The George Quiz

Sunday 2nd December 2007

Round One – General Knowledge
Once again, in the style of Blockbusters....
1. Which M is the Indian soup whose name means “pepper water”?

2. Which G is the correct name for the basket suspended from a balloon?

3. Which B is the country that lies to the immediate east of the Andaman Sea?

4. Which A is the collective noun for a group of frogs?

5. Which H is the shape of an object described as hamiform?

6. Which R is measured by a udometer?

7. Which GM is permanently moored in a dry dock in Greenwich, South London?

8. Which LS is the cartoon character who was dropped from The Beano in 1992??

9. On 8th December 1980, which MC shot and killed John Lennon??

10. Which MD was a character in a famous sitcom of the 90’s played by Pauline McLynne?

11. Which GD is the nineties group who had minor hits with Earth With Love and Oh Jim?

12. Which PC was invented by Dr Edwin Land in 1947?

13. Which AMP is another man’s meat?

14. Which POS is the capital of Trinidad & Tobago?

15. Which DWW told the story of Lieutenant John Dunbar?

16. Which WTG is the name of the film, from which Madonna’s song “The Look Of Love” is taken?

17. Which WHC is a tourist attraction in the Mendip Hills in Somerset?

18. Which DBH was the bespectacled, lab-coated scientist who would do experiments on the Muppet Show?


Round Two – Musical Instruments

Round Three

On This Day In December…
1. On December 1st 1982 who released what was to become the biggest-selling album of all time?

2. On December 13th 1996, who was elected Secretary General of the United Nations, a position he held for 10 years?

3. On December 12th 1911, which city did Delhi replace as capital of India?

4. On December 23rd 1954, Dr Joseph Murray performed the first transplant of which body organ?

5. On December 23rd 1943 who is the American actor who voices the parts of Mr Burns and Smithers, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner and Otto Mannn in the Simpsons?

6. On 31st December 1923, what was broadcast from London for the first time on BBC radio?


Christmas Hits…
7. Who sent out the invitation to “Step Into Christmas” in 1973?

8. What was the Christmas number one single last year?

9. What song was the Christmas number one in the UK in both 1975 and 1991?

10. The first line of Band Aid’s Do They Know Its Christmas has been sung by Paul Young, and Chris Martin and which other female singer on the 1989 Band Aid 2 version?

11. Who prevented Eminem’s song “Stan” keeping the number one spot in Christmas week 2000?

12. What misfortune had befallen Santa, according to the Spitting Image team in 1986?


Comedy
13. Which three destinations were emblazoned on the side of Del Boy’s van?

14. Which 90’s TV comedy series featured “The Man With The Stick”?

15. Paul and Barry Elliot are better known as which hilarious double act??

16. Which page three girl was created by Brenda Gilhooly?

17. Which comedian played Constable Kevin Goody in The Thin Blue Line and Tom Farrell in Gimme, Gimme, Gimme?

18. Who were Gary’s two work colleagues in Men Behaving Badly??

Round Four – Fastest Finger

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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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

Sunday 4th November

The George Quiz

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which Southern Mexican state, with a name normally associated with food, was devastated by floods this week?

2. Which UK city hosts the annual Great South Run?

3. Which Brighton restaurant was visited by Gordon Ramsay in his series “Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares”?

4. In the world of TV Soaps, how is the actor Jack P Shepherd better known?

5. Which father and daughter team has co-written the best-selling “George’s Guide To The Universe”?

6. What was stored in Vault 713 of Gringott’s bank?

7. Which archaic Pagan word for the Winter Solstice celebration is often used as a term for Christmas?

8. If you were standing outside the House of Keys, where would you be?

9. Which ex-footballer had a (minor) hit with a cover of Hi Ho Silver Lining in 2002, from the Telstar album Respect?

10. The French word for “hunter” is used to describe a dish cooked in a sauce of mushrooms. What is it?

11. Which vegetable is known as gobi on an Indian menu?

12. Which part did Geoffrey Hughes play in “The Royal Family”?

13. Which 1998 film opens with the line: “Henslowe! Do you know what happens to a man who doesn't pay his debts? His boots catch fire! “ spoken by Tom Wilkinson?

14. Which slang word for prison derived from a notorious gaol in Southwark?

15. Which famous musical son has a backing group called The Melody Makers?

16. Labyrinthitis is an inflammation of what in the human body?

17. What is the apt collective noun for crows?

18. In the world of cartoons, what is written on the side of Fred Jones’ van?


Round Two – Abum Covers Of 2007

All the following album covers are from Number One albums released this year...

Round Three - A Variety

On This Day In November…
1. On the first of November 1993 in which city was the Treaty signed which formally established the European Union?

2. On the second of November 1983, which US President signed a bill creating Martin Luther King Day, which has since been celebrated on the third Monday of January?

3. On November 3rd 1954, which 80’s pop star was born Stuart Leslie Goddard in Marylebone, West London?

4. Which board game was released by Parker Brothers in 1935 on November 5th?

5. Who left Pittodrie for Old Trafford in 1986?

6. In 1990 who was the first woman to be elected President Of The Republic Of Ireland?



Channel 4…
7. What was the first programme shown on Channel $?

8. How did Hugh Fernley Whittingstall outrage the nation on his programme TV Dinners in 1998?

9. Which famous American directed an episode of ER shown on Channel 4 in November 1995?

10. On Channel 4 which symbol was used as an on-screen warning of sexual content in the 80’s?

11. Who took over from Paula Yates as Big Breakfast’s On The Bed Interviewer in 1996?

12. Finally, name the four Crystal Maze zones?



British Monarchs On Film…
13. Which British comedian nearly on Queen Victoria’s heart in the film Mrs Brown?

14. Who plays Elizabeth I in the 1998 film, Shakespeare In Love?

15. Who played George III in the 1994 film “The Madness Of King George”?

16. Which American actor starred in the 1996 film documentary “Looking For Richard”, which featured a performance of Shakespeare’s Richard III as well as an investigation into Shakespeare’s relevance in modern society?

17. Which English queen was portrayed by Alex Kingston in a 2003 film?

18. Which of these monarchs has not been played by Sean Connery; Richard The lion Heart, William The Conqueror or King Arthur?

Round Four – Dingbats & Number Quiz

Extra Round - Seventies Album Covers

A few teams found the recent album covers round a tad difficult - luckily i'd prepared this series of ten covers from the Seventies!!

WEEK THIRTY FOUR
Sunday 7th October 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

1. By what name is a German Shepherd dog also known?

2. What name is given to the fear of heights?

3. What name is given to a male rabbit?

4. Which type of confectionary has a name which literally means “twice cooked”?

5. What 5-letter word is the name given t the outer covering or cup of a flower?

6. Calligraphy is the art of beautiful handwriting, but what name is given to bad handwriting?

7. If you possess terpsichorean talents, what are you good at??

8. Which district of Cuba gave its name to a cocktail of rum and lime juice?

9. What name is given to a dish of pickled herring, traditionally served with an onion or gherkin?

10. With which London market would you most associate fish?

11. In the Jungle Book, what animal is Bagheera?

12. Which series of children’s adventures were written by Michael Bond?

13. Which Australian film was advertised with the line “Dirty Dancing Down Under”?

14. Which animal, indigenous to Australia, has a name which means “no drink”?

15. The Atacama Desert in South America occupies the Northern part of which country?

16. What is the only English-speaking country in Central and South America?

17. In which film is Michael Douglas sexually harassed by his boss Demi Moore?

18. In which film does Cher fall in love with Bob Hoskins?

19. The cartoon series South Park is set in which US state?

20. Which US state has the capital city Springfield?

Round Two – TV Dramas
Some of the more recent TV dramas...

Round Two And A Bit; Female Rock Stars
All the following fronted bands in the Nineties and late Eighties. Who are they??

Round Three - A Variety

It Happened In October…
1. On October 9th, 1970, in which country was the Khmer Republic proclaimed?

2. On October 15th, which world leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

3. On October 2nd, 1950, who published his first Peanuts cartoon strip?

4. On October 5th, 1947, who delivered the first televised White house address?

5. On October 24th, 1956, which country was invaded by the Soviet Union?

6. On October 2nd, 1948, which fashion designer was born in Forest Hills, New York?

Questions About Currency And Money...
7. Which European country uses the lira as its currency?

8. Which American President’s image adorns a 5-dollar note?

9. What is the highest denomination of Euro note?

10. In which US state is the Federal Reserve of Fort Knox?

11. Which city is home to the European Central Bank?

12. On which London thoroughfare is the Bank of England?

Still Married Celebrities...
Who is married to the celebs shown below?

Round four - Wipeout
Follow the instructions very carefully..this should be fun!!!

WEEK THIRTY FOUR

Sunday 30th September 2007

Cracking good fun last night - 9 teams, 2 picture rounds and a team from New York. How cool!

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Where did the Labour Party hold their conference this week?

2. What is the rather normal, non-celebrity name of Charlotte Church’s baby?

3. Which vegetable’s name translates from Chinese as 'white vegetable'?

4. The French call it 'creme anglaise' what do we call it?

5. The scale for measuring wind speed is named after the 19th Century British Admiral who devised it, what is it called??

6. Who invented the electric light bulb?

7. In Liverpool how are the Liver Building, Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building collectively known?

8. Which Dj partnered Kevin Greening on Radio One’s Breakfast Show in 1997?

9. Which Radio One Dj was known as “The Hairy Cornflake”?

10. Spanned by the Fathi Sultan Mehmet Bridge, which strait forms the boundary between Europe and Asia in Turkey?

11. The ferry route crossing the Adriatic between Patras and Brindisi links which two European countries?

12. In which film did Sigourney Weaver play scientist Diane Fossey?

13. In which film did Bruce Willis play convict James Cole?

14. How is the double act of David Peacock and Charles Hodges better known?

15. In 2007, which band are searching for the fourth chord?

16. In a deck of cards what is the total value of the numeric cards in all four suits?

17. In which British city will you find Stormont Castle?

18. What colour is given to nursery slopes at a ski resort?

19. Which famous footballers ex-wife holds the world record for kicking a football in the air the longest time?

20. How many letter E's do you get in the game of Scrabble?


Round Two – Fruit And Veg
Name the exotic fruit, vegetables and herbs (Number 8 is definitely NOT a lychee!!)

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?

5 point clue I was born in 1939 and I am married with three children. I am a familiar face on television and I am a passionate cricket fan; I am the author of biographies of Viv Richards and clive Lloyd. Who am I?

4 point clue In 1960 I joined the BBC World Service as a producerand this year hosted “This Is Your Life” with Simon Cowell the victim. Who am I?

3 point clue I hold a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National TV Awards which I host every year & I was knighted in 1999. Who am I?

2 point clue I was born in Trinidad and was lampooned by Lenny Henry on Tiswas. Who am I?

1 point clue I became Britain’s first black national news reader. Who am I?



Round Three - A Variety

Continents…
Where would you find…
1. The Tasmanian Wolf?

2. Lar Gibbon?

3. Andean tapir

4. Barbary Lion?

5. Short-tailed Chinchilla?


Answers beginning with “C”…
6. By what name was China known to the west in medieval times?

7. What does a cryptologist study?

8. What name is given to a tradesman who made or traded knives?

9. What is the name of the ring of light that can be seen around the sun during a solar eclipse?

10. Which character was portrayed by Peter Mayhew in the Star Wars films?


Newspapers….
11. The masthead at the top of a copy of The Independent shows which creature holding a rolled up newspaper?

12. With a name meaning “Truth”, what was the name of the Soviet Union’s leading newspaper and official organ of the Central communist Party?

13. “La Stampa” is the biggest-selling newspaper in which European country?

14. “The Thunderer” was a popular nickname for which newspaper?

15. What is the name of the Sun’s agony aunt?



Radio One Dj’s

..to follow (having trouble locating the file on a very cluttered pc!!)

Round Four – Children’s Films

Taglines, Invisibles, Synopses etc..from the recent past

A Smiths Quiz

Tuesday 15th May 2007

I've just finished reading the article in the Observer about the first meeting between Morrissey and Johnny Marr, which took place a staggering 25 years ago this month (May 2007)!!!

As much as i'd love to, i'd never get away with doing this at The George, so here's a special online Smiths quiz. Pretty basic, but some good questions:

Round One: General

1. What was the name of the first Smiths' single, released in May 1983?

2. Johnny Marr and bassist Andy Rourke had previously played in a band with which actor, who would later become a familiar face on Coronation Street?

3. Which guitarist joined The Smiths in early 1986, initially as a replacement for the sacked Andy Rourke?

4. The highest chart position of any Smiths single was a 1992 re-release of which song?

5. Prior to fronting The Smiths, Morrissey wrote for which American band's fan club?

6. Morrissey briefly fronted a Manchester punk band with Billy Duffy (later of The Cult) on guitar; what were they called?

7. Which three poets are name-checked on "Cemetry Gates" from the "Queen Is Dead" album?

8. "Work Is A Four-Letter Word" was originally recorded by which 60's artist?

9. At which venue was the 1986 live album "Rank" recorded?

10. And which Elvis song was regularly sung as part of a live medley with "Rusholme Ruffians"?

11. Which 80's radio DJ provided the inspiration for the Smiths' song "Panic",following his on-air decision to play Wham's "I'm Your Man" directly following a news report on the Chernobyl disaster?

12. "How Soon Is Now" was originally the B-Side to which single?

13. Which was the only single taken from the "Meat Is Murder" album?

14. The 1986 single "Ask" featured which female singer on backing vocals?

15. Johnny Marr changed his surname from Maher to avoid confusion with the drummer from which already established Manchester band?

Round Two: Those Covers

Name the single (if you are very geeky, the B-Sides too!!)

Round Three:

Which Smiths songs were covered by the following people?

1. Sandie Shaw?

2. Placebo (CD Single "Nancy Boy)?

3. Bernard Manning? (on Jonathan Ross's "Last Resort"; Remember? Luckily, there's YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5cS0bZiJ1Q )

4. Supergrass (CD single "Sun Hits The Sky")?

5. Kirsty MacColl (B-Side to her single "Free World")?

6. Muse (B-Side to "Hyper Music")?

Round Four; The Lyrics

1. "The devil will find work for idle hands to do..."

2. "I am the ghost of Troubled Joe hung by his pretty white neck some eighteen months ago..."

3. "God, how sex implores you to let yourself lose yourself..."

4. "So rattle my bones all over the stones because I'm only a beggar-man whom nobody owns..."

5. "You are your Mother's only son and you're a desperate one.."

6. "Call me morbid, call me pale I've spent too long on your trail..."

7. "But didn't you see the jealousy in the eyes of the ones who had to stay behind?"

8. "Sad veiled bride, please be happy handsome groom, give her room..."

9. "Yes, we may be hidden by rags but we have something that they'll never have..."

10. "If you must write prose/poems the words you use should be your own don't plagiarize or take on loan..."

11. "When you cycled by here began all my dreams the saddest thing I've ever seen..."

12. "You made a record, they liked your singing all of a sudden the phone stops ringing..."

13. "At the record company meeting on their hands - at last! - a dead star!"

14. "Hopes may rise on the Grasmeres but honey pie, you're not safe here..."

15. "I wear black on the outside because black is how I feel on the inside..."

Answers to follow in a week or two..letting you stew...

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 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

WEEK TWENTY FOUR

Sunday 8th July 2007

There's not much to post here from last night's quiz, as i tried "something new" and Round Three turned into a version of Fifteen-To-One, which was a bit difficult as we only had six teams last night!!! And part of Round Four was based on song lyrics, which was good fun and will be repeated again...but back to the drawing board for the Fifteen-To-One Round!! Thanks to everyone who made it to the quiz last night; special congratulations to Aalan's Kiss Hoof Of Power/Doom for being last night's worthy winners!!

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which reality TV star was banned this week from driving for 6 months only 2 months after she got her driving license?

2. Which politician was spoken to by police this week after being caught smoking on a train?

3. Why has Devon tramp Gordon Roberts made a name for himself on the internet site Facebook?

4. Who were the two beaten finalists in yesterday and today’s singles finals?

5. In which town did the British leg of the Tour De France finish today?

6. Which singer has topped the UK charts for 7 weeks with “Umbrella”?

7. Spaghetti vongole is a pasta dish made with what shellfish?

8. The awards that celebrate the “worst achievements of the year” in British music are named after which supermodel?

9. In May, which TV writer was named the Independent’s “Most Influential Gay Person”?

10. Who followed her Dad into filmmaking with The Virgin Suicides?

11. Who did Beyonce play in the film Austin Powers: Goldmember?

12. Which Hollywood star appeared in the last Fast Show ever?

13. What is the world’s most southerly capital city?

14. What is the capital of Washington State in the US?

15. What is the highest number on a regular roulette wheel?

16. Who is the patron saint of cramps, headaches and children?

17. The biography of which rock star was entitled “No One Gets Out Of Here Alive”?

18. Which rock star’s wife wrote the biography of her husband “Touching From A Distance”?

19. Sharing her name with a brand of margarine, who was the Roman goddess of flowers and the season of spring?

20. In Greek mythology, what name is given to the monsters with sharp fangs and hair of living snakes?

Round Two - A-Z Of Solo Artists

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Round Four - Film Invisibles

(Name the film from the scenes shown here...minus the body parts!! Click to open...)

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