Quite a few weeks since I last posted, but The Railway quiz keeps going and here's my latest offerings.
01. IN THIS WEEK OF WHICH YEAR WERE THE UK’S TOP THREE SINGLES “DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART” BY ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE, “A LITTLE BIT MORE” BY DR HOOK AND “JEANS ON” BY DAVID DUNDAS?
1976
02. CLOSE TO WHICH LONDON BRIDGE DOES THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE START?
PUTNEY BRIDGE
03. PICTURE 1 GIVES CRYPTIC CLUES TO A LONDON UNDERGROUND JOURNEY BETWEEN WHICH TWO STATIONS?
MILE END and NOTTING HILL GATE
04. BARRY ALLEN IS THE ALTER EGO OF WHICH COMIC BOOK AND TELEVISION SUPERHERO?
THE FLASH
05. WHICH BRITISH MONARCH WAS THE LAST EMPEROR OF INDIA?
KING GEORGE VI
06. FIVE COUNTRIES HAVE WON THEIR FIRST EVER OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS AT THE 2016 GAMES, NAME TWO OF THEM.
FIJI, KOSOVO, PUERTO RICO, SINGAPORE and VIETNAM
07. ROLAND SMITH AND CURT ORZABAL WERE THE MEMBERS OF WHICH CHART TOPPING GROUP?
TEARS FOR FEARS
08. PICTURE 2 SHOWS THE LOGO OF WHICH SPORTING ORGANISATION?
BUNDESLIGA
09. WHICH EUROPEAN CAPITAL CITY IS SERVED BY SCHIPOL AIRPORT?
AMSTERDAM
10. BY WHAT NAME IS THE LITERARY AND FILM CHARACTER TOM RIDDLE BETTER KNOWN?
LORD VOLDEMORT
11. DURING THE NOUGHTIES HOW MANY DAYS IN TOTAL WERE THERE IN FEBRUARY?
283 – 2000, 2004 and 2008 were Leap Years
12. NAME THE YEAR. PARIS’ FOLIES BERGERE MUSIC HALL CLOSED, THE FIRST SMS TEXT MESSAGE WAS SENT AND MIGUEL INDURAIN WON THE SECOND OF HIS FIVE TOUR DE FRANCE TITLES.
1992
13. PICTURE 3 GIVES CRYPTIC CLUES TO THE NAME OF WHICH BAND AND WHICH OF THEIR SONGS?
DEEP PURPLE and “BLACK KNIGHT”
14. ON TENNIS’ 1988 RETURN TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES WHICH TWO-TIME WIMBLEDON SINGLES CHAMPION WON TWO BRONZE MEDALS?
STEFAN EDBERG
15. NAME THE CITY HIGHLIGHTED IN PICTURE 4.
MOSCOW
16. IN WHICH CITY WAS THE FILM “TRAINSPOTTING” SET?
EDINBURGH
17. WHICH ANIMAL IS USED ON THE LOGO OF THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND?
GIANT PANDA
18. WHO AM I? BORN IN HASTINGS IN 1961, I TOOK MY NICKNAME AFTER STICKING A PIN IN A LIST OF MUSICIANS. I JOINED MY FIRST BAND IN 1977, HAVING OUR ONLY UK No1 IN 1982 BEFORE TEMPORARILY SPLITTING IN 1986. IN THE 90s I HAD SOLO HITS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TV AND FILM ROLES AND WAS ONE OF BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC’S ORIGINAL DJS.
GRAHAM McPHERSON aka SUGGS
19. HOW DID JAPANESE GYMNAST KOHEI UCHIMURA RUN UP A £3700 PHONE BILL DURING THE FIRST WEEK IN RIO’S OLYMPIC VILLAGE?
PLAYING POKEMON GO
20. AFTER NEWLY WED FAIZAN PATEL’S WIFE LOST HER PASSPORT WHO OR WHAT DID HE TAKE ON THEIR HONEYMOON?
A PAPER CUTOUT OF HER
TIE BREAKER (nearest answer wins)
21. HOW MANY EPISODES OF THE TELEVISION PROGRAMME “GRANGE HILL” WERE MADE?
601

01. NAME THE YEAR. GUNS ‘N’ ROSES AXL ROSE WAS BORN, FORMER BEATLE STU SUTCLIFFE DIED AND IKE AND TINA TURNER MARRIED.
1962
02. WHAT LINKS THE ENGLAND RUGBY UNION CAPTAINS HAROLD OWEN-SMITH, JOHN KENDALL-CARPENTER AND DYLAN HARTLEY?
THEY WEREN’T BORN IN ENGLAND
03. WHICH AMERICAN CITY IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS “BEER CITY” OR “BREW TOWN”?
MILWAUKEE
04. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE GRIFFIN FAMILY’S DOG IN THE TELEVISION CARTOON “FAMILY GUY”?
BRIAN
05. ACCORDING TO THE SAYING “SILENCE IS GOLDEN”, BUT WHAT IS SILVER?
SPEECH
06. WHICH OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR HAS BEEN GIVEN PLANNING PERMISSION TO BUILD A BOUTIQUE HOTEL IN LONDON’S COVENT GARDEN?
ROBERT DE NIRO
07. PICTURE 1 GIVES CRYPTIC CLUES TO THE NAME OF WHICH GROUP AND WHICH OF THEIR SONGS?
DARTS and “THE BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY”
08. IN WHICH ATHLETICS EVENT IS THE CURRENT MEN’S WORLD RECORD 6.16 METRES?
POLE VAULT
09. WHICH BRITISH CITY IS THE HOME OF ASTON UNIVERSITY?
BIRMINGHAM
10. NAME THE FAMOUS PERSON SHOWN IN PICTURE 2.
JOHNNY DEPP
11. WHAT IS THE NEXT NUMBER IN THIS SEQUENCE – 1, 8, 27, 64.....?
125 (1-5 cubed)
12. NAME THE YEAR. THE FIRST SYNTHETIC RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL WAS MADE, THE UNITED KINGDOM HAD THREE MONARCHS AND ENGLAND FIRST BEAT THE ALL BLACKS AT RUGBY UNION.
1936
13. THE COLE PORTER MUSICAL “KISS ME KATE” IS BASED ON WHICH WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE PLAY?
“THE TAMING OF THE SHREW”
14. PICTURE 3 SHOWS THE BADGE OF WHICH SPORTS TEAM?
SAUBER F1
15. WHICH FAMOUS CATHEDRAL CITY STANDS ON THE RIVER STOUR?
CANTERBURY
16. WHICH CURRENT PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB APPEARED IN BOTH THE FIRST EDITION OF “MATCH OF THE DAY” AND THE FIRST COLOUR EDITION TO BE SHOWN ON BBC 1?
LIVERPOOL
17. WHAT DOES THE DINGBAT IN PICTURE 4 REPRESENT?
INCOMPLETE PASS
18. WHO AM I? BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA IN 1921 OF LITHUANIAN DESCENT, I FIRST WORKED IN THE COAL MINES BEFORE SERVING IN THE US AIR FORCE DURING WWII. MY INTEREST IN ACTING LED ME TO JOIN A THEATRE GROUP BEFORE MY FIRST FILM ROLE IN 1951. IN 1954 I CHANGED MY SURNAME, APPEARING IN MANY TV ROLES BEFORE MY FIRST FILM LEAD IN 1958. I MADE MY LAST FILM IN 1994 AND DIED IN 2003.
CHARLES BRONSON
19. AMERICANS HAVE BEEN SHOCKED TO FIND WHAT APPEARING ON THE STREETS OF SEVERAL US CITIES – LANDING SPOTS FOR UFOs, NUDE STATUES OF DONALD TRUMP OR POLICE OUTLINES OF DEAD POKEMON?
NUDE STATUES OF DONALD TRUMP
20. POLICE IN THE IRISH TOWN OF GOREY WERE RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED CHASE, CHASING WHAT?
A UFO
TIE BREAKER (nearest answer wins)
21. IN 2001 URSULA ANDRESS’ BIKINI FROM THE JAMES BOND FILM “DR NO” SOLD FOR HOW MUCH AT AUCTION?
£41125

01. IN THIS WEEK OF WHICH YEAR WERE THE UK’S TOP THREE SINGLES “DO IT AGAIN”BY THE BEACH BOYS, “I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU” BY THE BEE GEES AND “THIS GUY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU” BY HERB ALPERT?
1968
02. THERE WAS A 42 YEAR AGE GAP BETWEEN TEAM GB’S YOUNGEST AND OLDEST MEMBERS AT THE RIO OLYMPICS, BUT IN WHICH SPORTS DID THEY COMPETE?
GYMNASTICS and SHOW JUMPING
03. PICTURE 1 GIVES CRYPTIC CLUES TO A LONDON UNDERGROUND JOURNEY BETWEEN WHICH TWO STATIONS?
HATTON CROSS and HAMMERSMITH
04. IN THE FILM “E.T.” WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE BOY WHO BEFRIENDED ET?
ELLIOTT
05. WHAT TYPE OF FISH ARE SMOKED TO MAKE KIPPERS?
HERRING
06. IT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT PRINCE’S MINNESOTA HOME IS TO OPEN AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION, BUT WHAT IS IT CALLED?
PAISLEY PARK
07. WHICH SINGER HAS HAD UK TOP TEN DUETS WITH BRYAN ADAMS, CELINE DION AND DONNA SUMMER?
BARBRA STREISAND
08. WTF IS THE GOVERNING BODY OF WHICH SPORT?
TAEKWONDO
09. THE INDIAN ISLAND OF GOA WAS FORMERLY A PROVINCE OF WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY?
PORTUGAL
10. NAME THE TELEVISION CHARACTER IN PICTURE 2.
INSPECTOR MORSE
11. IF YOU ADDED TOGETHER THE NUMBER OF MONARCHS FROM THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR, THE NUMBER OF PERMANENTLY INHABITED CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE NUMBER OF GALLONS OF BEER IN A FIRKIN WHAT NUMBER SHOULD YOU HAVE?
20 (4+7+9)
12. NAME THE YEAR.THE FIRST NUCLEAR SUBMARINE WAS LAUNCHED, THE BBC AWARDED ITS’ FIRST SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AWARD AND THE TORONTO SUBWAY OPENED.
1954
13. PICTURE 3 GIVES CRYPTIC CLUES TO THE NAME OF WHICH BAND AND WHICH OF THEIR SONGS?
NICKELBACK and “ROCKSTAR”
14. CAL CRUTCHLOW RECENTLY BECAME THE FIRST BRITON FOR 35 YEARS TO WIN A MOTO GP RACE, WHO WAS THE LAST BRITISH WINNER BEFORE HIM?
BARRY SHEENE
15. WHAT TERM IS USED TO DESCRIBE A NATIVE OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW?
MUSCOVITE
16. WHICH COUNTRY HAS WON THE MOST OSCARS IN THE “BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM” CATEGORY?
ITALY
17. WHAT DOES THE DINGBAT IN PICTURE 4 REPRESENT?
YOU WITH THE STARS IN YOUR EYES
18. WHO AM I? BORN IN HAMPSTEAD IN 1957, DESPITE BEING EXPELLED FROM TWO SCHOOLS AND JAILED FOR CREIT CARD FRAUD, I SECURED A PLACE AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AND IT WAS THERE THAT MY PERFOMING CAREER BEGAN. A COMEDY ACTOR, I HAVE ALSO APPEARED IN DRAMAS, QUIZ SHOWS AND DOCUMENTARIES. I AM KEEN FOOTBALL AND CRICKET FAN.
STEPHEN FRY
19. TRUE OR FALSE – THE GERMAN WWII SS UNIFORMS WERE DESIGNED BY THE FASHION DESIGNER HUGO BOSS?
TRUE
20. WHAT WOULD A JAPANESE PERSON DO WITH HABUSHU – DRINK IT, EAT IT OR WEAR IT?
DRINK IT – it’s snake wine!!
TIE BREAKER (nearest answer wins)
21. HOW LONG, IN METRES, IS THE LONGEST TUNNEL ENTIRELY IN THE UK?
34000 METRES

01. NAME THE YEAR “DOWN DOWN” BY STATUS QUO, “GIVE A LITTLE LOVE” BY BAY CITY ROLLERS AND “STAND BY YOUR MAN” BY TAMMY WYNETTE ALL REACHED No1 IN THE UK CHARTS?
1975
02. WHEN DIEGO MARADONA SCORED HIS INFAMOUS “HAND OF GOD” GOAL WHO WAS THE GOALKEEPER HE BEAT?
PETER SHILTON
03. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN ISLAND IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS – BOTTLE OF RUM ISLAND, DEAD CHEST ISLAND OR YO-HO-HO ISLAND?
DEAD CHEST ISLAND
04. NAME THE CARTOON CHARACTER IN PICTURE 1.
HUCKLEBERRY HOUND
05. BY WHAT NAME IS THE BODILY ACTIVITY OF MASTICATION BETTER KNOWN?
CHEWING
06. WHICH ACTOR HAS JUST ENDED ROBERT DOWNEY JR’S THREE YEAR REIGN AS FORBES HIGHEST PAID ACTOR?
DWAYNE JOHNSON/THE ROCK
07. WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO THE SOUND HOLE ON A VIOLIN – A-HOLE, C-HOLE OR F-HOLE?
F-HOLE
08. PICTURE 2 SHOWS THE BADGE OF WHICH SPORTS TEAM?
JUVENTUS
09. WHAT IS THE LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD?
ANTARCTICA (by definition a desert doesn’t have to be sandy)
10. WHICH WAS THE FIRST JAMES BOND FILM TO WIN AN ACADEMY AWARD?
“GOLDFINGER” for Best sound effects editing
11. A CLASS HAS 20 PUPILS AND 20 LOCKERS. THE TEACHER ASKS THE FIRST PUPIL TO OPEN EVERY LOCKER, HE ASKS THE SECOND PUPIL TO CLOSE EVERY SECOND LOCKER, THE THIRD PUPIL TO CLOSE EVERY THIRD LOCKER OR OPEN IT IF IT IS CLOSED, THE FOURTH PUPIL THE SAME WITH EVERY FOURTH LOCKER AND SO ON UP TO THE 20th PUPIL. AT THE END HOW MANY LOCKERS ARE OPEN?
FOUR – numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16
12. NAME THE YEAR. THE RUSSIAN CITY OF STALINGRAD WAS RENAMED VOLGOGRAD, JIMMY HILL RETIRED FROM PLAYING FOOTBALL AND BARBIE GOT A BOYFRIEND.
1961
13. FROM THEIR FORMATION UP TO 1980 WHO WAS THE KEYBOARD PLAYER WITH THE BAND SQUEEZE?
JOOLS HOLLAND
14. PRIOR TO 2015 BRITAIN’S LAST DAVIS CUP FINAL WIN WAS IN 1936, AGAINST WHICH COUNTRY?
AUSTRALIA
15. NAME THE EUROPEAN CAPITAL CITY FEATURED IN PICTURE 3.
STOCKHOLM
16. WHAT WERE THE NAMES OF THE NIGHTCLUB DOORMEN IN PETER KAY’S SHOW “PHOENIX NIGHTS”?
MAX and PADDY
17. WHAT DOES THE DITLOID IN PICTURE 4 REPRESENT?
12 TEAMS IN THE SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
18. WHO AM I? BORN IN WEST LONDON IN 1949, I WAS A TALENTED SCHOOLBOY MUSICIAN WHO DROPPED OUT OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC TO BECOME A SESSION MUSICIAN. I BEGAN THE FIRST OF FIVE STINTS WITH MY MOST FAMOUS BAND IN 1971 AND BEGAN SEVERAL SOLO AND CONCEPT PROJECTS A YEAR LATER. I HAVE RECEIVED PRAISE FOR MY DAVID BOWIE COVERS.
RICK WAKEMAN
19. WHAT DO WHALES DO VERTICALLY THAT MOST OTHER MAMMALS DO HORIZONTALLY?
SLEEP
20. TRUE OR FALSE – ACCRINGTON STANLEY’S HOME STADIUM IS NAMED THE WHAM STADIUM BECAUSE THE CHAIRMAN ONCE MANAGED THE POP GROUP?
FALSE – it’s because of a sponsorship deal with What More Ltd
TIE BREAKER (nearest answer wins)
21. ON THIS DATE IN WHICH YEAR DID GEORGE EASTMAN RECEIVE A TRADEMARK FOR THE NAME “KODAK”?
1888
12 T I T S P L01. IN THIS WEEK OF WHICH YEAR WERE THE UK’S TOP THREE SINGLES “LIVING DOLL” BY CLIFF RICHARD & THE DRIFTERS, “ONLY SIXTEEN” BY CRAIG DOUGLAS AND “LONELY BOY” BY PAUL ANKA?
1959
02. WHICH COUNTRY STAGED ITS’ FIRST EVER F1 GRAND PRIX IN 2011?
INDIA
03. THE ISLAND OF CORFU IS TWO MILES FROM THE COAST OF WHICH COUNTRY?
ALBANIA
04. THE TELEVISION SHOW “MAD MEN” WAS SET IN THE 1960s WORLD OF WHICH BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY?
ADVERTISING
05. ORIGINALLY FROM GLOUCESTERSHIRE, WHO OR WHAT IS STINKING BISHOP?
A CHEESE
06. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LEAF HAIRED MASCOT OF THE 2016 RIO PARALYMPIC GAMES?
TOM
07. PICTURE 1 GIVES CRYPTIC CLUES TO THE NAME OF WHICH BAND AND WHICH OF THEIR SONGS?
DR FEELGOOD and “MILK AND ALCOHOL”
08. IN WHICH SPORT DID GREAT BRITAIN WIN ITS’ FIRST EVER OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL?
WEIGHTLIFTING
09. ENGLAND’S JURASSIC COAST CAN BE FOUND ALONG THE COASTLINE OF WHICH TWO COUNTIES?
DEVON and DORSET
10. NAME THE TV CARTOON CHARATCER IN PICTURE 2.
INCH HIGH PRIVATE EYE
11. PEG LEG PETE AND HIS PARROT POLLY RECRUIT A CREW OF 12 ABLE BODIED PIRATES AND A CABIN BOY, ROGER. THEY TAKE ALONG A COW FOR A SUPPLY OF FRESH MILK. AFTER A WEEK AT SEA THEY BECOME BECALMED AND DECIDE TO EAT THE BACK END OF THE COW, THREE OF THE CREW JUMP OVERBOARD AND ATTEMPT TO SWIM TO SHORE WHILST ROGER STARTS FISHING AND CATCHES THREE FISH AND TWO CRABS. HOW MANY LEGS ARE NOW ON BOARD THE SHIP?
45 (1+2+24+2+4)-(2+6)+20
12. NAME THE YEAR. THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC PHONE CALL WAS MADE, THE SPANISH AIRLINE IBERAI WAS FOUNDED AND THE ENTERTAINER DANNY LA RUE WAS BORN.
1927
13. NAME ONE OF THE THREE WOODS FROM WHICH DRUM STICKS ARE
TRADITIONALLY MADE?
HICKORY, MAPLE and OAK
14. PICTURE 3 SHOWS THE BADGES OF SPORTS TEAMS FROM WHERE?
MINNESOTA
15. WHICH CITY IS THE STATE CAPITAL OF THE CANADIAN STATE OF MANITOBA?
WINNIPEG
16. WHAT IS THE FIRST NAME OF THE TV COP LUTHER?
JOHN
17. WHAT DOES THE DINGBAT IN PICTURE 4 REPRESENT?
JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS
18. WHO AM I? BORN IN SUFFOLK IN 1942, I SPENT PART OF MY YOUTH ON A KIBBUTZ BEFORE TAKING UP ACTING IN LONDON IN THE 60s. I HAD A MAJOR ROLE IN AN EDUCATIONAL TV SERIES IN 1978 BEFORE STARRING IN FILMS IN THE 80s AND BEING OSCAR NOMINATED. I RETIRED FROM ACTING IN 2012 BEFORE MY DEATH IN 2014.
BOB HOSKINS
19. A LONDON MAN PHONED POLICE RECENTLY WITH WHAT COMPLAINT – THE CHILLI SAUCE IN HIS KEBAB WAS TOO HOT, THERE WAS NO TOILET PAPER IN THE PUB TOILET HE WAS USING OR A CAFE HAD GIVEN HIM THE WRONG TEABAG?
A CAFE HAD GIVEN HIM THE WRONG TEABAG
20. DAVID TEIE HAS BEEN SIGNED BY UNIVERSAL MUSIC TO MAKE AN ALBUM FOR WHO OR WHAT?
CATS
TIE BREAKER (nearest answer wins)
21. WHEN “THE SIMPSONS” CREATOR MATT GROENING RECEIVED A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME WHAT NUMBER STAR WAS IT?
2459
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