Drinks - 26/09/11

1. In which television show might you see the pub The Drunken Clam?
Family Guy

2. What kind of berries provides the basis for most gin?
Juniper

3. Which band had a hit with “I’m a Cider Drinker”?
The Wurzels

4. What is the flavour of the liqueur Grand Marnier?
Orange

5. Whose milkshake brings all the boys to the yard?
Kelis

6. Macchiato and Americano are ways of serving which drink?
Coffee

7. In which country is the Grolsch Brewery?
Holland

8. Angostura Bitters are a common ingredient in cocktails, but in which country would you find Angostura?
Venezuela

9. One of which pair of friends that featured on a 90s Nickolodeon TV show loved Orange Soda?
Kenan and Kel

10. What spirit is the basis of Pimm’s No. 1 – the summer drink famously drunk with lemonade and fruit?
Gin

Celebrities - 26/09/11

1. Whose autobiography is called First Step 2 Forever?
Justin Bieber

2. Which famous actress has starred as Rita in Educating Rita, Annie in Calendar Girls, and Molly Weasley in the Harry Potter series?
Julie Walters

3. Which celebrity’s real name is Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere?
Cher

4. What connects the names Kate Lawler, Antony Hutton and Josie Gibson?
Big Brother winners

5. Who did Gareth Gates lose his virginity to in 2002?
Katie Price (aka Jordan)

6. Which British singer has had hits with Please Don’t Let Me Go, Thinking of Me and Heart Skips a Beat?
Olly Murs

7. Who is the famous father of Fifi Trixibelle?
Bob Geldof

8. Which famous pop singer launched her career playing Charlene in TV Soap Neighbours?
Kylie Minogue

9. Which TV reality show did Stacey Solomon win?
I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here
[She was a runner up on X-factor]

10. The chart-topping Gerladine McQueen is an alter-ego of which celebrity?
Peter Kay

Science and Tech - 26/09/11

1. Which band who announced who announced their break-up last week shares its name with the technical term for what your eyes do during sleep?
REM

2. Which tellytubby’s name can be typed using only letters that can be found on the middle row of a standard QWERTY keyboard?
Lala

3. If you took the chemical symbols of the elements Tin, Oxygen and Tungsten in order, what kind of weather would you spell?
Snow (Sn-O-W)

4. In computing, what is half a byte?
A nibble

5. What is the name given to the murderous computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey?
HAL 9000

6. Which high profile website officially opened up its services to the general public for the first time last week?
Google+

7. Science Fiction Double Feature is a song from which musical?
Rocky Horror Show

8. Who is the main villain in the Crash Bandicoot video games series, whose name is based on the area of the brain containing grey matter?
Dr. Neo Cortex (the Neocortex)

9. Tomorrow is Google’s birthday – but how old will it be?
13 (it launched on September 27th 1998)

10. How many arms does a starfish normally have?
5

Connections - 26/09/11

1. With what song did Sweden win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974?
Waterloo

2. What shape is the office of the President of the USA?
Oval

3. What CBBC show ran from 1978 until 2008 and documented life in a comprehensive school?
Grange Hill

4. Which football club play their games in Upton Park and are managed by Sam Allardyce?
West Ham

5. What real first name is shared by singers Pixie Lott and Little Boots?
Victoria

6. Which British brand of car, founded in 1857, has a Griffin as its logo?
Vauxhall

7. In the musical Rent, what is the name of the young drag queen who has been diagnosed with AIDS?
Angel

8. Which famous sporting event takes place at the All England Club?
Wimbledon

9. On which road did Sherlock Holmes live?
Baker Street

10. What connects all these answers?
They’re all stations on the London underground