WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES I'm a Celeb - 25/02/13 - Questions & Answers |
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25/02/2013 | 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. |
Which British national newspaper was the first to be printed in full colour every day? |
Today |
2. |
What children’s toy was first unveiled in 1959 by a French motor mechanic called Arthur Granjean? He called it ‘The Magic Screen’. |
Etch-a-Sketch |
3. |
Since 1066 only two monarchs have not been crowned at Westminster Abbey. They share the same name. Who were they? |
Edward V and Edward VIII |
4. |
Which game was reputedly invented by the French mathematician, Blaise Pascal, as a by-product of his experiments with perpetual motion? |
Roulette |
5. |
Who won the 1991 Best Actor Oscar despite being on screen for a fraction over 16 minutes – the shortest performance ever to win this award? (surname provides the anagram letter) |
Anthony Hopkins (in Silence of the Lambs as Hannibal Lecter) |
6. |
What feature links financier George Soros, artist Yoko Ono and the former Argentinian President Carlos Menem? |
Palindromic surnames |
7. |
What role was played by Sylvester Stallone in the 1975 film Capone, by Paul Regina in the 1993 TV programme The Untouchables and by Stanley Tucci in the 2002 film The Road to Perdition? (surname provides the anagram letter) |
Frank Nitti |
8. |
In 1893 Wolverhampton Wanderers played the FA Cup Final against Everton and won 1-0. Where in the North West was it played? |
Fallowfield Stadium |
9. |
In 1366, in the Belgian town of Leuven, a brewery called The Horn was established. It’s still there but better known under what name? |
Stella Artois |
10. |
On an Ordnance Survey map what is represented by a red triangle symbol? |
Youth Hostel |
and the celebrity is the polymath... Stephen Fry
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