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21/04/2013

Jobsworths

24 multiple choice questions about people or entities with an occupational flavour to their names.  In addition, whenever a correct answer is selected another piece of the 'occupation-named' celebrity picture in the centre of the question choice grid is revealed.

Format index
 

Choose your question from the 24 subjects listed below by clicking the adjacent question number.

Each question has 4 possible answers.  Click the one you think is right.  The answer will turn red if it's wrong and green if it's right.  Clicking correct answers reveals another portion of the picture of an 'occupation-named' celebrity in the centre of the grid below.

Click here to reveal the name of the mystery celebrity: 

1.

Cheryl

Baker

2.

Alfred Wainwright

3.

Cole

Porter

4.

Daphne

Fowler

5.

Tom

Farmer

6.

Ben

Thatcher

7.

Butcher

bird

8.

Judas

Priest

9.

Taylor

Swift

10.

??? Hunter

11.

Coleman-

balls

12.

Merchant

Ivory films

13.

Don Draper

14.

Shepherd's

Bush

15.

Fisherman's Wharf

16.

Captain

James Cook

17.

Singer

Motors

18.

Butler

Report

19.

C S Forester

20.

Anna

Chancellor

21.

Sigourney Weaver

22.

George

Foreman

23.

Mason-Dixon Line

24.

E Cobham Brewer
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Cheryl Baker

Cheryl Baker was a member of the Eurovision Song Contest winning 1981 UK group Buck’s Fizz.  Which of these was NOT a Buck’s Fizz member?

A

Bobby G

B

Lynn Paul

C

Mike Nolan

D

Jay Aston
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2.

Alfred Wainwright

Wainwright wrote the Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells.  Which Fell did Wainwright always claim to be his favourite?

A

Haystacks

B

Blencathra

C

Helvellyn

D

Great Gable
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3.

Cole Porter

“But how strange the change from major to minor” are part of the lyrics of which Cole Porter song?

A

Let’s Do It

B

Anything Goes

C

I Get a Kick Out of You

D

Every Time We Say Goodbye
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4.

Daphne Fowler

Daphne is one of the Eggheads on the BBC2 quiz show.  Which of these Eggheads has the nickname ‘Tremendous Knowledge’?

A

Kevin Ashman

B

Judith Keppel

C

C J de Mooi

D

Dave Rainford
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Tom Farmer

Scottish entrepreneur Farmer made his fortune setting up which business?

A

Stagecoach

B

Sports Division

C

Kwik-Fit

D

Scottish Power
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Cheryl Baker

Thatcher was a defender for Manchester City (amongst other clubs).  He gained notoriety in 2006 when playing for City by knocking an opponent unconscious.  Which team were City playing on this occasion?

A

Arsenal

B

Portsmouth

C

Aston Villa

D

Everton
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7.

Butcher bird

Which of these is the butcher bird?

A

Kingfisher

B

Honeyeater

C

Butcher bird

D

Woodpecker
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8.

Judas Priest

From which UK city do the heavy metal band Judas Priest originate?

A

Leeds

B

Sheffield

C

Birmingham

D

Bristol
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9.

Taylor Swift

Swift has been romantically linked with local One Direction singer Harry Styles.  Whereabouts in Cheshire was Styles brought up?

A

Alderley Edge

B

Congleton

C

Holmes Chapel

D

Wilmslow
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10.

??? Hunter

The 1960s pop song you can hear was a hit for someone called Hunter.  What was his first name?

(click to play)

A

Tod

B

Tab

C

Tub

D

Ted
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11.

Colemanballs

Which sports broadcaster is responsible for the Colemanballs gaffe:

“The bowler’s Holding, the batsman’s Willey”?

A

Jonathan Agnew

B

Brian Johnston

C

John Arlott

D

Henry Blofeld
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.

Merchant Ivory films

Which Merchant Ivory film has the butler at Darlington Hall as its main character?

A

A Room with a View

B

Howard's End

C

Remains of the Day

D

The White Countess
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.

Don Draper

Draper is the main character of which TV series – whose theme tune you can hear?

(click to play)

A

House

B

Game of Thrones

C

Revolution

D

Mad Men
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.

Shepherd's Bush

Shepherd’s Bush is an area of west London.  If you’re travelling into London by motorway which motorway leads directly towards Shepherd’s Bush?

A

M1

B

M11

C

M4

D

M40
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15.

Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman’s Wharf is a favourite tourist destination in which city?

A

Boston

B

San Francisco

C

Sydney

D

Vancouver
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.

Captain James Cook

If Cook had been born 200 years later than he was what would his local football league team have been?

A

York

B

Grimsby

C

Middlesbrough

D

Hartlepool
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.

Singer Motors

In the 1920s Singer Motors were the third largest car maker in the country behind Morris and Austin.  Where were they based?

A

Birmingham

B

Oxford

C

Leicester

D

Coventry
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.

Butler report

What was the subject of this inquiry and report?

A

Iraq War

B

'Bloody Sunday' killings

C

Hillsborough disaster

D

MPs expenses scandal
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.

C S Forester

What did the ‘C. S.’ stand for?

A

Christopher Simon

B

Cecil Scott

C

Charles Singer

D

Clovis Stephen
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.

Anna Chancellor

In which film or TV drama did actress Anna Chancellor play the role of ‘Duckface’?

A

The Hour

B

St Trinians

C

Four Weddings and a Funeral

D

Hustle
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney adopted her stage name ‘Sigourney’ from a minor character in which book?

A

East of Eden

B

To Kill a  Mockingbird

C

Lolita

D

The Great Gatsby
          Select another question
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22.

George Foreman

In 1974 Foreman lost his World Heavyweight Boxing title to Mohammed Ali in the so-called ‘Rumble in the Jungle’.  In which city was this fight held?

A

Kinshasha

B

Brazzaville

C

Harare

D

Lusaka
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23.

Mason-Dixon line

The Mason-Dixon line traditionally separates the North Eastern US States from the Southern States (i.e. Dixieland).  Four States have their borders defined by this line.  Which of the following is NOT one of these four?

A

Pennsylvania

B

Delaware

C

Ohio

D

West Virginia
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24.

E Cobham Brewer

Brewer was well known for writing what sort of reference work?

A

Dictionary

B

Book of recipes

C

Cricket statistics

D

Law
          Select another question