WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES I'm a Celeb - 29/09/14 - Questions & Answers |
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29/09/2014 | 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. |
The American public learned of the identity of number one, section two of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement on September the 22nd 1964. Name the agent in question. (first name gives the anagram letter) |
Napoleon Solo |
2. |
In a game of Monopoly which property costs £160 to buy? |
Northumberland Avenue |
3. |
What is the regional capital of Picardy? It is about 75 miles north of Paris and overlooks the Somme boasting a magnificent cathedral, the tallest and the largest Gothic cathedral in France. |
Amiens |
4. |
What words were famously addressed to the Long Parliament by Oliver Cromwell and again 287 years later by MP Leo Amery to PM Neville Chamberlain? |
"In the name of God, go." |
5. |
Name the English monarch whose only legitimate heir was Edward of Middleham, born in 1473, and who predeceased his father by a year. |
Richard III |
6. |
Admiral Lord Thomas Cochrane (1775-1860) was the real-life prototype for which naval character depicted in a series of best-selling books and in a 2003 film? (surname gives the anagram letter) |
Jack Aubrey (hero of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) |
7. |
What is the Gaelic word meaning ‘water of life’? |
Usquebagh (i.e. Whisky) |
8. |
Which British statesman is renowned for this quote uttered at the outbreak of the First World War: "The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our life-time."? (surname gives the anagram letter) |
Edward Grey |
9. |
Which county of Norway has lent its name to a type of skiing and a special type of landing following a ski jump? |
Telemark |
10. |
In which northwest building can you witness a Chance Meeting between comedian Ken Dodd and fiery Labour MP Bessie Braddock? |
Lime Street Station (statues in Liverpool) |
and the celebrity is the mathematician... Alan Turing
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