T173 LAUGH AND CRY QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

Laughter Lines…

1 Who penned the autobiography, Don’t Laugh at Me?
NORMAN WISDOM
2 Who penned the autobiography, Laughter In the Rain?
NEIL SEDAKA
3 Which music hall song was recorded by Charles Penrose in 1922?
THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN
4 What two words did Edward Lear combine when creating the word chortle?
CHUCKLE AND SNORT
5 In which sitcom did Richard Wilson play Dr Gordon Thorpe?
ONLY WHEN I LAUGH
6 Which singer acquired the nickname The Gal with the Giggle in her Voice?
ALANA COGAN
7 What is the technical term for laughing gas?
NITRIOUS OXIDE
8 Which movie mogul once said, “When the audience is confused it doesn’t laugh”?
MAY SENNETT
9 Who were the original four presenters on the TV show, Game for a Laugh?
MATHEW KELLY, HENRY KELLY, SARAH KENNEDY AND JEREMY BEADLE
10 What G is the name given to the study of laughter?
GELOTROLOGY

…and the Crying Game

11 Which two singers have had UK top 10 hits with the song The Crying Game?
BOY GEORGE AND DAVE BERRY
12 Which pop star of yesteryear was nicknamed The Sultan of Sob?
JOHNNY RAY
13 What did the Inca civilisation refer to as, the tears of the moon?
SILVER
14 What two words comprise the shortest verse in the Bible?
JESUS WEPT
15 Under what name did the brothers Pat and Greg Kane record?
HUE AND CRY
16 What CT is defined as, insincere or fake crying?
CROCODILLE TEARS
17 In which film did Meryl Streep play Lindy Chamberlain?
A CRY IN THE DARK
18 In which popular sci-fi novel is crying referred to as, “giving water to the dead”?
DUNE
19 Which song contains the lyric, “but don’t let my glad expression give you the wrong impression”?
TEARS OF A CLOWN
20 Which duo scored zero points for the UK when singing Cry Baby in the Eurovision Song Contest?
JEMINI

[godoubleblues]

Q7 - nitrous oxide
Q14 - jesus wept

[FlyingHigh]

16/ Crocodile Tears

[magpie in the 80's]

Q7 - nitrous oxide
Q14 - jesus wept

CORRECT GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

16/ Crocodile Tears

CORRECT FH

[JAS]

Q1 Norman Wisdom...it's the title of his hit song
Q3 The Laughing Policeman
Q9 Henry Kelly, Matthew Kelly, Sarah Kennedy and the one with the beard who died recently

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 Norman Wisdom...it's the title of his hit song
Q3 The Laughing Policeman
Q9 Henry Kelly, Matthew Kelly, Sarah Kennedy and the one with the beard who died recently

Regards
JAS

CORRECT JAS

[Kahuna]

2/ Neil Sedaka
11/ Would Boy George be one?
17/ A Cry in the Wilderness

[magpie in the 80's]

2/ Neil Sedaka
11/ Would Boy George be one?
17/ A Cry in the Wilderness...CLOSE ENOUGH ..........A CRY IN THE DARK

OTHER 2 CORRECT K

[JAS]

Morning Mags

Q9 Got it ...Jeremy Beadle

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Morning Mags

Q9 Got it ...Jeremy Beadle

Regards
JAS

correct jas and g'day

[The Ash Man]

10. Gelatology
15. Hue and Cry
20. Gemini?

[magpie in the 80's]

10. Gelatology
15. Hue and Cry
20. Gemini?

CORRECT TAM

[FattyLumpkin]

18. Dune

[magpie in the 80's]

18. Dune

correct FL

[The Ash Man]

13. silver???

[magpie in the 80's]

13. silver???

correct tam

[crackers]

12 johnny ray/ rae???

[The Ash Man]

19. tears of a clown/wallflowers

[magpie in the 80's]

12 johnny ray/ rae???

CORRECT CRACKERS