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LADY DEDLOCK'S CHRISTMAS QUIZ — ROUND 6

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LadyHonoriaDedlock Wed 21-Dec-22 17:42:51

A good quiz isn't about knowing the answers,it's about learning interesting things you didn't already know.

ROUND 6 — Which signaller of maritime departure:

1. Was the reigning Miss Great Britain when she got the job
2. Set off with his wife to sail round the world but got no further than Mallorca
3. Is the sister of the MP for Ealing Central and Acton
4. Was forced to surrender his badge after a News of the World exposé
5. In a later role, threw a glass of water at news co-presenter Hugh Sykes live on air.
6. Was Charlton Heston's body-double in Ben Hur
7. Cleaned the Big Ben clock on camera without a safety harness
8. Spent a year travelling in time and relative dimensions in space first
9. Is mother to a chart-topping singer-songwriter
10. Was the youngest ever but later devoted herself to ghost hunting

www.gransnet.com/forums/games/1319109-LADY-DEDLOCKS-CHRISTMAS-QUIZ-ROUND-1

www.gransnet.com/forums/games/1319112-LADY-DEDLOCKS-CHRISTMAS-QUIZ-ROUND-2

www.gransnet.com/forums/games/1319146-LADY-DEDLOCKS-CHRISTMAS-QUIZ-ROUND-3

www.gransnet.com/forums/games/1319167-LADY-DEDLOCKS-CHRISTMAS-QUIZ-ROUND-4

www.gransnet.com/forums/games/1319233-LADY-DEDLOCKS-CHRISTMAS-QUIZ-ROUND-5

LadyHonoriaDedlock Thu 22-Dec-22 01:26:37

That went down well!

FannyCornforth Thu 22-Dec-22 03:10:53

Hello! Don’t worry LadyH, I’m here! (I got a bit confused / scared by the ‘maritime’ bit, but I shall plough on regardless)

FannyCornforth Thu 22-Dec-22 03:27:44

I’ve got it now! 😃 No Googling involved

1)
2)
3) Konnie Huq
4) Richard Bacon
5) - a guess - Anthea Turner
6) Christopher Trace
7) John Noakes
8) Peter Purves
9) Janet Ellis
10) Yvette Fielding

NotAGran55 Thu 22-Dec-22 04:40:05

Well done Fanny
I’m going for John Noakes for #2