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

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 SEVENTEEN

Sunday 13th May 2007

Round One – General Knowledge


1. According to the proverb, who finds work for idle hands?
2. In an Italian restaurant, what are “grissini?
3. What was classified into four groups by the scientist Karl Landsteiner?
4. Which British band’s first four singles were all cover versions, including their first UK number one, “Its All Over Now”?
5. Who wears an item of gold jewellery known as the “Fisherman’s Ring”?
6. Which comedy writer has penned four books for children about the adventures of a young James Bond?
7. Which 2000 film set in a fictional village in rural France was based on a novel by Joanne Harris?
8. Which inter-governmental organisation established in 1975 with its headquarters in Paris goes by the acronym ESA?
9. Into which fountain in Rome do visitors traditionally throw a coin to ensure a return to the city?
10. In which part of the human body is the trapezium bone?
11. Who is the English novelist whose best known short story “The Birds” and novel “Rebecca” were both adapted into films by Alfred Hitchcock?
12. Which monument has the words “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor” written underneath it?
13. Which two countries are connected by The Brennar Pass?
14. Adherants of which religion consider themselves disciples of Nanak, and his nine successors, collectively known as the Ten Gurus?
15. Members of which profession would also be members of the FRCVS?
16. On 17th November 1970, a 20-year-old German girl by the name of Stephanie Rahn, was almost literally in the news for which first?
17. Which computer brand had its origins at the 1964 Olympics, when official timekeeper Seiko had to produce an electronic printer, to complement its new timing devices?
18. Mount Erebus is the most famous volcano on which continent?
19. In which film did Jim Carrey play Andy Kauffman?
20. Who played the role of Templeton Peck in The A Team?

Round Two - All Creatures Great & Small
Some less well-known members of the animal kingdom....click to open

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?

I am a British actress and presenter, born in 1967, raised by my grandparents after my French mother returned to Paris when I was three. Aged 19 I appeared in Kylie Minogue’s video for her single “ Word Is Out”. Who am I?

With the help of an old family friend, Eric Clapton, I landed my first job with Mtv in 1992. My first attempt at acting was in the 2001 sitcom “Sam’s Game”. Who am I?

I married fellow tv presenter, Matthew Robertson in 2000, and have three kids; Holly, Tilly & Chester. Who am I?

My first prime time show was “Don’t Try This At Home” and I once courted controversy when I did an interview wearing only a bikini. Who Am I?

I have presented 5 series of Big Brother. Who Am I?





Round Three – A Variety

Sound-A-Likes...the following 5 answers all rhyme
1. What is Africa’s largest country?
2. Scunner Campbell - and his assistants Muscles & Distin - is whose chief adversary?
3. Which advertising logo was created in 1898 by a businessman called Andre?
4. Tashkent is the capital of which country?
5. Who did Celtic defeat in the 1967 European Cup Final?

Bird Brained...each answer contains a bird
6. Who performed the Bond theme for Tomorrow Never Dies?
7. In which boat did Ellen MacArthur travel around the world?
8. In which film did Danny DeVito play a character called Martini?
9. Which novel by Harper Lee won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961?
10. Completed in 1991, which building stands at 1 Canada Square, London?


Name Any Three…
11. Which three clubs were relegated from the Premiership this season?
12. What are the 3 most abundant gases in the Earths atmosphere?
13. The three countries that have recorded most Eurovision wins?
14. What are the titles of the films that make up Oliver Stone’s war trilogy?
15. Which three countries have the largest Muslim populations?

Eurovision...which countries were represented by these groups and singers at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki?

Round Four - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Fifteen questions to answer, just like on the telly...

Champion's League

Week Six - Last week's winners "Missing The Mark" finished Sunday's quiz in 8th place; Arse Pizza failed to get out of bed in time, and first-timers "Chavarama" finished second. What a topsy-turvy week. Special mention to Andrew of "Captain Natalia..." who managed a very repectable score in Round One on his own while the rest of his team were polishing off a lamb roast!!! Watch over your shoulders, guys, because this week's winners "The Diggers On Tour" are catching up........

This Week's Scores:

The Diggers On Tour - 5 points (with only two team members!!!)

"Chavarama" - 4 points

Captain Natalia - 3 points

The League Against Alternative Medicine - 2 points

The Milton Parade - 2 points

The Sheep Don't Move Corporation - 2 points

QUIZ NINE
Sunday 18th March
Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which foursome is to represent Great Britain in this year’s Eurovision song contest?

2. Which Preston-born actor died this week aged 71?

3. Which UK newspaper has made a significant u-turn in its stance on declassifying cannabis?

4. Which country’s flag depicts a green pentagram representative of the Seal of Solomon?

5. The record highest average temperature for an inhabited place on earth was set in a place called Dallol in 1966 in which country?

6. Which 1976 single opens and ends with the sound of a jet plane’s engines (Originally recorded in 1969)?

7. From which 1977 album were all but one of the tracks released as singles. The 8-minute album closer “For Crying Out Loud” was the only track not released?

8. Which female singer’s surname translates into English as eagle’s nest?

9. In Spain, what is “El Gordo”?

10. In Israel, what is “El Al”?

11. Which medical condition takes its name from the Greek meaning “half skull”?

12. Which award winning novel by Mark Haddon sees a character called Christopher Boone investigating the death of a poodle called Wellington?

13. Which novel by Richard Adams features a pair of canines called Rowf and Snitter?

14. On TV how are the duo of Dave Myers and Si King collectively known?

15. What are the Christian names of the last three spouses of the British Prime Minister?

16. In which year did all the following take place: more than 200 killed in a terrorist bombing in Bali, the Queen Mother dies, and the Euro is adopted by most of Europe’s countries?

17. Juliet was the love of which 80’s cartoon character?

18. Bluto was the enemy of which comic strip and animation character?

19. Which professional darts commentator co-hosted “Bullseye”?

20. What was the name of the fifth ninja Turtle, the first female – who only appeared briefly in the TV series “The Next Mutation”?

Round Two - Minipops
Identify the pop groups shown here; (click to open)

Round Two-And-A-Half

WHO AM I?
5-point clue: I am a TV presenter born in 1941 to an Armenian mother, but adopted by a English couple. On leaving school I worked in the textile trade in Manchster. Who am I?

4-point clue: I came to public attention as an expert on This Morning; In 2002 a TV show that I fronted was voted Most Popular Daytime Programme at the National TV Awards. Who am I?

3-point clue; Aged 19, I spent four years in Strangeways prison for fraud. Who am I?

2-point clue: My autobiography is entitled, What A Bobby Dazzler. Who am I?

1-point clue: My first book was entitled The Antiques Buyer and my catchphrase is “cheap as chips”. Who am I?



Round Three – A Variety

For the first 5 questions, the last letter of each answer forms the first letter of the answer to the next question:
1. New York is on which river?

2. On which planet is the Great Dark Spot?

3. Which famous London sculpture is the work of Sir Alfred Gilbert?

4. In which English county is Nunney Castle?

5. An icosahedron is a three-dimensional form with how many faces?


Fishy Answers; all answers contain the name of a fish...
6. Which 70’s Brighton band was fronted by “Boring” Bob Grover?

7. Who played the role of Bomber in Auf Wiedersehen Pet?

8. Which band had a 1997 hit with the song Novocaine for the Soul?

9. Which comedian was one half of the duo who starred in the 90’s comedy programme, “This Morning With Richard, Not Judy”?

10. Who was Fulchester United’s mullet-headed goalkeeper?


Each of the following answers contains a nationality…
11. Who is the Scottish author whose 1996 novel inspired My Chemical Romance to choose their name?

12. In which 2001 film did Brad Pitt play the boyfriend of Julia Roberts?

13. Which multi purpose tool was patented by Karl Elsener in 1884?

14. Which landmark in Rome was designed by Francesco De Sanctis and funded by Stefano Gueffier?

15. Which song was the first to be released as a single from Debbie Harry’s 1986 solo album Rockbird?

Missing Words from the week's news; fill in the blanks...

Round Four - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Fifteen questions, just like the TV show; (click to open)