Quiz of the week
FROM PETER SLOWE
1 The Owl and the Pussy Cat went to sea in what colour boat?
2 The Jumblies, whose heads are green and hands are blue, went to sea in what?
3 Tweedledum and Tweedledee were having an argument when Alice met them in Looking-glass Land – what was the argument about?
4 Complete the following limerick:
There was a young lady of Ryde
Who ate some green apples and died.
The apples fermented
Inside the lamented,
5 According to the song, what happened to his whiskers when they were grown on his chin by Michael Finnegan
Lets go to the Cinema with Barbra
1 What is the only ‘X’-rated film to win Best Picture at the Oscars? Which male duo starred in it? (1 point each)
2 Who played detective Rick Deckard in Blade Runner?
3 Who is the first and only woman of color to win the Oscar for Best Actress?
4 How many Oscars has Meryl Streep been nominated for? How many has she won? (1 point each)
5 Who played Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in Bonnie & Clyde?
6 What’s the name of John Wayne’s character in True Grit (played by Jeff Bridges in the titled remake)?
FROM IRENE
WHO SAID IT?
1) If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
2) Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much
3) When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.
4) Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
5) Golf is a good walk spoiled
ANSWERS UNDER THE ANNOUNCEMENT
ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS
Meirav’s Parsha Questions
1. 127
2. Makhpelah
3. 400 Shekels of silver
4 Rebecca
5 Keturah
Roberta’s General Knowledge
1. A Horse
2. A cow
3. 14th July
4. Duff Beer
5. Wednesday Adams
Barbra’s Cinema Questions
1. Resevoir Dogs
2. Grace Kelly directed by Alfred Hitchcock
3. Alec Guiness
4. Gone with the Wind
5. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service with George Lazenby
HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE QUIZ