CONSTABLE QUIZ LEAGUE – WEEK 9

ROUND 1 – the last week in november in history-the 20th century

who died in poverty and exile in paris on the 30th novemrer 1900? / oscar wilde
which childrens writer died on the 28th of november 1968? / enid blyton
which british-born u.s. actor died on the 29th of november 1986? / cary grant
who was elected as britain’s first woman m.p. on the 28th of november 1919? / nancy astor
on the 29th of november 1929 richard byrd made the first flight over where? / the south pole
on the 29th of november 1945 marshall tito proclaimed a federal people’s republic of where? / yugoslavia
on the 30th of november 1954 whose unflattering portrait of winston churchill met with a cool reception? / graham sutherland
on the 26th of november 1979 the i.o.c. voted in favour of readmitting which country after a 21 year absence? / china
what was founded on the 28th of november 1905 by arthur griffith in dublin? / sinn fein

ROUND 2 – food and drink

which fruit is also called the chinese gooseberry? / kiwi fruit
what is added to pasta to makie it green? / spinach
which nuts are usually used in a pesto sauce? / pine nuts
what are cornichons? / gherkins(pickled cucumbers)
agar agar is a vegetarian alternative to what? / gelatine
tofu is made from which bean? / soya bean
in which country is the yeastless beer faro made? / belgium
kummel is a russian liqueur extracted from what? / caraway seeds
which spirit is pimm’s no.1 based on? / gin

ROUND 3 – pop music:the 60’s

which no.1 hit for the archies was in the charts for twenty-six weeks? / sugar sugar
which park was a hit for the small faces in1967? / itchycoo park
whose first top ten hit was 5-4-3-2-1 in 1964? / manfred mann
what was the hollies’ first u.k. no.1? / i’m alive
what was the searchers’ first u.k. no.1? / sweets for my sweet
what was gerry and the pacemakers first u.k. no.1? / how do you do it?
who HAD CONSECUTIVE hits with “daydream”and”summer in the city” / lovin’ spoonful
who had consecutive no.1’s with”keep on running”and”somebody help me”? / spencer davis group
who was singing about”sheila”in 1962 and”dizzy”in 1969? / tommy roe

ROUND 4 – PAST TIMES:THE 70S

WHO OPENED HER FIRST BODY SHOP IN 1976? / ANITA RODDICK
In which COUNTRY WAS A MONARCHY RESTORED IN 1975? / SPAIN
WHAT WAS HARARE CALLED UNTIL THE END OF THE 70S? / SALISBURY
WHO BECAME U.S. VICE-PRESIDENT AFTER SPIRO AGNEW RESIGNED? / GERALD FORD
WHICH DICTATOR WAS DEPOSED IN CAMBODIA IN 1979? / POL POT
THE SANDINISTAS OVERTHREW WHICH GOVERNMENT IN 1979? / NICARAGUA
WHERE DID THE GANG OF FOUR SEIZE POWER IN 1976? / CHINA
GERMANY’S RED ARMY FACTION WAS POPULARLY CALLED WHAT.named AFTER ITS TWO FOUNDERS? / BAADER-MEINHOF GANG
ON WHICH PENNSYLVANIA ISLAND WAS THERE A NUCLEAR LEAK IN 1979? / THREE MILE ISLAND

ROUND 5 – MIX AND MATCH-MATCH THE REAL NAMES TO THE STAGE NAMES

QUESTION MASTER PLEASE HAND OUT MIX AND MATCH SHEETS TO EACH TEAM, 2 PER TEAM.

THE ANSWERS ARE:-

1 / cheryl baker =rita crudgington
2 / tina turner=annie mae bullock
3 / cilla black=priscilla white
4 / dusty springfield=mary o’brien
5 / elkie brooks=elaine bookbinder
6 / sandie shaw=sandra goodrich
7 / kiki dee=pauline matthews
8 / mica paris=michelle wallen
9 / macy gray=natalie mcintyre
10 / chaka khan=yvette marie stevens

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE -WRITTEN ROUND 1

how long must a person have had to be dead to qualify for a blue plaque? / 20 years
which country was first to host the summer and winter olympics in the same year? / france
a blue orpington is a type of what? / chicken
which word describes both a blunt sword and a very thin sheet of metal? / foil
which month’s birthstone is the amethyst? / february
who was the first woman to lecture at the sorbonne? / marie curie
which king was the last emperor of india? / george vi(six)
which no.1 from 1972 was the theme for the van der valk t,v, series? / eye level
which member of robin hood’s gang was the son of a miller? / much
which song was sung in three different films by doris day? / que sera sera
the pilchard is a member of which fish family? / HERRING
WHAT COLOUR ARE BORAGE FLOWERS? / BLUE
a bittern’s cry is called a what? / A BOOM
WHAT WAS SOUGHT BY JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS? / THE GOLDEN FLEECE
WHICH ALL SAINTS NO.1 WAS A COVER OF A 70S HIT FOR LABELLE? / LADY MARMALADE

HALF TIME – REVERSE ORDER

ROUND 7 – MOVIES

WHO PLAYED TWO ROLES in the 90S VERSION OF”THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK”? / LEONARDO DICAPRIO
WHO WAS THE LEAD ACTOR IN”play misty for me”with jessica walker? / clint eastwood
which famous actress starred in”courage of lassie”and”lassie come home”? / elizabeth taylor
who won an oscar for his role as the master of ceremonies i n the film cabaret? / joel grey
who won a best supporting actor oscar for his role in”million dollar baby”? / morgan freeman
who won an oscar for her role as blanche in”a streetcar named desire”? / vivien leigh
in the 1953 film”houdini”who played the title role? / tony curtis
WHO WAS KATE WINSLET’S CO-STAR IN”ALL THE KING’S MEN”? / JUDE LAW
WHICH ACTRESS PLAYED LEAD IN THE FILMS”DIMPLES”AND”CURLY TOP”? / SHIRLEY TEMPLE

ROUND 8 – t.v.sitoms

gary sparrow was a time traveller in which sitcom? / goodnight sweetheart
bubble was edina’s p.a. in which sitcom? / absolutely fabulous
miss tibbs,miss gatsby and major gowen were guests where? / fawlty towers
what was dorien’s surname in”birds of a feather”? / green
what was the vicar of dibley’s first name? / geraldine
what was brittas’s first name in”the brittas empire”? / gordon
“frasier”was a spin-off from which series? / cheers
“grace and favour”was the sequel to which sitcom? / are you being served?
which sitcom was a send up of “secret army”? / allo allo

ROUND 9 – KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES-all the surnames are jones so we need their first names.

AN ANIMATOR WHO WAS BORN IN 1912 AND DIED IN 2002,WHO’s CREATIONS INCLUDED ROAD RUNNER? / CHUCK JONES
BORN IN 1863,DIED IN 1900,WHO WAS THE TRAIN ENGINE DRIVER OF THE CANNONBALL EXPRESS? / CASEY JONES
AN AMERICAN GOLFER BORN IN 1902 DIED IN 1971,WINNER OF THE BRITISH AND U.S. OPENS? / BOBBY JONES
BORN IN 1938 THE SINGER OF THE THEME SONG FOR THE T.V. SHOW THE LOVE BOAT? / JACK JONES
BORN IN 1942 THE FORMER LEAD SINGER OF MANFRED MANN? / PAUL JONES
BORN IN 1979 THE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SINGER, DAUGHTER OF RAVI SHANKAR? / NORAH JONES
BORN IN 1934 SHE PLAYED THE MOTHER OF THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY? / SHIRLEY JONES
BORN IN 1946 HE WON A BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OSCAR FOR HIS ROLE IN THE FUGITIVE? / TOMMY LEE JONES
BORN IN 1931 THE ACTOR WHO VOICED DARTH VADER IN THE STAR WARS MOVIES? / JAMES EARL JONES

ROUND 10 –NICKNAMES

WHICH MOVIE STAR WAS NICKNAMED THE QUEEN OF SCREAM? / FAY WRAY
WHICH MOVIE STAR WAS NICKNAMED HOLLYWOOD’S MERMAID? / ESTHER WILLIAMS
WHICH MOVIE STAR WAS NICKNAMED THE GIRL WITH THE MILLION DOLLAR LEGS? / BETTY GRABLE
WHICH SPORTSMAN WAS NICKNAMED THE ROCKHAMPTON ROCKET? / ROD LAVER
WHICH SPORTSMAN WAS NICKNAMED THE MAN IN BLACK? / GARY PLAYER
WHICH SPORTSMAN WAS NICKNAMED THE LOUISVILLE LIP? / MOHAMMED ALI
WHAT WAS THE NICKNAME OF HENRI CHARRIERE? / PAPILLON
WHAT WAS THE NICKNAME OF EDWARD TEACH? / BLACKBEARD
WHAT WAS THE NICKNAME OF WILLIAM JOYCE? / LORD HAW HAW

ROUND 11 - THE TOP TEN ROUND. –name the top ten most popular boy’s names from the 1920s.

11 GUESSES ARE ALLOWED. ANSWERS CAN BE IN ANY ORDER. THERE IS A DOUBLE-SIDED ANSWER SHEET FOR THIS AND THE FOLLOWING WRITTEN ROUND.

THE ANSWERS ARE

1 / john
2 / william
3 / george
4 / james
5 / thomas
6 / ronald
7 / kenneth
8 / robert
9 / arthur
10 / frederick

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – WRITTEN ROUND 2

USUAL RULES APPLY. THE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 6-14 CONTAIN A CONNECTION WHICH IS ANSWER NO. 15.

WHO WAS CALLED THE FATHER OF MEDICINE? / HIPPOCRATES
HOW MANY PECKS ARE THERE IN A BUSHEL? / FOUR
IN WHICH MONTH DO THE FRENCH CELEBRATE BASTILLE DAY? / JULY
WHICH IS THE MOST EASTERLY OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS? / BARBADOS
WHO WROTE ROMANTIC NOVELS AS MARY WESTMACOTT? / AGATHA CHRISTIE
whose ships were the nina,the pinta and the santa maria? / christopher columbus
gary cooper won a best actor oscar in 1941 for portrayiny world war 1,s most decorated american soldier.name the film. / sergeant york
which artist painted brighton beach,the white horse and hampstead heath? / john constable
who wrote’the call of the wild’and white fang? / jack london
what was the nickname of the actor gene autry? / the singing cowboy
in 1981 duran duran had their first top ten hit.name it. / girls on film
albion is an archaic name for which country? / england
a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing dried fruit? / spotted dick
who wrote the novel tom jones? / henry fielding
And the connection is ……
carry on films

SPARES

in the u.s.a. if a dessert is served”a la mode”what is it served with? / ice cream
what was the first no.1 from the beatles’ second film “help”? / ticket to ride
what was reg varney’s character called in on the buses? / stan butler
born in 1942,who played the duchess of duke street on t.v. and the mother of bridget jones on film? / gemma jones

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