The George Quiz - Week Fifteen Of 2008

Sunday 20th April 2008

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which “journalist and musician” has been declared bankrupt for a second time this week?

2. Who was the first disc jockey to receive a knighthood??

3. Which popular UK tourist attraction is built on the former home of the Earl of Shrewsbury?

4. What are advertised by the slogan "The trouble is they taste too good"?

5. Romansch is one of the four official languages of which country?

6. Banff National Park is the largest park in which country?

7. Which movie “Sequel” featured a Cameo by Michael Jackson??

8. Until November of last year, the president and prime minister of which Euorpean country were identical twins?

9. Which now defunct national newspaper was the first to be printed entirely in colour?

10. Quiz Shows: what was the name of the game show that Keith Chegwin presented in the nude on Channel 5??

11. What is dactylography the scientific study of?

12. If something is dendriform, what is it shaped like?

13. Who played Henry VIII in Itv’s version of theTudors this year?

14. Where are Rods and Cones found in your body?

15. Which type of sugar has the same name as a river in Guyana?

16. In the Wizard of Oz, who did Dorothy meet first, Tinman, Scarecrow or the Lion?

17. How many years after the release of their first record do artists have to wait before they can be inducted in the Rock’N’Roll Hall Of Fame?

18. ...And in which American city is the Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Fame Museum?


Round Two – Quiz Show Hosts

Famous Georges…
1. Which George directed the 2002 film "Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind"??

2. In 2002, who was the highest placed 'George' in the BBC poll of 100 Greatest Britons?

3. Which Australian actress born in 1976 played Angel Parish in Home and Away for four years in the Nineties?

4. Which George is the author with the real name of Eric Arthur Blair??

5. Which famous George had a dog a called Indiana?



South America
6. Which group of volcanic Pacific islands have a name that means ‘tortoise' in Spanish?

7. What is the nationality of someone born in the city of Lima?

8. In which South American city would you find the Sugar Loaf mountain and Copacabana?

9. The world's highest lake lies on the border between Peru and Bolivia at an altitude of over 12,000 feet. What is its name??

10. Which river forms over 200 miles of the border between the countries of Colombia and Venezuela?


Music In Films…
11. Which actor and actreesss played the parts of Jim Morrison and his wife Pamela in the 1991 film The Doors?

12. In which 1991 film starring River Phoenix did Red Hot Chili Pepper’s bassist Flea make a brief appearance?

13. Which film director has released the film Shine A Light a documentary of the Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang tour?

14. Which girl band made the film “Honest”?

15. Which film star played guitar and sang with the band “30 Odd Foot Of Grunts”?


Three Of A Kind…
16. By what 3 names has the largest city in Turkey been known?

17. What are the 3 most abundant gases in the Earths atmosphere?

18. Excluding Egypt through which 3 countries does the River Nile flow?

19. Which 3 star signs are represented by horned animals?

20. What are the medical names of the 3 main bones of the ear?

Round Four: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

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