Quiz 20th Sept 2009

The top score on the night was 19 out of 25. How well would you do? Remember, no Googling or phoning a friend!

The bottom score was...well...quite low, but they did get to take home a tin of sardines. Brain food!

1. Who were the sponsors of the Great North Run?

2. The Sound of Islay lies between which two islands?

3. The BBC comedy 'Not Going Out' is written by, and stars, which English comedian?

4. Who is the Greek god of dreams?

5. Picture 1 - this is part of the poster for which film?

6. Why were Adi and Rudolf Dassler in the news last week?

7. In which town will you find the Grundy Art Gallery, the Pepsi Max Big One, and the biggest Dr Who exbibition in the country?

8. Who had a hit with 'Kung Fu Fighting' in 1974?

9. In which English county is the town of Wivenhoe?

10. Picture 2 - who is this character?

11. In the news this week, what did Transport for London miss off their new underground maps, to the incredulity and disgust of many people?

12. One word link between the following - a Mike Leigh play from 1977, a fictional forensic specialist from NCIS, and a real life person portrayed in Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible.

13. 'The Siamese Cat Song' comes from which Disney film?

14. What is the approximate population of Canada - 23 million, 34 million or 45 million?

15. Picture 3 - what is the name of this bay?

16. Today is the anniversary of the launch of the Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1967 - where was it launched?

17. 'A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented' is the subtitle of which well-known book, published first in 1891 and was the penultimate novel of its writer?

18. This week saw the anniversary of the death of Jimi Hendrix - in which year did he die?

19. In which genre of writing might someone win a Hugo Award?

20. Picture 4 - which what would you associate this image?

21. Who won a gold medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics for the 4000m Individual Pursuit?

22. One word link between the following - picture 2, Anne of Green Gables, and the film 'The Misfits'

23. Which fictional character lived in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh in the West Country?

24. 'Insomniac', 'Warning' and 'American Idiot' are albums by which band?

25. Who is this - born in 1931, Clive Anderson described him as 'a man intent on keeping his Christmas card list nice and short', and John Humphries wrote of him, '...the only man I have ever met who makes the Queen sound common'.