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