QUIZ FIFTEEN

Sunday 29th April 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which singer has said a ban on using too much toilet paper should be introduced to help the environment?

2. The ashes of which actor were blasted off into space this week?

3. Which Kent town was hit by an earthquake yesterday?

4. Which type of sportsman would be called a pugilist?

5. Santa Cruz is the capital of which Spanish island?

6. Which is the longest nerve in the human body?

7. On which show did Ian Woodley become the first TV quiz show millionaire?

8. Cillian Murphy can currently be seen in which Danny Boyle directed sci-fi film?

9. Which film director has based his films “Dead Man’s Shoes” and “This Is England” on his experiences growing up in Uttoxeter?

10. What gas is used to inflate an airbag in a car?

11. Which weatherman was immortalised in song by a band called “The Tribe Of Toffs” in the late 80’s?

12. Who presented the weather from a large floating map of Britain on the TV show “This Morning”?

13. What French stockbroker fled his homeland to paint in the Pacific?

14. Which work of art was discovered by Dumond D’Urville on the Island of Melos?

15.Computer jargon: what does PDA stand for?

16. Computer jargon: what does URL stand for?

17. What magical power did Wonder Woman's lasso have?

18. Who is the only female member of the Fantastic Four?

19. Who has written a series of science fiction novels about the doomed planet “Dune”?

20. Singer James Osterberg reached 60 years of age against all odds this week; how is he better known to us?

Round Two - One Hit Wonders
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Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?

5-point clue I was born in 1956 in California and I began my acting career on stage at the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Ohio. I am currently adding my voice to the third in a successful series of children’s films. Who Am I?

4-point clue I made my big screen debut in the 1980 slasher movie, He Knows You’re Alone. In 1984 I starred in the fantasy film Splash. My son from my first marriage is also an actor and played the assistant to Jack Black in 2005’s King Kong? Who Am I?

3-point clue My film CV includes the movies Volunteers, The Money Pit and Nothing In Common. In 1996 I turned to directing and producing with the film “That Thing That You Do” about a 60’s group. Who am I?

2-point clue I won Oscars in consecutive years for Best Actor in two very different roles. I have co-starred with Meg Ryan in a number of films, the first of which was Joe Versus The Volcano. Who am I?

1-point clue: I am the highest grossing actor of all time. Who Am I?


Round Three – A Variety

The week’s Sport News
1. Which Australian batsman scored 149 runs yesterday to help his side win the 2007 Cricket World Cup?

2. Who is the footballer who said this week in a radio interview that he wouldn’t pay to see the team he captains?

3. Anthony Hamilton, Stephen MacGuire, & Matthew Stevens are all currently competing to win the World Championship in which sport?

4. Beth Tweddle is representing Britian in which sport this weekend in Amsterdam?

5. Which two countries have been selected to jointly host the 2012 European Football Championship?


Classic literature…
6. Widely considered to be the most important contribution to psychology, who published his book “Interpretation Of Dreams” in 1900?

7. Published in 1910, which EM Forster novel tells of class struggles in turn-of-the-century England?

8. Which English novelist wrote the books Mrs Dalloway, To The Lighthouse and Orlando between 1925 and 1928?

9. Which 1930’s novel starts with the murder of Fred Hale?

10. Winston smith was the anti-hero of which novel, published in 1948?


“Z” Words…
11. Which city starting with the letter "Z" stands on the River Limmat?

12. Which word describes the highest point in the sky reached by a celestial object?

13. Which 2001 film stars Ben Stiller as a dim-witted male model brainwashed into assassinating the President Of Malaysia?

14. Which “Z” is a character in a children’s TV programme narrated by Eric Thompson?

15. On which island was Freddie Mercury born?

American States....

Champion's League - Week Four

Thanks to everybody who took part in last night's quiz - once again beset by speaker problems, for which i can only apologise (again!!!). Quiz winners last night were a slimmed-down version of Arse Pizza (Arse Lite????), but performance of the night went to The League Against Alternative Medicine who foresook their habitual fourth place to come runners-up!!! Dizzy Heights.

This week's totals are as follows:

Arse Pizza - 5 points

The League Against Alternative Medicine - 4 points

Captain Natalia - 3 points

Julia's Angels - 2 points

We Got The Funk... - 1 point

See the panel to the right for the positions after Week Four.

QUIZ FOURTEEN

Sunday 22nd April

Round One - General Knowledge
Questions About England and the English

1. Which city did London replace as capital of England?

2. Which two English counties border Scotland?

3. Which river – the third longest in England – rises in the South Pennines and flows through the Midlands into the Humber?

4. In which town is the headquarters of the Open University located?

5. Which British newspaper advertises itself as, The Voice of Britain?

6. Which fashion designer lives in and works from her home in the Fashion & Textile Museum in Bermondsey?

7. Which English boxer is known as “The Hitman”?

8. Which station stands at the Northern end of the Piccadilly line on London’s Underground?

9. Which ship carried Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580?

10. Which Anthony Mingella film, set during the closing stages of WW2, won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1996?

11. Who is the English author of the children’s books “Five Children & It” and “The Phoenix And The Carpet”?

12. Where in England is the National motor museum?

13. What is the name of King Arthur’s sword and shield?

14. In 1992, which athlete became the first British woman to win an Olympic track gold medal for 28 years?

15. `Question or Nominate` was a phrase commonly heard on which UK TV quiz show?

16. Which political event was broadcast live for the first time on British TV on March 20, 1990?

17. Which soap character owned a dog called Cracker?

18. Donald McGill created 12 000 examples of what type of artwork until his death in 1962?

19. What pseudonym has been used for over 40 years by the English author David John Moore Cornwell?

20. If all the Carry On films were listed alphabetically which one would come last?



Round Two - Films With A Number In The Title

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Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?
5 Points: I was born in Lincolnshire in 1958, and am happily married with three daughters; in 2003 I was listed among the Top 50 funniest people in Britain, and I am currently making a six-part series marking the 20th anniversary of my comedy sketch show.

4 Points: In 2001, together with my comedy partner, I declined an OBE.

3 Points: I have also acted in films and on TV; among my most popular was an appearance in Friends as well as performing the song “Holding Out For A Hero” in Shrek 2.

2 Points: My biggest success came when I adapted one of my sketches “Modern Mother And Daughter” into a long-running sitcom.

1 Point: My comedy partner is Dawn French and I am married to Adrian Edmondson.

Round Three – A Variety

Connections: Answer the first four questions, then make asimple connection between the answers...
1. Which 1998 film co-starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan was a remake of the 1940s film, The Shop Around The Corner?

2. What was the name of the vigilante organisation sponsored by Michael Winner to patrol London’s underground?

3. Which Bob Dylan song contains the line, “Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone”?

4. Measuring 563 carats, which famed sapphire, now resides at New York’s American Museum of Natural History?

5. What is the connection?


Pairs: Two answers required for each question...
6. Which two months of the year are named after Roman Emperors?

7. Between which two mountain ranges does the city of Vienna lie?

8. Which two letters of the alphabet provided the codenames of the agents played by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in The Men in Black?

9. Which two British destroyers sunk in The Falklands War shared their names with English cities?

10. Which two capital cities are linked by the Lusitania Railway Line?


Kids Stuff:
11. Who was a TISWAS presenter before becoming Dr Who?

12. What type of bird is Professor Yaffle in Bagpuss?

13. Which police officer was constantly at loggerheads with Top Cat?

14. Which Disney film features a sea lord called Triton?

15. Which kids show is presented by Neil Buchanan?


Missing Words…fill in the missing words from this week's news

Round Four - Britpop Music Quiz

Obviously, i can't post the music samples i used in the quiz, so here are a few random questions about Britpop:

1. Which band had minor hits with "Great Things" and "King Of The Kerb"?
2. Who was the object of affection in the pulp song "Disco 2000", and who thought that her "breasts were the best"?
3. Who originally recorded Kula Shaker's biggest hit, "Hush"?
4. Which Oasis song begins "Made a meal and threw it up on Sunday..."?
5. Which TV presenter and radio DJ was once the lead singer of kenickie?
6. Which track kicks off Radiohead's 1997 album "OK Computer"?
7. Which actor starred in the video for Fat Les's "Vindaloo", aping the role played by Richard Aschcroft in The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony"?
8. Who released the album "Free Peace Sweet" in 1996?
9. Which gangster is mentioned in the lyrics of Blur's "Charmless Man"?
10. Who were "Caught By The Fuzz" in 1995?


Champion's League - Week Three
Not the biggest turnout we've ever seen at The George Quiz last night, but a keenly fought contest, nevertheless, with the results as follows:
1st - Arse Pizza - 5 pts
2nd - George's Dragons - 4 pts
3rd - Captain Natalia - 3 pts
4th - The Rotting sausage Roll - 2 pts
5th - The League Against Alternative Medicine - 1 pt
Check the column to the right to see the current leaders.

The plasticine models were, again, superb last night, i'll post some photos later

QUIZ THIRTEEN

Sunday 15th April

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Why was the end of last week a bad one for paraskavedekatriaphobics?

2. Where in the Human body is the carpus?

3. In which country is the Serengetti National Park?

4. On which single of 1997 did 29 different artists and bands perform?

5. Which rock drummer is forging a new career in politics, standing for election to Westminster City Council this month?

6. Which letter of the alphabet is used as a symbol to represent osculation?

7. Al Gore may be trying to save the planet, but in the 80’s his wife was on a different crusade across the USA; who was she trying to protect and why?

8. Double A-side “Let Love Lead The Way”/”Holler” was the last number one single for which band?

9. Multiply by nine, then divide by five, then add 32 is the formula for which conversion?

10. In which country is the Yucatan Peninsula?

11. Which kind of mammals comprise the scientific order chiroptera?

12. What is the name for the craft of applying paper cut-outs to wooden surfaces and panels, then varnishing?

13. Who wrote “Religion is the opium of the people”?

14. Who wrote “Hell is other people”?

15. With which type of book do you most associate Dr David Robert Starkey?

16. Which celebrity has written a series of children’s books featuring a girl called “Ugenia Lavender”?

17. Which TV personality and journalist’s autobiography is entitled “Don’t You Know Who I Am?”

18. In which soap do the regulars drink in a pub called the “Dog In The Pound”?

19. Which writer, actor, and presenter has written the novels “Making History” and “The Liar”?

20. Who were Tracey Tunstall and Sandra Burke?


Round Two –
Celebrity Eye Spy

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?
5 point clue I was born in Chicago in 1943 to a Norwegian mother and American dad and am a successful actor who has appeared in films on tv and, since 1990, in the theatre since my move to London; in 2004, I made a guest appearance in the film version of one of my tv shows. Who am I?

4 point clue In the 1997 General Election I campaigned for the white suited Martin Bell and in 2004 became a British citizen and season ticket holder at Arsenal. Who am I?

3 point clue I topped the UK singles charts in both 1976 and 1977. Who am I?

2 point clue In 2006 I appeared in the West End playing the role of Mack in the show Mack and Mabel and also as Jerry Springer in “Jerry Springer – The Opera” Who am I?

1 point clue I played Hutch to the Starsky of Paul Michael Glaser. Who am I?

Round Three – A Variety

Answers Only – What’s The Question…
1. Austria, Germany, France & Italy

2. Burgess Meredith & Danny De Vito

3. Evil Heat & Riot City Blues

4. Brontophobia

5.”Ma, take this badge off me…”


Crime & Punishment
6. In which decade was Capital Punishment abolished in the UK?

7. Who was brought to trial in 1962, accused of being the A6 murderer?

8. On 19th August 1987, in which English town did Michael Ryan shoot dead 16 people, including his mother, before killing himself?

9. Which English hangman was portrayed on film by Timothy Spall?

10. Where in the UK is Winson Green Prison?


Questions with a vague pachydermal theme...
11. Which championship football club has an elephant on its badge?

12. In Victorian times who was known as the Elephant Man?

13. Which band released the Grammy award winning album “Elephant” in 2003?

14. What was the name of the elephant in the Simpson’s episode entitled Bart Gets an Elephant?

15. The Order of the Elephant is the highest award in which European country?

Musical Blockbusters


Read the instructions very carefully, and solve the puzzle; who is the actor or actress, and what are the films in the grey hexagons?

Round Four - Time To Gamble

Answer ONE question from each of the ten shown here, with some picture clues to help...

***QUESTIONS TO FOLLOW***

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The George Quiz Champion's League
First points on the board for "The League Against Alternative Medicine"; but "Captain Natalia" takes the early lead with 9 points from 2 quizzes. Well done!!!
Captain Natalia - 5 points
The Disappointing Sausage Roll Team - 4 points
Arse Pizza - 3 points
The League Against Alternative Medicine - 2 points
It's My Birthday, And I'll Quiz If I Want To... - 1 point

QUIZ 12

Sunday 8th April 2007

Round One – General Knowledge



1. If “A” is alpha and “Z” is Zulu, what is “G”?

2. Which colour is the flag used to denote a clean beach, free from pollution?

3. What colour is the background of the road signs which show tourist attractions and historical monuments?

4. What is a quire a measure of?

5. What is the name of the lake in London’s Hyde Park?

6. What word for a debate or speech takes its name from the platform upon which political representatives delivered their speeches before parliament?

7. ITV and BBC are in Saturday night competition finding the lead roles for which two musicals?

8. Who is Channel 4’s “Born Survivor”?

9. Which illusionist toured Britiain in 2005 with his one-man show “Something Wicked This Way Comes”?

10. With which artistic style do you most associate the American artist Jasper Johns?

11. The name of which Mexican state and river is a registered trademark in the food industry?

12. What is the main tourist attraction at Xian, in China’s Shansi province?

13. Which European country has 23 political divisions, called Cantons?

14. Which biblical mountain is the tallest peak in Turkey?

15. What “C” is the spiritual term for the energy points of our body?

16. Which Japanese therapy has a name which literally means “finger pressure”?

17. Which was the first “Spaghetti Western”, starring Clint Eastwood as the “Man With No name”?

18. What is the third colour of the Jamaican flag along with green and black?

19. The Tony awards are given for outstanding achievement in which field of the arts?

20. Which actor, writer and presenter was jailed aged 17 for credit card fraud?


Round Two - Tourist Destinations

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?



5 Points: I am a singer born in the North of England in 1959 to an English mother and a German father; although my band has only scored one number one hit in the Uk in 1985, I’ve had 18 Number One hits in Japan.

4 Points: In 2006 I divorced my wife Lynne after 20 years of marriage. I subsequently announced my engagement to my boyfriend Michael on the Richard & Judy Show>

3 Points: I released my autobiography “Freak Unique” in 2006, and the same year I had my favoutrite coat confiscated by the police.

2 Points: I appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2006 where I argued with everyone, especially Jodie Marsh and Tracy Bingham

1 Point: I am currently suing the cosmetic surgeon who carried out my botched lip surgery.


Round Three – A Variety

NEWS OF THE WEEK
1. Boris Johnson has upset the residents of which British city this week with his comments that their city is “a place that is arguably too full of drugs, obesity, underachievement and Labour MPs."?

2. Which Labour politician has launched a range of clothing to promote her challenge in the deputy leadership contest?

3. A competition was launched in schools to find the new voice for what?

4. Who has temporarily replaced Nipper the dog on the HMV logo?

5. What is the bizarre mutation of Stumpy the duck, born in February on a farm in Hampshire?


Science and Nature…
6. What animal provides the symbol for Britain’s Wild Life Trust?

7. What word is obtained by adding together the chemical symbols of bromine and silver?

8. What is the only chemical element that is named after a state in the USA?

9. What colour is the milk of a yak?

10. A synodic month is a period between two what?



Bunch of Fives…

11. Which five states of the USA have a compass point in their name?

12. What are the five heaviest land mammals in the world?

13. In what five fields were the Nobel Prizes awarded when first instigated?

14. Which five cities beginning with M have hosted the Summer Olympics?

15. What are the five colours of the rings on the Olympic flag?


FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS

Simply name the foreign language films (Click to open..)

Round Four - Number Quiz

Follow the example given to solve the ten number puzzles (Click to open..)

The George Quiz Champion's League

For the next ten weeks, i have decided to have a "Champions Of Champions" competition, with an as yet undisclosed prize (still working on The George manager - watch this space). After much deliberation, i have chosen to award points for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th placed teams at each week's quiz rather than amalgamate the total quiz scores. This gives teams a chance to "catch up" if they miss a week and i think is a fairer way of scoring.

So, for last night's quiz, hereafter known as "Week One", the scores are as follows:

The Diggers On Tour - 5 points

Captain Natalia ( aka The Tailors Of Tehran!!) - 4 points

Arse Pizza (feat. Voodoo Badger) - 3 points

The DIY Ramblers - 2 points

Alan's Love Asylum - 1 point