WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES I'm a Celeb - 29/07/13 - Questions & Answers |
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29/07/2013 | I'm a Celebrity.... | 10 general knowledge questions alongside a part-picture of a celebrity. The celebrity's surname is formed from an anagram of the first letters of the 10 answers. | |
1. |
Which chemical element derives its name from the Greek work for violet? |
Iodine |
2. |
Which musical instrument gets its English name from the French for ‘loud wood’? |
Oboe (Haut bois) |
3. |
Beatrix Potter wrote about Peter Rabbit but who wrote the children’s books about Little Grey Rabbit? (surname provides the anagram letter) |
Alison Uttley |
4. |
What name is shared by the main ground of Derbyshire County Cricket Club and the home ground of Wrexham Football Club? |
Racecourse Ground |
5. |
Which Australian tennis player won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles titles 3 times in 1967, 1970 and 1971? (surname provides the anagram letter) |
John Newcombe |
6. |
In the men’s version of this sport there are 10 players on each side; in the women’s version there are 12 players a side and they play on a slightly bigger pitch. What is the sport? |
Lacrosse |
7. |
Which 1969 film features two lead characters called ‘Captain America’ and Billy? |
Easy Rider |
8. |
Which Commonwealth country has Yaounde as its capital? |
Cameroon |
9. |
“The customer is always right” was a motto coined by the founder of which department store? |
Selfridge’s |
10. |
Which well known TV personality is married to former Birmingham City footballer Paul Peschisolido? (surname provides the anagram letter) |
Karren Brady (of The Apprentice fame) |
and the celebrity is the Italian politician... (Silvio) Berlusconi
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