BASLOW QUIZZERS
During the Coronavirus lockdown, we all need something to divert and occupy our minds. Here’s a quick mental challenge to keep you on your toes, courtesy of Christine Kirkman.
The answers to Quiz One are in green and the reasons are in red, below:
ODD ONE OUT
Identify which is the odd-one out in each of the following lists and state why:
- Bears, Bulls, Cowboys, Dolphins, Giants, Steelers (is a basketball team, the rest are American football teams)
- Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, Moonraker, Octopussy (the Bond theme tune was not performed by Shirley Bassey)
- Gigi, The King and I, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, South Pacific (the musical not written by Rogers & Hammerstein)
- Beethoven, Ray Charles, George III, John Milton, Stevie Wonder (Beethoven was deaf, all the others were blind)
- Apache, Blackfoot, Huron, Montana, Pawnee, Sioux (is a US state, the others are native American tribes)
- Arsenal, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Port Vale, Chelsea (the football club that isn’t based in London)
- Chutnet, Dungarees, Jodhpurs, Pyjamas, Shampoo, Taboo, Verandah (is Polynesian, the others are Indian in origin)
- Honor Blackman, Joanna Lumley, Helen Mirren, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorse (all the other starred in The Avengers)
- Flying Scotsman, Golden Arrow, Great Eastern, Eastern & Oriental Express, Trans Siberian Express (it was a ship, the others are trains)
- Aria, Concerto, Overture, Prelude, Serenade, Sonata, Symphony (the others relate to more than one performer)
WELL KNOWN PHRASES OR SAYINGS
Identify the following from their initial letters:
- Off the record
- Fly off the handle
- Take the mickey
- Pull a fast one
- Knocked for six
- Poke your nose in
- Tie the knot
- Go fifty fifty
- Tighten your belt
- Do a runner