The first five answers are eye rhymes of the second 5, but not necessarily in the right order. That is, the answer to question 1 is an eye rhyme of one of the answers to questions 6-10, but not necessarily question 6.
- According to a 2014 study by Forbes magazine, which island 14 miles south of Cape Cod has the highest house prices per square metre in the United States?
- I was born in Gori, Georgia in 1878, son of a cobbler. At 16, I entered a seminary in Tbilisi, but later went into politics. I died in Moscow in 1953. Who am I?
- Which French city hosts a famous film festival each year in May, where winning films are awarded the Palme d’or
- Which “Upper” Cotswold village was the only one in the Cotswolds to be a “double thankful”, meaning it lost no men in either of the World Wars?
- What is the name of the piece of music best known as the theme tune to “The Archers”?
- What first name was shared by the discoverer of the laws of planetary motion, and the inventor of the printing press
- Complete the quote from “A Christmas Carol”; “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as… ??? …and good humour”
- Which sitcom character, the main character in a series which ran from 1990 to 1995, lived next door to a sister and brother called Elizabeth Warden and Emmet Hawksworth?
- Which actor, who stands just 3 feet 6 inches tall, played Professor Filius Flitwick in the Harry Potter film series?
- Two shipping forecast areas border Northern Ireland. The Irish Sea is one, what is the other?
Answers (scroll down)
- According to a 2014 study by Forbes magazine, which island 14 miles south of Cape Cod has the highest house prices per square metre in the United States?
A: Nantucket - I was born in Gori, Georgia in 1878, son of a cobbler. At 16, I entered a seminary in Tbilisi, but later went into politics. I died in Moscow in 1953. Who am I?
A: Stalin - Which French city hosts a famous film festival each year in May, where winning films are awarded the Palme d’or?
A: Cannes - Which “Upper” Cotswold village was the only one in the Cotswolds to be a “double thankful”, meaning it lost no men in either of the World Wars?
A: Upper Slaughter - What is the name of the piece of music best known as the theme tune to “The Archers”?
A: Barwick Green - What first name was shared by the discoverer of the laws of planetary motion, and the inventor of the printing press?
A: Johannes - Complete the quote from “A Christmas Carol”; “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as …???… and good humor”
A: Laughter - Which sitcom character, the main character in a series which ran from 1990 to 1995, lived next door to a sister and brother called Elizabeth Warden and Emmet Hawksworth?
A: Hyacinth Bucket - Which actor, who stands just 3 feet 6 inches tall, played Professor Filius Flitwick in the Harry Potter film series?
A: Warwick Davis - Two shipping forecast areas border Northern Ireland. The Irish Sea is one, what is the other?
A: Malin
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