Blog EntryTHE LEGION 22/04/2008.Apr 21, '08 9:12 AM
for everyone

BLOCKBUSTERS

1. T.V.F.

Discovered by David Livingstone in 1855.

2. A.J.

Cuban Olympic gold medalist nicknamed "white lightning".

3. W.O.D.

Quotation from Richard 3rd used to describe the end of 1978,and beginning of 1979.

4. D.B.

First Englishman to score a goal at the new Wembley.

5. A.C.G.A.S.

Television drama series centred on Skeldale House.

6. A.O.C.

Post held by Donald Coggan from 1974 to 1980.

7. A.J.

First left hander to win ladies singles title at Wimbledon.

8. H.C.M.

Designed by George London and Henry Wise for William 3rd.

9. I.H.A.D.

Last UK no.1 single of the 20th century.

10.M.G.

First foreigner to be depicted on a British postage stamp.

1. The Victoria Falls

2. Alberto Juantoreno

3. Winter of discontent

4. David Bentley

5. All creatures great and small

6. Archbishop of Canterbury

7. Anne Jones

8. Hampton Court Maze

9. I had a dream

10. Mahatma Gandhi

ROUND 1. THE FIRST TIME

11. In which year did the UK first triumph in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 SANDIE SHAW

12. Who were the first English football club to win a European trophy SPURS IN 1963

13. Who was the first British female astronaut to travel into space HELEN SHARMAN

14. Who was the first man to present Blue Peter CHRISTOPHER TRACE

15. In 1990 who became the first radio DJ to be knighted JIMMY SAVILLE

ROUND 2. MAN TO MAN

16. What nickname was shared by Johnny Cash and Gary Player THE MAN IN BLACK

17. Rudy and Tom are the leading characters in which novel by Irwin Shaw RICH MAN POOR MAN

18. What is the somewhat predictable title of the autobiography of ex football referee David Ellery THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE

19. In which Ian Fleming novel did the villain posses a superfluous nipple THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN

20. Which 1993 futuristic film saw Sylvester Stallone released from suspended animation DEMOLITION MAN

ROUND 3. TIME FOR BED

21. Who wrote the novel The Big Sleep RAYMOND CHANDLER

22. Who left his wife his second best bed in his will SHAKESPEARE

23. In which hotel did John Lennon and Yoko Ono stage their bed in protest against the Vietnam war THE AMSTERDAM HILTON

24. Which game show is associated with the phrase "nothing in this game for two in a bed" BULLSEYE

25. Which insect spreads sleeping sickness TSETSE FLY

ROUND 4. CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON

26. What weapon did the sparrow use to kill Cock Robin A BOW AND ARROW

27. Which weapon derives it,s name from the French for pomegranate GRENADE

28. Which Beatles album features the tracks Tax man and Eleanor Rigby REVOLVER

29. Which murder weapon in Cludeo is also the name of a park in San Francisco CANDLESTICK

30. Who wrote the novel The Guns of Navarone ALISTAIR MACLEAN

ROUND 5. FIRST LETTER "S"

31. In the Bible who performed the dance of the seven veils SALOME

32. Which musical features the song "Old Man River" SHOWBOAT

33. In harness racing what name is given to the carriage pulled by the horse A SULKY

34. Which political party has a name that means "ourselves alone" SINN FEIN

35. In North America what is the alternative name for the yeti or bigfoot SASQUATCH

ROUND 6. THE LAST TIME

36. Who painted "The Last Supper" LEONARDO da VINCI

37. What was the title of John Wayne,s last film THE SHOOTIST

38. Who,s reputed last words were,"I,m just going outside and I may be sometime" CPT. OATES

39. Who was the last woman to be executed by hanging in Great Britain RUTH ELLIS

40. Who wrote the novel "The Last of the Mohicans" JAMES FENIMORE COOPER.


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