The Caxton Arms Charity Quiz

Wednesday 5th December 2007

Round One - Mixed Knowledge

2007: The Year That Was (Nearly)
1. Which singer was the Runner-up in this year’s Celebrity Big Brother?

2. Which Saturday teatime talent show was won by Lee Mead in May?

3. Which American singer released a perfume this year, simply entitled “L”?

4. What was the name of the container ship, which ran aground off the coast of Devon in January?

5. Boris Johnson upset the residents of another British city in April with his comments that their city is “a place that is arguably too full of drugs, obesity, underachievement and Labour MPs?

6. Which Anya Hindmarch creation sold out within hours upon its launch in April?


Modern Art
7. Whose artistic works include “Away From The Flock” and “Mother & Child Divided”?

8. Which artist besides Pablo Picasso was known for the development of Cubism?

9. Which artist placed 31 life size human sculptures on rooftops around London this summer?

10. Which American artist died in a car crash aged 44 in 1956??

11. Which Plymouth housewife became famous with her delicious paintings of big fat ladies?

12. Van Gogh chopped off his ear after an argument with what other famous painter?


Around The Uk
13. Which Northern city is home to the National Railway Museum and the Jorvik Viking Centre?

14. Which comedian is honoured with a statue in London’s Leicester Square?

15. If you attended the Open University, in which town would you be?

16. Which Devon river rises on Dartmoor and flows into the English Channel at Plymouth?

17. The International airport in Doncaster is named after which historical British figure?

18. In 2007, which city was voted Britain’s Worst place To Live by the TV programme “Location, Location, Location”?


Round Two – Secret Santa

Round Three

TV Themes: (Audio Round)

Girls On Film:
7. Who played the White Witch in the 2005 version of “The Chronicles Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe”?

8. Which 1998 film starring Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson was the first to also star a young Linsay Lohan?

9. Which actress won an Oscar for playing female boxer Maggie Fitzgerald?

10. Which English actress was nominated for an Oscar for “Best Actress In A Leading Role” for her part in the 2002 film “In America”?

11. Who played Indiana Jones’s love interest in the “Temple Of Doom”, later to marry Spielberg himself?

12. Which female singer also starred in the films “The Wedding planner”, “Maid In Manhattan” and “Money Train”


Sport…
13. In which sport can you be penalised for travelling ?

14. Which UK sporting body has the acronym BNMAA??

15. In which sport does Beth Tweddle represent Great Britain?

16. Which footballer was born in 1985 on the island of Madeira?

17. Which English boxer is known as “The Hitman”?

18. Which two European countries are due to co-host the 2012 European Championship?


Round Four - A Language Test

Round Five

Kids Time…
1. Which kids show is presented by Neil Buchanan?

2. Which police officer was constantly at loggerheads with Top Cat?

3. What type of bird is Professor Yaffle in Bagpuss?

4. Who was a TISWAS presenter before becoming Dr Who?

5. What is the name of the panther in the 1967 Disney Classic “The Jungle Book” ??

6. Which comedy writer has penned four books for children about the adventures of a young James Bond?



Music Intros (Audio Round)


Six to finish…
13. Who wrote the original book of The Golden Compass on which the latest film is based?

14. What is Frigophobia the fear of?

15. Who is the main star of the TV show Diagnosis Murder?

16. Which car manufacturer has a badge featuring a St George's Cross and a serpent?

17. In human anatomy, how is the patella better known?

18. The theme tune to which classic cartoon began “Think of all the animals you’ve heard about…”?

WEEK THIRTY-ONE

Sunday 2nd September 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Dame Graca Machel is the third wife of which political figure?

2. Which celebrity’s current fragrance is simply called “L”?

3. In which 1975 film did Tina Turner appear as the Acid Queen?

4. Which organ of the body is responsible for the production of insulin?

5. What does the acronym SIM stand for, i.e. in a SIM card?

6. Which part of the body is affected by glossitis?

7. Which planets moons are named after characters in Shakespeare plays?

8. Burgas and Varna are holiday destinations on the coast of which European country?

9. Which two European countries are linked by the Svinesund road and rail bridge?

10. In the TV gameshow Deal Or No Deal how much is the most expensive blue prize worth?

11. What was the title of Quentin Tarantino’s film based on Elmore Leonard’s book, “Rum Punch”?

12. What are puntillitas on a Spanish restaurant menu?

13. Who played Mike Young in Neighbours and David Croft in Home & Away?

14. Which comedian took his stage name from a South London borough?

15. Which food company began life in 1869 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as the Anchor Pickle and Vinegar Works?

16. In which Olympic Event is the current world record set at 18.29 metres?

17. Which part of the body would interest a Trichologist?

18. The company SEGA takes its name from shortened versions of which two words?

19. What 6-letter word is derived from the Latin for three streets?

20. What was the title of the episode of Fawlty Towers that sees Basil attempting to hide a dead guest?


Round Two – Art

Round Three

Four Letter Answers…
Which letter of the Greek alphabet also means, a tiny amount?

By what name is French Sudan now known?

What is studied by an oenophile?

Which animal is feared by a bufonophobe?

Portree is the main town on which island?


UK…
6. What cathedral has appeared on the back of a £20 note?

7. The River Tamar forms a large stretch of the border between which two English counties?

8. Which British saint’s day is March 1st?

9. Which British city is known as the Granite City?

10. Which national park includes the Black Mountains and the Usk Valley?


History…
11. Who was the Argentine President at the time of the Falklands war?

12. What does the Russian word Bolshevik actually mean?

13. In 1801, the addition of which saint’s red cross saw the Union flag take its current form?

14. In which city did an Easter Uprising take place in 1916?

15. Which was the only Eastern Bloc country to violently overthrow its communist regime in 1989?

Missing Words ...from the week's news

Bonus Round - Film Taglines

WEEK TWENTY SEVEN

Sunday 4th August 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which comedian who died this week started his career in show business as a stuntman on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and in the film Spartacus?

2. Which centenary was celebrated on Brownsea Island this week?

3. Operation Banner ended this week after 38 years. What was it?

4. YouTube clip of the week shows hundreds of Philippine prisoners in orange jumpsuits, doing a dance routine to which song?

5. Which two housemates were voted out of the Big Brother house?

6. What is the name of the 2003 film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth that was based on a book which was inspired by a famous painting?

7. In which film set in London does the leading lady give the leading man an original picture by Marc Chagall?

8. Who recorded the album “Dylanesque” in 2007?

9. Which British band took their name from a member of the Manson Family, charged with the murders of 4 actors in Los Angeles 1968?

10. What is the name of the little statue in Brussels, which depicts a little boy urinating into a fountain?

11. What name is given to a tomb or monument in honour of someone whose remains lie elsewhere?

12. Fraser and Magnetic islands lie off the coast of which country?

13. Which American chain of department stores has its flagship store in Lexington Avenue in New York?
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14. In the Uk, which supermarket name is “Scandinavian for value” according to the adverts?

15. Which pocket-sized self-help book was the best-selling piece of non-fiction in 1996?

16. What's the title of the 2003 non-fiction book that has a painting panda up a ladder on the dust cover?

17. In the human body, where are the semi-circular canals?

18. Which American scientist first discovered that the universe is expanding?

19. In the UK, how is the crane fly more commonly known?

20. Of what is limnology the study?


Round Two - Picture Round

..from the George Quiz archive (?) as the Picture Round was saved til next week

Round Three

Around The World…
1. Which African nation was formerly called the Gold Coast?

2. 1034, Audubon Drive is the address of which famous building?

3. Which breed of dog is named after a pass on the border of Switzerland and Italy?

4. What name is given to the Cajun counterpart of paella?

5. Which waterway separates the Peloponnesian Peninsula from the Greek mainland?


Crap Comedy – Only Funny If You’ve Had A Sense Of Humour By-Pass…
6. What were the first names of the Eighties comedy duo Hale & Pace?

7. Which 80’s comedian created the hilarious characters Captain Kremmen and Marcel Wave, a lecherous Frenchman?

8. What was the name of the short-lived 1990 comedy which re-united the “Hi-Di-Hi” team?

9. What was Gareth Blackstock’s occupation in a Nineties sitcom?

10. How is Geraldine Grainger better known?


Art & Crafts…
11. Marchel Duchamp’s 1917 sculpture “Fountain”, basically consisted of what?

12. In colour theory, what are the three secondary colours?

13. Who created the much-parodied painting of an old couple standing in front of a church? And what is it called?

14. What nationality was the painter Marc Chagall?

15. What iconic museum structure, built in 1989, is the Chinese American architect, I M Pei responsible for?

And finally...

Round Four - A History Quiz

Similar to the music quiz we do from time to time; work out the historical events from the 20th Century...

WEEK TWENTY THREE

Sunday 1st July

Not a bad turn out considering the Quiz was up against the "Diana Concert" live on TV; quite surprised anyone turned up at all. Those that did may have missed out on "Candle In The Wind" (probably), but were rewarded with the following quiz, which was won at a canter by "The Diggers" (now just "The Diggers", you notice, "on tour" no longer, and if they keep winning the food prize, they'll all be too stuffed to ever go anywhere ever again...!!!)

Round One – General Knowledge

1. What farewell gift did Arnold Schwarzenegger give Tony Blair this week?

2. Who completes this sequence: Kenneth, Michael, Jack, David, Charles, John…?

3. Which former member of the Monty Python team provides the voice of the wizard Merlin in Shrek 3?

4. Which product is currently advertised as being knitted by a group of OAP’s?

5. Who is the only puppet to have won the quiz show The Weakest Link?

6. From which two words does the supermarket chain ASDA take its name?

7. The shopping channel QVC takes its name from which three words?

8. Which children’s TV character is voiced by Gary Lineker?

9. Which is the only internal organ of the body capable of regenerating itself?

10. Which is the only major river to flow both north and South of the equator; it crosses the Equator twice?

11. Artist Michael Sandell’s controversial three-piece work currently on show in the Royal Academy portrays which couple as a naked Adam & Eve?

12. In which county is Leeds castle?

13. Which European city do Schonefeld, Tegel & Tempelhof airports all serve?

14. David, Stephen, Ian and a second David are the first names of which quartet which appear weekly on TV?

15. Which internet company was set up in 1995 initially as a way of swapping PEZ sweet dispensers?

16. Which Internet Company’s logo features a cat wearing headphones?

17. What name is applied to animals with hooves?

18. Which cartoon detective was created by Georges Remi in 1929?

19. Which 20th Century novel unwittingly lent its name to the underground system in Glasgow?

20. Forty years ago this week, actor Reg Varney was the first man to use what?


Round Two – Famous Canadians

(Ahead of Canada Day on Monday, here are 12 instantly recognisable Canadian personalities)

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?

5 point clue I was born in 1945 and my entertainment career began in the none too salubrious surroundings of the Boggery Folk Club, where I was employed as resident singer. Who am I?

4 point clue In 1979 I was named ITV Personality of the Year and in 1992 I was named BBC TV Personality of the Year. Who am I?

3 point clue In 1995 I celebrated my 50th birthday with the award of Midlander of the Year from Aston University. Who am I?

2 point clue I am a managing director of Celador TV Company and my daughter Lucy Davis starred in the comedy series The Office. Who am I?

1 point clue I had a hit with the song Funky Moped and I co-starred with Robert Powell in The Detectives. Who am I?



Round Three – A Variety

Art…..
1. Who designed the Glasgow School Of Art?

2. With which type of art do you most associate Spencer Tunick?

3. What did the K Foundation burn in 1994?

4. French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bertholdi created which large-scale classical realist female fgure?

5. Who painted the Luncheon Of The Boating Party in 1880?


Toys & Games
6. Which toy was invented by Frank Hornby in 1901?

7. Which arcade fighting game was first released by Namco in 1994?

8. In which language does the word “Jenga” mean, “to build”?

9. Which orange toy, first seen in the UK in 1971, was originally called PON-PON?

10. Which colour are the cheapest properties on a Monopoly board?


Three of a kind…
11. What name is given to the young of the following animals?

a) Kangaroo b) swan c) dragonfly

12. Which Carry On film was set in…?

a) 1492 b) the French Foreign Legion c) aboard the Good Ship Venus

13. What are the former names of…?

a) Snickers b) Starburst c) Minstrels

14. What is the most populous city in..?

a) China b) Pakistan c) Nigeria

15. Who had a hit with the following “Hy..” titles?
A) 1982 – Hymn B) – 1987 – Hysteria C) 2003 – Hysteria?


Famous People As Children..Who Did They Grow Up To Be?

Round Four was a music round which obviously can't be posted here, and finally just a quick mention of the extremely high standard of plasticine models completed by all the teams for the Bonus Round; one example shown below....(Jordan Giving Birth by "Julia's Angels", in case you were wondering)