Withington Pub Quiz League - ACQ - One in 4 - 16/06/13

Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
16/06/2013	People on the Map	24 multiple choice questions about people whose surnames (or the sound of whose surnames) may appear as features on maps. In addition, whenever a correct answer is selected another piece of the picture of a famous person in the centre of the question choice grid is revealed. In common with the theme this person also has a surname which may appear as a feature on a map. See how quickly you can identify the mystery person.	Format index

1.	Damon Hill
In 1996, the year Hill won the World Driver’s Championship, he also won the BBC Sports Personality of the year award for the second time. Which of the following has also won this award twice ?


2.	Mungo Park
The explorer Mungo Park gained most fame for tracking the course of which African river back towards its source?

A	Limpopo	B	Nile	C	Zambezi	D	Niger
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3.	Demi Moore
Moore appeared naked when 7 months pregnant in a famous Annie Leibovitz picture. Which magazine featured this picture on its cover?

A	Playboy	B	Vogue	C	Vanity Fair	D	Harper's
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4.	Ronnie Wood
In which of the following groups has Wood not played?

A	Faces	B	Rolling Stone	C	Jeff Beck Group	D	Yardbirds
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5.	Winston Churchill
Where is Winston Churchill's grave?

A	St Paul's Cathedral	B	Bladon, Oxfordshire	C	Woodstock, Oxfordshire	D	Westerham, Kent
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6.	Martha Lane Fox
Lane Fox, founder of lastminute.com, became a Baroness in 2013. After which district of London has she named her baronetcy?

A	Soho	B	Chelsea	C	Marylebone	D	Fitzrovia
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7.	Edward Heath
Which of these politicians was not in the 1970 to 1974 Heath government?

Nigel Lawson

Alec Douglas-Home

Willie Whitelaw

Margaret Thatcher

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8.	Forest Whitaker
Three of Whitaker’s films refer to countries in their titles. Which of the following is not referenced in a Whitaker film title?

America

American Gun

Scotland

Last King of Scotland

Vietnam

Good Morning, Vietnam

China

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9.	Janet Street-Porter
Street-Porter along with Kelvin MacKenzie set up the ill-fated LIVE TV. Which of the following was not a LIVE TV show?

Cocky Cooks – a cookery show hosted by two men wearing only aprons

Tiffany’s Big City Tips – financial news from a girl stripping to her undies

A soap opera called Canary Wharf

Weather forecasts in Norwegian given by bikini clad blondes

(You Did It)

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10.	Philip Green
Green’s wife Tina owns the Arcadia Group which contains many high street clothing stores. Which of the stores in the group is the oldest and formed the basis for the others?

A	Topshop	B	Burton	C	Wallis	D	Dorothy Perkins
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11.	Paul Lake
For the past few years Lake has co-presented Radio Manchester’s Blue Tuesday with which other staunch Manchester City fan?

A	Jimmy Wagg	B	Nigel Gleghorn	C	Fred Eyre	D	Ian Cheeseman
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12.	Greg Dyke
Dyke followed John Birt as Director General of the BBC. When he took office he spoke to staff about the changes he intended to introduce and used the phrase: “I’m going to cut the …….” What?

A	"costs"	B	"number of managers"	C	"crap"	D	"number of repeats"
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13.	Arthur Brooke
Arthur Brooke started the Brooke Bond wholesale tea company in Manchester in the 1870s. In the 1930s its best known brand, PG Tips, were launched. On the boxes of PG Tips what colours are the letters ‘P’ and ‘G’?

A	'P' red; 'G' blue	B	'P' green; 'G' red	C	'P' red; 'G' green	D	'P' blue; 'G' green
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14.	River Phoenix
Phoenix’s original name was River Bottom (I kid you not). He had four brothers and sisters. Which of the following was not one of the Bottoms?

Rain

Autumn

she was called 'Summer'

Joaquin

Liberty

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15.	Jeff Bridges
Bridges starred in the 2003 sports film, Seabiscuit set in the US during the Great Depression. What sport did this film feature?

A	Horse-racing	B	Golf	C	Baseball	D	Sailing
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16.	Cliff Richard
From which of Richard’s films is this track taken? (click to play)

Summer Holiday

Expresso Bongo

Voice in the Wilderness

Wonderful Life

The Young Ones

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17.	Bryan Ferry
Only one of Ferry’s albums has reached the number one position in the UK Album charts – which is it?

A	Taxi	B	Another Time, Another Place	C	Boys and Girls	D	Frantic
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18.	Roy Castle
Castle presented the children’s TV show Record Breakers for over 20 years. During that period he broke a number of world records on air. Which of the following was one that he didn’t break?

A	Fastest tap dance	B	Number of hard-boiled eggs eaten while doing a handstand	C	Longest wing walk	D	Playing the same tune on 43 instruments within 4 minutes
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19.	Anthony Head
Head and Sharon Maughan featured in a series of 12 seductive adverts for Nescafé Gold Blend in the 1980s. What were the final words spoken by Head in the final ad?

A	"No you can't borrow any more coffee - I've run out"	B	"You'll get me into hot water"	C	"Oh! What might have bean!"	D	"I love you"
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20.	Albert Pierrepoint
In 1995 a biopic was made of executioner Pierrepoint’s life. Who played the role of Pierrepoint in the film?

A	Timothy Spall	B	Richard E Grant	C	Robbie Coltrane	D	David Suchet
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21.	Colin Firth
Firth played King George VI in the film The King’s Speech. The film opens with the King stammering through a speech at which outdoor venue?

A	Buckingham Palace balcony	B	Lords	C	Wembley	D	Horse Guards Parade
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22.	Greg Chappell
In February 1981 Chappell was involved in controversy when as Australia’s cricket captain, he asked his brother, Trevor, to bowl the final over underarm to prevent the opposition grabbing a tie. Which country were Australia’s opposition on this occasion ?

A	New Zealand	B	West Indies	C	England	D	South Africa
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23.	Geri Halliwell
Which film of 2001 included this Geri Halliwell number one hit on its soundtrack? (click to play)

Heartbreakers

Ocean's Eleven

Moulin Rouge!

Bridget Jones's Diary

It's Raining Men

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24.	David Lodge
Which of these authors is David Lodge?

Martin Amis

David Lodge

Sebastian Faulks

Julian Barnes

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A	Ian Botham	B	Nat Lofthouse	C	Henry Cooper	D	Sebastian Coe
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