Marky B

As promised,a quiz. Obviously not under the rules of a quiz in a pub (how am I to know you are "researching") and no prizes. You can of course,take the quiz to work or to the pub,I am not bothered.
Enjoy!

1 Today in 1822,Percy Shelley drowned off Spezzia - what was his middle name?
2 TRUE OR FALSE:The former Cunard liner,Queen Elizabeth 2,was named after our Queen?
3 For which state is Barack Obama a Senator?
4 How many gallons are there in a kilderkin of beer?
5 After God and Santa Claus,which fictional character is sent the most mail?
6 Which comedian was born Michael Pennington?
7 If cows are bovine,foxes are vulpine,which creatures are lupine?
8 In Greek mythology,who was the surly ferryman who transported the dead across the river Styx to Hades?
9 What is the inscription on the door of 10 Downing Street,London?
10 Which book begins with the line:"Even in the dry heat of summer's end,the great forest was never silent."?
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11 CINEMA:A/ CON BITES MALE FLESH - anagram of which famous film?
B/ Including this years War,Inc,how many films have siblings John and Joan Cusack appeared in together?
12 TELEVISION:A/ Who narrated the epic documentary,The World At War?
B/ Who has told the most stories on Jackanory?
13 MUSIC:A/ Who was the only British singer in the first UK top ten singles chart on 14 November 1952?
B/ Roberta Flack's Killing Me Softly With His Song was dedicated to which singer/songwriter?
14 SPORT:A/ Who rode Red Rum on his final Grand National victory in 1977?
B/ Which team won the first post war FA Cup Final in 1946?
15 HISTORY:In 1843,the worlds first underwater tunnel was opened,but under which river?
16 WORDS:Which word,relating to a town or a city,is also the name of eight Popes?
17 THE HUMAN BODY:Where in the human body will you find the bone called Occipital?
18 GEOGRAPHY:In which mountain range will you find the world's highest mountain outside Asia?
19 MEDIA:Which US President has appeared on the most occasions on the front cover of Time magazine?
20 YEAR:Year Nelson Mandela is elected President of South Africa.

Good luck everybody. You can send the answers by PMs. Answers revealed next Sunday.
Have fun
Ta Ta
Marky B

I once shot an elephant in my pyjamas - how he got in my pyjamas,I'll never know

Marky B

Here are the answers:
1 BYSSHE
2 FALSE (it is so called because it is the second Cunard liner called Queen Elizabeth - Her Maj didn't know this until she turned up to launch it)
3 ILLINOIS
4 EIGHTEEN*
5 SHERLOCK HOLMES
6 JOHNNY VEGAS
7 WOLVES
8 CHARON
9 FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY
10 SHARDIK (Richard Adams)
11 A/ SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
B/ 10
12 A/ SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER
B/ BERNARD CRIBBINS
13 A/ DAME VERA LYNN
B/ DON MCLEAN
14 A/ TOMMY STACK
B/ DERBY COUNTY
15 THE THAMES
16 URBAN
17 THE SKULL
18 THE ANDES (Cerro Aconcagua in Argentina - 22834 feet)
19 RICHARD NIXON (Hillary Clinton has appeared on the fron cover more than any other woman)
20 1994

A pin is 41/2 gallons,a firkin is 9 gallons,a kilderkin is 18 gallons,a barrel is 36 gallons,a hogshead is 54 gallons. There is also a butt and a puncheon but I can't remember which one is 54 gallons or 108 gallons.
Ta Ta
Marky B

I once shot an elephant in my pyjamas - how he got in my pyjamas,I'll never know

rskershaw

Err....... talk about spoilers.

And what's all this about me having me leg off?

Marky B

The quiz was posted last week.
Ta Ta
Marky B

I once shot an elephant in my pyjamas - how he got in my pyjamas,I'll never know