The Guardian Quiz

[f4f3]

For hano  and coughingbear  (and anyone else who might be Jonesing at Foxtrot Mansions...)

ETA: Spoilers in comments, since I'm too lazy to screen...

ETA2: Answers in the morning - you all play nice while I'm asleep...



1. What's unique about the Bob Hope film, Call Me Bwana?

2. What crashed at Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 1937?

3. Which song asserted that Gordon is a Moron?

4. Whose parliament is the Althing?

5. What reason did Jack Vetriano give for not painting Colin Montgomerie?

6. Whose third son was called Seth?

7. Lyrical Ballads contained poems by whom?

8. Whose remains were found in Gough's Cave, Somerset?

What links:

9 Bradford philanthropist; Beatles in 1967; Cluedo military man?

10. Barack Obama; Harold Sakata (Oddjob); Michelle Wie; Bette Middler?

11. Annie Hall; Batman; The General?

12. Discovery of the True Cross; exile of Napoleon?

13. Mawensi; Shira; Kibo?

14. My Sweet Lord, Bohemian Rhapsody; Jailhouse Rock; One Night and It's Now or Never?

15. Alexander Borodin; Margaret Thatcher; Primo Levi?

Anything in double figures is respectable this week...

Comments

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

They do have extra knees, though, so it's a nice thought. Must try to get those Rosary beads off Anna now...

[hano.livejournal.com]

ah yes, Catholic cats can be so awkward sometimes...
(and if at some point I could trouble you for the answers I'd be extra grateful - either mail em to me or in a locked post or some such - thanks again)

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

You don't get the answers until you put up your own guesses. Yes, cruel, but fair...

[hano.livejournal.com]

sounds fair to me :) Give us a few minutes...

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

A few minutes?

Reaction time is a factor...

[unblinkered.livejournal.com]

*hums Countdown theme*

*hums QI theme, it being somewhat more relevant and on the telly*

The really, really big telly!