The George Quiz - Week Eight Of 2008

Sunday 2nd March 2008

Round One – General Knowledge

1. What word is given to the smallest blood vessels in the body?

2. What name is given to the fin on a fish’s back?

3. What is the light sensitive area of the eye called?

4. Which Welsh singer’s debut album released this week is called “Rockferry”?

5. What is the Alexander technique famous for improving as a result of its therapies?

6. Which soft drink was invented by the Nicholls family of Wythenshawe, near Manchester, during the 1900’s and is sold in both still and sparkling forms?

7. What was the Green Party known as up until 1985?

8. What is the unit of measure of thermal insulation in the textile trade?

9. In which European country are the Taurus mountains?

10. Which New York street is famous for its fashion stores?

11. Which UK politician published his first novel “Seventy Two Virgins” about an imaginary terrorist attack on George Bush in London in 2005?

12. Sarah Lang and Dominic Jackson are the only two million pound winners on which TV show hosted by Ant & Dec?

13. Which fictional school was attended by Danny, Plug, Toots and Smiffy?

14. For over a quarter of a century, which tobacco company has produced a football yearbook?

15. Which 1960’s sci-fi film was adapted into a film in 1998 starring Matt Le Blanc?

16. Which Italian city is still threatened by Mount Vesuvius?

17. Which two countries can offer Dead Sea Beach holidays?

18. Which 80’s detective lived with his pet alligator Elvis?


Round Two - Album Covers

Identify the artist and title of these album covers from the 70's, 80's, 90's and Naughties

Round Three

Mothers...for Mothers' Day
1. According to the proverb, what is the “mother of invention”?

2. Which 90’s band who took their name from a character in a classic kids TV show released the album Mothers Universe in 1991?

3. Julie Walters played the mother of which literary character on TV?

4. Which actress and singer was this week voted Britain’s Favourite Single Mum?

5. Who is the famous mother of actress Katie Hudson?


Green Issues
6. What is the name of the arch foe of Spiderman as played on film by Willem Dafoe?

7. What was Diana Moran’s nickname on early morning TV?

8. On which game show was Tony Green employed as an assistant?

9. Which element takes its name from the Greek for green?

10. Who wrote the children’s book Green Eggs and Ham?


Schools Out Forever
11. What is the name of the school attended by the cast in the film Grease?

12. Who created Grange Hill?

13. Which school’s motto is "Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon"?

14. Which school was created in a series of novels by Ronald Searle?

15. Which song by the Police contains the line, “Young teacher the subject of schoolgirl fantasy”?

Missing Words

Fill in the missing words from headlines which appeared in the papers this week...

Round Four - TV Sitcoms

Identify the classic UK comedy shows from their episode titles...

1. "Making Ends Meet", Pregnancy", "The Queen Of Sheba", "Decorating"

2. "And God Created Woman", "A Song For Europe", "Cigarettes And Alcohol And Rollerblading"

3. "Morocco", "Magazine", "Sex", "Fashion", "Menopause"

4. "Killeroo", "Mutants", "Tundra" "Nanagheddon", "Fountain Of Youth"

5. "Watership Alan", "To Kill A Mockingalan", "Alan Wide Shut", "I Know What Alan Did Last Summer"

6. "Rubbish", "Wayne", "Pistachio", "Idiot", "Sick", "Rita"

7. "Smells", "Gas", "‘s Up", "Digger", "Burglary", "‘s Out"

8. "A Touch Of Class", "The Builders", "Gourmet Night", "Waldorf Salad", "The Psychiatrist"

9. "How To Dump Your Girlfriend", "Troublesome Twelve Inch", "Drunk", "Playing Away", "Cardigan"

10. "Fags, Shags and Kebabs", "Spunk", "Vomit", "When Janet Met Jonny"

11. "Demolition", "Boring", "Flood", "Bambi", "Cash", "Nasty", "Sick", "Summer Holiday"

12. "Dish And Dishonesty", "Nob And Nobility", "Sense And Senility", "Ink And Incapability"

13. "Cash And Curry", "The Long Legs Of The Law", "Yuppie Love", "Sickness And Wealth"

14. "The British Are Coming", "Six Big Boobies", "The Gateau From The Chateau", "Fanny’s Wedding"

15. "The Weaker Sex", "Pig’s Lib", "The Guru Of Surbiton", "The Last Posh Frock", "Plough Your Own Furrow"

16. "Problems With Relatives", "Singing For Emmett", "The Senior Citizen’s Outing", "A New Job For Richard"

17. "I’ll Retire To Bedlam", "Monday Morning Will Be Fine", "One Foot In The Algarve", "The Dawn Of Man"

18. "The Lesbian And The Monkey", "Turn Again, Geoff Tipps", "The Medusa Touch"

19. "Much Ado About Ben", "Desperately Squeaking Susan", "Return Of The Prodigal Prat"

20. "Downsize", "The Quiz", "New Girl", "Appraisals"

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