word is defined as the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?
REFRACTION
S Which football club were founded following the merger of the Spartans and St Mark’s Young Men’s Friends Society?
SWINDON TOWN
T In India what is the profession of a durzi?
TAILOR
U To which church do the Moonies belong?
UNIFACATION CHURCH
V The 1965 film Ship of Fools marked the final screen appearance of which actress?
VIVIEN LEIGH
W What is Bottom’s occupation in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
WEAVER
X Which ancient Persian king rode a horse called Strymon?
XERXES
Y The first edition of which book appeared in the UK on January 4th, 1966?
YELLOW PAGES
Z Who is the only US President to have a first name beginning with Z?
ZACHARY TAYLOR

[JAS]

B...Bolero
C...Chitty Citty Bang Bang
D...Dates
L...Lincoln
M...Mike Myers
O...Only when I laugh
X...Xerxes

Regards
JAS

[godoubleblues]

B - Bolero
M - Mike Myers
P - Peggy Sue Got Married
R - refraction

[Hazbeen]

T - Taxi driver

[redandblack]

N New Hampshire

[Interceptor]

A Alain Prost

[magpie in the 80's]

A Alain Prost

CORRECT INTER

[magpie in the 80's]

N New Hampshire

CORRECT RAB

[magpie in the 80's]

T - Taxi driver

INCORRECT HB

[magpie in the 80's]

B - Bolero
M - Mike Myers
P - Peggy Sue Got Married
R - refraction

CORRECT GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

B...Bolero
C...Chitty Citty Bang Bang
D...Dates
L...Lincoln,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,INCORRECT
M...Mike Myers
O...Only when I laugh
X...Xerxes

Regards
JAS

OTHERS CORRECT JAS

[JAS]

G...Glastonbury
J...Jerboa
L...Liverpool
U...Church of the Unification or something

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

G...Glastonbury
J...Jerboa
L...Liverpool................incorrect
U...Church of the Unification or something

Regards
JAS

all others correct jas

[Peterxtc]

K = Kiddeminster

Q = Quanraphenia (spelling)

[magpie in the 80's]

K = Kiddeminster

Q = Quanraphenia (spelling)

CORRECT PETE

[magpie in the 80's]

11 Q'S TO GO IN THIS QUIZ

[JK]

E. Eric Cantona

[JAS]

Time for a stab in the dark

F...The Faces
I...Is Iridium a metal?...sure as heck ain't Iron
L...Lancaster...running out of cities
T...Tailor
V...Virginia Mayo
W...Weaver

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

E. Eric Cantona

correct cp

[magpie in the 80's]

Time for a stab in the dark

F...The Faces
I...Is Iridium a metal?...sure as heck ain't Iron
L...Lancaster...running out of cities
T...Tailor
V...Virginia Mayo ...you normally get this one jas
W...Weaver

Regards
JAS

all others correct jas