four calling birds!
(40 points total)

(1) I have four letters in my entire name, which means I find it very, very easy to sign my autograph. But who, I wonder, am I? I'm looking for the full name that I'm known by professionally...

I WAS IN THE SPICE GIRLS
MEL B
SO WAS I
MEL C
I WON THREE WORLD CUPS, BUT I WAS NEVER IN THE SPICE GIRLS
PELE
I AM MARRIED TO BEYONCE (AT TIME OF WRITING)
JAY-Z
I AM YELLOW AND HAVE A TV IN MY TUMMY
LALA
I AM GREEN, BUT NOT ALWAYS
HULK
MY REAL NAME IS PAUL HEWSON
BONO
MY REAL NAME IS EITHNE PADRAIGIN NI BHRAONAIN
ENYA
I ONCE WISHED I COULD TURN BACK TIME
CHER
FINAL QUESTION OF ROUND AM I. IN FAMOUS FILMS FIND ME YOU WILL
YODA

(2) There are 10 countries in the world which have 4-letter names. As always, by country, I mean a sovereign state that's a member of the UN in its own right. Goodness me, that takes longer to write than it does to say. To help out I'm going to give the first letter of 4 of them. For the other 6... you're on your own. Good luck!

L
LAOS
M
MALI
T
TOGO
O
OMAN AND THE OTHERS ARE: CHAD, CUBA, FIJI, IRAN, IRAQ AND PERU

(3) Clues to four films series now, all of which made it to at least 4 instalments. They do not have to have 4 letters in their titles. Name these films.

MY 4TH INSTALMENT WAS CALLED CITIZENS ON PATROL
POLICE ACADEMY
MY 4TH INSTALMENT INTRODUCED FORKY, THE SPORK
TOY STORY
MY 4TH INSTALMENT WAS MY MOST SUCCESSFUL, AND STARRED DOLPH LUNDGREN
ROCKY
MY 4TH INSTALMENT WAS ACTUALLY MY 1ST, AND MY 1ST WAS ACTUALLY MY 4TH
STAR WARS

(4) These bands all have 4-letter names. Can you recognise them from the names of 4 band members?

AGNETHA, ANNI-FRID, BENNY, BJORN
ABBA
ALEX, DAMON, DAVE, GRAHAM
BLUR
CANDIDA, JARVIS, RUSSELL, STEVE
PULP
BERNARD, NILE, NORMA JEAN, TONY
CHIC
MICHAEL AND AT LEAST 3 FARRISS BROTHERS
INXS
ANDREW, GEORGE, PEPSI, SHIRLIE
WHAM!

(5) Calling birds. Hmm, 'calling birds'. Ok, can you name all these things, which are also things that different birds are called?

JODIE FOSTER'S SURNAME IN SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
COOLIO
A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE
COOLIO
THE BESTSELLING CAR IN THE 'RELIANT' RANGE
COOLIO
THE OVERBEARING SALES REP, CHRIS, IN THE OFFICE
COOLIO
THE NICKNAME OF CRYSTAL PALACE
COOLIO
INDIA'S BESTSELLING BRAND OF BEER
COOLIO

(6) Can you answer these four trivia questions? They are grouped together for a reason, but I won't tell you what it is I'm afraid. You'll work it out.

A WORD WHICH CAN FOLLOW 'TUNING' AND 'SOUTH'
FORK!!!!!!
COMPLETE THE TITLE OF THE BOOKER PRIZE WINNING NOVEL WOLF ____
HALL!!!!!!!
A COD-LIKE FISH, OFTEN SERVED SALTED. IF YOU GET THE OTHER THREE CLUES, YOU'LL GET THIS ONE.
LING?!!!!!?!??
A FAMOUS CUSTARD BRAND FIRST MARKETED IN 1837
BIRDS!!!!!!