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26/08/2013 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.

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1.

The ‘E’ set of post codes in London go up to E19. However E20 is in regular use on envelopes delivered by postman Masood Ahmed.  How are Masood and his acquaintances collectively known?

EastEnders

2.

Which Manchester-born MP was leader of the Lancashire County Council for many years before becoming an MP for the Liverpool Riverside constituency in 1997?  (first letter of the surname required for the anagram)

Louise Ellman

3.

What foodstuff is made by coagulating soy milk and then compressing the resultant curd?

Tofu

4.

What’s the usual name for the bird of prey sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle?  It became extinct in the UK in 1916 but was reintroduced in 1954.  Nowadays there are colonies of the bird to be found in the Lake District and Scotland.

Osprey

5.

On the A83 road in Scotland going west between Loch Long and Loch Fyne there is steep climb.  At the top of the ascent there’s a stone placed by soldiers who built the original military road in 1753.  On it there’s an inscription which has given rise to the name of the place on the map.  What is this name?

Rest and Be Thankful

6.

What’s the title of the 1904 novel by Joseph Conrad set in the fictitious South American republic of Costaguana?

Nostromo

7.

Which autonomous community of Spain has its capital at Merida and is bordered by Portugal to the west, Andalusia to the south, Castile-La Mancha to the east and Castile and Leon to the north?

Extramadura

8.

Anthony Trollope’s novels: Can You Forgive Her?, Phineas Finn, The Eustace Diamonds, Phineas Redux, The Prime Minister and The Duke's Children are collectively known by what title?

Palliser novels

9.

At which sporting venue would you find areas called: Maggotts, Stowe, Becketts and Copse?

Silverstone

10.

Which member of the cypress family provides berries used for various culinary purposes – in particular flavouring alcoholic drinks?

Juniper

 

 

 

and the celebrity is the businessman...

Peter Jones