The George Quiz Missusmind Challenge - Pulp Lyrics

Please note the name change of the competition for the foreseeable future - the top two scores have been recorded by Lyndsey and Sarah, with Anne-Sophie getting a very respectable 9 on the very difficult subject of Pulp Lyrics. Here are the questions...

1. What is the name of the girl mentioned in the lyrics for "Disco 2000"?

2. Which song begins “I used to try very hard to make friends with everyone on the planet”?

3. The lyrics of which Pulp song from 1986 were inspired by Jarvis seeing wedding photos of his mother?

4. In "Common People", where will all the "chip stain’s grease come out"?

5. Which song did Jarvis write “two hours before we met”?

6. In Babies, on which road "did it all happen"?

7. Where is the "only one place we can go. It's around the corner in Soho, where other broken people go"?

8. Name 2 of the 5 children who are called home for their tea in "Acrylic Afternoons"?

9. In which song does Jarvis sing that his "favourite parks are car parks"?

10. What do 26" screens, Endowment Plans, Figurines, Remote Controls and Pot Pourri all have in common?

11. Which song begins “I took an air-rifle, shot a magpie to the ground & it died without a sound.”

12. Which song ends "you had it once but now it's gone. Oh yeah."?

13. Which song begins "hey man, how come you treat your woman so bad"?

14. What’s the next line – “Oh is this the way they say the future's meant to feel...?”

15. Which song quotes..“Like the Stones since the Eighties, like the last days of Southfork. Like Planet of the Apes on TV”?

Very difficult, i think, so well done Anne-Sophie. Don't forget, anyone can sign up for their two minutes of fame at the George Quiz..

The George Quiz Mastermind Challenge

Here are the questions from the first of last night's Mastermind Challenges; the subject is "Only Fools And horses", the challenger was Sarah, and the result was another staggering 15 correct answers. A superb performance, the girls are leading the way at the moment....

1. In which year was the first episode shown on BBC?

2. Who created Only Fools And Horses?

3. Who played the part of Grandad?

4. What is the name of the Trotters local pub?

5. Who was Raquel married to before Del?

6. In 'Three Men, a Woman and a Baby', who says "If the baby's a boy, they're thinking of naming it Rodney, after Dave"?

7. What is the name of Boycie and Marlene’s only son?

8. Rodney has GCSE’s in which two subjects?

9. In the closing theme, what do Del and Rodney have “miles and miles of”?

10. How many floors are there in Mandela House?

11. Who gave Trigger the medal he proudly wears on his chest?

12. Which character took over the running of the Nag’s Head following Mike’s imprisonment?

13. Which character was played by Gwynneth Strong?

14. Roy Marsden and Christopher Ryan played which pair of villains in the episode “Little Problems”?

15. According to Del, every woman can expect four things from him - care, consideration and a well-dressed man are three. What is the fourth?

16. In 'Three Men, a Woman and a Baby', what does the midwife lose in the delivery room?

17. Who is Denzil’s former wife?

18. When Del Boy sees Damien for the first time, what does he tell Raquel their son need never be scared of?

19. In He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Uncle, who does Albert fight with?

20. What did Rodney and Cassandra call their first born child?

The George Quiz Mastermind Challenge

The third challenger was Lyndsey, and she did magnificently; i have gone on a bit about how impressed i was that she got 15 questions correct in only two minutes, but see for yourselves - this wasn't easy. The topic was Kate Bush, and the questions were as follows...

1. Where was Kate born on 30th July 1958?

2. What was the name of her 1980 album, which became the first by a British female to top the charts?

3. Which 1985 single was subtitled A Deal With God?

4. In 2005, which Sunderland band had their biggest hit with a cover of Kate’s “Hounds Of Love”?

5. What is the name of Kate’s only son, born in 1998?

6. Which Elton John song was covered by Kate on the 1991 album “Two Rooms”?

7. Kate Bush was signed up by EMI at the age of 16 on the recommendation of which rock star?

8. Which Bush song begins “I hear him before I go to sleep and focus on the day that’s been”?

9. In which year did Kate win a BRIT Award for Best Female Solo Artist?

10. What is the name of Kate’s brother who has played a variety of instruments on her albums?

11. What was the first single taken from the 2005 album Aerial?

12. Which song did EMI originally want to be Kate’s debut release in 1979?

13. What was the title of the Greatest Hits album released by EMI in 1986?

14. Which TV presenter played on Kate’s track “Sky Of Honey” on the 2005 album Aerial?

15. Which song won Kate an Ivor Novello Award in 1979 for Outstanding British Lyric?

16. Which Kate Bush song from her second album features the story of a pilot whose plane has been shot down?



Marvellous stuff, Lyndsey; can anyone possibly do any better?? Coming up...the lyrics of Pulp; "Only Fools And Horse" and Kenny Dalgleish. Oh, yes.

WEEK THIRTY FOUR
Sunday 7th October 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

1. By what name is a German Shepherd dog also known?

2. What name is given to the fear of heights?

3. What name is given to a male rabbit?

4. Which type of confectionary has a name which literally means “twice cooked”?

5. What 5-letter word is the name given t the outer covering or cup of a flower?

6. Calligraphy is the art of beautiful handwriting, but what name is given to bad handwriting?

7. If you possess terpsichorean talents, what are you good at??

8. Which district of Cuba gave its name to a cocktail of rum and lime juice?

9. What name is given to a dish of pickled herring, traditionally served with an onion or gherkin?

10. With which London market would you most associate fish?

11. In the Jungle Book, what animal is Bagheera?

12. Which series of children’s adventures were written by Michael Bond?

13. Which Australian film was advertised with the line “Dirty Dancing Down Under”?

14. Which animal, indigenous to Australia, has a name which means “no drink”?

15. The Atacama Desert in South America occupies the Northern part of which country?

16. What is the only English-speaking country in Central and South America?

17. In which film is Michael Douglas sexually harassed by his boss Demi Moore?

18. In which film does Cher fall in love with Bob Hoskins?

19. The cartoon series South Park is set in which US state?

20. Which US state has the capital city Springfield?

Round Two – TV Dramas
Some of the more recent TV dramas...

Round Two And A Bit; Female Rock Stars
All the following fronted bands in the Nineties and late Eighties. Who are they??

Round Three - A Variety

It Happened In October…
1. On October 9th, 1970, in which country was the Khmer Republic proclaimed?

2. On October 15th, which world leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

3. On October 2nd, 1950, who published his first Peanuts cartoon strip?

4. On October 5th, 1947, who delivered the first televised White house address?

5. On October 24th, 1956, which country was invaded by the Soviet Union?

6. On October 2nd, 1948, which fashion designer was born in Forest Hills, New York?

Questions About Currency And Money...
7. Which European country uses the lira as its currency?

8. Which American President’s image adorns a 5-dollar note?

9. What is the highest denomination of Euro note?

10. In which US state is the Federal Reserve of Fort Knox?

11. Which city is home to the European Central Bank?

12. On which London thoroughfare is the Bank of England?

Still Married Celebrities...
Who is married to the celebs shown below?

Round four - Wipeout
Follow the instructions very carefully..this should be fun!!!

The George Quiz Mastermind Challenge

Our second challenger was your occasional host at The George Quiz, Graham, and his chosen specialist subject was "The Simpsons", which i did think would prove to be a tricky subject; here are Graham's two minutes of questions - how many would you have got in two minutes???

1.Who is Homer's brother?

2.What "last name" did Apu go under when he joined the "B-Sharpes"?

3.Who was kicked out of the B-Sharpes and replaced by Barney?

4.Who is Radioactive Man's sidekick?

5.Who conned Springfield into buying a monorail?

6.Who replaced Sideshow Bob?

7.Who is the music teacher at Springfield Elementary?

8."Thanks for the fab picture, Marge, i hung it on me wall" - who said it?

9.Who is Ned Flanders' wife?

10.What is the name of Ned Flanders' store?

11.Who was the substitute teacher Lisa fell in love with?

12.Who co-owns a horse (with Krusty the clown) named Kruddler?

13.When Bart spray painted a picture of Skinner, what was the principal aying?

14.Where did the Simpsons find Santa's Little Helper?

15.Who was Millhouse's first girlfriend?

16.What restaurant chain attempts to steal and then buy Flaming Moes from Moe?

17.Who played "Happy Birthday" for Mr Burns?

18.Where does Barney become trapped in his snow plough?

19.Who are Itchy and Scratchy's european counterparts?

20.Who ran over Snowball 1?

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Answers to follow...

WEEK THIRTY FOUR

Sunday 30th September 2007

Cracking good fun last night - 9 teams, 2 picture rounds and a team from New York. How cool!

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Where did the Labour Party hold their conference this week?

2. What is the rather normal, non-celebrity name of Charlotte Church’s baby?

3. Which vegetable’s name translates from Chinese as 'white vegetable'?

4. The French call it 'creme anglaise' what do we call it?

5. The scale for measuring wind speed is named after the 19th Century British Admiral who devised it, what is it called??

6. Who invented the electric light bulb?

7. In Liverpool how are the Liver Building, Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building collectively known?

8. Which Dj partnered Kevin Greening on Radio One’s Breakfast Show in 1997?

9. Which Radio One Dj was known as “The Hairy Cornflake”?

10. Spanned by the Fathi Sultan Mehmet Bridge, which strait forms the boundary between Europe and Asia in Turkey?

11. The ferry route crossing the Adriatic between Patras and Brindisi links which two European countries?

12. In which film did Sigourney Weaver play scientist Diane Fossey?

13. In which film did Bruce Willis play convict James Cole?

14. How is the double act of David Peacock and Charles Hodges better known?

15. In 2007, which band are searching for the fourth chord?

16. In a deck of cards what is the total value of the numeric cards in all four suits?

17. In which British city will you find Stormont Castle?

18. What colour is given to nursery slopes at a ski resort?

19. Which famous footballers ex-wife holds the world record for kicking a football in the air the longest time?

20. How many letter E's do you get in the game of Scrabble?


Round Two – Fruit And Veg
Name the exotic fruit, vegetables and herbs (Number 8 is definitely NOT a lychee!!)

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?

5 point clue I was born in 1939 and I am married with three children. I am a familiar face on television and I am a passionate cricket fan; I am the author of biographies of Viv Richards and clive Lloyd. Who am I?

4 point clue In 1960 I joined the BBC World Service as a producerand this year hosted “This Is Your Life” with Simon Cowell the victim. Who am I?

3 point clue I hold a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National TV Awards which I host every year & I was knighted in 1999. Who am I?

2 point clue I was born in Trinidad and was lampooned by Lenny Henry on Tiswas. Who am I?

1 point clue I became Britain’s first black national news reader. Who am I?



Round Three - A Variety

Continents…
Where would you find…
1. The Tasmanian Wolf?

2. Lar Gibbon?

3. Andean tapir

4. Barbary Lion?

5. Short-tailed Chinchilla?


Answers beginning with “C”…
6. By what name was China known to the west in medieval times?

7. What does a cryptologist study?

8. What name is given to a tradesman who made or traded knives?

9. What is the name of the ring of light that can be seen around the sun during a solar eclipse?

10. Which character was portrayed by Peter Mayhew in the Star Wars films?


Newspapers….
11. The masthead at the top of a copy of The Independent shows which creature holding a rolled up newspaper?

12. With a name meaning “Truth”, what was the name of the Soviet Union’s leading newspaper and official organ of the Central communist Party?

13. “La Stampa” is the biggest-selling newspaper in which European country?

14. “The Thunderer” was a popular nickname for which newspaper?

15. What is the name of the Sun’s agony aunt?



Radio One Dj’s

..to follow (having trouble locating the file on a very cluttered pc!!)

Round Four – Children’s Films

Taglines, Invisibles, Synopses etc..from the recent past