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Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

Tom Hanks Films

1.  Which 1984 romantic comedy film co-starring John Candy was Tom Hanks big break?

2.  He won an Academy Award for Best Actor playing a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in which 1993 film?

3.  He won another Best Actor Award at the Oscars the following year for which comedy-drama film?

4.  The Italian film Da grande has been said to be the inspiration for which Tom Hanks film?

5.  Which movie was based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking by Somali pirates?

6.  Hanks played the part of Captain John H. Miller in which 1998 film?

7.  What name did the character Chuck Noland give to his volleyball in the film Cast Away?

8.  "This town ain't big enough for the two of us." is a Tom Hanks quote from which animated comedy film?

9.  "In the shadow of war, one man showed the world what we stand for" is the tagline from which cold-war movie?

10.  Name the character played by Tom Hanks in Apollo 13?

11.  Hanks played five roles in which 2004 animated Christmas adventure film including that of a small child?

12.  Hanks plays hero Sully Sullenberger who makes an emergency landing on which river?

13.  "There's no greater joy than that seen through the eyes of a child, and there's a little bit of a child in all of us." is a quote from which film?

14.  Which famous actor's last ever words in a movie were "I'm glad it's you"? They were spoken to a Tom Hank's character?

15.  In which film did Hanks play real-life children’s TV presenter Fred Rogers?

16.  In which 2022 American comedy-drama film does he play a bitter old man reluctantly getting involved in the lives of his neighbours?

17.  What exactly was Mr. Jingles in The Green Mile?

18.  "There's no crying in baseball" is a quote from which 1992 film?

19.  What part did Hanks play in the 2022 film Elvis?

20.  Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan have made four films together.  Four points if you can name them?




 

Still looks great at nearly 80 Zeb. Loved all three of the originals plus Cheryl Ladd but as a 9,10 year old Farrah in that red swim suit, well it was just wow! Always jealous of Lee Majors then, he was the Six Million Dollar Man and married to Farrah Fawcett! 

18 today thanks zico.
Jaclyn Smith was/is absolutely beautiful.

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Television Characters You Never See Quiz

1.  Mrs Elizabeth Mainwaring, the wife of Captain Mainwaring, is never seen with the exception of the episode "A Soldier's Farewell" when her great weight in the bunk above Captain Mainwaring's causes her mattress to sag into camera shot.  Name the show?
Dad’s Army

2.  The never seen mother-in-law in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is represented by what animal in Reggie's imagination?
Hippopotamus

3.  Monkey Harris, Ugandan Morris, Sunglasses Ron and Paddy the Greek are mentioned but never seen on which TV sitcom?
Only Fools and Horses

4.  Higgins is the estate manager for the never seen Robin Masters's in which television series?
Magnum P.I.

5.  What’s the term Arthur Daley uses to describe his unseen wife in Minder?
Her Indoors

6.  In which series is the notorious ‘Eckley’ the unseen boss of the DiMeo family?
The Sopranos

7. Open All Hours - Arkwright, the miserly shopkeeper, harbours a burning passion for Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, to whom he is engaged. However, Gladys refuses to marry him while her unseen mother with whom she shares her house depends upon her. Which actress played Nurse Gladys?
Lynda Baron

8.  Alan Partridge’s talk show Knowing Me, Knowing You is named after an Abba song.  His catchphrase, "Aha!", comes from Abba and the character has an unseen son who is also named after an ABBA song.  What is his son’s name?
Fernando

9.  In Mork and Mindy at the end of each episode, Mork from the planet Ork would report back to his superiors on the aspects of humanity that he had most recently learned about. These reports were delivered to his unseen supervisor, but what was his name?
Orson

10.  The main character Kenny appears in most of the episodes of this long-running series, but usually only his eyes can be seen peeking through the hood of his trademark orange parka. What envelope-pushing animated show is this?
South Park

11. Never seen in any of the episodes, Bob Sacamano is a character in which television sitcom? 
Seinfeld

12.  For two seasons, Agent Dale Cooper would recount every mystery to the unseen Dianne through his dictaphone recordings.  Name the show?
Twin Peaks

13.  Ugly Naked Guy was a man who made his presence known by not being on screen in which long running sitcom?
Friends

14.  The criminal mastermind with the bejewelled claw, Dr. Claw was the arch nemesis of which hapless Inspector?
Gadget

15. Maris Crane was the unseen wife / ex-wife of long-suffering Doctor Niles Crane in which tv show?
Frasier

16.  Joe Maplin and Miss Cathcart were two characters never seen in which UK sitcom?
Hi-De-Hi

17. In Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth Bucket has a phone conversation in each episode with her son, who has moved out and is attending university.  Can you remember his name?
Sheridan

18.  Mrs Wolowitz is Howard's mother in which TV series?
The Big Bang Theory

19.  Throughout its entire 18-year run, PC Alf Ventress refers to his wife Mrs. Ventress, but she is neither seen nor is her first name ever revealed.  Name the British Police drama?
Heartbeat

20.  Dynasty’s John Forsythe was the voice of the unseen Charlie in the classic US Cop show Charlies Angels which ran from 1976 to 1981.  Over that run six actresses played an “Angel”. Name as many of those actresses as you can?  Point for each.  
Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack, Tanya Roberts


 

16 for yesterday thanks zico.

Television Characters You Never See Quiz

1.  Mrs Elizabeth Mainwaring, the wife of Captain Mainwaring, is never seen with the exception of the episode "A Soldier's Farewell" when her great weight in the bunk above Captain Mainwaring's causes her mattress to sag into camera shot.  Name the show?

2.  The never seen mother-in-law in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is represented by what animal in Reggie's imagination?

3.  Monkey Harris, Ugandan Morris, Sunglasses Ron and Paddy the Greek are mentioned but never seen on which TV sitcom?

4.  Higgins is the estate manager for the never seen Robin Masters's in which television series?

5.  What’s the term Arthur Daley uses to describe his unseen wife in Minder?

6.  In which series is the notorious ‘Eckley’ the unseen boss of the DiMeo family?

7. Open All Hours - Arkwright, the miserly shopkeeper, harbours a burning passion for Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, to whom he is engaged. However, Gladys refuses to marry him while her unseen mother with whom she shares her house depends upon her. Which actress played Nurse Gladys?

8.  Alan Partridge’s talk show Knowing Me, Knowing You is named after an Abba song.  His catchphrase, "Aha!", comes from Abba and the character has an unseen son who is also named after an ABBA song.  What is his son’s name?

9.  In Mork and Mindy at the end of each episode, Mork from the planet Ork would report back to his superiors on the aspects of humanity that he had most recently learned about. These reports were delivered to his unseen supervisor, but what was his name?

10.  The main character Kenny appears in most of the episodes of this long-running series, but usually only his eyes can be seen peeking through the hood of his trademark orange parka. What envelope-pushing animated show is this?

11. Never seen in any of the episodes, Bob Sacamano is a character in which television sitcom? 

12.  For two seasons, Agent Dale Cooper would recount every mystery to the unseen Dianne through his dictaphone recordings.  Name the show?

13.  Ugly Naked Guy was a man who made his presence known by not being on screen in which long running sitcom?

14.  The criminal mastermind with the bejewelled claw, Dr. Claw was the arch nemesis of which hapless Inspector?

15. Maris Crane was the unseen wife / ex-wife of long-suffering Doctor Niles Crane in which tv show?

16.  Joe Maplin and Miss Cathcart were two characters never seen in which UK sitcom?

17. In Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth Bucket has a phone conversation in each episode with her son, who has moved out and is attending university.  Can you remember his name?

18.  Mrs Wolowitz is Howard's mother in which TV series?

19.  Throughout its entire 18-year run, PC Alf Ventress refers to his wife Mrs. Ventress, but she is neither seen nor is her first name ever revealed.  Name the British Police drama?

20.  Dynasty’s John Forsythe was the voice of the unseen Charlie in the classic US Cop show Charlies Angels which ran from 1976 to 1981.  Over that run six actresses played an “Angel”. Name as many of those actresses as you can?  Point for each.  



 

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Famous Narrators Quiz

1.  Veteran actor known for his distinctive voice, narrated Steven Spielberg's epic film War of the Worlds?
Morgan Freeman

2.  Who narrated the children's animated television series Paddington from 1976 to 1980 and also the 1975 film Barry Lyndon?
Michael Hordern

3.  Who narrated the nature documentary Our Planet for Netflix?
David Attenborough

4.  Which legendary stage and screen actor narrated the 1973 British documentary series The World at War?
Laurence Olivier

5.  Who was the narrator of the well-known children's animation Mr Benn?
Ray Brooks

6.  Which famous actor provided the opening and closing narration of the 1964 film Zulu?
Richard Burton

7.  The television series Little Britain was narrated by which old Dr Who?
Tom Baker

8.  Which music legend narrated the first two series of the children's TV programme Thomas & Friends?
Ringo Starr

9.  The 1962 American epic Western film How the West Was Won was narrated by which star of Hollywood's Golden Age?
Spencer Tracy

10. Lorraine Bracco and which other actor provides a voiceover narration throughout the film Goodfellas? 
Ray Liotta (as Henry Hill)

11.  Edward Norton is the narrator of which 1999 film?
Fight Club

12.  Which surviving Carry On film star won a Grammy Award for his work on the American "Harry Potter" audiobook series and features in the Guinness Book of World Records for creating the most voices in an audiobook?
Jim Dale

13.  Late British actor, played brother-in-law of Reggie Perrin, voice of "Vorsprung durch Technik" in Audi ads, narrator of BBC's Grumpy Old Men.
Geoffrey Palmer

14.  Living legend of stage and screen, narrator of BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs (1999), Walking with Beasts (2001) and Walking with Monsters (2005).
Kenneth Branagh

15.  Prolific reader for the BBC series Jackanory from 1966 to 1991, he narrated the children's programme The Wombles (1973–1975) and he played the title role in the CBeebies series Old Jack's Boat (2013–2015).
Bernard Cribbins

16. Late well known 70’s and 80’s British sitcom actor who narrated the original and revival series of kids TV favourite Roobarb?
Richard Briers

17.  Ok, not narration, but late great comedian and actor who voiced several cartoon characters including the Genie in Disney's Aladdin, Batty Koda in Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, and Lovelace & Ramon in Happy Feet?
Robin Williams

18.  Long before the age of high-definition underwater cams, there was a man with a penchant for exploration: through documentaries like “The Silent World” and “The Undersea World of ………. ……….,” he didn’t just show us the ocean; he made us feel its pulse.  Who was he?
Jacques Cousteau

19.  Famous horror actor.  He narrated several well-known projects, including the introduction to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video and the horror anthology “The Hilarious House of Frightenstein”
Vincent Price

20.  H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds (1898) was performed and broadcast live on October 30, 1938, over the CBS Radio Network. The episode is infamous for inciting a panic by convincing some members of the listening audience that a Martian invasion was taking place.  It was directed and narrated by which giant of film, radio, and theatre?
Orson Welles

 

Impressed you got that one Zeb.

Famous Narrators Quiz

1.  Veteran actor known for his distinctive voice, narrated Steven Spielberg's epic film War of the Worlds?

2.  Who narrated the children's animated television series Paddington from 1976 to 1980 and also the 1975 film Barry Lyndon?

3.  Who narrated the nature documentary Our Planet for Netflix?

4.  Which legendary stage and screen actor narrated the 1973 British documentary series The World at War?

5.  Who was the narrator of the well-known children's animation Mr Benn?

6.  Which famous actor provided the opening and closing narration of the 1964 film Zulu?

7.  The television series Little Britain was narrated by which old Dr Who?

8.  Which music legend narrated the first two series of the children's TV programme Thomas & Friends?

9.  The 1962 American epic Western film How the West Was Won was narrated by which star of Hollywood's Golden Age?

10. Lorraine Bracco and which other actor provides a voiceover narration throughout the film Goodfellas? 

11.  Edward Norton is the narrator of which 1999 film?

12.  Which surviving Carry On film star won a Grammy Award for his work on the American "Harry Potter" audiobook series and features in the Guinness Book of World Records for creating the most voices in an audiobook?

13.  Late British actor, played brother-in-law of Reggie Perrin, voice of "Vorsprung durch Technik" in Audi ads, narrator of BBC's Grumpy Old Men.

14.  Living legend of stage and screen, narrator of BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs (1999), Walking with Beasts (2001) and Walking with Monsters (2005).

15.  Prolific reader for the BBC series Jackanory from 1966 to 1991, he narrated the children's programme The Wombles (1973–1975) and he played the title role in the CBeebies series Old Jack's Boat (2013–2015).

16. Late well known 70’s and 80’s British sitcom actor who narrated the original and revival series of kids TV favourite Roobarb?

17.  Ok, not narration, but late great comedian and actor who voiced several cartoon characters including the Genie in Disney's Aladdin, Batty Koda in Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, and Lovelace & Ramon in Happy Feet?

18.  Long before the age of high-definition underwater cams, there was a man with a penchant for exploration: through documentaries like “The Silent World” and “The Undersea World of ………. ……….,” he didn’t just show us the ocean; he made us feel its pulse.  Who was he?

19.  Famous horror actor.  He narrated several well-known projects, including the introduction to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video and the horror anthology “The Hilarious House of Frightenstein”

20.  H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds (1898) was performed and broadcast live on October 30, 1938, over the CBS Radio Network. The episode is infamous for inciting a panic by convincing some members of the listening audience that a Martian invasion was taking place.  It was directed and narrated by which giant of film, radio, and theatre?


 

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I even got Hinge and Bracket.

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Comedy Double Acts Quiz - If you only get half an answer, it’s half a point.

1.  Which legendary double act starred in a 1932 Oscar winning short film called ‘The Music Box’ as delivery men struggling to push a large, crated piano up a long flight of stairs?
Laurel and Hardy

2.  Comedy duo Frank Skinner and David Baddiel teamed up with which rock band to record the song ‘Three Lions’? Bonus point if you can name their lead singer.
The Lightning Seeds - Ian Broudie

3.  Which half of a famous double act had the 'short, fat, hairy legs'?
Ernie Wise

4.  Both at Cambridge University and met through Emma Thompson (a mutual friend); BBC TV series A Bit Of ... ran for four series, 1989–95; starred as Jeeves & Wooster, 1990–3?
Fry & Laurie

5.  American Dean Martin gained his career breakthrough with which comedian?
Jerry Lewis

6.  Nick Frost co-writes with which frequent collaborator and best friend?
Simon Pegg

7.  Which characters were devised by George Logan and Patrick Fyffe as a comedy and musical act?
Hinge and Bracket

8.  Which duo comprises wife Janette Tough and her husband Ian?
The Krankies

9.  By what stage name were Cyril Mead and Edward McGinnis better known?
Little & Large 

10.  English comedy double-act Hale and Pace met when both were training to be what?
Teachers

11.  Thomas Derbyshire and Robert Harper were better known as who?
Cannon & Ball 

12.  Met at drama school, starred in The Comic Strip; best remembered for their BBC TV series, 1987–2017, which featured (among other things) wildly–extravagant spoofs of films such as Thelma & Louise, Misery, Titanic, and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
French & Saunders

13. Appeared in the Cambridge Footlights revue Beyond the Fringe, along with Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett; their television career began with Not Only ... But Also?
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore

14.  Who was older, Ronnie Barker or Ronnie Corbett?
Ronnie Barker - born 25 September 1929 whereas Ronnie Corbett was born on 4 December 1930

15.  Barry and Paul Elliott, born in Rotherham, in 1944 and 1947 respectively; were better known as? (Barry died in 2018)
Chuckle Brothers

16.  A popular comedy team of the 1940s and 1950s.  "Who's on First?" is a comedy routine made famous by which American comedy duo?
Abbott & Costello

17.  Chaim Weintrop and his partner – active mainly in the 1930s and 40s, were better known as who?
Flanagan & Allen

18.  Met at Manchester University in the late 1970s; made their names at the Comedy Store (London), performing as 20th Century Coyote, later the Dangerous Brothers?
Rik Mayall and Ade (Adrian) Edmondson

19.  Which two stars of Not the Nine O’clock News (1979–82); starred as a duo in their own BBC series (1984–98)?
Mel Smith and Gryff Rhys Jones

20 Who played Cissie & Ada (two fictional, gossiping housewives from Northern England – more specifically, Lancashire)
Les Dawson and Roy Barraclough




 

Comedy Double Acts Quiz - If you only get half an answer, it’s half a point.

1.  Which legendary double act starred in a 1932 Oscar winning short film called ‘The Music Box’ as delivery men struggling to push a large, crated piano up a long flight of stairs?

2.  Comedy duo Frank Skinner and David Baddiel teamed up with which rock band to record the song ‘Three Lions’? Bonus point if you can name their lead singer.

3.  Which half of a famous double act had the 'short, fat, hairy legs'?

4.  Both at Cambridge University and met through Emma Thompson (a mutual friend); BBC TV series A Bit Of ... ran for four series, 1989–95; starred as Jeeves & Wooster, 1990–3?

5.  American Dean Martin gained his career breakthrough with which comedian?

6.  Nick Frost co-writes with which frequent collaborator and best friend?

7.  Which characters were devised by George Logan and Patrick Fyffe as a comedy and musical act?

8.  Which duo comprises wife Janette Tough and her husband Ian?

9.  By what stage name were Cyril Mead and Edward McGinnis better known?

10.  English comedy double-act Hale and Pace met when both were training to be what?

11.  Thomas Derbyshire and Robert Harper were better known as who?

12.  Met at drama school, starred in The Comic Strip; best remembered for their BBC TV series, 1987–2017, which featured (among other things) wildly–extravagant spoofs of films such as Thelma & Louise, Misery, Titanic, and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

13. Appeared in the Cambridge Footlights revue Beyond the Fringe, along with Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett; their television career began with Not Only ... But Also?

14.  Who was older, Ronnie Barker or Ronnie Corbett?

15.  Barry and Paul Elliott, born in Rotherham, in 1944 and 1947 respectively; were better known as? (Barry died in 2018)

16.  A popular comedy team of the 1940s and 1950s.  "Who's on First?" is a comedy routine made famous by which American comedy duo?

17.  Chaim Weintrop and his partner – active mainly in the 1930s and 40s, were better known as who?

18.  Met at Manchester University in the late 1970s; made their names at the Comedy Store (London), performing as 20th Century Coyote, later the Dangerous Brothers?

19.  Which two stars of Not the Nine O’clock News (1979–82); starred as a duo in their own BBC series (1984–98)?

20 Who played Cissie & Ada (two fictional, gossiping housewives from Northern England – more specifically, Lancashire)


 

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Good work Zico.

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Little story on "ghosts".  After my dad died suddenly back in 2000, a few days later mum rang in frustration to say something was wrong with the Fax machine (long time ago!!)  She said it was just spewing out paper, so I went round and sure enough there was loads of paper all with the word "three" printed on them.  I asked mum what she had pressed and she said nothing, it just started printing and wouldn't stop.  Found it bizarre, but not half as bizarre as when I looked closer and noticed the machine wasn't even plugged in!  Only thing I could think of is that there were "three" of us left, but still none wiser 25 odd years later!!  

Ghosts Quiz

1.  Ebenezer Scrooge encounters the ghost of which dead business partner in the book, A Christmas Carol?
Jacob Marley

2.  Sir Walter Raleigh, Richard the Third's nephews, Anne Boleyn, and Lady Jane Grey are just some of the spirits which apparently haunt which famous English castle?
The Tower of London

3.  Which seventeenth-century merchant ship is said to haunt the high seas, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the sea forever?
The Flying Dutchman

4.  Who played the parts of Sam and Molly in the 1990 film “Ghost”?  Point for each.
Patrick Swayze & Demi Moore

5.  What do you call a board marked with letters and numbers that people can use to speak to spirits? 
A Ouija Board

6.  In which Shakespeare play does a ghost tell the main protagonist that his father was murdered by his treacherous brother Claudius?
Hamlet

7.  Which firm hired out spirits for various tasks in a British children's TV comedy originally broadcast by the BBC between 1976 and 1984?
Rentaghost

8.  Who is the female presenter of the Most Haunted British TV series?
Yvette Fielding

9.  The Ghost Train is a 1941 British mystery film based on a 1923 play written by Arnold Ridley who later became known for portraying which elderly Private in the sitcom Dad's Army?
Godfrey

10.  Which British band released the song Ghost Town in June 1981?
Specials

11.  Which ghost was sometimes called "the Mean Green Ghost" in the Ghostbusters films?
Slimer

12.  What is the term for a ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed? 
Poltergeist

13. In which paranormal movie does the young protagonist announce that he can ‘see dead people’? 
The Sixth Sense 

14.  Which ghost is often criticized by his three wicked uncles, the Ghostly Trio?
Casper the Friendly Ghost

15.  Which US city would you have travelled to if you had wanted to stay at the Cecil Hotel, supposedly once the most haunted hotel in the world?
Los Angeles

16.  American brigantine that set sail from New York City destined for Genoa, Italy and was found abandoned on December 5, 1872, some 400 nautical miles (740 km) from the Azores, Portugal. The fate of the 10 people aboard remains a mystery.  Name the ship?
Mary Celeste

17.  The Stanley Hotel is the name of the famous haunted hotel in Colorado that inspired which Stephen King novel?
The Shining

18.  Which 1999 movie told the story of three film students making a documentary in Maryland?
The Blair Witch Project

19.  Ichabod Crane features in which short horror story by Washington Irving?
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

20.  The Canterville Ghost was the first story to be published by which famous author?
Oscar Wilde.


 

Very good East.    May as well follow Funerals with a

Ghosts Quiz

1.  Ebenezer Scrooge encounters the ghost of which dead business partner in the book, A Christmas Carol?

2.  Sir Walter Raleigh, Richard the Third's nephews, Anne Boleyn, and Lady Jane Grey are just some of the spirits which apparently haunt which famous English castle?

3.  Which seventeenth-century merchant ship is said to haunt the high seas, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the sea forever?

4.  Who played the parts of Sam and Molly in the 1990 film “Ghost”?  Point for each.

5.  What do you call a board marked with letters and numbers that people can use to speak to spirits? 

6.  In which Shakespeare play does a ghost tell the main protagonist that his father was murdered by his treacherous brother Claudius?

7.  Which firm hired out spirits for various tasks in a British children's TV comedy originally broadcast by the BBC between 1976 and 1984?

8.  Who is the female presenter of the Most Haunted British TV series?

9.  The Ghost Train is a 1941 British mystery film based on a 1923 play written by Arnold Ridley who later became known for portraying which elderly Private in the sitcom Dad's Army?

10.  Which British band released the song Ghost Town in June 1981?

11.  Which ghost was sometimes called "the Mean Green Ghost" in the Ghostbusters films?

12.  What is the term for a ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed? 

13. In which paranormal movie does the young protagonist announce that he can ‘see dead people’? 

14.  Which ghost is often criticized by his three wicked uncles, the Ghostly Trio?

15.  Which US city would you have travelled to if you had wanted to stay at the Cecil Hotel, supposedly once the most haunted hotel in the world?

16.  American brigantine that set sail from New York City destined for Genoa, Italy and was found abandoned on December 5, 1872, some 400 nautical miles (740 km) from the Azores, Portugal. The fate of the 10 people aboard remains a mystery.  Name the ship?

17.  The Stanley Hotel is the name of the famous haunted hotel in Colorado that inspired which Stephen King novel?

18.  Which 1999 movie told the story of three film students making a documentary in Maryland?

19.  Ichabod Crane features in which short horror story by Washington Irving?

20.  The Canterville Ghost was the first story to be published by which famous author?



 

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17 today so not a dead loss, thanks Zico

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Funerals Quz

1. Which legendary comedians epitaph reads in Gaelic, "I told you I was ill"? 
Spike Milligan's

2.  Diana, Princess of Wales’s funeral took place in which church in September 1997?
Westminster Abbey

3.  The tomb of Lord Nelson is located in the crypt, next to that of the Duke of Wellington, in which famous building?
St Paul's Cathedral

4.  John F. Kennedy was buried in Arlington National Cemetery which is in which US State?
Virginia

5.  Antyesti, literally meaning "last rites or last sacrifice", refers to the rite-of-passage rituals associated with a funeral in which religion?
Hinduism

6.  In a 1982 eulogy, at whose funeral did James Stewart describe as "just about the nicest lady I ever met"?
Grace Kelly or Princess Grace of Monaco

7.  Which American president read the eulogy at Nelson Mandela's funeral?
Barack Obama

8.  Which successful comedy screenwriter wrote Four Weddings and a Funeral?
Richard Curtis

9.  Who wrote the 1964 spy novel "Funeral in Berlin"?
Len Deighton

10.  Which UK Prime Minister’s final resting place is in St Martin's Church in Bladon, just outside Blenheim Palace grounds.? 
Winston Churchill

11.  After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, his body was taken on a five-state tour via train - in which state was he finally buried, was it Iowa, Illinois or Indiana?
Illinois

12.  After being killed in a car crash in 1997, Eugene Shoemaker is the only person to be laid to rest where?
On the moon (Eugene Shoemaker is a famous astrophysicist)

13.  Whose ashes have been laid to rest under the stage at the London Palladium?
Sir Bruce Forsyth

14.  Located on the west bank of the Nile, across from the ancient city of Thebes, which famous landmark was the burial place of most of Egypt's pharaohs from the 16th to 11th centuries BC?
The Valley of the Kings

15.  What are the series of burial tunnels under the cities of Paris and Rome known as?
Catacombs

16. Actor Kevin Costner gave a 17-minute eulogy at the funeral of which singer who died back in 2012?
Whitney Houston

17.  Which Scottish novelist is buried in the same small cemetery in Switzerland as Richard Burton, who of course starred in one of this writers most successful works, “Where Eagles Dare”?
Alistair MacLean – he also wrote the screenplay to the film as well as the novel.

18.  Which one of the following is not buried in Westminster Abbey: Charles Dickens, Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, or William Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare

19. Which famous English seafarers body lies in a lead coffin off the coast of Portobelo, Panama?
Sir Francis Drake

20.  Who is buried in the graveyard at St Margaret's Church in East Wellow, Hampshire, after the offer of burial in Westminster Abbey was declined by her relatives?
Florence Nightingale

 

Good to hear East as it seemed apt to follow a Pharmacy Quiz with a 


Funerals Quiz

1. Which legendary comedians epitaph reads in Gaelic, "I told you I was ill"? 

2.  Diana, Princess of Wales’s funeral took place in which church in September 1997?

3.  The tomb of Lord Nelson is located in the crypt, next to that of the Duke of Wellington, in which famous building?

4.  John F. Kennedy was buried in Arlington National Cemetery which is in which US State?

5.  Antyesti, literally meaning "last rites or last sacrifice", refers to the rite-of-passage rituals associated with a funeral in which religion?

6.  In a 1982 eulogy, at whose funeral did James Stewart describe as "just about the nicest lady I ever met"?

7.  Which American president read the eulogy at Nelson Mandela's funeral?

8.  Which successful comedy screenwriter wrote Four Weddings and a Funeral?

9.  Who wrote the 1964 spy novel "Funeral in Berlin"?

10.  Which UK Prime Minister’s final resting place is in St Martin's Church in Bladon, just outside Blenheim Palace grounds.? 

11.  After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, his body was taken on a five-state tour via train - in which state was he finally buried, was it Iowa, Illinois or Indiana?

12.  After being killed in a car crash in 1997, Eugene Shoemaker is the only person to be laid to rest where?

13.  Whose ashes have been laid to rest under the stage at the London Palladium?

14.  Located on the west bank of the Nile, across from the ancient city of Thebes, which famous landmark was the burial place of most of Egypt's pharaohs from the 16th to 11th centuries BC?

15.  What are the series of burial tunnels under the cities of Paris and Rome known as?

16. Actor Kevin Costner gave a 17-minute eulogy at the funeral of which singer who died back in 2012?

17.  Which Scottish novelist is buried in the same small cemetery in Switzerland as Richard Burton, who of course starred in one of this writers most successful works, “Where Eagles Dare”?

18.  Which one of the following is not buried in Westminster Abbey: Charles Dickens, Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, or William Shakespeare?

19. Which famous English seafarers body lies in a lead coffin off the coast of Portobelo, Panama?

20.  Who is buried in the graveyard at St Margaret's Church in East Wellow, Hampshire, after the offer of burial in Westminster Abbey was declined by her relatives?


 

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