wellinghall | Quiz answers

Literature
1. Who has the middle name "Wilberforce"?
Bertam ("Bertie") Wilberforce Wooster (PG Wodehouse)

2. Who lives at Whitehaven Mansions?
M Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie)

3. Give evidence for talking insects in Middle-earth.
This was a tricky one, and included more to see what answers people came up with than with any expectation that people would give the "right" answer. The second impression of the first edition of "The Fellowship of the Ring" records that the inhabitants of a small town to the east of the Shire spoke in a Bee-dialect.

4. When did Lord Peter Wimsey meet Sherlock Holmes?
I can do no better than quote

nineveh_uk's answer:
"On the radio, in a short story penned by Sayers in which Wimsey recounts a tale of a childhood encounter when his young self consulted the Great Detective over the missing nursery kitten. Available in various places online, and officially in "Sayers on Holmes"."

5. Which cat can talk?
I was thinking of Saki's "Tobermory", although there are of course many such.

Music
6. What is life?
"Life is a Minestrone", according to 10cc.

7. Which school did Genesis originate from?
Charterhouse.

8. Which band does Roger Taylor play drums for?
Queen.

9. Which band does Roger Taylor play drums for?
Duran Duran. Different drummer, same name.

10. Connect 10CC, Pearl Jam and The Lovin' Spoonful.
They are all connected with the male ejaculate.

Film
11. Where did the eagle land?
Near the village of Studley Constable, Norfolk, according to Jack Higgins.

12. And where did eagles dare?
Schloss Adler, according to Alistair Maclean.

13. How long was the bridge over the River Kwai?
161 minutes.

14. What played itself in the Battle of the River Plate?
HMS Achilles. It fought in the battle, and was used in the film.

15. Who was ill the day the earth stood still?
Michael Rennie, according to "Science Fiction Double Feature".

I declare

nineveh_uk to be the winner!