Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2009 17:00:27 GMT
People Revisited XII
Here is another themed quiz with two subsections. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
a)
1 By which alternative first name is England cricketer Andrew Flintoff known ?
2 Which comedian was known as the 'Cheeky Chappie' ?
3 Which former World Footballer of the Year is often known simply as Zizou ?
4 Who was the Lady With The Lamp ?
5 What nickname did snooker player Ray Reardon's swept back hair and facial shape earn him ?
6 Who did King Henry VIII describe as a 'Flanders Mare' ?
7 In North American history, film and literature, who was Uncas ?
8 Who was the original 'It Girl' from the golden age of silent cinema ?
9 During the Wars of the Roses, what was the nickname of Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick ?
10 Which musician was known as 'Satchmo' ?
11 What was the nickname of TV chef Graham Kerr ?
12 Which great West Indian fast bowler was nicknamed 'Big Bird' ?
13 Which seventies footballing hard man was known as 'Chopper' ?
14 Who, in US western history, was Martha Jane Cannary ?
15 Who did the press dub the Yorkshire Ripper ?
b) All these people are known by their initials: just their initials are needed.............
16 Rowling: Children's writer.
17 Barrie: Author of Peter Pan.
18 Ewing: TV soap character.
19 Grace: English cricketer.
20 King: US blues singer.
21 Lovecraft:US horror author.
22 Williams: Welsh rugby player.
23 James: English writer or ghost stories.
24 James: English female crime novelist.
25 Byatt: English prize-winning novelist.
26 Yeats: Irish poet.
27 Griffith: American film director.
28 Fields: US comic and actor.
29 Gilbert: Victorian librettist.
30 Tunstall: Scottish songwriter and singer (Bonus a/v).
........bonus question.........
31 Louis XIV was known by what flattering epithet during his long reign ?
32 How many years did he reign ?
33 To begin with, Louis had no personal control of state affairs: who
presided over the early years of his rule ?
34 When, numerous wars, religious arguments and treaties later, Louis died, what relation to him was his successor ?
No more than 7 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
Here is another themed quiz with two subsections. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
a)
1 By which alternative first name is England cricketer Andrew Flintoff known ?
2 Which comedian was known as the 'Cheeky Chappie' ?
3 Which former World Footballer of the Year is often known simply as Zizou ?
4 Who was the Lady With The Lamp ?
5 What nickname did snooker player Ray Reardon's swept back hair and facial shape earn him ?
6 Who did King Henry VIII describe as a 'Flanders Mare' ?
7 In North American history, film and literature, who was Uncas ?
8 Who was the original 'It Girl' from the golden age of silent cinema ?
9 During the Wars of the Roses, what was the nickname of Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick ?
10 Which musician was known as 'Satchmo' ?
11 What was the nickname of TV chef Graham Kerr ?
12 Which great West Indian fast bowler was nicknamed 'Big Bird' ?
13 Which seventies footballing hard man was known as 'Chopper' ?
14 Who, in US western history, was Martha Jane Cannary ?
15 Who did the press dub the Yorkshire Ripper ?
b) All these people are known by their initials: just their initials are needed.............
16 Rowling: Children's writer.
17 Barrie: Author of Peter Pan.
18 Ewing: TV soap character.
19 Grace: English cricketer.
20 King: US blues singer.
21 Lovecraft:US horror author.
22 Williams: Welsh rugby player.
23 James: English writer or ghost stories.
24 James: English female crime novelist.
25 Byatt: English prize-winning novelist.
26 Yeats: Irish poet.
27 Griffith: American film director.
28 Fields: US comic and actor.
29 Gilbert: Victorian librettist.
30 Tunstall: Scottish songwriter and singer (Bonus a/v).
........bonus question.........
31 Louis XIV was known by what flattering epithet during his long reign ?
32 How many years did he reign ?
33 To begin with, Louis had no personal control of state affairs: who
presided over the early years of his rule ?
34 When, numerous wars, religious arguments and treaties later, Louis died, what relation to him was his successor ?
No more than 7 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
