Question of the day

[midlifecrisis]

I think you mean Margius Deutz

Maggie deutz is the answer, your go Zag

 

[zagatoes30]

OK another 5 questions but for the win – what links the answers together?

1. Iconic character who appeared in every episode of a 60s children's TV show.
2. Knighted British comedian who spent most of his later life in a self governing British dependency.
3. US investment bank often blamed for triggering the recent global financial collapse.
4. American actor born Bernard Schwartz.
5. Hero of a comic strip started in 1929 that went on to appear in Radio, TV and films.

 

[MarkMas]

1. Basil Brush?
2. Sir Sean Connery
3. Lehman Brothers
4. Bill Cosby ????
5. Superman

They all wear their underpants outside their clothes

 

[zagatoes30]

1. Basil Brush?
2. Sir Sean Connery
3. Lehman Brothers
4. Bill Cosby ????
5. Superman

They all wear their underpants outside their clothes

3. Lehman Brothers - Correct

Stunning only 1 out of 5 and I thought Bill Cosbys problem was he didn't wear underpants

 

[Navcorr]

Happy to accept that most of his films were laughably bad - but Sir Sean …. a comedian?

 

[MarkMas]

1. Iconic character who appeared in every episode of a 60s children's TV show

Surely this could be almost any major character from any 1960s chldren's TV show.
Dr Who, Captain Pugwash, Rupert Bear, Biggles, Captain Scarlet, Andy Pandy ....

 

[Wanderer]

Bernie Schwartz is Tony Curtis

 

[zagatoes30]

Surely this could be almost any major character from any 1960s chldren's TV show.
Dr Who, Captain Pugwash, Rupert Bear, Biggles, Captain Scarlet, Andy Pandy ....

Unfortunately all incorrect although the last is nearest as this was part of the same series as the show in which this character was in

 

[zagatoes30]

Bernie Schwartz is Tony Curtis

Correct so now we have two

3. Lehman Brothers - Correct
4. Tony Curtis - Correct

 

[spkennyuk]

OK another 5 questions but for the win – what links the answers together?

1. Iconic character who appeared in every episode of a 60s children's TV show.
2. Knighted British comedian who spent most of his later life in a self governing British dependency.
3. US investment bank often blamed for triggering the recent global financial collapse.
4. American actor born Bernard Schwartz.
5. Hero of a comic strip started in 1929 that went on to appear in Radio, TV and films.

1. Pass
2. Sean connery
3. Goldman sachs
4. Tony curtis
5. Buck rogers ?

Famous children possibly as the link.

Jason Connery
Andrew Sachs
Jamie lee Curtis

 

[zagatoes30]

1. Pass
2. Sean connery
3. Goldman sachs
4. Tony curtis
5. Buck rogers ?

Famous children possibly as the link.

Jason Connery
Andrew Sachs
Jamie lee Curtis

So another correct answer, it is in deed Buck Rogers and no famous children is not the link

3. Lehman Brothers - Correct
4. Tony Curtis - Correct
5. Buck Rogers - Correct

So just two to go and of course the link

 

[Wanderer]

I know number 2 but I can’t pick it out my brain. Once I get the country I’ll get it, just cycling through British dependent territories in my head.

It s not Norman Wisdom is it? Don’t think IoM is a dependency tho....

 

[zagatoes30]

I know number 2 but I can’t pick it out my brain. Once I get the country I’ll get it, just cycling through British dependent territories in my head.

It s not Norman Wisdom is it? Don’t think IoM is a dependency tho....

It is Norman Wisdom so that's 4 down, so only 1 to go

1. ??
2. Sir Norman Wisdom - Correct
3. Lehman Brothers - Correct
4. Tony Curtis - Correct
5. Buck Rogers - Correct

Should be enough for the link if anyone wants a guess

 

[zagatoes30]

Looks like we might need some more clues so another question with the same link

6. The character played by Michael Caine in the Ipcress file

 

[Wanderer]

Harry Palmer

 

[zagatoes30]

Harry Palmer

Correct, so now we have

1. ??
2. Sir Norman Wisdom - Correct
3. Lehman Brothers - Correct
4. Tony Curtis - Correct
5. Buck Rogers - Correct
6. Harry Palmer - Correct

 

[zagatoes30]

And as question 1 seems to have you stumped, this childrens programme in question took the Monday slot replacing Picture Book where Andy Pandy normally had the Tuesday slot

 

[Caldy999]

Fred Flintstone?

 

[zagatoes30]

Fred Flintstone?

Yabba Yabba Noooooo......

 

[Wanderer]

Cheeky Monkey, what do you call a Swedish Fred Flintsone?

Yabba-dabba-do! No, I mean what does a Swedish Fred Flintstone say? Abba-dabba-do..

You made me forget the joke there, Cheeky Monkey....