Connection quiz 8 - Surnames of fictional characters in crime detection
The whole quiz is a connection, I even added a sheet of reasons for the answers to stave of any arguments. You will need to scroll down for the add on.
1. Who was the first British woman to win two Gold Medals at the same Olympic Games -- Kelly Holmes (Athens 2004)
2. Who was the England goalkeeper when they won the World Cup in 1966 -- Gordon Banks
3. What does the Norse god Thor carry in his hand -- Hammer
4. What was Shirley Bassey's big hit song from the musical, Sweet Charity -- Hey Big Spender
5. Which store has as its motto "Never knowingly undersold" -- John Lewis
6. What is the capital of Portugal -- Lisbon
7. According to actors which Shakespeare play is it unlucky to mention by name -- Macbeth (they tend to call it The Scottish play)
8. What is the type of children's game called where representations of a word or phrase are shown in pictures (eg picture of a boat with a b crossed out and a c put in its place thus making coat -- Rebus
9. In 2006, which martial arts film star launched his own cosmetics line in his native Hong Kong -- Jackie Chan
10. Which religious sect has been leaving Bibles in hotel rooms since 1908 -- The Gideon Society
11. Which American female singer sang about a Fast Car -- Tracy Chapman
12. Who had a number one in the sixties with, The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore -- Walker Brothers
13. In which Dickens novel does Dolly Varden appear -- Barnaby Rudge
14. What is the more common name for the flower lychniss -- Campion
15. Which word used in Scotland describes a small plot of land adjoining a house which is worked by the house owner -- Croft
16. Which hats became popular with children in 1956 -- Davy Crocket
17. Which American singer left Debbie Reynolds to marry Elizabeth Taylor -- Eddie Fisher
18. On what day of the week was JFK assassinated -- Friday
19. What was the nickname given to Cromwell's cavalry -- Ironsides
20. AN ORAL DANGER. Anagream (American politician) -- Ronald Reagan
21. The world heritage site of the city Petra which is made from red/pink stone is located in what country -- Jordan
22. What is a bottle of champagne holding two bottles called -- Magnum
23. What is the name given to the dot dash code -- Morse
24. What tool is known as a loy in Ireland -- Spade
25. On what day are British elections always held -- Thursday
26. What system of measurement is used for precious metals -- Troy
27. Ambassador to the Court of Saint James is the official title for Ambassadors of where -- United Kingdom
28. Bole is a shade of which colour -- Brown
29. Which company developed the Laser Printer -- Cannon
30. Who was the first American golfer to officially earn over $1 million a year -- Curtis Strange
31. The Labour Party evolved from which reformist group of the 1880s -- Fabian Society
32. Which Pope outlawed the crossbow in 1139 -- Innocent 111
33. What is the only chess piece that cannot be taken -- King
34. What is the main street in Dublin -- O'Connell Street
35. In which Scottish county is there a town called Lord Berkeley's Knob -- Sutherland
36. In south east Asia what is a wat -- Buddhist temple
37. What was the name of the first crisp company in England (later taken over by Smiths) -- Carter's Crisps
38. Which company owns Curry's and PC World -- Dixons
39. What is the name of the American business magazine that regularly publishes its rich list of the richest 400 Americans -- Forbes
40. Which company was found officially responsible for the Suffolk Bird Flu outbreak in February 2007 -- Bernard Matthews
Connection: All are surnames of fictional characters in crime detection
Here are where these characters appeared:
Kelly Holmes -- Sherlock Holmes
Gordon Banks -- Inspector Banks played by Stephen Tompkinson
Hammer -- Mike Hammer by Mickey Spillane
Hey Big Spender -- Jimmy Nail played Spender
John Lewis -- Lewis the spin off from Morse
Lisbon -- Theresa Lisbon from the Mentalist
Macbeth -- Hamish Macbeth
Rebus -- From the Rebus TV series based on the books by Ian Rankin
Jackie Chan -- Charlie Chan
The Gideon Society -- Sixties TV series Gideon's Way played by John Gregson
Tracy Chapman -- American comic strip and film detective Dick Tracy
Walker Brothers -- Mike Walker played by David Hayman in Trial and Retribution
Barnaby Rudge -- Midsomer Murders
Campion -- Albert Campion played by Peter Davison based on the character by Margery Allingham
Croft -- D.I Bob Croft from The Gentle Touch played by Brian Gwaspari
Davy Crocket -- From Miami Vice
Eddie Fisher -- Fisher, Crabbe's boss in Pie in the Sky
Friday -- Joe Friday from Dragnet
Ironsides -- Wheelchair detective played by Raymond Burr
Ronald Reagan -- From the Sweeney
Jordan -- Carol Jordan from Wire in the Blood
Magnum -- Played by Tom Sellick
Morse -- John Thaw 'nuff said
Spade -- Sam Spade
Thursday -- Fred Thursday from Endeavour
Troy -- From Midsomer Murders Barnaby's first sergeant
United Kingdom -- John Kingdom from seventies series New Scotland Yard
Brown -- Father Brown
Cannon -- Frank Cannon the fat detective played by William Conrad
Curtis Strange -- Strange, Morse's boss
Fabian Society -- Fabian of the Yard sixties drama series played by Bruce Seton
Innocent 111 -- Lewis' boss played by Rebecca Front
King -- Jason King from Department S played by the well known cottager Peter Wyngarde
O'Connell Street -- Mo Connell in the TV series Between The Lines played by Siobhan Redmond
Sutherland -- Sutherland's Law played by Iain Cuthberson
Buddhist temple -- Paul Temple
Carter's Crisps -- Carter from the Sweeney
Dixons -- Of Dock Green fame
Forbes -- Maggie Forbes played by Jill Gascoigne in The Gentle Touch
Bernard Matthews -- Dan Matthews from Highway Patrol played by Broderick Crawford (10-4)