Quizzes

Given the recent birth of a princess, a “Right Royal” theme this time!

Q. Who played Queen Elizabeth 1 in Blackadder?
Q. In which city was Martin Luther King shot and killed
Q. Who had hits with “When Doves Cry” and “1999”?
Q. Which book by William Goldman was made into a film directed by Rob Reiner and featured Peter Falk reading a fantasy story to his grandson?
Q. Which football team are nicknamed “The Royals”?
Q. Who was the (now retired) bass player in Queen?
Q. Who played the lead in the 1991 film “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” and what was the song from the film that stayed at number 1 for what seemed like forever (actually 16 weeks, a record)?
Q. Whose daughters are Goneril, Regan and Cordelia?
Q. In which classic sitcom would you find siblings Denise and Anthony?
Q. And finally, which playing card would you most associate with Princess Diana?

The theme for this edition is “Time”.

Q. Who wrote “The Time Machine” in 1895?
Q. Who directed the film “Time Bandits”?
Q. Charles Lindbergh was the first. Mark Zuckerberg, Barack Obama, Pope Francis and the Ebola Fighters are recent winners of which title?
Q. Which female singer wrote and had a major hit with “Time after Time”?
Q. Who wrote “A Brief History of Time”?
Q. What is the home planet of the Time Lords?
Q. What is the current time showing on the “Doomsday Clock” (it was recently updated)?
Q. In Casablanca, what was the song for which Humphrey Bogart’s character Rick told the pianist Sam: “You played it for her, you can play it for me”
Q. Who won the men’s cycling time trial at the 2012 Olympics?
Q. And finally, which famous battle took place at a quarter past six in the evening?

The theme this time is numbers 1-10. Each question or answer includes a number between 1 and 10. Simple!

Q. Which Boy Band was formed in 1997 by the same team that had managed the Spice Girls?
Q. The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was founded in 1981 by Labour Party “moderates”. Known as the “Gang of 4”, they were Roy Jenkins, Shirley Williams, David Owen and who else?
Q. What number shirt was regularly worn by Geoff Hurst and (now) Wayne Rooney when playing for England?
Q. What is the answer to this equation: Number of sides of (Reading theatre + US Defence Headquarters building – Bolton theatre) = ?
Q. There were officially 9 planets in the Solar System until one was reclassified in 2006. Which one?
Q. Name 5 of the 7 Deadly Sins! A bonus point for all of them (naming, not practising!)
Q. What number links Norman Greenbaum (“Spirit in the Sky”, Toni Basil (“Mickey”), Carl Douglas (“Kung Fu Fighting”), The Archies (“Sugar Sugar”) and many more acts?
Q. How many mules were there for Sister Sara in the film starring Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine?
Q. By what name is the 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict often known?
Q. And finally, as Christmas is approaching…..how many “Maids-a-Milking” are there?

The theme this time is (loosely as ever) "Connections"......

Mike A, Mike B, Mike D, Mike G. Who are they and what is the link?
Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron –what is the connection (and for a bonus point, what is next in the sequence)?
Who presented the 70s TV series "Connections" and the follow up series in the 90s?
What connects "Whole Lotta Love", "Sweet Child O'Mine", "Back in Black", "Smoke on the Water" and "Layla" in a recent poll?
What was the name of Gene Hackman's character in The French Connection?
Sea, London, Pastoral, Antartica. Who composed these symphonies?
Who presents the BBC quiz "Only Connect"?
What is the connection between the Île aux Cygnes in Paris and a great American landmark?.
What connects Leigh Woods to Clifton?
Highbury, The Dell, Maine Road, Roker Park – what is the connection?

A Right Royal Theme