lincolnshire 1A general knowledge

[gwinearman]

1 what relation is Rita Hayworth to Ginger Rogers
2 who wrote the plays Jumpers and Arcadia
3 what was Roald Dahl's first published story
4 what year were footballers shirts first numbered in the English F A cup
final at Wembley
Thank you

[shaneystar2]

2 Tom Stoppard

[Lie-in King]

1 (From Wikipedia) "It has been said in books and other publications that Rogers was Rita Hayworth's cousin but they were not blood relatives. Their connection is as follows: Hayworth's mother's brother, Vinton Hayworth (Hayworth's uncle), was married to Rogers's mother's sister, Jean Owens (Rogers's aunt)."

My brain hurts...

[Argee2]

2. Tom Stoppard

[shaneystar2]

3 A Piece of Cake

[Argee2]

3. The Gremlins

[AllyLally]

1) Ginger's mother's sister (aunt) was married to Rita's mother's brother (uncle)

2) Tom Stoppard

[Lie-in King]

3 (Again, Wikipedia) "Dahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. S. Forester, was "Shot Down Over Libya." Today the story is published as "A Piece of Cake."

[Argee2]

HIs first book was "The Gremlins" but his first published story was "Shot down over Libya".

[AllyLally]

4) 1933 Everton v Man City