Mixed Doubles

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1. One of my favourite movies is the black-and-white classic, "Double Indemnity". The screen-play was written by Raymond Chandler. Who wrote the original story it was based on? James M. Cain Alfred Hitchcock Raymond Chandler Truman Capote

2. In which Shakespearean play will you find this quote: "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble"? King Lear Macbeth Hamlet Othello

3. Abner Doubleday is often given the credit for inventing the game of baseball. But who really invented it? James Naismith Daniel "Doc" Adams We don't know who invented it Alexander Cartwright

4. In a game of Scrabble, what colour are the squares which will earn you a double word score? Light blue Pink Dark blue Red

5. Which Amendment to the United States Constitution refers to "double jeopardy", the concept that individuals may be tried only once for a particular offence. First Fifth Thirteenth Sixteenth

6. Which musician's last album was entitled "Double Fantasy", released shortly before he died in 1980? Robert Palmer John Lennon Ricky Nelson George Harrison

7. "Double your pleasure, double your fun" is one of the 'Top Ten Advertising Jingles' of the twentieth century. Which brand of chewing gum is associated with these words? Hubba Bubba Nicorette Wrigley's Dentyne

8. Between 1956 and 1969, this musician/actor starred in 31 successful films, including "Double Trouble" in 1967. Frank Sinatra Elvis Presley Dean Martin Bing Crosby

9. In 1961, "Double Sin", a collection of eight short stories was published by this famous and prolific author. She is often referred to as "the Queen of Crime". Who was this author? Agatha Christie Margery Allingham Patricia Cornwell Dorothy L. Sayers

10. The term "double helix" describes the structure of which of the following items? snow crystals DNA the virus which causes AIDS the pancreas