WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES I'm a Celeb - 27/05/13 - Questions & Answers |
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27/05/2013 | 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. |
In reverse date sequence from David Cameron who was the last but one British Prime Minister to regularly sport hair on his face (either a beard or a moustache)? (surname required for the anagram) |
Sir Anthony Eden |
2. |
In the children’s song Oranges and Lemons, the bells of which place ask “When will you pay me”? |
Old Bailey |
3. |
In sport what French word meaning literally ‘fishing out again’, applies to a stage in a tournament when previously eliminated contestants compete again? |
Repêchage |
4. |
Ignoring the regnal number Kings with what name have collectively ruled for the longest period since 1066 in England and (after the Act of Union) the UK? |
Henry |
5. |
London postal districts start with one or other of 6 of the 8 points of the compass (as in SW14 for example). Apart from ‘S’ which other point is missing? |
NE |
6. |
Which best-selling book, first published in 1972 and billed as a ‘gourmet guide’, was originally divided into three sections called: ‘Starters: the Basic Ingredients’, ‘Main Courses Which Everyone Needs’ and ‘Sauces and Pickles for Special Occasions’? (ignore the definite article for the anagram) |
The Joy of Sex |
7. |
Who was the first black MP to become a cabinet minister? (surname required for the anagram) |
Paul Boateng |
8. |
Which Christian name is shared by a legendary soul singer of the 1960s, and the son of rock star Bryan Ferry who was arrested in 2004 when protesting against the abolition of fox-hunting? |
Otis |
9. |
The first was Vic Oliver, a comedian, in 1942 and there have been well over 2,500 more since. What? |
Castaways on Desert Island Discs |
10. |
In which northern town was a synod held in AD 664 at which it was decided that England would follow the Roman rather the Celtic form of Christianity? |
Whitby |
and the celebrity is the politician... John Bercow
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