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Daily Quiz anyone?
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Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
Sorry for late answers
Sci-Fi Quiz
1. What is the name of Han Solo's ship in "Star Wars"?
Millennium Falcon
2. What does the “T” stand for in James T Kirk?
Tiberius
3. Who is the android crew member in "Star Trek: The Next Generation"?
Data
4. In what year did the Daleks first appear in Doctor Who, 1963, 1973 or 1983?
1963
5. Which 1973 American science fiction Western film starring Yul Brynner as an android cowboy was written and directed by Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton?
Westworld
6. Welsh actor Gareth Thomas is best known for starring in which BBC science fiction TV series?
Blake's 7
7. What is the name of the artificial intelligence in Arthur C. Clarke's "2001: A Space Odyssey"?
HAL 9000 – Two points for HAL 9000, one point for just HAL
8. Which sci-fi TV series begins with the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol?
Battlestar Galactica
9. In "Blade Runner", what is the term used for the bioengineered beings hunted by Rick Deckard?
Replicants
10. Which former Mr World and Mr Universe played the part of the Hulk in the Incredible Hulk?
Lou Ferrigno
11. What is the name of the planet that the "Avatar" movie is set on?
Pandora
12. What does the H and G initials stand for in H. G. Wells?
Herbert George
13. Who played the titular role in the 1968 movie ‘Barbarella’?
Jane Fonda
14. In which decade was the first ‘Planet of the Apes’ movie released?
1960s (1968)
15. Which of the following movies did NOT involve Ridley Scott; ‘The Martian’, ‘Blade Runner’ or ‘Predator’?
Predator
16. Which sci-fi movie released in 1982 earned a Best Director and Best Picture Oscar nomination, and became the highest-grossing movie ever until the release of ‘Jurassic Park’ in 1993?
ET the Extra-Terrestrial
17. Which 1970’s TV series was based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caiden?
The Six Million Dollar man
18. Who created and presented the American fantasy science fiction horror television series The Twilight Zone?
Rod Serling
19. What is the name of the schoolteacher that Doc falls in love with in Back to the Future Part III?
Clara Clayton
20. The science fiction novelette "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" was adapted into which 1990 film?
Total Recall
Sci-Fi Quiz
1. What is the name of Han Solo's ship in "Star Wars"?
Millennium Falcon
2. What does the “T” stand for in James T Kirk?
Tiberius
3. Who is the android crew member in "Star Trek: The Next Generation"?
Data
4. In what year did the Daleks first appear in Doctor Who, 1963, 1973 or 1983?
1963
5. Which 1973 American science fiction Western film starring Yul Brynner as an android cowboy was written and directed by Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton?
Westworld
6. Welsh actor Gareth Thomas is best known for starring in which BBC science fiction TV series?
Blake's 7
7. What is the name of the artificial intelligence in Arthur C. Clarke's "2001: A Space Odyssey"?
HAL 9000 – Two points for HAL 9000, one point for just HAL
8. Which sci-fi TV series begins with the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol?
Battlestar Galactica
9. In "Blade Runner", what is the term used for the bioengineered beings hunted by Rick Deckard?
Replicants
10. Which former Mr World and Mr Universe played the part of the Hulk in the Incredible Hulk?
Lou Ferrigno
11. What is the name of the planet that the "Avatar" movie is set on?
Pandora
12. What does the H and G initials stand for in H. G. Wells?
Herbert George
13. Who played the titular role in the 1968 movie ‘Barbarella’?
Jane Fonda
14. In which decade was the first ‘Planet of the Apes’ movie released?
1960s (1968)
15. Which of the following movies did NOT involve Ridley Scott; ‘The Martian’, ‘Blade Runner’ or ‘Predator’?
Predator
16. Which sci-fi movie released in 1982 earned a Best Director and Best Picture Oscar nomination, and became the highest-grossing movie ever until the release of ‘Jurassic Park’ in 1993?
ET the Extra-Terrestrial
17. Which 1970’s TV series was based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caiden?
The Six Million Dollar man
18. Who created and presented the American fantasy science fiction horror television series The Twilight Zone?
Rod Serling
19. What is the name of the schoolteacher that Doc falls in love with in Back to the Future Part III?
Clara Clayton
20. The science fiction novelette "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" was adapted into which 1990 film?
Total Recall
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
Answers will be this evening sometime.
Sci-Fi Quiz
1. What is the name of Han Solo's ship in "Star Wars"?
2. What does the “T” stand for in James T Kirk?
3. Who is the android crew member in "Star Trek: The Next Generation"?
4. In what year did the Daleks first appear in Doctor Who, 1963, 1973 or 1983?
5. Which 1973 American science fiction Western film starring Yul Brynner as an android cowboy was written and directed by Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton?
6. Welsh actor Gareth Thomas is best known for starring in which BBC science fiction TV series?
7. What is the name of the artificial intelligence in Arthur C. Clarke's "2001: A Space Odyssey"?
8. Which sci-fi TV series begins with the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol?
9. In "Blade Runner", what is the term used for the bioengineered beings hunted by Rick Deckard?
10. Which former Mr World and Mr Universe played the part of the Hulk in the Incredible Hulk?
11. What is the name of the planet that the "Avatar" movie is set on?
12. What does the H and G initials stand for in H. G. Wells?
13. Who played the titular role in the 1968 movie ‘Barbarella’?
14. In which decade was the first ‘Planet of the Apes’ movie released?
15. Which of the following movies did NOT involve Ridley Scott; ‘The Martian’, ‘Blade Runner’ or ‘Predator’?
16. Which sci-fi movie released in 1982 earned a Best Director and Best Picture Oscar nomination, and became the highest-grossing movie ever until the release of ‘Jurassic Park’ in 1993?
17. Which 1970’s TV series was based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caiden?
18. Who created and presented the American fantasy science fiction horror television series The Twilight Zone?
19. What is the name of the schoolteacher that Doc falls in love with in Back to the Future Part III?
20. The science fiction novelette "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" was adapted into which 1990 film?
Sci-Fi Quiz
1. What is the name of Han Solo's ship in "Star Wars"?
2. What does the “T” stand for in James T Kirk?
3. Who is the android crew member in "Star Trek: The Next Generation"?
4. In what year did the Daleks first appear in Doctor Who, 1963, 1973 or 1983?
5. Which 1973 American science fiction Western film starring Yul Brynner as an android cowboy was written and directed by Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton?
6. Welsh actor Gareth Thomas is best known for starring in which BBC science fiction TV series?
7. What is the name of the artificial intelligence in Arthur C. Clarke's "2001: A Space Odyssey"?
8. Which sci-fi TV series begins with the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol?
9. In "Blade Runner", what is the term used for the bioengineered beings hunted by Rick Deckard?
10. Which former Mr World and Mr Universe played the part of the Hulk in the Incredible Hulk?
11. What is the name of the planet that the "Avatar" movie is set on?
12. What does the H and G initials stand for in H. G. Wells?
13. Who played the titular role in the 1968 movie ‘Barbarella’?
14. In which decade was the first ‘Planet of the Apes’ movie released?
15. Which of the following movies did NOT involve Ridley Scott; ‘The Martian’, ‘Blade Runner’ or ‘Predator’?
16. Which sci-fi movie released in 1982 earned a Best Director and Best Picture Oscar nomination, and became the highest-grossing movie ever until the release of ‘Jurassic Park’ in 1993?
17. Which 1970’s TV series was based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caiden?
18. Who created and presented the American fantasy science fiction horror television series The Twilight Zone?
19. What is the name of the schoolteacher that Doc falls in love with in Back to the Future Part III?
20. The science fiction novelette "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" was adapted into which 1990 film?
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Snooker Quiz
1. In which country was the snooker invented?
India
2. Which venue is famously associated with the Snooker World Championship?
The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
3. Who was the youngest-ever world champion?
Stephen Hendry (21 years old in 1990)
4. Dennis Taylor famously beat Steve Davis for the World Title on the last black in which year?
1985
5. How many red balls are on the table at the start of a frame?
15
6. Who in 1980 became the first non-UK winner of the snooker World Championship of the modern era?
Cliff Thorburn – Canada
7. How many World Championship finals did Jimmy White reach without ever winning the event?
Six
8. Former professional snooker and pool player Tony Drago is from which country?
Malta
9. Who won the first 15 World Championships from 1927 to 1946?
Joe Davis – Younger brother Fred won it 8 times.
10. Who refereed four World Snooker Championship finals between 1983 and 1993 and appeared in a Carling Black Label beer advert on TV?
Len Ganley
11. Name the massive underdog that defeated Steve Davis 18–12 to win the 1986 World Snooker Championship?
Joe Johnson (the following year, he reached the final again, losing 14–18 to Davis)
12. Who was once successfully claiming the cost of 6 pints of lager before every match as a tax-deductible expense?
Bill Werbeniuk
13. Which BBC2 snooker-based TV show became at the time one of the most popular shows on TV?
Pot Black
14. Which player do we know as 'the Wizard of Wishaw'?
John Higgins
15. Which sadly missed snooker player was known as "The Beckham of the Baize"?
Paul Hunter
16. When did Alex Higgins first win the World Snooker Championship?
1972 - Alex then won it for a 2nd time 10 years later.
17. Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for most World Championship wins in the “modern era” with how many titles?
Seven
18. Who was the first player to make a televised 147 break?
Steve Davis [1982 in the Lada Classic]
19. Who is the current World Champion? Bonus point if you can spell the name correctly!
Zhao Xintong
20. What is the highest possible break in snooker?
155 (the term "maximum break" refers to the break of 147, but it's not the highest possible one if a player gets a free ball)
Free ball + black: 1 point (counted as a ‘red’) + 7 points (black’s value) = 8 extra points
The usual 147: 120 points from reds and blacks, plus 27 from the colours
Grand total: 8 + 147 = 155 points
No pro’s have landed a 155 in a tournament - yet.
1. In which country was the snooker invented?
India
2. Which venue is famously associated with the Snooker World Championship?
The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
3. Who was the youngest-ever world champion?
Stephen Hendry (21 years old in 1990)
4. Dennis Taylor famously beat Steve Davis for the World Title on the last black in which year?
1985
5. How many red balls are on the table at the start of a frame?
15
6. Who in 1980 became the first non-UK winner of the snooker World Championship of the modern era?
Cliff Thorburn – Canada
7. How many World Championship finals did Jimmy White reach without ever winning the event?
Six
8. Former professional snooker and pool player Tony Drago is from which country?
Malta
9. Who won the first 15 World Championships from 1927 to 1946?
Joe Davis – Younger brother Fred won it 8 times.
10. Who refereed four World Snooker Championship finals between 1983 and 1993 and appeared in a Carling Black Label beer advert on TV?
Len Ganley
11. Name the massive underdog that defeated Steve Davis 18–12 to win the 1986 World Snooker Championship?
Joe Johnson (the following year, he reached the final again, losing 14–18 to Davis)
12. Who was once successfully claiming the cost of 6 pints of lager before every match as a tax-deductible expense?
Bill Werbeniuk
13. Which BBC2 snooker-based TV show became at the time one of the most popular shows on TV?
Pot Black
14. Which player do we know as 'the Wizard of Wishaw'?
John Higgins
15. Which sadly missed snooker player was known as "The Beckham of the Baize"?
Paul Hunter
16. When did Alex Higgins first win the World Snooker Championship?
1972 - Alex then won it for a 2nd time 10 years later.
17. Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for most World Championship wins in the “modern era” with how many titles?
Seven
18. Who was the first player to make a televised 147 break?
Steve Davis [1982 in the Lada Classic]
19. Who is the current World Champion? Bonus point if you can spell the name correctly!
Zhao Xintong
20. What is the highest possible break in snooker?
155 (the term "maximum break" refers to the break of 147, but it's not the highest possible one if a player gets a free ball)
Free ball + black: 1 point (counted as a ‘red’) + 7 points (black’s value) = 8 extra points
The usual 147: 120 points from reds and blacks, plus 27 from the colours
Grand total: 8 + 147 = 155 points
No pro’s have landed a 155 in a tournament - yet.
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
Well wer had darts so here is a
Snooker Quiz
1. In which country was the snooker invented?
2. Which venue is famously associated with the Snooker World Championship?
3. Who was the youngest-ever world champion?
4. Dennis Taylor famously beat Steve Davis for the World Title on the last black in which year?
5. How many red balls are on the table at the start of a frame?
6. Who in 1980 became the first non-UK winner of the snooker World Championship of the modern era?
7. How many World Championship finals did Jimmy White reach without ever winning the event?
8. Former professional snooker and pool player Tony Drago is from which country?
9. Who won the first 15 World Championships from 1927 to 1946?
10. Who refereed four World Snooker Championship finals between 1983 and 1993 and appeared in a Carling Black Label beer advert on TV?
11. Name the massive underdog that defeated Steve Davis 18–12 to win the 1986 World Snooker Championship?
12. Who was once successfully claiming the cost of 6 pints of lager before every match as a tax-deductible expense?
13. Which BBC2 snooker-based TV show became at the time one of the most popular shows on TV?
14. Which player do we know as 'the Wizard of Wishaw'?
15. Which sadly missed snooker player was known as "The Beckham of the Baize"?
16. When did Alex Higgins first win the World Snooker Championship?
17. Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for most World Championship wins in the “modern era” with how many titles?
18. Who was the first player to make a televised 147 break?
19. Who is the current World Champion? Bonus point if you can spell the name correctly!
20. What is the highest possible break in snooker?
Snooker Quiz
1. In which country was the snooker invented?
2. Which venue is famously associated with the Snooker World Championship?
3. Who was the youngest-ever world champion?
4. Dennis Taylor famously beat Steve Davis for the World Title on the last black in which year?
5. How many red balls are on the table at the start of a frame?
6. Who in 1980 became the first non-UK winner of the snooker World Championship of the modern era?
7. How many World Championship finals did Jimmy White reach without ever winning the event?
8. Former professional snooker and pool player Tony Drago is from which country?
9. Who won the first 15 World Championships from 1927 to 1946?
10. Who refereed four World Snooker Championship finals between 1983 and 1993 and appeared in a Carling Black Label beer advert on TV?
11. Name the massive underdog that defeated Steve Davis 18–12 to win the 1986 World Snooker Championship?
12. Who was once successfully claiming the cost of 6 pints of lager before every match as a tax-deductible expense?
13. Which BBC2 snooker-based TV show became at the time one of the most popular shows on TV?
14. Which player do we know as 'the Wizard of Wishaw'?
15. Which sadly missed snooker player was known as "The Beckham of the Baize"?
16. When did Alex Higgins first win the World Snooker Championship?
17. Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for most World Championship wins in the “modern era” with how many titles?
18. Who was the first player to make a televised 147 break?
19. Who is the current World Champion? Bonus point if you can spell the name correctly!
20. What is the highest possible break in snooker?
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Famous Nicknames Quiz. Give the more famous nickname for the person. To make it easier the answers are in alphabetical order although some start with the same letter..
1. Stuart Goddard (musician)
Adam Ant
2. William Oliver Wallace (entertainer, 1929–2009; also used the stage name The Sheik of Araby)
Ali Bongo
3. Mark Berry (dancer and "percussionist" with Happy Mondays; won Celebrity Big Brother Series 3, 2005)
Bez
4. J. P. Richardson (rock 'n' roll musician)
(The) Big Bopper
5. Henry McCarty – a.k.a. William H. Bonney (outlaw, 1859–81)
Billy the Kid
6. Robert Stroud (convict – died, aged 73, on the day before the assassination of John F. Kennedy, after 54 years in prison)
Birdman of Alcatraz
7. Albert DeSalvo (convicted murderer)
Boston Strangler
8. Mohammed Saeed al–Sahhaf (Saddam Hussein's Minister of Information before and during the 2003 Iraq war – famous for his grandiose and grossly unrealistic propaganda broadcasts; known in the US as Baghdad Bob)
Comical Ali
9. Edmond Dantes (fictional character)
Count of Monte Cristo
10. Dylan Kwabena Mills (pioneer of 'grime' music, born 1984)
Dizzee Rascal
11. Michael Edwards (British sportsman)
Eddie the Eagle
12. David Howell Evans (guitarist in U2: born Essex 1961, raised in Dublin)
(The) Edge
13. Joseph Carey Merrick (Known as John in the film) (Victorian unfortunate)
Elephant Man
14. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (recording artist)
Eminem
15. Norman Cook (English musician and DJ– born Quentin Leo Cook,)
Fatboy Slim
16. Derek William Dick (lead singer of Marillion, 1979–88 – first four albums)
Fish
17. Martin Ruane (giant 70’s and 80’s wrestler – also known as Luke McMasters)
Giant Haystacks
18. Diana Moran (1970s/80s TV personality)
Green Goddess
19. Simon King, David Myers (UK TV chefs)
Hairy Bikers
20. Stanley Kirk Burrell (recording artiste, most successful in the late 1980s and early 90s)
MC Hammer
21. Thomas Hearns (US welterweight boxer, 1980s) and Ricky Hatton (British light–welterweight, early 21st century)
(The) Hitman
22. Adrian Lewis (darts player – PDC World Champion 2011 and 2012)
Jackpot
23. Name under which Katie Price worked as a glamour model from 1996 to 2004, but disowned when she appeared on I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!
Jordan
24. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (Brazilian footballer, born 1982 – played over 200 games for Internazionale and 85 for Real Madrid)
Kaka
25. Ian Fraser Kilminster (rock singer and guitarist – born Christmas Eve 1945, died in 2015, aged 70 years and 4 days)
Lemmy
26. Wladislu Valentino (musician and entertainer)
Liberace
27. William Joyce (Nazi collaborator and propagandist, 1906–46)
Lord Haw Haw
28. Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie (singer, born 1948)
Lulu
29. The mysterious prisoner who died in 1703, on an island off the French Riviera, under the name 'Marchioly'
(The) Man in the Iron Mask
30. Margaretha Geertruida McLeod (nee Zelle) (Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy)
Mata Hari
31. Nick Freeman (Manchester–based lawyer, roll call of stellar clients ranges from actors and sporting heroes to pop stars and captains of industry)
Mr. Loophole
32. Christopher Wallace: Known as Biggie Smalls or
Notorious B. I. G.
33. Henri Charriere (criminal and writer.)
Papillon
34. Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Pelé
35. William Perry (American football player – Chicago Bears, 1985–93)
Refrigerator (Fridge)
36. John Simon Ritchie (born Lewisham, Kent, 1957; surname became Beverley after his mother remarried; died New York 1979)
Sid Vicious
37. Mary Mallon – born in Ireland in 1869, emigrated to the USA in 1884; kept in isolation in New York from 1915 until her death in 1938
Typhoid Mary
38. Joel Chandler Harris (pen name under which he wrote the Brer Rabbit stories)
Uncle Remus
39. François–Marie Arouet (French writer, 1694–1778)
Voltaire
40. Title claimed by Matthew Hopkins, 1645–7 – played in a 1968 film of the same title by Vincent Price
Witch Finder General
1. Stuart Goddard (musician)
Adam Ant
2. William Oliver Wallace (entertainer, 1929–2009; also used the stage name The Sheik of Araby)
Ali Bongo
3. Mark Berry (dancer and "percussionist" with Happy Mondays; won Celebrity Big Brother Series 3, 2005)
Bez
4. J. P. Richardson (rock 'n' roll musician)
(The) Big Bopper
5. Henry McCarty – a.k.a. William H. Bonney (outlaw, 1859–81)
Billy the Kid
6. Robert Stroud (convict – died, aged 73, on the day before the assassination of John F. Kennedy, after 54 years in prison)
Birdman of Alcatraz
7. Albert DeSalvo (convicted murderer)
Boston Strangler
8. Mohammed Saeed al–Sahhaf (Saddam Hussein's Minister of Information before and during the 2003 Iraq war – famous for his grandiose and grossly unrealistic propaganda broadcasts; known in the US as Baghdad Bob)
Comical Ali
9. Edmond Dantes (fictional character)
Count of Monte Cristo
10. Dylan Kwabena Mills (pioneer of 'grime' music, born 1984)
Dizzee Rascal
11. Michael Edwards (British sportsman)
Eddie the Eagle
12. David Howell Evans (guitarist in U2: born Essex 1961, raised in Dublin)
(The) Edge
13. Joseph Carey Merrick (Known as John in the film) (Victorian unfortunate)
Elephant Man
14. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (recording artist)
Eminem
15. Norman Cook (English musician and DJ– born Quentin Leo Cook,)
Fatboy Slim
16. Derek William Dick (lead singer of Marillion, 1979–88 – first four albums)
Fish
17. Martin Ruane (giant 70’s and 80’s wrestler – also known as Luke McMasters)
Giant Haystacks
18. Diana Moran (1970s/80s TV personality)
Green Goddess
19. Simon King, David Myers (UK TV chefs)
Hairy Bikers
20. Stanley Kirk Burrell (recording artiste, most successful in the late 1980s and early 90s)
MC Hammer
21. Thomas Hearns (US welterweight boxer, 1980s) and Ricky Hatton (British light–welterweight, early 21st century)
(The) Hitman
22. Adrian Lewis (darts player – PDC World Champion 2011 and 2012)
Jackpot
23. Name under which Katie Price worked as a glamour model from 1996 to 2004, but disowned when she appeared on I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!
Jordan
24. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (Brazilian footballer, born 1982 – played over 200 games for Internazionale and 85 for Real Madrid)
Kaka
25. Ian Fraser Kilminster (rock singer and guitarist – born Christmas Eve 1945, died in 2015, aged 70 years and 4 days)
Lemmy
26. Wladislu Valentino (musician and entertainer)
Liberace
27. William Joyce (Nazi collaborator and propagandist, 1906–46)
Lord Haw Haw
28. Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie (singer, born 1948)
Lulu
29. The mysterious prisoner who died in 1703, on an island off the French Riviera, under the name 'Marchioly'
(The) Man in the Iron Mask
30. Margaretha Geertruida McLeod (nee Zelle) (Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy)
Mata Hari
31. Nick Freeman (Manchester–based lawyer, roll call of stellar clients ranges from actors and sporting heroes to pop stars and captains of industry)
Mr. Loophole
32. Christopher Wallace: Known as Biggie Smalls or
Notorious B. I. G.
33. Henri Charriere (criminal and writer.)
Papillon
34. Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Pelé
35. William Perry (American football player – Chicago Bears, 1985–93)
Refrigerator (Fridge)
36. John Simon Ritchie (born Lewisham, Kent, 1957; surname became Beverley after his mother remarried; died New York 1979)
Sid Vicious
37. Mary Mallon – born in Ireland in 1869, emigrated to the USA in 1884; kept in isolation in New York from 1915 until her death in 1938
Typhoid Mary
38. Joel Chandler Harris (pen name under which he wrote the Brer Rabbit stories)
Uncle Remus
39. François–Marie Arouet (French writer, 1694–1778)
Voltaire
40. Title claimed by Matthew Hopkins, 1645–7 – played in a 1968 film of the same title by Vincent Price
Witch Finder General
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
Famous Nicknames Quiz. Give the more famous nickname for the person. To make it easier the answers are in alphabetical order although some start with the same letter..
1. Stuart Goddard (musician)
2. William Oliver Wallace (entertainer, 1929–2009; also used the stage name The Sheik of Araby)
3. Mark Berry (dancer and "percussionist" with Happy Mondays; won Celebrity Big Brother Series 3, 2005)
4. J. P. Richardson (rock 'n' roll musician)
5. Henry McCarty – a.k.a. William H. Bonney (outlaw, 1859–81)
6. Robert Stroud (convict – died, aged 73, on the day before the assassination of John F. Kennedy, after 54 years in prison)
7. Albert DeSalvo (convicted murderer)
8. Mohammed Saeed al–Sahhaf (Saddam Hussein's Minister of Information before and during the 2003 Iraq war – famous for his grandiose and grossly unrealistic propaganda broadcasts; known in the US as Baghdad Bob)
9. Edmond Dantes (fictional character)
10. Dylan Kwabena Mills (pioneer of 'grime' music, born 1984)
11. Michael Edwards (British sportsman)
12. David Howell Evans (guitarist in U2: born Essex 1961, raised in Dublin)
13. Joseph Carey Merrick (Known as John in the film) (Victorian unfortunate)
14. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (recording artist)
15. Norman Cook (English musician and DJ– born Quentin Leo Cook,)
16. Derek William Dick (lead singer of Marillion, 1979–88 – first four albums)
17. Martin Ruane (giant 70’s and 80’s wrestler – also known as Luke McMasters)
18. Diana Moran (1970s/80s TV personality)
19. Simon King, David Myers (UK TV chefs)
20. Stanley Kirk Burrell (recording artiste, most successful in the late 1980s and early 90s)
21. Thomas Hearns (US welterweight boxer, 1980s) and Ricky Hatton (British light–welterweight, early 21st century)
22. Adrian Lewis (darts player – PDC World Champion 2011 and 2012)
23. Name under which Katie Price worked as a glamour model from 1996 to 2004, but disowned when she appeared on I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!
24. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (Brazilian footballer, born 1982 – played over 200 games for Internazionale and 85 for Real Madrid)
25. Ian Fraser Kilminster (rock singer and guitarist – born Christmas Eve 1945, died in 2015, aged 70 years and 4 days)
26. Wladislu Valentino (musician and entertainer)
27. William Joyce (Nazi collaborator and propagandist, 1906–46)
28. Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie (singer, born 1948)
29. The mysterious prisoner who died in 1703, on an island off the French Riviera, under the name 'Marchioly'
30. Margaretha Geertruida McLeod (nee Zelle) (Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy)
31. Nick Freeman (Manchester–based lawyer, roll call of stellar clients ranges from actors and sporting heroes to pop stars and captains of industry)
32. Christopher Wallace: Known as Biggie Smalls or ....................
33. Henri Charriere (criminal and writer.)
34. Edson Arantes do Nascimento
35. William Perry (American football player – Chicago Bears, 1985–93)
36. John Simon Ritchie (born Lewisham, Kent, 1957; surname became Beverley after his mother remarried; died New York 1979)
37. Mary Mallon – born in Ireland in 1869, emigrated to the USA in 1884; kept in isolation in New York from 1915 until her death in 1938
38. Joel Chandler Harris (pen name under which he wrote the Brer Rabbit stories)
39. François–Marie Arouet (French writer, 1694–1778)
40. Title claimed by Matthew Hopkins, 1645–7 – played in a 1968 film of the same title by Vincent Price
1. Stuart Goddard (musician)
2. William Oliver Wallace (entertainer, 1929–2009; also used the stage name The Sheik of Araby)
3. Mark Berry (dancer and "percussionist" with Happy Mondays; won Celebrity Big Brother Series 3, 2005)
4. J. P. Richardson (rock 'n' roll musician)
5. Henry McCarty – a.k.a. William H. Bonney (outlaw, 1859–81)
6. Robert Stroud (convict – died, aged 73, on the day before the assassination of John F. Kennedy, after 54 years in prison)
7. Albert DeSalvo (convicted murderer)
8. Mohammed Saeed al–Sahhaf (Saddam Hussein's Minister of Information before and during the 2003 Iraq war – famous for his grandiose and grossly unrealistic propaganda broadcasts; known in the US as Baghdad Bob)
9. Edmond Dantes (fictional character)
10. Dylan Kwabena Mills (pioneer of 'grime' music, born 1984)
11. Michael Edwards (British sportsman)
12. David Howell Evans (guitarist in U2: born Essex 1961, raised in Dublin)
13. Joseph Carey Merrick (Known as John in the film) (Victorian unfortunate)
14. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (recording artist)
15. Norman Cook (English musician and DJ– born Quentin Leo Cook,)
16. Derek William Dick (lead singer of Marillion, 1979–88 – first four albums)
17. Martin Ruane (giant 70’s and 80’s wrestler – also known as Luke McMasters)
18. Diana Moran (1970s/80s TV personality)
19. Simon King, David Myers (UK TV chefs)
20. Stanley Kirk Burrell (recording artiste, most successful in the late 1980s and early 90s)
21. Thomas Hearns (US welterweight boxer, 1980s) and Ricky Hatton (British light–welterweight, early 21st century)
22. Adrian Lewis (darts player – PDC World Champion 2011 and 2012)
23. Name under which Katie Price worked as a glamour model from 1996 to 2004, but disowned when she appeared on I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!
24. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (Brazilian footballer, born 1982 – played over 200 games for Internazionale and 85 for Real Madrid)
25. Ian Fraser Kilminster (rock singer and guitarist – born Christmas Eve 1945, died in 2015, aged 70 years and 4 days)
26. Wladislu Valentino (musician and entertainer)
27. William Joyce (Nazi collaborator and propagandist, 1906–46)
28. Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie (singer, born 1948)
29. The mysterious prisoner who died in 1703, on an island off the French Riviera, under the name 'Marchioly'
30. Margaretha Geertruida McLeod (nee Zelle) (Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy)
31. Nick Freeman (Manchester–based lawyer, roll call of stellar clients ranges from actors and sporting heroes to pop stars and captains of industry)
32. Christopher Wallace: Known as Biggie Smalls or ....................
33. Henri Charriere (criminal and writer.)
34. Edson Arantes do Nascimento
35. William Perry (American football player – Chicago Bears, 1985–93)
36. John Simon Ritchie (born Lewisham, Kent, 1957; surname became Beverley after his mother remarried; died New York 1979)
37. Mary Mallon – born in Ireland in 1869, emigrated to the USA in 1884; kept in isolation in New York from 1915 until her death in 1938
38. Joel Chandler Harris (pen name under which he wrote the Brer Rabbit stories)
39. François–Marie Arouet (French writer, 1694–1778)
40. Title claimed by Matthew Hopkins, 1645–7 – played in a 1968 film of the same title by Vincent Price
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Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
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When we bought are first flat our in 1973 our next door neighour was Freddie Williams. I knew he was a darts enthusiast but it wasn't until seven years later after we had moved that I realised he was more than just a fan when he appeared on TV as the caller at the first televised maximum.
When we bought are first flat our in 1973 our next door neighour was Freddie Williams. I knew he was a darts enthusiast but it wasn't until seven years later after we had moved that I realised he was more than just a fan when he appeared on TV as the caller at the first televised maximum.