WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES I'm a Celeb - 27/04/15 - Questions & Answers |
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27/04/2015 | 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. |
What substance used widely in the brewing industry was originally obtained from the swim bladders of sturgeon? |
Isinglass |
2. |
Reading clockwise from the north which US State borders just 4 other States whose initial letters read in order ‘W’, ‘I’ ‘N’ and ‘C’? |
Oregon |
3. |
The name of which type of sauce comes from the Provencal word for ‘garlic’? |
Aioli |
4. |
Which 1965 UK number 3 hit for The Animals - originally written for, and recorded by, Nina Simone - has a title based on the composer’s falling out with his girlfriend? |
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood |
5. |
Which annual Scottish pop music festival has been held in Kinross-shire since 1997 but is moving this year to a venue in Perthshire? |
T in the Park |
6. |
Where, in 2020, will approximately 2,000 people take part in a play that celebrates a village’s deliverance from the bubonic plague in 1634? |
Oberammergau (the ‘once a decade’ Passion play performed in Bavaria, Germany) |
7. |
What was the original name of Birmingham FC taken from the area of Birmingham in which the team first played? |
Small Heath (Alliance FC) |
8. |
Which comedian featured in 162 episodes over 19 series of a BBC TV comedy show between 1963 and 1981. His ‘elegant tramp’ character is said to bear a strong resemblance to Sir Digby Chicken Caesar of the Mitchell and Webb comedy sketches. (surname gives the anagram letter) |
Dick Emery |
9. |
Which 1986 film about an Italian artist featured Noam Almaz, Dexter Fletcher and Nigel Terry in the role of the eponymous lead character at various stages of his life? |
Caravaggio (directed by Derek Jarman) |
10. |
As at May 2014 which FTSE 100 company based at Crawley in West Sussex had the most employees? |
G4S plc (over 620,000) |
and the celebrity is the footballer... Diego Costa
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