Questions Pub Quiz Six

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Twenty questions with a musical thread: an anagram of a Whitney Houston title, a Blur lyric borrowed from a car advert, and the fantasy film released in 1939.

Elsewhere there is a proverb to complete and a reminder that horses are measured in hands rather than centimetres.

  1. How many years is a term of presidency at the White House?
  2. Complete the saying “Honesty is.....
  3. What unit of measurement is used to identify the height of a horse?
  4. Eagles, Kestrels and Buzzards are all types of what specie?
  5. Which Whitney Houston song is an anagram of 'mention mine to me'?
  6. Which famous fantasy adventure film was released in 1939?
  7. Which song by Blur includes the lyrics 'Vorsprung durch Technik'?
  8. How many red and white stripes are there on the flag of the United States of America?
  9. What year was Coronation Street first broadcast in the UK?
  10. What word can be placed before the following words to create well known phrases: chestnut, race, shoe?
  11. Which famous girl group was originally known as The Primettes?
  12. Lacharophobia is a fear of which type of food?
  13. Which female American singer shaved her head in 2007?
  14. Can you name 3 English counties beginning with C?
  15. What type of animal is Skippy?
  16. What year did the Titanic sink after hitting an iceberg?
  17. How many pounds (lbs) are there in 1 stone?
  18. What is the capital of Finland?
  19. Which author wrote the Chronicles of Narnia?
  20. What is the lowest army rank of a US soldier?