WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES I'm a Celeb - 29/01/18 - Questions & Answers |
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29/01/2018 | I'm a Celeb.... | 10 general knowledge questions alongside a part-picture of a celebrity. The celebrity's name is formed from an anagram of the first letters of the 10 answers. | |
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Who wrote the music for the film The Wizard of Oz – including Over the Rainbow, ranked by the American Film Institute as the greatest film song of all-time? (first letter of the surname provides the anagram letter) |
Harold Arlen |
2. |
Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera includes a Chorus of Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts, Barons and Fairies in the cast list? |
Iolanthe (subtitled The Peer and The Peri) |
3. |
Which long-running Scott Adams cartoon features characters called Ted, Asok, Alice, Wally and Pointy-haired Boss? |
Dilbert |
4. |
Whitendale Hanging Stones are reckoned to be the exact geographical centre of Great Britain. This spot lies 4.5 miles north of which Lancashire village? |
Dunsop Bridge |
5. |
In 1996 Kenneth Branagh produced a film version of Hamlet which included the character of Yorick, the former court jester to the King of Denmark, in flashback. Which well-known English comedian played the role? (first letter of the surname provides the anagram letter) |
Ken Dodd |
6. |
Dumfries is the largest town in the Scottish region of Dumfries and Galloway. Which is the second largest and Scotland’s most southerly town? |
Stranraer |
7. |
Which actress plays Sister Julienne, the Sister-in-Charge at the convent, in the BBC drama Call the Midwife? (first letter of the surname provides the anagram letter) |
Jenny Agutter |
8. |
Which US State has a capital supposedly named by a French guide who cried out in delight when seeing a verdant wood-lined river valley after days of trekking through a barren landscape? |
Idaho (he cried out “Les Bois!” and the city which grew up there was called Boise) |
9. |
What was the better known name of François-Marie Arouet, the French philosopher who, amongst many other works, published Lettres Philosophiques sur les Anglais in 1734? |
Voltaire |
10. |
Which football stadium has stands known as The Rookery and the Grahame Taylor stand? |
Vicarage Road (home to Watford) |
and the celebrity is the politician.... David Davis
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