Pub quiz questions

Which Australian entertainer sang Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport and Jake the Peg?

Rolf Harris

Music(1) Entertainment(1) 1960s(1) 1950s(1)

Released 1957 and 1965 respectively

What was the first man made object to land on the Moon?

Luna 2

Space(7) 1950s(7)

1959

Who was the first (and as of 2012 the only) British jockey to be knighted?

Sir Gordon Richards

Sports(6) 1950s(6)

1953

Which former goalkeeper died during the 1958 Munich Air Disaster whilst working as a newspaper reporter?

Frank Swift

Football(5) 1950s(6)

Character

Mr Smee

Children(7) Cartoons(7) Disney(7) 1950s(7)

Peter Pan, 1953, voiced by Bill Thompson

Which 1955 musical movie was filmed in Arizona because its title state was so heavily developed?

Oklahoma!

Film/Movies(5) Entertainment(5) Geography(5) Art(4) 1950s(5)

Character

(Tick Tock) The Crocodile

Children(2) Cartoons(2) Disney(2) 1950s(2)

Peter Pan, 1953, unvoiced

Johnny Leach & Fred Perry have both been World Champions in which sport?

Table tennis

1940s(6) 1950s(6) 1930s(6) Sports(6)

Only Fred was World Champion at tennis. Leech 1947-1955, Perry 1933-1936

Character

Fairy Godmother

Children(5) 1950s(5) Cartoons(5) Disney(5)

Cinderella, 1950 Voiced by Verna Felton

Character

Wendy Darling

Cartoons(5) Children(5) Disney(5) 1950s(5)

Peter Pan, 1953, voiced by Kathryn Beaumont