November Quiz 2022

**** A big thank you to Val for running an enjoyable November quiz. Here are the results and post-match analysis. ****

It's only when you look at the given answers that you realise that there could be alternatives to some questions, and Round 3 - Islands - proved that point!  No-one got the somewhat cryptic 'In both French & English waters', mer + sea, and I had to accept that with the French laying claim to the waters around the Channel Islands I had to allow any of those islands as a valid answer. However i drew the line at accepting Jersey as a fisherman's jumper, it's definitely a Guernsey!  The Scottish island of Lewis is shared with a tweed - Harris, so half a point for just Lewis - sorry!

I was generous with half marks for part answers in Round 2 for (West) Suffolk, Truth / Social, and any attempts at Antonio Guterres! 

The prize for funniest answer goes to Poles Apart for their answer to Q4 in Round 1, as 'Laid' - brilliant!  There were also several eggy answers to that one. (And their team was the only one to give both Lewis & Harris, more brownie points!)

Congratulation to joint winners All The Ws and The Dahlias, for an impressive 86.5%

Team Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Total
All The Ws 7 8 9.5 10 20 10 7 9 6 86.5
The Dahlias 10 7 7.5 10 19 10 7 9 7 86.5
Smashing Pumpkins 10 8 6.5 9 18 9 7 8 6 81.5
Herts 2 7 8 7.5 9 15 10 6 8 7 77.5
Crackers 7.5 7 6.5 7 19 8 6 8 6 75
Jolliers 7 5.5 7.5 10 16 9 5 6 8 74
Poles Apart 6 4 7 9 17 9 5 9 6 72
Carrot Cakes 9 6 6.5 5 19 9 5 5 6 70.5
Two of a Kind 9 3.5 8.5 9 12 10 5 6 5 68
Figment 9 7 2.5 6 15 8 6 6 8 67.5
The Red Lichties 5 4 5.5 0 11 8 4 6 5 48.5

 

ANSWERS TO ROUNDS 5-9

Round 5 100 Years of the BBC

The following are names of BBC programmes – 10 radio and 10 TV

(There may be alternative answers, I will check and give credit where it fits the criteria)

Radio:

  1. HHH                 Hancock’s Half Hour
  2. ISIHAC           I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue
  3. RBQ               Round Britain Quiz
  4. TGS                 The Goon Show
  5. MWYW         Music While You Work
  6. AQ                  Any Questions
  7. POTP              Pick Of The Pops
  8. TNQ                The News Quiz
  9. TSF                 The Shipping Forecast
  10.  TA                 The Archers

TV:

  1. ACGAS          All Creatures Great And Small
  2. BGF               Blackadder Goes Forth               
  3. MPFC            Monty Python’s Flying Circus
  4. TTMB            To The Manor Born
  5. OFAH            Only Fools And Horses
  6. GRJ                Great Railway Journeys
  7. UC                  University Challenge
  8. DW                Dr Who
  9. WILTY           Would I Lie To You
  10. TGBBO         The Great British Bake Off

Round 6  Hit The Road Jack

  1. Which blind singer had a US No 1 hit with Hit The Road Jack in 1961?  Ray Charles
  2. Which road runs from Chicago to Santa Monica?  Route 66
  3. Who wrote the novel On The Road?  Jack Kerouak
  4. The Road movies of the 1940s – 50s were a series of 7 films starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and which female actress?  Dorothy Lamour
  5. Which motorway runs from West Bromwich to Exeter?  M5
  6. Which group pledged to roll 500 miles?  The Proclaimers
  7. Who has hosted Antiques Roadshow since 2008?  Fiona Bruce
  8. Who wrote the poem The Road Not Taken?  Robert Frost
  9. If you take the high road and I take the low road, where will our paths not meet?  On the Bonnie Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond
  10. Gloucester Road is served by 3 tube lines, name any two.  District, Circle, Piccadilly

Round 7 River Deep, Mountain High

  1. Which duo sang River Deep, Mountain High in 1966?  Ike & Tina Turner
  2. Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the southern hemisphere, in which country is it located? Argentina
  3. Which is the longest river in the British Isles?  The Shannon
  4. England’s highest waterfall, Cautley Spout, is in which range of hills?  Howgill Fells
  5. Which German cruiser was scuttled in 1939 following the battle of the River Plate?  Graf Spey
  6. What is the name for peaks of 3000 ft or more in Scotland?  Munros
  7. Which canal runs for 137 miles from London to Birmingham?  Grand Union
  8. Which river separates Devon from Cornwall for much of its length? Tamar
  9. Ben Nevis is the UK’s highest mountain, what is its height in feet or metres?  (5% leeway for a point) 1345m (1278-1412), 4411 ft (4190-4631)
  10. River Phoenix died of a drugs overdose outside a nightclub owned by which actor?  Johnny Depp

Round 8  Trains and Boats and Planes -ANSWERS

  1. Which group had a hit with Trains and Boats and Planes in 1965?  Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas
  2. What was the name given to the Polar ship originally called Boaty McBoat Face?  Sir David Attenborough
  3. Which book by Sir Walter Scott shares its name with a British railway station? Waverley
  4. Which plane flying from Paris to New York crashed on 25 July 2000, killing all 109 occupants?  Concorde
  5. The Elizabeth Line runs from Shenfield and Abbey Wood in East London to which town west of the city?  Reading
  6. Who is the Chief Executive Officer of RyanAir?  Michael O’Leary
  7. How many migrants have crossed the channel in small boats to the UK this year, up to mid November?  (5% either way for 1 point) 40,885, accept 38,840 – 42,929
  8. Which tube line runs from Amersham & Chesham to Aldgate?  Metropolitan
  9. Where was Malaysian Airways flight MH17 shot down, on 17 July 2014?  Ukraine – Donetsk region
  10. Leaving On a Jet Plane was written and performed by which singer songwriter?  John Denver

    Round 8  Trains and Boats and Planes -ANSWERS

  11. Which group had a hit with Trains and Boats and Planes in 1965?  Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas
  12. What was the name given to the Polar ship originally called Boaty McBoat Face?  Sir David Attenborough
  13. Which book by Sir Walter Scott shares its name with a British railway station? Waverley
  14. Which plane flying from Paris to New York crashed on 25 July 2000, killing all 109 occupants?  Concorde
  15. The Elizabeth Line runs from Shenfield and Abbey Wood in East London to which town west of the city?  Reading
  16. Who is the Chief Executive Officer of RyanAir?  Michael O’Leary
  17. How many migrants have crossed the channel in small boats to the UK this year, up to mid November?  (5% either way for 1 point) 40,885, accept 38,840 – 42,929
  18. Which tube line runs from Amersham & Chesham to Aldgate?  Metropolitan
  19. Where was Malaysian Airways flight MH17 shot down, on 17 July 2014?  Ukraine – Donetsk region
  20. Leaving On a Jet Plane was written and performed by which singer songwriter?  John Denver

Round 9 The End of the Road

  1. What happens when you come to the end of a lollipop, according to Max Bygraves?  Plop goes your heart
  2. The end of the road for PM Liz Truss came after how many days?  49 days (6/9 – 25/10)
  3. Who wrote The End of the Affair?  Graham Greene
  4. What is the last book of the Old Testament?  Malachi
  5. This Great Balls of Fire singer died aged 87 in October.  Jerry Lee Lewis
  6. Which station is at the southern end of the Victoria line?  Brixton
  7. Which book ends ‘Reader, I married him’  Jane Eyre
  8. Which was the last James Bond book written by Ian Fleming, and published posthumously?  Octopussy & The Living Daylights
  9. Which flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius was last sighted in 1662?  Dodo
  10. The reign of our longest serving Queen came to an end on which date?  8 September 2022

Round 9 The End of the Road

  1. What happens when you come to the end of a lollipop, according to Max Bygraves?
  2. The end of the road for PM Liz Truss came after how many days?
  3. Who wrote The End of the Affair?
  4. What is the last book of the Old Testament?
  5. This Great Balls of Fire singer died aged 87 in October.
  6. Which station is at the southern end of the Victoria line?
  7. Which book ends ‘Reader, I married him’
  8. Which was the last James Bond book

     

    written by Ian Fleming, and published posthumously?

  9. Which flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius was last sighted in 1662?
  10. The reign of our longest serving queen came to an end on which date?

Round 8  Trains and Boats and Planes

  1. Which group had a hit with Trains and Boats and Planes in 1965?
  2. What was the name given to the Polar ship originally called Boaty McBoat Face?
  3. Which book by Sir Walter Scott shares its name with a British railway station?
  4. Which plane flying from Paris to New York crashed on 25 July 2000, killing all 109 occupants?
  5. The Elizabeth Line runs from Shenfield and Abbey Wood in East London to which town west of the city?
  6. Who is the Chief Executive Officer of RyanAir?
  7. How many migrants have crossed the channel in small boats to the UK this year, up to mid November?  (5% either way for 1 point)
  8. Which tube line runs from Amersham & Chesham to Aldgate?
  9. Where was Malaysian Airways flight MH17 shot down, on 17 July 2014?
  10. Leaving On a Jet Plane was written and performed by which singer songwriter?

Round 7 River Deep, Mountain High

  1. Which duo sang River Deep, Mountain High in 1966?
  2. Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the southern hemisphere, in which country is it located?
  3. Which is the longest river in the British Isles?
  4. England’s highest waterfall, Cautley Spout, is in which range of hills?
  5. Which German cruiser was scuttled in 1939 following the battle of the River Plate?
  6. What is the name for peaks of 3000 ft or more in Scotland?
  7. Which canal runs for 137 miles from London to Birmingham?
  8. Which river separates Devon from Cornwall for much of its length?
  9. Ben Nevis is the UK’s highest mountain, what is its height in feet or metres?  (5% leeway for a point)
  10. River Phoenix died of a drugs overdose outside a nightclub owned by which actor?

Round 6  Hit The Road Jack

  1. Which blind singer had a US No 1 hit with Hit The Road Jack in 1961?
  2. Which road runs from Chicago to Santa Monica?
  3. Who wrote the novel On The Road?
  4. The Road movies of the 1940s – 50s were a series of 7 films starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and which female actress?
  5. Which motorway runs from West Bromwich to Exeter?
  6. Which group pledged to roll 500 miles?
  7. Who has hosted Antiques Roadshow since 2008?
  8. Who wrote the poem The Road Not Taken?
  9. If you take the high road and I take the low road, where will our paths not meet?
  10. Gloucester Road is served by 3 tube lines, name any two.

Round 5 100 Years of the BBC

The following are names of BBC programmes – 10 radio and 10 TV

Radio:

  1. HHH                            
  2. ISIHAC          
  3. RBQ              
  4.  TGS               
  5. MWYW        
  6. AQ                 
  7. POTP             
  8. TNQ               
  9. TSF                
  10.  TA                

TV:

  1. ACGAS         
  2. BGF              
  3. MPFC                       
  4. TTMB            
  5. OFAH           
  6. GRJ               
  7. UC                 
  8. DW               
  9. WILTY          
  10. TGBBO        

ANSWERS TO ROUNDS 1-4

Round 1  ANSWERS – 35 years ago

  1. Who was the UK Prime Minister in 1987?  Margaret Thatcher
  2. The June the first four ethnic minority candidates were elected to Parliament, can you name any one of them? Dianne Abbott, Paul Boateng, Keith Vaz, Bernie Grant
  3. Which team won the F A Cup for the 1st time, beating Tottenham 3-2?  Coventry City FC
  4. Edwina Currie sparked controversy when she said that ‘Good Christians won’t get ……’ What?  Aids
  5. Which Van Gogh painting was sold at Christies for £24.75m? Sunflowers
  6. Which novelist and former MP won a libel case against The Daily Star, but was later convicted of perjury?  Jeffrey Archer
  7. IKEA opened its first store in the UK in which Cheshire town?  Warrington
  8. Which renowned cellist died on 19 October 1987?  Jacqueline du Pre
  9. Whitney Houston’s No 1 single ‘I wanna dance with somebody’ was produced on which new musical format?  Compact Disc
  10. Which weather forecaster predicted that there was little likelihood of a storm in October?  Michael Fish

Round 2  World Events - ANSWERS

  1. Having been thrown off Twitter, what social platform is Donald Trump now using?  Truth Social
  2. Which resort hosted COP 27?  Sharm El Sheikh
  3. Matt Hancock is in Australia, where is his constituency?  West Suffolk
  4. Who is currently the UK Foreign Secretary?   James Cleverly
  5. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida won the 2022 Booker Prize, where was the author, Shehan Karunatilaka, born?  Sri Lanka
  6. What is the name of the first female Prime Minister of Italy?  Giorgia Meloni
  7. Which actor gave one of his Oscars to the Ukranian President?   Sean Penn
  8. Which team did England beat to win the Twenty20 trophy in Melbourne?  Pakistan
  9. Which Indonesian island hosted the G20 summit held in November 2022?  Bali
  10. ‘We are on a highway to hell’ warned ___________  ____________the UN Secretary General.  Antonio Guterres

Round 3  Islands ANSWERS

  1. Where Gavin and Stacey have fun  Barry
  2. Scouting started here  Brownsea
  3. Perhaps where Chris met his red lady?  Burgh
  4. They sang of the fog on the Tyne  Lindisfarne
  5. Bob sang here in 1969  Isle of Wight
  6. Morse’s sidekick, wearing tweed?  Lewis and Harris
  7. It sounds like you’re calling a taxi  Hayling
  8. In both French and English waters  Mersea
  9. Extra creamy milk, for the fisherman Guernsey
  10. Is your gut talking to you?  Colonsay

Round 4  Closer to Home  ANSWERS

  1. Elizabeth was baptised here, in 1900  St Paul’s Walden
  2. Comedian Eric’s home town  Harpenden
  3. The Domesday book lists this place as Stigenace  Stevenage
  4. See Henry Moore’s sculptures here  Much Hadham / Perry Green
  5. Lord Salisbury’s home town  Hatfield
  6. The first English martyr was born and died here  St Albans
  7. Pygmalion playwright made his home in this village  Ayot St Lawrence
  8. A good gardener does this near Welwyn   Digswell
  9. Denim, for example, for everyone in this village  Clothall
  10. A singular Max lives locally  Bygrave

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