The Big Irish Times Xmas Quiz of 2010

Orion

51. Eclipse followed New Moon. Which franchise?
52. What soundtrack had tracks called Drink Me and Cheshire Cat
53. Bernie Schwartz died aged 85. How was he better known?
54. too long -answer is Sex & the City 2
55. You don't get to 5,000,000 friends with making a few enemies - what film
56. Odd one out - Answer in post 2.
57. Of the top 10 highest earning films of 2010 only one was neither a sequel, remake or adaptation.
58. 30th anniversary this year and lost its doctor and captain.
59. Connect a sound heard repeatedly in Inception and a former UK Chancellor.
60. Who are Mary Lee, Otis, Leigh Anne and Hans?

Spike440

All questions posted in today's paper:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2010/1231/1224286538538.html

tuisginideach

2 sets of brothers - bertie and noel ahern / brian and conor lenihan / chris and barry andrews?????




From www.kansascity.com but don't know anything about its authenticity:
Of the year's 10 top-grossing films, only two - "Despicable Me" and Chris Nolan's "Inception" - were purely original: not sequels, remakes or adaptations.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/12/29/2548624/lessons-from-2010s-box-office.html#ixzz19gOOltv2

Orion

Q100 - Chernomyrdin because he was only Acting President for one day while the other two were elected presidents?

Orion

Ok My last few - help a brother out

10 - Her great-grandfather was a coal miner. Her second cousin owns a chip shop in Durham in England
57 - Inception or Despicable Me. Donald could have made a booboo. Inception is definitely original but could Despicable Me be a rehash (of Annie maybe) in the manner that 10 Things I Hate About You is a rehash of The Taming of the Shrew.
65 - What minister keeps hens.
100 - unsure about this one - see above.

Grageal1

Babies:P Ryan Tubridy quote

Grageal1

65 - dermot Ahern - I ate one of their eggs!

tuisginideach

Dermot Ahern - hens.
Siblings and brothers - 3 sets of brothers in my opinion - ahern, lenihan, andrews?

Orion

Just got 10 - Thatcher

Orion

Siblings and brothers is answered above:

Siblings: Micheal & Tim Kitt & Aine Brady
Brothers - the Lenihans and the Aherns. The Andrews' are cousins.

Grageal1

anyone know 26 - born in 1983 - has a national day named in his honour? jan 20. Also, (10) is it Cheryl Cole whose g.grandfather was a miner and has a cousin with a chip shop - could be anyone!!!!!!!

Orion

26 is Kim Jong-un
10 is Margaret Thatcher (I think)

Grageal1

thanks....but not sure about Thatcher - can't find a ref. to it - next thing we'll hear her Irish ancestors fought against Cromwell!

Orion

scrap Thatcher - it's Kate Middleton
http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2010/12/05/chip-shop-owner-pete-beedle-has-promised-his-customers-a-right-royal-knees-up-to-celebrate-his-distant-relative-s-marriage-to-prince-william-79310-27768586/
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3235958/Sun-visits-Kate-familys-humble-beginnings.html

Dromusta

supersaintpats wrote: »

is 82 not Ted Walsh Sr?, as the father is the sire?

Ted Walsh - father of Ruby & Katie Walsh

tuisginideach

Macros42 wrote: »

The Andrews' are cousins.

Of course! Thanks

supersaintpats

100 Chernomyrdin only one to be prime minister as all four are presidents

macdonagh2007

Is the answer to No 100 = Lech Kaczynski he died in a plane crash and the other 3 died a natural death

Dromusta

macdonagh2007 wrote: »

Is the answer to No 100 = Lech Kaczynski he died in a plane crash and the other 3 died a natural death

I think that it's most likely Chernomyrdin on two counts:
(i) He was PM and the others were Presidents
(ii) The others were elected Presidents but Chernomyrdin was 'President for a day' while Yeltsin was having surgery.

joanmul

Macros42 wrote: »

in 57 - is it Despicable Me or Inception that's not an adaptation, remake or sequel?

57. Would it be Toy Story 3? No one seems to have suggested that one.

maryb26

I presume the quiz is related to events in 2010 therefore my guess is that 3 of them had state funerals except the President of Nigeria.

Orion

joanmul wrote: »

57. Would it be Toy Story 3? No one seems to have suggested that one.

The '3' might be a clue to it being a sequel so no.

Orion

maryb26 wrote: »

I presume the quiz is related to events in 2010 therefore my guess is that 3 of them had state funerals except the President of Nigeria.

Oh I like that. Google shall be used to confirm that and will be my answer if true.

[edit]Seems we have a winner. Yar’Adua had an islamic funeral with no heads of state in attendance. All the others had full state funerals. Great call maryb

joanmul

Macros42 wrote: »

The '3' might be a clue to it being a sequel so no.

you're right Mac. Good on you!

HOOL75

Could anybody help with me with the answers to 6, 42 & 67 please?

joanmul

Grageal1 wrote: »

anyone know 26 - born in 1983 - has a national day named in his honour? jan 20. Also, (10) is it Cheryl Cole whose g.grandfather was a miner and has a cousin with a chip shop - could be anyone!!!!!!!

26. Kim Jong-Un.

joanmul

Hi guys. 67. 9 FG deputies showed their hands in the plan to remove EK. How many of them were in the Green Isle? I can't find that one.

70. What will be the new Seanad number in the 31st Dail?

meigeal

joanmul wrote: »

you're right Mac. Good on you!

Inception is a remake of the film Dreamscape. Leaves Despicable Me as the answer to 57

Orion

HOOL75 wrote: »

Could anybody help with me with the answers to 6, 42 & 67 please?

6. The Angelus
42. 9
67. 9

joanmul wrote: »

Hi guys. 67. 9 FG deputies showed their hands in the plan to remove EK. How many of them were in the Green Isle? I can't find that one.

70. What will be the new Seanad number in the 31st Dail?

67. All 9 of them.
70. Current one is 23rd. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann

supersaintpats

inception is not acknowledged as a remake of dreamscape, although the central idea of entering some one's dreams is the same idea. Any reference by producers or writers on this link?

6. The Angelus on RTE