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4 quizzes and 40 trivia questions.
1.
  "Look Around You" - "Maths"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The first episode (not counting the pilot) of the satirical BBC television programme "Look Around You". Have fun!
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, daBomb619, Apr 09 10
Very Difficult
daBomb619
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2.
  'Look Around You' - Series 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz based on the second series of "Look Around You".
Average, 10 Qns, yaybig, Feb 20 14
Average
yaybig
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3.
  "Look Around You" - "Germs"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The third module of the popular BBC satirical programme, "Look Around You", focuses on germs. Do not assume the science here is accurate in real life. Have fun!
Tough, 10 Qns, daBomb619, Apr 09 10
Tough
daBomb619
185 plays
4.
  "Look Around You" - "Water"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is the second episode of the 2002 BBC programme "Look Around You". Do not assume the science here is accurate in real life. Have fun!
Difficult, 10 Qns, daBomb619, Apr 09 10
Difficult
daBomb619
174 plays

Look Around You Trivia Questions
1. The first episode was based on music and featured a contest called "Music 2000". The ghost of which composer was the judge of the "Music 2000" contest?

From Quiz 'Look Around You' - Series 2

Answer: Tchaikovsky

The ghost of Tchaikovsky was played by Harry Enfield.

2. To illustrate germs in the opening sequence, what type of food does the boy drop in the pile of leaves and dirt?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Germs"

Answer: A doughnut

Though the initial scene seems to suggest that the subject of the module is food (a boy eats a doughnut, a squirrel eats a crust of bread, etc.), the boy shortly drops his doughnut in a pile of dirt, and it is revealed that this week's subject is germs.

3. In the opening scene, what type of pie is the lady preparing and subsequently baking?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Water"

Answer: Apple

The opening scene seems to suggest that this module will focus on something to do with baking, apples, or perhaps the pie itself. However, just before the woman removes the pie from the oven, the scene quickly switches to a waterfall, and the narrator states that the subject of this week's programme is water.

4. According to this episode, what is the largest number in existence?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Maths"

Answer: 45,000,000,000

The programme switches to a "Man on the Street"-style segment, in which random people are posed the question, "What is the largest number you can think of?" Their answers include 100,000, 999,000, and 1,000,000. However, they are all incorrect. As it turns out, the largest number is about 45,000,000,000, though there are theories that larger numbers may exist. (Perhaps 45,000,000,001?)

5. What was the name of the winning song of the "Music 2000" contest?

From Quiz 'Look Around You' - Series 2

Answer: Sexual Interface

"Sexual Interface" was performed by theoretical physicist Toni Baxter.

6. Where did germs originate?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Germs"

Answer: Germany

"Germs originated in Germany, before rapidly spreading throughout the rest of the world." Germs' sole purpose is to spread germs.

7. What is the atomic symbol of water?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Water"

Answer: H20

On the Periodic Table, water is located between the elements red and iodine. It has two properties, both of which have a value of 1; these properties, however, are not explained.

8. What does the "H" in "MATHS" stand for?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Maths"

Answer: Harfatum

The word "MATHS" actually stands for "Mathematical Anti Telharsic Harfatum Septomin". Hopefully this clears up any ambiguity you may have been feeling about maths up to this point.

9. What type of confectionary does the surgery performing robot Medibot like to eat?

From Quiz 'Look Around You' - Series 2

Answer: Hundreds and Thousands

Aside from being able to perform medical procedures, Medibot could also play the mouth organ.

10. From where were the germs for Experiment One collected?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Germs"

Answer: A sewer

Dirty water is a perfect example of a germ-rich substance. The germs were collected in a Bakerloo bell jar from the grate of an overflowing sewer.

11. What is water? As it turns out, water is impossible to describe, just like what else?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Water"

Answer: Birds

"What is water? It's a difficult question because water is impossible to describe. One might ask the same about birds. What are birds? We just don't know."

12. According to this episode, what is 1 + 10?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Maths"

Answer: A man

Maths can be more easily thought of as the "language of numbers". This episode, however, takes that concept literally. According to this show, the language of numbers is as follows: 1 = A 2 = The 3 = Hello 4 = Please 5 = Thank you 6 = Goodbye 7 = What 8 = CLASSIFIED 9 = CLASSIFIED 10 = Man The programme then gives sample equations, including "1 + 10 = A man" and "3 + 10 = Hello man".

13. Geodermic Granititis, also known as Cobbles, is a disease which causes the sufferer to turn into a pile of rocks. What positive additional side effect does it come with?

From Quiz 'Look Around You' - Series 2

Answer: The ability to fly

Dr Phillip Lavender (voiced by Matt Lucas) was a sufferer of Cobbles and the inventor of an "anti-cobbling" cream.

14. What school does Ashley Swain attend?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Germs"

Answer: The University of St. Christmas

Ashley Swain is the test subject to which the germs are first applied. His tongue is cupped, and a few drops of the sewage are placed onto it.

15. Water has the ability to affect whatever it comes into contact with. To demonstrate this property, a pitcher of water is poured onto something. What?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Water"

Answer: A television

Water is the most powerful substance on Earth, and it retains this property in any form, be it ice, water vapor, or just water. The television is ruined.

16. A new sport, invented by American Scott Nolan, was featured in the Sport episode. Which two existing sports were combined to create it?

From Quiz 'Look Around You' - Series 2

Answer: Golf and tennis

The sport was named gonnis. Nolan went on to invent another sport combining fencing and darts.

17. Who is Ashley Swain's tutor in first-year chemistry?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Germs"

Answer: Prof. Clifford Miles

Next, Prof. Miles' temperature is taken as a control measurement. Ashley then coughs on the professor, and we wait to see how fast the germs can travel.

18. According to this episode, what is the boiling point of water?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Water"

Answer: 1000 degrees

In Experiment One, the effect of water upon proteins is tested. To start off with, a beaker of water is heated over a Bunsen burner until it begins to boil.

19. After three hours, the professor is feverish, uncomfortable, and what?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Germs"

Answer: Rambling

In three hours, the professor's temperature has risen from 98.4 degrees (about normal) to 107.2 degrees. He is later seen in a hospital bed, weak and in critical condition. "Get well soon, professor."

20. After an egg is boiled for two minutes, you should look out for the release of what new substance?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Water"

Answer: Albumen

After one minute, the proteins in the egg have hardly reacted to the water's intense heat. After two minutes, the albumen has started to firm up, but it is not quite fully prepared yet.

21. What was the name of the world's first fully automated casserole restaurant, founded by Clive Pounds?

From Quiz 'Look Around You' - Series 2

Answer: Big C

Unfortunately Clive Pounds died before the opening night of the restaurant, following complications from a wasp sting. He was later brought back to life.

22. Germs can be spread in various ways. One way involves sharing a friend's what?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Germs"

Answer: Recorder

There are many ways germs can find their way onto your body. These include not washing your hands after using the bathroom, sharing a friend's recorder, and kissing a dog...or a tramp.

23. At the end of Experiment One, the programme turns into a French lesson. What does the French phrase printed on the screen translate to in English?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Water"

Answer: Breakfast is ready

After the egg is boiled for three minutes, the proteins have fully coagulated. The scientist adds salt to taste and dips a piece of toast into the egg. The narrator notes, "Le petit déjeuner est prêt," or, in English, "Breakfast is ready."

24. When is the contest held to determine a name for the mysterious "uniformly curved line"?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Maths"

Answer: April the fourth of September & April the 4th of September

The contest is held by the Royal Mathematics Society in Nottingham (note that the map on the programme gives Nottingham's location as southwest England, when it really is in the east, many miles north of London). If you satisfy the judges, you could win a "computerized toast system" for your school.

25. What was the name of the slimmer of the year who lost 52 stone in just six weeks using the "Slimby" diet?

From Quiz 'Look Around You' - Series 2

Answer: Andy Gough

The Slimby diet plan involved drinking a Slimby milkshake every mealtime and looking at a special scary picture. Tony Parker was a man known as "the human dustbin". Teddy Clarke invented a vegetable orchestra. Tony Rudd was a contestant in the "Music 2000" competition with the song "Machadaynu".

26. What type of moth is used in Experiment Two?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Germs"

Answer: Brown maiden

In Experiment Two, the brown maiden, which carries a very specific type of germ (scientific name Milenius mytoteme), is placed into a clean gribbon. As it flaps around, attempting to escape, it coats the bottom of the gribbon with germs. These germs are swabbed and rubbed onto a Petri dish. The moth is then free to go.

27. A modern snowman has a calculator for a mouth, an aerial for a nose, and what for eyes?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Water"

Answer: Batteries

Frozen water falling from the sky is known as "snow". As we all know, snow's main purpose is entertainment. However, you may not know that snow is used by other animals. In the programme, ants are shown to have been meticulously trained to build a small igloo. The narrator then thanks them for their efforts: "Thanks, ants. Thants."

28. By how much were the eight ladies short when attempting to take the bus home from buying their spiders?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Maths"

Answer: Eight pence

The ladies were each able to buy eight spiders, along with the eight spider shoes that went with each spider. However, the ladies were eight pence short when it came to taking the bus back home.

29. What was the name of the first computer for women, invented by Patricia?

From Quiz 'Look Around You' - Series 2

Answer: Petticoat 5

Patricia's surname was silent.

30. About how much nitrogen gas is used in Experiment Two?

From Quiz "Look Around You" - "Water"

Answer: Ten pence & 10 pence

In Experiment Two, nitrogen gas is mafipulated through a Jane Grey and into a sample of water, causing bubbling. The mafipulation continues for five minutes, after which the gas is shut off and the Jane Grey is removed from the beaker.

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