WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES I'm a Celeb - 23/02/15 - Questions & Answers |
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23/02/2015 | 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. |
Which current English singer/songwriter shares her name with a character from a 1950s West End Musical whose father was played on stage by Stanley Holloway? (the surname provides the anagram letter) |
Eliza Doolittle (Eliza Doolittle was the lead character in My Fair Lady) |
2. |
Queen’s Park is the most southerly First Class Cricket stadium in the world. In which city is it? |
Invercargill (at the southern tip of New Zealand’s South Island) |
3. |
Which character was played by Gary Oldman in the Harry Potter films? (the surname provides the anagram letter) |
Sirius Black |
4. |
What is the proper term for an isolated mountain rising from a relatively flat plain? The term comes from the German meaning ‘island mountain’ and UK examples include Suilven in Scotland and The Wrekin in Shropshire. |
Inselberg |
5. |
What type of salad is distinguished by its inclusion of tuna as the key ingredient? |
Nicoise |
6. |
What derives from the Roman practice of writing the letters ‘E’ and ‘T’ so close to one another that they appeared to be a single symbol? |
Ampersand |
7. |
Which former East African capital city has a name which means ‘House of Peace’? |
Dar es Salaam |
8. |
In anatomy the words cubitus and cubital refer to which part of the body? |
Elbow |
9. |
Which English city lies on the River Witham? |
Lincoln |
10. |
In 1979 Nottingham Forest won the European Champions Cup with a single goal scored by erstwhile Didsbury resident, Trevor Francis. Which team did Forest play in the final? |
Malmo |
and the celebrity is the politician... Ed Miliband
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