Tonight: – Fit the Third!

Well, it’s the morning.

Or partway through it, anyway.

After last night’s write-up, a word about the actual questions, themselves; – as a quick note, though, there is a story to them.

I started out using Harold 46, which hasn’t been re-used for the Hutton gig. Nor will it, as it turned out to be be a bit on the rough side.

One thing I am happy about is the fact that, for some time, I’ve had three to five actual quizzes printed out for each night’s event. Usually, that provides a choice of quizzes for each venue. But it also always me to do what I did last night.

Emergency surgery.

Which basically consisted of dumping the last three rounds of question set 46, and replacing them with the last three rounds of number 56. Fun, Fun Fun …

Either way, here’s the result …

ROUND ONE. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q1) Which Royal Navy rank is senior; – Captain or Commodore?

A1) Commodore

Q2) What do the initials RADA stand for?

Q2) Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Q3) Which drug is sometimes referred to as “brown sugar”?

A3) Heroin

Q4) The 1st traffic lights appeared in 1919; - but in which US city?

A4) Detroit.

Q5) What is the collective name for Tinky Winky, Dipsy, La La and Po?

A5) The Teletubbies

Q6) What does a circle with a cross through it mean on a clothing label?

A6) Do not dry clean

Q7) Which former England football manager was named after an ill-fated band leader?

A7) Glenn HoddIe. (Named after Glen Miller, obviously.)

Q8) Who directed the 2005 movie, “Charlie & the Chocolate Factory?”

A8) Tim Burton.

Q9) On a standard UK Monopoly board, what colour is Park Lane?

A9) Dark Blue.

Q10) Who was the Roman god of war?

A10) Mars

ROUND TWO. MUSIC & LIGHTS.

Q11) Frank Beard is the hairiest member of ZZTop – true or false?

A11) False: – Drummer Frank Beard is the only one with just a moustache.

Q12) A track by which female artist was used as the theme to ITV's “Celebrity Love Island”?

A12) Jem

Q13) Who or what lived in Honalee?

A13) “Puff the Magic Dragon”.

Q14) Who sang about ‘another suitcase in another hall’ in 1997?

A14) Madonna.

Q15) Who was the leader of the first black band to play at Carnegie Hall?

A15) Count Basie.

Q16) Which 1960s pop group was led by the Davies brothers?

A16) The Kinks

Q17) Can you name the publicity shy lead singer of the Arctic Monkeys?

A17) Alex Turner

Q18) Who released the album “A Grand Don’t Come For Free”?

A18) The Streets

Q19) Which group had a brief comeback with Rock Steady?

A19) All Saints

Q20) They tried to make her go to rehab, but who said no! no! no!

A20) Amy Winehouse

ROUND THREE. HOBBIES AND LEISURE.

Q21) Which game features Reverend Green, Mrs White, & Miss Plum?

A21) “Cluedo”.

Q22) What does a twitcher look for?

A22) Birds.

Q23) What name is given to the small discs used in a game of Tiddlywinks?

A23) Winks.

Q24) What children’s toy was invented in 1900, by Frank Hornby?

A24) Meccano.

Q25) What hobby was originally called Whiff Whaff?

A25) Ping Pong (Accept Table Tennis)

Q26) Which London Museum is named after a Queen, & her cousin?

A26) The Victoria And Albert

Q27) What do Whipsnade, Chessington, and London have in common?

A27) Zoos.

Q28) In Scrabble, how many points is the letter “g”, worth?

A28) 2

Q29) What would a campanologist need for his hobby?

A29) Bells

Q30) In Scrabble, what colour are the triple word squares?

A30) Red.

ROUND FOUR. COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN.

Q31) What is the normal capacity of a DVD – ROM?

A31) 4.7Gb

Q32) What type of information does CNN broadcast?

A32) News. (Cable News Network)

Q33) In which language does S4C broadcast?

A33) Welsh

Q34) Who sends encyclical letters?

A34) The Pope.

Q35) What is the official language of Haiti?

A35) French.

Q36) In which US state is Silicon Valley?

A36) California.

Q37) From which language does the word ‘Anorak’ come?

A37) Eskimo. (Accept Inuit.)

Q38) What is the international dialling code for the UK?

A38) + 44 (0044 is also acceptable)

Q39) 112 is an alternative to which phone number?

A39) 999

Q40) The fingertips represent what, in British sign language?

A40) The vowels. (A, E, I, O, and U.)

ROUND FIVE. TV DINNERS.

Q41) Name either of the currant “Doctor Who” spin-off series. (Two points for both.)

A41) “Torchwood”, or “The Sarah Jane Adventures”.

Q42) Violet Carson was the 1st “Coronation Street” actress to be awarded what, a BAFTA, an OBE, or an Oscar?

A42) An OBE.

Q43) Angela Rippon was the 1st women to present the BBC News, and which other programme?

A43) “Top Gear”.

Q44) Which star of “Happy Days” has become a successful film director?

A44) Ron Howard

Q45) Which family drive around in a car called The Cavemobile?

A45) The Flintstones

Q46) Choo Choo & Benny are from which cartoon?

A46) “Top Cat”.

Q47) In which year of the 1990’s was Channel 5 1st broadcast?

A47) 1997. (On March 31st, to be exact.)

Q48) Lily Savage is the chain smoking alter ego of which tv presenter?

A48) Paul O’Grady.

Q49) Which Victorian drama series has a hospital called The Thift?

A49) “Bramwell”.

Q50) In which TV show did David Jason call Nicholas Lyndhurst, a “plonker?”

A50) “Only Fools And Horse’s”.

ROUND SIX. GENERAL KNOWLE IGNORANCE.

Q51) What do entomologists study?

A51) Insects

Q52) The Guru’s were the early leaders of which Indian religion?

A52) Sikhism.

Q53) What of Robin Hood’s Merry Men was the son of a miller; – Much, or Alan a’Dale?

A53) Much.

Q54) Middlesex Street, in Whitechapel, is better known how?

A54) Petticoat Lane.

Q55) In what year was the United Nations founded?

A55) 1945

Q56) Which boxer said, “…know what I mean, ’Arry”?

A56) Frank Bruno

Q57) Which food item is most consumed by humans throughout the world?

A57) Rice

Q58) Which day of the week is named after the god Thor?

A58) Thursday

Q59) Which city is the setting for “Saturday Night Fever”?

A59) New York

Q60) Lindisfarne famously sang about the fog on which river?

A60) The Tyne

I think I’m rather pleased to have been able to manage to get away with it, although I’ve not had to do that kind of chop and change for a good three or four years. It’s usually why I try and be a bit careful about vetting the questions …

Either way, here’s the answer’s to the table round, by the way, and I’d like to thank Graham for coming up with this little lot.

Q1) Which southern hemisphere nation is hosted this year’s Rugby League World Cup; – Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa?

A1) Australia.

Q2) The first World Cup (the first of either code, league or union) was held in France in the 50's. But which year?

A2) 1954

Q3) Only two nations have ever held the cup. Name either.

A3) Australia (9) and Great Britain (3)

Q4) The tournament has never been held at regular intervals. When was the last tournament held; – 2000, 2002, or 2004?

A4) 2000

Q5) The next tournament is to be hosted by Great Britain; – in which year?

A5) 2013

Which, of course, means I’ve got something else in mind, for Thursday …