WEEK TWENTY THREE

Sunday 1st July

Not a bad turn out considering the Quiz was up against the "Diana Concert" live on TV; quite surprised anyone turned up at all. Those that did may have missed out on "Candle In The Wind" (probably), but were rewarded with the following quiz, which was won at a canter by "The Diggers" (now just "The Diggers", you notice, "on tour" no longer, and if they keep winning the food prize, they'll all be too stuffed to ever go anywhere ever again...!!!)

Round One – General Knowledge

1. What farewell gift did Arnold Schwarzenegger give Tony Blair this week?

2. Who completes this sequence: Kenneth, Michael, Jack, David, Charles, John…?

3. Which former member of the Monty Python team provides the voice of the wizard Merlin in Shrek 3?

4. Which product is currently advertised as being knitted by a group of OAP’s?

5. Who is the only puppet to have won the quiz show The Weakest Link?

6. From which two words does the supermarket chain ASDA take its name?

7. The shopping channel QVC takes its name from which three words?

8. Which children’s TV character is voiced by Gary Lineker?

9. Which is the only internal organ of the body capable of regenerating itself?

10. Which is the only major river to flow both north and South of the equator; it crosses the Equator twice?

11. Artist Michael Sandell’s controversial three-piece work currently on show in the Royal Academy portrays which couple as a naked Adam & Eve?

12. In which county is Leeds castle?

13. Which European city do Schonefeld, Tegel & Tempelhof airports all serve?

14. David, Stephen, Ian and a second David are the first names of which quartet which appear weekly on TV?

15. Which internet company was set up in 1995 initially as a way of swapping PEZ sweet dispensers?

16. Which Internet Company’s logo features a cat wearing headphones?

17. What name is applied to animals with hooves?

18. Which cartoon detective was created by Georges Remi in 1929?

19. Which 20th Century novel unwittingly lent its name to the underground system in Glasgow?

20. Forty years ago this week, actor Reg Varney was the first man to use what?


Round Two – Famous Canadians

(Ahead of Canada Day on Monday, here are 12 instantly recognisable Canadian personalities)

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?

5 point clue I was born in 1945 and my entertainment career began in the none too salubrious surroundings of the Boggery Folk Club, where I was employed as resident singer. Who am I?

4 point clue In 1979 I was named ITV Personality of the Year and in 1992 I was named BBC TV Personality of the Year. Who am I?

3 point clue In 1995 I celebrated my 50th birthday with the award of Midlander of the Year from Aston University. Who am I?

2 point clue I am a managing director of Celador TV Company and my daughter Lucy Davis starred in the comedy series The Office. Who am I?

1 point clue I had a hit with the song Funky Moped and I co-starred with Robert Powell in The Detectives. Who am I?



Round Three – A Variety

Art…..
1. Who designed the Glasgow School Of Art?

2. With which type of art do you most associate Spencer Tunick?

3. What did the K Foundation burn in 1994?

4. French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bertholdi created which large-scale classical realist female fgure?

5. Who painted the Luncheon Of The Boating Party in 1880?


Toys & Games
6. Which toy was invented by Frank Hornby in 1901?

7. Which arcade fighting game was first released by Namco in 1994?

8. In which language does the word “Jenga” mean, “to build”?

9. Which orange toy, first seen in the UK in 1971, was originally called PON-PON?

10. Which colour are the cheapest properties on a Monopoly board?


Three of a kind…
11. What name is given to the young of the following animals?

a) Kangaroo b) swan c) dragonfly

12. Which Carry On film was set in…?

a) 1492 b) the French Foreign Legion c) aboard the Good Ship Venus

13. What are the former names of…?

a) Snickers b) Starburst c) Minstrels

14. What is the most populous city in..?

a) China b) Pakistan c) Nigeria

15. Who had a hit with the following “Hy..” titles?
A) 1982 – Hymn B) – 1987 – Hysteria C) 2003 – Hysteria?


Famous People As Children..Who Did They Grow Up To Be?

Round Four was a music round which obviously can't be posted here, and finally just a quick mention of the extremely high standard of plasticine models completed by all the teams for the Bonus Round; one example shown below....(Jordan Giving Birth by "Julia's Angels", in case you were wondering)