Answers to those connections

I’m sure that you’ve all already worked out all the answers to the questions I left you last week. Still, just in case, here you are : -

1)
What was the full name of Ted Danson’s character in ‘Cheers’ ?
SAM Malone
Which England test cricketer died in a car crash in Australia in 2002 ?
BEN Hollioake
In which novel by Henry Fielding is the eponymous hero an orphan adopted by Squire Allworthy ?
TOM Jones
What was the name of the twin killed by Romulus, the founder of Rome
REMUS
What is the connection between your last four answers ?
UNCLE

2)
Which country’s national flag has a red field, on which there is one large yellow star in the top left hand corner, flanked by a semi circle of smaller yellow stars ?
CHINA
Caroline Lucas, elected MP in 2010 to represent Brighton Pavilion, is a member of which party ?
GREEN Party
Pennyroyal is a variety of which herb plant ?
MINT
What is the connection between your last three answers ?
TEA

3)
Which 1960’s sitcom, revived in the late 70’s, was set in Fenner Fashions ?
The Rag TRADE
Which English city stands on the river Wensum ?
NORWICH
Which Russian word denotes a worker’s council ?
SOVIET
What is the connection between your last three answers ?
UNION

4)
How is the Parthenon Frieze more commonly known in the UK ?
The ELGIN Marbles
Which famous explorer was born in the town of Blantyre ?
David LIVINGSTON
Who is the only driver to win the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix twice ?
Lewis HAMILTON
Which politician took the title Lord Bannside when promoted to the House of Lords ?
Ian PAISLEY
What is the precise connection between your last four answers ?
SCOTTISH ADMINISTRATIVE HQs

5)
The Lifeguards and which other regiment make up the Household Cavalry ?
The BLUES and Royals
Which dish consists of prunes wrapped in bacon ?
DEVILS on horseback
For which film did Jack Palance win his Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1992?
CITY Slickers
What is the connection between your last three answers ?
CARDIFF SPORTS TEAMS ( respectively rugby union, ice hockey and football )

6)
In which old TV series did John Alderton play Bernard ‘Privet’ Hedges ?
PLEASE Sir
Which England international footballer, with 11 caps, once of Nottingham Forest, played as a lone striker for Aston Villa in their 1982 European Cup victory over Bayern Munich in 1982 ?
Peter WITHe
Which medieval poem sees King Arthur and his men challenged to a deadly game by a giant of an unusual hue ?
Sir Gawaine and the Green kNIGHT
Which alternative comedian released songs “Ullo John, Gotta New Motor ? “ and “Pop up toaster “ ?
Alexei SAyLE
Which charity was founded by Cecil Jackson – Cole in 1961 ?
HELP The Aged
Who captained the Scottish rugby team in their grand slam season of 1990 ?
David SOLE ( SOUL )
What was the name of Angie Dickinson’s character in the TV series Police Woman ?
PEPPER Anderson
What is the more usual name for the Collegiate Church of St. Peter ?
Westminster ABBEY
What is the connection between your last 8 answers ?
ALBUMS BY THE BEATLES
As I’ve said before, the connections are a bit of fun. Its not a format that I invented – I nicked it off Geoff Evans, he probably got it from someone else, and other people have taken the idea from me before now. But it seems to go down quite well at the club, as long as you don’t do it every time you compile a quiz. One of these to two normal quizzes of mine seems to work.