Quizzes
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A fauna theme this time; either the question or the answer (or both) are animal related.
- Q. Which of the following animals is not associated with a Chinese year: Rat, Tiger, Lion, Snake, Pig?
- Q. The Houyhnhnms feature in a book published in 1726. What type of animal are they?
- Q. Itchy and Scratchy are long running characters in The Simpsons, but which is the cat and which is the mouse?
- Q. Who composed The Carnival of the Animals in 1886?
- Q. Which band featured (among others) Eric Burdon, Alan Price and Chas Chandler?
- Q. What links a Poodle (2002), Whippet (2004) and Hungarian Vizsla (2010)?
- Q. In Harry Potter, what type of magical creature is Hagrid’s “pet”, Buckbeak?
- Q. Who released “The Year of the Cat” in 1976?
- Q. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, what type of animal is Snowball?
- Q. Which football club is known as “the Rams”?
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As it was the 50th anniversary of the release of Love Me Do and the Magical Mystery Tour was filmed in Barkham (OK, not true –Ed), the theme for this quiz is The Beatles.
- Q. What is the link between 20 Forthlin Road and "Mendips"?
- Q. Who was the original bassist when they were a 5 piece group (pre "Fab Four")?
- Q. Who was the Beatles manager until he died in 1967?
- Q. On whose TV show did they appear in February 1964 which brought them to the attention of the American public for the first time?
- Q. In April 1964 they had the top 5 in the US Billboard Chart. Can you name 3 of the 5 songs?
- Q. "Our World" was the first international live satellite broadcast in June 1967. Which song did the Beatles perform?
- Q. Which song features the line "...and the fireman rushes in from the pouring rain – very strange..."?
- Q. What was screened on BBC1 between a Petula Clark special and a Norman Wisdom film on Boxing Day 1967?
- Q. Who played the guitar solo on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" from the White Album?
- Q. On Abbey Road, what is the next line after "You should have seen Polythene Pam..."
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An “English Counties” theme this time...........
- Q. What links a cheese and a cat?
- Q. In which county are the Wolds?
- Q. Which actor links Godspell and Eastenders?
- Q. Which county won the Twenty20 finals in August 2011?
- Q. Which birds return to roost (a “murmuration”) in hundreds of thousands on the Somerset Levels?
- Q. What links a wrestling commentator and a reporter on the Daily Planet?
- Q. Which English fast bowler took 9 for 57 against South Africa?
- Q. Which former Python fronted Rutland Weekend Television?
- Q. Which musical features the song “Surrey with a Fringe on Top”
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Q. In which county is Scotch Corner?
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The theme this time is days of the week.
- Q. By what infamous name has 30 January 1972 become known?
- Q. Which group had a hit with “Friday on My Mind” in 1966?
- Q. The author of “Saturday Night and Sunday Morning” died in April. What is his name?
- Q. Which Beatles song begins “Wednesday morning at 5 o’clock”?
- Q. “Thursday’s Child has.......?”
- Q. Which Rolling Stones song was a top 10 hit for Melanie?
- Q. Britain was forced to withdraw from the ERM in on 16 September 1992. What is this date now commonly called?
- Q. Which day of the week was featured in songs by (among others) The Mamas and the Papas, Boomtown Rats and New Order?
- Q. What is the name of the daughter of Gomez and Mortitia Addams?
- Q. Which 1977 film featured Tony Manero as the lead character?