WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES I'm a Celeb - 31/07/17 - Questions & Answers |
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Date of compilation | Title | Description | Links |
31/07/2017 | I'm a Celeb.... | 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. | |
1. |
In which 2007 animated film do characters called Remy, Linguini, and Colette cook a meal to impress a restaurant critic? |
Ratatouille |
2. |
How were Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield better known? (for the purposes of the anagram ignore the definite article) |
The Righteous Brothers |
3. |
What type of business was run in Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London? |
Rag-and-Bone (it was the fictional location for the 1960s/1970s sitcom Steptoe and Son) |
4. |
Which 1982 UK and US number one hit song was banned from being played in South Africa by the South African Broadcasting Corporation during the Apartheid era? |
Ebony and Ivory (by Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney) |
5. |
Russia has a border with 14 other countries. The furthest north-west of these 14 and the furthest south-east both start with the same initial letter. What are they? |
Norway and North Korea |
6. |
Consisting of just 21 verses which is the shortest book of the Old Testament? |
Obadiah |
7. |
Which famous gay San Francisco politician was assassinated on November 27th 1978? (first name provides the anagram letter) |
Harvey Milk |
8. |
Which Greek mythological figure was punished by being made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink? |
Tantalus (hence the word ‘tantalise’) |
9. |
As of the end of the 2016/17 football season which player had recorded the second highest number of Premier League appearances after Ryan Giggs? (surname provides the anagram letter) |
Gareth Barry |
10. |
Formed in late 1981 what was the name of the British synthpop duo from Basildon consisting of Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet? |
Yazoo |
and the celebrity is the politician.... (Emily) Thornberry
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