The George Quiz

Sunday 9th December 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

Once again, in the style of Blockbusters...
1. Which B is the scale used to measure wind velocity?

2. Which M is the pop group whose songs are featured in the musical “Our House”?

3. Which W is the sport in which Liz Hobbs found fame?

4. In which S would you be if you were looking at Aubrey holes?

5. Which musical J begins with the line “Your beauty is beyond compare”?

6. What E is the E in E numbers?


7. Which SM played Elektra King in the Bond film “The World Is Not Enough”?

8. Which GC is the former name for Ghana?

9. Which PC are called “trombones” in France?

10. Which TP is the more common name for magnesium silicate?

11. What AP are the Fourth Gutter and The Palace Of Weariness?

12. Which BP is the flag shown by a ship just about to leave port?



13. Which SNTR had a Top Ten hit with the song “Kiss Me” in 1999?

14. Which CDS was held for the first time in Islington in 1891?

15. Which ROTM was the subtitle of the third film in the Terminator series, released in 2003?

16. Which GOR is to the west of Estonia and Latvia?

17. Which ASS was driven by Serge and Meekly?

18. Which WCPTC takes place annually at Coxheath Fete, near Maidstone?


Round Two – Dog Breeds
Twelve pure breeds to identify...click to open

Round Three

Food & Drink
1. What type of food is a “frittata”?

2. What was the family name of the brewers at the Den Horen Brewery in Belgium?

3. On a Spanish Tapas menu, what are gambas?

4. What is added to cider and blackcurrant to make a Red Witch cocktail?

5. What is the fruit of the banyan tree?

6. Which variety of pasta has a name, which means “little tongues”?


Eighties
7. What was the name of the Yorkshire Ripper arrested in 1981?

8. Freed in 1989, how were Hill, Armstrong, Conlon and Richardson collectively known?

9. Which 80’s group included Helen O’Hara on violin?

10. What was the surname of the main family in Dynasty?

11. Who was Bananaman’s alter ego?

12. Who shot Ronald Regan in 1981?


European Where Am I?
13. In which city would I be if I was standing in front of Picasso’s giant monochrome “Guernica” painting?

14. Which city lies at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains?

15. Which city sits on the River Neva?

16. Which city was this year voted Europe’s friendliest city to visit by Tripadvisor.com?

17. In which city would you find the red-light district called the Reeperbahn?

18. Which city was called Kristiania until 1924?

Round Four - A Number Quiz

Solve the following ditloids (as i believe they are called)

Example: 12 N on a CF would be "12 Numbers On A Clock Face"

1. 1 P in a PT

2. 2 H on a BC

3. 3 C on a T

4. 4 S on a DB

5. 5 R on the OF

6. 6 P on the SOD

7. 7 MW of the W

8. 8 R on SS

9. 9 P of SA

10. 10 F on a D

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…”?

The George Quiz

Sunday 25th November 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

Round One is in the style of Blockbusters...

1. What G was replaced by the Euro in the Netherlands?

2. Which C is the opposite of Acrophobia?

3. Which V is to host the Winter Olympics in 2010?

4. Which M is the state capital of Wisconsin?

5. What O is the science of correcting deformities of the skeleton?

6. Which LC is measured by a spirometer?

7. Which EM were sold to the British Museum for £36 000 in 1816?

8. Which EO is the English translation of the Japanese word Karaoke?

9. Which HP is a mountain range in Northwest Afghanistan?

10. Which MP is the central character in a series of children’s novels written in the 1930’s by Pamela Lyndon Travers?

11. Which LC is a fictional character that holds the title of Duchess Of St Bridget?

12. Which FW is a town overlooked by Ben Nevis?

13. Which NGE was played on TV by Ricky Tomlinson in 2002?

14. Which MOB is Kate Nash’s 2007 debut best-selling album?

15. On which SOL is there an inscription entitled The New Colossus by the nineteenth century poet Emma Lazarus?

16. Which SSP was Donald McGill’s contribution to seaside enjoyment from the turn of the twentieth century?

17. Which CCM is a 1993 novel set on the Greek island of Kefalonia against the backdrop of the Second World War?

18. Which DAF is the 1971 film, which starred Jill St John as Tiffany Case?

Round Two - Picture Round
Flags and Country Outlines; A George Quiz favourite - just identify the country...

Round Three

Music
1. In 2003 who was arrested and charged with the murder of Lana Clarkson?

2. Which chart topping duo from 1992 had the surnames of Pettigrew and Chacon?

3. Which 1989 number one hit was inspired by a constantly burning memorial to Elvis Presley at Graceland?

4. In Seattle on the corner of Broadway and Pine a statue of which man holding his Stratocaster guitar can be seen?

5. The music mogul Don Arden died in July 2007. Who is his famous daughter?

6. Which best selling album of the 90s features a photograph of Berwick Street (in London) on its front cover?


On This Day In November...
7. 25th – What became the first foreign team to defeat England at Wembley in 1953?

8. 26th – At which vault at Heathrow Airport were over 6000 gold bars stolen in 1983?

9. 27th – On this day in 1994, which band’s Greatest Hits album, entitled “Carry On Up The Charts” was released?

10. 28th – East Timor declared its independence from which European country in 1975?

11. 29th – Which commission was established to investigate the assassination of JFK in 1963?

12. 30th – Which London building was destroyed by fire in 1936?


Literature
13. Which author released the collection of short stories entitled “If you liked school, you’ll love work” this year?

14. For what kind of artistic achievement is the annual Orange Prize awarded?

15. Which 2002 novel featured a young Indian boy adrift in a boat with a Bengal tiger called Richard Parker as his companion??

16. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – Who is the prisoner in question?

17. What is the name of the central character in James Joyce’s “Ulysses”?

18. What was the title of Richard Adams’ canine sequel to Watership Down?



Round Four – Film Quotes

All the following quotes are taken from the kind of flms which are always shown each Christmas on TV and will be shown every year until i shuffle off this mortal coil. Probably. Some are good, some are plain awful. There are year-of-release clues to help you...
1. "If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88mph...you're gonna see some serious shit." (1985)
2. "But a boy's best friend is his mother." (1960)
3. "You want the moon? Just say the word, and i'll throw a lassoo around it and pull it down." (1946)
4. "Weren't you frightened?" "Frightened? Child, you are talking to a man who has laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom, and chuckled at catastrophe...I was petrified!" (1939)
5. "I'm here to fight for truth, justice, and the American Way" (1980)
6. "Damn, how can you give Kris Kringle a parking ticket on Christmas Eve? What's next, rabies shots for the Easter Bunny?"
7. "Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And i will have my vengeance, in this life or the next." (2000)
8. "It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes or bags!" (2000)
9. "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. hate leads to suffering." (1999)
10. "All right, keep the little beasts. Do what you like with them. Drown them for all i care. You're a fool, Anita! I have no use for fools. You're fired, you're finished, you'll never work in fashion again! I'm through with all of you. I'll get even. Just wait. You'll be sorry, you fools, YOU IDIOTS." (1996)

The George Quiz

Sunday 18th November 2007
Round One – General Knowledge

Each answer in this first section has four letters....


1. Which modern day country was known in ancient times as Mesopotamia?

2. Which animal appears on the road sign 'Beware, Wild Animals'?

3. Which car manufacturer uses a badge consisting of four interlocked circles?

4. In which country is the source of the River Amazon?

5. Where in your body is your cuboid bone?

6. What type of insect is a tarantula hawk?

7. In which country is the fabled city of Timbuktu?

8. What was the name of the 1971 film about a trucker harassing a motorist on a remote and lonely road, directed by Stephen Spielberg?

9. Which Mr Man was blue, lived on his own, doesn’t have any friends, and a wizard is always checking up on him?

10. What word means Potato on an Indian Menu?

11. What is the name of the island, which lies off the north coast of Malta?

12. What name is given to the American stage and theatre equivalent of an Oscar?

13. Who had a hit with a version of the James Bond theme in Nvember 1997?

14. What kind of creature was Sebastian in Disney’s “Little Mermaid”?

15. Which desert covers a large part of Mongolia?

16. Which 1994 film starring Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman was known as The Professional in the US?

17. Which band had Nineties hits with titles “Place Your Hands”, “Consideration” and “Yer Old”?

18. Which river flows through both Florence and Pisa?


Round Two: Logomania
Can you identify the following logos?

Round Three

Medical Matters…
1. To which part of the body does the adjective “pulmonary” refer?

2. Which one of the five senses depends on the Gustatory nerve?

3. Which is the largest artery in the body?

4. What name is given to the flap of cartilage, which prevents food from entering the windpipe?

5. Where are your Zygomatic, ethmoid and vomer bones?


Cult Films
6. Who played the title role in the Oscar-nominated French film Betty Blue?

7. Which of the stars of the 1969 film Easy Rider also produced the film?

8. Which two Madonna songs is Tarantino as Mr Brown comparing at the start of Reservoir Dogs?

9. Which cult film featured a spaceship called the Nostromo and a cat called “Jones”?

10. Which musician was executive producer of the 1986 film “Withnail & I”?


Rivers
11. Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?

12. Through which European city does the River Tagus flow?

13. In which city does the Blue Nile meet the White Nile?

14. On which river would you find Victoria Falls and the Kariba Dam?

15. Which river forms most of the border between New South Wales and Victoria?

Give ONE year in which the following each lived...
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17.

18.

19.

20.

Round Four; Pop Quiz
The following were all hits in November in years gone by - can you identify them?
Example: 1981 PC by AATA is Prince Charming by Adam And The Ants
1. 1987 LFA by TP
2. 1990 IIB by VI
3. 1991 (EID) IDIFY by BA
4. 1993 WILTY by C&E
5. 1996 BAT by DBS
6. 1997 SMBU by TP
7. 2001 CGYOOMH by KM
8. 2003 WITL by TBEP
9. 2005 IBYLGOTD by AM
10. 2006 WTTBP by MCR

The George Quiz

Sunday 11th November

Congratulations to the League Against Alternative Medicine who won a very closely fought contest this week, just pippping two-times winners Rampant Radischen to the top spot. Congratulations, and enjoy your food voucher.
Round One – General Knowledge

1. The Glenmore Valley is home to which famous expanse of water?

2. What name is given to the Japanese art of flower arranging?

3. Which Disney animation told the legend of the young King Arthur?

4. What is the name of the protein found in the skin that keeps it from sagging?

5. The word Galaxy comes from the Greek word for what liquid?

6. In clothing care symbols, what does a cross over a triangle signify?

7. What can you do on the website Babel-Fish.co.uk?

8. Published in 2006, ‘The Sound of Laughter’ is the autobiography of which English comedian?

9. In the West End of London, the Lyric, Apollo and Gielgud Theatres are all located on which street?

10. Where, other than in Arthurian legend, would you find Merlin, Arthur and Guinevere?

11. In which country would you find the wine-producing region known as Casablanca Valley?

12. Which Paris landmark has 282 steps, and was planned as a monument to the military success of Napoleon I?

13. Chinese five-spice powder consists of fennel, cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns and which other spice?

14. Which city is second only to Paris as the largest French-speaking city in the world?

15. WHICH EGYPTIAN VILLAGE NEAR LUXOR IS THE SITE OF THE HUGE TEMPLE OF AMON?

16. Which American cartoon superhero’s secret identity was Billy Batson?

17. Which biscuit was advertised with the slogan “A drink’s too wet without one…”?

18. What numbers are at positions North, South, East and West on a dart board?


Round Two – Biopics

Round Three

In The News...
1. Where was Thoms Schutte’s sculpture “Model For An Hotel” unveiled this week in London?

2. Which band have released the official single for this year’s Children in Need, entitled Happiness (Friendship Never Ends)?

3. Defence minister Lord Drayson this week quit his position in the government to concentrate on what?

4. Until Wednesday, what was it illegal to do in the Houses Of Parliament?

5. Name the following people in the jungle; a celebrity chef, a soap babe, football pundit?

6. And finally, which former EastEnders actress has died in a Nursing Home in Brighton aged 78 this week?


Space
7. What was the name of the first dog in space?

8. Which Briton holds the record for the most time spent in space, over 374 days?

9. What do American-funded SETI projects aim to discover?

10. Which German astronomer was the first to discover that planets in our solar system orbit the sun?

11. Which spacecraft, launched by Nasa in 1977 is currently 9.3 billion miles away from Earth?

12. What sit he name of the first "Space Tourist" who reportedly paid $20m for the privilege in 2001?


Round Britain Quiz
13. Which is Britain’s third largest city by population?

14. Which cathedral city is situated on the River Stour?

15. In which city is the National Ice Centre, which was used in the 80’s as the training ground for skating champions Jayne Torville and Christopher Dean?

16. Which city has a square named after the author Roald Dahl?

17. From where did the Titanic set sail in 1912 on her fateful, maiden, trans-Atlantic voyage?

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

Round Four - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

WEEK THIRTY THREE

Sunday 16th September 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

Sport:
1. Which three events are included in the Olympic triathlon?

2. The World Record for which Olympic event I currently 12 minutes, 37 seconds?

Celebrities and WAGS:
3. Hells’ Kitchen celebrity Abbie Clancy is the model girlfriend of which Premiership footballer?

4. Which celebrity was the recent face of George at Asda’s “Must Have” range?

Shopping:
5. Which supermarket uses the slogan “Spend a little, live a lot”?

6. For which department store did Next owner George Davis design a range of women’s clothing called “per una”?

Seeds and Berries:
7. Which seed is commonly used to flavour breads and pastries in Germany and Austria?

8. Which berry is commonly used to flavour game dishes?

Drink:
9. Which fruit is used in the production of Southern Comfort?

10. Which Italian liqueur is distilled from a mixture of exotic ingredients such as star anise and vanilla?

Religion:
11. What name is given to the tower on top of a Muslim mosque?

12. Followers of which religion would use a Mani wheel?

Birds:
13. Which member of the crow family is known by the Latin name Pica pica?

14. What word is used to describe the number of eggs laid by a bird at a single time?

Children’s Literature:
15. Who wrote a series of three novels about “The Wishing Chair”?

16. Who wrote the books “The English Roses” and “Mr Peabody’s Apples”?

History:
17. In December 1989, US troop invaded Panama and the country’s dictator was ousted from power; what was his name?

18. Which President of the Phillipines was forced to flee the country after the US withdrew support for him in 1986?

Comedy:
19. In “A Fish Called Wanda”, what was John Cleese’s character name and profession?

20. In the sitcom “Allo, Allo” what was the title of the painting hidden by the Resistance and forged by the Nazis? And who painted it?


Round Two – Around The World

Some photos taken from some rather unusual angles....where in the world?

Round Three - A Variety

Complete the lyrics….
1. “Did you write the book of love…”
2. “I could be brown I could be blue…”

3. “You float like a feather in a beautiful world…”
4. “Well I can dance with you honey…”
5. “Panic on the streets of London…”

This Year (2007) - Who died???
6. Was born in Texas in 1967 with the name Vicky Lynn Hogan?

7. Was born in Rekyavik but brought up in Edinburgh?

8. Had a personal bodyguard called Alexander Korsakov?

9. Helped set up the Big Issue newspaper in 1991?

10. Was portrayed in a 2002 film by Steve Coogan?

Initials:
11. What is the H in HG Wells?

12. What is the P in ESP?

13. What is the C in Washington DC?

14. What is the M in IBM?

15. What is the R in MMR?


Film Couples…

For each question, work out the film stars; only the vowels in their names are showing!! When you have worked out who they are (for each question, there is a male and a female actor) answer the name of the (recent-ish) film in which they have appeared together. Simple!!

Round Four – Super Sexy Science Round

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 THIRTY

Sunday 26th August 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which hurricane devastated parts of the Caribbean this week?

2. Name Richard & Judy’s two children?

3. In computer speak, what is RTF?

4. A somnambulist is a sleepwalker, but what is a funambulist?

5. In the Beano, what is the name of Dennis The Menace’s little sister?

6. Which station on the Circle Line of London’s Underground was known as Aldersgate until 1968?

7. The pungency of which food is measured by the Pyruvate Scale?

8. Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in which city?

9. A periodontal disease would affect which part of the body?

10. In the Nineties, who created the fictional criminal profiler Frank Black?

11. Which TV programme features an anonymous presenter known only as “The Stig”?

12. According to the title of Calvin Harris’s recent chart topping hit when was it acceptable?

13. Which band has undertaken world tours by the following names: Urban Jungle and Bridges To Babylon?

14. In the 2003 remake of The Italian Job, the location was moved from Turin to which other city?

15. Which film released in 2006, and based on a true story tells the tale of four friends marooned in the sea after their yacht drifts off?

16. The popular holiday destination of the Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with which other country?

17. Which European city’s major football clubs are called Sparta and Slavia?

18. Which American pop artist was noted for his large-scale depictions of comic book panels?

19. Which British sculptor died in a fire at her home in St Ives in 1975?

20. In 1995, which British group provided the backing for Vic Reeves version of the Monkee’s song “I’m A Believer”?


Round Two - Kids Film & TV Silhouettes

Round Three

Reality TV…
6. Which recent Channel 5 Reality show has featured the talents of Jodie marsh, Syd Little and DJ Brandon Block?

7. Who was the most recent celebrity to be crowned “King Of The Jungle” in Itv’s reality series “I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here”?

8. In which Channel 4 reality show were the nine contestants all locked in a bunker until they decided which one of them should receive the prize money?

9. Who won BBC’s reality show “How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria”?

10. The Cheeky Girls first came to light on which reality programme?


Plants & Nature…
11. In what period did the first birds and marsupials appear on Earth?

12. What do lepidopterists collect or study?

13. What herb’s leaf is known by its Spanish name, cilantro, in the US?

14. In physical geography, what name is given to an area where tree growth is hindered by low temperatures or short growing seasons?

15. China and what northeastern Indian state are the only regions with native tea plants?

Around The World...Islands

Round Four - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Bonus Round - A-Z Album Quiz

WEEK TWENTY EIGHT

Sunday 11th August 2007

Thanks to Graham for hosting this week's quiz.

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which dance has a name meaning, “to rub two navels together”?

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

3. How is New York rapper Shawn Carter better known?

4. In July, which actress released her second fragrance, entitled “Covet”?

5. The single, longest land border in the world is between which two countries?

6. Which dish on an Indian restaurant menu has a name meaning, in Bengali, “dry fry”?

7. Which six letter culinary term derives from the French meaning, “to melt”?

8. Which religion was based on the ideas of Marcus Garvey?

9. The film The Future is Unwritten chronicles the life and death of which rock star?

10. Which classic story was given a new twist by Jim Henson’s Muppets in a 1996 film?

11. On film and TV, who are Chloe, Jade, Sasha & Jasmine?

12. What did Tokyo replace as the capital of Japan?

13. What did Cairo replace as the capital of Egypt?

14. Who is the unruly hero in a series of seventeen books for children written by Francesca Simon?
15. Radha Raman and Uri Fruchtmann are the two former husbands of which pop star?

16. What is the name of the restaurant chain started by Jamie Oliver to train unemployed young people to become chefs?

17. Who plays late-night radio talk-show host Mitch Moore?

18. Which comedian married his partner Kevin McGee in a civil ceremony in 2006?

19. The Sunderland Empire Theatre is said to be haunted by the ghost of which actor, who died in the theatre’s dressing room in 1976?

20. In 1993, which comedienne looked at life “Through The Cake Hole”?


Round Two – British Films

Round Three

Around The World….
1. The Trans-Siberian railway links Moscow with which coastal city?

2. Which English city is home to theatres called the Haymarket and De Montfort Hall?

3. Franz Joseph Strauss airport serves which German city?

4. Prior to becoming a TV host, of what American city was Jerry Springer mayor?

5. What is the most populated urban area in the Southern Hemisphere?


Animals…(Or, Things I Learnt At Drusillas, this week!!!)
6. What are the male and female donkeys called?

7. The collective name for which insect is an intrusion?

8. What is the alternative canine name for a marmot?

9. What animal has a name that means little thief in Latin?

10. The Prussian naturalist and explorer Alexander Von Humboldt gave his surname to a variety of which bird which he discovered in 1834?


Which products are advertised with the following slogans….
11. “The trouble is they taste too good…”?

12. “Solutions for a small planet…”?

13. “A drink’s too wet without one…”?

14. “Every time feels like the first time…”?

15. “Isn’t it great when things just work…”?


TV Programmes (write down the name of the programme!!)

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 SIX

Sunday 21st July 2006

Round One – General Knowledge

"Back To School" was this week's theme for the first round...

1. English: In English, what name is given to a word, which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning (for example “morning” and “mourning”)?

2. Maths: If two angles of a triangle are 42 degrees and 39 degrees, what's the third?

3. Maths: What comes next in this sequence 5, 12, 26, 54?

4. Geography: Which African desert covers most of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa?

5. Geography: Name any three countries that border the Black Sea?

6. History: Which European gate was symbolically opened to celebrate Christmas 1989?

7. Biology: What is the human body’s largest artery?

8. Biology: What kind of animals can be horseshoe, leaf-nosed or ghost-faced?

9. Chemistry: Which gas, found in the upper atmosphere, acts as a filter to the Sun’s ultra-violet rays??

10. Chemistry: Name three of the noble gases?

11. Physics: What astronomer was the first to locate the Sun, rather than the Earth as the centre of the solar system?

12. Technology: What does a uniform resource locator help you find?

13. Art: What artistic technique involves painting directly onto wet plaster?

14. Art & Literature: Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel “Maus” was an analogy for which historical event?

15. English Literature: Which novelist published the story of his 10 000 mile journey across America with his pet poodle in 1961?

16. French: What is the French for dog, goat and horse?

17. German: Which German word used in the English language means “taking pleasure in other peoples’ misfortune”?

18. Latin: The slogan "Ars Gratia Artis" is familiar to those who have seen the MGM lion roaring at the start of films. But what does it mean?


Round Two - Celebrity Eye Spy

Round Two-And-A-Half – Where Am I?

5 points – In 2006 this city’s population was estimated at just over 1.7 million it is the eighth biggest city in the European Union and Europe’s newest metro systems (albeit only one North to South line!!) opened to the public in this city in 1995

4 points – The creator of the international artificial language Esperanto was born in this city and this city is located 280 miles from the Baltic on the Masovian Plain

3 points – It is divided into 18 boroughs, 3 of which are called Wola, Ursus and Bielany and this city gave its name to the Treaty of Friendship established in 1955

2 points – It is served by an airport named after the composer Chopin and this city lies on the River Vistula

1 point – This city is the capital of its country, the country in question invaded by Germany on September 1st, 1939 and It is the capital of Poland



Round Three - A Variety

Current Affairs:
7. A portrait of which cartoon character was painted on the side of a Dorset hill this week?

8. Nominated for a Mercury Music Prize award this week for her album “Fur & Gold”, how is singer Natasha Khan better known?

9. What animal caused the German cyclist Marcus Burghardt to crash spectacularly during this year’s Tour De France?

10. Which three Labour MP’s admitted to smoking dope in their youth this week?

11. Rhianna will possibly break a 10-year-old record this weekend if her single “Umbrella” stays at number one for another week; which song was the last to stay at number one for 10 weeks or more?

12. At the Edinburgh festival this year, what will be “Discotivity”?


Where In The World…

Pictures From Google Earth

Round Four: A Pop Quiz

QUIZ TWENTY ONE

Sunday 10th June 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

1. On this day in 1988, whose 70th birthday was marked with a tribute concert in Wembley Stadium?

2. Shown on Sky One on Sunday night, which number episode is the Simpsons latest?

3. Jeff Bezos is the billionaire owner of which web site?

4. In April 2007, which European country was named the World’s Happiest Country in a study by Leicester University?

5. What programme was known as 'Loft Story' in France?

6. What six-letter name is shared by a car manufacturer, a Swedish river and a Jewish month?

7. What name is given to the hangover cure comprising of a raw egg and Worcestershire sauce?

8. Which pop group share their name with Bob the Builders tractor?

9. In which film do Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz swap homes for a fortnight at Christmas?

10. Who does Welsh actor Michael Sheen play in the 2006 film “The Queen”?

11. Which English fashion designer was knighted by the Queen in 2001?

12. Who was radio one’s first female disc jockey?

13. What number is represented by the phrase snakes alive in bingo terminology?

14. Which US black comedy is set at Sacred Heart Hospital?

15. What is the name of the theme tune to Monty Python’s Flying Circus?

16. Who set the record for the fastest crossing of the English Channel by an amphibious vehicle in 2004?

17. Kids TV; how is the character Patrick Clifton better known?

18. Kids TV; what is the hometown of Fireman Sam?

19. Harry Shearer voices which popular Simpsons double act?

20. Which of these bands is the odd one out: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam; Aerosmith?

Round Two - Celebrity A-Z

(A mega A-Z of celebrity mug-shots; click to open)

Round Three – A Variety

Geography…
1. Which European capital city stands on the island of Zealand?

2. Which island is home to Ronaldsway Airport?

3. The name of which Australian city means, meeting place?

4. Hayling Island is part of which English county?

5. In which desert does Las Vegas lie?


American Writers…
6. Who is the American author of American Psycho and Luna Park?

7. Which author has also written books under the name Richard Bachman?

8. Which American horror author was born Howard Allen O’Brien?

9. Who created the character of Jack Ryan, hero of such stories as “Patriot Games”, “Clear & Present Danger” and “The Hunt For Red October”?

10. Who is the central character in Jack Kerouac’s “On The Road”?


Double Initials….
11. Which cartoon character gets dumped outside his front door by his cat?

12. Which American golfer shares his name with a style of music?

13. Who was the fortieth president of the USA?

14. Which Hawaiian born musician released the album Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies For The Film Curious George?

15. Which patriotic but not very bright cartoon character was regularly rescued by his crew, The American Eagles?


Missing Words......

(From the week's news; click to open)

Round Four - Number Quiz

(Click to open...follow the instructions at the top of the page)

Quiz Winners - Tonight's victorious team were "Alan's Throbbing Crack Den" who, despite a very youthful appearance are extremely ruthless and put in an exceptional performance, holding off the three teams all competing for the top position in The George Quiz's Champion's League (...and The League Against Alternative Medicine, who deserve a little mention for getting the top score in the Celebrity Picture Round - you'll win the quiz one of these days, guys...)

Champion's League Points Week Ten

Alan's Throbbing Crack Den - 5 Points

The Diggers On Tour - 4 Points

Captain Natalia - 3 Points

The League Against Alternative Medicine - 2 Points (Hurrah!!)

The River Wild - 1 Point

QUIZ NINETEEN

Sunday 27th May 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

1. The Cutty Sark takes its name from which part of the ship?

2. In which London Borough is the Big Brother house?

3. Who was last year’s runner up in Big Brother?

4. Which flagship of Nelson’s sits in dock at Portsmouth?

5. Which European football team is cockney rhyming slang for a pound?

6. Which number shares a key with “*” on a QWERTY keyboard?

7. Which British actor appears in Jamie T’s video for the song “Sheila”?

8. Which TV detective’s real job was working for illusionist Adam Klaus?

9. Who was the Greek god of sleep?

10. England’s highest waterfall the Cauldron Snout lies on which river?

11. In Japanese cooking, what is “nori”?

12. Which black basalt slab, on display in the British Museum, was the key to the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing?

13. The power of what is measured in dioptres?

14. The annual Samuel Johnson Prize is awarded to writers in which area of literature?

15. Which actress starred as Muriel in “Muriel’s Wedding” and Sheryl in “Little Miss Sunshine”?

16. The IFAW was set up in Canada in 1969, but now has offices in over 15 countries worldwide. What does it stand for?

17. A baker’s dozen plus a trio plus a gross gives a total which when divided by a score equals…?

18. What is the capital of the US state of Hawaii?

19. Which body part did the Barbie doll get in 2000 that she didn’t have before?

20. Which fruit shares its name with the first name of Winston Churchill’s wife?

Round Two - Events Of The 80's & 90's

Round Three – A Variety

Anagrams….find two words which are anagrams of each other, with the following definitions:
1. Male goose AND the state of being vulnerable to injury or evil?

2. Small marine food fishes AND the state of having no rain?

3. Particular mode of action AND bring again into existence?

4. With a notched edge AND taken into custody?

5. Resembling a bear AND protecting against loss or risk?


Cities…
6. Which British city is home to Cribbs Causeway and Broadmead shopping centre and music venues the Academy and the Bierkeller?

7. Which Asian city was called Saigon until its name was changed in 1975?

8. To which European city would you travel to see St Basil’s Cathedral and the Pushkin Museum Of Fine Arts?

9. Which city, sited on the Rhine, boasts a museum dedicated to chocolate and has the world’s fourth largest cathedral?

10. Which British city is home to a commercial district called Little Germany, and also boasts the most visited museum outside of London – the National Media Museum?


Three Of A Kind…
11. In an alphabetical list what are the first three rooms on a Cluedo board?

12. Who won the first three series of Big Brother?

13. Which three countries with six letter names form a land border with Iraq?

14. Who are the only three successive female British monarchs?

15. In an alphabetical list of English counties, which three would come last?

Gold Run - Follow the instructions...

Round Four was a music round, which can't be posted here.

Great quiz, this week, thanks to everyone who took part - the highlight being the fact that everyone could hear me because of the NEW SPEAKERS!!!!! Wahey!!!

So farewell Natalia, we shall miss your Catalonian beauty at the quiz, good luck for the future.

Week eight of the Champion's League; here are the scores (New leaders??? Check the current league table in the column on the right......)

Let's Get Quizzical - 5 Points

The Diggers On Tour - 4 Points

Arse Pizza - 3 Points

Alan's Love Asylum - 2 Points

Capt Natalia - 1 Point

QUIZ FIFTEEN

Sunday 29th April 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which singer has said a ban on using too much toilet paper should be introduced to help the environment?

2. The ashes of which actor were blasted off into space this week?

3. Which Kent town was hit by an earthquake yesterday?

4. Which type of sportsman would be called a pugilist?

5. Santa Cruz is the capital of which Spanish island?

6. Which is the longest nerve in the human body?

7. On which show did Ian Woodley become the first TV quiz show millionaire?

8. Cillian Murphy can currently be seen in which Danny Boyle directed sci-fi film?

9. Which film director has based his films “Dead Man’s Shoes” and “This Is England” on his experiences growing up in Uttoxeter?

10. What gas is used to inflate an airbag in a car?

11. Which weatherman was immortalised in song by a band called “The Tribe Of Toffs” in the late 80’s?

12. Who presented the weather from a large floating map of Britain on the TV show “This Morning”?

13. What French stockbroker fled his homeland to paint in the Pacific?

14. Which work of art was discovered by Dumond D’Urville on the Island of Melos?

15.Computer jargon: what does PDA stand for?

16. Computer jargon: what does URL stand for?

17. What magical power did Wonder Woman's lasso have?

18. Who is the only female member of the Fantastic Four?

19. Who has written a series of science fiction novels about the doomed planet “Dune”?

20. Singer James Osterberg reached 60 years of age against all odds this week; how is he better known to us?

Round Two - One Hit Wonders
(Click to open...)

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?

5-point clue I was born in 1956 in California and I began my acting career on stage at the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Ohio. I am currently adding my voice to the third in a successful series of children’s films. Who Am I?

4-point clue I made my big screen debut in the 1980 slasher movie, He Knows You’re Alone. In 1984 I starred in the fantasy film Splash. My son from my first marriage is also an actor and played the assistant to Jack Black in 2005’s King Kong? Who Am I?

3-point clue My film CV includes the movies Volunteers, The Money Pit and Nothing In Common. In 1996 I turned to directing and producing with the film “That Thing That You Do” about a 60’s group. Who am I?

2-point clue I won Oscars in consecutive years for Best Actor in two very different roles. I have co-starred with Meg Ryan in a number of films, the first of which was Joe Versus The Volcano. Who am I?

1-point clue: I am the highest grossing actor of all time. Who Am I?


Round Three – A Variety

The week’s Sport News
1. Which Australian batsman scored 149 runs yesterday to help his side win the 2007 Cricket World Cup?

2. Who is the footballer who said this week in a radio interview that he wouldn’t pay to see the team he captains?

3. Anthony Hamilton, Stephen MacGuire, & Matthew Stevens are all currently competing to win the World Championship in which sport?

4. Beth Tweddle is representing Britian in which sport this weekend in Amsterdam?

5. Which two countries have been selected to jointly host the 2012 European Football Championship?


Classic literature…
6. Widely considered to be the most important contribution to psychology, who published his book “Interpretation Of Dreams” in 1900?

7. Published in 1910, which EM Forster novel tells of class struggles in turn-of-the-century England?

8. Which English novelist wrote the books Mrs Dalloway, To The Lighthouse and Orlando between 1925 and 1928?

9. Which 1930’s novel starts with the murder of Fred Hale?

10. Winston smith was the anti-hero of which novel, published in 1948?


“Z” Words…
11. Which city starting with the letter "Z" stands on the River Limmat?

12. Which word describes the highest point in the sky reached by a celestial object?

13. Which 2001 film stars Ben Stiller as a dim-witted male model brainwashed into assassinating the President Of Malaysia?

14. Which “Z” is a character in a children’s TV programme narrated by Eric Thompson?

15. On which island was Freddie Mercury born?

American States....

Champion's League - Week Four

Thanks to everybody who took part in last night's quiz - once again beset by speaker problems, for which i can only apologise (again!!!). Quiz winners last night were a slimmed-down version of Arse Pizza (Arse Lite????), but performance of the night went to The League Against Alternative Medicine who foresook their habitual fourth place to come runners-up!!! Dizzy Heights.

This week's totals are as follows:

Arse Pizza - 5 points

The League Against Alternative Medicine - 4 points

Captain Natalia - 3 points

Julia's Angels - 2 points

We Got The Funk... - 1 point

See the panel to the right for the positions after Week Four.