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