1.

Which work of literature starts with the lines: “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.”?

2.

Which 1997 film starred Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave and Jennifer Ehle?

3.

What is Scotland’s second highest mountain?

4.

Which artist painted The Family of Charles IV and Blind Guitarist?

5.

What is the common name for the bird ‘Passer Domesticus’?

6.

Which inventor of the spinning-frame set up a large water-powered factory at Cromford in Derbyshire?

7.

If you travelled from Brixton to Walthamstow Central on the London Underground which line would you use?

8.

Stephen Byers is Minister for the DTLR.  What does DTLR stand for?

1.

Which American President used the slogan: “It’s morning again in America” for his presidential campaign?

2.

With what orchestral instrument would you associate Yo-Yo Ma?

3.

How would the number 31 be represented in base 7 arithmetic?

4.

Who played Soames Forsyte in the 1967 TV version of The Forsyte Saga?

5.

Which 2 letters are worth 10 points in Scrabble?

6.

In 1902 which food company started production in a disused malthouse in Burton-on-Trent?

7.

What was the name of the first series produced and directed by Gerry Anderson who went on later to make Stingray and Thunderbirds?

8.

What were Branle, Allemande, Cascarde and Galliard?

1.

Oasis’ song Don’t Look Back in Anger was used as the closing track to a celebrated 1996 BBC drama series.  What was the series?

2.

Which 3 consecutive words in Chambers Dictionary mean: Whooping-cough, a country, a wig?

3.

Where will the mountain bike events for the Manchester Commonwealth games be held?

4.

Who wrote the current number one best-selling fiction paperback How to be Good?

5.

Which country has a capital city and a former capital city whose names in English are anagrams of one another?

6.

Who is this year’s Lancashire County Cricket Club’s overseas player?

7.

Name any one of the 6 Manchester pubs in the CAMRA National Inventory (i.e. a pub ‘with an interior of outstanding heritage interest’).

8.

Which Briton has won most Academy Awards (i.e. Oscars)?

In each case name the country highlighted in pink and the name of the bordering country that has been ‘invaded’ by the highlighted country’s flag

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

1.

Which work of literature starts with the lines: “It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen.”?

2.

Which Neil Jordan film of 1992 starred Stephen Rea and Miranda Richardson?

3.

In Scotland what are the ‘Grahams’?

4.

Which artist painted The Old Woman Cooking Eggs and The Rokeby Venus?

5.

What is the common name for the bird ‘Sturnus Vulgaris’?

6.

Who established the model industrial town of Port Sunlight?

7.

If you travelled from Epping to West Ruislip on the London Underground which line would you use?

8.

Which Minister heads up the DTI?

1.

What was the famous slogan used by Clinton’s campaign team in the 1992 Presidential campaign to remind them of the key issue of the election?

2.

With what instrument would you associate the classical performer Murray Perahia?

3.

What is the value of the binary number 110110?

4.

In the current ITV adaptation of Galsworthy’s Forsyte Saga who plays Irene Forsyte?

5.

On a darts board what number is directly opposite number 1?

6.

Which company, whose name means ‘I roll’, started life in 1915 as a subsidiary of a ball bearing factory?

7.

The names of the Thunderbirds crew were: Scott, Virgil, Alan, Gordon and John.  Why were these names chosen by Gerry Anderson?

8.

Which Latin American dance step originated as a Brazilian street festival dance?

1.

What was the final track on Oasis’ album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?

2.

Which 3 consecutive words in Chambers Dictionary mean: a kind of nut, to pilfer, a line of soldiers?

3.

Which striking new local building has been designed by architect Daniel Libeskind?

4.

Which famous writer has a new novel out called Youth?

5.

The name of the capital city of which country means 'Smokey Bay' in the native tongue?

6.

Which farmer and ex-County Captain is playing for Lancashire County Cricket Club this season?

7.

Name any one of the 4 Stockport pubs in the CAMRA National Inventory (i.e. a pub ‘with an interior of outstanding heritage interest’).

8.

What is linguistically unusual about the 1965 film Incubus starring William Shatner?

1.

On which Beatles album were the lines: “And in the end the love you make is equal to the love you take”?

2.

In 1994 Endless Love was a hit for Luther van Dross and which female singer?

3.

Which club won its only FA Cup Final in 1947?

4.

Manchester United has won the FA Cup most times (15).  Which club comes next?

5.

What is the western terminus of the West Highland Railway line in Scotland?

6.

What station is at the western end of the Ffestiniog railway in Wales?

7.

Which work ends with the lines: “They hand in hand with wandering steps and slow, through Eden took their solitary way.”?

8.

Which work ends with the lines: “The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.  They have a world to win.  Working men of all countries unite!”?

1.

Maria Fitzherbert was mistress to which future British monarch?

2.

Of which British monarch was Alice Keppel the mistress?

3.

What letters signify the 4 blood groups?

4.

Name 2 of the 4 constituents of DNA.

5.

By what name was Maurice Cole better known?

6.

By what name is James Wilson Vincent better known?

7.

Which international cricket captain had the middle names ‘Barker Howard’?

8.

Which international cricket captain had the middle names ‘George Dylan’?

1.

Which work of literature starts with the lines: “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.”?

The Go-Between

(by L P Hartley)

2.

Which 1997 film starred Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave and Jennifer Ehle?

Wilde

3.

What is Scotland’s second highest mountain?

Ben Macdui

4.

Which artist painted The Family of Charles IV and Blind Guitarist?

Goya

5.

What is the common name for the bird ‘Passer Domesticus’?

House sparrow

6.

Which inventor of the spinning-frame set up a large water-powered factory at Cromford in Derbyshire?

Sir Richard Arkwright

7.

If you travelled from Brixton to Walthamstow Central on the London Underground which line would you use?

Victoria

8.

Stephen Byers is Minister for the DTLR.  What does DTLR stand for?

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

1.

Which American President used the slogan: “It’s morning again in America” for his presidential campaign?

Ronald Reagan

(1984)

2.

With what orchestral instrument would you associate Yo-Yo Ma?

Cello

3.

How would the number 31 be represented in base 7 arithmetic?

43

4.

Who played Soames Forsyte in the 1967 TV version of The Forsyte Saga?

Eric Porter

5.

Which 2 letters are worth 10 points in Scrabble?

Q and Z

6.

In 1902 which food company started production in a disused malthouse in Burton-on-Trent?

Marmite

7.

What was the name of the first series produced and directed by Gerry Anderson who went on later to make Stingray and Thunderbirds?

The Adventures of Twizzle

(1956)

8.

What were Branle, Allemande, Cascarde and Galliard?

Dance steps

(16th century)

1.

Oasis’ song Don’t Look Back in Anger was used as the closing track to a celebrated 1996 BBC drama series.  What was the series?

Our Friends In The North

2.

Which 3 consecutive words in Chambers Dictionary mean: Whooping-cough, a country, a wig?

Pertussis, Peru, Peruke

3.

Where will the mountain bike events for the Manchester Commonwealth games be held?

Rivington Park

(accept Rivington or Rivington Pike)

4.

Who wrote the current number one best-selling fiction paperback How to be Good?

Nick Hornby

5.

Which country has a capital city and a former capital city whose names in English are anagrams of one another?

Japan

(Tokyo & Kyoto)

6.

Who is this year’s Lancashire County Cricket Club’s overseas player?

Stuart Law

(the Australian batsman formerly of Essex)

7.

Name any one of the 6 Manchester pubs in the CAMRA National Inventory (i.e. a pub ‘with an interior of outstanding heritage interest’).

(one from)

Briton’s Protection, Circus Tavern, Crown & Kettle, Hare & Hounds, Mr Thomas’s, Peveril of the Peak

8.

Which Briton has won most Academy Awards (i.e. Oscars)?

Nick Parks

(for his various animated films)

In each case name the country highlighted in pink and the name of the bordering country that has been ‘invaded’ by the highlighted country’s flag

1.

Uzbekistan (highlighted)

Turkmenistan (‘invaded’)

2.

Bhutan (highlighted)

India (‘invaded’)

3.

Gabon (highlighted)

Equatorial Guinea ('inv')

4.

Laos (highlighted)

Burma or Myanmar ('inv')

5.

Lithuania (highlighted)

Belarus (‘invaded’)

6.

Burkina Faso (highlighted)

Ivory Coast (‘invaded’)

7.

Moldova (highlighted)

Romania (‘invaded’)

8.

Azerbaijan (highlighted)

Iran (’invaded’)

1.

Which work of literature starts with the lines: “It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen.”?

1984

(by George Orwell)

2.

Which Neil Jordan film of 1992 starred Stephen Rea and Miranda Richardson?

The Crying Game

3.

In Scotland what are the ‘Grahams’?

Hills between 2000ft and 2500ft high

4.

Which artist painted The Old Woman Cooking Eggs and The Rokeby Venus?

Velasquez

5.

What is the common name for the bird ‘Sturnus Vulgaris’?

Starling

6.

Who established the model industrial town of Port Sunlight?

William Hesketh Lever

(1st Viscount Leverhulme)

7.

If you travelled from Epping to West Ruislip on the London Underground which line would you use?

Central

8.

Which Minister heads up the DTI?

Patricia Hewitt

1.

What was the famous slogan used by Clinton’s campaign team in the 1992 Presidential campaign to remind them of the key issue of the election?

'It’s the economy, stupid'

2.

With what instrument would you associate the classical performer Murray Perahia?

Piano

3.

What is the value of the binary number 110110?

54

4.

In the current ITV adaptation of Galsworthy’s Forsyte Saga who plays Irene Forsyte?

Gina McKee

5.

On a darts board what number is directly opposite number 1?

Number 19

6.

Which company, whose name means ‘I roll’, started life in 1915 as a subsidiary of a ball bearing factory?

Volvo

7.

The names of the Thunderbirds crew were: Scott, Virgil, Alan, Gordon and John.  Why were these names chosen by Gerry Anderson?

Each was part of the full name of one of the first US Astronauts

8.

Which Latin American dance step originated as a Brazilian street festival dance?

Samba

1.

What was the final track on Oasis’ album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?

Champagne Supernova

2.

Which 3 consecutive words in Chambers Dictionary mean: a kind of nut, to pilfer, a line of soldiers?

Filbert, Filch and File

3.

Which striking new local building has been designed by architect Daniel Libeskind?

Imperial War Museum North

4.

Which famous writer has a new novel out called Youth?

J M Coetzee

5.

The name of the capital city of which country means 'Smokey Bay' in the native tongue?

Iceland

(Reykjavik)

6.

Which farmer and ex-County Captain is playing for Lancashire County Cricket Club this season?

David Byas

(formerly captain of Yorkshire)

7.

Name any one of the 4 Stockport pubs in the CAMRA National Inventory (i.e. a pub ‘with an interior of outstanding heritage interest’).

(one from)

Alexandra, Arden Arms, Queen’s Head, Swan with Two Necks

8.

What is linguistically unusual about the 1965 film Incubus starring William Shatner?

The dialogue is in Esperanto

1.

On which Beatles album were the lines: “And in the end the love you make is equal to the love you take”?

Abbey Road

2.

In 1994 Endless Love was a hit for Luther van Dross and which female singer?

Mariah Carey

3.

Which club won its only FA Cup Final in 1947?

Charlton Athletic

4.

Manchester United has won the FA Cup most times (15).  Which club comes next?

Tottenham Hotspur

(8)

5.

What is the western terminus of the West Highland Railway line in Scotland?

Mallaig

6.

What station is at the western end of the Ffestiniog railway in Wales?

Porthmadog

7.

Which work ends with the lines: “They hand in hand with wandering steps and slow, through Eden took their solitary way.”?

Paradise Lost

(by John Milton)

8.

Which work ends with the lines: “The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.  They have a world to win.  Working men of all countries unite!”?

The Communist Manifesto

(by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels)

1.

Maria Fitzherbert was mistress to which future British monarch?

George IV

2.

Of which British monarch was Alice Keppel the mistress?

Edward VII

3.

What letters signify the 4 blood groups?

O, A, B, AB

4.

Name 2 of the 4 constituents of DNA.

(two from)

Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine

5.

By what name was Maurice Cole better known?

Kenny Everett

6.

By what name is James Wilson Vincent better known?

Jimmy Savile

7.

Which international cricket captain had the middle names ‘Barker Howard’?

Peter (B H) May

8.

Which international cricket captain had the middle names ‘George Dylan’?

Bob (G D) Willis