Connections
1. In which sport may you hear the terms "gully", "powerplay" and "full toss"?
Cricket
2. Which song did Lady Gaga dedicate to suicide victim Jamey Rodemeyer at the iHeartRadio festival last weekend?
Hair
3. What is the nickname of Peregrin Took in Lord of the Rings, which is also the name of a variety of apple?
Pippin
4. To which state of the USA did Chandler Bing accidentally agree to move to after falling asleep in a board meeting in the TV series Friends?
Oklahoma
5. What game does Deep Blue famously play?
Chess
6. Which US city is known as the Windy City?
Chicago
7. Which Paris landmark is famous for the red windmill on its roof?
Moulin Rouge
8. What are Lord Tubbington in Glee; Snowball in the Simpsons and Dinah in Alice in Wonderland?
Cats
9. Which Hans Christian Andersen book was the inspiration for a statue just off the coast of Copenhagen?
The Little Mermaid
10. What do the above ten answers have in common?
All musical theatre shows.
Monday, 3 October 2011
Kings and Queens - 03/10/11
Kings and Queens
1. Which Queen song was voted the top British single of all time in a 2002 survey?
Bohemian Rhapsody
2. In the Shrek series of films, who plays King Harold, Shrek’s father-in-law?
John Cleese
3. What is the name given to Burger King’s signature quarter-pounder hamburger?
Whopper
4. What sport is played at the Queen’s Club in London?
Tennis
5. Which king is the main character of the film The King’s Speech, played by Colin Firth?
King George VI
6. Last week, Stephen King announced that he was writing a sequel to which of his early novels that was made in to a famous film?
The Shining
7. Who played the evil queen in the recent Tim Burton remake of Alice in Wonderland?
Helena Bonham Carter
8. Who is the current landlord of the Queen Vic pub in Eastenders?
Alfie Moon
9. What kind of animal is Timon in Disney film The Lion King?
Meerkat
10. Queen Latifah starred alongside Zac Efron and John Travolta in which musical film?
Hairspray
1. Which Queen song was voted the top British single of all time in a 2002 survey?
Bohemian Rhapsody
2. In the Shrek series of films, who plays King Harold, Shrek’s father-in-law?
John Cleese
3. What is the name given to Burger King’s signature quarter-pounder hamburger?
Whopper
4. What sport is played at the Queen’s Club in London?
Tennis
5. Which king is the main character of the film The King’s Speech, played by Colin Firth?
King George VI
6. Last week, Stephen King announced that he was writing a sequel to which of his early novels that was made in to a famous film?
The Shining
7. Who played the evil queen in the recent Tim Burton remake of Alice in Wonderland?
Helena Bonham Carter
8. Who is the current landlord of the Queen Vic pub in Eastenders?
Alfie Moon
9. What kind of animal is Timon in Disney film The Lion King?
Meerkat
10. Queen Latifah starred alongside Zac Efron and John Travolta in which musical film?
Hairspray
Literature - 03/10/11
Literature
1. Which 1847 novel was recently made into a movie starring Mia Wasikowksa and Michael Fassbender?
Jane Eyre
2. In one of Dr. Seuss’s famous books, what are the food items that the narrator is quite insistent he does not like whether he’s on a boat, with a goat, in the rain or on a train?
Green Eggs and Ham
3. Whose recently published memoirs are called “Happy Accidents”?
Jane Lynch
4. According to Spike Milligan’s poem, what noise do the cows make “On the Ning Nang Nong”?
Bong
5. Which author wrote the “Perfect Ponies” and “Mermaid & Pirates” book series, and has other books including “Angel” and “Paradise”?
Jordan/Katie Price
6. Jude Law and Morgan Freeman have both played which character from a famous book series in recent TV and film adaptations?
Doctor Watson (from Sherlock Holmes)
7. What is special about the penguins at the centre of kid’s book “And Tango Makes Three” that made it the most complained about book in America in 2010?
Tango has two dads – the penguins are gay parents.
8. Who wrote The Two Gentlemen of Verona?
William Shakespeare
9. What name links the owner of the workhouse where Oliver Twist lived, the nickname of retired cricketer David Lloyd and a bee in Fifi and the Flowertots?
Bumble
10. What is the stage name of musician Richard Melville Hall, which was inspired by a famous book by his namesake Herman Melville?
Moby
1. Which 1847 novel was recently made into a movie starring Mia Wasikowksa and Michael Fassbender?
Jane Eyre
2. In one of Dr. Seuss’s famous books, what are the food items that the narrator is quite insistent he does not like whether he’s on a boat, with a goat, in the rain or on a train?
Green Eggs and Ham
3. Whose recently published memoirs are called “Happy Accidents”?
Jane Lynch
4. According to Spike Milligan’s poem, what noise do the cows make “On the Ning Nang Nong”?
Bong
5. Which author wrote the “Perfect Ponies” and “Mermaid & Pirates” book series, and has other books including “Angel” and “Paradise”?
Jordan/Katie Price
6. Jude Law and Morgan Freeman have both played which character from a famous book series in recent TV and film adaptations?
Doctor Watson (from Sherlock Holmes)
7. What is special about the penguins at the centre of kid’s book “And Tango Makes Three” that made it the most complained about book in America in 2010?
Tango has two dads – the penguins are gay parents.
8. Who wrote The Two Gentlemen of Verona?
William Shakespeare
9. What name links the owner of the workhouse where Oliver Twist lived, the nickname of retired cricketer David Lloyd and a bee in Fifi and the Flowertots?
Bumble
10. What is the stage name of musician Richard Melville Hall, which was inspired by a famous book by his namesake Herman Melville?
Moby
Music - 03/10/11
Music
1. Who featured with 3Oh!3 in their collaboration My First Kiss?
Ke$ha
2. Whose death caused Elton John to rewrite his song “Candle in the Wind,” originally to mourn the loss of Marilyn Monroe?
Diana, Princess of Wales
3. Which musical film released this summer was described by one critic as “songs parents can stand and kids can listen to because pretty people sing them”?
Glee [The 3D Concert Movie]
4. What do you get if you add the name of the number one albums released by Adele in January and Beyoncé in June of this year?
25 (21 + 4)
5. Who announced their intention to release a Christmas album called “Under the Mistletoe” this week?
Justin Bieber
6. What year did Britney Spear’s first number one single, “…Baby One More Time” get released in the UK?
1998
7. Which music competition has been won by Lena, Alexander Rybak and Dima Bilan?
Eurovision Song Contest
8. Which artist has had #1 albums with ‘Encore’ and ‘Relapse’, and #1 singles with ‘Stan’ and ‘Smack That’?
Eminem
9. Which American singer-songwriter is better known as “The Boss”?
Bruce Springsteen
10. Una Healey, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Rochelle Wiseman and Vanessa White make up which band?
The Saturdays
1. Who featured with 3Oh!3 in their collaboration My First Kiss?
Ke$ha
2. Whose death caused Elton John to rewrite his song “Candle in the Wind,” originally to mourn the loss of Marilyn Monroe?
Diana, Princess of Wales
3. Which musical film released this summer was described by one critic as “songs parents can stand and kids can listen to because pretty people sing them”?
Glee [The 3D Concert Movie]
4. What do you get if you add the name of the number one albums released by Adele in January and Beyoncé in June of this year?
25 (21 + 4)
5. Who announced their intention to release a Christmas album called “Under the Mistletoe” this week?
Justin Bieber
6. What year did Britney Spear’s first number one single, “…Baby One More Time” get released in the UK?
1998
7. Which music competition has been won by Lena, Alexander Rybak and Dima Bilan?
Eurovision Song Contest
8. Which artist has had #1 albums with ‘Encore’ and ‘Relapse’, and #1 singles with ‘Stan’ and ‘Smack That’?
Eminem
9. Which American singer-songwriter is better known as “The Boss”?
Bruce Springsteen
10. Una Healey, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Rochelle Wiseman and Vanessa White make up which band?
The Saturdays
Monday, 26 September 2011
Drinks - 26/09/11
1. In which television show might you see the pub The Drunken Clam?
Family Guy
2. What kind of berries provides the basis for most gin?
Juniper
3. Which band had a hit with “I’m a Cider Drinker”?
The Wurzels
4. What is the flavour of the liqueur Grand Marnier?
Orange
5. Whose milkshake brings all the boys to the yard?
Kelis
6. Macchiato and Americano are ways of serving which drink?
Coffee
7. In which country is the Grolsch Brewery?
Holland
8. Angostura Bitters are a common ingredient in cocktails, but in which country would you find Angostura?
Venezuela
9. One of which pair of friends that featured on a 90s Nickolodeon TV show loved Orange Soda?
Kenan and Kel
10. What spirit is the basis of Pimm’s No. 1 – the summer drink famously drunk with lemonade and fruit?
Gin
Family Guy
2. What kind of berries provides the basis for most gin?
Juniper
3. Which band had a hit with “I’m a Cider Drinker”?
The Wurzels
4. What is the flavour of the liqueur Grand Marnier?
Orange
5. Whose milkshake brings all the boys to the yard?
Kelis
6. Macchiato and Americano are ways of serving which drink?
Coffee
7. In which country is the Grolsch Brewery?
Holland
8. Angostura Bitters are a common ingredient in cocktails, but in which country would you find Angostura?
Venezuela
9. One of which pair of friends that featured on a 90s Nickolodeon TV show loved Orange Soda?
Kenan and Kel
10. What spirit is the basis of Pimm’s No. 1 – the summer drink famously drunk with lemonade and fruit?
Gin
Celebrities - 26/09/11
1. Whose autobiography is called First Step 2 Forever?
Justin Bieber
2. Which famous actress has starred as Rita in Educating Rita, Annie in Calendar Girls, and Molly Weasley in the Harry Potter series?
Julie Walters
3. Which celebrity’s real name is Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere?
Cher
4. What connects the names Kate Lawler, Antony Hutton and Josie Gibson?
Big Brother winners
5. Who did Gareth Gates lose his virginity to in 2002?
Katie Price (aka Jordan)
6. Which British singer has had hits with Please Don’t Let Me Go, Thinking of Me and Heart Skips a Beat?
Olly Murs
7. Who is the famous father of Fifi Trixibelle?
Bob Geldof
8. Which famous pop singer launched her career playing Charlene in TV Soap Neighbours?
Kylie Minogue
9. Which TV reality show did Stacey Solomon win?
I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here
[She was a runner up on X-factor]
10. The chart-topping Gerladine McQueen is an alter-ego of which celebrity?
Peter Kay
Justin Bieber
2. Which famous actress has starred as Rita in Educating Rita, Annie in Calendar Girls, and Molly Weasley in the Harry Potter series?
Julie Walters
3. Which celebrity’s real name is Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere?
Cher
4. What connects the names Kate Lawler, Antony Hutton and Josie Gibson?
Big Brother winners
5. Who did Gareth Gates lose his virginity to in 2002?
Katie Price (aka Jordan)
6. Which British singer has had hits with Please Don’t Let Me Go, Thinking of Me and Heart Skips a Beat?
Olly Murs
7. Who is the famous father of Fifi Trixibelle?
Bob Geldof
8. Which famous pop singer launched her career playing Charlene in TV Soap Neighbours?
Kylie Minogue
9. Which TV reality show did Stacey Solomon win?
I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here
[She was a runner up on X-factor]
10. The chart-topping Gerladine McQueen is an alter-ego of which celebrity?
Peter Kay
Science and Tech - 26/09/11
1. Which band who announced who announced their break-up last week shares its name with the technical term for what your eyes do during sleep?
REM
2. Which tellytubby’s name can be typed using only letters that can be found on the middle row of a standard QWERTY keyboard?
Lala
3. If you took the chemical symbols of the elements Tin, Oxygen and Tungsten in order, what kind of weather would you spell?
Snow (Sn-O-W)
4. In computing, what is half a byte?
A nibble
5. What is the name given to the murderous computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey?
HAL 9000
6. Which high profile website officially opened up its services to the general public for the first time last week?
Google+
7. Science Fiction Double Feature is a song from which musical?
Rocky Horror Show
8. Who is the main villain in the Crash Bandicoot video games series, whose name is based on the area of the brain containing grey matter?
Dr. Neo Cortex (the Neocortex)
9. Tomorrow is Google’s birthday – but how old will it be?
13 (it launched on September 27th 1998)
10. How many arms does a starfish normally have?
5
REM
2. Which tellytubby’s name can be typed using only letters that can be found on the middle row of a standard QWERTY keyboard?
Lala
3. If you took the chemical symbols of the elements Tin, Oxygen and Tungsten in order, what kind of weather would you spell?
Snow (Sn-O-W)
4. In computing, what is half a byte?
A nibble
5. What is the name given to the murderous computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey?
HAL 9000
6. Which high profile website officially opened up its services to the general public for the first time last week?
Google+
7. Science Fiction Double Feature is a song from which musical?
Rocky Horror Show
8. Who is the main villain in the Crash Bandicoot video games series, whose name is based on the area of the brain containing grey matter?
Dr. Neo Cortex (the Neocortex)
9. Tomorrow is Google’s birthday – but how old will it be?
13 (it launched on September 27th 1998)
10. How many arms does a starfish normally have?
5
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