- Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:31 pm
#211841
Here we go then, thirty questions I’ve devised to test your knowledge of the show this year. It’s just a bit of fun, and there are no prizes or anything due to my very underwhelming bank balance at the moment. It’s up to you whether you post your answers in the thread or not, but I will reveal them all here on Boxing Day.
Have tried to mix the questions up a bit - some easy, some difficult, some multiple choice, some not etc. Good luck!
1. In March this year, the team travelled from John O’Groats to Lands End (82125), raising over half a million pounds for Comic Relief. The week-long trip was known as “The Chris Moyles..” what?
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2. In April, which TV show did the team co present for one week only?
a) Have I Got News For You
b) Top Gear
c) Top Of The Pops
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3. News legend Dominic Byrne became a dad for the second time in November of this year, but what is the name of his new baby girl?
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4. Which of the following venues did the show NOT broadcast live from this year?:
a) Jay Kay’s house
b) The Stadium Of Light
c) A canal boat
d) Aberystwyth
e) Ibiza
f) Leeds City Centre
g) BBC Radio 2
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5. True Or False - Both Emma (Dave’s wife) and Sophie (Chris’s girlfriend) have been on the show this year?
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6. Name the owner of the show’s favourite sandwich emporium, in Rothwell, Leeds..
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7. The team collectively lost 4 stone 7lbs in January’s detox, but who on the show lost the LEAST weight?
a) Rachel
b) Carrie
c) Aled
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8. Which old Moyles producer from yesteryear became breakfast show executive in 2005?
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9. Before this years Big Brother began, the team were allowed inside the house to “play around” for a few hours. However, who spent the majority of this time locked inside one of the bedrooms?
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10. Who from the show won June’s Go-Kart “Breakfast Grand Prix”? Was it:
a) Jocelyn
b) Dave
c) Chris
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11. When Patrick Kielty came on the show in September, what hilarious game did the team play, as devised by Dave?
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12. Complete this show slogan from September:- “Say No To...”
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13. When Carrie went off snowboarding in February, a team of guest sport readers filled her place. These included Ray Stubbs, Garth Crooks, Mark Bright - and which other BBC Sport regular?
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14. When James Nesbitt was on the show in May, Chris and Dave helped him send his first ever what?
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15. The show was sadly snubbed by the Sony Awards judges again this year, but Chris did enjoy success in September, when he was named “Radio Personality Of The Year” at which awards ceremony?
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16. What feature, sadly to be axed in 2006, was introduced by Dominic Byrne this year, often described as “the UK’s only backcast”?
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17. Complete this Moyles parody title from August:
“Kaiser Chefs - I Predict A ...”
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18. In one of the funniest moments of the year, Chris was presented with a singing stags head called “Buck” back in June, who had a penchant for singing which of the following karaoke songs:
a) Robbie Williams - Angels
b) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
c) Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life
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19. Moyles fans were treated to extra Chris when bad weather brought an early end to Jo Whiley’s show from Glastonbury this summer, but what was the name of Dave and Dom’s much loved musical side project, who performed at the festival - but then sadly split up a couple of months later?
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20. What was the name of the highly hated Thursday feature launched and quickly killed off on the show this year? Clue: It’s theme tune bared a close resemblance to that of Blankety-Blank..
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21. Following on from the success of “Reverse-A-Word” in 2004, the team’s biggest idea for a TV show this year resolved around a theme park and lots of Z-list celebrities. But what was its title?
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22. The show became truly international in August of this year when it launched on Sirius satellite radio in America. To celebrate, the show broadcast live from which American city in December? Was it:
a) Los Angeles
b) San Francisco
c) New York
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23. Chris has appeared in two adverts on BBC television this year. One was in October as part of Radio 1’s “Spread The Word” campaign. But in what other advert did he feature?
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24. As part of Radio 1’s “One Life” campaign, the team took their GCSE’s again this year. Aled, Chris and Dave all got the same grade in Biology, Geography and Maths respectively - but what was it?
a) C
b) D
c) E
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25. The whole team (bar Chris) ran the Great North Run in September. But what was the reason why the big man didn’t take part?
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26. Aled invaded which London radio station with Roy Walker t-shirts this year, in the hope of getting through to the studio to meet “Johnny Yawn”?
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27. Name the Chris Moyles Show team member responsible for the following quote this year - “Well hello Mr Scarf”..
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28. Since July the shows best bits have been available in a “Best Of Moyles” podcast each week, downloadable direct to mp3 players and the like. Which member of Take That confessed to regularly downloading the podcast when the band came on the show in December?
a) Howard
b) Gary
c) Mark
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29. Who was Chris’s main birthday guest in February, who surprised him by jumping out of a big box (ahem)?
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30. Plus finally, which three of following guests HAVE NOT appeared on the show this year:
a) Ozzy Osbourne
b) Dermot O’Leary
c) Victoria Beckham
d) Drew Barrymore
e) Trisha
f) Zoe Ball
g) Billie Piper
h) Jack Black
i) Louis Walsh
j) Madonna
k) Ricky Gervais
l) Simon Cowell
m) Barbara Windsor
n) Charlotte Church
o) Robbie Williams
Have tried to mix the questions up a bit - some easy, some difficult, some multiple choice, some not etc. Good luck!

1. In March this year, the team travelled from John O’Groats to Lands End (82125), raising over half a million pounds for Comic Relief. The week-long trip was known as “The Chris Moyles..” what?
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2. In April, which TV show did the team co present for one week only?
a) Have I Got News For You
b) Top Gear
c) Top Of The Pops
-------
3. News legend Dominic Byrne became a dad for the second time in November of this year, but what is the name of his new baby girl?
-------
4. Which of the following venues did the show NOT broadcast live from this year?:
a) Jay Kay’s house
b) The Stadium Of Light
c) A canal boat
d) Aberystwyth
e) Ibiza
f) Leeds City Centre
g) BBC Radio 2
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5. True Or False - Both Emma (Dave’s wife) and Sophie (Chris’s girlfriend) have been on the show this year?
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6. Name the owner of the show’s favourite sandwich emporium, in Rothwell, Leeds..
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7. The team collectively lost 4 stone 7lbs in January’s detox, but who on the show lost the LEAST weight?
a) Rachel
b) Carrie
c) Aled
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8. Which old Moyles producer from yesteryear became breakfast show executive in 2005?
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9. Before this years Big Brother began, the team were allowed inside the house to “play around” for a few hours. However, who spent the majority of this time locked inside one of the bedrooms?
-------
10. Who from the show won June’s Go-Kart “Breakfast Grand Prix”? Was it:
a) Jocelyn
b) Dave
c) Chris
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11. When Patrick Kielty came on the show in September, what hilarious game did the team play, as devised by Dave?
-------
12. Complete this show slogan from September:- “Say No To...”
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13. When Carrie went off snowboarding in February, a team of guest sport readers filled her place. These included Ray Stubbs, Garth Crooks, Mark Bright - and which other BBC Sport regular?
-------
14. When James Nesbitt was on the show in May, Chris and Dave helped him send his first ever what?
-------
15. The show was sadly snubbed by the Sony Awards judges again this year, but Chris did enjoy success in September, when he was named “Radio Personality Of The Year” at which awards ceremony?
-------
16. What feature, sadly to be axed in 2006, was introduced by Dominic Byrne this year, often described as “the UK’s only backcast”?
-------
17. Complete this Moyles parody title from August:
“Kaiser Chefs - I Predict A ...”
-------
18. In one of the funniest moments of the year, Chris was presented with a singing stags head called “Buck” back in June, who had a penchant for singing which of the following karaoke songs:
a) Robbie Williams - Angels
b) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
c) Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life
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19. Moyles fans were treated to extra Chris when bad weather brought an early end to Jo Whiley’s show from Glastonbury this summer, but what was the name of Dave and Dom’s much loved musical side project, who performed at the festival - but then sadly split up a couple of months later?
-------
20. What was the name of the highly hated Thursday feature launched and quickly killed off on the show this year? Clue: It’s theme tune bared a close resemblance to that of Blankety-Blank..
-------
21. Following on from the success of “Reverse-A-Word” in 2004, the team’s biggest idea for a TV show this year resolved around a theme park and lots of Z-list celebrities. But what was its title?
-------
22. The show became truly international in August of this year when it launched on Sirius satellite radio in America. To celebrate, the show broadcast live from which American city in December? Was it:
a) Los Angeles
b) San Francisco
c) New York
-------
23. Chris has appeared in two adverts on BBC television this year. One was in October as part of Radio 1’s “Spread The Word” campaign. But in what other advert did he feature?
-------
24. As part of Radio 1’s “One Life” campaign, the team took their GCSE’s again this year. Aled, Chris and Dave all got the same grade in Biology, Geography and Maths respectively - but what was it?
a) C
b) D
c) E
-------
25. The whole team (bar Chris) ran the Great North Run in September. But what was the reason why the big man didn’t take part?
-------
26. Aled invaded which London radio station with Roy Walker t-shirts this year, in the hope of getting through to the studio to meet “Johnny Yawn”?
-------
27. Name the Chris Moyles Show team member responsible for the following quote this year - “Well hello Mr Scarf”..
-------
28. Since July the shows best bits have been available in a “Best Of Moyles” podcast each week, downloadable direct to mp3 players and the like. Which member of Take That confessed to regularly downloading the podcast when the band came on the show in December?
a) Howard
b) Gary
c) Mark
-------
29. Who was Chris’s main birthday guest in February, who surprised him by jumping out of a big box (ahem)?
-------
30. Plus finally, which three of following guests HAVE NOT appeared on the show this year:
a) Ozzy Osbourne
b) Dermot O’Leary
c) Victoria Beckham
d) Drew Barrymore
e) Trisha
f) Zoe Ball
g) Billie Piper
h) Jack Black
i) Louis Walsh
j) Madonna
k) Ricky Gervais
l) Simon Cowell
m) Barbara Windsor
n) Charlotte Church
o) Robbie Williams
Last edited by MC on Mon Dec 26, 2005 10:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.