2014 - Issue 3 - Help for Heroes

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SECTION ONE – GEORGES PART 1
(TO CELEBRATE ST GEORGES DAY, 23RD APRIL)
1. Who wrote the books 1984 and Animal Farm?
GEORGE ORWELL
2. Who played James Bond in the film ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’?
GEORGE LAZENBY
3. Which actor is best known for his role as ‘Arthur Daley’ in the TV show ‘Minder’?
GEORGE COLE
4. What does the W stand for in the name of former US President George W. Bush?
WALKER
5. Who had hits in the UK with ‘Gimme the Night’, ‘Never Give Up On A Good Thing’ and ‘In
Your Eyes’?
GEORGE BENSON
6. The clothing range George can be found at which supermarket?
ASDA
7. Known for the song ‘Bad To The Bone’ – whose backing group were ‘The Destroyers’?
GEORGE THOROGOOD
8. George Reeves played which Superhero on TV from 1951-1958?
SUPERMAN
9. Mary Ann Evans was the real name of which author?
GEORGE ELIOT
10. In the TV series George and Mildred, what was their surname?
ROPER
SECTION TWO – PICTURE ROUND – FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Picture Round – Famous “English” People BORN OUTSIDE THE UK.
11. Bradley Wiggins
12. Joanna Lumley
13. Cliff Richard
14. Terry Butcher
15. Emma Watson
16. Eddie Izzard
17. Boris Johnson
18. Richard E Grant
19. Laura Robson
20. Dom Joly
SECTION THREE – CONNECTIONS ROUND
21. In the 1970’s, which beer was said to have ‘worked wonders’?
DOUBLE DIAMOND
22. In the works of Shakespeare, whose daughters were Regan, Goneril and Cordelia?
KING LEAR
23. Based on the Dashiell Hammett book of the same name - Humphrey Bogart played which
character in the film ‘The Maltese Falcon’?
SAM SPADE
24. Which liner was the flagship of the Cunard line from 1969 until 2004?
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
25. Which song contains the lyrics – AM, FM all that Jazz, we’d rather sing along with Yazz?
I’D RATHER JACK
26. What would an American call a Hole-In-One in golf?
ACE
27. Which song by the Steve Miller Band went to #1 in the UK in 1990 after it was used in a Levi’s
com-mercial?
THE JOKER
28. Who played Owen Newitt in ‘The Vicar of Dibley’?
ROGER LLOYD PACK
29. Which organ of the body is surrounded by the Pericardium?
HEART
30. What links your previous nine answers?
DIAMOND, KING, SPADE, QUEEN, JACK, ACE, JOKER, PACK, HEART
= PLAYING CARDS
SECTION FOUR – GEORGES PART 2
(TO CELEBRATE ST GEORGES DAY)
31. Whose locomotive ‘The Rocket’ was the winner of the Rainhill Trials in 1829?
GEORGE STEPHENSON
32. George Wendt played Norm Peterson in which TV series?
CHEERS
33. Eddie George, now Baron George, was the Governor of which organisation from 1993-2003?
BANK OF ENGLAND
34. Which Australian cricketer shares his name with the central character from the film ‘It’s A
Wonder-ful Life’?
GEORGE BAILEY
35. Which Star Trek actor was born with the first name ‘Hosato’?
GEORGE TAKEI
36. Which former World Heavyweight Boxing champion has five sons all called George?
GEORGE FOREMAN
37. Which author was the co-founder of the London School of Economics?
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
38. Which singer was the subject of the West End musical ‘Taboo’?
BOY GEORGE
39. Better known for his role in a popular 1980s series – who played the TV detective ‘Banacek’?
GEORGE PEPPARD
40. Who is the Member of Parliament for Bradford West?
GEORGE GALLOWAY
SECTION FIVE – F.A.Qs
41. Fronted by Edie Reader, name the group whose only UK number one was ‘Perfect’ in 1988?
FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION
42. In US Law – what is this text...
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
FIRST AMENDMENT
43. Which two word French phrase means A DONE DEAL or SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY
HAPPENED WHICH IS UNLIKELY TO BE REVERSED?
FAIT ACCOMPLI
44. Which 1948 film starred John Wayne as Captain Kirby York and Henry Fonda as Colonel Owen
Thurs-day?
FORT APACHE
45. What was the name of the Channel 5 soap opera, which ran from March 1997 to December 2005?
FAMILY AFFAIRS
46. Which film starring Glenn Close and Michael Douglas saw the infamous ‘Bunny Boiling’ scene?
FATAL ATTRACTION
47. Who was the man who accompanied ‘The Smurfs’ on their records?
FATHER ABRAHAM
48. Which BBC reality TV show ran for only two years, being won by David Sneddon in 2002 and
Alex Parks in 2003?
FAME ACADEMY
49. Which New York thoroughfare has been called the most expensive shopping in the world?
FIFTH AVENUE
50. Keeping it clean – a girls name, which two words follow ‘Sweet’ to give
a naval term meaning ‘Nothing at All’?
FANNY ADAMS
SECTION SIX – CRIME & PUNISHMENT
51. Josef Jacobs was the last person to be executed at the Tower of London in 1941 – what was
the method of execution?
FIRING SQUAD
52. In which state of the USA are the headquarters of the CIA?
VIRGINIA
53. John Wilkes Booth was the man who assassinated which US President?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
54. It became uncommon a few years previously, which form of Punishment officially ended in 1868
in the UK?
TRANSPORTATION TO AUSTRALIA
55. Who was the Russian author of the Novel ‘Crime and Punishment’?
DOSTOEVSKY
56. Despite being suspected of Murder, Bribery and Smuggling, what was the only crime for which
Al Capone was actually imprisoned?
TAX EVASION
57. The 1930 Novel ‘Murder at The Vicarage’ was the first full length novel to feature which
fictional detective?
MISS MARPLE
58. The form of punishment known as Keelhauling was commonly carried out on which type of vehicle?
SHIP
59. If it was done correctly, it would be impossible to issue a form of punishment for this – which
act was deemed to be a crime until 1961 under UK Law?
SUICIDE
60. What is the highest rank in London’s Metropolitan Police Force?
COMMISSIONER
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