Did you spend 2005 with
your finger on the cultural pulse like some kind of obsessive nurse? Or did it wash over you like so much elevator music? Take this test and you could win five cases of Tennent’s and a copy of T Mag.
1. Which artist doesn’t guest on Antony and the Johnsons’ Mercury Music winning album, IAm a Bird Now?
a. lou Reed
l). Yoko Ono
e. Ru‘us \.'~./a;iintright
d. Bog. George
2. The Glasgow Festival of Light was called
a. Radiatoi
t). Radiant
<:. Radiance
d. Radiation
3. Which Scottish band guest- edited an issue of The List?
a. l(ll(3’.'.’|l(l
l). Beta Band
(j. The l’roelaiineis
d. Belle and Sebastian
4. Who plays Caesar in Rome? a. Ciaran l linds
l;. Kenneth Cianhaiii
rt. Rik Ma'yail
d. Kean Mel/odd
5. Which of these places has not been a venue for the G8 summit?
a. Alliei'ta
i). Seattle
r:. t"‘.’l£tl‘ l(:s Bains
it. (fitmrgia
6. Which Scottish author turned into a stand-up comedian this year?
a. Alasdair (Era,
t,. Al Kt;l‘.'lt;(l‘,
a. Alan ‘v'Jai'iiei
d Alai‘. Risst;tt
7. Who did Mark Thomas team up with for a tour?
a. Robert Nev/iiian
l., Rory 3I'(:lllll(fl'
e Rik Mayali
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8. In Answer Machine we ask: ‘what do you like least about your life?’ Who replied: ‘recent impotence’?
a. Lee Evans
l). George Melly
c. Ardal O'Haiilon
d. Joan Rivers
9. Three of these films received a one-star review from The List. Which one got two stars? a. Domino
h. Goal!
(:. Asylum
d. Green Street
10. Who said of Franz Ferdinand ‘they’re the best kind of party music‘?
a. Kanye West
h. Sharleen Spiteri
<:. Jim Kerr
d. Robbie Williams
11. Which one of these British comedians does not appear in The Aristrocrats?
a. Eric Idle
l). Bill Bailey
e. Eddie lx/ard
d. Billy Connolly
12. Three of these albums received one-star in The List. Which one got two stars?
a. Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
t). Goldie Lookin' Chain: Safe as fuck
(:. Ian Brown: The Greatest
d l-un l.ovrn' Criminals: [.iVin' in the City
13. Which character gets to drive off into the sunset at the end of Six Feet Under?
a. Brenda Chenownh
h. DEIVIH I‘IESIIUI'
(:. Claire Fisher
d. l—ederieo Dia/
14. Which one of these comedy heavyweights did not receive a five-star review from The List during the Edinburgh Fringe? a. Andrew Maxwell
h. loiiiniy Tiernaii
<1. Demetri Martin
d. Oniid Dialili
15. Which of these bands were due to perform at the launch of the new ABC venue in Glasgow
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but pulled out due to their drummer’s tendonitis?
a. ABC
t). XTC
c. Arab Strap
d. Mogwai
16. Who told us: ‘some people take the piss because they think I’m a novelty’?
a. Katie Melua
l). Lady Sovereign
e. Peaches
d. MIA
17. Which one of these jazz band names is made up? a. l-larmoniea Lewinsky
h. The JzV/wegians
<:. The Jan Mag Five
(1. The Boogaloo Investigators
18. In Answer Machine we ask:
‘who should play you in the film of your life?’ Who replied: ‘Ed Norton’?
a. Gary Numan
l). Lenny Henry
C. Vernon Kay
d. Katie Melua
19. In Answer Machine we ask:
‘what’s your favourite biscuit?’ Who replied: ‘Brad Pitt?’
a. Alison Moyet
t). Edith Bowman
e. Joan Rivers
d. Jenny Colgan
20. Jamie Bell played a gun- loving pacifist youth leader in which movie?
a. Dear Frankie
t). Dear John
(:. Dear Prudence
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21. In Answer Machine we ask:
‘what song would you hate to be played at your funeral?’ Who replied: ‘The Macarena?’ a. George Melly
I). Joan Rivers
(:. Tony Parsons
(1. Morgan Spurloek
22. The Canongate Myths series kicked off with three books. Which author was not involved?
a. Margaret Atwood
t). Karen Armstrong
(2. Jeanette Winterson
d. LOLIISC Welsh
I I’V/IH? your answers on a piece of paper and send them to Quiz of the Year, The List, 14 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 ITE or emai/ them to editor@list.co.uk WIN) 'Oui/ as the subject heading. Closing date is thX/llOSdéIl/ :3 Jt'inuary and usual 1 ist terms and conditions apply.
It’s been a bit of a lacklustre year for new words. Grammartrix Susie Dent has declared ‘Su doko’ the word of the year, thanks to its overuse by people who seem afraid to converse or to learn new things. Furthermore, the new entrees into the Oxford Dictionary in 2005 hardly covered themselves in glory: ‘boo’ (girl/boyfriend); ‘carad’ (Welsh for sweetheart/love); ‘chillybin’ (oh, come on); ‘chugger’ (charity mugger) and ‘overdog’ (we won’t patronise you).
To worsen matters, broadsheet columnists got themselves thrilled up something rotten by analysing to death the whole chav and hoodie ‘phenomenon’ (their words, not ours, boo). It just seemed like a blousy excuse to give the working class a right old kicking. So to make up for all that nonsense, here are some good old-fashioned words that we think are tasty.
I The opposite of hibernation is aestivation.
I The word for a word that has multiple meanings. based on how it is pronounced. is homograph.
I The female eduivalent of misogynist is a misandrist.
I The longest words containing no letter more than once are uncopyrightable and dermatoglyphics.
I Echolalia is the tendency to repeat mechanically words that have just been spoken by another perSOn.
I Callipygian means having shaper buttocks. I Other words we've enjoyed this year —~ and not because they‘re big. clever or rare — include gumption. murmer. horrid and dragon.
I The word for next year is book. It's very street. you see. and comes from lazy kids' mobile phones. When they try to thumb in the word 'cool'. predictive text turns it into 'book'. Absolutely spitting.