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2011 Pop Quiz – The official answers
A big thank you to all who entered. We did receive a HUGE number of entries.
The winning entry scored almost MAXIMUM points (49.5 out of 50 – congratulations to the Jones family from Devon).
Here are the official answers. Some may make you groan. Nos. 24 and 32 sorted the men and women from the boys and girls. Please note that the Judge’s decision is final. Except if your answer was better and more clever than ours.
We wish you all a prosperous, healthy and happy 2012.
A downloadable PDF of the answers can be found here.
| 1 | Look at depressed putting area | Cee Lo Green |
| 2 | London palace with hare’s accomplice | Alexandra Burke |
| 3 | A very small tantrum? | Tinie Tempah |
| 4 | One salad in Spain? | Juan Zelada |
| 5 | Actress Turner, Boy Trotter, Singer Charles | Lana Del Rey |
| 6 | Psycho Stuart’s family | The Pierces |
| 7 | Depp in Avon city | Johnny Bristol |
| 8 | Award for Gordon | Tony Bennett |
| 9 | News chief cut hair from Boleyn | Ed Sheeran |
| 10 | Newest Duchess in the outback | Kate Bush |
| 11 | A non-conformist cutlass | Maverick Sabre |
| 12 | He could only fit one in his ark | Noah And The Whale |
| 13 | Emeritus environmentalist | Professor Green |
| 14 | Guitar Les transport ribs | Paul Carrack |
| 15 | Outlaw Corvidae | Jessie J |
| 16 | Pinniped | Seal |
| 17 | Braggs over Pegg’s alien | Billy Paul |
| 18 | Fireman chef | Sam Cooke |
| 19 | The bravest of the PE set | Gym Class Heroes |
| 20 | They prevent coffee mug rings! | The Coasters |
| 21 | Current before the chicken sped away | Eddie Cochran |
| 22 | Hitchhiker Android is very merry | Marvin Gaye |
| 23 | Bow-ties | The Dickies |
| 24 | Selkirk is BBQ’d? | Smokey Robinson |
| 25 | 70s girl’s magazine Walmington sergeant | Jackie Wilson |
| 26 | Chicken, love or appeal court | The Supremes |
| 27 | Heartless Egyptian city is green beryl | Caro Emerald |
| 28 | Serving dishes | The Platters |
| 29 | Finches in the back garden? | The Yardbirds |
| 30 | Let loose a sheet of glass | Freda Payne |
| 31 | Hereditary molecule van Gogh | Gene Vincent |
| 32 | Wise but silly fool | Solomon Burke |
| 33 | Regarding Karenina | Rihanna |
| 34 | They are needed dead or alive | The Wanted |
| 35 | Ned Jeremy | Kelly Clarkson |
| 36 | McCartney is completely shaved? | Sean Paul |
| 37 | Only that way, no other | One Direction |
| 38 | To be frank, it’s what planet men come from | Bruno Mars |
| 39 | Klein tweed | Calvin Harris |
| 40 | Zodiac sign speaker | Leo Sayer |
| 41 | Once bye anagram | Beyonce |
| 42 | Sprite up for auction | Pixie Lott |
| 43 | Sounds like we have to divied up Grossman | Cher Lloyd |
| 44 | Oil spill | Slik |
| 45 | M, T, W, T, F, S, S M, T, W, T, F, S, S | The Saturdays |
| 46 | The young are 768mph | Sonic Youth |
| 47 | Sagan is spruce | Carl Douglas |
| 48 | Greene hooded coat and gossip | Graham Parker & The Rumour |
| 49 | Toilet, toilet | Lulu |
| 50 | Robbers’ circle | Stealers Wheel |
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