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Christmas 2020 Quiz Answers Christmas 2020 Quiz Answers Have a great Christmas and New Year! David Gower and the Lord’s Taverners Quiz Team Connections Round. Answer the questions and then find the connections 1-9 are connected and 11-19 are connected. 1. Which American action adventure thriller Film Franchise started in 1975 was based on a novel by Peter Benchley and featured the Brody Family? A: Jaws (James Bond Villain) 2. Under COVID-19 19 restrictions what should be formed at least 2m apart whilst waiting to enter a shop? A: Queue ('Q' gadgets man in Bond films) 3. Which English singer had hits with 'Money on my Mind' and 'Stay with Me'? A: Sam Smith (Sang a James Bond theme tune) 4. Which invertebrate has a beak and moves backwards by expelling water? A: Octopus (Octopus (sy) a James Bond Film) 5. What do you make by mixing together the following ingredients? Cracked Ice, 1 ½ ounces Vodka, ¾ ounce of Dry vermouth and a Green Olive for garnish. A: Vodka Martini (James Bond’s drink (Shaken not stirred)) 6. Which National Lottery Game offers a guaranteed prize fund of £500,000 per winner? A: Thunderball (James Bond Film) 7. Name this Dame. A: Judi Dench (played M in recent Bond Films) 8. Rearrange this anagram to find the name of a well-known English Actor (1910-1983) who appeared in a number of the early Pink Panther Films – 'Dived in Van' A: David Niven (played a spoof James Bond in Casino Royal in 1967) 9. What is this a picture of? A: Broccoli (Albert, one of the original Bond Producers) 10. So, what connects all of the answers to questions 1-9? A: James Bond 11. What type of fruit are Gala, Pink Lady, Envy & Jazz? A. Apples (record label) 12. What type of food is Bell, Serrano & Cayenne? A. Peppers (Sgt Pepper’s Lonely heart club band) 13. What one word describes that you have been slightly injured in a gun fight? A. Wing (Wings Paul McCartney’s band after the Beatles) 14. Which year was the famous Argentine ('hand of god') Footballer born? 1959 1963 or 1960. A. 1960 (The year the Beatles were named) 15. What are Sirius, Canopus and Vega names of? A. Stars (Ringo) 16. The 1990 thriller Film 'The Hunt for Red October' featured which mode of Transport? A. Submarine (Yellow) 17. A Smith & Western and Colt might be used by Cowboys but what are they? A. Revolvers ('Revolver' name of a Beatles Album) 18. What links an African Safari and a person with a lollipop? A. Zebra crossing (iconic Beatles picture on abbey road album cover) 19. What Germany City has more bridges than Venice, Amsterdam and London put together? A. Hamburg approx. 2,500! (the city in which the Beatles first started to gain fame) A. So, what connects all of the answers to questions 11-19? The Beatles Faces – name the celebrity behind the face covering (some with a difference!) 1. Matt Hancock 2. Katy Perry 3. Donald Trump 4. Lewis Hamilton 5. Nicola Sturgeon 6. Jennifer Aniston 7. Nigella Lawson 8. The Queen 9. Lady Gaga 10. Kate Middleton 11. George Clooney 12. Tiger Woods 13. Madonna 14. Boris Johnson 15. Gino da Campo 16. Piers Morgan 17. Paul Hollywood 18. Dawn French 19. Harry Maguire 20. Joe Root Sport and Entertainment From the pictures below identify the sports equipment: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Curling Stone Shuttlecock American Football Ten Pin Bowling Ball Snooker Cue Rest Recent news from the world of sport: 6. Romain Grosjean steps from a burning F1 Racing Car at which Grand Prix? A: Bahrain 7. Who recently confirmed that he will be standing down at the end of this season after 40 years as CEO of the PFA? A: Gordon Taylor 8. England's one-day international tour of which country has been postponed from May 2021 to May 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic? A: Netherlands 9.Which Female Scottish Athlete is the only British nominee for the 2020 World Female Athlete of the year award? A: Laura Muir 10. Which premier league football player fractured his skull after a clash of heads with David Luiz? A: Raul Jimenez (Wolves) Entertainment - Cops & Soaps 11.What was the name of the Police series with a female inspector set in Lancashire & first broadcast in 1980? A. Juliet Bravo 12. Name the detective series set on the Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe? A. Death in Paradise 13. Name the actors who played the roles of Starsky and Hutch in the TV series that ran between April 1975 and May 1979? A. David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser 14. What was the name of the Amsterdam based TV series that originally started in 1972 and made a comeback in 2020? A. Van Der Valk 15. Name the actor who played Sgt Lewis in Inspector Morse and went on to play Detective Inspector in the spin off series 'Lewis'? A. Kevin Whately 16. Which Scottish based soap that ended in 2003 told you the way to go? A. Take the High Road 17. Which soap will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year? A. Coronation Street 18. Which weekday soap is set in Leatherbridge? A. Doctors 19. Name the northern based 'festive' soap? A. Hollyoaks 20. The Mother was Annie; the sons were Joe and Jack what was the surname of this well know family from a soap originally based on a Farm. A. Sugden HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY ANSWERS Team 1. How many English shillings were formerly equivalent to one English crown coin? FIVE 2. What was the name of Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar? HMS VICTORY 3. From which country did Algeria gain independence in 1962? FRANCE 4. In which city was RMS Titanic constructed? BELFAST 5. The first successful vaccine was introduced by Edward Jenner in 1796. Which disease did it guard against? SMALLPOX 6.. In which year was the Munich air disaster, when British European Airways flight 609 crashed carrying the Manchester United football team? 1958 7. The ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ took part during which war? CRIMEA 8. Who was the first woman to be elected and take her seat in the British House of Commons in 1919 ? NANCY ASTOR 9. Which Conservative Home Secretary, who later became Prime Minister, is responsible for introduction of the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829? SIR ROBERT PEEL 10. Fleetwood Mac’s album ‘Rumours’ was released, Red Rum won the Grand National for the 3rd time & Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Silver Jubilee. 1977 In which COUNTRY would you find these landmarks 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Jordan China Belgium Wales Germany 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Denmark USA Spain Mexico Chile FOOD & DRINK ANSWERS Cooking terms 1. dice - TO CUT INTO SMALL CUBES 2. blanch - TO PUT FOOD IN BOILING WATER FOR A SHORT TIME SO FOOD WILL PEEL MORE EASILY 3. marinate - TO SOAK IN AN ACID OR OIL MIXTURE 4. sauté - COOK FOOD IN SMALL AMOUNT OF FAT 5. pare -TO CUT A VERY THIN LAYER OF PEEL FROM FRUITS OR VEGETABLES (coat/ baste/combine not used) Types of Food 6. What type of bean is used to make baked beans? A. Haricot 7. Which French city is known for the fish stew Bouillabaisse? A. Marseille 8. Eccles cakes come from which UK county? A. Lancashire 9. Which of these isn't a type of mushroom? King Oyster / Chicken of the woods, Tigers tail, Lions man A. Tigers tail 10. Shirley, Ailsa Craig and Mr Stripey are all types of what? Courgette, aubergine or tomato A. Tomato Which is the MAIN Spirit Ingredient in the following Cocktails ? 11. Daquari RUM 12. Dry Martini GIN 13. Margarita TEQUILA 14. Manhattan BOURBON 15. Bloody Mary VODKA Which is the main grape variety in the following wines 16. Rioja (Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot) TEMPRANILLO 17. Chablis (Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio). CHARDONNAY 18. Burgundy (Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris or Mourvèdre) PINOT NOIR 19. Chianti (Primitivo, Sangiovese or Grenache) SANGIOVESI 20. Beaujolais (Shiraz, Zinfandel or Gamay) GAMAY .
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