Local Quiz

[jillie]

Any help appreciated. Theses are all connections

1 Mauritius, Columbia, Philippines, Bolivia, Swaziland
2 Dusty Springfiled, Hollies, Rolling Stones, Dave Clark Five, Swinging Blue Jeans
3 Egon Ronay, Aldous Huxley, Handel, Candide, Elgar, Onan, Mercury
4 Elba, Wartburg Memphius, Vandross
5 J S Lowry, David Bowie, Nigella Lawson, Vanessa Redgrave. Albert Finney
Wendy, Scoop, Muck, Dizzy
Many thanks

[vegasmad]

Wendy, Scoop, Muck, Dizzy - Bob the builder

[Calibax]

2 All on the first episode of Top of the Pops?

[Calibax]

Is the second item in the first group definitely ColUmbia and not ColOmbia?
I don't have an answer but it would make more sense if they were all countries.

[emeritus]

3 They are all names of Awards/Prizes although I cant find one for Onan is the spelling correct ?

[emeritus]

Just found the Orion Awards could it be that ?

[jillie]

Thanks to you all I was stuck on these.
es spelling correct for Columbia, maybe setter typed it wrong?
Happy New Year to you all

[Calibax]

I dread to think what an Onan prize would be for, emeritus!

[emeritus]

I did think when I was looking - Surely not !!

[sandyRoe]

Wasn't there a film, Onan the Barbarian?

[Fibonacci]

5. They have all refused to accept honours (such as OBE, MBE, Knighthood, etc)
(It is not normal for refused nominations to be announced, and the people concerned certainly didn't publicise their refusals - the information was contained in honours committee notes, leaked to the British press in December 2003.)

[jillie]

Thanks again