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Section 1: The Movies:
The following lines are from which films:
1 ‘There’s no place like home’.
2 ‘Are you policemen?’ ‘No Ma’am, we are musicians.’
3 ‘Louis, I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship.’
4 ‘Tomorrow is another day.’
5 ‘Thousands of them, all heading this way.’
6 ‘Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer.’
7 ‘£5 on Indian Boy.’
8 ‘Talk to me, Blondie.’
9 ‘Are you feeling lucky?’
10 ‘I could have been a contender.’
11 ‘Just one wafer thin mint.’
12 ‘Cuckoo clocks and cheese with holes.’
Section Two: Do you know?
13 After his screentest, who was described as, ‘can’t act, slightly bald, can dance a little’?
14 For what greeting is this a cryptic clue: ENTURY?
15 How many inches in a horse’s hand?
16 How many sperm does the average man produce each day? Is it a) 10,000
b) 1 million c) 10 million d) 500 million
17 How many times did Sean Connery play James Bond?
18 What are, up, down, top, bottom, strange and charm?
19 What can babies do that adults can’t?
20 What did William Herschel discover?
21 What is a young hare called?
22 What is Cantonese for, ‘bits and pieces’?
23 What is Shakespeare’s longest play?
24 What is the capital of Kurgistan?
25 What is the highest number of children born to one British woman? (Correct to within 5 places!)
26 What was called the Devil’s Picture Book?
27 What was the distance from Henry 11’s nose to his thumb?
28 What was the first country to give votes to women?
29 Where did lady Godiva do her famous naked ride?
30 Where do tulips come from – originally?
31 Which comedian invented the character, ‘Cupid Stunt’?
32 Which dramatist was a convicted murderer and royal pensioner?
33 Which drink was named after a Prime Minister?
34 Which European country has the highest proportion of unmarried males?
35 Which of Henry V111’s wives became his widow?
36 Which was the last English King to lead his troops into battle?
37 Which women have more hair on their heads – blondes, brunettes or redheads?
38 Who is the other male suspect along with Colonel Mustard and Professor Plum?
39 Who lived in, ‘CatfishRow’?
40 Who married the owl and the pussycat?
41 Who said, ‘anybody who hates dogs and children can’t be all bad’?
42 Who said, ‘I was a seven stone weakling’?
43 Who said, ‘the Eagle has landed,’ in 1969?
44 Who was Barbar the elephant’s wife?
45 Who was George Michael’s partner in Wham?
46 Who was Sherlock Holmes’s landlady?
47 Who was the ‘Godfather of Soul’?
48 Who was the first grammar school boy to lead the Conservatives?
49 Who wrote to his wife, ‘back home next week, don’t wash’?
50 Whose last words were, ‘Bugger Bognor’?
51 Whose last words were, ‘I am going outside, I may be some time’?
52 What is the type and name of the crystal in the picture
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Quiz Answers
Section 1: The Movies:
The following lines are from which films:
1 ‘There’s no place like home’. Wizard of Oz
2 ‘Are you policemen?’ ‘No Ma’am, we are musicians.’ Blues Brothers
3 ‘Louis, I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship.’ Casablanca
4 ‘Tomorrow is another day.’ Gone with the Wind
5 ‘Thousands of them, all heading this way.’ Zulu
6 ‘Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer.’ The Godfather
7 ‘£5 on Indian Boy.’ The Belles of St Trinians
8 ‘Talk to me, Blondie.’ The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
9 ‘Are you feeling lucky?’ Dirty Harry
10 ‘I could have been a contender.’ On the Waterfront
11 ‘Just one wafer thin mint.’ The Meaning of Life
12 ‘Cuckoo clocks and cheese with holes.’ The Third Man
Section Two: Do you know?
13 After his screentest, who was described as, ‘can’t act, slightly bald, can dance a little’? Fred Astaire
14 For what greeting is this a cryptic clue: ENTURY? Long time, no see.
15 How many inches in a horse’s hand? 4
16 How many sperm does the average man produce each day? Is it a) 10,000
b) 1 million c) 10 million d) 500 million Answer: d) 500 million
17 How many times did Sean Connery play James Bond? 7
18 What are, up, down, top, bottom, strange and charm? Quarks
19 What can babies do that adults can’t? Breathe and swallow at the same time.
20 What did William Herschel discover? Uranus
21 What is a young hare called? A leveret
22 What is Cantonese for, ‘bits and pieces’? Chop Suey
23 What is Shakespeare’s longest play? Hamlet
24 What is the capital of Kurgistan? Bishkek
25 What is the highest number of children born to one British woman? (Correct to within 5 places!) 42
26 What was called the Devil’s Picture Book? A pack of playing cards.
27 What was the distance from Henry 11’s nose to his thumb? A yard.
28 What was the first country to give votes to women? New Zealand.
29 Where did Lady Godiva do her famous naked ride? Coventry
30 Where do tulips come from – originally? Turkey
31 Which comedian invented the character, ‘Cupid Stunt’? Kenny Everett
32 Which dramatist was a convicted murderer and royal pensioner? Samuel Johnson
33 Which drink was named after a Prime Minister? Earl Grey
34 Which European country has the highest proportion of unmarried males? The Vatican
35 Which of Henry V111’s wives became his widow? Catherine Parr
36 Which was the last English King to lead his troops into battle? George II
37 Which women have more hair on their heads – blondes, brunettes or redheads? Brunettes
38 Who is the other male suspect along with Colonel Mustard and Professor Plum? Reverend Green
39 Who lived in, ‘CatfishRow’? Porgy and Bess
40 Who married the owl and the pussycat? The turkey who lived on the hill.
41 Who said, ‘anybody who hates dogs and children can’t be all bad’? W.C. Fields
42 Who said, ‘I was a seven stone weakling’? Charles Atlas
43 Who said, ‘the Eagle has landed,’ in 1969? Buzz Aldrin
44 Who was Barbar the elephant’s wife? Celeste
45 Who was George Michael’s partner in Wham? Andrew Ridgely
46 Who was Sherlock Holmes’s landlady? Mrs Hudson
47 Who was the ‘Godfather of Soul’? James Brown
48 Who was the first grammar school boy to lead the Conservatives? Ted Heath
49 Who wrote to his wife, ‘back home next week, don’t wash’? Napoleon
50 Whose last words were, ‘Bugger Bognor’? George V
51 Whose last words were, ‘I am going outside, I may be some time’? Scott of the Antarctic
52 Rhodonite. ‘The Empress of China” – and extremely beautiful she is too!
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