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 TWO
Sunday 9th September 2007

Round One – General Knowledge

1. Which white/silver metal shares its name with a London theatre?

2. What is the name of the dog who lives with Tom & Jerry?

3. What does the “V” stand for in DVD?

4. In 2005, which singer was immortalised in chocolate by the sculptors at Madame Tussauds?

5. The World Championship of which musical contest takes place every September in Oulu, Finland?

6. In human anatomy, genioglossus, hyoglossus and styloglossus are three of the muscles which act to move what?

7. Which British city is home to the BALTIC Centre For Contemporary Art?

8. Which Mediterranean island is home to the tourist resort of Malia?

9. Where would you find a dugong?

10. What dish can be made from smoked cod’s roe, garlic, butter, lemon juice & pepper?

11. Which 1955 novel features a 12-year old girl called Dolores Haze?

12. What was the name of Mel Brooks’ 1987 sci-fi spoof of Star Wars, now an animated TV series?

13. Beginning with “V”, what name is given to the science of grape growing?

14. Which TV black comedy, due to start its second series in September is set in the fictional village of Little Steppington?

15. In which American resort was the world’s first roller coaster built in 1927?

16. Dido was the queen of which ancient city?

17. In 1982, who played the part of TJ Hooker on TV?

18. In chess, how many moves would it take a knight to move from one corner of the board to another?

19. How many stars are on the European Union flag?

20. Which is the only number in English that is spelt with its letters in alphabetical order?


Round Two - Loose Lips Sink Ships

Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?

5-point clue I was born in Colwyn Bay in April 1960 and I died in September 2000.Who am I?

4-point clue When I was eighteen years old I posed naked for Penthouse magazine. Who am I?

3-point clue In 1979 I published the book Rock Stars in Their Underpants. Who am I?

2-point clue From 1982-1987 I co-hosted the TV show The Tube. Who am I?

1-point clue I gave birth to four daughters, Fifi, Peaches, Pixie and Heavenly Hirani Tiger Lily. I was formerly married to Bob Geldof. Who am I?

Round Three - A Variety

Sport:
1. Which current Premiership footballer has the middle name “Ivanhoe”?

2. The World Record for which Olympic Event currently stands at 74.08 metres for men and 78.80 metres for women?

3. Wayne Gretzky is a superstar in which sport?

4. How many laps must a competitor run to finish the 10 000 metres in athletics?

5. What colour vest does the greyhound in trap one traditionally wear?


Nature
11. What name is given to the young of a grasshopper?

12. In Hindu religion, which flower is the symbol of purity?

13. Erinaceous is a noun, which refers to which British mammal?

14. If an animal is described as lanate what is it covered in?

15. If a creature is GRAMNIVOROUS, what does it eat?

Colours….
16. What colour is Topaz?

17. What colour square is represented by the West Pier in the Brighton version of Monopoly?

18. On a London Underground map, which colour is the Central line?

19. What colour is an aircraft’s “Black Box” flight recorder?

20. Which word of Hindu origin literally means “dust coloured”??

Travel Guides...

Round Four - Guess The Yea

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
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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.