The George Quiz - Week Thirteen Of 2008

Sunday 6th April 2008

Round One – General Knowledge

1. "I believe in America...America has made my fortune" are the opening lines to which classic film?

2. Which two animals are on the cover of a British passport?

3. What is the only number to be spelt the same in French and English?

4. Which famous novel features extracts from the diary of Jonathan Harker??

5. Where did the author of The Origin of the Species replace the author of Hard Times??

6. Which politician was the subject of the 2005 TV film A Very Social Secretary?

7. What was the name of the documentary film released last year, which accused the Blair government of civil rights abuses?

8. Mr Wright proved not to be Mr Right for which celebrity presenter in 2005?

9. What kind of quiz is presented by Kirsty Wark on BBC4?

10. Located in National Park, California, General Sherman is the name given to the world’s largest what?

11. Which is the world’s only venomous mammal?

12. What type of toy would an arctophile collect?

13. Name any one of the three counties in which Stilton cheese can be made?

14. Which Swiss cheese is named after a valley near the town of Berne?

15. In which European country is Lettish spoken?
Latvia
16. Which European country uses the Internet suffix .ee?

17. Which novel, film and stage show features a dog called Sandy and a servant called Punjab??

18. What was the name of the faith healer employed by Glen Hoddle in the 1998 World Cup??


Round Two: The Mister Men!!!

Round Three - A Variety

Film...the boys
1. Which Oscar winning film recounts the true story of the mathematician John Nash?

2. Who played Lex Luther on screen in 2006?

3. Which film starring Don Cheadle is set in Kigali?

4. What was Mackualey Caulkin’s character name in Home Alone?

5. Which 1990 film opens with the characters Henry Hill, Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito driving a car with a body in the boot?


Scandinavia
6. What colour is the cross on Finland’s flag?

7. What is Norway’s second largest city?

8. The name of which car manufacturer derives from the Latin for “I roll”?

9. “Scandinavian for value” is the motto of which supermarket chain?

10. What did the Euro replace in Finland??


Five Of A Kind…
11. What are the names of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five?

12. What were the surnames of the five members of the boy band Take That??

13. What are the five largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea??

14. What are the five largest planets in the solar system??

15. What were the names of the five fellow members of Top Cat’s gang??



Anagrams...two answers are required from the clues given here; each answer is an anagram of the other...
16. Come to a halt and stake in the ground?

17. Soil or dirt and vital organ of the body?

18. Bent wire used to fasten papers and flat folds in cloth?

19. Resembling a bear and protect against loss or risk?

20. Heavy draught animal and group of musicians?


Round Four – The Grand George Quiz National

Round Five – Music First Lines
1. “You know that it would be untrue You know that I would be a liar If I was to say to you, Girl, we couldn't get much higher…”

2. “Streets like a jungle So call the police Following the herd Down to greece - on holiday”

3. “Here I lie In a lost and lonely part of town Held in time In a world of tears I slowly drown”

4. “So no one told you life was gonna be this way, Your jobs a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A.”

5. “There she stood in the street, smilin' from her head to her feet; I said, "Hey, what is this? Now maybe, baby, maybe she's in need of a kiss."

6. “Maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should have; Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could have”

7. “Son, Im 30; I only went with your mother cause shes dirty. And I dont have a decent bone in me, What you get is just what you see yeah”

8. “Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light, Those days are over; You don't have to sell your body to the night”

9. “In the deserts of Sudan, And the gardens of Japan, From Milan to Yucatan, Every woman, every man”
10. “Sup up your beer and collect your fags, Theres a row going on down near slough,”

The George Quiz - Week Twelve Of 2008
Sunday 30th March 2008

That's better, i really enjoyed last night's quiz; funny how the quiz nights immediately before a Bank Holiday Monday always descend into a shambolic farce...anyway, a great performance by the Digger Vs Alternative Medicine who really have become the team to beat...

Round One – General Knowledge

1. What do French children tie to unsuspecting people’s backs on April 1st?

2. Which French premier’s wife and former supermodel caused a stir on the red carpet in London this week?

3. Where would most of you see the initials YKK daily?

4. Which Radio One DJ turned artist has produced a picture of the West Pier made out of liquorice?

5. More chocolate: who is the new Cadbury’s Flake girl?

6. Who is the current Secretary Of State For Children, Schools, And Families, a position which as created only in June 2007?

7. Which game under the National Lottery banner involves choosing 5 main numbers from 1-34 and 1 from numbers 1-14 for a fee of £1?

8. The first National Lottery draw in 1994 formed part of which regular Saturday Night TV programme?

9. What is the name of the Irish turkey (this year’s Eurovision entry)?

10. Formed in July 2007 what name is given to the crack team of renowned figures assembled by Nelson Mandela to solve all the world's ills?

11. Alan Sugar is the boss of the BBC's The Apprentice but who is his counterpart in the US version?

12. Who designed London’s Millennium Bridge?

13. The lyrics of which song originally recorded in 1964 by Martha Reeves And The Vandellas mentions Chicago, New York City and New Orleans in the opening verse?

14. Which Steven Spielberg film tells the story of the writer JG Ballard’s early life?

15. In which British city is there an area called Tiger Bay?

16. Which animated TV character led a gang comprising Benny The Ball, Spook, Fancy Fancy, Choo Choo and Brain?

17. Which American inventor was dubbed “The Wizard Of Menlo Park” after an area in New Jersey where he set up a laboratory?

18. Which mutant rat is the martial arts master and father figure for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?


Round Two: Picture Round

Round Three

Words Which Are Anagrams Of Each Other...two answers are required, each an anagram of the other...
1. Officer commanding a large force and to make bigger?

2. Prison officer and something received in return for services or good work?

3. Deep purplish colour and person of power in industry?

4. Eastern and person connected by blood or marriage?

5. Reply or react to and gives deep consideration to?


April 1st
6. On April 1st 2002, which was the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia?

7. Children’s TV channel, Nickelodeon broadcast its first programme on April 1st, but in which decade?

8. On April 1st 1867 which Asian country became a British Crown Colony, a position it would hold until independence in 1965?

9. Which literary twins were born on April 1st?

10. On April 1st 2000 the Enigma decoding machine was stolen from a museum in Bletchley Park; which TV presenter received the machine six days later through the post?


Sci-Fi on TV...
11. Which famous author wrote the 1979 Dr Who series of 4 episodes entitled “City Of Death”?

12. What is the profession of Owen Harper in TORCHWOOD?

13. In which classic late Seventies US TV show did TWIKI appear?

14. Which elite force created by Gerry Anderson was led by Dr Tiger Ninestein and Captain Mary Falconer?

15. In BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER what is Buffy's favourite stake called?


Tricky Around The World....
16. Which famous building in the USA was named after the USA’s first Secretary of War?

17. In which country did tarot cards originate?

18. The 2005 French leg of the Live 8 concert was held in the courtyard of which building?

19. Which 61 mile long canal links the North Sea with the Baltic Sea?

20. The daiquiri cocktail was named after a town in which country?

Round Four – TV Themes

Not available here, of course

Round Five - Pop Quiz


Answers will be posted below as a "Comment" in due course...