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28/11/2016 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.

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1.

Which former international and county cricketer is now well-known as an artist with his own gallery at Chipping Sodbury?  (as usual the anagram letter is the first letter of the surname)

Jack Russell

(former Gloucestershire and England wicket-keeper)

2.

Complete this quote from Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet: “There's -----------, that's for remembrance."

Rosemary

3.

Which European nation formally became an independent republic on 17 June 1944 after 25 years of existing in what was termed as ‘an act of personal union’ with another European nation?

Iceland

4.

What name is given to a small cloth placed over the backs or arms of chairs to prevent soiling of the permanent fabric, especially from hair-oil?

Antimacassar

5.

In 2017, in conjunction with Madrid, which Spanish tourist destination famed for its LGBT nightlife will be hosting the World Pride event?

Torremolinos

6.

In October 1974 which group got to number one in the UK charts with the song Sad Sweet Dreamer?

Sweet Sensation

7.

In science what is defined as 'The work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its stated velocity'?

Kinetic energy

8.

Which 1965 US number one pop song featured a well-known UK performer (going solo) as lead vocalist and acoustic guitar player, along with Tony Gilbert and Sidney Sax on the violin, Kenneth Essex on the viola, and Peter Halling and Francisco Gabarro on the cello?

Yesterday

(by The Beatles – their first hit in which one of the group went solo)

9.

Familiar to many here in Manchester, what is the first name that means ‘Glorify God’ in the Igbo language?

Kelechi

10.

Who created the US TV series Mad Men(as usual the anagram letter is the first letter of the surname)

Matthew Weiner

 

 

 

and the celebrity is the broadcaster...

Kirsty Wark