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The following is the first in a series of General Knowledge 'Connections quizzes' which I have used in the 'Colchester Quiz Leagues'. There are at least 4 questions in each quiz and there is a connection somewhere between each of the answers. That's what you have to establish. Have fun & good luck. 

QUIZ 1
1.          Whose 1970s hit singles include ‘Baby Stop Crying’ and ‘Hurricane’?
2.          Who played the role of PC Fancy Smith in ‘Z Cars’ and later played King Richard IV in the original series of ‘Black Adder’?
3.          Which famous historical person, who in 1907 was the first woman to receive the Order of Merit, was born on May 12, 1820 and given her Christian name after the town in which she was born?  
4.          Which character is played by Ardal O’Hanlon in ‘Father Ted’?  

ANSWERS
1. Bob Dylan 2. Brian Blessed 3. Florence Nightingale 4. Father Dougal
Connection = Dylan, Brian, Florence & Dougal are all characters from The Magic Roundabout  

QUIZ 2
1.          The song ‘Three Stars Will Shine Tonight’ was a vocal adaptation of the theme for which well known 1960s TV series?  
2.          Which record by Elvis Presley was the King’s 17th & final UK no.1, topping the charts after  his death in August 1977?
3.          Which member of the English peerage, is well known for his advocacy of prison reform and over the last few years has become particularly associated with supporting the case for the release of Myra Hindley?  
4.          Who presented Radio One’s breakfast show between May 1988 & October 1993?

ANSWERS
1. Dr James Kildare 2. Way Down 3. Lord Longford 4. Simon Mayo
Connection = Kildare, Down, Longford & Mayo are all counties in the Republic of Ireland

QUIZ 3
1.          How do we better know the 60s Radio & TV personality born Carl Henty-Dodd?  
2.          Who was Bonnie Parker’s famous partner?
3.          Who played the role of Sonny Crockett in ‘Miami Vice’?  
4.          Who scored a UK No.1 in 1967 with ‘Where Are You Now (My Love)?  

ANSWERS
1. Simon Dee 2. Clyde Barrow 3. Don Johnson 4. Jackie Trent
Connection = Dee, Clyde, Don & Trent are all names of British Rivers

QUIZ 4
1.          What character did Kim Bassinger play in the 1989 film ‘Batman’?  
2.          During which battle did the famous ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ take place?
3.          Who was famous for his lavish musicals featuring ornate dance routines with large numbers of dancers?  
4.          Which Football Club won the old First Division title in 1971-72 & again 1974-75?  
5. Who played the role of Detective Sgt Hawkins in the TV series ‘Softly Softly’?

ANSWERS
1. Viki Vale 2. Battle of Balaclava 3. Busby Berkley 4. Derby
5. Norman Bowler            
Connection = Veil (phonetical), Balaclava, Busby & Derby are all types of headgear

QUIZ 5

1.          David Essex scored two No.1s. ‘Hold Me Close’ was the second. Which was the first?
2.          In the American civil war, who or what was the ‘stars & bars’?
3.          The title of which play by Tennessee Williams is included in the lyrics of the chorus of Gilbert O’Sullivan’s 1973 No.1 ‘Get Down’?
4.          Bismarck is the capital city of which American state?  

ANSWERS
1. Gonna Make You A Star 2. Nickname of the Confederate Flag 3. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 4. North Dakota
Connection = Pole as in Pole Star, Flag Pole, Polecat and North Pole (easy when you know!)

 

QUIZ 6

1.          Which London thoroughfare is noted for it’s high quality tailors?
2.          Which football League Club did Graeme Souness manage between March 2000 & September 2004?
3.          What was the name of the motel run by Anthony Perkins in the film ‘Psycho’?
4.          Who scored a No.1 in 1970 with ‘I Hear You Knocking’?  

ANSWERS
1. Saville Row 2. Blackburn Rovers 3. Bates Motel 4. Dave Edmunds
Connection = Saville, Blackburn, Bates & Edmu(o)nds are surnames of former Radio One DJs

QUIZ 7
1.          Who played the lead role of Gareth Blackstoke in the TV series "Chef"?  
2.          Which herb has the latin name Petroselinum Crispum?
3.          Who plays the role of Horace Rumpole on TV?  
4.          Who scored hits in the 1960s with ‘But I Do’ and ‘You Always Hurt The One You Love'?

ANSWERS
1. Lenny Henry 2. Parsley 3. Leo McKern 4. Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry
Connection = Fictional Lions (Clarence was the cross-eyed lion in 'Daktari')

QUIZ 8
1.          What was the nickname of given to King Edward I?  
2.          Who, in 1978, outpointed Ken Norton to win the WBC World heavyweight boxing championship?
3.          Which singer scored her biggest UK chart hit in 1971 with the theme of a violent western movie?  
4.          What was the name of the character played by John Forsythe in the TV series Dynasty?

ANSWERS
1. Hammer of the Scots 2. Larry Holmes 3. Buffy Sainte Marie (Soldier Blue) 4. Blake Carrington
Connection = (Mike) Hammer, (Sherlock) Holmes, The Saint & (Sexton) Blake were all Detectives/Crime Fighters

QUIZ 9
1.          In which 1989 film did Daniel Day-Lewis win an Oscar for his portrayal of cerebral palsy  victim Christy Brown?  
2.          Which Conservative statesman was Chancellor of the Exchequer under Lloyd George & Prime Minister in his own right 1922-23?
3.          The Monument in London commemorates which famous event?  
4.          What is the name of the album by Meatloaf that by the end of 2003 had spent a total of 474 weeks in the UK album charts?  

ANSWERS
1. My Left Foot 2. Andrew Bonar Law 3. Great Fire of London 4. Bat Out Of Hell
Connection = Man (Foot)man    (Law)man    (Fire)man    and (Bat)man

QUIZ 10
1.          With which song did Status Quo launch the UK's Live Aid concert of 1985?
2.          In which film did Frank Sinatra play drug addict Frankie Machine?
3.          Which TV soap, that started in 1980, was set around the sprawling Glendarroch estate?
4.          At which battle in the Franco-Prussian War, fought on September 1, 1870, did the German forces, invading France, surround the army of Napoleon III, forcing them to surrender?

ANSWERS
1. Rocking All Over The World 2. The Man With The Golden Arm 3. Take The High Road 4. Battle of Sedan
Connection = Types of Chair    (Rocking, Arm, High & Sedan)

QUIZ 11
1.          What name was given, in the 19th Century, to describe an electoral district that was controlled   by one person or family?
2.          What is the name of the Trophy that is awarded annually to the winners of America's national ice hockey League play-offs that was first presented back in season 1893-94 and is the oldest Trophy that can be won by professional athletes in the USA?
3.          Which character in the TV comedy series 'Allo 'Allo was initially played by Richard Gibson and then Richard Jansen?  
4.          'Station To Station', 'Stage' and 'Lodger' were all top 5 albums in the 1970s by whom?

ANSWERS
1. Pocket Boroughs 2. Stanley Cup 3. Herr Otto Flick 4. David Bowie
Connection = Types of knives (Pocket, Stanley, Flick & Bowie)

QUIZ 12
1.          Who was the female star of the Muppets?  
2.          What was the title of Christie’s 1970 No.1?
3.          In which 1935 film, starring Erol Flyn in the title role, did Flynn play a surgeon who turns buccaneer after unjust persecution?  
4.          Which of the Goons characters, who shared his name with a type of insect, was voiced by  Peter Sellars?  

ANSWERS
1. Miss Piggy 2. Yellow River 3. Captain Blood 4. Blue Bottle
Connection = All types of Banks (Piggy bank, River bank, Blood Bank & Bottle Bank!)

QUIZ 13
1.          Who played the role of Joe Sugden in ‘Emmerdale’?  
2.          Who scored his biggest UK hit with ‘In The Midnight Hour’?
3.          Which mountain in Cumbria is the highest peak in England?  
4.          Which British Trade Unionist who held the office of General Secretary of the Transport & General Workers Union from 1968-78 shares his name with an American singer?  

ANSWERS
1. Fraser Hines 2. Wilson Pickett 3. Scafell Pike 4. Jack Jones
Connection = Members of cast of Dad’s Army (Fraser, Wilson, Pike & Jones)

QUIZ 14
1.          Which organisation was formed in 1864 from a memoir written by Swiss businessman Henri Dunant?
2.          Which battle was fought on October 21, 1805?
3.          Which football team were beaten finalists in the F.A. Cup on 3 occasions during the 1960s?  
4.          Which record made No.3 in January 1983 for The Belle Stars?  

ANSWERS
1. Red Cross 2. Trafalgar 3. Leicester City 4. Sign of the Times
Connection = famous Squares (Red, Trafalgar, Leicester & Times)

QUIZ 14
1.          In which television game show, hosted by Michael Barrymore can contests hit ‘hot spots’?
2.          Which actress played Rebecca in the TV show ‘Cheers’?
3.          Which small metallic fastener was patented by US inventor Walter Hunt on April 10, 1849? 
4.          Which song, from the musical ‘New Americana’ and recorded by Bing Crosby in 1932, includes the lines: ‘Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell. Full of that Yankee Doodle dee dum. Half a million boots went sloggin’ through hell & I was the kid with the drum. Say don’t you remember. They called Me Al”?  

ANSWERS
1. Strike it Lucky 2. Kirsty Alley 3. Safety Pin 4. Buddy Can You Spare A Dime
Connection = Things Used In Ten Pin Bowling (Strike, Alley, Pin & Spare)

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