Last Hussar's Quiz Night

[Gwydion]

All but 4- not the foggiest on that one.
I like 'short geezer' in the selected patois.
I had to think very hard to get 'Canary' in mockney.
But I hadn't twigged that 'midget' was now regarded as 'offensive by some'. You live and learn.
That puts paid to a boyhood dream of owning an MG Canary.

[steve_holmes_11]

All but 4- not the foggiest on that one.
I like 'short geezer' in the selected patois.
I had to think very hard to get 'Canary' in mockney.
But I hadn't twigged that 'midget' was now regarded as 'offensive by some'. You live and learn.
That puts paid to a boyhood dream of owning an MG Canary.

The other reference is "Heart and Gizzard".

[Last Hussar]

1 - Pride and Predjudice
2 - Tale of Cities
3 - Don Quixote
4 - The Trial
5 - Peter Pan
6 - The Hobbit
7 - The Color Purple
8 - Catch 22
9 - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
10 -The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

[Last Hussar]

A  As languages evolve - all known languages - the first two colours they name are black and white. What is the first colour they name after that?
Red

B  You can be over-whelmed, you can be under-whelmed. What is the original meaning of the archaic word 'Whelm'?
Basically the same as overwhelm. Overwhelm is a superlative that just ended up replacing it.

C  Remains of one of the most recently discovered early human species, Homo floresiensis, have so far only been found on the Island of Flores, Indonesia. What nickname have they acquired?
Hobbits

D  The Anglo Saxon and Viking Runic alphabets were arranged differently to the Roman one – they didn't go A, B, C. What was the first letter?
The letter F

E  In September 2024, what country became the first country in the world where electric cars outnumbered fossil fuel ones?
Norway

F  There was a planned 3rd Timothy Dalton James Bond film. Much of the pre-production was completed, but obviously never filmed, though many elements were used in later films. Named after a Bond short story, what was its name?
Property of a Lady

G  In 1976 NASA unveiled its first space shuttle. What was its name?
Enterprise

H  The cover for Paul McCartney's album Band on the Run depicts McCartney, Linda McCartney and band member Denny Laine plus six other well-known people dressed as convicts caught in the spotlight of a prison searchlight. Name 3 of these 6.
Michael Parkinson, Kenny Lynch, James Coburn, Clement Freud, Christopher Lee, and John Conteh

I  What did athlete Chris Chaterway do on 6th May 1954?
He came 2nd when the first 4 minute mile was run

J  Robin Williams would call Steven Spielberg once a week on the set of which film, and do a routine by speakerphone to cheer up the cast and crew of which movie?
Schindler's List


K  In Lord of the Rings how many Rings of Power were forged in the Second Age?
20

[Last Hussar]

Gentlemen,  and Nobby,

Help please.
Will you please suggest theme tunes to cult TV.

I have Firefly, and Game of Thrones,  any more?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Buffy
Battlestar Galactica (new and old series)
A Team
Knight Rider
Airwolf
Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes
To The Manor Born
Last of The Summer Wine
Bewitched
Sgt Bilko
Which Dr Who (as the theme changes each time a regeneration happens)
Are You Being Served?
Trumpton/Camberwick Green or Half-man Half-Biscuit Trumpton Riots
Charlie by The Prodigy
Mr Benn
Danger Mouse
Postman Pat
Thomas the Tank Engine
Buck Rogers in...
Tomorrow's World
ToTP
Bonanza
The Lone Ranger
Dogtagnian and the Muskerhounds (complete earworm)

[Raider4]

UFO
Space: 1999
Danger Man
Department S.
The Saint
The Prisoner
The Avengers
The Persuaders!
The Protectors
The Champions
The Professionals
Robin of Sherwood
Cadfael

[O Dinas Powys]

Hawaii 50
Thunderbirds
Stingray
Captain Scarlet
Starfleet Battles
Jamie and the Magic Torch

[Techno 3]

Star Trek
Z cars
Dixon of Dock Green
Mastermind.

[fsn]

The Batman ... this one (Best thing U2 adjacent ever did.)

Sharpe
Dr Who
M*A*S*H
Fawlty Towers
Monty Python

Get Smart

The Flashing Blade

The White Horses

Robinson Crusoe

[fsn]

Mission Impossible

Blake's 7

Even though I am sore abused, I provide not only some banging tunes, but I also provide the YouTube links.

Citizen Smith
The Goode Life

No, I haven't watched TV for 20 years. Why do you ask?

[fsn]

[fsn]

Star Trek

...and TNG, and Voyager and I suppose DS9. You could also include Enterprise*, but nothing after that.

*Yes, there were good bits of Enterprise