Baloney

1) In which county is Whipsnade Zoo? - Beds, no not that sort of Beds, the county sort of Beds, that one, yeah

2) In which sport do counties compete to win the Middleton Cup? - Bollock Firkling, which was once a dying pastime before the Futtock Gruntlers staged a revival during the Great Gloom, partly to divert attention from the general lack of paper doilies at that time

3) Which American City, favoured by celebrities was known as 'La Rancha Rodeo' until 1906? - Beverly Sisters, or Beverly Hills, or Bovril Hills, well it's Beverley Hills innit

4) Who composed 'The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra'? Ah, Little Britten, Benjy Boy, the Baron from Lowestuff

5) Written by Richmal Crompton, in the books (and TV adaptations) about the Schoolboy 'William', what was William's surname? Fuck. Well, probably not, cos it was a children's book, and Wiliam Fuck would have been thought rude in pre-internet times. Brown? Going with Brown.

6) 'Ride on Time' was a 1989 UK no 1 hit for which Italian Group? You could never lose them, Black Box. It's a little known fact that they were actually orange. I wonder if Donald Trump was descended from them?

7) What is the name of London's traditional Fish Market? Billingsgate

8) What type of creature is a 'small copper'? A butterfly

9) From what natural ore is aluminium usually obtained? Bauxite

10) Which Govt did Adolf Hitler try to overthrow in 1923, which resulted in him first being imprisoned? Bayern hentut, not Munich, though Munich's in there 'n'all and that might have been where he done it I don't remember. But it was the Beer Hall Putsch (wasn't it?)

Brilliant questions as ever and thank you for them

Posted By: Old Man on February 25th 2021 at 19:23:38

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