The George Quiz Brighton

QUIZ NINE
Sunday 18th March
Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which foursome is to represent Great Britain in this year’s Eurovision song contest?

2. Which Preston-born actor died this week aged 71?

3. Which UK newspaper has made a significant u-turn in its stance on declassifying cannabis?

4. Which country’s flag depicts a green pentagram representative of the Seal of Solomon?

5. The record highest average temperature for an inhabited place on earth was set in a place called Dallol in 1966 in which country?

6. Which 1976 single opens and ends with the sound of a jet plane’s engines (Originally recorded in 1969)?

7. From which 1977 album were all but one of the tracks released as singles. The 8-minute album closer “For Crying Out Loud” was the only track not released?

8. Which female singer’s surname translates into English as eagle’s nest?

9. In Spain, what is “El Gordo”?

10. In Israel, what is “El Al”?

11. Which medical condition takes its name from the Greek meaning “half skull”?

12. Which award winning novel by Mark Haddon sees a character called Christopher Boone investigating the death of a poodle called Wellington?

13. Which novel by Richard Adams features a pair of canines called Rowf and Snitter?

14. On TV how are the duo of Dave Myers and Si King collectively known?

15. What are the Christian names of the last three spouses of the British Prime Minister?

16. In which year did all the following take place: more than 200 killed in a terrorist bombing in Bali, the Queen Mother dies, and the Euro is adopted by most of Europe’s countries?

17. Juliet was the love of which 80’s cartoon character?

18. Bluto was the enemy of which comic strip and animation character?

19. Which professional darts commentator co-hosted “Bullseye”?

20. What was the name of the fifth ninja Turtle, the first female – who only appeared briefly in the TV series “The Next Mutation”?

Round Two - Minipops
Identify the pop groups shown here; (click to open)

Round Two-And-A-Half

WHO AM I?
5-point clue: I am a TV presenter born in 1941 to an Armenian mother, but adopted by a English couple. On leaving school I worked in the textile trade in Manchster. Who am I?

4-point clue: I came to public attention as an expert on This Morning; In 2002 a TV show that I fronted was voted Most Popular Daytime Programme at the National TV Awards. Who am I?

3-point clue; Aged 19, I spent four years in Strangeways prison for fraud. Who am I?

2-point clue: My autobiography is entitled, What A Bobby Dazzler. Who am I?

1-point clue: My first book was entitled The Antiques Buyer and my catchphrase is “cheap as chips”. Who am I?

Round Three – A Variety

For the first 5 questions, the last letter of each answer forms the first letter of the answer to the next question:
1. New York is on which river?

2. On which planet is the Great Dark Spot?

3. Which famous London sculpture is the work of Sir Alfred Gilbert?

4. In which English county is Nunney Castle?

5. An icosahedron is a three-dimensional form with how many faces?

Fishy Answers; all answers contain the name of a fish...
6. Which 70’s Brighton band was fronted by “Boring” Bob Grover?

7. Who played the role of Bomber in Auf Wiedersehen Pet?

8. Which band had a 1997 hit with the song Novocaine for the Soul?

9. Which comedian was one half of the duo who starred in the 90’s comedy programme, “This Morning With Richard, Not Judy”?

10. Who was Fulchester United’s mullet-headed goalkeeper?

Each of the following answers contains a nationality…
11. Who is the Scottish author whose 1996 novel inspired My Chemical Romance to choose their name?

12. In which 2001 film did Brad Pitt play the boyfriend of Julia Roberts?

13. Which multi purpose tool was patented by Karl Elsener in 1884?

14. Which landmark in Rome was designed by Francesco De Sanctis and funded by Stefano Gueffier?

15. Which song was the first to be released as a single from Debbie Harry’s 1986 solo album Rockbird?

Missing Words from the week's news; fill in the blanks...