Overbury Quiz Saturday 14 March 2009
ANSWERS
Round 1 Famous Partners
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Popeye and Olive Oyl: Popeye was introduced to his Thimble Theatre strip by Elzie
Crisler Segar in 1929, some ten years after the original heroes Castor
Oyl, Olive and Ham Gravy, when they needed someone to navigate their ship
- Sonny and Cher. Having met at the Phil Spector studios
and originally working as Caesar and Cleo, Sonny and Cher
were successful from the early 60s until their split an 1974, after which
they followed separate careers, Sonny moving into politics
- Hero and Leander. Originally told by Ovid, the story is of
the lovers who lived on opposite sides of the Hellespont: Leander would swim nightly to see her
until he attempted the crossing in stormy weather and drowned.
- Porgy and Bess: first performed in 1935, and now a
standard repertory work, Porgy and
Bess is based on a novel and play by DuBose Heyward
- Tristan and Isolde. Best known through Wagner’s opera, the
story is of the tragedy ensuing when Tristan escorts his lover Isolde from
Ireland to Cornwall as a bride for King Mark
- Napoleon and Josephine: Napoleon married Josephine in 1796,
divorcing her in 1809, in order to marry into the Austrian royal family
- Kermit and Miss Piggy: the main characters in the successful
1970s Muppet Show
- Ron and Eth (Glum): played by Dick Bentley and June
Whitfield in the radio comedy show Take
It From Here (1948-60), also starring Jimmy Edwards
Round 2 Food and Drink
1.
Petit fours: originally oven-baked cakes (four = oven)
2.
Brandy: ‘Claret is the
liquor for boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must
drink brandy.’ Samuel Johnson (Boswell: Life of Johnson)
3.
Fry’s
Turkish Delight. Various ads dating from
the 50s
4.
Sheep. From the ovine between one and two years old
ie falling between lamb and mutton
5.
Sausages –
the term passed into English and Australian slang
6.
Taramasalata
7.
Cinzano: between 1978 and 1983 Rossiter as Nebbish
managed to pour his drink over Joan Collins as Melissa
8.
Squid
9.
Bouquet
garni: used to flavour foods esp soups
etc during cooking
10.
Rossini: Tournedos Rossini was created by Antonin
Careme, the first celebrity chef, for his composer and gastronome friend; the
steak is served with foie gras and truffles (or mushrooms)
Round 3 Birds
1. Toucan: used in drawings by John Gilroy for press and
poster adverts of the 30s and 40s, with copy by Dorothy L Sayers inter alia
2. Harrier: developed from Hawker prototypes in the 50s,
the Harrier formally entered service in 1970
- Little Sparrow:
Edith Piaf 1915-63
4. Merlin: first documented by Geoffrey of Monmouth, the
character is an amalgam of earlier legendary figures
5. Pelican:
Drake’s circumnavigation (1577-80) vessel was renamed in 1578 after the
support ships had been broken up or returned to England; the new name was a
courtesy to his patron, Sir Christopher Hatton, whose arms featured a hind
6.
The Seagulls
7.
THRUSH: The Man From UNCLE ran to 132 episodes
1964-67
- Canary
- Clarice Starling: the FBI agent using Hannibal Lecter to trap a serial killer
- Goose Green: fought in
May 1982
Round 4 Arts and Entertainment
- Juke Box Jury: originally 1959-1967, with a couple of
later, less successful, revivals; the theme tune was written by John Barry
- Dr
Who: currently aged 26, Smith will
be the youngest actor to play the role when he takes over from David
tenant next year
- John Sergeant: Sergeant pulled out in November last
year after being panned by the judges and rescued by the public
- Oliver: Jodie Prenger won the BBC TV reality
show last May and landed the role of Nancy
- Lucien
Freud: the model, 20 stone Sue
Tilley, posed nude for the portrait in 1995
- ‘I’d
like to teach the world to sing’:
originally recorded for the popular 1971 ‘hill-top’ advert, the
song became a huge hit for The New Seekers the following year
- The
Fat Controller: from the series of
books by the Rev W Awdry published between 1945 and 1972
- Damien
Hirst: local resident (sort of) who
said in his acceptance speech ‘It’s
amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination
and a chainsaw.’
- The
murderer (though sometimes it’s a red herring or Morse himself). The original music for the series was by
Barrington Pheloung
- Dragon’s Den: first broadcast in 2005, there have now
been six series
Round 5 Music
To be provided
Round 6 Company
Logos Answers
- HMV
- Macdonalds
- Lloyds TSB
- Adidas
- Lacoste
- Playboy
- Morrisons
- Specsavers
- Quaker Oats
- Nike
- Microsoft Windows
- Tom Tom
- Drake’s Pride
- Puffin
- Interflora
- Castleways
- World Wildlife Fund
- Vodafone
- Volvo
- Thomson Holidays
Round 7 Trivia
1. A
horse: it had escaped from a nearby farm
and spent less than a minute in the foyer before heading back home
2. Brookside
Close: Brookside ended in November 2003 after 21 years
3. Shoemaker: deriving from the French ‘cordonnier’,
cordwainers traditionally worked only with superior new leather, a cut above
the common shoemaker or cobbler – the latter principally a repairer
4. Glass: silica from sand (70%), sodium carbonate
(18%), which lowers the melting point, and calcium from limestone (10%) which
weatherproofs the product
5. Dawn
French: the ‘fatty’ of the title is in
fact her (ironic) nickname for Jennifer Saunders
6. The
speed of the green
7.
Fifteen
to One: ran from 1988-2003,
presented by William G Stewart; winners include current ‘eggheads’ Kevin Ashman
and Daphne Fowler
8. The
Bates Motel: the Psycho House and Bates
Motel were constructed in 1959 for the filming of Psycho; they have subsequently been used in various other films
and, in resited and refurbished guise, can still be seen on the Universal
Studios tour
9.
Horse’s bits
10.
She threw green
custard at Peter Mandelson
Round 8 Flowers
1.
Lily the Pink:
a 1968 no 1 hit for The Scaffold
2.
Gladiolus
3.
War of the Roses: 1455-1485.
A protracted power struggle between the factions of Henry VI and his
rival Richard, Duke of York,
and their successors
4.
Tiger Lily:
kidnapped by Captain Hook as a bait for Peter in the 1904 play by J M Barrie
- Carnation: the slogan has been used since 1907,
originally in the USA
- Violet Carson:
1898-1983; after working for the BBC on Have A Go and Children’s
Hour, in 1960 Violet won the part in the new soap opera
- Hyacinth Bucket: played by Patricia Routledge, the
pompous snob is the central character in Roy Clark’s comedy Keeping Up Appearances (1990-1995)
- Desert Orchid: a racing legend with a career record of
34 wins in 70 starts
- Iris:
the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods
- The Bluebell Girls: founded in the 30s by the Irish dancer
Margaret Kelly (1910-2004), nicknamed Bluebell on account of her eyes; the
troupe employed only the tallest girls and has been based since 1948 at
the Lido night-club on the Champs-Elysee
Round 9 Who
Am I?
Question 1 Gordon Brown
Question 2 Jamie Oliver
Question 3 Prince
Harry
Question 4 George
W Bush
Question 5 Ulrike
Johnson
Round 10 General Knowledge
- George V: he adopted the new name in place of
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha – Hannover or Brunswick
in popular parlance – during the First World War
- Barry (Simmons): the 59 year old from Leeds
won the qualifying Are You An
Egghead? competition; a former IT consultant, he is a member of the England
quiz team
- Michelle: the 48 year old former lawyer married
Barack in 1992
- Ca:
atomic number 20 calcium is a group 2 metal in the periodic table
- The Salvation Army: founded by William Booth, the name
reflected the movement’s military style uniform and organisation
- Fungi
- On its ear: the teddy bear, named after US President
Theodore Roosevelt appeared on both sides of the Atlantic in the first
years of the 20th century and the German version made by Steiff
has been a market leader ever since
- Tommy Steele: the then 20 year old Steele was
Britain’s first rock and roll star, later becoming a family entertainer
in, for example, Half A Sixpence
and Finian’s Rainbow
- The Riverside: the stadia both opened in 1995, cricket near
Lumley Castle in Chester-le-Street and football in Dockside Middlebrough
- Professor
Plum, Colonel Mustard, the Reverend Green
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