Having Fun with 101 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dodie Smith

"The Hundred and One Dalmatians" was first published in 1956 and was quickly established as a children's classic. The evil Cruella de Vil is one of the all time great villains of children's literature.
The Disney cartoon based on the book was released in 1961.
P.L. Travers is probably best remembered for writing "Mary Poppins" (1934).
Roald Dahl wrote many books for children including "James and the Giant Peach" (1961) and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (1964).
E.B. White wrote "Stuart Little" (1945) and "Charlotte's Web" (1952).

Answer: Hugh Laurie and Mark Williams

"Disney's 101 Dalmatians" received mixed reviews but I thought it was a splendid romp. Jasper (Hugh Laurie) and Horace (Mark Williams) were both a few spots short of being a full dalmatian and had some great scenes; the routine where they have to cross an electric fence is predictable but still highly amusing.
Hugh Laurie first came to prominence as part of the "Fry and Laurie" double act and both he and Stephen Fry also appeared in "Blackadder" with Rowan Atkinson.
Mark Williams was a member of the BBC TV series "The Fast Show".

Answer: The Romans

The Romans first came to Britain in the time of Julius Caesar. If he ever said "Veni, Vidi, Vici" - "I came, I saw, I conquered" he forgot to say the last bit, "... and then we went home". Those forces came in the years 55 and 54 BC but didn't stay too long. It was not until 43 AD (under Claudius) that a significant and long-lasting invasion was launched. The disciplined and organised Roman forces fairly quickly established themselves in most of southern Britain. They didn't like the look of the Scots and Picts (who can blame them?) and Emperor Hadrian had a great wall built to keep them out. The Roman occupation of Britain lasted approximately 400 years and then (thoroughly cheesed off by the weather) they all went home.
The Vikings first started their raids in 789 AD and continued to raid and to settle for almost three hundred years.
The Norman invasion began in 1066 AD when William the Conqueror defeated Saxon King Harold Godwinson at The Battle of Hastings.
Thanks to the sterling efforts of The Doctor, the Daleks have never successfully invaded Britain. (BBC TV long running series "Doctor Who".)

Answer: "Nineteen Eighty-Four " by George Orwell

"Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell was first published in 1949. The book paints a frightening picture of a totalitarian state which controls most aspects of people's lives. Room 101 was the place where dissidents and other people were taken for 're-education'. In Room 101 they would repeatedly encounter their worst fears and nightmares until such time as they were deemed to be 'cured'.
The term was adopted for the title of the BBC TV chat show "Room 101" where guests were invited to consign their pet hates into the litter bin.

Answer: The Everly Brothers

The 100th number one single in Britain was "Do You Mind" by Anthony Newley but The Everlys grabbed the all important 101st slot. "Cathy's Clown" was the second number one for The Everly Brothers; they had previously hit the top with "All I Have to do is Dream" in 1958.
The Righteous Brothers reached number one with "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" in 1965 and with a re-issue of "Unchained Melody" in 1990.
The Walker Brothers also had two number ones; "Make it Easy on Yourself" (1965) and "The Sun ain't Gonna Shine any More" (1966).
Unfortunately The Flying Burrito Brothers never charted in Britain.

Answer: Cat

"101 Uses of a Dead Cat" couldn't really go in the Literature category as there are very few words contained in Simon Bond's decidedly off-colour collection of cartoons. The subject of cats is guaranteed to make the fur fly in our house; my wife loves the (bird-killing, wallpaper-scratching, furniture-wrecking, plant-ruining, fish-bothering, midnight-howling, smelly-breathed self-satisfied...) little darlings. And I don't!
I loved my book of "101 Uses of a Dead Cat" but lent it to a friend many years ago and never got it back. So if anyone has a spare copy get in touch.

Answer: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Elizabeth's mother

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the wife of King George VI. When George died in 1952 he was succeeded by their daughter who became Queen Elizabeth II. After the accession Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was then usually referred to as Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. She was born on 4th August 1900 and died on 30th March 2002 aged 101 years.
Queen Elizabeth II's sister, Margaret, died earlier in the same year as her mother aged 71 years.
Mary of Teck was Queen Elizabeth II's grandmother and wife of George V; she died in 1953 aged 85 years.
Queen Victoria had reigned for over 63 years when she died in 1901 aged 81 years.

Answer: Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) beat fellow Londoners Queens Park Rangers by one goal to nil in a replayed match after the first game had ended in a one all draw. That win was the seventh time that Spurs had lifted the trophy.
Currently (as of end 2007/8 season) Spurs have won the cup a total of eight times, Aston Villa (from Birmingham) have seven wins, West Bromwich Albion (from West Bromwich) and Everton (from Liverpool) have five wins each.
Manchester United currently have the most F.A. cup final wins with eleven victories to their name.

Answer: Md

The element numbered 101 in "The Periodic Table of Elements" is mendelevium (I'd never heard of it either).
This next bit is copied from Wikipedia because I have no idea what it means;

"Mendelevium is a synthetic element with the symbol Md (formerly Mv) and the atomic number 101. A metallic radioactive transuranic element of the actinides, mendelevium is synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles and was named after Dmitri Mendeleev."

I hope you're clearer now!

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907) was a Russian scientist who is credited with creating the first ever version of a periodic table of elements. He also predicted properties of elements not yet discovered in his time.

Ag is the symbol for silver, Au is the symbol for gold and Pt is platinum.

Answer: Bath

I'd best not post my actual address but it is EXACTLY 101 miles from my house to Bath (honest). The strange thing is if you press "reverse this route" then the distance given is 105 miles! Where do the extra miles come from?
The city of Bath was known as Aquae Sulis in Roman times and acquired its name from the spa waters found there. Traditionally Bath was in the county of Somerset but in the reorganisation of counties which took place in 1974 was placed in the new county of Avon. Avon itself was abolished in 1996 and Bath found itself back in Somerset.
I live 221.9 miles from the town of Looe in Cornwall and about 120 miles from The Wash which is a body of water on the east coast of England.
Wormwood Scrubs (107.5 miles) is an area of London probably best known for its prison. I know; if I compile any more criminal quizzes like this I'll probably end up there...