CONSTABLE QUIZ LEAGUE – WEEK 13

ROUND 1 – born on the 3rd february

1809 german composer, who wrote the concert ‘hebrides overture’ (fingal’s cave) / felix mendelssohn
1821 the first woman to receive a medical degree in the usa as well as the first woman on the uk medical register / elizabeth blackwell
1899 english actress, best known for her role as snooty rovers return landlady annie walker on coronation street / doris speed
1911 one of the first prominent black film stars, he is best known for his roles in films such as ‘lying lips’ (1939) and later in his career for supporting roles in blockbusters such as ‘the sting’ (1973) and ‘the cotton club’ (1984) / robert earl jones
1927 irish singer who had 5 successive top 10 albums in the uk albums chart in the swinging sixties and was a regular fixture on bbc television’s schedule / val doonican
1947 english rock musician, best known for his role as lead guitarist and vocalist for the english rock band ‘the kinks’ / dave davies
1955 british journalist and television presenter, best known for fronting the bbc two’s news and current affairs programme ‘newsnight’ since 1993 / kirsty wark
1970 english actor. played the title character in willow and the leprechaun film series, and appeared in star wars episode v1:return of the jedi and the harry potter films / warwick davies
1976 omani-born australian actress who began her acting career on australian television. she was born to scottish parents and raised in australia. she appeared in ‘home and away’ playing the character of shannon reed / isla fisher

ROUND 2 – aabbc

which aa is a poetic name for water? / aa / adam’s ale
which aa is the author of the plays absurd person singular and the norman conquest? / aa / alan Ayckbourn
Which aa is the name which eighties pop singer stuart goddard used? / aa / adam ant
what bb could once be heard shouting ‘order order’? / bb / betty Boothroyd
which bb is a spatown in germany? / bb / badenbaden
which bb married ringo starr? / bb / barbara bach
What was lady chatterley’s first name? / c / constance/connie
which pop guitarist is known as slowhand? / c / eric clapton
which science fiction author helped to develop radar? / c / arthur c clarke

ROUND 3 – film

Marlon brando, rod steiger, ian holm, charles boyer and dennis hopper have all played which historical character in film? / napoleon
what is hugh grant’s occupation in the hit movie “notting hill”? / a bookshop owner
in which film does yul brynner play a robot gunfighter? / westworld
who played bernado in the magnificent 7? / charles bronson
who played the doctor in the rock opera tommy? / jack nicholson
who played the painfully inept american ex-cia thug in a fish called wanda? / kevin kline
which actress appeared in ‘fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop café’, titanic and ‘ misery’ / kathy bates
which actor appeared in ‘stuart little’, maybe baby’ and 101 dalmations’ / hugh laurie
which actress appeared in ‘driving lessons’, billy elliot’ and buster / julie walters

ROUND 4 – history

which famous ship sank, or rather disappeared in the denmark strait on the 24th of may 1941? / h.m.s. hood
which political leader was executed alongside his wife on christmas day 1989? / nicolae ceausescu (and his wife elena)
which country elected the first female primeminister, in 1960? / sri lanka (called ceylon at the time)
(sirimavo bandaranaike)
who was the first american president to live in the whitehouse? / john adams
what was the name of the cavalry regiment raised and trained by oliver cromwell in the english civil war? / the ironsides
who opened the first cinema in paris in 1895? / the lumiere brothers
who chaired south africa’s truth and reconciliation commission from 1995 – 1998? / archbishop desmond tutu
which oxfordcollege was founded in 1899 to provide education specifically for working people? / ruskin
in which modern day country are the ruins of carthage? / tunisia

rOUND 5 – MIX AND MATCH

QUESTION MASTER PLEASE HAND OUT MIX AND MATCH SHEETS TO EACH TEAM, 2 PER TEAM.

THE ANSWERS ARE:-

1 / Steig Larsson
2 / Dean koontz
3 / Sue Grafton
4 / MARGERY ALLINGHAM
5 / G.K. CHESTERTON
6 / MICHAEL CONNELLY
7 / WILKIE COLLINS
8 / DOROTHY L. SAYERS
9 / ROBERT LUDLUM
10 / NGAIO MARSH

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE -WRITTEN ROUND 1

The name of which criminal syndicate translated means ‘our thing’? / cosa nostra (the mafia)
which strategically important neutral island country did the uk invade on the 10th may 1940? / iceland
what is the well known translation for ‘river of january’? / rio de janeiro
on an aircraft what man’s name is usually given to the automatic pilot? / george
who was shot in the kitchen of the ambassador hotel in la in 1968? / robert Kennedy
who said in 1987, “i’m in a no win situation, and quite honestly i can tell you i’ve just got a good mind to take the easy way out. That’s the bottom line”? / prince charles
in which european country did the aster revolution take place between the 28th and 31st of october 1918? / hungary
which town in australia was the site of one of the earliest gold strikes, and has subsequently had a beer named after it? / castlemaine
the victora cross is generally made from guns from which war? / the crimea
the coins of which country are inscribed with the word ‘helvetia’? / switzerland
the word ‘safari’ means ‘journey’ in which language? / swahili
apart from ‘psalms’, which is the only book of the old testament that begins with the letter ‘p’? / proverbs
what is the name for a triangle which has three sides of differing lengths? / scalene
an ancient greek word meaning ‘glory’ or reknown’? / kudos
what is a matryoshka? / a russian nesting doll

HALF TIME – REVERSE ORDER

ROUND 7 – where in the world would you find

3. / in what city would you find the famous jacquescartierbridge? / montreal, canada
2. / the queen of sheba’s kingdom / yemen
1. / on which island would you find the 8th century borobudurtemple / java
3. / in which city would you find ‘the rijksmuseum’ ? / amsterdam
2. / in which city would you find ‘the uffizimuseum’? / florence
1. / in which city would you find ‘museo del prado’? / madrid
3. / in which city would you find ‘the centennial olympic stadium’ / atlanta
2. / in which city would you find ‘estadio olimpico iniversitario’ / mexico city
1. / in which city would you find ‘estadi olimpic lluis companys’? / barcelona

ROUND 8 – in which year did the following Events take place

3. / norway rejected EU membership, inauguration of the channel tunnel, brian lara broke four cricket records and first women priests ordained by church of england / 1994
2. / prince charles and diana, princess of wales are divorced , kofi annan is elected to be the un’s seventh secretary-general,the super tanker ‘the sea empress, runs aground on the welshcoast / 1996
1. / nigeria expelled from commonwealth, barings bank collapses, yitzhak rabin is mortally wounded, and o.j. simpson is found innocent / 1995
3. / spain and portugal join the eec, chernobyl explosion, m25 completed and richard branson breaks world record for fastest crossing of atlantic / 1986
2. / ussr invades afghanistan, margaret thatcher elected prime minister, threemileisland nuclear accident and lord mountbatten assassinated / 1979
1. / enoch powell delivers his “rivers of blood” speech, londonbridge sold, the aswan dam completed and jacqueline kennedy marries aristotle onassis / 1968
3. / first sub 4 minute mile, rationing finally ends in gb, west germany wins world cup and hydrogen bomb test on bikini atoll / 1954
2. / cia established, india becomes independent, and princess elizabeth marries / 1947
1. / babe ruth hit final home run of his career, parker bros releases the board game monopoly, first canned beer goes on sale and penguin produce first paperback / 1935

ROUND 9 – sporting nicknames

(6 individuals, 3 teams)

3. / Marvellous marvin / marvin hagler (boxing)
2. / The golden bear / jack nicklaus (golf)
1. / thorpedo / ian thorpe (swimming)
3. / jake lamotta / the raging bull (boxing)
2. / joe dimaggio / the yankee clipper (baseball)
1. / rocky marciano / the brockton blockbuster
(boxing)
3. / the spireites / chesterfield
2. / the merry millers / the millers / rotherham united
1. / the glovers / yeoviltown

ROUND 10 – novelty records

3. / who had hits with ‘gitarzan’, harry the hairy ape’, ahab the arab’ and bridget the midget’? / ray stevens
2. / who had hits with ‘i’m walking backwards for christmas’ and ‘the ying tong song’? / the goons
1. / who had a hit with ‘long haired lover from liverpool’? / jimmy osmond
3. / name the scaffold’s first chart single? / thank u very much
2. / cash and carry first recorded ‘the birdie song’. but who had the hit? / the tweets
1. / which football team had a top five record with ‘ossie’s dream’? / tottenham hotspurs
3. / what was rolf harris’s first hit? / ‘tie me kangaroo down sport’
2. / which glam rocker had a hit with the quirky ‘laughing gnome’? / david bowie
1. / monty python’s flying circus proved a one hit wonder act- with which song? / ‘always look on the bright side of life’

ROUND 11 - THE TOP TEN ROUND.

11 GUESSES ARE ALLOWED. ANSWERS CAN BE IN ANY ORDER. THERE IS A DOUBLE-SIDED ANSWER SHEET FOR THIS AND THE FOLLOWING WRITTEN ROUND.

THE ANSWERS ARE

1 / elizabeth taylor $210 million
2 / michael jackson $145 million
3 / elvis presley $ 55 Million
4 / charles schulz $ 37 Million
5 / bob marley $ 17 million
6 / john lennon $ 12 million
7 / marilyn monroe $ 10 million
7 / albert einstein $ 10 million
9 / theodor geisel (dr seuss) $ 9 million
10 / steve mcqueen / bettie page $ 8 million

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – WRITTEN ROUND 2

USUAL RULES APPLY. THE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 6-14 CONTAIN A CONNECTION THAT IS ANSWER NO. 15.

1. / what is the name given to a buddhist burial mound? / stupa
2. / what was meant to happen to anyone who drank from the river lethe? / they lost their memory (amnesia)
3. / what appeared in the times newspaper for the first time in September 1860? / the weather forecast
4. / what is the singular of scampi? / scampo
5. / What category of nobel prize was first awarded in 1969 / economics
6. / TWO OF THE MOST WANTED OUTLAWS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WEST, ARE POPULAR WITH EVERYONE EXCEPT THE RAILROADS AND THE BANKS. NAME THE 70s TV series that this line comes from / alias smith and jones
(paul smith)
7. / A CONSTITUENTCOLLEGE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. FOUNDED IN 1584 BY SIR WALTER MILDMAY, CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER TO ELIZABETH 1. / EMMANUEL
(elizabeth emanuel)
8. / WEST HAM UNITED DEFENDER. 5 APPEARANCES FOR NORTHERN IRELAND NATIONAL U21 TEAM 2000-2001 AND 34 APPEARANCES FOR NORTHERN IRELAND 2001-2010 / GEORGE MCCARTNEY
(stella mccartney)
9. / WHO’S FIRST MAJOR LIVE CONCERT PERFORMANCE IN HIS HOME COUNTRY IN OVER A DECADE WAS ON THE 27TH JULY 2012 AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES? / MIKE OLDFIELD
(bruce oldfield)
10. / AN ENGLISH PROFESSIONAL GOLFER, NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1998, 2000 AND 2009 / LEE WESTWOOD
(vivienne Westwood)
11. / AN ENGLISH RESTAURATEUR, COOKERY WRITER AND CHEF, KNOWN FOR HIS LOVE OF BRITISH CUISINE / GARY RHODES
(zandra rhodes)
12. / BEST SELLING AUTHOR, WHOSE BOOKS INCLUDE ‘LACE’ AND ‘SUPERWOMAN’ / SHIRLEY CONRAN
(jasper conran)
13. / tHE CIVILIAN AND SECRET IDENTITY OF THE SUPERHERO ‘SUPERMAN’ / KENT CLARK
(ossie clark)
14. / english actor who played dr who between 1963 and 1966 / william hartnell
(norman hartnell)
15. / And the connection is …… / english fashion designers

SPARES

what did the films who’s afraid of virginia woolf?, the snake pit and one flew over the cuckoo’s nest have in common? / insanity
why was erika schinegger stripped of her 1966 downhill skiing world title? / she was a man
which european country has the oldest parliament? / iceland

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE WRITTEN ROUND 1

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE WRITTEN ROUND 2

TOP TEN

according to forbes - the top 10 highest earning deceased

celebrities in 2012

question master

don’t moan or panic, you can make educated guesses with the clues to help you:

1 american actor

1 english actress

2 american actresses

1 english singer/song writer

2 american singers

1 jamaican singer/song writer

1 cartoonist

1 scientist

1 author

for those clever mathematicians you will no doubt have noticed that there are 11 in this category. there is a joint amount with two people at number 7. either/ or will be accepted

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