Ready? Right. Race! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cliff Richard

Sir Cliff Richard, having been knighted by the Queen in 1995, had his first number one in July 1959 with 'Living Doll'. His most recent number one was 'The Millennium Prayer' in 1999. Although he continues to record and release records in the 21st century, his run of success was broken in the 2000s, although he did reach the Top Ten. Vic Reeves had only one number one, with 'Dizzy' in 1991 and Chris Rea had very little chart success. Gerry Rafferty's best known song, 'Baker Street', reached only number three in 1978.

Answer: Robert

Robert Pattinson was first seen on the big screen in 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' (2005), when he played the ill-fated Cedric Diggory. He was then cast as the vampire, Edward Cullen, in the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's first novel in the 'Twilight' series.

The novel was first published in 2005 with the film coming out in 2008. The role of Edward Cullen has led to Robert becoming something of a teenage 'heart-throb' and he was named 'one of the sexiest people alive' by 'People' magazine in both 2008 and 2009.

Answer: Oakham

Rutland is England's smallest historic mainland county, with a maximum distance of eighteen miles from north to south and seventeen miles from east to west. The motto of 'Multum in Parvo', meaning 'much in little' was adopted in 1950. Apart from Oakham, the only other town in the county is Uppingham and the other main feature of the county is the artificial reservoir called 'Rutland Water' which supplies water for the eastern part of the UK. Truro is the county town of Cornwall, while Wiltshire's is Trowbridge and Dorchester is the county town of Dorset.

Answer: Wars of the Roses

The claimants for the throne of England came from Lancaster, represented by the red rose, and York, represented by the white rose. The name did not come into common use until the nineteenth century. Victory eventually went to Henry Tudor, of the House of Lancaster, who defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. Having become King Henry VII, the new monarch consolidated his position by marrying Elizabeth of York and adopting the Tudor rose, which combined both the red and white roses.

Answer: The Weakest Link

Anne Robinson presented 'The Weakest Link' on UK television from 2000 until the expiry of her contract in Spring 2012. She also appeared on the version aired on NBC in the USA from 2001. The show became well known for her sarcastic comments to the contestants, such as 'a village must be missing its idiot' and the passing shot of 'you are the weakest link; goodbye' as each contestant was voted off by fellow competitors. 'Ask the Family' was presented by the (unrelated) Robert Robinson.

Answer: Cornwall

The name derives from the Cornish words for ford, Rhyd, and red, which is the 'ruth' part of the name. The area was known for tin mining and the name of the town may have derived from the iron oxides which made the streams run with red water. Hampshire is on the south coast of England and Cumbria in the north west. Leicestershire is in the east Midlands.

Answer: Elton John

Lloyd Webber wrote the music and Tim Rice the lyrics for the hugely successful shows of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' (1967), 'Jesus Christ Superstar' (1970) and 'Evita' (1976). He collaborated with the two male members of the group ABBA on 'Chess' (1984) and shared lyric writing duties with Howard Ashman on 'Beauty and the Beast' (1994) with Menken providing the music.
As well as 'The Lion King' in 1997, Rice and Sir Elton also worked together on 'Aida' in 2000.

Answer: Arthur Ransome

'Swallows and Amazons' was published in 1930 and tells of the adventures of four children in the Lake District of England. The amount of freedom they are allowed seems incredible in these days of 'Health and Safety' involving boat trips and overnight camping with no adult supervision.

The book was the first in a series of twelve. Ruth Rendell is best known as a crime writer, and her creation of Inspector Wexford. Denise Robins wrote romantic fiction and Charles Reade is remembered mainly for 'The Cloister and the Hearth' from 1861.

Answer: Not Fade Away

Although all these options are Buddy Holly songs, it was 'Not Fade Away' which the Stones took to number three in February 1964. This success was followed by five successive number one hits in the UK, starting with 'It's All Over Now' and finishing with 'Get Off of My Cloud' in October 1965.

The next release could hardly be described as a failure though as 'Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown' reached number two, to be followed by another number one hit with 'Paint it Black' in May 1966.

Answer: Roundheads

The Civil War lasted from 1642 until 1651, in three different stages. The second phase ended in 1649 with the execution of King Charles I, who was publicly beheaded. This led to the establishment of a Commonwealth under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell, which became called a Protectorate for the period from 1653 to 1659.

The third phase of the Civil War lasted from 1649 to 1651 in an attempt to restore the monarchy. This eventually happened without bloodshed after Cromwell's death, with Charles II being invited to return to the throne in 1660.