Ada's Friday Night Quiz 1

[Ada]

OK,
Here goes for those of you (and me) who are still compus mentis this time of night on a Friday!!!!

Normal rules apply....
Don't call on Google or Jeeves etc. until you've surprised yourself how much (or not) you know without their help.

RED = SOLVED


1. In Ireland it’s called Colcannon, but how is it better known in England?BUBBLE & SQUEAK
2. Who was world professional billiards champion from 1968 to 1980?REX WILLIAMS
3. In what country is the Dong the currency? VIETNAM
4. What sex symbol was decapitated in a car crash in 1967?JAYNE MANSFIELD
5. Which is the odd one out: Father , Sister, Cousin, Mother, Grandfather, Uncle…and why?COUSIN...ONLY ONE NOT TO SPECIFY GENDER
6. What was the original name of The Goon Show on radio?CRAZY PEOPLE
7. Name Britain’s first TV series about a policewoman and which actress played the leading character? THE GENTLE TOUCH JILL GASCOIGNE
8. Cliff Richard sang the theme to which ‘horsey’ BBC soap of 1992?TRAINER
9. How many other motorways connect with the M25 (not including the A1M)?8…. M1, M11, M20, M26, M23, M3, M4 & M40
10. Who won Big Brother 3?KATE LAWLER
11. What comes next: Vauxhall, Lambeth, Westminster, Waterloo, Blackfriars….?SOUTHWARK...THAMES ROAD BRIDGES GOING DOWNSTREAM
12. Which song’s lyrics include: ‘ Ain’t got time to oil the hinges, or to mend the window pane’? THIS OLD HOUSE
13. Pete’s father’s father’s son is married to Jack’s daughter…..what is the relationship between Pete & Jack? JACK IS PETE'S GRANDFATHER
14. Who was the original host of quizshow ‘Gambit’?FRED DINENAGE
15. What is the passion of an oenophile?WINE

Good Luck

Ada.

[mathare]

3. Vietnam
7. Juliet Bravo
12. This Ol' House by Shakin's Stevens?

[Ruby]

Hiya Ada :)
I'll have a go....oooer!!
3.Vietnam
4.James Dean
5. Cousin...coz they can marry?
7.the one with Gill Gascoigne??

[Ruby]

12...gaarrrghhh...missed the Shakey one!

[Ruby]

7...aaah without googling..The Gentle Touch?

[Ruby]

10..Nadia?

[sparkyminer]

2 Joe Davis
14 Fred Dineage.

[Ruby]

1. guess....cabbage and corned beef hash

[Ruby]

8 Riders?

[Ada]

Hello Ruby darlink
Hope all is well at your end...

Yes you missed the Shaky one...tut tut
Talking of which....Shaky's got a new CD of his greatest hits released this Monday 11th April. Check Amazon for details.

Anyway where was I...
3 Correct
4 Incorrect
5.I have to say wrong...I need both answer and reason correct.
7 Correct

Ada

[mathare]

4 I have to say wrong...I need both answer and reason correct.We have to tell you why they were decapitated in a car crash? :doh

[mathare]

Cheeky edit there Ada :)

[Ruby]

oooh ok ...will do, but CD Wow is cheaper!! Thanks anyhow :)
so so is answer correct?? for no. 4 that is..?? :D

[Ada]

Mathare
12 Correct

Ada.

[Ruby]

was 8 right Ada?
oh and 10?

[Ada]

Sparky 14 correct
Ruby 8 incorrect

Apologies for my sly edit. You know who you are who spotted it!!!!!!

Ada.

[sparkyminer]

2 Fred Davis.

[bigcumba]

11 - Tower? London Bridges maybe?

[Ada]

Ruby
10 Incorrect
1 This has a more common name here in England, certainly in London... you're an Oxford lass are you not.

Ada.

[Ada]

Sparky 2 Incorrect
BigC 11 Incorrect

Ada.

[butterbean]

4. Jayne Mansfield

[Ada]

Butterbean
4 Correct

Ada.

[Ruby]

well I know they like corned beef and cabbage,...I thought on St Patricks day?? Don't know any Oxford dishes...only a knuckle butty...mind you that's a northern thing!! And I am originally a Shropshire lass!

[Ada]

Ruby
I think it's well known throughout the country.
Personally I can't stand it.
Cabbage is one of it's main ingredients.

Did you see Shaky on the Peter Kay/Tony Christie video for Is This The Way To Amarillo?
Looks as though he's looking after himself!!

That CD is called The Shakin Stevens Collection £12.99 on Amazon. It says its a CD + DVD.

Ada

[Ruby]

ooohh bubble and squeak??
yes I did see the lovely man...and as I pointed out to the old grunter...he was in tip top condition...:D

[presto]

2. Who was world professional billiards champion from 1968 to 1980? - minesota fatt's ?

[Ada]

Ruby
Yes....Bubble & Squeak

By the way I edited my previous post with the Shaky CD name and price on Amazon

Ada.

[Ruby]

Hokey dokes...thanks, will investigate further

[presto]

5. Which is the odd one out: Father , Sister, Cousin, Mother, Grandfather, Uncle…and why?

uncle - only possible, non blood relative.

[sparkyminer]

13 Grandfather / grandson

[Ada]

Presto

2 & 5 incorrect

Ada.

[Ada]

Sparky
13 Correct

Ada.

[mathare]

10. Kate Lawler?

[Fadetoblack]

5. Cousin - Only one that's not gender specific.

[TheOldhamWhisper]

15 Wine

[TheOldhamWhisper]

2 Was that Rex Williams?

[Ada]

Mathare, FTB, TOW

All correct

Just 4 more to go.

Ada.

[GlosRFC]

9. Hazarding a quess here as I try to avoid the M25 like the plague but 7? (M1, M2, M3, M4, A40(M), M11, M23)
11. I think it's bridges too so maybe it's the new Millennium footbridge?

[Ruby]

11...are these London Bridges...if so is it Southwark?

[Ada]

Ruby,
No 11. Well done, Southwark Bridge is correct.
They were the Thames road bridges going downstream.

Glos,
No 9. I don't agree with your answer.
I thought this one might cause problems.
You've included the A40(M) which is not in my answer list, and I have one that you haven't included!!
I'll have to check them for myself.

Ada.

[GlosRFC]

That's okay as I didn't agree with it either :D

[bigcumba]

9 - starting at Junction 1a I make it -

Junc 3 - M20
Junc 5 - M26
Junc 7 - M23
Junc 12 - M3
Junc 15 - M4
Junc 16 - M40
Junc 21 - M1
Junc 23 - A1(M)
Junc 27 - M11

[mathare]

In which case it's 8 as the questions says not to include the A1M

[Ada]

That's right Mat,
8 is correct.
Thanks for listing them BigC. Saved me having to go and double check them again.

Ada.

[bigcumba]

That's right Mat,
8 is correct.
Thanks for listing them BigC. Saved me having to go and double check them again.

Ada.

No probs Ada, had to google them and found this site - looks lilke a real anorak place but useful!

http://www.cbrd.co.uk/

[sparkyminer]

8 Trainer? Only horsey soap I can think of, it was really crap as I recall , one series and thanks but no thanks.

[Ada]

Sparky,
The soap anorak has revealed himself!!!.... :D

No 8. Correct, well done. I don't remember it myself.

Ada.

[sparkyminer]

:D I didn't get out much in those days. :D

[Ada]

Come on Guys & Gals,

Just one more to go....

6. What was the original name of The Goon Show on radio?

Ada.

[TheOldhamWhisper]

At the risk of several 'Methusala' jokes, I can reveal it was originally called Crazy People because the Beeb did not like the word Goon!

[Ada]

Thanks Oldham,
Correct.

QUIZ COMPLETE.

Next Friday for Quiz No. 2 it is then. BE THERE.....if you've got nothing better to do!!

Ada.

[GlosRFC]

Crazy People! I knew I'd remember it if I saw it - although I'm too young to remember much about the Goons - well done Oldham :D