QUIZ SEVENTEEN

Sunday 13th May 2007

Round One – General Knowledge


1. According to the proverb, who finds work for idle hands?
2. In an Italian restaurant, what are “grissini?
3. What was classified into four groups by the scientist Karl Landsteiner?
4. Which British band’s first four singles were all cover versions, including their first UK number one, “Its All Over Now”?
5. Who wears an item of gold jewellery known as the “Fisherman’s Ring”?
6. Which comedy writer has penned four books for children about the adventures of a young James Bond?
7. Which 2000 film set in a fictional village in rural France was based on a novel by Joanne Harris?
8. Which inter-governmental organisation established in 1975 with its headquarters in Paris goes by the acronym ESA?
9. Into which fountain in Rome do visitors traditionally throw a coin to ensure a return to the city?
10. In which part of the human body is the trapezium bone?
11. Who is the English novelist whose best known short story “The Birds” and novel “Rebecca” were both adapted into films by Alfred Hitchcock?
12. Which monument has the words “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor” written underneath it?
13. Which two countries are connected by The Brennar Pass?
14. Adherants of which religion consider themselves disciples of Nanak, and his nine successors, collectively known as the Ten Gurus?
15. Members of which profession would also be members of the FRCVS?
16. On 17th November 1970, a 20-year-old German girl by the name of Stephanie Rahn, was almost literally in the news for which first?
17. Which computer brand had its origins at the 1964 Olympics, when official timekeeper Seiko had to produce an electronic printer, to complement its new timing devices?
18. Mount Erebus is the most famous volcano on which continent?
19. In which film did Jim Carrey play Andy Kauffman?
20. Who played the role of Templeton Peck in The A Team?

Round Two - All Creatures Great & Small
Some less well-known members of the animal kingdom....click to open

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?

I am a British actress and presenter, born in 1967, raised by my grandparents after my French mother returned to Paris when I was three. Aged 19 I appeared in Kylie Minogue’s video for her single “ Word Is Out”. Who am I?

With the help of an old family friend, Eric Clapton, I landed my first job with Mtv in 1992. My first attempt at acting was in the 2001 sitcom “Sam’s Game”. Who am I?

I married fellow tv presenter, Matthew Robertson in 2000, and have three kids; Holly, Tilly & Chester. Who am I?

My first prime time show was “Don’t Try This At Home” and I once courted controversy when I did an interview wearing only a bikini. Who Am I?

I have presented 5 series of Big Brother. Who Am I?





Round Three – A Variety

Sound-A-Likes...the following 5 answers all rhyme
1. What is Africa’s largest country?
2. Scunner Campbell - and his assistants Muscles & Distin - is whose chief adversary?
3. Which advertising logo was created in 1898 by a businessman called Andre?
4. Tashkent is the capital of which country?
5. Who did Celtic defeat in the 1967 European Cup Final?

Bird Brained...each answer contains a bird
6. Who performed the Bond theme for Tomorrow Never Dies?
7. In which boat did Ellen MacArthur travel around the world?
8. In which film did Danny DeVito play a character called Martini?
9. Which novel by Harper Lee won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961?
10. Completed in 1991, which building stands at 1 Canada Square, London?


Name Any Three…
11. Which three clubs were relegated from the Premiership this season?
12. What are the 3 most abundant gases in the Earths atmosphere?
13. The three countries that have recorded most Eurovision wins?
14. What are the titles of the films that make up Oliver Stone’s war trilogy?
15. Which three countries have the largest Muslim populations?

Eurovision...which countries were represented by these groups and singers at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki?

Round Four - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Fifteen questions to answer, just like on the telly...

Champion's League

Week Six - Last week's winners "Missing The Mark" finished Sunday's quiz in 8th place; Arse Pizza failed to get out of bed in time, and first-timers "Chavarama" finished second. What a topsy-turvy week. Special mention to Andrew of "Captain Natalia..." who managed a very repectable score in Round One on his own while the rest of his team were polishing off a lamb roast!!! Watch over your shoulders, guys, because this week's winners "The Diggers On Tour" are catching up........

This Week's Scores:

The Diggers On Tour - 5 points (with only two team members!!!)

"Chavarama" - 4 points

Captain Natalia - 3 points

The League Against Alternative Medicine - 2 points

The Milton Parade - 2 points

The Sheep Don't Move Corporation - 2 points