Tuesday 25 October 2011

Cryptic Films

Name the films from the Cryptic clues
The numbers are how many letters in each word of the title so My Fair Lady would be (2, 4, 4)

1) Hey Colt, get your clothes on!
(3, 5, 3)

2) Hello ---- Goodbye
(5, 9)

3) I've had chickenpox for 2,556 days (3, 5, 4, 4)

4) Get down from there Yehudi!
(7, 2, 3, 4)

5) Belly pain removed by farting!
(4, 4, 3, 4)

6) These eggs could do with a good wash
(3, 5, 5)
7) Meow! Meow! Ouch my feet!
(3, 2, 1, 3, 3, 4)

8) Insomnia in north west USA
(9, 2, 7)

9) Not a homeland for male pensioners (2, 7, 3, 3, 3)

10) Was he a basketcase?
(3, 6, 3)

11) Windup mobile phone company (1 9, 6)

12) US Tart
(8, 3)

13) Angry Raincoats
(3, 3)

14) July 4th
(12, 3)

15) Negative GP
(2, 2)

16) Mr Clough's biography?
(3, 4, 2, 5)

Thursday 5 May 2011

Fictional Addresses

1) Who lives at Cemetery Ridge?
2) Whose address is Danemead, High Street, St. Mary Mead?
3) What is Sherlock Holms home address?
4) Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
5) Who lives at 4 Privet Drive?
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1) Who lives at Cemetery Ridge?
The Addams Family
2) Whose address is Danemead, High Street, St. Mary Mead?
Miss Marple
3) What is Sherlock Holms home address?
221B Baker Street
4) Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Sponge Bob Square Pants!
5) Who lives at 4 Privet Drive?
The Dursley Family / Harry Potter

Wednesday 4 May 2011

Actresses

1) Who played Eliza Doolittle in the film My Fair Lady?
2) Who Played Rita in the Film Educating Rita?
3) Which Oscar Winning Actress is currently the MP for Hampstead and Highgate?
4) What was Julie Andrews first film?
5) Who won the best Actress Oscar in 2010?
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ANSWERS
1) Who played Eliza Doolittle in the film My Fair Lady?
Audrey Hepburn
2) Who Played Rita in the Film Educating Rita?
Julie Walters
3) Which Oscar Winning Actress is currently the MP for Hampstead and Highgate?
Glenda Jackson
4) What was Julie Andrews first film?
Mary Poppins
5) Who won the best Actress Oscar in 2010?
Natalie Portman

Pot Luck with Bonus #1

1) Which is the only vowel not found on a standard keyboard top line?

2) Chris Pattern was the last Governor of which former British territory?

3) What was the name of the records label founded by the Beatles in 1968?

4) What word can go before “holiday”, “relations” and “school”

5) What was Fred Flintstones child's name?

6) Which Comedy Series portrayed The Right Honourable Jim Hacker in the Ministry of Internal Affairs?

7) How is Rubella better known?

8) How are Brown, Colombia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale, Pennsylvania and Princeton universities collectively known?

9) Which Group had hits with I can't get no Satisfaction, Paint it Black and Jumping Jack Flash?

10) Which family of plants does garlic belong to?
Lily

Bonus: What will you be if you got all 10 question right?
(first letter of each answer)

British Charities Acronyms

What do the letters in these British Charities Acronyms stand for?
1 RSPCA
2 NSPCC
3 YHA
4 RNLI
5 WWF
6 PDSA
7 RNIB
8 RSPB
9 SSAFA
10 VSO
11 RNID
12 RoSPA
13 YMCA
14. RBL

Monday 18 April 2011

Catchphrases:

Whose are these famous catchphrases?

1 Nice to see you; to see you .... Nice!
2 They don't like it up 'em!
3 Don't mention the war!
4 We are all doomed, aye doomed I tell ye!
5 Shut that door!
6 You plonker!
7 I don't believe it!
8 I'm Free!
9 Bernie – the Bolt!
10 Exterminate ...EXTERMINATE!
11 Doh!
12 Yabba Dabba Doo!
13 Who loves ya baby?
14 Beam me up, Scotty!
15 Fandabidozi!
16 What's up Doc?
17 Can we fix it? Yes we can!
18 That's another fine mess you've gotten me into
19 Just Like That!
20 Here's lookin' at you kid
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Answers
1 Bruce Forsythe
2 L/Cpl Jack Jones / Clive Dunn
3 Basil Fawlty / John Cleese
4 Private Frazer / John Laurie
5 Larry Grayson
6 Del Boy / David Jason
7 Victor Meldrew / Richard Wilson
8 Mr Humphries / John Inman
9 Bob Monkhouse
10 The Daleks
11 Homer Simpson
12 Fred Flintstone
13 Kojack / Telly Savallas
14 Captain Kirk / William Shatner
15 The krankies
16 Bugs Bunny
17 Bob the Builder
18 Oliver Hardy / Laurel and Hardy
19 Tommy Cooper
20 Rick Blaine / Humphrey Bogart

Sunday 17 April 2011

Animal Homes Quiz - Questions

Animal Homes
Here is a list of Animal dwellings – which animal lives where?
Aquarium, Burrow, Cave, Coop, Den, Dray, Form, Hill, Hive, Hole, Holt, Kennel, Lodge, Mound, Nest, Pond, Set, Stud, Sty, Web
Be careful, some fish burrow, but there is only one home that is exclusive to fish, so the burrow must belong to a different creature!
1) Bee

2) Chicken
3) Badger

4) Dog

5) Ant

6) Hare

7) Bat

8) Beaver

9)Horse

10) Pig

11) Otter

12) Squirrel

13) Fish

14)Spider

15) Lion

16) Puffin

17) Hornet

18) Duck

19) Termite

20)Mole

Animal Homes Quiz - Answers

Animal Homes
Here is a list of Animal dwellings – which animal lives where?
Aquarium, Burrow, Cave, Coop, Den, Dray, Form, Hill, Hive, Hole, Holt, Kennel, Lodge, Mound, Nest, Pond, Set, Stud, Sty, Web
Be careful, some fish burrow, but there is only one home that is exclusive to fish, so the burrow must belong to a different creature!
1) Bee
Hive
2) Chicken
Coop
3) Badger
Sett
4) Dog
Kennel
5) Ant
Hill
6) Hare
Form
7) Bat
Cave
8) Beaver
Lodge
9)Horse
Stud
10) Pig
Sty
11) Otter
Holt
12) Squirrel
Dray
13) Fish
Aquarium
14)Spider
Web
15) Lion
Den
16) Puffin
Burrow
17) Hornet
Nest
18) Duck
Pond
19) Termite
Mound
20)Mole
Hole

Saturday 16 April 2011

Detectives Assistants

1) Which Detective did Dr Watson assist?
2) Who did captain Hastings help?
3) Who was Inspector Morse's sidekick?
4) Who is Peter Pascoe's boss?
5) Who was Alex Drake's DCI?

You're Welcome in any language!


You're Welcome in any language!

The grid contains the term "Welcome" in 16 different languages. Match the choice of languages below to the appropriate term.

Breton; Cornish; English; German; French; Greek; Hawaiian; Italian; Japanese; Manx; Norwegian; Polish; Russian; Scottish-Gaelic; Spanish; Welsh


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Degemer mat  


2
Willkommen 


3

Croeso



4
Yo koso 


5
Bienvenue 


6
Dynnargh 


7

Benvenuto 


8

She dty vea 


9

Welcome



10

Witajcie 


11

Kalos orisate 


12

Bienvenidos 


13

FĂ ilte 


14

Dobro pozhalovat' 


15

Velkomen 


16

Kipa aloha 



Monday 21 March 2011

Welsh Landmarks Pic Quiz

Answers in the comments.

The quiz is a one picture upload, and can be printed by clicking on the picture copying, pasting and re-sizing to A4.






The Economy

1) On what colour paper is the Financial Times printed?
Pink
2) In which year did Britain and Ireland change to Decimal currency?
1971
3) Who was the first British monarch to be depicted on English Bank notes?
Elizabeth 11
4) Which currency has the highest combined value of banknotes and coins in circulation?
Euro
5) In old money what was a tanner?
Sixpenny piece

Thursday 10 March 2011

Politics

1) Who was the last British Prime Minister not to have had a wife?

Margaret Thatcher

2) Why was Spencer Percival unique amongst British Prime Ministers?

The only one to have been Assassinated

3) In which year did Sir Winston Churchill die?

1965

4) The film "The last King of Scotland" is about which notorious president?

Idi Amin

5)When was the last time that Britain had two general elections in the same year?

1974

Video Gaming

1) There is a popular gaming series which always contains the initials GTA in its titles, for example GTA London, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas what do the initials GTA represent?

Grand Theft Auto

2) The School based game released as Cannis canum edit (dog eats dog) in the UK was released under what name in the USA?

Bully

3) Is the top game Red Dead Redemption

A)a mafia gangster game,

B) a western game

or C) a racing game?

B) Western game

4) The Sony PSP is a popular gaming console, what do the letters PSP stand for?

Play Station portable

5) Which company makes the x box consoles?

Microsoft

Cars

6) What is the name of the mascot on the bonnet of a Rolls Royce?

Spirit of Ecstasy

7) Alecc Issigonis designed one of the most famous cars of the 20th century. Which one?

Mini (Morris Mini Minor)

8) What does MG in the car brand stand for?

Morris Garages

9) What is Ethylene Glycol used for in cars?

Antfreeze

10) Which British car manufacturer shares it's name with a London Bridge?

Vauxhall

Welsh Summer Festivals & Disney Films

Summer Festivals:

1) In which Welsh town is an Annual International Eisteddfod held?

Llangollen

2) On what estate is Bryn Terfel's festival held?

Vaenol

3) Which annual Welsh event will be held in Blaenau Gwent next week?

National Eisteddfod

4) Which Scottish City's Royal Military Tattoo celebrates its diamond anniversary this year?

Edinburgh

5) Which annual Festival was held in Abersoch, Penrhos and Pwlleli between July 8th to 10th this Year?

Wakestock

Disney Films

6)Plane Crazy was the first film to feature which iconic Disney character?

Mickey Mouse

7) What was the first Walt Disney feature length animated film to be released?

Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

8) Which Walt Disney Film features Mickey Mouse performing to classical music selections including the Nutcracker Suite and the Sorcerer's Apprentice?

Fantasia

9) Which Disney Film was based on a book written by Scottish author Sir James Mathew Barrie?

Peter Pan

10) Was Mary Poppins a Disney film? Yes or No!

Yes