Stan-Up and Be Counted Trivia Quiz

Answer: Doctor Livingstone

Noted explorer and missionary Doctor David Livingstone (1813-1873) returned to explore parts of Africa in 1864. Little or no reliable information had been heard about his whereabouts for a number of years and he was presumed lost, captured by natives or even dead.
The publisher of the "New York Herald", George Bennett, commissioned Henry Stanley to try and find Livingstone. Amazingly Stanley achieved this seemingly impossible feat and found Livingstone in 1871 by the shores of Lake Tanganyika, greeting him with those immortal words.
Mungo Park (1771-1806) and Mary Kingsley (1862-1900) were both African explorers of some note.
Lord Lucan (b 1934) disappeared soon after his children's nanny had been found murdered in 1974. Despite various reports from around the world he has never been traced.

Answer: Modern Times

"Modern Times" was a 1936 Charlie Chaplin movie.
"Way Out West" was a 1937 release by Laurel and Hardy, it featured the song "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine". "Swiss Miss" was released the following year and featured the memorable scenes of the gorilla on the swing bridge.
"A Chump at Oxford" was released in 1940.
Stan Laurel (1892-1965) was born in Ulverston in England. He first went to The States in 1916 but it was not until 1927 that he teamed up with Oliver Hardy.
Oliver Hardy (1892-1957) was born in Harlem in Georgia, USA.

Answer: Ice hockey

The British Governor General of Canada in the late nineteenth century was Lord Stanley of Preston (1841-1908). Both he and his family were enthusiastic supporters of (ice) hockey. Lord Stanley donated the trophy that bears his name in 1892/3. The winners in that first season were Montreal AAA.
Teams from both Canada and the United States now compete annually for the trophy.

Answer: Jeff Brown

Poor Stanley Lambchop was flattened when a notice-board fell on top of him. He put his flattened shape to excellent use as he soon discovered that no doors could keep him out of a room, he could simply slide underneath them. Books in the series include "Stanley's Flat Again", "Stanley in Space" and "Invisible Stanley".
Author Jeff Brown was born in 1925 in New York but sadly died in 2003 without completing his final book.
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) remains an extremely popular children's author having written such classics as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "Matilda" and "The Witches".
Susan Cooper (b 1935) has written mostly for older children, Her works include the marvellous "The Dark is Rising" series.
Eric Carle (b 1929) wrote "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", one of the best ever books for young children which my kids (quite literally) loved to bits.

Answer: Bosworth

The Battle of Bosworth (Field) in 1485 effectively ended the Wars of the Roses and marked the beginning of the Tudor dynasty. The reigning monarch, King Richard III had hoped that both Sir William Stanley's men and those of his brother Thomas would support the Yorkist cause but in fact William's troops were ordered to join Henry Tudor's forces while Thomas initially stood his men down.

These actions helped turn the tide of battle and ultimately sealed Richard's fate.

Answer: Stamp-collecting

Stanley Gibbons was first established in London in 1856 and rapidly became the market-leader in the trading of postage-stamps. Their magazines and catalogues are invaluable assets to stamp-collectors to this day.

Answer: The Falklands

The Falkland Islands are situated in the South Atlantic about 300 miles off the east coast of Argentina. Stanley (formerly Port Stanley) is the only real town on the Falkland Islands; it has a population of around 2,000 people. It was first founded in 1843 and named after the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies at the time, Lord Stanley of Derby. Lord Stanley (1799-1860) was later to become British Prime Minister on three separate occasions.
Nassau is the capital of The Bahamas.
The capital of The Seychelles is Victoria.
Manila is the capital of The Philippines.

Answer: Conservative

Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947) was a successful businessman and Conservative politician. He served as UK Prime Minister on three separate occasions; twice during the 1920s and once during the 1930s.

Answer: Coronation Street

Stan Ogden was a major character in "Coronation Street" from 1964 until 1984. His appearances were less frequent in the later years due to the ill-health of actor Bernard Youens (1915-84). Stan was notoriously work-shy and was quite prepared to let his wife, Hilda, do two or three jobs whilst he supped ale in The Rover's Return.

Answer: Paul Weller

"Stanley Road" was the third solo studio album released by Paul Weller, (ex Jam and Style Council); it was named after the street in Woking, Surrey where he grew up. Among the best known songs on the album are "The Changingman", "Porcelain Gods" and "You Do Something To Me".
Slade had a number two hit single in 1973 with "My Friend Stan".
"Stan" was a number one hit single for Eminem in 2000.
Oasis had a number two hit single in 1997 with "Stan By Me" (OK I know it was 'Stand').