Shiney's Quiz Mk 2

As with the Photo competition, there is now a comments thread for the quiz. You can post the points awarded on there as well. So you can tot up your own points as I shan't bother

For Comments And Points Awarded For Shiney's Quiz Mk 2

Quiz Rules and Guidelines.

Rule 1: The quizmaster decision is final.
Rule 2: Any disagreement with the answer? Refer to Rule 1.
Rule 3: All comments on questions and answers welcome but remember Rule 1.
I may add more rules if I think of them.

ANSWERS BY PM, PLEASE.

As you will be sending your answers by PM in future you can change your answers as many times as you like as long as they get to me before the answers are posted.

There will be some easy questions amongst the anything from 'just a little bit harder than normal' to 'not a lot of people know that' questions.

Guidelines:
There are no prizes.
If your answer is not quite right but is somewhere near then I shall adjudicate but remember Rule 1.
You can pat yourself on the back (or kick yourself) as many times as you like.
Points awarded:-
5 - if you got the answer without research
3 - if you got the answer by book research
1 - if you got the answer through the internet
I'll trust that you will tell me how you got your answers.

I will award points if you are nearly right and say you can't get any further or if I like the answer you have given.

Keep your own score. You can cheat with your scores if you want to. Nobody will care.

 

1. One of the definitions of a vagrant is "someone with no visible means of support". The famous author, John Buchan, gave an almost identical definition for an atheist. His definition was only two letters different. What was his definition?

2. What was the real name of the outlaw Butch Cassidy?

3. What Radio 1 D.J. was near the grassy knoll in Dallas when JFK was assassinated and in the jail when Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald?

4. What is the name of the first low cost airline that our no frills airlines are modelled on?

5. Who said An eye for an eye eventually makes the whole world blind.

6. To the nearest minute, how long does it take light to reach us from the sun?

7. What was James Bond official number?

8. In what year did the Hindenburg explode?

9. How many books are there in C. S. Lewis's Narnia Chronicles?

10. What were the names of the 3 London evening newspapers in the 1950 and 60

 

11. In the 1997 General Election, who was chosen by the Referendum Party to run against John Major in his Huntingdon constituency?

12. In 1951 which legendary singer's first job after leaving school was a cinema usher?

13. Whose nickname is The Genius of Georgia?

14. According to the legend - in 1056 Peeping Tom was struck blind for looking at whom?

15. In which book of the bible are the Ten Commandments first written?

16. The film "Born Free" was based on a true story about a lioness called Elsa. What is the name of the woman who reared Elsa from a cub?

 

17. What was the original name for the play "The Mousetrap"?

 

18. One of the most popular songs of Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkle) was "Homeward Bound". It starts with the words "I'm sitting in a railway station. Ticket for my destination. On a tour of one night stands" ... He wrote this whilst waiting for a train on a tour in England. What station was it?

 

Two of them as they are similar questions.

19. The hit song "American Pie" written and sung by Don McClean was written about which pop star?

20. The hit song "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack was written about which pop star?

 

21. In the Pallio horserace, in the Piazza del Campo in Siena, what two things were traditionally given to the horses before the start of the race?

22.
In what country is The Old Moulmein Pagoda?

It is mentioned in the first line of an old poem and song and many famous singers performed the song.

What is the title of the poem?


For a bonus of 5 points (even if you google it): Frank Sinatra was one of the people that made the song famous but he changed some wording. What is the error in the first two lines of his version that is a physical impossibility?

 

To whom are these words attributed?:

23. When the finger points at the moon the imbecile looks at the finger.

24. Don't ever go down to the end of the town if you don't go down with me.

25. Put your trust in God, but tie up your camel first.

26. I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman.

27. The Game is Afoot.

 

28. What geographically is the difference between a pond and a lake?

29. What is The Birkenhead Drill?

 

30. In the 1970’s TV series the “A Team” starring George Peppard as Hannibal Smith, it also had a character called B. A. Baracus (played by Mr T) what did B. A. stand for?


31. What nasty fate befell Peter Rabbit’s father?

 

I'll allow quite a bit of time before starting to post answers so that you have more time to try and wrack your brains before attempting to Google.

First few answers won't be given for at least a week.

Some of the questions are quite easy and can be answered immediately (such as No.7.) and others may take quite a bit of investigation.

 

Some more photos put on the photo quiz

 

Answers to previous questions and I shall post some more lower down
With a few of them I have given just a brief bit of extra info.

1. One of the definitions of a vagrant is "someone with no visible means of support". The famous author, John Buchan, gave an almost identical definition for an atheist. His definition was only two letters different. What was his definition?
"Someone with no invisible means of support."

2. What was the real name of the outlaw Butch Cassidy? ... Robert Leroy Parker

3. What Radio 1 D.J. was near the grassy knoll in Dallas when JFK was assassinated and in the jail when Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald? …
John Peel who was a reporter in Dallas at that time.

4. What is the name of the first low cost airline that our no frills airlines are modelled on? … South West Airlines (USA).

5. Who said An eye for an eye eventually makes the whole world blind...
Ghandi.

6. To the nearest minute, how long does it take light to reach us from the sun?...
8 minutes

7. What was James Bond official number?.........
007

8. In what year did the Hindenburg explode? …
1937

9. How many books are there in C. S. Lewis's Narnia Chronicles?...
7 (The Magicians Nephew, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Last Battle)

10. What were the names of the 3 London evening newspapers in the 1950’s and 60’s...
Star, News and Standard (that was the call that all the newsvendors used to shout out)

 

11. In the 1997 General Election, who was chosen by the Referendum Party to run against John Major in his Huntingdon constituency? …
Dr David Bellamy

12. In 1951 which legendary singer's first job after leaving school was a cinema usher? …
Elvis Presley

13. Whose nickname was The Genius of Georgia? …
Ray Charles

14. According to the legend - in 1056 Peeping Tom was struck blind for looking at whom?...
Lady Godiva (wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia)

15. In which book of the bible are the Ten Commandments first written? …
Exodus

16. The film "Born Free" was based on a true story about a lioness called Elsa. What is the name of the woman who reared Elsa from a cub? …
Joy Adamson

17. What was the original name for the play "The Mousetrap"?...
It was a radio play called “3 Blind Mice” produced in 1947 for the 80th birthday of Queen Mary.

18. One of the most popular songs of Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkle) was "Homeward Bound". It starts with the words "I'm sitting in a railway station. Ticket for my destination. On a tour of one night stands" ... He wrote this whilst waiting for a train on a tour in England. What station was it?...
Widnes (near Liverpool), whilst waiting for the milk train back to London and to Kathy his girlfriend.

19. The hit song "American Pie" written and sung by Don McClean was written about which pop star?...
Buddy Holly (who died in a plane crash with Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper along with the pilot Roger Peterson.

20. The hit song "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack was written about which pop star?...
Don McClean.

 

21. In the Palio horserace, in the Piazza del Campo in Siena, what two things were traditionally given to the horses before the start of the race?...
Coffee and a lump of sugar – known as Il Beverone. (It was banned some years ago as being cruel)

22. In what country is The Old Moulmein Pagoda?
It is mentioned in the first line of an old poem and song and many famous singers performed the song.
What is the title of the poem?

For a bonus of 5 points (even if you google it): Frank Sinatra was one of the people that made the song famous but he changed some wording. What is the error in the first two lines of his version that is a physical impossibility?...
Mandalay by Kipling (the inspiration for the song ‘Come ye back to Mandalay’

Bonus answer:-
Most modern versions of the song have dropped the intro ‘By the old Moulmein Pagoda, looking eastward to the sea (Kipling wrote “Lookin’ lazy at the sea”). The only thing wrong with this altered wording is that none of the pagodas in Moulmein look eastward to the sea as the sea is to the west and south!

Who said or was reputed to say:-
23. When the finger points at the moon the imbecile looks at the finger. …
Confucius

24. Don't ever go down to the end of the town if you don't go down with me. …
James James Morrison Morrison Wetherby George Dupree (Poem and song by A. A. Milne)

25. Put your trust in God, but tie up your camel first. …
Mohammed

26. I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman. …
Queen Elizabeth I

27. The Game is Afoot. …
Sherlock Holmes

28. What geographically is the difference between a pond and a lake? …
A pond gets its water from precipitation and a lake gets its water from flowing water e.g. streams and rivers.

29. What is The Birkenhead Drill? …
‘Women and children first’ in the lifeboats.

30. In the 1970’s TV series the “A Team” starring George Peppard as Hannibal Smith, it also had a character called B. A. Baracus (played by Mr T) what did B. A. stand for? …
Bad Attitude

31. What nasty fate befell Peter Rabbit’s father? …
He was put in a pie.