Well, that’s An Improvement!

Well, it is; – one hell of an improvement.   Four team were in tonight, and, while I didn’t get a chance to ask, I’ve a feeling the various bits of advertising are starting to have an effect.

One thing that does remind me of, is the simple necessity of adding The King Harold’s Facebook group to the link’s section, along with the Hutton’s.

Either way, just to summarise, tonight, the Three Muscatears came in first tonight, with a grand total of fifty-five points.

But here’s the complete scores on the doors, so you know!

The Three Muscatears	55 points
Kevin & Richard	47 points
Joe	44 points
Rob & Dean	36 points

What doesn’t surprise me is the simple fact that nobody got the Bonus question, tonight.   Joe, bless, was rather ticked off; – to quote the man himself, “I was two years, and one monarch out!”.   But here, judge for yourself … “Who founded Trinity College, and in what year?”   Which those of us who’ve got access to the answer will be able to tell you is Henry 8th, in 1546 … 

Which means, so you know, that the bonus is up to a minimum of £3•50p, next week.   Which is a point, my birthday, next Wednesday, so the table rounds could well go any where.

But expect to see one or two questions about Terry Pratchett’s discworld, in there!

Talking of which, I think I’ll keep the table round pretty much the same, Thursday, at the Hutton.   But you never know …

Anyway, here’s tonight’s question set; – the REVISED number 67; – Enjoy!

ROUND ONE:  GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q1) Disney’s version of Pinocchio was released in which decade of the 20th Century?

A1) The 1940’s

Q2) Alistair Cooke became famous for broadcasting his “Letter from…” where?

Q2) America

Q3) What name is shared by Charlie Chaplin, and Princess Diana?

A3) Spencer.

Q4) Which iconic ’30’s movie star was called ‘The Blonde Bombshell’?

A4) Jean Harlow.

Q5) What phrase describes Rubik’s Cube; - two dimensional, three dimensional, or four dimensional?

A5) Three dimensional.

Q6) What stewed item goes into a compote?

A6) Stewed Fruit.

Q7) During the 60’s, which member of the Kennedy family was involved with the Chappaquidick incident?

A7) Edward ‘Teddy’ Kennedy

Q8) “Northern Soul” was the début album from which 90’s band?

A8) M People

Q9) Before becoming a TV presenter, Anthea Turner worked for which motoring organisation?

A9) The AA.

Q10) Dermatology is the study of human … what?

A10) Skin.

ROUND TWO: AT THE MOVIES.

Q11) Paul Newman died in 2008; - for which film did he win his only Oscar?

A11) “The Colour of Money”

Q12) Which Disney cartoon was re-issued in 1987, on its 50th anniversary?

A12) “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”

Q13) Who played Jessica Lange’s husband, in the remake of “Cape Fear”?

A13) Nick Nolte

Q14) In which film did Humphrey Bogart play Rick Blane?

A14) “Casablanca.”

Q15) Which musical was derived from George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion”?

A15) “My Fair Lady”.

Q16) Name either of the characters to be the most filmed.

A16) Dracula and Sherlock Holmes. (Third place is Napoleon).

Q17) Humphrey Bogart won his only Oscar for Best Actor — for which film?

A17) “The African Queen.”

Q18) Who starred as The Sundance Kid in “Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid”?

A18) Robert Redford.

Q19) Who stars as K-PAX, in the film “K-PAX”?

A19) Kevin Spacey

Q20) “Cavatina” was the theme tune of which Vietnam movie?

A20) “The Deer Hunter”

ROUND THREE:  TV DINNERS.

Q21) In TV’s “Get Smart” what was Maxwell Smart's Number?

A21) Agent 86.

Q22) Who did all his detecting sitting down?

A22) Robert Ironside.

Q23) In 1988, who played Inspector Abberline in ITV’s “Jack The Ripper”?

A23) Michael Caine.

Q24) Orson Welles provided the voice of Robin Masters, a wealthy estate owner who was heard but never seen. In which US TV series was it?

A24) “Magnum PI.”

Q25) Which character did Howard Keel play in “Dallas”?

A25) Clayton Farlow.

Q26) The bionic woman had  four bionic body parts; – name any of them.

A26) Both Legs, her right arm and an ear

Q27) What kind of car did Charlie Hungerford drive in “Bergerac”?

A27) A white Rolls Royce

Q28) What were the names of Samantha’s daughter in the TV series “Bewitched”?

A28) Tabitha

Q29) Which breakfast cereal was advertised on TV as being knitted by a group of OAPs?

A29) Shreddies.

 Q30) In which year did the BBC first show Neighbours?

A30) 1986.

ROUND FOUR: SPORTING CHANCES.

Q31) Who was the first black English football international?

A31) Viv Anderson.

Q32) How many people are there in an American football team?

A32) 11

Q33) Which extreme sport originated as a rite of passage for young men on the South Pacific island of Pentecost?

A33) Bungee–Jumping

Q34) Which English football league club originally played as Thames Ironworks FC?

A34) West Ham

Q35) Which country cricket team plays at Old Trafford?

A35) Lancashire

Q36) What is the home ground of Rangers football club?

A36) Ibrox stadium

Q37) Why was it impossible to put the ball in the back of the net before 1890?

A37) Goal nets were not invented until then.

Q38) In which sport does the playing area include a “crease”?

A38) Cricket

Q39) In golf, who won the British Open in 2005?

A39) Tiger Woods

Q40) Who was Liverpool’s skipper in the 2005 European Champions League triumph?

A40) Steven Gerrard.

ROUND FIVE: TRANSPORT

Q41) What, opened in 1901, runs from Moscow to Vladivostok?

A41) Trans-Siberian Railway

Q42) MRS is the airport code for which city?

A42) Marseilles

Q43) Which duo are the subjects of a statue at Heathrow airport?

A43) Alcock and Brown.   (The pilots who made the first transatlantic plane crossing.)

Q44) Which British city is home to the National Lifeboat Museum?

A44) Bristol

Q45) Which South American city was designed in the shape of an aeroplane?

A45) Brasilia

Q46) What made its first journey in 1883 from Paris to Constantinople?

A46) The Orient Express

Q47) Sherbet is cockney rhyming slang for what mode of transport?

A47) Cab, sherbet dab*

Q48) What name is given to a flat-bottomed Chinese sailing vessel?

A48) Junk.º

Q49) What is the name given to a pedestrian crossing light comprising an amber-coloured globe mounted on a black-and-white banded pole?

A49) A Belisha beacon.

Q50) Which 1971 Spielberg film starred Dennis Weaver as a motorist menaced by a huge tanker truck?

A50) “Duel”

ROUND SIX: GENERAL IGNORANCE.

Q51) The Armada was sent to invade England, by which European country?

A51) Spain.

Q52) Ventriloquist, Terry Hall died in 2007; - what children’s character was his best known doll?

A52) Lenny the Lion.

Q53) Who is Russia’s current President?

A53) Dmitri Medvedev

Q54) Which deodorant was advertised with the phrase, “Boom Chicka Wah-wah”?

A54) Lynx

Q55) What sort of missile did David use to slay Goliath?

A55) A stoneª.   (Accept rock or pebble.)

Q56) Geronimo was involved in the fight with which government?

A56) The US Federal Government‡.

Q57) Which ocean is to the east of South Africa?

A57) The Indian Ocean.

Q58) In legend, which bird rose from its own ashes?

A58) The Phoenix

Q59) What vegetable can be Hurst Beagle, or Kelvedon Wonder?

A59) The Garden Pea.

Q60) Which fictional Dan 1st appeared in 1937?

A60) Desperate Dan.

* Actually, there was some discussion of this: most of the teams had come across it as a piece of slang for a ship, but the only reference I’ve found is this.   Please leave a comment, if you find any.

º This one fell foul of Joe, who, with the possible exception of John, of the No Idea’s, is pretty accurate in pointing out my inaccuracies, and pointed out it could equally be a Sampan.

ª And, dear me, the arguments about this one …

‡ Joe, again.   Apparently, he also fought some battles with Mexico …