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➤ Daily Quiz October. Won by Pippin.
Question: 1: In the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October one of the characters was played by an actor who played which part in the 1970s TV series Here Come the Double Deckers! ?
Answer: Scooper
Question: 2: Which comedian has written a book that was released last month about the Battle of Arnhem ?
Answer: Al Murray
Question: 3: Which of these is not a native or inhabitant of an English city ?
Answer: Salopian
Question: 4: In a TV drama series based on a true story, actress Sophie Turner plays the role of a jewel thief in the 1980s. What name was the jewel thief known by ?
Answer: The Godmother
Question: 5: Great Britain have reached the final of the America's Cup where they will compete against New Zealand. Which country did Great Britain lose to when they last competed in the final ?
Answer: USA
Question: 6: An actor who appeared in the TV miniseries pictured above is a grandchild of which other actor who played Doctor Who ?
Answer: Patrick Troughton
Question: 7: A lady who had applied for a job 48 years ago has just had her letter returned by the Post Office as it was stuck behind a drawer and so was never delivered. What job was she applying for ?
Answer: Motorcycle stunt rider
Question: 8: John and Mary have 3 children called Lucy, Oliver and Amber whose combined ages total 33. Amber is twice as old as Oliver and Oliver is 5 years younger than Lucy. How old is Lucy ?
Answer: 12
Question: 9: The list of storm names that form in the North Atlantic in 2024 is the same list used in the 2018 season except for two names - the name Francine and which other name ?
Answer: Milton
Question: 10: A former presenter of which TV game show once played the role of James Bond on the radio ?
Answer: Blockbusters
Question: 11: The man pictured above has announced his retirement from professional tennis. How many times did he win the French open men's singles ?
Answer: 14
Question: 12: In the forthcoming Christmas animated film Tiddler who provides the voice of the starfish ?
Answer: Rob Brydon
Question: 13: There is one London Underground tube station whose name shares no letters with the word 'badger'. On which line is this tube station ?
Answer: Victoria (station is Pimlico)
Question: 14: 12 years ago today which one of these people flew as a co-pilot and and broke the sound barrier ?
Answer: Chuck Yeager
Question: 15: In which US state was a SpaceX booster successfully caught by two giant chopstick-like arms called a Mechazilla ?
Answer: Texas
Question: 16: The man pictured above has collaborated with a choir of ladies and a well known TV presenter to release a record with proceeds going to which charity ?
Answer: Future Dreams
Question: 17: Which of these football clubs has not been previously managed by the new England football manager ?
Answer: Werder Bremen
Question: 18: The singer pictured above has sadly died aged 31. As a teenager he was one of the best athletes in the country within his age group at which event ?
Answer: 1500m
Question: 19: 177 years ago today a novel was published by a writer using the pen name of Currer Bell. In which city did the writer start to write the novel ?
Answer: Manchester
Question: 20: Which one of of these artists is not one of the 16 who have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024 ?
Answer: Alicia Keys
Question: 21: An advert has been placed for musicians to audition to join a new orchestra. A number of musical groups turn up for the auditions. There are two nonets, three sextets, four quartets, two quintets, and one undecet. How many musicians in total attend the auditions ?
Answer: 73
Question: 22: In 3 days time tickets go on sale for next year's farewell show of which group ?
Answer: Jeff Lynne’s ELO
Question: 23: The name given to the type of mirage pictured above is the Italian name of a lady often described as the half-sister of which legendary figure ?
Answer: King Arthur
Question: 24: The man pictured above has sadly died aged 75. What was his former profession for 10 years ?
Answer: Policeman
Question: 25: In the children's TV series Camberwick Green which one of these characters drives a red sports car ?
Answer: Mr Dagenham
Question: 26: The American singer Jack Jones has sadly died aged 86. Which of these films did he appear in ?
Answer: Airplane II: The Sequel
Question: 27: About 750 copies of Shakespeare's 1623 First Folio were printed and 235 are known to still survive worldwide with 50 copies still being in the United Kingdom. Which of these places does not currently have at least one of the copies ?
Answer: Cardiff
Question: 28: Which of these chemical symbols does not represent an element in the periodic table that is named after a country ?
Answer: Es
Question: 29: 13 days ago a highly endangered type of antelope was born at a safari park in Bedfordshire. What is the name of the calf's father ?
Answer: Sonny
Question: 30: The character of The Collector in a serial of Doctor Who in which the Fourth Doctor appeared was a parody of which former Chancellor of the Exchequer ?
Answer: Denis Healey
Question: 31: In which year did the man in the right of the picture have a UK number one hit single with a cover of a theme to a film which had the same name as the record ?
