1.
In the States,Its called ‘The Dating Game ‘ , what’s its
equivalent on British Tv?
2. In which county is St Michael’s Point ?
3. What was Abe Lincolns occupation before he became a politician?
4. Who wrote ‘ The History of Mr Polly’ ?
5. What does the German word ‘Uber ‘ mean?
6. In what year was the Festival of Britain held ?
7. For what famous film were live leeches imported to Africa?
8. Who was warned to ;’ beware the Ides of March ‘?
9. How many journeys did Gulliver make?
10. What is the leaning tower of Pisa made of?
11. In advertising which bank was described as the ‘listening bank’?
12. What did artiste Marcel Marceau do in the film ‘ Silent Movie’ for the
first and only time in his career as an entertainer.?
13. What did the ‘ W ‘ stand for in the Tv company L.W.T.?
14. Which famous person wrote ‘The Old Man of Lochnar’?
15. Chubby Checker was linked to which dance ?
16. Which race meeting is described as ‘ Glorious ‘?
17. Which musical featured the song ‘ The street were we live’ ?
18. Tv Barrister Rumpole referred to his wife as ‘ she who must be obeyed’
What was her name?
19. What were the Christian names of underwater film makers Hass?
20. How old was Tony Blair when he became Prime Minister?
21. Who hosted the Tv show which offered losers a dusty bin?
22. Alan Freed is usually credited for popularising which expression?
23. In which state was Tennessee Williams born?
24. What description did Dr Desmond Morris give of a city as opposed to
a concrete jungle?
25. In the song, what coloured flower is linked with Texas?
26. What do elephants never do, according to the saying?
27. In the bible, who was found in the bulrushes?
28. Which British comedy duo were the stars of ‘ The Magnificent Two ‘ ?
29. Who led the defence of the Alamo?
30. Who became an overnight pop star singing ‘ Johnny remember me ‘?
31. What is the fastest land animal ?
32. What did James Peterson do to or do for Elvis in March, 1958?
33. In ‘ David Copperfield ‘ who was ‘ willing ‘?
34. What is the top rank in the Royal Navy ?
35. Who partnered Pearl Carr in the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest?
36. What links the Pacific Ocean with the Caribbean?
37. Who has been MP for Old Bexley-Sidcup since 1950?
38. Who recorded ‘ Children of the Revolution ‘?
39. What is the national flower of Austria?
40. Where on the human body is the skin the thinnest?
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