Celebrity


1. Helena Christensen starred in the short romantic film, Away We Stay, with what male model?


2. Cheryl Cole has been romantically linked to dancer Derek Hough. What US TV show does he appear in?


3. Which of Angelina Jolie's children has she described as having a 'Montenegro style'?


4. Taylor Swift allegedly wrote the song 'Dear John' about which ladies' man?


5. This Strictly Come Dancing alumni named her first child 'Amelie'. Who is she?


6. Which broadcaster and journalist did The Xtra Factor's Konnie Huq marry earlier this year?


7. Andrea Corr is currently appearing in a Gate production. Who is she starring as?


8. Which family unit shares a manager with Limerick's finest The Rubberbandits?


9. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol has an on-again/off-again boyfriend who posed in Playgirl. What is his name?


10. Three per cent of Twitter traffic this year referred to a young singer. Who is he?


Scandal


1. Mindy Lawton was the fifth of Tiger Woods' mistresses to come forward. What was her occupation?


2. To what country did Colleen and Wayne Rooney escape following allegations that he'd been unfaithful?


3. Name the Mad Men actress who split from her husband after 10 months of marriage.


4. To celebrate her 18th birthday, this starlet took a hit from a bong, but not to worry, it was a legal high. Who is she?


5. During a court hearing what message for the judge did Lindsay Lohan have manicured onto her finger nail?


6. How much does a new agency that links advertisers with tweeting celebrities pay Britney Spears and P Diddy per branded tweet?


7. Katy Perry married Russell Brand earlier this year. Who was meant to be her maid of honour?


8. From whom did Oksana Grigorieva get a restraining order after a series of abusive phone calls?


9. Which Oscar-winning actress split from her husband after his affair with a tattooed stripper was revealed?


10. Panto ladies Twink and Linda Martin had an almighty bust up on set this March, ending their lifelong friendship. What was the name of the play they fell out during?


Television


1. Three Coronation Street characters died following a tram accident and explosion. Name them.


2. What bizarre claim did Gillian McKeith make while appearing on I'm A Celebrity?


3. In Mad Men, can you name anyone of Don Draper's three children?


4. Who was the first X Factor finalist to be kicked off this year?


5. Which model's cooking show proved to be a flop this year?


6. Who played the role of gangland boss, John Boy Power, in the RTÉ drama Love Hate?


7. What is Gráinne Seoige's official title on the ITV show Daybreak?


8. Norah Casey replaced which judge in Dragon's Den?


9. What was the name of the music show presented by Michelle Doherty and Elton Mullally?


10. Name the four main characters from RTÉ's Fade St?


Music


1. Una Healy from The Saturdays has a famous country singer uncle. Who is he?


2. Matt Cardle's winning X Factor song, 'When We Collide', is a cover of which song by which band?


3. Conor O'Brien's Villagers was nominated for the Mercury Prize this year, but what's the name of his former band?


4. Which member of Take That sought treatment for addiction this year?


5. Through which outlet did Nadine Coyle choose to distribute her flop solo album?


6. Which US rapper gave a surprise performance over the PA system on a Delta flight?


7. Which director, who was previously married to Sofia Coppola, directed the LCD Soundsystem video for 'Drunk Girls'?


8. Which singer/actress took issue at not being included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?


9. Joel Madden from Good Charlotte recently married which socialite/designer?


10. Who threatened to sue Diana Vickers because of similarities between her song, 'My Wicked Heart', and one of their biggest hits?


Film


1. How many levels of dreams did the team in Inception descend into?


2. Who played the role of Sean Parker in The Social Network?


3. Which Irish actor played both a Weasley brother and rock star?


4. The movie Somewhere starring Stephen Dorff is based on what hotel?


5. Which Gossip Girl actress appeared as a drug addict in The Town?


6. Which film's lead character Olive said this: "I want John Cusack holding a boom box outside my window. I wanna ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen Candles waiting outside the church for me"?


7. Which fictional character will be played by Rooney Mara and has already been played by Noomi Rapace?


8. Johnny Depp has been nominated twice in the Golden Globes but for which movies?


9. In Get Him To The Greek, which real-life musician was Aldous Snow's ex-girlfriend Jackie Q sleeping with?


10. Who plays King George VI in a new biopic?


Quotes – who said what?


1. "Washington is a strange place. On Saturdays and Sunday there is hardly a sinner on the road."


2. "I think it's incredibly audacious of him to return to Dublin and expect to be taken seriously when you consider the way he treated people."


3. "It's not being held in secret; it's being held in private."


4. "I think there will be great joy; I think there will be dancing in the street at the idea of O'Leary leaving Ryanair."


5. "It is an absolutely abhorrent idea that religion in and of itself must remain without question and cannot be insulted and cannot be attacked."


6."George Lee is Fine Gael's bidet. None of them know how to use him but they feel he adds a bit of class."


7. "A priestly caste, scribbling by candlelight, cut off from the electric current of the culture."


8. "I think we just die and we're vegetables, we decompose, that's it. I don't know why it is that mankind has elevated it to this other spiritual level."


9. "I remember thinking: 'I'm the only lesbian in Mount Merrion and no one will ever love me.'"


10. "The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise."


Final round


1. What weather phenomenon became a YouTube hit and then song when an overly emotional hiker filmed his reaction to it, claiming it to be "so intense" and asking "what does it mean"?


2. Which two Michelin-starred chefs opened up new restaurants in Dublin this year?


3. Early this year, Dasha Zhuchova and Roman Abramovich became the proud parents of a baby son. What is his name?


4. Who won Celebrity Big Brother 2010?


5. Which of the following celebrities has not made a cameo appearance in Glee? A) Gwyneth Paltrow B) Lindsay Lohan or C) Olivia Newton John?


6. Who is set to present Operation Transformation in January?


7. What Hollywood actor popped into a branch of Laser DVD off Grafton St in August?


8. What was the fasted rising search term on Google in Ireland this year?


9. What did Joe Duffy incorrectly call the rapper 50 Cent in December when interviewing Willie O'Dea and the Rubberbandits on Liveline?


10. Where did Brian O'Driscoll and Amy Huberman get married?


And the answer is...


Celebrity


1 David Gandy


2 Dancing With The Stars


3 Shiloh


4 John Mayer


5 Rachel Stevens


6 Charlie Brooker


7 Jane Eyre


8 Crystal Swing


9 Levi Johnston


10 Justin Bieber


Scandal


1 Pancake waitress


2 Dubai


3 Elizabeth Moss


4 Miley Cyrus, Salvia


5 F**k U


6 $20,000


7 Rhianna


8 Mel Gibson


9 Sandra Bullock


10 Menopause The Musical


Television


1 Ashley Peacock, Molly Dobbs and Charlotte Hoyle


2 That she was pregnant


3 Sally, Bobby, Eugene


4 Nicolo Festa


5 Sophie Dahl


6 Aidan Gillen


7 Features Editor


8 Sarah Newman


9 Under Ether


10 Vogue, Louise, Dani, CiCi


Music


1 Declan Nerney


2 'Many of Horror' by Biffy Clyro


3 The Immediate


4 Mark Owen


5 Tesco


6 Kanye West


7 Spike Jonze


8 Cher


9 Nicole Richie


10 Red Hot Chili Peppers for 'Under the Bridge'


Film


1 4


2 Justin Timberlake


3 Donal Gleeson


4 Chateau Marmont


5 Blake Lively


6 Easy A


7 Lizbeth Salander


8 The Tourist and Alice in Wonderland


9 Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich


10 Colin Firth


Quotes – who said what?


1 RTÉ's US correspondent Charlie Bird longs for the
home nest


2 Former restaurant critic Trevor White on chef Conrad Gallagher


3 John Gormley on the proposed banking inquiry


4 Michael O'Leary


5 Comedian Dara O Briain on the new blasphemy law


6 Willie O'Dea


7 Novelist Julian Gough on modern Irish writers


8 Actor Mick Lally


9 Novelist Emma Donoghue on her schooldays


10 Actor Peter O'Toole


Final round


1 Double Rainbow


2 Dylan McGrath and Conrad Gallagher


3 Aaron


4 Alex Reid


5 B) Lindsay Lohan


6 Kathryn Thomas


7 Sean Penn


8 Chat Roulette


9 60 Cent


10 Lough Rynn, Leitrim