BLOCKBUSTERS
1 Which T can be a country, a game bird or a slang term for an unsuccessful movie?
2 What C can be a type of cocktail, a fashion magazine, or an adjective implying international sophistication?
3 What GB is the name of the main character in the classic Christmas movie It’s A Wonderful Life?
4 Which TTMR is a 1999 Anthony Minghella movie which was based on a 1955 Patricia Highsmith novel of the same name?
5 What GD is celebrated in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on the 2nd of February each year?
6 What GD is a 1993 movie largely set in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania?
7 Which MB has had the only eponymous U.K. Xmas #1?
8 What MB is the name that Youtuber Jimmy Donaldson is better known as?
9 What K comes from the Japanese for ‘divine wind’?
10 What K is a 2024 film about a band of the same name, and also the only bone that babies are born without?
11 What SS is a condition or theory which tries to explain why hostages sometimes form a psychological bond with their captors?
12 Which TPOL has been the name of hit songs for Celine Dion, Jennifer Rush, Huey Lewis and the News and Frankie Goes to Hollywood?
13 Which EM is the oldest person to ever win a Golden Globe award?
14 What B is a microblogging social media app which has been the most downloaded in both the UK and US at various times in recent weeks?
15 Which WDYWTMTEAMF is the longest song title ever to be Xmas #1 in the UK?
CONNECTIONS
1 Who commanded the British eighth army at the second battle of El Alamein?
2 Which fictional London football team was managed by Ted Lasso, in the TV show of that name?
3 Which German statesman was known as the Iron Chancellor?
4 Which building designed by Sir Christopher Wren can be found on Ludgate Hill, London?
5 What is the name of Sabrina The Teenage Witch’s pet cat?
6 In which Adam Sandler movie does the title character have to go back to school and pass every grade in order to inherit his family’s hotel chain?
7 According to a song made famous by Dame Vera Lynn, what will there be bluebirds over?
8 Which actor reprised his role as Arthur Fleck this year in Joker: Folie A Deux?
9 Montreal’s International airport is named in honour of which former Canadian Prime Minister (1968-1979 and 1980-1984)?
10 In the long-running animated series, what town do The Simpsons live in?
11 Which Elizabethan statesman and explorer is widely regarded as being the person who introduced potatoes and tobacco to England?
12 Which video game flopped was released this year after 8 years in production, and an estimated cost of $400 million, and flopped so spectacularly that it was shut down after 2 weeks?
13 On which island did Napoleon Bonaparte live in exile until his death in 1821?
14 What is the real name of the rapper known as 50 Cent?
15 What connects the previous fourteen answers?
ANAGRAM
1 Which is the only country with a single word name which contains all 5 vowels in that name?
2 Fe is the chemical symbol for which element?
3 How many of King Henry VIII’s wives did he have executed?
4 In a traditional Monopoly board game, what is the name of the orange cards?
5 Which Ivy League college is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts?
6 Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
7 How many UK Prime Ministers have been assassinated?
8 Which of Cinderella’s glass slippers did she leave the ball with?
9 Juneau is the capital of which U.S. state?
10 Which company produces more tyres than any other in the world?
11 If it was your birthday today, what would your star sign be?
12 What was the name of Tony’s wife in the TV series The Sopranos?
13 Which is the world’s largest desert?
14 According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the hottest pepper in the world is the California what?
15 Rearrange the first letter of each of the previous 14 answers to create a two word name for a type of song often sung at this time of year?
MUSIC
Watch the video at the link below with clips from 10 unique cover versions and name the original artistes! https://youtu.be/fDCXjo_wTOc