WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES I'm a Celeb - 25/08/14 - Questions & Answers |
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25/08/2014 | 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. |
If L L Zamenhof were here this evening he might well greet you with the words ‘Bonan vesperon’. For what is he best known? |
Esperanto (he devised it) |
2. |
The song Claudette recorded by the Everly Brothers in 1958 was dedicated to the composer’s wife. Who was the composer? (surname required for the anagram letter) |
Roy Orbison |
3. |
In athletics the Women’s Heptathlon consists of: 100 metres hurdles, High jump, 200 metres, Long jump, Javelin throw, 800 metres and which other event? |
Shot put |
4. |
What is the French word for a cable car? |
Téléphérique |
5. |
Invented in 1904 which popular drink is named after its main ingredients, malt and eggs? |
Ovaltine |
6. |
Which Scottish Football league club are nicknamed ‘The Staggies’? |
Ross County |
7. |
Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez is an attacking midfield footballer who plays in the Spanish La Liga. How is he better known? |
Isco (who plays for Real Madrid) |
8. |
Who painted the well-known work of art Liberty Leading the People? (surname required for the anagram letter) |
Eugène Delacroix |
9. |
The man who became Headmaster of Berkhampsted School in 1910 had 6 children including a future Director-General of the BBC and one of the finest writers of the 20th century. What was his surname? |
Greene (Hugh & Graham) |
10. |
The capital of the US State, Kansas, is Topeka but which is its largest city? |
Wichita |
and the celebrity is the golfer... Tiger Woods
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