Conducted by Pauline Swindells
Could you offer a prize for one of our competitions? Please e-mail Pauline.
Conducted by Pauline
Swindells
Could you offer a prize for one of our
competitions? Please e-mail
Pauline.
JUNE 08 The results of the June 08 comp. 1. 17th April and 1940 2. Colette 3. In thoughts of you 4. Formby 5. Formby sniffle group and Stean Wade 6. 1958…..Margo, Maybe tomorrow and some biographies say Don’t knock upon my door 7. 1959…Strictly for sparrows 8. Jack Good 9. Goffin and King 10. In thoughts of you, but some biographies say I’d never find another you, so I’ve allowed both 11. Girls, girls, girls 12. Because of love 13. The Satellites 14. Shindig 15. Anselmo…I’ve gotta horse 16. Aladdin 17. Jason Eddie…..Watcha gonna do baby…..Joe Meek 18. 1969….Judith Hall 19. 1964…It’s only make believe….Conway Twitty 20. Dingle I had 15 all correct entries. These came from Jan Cooke, Heath Nixon, Bruce Seaton, Marguerite Holloway, Paul Staines, Babs Hughes, Debbie Holland, Katie Astbury, Moya Gleave, Marie Richardson, Cathy Homan, Alan and Jayne Coombe, Jean Todd, Alan Woodham and Rosemary Dickinson. A very warm welcome to the comps at billyfury.com to Katie Astbury and Alan Woodham. I asked Paul to put the names in a hat and draw a winner for me. They all went into Alfie’s baseball cap and Alfie picked out the lucky winner………Marguerite Holloway. Well done, Marguerite….a prize to treasure.
The prize this month is the super drawing of Billy by Paul Staines. I thought it only fitting that we have Billy as the subject of this quiz. Paul and Cathy if you want to enter this quiz and your name comes out of the hat, I’ll post a CD prize to you and you can redraw for the drawing. So you know all about Billy? Fill in the blanks. 1. Billy was born on the _______, 19______. 2. __________ was Billy’s first top ten hit. 3. __________ was Billy’s last top ten hit. 4. Billy worked as a deckhand on the _________one of the River Mersey tug-boats. 5. Billy was part of a skiffle group called the _____________and his stage name at that time was ___________. 6. Billy met Larry Parnes at the Essoldo theatre, October 1st, 19__ and was shown into Marty Wilde’s dressing room. He sang two of his own numbers. Namely ________and __________. 7. Billy made his acting debut in the 19___ television play _____________. 8. Billy’s single "Wondrous Place" was produced by ___________. 9. _______ and _________ wrote Billy’s hit "Halfway to Paradise". 10. Billy’s single ___________ earned him a second silver disc. 11. When Billy met Elvis it was on the set of the film ____________. 12. Billy recorded the single ___________ from the above film. 13. Billy played Billy Universe in the film "Play it cool". Billy Universe’s group in the film were called ___________. 14. In March 1965 Billy made a short visit to the US. He debuted on the ABC-TV show ___________. 15. Billy owned a racehorse called _________ which featured in his second film _________. 16. Billy starred in the 1965 pantomime ____________. 17. Billy’s younger brother Albert became a recording artist under the name of _________. His first debut single __________ was produced by __________. 18. On the 31st May 19___, Billy secretly married model ____________. 19. On the 23rd July 1964, Billy’s single ___________ reached number 10 in the charts. ____________ had already had a number one hit with this song in 1958. 20. Billy grew up in the _____ area of Liverpool. Email answers please to Pauline.
APRIL 08 And the answers are... 1. £14 This month we have another guest quiz master. Hazel Barnes has sent in this rather unusual quiz, which I think is a real gem and a bit of old fashioned fun. The prize this month is a Percy Sledge CD. Simply convert each answer into a monetary amount but in pounds, shillings and pence. The total will be £32, 17 shillings, 8½ pennies in English. For those of you born after 1971….your Mum will know! Hazel wishes everyone good luck with the comp and warns that some of them are very corny.
Answers please to Pauline by email. FEBRUARY 08 The picture was taken during the September 1963 broadcast of "READY STEADY GO". Pictured left to right are: Tony Jackson (of the Searchers), Brian Poole, Janice Nicholls, Brian Jones (of the Rolling Stones), Patsy Ann Noble, Tony Hall (spin-a-disc), Craig Douglas, Peter Murray (summer guest host), Heinz. I had 7 all correct answers…these were from: Mags Cummings, Heath Nixon, John Loaring, Jean Todd, Allan Hall, Marie Richardson and Babs Hughes. A very warm welcome to the comps at billyfury.com to Allan Hall and thanks to John Loaring for taking time out during his wedding planning to do the quiz. Many congratulations John…we all wish you well. The name picked out of the wellie was Jean Todd…I have your address Jean, so I’ll post off your CD.
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The comp for February is a photo. Put as many names to the faces as you can. The prize is a Chuck Berry greatest hits CD. Answers please, by email.
And the answers are... 1. T-Rex, 2. Sister Sledge, 3. Womack and Womack,
4. Sweet, 5. Queen 6. Sandy Shaw 7. Judas Priest 8. 50 cent 9. Pet shop Boys
10. Oasis 11. Adam ant 12. Earth, Wind and fire 13. Meatloaf 14. Elton John
15. Pussycat Dolls 16. Kiss 17 Guns-n-Roses 18. Sugababes 19. U2 20. Max Bygraves
21. Fun Loving Criminals 22. UB40 23. Neil Diamond 24. Stray Cats 25. The Police
26. Madonna 27. Nirvana 28. Westlife 29. Prince 30. Simply Red 31. Abba 32. Blondie
33. Frankie goes to Hollywood 34. Billie Holliday 35. Deff Leppard 36. Radiohead
37. Cher 38. Iron Maiden May I wish everyone a very, very happy and peaceful Christmas and thank you all for your interest in the comps?
For the December comp, we have another super quiz from a guest. This one is from John Loaring and he is offering a Billy Live At The BBC CD as a prize. From the clues you have to name the singer/singers/group….I’ve filled the first one in as an example.
Lions, Tigers and Zeb
And the answers are...
I had 8 all correct answers. These came from Rosemary Dickinson, Mags Cummings, Babs Hughes, Heath Nixon, Alan and Jayne Coombe, Phil MulRooney, Debbie Holyland and Colin Clarke. Well done to everyone. The name pulled from the hat was Debbie Holyland….if you could send me your address, Debbie, I’ll post off your prize.
Because of the atrocious weather we’ve had this summer, the October quiz is all about the weather. I’ve listed the artist and the date…I just need the song title….all of which, of course, have something to do with weather. The CD is another of Billy’s…..The Best Of Billy Fury", donated by Jean and Marie. Ta girls.
As always, please email your results to me. Answers: 1 A Thousand Stars, 2 I Gotta Horse, 3 Wondrous Place, 4 Play It Cool, 5 A King For Tonight, 6 Magic Eyes, 7 Ronald Wycherley, 8 I'd Never Find Another You, 9 The Tornados, 10 We Want Billy, 11 My Christmas Prayer, 12 Halfway To Paradise, 13 A Letter Full Of Tears, 14 Stean Wade. I had nine all-correct answers, from Margaret Dewick, Babs Hughes, Kay Hillier, Heath Nixon, Alan Coombe, John Loaring, Marie Richardson, Jean Todd. Well done all, and a very, very warm welcome to the comps at billyfury.com to Kay Hillier. Thanks very much to Phil for setting this quiz, and for picking a winner for me - John Loaring's name came out of the hat. If you email me your address, John, I'll forward it to Phil for your prize. ....
I was sent this comp by Phil Mulrooney, who asked me to put it on the
trivia section of the message board, but I thought it was so good that
I'd use it for the August comp. It is for the ones who liek a
bit of a challenge. This month we have guest quizmasters. Jayne and Alan Coombe have set the questions and have very kidnly offered Billy's 40th Anniversary Sound Of Fury CD as the prize. Many thanks to you both. The answers (which are very late, for which Harry apologises - believe it or not, messages that didn't go astray had corrupted Word files, so in the end, Pauline posted it to me.)Cherry Pink and apple blossom white by Perez Prado. I want you I need you I love you by Elvis Presely Whole lot of shakin' goin' on by Jerry Lee Lewis Tea for two cha cha cha by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Kiss me honey honey kiss me by Shirley Bassey What do you want to make those eyes at me for by Emile Ford and the Checkmates You always hurt the one you love by Clarence Frogman Henry Last night was made for love by Billy Fury You'll never walk alone by Gerry and the Pacemakers The rise and fall of Flingel Bunt by The Shadows Woolly Billy by Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs Bang Bang (my baby shot me down) by Cher Dedicated to the one I love by the Mamas and the Papas Judy in disguise (with glasses) by John Fred and his Playboy Band Yester-me yester-you, yesterday by Stevie Wonder Yes sir, I can boogie by Baccara Total eclipse of the heart by Bonnie Tyler I will always love you by Whitney Houston Yellow by Coldplay I had nine all-correct answers and these came from Joan Loaring, Phil Mulrooney, Debbie Hoyland, Barbara Hughes, Dave Cross, Hazel Barnes, Joan Whyte, Colin Clark (Colnjack on the message board) and Rosemary Dickinson. Well done everyone, and a very, very warm welcome to the comps at billyfury.com to Debbie, Dave, Colin and Rosemary. And many thanks to Alan and Jayne Coombe for setting the quiz. Alan very kindly drew the winner out of the hat for me, and the winner of the Billy CD is...Hazel Barnes. Well done, Hazel. I know you spent hours on this one. Please email me your address and I'll post your prize.
And the questions are... These are Top 20 hits from 1955-67. Complete the song titles and singers. 1955:
CPAABW by PP The following years have one song from the decade: 1970-9:
YSICB by B Answers please to Pauline at compo@billyfury.com Answers: 1 Shake, rattle and roll. 2 Maybe Tomorrow. 3 Love Me Do. 4 Anyone Who Had A Hear. 5 Ain't That A Shame. 6 A Picture Of You. 7 Ain't Misbehavin. 8 Let's Twist Again or The Twist. 9 Georgia On My Mind. 10 You Send Me. 11Be My Girl. 12 Marcheta. 13 A Teenager In Love, 14 I Wanna Love My Life Away. 15 Rebel Rouser. 16 Bye Bye Love. 17 What Do You Want. 18 Yeah Yeah. 19 Peggy Sue. 20 Well I Ask You. I had nien all-correct answers, from Phil Munrooney, Heath Nixon, Jan Burch, Geoff and Judith Howlett, Margaret Dewick, John Loaring, Alan and Jayne Coombe, Babs Hughes and Hazel Barnes. A very warm welcome to Phil Munrooney. Please note that although we'd love to hear from you on the message board, you don't need to register to enter the competitions. The
first name out of the hat was Margaret Dewick. If you could
email me your address, I will post your CD. Answers please to Pauline at compo@billyfury.com The solution to the March comp is:
I had seven all correct answers. These were from Jan Burch, Babs Hughes, Hazel Barnes, Joan Whyte, Alan and Jayne Coombe, John Loaring and Jack Browning. Well done to all. The winner drawn from the hat is Joan Whyte. Could you please email me your address Joan and I’ll post off your prize. Name the stars, the characters they played and the early 60s western in which they starred. Answers please to Pauline at compo@billyfury.com The prize CD is Number 1s of the Sixties, kindly donated by Jean and Marie. The
answers to the December quiz are: Santa is
about to deliver his presents....but the names on the labels are
confusing him....they are the stars original names...can you help Santa
to deliver his presents to the stars? When you have the answers, please e-mail Pauline at compo@billyfury.com And then there was my stinker.. From a very select entry, led from very early by Heath Nixon, Margaret Dewick made a late run to emerge as the winner with only four errors. Other creditable entries were received from Jan Burch, Mags, Barbara Hughes, Hazel and Pauline. I hope it provided some entertainment. Margaret, please let me have an address for your prize. If anyone disagrees with any of my answers, please remember that I'm a football referee, so I'm always right, even when I'm wrong. - Harry.
The
solution to the October comp was: The last word of each song is the first word of the next. The first song is identified, then the singer/group of the next song. You must replace the singer/group name with the song title.
When you have as many answers as you are likely to get, please e-mail them to Pauline at compo@billyfury.com. The prize is a CD, Halfway To The Hits, kindly donated by Jean, Marie and Cathy. |
