The George Quiz - Week Ten Of 2008

Sunday 16th March 2008

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which American author wrote “The Grapes of Wrath”?

2. Which alphabet is used for Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian languages?

3. What word is given to the practise among MP’s of sitting immediately around a speaker during the televising of Parliament to give the impression of a crowded house?

4. What name is given to a person who compiles dictionaries?

5. Which company uses the advertising slogan 'everything we know about coffee in an instant'?
6. What letter is on the cold water taps in French hotels?

7. What is the only capital city mentioned in the book of Genesis that is still in existence today?

8. If you cross the English Channel from Newhaven, in which French port do you usually end up?

9. Who played the title role in the 1996 film adaptation of Sergeant Bilko?

10. What type of food or drink are Cambozola, Taleggio, Havarti & Tolko?

11. The Cauldron Snout is England’s highest what?

12. How many pieces does a Jenga set have?

13. Which author and journalist wrote the 2002 book “On Beckham”?

14. Who is the anchorman for C5’s UEFA Cup football coverage?

15. In 2002 which Championship football club issued free condoms to their supporters in black and gold?

16. In which East Sussex coastal town is there a road named after the author JRR Tolkien??

17. What was Malcolm X’s real surname?

18. What is a crapulous person full of?


Round Two: Picture Round
Identify the ten celebrities shown here in "egg shapes"

Round Two-And-A-Half: Who Am I?



5 Point Clue I was born in Los Angeles in 1972 and in 1991 I had a small part in the film Hook. My most recent stage appearance was in a play called Proof at london’s Donmar Warehouse. Who am I?
4 Point Clue In 1992 I appeared alongside my mother Blythe Danner in a TV mini-series entitled Cruel Doubt and in 1996 played the title role of Emma in an adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel with an impressive English accent.
Who am I?
3 Point Clue Films I have starred in include Malice, A Perfect Murder and The Talented Mr Ripley. In 2005 I became the face of Estee Lauder’s “Pleasures” perfume. Who am I?
2 Point Clue In the past I have enjoyed romantic liaisons with Ben Affleck and Brad Pitt. I have two children called Apple and Moses with my pop star husband.
Who am I?
1 Point Clue I made a tearful Oscar acceptance speech after receiving the Best Actress Award for my role in the film Shakespeare in Love.
Who am I?


Round Three:

Batman & Robin:
1. In which decade of the twentieth century did Batman make his first appearance in a DC comic?

2. What was the name of Bruce Wayne’s butler?

3. Who played Robin in the films “Batman Forever” and “Batman & Robin”?

4. What did Robin’s parents do for a living?

5. Which film director made the first of the current series of Batman films in 1989?

Ireland:
6. What is the name of the stone columns that according to legend are the remains of a bridge that connected Antrim to Scotland?

7. Which four Irish counties begin with the letter “K”?

8. What was the Republic’s currency prior to the Euro?

9. On which river does Belfast stand, and which river flows through Dublin?

10. Which Irishman was given a hero’s welcome, in August 1990, as he arrived back in Dublin after spending four and a half years as a hostage in Beirut?


Books:
11. What is Cathy’s surname in Wuthering Heights?

12. Which 1977 novel featured a character called Jack Torrance?

13. Which novel by William Peter Blatty was turned into a film starring Linda Blair?

14. What four animals are the lead characters in The Wind In The Willows??

15. Which Tolkien novel is subtitled “There And Back Again”?



Quiz Shows: Identify the quiz shows past and present from these short descriptions...
16. Two teams of three celebrities try to mislead each other over the meaning of bizarre words from the dictionary.

17. Panel show in which six celebrities help two contestants win prizes by matching the missing word in a given sentence.

18. Four contestants competed against each other in a variety of rounds including a tough army assault course and a general knowledge round as well as other more mind bending type rounds

19. One contestant tries to match 12 strangers with their professions.

20. Five celebs take on five members of the public to win a holiday in a comedy quiz.

Round Four- Guilty Pleasures
Music Round - Not available here





Round Five - Dingbats
Just like Catchphrase, make a word or phrase from the following...

The answers can be found under "Comments" below...