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
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
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
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
Monday, 6 October 2008
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
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
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)
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)
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