Clayheads Ten-Question Quiz (30th November 2008)

1. Derived from the nickname of the English admiral Edward Vernon, what was a diluted drink of rum in the Navy called?

2. Which rock group released the 70s albums ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and ‘The Wall’?

3. In the Bible, who was the leader of the Angels’ rebellion?

4. In which town in Lincolnshire was Isaac Newton said to have watched an apple fall to the ground?

5. Rarely used by the composer himself, what was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s first name?

6. What word in the English language is said to have originated from an old Persian name for Sri Lanka?

7. Which former newsreader for the BBC hosted the Channel 4 adventure series ‘Treasure Hunt’?

8. In terms of shipping, what does RMS stand for?

9. What is the American equivalent of the “knacker’s yard”, a term used to describe a place where useless items are to be placed?

10. The male species of which mammal can engage in “necking”, a term used to describe fighting and attempts to gain dominance?

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1. Grog
2. Pink Floyd
3. Lucifer
4. Woolsthorpe
5. Johann (or Johannes)
6. Serendipity
7. Kenneth Kendall
8. Royal Mail Ship
9. Glue Factory
10. Giraffe

Clayheads Ten-Question Quiz (16th November 2008)

1. ‘As It Happens’ was the title of which entertainer’s 1975 autobiography?

2. Although better known for roles in films such as ‘Dial M For Murder’, ‘Rear Window’ and ‘To Catch a Thief’, which actress won her only Oscar for the 1954 film ‘The Country Girl’?

3. ‘Aztec’, ‘Industrial’, ‘Futuristic’, ‘Ocean’ and ‘Medieval’ were the zones in which Channel 4 adventure game show?

4. How many Penitential Psalms are there?

5. Which actor played the role of Popeye in a 1980 live action film based on the cartoon strip?

6. Which guitarist voiced the character of Parson Nathaniel on Jeff Wayne’s concept album ‘The War of the Worlds’?

7. How many fluid ounces are there in a pint?

8. Which pop art painter produced many of the early Velvet Underground albums?

9. What is a “Cecil's Fast”?

10. In which capital city did Muhammad Ali fight his last professional bout?

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1. Jimmy Savile
2. Grace Kelly
3. The Crystal Maze
4. 7
5. Robin Williams
6. Phil Lynott
7. 20
8. Andy Warhol
9. A Dinner of Fish
10. Nassau

Clayheads 10-Question Quiz (23rd November 2008)

1. Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig are the interesting names of the children of which political figure, who sprung to fame (and a certain amount of ridicule and criticism) in 2008?

2. Which Brazilian Grand Prix driver made his debut with the British Toleman team in 1984?

3. Scarlett Johansson’s 2008 album ‘Anywhere I Lay My Head’ featured cover songs of which artist?

4. What was the name of the Greenpeace ship that the French military bombed in 1985?

5. In which street is the Bank of England?

6. What word (now infamous) appeared as the headline on the front of The Sun newspaper on the 4th May 1982?

7. Which Turner Prize winner has directed the 2008 film ‘Hunger’, about the IRA member Bobby Sands and the 1981 Hunger Strike?

8. What did WW2 BBC radio doctor Charles Hill describe as ‘black-coated workers’?

9. Which American singer has recently adopted the alternative persona Sasha Fierce?

10. Which tough grass is used to stabilize sand dunes?

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1. Sarah Palin
2. Ayrton Senna
3. Tom Waits
4. Rainbow Warrior
5. Threadneedle Street
6. Gotcha
7. Steve McQueen
8. Prunes
9. Beyonce (Knowles)
10. Marram Grass

Clayheads 10-Question Quiz (9th November 2008)

1. Which pop/folk duo called themselves Tom & Jerry when they first met in 1957?

2. Which London jeweller exclusively makes the Victoria Cross?

3. Children’s favourite Gordon the Gopher was usually seen with which presenter?

4. Said during the Battle of Arnhem in 1944, complete this quote by Frederick Browning to Field Marshal Montgomery: “I think we may be going...”?

5. Who portrayed Mr. Chips in the 1969 film version of 'Goodbye, Mr. Chips'?

6. In which city were the Jehovah's Witnesses founded in 1872?

7. Which quarter day in England falls on March 25?

8. Which drama school is located on Gower Street, London?

9. On which island would you find the Laxey Wheel?

10. In which U.S. city would you expect to buy a cheese steak?

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1. Simon and Garfunkel
2. Hancocks
3. Phillip Schofield
4. A Bridge Too Far
5. Peter O’Toole
6. Pittsburgh
7. Lady Day
8. RADA
9. Isle of Man
10. Philadelphia

Clayheads 10-Question Quiz (2nd November 2008)

1. Who once said "The decathlon is nine Mickey Mouse events followed by the 1,500 metres"?

2. In Oliver Stone’s new film, ‘W.’, which actor portrays George W. Bush?

3. Joe Johnson was a surprise world champion in which sport in 1986?

4. Aged 80 when he won, who is the oldest male to win an “acting” (either Best Actor, or Best Supporting Actor) Oscar?

5. Although criticizing and humiliating the public are de rigueur these days, it wasn’t always so: Whose snooty put-downs to Devon housewife Gwen Troake all but ended her TV career in 1976?

6. The 1956 musical comedy ‘You Can’t Run Away From It’ was a remake of which 1934 screwball comedy starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable?

7. Which family of birds to the jackdaw, rook and raven belong to?

8. Alexey Stakhanov became well known in the Soviet Union during the 1930s after appearing in newspapers and posters as a model worker. What was his occupation?

9. What element was used as a thickener in the production of napalm?

10. Which opera singer was known as "The Swedish Nightingale"?

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1. STEVE OVETT
2. JOSH BROLIN
3. SNOOKER
4. GEORGE BURNS
5. FANNY CRADDOCK
6. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
7. CROW or CORVUS
8. (COAL) MINER
9. ALUMINIUM
10. JENNY LIND

Clayheads 10-Question Quiz (26th October 2008)

1. Which famous writer was named after a lake in North Staffordshire?

2. After pressure from religious groups, the Tampa Bay Rays dropped what word from their name at the beginning of the 2008 MLB season?

3. Hardly off the radio in the mid to late 80s, which U.S. group had hits such as ‘The Power of Love’, ‘Stuck With You’, Hip To Be Square’ and ‘Do You Believe in Love’?

4. In the farce by Alfred Jarry, Ubu Roi becomes king of which country?

5. In which card game might you hear the phrases “One for his nob” and “Two for his heels”?

6. Founded in 1838, Hardman and Co. are a name associated with which particular field/craft?

7. Which famous Belgian Tervuren died in 2008?

8. Who shared the ticket with Bob Dole as the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee in 1996?

9. The tennis player John McEnroe and the actor Bruce Willis were born in which country?

10. Which early 90s TV series was set in Cicely, Alaska?

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1 . Rudyard KIPLING
2. DEVIL
3. HUEY LEWIS and THE NEWS
4. POLAND
5. CRIBBAGE
6. STAINED GLASS WINDOWS
7. WELLARD
8. JACK KEMP
9. GERMANY
10. NORTHERN EXPOSURE

Clayheads 10-Question Quiz (19th October 2008)

1. According to Arthur Daley in ‘Minder’ “the world is your…..” what?

2. The first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, took place in what month?

3. On what ship did Captain Scott sail his last Antarctic expedition?

4. Which bird's call is said to sound like a "little bit of bread and no cheese"?

5. Who was Dante referring to when he wrote in his 'Divine Comedy': "The Master of those who know"?

6. What is the name of the powerful current caused by conflicting tides around Shetland and Orkney?

7. What kind of thin fragile porcelain is named after a town in Northern Ireland?

8. Which London street is traditionally associated with shirt-making?

9. Which model is the great-granddaughter of Lord Beaverbrook?

10. What nickname is often used for a male with the surname of Miller?

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1. LOBSTER
2. APRIL
3. TERRA NOVA
4. YELLOWHAMMER
5. ARISTOTLE
6. THE ROOST
7. BELLEEK
8. JERMYN STREET
9. JODIE KIDD
10. DUSTY

Clayheads 10-Question Quiz (12th October 2008)

1. How many cards are used in the card game Fifty One?

2. What type of fruit is a Blenheim Orange?

3 .In the infamous 1970s Athena poster of a female tennis player (Fiona Butler) scratching her posterior, how many tennis balls are visible?

4. What is the variety of pizza where the ingredients are incorporated into the dough?

5. What type of 70s haircut was named after a character played by Joanna Lumley?

6. Which form of transport shares its name with a 1957 skiffle hit for Chas McDevitt’s Skiffle Group featuring Nancy Whiskey?

7. Which TV presenter is married to the chef Phil Vickery?

8. Which division of the High Court deals with bankruptcy?

9. What is Menzies Campbell's first name?

10. In Canada, the post code consists of a letter/number/letter/number/letter/number. As a result letters “to Santa” are sent to what appropriate postcode?

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1. 32
2. APPLE
3. 4 (Yes, you want to check it out on Google Images, don't you!)
4. SICILIAN
5. The PURDEY
6. FREIGHT TRAIN
7. FERN BRITTON
8. CHANCERY
9. WALTER
10. H0H0H0

Clayheads 10-Question Quiz (6th October 2008)

1. Banned by radio stations at the time, Je t'aime... moi non plus by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin sailed to the No. 1 spot despite its “sexual explicitness”. It wasn’t quite as successful on the U.S Hot 100, but it did – rather appropriately, reach what position on that chart?

2. What type of meat shares its name with the back of the leg above the knee?

3. Who has directed the films Mo Better Blues, He Got Game and Malcolm X?

4. What is the appropriate nickname of the veteran baseball pitcher Kenny Rogers?

5. Their use has declined over the years, but for what reason are Styptic Pencils used?

6. The Canadian stand-up comedian Mort Sahl famously said of which man: “Would you buy a used car from this man?"?

7. Which of the four provinces of Ireland features a red hand on its flag?

8. A concoction of rum, gin, brandy and a few other things, who created the cocktail Hangman’s Blood? G.B. Shaw, Anthony Burgess or George Orwell.

9. Which Scottish football team are based in Dumfries?

10. What was the name of the dye obtained from the plant Isatis tinctoria that was used by the ancient Britons?

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1. 69
2. HAM
3. SPIKE LEE
4. THE GAMBLER
5. HEAL SHAVING CUTS (OR STOP BLEEDING)
6. RICHARD NIXON
7. ULSTER
8. Anthony BURGESS
9. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
10. WOAD

Clayheads 10-Question Quiz (27th September 2008)

1. King, Emperor and Chinstrap are species of which bird?

2. What are you said to reap if you sow in the wind?

3. Which cricketer was known as 'The Bank Clerk Who Went To War' after he stood up to the fast bowling of Australia and the West Indies in 1975?

4. Councillors in which Lancashire town in 2004 considered adding 'le-moors' to the name of the town, something not heard since pre-industrial times?

5. What two letters are placed after French public limited companies?

6. The TV series ‘ER’ is set in which city?

7. In 1914, Jan Smuts wrote "The saint has left our shores, I hope forever". Who was he referring to?

8. According to a song by the Monty Python troupe, in which country could you go “pony trekking or camping, or just watch TV”?

9. What is the name of the hill in County Westmeath, Ireland, which was home to the seat of the kings of Ireland before 560 AD?

10. In 'The Simpsons', what is Homer's favourite brand of beer?

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1. PENGUIN
2. A WHIRLWIND
3. David STEELE
4. BOLTON
5. SA
6. CHICAGO
7. Mahatma GANDHI
8. FINLAND
9. TARA
10. DUFF

Clayheads 10-Question Quiz (16th September 2008)

1. What name is given to the fused clavicle bone found in birds which is shaped like the letter ‘Y’?

2. The upmarket store Smythson, located on Bond Street, London, mainly specialises in what?

3. Referring to the difficulties of adjusting to playing football and living in Italy, which footballer once said: "It was like being in a foreign country"?

4. What was the rather unusual first name of Gene Autry?

5. What technical term is used to describe the swelling of the lymph nodes?

6. Which song is forever associated with Laurel and Hardy after they sung it in the 1937 film ‘Way Out West’?

7. Which 1972 novel by R.F. Delderfield was later turned into a BBC mini-series?

8. Now owned by United Brands, which biscuit-maker produces Jaffa Cakes?

9. What was the permanently coupled rear part of a large steam locomotive, which carried its coal and water?

10. What was the name of the comic strip character Andy Capp's best friend?

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1. WISHBONE (or Furcula)
2. STATIONRY (accept leather goods, diaries)
3. IAN RUSH
4. ORVON
5. BUBONIC (accept Bubo)
6. THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE
7. TO SERVE THEM ALL MY DAYS
8. MCVITIES
9. TENDER
10. CHALKIE (WHITE)