Fun Quiz

Fun Quiz: week 17

RND 1

Name these famous Liverpool comedians and music artists

RND 2

• 10 TV shows by their drinking establishments [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show you the names of 10 drinking or refreshment establishments from TV shows and the year the show was first broadcast; we’re looking for the title of the 10 corresponding shows that feature these drinking establishments.”]
  The Clues: Rovers Return Inn (1960) / The Woolpack (1972) / Café Nervosa (1993) / Central Perk (1994) / The Dog in the Pond (1995) / The Winchester Club (1979) / The Nag’s Head (1981) / The Garrison (2013) / Moe’s Tavern (1989) / Bada Bing! (1999)
   
• 10 backing bands by their lead singers [“ the names of 10 lead singers; we’re looking for the names of the 10 backing bands that are most commonly associated with these singers.”]
  The clues: Nick Cave / Joan Jett / Ian Dury / Bill Haley / Bruce Springsteen / Tom Petty / Smokey Robinson / Huey Lewis / Gladys Knight / Bob Marley

RND 3

General knowledge

1. What is the normal colour of sulphur?
2. Who was the first occupant of Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey?
3. What is rupophobia the fear of?
4. What is the common name of a poker hand containing 3 of a kind and a pair?
5. K2, the world`s second highest mountain, is in which country?
6. In what 1977 film did John Travolta get his first starring role?
7. In which Italian city would you find the Uffizi Gallery?
8. What is Shakespeare`s longest play?
9. Lending her name to a famous sports manufacturer, who was the Greek Goddess of Victory?
10. In which country is the city of Mecca?
11. From what country does the chihuahua dog originate?
12. What nationality was the poet Dylan Thomas?
13. Who had a Top 10 hit in 1969 with `Pictures of Lily`?
14. Which sculptor created `The Thinker`?
15. In what decade did the building of the Berlin wall begin?
16. According to the Bible, what kind of bird did Noah first release from the Ark when the rain stopped?
17. What is Paddington Bear`s favourite type of sandwiches?
18. Which political party did American President Bill Clinton represent?
19. What word is used to describe a group of ants?
20. What religion are the Osmonds?

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