QUIZ THIRTEEN

Sunday 15th April

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Why was the end of last week a bad one for paraskavedekatriaphobics?

2. Where in the Human body is the carpus?

3. In which country is the Serengetti National Park?

4. On which single of 1997 did 29 different artists and bands perform?

5. Which rock drummer is forging a new career in politics, standing for election to Westminster City Council this month?

6. Which letter of the alphabet is used as a symbol to represent osculation?

7. Al Gore may be trying to save the planet, but in the 80’s his wife was on a different crusade across the USA; who was she trying to protect and why?

8. Double A-side “Let Love Lead The Way”/”Holler” was the last number one single for which band?

9. Multiply by nine, then divide by five, then add 32 is the formula for which conversion?

10. In which country is the Yucatan Peninsula?

11. Which kind of mammals comprise the scientific order chiroptera?

12. What is the name for the craft of applying paper cut-outs to wooden surfaces and panels, then varnishing?

13. Who wrote “Religion is the opium of the people”?

14. Who wrote “Hell is other people”?

15. With which type of book do you most associate Dr David Robert Starkey?

16. Which celebrity has written a series of children’s books featuring a girl called “Ugenia Lavender”?

17. Which TV personality and journalist’s autobiography is entitled “Don’t You Know Who I Am?”

18. In which soap do the regulars drink in a pub called the “Dog In The Pound”?

19. Which writer, actor, and presenter has written the novels “Making History” and “The Liar”?

20. Who were Tracey Tunstall and Sandra Burke?


Round Two –
Celebrity Eye Spy

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?
5 point clue I was born in Chicago in 1943 to a Norwegian mother and American dad and am a successful actor who has appeared in films on tv and, since 1990, in the theatre since my move to London; in 2004, I made a guest appearance in the film version of one of my tv shows. Who am I?

4 point clue In the 1997 General Election I campaigned for the white suited Martin Bell and in 2004 became a British citizen and season ticket holder at Arsenal. Who am I?

3 point clue I topped the UK singles charts in both 1976 and 1977. Who am I?

2 point clue In 2006 I appeared in the West End playing the role of Mack in the show Mack and Mabel and also as Jerry Springer in “Jerry Springer – The Opera” Who am I?

1 point clue I played Hutch to the Starsky of Paul Michael Glaser. Who am I?

Round Three – A Variety

Answers Only – What’s The Question…
1. Austria, Germany, France & Italy

2. Burgess Meredith & Danny De Vito

3. Evil Heat & Riot City Blues

4. Brontophobia

5.”Ma, take this badge off me…”


Crime & Punishment
6. In which decade was Capital Punishment abolished in the UK?

7. Who was brought to trial in 1962, accused of being the A6 murderer?

8. On 19th August 1987, in which English town did Michael Ryan shoot dead 16 people, including his mother, before killing himself?

9. Which English hangman was portrayed on film by Timothy Spall?

10. Where in the UK is Winson Green Prison?


Questions with a vague pachydermal theme...
11. Which championship football club has an elephant on its badge?

12. In Victorian times who was known as the Elephant Man?

13. Which band released the Grammy award winning album “Elephant” in 2003?

14. What was the name of the elephant in the Simpson’s episode entitled Bart Gets an Elephant?

15. The Order of the Elephant is the highest award in which European country?

Musical Blockbusters


Read the instructions very carefully, and solve the puzzle; who is the actor or actress, and what are the films in the grey hexagons?

Round Four - Time To Gamble

Answer ONE question from each of the ten shown here, with some picture clues to help...

***QUESTIONS TO FOLLOW***

(Click to open...)

The George Quiz Champion's League
First points on the board for "The League Against Alternative Medicine"; but "Captain Natalia" takes the early lead with 9 points from 2 quizzes. Well done!!!
Captain Natalia - 5 points
The Disappointing Sausage Roll Team - 4 points
Arse Pizza - 3 points
The League Against Alternative Medicine - 2 points
It's My Birthday, And I'll Quiz If I Want To... - 1 point

QUIZ SEVEN

Sunday 25th February

Round One – General Knowledge

1. The government have pledged to back a bid by England to host the football World Cup in which year?

2. What is the name of the number one album by Lebanese born singer Mika?

3. Rainfall is measured by what instrument?

4. In March 2002, whose emotional Oscar acceptance speech lasted over four minutes in which she thanked her manager, mother, agent, lawyers, husband, God, Spike Lee and Oprah Winfrey?

5. Which part animated, part live action film features the voices of Madonna, Snoop Dogg Dogg, and Robert De Niro?

6. The energy drink “Red Bull” originated in which Asian country?

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

8. Which TV show is presented by Mark Dolan?

9. Which cartoon character has a sidekick called Karate?

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

11. Which volunteer organisation, founded in 1824 has the motto “ With Courage, Anything Is Possible”?

12. In which European city would you find the Flavian Ampitheatre?

13. What is on the top of the pyramid on the reverse of a $1 note?

14. On which TV spaceship was Holly the ship’s computer?

15. What was the name of the imaginary creature that was described by Lewis Caroll as having 'jaws that bite and claws that catch'?

16. The name of which soup translated from Italian means, “to serve up”?

17. In cosmetic surgery, which part of the body is improved by rhinoplasty?

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

19. Who had a hit in 1984 with a version of Elvis Presley’s “Love Me Tender”?

20. In ten pin bowling a strike is when you get all the pins down with one ball, what term is used for getting them all down after two balls?


Round Two: Album Covers
All the following albums have been released in the past 6 years: Artist & Title, please





Who Am I?
5 Clues To A Famous Person

5-point clue: I was born in Colwyn Bay in April 1960 and I died in September 2000.Who am I?

4-point clue: When I was eighteen years old I posed naked for Penthouse magazine. Who am I?

3-point clue: In 1979 I published the book Rock Stars in Their Underpants. Who am I?

2-point clue: From 1982-1987 I co-hosted the TV show The Tube. Who am I?

1-point clue: I gave birth to four daughters, Fifi, Peaches, Pixie and Heavenly Hirani Tiger Lily. I was formerly married to Bob Geldof. Who am I?


Round Three – A Variety

(Questions 1-5: Audio round featuring excerpts from stand-up comedians, obviously not available here...)

Words Beginning With “O”…

6. Which "O" is an earthy pigment containing ferric oxide?

7. Which "O" is an alternative name for a fish eagle?

8. Which "O" is a tall four-sided monument tapering to a pyramidal top?

9. Jocasta was the wife of Laius and the mother of which mythological "O"?

10. Which "O" is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what it is named (eg Cuckoo, sizzle)?


Animal Answers: each answer contains the name of an animal

11. Who was voted BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year in 2000?

12. In which film did Robert DeNiro play Michael Vronsky?

13. Which fictional cartoon character was appointed President of the Society of Sober Sailors?

14. In the TV show Gladiators what was the gladiatorial name of Mark Smith?

15. In which band did Jenny replace Kerry in 2001?



Film Blockbusters:
The image below shows acronyms for 16 films: identify the actor or actress who starred in all the films. Once you have identified the actor/actress, work out the titles of the films in the shaded hexagons.

Round Four - Fastest Finger

Just like "Millionaire", put the following in order...

Caption Competition
Teams were asked to come up with a short, snappy and witty caption for the picture below.

(I couldn't resist putting this picture in the quiz - all Cameron's hard work in the last couple of years trying to convince us that he's not the basterd son of Tebbitt and Thatcher undone with one hand gesture...)


I'll post some of the funnier captions soon.