LANCASTER CITY QUIZ LEAGUE: 19 OCTOBER 2018 Quiz set by DOG & PARTRIDGE ANSWERS REQUIRED ARE IN BOLD THROUGHOUT THE QUIZ We have chosen record albums for inspiration only for this quiz. The whole quiz is of a General style. ROUND 1 ELTON JOHN GREATEST 1970-2002 Album and track titles (shown in red) for information only are the basis of this round. The answers are not directly related to the album or tracks and therefore it is not necessary for the Question Master to read the album and track titles 1a Tiny Dancer TOM Name the football referee of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, who WHARTON ) because of his 6ft 4in frame, was nicknamed ‘Tiny’. (surname only required) 1b Crocodile Rock There are two species of crocodile native to Australia. The freshwater crocodile nicknamed the ‘Freshie’ and the larger saltwater crocodile Crocodylus Porosus which is SALTIE responsible for its attacking humans. What is its nickname. 2a Goodbye Yellow Brick Road L FRANK Who wrote the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? BAUM 2b Your Song Which young female singer had a hit with a cover version ELLIE of Your Song in 2010. GOULDING 3a Philadelphia Freedom Who played the part of Tom Hanks’ lawyer in the film DENZIL Philadelphia? WASHINGTON 3b Daniel Who played the part of Geordie Peacock in the acclaimed DANIEL CRAIG 1996 BBC drama ‘Our Friends in the North’. 4a Nikita Which Russian President had the first name Nikita. KRUSCHEV 4b Circle of Life In archery what colour is the inner circle that encloses the RED bulls eye. Spare Blue Eyes FRANK Which singer/actor was known as Old Blue Eyes. SINATRA Rocket Man (or Woman!!) Name the first woman to have rocketed into space. VALENTINA TERESHKOVA ROUND 2 THE BEATLES ‘WHITE ALBUM’ Album and track titles (again shown in red) are the basis of the questions in this round. The answers are not directly connected to the album or tracks and therefore the Question Master does not need to read out the track titles. 1a Piggies In George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm the revolution is led by two pigs. One is Napoleon but what is the name of the other pig described as his rival? SNOWBALL 1b I’m So Tired Rip Van Winkle is a short story about a Dutch-American WASHINGTON villager who falls asleep for 20 years. Who is the author IRVING of the story. 2a Back in the USSR Bishkek is the capital city of which of the former Soviet Socialist Republic. KYRGYZSTAN 2b Glass Onion Jimmy Glass was a goalkeeper who scored a famous last-minute headed goal to stop his team being relegated from the Football League in 1999. Which club was he CARLISLE playing for. UNITED 3a Rocky Raccoon In 1952 who did Rocky Marciano knock out to become the JERSEY JOE Word Heavyweight Boxing Champion. WALCOTT 3b Martha My Dear HIS PET DOG Who or what was Martha the inspiration for Paul (or accept McCartney’s song. SHEEPDOG) 4a Revolution 9 Who was the ‘Nine Days Queen’? LADY JANE GREY 4b Don’t Pass Me By Which pass in the Lake District do walkers use between GARBURN Kentmere and Troutbeck. Spares 1.In what year was Liverpool elected the European City of 2008 Culture. 2.Which current Liverpool Riverside constituency MP was LOUISE ELLMAN previously the head of Lancashire County Council. ROUND 3 DIRE STRAITS – BROTHERS IN ARMS Album and Track titles (again shown in red) are the basis of this round. The answers are not related to the album/tracks and it is not necessary to read out this information. Sultans of Swing 1a Which American clarinetist and bandleader had the BENNY soubriquet ‘The King of Swing’ GOODMAN 1b Money for Nothing Which journalist and television presenter founded the website MoneySavingExpert in February 2003. MARTIN LEWIS 2a Walk of Life Walk this Way was written by Aerosmith members Steve Tyler and Joe Perry but it helped to revitalise the career RUN DMC of which band in the 1980’s . 2b Calling Elvis In what year was Elvis Presley born. 1935 3a Heavy Fuel Heavy water is a form of water that contains a larger than DEUTERIUM normal amount of which hydrogen isotope. 3b Your Latest Trick THE Which magic trick, said to have been performed in and INDIAN ROPE around India in the 19 th century has been described as TRICK ‘the world’s greatest illusion? 4a Tunnel of Love 31 miles (allow one How long in miles is the Channel Tunnel from its entrance mile either way) near Folkestone to Pas de Calais. 4b Private Investigations The 1980’s American crime drama series Magnum PI THOMAS starred Tom Selleck. What was the first name of Magnum ? Spare Romeo and Juliet MONTAGUE and What were the family names of Romeo and Juliet. CAPULET ROUND 4 PLEASE PLEASE ME – THE BEATLES Again in this round the track titles are the basis of the questions. The answers are not connected to the album/track and so as before it is not necessary to read out this information. 1a Chains The chain is a unit of length made up of how many feet. SIXTY SIX 1b PS I Love You Which singer-song-writer with the initials PS is a member of the East Street Band and has been married to Bruce PATTI SCIALFA Springsteen since 1991. 2a A Taste of Honey Which Bond girl played the part of Honey Ryder. URSULA ANDRESS 2b Misery The 1990 horror film Misery is based on a novel by which STEPHEN KING author. 3a Boys In which city would you find the small bronze statue BRUSSELS Manneken Pis – the naked little boy urinating into the fountain’s basin. 3b There’s a Place In the line of succession to the British Throne what SEVENTH position does Prince Andrew currently hold. 4a Love Me Do By what more common name do we know the Love TOMATO Apple. 4b I Saw Her Standing There Despite proposals to move this statue from its current site EMMELINE outside the Houses of Parliament it will now remain there. PANKHURST It was unveiled on its nearby original site by Stanley Baldwin in 1930. Name the woman who is the subject of this statue. Spare Please Please Me In what year was the album Please Please Me released. 1963 ROUND 5 THE RIVER – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Again in this round the track titles are the basis of the questions and it is not necessary to read this information when asking the question. 1a The River The 3 rd longest river in North America has its source in British Columbia and flows into the Bering Sea in Alaska. YUKON What is its name? 1b Jackson Cage Colin Jackson won a silver medal in the 110 metres SEOUL hurdles in the summer Olympics in which city. 2a TheTies That Bind Lancashire Cricket Club’s match with which other county SOMERSET finished in a tied score in September 2018. 2b Out in the Street Which well known actress has recently joined the cast of MAUREEN Coronation Street as Tyrone’s Gran. LIPMAN 3a I Wanna Marry You Who said “Marriage is a wonderful institution…but who GROUCHO MARX wants to live in an institution?” 3b Point Blank Name the southernmost point of the English mainland. THE LIZARD or LIZARD PENINSULA or LIZARD POINT (any of these is acceptable) 4a Wreck on the Highway In which century did the Highwayman Dick Turpin live . EIGHTEENTH 4b Independence Day Which landlocked country that shares a border with (among others) Tajikstan gained independence from the AFGHANISTAN UK in 1919. Spare 1 Two Hearts BILLY RAY Who had a hit with My Achy Breaky Heart in 1992. CYRUS Spare 2 In which US state was Bruce Springsteen born? NEW JERSEY ROUND 6 Title of track and name of band need to be read out before start of this round WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER – The Eagles Questions or Answers contain a reference to the words in the title or band 1a Sometimes known as the Great Monkey Eating Eagle PHILLIPINES what is its alternative name. EAGLE 1b In what year did the skier Eddie the Eagle represent Great Britain in the Olympics. 1988 2a Who said ‘If you are going through hell, keep going’? WINSTON CHURCHILL 2b Complete the following quotation from The Mourning Bride a play by William Congreve. WOMAN ‘Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor Hell a SCORNED Fury like a …………..’ 3a The coldest temperature ever recorded on earth was minus 89.2 degrees. This was in 1983. Where was it ANTARTICA recorded. 3b In Terry Pratchett’s book ‘The Thief of Time’ Wen is the god of what. TIME 4a Who wrote the novel ‘The Eagle has Landed’? JACK HIGGINS 4b Who said ‘ Go to Heaven for the climate and Hell for the MARK TWAIN company’. Spare Where would you be if you were ‘thinking to yourself, this HOTEL could be heaven or this could be hell’. CALIFORNIA ROUND 7 LONDON CALLING - The Clash Again in this round the track titles are the basis of the questions and do not relate to the answers. It is not necessary to read out this information. 1a Brand New Cadillac Following the Pearl Harbour bombing President Roosevelt decided he needed a bullet proof car. He chose a Cadillac that had been impounded by the courts having previously belonged to which notorious gangster. AL CAPONE 1b The Card Cheat In which game do you score ‘ One for his knobs’? CRIBBAGE 2a London Calling Cross Rail is currently the largest infrastructure project in THE Europe creating a new 42 kilometres railway for London.