Here's a few quick quiz questions based on Only Connect but with a Burnley/football theme.

Victoria Coren always opens the show with an irreverent, dry and sarcastic comedic skit based on the fanmail she receives. Sadly, the only letter I received this year read,

"Dear Rowls,
Your a ****ing **** ***** and don't think you can get away with *****ing your **** with *****. I refuse to engage with people like you who who think differently to me. Especially about ****. I wouldn't join in even if you started an Only Connect themed quiz.
Yours faithfully
*****"

Obviously this shocked me and disappointed me: The letter addressed me personally so it should have been signed off with "Yours sincerely".
Anyway, without further ado, here's the quiz:

1. What connects the following?
Kyle Lafferty --- Jimmy McIlroy --- Alex Elder --- Michael Duff

2. What connects the following?
Jay Rod 2011 --- Martin Paterson 2012 --- Ian Maatsen 2022 --- Josh Brownhill 2024

3. What connects the following?
Paul Cook --- Paul Fletcher --- Brian Miller --- Lloyd Dyer

4. What comes fourth in the sequence?
Andre Gray --- Scot Airfield --- Danny Ings --- ????

5. What comes fourth in the sequence?
Middlesbrough 2023 --- QPR 2016 --- Wigan 2014 --- ????

6. What comes next in the sequence?

Chesterfield --- Bournemouth --- Burnley --- ????

7. Music Round! What links the following songs?
Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
Pig Bag - Papa's Got a Brand New Pig Bag
Doris Day - Que Sera Sera
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - Can't Take My Eyes Off You

The mssing vowels round. Or rather, "THM SSN GV WL SRND"

First category is, players with extra names. All have played for Burnley

8.
LX-RY HRVY

9.
N THMS-MR

10.
RC DJMB-DJMB

11.
SP RJHN NYFR NCS

Next category is, "Things you might get at half-time"

12.
NVR PR CD T WX

13.
B NNN HT

14.
DSMYD T TH HL FT M NTRT NMNT

15.
PNPS

Final category is, "Thing Stan Ternent May (Or May Not) Have Said Or Done"

16.
"WH NTH BLL MVS"

17.
HT GL NLTTL

18.
WNP RMTN

19.
HDBT TD DV DMY

20.
SG NDNW GHT

21.
SCK DFR PLYRS

Is 12 'an over-priced Twix'? Love that

SalouClaret wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 30, 2024 3:23 pm

Is 12 'an over-priced Twix'? Love that

Correct!

Bored Rowls?

I love OC, me, and won’t ruin any answers for anyone else, but is there a consonant missing from Q.20?

Greenmile wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 30, 2024 3:28 pm

Bored Rowls?

I love OC, me, and won’t ruin any answers for anyone else, but is there a consonant missing from Q.20?

Correct (X2)

20.
SG NDNW RGHT

Dear Sir

Our former player Scott has no connection with aeroplane landing spaces!

Yours faithfully

I. McL (Mr)

13. Bene and hot

13, Bene N ot ?

21 I hope its "Sacked four players"

8 Alex Ray Harvey

9 Ian Thomas Moore

10 Eric Djemba Djemba
11 Super Johnny Francis

5 Sheff Utd 2009

Number 5 - 1973 Sunderland?

1. Northern Ireland

2. Scored first goal of the season.



4. Will have something to do with scoring against Blackburn.

16. When the ball moves

6. Dumbarton

3. Craftsmiths ??

4. Brian Hall?

17. Hit Glen Little
19. Headbutted David May

15. Pie n Peas
20. Signed Ian Wright

14. Dismayed at the half time entertainment

dsr wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 30, 2024 4:12 pm

Number 5 - 1973 Sunderland?

Stevie2112 got this right.

You've got the theme though so I can accept.

NL Claret wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 30, 2024 4:14 pm

1. Northern Ireland

2. Scored first goal of the season.



4. Will have something to do with scoring against Blackburn.

16. When the ball moves

1. Correct
2. Not correct.
4. Correct but needs a specific answer

Colburn_Claret wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 30, 2024 4:24 pm

3. Craftsmiths ??

Correct - they all have professions as surnames.

LawsCanalJump wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 30, 2024 4:26 pm

4. Brian Hall?

No.

LawsCanalJump wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 30, 2024 4:26 pm

4. Brian Hall?

I am sorry, I've been working on duff info and you've got this 100% correct!

1 point for the correct answer.
Bonus point for the quiz setter being a dunderhead.

PS: Ive reported my post saying "no" to the mods as a grossly offensive post

Thanks for the great quiz.
7. They all contain a great brass riff I can just about play in G on the keyboard.

Great quiz, Rowls. Even though I’m struggling!
I think 7 might be favourite songs of UTC posters.

Thanks for playing everybody!

Here's the answers....

1. Northern Irish Burnley players
2. First goal.scorers for our last 4 full-time managers
3. Professions as surnames
4. Brian Hall - reverse order Burnley scorers to clinch a win over b.rovers
5. Sheffield United 2009 - games that clinched promotion to the PL
6. Dumbarton - clubs managers started their playing careers with in reverse order from Dyche to coyle.
7. Songs we sang as terrace chants in the 2009 season
8. Alex-Ray Harvey
9. Ian Thomas-Moore
10. Eric Djemba-Djemba
11. Super Johnny Francis
12. An overpriced twix
13. Bennie 'n' hot
14. Dismayed at the halftime entertainment
15. Pie 'n' peas
16. When the ball moves
17. Hit Glen Little
18. Win (or won) promotion
19. Headbutt David May
20. Signed Ian W(r)ight
21. Sacked Four players

Cheers Rowls,great fun

Rowls wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 30, 2024 7:41 pm

Thanks for playing everybody!

Here's the answers....

1. Northern Irish Burnley players
2. First goal.scorers for our last 4 full-time managers
3. Professions as surnames
4. Brian Hall - reverse order Burnley scorers to clinch a win over b.rovers
5. Sheffield United 2009 - games that clinched promotion to the PL
6. Dumbarton - clubs managers started their playing careers with in reverse order from Dyche to coyle.
7. Songs we sang as terrace chants in the 2009 season
8. Alex-Ray Harvey
9. Ian Thomas-Moore
10. Eric Djemba-Djemba
11. Super Johnny Francis
12. An overpriced twix
13. Bennie 'n' hot
14. Dismayed at the halftime entertainment
15. Pie 'n' peas
16. When the ball moves
17. Hit Glen Little
18. Win (or won) promotion
19. Headbutt David May
20. Signed Ian W(r)ight
21. Sacked Four players

Thanks Rowls, enjoyed that, got the mind ticking in the Chrimbo Limbo period.

Rowls wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 30, 2024 7:41 pm

Thanks for playing everybody!

Here's the answers....

1. Northern Irish Burnley players
2. First goal.scorers for our last 4 full-time managers
3. Professions as surnames
4. Brian Hall - reverse order Burnley scorers to clinch a win over b.rovers
5. Sheffield United 2009 - games that clinched promotion to the PL
6. Dumbarton - clubs managers started their playing careers with in reverse order from Dyche to coyle.
7. Songs we sang as terrace chants in the 2009 season
8. Alex-Ray Harvey
9. Ian Thomas-Moore
10. Eric Djemba-Djemba
11. Super Johnny Francis
12. An overpriced twix
13. Bennie 'n' hot
14. Dismayed at the halftime entertainment
15. Pie 'n' peas
16. When the ball moves
17. Hit Glen Little
18. Win (or won) promotion
19. Headbutt David May
20. Signed Ian W(r)ight
21. Sacked Four players

Please don't think I'm a pedant (though actually I am ) but I thought it was spelt "Bene 'n' Hot"?

dsr wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 31, 2024 12:41 am

Please don't think I'm a pedant (though actually I am ) but I thought it was spelt "Bene 'n' Hot"?

Well, it’s all relative really.

What I mean is that if you spell it incorrectly (as I do) and don’t think to double check it then it can very easily have two Ns. *smiley sniley*