Common As Muck

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Cricket bats are traditionally made from the wood of which tree? Beech Oak Willow Ash

2. What given name connects a cartoon bear, a British poet who died in 1915, and a seventeenth century Duke of Bavaria? Richard Roland Ronald Rupert

3. In Shakespeare's "King Lear", what is the name of the king's youngest daughter? Regan Cordelia Goneril Ophelia

4. Who was the author of the novels "My Theodosia", "The Winthrop Woman" and "Katherine"? Jean Plaidy Anya Seton Phillipa Carr Victoria Holt

5. In the "Tom and Jerry" cartoons, who was the father of Tyke the bulldog puppy? Fang Roly Spike Freeway

6. Singer/actor Terry Nelhams, who died in 2003, was better known by which name? Roy Orbison Billy Fury Adam Faith Del Shannon

7. What is the name of the traditional seat of the ancient kings of Ireland? St Brigid's Boulders St Michael's Mound St Patrick's Plain Hill of Tara

8. Of what was Aurora the Roman goddess? Childbirth Dusk Dawn The Moon

9. What is the name of the 1989 film set during the American Civil war, starring Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington and Cary Elwes? Glory Valour Pride Hope

10. Crunch time - the answers to the previous questions should point you towards a popular TV series that was a spin off from a film of the same name. Answer: (Four Words)