1. |
Original members of the Scottish Football League when it
was founded in 1890 |
Team |
Abercorn |
Cambuslang |
Celtic |
Cowlairs |
Dumbarton |
Heart of Midlothian |
Rangers |
Renton |
St
Mirren |
Third
Lanark |
Vale of Leven |
|
2. |
Artistes who performed on the 2014 BBC Music God Only
Knows
promotional video (in order) |
Artiste |
Artiste |
Artiste |
Martin James Bartlett |
Stevie Wonder |
One Direction |
Pharrell Williams |
Eliza Carthy |
Jaz Dhami |
Emeli Sandé |
Nicola Benedetti |
Paloma Faith |
Elton John |
Jools Holland |
Chrissie Hynde |
Lorde |
Brian May |
Jamie Cullum |
Chris Martin |
Jake Bugg |
Baaba Maal |
Brian Wilson |
Katie Derham |
Danielle de Niese |
Florence Welch |
Tees Valley Youth Choir |
Dave Grohl |
Kylie Minogue |
Alison Balsom |
Sam Smith |
|
3. |
Dramatis
personae of Shakespeare’s play
The Merchant
of Venice |
Character |
Character |
Antonio |
Shylock |
Bassanio |
Jessica |
Gratiano |
Tubal |
Lorenzo |
Launcelot Gobbo |
Salerio |
Old Gobbo |
Salanio |
Leonardo |
Portia |
Duke of
Venice |
Nerissa |
Prince of Morocco
|
Balthazar |
Prince of Arragon |
|
4. |
Winners
and Runners Up of
The Great
British Bake Off |
Year |
Winner |
Runner Up |
Runner Up |
2010 |
Edd
Kimber |
Miranda
Gore Browne |
Ruth
Clemens |
2011 |
Joanne Wheatley |
Holly
Bell |
Mary-Anne Boermans |
2012 |
John
Whaite |
Brendan
Lynch |
James
Morton |
2013 |
Frances
Quinn |
Kimberley Wilson |
Ruby
Tandoh |
2014 |
Nancy Birtwhistle |
Luis
Troyano |
Richard
Burr |
2015 |
Nadiya Hussain |
Ian
Cumming |
Tamal
Ray |
2016 |
Candice
Brown |
Andrew
Smyth |
Jane
Beedle |
|
5. |
Full
length Frederick Forsyth novels
(as at
November 2016) |
Year |
Novel
title |
Year |
Novel
title |
1971 |
The Day of the Jackal |
1994 |
The Fist of God |
1972 |
The Odessa File |
1996 |
Icon |
1974 |
The Dogs of War |
1999 |
The Phantom of Manhattan |
1979 |
The Devil's
Alternative |
2003 |
Avenger |
1984 |
The Fourth Protocol |
2006 |
The Afghan |
1989 |
The Negotiator |
2010 |
The Cobra |
1991 |
The Deceiver |
2013 |
The Kill List |
|
6. |
List of
Irish Taoiseachs since World War 2
(as at
November 2016) |
Start |
Taoiseach |
Start |
Taoiseach |
1937 |
Éamon de Valera |
1981 |
Garret FitzGerald |
1948 |
John A. Costello |
1992 |
Albert Reynolds |
1959 |
Sean Lemass |
1994 |
John Bruton |
1966 |
Jack Lynch |
1997 |
Bertie Ahern |
1973 |
Liam Cosgrave |
2008 |
Brian Cowen |
1979 |
Charles Haughey |
2011 |
Enda Kenny |
|
7. |
Rolling
Stone Magazine best 12 songwriters of all time (single
songwriters or writing partnerships) |
|
Songwriter/Songwriting team |
1 |
Bob Dylan |
2 |
Paul McCartney |
3 |
John Lennon |
4 |
Chuck Berry |
5 |
Smokey Robinson |
6 |
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards |
7 |
Carole King and Gerry Goffin |
8 |
Paul Simon |
9 |
Joni Mitchell |
10 |
Stevie Wonder |
11 |
Bob Marley |
12 |
Brian Wilson |
|
8. |
Rivers
emptying directly into the Irish Sea from Scottish
border to N Wales (NB
not
tributaries) |
Rivers
(N to
S) |
Rivers
(N to
S) |
Rivers
(N to S) |
Esk |
Esk |
Cocker |
Eden |
Annas |
Broad Fleet |
Wampool |
Duddon |
Wyre |
Waver |
Mill Beck |
Ribble |
Ellen |
Dragley Beck |
Crossens Pool |
Derwent |
Leven |
Alt |
Lowca Brook |
Kent |
Mersey |
Pow Beck |
Keer |
Dee |
Calder |
Lune |
|
|
9. |
All 21
electoral wards in Stockport Metropolitan Borough in
alphabetical sequence |
Electoral
ward |
Electoral
ward |
Bramhall North |
Heald Green |
Bramhall South & Woodford
|
Heatons North |
Bredbury & Woodley |
Heatons South |
Bredbury Green & Romiley
|
Manor |
Brinnington
& Central |
Marple North |
Cheadle & Gatley |
Marple South |
Cheadle Hulme North |
Offerton |
Cheadle Hulme South |
Reddish North |
Davenport & Cale Green |
Reddish South |
Edgeley & Cheadle Heath
|
Stepping Hill |
Hazel Grove |
|
|
10. |
Leading
Test match wicket-keepers by number of dismissals
(as
at November 2016) |
|
Wicketkeeper |
Total
dismissals |
Catches |
Stumpings |
1 |
Mark Boucher |
555 |
532 |
23 |
2 |
Adam Gilchrist |
416 |
379 |
37 |
3 |
Ian Healy |
395 |
366 |
29 |
4 |
Rod Marsh |
355 |
343 |
12 |
5 |
M S Dhoni |
294 |
256 |
38 |
6 |
Jeff Dujon |
270 |
265 |
5 |
7 |
Alan Knott |
269 |
250 |
19 |
8 |
Matt Prior |
256 |
243 |
13 |
9 |
Alec Stewart |
241 |
227 |
14 |
10 |
Wasim
Bari |
228 |
201 |
27 |
|