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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)

Connection quiz 7 - Special 40 Questions - CAPITAL CITIES

1. Which English boxer lost World Championship bouts to Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson -- Brian London
2. What was the name of the Duke of Wellington's horse at the battle of Waterloo -- Copenhagen
3. Who was the former Coventry City, Manchester United and Aston Villa striker capped four times by England, in 1998 -- Dion Dublin
4. What was Jane Fonda nicknamed because of her Vietnam War beliefs -- Hanoi Jane
5. Which former F1 Champion's home town is Stevenage -- Lewis Hamilton
6. What is the name given to envelopes originally made for transporting documents that were usually a buff or pale brown colour -- Manila envelopes
7. On which motor rally did Mark Thatcher go missing -- Paris to Dakar
8. In which Windsor chapel are the members of the Royal Family buried -- Saint George's Chapel
9. Who was known as 'The Wizard of the Dribble', a testimony to his ball skills, not his eating habits -- Stanley Matthews
10. In the famous poem where Mad Carew stole the green eye of the little yellow god, the god was found north of where -- Kathmandu
11. What role is played by Robin Tunney in the TV series The Mentalist -- Theresa Lisbon
12. By what name was radio broadcaster Iva Toguro D'Aquino known in WW2 -- Tokyo Rose
13. Which newspaper were Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward working for when they uncovered the Watergate break-in -- Washington Post
14. What was the sequel to the TV sit com Up Pompeii -- Whoops Baghdad
15. What was the first UK number one for Simple Minds -- Belfast Child
16. Which is Scotland's most-visited building -- Edinburgh Castle
17. In the UK they are known as butter beans what are they called in the USA -- Lima beans
18. What is the title of Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen's biggest hit -- Midnight in Moscow
19. Which American car manufacturer made the Voyager -- Plymouth
20. Which Woody Allen film starring Mia Farrow, with a flower in the title, won the BAFTA for best film in 1986 -- The Purple Rose Of Cairo
21. Name the private investigator played by Frank Sinatra in films such as Lady in Cement -- Tony Rome
22. What is the popular name of a single-movement piano concerto written for the 1941 film, 'Dangerous Moonlight' (also known under the later title 'Suicide Squadron') -- Warsaw Concerto
23. Which white breed of cat has one blue eye and one green -- White Ankara
24. During the aftermath of WW2 what was Operation Vittles -- Berlin Air lift
25. What is the leading brand of port sold in the UK -- Cockburns
26. What is the home ground of Charlton Athletic -- The Valley
27. In the Romany language what is a rom -- Male gypsy
28. What is the more common name of burned gypsum -- Plaster of Paris
29. O, AS IF (Anagram of a name) -- Sofia
30. What is the home ground of Hartlepool United -- The Victoria Ground
31. Which song originally recorded in 1961, became Nana Mouskouri's signature tune -- The White Rose of Athens
32. What is a Danish pastry called in Denmark -- Vienna bread
33. Where did Tony Jacklin win the British Open in 1969 -- Lytham Saint Annes
34. Which soldier statesman was nicknamed the Iron Duke -- Duke of Wellington
35. Achilles, Welland and Widgen are varieties of which vegetable -- Brussels (sprouts)
36. The B57 was a licence built development of which British built bomber -- Canberra
37. Lyrics: LA is a great big freeway, put a hundred down and buy a car -- Do You Know The Way To San Jose
38. Who is the patron saint of France -- Saint Denis
39. What was the name of the ship that was in collision with the Andrea Doria in 1956 and sank -- The Stockholm
40. In a song from a musical, "The world's your oyster" after one what -- Night in Bangkok

Connection: AS IF YOU NEED TELLING - CAPITAL CITIES

Connection Quiz 6 - Prime Ministers

1. What do the initials CP stand for in writer CP Snow's name -- Charles Percival
2. Who was the UK military commander of the Falklands war -- Major General Jeremy Moore
3. What was the name of the cartoonist who was well known for his drawings of complex machinery designed to perform everyday tasks -- Heath Robinson
4. Who was the brother of Peter Sarstedt who had top ten hits in 1962 with, Forget Me Not and I Don't Know Why -- Eden Kane
5. Which famous Scottish darts player was known as, The Body From Kirkcaldy (pronounced Kirkoddy) -- Jocky Wilson

Connection = Prime ministers

Connection Quiz 5 - All have had airports named after them

1. Who was the first prime minister of modern Israel -- David Ben Gurion
2. On the cover of the Beatles Abbey Road album, which one of them is wearing a white suit -- John Lennon
3. Who wrote The Minute Waltz -- Frederic Chopin
4. Who said 'how can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese' -- Charles de Gaulle

Connection = All have had airports named after them