Northampton Saints
Connections Quiz
By Sarge
April 5 2012
As the Saints have a sabbatical there’s no match preview or report for you to enjoy this week, so here’s a quiz to keep you occupied. Can you explain the connections between the items within each of these lists?
Some of them should be fairly easy, but it may take a meeting of minds to come up with the solutions to the rest. If you can’t piece together all the parts for each question post your thoughts on here to see if anyone else can finish them off.
If any remain unanswered by Tuesday evening I will put you out of your misery.
1. William Blatty, Vivian Stanshall, Paul Hardcastle.
2. Walter Tull, Edgar Mobbs, Brian Clough, Bobby Moore.
3. Northampton, Worcester, Cambridge, Chelmsford.
4. Canterbury, Church Stretton, City of London, Towcester.
5. GEN 11, BMT 216A, AU 1
6. Leonardo da Vinci, Paul McCartney, Barack Obama, Ian Sargent
7. 76 Trombones, Arnold’s, Jim Lovell
8. Samuel Butler, Dylan Thomas, Terry Pratchett
9. Jaws, University of Walamaloo, The Saints
10. Pineapples, Tablet Computers, 4 Cans of Stout, Takeaway Chicken & Chips
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5. Ian Fleming
Car registrations for cars from his books. Car from Chitty CHitty bang bang, James Bonds Aston Martin and the last Im not sure but Auric Goldfingers car springs to mind.
Car registrations for cars from his books. Car from Chitty CHitty bang bang, James Bonds Aston Martin and the last Im not sure but Auric Goldfingers car springs to mind.
9. Bruce?
University of Walamloo from monty python Bruce sketch
Saints - Bruce, bruce bruce!
Jaws - Shark was called bruce though Ive no idea why
University of Walamloo from monty python Bruce sketch
Saints - Bruce, bruce bruce!
Jaws - Shark was called bruce though Ive no idea why
2. Correct. Edgar Mobbs Way and Walter Tull Way in Northampton. Brian Clough Way is that stretch of the A52 that links Nottingham to Derby. Bobby Moore Way in Barnet.
5. Correct. The registration numbers of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 and Goldfinger's Rolls Royce. All from stories written by Ian Fleming. (AU is the chemical symbol for gold - which is a bit of a giveaway)
6. Correct. They are/were all left-handed.
9. Correct. Three mechanical sharks were built for the filming of Jaws and were nicknamed Bruce by the crew. All the philosphy professors at the Univesity of Walamaloo were called Bruce in the Monty Python sketch. And of course shouts of Bruce, Bruce, Bruce were heard at Franklin's Gardens until recently.
5. Correct. The registration numbers of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 and Goldfinger's Rolls Royce. All from stories written by Ian Fleming. (AU is the chemical symbol for gold - which is a bit of a giveaway)
6. Correct. They are/were all left-handed.
9. Correct. Three mechanical sharks were built for the filming of Jaws and were nicknamed Bruce by the crew. All the philosphy professors at the Univesity of Walamaloo were called Bruce in the Monty Python sketch. And of course shouts of Bruce, Bruce, Bruce were heard at Franklin's Gardens until recently.
Q1 Tubular Bells. it was used on the soundtrack to The Exorcist which Blatty wrote. Stanshall was the narrator on Mike Oldfield's original recording.Hardcastle was successfully sued by Oldfield for using parts of Tubular Bells in his song 19.
Q3 They are all place names in Massachusetts.
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Q3 They are all place names in Massachusetts.
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Ron Howard for number 7. He was in the film music man where the music is from, he directed Appollo 13 which links him to the commander of Appollo 13 itself.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2012:04:06:08:34:45 by competitivedad.
4. I think I can make a Charles Dickens connection, but it's pretty tenuous as far as Church Stretton is concerned
No 4 all are linked on the Roman Watling Street
David L
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
- Live wrong and preposterously
David L
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
- Live wrong and preposterously
Q8 May have an idea but someone will need to do the Terry Pratchett link as I haven't read any of his stuff. Samuel Butler's most famous work was Erewhon which is an anagram for nowhere. Dylan Thomas' most famous work Under Milk Wood is set in Llareggub which infamously is @#$%& all backwards.
13 hours Sarge - not a bad attempt as nothing much between 11pm and 6 am this morning.
David L
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
- Live wrong and preposterously
David L
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
- Live wrong and preposterously
OK, here's one. What specifically connects:
Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Marty Feldman
Tim Brooke-Taylor?
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Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Marty Feldman
Tim Brooke-Taylor?
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1948?
Edit: This in answer to Smurf's question - must have posted just after Connect.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2012:04:06:18:33:50 by Saint Kris.
Edit: This in answer to Smurf's question - must have posted just after Connect.
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... or more specifically, the original 4 Yorkshiremen who appeared in said show?
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No.4: Not only are they all on the Watling Street, but Watling Street still appears as a street name within those towns/cities.
No.7: Still one piece of the jigsaw missing.
No.8: What OlneySaint and Clegthorpe said.
No.10: In 2012 all added to the "shopping basket" used by the Office of National Statistics to calculate the Retail Price Index.
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No.7: Still one piece of the jigsaw missing.
No.8: What OlneySaint and Clegthorpe said.
No.10: In 2012 all added to the "shopping basket" used by the Office of National Statistics to calculate the Retail Price Index.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2012:04:07:00:41:40 by Sarge.
Q7 presume you mean Ron Howard played Richie Cunningham in Happy Days much of the action being set in Arnold's drive-in
St Kris had what I meant, they were in the original four Yorkshireman sketch before the Pythons re-made it.
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Q7: Yes, Happy Days - I thought that reference would be the one that was first up for this question as it was the show that made his name in this country.
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