General Knowledge Quiz

[EbbwJunction1]

I think that I'll call this one to a halt, with apologies for letting it go on for longer than I should have. The answers are:

"Spinning Around the World" (1951) - Jim Laker
"Cricket Rebel" (1976) - John Snow
"Playing Days" (1989) - Tony Lewis
"Anything but an Autobiography" (1998) - Richie Benaud
"Third Man to Fatty's Leg" (2004) - Steve James
"Declared" (2016) - Brendon McCullum

So, with five out of six found correctly, both SteveM70 and Peterthegreat have two each. So, here's a tie break question for you both:

Whose autobiography, written in 1961, was called "Thrown Out"?

No-one seems to want to answer this tie break question, so I'll give you the answer (Ian Meckiff) and declare the innings closed.

Over to you!

 

[DaleCooper]

No-one seems to want to answer this tie break question, so I'll give you the answer (Ian Meckiff) and declare the innings closed.

Over to you!

I assume that means open floor.

Next question:

Who are:

Ron Nasty
Dirk McQuickly
Stig O'Hara
Barry Wom

 

[millemille]

I assume that means open floor.

Next question:

Who are:

Ron Nasty
Dirk McQuickly
Stig O'Hara
Barry Wom

Are they some of the many nom de plumes/aliases/call them what you will of Charles Bronson (the banged up nutter, not the deceased actor)?

 

[DaleCooper]

Are they some of the many nom de plumes/aliases/call them what you will of Charles Bronson (the banged up nutter, no the deceased actor)?

Interesting idea but no, they're not.

 

[millemille]

Interesting idea but no, they're not.

Ok, are they some of the names that W C Fields opened his numerous bank accounts using and then forgot the names he'd used?

 

[xotGD]

Names used by members of The Beetles?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Sounds like the Ruttles.

 

[DaleCooper]

Ok, are they some of the names that W C Fields opened his numerous bank accounts using and then forgot the names he'd used?

If W C Fields forgot the names then we would not know what they were, would we?

Names used by members of The Beetles?

If you mean The Beatles then you are very close but...

Sounds like the Ruttles.

You probably mean The Rutles. your turn...

 

[Ashley Hill]

Which actress links these programs?
Last of the Summer Wine
Open All Hours
Coronation Street
Brookside
Emmerdale Farm

 

[Trackman]

Lynne Perrie because of her brother Duggie?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Kathy Staff?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Lynne Perrie because of her brother Duggie?

Kathy Staff?

Sorry,neither of these.

 

[444045]

Sue Jenkins ?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Sue Jenkins ?

Not Sue Jenkins.

 

[Greenheart]

Stephanie Cole?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Stephanie Cole?

Not that I’m aware of.

 

[444045]

Sue Johnston ?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Sue Johnston ?

No.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Maggie Ollerenshaw, perhaps?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Maggie Ollerenshaw. Not in all of them.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Lynda Barron?

I know she was definitely in the first three because I watch them, but I never watched Brookside and I don't watch Emmerdale so I have no idea if she was in those two or not at any time...

 

[Ashley Hill]

Lynda Barron?

I know she was definitely in the first three because I watch them, but I never watched Brookside and I don't watch Emmerdale so I have no idea if she was in those two or not at any time...

Ah,Lilly Bless Her. Sadly not.

 

[444045]

How about Teddy Turner ?

 

[Ashley Hill]

How about Teddy Turner ?

Good guess but I’m thinking of a woman.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Ok,clue time. She played four different characters in Coronation St between 1967 and 1993.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Ok,clue time. She played four different characters in Coronation St between 1967 and 1993.

Would it be fair to say that she was something of a "bit part" actress in each of the various shows that you've mentioned, with the possible exception of 'Emmerdale'?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Wow I am struggling with this one. I resorted to Mr google and I am still no nearer.

 

[444045]

Roberta Kerr ?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Would it be fair to say that she was something of a "bit part" actress in each of the various shows that you've mentioned, with the possible exception of 'Emmerdale'?

Your on the right lines here.

Roberta Kerr ?

No.

 

[Ashley Hill]

To keep things moving here’s another clue. She played a main character in every episode of the TV series Andy Capp.