PoW Quiz

• How many dancers are needed to dance a Quadrille?

• What is the correct job title for someone who makes hats?

• What was Fanny Craddock’s real first name?

• Whose autobiography is entitled ‘Testing Times’?

• What was Elvis Presley’s first record label?

• Andy Cap is the work of which cartoonist?

• Which perfume is named in honour of Coco Chanel’s birthday?

• What is the correct title for the wife of a Marquis?

• In heraldry, what colour is referred to as gules?

• What is the name of the charity launched by Esther Rantzen in 1986?

• In which country are the Cariboo mountains?

• What name is given to the nearest galaxy to our own?

• What is dromophobia a fear of?

• What were the artist L S Lowry’s first names?

• What colour are the flowers of the common harebell?

• How many days did it take to build the original Wembley Stadium?

• In which UK newspaper did the first crossword appear? For a bonus point, what was the year?

• How many Grand Prix did Graham Hill win?

• In Greek mythology, who died when he flew too close to the sun?

• What connects a morgan sports car, a terrier dog, a liner and an iron? A bonus point for each of the two other items which belong in the group.

• How many of the top 10 most populated cities in the world are in Europe?

• Allegedly, Ernie drove the fastest milk cart in the West – but what was the name of the horse that pulled it?

• Historically, what did a Nob Thatcher do for a living?

• Who is Britain’s most-capped male athlete, despite retiring in 1980?

• What object is the emblem used on House of Commons notepaper?

• In football, what do the letters RMI stand for in Leigh RMI?

• Where did King John set his seal on the Magna Carta?

• Who said “Too many of our imports are from abroad”?

• What was the name of the gentleman looking for a book on fly fishing in the yellow pages advert?

• What is the dog called in a Punch & Judy show?

• Credits at the end of all Bond films end with which 4 words?

• In the book ‘Treasure Island’ what is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot?

• Which TV series is set mainly at 34 Claremont Avenue, London?

• Which British car was the first ever to sell over 1 million?

• In which county is Alton Towers?

• What is the name of the unsuccessful hunter in Bugs Bunny cartoons?

• Which blend of tea contains extract of bergamot?

• In Hong Kong it is lawful for a wife to kill her adulterous husband, but only by using which weapon?

• In May of this year, Belfast airport officially changed its name in honour of which Irishman?

• What was Abba’s last UK number 1?

Tie Break : According to the Kama Sutra, how many sexual positions are there?