Daily Quiz anyone?

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Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.  

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12 for me thanks Zico

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British Seaside Towns

1.  In which North Yorkshire seaside town is The Grand Hotel? At its opening in 1867, it was the largest hotel in Europe.
Scarborough

2.  In which town in Lincolnshire was the first Butlin's holiday camp which opened in 1936?
Skegness

3.  Which unusual place name in Devon comes from the title of a Charles Kingsley novel?
Westward Ho!

4.  The Osmington White Horse is a limestone hill figure just north of which seaside town sometimes known as 'the first resort'?
Weymouth in Dorset

5.  The motto "Gem of the Norfolk Coast" is associated with which traditional seaside resort?
Cromer

6.  Mumbles is a headland sited on the western edge of which Welsh city?
Swansea

7.  Which town famous for its beautiful beach has also been home to some of the greatest sculptors and artists including Turner, Barbara Hepworth, and Henry Moore?
St Ives

8.  Which town sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset" is noted for its Fossil Beach and harbour wall, known as The Cobb?
Lyme Regis

9.  What connects Gary Barlow in 1999, Westlife in 2000, Steps in 2001 and Geri Halliwell in 2004?
They turned on the Blackpool illuminations in those years

10.  Combe Martin is a village 4 miles east of which well-known North Devon seaside town?
Ilfracombe

11.  Which town would you visit to walk along the longest pleasure pier in the world?
Southend (Southend-on-Sea)

12.  Sandown Beach and its traditional British seafront is one of the most popular places to visit where?
The Isle of Wight

13.  West Sands Beach which features in the opening scene in the film Chariots of Fire is in which Scottish town?
St Andrews

14.  Which seaside resort on the Wirral in Merseyside has the UK's longest promenade?
New Brighton

15.  Which town was given the nickname "Bradford on Sea" and between 1956 and 1989, was the host of the Miss Great Britain beauty contest?
Morecambe

16.  In which seaside town can you follow the 'Agatha Christie Mile' walking trail?
Torquay

17.  Which seaside town was a title of a UK single released in 1982 and is also the location of the Turner Contemporary art gallery?
Margate

18.  Historically a town in its own right, Portobello is now a coastal suburb of which city?
Edinburgh

19. In which seaside town on the Isle of Thanet in east Kent did Charles Dickens write David Copperfield while staying at Bleak House? 
Broadstairs

20.  Which village on the coast of Northumberland is notable for the nearby castle and for its connection with Victorian heroine Grace Darling, who is buried there?
Bamburgh

 

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British Seaside Towns

1.  In which North Yorkshire seaside town is The Grand Hotel? At its opening in 1867, it was the largest hotel in Europe.

2.  In which town in Lincolnshire was the first Butlin's holiday camp which opened in 1936?

3.  Which unusual place name in Devon comes from the title of a Charles Kingsley novel?

4.  The Osmington White Horse is a limestone hill figure just north of which seaside town sometimes known as 'the first resort'?

5.  The motto "Gem of the Norfolk Coast" is associated with which traditional seaside resort?

6.  Mumbles is a headland sited on the western edge of which Welsh city?

7.  Which town famous for its beautiful beach has also been home to some of the greatest sculptors and artists including Turner, Barbara Hepworth, and Henry Moore?

8.  Which town sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset" is noted for its Fossil Beach and harbour wall, known as The Cobb?

9.  What connects Gary Barlow in 1999, Westlife in 2000, Steps in 2001 and Geri Halliwell in 2004?

10.  Combe Martin is a village 4 miles east of which well-known North Devon seaside town?

11.  Which town would you visit to walk along the longest pleasure pier in the world?

12.  Sandown Beach and its traditional British seafront is one of the most popular places to visit where?

13.  West Sands Beach which features in the opening scene in the film Chariots of Fire is in which Scottish town?

14.  Which seaside resort on the Wirral in Merseyside has the UK's longest promenade?

15.  Which town was given the nickname "Bradford on Sea" and between 1956 and 1989, was the host of the Miss Great Britain beauty contest?

16.  In which seaside town can you follow the 'Agatha Christie Mile' walking trail?

17.  Which seaside town was a title of a UK single released in 1982 and is also the location of the Turner Contemporary art gallery?

18.  Historically a town in its own right, Portobello is now a coastal suburb of which city?

19. In which seaside town on the Isle of Thanet in east Kent did Charles Dickens write David Copperfield while staying at Bleak House? 

20.  Which village on the coast of Northumberland is notable for the nearby castle and for its connection with Victorian heroine Grace Darling, who is buried there?





 

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13 thanks Zico

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9. Thanks Zico.

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Football Team Names

1.  The Thames Ironworks Football Club changed their name to what in 1900?
West Ham United – hope no-one got this wrong!

2.  Which football club was the first to use the suffix 'United'?
Sheffield United, 1889 – Yes, Manchester United had been formed 11 years prior to this date but were still known as Newton Heath at this time.

3.  What alternative name for Great Britain is a suffix used by some British clubs?
Albion

4.  Which professional league British football club has the longest name?
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club

5.  Which professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place?
Port Vale

6.  Which club was founded in 1886 and took its name from a munitions factory in Woolwich?
Arsenal

7.  Newell's Old Boys, named after Isaac Newell of Kent, England, is a club based in which South American country?
Argentina

8.  Sir Henry Percy inspired the name of which London club?
Tottenham Hotspur (Sir Henry Percy was commonly known as 'Harry Hotspur')

9.  Which indie rock band takes its name from a South African football club?
Kaiser Chiefs

10.  Which club based in the north of England was founded in 1899 by Fred Stoker who thought it was a good idea to name his team after a warrior society in ancient Greece?
Blyth Spartans A.F.C.

11.  What name did an American professional men's soccer club based in Los Angeles take that was derived from being home to the "stars" of Hollywood?
Galaxy

12.  Poet David Dunbar called which town 'Queen of the South'? The title stuck with the professional Scottish club.
Dumfries

13.  Which club named after the Roman word for Ireland was founded by members of Edinburgh's Irish community in 1857?
Hibernian Football Club, commonly known as Hibs

14.  What club formed in 1877 is thought to have been named after the wife of Edward VII?
Crewe Alexandra

15. Grasshopper are a club from which European city? 
Zurich

16.  Which club are named after the great structure that housed the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park?
Crystal Palace

17.  What name links a Scottish club and a novel by Walter Scott?
Heart of Midlothian Football Club, commonly known as Hearts

18.  In which part of the world do Lincoln Red Imps play? They got their name after they were they were sponsored by Lincoln resident Reg Brealey.
Gibraltar

19.  Alfonso XIII was the patron of many Spanish football clubs which permitted them to use what name?
Real (Spanish for "royal")

20.  Colo-Colo is regarded as the most successful club of which South American country?
Chile



 

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Football Team Names

1.  The Thames Ironworks Football Club changed their name to what in 1900?

2.  Which football club was the first to use the suffix 'United'?

3.  What alternative name for Great Britain is a suffix used by some British clubs?

4.  Which professional league British football club has the longest name?

5.  Which professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place?

6.  Which club was founded in 1886 and took its name from a munitions factory in Woolwich?

7.  Newell's Old Boys, named after Isaac Newell of Kent, England, is a club based in which South American country?

8.  Sir Henry Percy inspired the name of which London club?

9.  Which indie rock band takes its name from a South African football club?

10.  Which club based in the north of England was founded in 1899 by Fred Stoker who thought it was a good idea to name his team after a warrior society in ancient Greece?

11.  What name did an American professional men's soccer club based in Los Angeles take that was derived from being home to the "stars" of Hollywood?

12.  Poet David Dunbar called which town 'Queen of the South'? The title stuck with the professional Scottish club.

13.  Which club named after the Roman word for Ireland was founded by members of Edinburgh's Irish community in 1857?

14.  What club formed in 1877 is thought to have been named after the wife of Edward VII?

15. Grasshopper are a club from which European city? 

16.  Which club are named after the great structure that housed the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park?

17.  What name links a Scottish club and a novel by Walter Scott?

18.  In which part of the world do Lincoln Red Imps play? They got their name after they were they were sponsored by Lincoln resident Reg Brealey.

19.  Alfonso XIII was the patron of many Spanish football clubs which permitted them to use what name?

20.  Colo-Colo is regarded as the most successful club of which South American country?




 

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Forget ibid try stet.

[easthammer]

15 for the tourist trial (ibid) Thanks Zico

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14. Thanks Zico.

[zico]

Yes East I was worried about that question as indeed Herm has no cars, but population I guess was the key to the answer.

Tourism Quiz

1.  Which ski resort in Switzerland has been the winter destination for the British Royal Family for over three decades?
Klosters

2.  The Sagrada Familia is a large unfinished Roman Catholic Basilica in which European city?
Barcelona

3.  The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system located in which sea off the coast of Queensland?
Coral

4. What sign was originally created in 1923, repaired in 1949, rebuilt in 1978, repainted in 2005 and is 350 feet long? 
The Hollywood Sign 

5.  Dubrovnik, one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, is a city in which country?
Croatia

6. Faneuil Hall, USS Constitution and Bunker Hill Monument are all places to see on the Freedom Trail when visiting which American city?
Boston

7.  Many tourists visit which Canadian city's gardens, including Stanley Park and Queen Elizabeth Park, often on cruise ships bound for Alaska?
Vancouver

8.  Kruger National Park is a vast space with a huge array of wildlife in the northeast of which country?
South Africa

9.  The Chain Bridge is one of the best-known landmarks of which European capital city?
Budapest

10.  Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the coast of which English county?
Dorset

11.  The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone arch bridge over the Arno River in which European city?
Florence

12.  The Little Mermaid is a bronze sculpture displayed on a rock by the waterside in which European city?
Copenhagen

13.  Fisherman’s Wharf is a busy tourist area in which American city?
San Francisco

14.  Guernica by Pablo Picasso is exhibited in the Museo Reina Sofía in which European city?
Madrid

15.  Which cathedral prominently located in Moscow's Red Square was built between 1555 and 1561 under 'Ivan the Terrible'?
St Basil’s Cathedral

16.  Which tourist must-see is located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens?
The Acropolis

17.  The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century monument in which European city?
Berlin

18.  Which world-renowned city is known for its distinct music, Creole cuisine and its annual Mardi Gras celebration?
New Orleans

19.  What is the most famous building in the ceremonial complex of Piazza dei Miracoli or Square of Miracles?
Leaning Tower of Pisa

20.  In 1960, Princess Margaret accepted as a wedding present a 10-acre plot on which island?
Mustique

 

[easthammer]

17 for the Channel Islands thanks Zico. It would have been 18 if Herm had had a larger population. No cars there. Made a visit to Victor Hugo's house about 10 years ago It was very interesting.

[zico]

Good scores on Channel Islands gents, thought that might be a bit tough.

Tourism Quiz

1.  Which ski resort in Switzerland has been the winter destination for the British Royal Family for over three decades?

2.  The Sagrada Familia is a large unfinished Roman Catholic Basilica in which European city?

3.  The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system located in which sea off the coast of Queensland?

4. What sign was originally created in 1923, repaired in 1949, rebuilt in 1978, repainted in 2005 and is 350 feet long? 

5.  Dubrovnik, one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, is a city in which country?

6. Faneuil Hall, USS Constitution and Bunker Hill Monument are all places to see on the Freedom Trail when visiting which American city?

7.  Many tourists visit which Canadian city's gardens, including Stanley Park and Queen Elizabeth Park, often on cruise ships bound for Alaska?

8.  Kruger National Park is a vast space with a huge array of wildlife in the northeast of which country?

9.  The Chain Bridge is one of the best-known landmarks of which European capital city?

10.  Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the coast of which English county?

11.  The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone arch bridge over the Arno River in which European city?

12.  The Little Mermaid is a bronze sculpture displayed on a rock by the waterside in which European city?

13.  Fisherman’s Wharf is a busy tourist area in which American city?

14.  Guernica by Pablo Picasso is exhibited in the Museo Reina Sofía in which European city?

15.  Which cathedral prominently located in Moscow's Red Square was built between 1555 and 1561 under 'Ivan the Terrible'?

16.  Which tourist must-see is located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens?

17.  The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century monument in which European city?

18.  Which world-renowned city is known for its distinct music, Creole cuisine and its annual Mardi Gras celebration?

19.  What is the most famous building in the ceremonial complex of Piazza dei Miracoli or Square of Miracles?

20.  In 1960, Princess Margaret accepted as a wedding present a 10-acre plot on which island?


 

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14. Thanks Zico.

[zebthecat]

15 today thanks zico.

[Trilby55]

Well I normally score four five or six but the Channel Island quiz was for me 17 

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Channel Islands Trivia

1.  What is the capital of Jersey?
Saint Helier

2.  Which island with an area of 3 square miles is the third-largest island of the Channel Islands?
Alderney

3.  Which island with a population of about 500 is one of the few places in the world where cars are banned from roads?
Sark

4.  Which British 1980s crime drama TV series was set in Jersey?
Bergerac

5.  Footballer Matt Le Tissier was born on which island?
Guernsey

6.  The Channel Islands are not technically part of the UK but are self-governing dependencies known by what term?
Crown Dependencies

7.  What is the capital of Guernsey?
St. Peter Port

8.  True or False, Jerseys are called jerseys because of the popularity of Jersey wool?
True

9.  What's the marketing name for the famous type of potato grown in Jersey?
Jersey Royal

10.  The Channel Islands were previously part of which French Duchy?
The Duchy of Normandy

11.  Burhou is a small island northwest of Alderney that is known for its colony of what birds?
Puffins

12.  What's roughly the combined population of the islands: (a) 17,000, (b) 170,000, or (c) 1.7 million?
(b) 170,000

13.  What is the main town of Alderney called?
Saint Anne

14.  Which is the closest of the Channel Islands both to the United Kingdom and France?
Alderney

15.  Which actress, the daughter of the dean of Jersey, was known as the 'Jersey Lily'?
Lillie Langtry

16. Which English coastal town in Dorset offers the quickest ferry crossing to Jersey? 
Poole

17. Which famous French author lived in exile in Guernsey from 1855 until 1870 for publicly criticizing Napoleon III’s choice to overthrow the country’s democratic system of government?
Victor Hugo

18.  What famous historical epic about the French June Rebellion was written by the answer to Q18 at Hauteville House on Guernsey?
Les Misérables

19.  The people of Alderney are called “lapins” due to the island’s massive population of what small mammal?
Rabbit

20.  Liberation Day is the national day of both Jersey and Guernsey and takes place on which month of each year?
May (May 9th)
 

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Channel Islands Trivia

1.  What is the capital of Jersey?

2.  Which island with an area of 3 square miles is the third-largest island of the Channel Islands?

3.  Which island with a population of about 500 is one of the few places in the world where cars are banned from roads?

4.  Which British 1980s crime drama TV series was set in Jersey?

5.  Footballer Matt Le Tissier was born on which island?

6.  The Channel Islands are not technically part of the UK but are self-governing dependencies known by what term?

7.  What is the capital of Guernsey?

8.  True or False, Jerseys are called jerseys because of the popularity of Jersey wool?

9.  What's the marketing name for the famous type of potato grown in Jersey?

10.  The Channel Islands were previously part of which French Duchy?

11.  Burhou is a small island northwest of Alderney that is known for its colony of what birds?

12.  What's roughly the combined population of the islands: (a) 17,000, (b) 170,000, or (c) 1.7 million?

13.  What is the main town of Alderney called?

14.  Which is the closest of the Channel Islands both to the United Kingdom and France?

15.  Which actress, the daughter of the dean of Jersey, was known as the 'Jersey Lily'?

16. Which English coastal town in Dorset offers the quickest ferry crossing to Jersey? 

17. Which famous French author lived in exile in Guernsey from 1855 until 1870 for publicly criticizing Napoleon III’s choice to overthrow the country’s democratic system of government?

18.  What famous historical epic about the French June Rebellion was written by the answer to Q18 at Hauteville House on Guernsey?

19.  The people of Alderney are called “lapins” due to the island’s massive population of what small mammal?

20.  Liberation Day is the national day of both Jersey and Guernsey and takes place on which month of each year?

 

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Just 8 thanks Zico

[Westside]

14. Thanks Zico.

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British Actors Quiz

1.  Which subject of This Is Your Life was surprised by Eamonn Andrews on the set of Death on the Nile in 1977?
Peter Ustinov

2.  In 2004 which actor played Alfie, in a remake of Michael Caine's 1966 film?
Jude Law

3.  Which Academy Award winning actor also directed Nil by Mouth and is the brother of actress Laila Morse who played Mo Harris in EastEnders?
Gary Oldman

4.  Which former wrestler made film appearances in Kes in 1969 and An American Werewolf in London in 1981 and was also known as the voice of Gaffer in the Tetley tea commercials?
Brian Glover

5.  Who starred as violent gang leader Pinkie Brown in the 1948 film Brighton Rock?
Richard Attenborough

6. Which tough guy actor and well-known West Ham fan played a lorry driver in Ever Decreasing Circles and Arnie in four episodes of Minder? 
Ray Winstone

7. Who starred as Alec Leamus in "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (1965), based on John le Carré's book of the same title?
Richard Burton 

8.  Who received an Academy Award for the film Iris and played Roy Slater in Only Fools and Horses?
Jim Broadbent

9.  Which actor's grandfather founded RADA in 1904? This famous actor made his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films and was posthumously nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in his last film Gladiator in 2000?
Oliver Reed

10.  Who starred as D'Artagnan in the 1973 adaptation of The Three Musketeers and also in the film adaptation of Logan's Run?
Michael York

11.  Name The Bidding Room presenter who also played 'The Charmer' in a 1987 British television series?
Nigel Havers

12.  Which Batman actor born in Wales to English parents, had his breakthrough role at age 13 in the 1987 war film Empire of the Sun?
Christian Bale

13.  Who played Julius Caesar in the 1963 epic Cleopatra?
Rex Harrison

14.  Who gained prominence playing Barry Taylor in the 1983 ITV series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet?
Timothy Spall

15.  Which 1962 war film, in which he played infantryman private Flanagan, was the last film appearance of Sean Connery before he was cast in the role of James Bond?
The Longest Day

16.  Roger Moore's first screen success was playing which hero in a 1958–59 series?
Ivanhoe

17.  After an early career on the stage, who featured in several Ealing comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), in which he played eight characters; The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), for which he received his first Academy Award nomination; and The Ladykillers (1955).
Alec Guinness

18.  Which famous stage actor made a guest appearance as himself in The Simpsons and also played the role of Mel Hutchwright in Coronation Street?
Ian McKellen

19.  Who is the only actor to have been nominated for an Oscar eight times all in the Leading Actor category, over the course of 44 years without ever winning one?
Peter O’Toole

20.  Which actor and French resident served as president of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984, the first British person to serve in this capacity?
Dirk Bogarde
 

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British Actors Quiz

1.  Which subject of This Is Your Life was surprised by Eamonn Andrews on the set of Death on the Nile in 1977?

2.  In 2004 which actor played Alfie, in a remake of Michael Caine's 1966 film?

3.  Which Academy Award winning actor also directed Nil by Mouth and is the brother of actress Laila Morse who played Mo Harris in EastEnders?

4.  Which former wrestler made film appearances in Kes in 1969 and An American Werewolf in London in 1981 and was also known as the voice of Gaffer in the Tetley tea commercials?

5.  Who starred as violent gang leader Pinkie Brown in the 1948 film Brighton Rock?

6. Which tough guy actor and well-known West Ham fan played a lorry driver in Ever Decreasing Circles and Arnie in four episodes of Minder? 

7. Who starred as Alec Leamus in "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (1965), based on John le Carré's book of the same title?

8.  Who received an Academy Award for the film Iris and played Roy Slater in Only Fools and Horses?

9.  Which actor's grandfather founded RADA in 1904? This famous actor made his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films and was posthumously nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in his last film Gladiator in 2000?

10.  Who starred as D'Artagnan in the 1973 adaptation of The Three Musketeers and also in the film adaptation of Logan's Run?

11.  Name The Bidding Room presenter who also played 'The Charmer' in a 1987 British television series?

12.  Which Batman actor born in Wales to English parents, had his breakthrough role at age 13 in the 1987 war film Empire of the Sun?

13.  Who played Julius Caesar in the 1963 epic Cleopatra?

14.  Who gained prominence playing Barry Taylor in the 1983 ITV series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet?

15.  Which 1962 war film, in which he played infantryman private Flanagan, was the last film appearance of Sean Connery before he was cast in the role of James Bond?

16.  Roger Moore's first screen success was playing which hero in a 1958–59 series?

17.  After an early career on the stage, who featured in several Ealing comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), in which he played eight characters; The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), for which he received his first Academy Award nomination; and The Ladykillers (1955).

18.  Which famous stage actor made a guest appearance as himself in The Simpsons and also played the role of Mel Hutchwright in Coronation Street?

19.  Who is the only actor to have been nominated for an Oscar eight times all in the Leading Actor category, over the course of 44 years without ever winning one?

20.  Which actor and French resident served as president of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984, the first British person to serve in this capacity?

 

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10. Thanks Zico.

[easthammer]

13 today thanks Zico

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British Celebs Quiz

1.  What does the 'B' stand for in the name of Mel B?
Brown

2.  Which TV personality and sportsman maintains a separate Instagram account dedicated to his knitting projects?
Tom Daley

3.  Piers Morgan is an obsessed fan of which Premier League football club?
Arsenal

4.  English physicist Brian Cox was a keyboard player for the British bands Dare and ………………..?
D:Ream

5.  Which Countdown Dictionary Corner celeb is known for his collection of jumpers?
Gyles Brandreth

6.  Who sung the theme song: "If you want to be the best, if you want to beat the rest, dedication’s what you need"?
Roy Castle

7.  Which fashion stylist presented How to Look Good Naked?
Gok Wan

8.  What's the name of Jeremy Clarkson's farm?
Diddly Squat Farm

9.  Michael Pennington made his television debut in 1996 as a contestant on Win, Lose or Draw. How do we now better know him?
Johnny Vegas

10.  David Walliams got giardiasis and injured an intervertebral disc doing what?
Swimming the River Thames

11.  Who was working as a waitress when she met her future husband, Bobby Willis?
Cilla Black

12.  Who made three long-distance motorcycle rides with Ewan McGregor?
Charley Boorman

13.  Who is best known for presenting The Repair Shop and Money for Nothing?
Jay Blades

14.  Richard Coles is a well-known media personality, writer, actor, retired vicar, and former member of which 80’s pop band?
The Communards

15. Which financial journalist and broadcaster founded the website MoneySavingExpert.com? 
Martin Lewis

16.  Which television presenter has the Twitter handle "thehistoryguy"?
Dan Snow

17.  Who appeared with Annie Lennox on the cover of Smash Hits magazine in December 1983 with the headline "Which one is the boy?"
Boy George

18. Which English celebrity has been on the cover of Vogue over 300 times? 
Kate Moss

19.  Which actor, famous for starring in 'Last of the Summer Wine', was also the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films?
Peter Sallis

20.  Which Academy Award winning actor began his British TV career in the early 1970s on the children's series Play Away?
Jeremy Irons