Friday, April 23, 2004
A quiz, by George
To celebrate St George's Day, here are clues to 23 people called George. Not all of them are English (in fact not all of them are men). In each case I've clued the part of the name that isn't George - can you work out the full names? (Answers in the comments box)
1) shrub 13) stair/Muppeteer
2) greatest 14) shrewing (anag)
3) M&S saint 15) singer Rosemary
4) actor Ford 16) muddled-up dolly
5) ET's friend 17) Merseyside resort
6) ...Sullivan? 18) seen in Zulu castle
7) jury leader 19) Beethoven's Eroica
8) young man 20) bird (house or sand)
9) Ipswich river 21) county with Dumfries
10) 'Soap' butler 22) Roger Moore character
11) NW US state 23) Dr Who's grandaughter
12) Hacker's PPS, sounds like he's certain
Hint: the list includes 4 popstars, 4 politicians, 3 writers, 2 producers, an actor, an actress, a pair of artists, a composer, a footballer, a boxer, a ukulele player, an engineer, a monarch and a patron saint.
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