Nicknames

Round 1 Question

  1. What was the nickname of General Norman Schwarzkopf?
  2. Which Premier league-winning manager was called “The Tinkerman”?
  3. Which Scottish city is nicknamed “Granite City”?
  4. Who refers to the Queen as “Gan Gan”?
  5. What is nicknamed “The Thunderer”?
  6. Who was the “Cheekie Chappie”?
  7. What name is given to veteran Labour MP Dennis Skinner?
  8. Which Italian football team are called “la Vecchia Signora”?
  9. Who was “The Thin White Duke”?
  10. Who was the “Grey Man” of English politics?

Round 1 Answers

  1. Stormin’Norman
  2. Claudio Ranieri
  3. Aberdeen
  4. Prince George
  5. The Times
  6. Max Miller
  7. The Beast of Bolsover
  8. Juventus
  9. David Bowie
  10. John Major

Round 2 Questions

  1.  What nickname is given to Santa Clara County in California?
  2. Where in England is “The Faithful City“?
  3. What name would you associate with Arthur Marx?
  4. What name was given to the overweight boy in “Lord of the Flies”?
  5. Who has been given the moniker “The Burnley Express”?
  6. What was the hair-related sobriquet given to Roberto Baggio?
  7. Which cycling great was known as “The Cannibal”?
  8. Who was “The Baltimore Bullet”?
  9. Snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan enjoys which speedy moniker?
  10. American actor Dwayne Johnson is better known by which name?

Round 2 Answers

  1. Silicon Valley
  2. Worcester
  3. Harpo
  4. Piggy
  5. James Anderson
  6. The Divine Ponytail
  7. Eddie Merckx
  8. Michael Phelps
  9. The Rocket
  10. The Rock

Round 3 Questions

  1. Marshall Bruce Mathers III is better known by which name?
  2. Which “Real Deal” was an undisputed champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions?
  3. Which American city is nicknamed “Mile High City”?
  4. Who is “The Modfather”?
  5. Which town is the self-styled “Bas Vegas”?
  6. Who is “The Honourable Member for the early 20th Century”?
  7. “Konman”, ‘The Louis Vuitton Don’, and “Yeezy”, but we call him what?
  8. Who was “Chairman of the Board”?
  9. Manchester City goal machine, Aguero takes what Japanese carton nickname?
  10. Which nickname did actress Scarlett Johansson describe as tacky, lazy and flippant?

Round 3 Answers

  1. Eminem
  2. Evander Holyfield
  3. Denver
  4. Paul Weller
  5. Basildon
  6. Jacob Rees-Mogg
  7. Kanye West
  8. Frank Sinatra
  9. Kun
  10. Scar-Jo