WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES I'm a Celeb - 28/04/14 - Questions & Answers |
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28/04/2014 | 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. |
What word in current usage is derived from the Greek custom of scratching the name of a person they wished to exile from the city on a broken piece of pottery? |
Ostracism (a broken piece of pottery was called an ‘ostrakon’) |
2. |
The ‘Avocet’ railway line in Devon connects Exeter to which other Devon town? |
Exmouth |
3. |
Of which orchestral instrument was Paul Tortelier a renowned exponent? |
Cello |
4. |
What does the banking acronym LIBOR stand for? |
London Interbank Offered Rate |
5. |
For which 1970s/1980s Northern Irish band was Feargal Sharkey the lead singer? |
Undertones |
6. |
Who is currently Minister of State for Faith and Communities in the UK government? (surname required for the anagram) |
Baroness Warsi |
7. |
Dr Roger Bannister was the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes. Who was the second? (surname required for the anagram letter) |
John Landy |
8. |
In 1959 the winner of the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon was Alex Olmedo. He is the only person from his nation to win Wimbledon. What nation is this? |
Peru |
9. |
In the parliamentary constituency of Torridge and West Devon where do the most remote voters live? |
Lundy Island |
10. |
What is the name of the heroine in Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta The Mikado? |
Yum-Yum |
and the celebrity is the politician... Lucy Powell
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