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