Last Hussar's Quiz Night

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Ive got 2, 6 and 9

[Techno 3]

1 out of 10.
Even got the James Bond one wrong.   

[Leon]

Come on, you have to share!

Fair enough:

Film and TV

1   Why has the broadcast of "Mickey's Gala Premiere" on 1 September 1939 gained fame?

Not sure on this, I'm assuming it's something to do with the breakout of WWII.

2   Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton and Stafford Repp were 3 of the 5 actors who appeared in all 120 episodes of which comic book inspired 60s TV show?

I'm guessing at Batman, as you've mentioned '3 of 5' actors and if you'd included Adam West we'd all get it straightaway.

3   What was the first-ever Disney/Pixar feature-length release?

Toy Story

4   Which recurring minor character in James Bond is called Major Boothroyd?

There are only a few recurring characters so it must be Q.

5   What was the first the first feature film originally presented as a talkie?

No idea.

6   In which year did ITV launch?

1950s/60s?  I'm sure Corrie did an anniversary event a couple of years back but I can't remember if that was a 60 or 70 year thing.

7   In which year did the first Oscar ceremony take place?

Not a clue.  We're into the late '80 something-th' ceremony this year so with some missing during the war I'd guess the 1930's?

8   At 19 years old, who is the youngest singer to sing an original James Bond theme song?

Billie Eilish

9   Which game show that ran from 1972 to 1983, opened with the introductory phrase "And now, from Norwich, it's the quiz of the week"?

Nope

10   It has been calculated that rescuing the characters played by which actor would have cost more than $900 billion in total. As the magazine Time noted "That's nearly a trillion dollars spent on saving one person."

My first instinct is to go with Matt Damon, just due to The Martian and the amount of money it would take to get him back from Mars?  But I'm also wondering about Tom Hanks as he's been in a lot of 'rescue' films: Captain Philips, Apollo 13, Sully, Castaway, Private Ryan (also Matt Damon), etc.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Answer to 6 is 1953, with a toothpaste advert.

[Last Hussar]

Film and TV answers

1   Mickey's Gala Premiere, a Micky Mouse cartoon, was the last programme on BBC before TV was shut down at the start of World War Two.

Contrary to popular legend, the BBC did play it to the end, then shut down.

2   If I tell you Napier, Hamilton and Repp were Alfred, Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara, and the other 2 actors were Adam West and Burt Ward, you'll probably know the show was Batman.

3   The first Pixar movie was Toy Story.

4   Major Boothroyd is better known by his codename 'Q' from the pre-Daniel Craig era.

5   The first film presented as a 'Talkie' is 'The Jazz Singer'.

6   ITV was launched in 1955. Half a point for 1 year out.

7   The first Oscars were 1929. ½ a point if they put anything from 1927 to 1931 instead.

8   Billie Eilish, with the theme to 'No Time to Die' is the youngest Bond singer.

9   The Quiz of the week was 'Sale of the Century', hosted by Nicholas Parsons.

10   The actor who keeps needing rescuing is Matt Damon.

[Last Hussar]

What Month
Twelve historical events, one in each calendar month. Name the month.

1   03rd, 1939
United Kingdom declares war on Germany
   
2   03rd, 1984
Band Aid release "Do they Know it's Christmas?"
   
3   04th, 1979
Margaret Thatcher becomes first female Prime Minister of UK   

4   15th, 1912
Titanic struck an iceberg and sank
   
5   18th, 1815
Battle of Waterloo
   
6   21st, 1805
Battle of Trafalgar
   
7   21st, 1969
Neil Armstrong walks on the Moon
   
8   23rd, 2020
Alexander "Boris" Johnson announces first COVID lockdown   

9   24th, 1991
Ground Offensive against Iraq starts, in the First Gulf War

10   30th 1963
First Doctor Who episode repeated, due to the Kennedy assassination a week before.
   
11   30th, 1969
Beatles perform on the rooftop of their office, their last public performance.   

12   31st, 1997
Princess Diana dies.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Off to Google to check  - got 1, 5, think I know 3 , 4. 6 and 7

[d_Guy]

Well, I got 1,4,5,7, and 9. About par for the course.

[Last Hussar]

Frankly, if anyone on this forum fails to get 1, then you should never come back!

[d_Guy]

Glad I got 1 then, although it was an educated guess knowing the Nazi invasion was on the 1st. 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Exact answer for 1 is Miday on 3rd Sept 1939 Chamderlins radio address ending "This undertacking having not been recived we are now at war with Germany"

[Last Hussar]

Isn't it 11am?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Isn't it 11am?

              

[Last Hussar]

Sorry for the delay with these answers- got a bit busy at work

1   03rd, 1939
United Kingdom declares war on Germany
   September

2   03rd, 1984
Band Aid release "Do they Know it's Christmas?"
   December

3   04th, 1979
Margaret Thatcher becomes first female Prime Minister of UK
        May

4   15th, 1912
Titanic struck an iceberg and sank
   April

5   18th, 1815
Battle of Waterloo
   June

6   21st, 1805
Battle of Trafalgar
   October

7   21st, 1969
Neil Armstrong walks on the Moon
   July

8   23rd, 2020
Alexander "Boris" Johnson announces first COVID lockdown
   March

9   24th, 1991
Ground Offensive against Iraq starts, in the First Gulf War
   February

10   30th 1963
First Doctor Who episode repeated, due to the Kennedy assassination a week before.
   November

11   30th, 1969
Beatles perform on the rooftop of their office, their last public performance.
   January

12   31st, 1997
Princess Diana dies.
   August

[Last Hussar]

So last Tuesday I was pub quizmaster.

I don't do 50/50 rounds, because people just put A, B, A, B or similar

However I came up with a Cunning Plan. Our final round is 2 points for a correct answer, but MINUS 2 for an incorrect one. I thought 'People won't guess on a 50/50 if there is a penalty.

I was wrong.

One team, who were mid-table went for it. They knew a couple (one member is in a Beatles tribute band) but the rest they just guessed, think if they lost and came last at least they would get the booby prize, a bag of sweets.

They got all 10 right. They looked embarrassed when they had to admit to 20 out of 20...

Here is that round.


Wipeout round
You know the rules, and so do I. If you never give me up, and get it right, you get two points.
If you let me down, and get it wrong, it is MINUS two points.
If you run around and desert me, and put nothing, you get nothing.
[why yes, I did Rick-roll the entire pub...]

Who is the oldest?
Of each pair I give you, who was born first? It is the Birth date I judge this on, not whether one is dead. There is no pattern if you are looking for it – I wrote down the names then looked them up.

1   Rock icon Mick Jagger or Pop icon John Lennon?

2   Eric Morecombe or Ernie Wise?

3   Infamous dictator Adolf Hitler or infamous dictator Joseph Stalin?

4   Famed footballers - Gary Lineker or Paul Gascoigne?

5   The previous two Prime Ministers, Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak?

6   Comic duo Stan Laurel or Oliver Hardy?

7   Sherlock Holmes actor Benedict Cumberbatch or John Watson actor Martin Freeman?

8   The Dangerous Brothers - Rik Mayall or Ade Edmondson?

9   Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton or Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markel?

10   King Charles 1st or the man who replaced him, Oliver Cromwell?