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

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-TWO

Sunday 17th June 2007

Special thanks to Graham who presented this week's quiz, and i hope you all were gentle with him as it was the first quiz that he's presented!!!!

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which singer became the first to sing at the new Wembley stadium?

2. Which Saturday evening talent show was won last week by Lee Mead?

3. What are the Christian names of the twins in Big Brother?

4. Which country made the G7 (Group Of Seven) into the G8 in 1997?

5. In a pack of cards, which is the only king without a beard?

6. What is the one word Japanese translation of the words “number place”?

7. Smile.co.uk is the online version of which high street bank?

8. On TV, which type of illnesses do Dawn Harper and Christian Jessen investigate?

9. What is the name of the official country retreat of US Presidents?

10. The population of the Spanish town of Bunol (Bun-yol), near Valencia, swells by 20 000 people during which Festival held on the last Wednesday in August?

11. Whose biography begins in Seattle, USA in 1942 and ends in London in September 1970?

12. Whose biography begins in Brussels in 1929 and ends in Switzerland in 1993?

13. Who was “Not Such An Innocent Girl” in 2001?

14. And who was a “Naughty Girl” in April 2004?

15. How is the children’s author Theodor Geisel better known?

16. Which American-born travel writer sent “Notes From A Small Island”?

17. What is the name of a triangle whose three sides are all of different lengths?

18. Which fruit is a hybrid between a blackberry and a raspberry?

19. Which song by the presenters of Tiswas reached number 26 “in the hit parade” in August 1980?

20...And under what name did they record the song??

Round Two – Film Posters Of 2007

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?
(Not This Week - Back Soon!!!)

Round Three – A Variety

Fair Trade questions….
1. Other than black and white, which two colours feature on the Fair Trade logo?

2. What is the name of the first brand of coffee to bear the Fairtrade mark?

3. In a Fairtrade photographic exhibition in 2006, which TV presenter was photographed wearing a wig made from Fairtrade wool?

4. The international body that sets Fairtrade standards and co-ordinates the certification of producers is known as FLO – what is its full name?

5. What is the name of the documentary film just released, focussing on the coffee growers of West Ethiopia?


Girl Bands….
6. Which band had nineties hits with “Creep”, “No Scrubs” and “Unpretty”?

7. Which Nineties girl band had the members Donna Matthews and Annie Holland?

8. Which girl band released the best-selling albums “Lickin’ On Both Sides” and “Eye Candy”?

9. The girl group which from the first series of the Aussie version of “Popstars” was named after which female film icon?

10. “Deep Sea Skiving” was the title of which girl band’s first album?


London Calling…5 questions about our capital city
11. In which London cemetery is Karl Marx buried?

12. In the 70th anniversary London edition of the board game Monopoly what replaced the four railway stations?

13. Which London attraction was sub-divided into zones including Body, Work, Journey, Faith and Talk?

14. Which London building can be found a 30 St Mary Axe, EC1?

15. How many capsules are there on the London Eye?


Children’s TV Lyrics

Round Four - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

QUIZ FOURTEEN

Sunday 22nd April

Round One - General Knowledge
Questions About England and the English

1. Which city did London replace as capital of England?

2. Which two English counties border Scotland?

3. Which river – the third longest in England – rises in the South Pennines and flows through the Midlands into the Humber?

4. In which town is the headquarters of the Open University located?

5. Which British newspaper advertises itself as, The Voice of Britain?

6. Which fashion designer lives in and works from her home in the Fashion & Textile Museum in Bermondsey?

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

8. Which station stands at the Northern end of the Piccadilly line on London’s Underground?

9. Which ship carried Sir Francis Drake on his circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580?

10. Which Anthony Mingella film, set during the closing stages of WW2, won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1996?

11. Who is the English author of the children’s books “Five Children & It” and “The Phoenix And The Carpet”?

12. Where in England is the National motor museum?

13. What is the name of King Arthur’s sword and shield?

14. In 1992, which athlete became the first British woman to win an Olympic track gold medal for 28 years?

15. `Question or Nominate` was a phrase commonly heard on which UK TV quiz show?

16. Which political event was broadcast live for the first time on British TV on March 20, 1990?

17. Which soap character owned a dog called Cracker?

18. Donald McGill created 12 000 examples of what type of artwork until his death in 1962?

19. What pseudonym has been used for over 40 years by the English author David John Moore Cornwell?

20. If all the Carry On films were listed alphabetically which one would come last?



Round Two - Films With A Number In The Title

(Click to open...)

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?
5 Points: I was born in Lincolnshire in 1958, and am happily married with three daughters; in 2003 I was listed among the Top 50 funniest people in Britain, and I am currently making a six-part series marking the 20th anniversary of my comedy sketch show.

4 Points: In 2001, together with my comedy partner, I declined an OBE.

3 Points: I have also acted in films and on TV; among my most popular was an appearance in Friends as well as performing the song “Holding Out For A Hero” in Shrek 2.

2 Points: My biggest success came when I adapted one of my sketches “Modern Mother And Daughter” into a long-running sitcom.

1 Point: My comedy partner is Dawn French and I am married to Adrian Edmondson.

Round Three – A Variety

Connections: Answer the first four questions, then make asimple connection between the answers...
1. Which 1998 film co-starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan was a remake of the 1940s film, The Shop Around The Corner?

2. What was the name of the vigilante organisation sponsored by Michael Winner to patrol London’s underground?

3. Which Bob Dylan song contains the line, “Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone”?

4. Measuring 563 carats, which famed sapphire, now resides at New York’s American Museum of Natural History?

5. What is the connection?


Pairs: Two answers required for each question...
6. Which two months of the year are named after Roman Emperors?

7. Between which two mountain ranges does the city of Vienna lie?

8. Which two letters of the alphabet provided the codenames of the agents played by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in The Men in Black?

9. Which two British destroyers sunk in The Falklands War shared their names with English cities?

10. Which two capital cities are linked by the Lusitania Railway Line?


Kids Stuff:
11. Who was a TISWAS presenter before becoming Dr Who?

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

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

14. Which Disney film features a sea lord called Triton?

15. Which kids show is presented by Neil Buchanan?


Missing Words…fill in the missing words from this week's news

Round Four - Britpop Music Quiz

Obviously, i can't post the music samples i used in the quiz, so here are a few random questions about Britpop:

1. Which band had minor hits with "Great Things" and "King Of The Kerb"?
2. Who was the object of affection in the pulp song "Disco 2000", and who thought that her "breasts were the best"?
3. Who originally recorded Kula Shaker's biggest hit, "Hush"?
4. Which Oasis song begins "Made a meal and threw it up on Sunday..."?
5. Which TV presenter and radio DJ was once the lead singer of kenickie?
6. Which track kicks off Radiohead's 1997 album "OK Computer"?
7. Which actor starred in the video for Fat Les's "Vindaloo", aping the role played by Richard Aschcroft in The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony"?
8. Who released the album "Free Peace Sweet" in 1996?
9. Which gangster is mentioned in the lyrics of Blur's "Charmless Man"?
10. Who were "Caught By The Fuzz" in 1995?


Champion's League - Week Three
Not the biggest turnout we've ever seen at The George Quiz last night, but a keenly fought contest, nevertheless, with the results as follows:
1st - Arse Pizza - 5 pts
2nd - George's Dragons - 4 pts
3rd - Captain Natalia - 3 pts
4th - The Rotting sausage Roll - 2 pts
5th - The League Against Alternative Medicine - 1 pt
Check the column to the right to see the current leaders.

The plasticine models were, again, superb last night, i'll post some photos later