1: Which 5-member pop group helped launch television channel Five in 1997? #twubquiz
2: What is a specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses called, such as those used in Jewish services? #twubquiz
3: Which of Enid Blyton's Famous Five characters was not human? #twubquiz
4: Who was the 16th president of the United States, depicted on the $5 bill? #twubquiz
5: Which of the 5 permanent members of the United Nations Security Council has the greatest population? #twubquiz
6: How many players are on each side in a competitive game of Eton Fives? #twubquiz
7: 555 95472 (or 5 for short) was on 3rd base; Shermy, 1st base; Linus, 2nd base; Schroeder, catcher. Who was the cartoon pitcher? #twubquiz
8: Who played Korben Dallas, a taxi driver and former "special forces" soldier, in the 1997 film The Fifth Element? #twubquiz
9: Still films, in which 1986 film did Johnny 5 first appear? #twubquiz
10: Fives and Threes is a scoring variation of what game? #twubquiz
Round 2: Initialed People - Give the names that the initials stand for. 0.5 points for one correct name, 1 point for both correct #twubquiz
Example: J. B. Priestley (novelist, playwright and broadcaster) - answer required is "John Boynton" #twubquiz
1: T. S. Eliot (poet, playwright) #twubquiz
2: G. B. Shaw (playwright) #twubquiz
3: C. B. Fry (sportsman, politician) #twubquiz
4: J. K. Rowling (author) #twubquiz
5: I. K. Brunel (engineer) #twubquiz
6: I. T. Botham (sportsman, broadcaster) #twubquiz
7: G. K. Chesterton (Journalist, Novelist, Essayist) #twubquiz
8: W. H. Smith (newsagent) #twubquiz
9: k.d. lang (singer) #twubquiz
10: CJ de Mooi (Television "personality") #twubquiz
Round 3
Round 4: Body parts. All the questions have a part of the body in them. I apologise partly for Q10 right now. #twubquiz
1: On what everyday item would you find the inscription "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants"? #twubquiz
2: In what sport was the Australian Darrell Hair a controversial figure? #twubquiz
3: As featured on the promotional poster, what type of creatures are the main subject of the film Happy Feet? #twubquiz
4: Name 3 Beatles songs containing the word "Back" somewhere in the title (0.5 point for 2 songs) #twubquiz
5: According to the sea shanty in Treasure Island, how many Men were On The Dead Man's Chest? #twubquiz
6: With the Latin name Solea solea, the common sole is also known by the name of which English port town? #twubquiz
7: Who wrote the novels The Heart of Midlothian and Rob Roy? #twubquiz
8: In the James Bond film Goldfinger, in what installation is a nuclear bomb primed to detonate? #twubquiz
9: Which artist sang about Jake the Peg, a three-legged man? #twubquiz
10: According to the nursery rhyme, who killed Cock Robin? (I'm sorry. Almost). #twubqui
Round 5: Connections. Question 10 will be to state what connects the previous 9 answers #twubquiz
1: What was the full first name of the man who Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy married on October 20, 1968? #twubquiz
2: Frequently mentioned on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, who was the male team captain on the original Give Us A Clue? #twubquiz
3: Which sitcom character was inspired by Donald Sinclair, the owner of Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay? #twubquiz
4: Who gained 4 Oscar noms between 1945-50, finally winning for his role as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)? #twubquiz
5: Born Brian Robson Rankin in 1941, who is the lead guitarist of The Shadows? #twubquiz
6: The phrase "Peeping Tom" originates from the legend of which horserider? #twubquiz
7: Which Dickens work is subtitled "A Tale of the Riots of Eighty" - his first attempt at a historical novel? #twubquiz
8: The Sex Pistols famously entered the stage to "There'll Always Be an England" by which female singer? #twubquiz
9: Who was the last English monarch from the House of York? #twubquiz
10: What's the connection between the names? #twubquiz
R1
1: The Spice Girls
2: Torah
3: Timmy (the dog)
4: Abraham Lincoln
5: China
6: 2
7: Charlie Brown (in the Peanuts strip)
8: Bruce Willis
9: Short Circuit
10: Dominoes
R2
(I have been slightly lenient here. Anything that could be deemed a variant of the actual name has been adjudged correct.)
1: Thomas Stearns
2: George Bernard
3: Charles Burgess
4: Joanne Kathleen (Will accept just Joanne, as Kathleen is the name from which she chose K as the initial, but is not part of her actual
name)
5: Isambard Kingdom
6: Ian Terence
7: Gilbert Keith
8: William Henry
9: Kathryn Dawn
10: Connagh-Joseph
R3
1: Boo-Boo Bear
2: Penelope Pitstop
3: Tom Cat
4: Shaggy (or Norville Rogers)
5: Muttley
6: Officer Dibble
7: Jonny Quest
8: Huckleberry Hound
9: George Jetson
10: Hong Kong Phooey (or Penrod "Penry" Pooch)
R4
1: £2 coin
2: Cricket
3: Penguins
4: Three from: Back in the U.S.S.R., Get Back, I'll Be Back, Paperback Writer
5: Fifteen
6: Dover sole
7: Sir Walter Scott
8: Fort Knox
9: Rolf Harris
10: The Sparrow
R5
1: Aristotle (Onassis) (Bottle)
2: Lionel Blair (Flares)
3: Basil Fawlty (Balti)
4: Gregory Peck (Cheque)
5: Hank Marvin (Starving)
6: Lady Godiva (Fiver)
7: Barnaby Rudge (Judge) (A Tale of Two Cities was his 2nd and final historical novel)
8: Vera Lynn (Gin)
9: Richard III (Turd)
10: All have had Cockney Rhyming Slang words derived from their name
