Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Cryptic Films
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
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
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
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
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:
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
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
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
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
1 | 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
The Economy
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