The George Quiz Mastermind Challenge

The George Quiz Mastermnid Challenge got off to a cracking start last night, as Andrew Regan scored a very impressive 12 points (and no passes) on the subject of British Prime Ministers Of The Twentieth Century. Andrew's questions are shown below; how many would you have got?

Don't forget - regular quiz-goers can register either on this site or on the facebook site http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=4824172861&topic=2932

Well done, again, Andrew, can that score be beaten???

1. With a record of 11 years and 209 days, which Prime Minister had the longest uninterrupted time at Number 10 in the 20th Century?

2. Who is the most recent Prime Minister to serve two non-consecutive terms?

3. Which Prime Minister was the first to use the country retreat Chequers?

4. …And which Prime minister’s wife wrote a detailed history of Chequers?

5. In 2004, who was voted the most effective Prime minister of the 20th Century in a poll of political academics?

6. Which is the only Prime Minister to have held the three great offices of state – Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary?

7. Name the rock band that Tony Blair played in at Oxford?

8. Which British Prime Minister said “You’ve never had it so good”, and spoke of “winds of change”?

9. What was Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s maiden name?

10. John Major was Member of Parliament for which Cambridgeshire constituency?

11. Which Prime Minister appointed the first female minister, Margaret Bondfield, in 1929?

12. Who was Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War One?

13. Which Conservative Prime Minister was born in Canada?

14. Which former Prime Minister died whilst on holiday in Austria in 2003?

15. Which Prime Minister’s government struggled to scope with the “Winter Of Discontent”?

16. Which British Prime Minister said, “A week is along time in politics”?

WEEK THIRTY THREE

Sunday 16th September 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

Sport:
1. Which three events are included in the Olympic triathlon?

2. The World Record for which Olympic event I currently 12 minutes, 37 seconds?

Celebrities and WAGS:
3. Hells’ Kitchen celebrity Abbie Clancy is the model girlfriend of which Premiership footballer?

4. Which celebrity was the recent face of George at Asda’s “Must Have” range?

Shopping:
5. Which supermarket uses the slogan “Spend a little, live a lot”?

6. For which department store did Next owner George Davis design a range of women’s clothing called “per una”?

Seeds and Berries:
7. Which seed is commonly used to flavour breads and pastries in Germany and Austria?

8. Which berry is commonly used to flavour game dishes?

Drink:
9. Which fruit is used in the production of Southern Comfort?

10. Which Italian liqueur is distilled from a mixture of exotic ingredients such as star anise and vanilla?

Religion:
11. What name is given to the tower on top of a Muslim mosque?

12. Followers of which religion would use a Mani wheel?

Birds:
13. Which member of the crow family is known by the Latin name Pica pica?

14. What word is used to describe the number of eggs laid by a bird at a single time?

Children’s Literature:
15. Who wrote a series of three novels about “The Wishing Chair”?

16. Who wrote the books “The English Roses” and “Mr Peabody’s Apples”?

History:
17. In December 1989, US troop invaded Panama and the country’s dictator was ousted from power; what was his name?

18. Which President of the Phillipines was forced to flee the country after the US withdrew support for him in 1986?

Comedy:
19. In “A Fish Called Wanda”, what was John Cleese’s character name and profession?

20. In the sitcom “Allo, Allo” what was the title of the painting hidden by the Resistance and forged by the Nazis? And who painted it?


Round Two – Around The World

Some photos taken from some rather unusual angles....where in the world?

Round Three - A Variety

Complete the lyrics….
1. “Did you write the book of love…”
2. “I could be brown I could be blue…”

3. “You float like a feather in a beautiful world…”
4. “Well I can dance with you honey…”
5. “Panic on the streets of London…”

This Year (2007) - Who died???
6. Was born in Texas in 1967 with the name Vicky Lynn Hogan?

7. Was born in Rekyavik but brought up in Edinburgh?

8. Had a personal bodyguard called Alexander Korsakov?

9. Helped set up the Big Issue newspaper in 1991?

10. Was portrayed in a 2002 film by Steve Coogan?

Initials:
11. What is the H in HG Wells?

12. What is the P in ESP?

13. What is the C in Washington DC?

14. What is the M in IBM?

15. What is the R in MMR?


Film Couples…

For each question, work out the film stars; only the vowels in their names are showing!! When you have worked out who they are (for each question, there is a male and a female actor) answer the name of the (recent-ish) film in which they have appeared together. Simple!!

Round Four – Super Sexy Science Round

WEEK THIRTY TWO
Sunday 9th September 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which white/silver metal shares its name with a London theatre?

2. What is the name of the dog who lives with Tom & Jerry?

3. What does the “V” stand for in DVD?

4. In 2005, which singer was immortalised in chocolate by the sculptors at Madame Tussauds?

5. The World Championship of which musical contest takes place every September in Oulu, Finland?

6. In human anatomy, genioglossus, hyoglossus and styloglossus are three of the muscles which act to move what?

7. Which British city is home to the BALTIC Centre For Contemporary Art?

8. Which Mediterranean island is home to the tourist resort of Malia?

9. Where would you find a dugong?

10. What dish can be made from smoked cod’s roe, garlic, butter, lemon juice & pepper?

11. Which 1955 novel features a 12-year old girl called Dolores Haze?

12. What was the name of Mel Brooks’ 1987 sci-fi spoof of Star Wars, now an animated TV series?

13. Beginning with “V”, what name is given to the science of grape growing?

14. Which TV black comedy, due to start its second series in September is set in the fictional village of Little Steppington?

15. In which American resort was the world’s first roller coaster built in 1927?

16. Dido was the queen of which ancient city?

17. In 1982, who played the part of TJ Hooker on TV?

18. In chess, how many moves would it take a knight to move from one corner of the board to another?

19. How many stars are on the European Union flag?

20. Which is the only number in English that is spelt with its letters in alphabetical order?


Round Two - Loose Lips Sink Ships

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?

5-point clue I was born in Colwyn Bay in April 1960 and I died in September 2000.Who am I?

4-point clue When I was eighteen years old I posed naked for Penthouse magazine. Who am I?

3-point clue In 1979 I published the book Rock Stars in Their Underpants. Who am I?

2-point clue From 1982-1987 I co-hosted the TV show The Tube. Who am I?

1-point clue I gave birth to four daughters, Fifi, Peaches, Pixie and Heavenly Hirani Tiger Lily. I was formerly married to Bob Geldof. Who am I?

Round Three - A Variety

Sport:
1. Which current Premiership footballer has the middle name “Ivanhoe”?

2. The World Record for which Olympic Event currently stands at 74.08 metres for men and 78.80 metres for women?

3. Wayne Gretzky is a superstar in which sport?

4. How many laps must a competitor run to finish the 10 000 metres in athletics?

5. What colour vest does the greyhound in trap one traditionally wear?


Nature
11. What name is given to the young of a grasshopper?

12. In Hindu religion, which flower is the symbol of purity?

13. Erinaceous is a noun, which refers to which British mammal?

14. If an animal is described as lanate what is it covered in?

15. If a creature is GRAMNIVOROUS, what does it eat?

Colours….
16. What colour is Topaz?

17. What colour square is represented by the West Pier in the Brighton version of Monopoly?

18. On a London Underground map, which colour is the Central line?

19. What colour is an aircraft’s “Black Box” flight recorder?

20. Which word of Hindu origin literally means “dust coloured”??

Travel Guides...

Round Four - Guess The Yea

A Smiths Quiz

Tuesday 15th May 2007

I've just finished reading the article in the Observer about the first meeting between Morrissey and Johnny Marr, which took place a staggering 25 years ago this month (May 2007)!!!

As much as i'd love to, i'd never get away with doing this at The George, so here's a special online Smiths quiz. Pretty basic, but some good questions:

Round One: General

1. What was the name of the first Smiths' single, released in May 1983?

2. Johnny Marr and bassist Andy Rourke had previously played in a band with which actor, who would later become a familiar face on Coronation Street?

3. Which guitarist joined The Smiths in early 1986, initially as a replacement for the sacked Andy Rourke?

4. The highest chart position of any Smiths single was a 1992 re-release of which song?

5. Prior to fronting The Smiths, Morrissey wrote for which American band's fan club?

6. Morrissey briefly fronted a Manchester punk band with Billy Duffy (later of The Cult) on guitar; what were they called?

7. Which three poets are name-checked on "Cemetry Gates" from the "Queen Is Dead" album?

8. "Work Is A Four-Letter Word" was originally recorded by which 60's artist?

9. At which venue was the 1986 live album "Rank" recorded?

10. And which Elvis song was regularly sung as part of a live medley with "Rusholme Ruffians"?

11. Which 80's radio DJ provided the inspiration for the Smiths' song "Panic",following his on-air decision to play Wham's "I'm Your Man" directly following a news report on the Chernobyl disaster?

12. "How Soon Is Now" was originally the B-Side to which single?

13. Which was the only single taken from the "Meat Is Murder" album?

14. The 1986 single "Ask" featured which female singer on backing vocals?

15. Johnny Marr changed his surname from Maher to avoid confusion with the drummer from which already established Manchester band?

Round Two: Those Covers

Name the single (if you are very geeky, the B-Sides too!!)

Round Three:

Which Smiths songs were covered by the following people?

1. Sandie Shaw?

2. Placebo (CD Single "Nancy Boy)?

3. Bernard Manning? (on Jonathan Ross's "Last Resort"; Remember? Luckily, there's YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5cS0bZiJ1Q )

4. Supergrass (CD single "Sun Hits The Sky")?

5. Kirsty MacColl (B-Side to her single "Free World")?

6. Muse (B-Side to "Hyper Music")?

Round Four; The Lyrics

1. "The devil will find work for idle hands to do..."

2. "I am the ghost of Troubled Joe hung by his pretty white neck some eighteen months ago..."

3. "God, how sex implores you to let yourself lose yourself..."

4. "So rattle my bones all over the stones because I'm only a beggar-man whom nobody owns..."

5. "You are your Mother's only son and you're a desperate one.."

6. "Call me morbid, call me pale I've spent too long on your trail..."

7. "But didn't you see the jealousy in the eyes of the ones who had to stay behind?"

8. "Sad veiled bride, please be happy handsome groom, give her room..."

9. "Yes, we may be hidden by rags but we have something that they'll never have..."

10. "If you must write prose/poems the words you use should be your own don't plagiarize or take on loan..."

11. "When you cycled by here began all my dreams the saddest thing I've ever seen..."

12. "You made a record, they liked your singing all of a sudden the phone stops ringing..."

13. "At the record company meeting on their hands - at last! - a dead star!"

14. "Hopes may rise on the Grasmeres but honey pie, you're not safe here..."

15. "I wear black on the outside because black is how I feel on the inside..."

Answers to follow in a week or two..letting you stew...

MASTERMIND TOURNAMENT

At The George Pub Sept - Dec 2007

I have now decided the format of the individual Mastermind competition that will be running concurrently with the George Quiz every Sunday from September 16th until 16th December.

Each week, two contestants will each have two minutes to answer questions on their specialist subject. Their scores and the number of passes will be noted, and the top four contestants will be invited to the Grand Final at The George on Sunday 16th December. They will each be given another two minutes of questions on a second specialist subject, followed by two minutes of general knowledge questions to decide the winner.

I haven't discussed a prize as yet with the management at The George, but i think the winners of the Champion's League, held earlier this year will agree, that the prize of a Winners Party of free food and booze was very generous. So we will hope to offer something equally tempting.

So any individual from any team can enter, and different individuals from the same quiz team can also enter - it is not just one person per team!!!!! To enter, firstly think of a specialist subject, then go to http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=4824172861&topic=2932 and let me know your name and chosen subject. If the subject is deemed suitable, then i'll give you a date when you will have your two minutes of questions (if you can't make it on that day, then i'm sure we can sort something out...).

There are approximately 12 weeks from 16th September to 16th December, so we can have a maximum of 24 contestants. Therefore it has to be first-come-first-served; three places have been taken already, so think carefully about your specialist subject, then sign up for the competition....

Finally, if you are at work, and youre boss doesn't let you use Facebook (!), you can always let me know your specialist subject on Sunday Night.

WEEK THIRTY-ONE

Sunday 2nd September 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Dame Graca Machel is the third wife of which political figure?

2. Which celebrity’s current fragrance is simply called “L”?

3. In which 1975 film did Tina Turner appear as the Acid Queen?

4. Which organ of the body is responsible for the production of insulin?

5. What does the acronym SIM stand for, i.e. in a SIM card?

6. Which part of the body is affected by glossitis?

7. Which planets moons are named after characters in Shakespeare plays?

8. Burgas and Varna are holiday destinations on the coast of which European country?

9. Which two European countries are linked by the Svinesund road and rail bridge?

10. In the TV gameshow Deal Or No Deal how much is the most expensive blue prize worth?

11. What was the title of Quentin Tarantino’s film based on Elmore Leonard’s book, “Rum Punch”?

12. What are puntillitas on a Spanish restaurant menu?

13. Who played Mike Young in Neighbours and David Croft in Home & Away?

14. Which comedian took his stage name from a South London borough?

15. Which food company began life in 1869 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as the Anchor Pickle and Vinegar Works?

16. In which Olympic Event is the current world record set at 18.29 metres?

17. Which part of the body would interest a Trichologist?

18. The company SEGA takes its name from shortened versions of which two words?

19. What 6-letter word is derived from the Latin for three streets?

20. What was the title of the episode of Fawlty Towers that sees Basil attempting to hide a dead guest?


Round Two – Art

Round Three

Four Letter Answers…
Which letter of the Greek alphabet also means, a tiny amount?

By what name is French Sudan now known?

What is studied by an oenophile?

Which animal is feared by a bufonophobe?

Portree is the main town on which island?


UK…
6. What cathedral has appeared on the back of a £20 note?

7. The River Tamar forms a large stretch of the border between which two English counties?

8. Which British saint’s day is March 1st?

9. Which British city is known as the Granite City?

10. Which national park includes the Black Mountains and the Usk Valley?


History…
11. Who was the Argentine President at the time of the Falklands war?

12. What does the Russian word Bolshevik actually mean?

13. In 1801, the addition of which saint’s red cross saw the Union flag take its current form?

14. In which city did an Easter Uprising take place in 1916?

15. Which was the only Eastern Bloc country to violently overthrow its communist regime in 1989?

Missing Words ...from the week's news

Bonus Round - Film Taglines