Clue – a boy’s name.
1 Whose gang did Al Capone’s men massacre on St Valentine’s Day?
BUGS MORAN
2 King Michael abdicated the throne of which Country in 1947?
ROMANIA
3 Cicada are types of what?
INSECT
4 Who was the first player since the second world war to score 30 goals in the English top division in 3 consecutive seasons?
ALAN SHEARER 1994-6
All for Blackburn Rovers
5 Who starred in the films There Was a Crooked Man and The Girl on the Boat?
NORMAN WISDOM
B-R-I-A-N
Friday, 12 March 2010
Thursday, 11 March 2010
The snowball lives on!
Alas, no winners in the Snowball last night.............
The clue was - the initial letters of the five answers spell out in order, a boy's name.
1 Whose gang did Al Capone’s men massacre on St Valentine’s Day?
2 King Michael abdicated the throne of which Country in 1947?
3 Cicada are types of what?
4 Who was the first player since the second world war to score 30 goals in the English top division in 3 consecutive seasons?
5 Who starred in the films There Was a Crooked Man and The Girl on the Boat?
Answers tomorrow!
The clue was - the initial letters of the five answers spell out in order, a boy's name.
1 Whose gang did Al Capone’s men massacre on St Valentine’s Day?
2 King Michael abdicated the throne of which Country in 1947?
3 Cicada are types of what?
4 Who was the first player since the second world war to score 30 goals in the English top division in 3 consecutive seasons?
5 Who starred in the films There Was a Crooked Man and The Girl on the Boat?
Answers tomorrow!
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
And the answers are.....
1 Which part of Canada separates Alaska from the rest of mainland USA?
BRITISH COLUMBIA
2 The Battle of Antietam was fought in which war?
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
3 Who played Rodney Harrington in the TV soap opera Peyton Place before going on to become a major film star?
RYAN O’NEAL
4 Who played opposite his then wife Claire Bloom in the film The Illustrated Man?
ROD STEIGER
5 Who had hits in the 1970s with the songs Love Me and If I Can’t Have You?
YVONNE ELLIMAN
B-A-R-R-Y
BRITISH COLUMBIA
2 The Battle of Antietam was fought in which war?
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
3 Who played Rodney Harrington in the TV soap opera Peyton Place before going on to become a major film star?
RYAN O’NEAL
4 Who played opposite his then wife Claire Bloom in the film The Illustrated Man?
ROD STEIGER
5 Who had hits in the 1970s with the songs Love Me and If I Can’t Have You?
YVONNE ELLIMAN
B-A-R-R-Y
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Last week's quiz
Hi everybody, and welcome to the Crosby Quiz blog.
If you had been in the Crosby Pub last week, the snowball questions for £100 were as follows:
Clue - the initial letters of the five answers spell out in order, a boy's name.
Questions:
1 Which part of Canada separates Alaska from the rest of mainland USA?
2 The Battle of Antietam was fought in which war?
3 Who played Rodney Harrington in the TV soap opera Peyton Place before going on to become a major film star?
4 Who played opposite his then wife Claire Bloom in the film The Illustrated Man?
5 Who had hits in the 1970s with the songs Love Me and If I Can’t Have You?
Answers tomorrow............
This week's quiz starts at 9.15 on wednesday at the Crosby Hotel, Liverpool Road, Crosby. See you there!
If you had been in the Crosby Pub last week, the snowball questions for £100 were as follows:
Clue - the initial letters of the five answers spell out in order, a boy's name.
Questions:
1 Which part of Canada separates Alaska from the rest of mainland USA?
2 The Battle of Antietam was fought in which war?
3 Who played Rodney Harrington in the TV soap opera Peyton Place before going on to become a major film star?
4 Who played opposite his then wife Claire Bloom in the film The Illustrated Man?
5 Who had hits in the 1970s with the songs Love Me and If I Can’t Have You?
Answers tomorrow............
This week's quiz starts at 9.15 on wednesday at the Crosby Hotel, Liverpool Road, Crosby. See you there!
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