Withington Pub Quiz League - ACQ - Celeb - 25/03/13

Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
25/03/2013	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.	Questions without Answers
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1.	Which song had its lyrics penned by Frederick Weatherly, a West country lawyer, in 1910 though its tune was collected earlier in the 19th century by a folk music archivist from a local fiddle player in Limavady near Londonderry?	Danny Boy
2.	Jenners department store became part of the House of Fraser group in 2005. In which UK city might you find it?	Edinburgh
3.	Which 1984 Black Lace hit single was described by a Q magazine panel of music writers as the worst song of all time, saying: “It sounded like the school disco you were forced to attend, your middle-aged relatives forming a conga at a wedding party, a travelling DJ act based in Wolverhampton, every party cliché you ever heard.” The panel also described it as “magnificently dreadful”?	Agadoo
4.	Of which Italian Region is Rome the capital?	Lazio
5.	Which 19th century composer, pianist and cleric was the father-in-law of Richard Wagner? (surname required for the anagram)	Franz Liszt
6.	The African song Mbube was originally a big hit in what is now known as Swaziland, but English lyrics were not added until 1961, when it became a US number one hit for The Tokens. Since then it has reached the UK charts three times, the last in 1982 when it reached number one here too. It also features in a highly successful West End musical. What does the Zulu word Mbube mean?	Lion (as in The Lion Sleeps Tonight also known as Wimoweh)
7.	The Ryman Football League is based in London and the South East and comprises the 7th and 8th tiers of English league football. What name (derived from ancient Greek games) did the league originally have?	Isthmian
8.	Which Staffordshire Peak District village is reputedly the highest in England at 1518 feet above sea level? As an isolated community it previously enjoyed a reputation as a hotbed of illicit activity, including cockfighting and counterfeiting.	Flash
9.	Who was elected President of the NUS in 1969, became Shadow Education Secretary in 1987, and was executed in 1381 for his involvement in the Peasants’ Revolt? (surname required for the anagram)	Jack Straw
10.	Which internet company established by Jerry Yang and David Filo in 1995 derives its name from fictional beings in Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels?	Yahoo!
and the celebrity is the actress... Sally Field