PoW Quiz Answers

• How many dancers are needed to dance a Quadrille? 8

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

• What was Fanny Craddock’s real first name? Phyllis

• Whose autobiography is entitled ‘Testing Times’? Graham Gooch

• What was Elvis Presley’s first record label? Sun Records

• Andy Cap is the work of which cartoonist? Reg Smythe

• Which perfume is named in honour of Coco Chanel’s birthday? Chanel Number 19

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

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

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

• In which country are the Cariboo mountains? Canada

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

• What is dromophobia a fear of? Crossing the road

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

• What colour are the flowers of the common harebell? Blue

• How many days did it take to build the original Wembley Stadium? 300 (accept 10 either side)

• In which UK newspaper did the first crossword appear? For a bonus point, what was the year? The Sunday Express, November 1924

• How many Grand Prix did Graham Hill win? 14

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

• 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. A game of Monopoly (boot & top hat)

• How many of the top 10 most populated cities in the world are in Europe? 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• In which county is Alton Towers? Staffordshire

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

• Which blend of tea contains extract of bergamot? Earl Grey

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

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

• What was Abba’s last UK number 1? Super Trouper

Tie Break : According to the Kama Sutra, how many sexual positions are there? 526