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How well do you know your Bills and Willies?
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Unknown | Report | 29 Jul 2005 18:53 |
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Back later with the answers |
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Unknown | Report | 29 Jul 2005 18:56 |
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1 ‘Every Prime Minister needs a Willie’ – Who said it, and about who? 2 Which footballer married one of The Beverley Sisters 3 What is the flower, of the genus dianthus, that flowers in summer 4 On which English Moor would you come across Brown Willy 5 What is a willy willy in Australia 6 What did Barbies boyfriend Ken originally lack which other boys had 7 Whick King reigned from 1694-1702 8 Which Bill was a team captain on A Question of Sport 9 What was Bodie’s first name in the Professionals 10 Who captained the British Lions rugby team on their triumphant tour to South Africa in 1974 11 Who plays the character Ken Barlow in Coronation Street 12 Who rode Benny the Dip to victory in the 1997 Epsom Derby 13 Which Victorian murderer was known as The Staffordshire Poisoner 14 Who wrote about Willy Wonka 15 Who plays the part of Willy Wonka in the 1971 film of that name 16 Which Bill plays bass guitar with The Rolling Stones 17 Who were Little Weeds friends in the children’s TV programme 18 Who was the Prime Minister 1783-1806 19 Who did the troll scare in the children’s story 20 This man was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, the son of a glover 21 Who wrote the book Just William 22 Which jockey was a team captain on A Question of Sport 23 Who has written a biography of William Pitt the Younger 24 Who wrote a poem about daffodils 25 What was the name of the Swiss National Hero who was an excellent marksman with a crossbow 26 What is another name for a menu 27 Who dedicated his 1998 hit ‘Just The Two of Us’ to his son Tre 28 This Rugby player shares his surname with an alcoholic drink 29 Who ordered the compilation of the Domesday Book in 1085 30 Which American is quoted as saying ‘I experimented with marijuana a time or two, And I didn’t like it, and I didn’t inhale’ 31 Who plays Dr Leo Dalton in Silent Witness 32 What name do we sometimes give to an elusive and deceptive person 33 Which programme might you see William Shatner in 34 Who wrote a poem with the first line ‘and did those feet in ancient time’ 35 Which county would you be living in if you lived in Willey Green 36 Which Nolan sister appears in TV’s The Bill 37 Who created Billy Bunter 38 If you were out camping, what would you use a billy for 39 Who wrote Billy Liar 40 Which Bill did Bobby Darin once sing about |
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Heather | Report | 29 Jul 2005 18:58 |
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3 sweet william |
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Mike | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:01 |
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11 william roach 17 bill and ben 19 billy goats |
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Heather | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:02 |
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24 William Wordsworth |
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Mike | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:02 |
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38 food and drink boiling water over fire |
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Mike | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:03 |
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16 wyman |
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Heather | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:03 |
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8 Bill Beaumont |
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Mike | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:06 |
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33 star trek |
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Nana Anna | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:06 |
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37. Frank Richards 39. Keith Waterhouse |
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Mike | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:07 |
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28 will carling |
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Mike | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:08 |
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12 willie carson |
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Heather | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:09 |
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20 William Shakespeare |
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Nana Anna | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:11 |
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36. Bernie Nolan |
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Mike | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:12 |
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7 william 111 |
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Mike | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:13 |
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24 william wordsworth |
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Mike | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:15 |
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34 william blake |
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Heather | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:18 |
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5 A dust storm? |
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Mike | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:18 |
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39 keith waterhouse |
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Louise | Report | 29 Jul 2005 19:18 |
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1 Margaret Thatcher about William Whitelaw home Secretary. 3 Sweet William 5 Tornado or dust devil 6 Willy 7 William 3rd (of Orange) 8 Bill Beaumont 9 William 11 Bill Roache 14 Roald Dahl 15 Gene Wilder 16 Bill Wyman 17 Bill and Ben 18 William Pitt the Younger 19 Three Billy goats Gruff 20 William Shakespeare 24 William Wordsworth 25 William Tell 26 Bill of fare 29 William the Bastard aka William the Conqueror 30 Bill Clinton 32 Will o’ the wisp 33 Star Trek 34 William Blake 38 Boiling water 40 My girl Bill Louise |
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