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a football’s back quiz answers

The answers to a footballs back quiz. If you’ve not done it yet, and want to, head over to that page before reading on.

The main room (again).

1. Who was the Welshman who became  the first-ever BDO World Professional Darts Champion in 1978?  Nicknamed Marathon Man, he competed during the 1970s and 1980s and achieved World Number 1 status before retiring from the game in 1991.

Leighton Rees

2. Which town, in Lancashire, England and close to Blackburn and Burnley, is a former centre of the cotton and textile machinery industries and famed for manufacturing the hardest and densest building bricks in the world?

Accrington

3. What is given, traditionally, as a gift for a 15th Wedding Anniversary?

Crystal

4. With a layout similar to that of an amphitheatre, what is the capital city of Haiti?

Port-au-Prince

5. Which English city grew initially as a market town specialising in the woollen trade, in the Industrial Revolution became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and the manufacture of cars and motorcycles and is named after its Anglo-Saxon noble woman founder, Wulfrun?

Wolverhampton

6. Dating from the mid 20th century in the UK, what phrase is used to refer to a person who had died or an item that was broken?

Gone for a burton

7. What can be a man’s stiff felt hat with dome-shaped crown and narrow brim or a race open to all comers or to a specified category of contestant?

Derby

8. In 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers departed from where for the New World to establish the second English settlement in what is now the United States of America?

Plymouth

9. After beginning his career as a singer, who went on to work as a DJ for the offshore pirate radio stations Radio Caroline and Radio London between 1964 and 1967, before joining the BBC?

Tony Blackburn

10. Officially opened in April 1966, but had been a school and college before that, what is the name of the university in the UK midlands that has more than 70% of its students take a placement year, the highest percentage in the UK?

Aston

11. Who were the Italian-American gang vying for respect on the streets of the Bronx in 1963 with rivals such as the Ducky Boys and the Fordham Baldies in the 1979 movie of the same name? 

The Wanderers

12. Which domestic sports competition officially began in 1890, but unofficially has been played in one form or another since 1709?

County Championship (County cricket)

13. Noted for its  ceremonial Hall of Mirrors, the jewel-like Royal Opera , and the royal apartments,  what  was the name of the principal royal residence of France from 1682  until the start of the French Revolution in 1789?

Palace of Versaille

14. What was the full name,  announced at the start of every episode, of Ronnie Barker’s character in the 1970s TV comedy Porridge?

Normal Stanley Fletcher

15. Born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula in 1878, how is the Mexican revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution more commonly known? 

(Francisco) “Pancho” Villa

16. It is the name or part of the name of many places throughout the world but what is also a pattern made of diamonds or lozenges? The word is sometimes used to refer to an individual diamond in the design, but more commonly refers to the overall pattern.

Argyle

17. Designed by husband and wife David and Elizabeth Emanuel, what did Princess Diana wear on 29th July 1981 that was 153 yards long? 

Veil

18. Who would walk long distances to take livestock to market—usually on foot and often with the aid of dogs?

Drovers

19. Which  long-distance passenger train service was created in 1883 by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits? The  route and rolling stock of the service has changed many times and, although originally it was simply a normal international railway service, the name has become synonymous with intrigue and luxury travel.

Orient Express

20. What was the name of the British soap opera, set in a covered market in Salford, in the northwest of England that was intended as a companion to fellow ITV soap Coronation Street? Due to continued troubles and ratings competition from the BBC’s Open All Hours, the series was only broadcast for one year.

Albion Market

Combining the answers, you get the following UK football teams:

  • Leyton Orient
  • Accrington Stanley
  • Crystal Palace
  • Port Vale
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Burton Albion
  • Derby County
  • Plymouth Argile
  • Blackburn Rovers
  • Aston Villa
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a football’s back quiz

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It’s Sunday, week 256 of lockdown, or so it seems. Which means yet another week of no Fagan’s theme quiz.

This week, to celebrate the return of the so called beautiful game we have a football theme.

Its the usual 20 questions, again. You can almost believe you are in Fagan’s on a Sunday.

This week, it’s a quiz of two halves again! You know the score!!

There may be some “sound-a-likes” and embedded words.

The use of electronic devices to divine the answers, with the exception of hearing aids and pacemakers, is forbidden.

The main room (again).

1. Who was the Welshman who became  the first-ever BDO World Professional Darts Champion in 1978?  Nicknamed Marathon Man, he competed during the 1970s and 1980s and achieved World Number 1 status before retiring from the game in 1991.

2. Which town, in Lancashire, England and close to Blackburn and Burnley, is a former centre of the cotton and textile machinery industries and famed for manufacturing the hardest and densest building bricks in the world?

3. What is given, traditionally, as a gift for a 15th Wedding Anniversary?

4. With a layout similar to that of an amphitheatre, what is the capital city of Haiti?

5. Which English city grew initially as a market town specialising in the woollen trade, in the Industrial Revolution became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and the manufacture of cars and motorcycles and is named after its Anglo-Saxon noble woman founder, Wulfrun?

6. Dating from the mid 20th century in the UK, what phrase is used to refer to a person who had died or an item that was broken?

7. What can be a man’s stiff felt hat with dome-shaped crown and narrow brim or a race open to all comers or to a specified category of contestant? 

8. In 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers departed from where for the New World to establish the second English settlement in what is now the United States of America?

9. After beginning his career as a singer, who went on to work as a DJ for the offshore pirate radio stations Radio Caroline and Radio London between 1964 and 1967, before joining the BBC?

10. Officially opened in April 1966, but had been a school and college before that, what is the name of the university in the UK midlands that has more than 70% of its students take a placement year, the highest percentage in the UK?

11. Who were the Italian-American gang vying for respect on the streets of the Bronx in 1963 with rivals such as the Ducky Boys and the Fordham Baldies in the 1979 movie of the same name? 

12. Which domestic sports competition officially began in 1890, but unofficially has been played in one form or another since 1709?

13. Noted for its  ceremonial Hall of Mirrors, the jewel-like Royal Opera , and the royal apartments,  what  was the name of the principal royal residence of France from 1682  until the start of the French Revolution in 1789?

14. What was the full name,  announced at the start of every episode, of Ronnie Barker’s character in the 1970s TV comedy Porridge?

15. Born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula in 1878, how is the Mexican revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution more commonly known? 

16. It is the name or part of the name of many places throughout the world but what is also a pattern made of diamonds or lozenges? The word is sometimes used to refer to an individual diamond in the design, but more commonly refers to the overall pattern.

17. Designed by husband and wife David and Elizabeth Emanuel, what did Princess Diana wear on 29th July 1981 that was 153 yards long? 

18. Who would walk long distances to take livestock to market—usually on foot and often with the aid of dogs?

19. Which  long-distance passenger train service was created in 1883 by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits? The  route and rolling stock of the service has changed many times and, although originally it was simply a normal international railway service, the name has become synonymous with intrigue and luxury travel.

20. What was the name of the British soap opera, set in a covered market in Salford, in the northwest of England that was intended as a companion to fellow ITV soap Coronation Street? Due to continued troubles and ratings competition from the BBC’s Open All Hours, the series was only broadcast for one year.

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a shop till you drop quiz answers

The answers to a shop till you drop quiz. If you’ve not done it yet, and want to, head over to that page before reading on.

The bar (again)

1. Which philosopher best-known titles are the 1848 pamphlet, The Communist Manifesto, and the three-volume Das Kapital?

Karl Marx

2. What is a small, non-vascular flowerless plants that typically form dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations?

Moss

3. Which animal is the second largest student in the world and have it’s name to the branch of Boy Scouts aged 6 to 8?

Beaver

4. What is the name of the sentient computer in Arthur C Clarke’s film “2001: A Space Odyssey”?

HAL

5. A thousand years of yellow, white and purple carrot history was wiped out in a generation in the 17th century by growers from which country when they cultivated orange carrots as a tribute to William of Orange?

Holland

6. What is the often used abbreviation for the Tennessee whiskey that is the top selling American whiskey in the world?

JD

7. Who was the English humanitarian and author who was kidnapped and held captive from 1987 to 1991 during his effort to secure the release of four hostages in Lebanon?

Terry Waite

8. Born in 1947, which flamboyant pop star was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight?

Elton John

9. Which Central American country’s capital is San Jose?

Costa Rica

10. What name is shared by a Leeds United and Scotland goalkeeper and a British show jumping champion, both competing at the top level in their chosen sports in the 70s?

Harvey (David Harvey/Harvey Smith)

11. What is the name of the accident prone lead character who is married to Berry and has a daughter named Jessica in a 1973 British sitcom?

Frank Spencer

12. Octopush, Hobbyhorsing, Ferret Legging and Shin Kicking are all what sort of activity?

Sports

13. Twin brothers Matt and Luke Goss formed which band in 1986 with their friends Craig Logan? Their first major success was the number 2 hit “When Will I Be Famous?”

Bros

14. Which actress is best known for her role as Else Garnett, the long-suffering wife of the racially bigoted and misogynistic character Alf Garnett in the BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part?

Dandy Nichols

15. What is a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics​ and also the name of a house building company in the UK?

Barrett

16. What is the name of the northern part of the largest island of the Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland, frequently referred to as if it was a separate islands?

Lewis

17. Which American director, writer, actor, comedian, producer and composer’s films include The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs?

Mel Brooks

18. What is Finland the largest drinker of (per capita), beating neighbouring Norway in to second place?

Coffee

19. What are shallow places with good footing where a river or stream may be crossed by wading, or inside a vehicle getting its wheels wet?

Fords

20. What collective name is given to the series of English civil wars that lasted through many sporadic episodes between 1455 and 1487?

War of the Roses

When combined, the answers give the following shops:

  • Marks & Spencer
  • Moss Bros
  • Beaverbrooks
  • Halfords
  • Holland & Barrett
  • JD Sports
  • Waitrose
  • John Lewis
  • Costa Coffee
  • Harvey Nichols
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a shop till you drop quiz

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It’s Sunday, week 234 of lockdown, or so it seems. Which means yet another week of no Fagan’s theme quiz. We had some rain this week? End of news report.

The theme this week is in anticipation of tomorrow when everything returns to normal and people go shopping. Maybe?

Its the usual 20 questions, again. This week, I’m pretending not to remember that I can’t remember what the inside of Fagan’s looks like.

The theme is a quiz of two halves. Answers to questions 11-20 relate to answers to questions 1-10 in some way. If there’s a pattern, it’s unintentional.

There may be some “sound-a-likes” and embedded words.

The use of electronic devices to divine the answers, with the exception of hearing aids and pacemakers, is forbidden.

The bar (again)

1. Which philosopher best-known titles are the 1848 pamphlet, The Communist Manifesto, and the three-volume Das Kapital?

2. What is a small, non-vascular flowerless plants that typically form dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations?

3. Which animal is the second largest student in the world and have it’s name to the branch of Boy Scouts aged 6 to 8?

4. What is the name of the sentient computer in Arthur C Clarke’s film “2001: A Space Odyssey”?

5. A thousand years of yellow, white and purple carrot history was wiped out in a generation in the 17th century by growers from which country when they cultivated orange carrots as a tribute to William of Orange?

6. What is the often used abbreviation for the Tennessee whiskey that is the top selling American whiskey in the world?

7. Who was the English humanitarian and author who was kidnapped and held captive from 1987 to 1991 during his effort to secure the release of four hostages in Lebanon?

8. Born in 1947, which flamboyant pop star was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight?

9. Which Central American country’s capital is San Jose?

10. What name is shared by a Leeds United and Scotland goalkeeper and a British show jumping champion, both competing at the top level in their chosen sports in the 70s?

11. What is the name of the accident prone lead character who is married to Berry and has a daughter named Jessica in a 1973 British sitcom?

12. Octopush, Hobbyhorsing, Ferret Legging and Shin Kicking are all what sort of activity?

13. Twin brothers Matt and Luke Goss formed which band in 1986 with their friends Craig Logan? Their first major success was the number 2 hit “When Will I Be Famous?”

14. Which actress is best known for her role as Else Garnett, the long-suffering wife of the racially bigoted and misogynistic character Alf Garnett in the BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part?

15. What is a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics​ and also the name of a house building company in the UK?

16. What is the name of the northern part of the largest island of the Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland, frequently referred to as if it was a separate islands?

17. Which American director, writer, actor, comedian, producer and composer’s films include The Producers, Blazzing Saddles and Spaceballs?

18. What is Finland the largest drinker of (per capita), beating neighbouring Norway in to second place?

19. What are shallow places with good footing where a river or stream may be crossed by wading, or inside a vehicle getting its wheels wet?

20. What colective name is given to the series of English civile wars that lasted through many sporadic episodes between 1455 and 1487?

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a it’s not unusual quiz answers

The answers to a it’s not unusual quiz. If you’ve not done it yet, and want to, head over to that page before reading on.

The Snog (again)

The Snog, Fagan's, Sheffield

1. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which animated series centres on a friendship/rivalry (a love-hate relationship) between a cat, and a mouse?

Tom & Jerry

2. What is  the most widespread surname in Wales, borne by 5.75% of the population? 

Jones

3. Who are the  two incompetent detectives  in The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series?

Thompson & Thomson

4.What is the name of the Welsh footballer, born in 1965, who is famous for his “hard man” image? He has also appeared in films, such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, often typecast as criminal or villain characters.

Vinnie Jones

5. Who were founded by the Oghuz Turkish tribal leader Osman and controlled much of Southeastern Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries?

Ottomans

6. By what name is the event that  occurred in a  settlement in the South American nation of Guyana  on November 18, 1978, when more than 900 members of an American cult called the Peoples Temple died in a mass suicide-murder under the direction of their leader, commonly known?

Jonestown Massacre

7. Which character in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream provides comic relief throughout the play? A weaver by trade, he is famously known for getting his head transformed into that of a donkey by the elusive Puck.

Bottom

8. Whose catchphrases are “Don’t panic!”, “Permission to speak, sir?” and “They don’t like it up ’em!”, in a BBC TV sitcom that originally aired between 1968 and 1977?

Lance Corporal Jack Jone

9. What is the name of the South African instrumental kwela song that originally charted in the UK in 1958 and later, as a cover with added lyrics by Brighton based punk band The Piranhas in 1980?

Tom Hark

10. What are you said to be doing if you compare and attempt to emulate one’s neighbour’s social class or accumulation of material goods?

Keeping up with the Joneses

11. What is the former name of the British motoring association founded in 1905, now known simply by the initials of its old name?

Automobile Association

12. Born in 1930, which actress was most famous for starring in all 20 Carry On… films and also appeared in British TV sitcoms On the Up and As Time Goes By?

Joan Sims

13. How is the sensation that an amputated or missing limb is still attached usually known?

Phantom limb

14. First name Edwin, by what name is the driver of the title character more commonly known in the cut out animation television series Ivor the Engine?

Jones the Steam

15. The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s that uses a timer to break down work into intervals, named after the kitchen timer that he used as a university student. What food was his kitchen timer designed to resemble?

Tomato

16. Which imperfect piece of cockney rhyming slang appears to derive from the music hall song ’E Dunno Where ’E Are and means to be alone?

Jack Jones

17. Originating in Southern Italy as a lottery-style board game, but a variation of which is a popular form of raffle in the UK and elsewhere. What is it?

Tombola

18. By what name did sailors refer to the bottom of the seas, often in relation to drowned sailors and shipwrecks?

Davey Jones’ Locker

19. Create in the UK in 1991, what is the name of the theatrical percussion group that uses the body and ordinary objects to create a physical theatre performance using rhythms, acrobatics and pantomime?

Stomp

20. What was the title of the 1998 hit recorded by popular beat combo Space with guest vocalist Cerys Mathews of Catatonia fame?

The Ballad Of Tom Jones

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a it’s not unusual quiz

The Snog, Fagan's, Sheffield
snog

It’s Sunday, week 199 of lockdown, or so it seems. Which means yet another week of no Fagan’s theme quiz. What? You do remember Fagan’s don’t you?

This week, the theme is taken form the fact that today (Sunday 7th) is the 80th birthday of an internationally famous Welsh singer. I think you’ll be able to work out who this is and what the them is pretty quickly.

Its the usual 20 questions, again. This week, I’m imagining Fagan’s – but it’s a bit of a hazy memory these days.

The theme alternates – blah, blah, blah.

There may be some “sound-a-likes” and embedded words.

The use of electronic devices to divine the answers, with the exception of hearing aids and pacemakers, is forbidden.

The Snog, Fagan's, Sheffield

The Snog (again)

1. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which animated series centres on a friendship/rivalry (a love-hate relationship) between a cat, and a mouse?

2. What is  the most   widespread surname   in Wales, borne by 5.75% of the population? 

3. Who are the  two incompetent detectives  in The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé who provide much of the comic relief throughout the series?

4.What is the name of the Welsh footballer, born in 1965, who is famous for his “hard man” image? He has also appeared in films, such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, often typecast as criminal or villain characters.

5. Who were founded by the Oghuz Turkish tribal leader Osman and controlled much of Southeastern Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries?

6. By what name is the event that  occurred in a  settlement in the South American nation of Guyana  on November 18, 1978, when more than 900 members of an American cult called the Peoples Temple died in a mass suicide-murder under the direction of their leader, commonly known?

7. Which character in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream provides comic relief throughout the play? A weaver by trade, he is famously known for getting his head transformed into that of a donkey by the elusive Puck.

8. Whose catchphrases are “Don’t panic!”, “Permission to speak, sir?” and “They don’t like it up ’em!”, in a BBC TV sitcom that originally aired between 1968 and 1977?

9. What is the name of the South African instrumental kwela song that originally charted in the UK in 1958 and later, as a cover with added lyrics by Brighton based punk band The Piranhas in 1980?

10. What are you said to be doing if you compare and attempt to emulate one’s neighbour’s social class or accumulation of material goods?

11. What is the former name of the British motoring association founded in 1905, now known simply by the initials of its old name?

12. Born in 1930, which actress was most famous for starring in all 20 Carry On… films and also appeared in British TV sitcoms On the Up and As Time Goes By?

13. How is the sensation that an amputated or missing limb is still attached usually known?

14. First name Edwin, by what name is the driver of the title character more commonly known in the cut out animation television series Ivor the Engine?

15. The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s that uses a timer to break down work into intervals, named after the kitchen timer that he used as a university student. What food was his kitchen timer designed to resemble?

16. Which imperfect piece of cockney rhyming slang appears to derive from the music hall song ’E Dunno Where ’E Are and means to be alone?

17. Originating in Southern Italy as a lottery-style board game, but a variation of which is a popular form of raffle in the UK and elsewhere. What is it?

18. By what name did sailors refer to the bottom of the seas, often in relation to drowned sailors and shipwrecks?

19. Create in the UK in 1991, what is the name of the theatrical percussion group that uses the body and ordinary objects to create a physical theatre performance using rhythms, acrobatics and pantomime?

20. What was the title of the 1998 hit recorded by popular beat combo Space with guest vocalist Cerys Mathews of Catatonia fame?

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a the sun has got his hat on quiz answers

The answers to a the sun has got his hat on quiz. If you’ve not done it yet, and want to, head over to that page before reading on.

A Fagan’s breakfast

1. Which British newspaper ran with the following headlines: Gotcha; Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster and Werewolf Seized In Southend?

The Sun

2. How was Jack McVitie, posthumously known for triggering the imprisonment and downfall of the Kray twins, more commonly known?

Jack the Hat

3. What did ex-Smiths lead singer, Morrissey, think “everyday is like” in 1988 according go his number 9 hit single from his debut album?

Sunday

4. What term originated in cricket, later was transferred to ice hockey, soccer, and baseball and then to more general use and is also the magical sounding name of the TV company responsible for shows such as Drop three Dead Donkey, Father Ted, Room 101, Outnumbered and Have I Got News For You?

Hat Trick

5. What is the name of the American boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970, became the world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round and eventually lost the title in 1964 to Muhammad Ali, who had entered the fight as a 7–1 underdog?

Sunny Liston

6. This British Labour politician, author and journalist from Sheffield was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook for 33 years from 1964 to 1997 and served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party for 9 years during that time. Who is he?

Roy Hattersley

7. What device for telling the time dates back to around 1500 BC, the time of Egyptian and Babylonian astronomy?

Sundial

8. What is a miniature version of an axe that only needs one hand to wield?

Hatchet

9. Which 1969 American Western film is based loosely on fact and tells the story of Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker and his partner Harry Longabaugh who are on the run from a crack US posse after a string of train robberies?

Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid

10. What is the collective name for the chemicals used as cleansing agents found in household cleaners, detergents, and even shampoo? Reasons for adding include to create a lathering effect to remove oil and dirt.

Sulphates

11. The biggest what occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska on the night of July 9, 1958 following an earthquake along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle?

Tsunami

12. What is a casual conversation, often light in nature or of a gossipy nature, also know as small talk?

Chit-chat

13. Which British motor car manufacturer had its works at Moorfields in Blakenhall, a suburb of Wolverhampton in the county of Staffordshire? Two models dominated their production car line, known only by numbers which changed as small modifications were made each year. They also produced buses, aero engines, Grand Prix cars and two land speed record breaking cars.

Sunbeam

14. What is a young bird, reptile or fish that has recently emerged from an egg?

Hatchling

15. What happens every day in the UK but only once a year at the North Pole?

Sunrise (or sunset)

16. Who led the successful campaign for India’s independence from British Rule in 1947? His honorific title was first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa but is now used throughout the world.

Mahatma Gandhi

17. What phrase interrupted an Opera in the 1970s advert for the game, Battleships? It involved two well to-do gentlemen playing the game in an Opera house box and continually being told to sush by their accompanying wives. At the end, one of them stands up, having been defeated, and shouts this phrase.

You sunk my battleship

18. It can be a castle, a fortress, or stately residence, the largest of which is in France and has over 400 rooms and 85 staircases. What are these types of buildings called?

Chateau

19. Which song became a transatlantic hit for popular beat combo The Animals in 1965? The song was originally written for and recorded by Nina Simone a year earlier and has since been covered by many other artists.

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

20. “Two kids are stuck at home alone on a rainy day. An anthropomorphized cat appears with two strange companions at their door and wreak havoc, while the kids’ goldfish warns them of these bad characters. In the end, the cat uses a machine to clean up his chaotic mess, all before mom gets home.” was how the author imagined the story of which famous children’s book first published in 1957?

The Cat in the Hat

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a the sun has got his hat on quiz

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It’s Sunday, week 147 of lockdown, or so it seems. Which means yet another week of no Fagan’s theme quiz. Bet you could do with a big break about now, eh?

But, the sun has indeed be gracing us again, so I hope you’ve all been wearing your hat to avoid the forgotten effects of its rays.

Its the usual 20 questions, again. This week, I’m imagining Fagan’s begin pretty full as sun drenched punters make the most of a glorious weekend.

The theme alternates – blah, blah, blah.

There may be some “sound-a-likes” and embedded words.

The use of electronic devices to divine the answers, with the exception of hearing aids and pacemakers, is forbidden.

A Fagan’s breakfast

1. Which British newspaper ran with the following headlines: Gotcha; Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster and Werewolf Seized In Southend?

2. How was Jack McVitie, posthumously known for triggering the imprisonment and downfall of the Kray twins, more commonly known?

3. What did ex-Smiths lead singer, Morrissey, think “everyday is like” in 1988 according go his number 9 hit single from his debut album?

4. What term originated in cricket, later was transferred to ice hockey, soccer, and baseball and then to more general use and is also the magical sounding name of the TV company responsible for shows such as Drop three Dead Donkey, Father Ted, Room 101, Outnumbered and Have I Got News For You?

5. What is the name of the American boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970, became the world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round and eventually lost the title in 1964 to Muhammad Ali, who had entered the fight as a 7–1 underdog ?

6. This British Labour politician, author and journalist from Sheffield was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook for 33 years from 1964 to 1997 and served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party for 9 years during that time. Who is he?

7. What device for telling the time dates back to around 1500 BC, the time of Egyptian and Babylonian astronomy?

8. What is a miniature version of an axe that only needs one hand to wield?

9. Which 1969 American Western film is based loosely on fact and tells the story of Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker and his partner Harry Longabaugh who are on the run from a crack US posse after a string of train robberies?

10. What is the collective name for the chemicals used as cleansing agents found in household cleaners, detergents, and even shampoo? Reasons for adding include to create a lathering effect to remove oil and dirt.

11. The biggest what occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska on the night of July 9, 1958 following an earthquake along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle?

12. What is a casual conversation, often light in nature or of a gossipy nature, also know as small talk?

13. Which British motor car manufacturer had its works at Moorfields in Blakenhall, a suburb of Wolverhampton in the county of Staffordshire? Two models dominated their production car line, known only by numbers which changed as small modifications were made each year. They also produced buses, aero engines, Grand Prix cars and two land speed record breaking cars.

14. What is a young bird, reptile or fish that has recently emerged from an egg?

15. What happens every day in the UK but only once a year at the North Pole?

16. Who led the successful campaign for India’s independence from British Rule in 1947? His honorific title was first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa but is now used throughout the world.

17. What phrase interrupted an Opera in the 1970s advert for the game, Battleships? It involved two well to-do gentlemen playing the game in an Opera house box and continually being told to sush by their accompanying wives. At the end, one of them stands up, having been defeated, and shouts this phrase.

18. It can be a castle, a fortress, or stately residence, the largest of which is in France and has over 400 rooms and 85 staircases. What are these types of buildings called?

19. Which song became a transatlantic hit for popular beat combo The Animals in 1965? The song was originally written for and recorded by Nina Simone a year earlier and has since been covered by many other artists.

20. “Two kids are stuck at home alone on a rainy day. An anthropomorphized cat appears with two strange companions at their door and wreak havoc, while the kids’ goldfish warns them of these bad characters. In the end, the cat uses a machine to clean up his chaotic mess, all before mom gets home.” was how the author imagined the story of which famous children’s book first published in 1957?

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1. What is a fine-grained rock that is created by the alteration of shale or mudstone by low-grade regional metamorphism? It is popular for a wide variety of uses such as roofing, flooring, and flagging because of its durability and attractive appearance.

Slate

2. On which island do Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys live?

Neverland

3. What is the contemporary English UK music TV show has been running in short series since 1992 and is a part of BBC 2’s late-night line-up, usually at around 11 pm to 12 midnight? It features a mixture of both established and new musical artists, from solo performers to bands and larger ensembles.

Later… with Jools Holland

4. What is the title of popular beat combo Nirvana ‘s 2nd studio album, released in 1991 that has sold over 340 millions copies to date?

Nevermind

5. What is the Cockney rhyming slang for feet?

Plates of meat

6. Which British sitcom that ran for eleven series from 7 September 1981 to 9 October 1991 starred Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden as rival antique dealers?

Never the Twain

7. This English actor and comedian – born in 1959 – Was a television regularly from the mid-1980s, most notably as a regular on the Channel 4 improvisation show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Who is he?

Tony Slatery

8. What is a loud noise that us repeated several times as an echo otherwise called?

Reverberation

9. In geology and physical geography what is an area of a highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain, that is raised significantly above the surrounding area, often with one or more sides with deep hills.? It is also know as a high plain or a tableland.

Plateau

10. Name the English actor, writer, and singer born in 1959 who has starred in films such as Another Country (1984), The Madness of King George (1994), Shrek 2 (2004) and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)?

Rupert Everett

11. Which CBS American late-night talk show first aired in August 1993 with host David Letterman and is now hosted by comedian Stephen Colbert and is filmed, when lockdown is not in operation,  originates from the Ed Sullivan Theater, New York?

The Late Show

12. What is a disease characterized by abnormally high body temperature or a condition of heightened activity or excitement: a fever of anticipation?

Fever

13. Singers Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams released which song in 1978, reaching number 3 in the UK?

Too Much, Too Little, Too Late

14. What word described various liquids for drinking (some of which do not contain alcohol!) such as water, soda, tea, and coffee?

Beverage

15. What type of glass, initially produced in plane form, is commonly used for windows, glass doors, transparent walls, and windscreens? It is also used in hilarious classic comedy skits, being carried by two men and involving oncoming traffic.

Plate glass

16. What slang term describes and person who is intellectual in an annoying way?

Clever clogs

17. What term defines to protect something by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound?

Insulate

18. Which British electrical firm formed in 1906 as the export branch of an American but became independent in 1914? For decades it dominated the UK consumer battery market.

Ever Ready

19. In which direction is something said to be moving if it moves towards the side or in a direction away from the middle but not backward or forward.

Laterally

20. What is the name of Harry Potter’s teacher, initially for Potions classes, then Defence Against the Dark Arts who finally became the Headmaster of Hogwarts school?

Severus Snape

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It’s Sunday, week 99 of lockdown, or so it seems. Which means yet another week of no Fagan’s theme quiz.

Even I missed the last two weeks, hence this weeks theme.

Its the usual 20 questions, again. Just have to imagine the sounds, sights and smells of Fagan’s on a Sunday.

The theme alternates – hopefully, you’ll get the hang of it. You should have got how this works this by now.

There may be some “sound-a-likes” and embedded words.

The use of electronic devices to divine the answers, with the exception of hearing aids and pacemakers, is forbidden.

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Fagan’s, Sheffield

1. What is a fine-grained rock that is created by the alteration of shale or mudstone by low-grade regional metamorphism? It is popular for a wide variety of uses such as roofing, flooring, and flagging because of its durability and attractive appearance.

2. On which island do Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys live?

3. What is the contemporary English UK music TV show has been running in short series since 1992 and is a part of BBC 2’s late-night line-up, usually at around 11 pm to 12 midnight? It features a mixture of both established and new musical artists, from solo performers to bands and larger ensembles.

4. What is the title of popular beat combo Nirvana ‘s 2nd studio album, released in 1991 that has sold over 340 millions copies to date?

5. What is the Cockney rhyming slang for feet ?

6. Which British sitcom that ran for eleven series from 7 September 1981 to 9 October 1991 starred Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden as rival antique dealers?

7. This English actor and comedian – born in 1959 – Was a television regularly from the mid-1980s, most notably as a regular on the Channel 4 improvisation show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Who is he?

8. What is a loud noise that us repeated several times as an echo otherwise called?

9. In geology and physical geography what is an area of a highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain, that is raised significantly above the surrounding area, often with one or more sides with deep hills.? It is also know as a high plain or a tableland.

10. Name the English actor, writer, and singer born in 1959 who has starred in films such as Another Country (1984), The Madness of King George (1994), Shrek 2 (2004) and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)?

11. Which CBS American late-night talk show first aired in August 1993 with host David Letterman and is now hosted by comedian Stephen Colbert and is filmed, when lockdown is not in operation,  originates from the Ed Sullivan Theater, New York?

12. What is a disease characterized by abnormally high body temperature or a condition of heightened activity or excitement: a fever of anticipation?

13. Singers Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams released which song in 1978, reaching number 3 in the UK?

14. What word described various liquids for drinking (some of which do not contain alcohol!) such as water, soda, tea, and coffee?

15. What type of glass, initially produced in plane form, is commonly used for windows, glass doors, transparent walls, and windscreens? It is also used in hilarious classic comedy skits, being carried by two men and involving oncoming traffic.

16. What slang term describes and person who is intellectual in an annoying way?

17. What term defines to protect something by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound?is a forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up basic political, social, or religious beliefs and attitudes and to accept contrasting regimented ideas, often said to be used by religious cults?

18. Which British electrical firm formed in 1906 as the export branch of an American but became independent in 1914? For decades it dominated the UK consumer battery market.

19. In which direction is something said to be moving if it moves towards the side or in a direction away from the middle but not backward or forward.

20. What is the name of Harry Potter’s teacher, initially for Potions classes, then Defence Against the Dark Arts who finally became the Headmaster of Hogwarts school?