Hilarious 1994 British film starring Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell.
2. 147 M B in S?
Answer: Maximum break in snooker
Steve 'Interesting' Davis (England) recorded the first televised maximum (147) break in the Lada Classic of 1982. Cliff 'The Grinder' Thorburn (Canada) attained the first televised maximum of a World Championship in 1983.
3. 40 T in A B?
Answer: Thieves in Ali Baba
The 'Tales of The Arabian Nights' (also known as 'The Thousand and One Nights'), includes Ali Baba, Aladdin and Sinbad the Sailor etc. These stories have been circulated by Arab storytellers from the 10th century.
4. 6 F in a F?
Answer: Feet in a fathom
A fathom is a nautical measure of depth equivalent to six feet.
5. 99 I C C with F?
Answer: Ice cream cone with flake
The British call an ice cream cone with a chocolate flake (stick) a '99'.
6. 10 E in a D?
Answer: Events in a decathlon
The decathlon is a two day, 10 events athletics competition for men. The events are: 100 metres; long jump; shot put; high jump; 400 metres; 110 metres hurdles; discus; pole vault; javelin and (phew!)1,500 metres.
7. 3 S Y and T?
Answer: Score years and ten
Psalm 90:10 sets three score years and ten as the length of a full life.
8. 1936 A of K E?
Answer: Abdication of King Edward
Edward VIII (1894-1972)King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Jan-Dec 1936) renounced the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee, and was given the title Duke of Windsor. He was Governor of The Bahamas (1940-45) before settling in France where he died. Mrs Simpson (Duchess of Windsor) died in 1986. 1936 saw the death of George V, abdication of Edward VIII, and his brother George VI ascend the throne.
9. 1 - A N of H?
Answer: Atomic number of hydrogen
Hydrogen, (Greek: hydro + gen = 'water generator') symbol H, is the lightest of all elements on Earth.
10. 19th N B?
Answer: Nervous Breakdown
Recorded by the Rolling Stones in 1966. The original Stones line-up (1963) was Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts and Brian Jones (died 1969).
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