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27/10/2014

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Each answer contains the consecutive letters 'M-A-N-U' or 'M-A-N-C'.

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1.

Cold War films

What was the name of the 1962 Cold War thriller directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh?

The Manchurian Candidate

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1960s films

Who wrote this song first performed in the 1962 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s?   (click to play)

Henry Mancini

(Moon River performed by Andy Williams)

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3.

Parliamentary officials

Black Rod is the doorkeeper to the House of Lords and is one of a class of officials attached to the Royal Household. What is the generic name for this class?

Gentleman Ushers

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4.

Native Americans

Which native American tribe’s historic territory consisted of eastern New Mexico, south eastern Colorado, south western Kansas, western Oklahoma, and most of northwest Texas?

Comanche

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5.

British theatre

Together Table Manners, Living Together and Round and Round the Garden make up which dramatic oeuvre?

The Norman Conquest

(trilogy of plays by Alan Ayckbourn)

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Spain

 Which Autonomous Community of Spain is highlighted here?

Castilla-La Mancha

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7.

Trees

What is the name of this tree found in New Zealand and Australia from whose nectar honey is made?

Manuka

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1930 film music

What’s the name of this tune taken from the 1930s Rogers/Astaire musical Swing Time?

(click to play)

A Fine Romance

(written by Jerome Kern)

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Italian history

What was the name of the last King of Italy who reigned from 1900 to 1946 (when the monarchy was abolished)?

Victor Emmanuel III

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10.

Biblical quotes

Which line in Matthew Chapter 6 precedes: “……for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”?

“No man can serve two masters”

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11.

British monarchy

Why did Prince Michael of Kent lose his right to succeed to the British throne in 1978?

He married a Roman Catholic

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12.

Footballers

Which Togolese footballer scored on his debut for Manchester City against Blackburn Rovers in 2009?

Emmanuel Adebayor

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13.

Classical composers

Frederick Delius was blind and dictated the notes of his compositions to his friend Eric Fenby. What role is Fenby usually described as fulfilling?

Amanuensis

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14.

British novels

What was the name of the master criminal featured in the novels of Sax Rohmer?

Dr Fu Manchu

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15.

Comedians

Bob Monkhouse was the first in 1957 and John Bishop the latest in 2013…..what?

Compère for the Royal Variety Performance

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