1 What Type of Animal Is Jeffrey the Current Toys R Us Mascot? Giraffe
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17th November
Toys and Games
1 What type of animal is Jeffrey the current Toys R Us mascot? Giraffe
2 As a gesture to anti-smoking groups, what Hasbro toy lost its pipe as part of the Great American Smokeout in 1987? Mr. Potato Head
3 The final touch by which toy firm is their trademark "button in ear"? Steiff
4 The acronyms OSPD and OSW are used whilst playing official matches in which board game? Scrabble
5 What was the very first model in the Matchbox 1-75 range of models? a]Road Roller b]Cement Mixer c]Dumper Truck a]Road Roller
6 How many cards are placed in the envelope at the beginning of Cluedo? Three
7 What were introduced with great fanfare at the International Toy Fair in NYC in 1983 and by October riots were occurring in stores around the country? Cabbage Patch Kids
8 Which arcade game from 1979 was the first to have the aliens periodically make kamikaze- like dives at the player's ship? Galaxian
9 Who was the leader of the Autobots, a faction of heroic Transformers from the planet Cybertron? Optimus Prime
10 In The Glasgow edition of Monopoly[oly what football ground in next to Barlinnie? a]Ibrox b]Firhill c] Celtc Park c] Celtc Park
11 What colour was the casing of the original etch a sketch? Red
12 If a none-er breaks another none-er then it becomes a one-er in which game? Conkers
Literary Connections [Eg Stella Gibbons is to Cold Comfort as George Orwell is to] answer Farm
13 E. R. Braithwaite is to Sir as Ian Fleming is from Russia
14 Nathanael West is to Locust as John Wyndham is to Triffids
15 R L Stevenson is to Treasure as R.M. Ballantyne is to Coral
16 Michael Crichton is to Jurrassic as Jane Austin is to Mansfield
17 J.R.R. Tolkien is to Rings as William Golding is to Flies
18 Martin Amis is to Rachel as Charles Dickens is to Pickwick
19 Len Deighton is to Ipcress as Fredrick Forsyth is to Odessa 20 William S. Burroughs is to Lunch as Desmond Morris is to Ape
21 Isaac Asimov is to Robot as Robert Graves is to Claudius
22 Louisa May Alcott is to Women as Frances Hodgson Burnett is toLord Fauntleroy
23 Keith Waterhouse is to Liar as E.L. Doctorow is to Bathgate
Period TV Dramas
24 Which Trainspotting star played Mr. Knightley in this years adaptation of Emma?Jonny Lee Miller
25 Which Dickens's adaptation in 2005 was one of the first of BBC'S High Definition broadcasts? Bleak House
26 Following the fortunes of the upper middle class family which John Galsworthy trilogy was shown as a series on BBC in 1967? Forsyth Saga
27 The series Poldark was set in which English county? Cornwall
28 David Tennant played the younger version to Peter O'Toole's older one of which 18th century philanderer? Casanova
29 Which James Bond stared as Jemmy in the 1996 version of Moll Flanders? Daniel Craig
30 In the final episode of Upstairs Downstairs who left to open a guest house with Mr Hudson? Mrs. Bridges
31 Which period drama staring Gemma Jones and Christopher Cazenove centered on the affairs of the Bentnick Hotel? Duchess Of Duke Street
32 Billie Piper played Fanny Price in which 2007 costume drama? Mansfield Park
33 Which Jane Austen novel has only been dramatised twice ? a]Northanger Abbey b]Persuasion c]Sense and Sensibility a]Northanger Abbey
34 Which Trekkie played Scrooge in the 1999 TV adaptation of a Christmas Carol? Patrick Stewart
35 Francesca Annis played Lady Ludlow in which 2007 period drama series due to return at Xmas? Cranford
Rivers of the UK
36 The ferries for Orkney and Shetland leave from the mouth of which of Aberdeen's rivers? Dee 37 Which Yorkshire river takes its ame from the Celtic word for water so means River Water? Ouse
38 On which Highland river are the Insch marshes one of the most important wetlands in Europe? Spey
39 Which Welsh river's name has been adapted into a slightly derogatory name for a Welshman? Taff
40 Which river in N.Ireland is the site of its biggest distillery? Bush
41 Which town on the River Tweed was a popular centre for runaway marriages, in a similar vein to Gretna Green? a]Galashields b]Kelso c]Coldstream c]Coldstream
42 Which town on the River Trent is the centre of England's brewing industry? Burton Upon Trent
43 Which crossing over the River Irvine in Kilmarnock shares its name with the lead singer of The Marmalade? Dean Ford
44 Which Welsh river valley has become synonymous with coalmining? Rhondda
45 Which river's estuary, which empties into the Bristol Channel, has the second largest tidal range in the world? Severn
46 The river Shannon is connected to which river in N.Ireland by a canal to make the longest navigable waterway in Ireland? Erne
English Irish Scottish Welsh
57 Rod Stewart English
58 Duke of Wellington Irish
59 Ian Anderson Scottish
60 Griff Rhys JonesWelsh
61 Kenneth Brannagh Irish
62 Tommy Cooper Welsh
63 Peter O'Toole Irish
64 Dermot Murnaghan English
65 Manny ShinwellEnglish
66 John Prescott Welsh
67 Kirsty Gallacher Scottish 68 Donovan Scottish
Can They Dig it Yes They Can
69 Who worked as a gravedigger at Highgate cemetery in 1961 after being punted by Brentford FC? Rod Stewart
70 Whose skull does a gravedigger find and pass to Hamlet before he delivered his most famous soliloquy? Yorick
71 Which playwright portrayed gravediggers as clowns in his plays? Shakespeare
72 Which veteran C&W singer had a track on his 2008 album Moment of Forever entitled Gravedigger? Willie Nelson
73 David Vanian was a gravedigger before Captain Sensible spotted him at a funeral and asked him to join which band?The Damned
74 Who said that by exploiting the working class, the bourgeoisie has inevitably created its own "gravedigger"? a]Marx b]Robespierre c]Zapata a]Marx
75 Gravedigger Jones is a detective in the stories of Chester Himes which are set in which New York District? Harlem
76 Which member of The Clash was a gravedigger when he formed his first band The Vultures? Joe Strummer
77 Which football team from Belgrade has fans known as the Gravediggers? Partizan
78 In Kenneth Branaghs version of Hamlet which presenter of the Oscars played a gravedigger? Billy Crystal
79 Who when he became disillusioned with Fleetwood Mac took a job as a gravedigger? Peter Green
Kicked Off the line
80 Who earned unfortunate notoriety for taking four shots from just 74 yards playing the final hole of the 1970 British Open at St Andrews, missing a downhill 3-foot putt to win? Doug Sanders
81 Of whom was it said when he failed to push on to Rome in 215 BC "He knows how to gain a victory, but not how to use one"? Hannibal
82 Which two Australian's bet on England winning the 1981 test match at Headingly at odds of 500-1 and picked up a nice wee tickle? Lillee and Marsh 83 Who had a puncture while leading the Australian grand prix in 1986 which let Alain Prost overtake him for the world title? Nigel Mansell
84 At the 2000 US Presidential election who withdrew his concession when the late results in Florida showed a massive swing in his favour? ? Al Gore
85 Who defeated Tim Henman in the 2001 Wimbledon semi after he had been winning comfortably by two sets to one and a break up in the fourth when the skies opened? Goran Ivanisevic
86 When Devon Loch tried to jump an imaginary fence fifty yards from the winning line of the 1956 Grand National which horse overtook him to win? a]GBH c]PCP c]ESB c]ESB
87 Who lost the 1992 world snooker final 18-14 after leading 14-8? Jimmy White
88 Dorando Pietri, staggered round the final 385 yards falling several times, and eventually being propelled by officials over the line only to be disqualified in which event at the 1908 Olympics? Marathon
89 In the 1986 Scottish Premier League who topped the table from December to May, unbeaten for 27 game only to get pumped by Dundee in the final game? Hearts
90 In the final of the 2000 Benson & Hedges Masters who when on a break of 140 missed a straight black to win a sports car ,then quipped I didn't like the colour anyway? a]Ken Dogherty b]Graham Dott c]Peter Ebdon a]Ken Dogherty
91 Don Fox's missed conversion in the last minute of the 1968 Challenge Cup which gave the cup to which team and broke the hearts of thousands of Wakefield Trinity fans. Leeds
In the News
92 Which singers who was the Us first chart Number One died in October? Al Martino
93 Which company has developed a laser to burn its logo on to its food products to stop counterfeiting? Kellogg's
94 What caused the sky over Sydney to turn red on 22nd September 2009? Sand Storm
95 The daughter of which rock star is appearing in the 2009 series of Dancing With The Stars in the U.S.A.? Ozzy Osbourne
96 Socrates the cat reached his 22lb weight due to his love of which flavour of crisps? Cheese and Onion
97 Which former England and Manchester United captain is to take over as the coach of Thailand's football team? Bryan Robson
98 Michael Peterson changed his name and became which notorious prisoner? Charles Bronson 99 Which environmental group climbed onto the roof of the Houses of Parliament to protest on climate change in October? Greenpeace
100 On which holiday island was Stephen Gately found dead in October? Majorca
101 In October which company released their Kindle eReader which can hold up to 1500 e- books? Amazon
102 Sultan Kosen is featured in the Guinness World Records 2010, what record does he hold? Tallest Man
The 5 acts with the most aggregate time spent on the British record charts
1 Elvis Presley (2,574 days)
2 Cliff Richard (1,983)
3 Queen (1,755)
4 The Beatles (1,749)
5 Madonna (1,660)