WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES I'm a Celeb - 26/11/12 - Questions & Answers |
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Date of compilation | Title | Description | Links |
26/11/2012 | I'm a Celebrity.... | 10 general knowledge questions alongside a part-picture of a celebrity. The celebrity's first name and surname is formed from an anagram of the first letters of the 10 answers. | |
1. |
What is the name of the capital city of the northern Spanish region of Asturias? |
Oviedo |
2. |
What did Steve Harris form in Leyton, East London in 1975? |
Iron Maiden (the Heavy Metal band) |
3. |
What was made available to the public on October 5th 50 years ago having almost been rejected in favour of something Gerry Marsden used 6 months later to great effect? |
Love Me Do (the Beatles first single just winning out over a version of How Do You Do It? they’d also recorded) |
4. |
From the times of Edward the Confessor to those of Queen Anne what was popularly believed to be the cure for the glandular disease scrofula? |
Royal touch |
5. |
In which London street did the fictional Bellamy family live? |
Eaton Place (in Upstairs, Downstairs) |
6. |
In which village does Rupert Bear live? |
Nutwood |
7. |
What was introduced to the FA Cup Final in 1927 at the request of Queen Mary? |
Abide with Me (the hymn sung by the crowd before the kick-off) |
8. |
What was the name of the ornithologist who wrote The Birds of the West Indies in 1936 and had his name appropriated by another West Indies based author and used as the name of the hero of his novels? (first letter of surname required for the anagram) |
James Bond |
9. |
Which weapon would be used by an arbalest? |
Crossbow |
10. |
Every good philosophy student should know the Danish word for churchyard. What is it? |
Kierkegaard |
and the celebrity is the actor... Colin Baker
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