The George Quiz - Week Twenty-One Of 2008

Sunday 1st June 2008

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which contest was won by 14-year-old George Sampson last night?

2. Which painter of large ladies died this week aged 81?

3. What is the name of the probe that landed on Mars this week?

4. What connects Paul Weller4, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Prince, other than the fact that they are singers?

5. Which Australian city has a name which means “meeting place” ?

6. What colour would one associate with the term “poliosis”?

7. Which deceased pop star is the subject of a statue in Montreux, overlooking Lake Geneva?

8. What is the predictable three-word title of the autobiography of Jimmy Saville?

9. Which two former Prime Ministers both died in 2005?

10. In which country were Trabant cars made up until 1990?

11. Which bone of the body takes its name from the Latin for “little key”?

12. Which country’s internet suffix is .ie?

13. The name of which Glasgow district means “place of the badger”?

14. What is advertised on TV with the slogan “Welcome to the Latin Quarter”?

15. Which children’s cartoon opened with the lyrics “He's got style, a groovy style, and a car that just won't stop.”

16. In which range of hills would you find Cheddar Gorge and Wooky Hole?

17. Welsh actor Rhys Ifans played what comedy legend in a Channel 4 biopic?

18. Which former Soviet republic is, by area, the world’s largest landlocked country?


Round Two: Picture Round
Kids Tv Silhouettes: name the characters...

Round Three

In Flaming June…
1. On June 1st 2001, the crown Prince of which Asian country killed his entire family during a royal dinner?

2. On June 2, 1997 who was convicted on fifteen counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the Oklahoma bombings?

3. On June 3rd 1968, Valerie Solanas attempts to assassinate which artist at his studio in New York?

4. On June 4, 1913 who was killed by a horse called Anmer?

5. On June 5th 1967 which country launched pre-emptive air strikes on Egypt and Lebanon at the start of the 6 Day War?


Big Brother
6. In the very first Big Brother, back n 2000, who was the first person voted off?

7. In BB4, which evicted housemate returned to the house for the final two weeks, although he was not eligible for the £70 000 winner’s prize?

8. In BB” who asked if there was “chicken in chickpeas”?

9. Which Brighton resident and anarchist was ejected from BB5 after one week for persistent rule-breaking?

10. And finally, who in BB3 pissed in a bin, scaled a wall and escaped over the roof?


London…
11. Where in London is the world’s largest champagne bar?

12. Which gruesome museum can be found at 1, Tooley Street, London SE1?

13. Which famous London street is named after a politician who was MP for Morpeth in the 17th century?

14. Which is the only Underground line to intersect with all the others?

15. Who designed London’s “Gherkin”, at St Mary’s Axe?



Food & Drink
16. What are Italian “polpette”, Turkish “koefte” and Swedish “koettbullar” types of?

17. Name the Indian version of a pancake, made with rice or bean flour?

18. What cocktail’s main ingredients are rum, crushed ice, mint and limes?

19. The Name of which dish derives its name from the Portugese words for wine and garlic?

20. In which country is Staropramen beer brewed?


Round Four - Film Synopses
Identify the recent films from a short synopsis

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