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 EIGHT

Sunday 5th March

Round One – General Knowledge

1. What news story does this week’s Mirror headline “I’m expecting a little Angel” refer to?

2. Which British singer has recently completed a tour of his favourite chip shops?

3. Which Hollywood film director has made a documentary about the discovery of two stone boxes – possibly once containing the bones of Jesus and Mary Magdalene - in a cemetery in Jerusalem?

4. Which English hip-hop group consists of Nadia, Cherise, J-Rock and Randy?

5. Who is the current Minister Of State For Europe?

6. How many columns are there in the game Connect 4?

7. Which city lies on the banks of the River Danube and the River Morava?

8. Who sailed around the world in a vessel called Kingfisher?

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

10. Where was the treaty signed that created the European Economic Community - forerunner of the EU – in March 1957?

11. The currency of Costa Rica shares its name with which English language punctuation mark?

12. In which Uk film of 1998 did a 12 year old Lily Allen make an appearance as a lady-in-waiting?

13. Who played Derek Bentley in the 1991 film “Let Him Have It”?

14. Which day of the week is named after the Roman god of agriculture?

15. The labels from which food product would excite a fromologist?

16. The Japanese company Nomura owns the most of Britain’s what?

17. Excluding monarchs who was the first woman to be depicted on a British banknote?

18. Whatt three diseases is the DTP injection to prevent?

19. Which part of the body is responsible for producing antibodies?

20. What was the name of the first-born offspring of Wayne and Waynetta Slob in Harry Enfield’s TV show?

Round Two - British Films

Following a fairly decent showing by British actors at this year's Oscars, here's a picture quiz of the best British films of the last 20 years. Click to open...

Who Am I?
Five clues to a famous person...

5 point clue I was born in Hastings in 1957. In a 1994 episode of Absolutely Fabulous I played a character called Carmen. Who am I?
4 point clue I am known for being an avid fan of Crystal Palace FC. Who am I?
3 point clue Shows that I regularly appeared on include Countdown, Have I Got News for You and Q.I.
Who am I?
2 point clue Early in my career I appeared on stage wearing Doc Marten boots and billed as The Sea Monster. I became an entertainer after giving up my job as a psychiatric nurse. Who am I?
1 point clue My first name is Joanne and I am known for my sledgehammer feminist humour. Who am I?



Round Three – A Variety

Name Any Year; Name any one year in which the following five peole lived

1. Jane Austen – author of Pride & Prejudice, Emma, and Sense & Sensibility?

2. Nostradamus – French publisher of prophecies?

3. Karl Marx – Germany philosopher?

4. Elizabeth The First – Queen Of England?

5. William Wilberforce – English politician who led the parliamentary campaign to abolish slavery?


CR or RC?

Each of the following answers has two words, either with the initials CR or RC. You Decide...

6. Who is the rock star ex-husband of American actress Kate Hudson?

7. Which comedy writer’s early work includes contributing to the lyrics to the 1980 spoof song for the Hee Bee Gee Bees called “Meaningless Songs (In Very High Pitched Voices)?

8. What is the name of the 1992 novel by Ian Banks detailing the complex life of Prentice Mc Hoan?

9. Which literary sailor was born in 1682 in the city of York?

10. Which mechanical puzzle was invented by a Hungarian sculptor and professor in 1974 and has sold over 250 million worldwide in the 27 years since it first went on the market?


Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum….

Each of the following answers begin with either Fe, Fi, Fo or Fum...

11. What is the name of the main artery that extends from the thigh to the knee?

12. Which country left the Commonwealth in 1987?

13. Which Loony Tunes character had a farm rival called Barnyard Dawg.?

14. What eight letter word is defined as to disinfect or purify?

15. Which food manufacturing company based in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne took their name from a shortened version of the words, fruit industries?

Gold Run

Complete the following Gold Run going from left to right...can you do it in 60 seconds or less?

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Round Four - Music

1. Who had a One-Hit Wonder in 1985 with the song "Tarzan Boy"?
2. Who recorded the song "You Should Be Dancing" in 1976?
3. Who covered Shalamar's "A NIght To Remember" for the official 2005 "Children In Need" single?
4. From which album was Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue" taken?
5. Which animal is mentioned in the lyrics of David Bowie's "Heroes"?
6. Bronski Beat's 1985 classic "Smalltown Boy" was taken from which album?
7. Which day will the singer always remember in the song "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"?
8. Who covered the Nine Inch Nails song "Hurt" in 2002?
9. Who is the lead singer of the band The Feeling?
10. The pixies song "Where Is My Mind" most memorably plays over the end credits to which film?

Bonus Round Winners

Have to post photos of the two winners of this week's plasticine modelling round; the theme was "Famous People Dead Or Alive", and these two were very worthy winners. Superb!!