Quiz/ Trivia: Theakstons/Harrogate amusing QUOTES quiz Answers now added at bottom of the page
Dave Barclay |
NJ Cooper |
Val McDermid |
Olivia Coleman |
and interesting quotes
John Harvey |
so here we go…..
Match the Quote to the Perpetrator
1/ This person quoted Lee Marvin in ‘Paint Your Wagon’ in
reference to Julia Crouch’s main character in The Long Fall.
‘I never saw a sight that
didn’t look better looking back'
2/ This person said this in reference to surprising his fans… (Say no more)
‘I could always surprise them by jumping out from behind a sheep.’
3/ This person jokingly suggested this as a way to
position your spouse prior to pushing them
off a cliff (Tongue in cheek)
“Oh look Dear, is that a puffin down there?”
4/ In reference to Lord Peter Wimsey.
‘I’d never tire of slapping him’
5/ In reference to a her Broadchurch character
‘You wouldn’t be able to do four months of snotting and crying.’
6/ At the Late Night Quiz
‘Name this 1970’s TV Detective… Does anyone know the theme tune for
Shoestring?’
7/ Which author on being asked to write a series of
Westerns admitted that
‘They could have said knitting books and I’d have said yes.’
8/ When asked what book they were reading at the moment this person offered the following information.
'I could fit six people in my Hotel bed- It's massive! and I've got two baths!'
ANSWERS
1/-NJ Cooper 2/ Peter May 3/ Dave Barclay 4/ Val McDermid
5/ Olivia Coleman 6/ Mark Billingham 7/ John Harvey 8/ Laura Lippman
Do you think having six people in his (her?) bed is wishful thinking? i love the quotes, but was hopeless in matching them up. My favourite is, 'I'd never tire of slapping him', i can apply that to several people I can think of. :)
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