The George Quiz - Week Three Of 2008

Sunday 26th January 2008

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which country is currently hosting the African Cup Of Nations 2008?

2. How many years comprise a vicennial period?

3. What is the capital of the American east-coast state, New York?

4. What is the capital of Canada?

5. Which UK band takes its name from the nickname of people from Indiana, USA?

6. Which British prime minister introduced the National Lottery?

7. Which is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

8. What colour is the “B” in the e-bay logo?

9. Which former model’s autobiography is entitled “A Single Step”?

10. In which country would you spend piastres (choice of 5)?

11. How many rounds make up a game of Yahtzee?

12. A Volvo Saxon is instantly recognisable as what type of vehicle?

13. What is the medical name for the longest bone in your body?

14. Which 90’s duo was formed in East London by sisters Karen & Shelley Poole, having their biggest hit in 1997 with a song called ”Indestructible”??

15. What kind of animal is Reading FC’s mascot Kingsley?

16. Disappointment and Surprise are both the names of what in Australia?

17. Who was the original voice of Churchill the Bulldog in the Insurance adverts?

18. Who played Paul Stevens in three episodes of Friends in Season 6 ?


Round Two – Logo Alphabet; instantly recognisable logos from the High Street

(Please note, there are two "U's")

Round Three

Houses; questions with a housing theme...

1. In a game of Monopoly, how many houses do you need to have on each property in a set before you can build a hotel?

2. In which sport do competitors aim to leave their stones in a house?

3. The name of which country in Southern Africa means Houses of Stone?

4. Who wrote The House at Pooh Corner?

5. Who had hit singles with Our House and House of Fun in the 1980’s?

Connections; answer the first 4 questions, then spot the connection between the answers
6. Topeka is the state capital of which US state?

7. Which Disney film features the song The Circle of Life?

8. Sn is the chemical symbol for which element?

9. What kind of creature was the central character in a series of children’s novels written by Barbara Todd and based at Scatterbrook Farm?

10. What’s the connection?

Rhyming Answers...the answers to the following 5 questions rhyme with each other...
11. What is Africa’s largest country?

12. Which film features the song “You can fly, you can fly, you can fly…”?

13. Which advertising logo was created in 1898 by a businessman called Andre?

14.Which OscarWilde play features the character of Mrs Erlynne?

15.What name is given to a grade of proficiency in judo?



Australia Map Questions...look at the map, then answer the questions, (with city name AND map location number!!)

16. Which city is the capital of Australia?

17. Which Australian city sits on the Swan River?

18. Which city is the capital of Queensland?

19. Which city was named after a British Naturalist, who didn’t actually visit that city on his travels around the world?

20. Which city was the capital of Australia until 1901?

Answers under "Comments"...