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30/01/2017 I'm a Celebrity.... 10 general knowledge questions alongside a part-picture of a celebrity.  The celebrity's surname is formed from an anagram of the first letters of the 10 answers.

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1.

Who wrote the following:

“Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.”?

(surname provides the anagram letter)

W H Auden

2.

Which US State borders Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia?

Idaho

3.

After Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad which is the fourth largest city in Pakistan by population size?

Rawalpindi

4.

The influential Irish Folk Group of the 1960s, The Clancys, were famed for wearing what item of clothing when they were together performing on stage?

Aran jumpers

5.

Whose middle names were Ronald Reuel?  (surname provides the anagram letter)

J R R Tolkien

6.

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for his work in helping to rebuild Europe after World War II?

 (surname provides the anagram letter)

George Marshall

7.

Who currently (i.e. November 2016) sponsors Chelsea FC’s shirts?

Yokohama Rubber Company

(tyre manufacturer)

8.

In the Monty Python film, The Life of Brian, the founder of the film’s production company played a small cameo role credited as ‘Mr Papadopoulos’.  Who was this cameo actor?  (surname provides the anagram letter)

George Harrison

9.

Which British actor has played starring roles on TV within the past 12 months in Happy Valley, War and Peace and Grantchester(surname provides the anagram letter)

James Norton

10.

Ruth Handler’s son was said to have grown up embarrassed and humiliated as a result of being represented as having no hint of genitalia.  He died in 1994 but his alter ego continued his famous platonic relationship until a split up with his girlfriend in 2004.  What was Ruth Handler’s son’s first name?

Ken

(as in Barbie and Ken – Ruth Handler was the creator of the Barbie doll for Mattel)

 

 

 

and the celebrity is the footballer...

(Henrikh) Mkhitaryan