1.

Four of the Church of England’s 44 dioceses have double names.  Ripon & Leeds, and St Edmundsbury & Ipswich are 2 of these.  What are the other 2?

2.

What name is given to the feast day celebrated 60 days after Easter?

3.

Of which well known literary work are the following the closing lines:

4.

Which epic film of the 1960s, starring Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins and Michael Caine, concerns a group of British soldiers in 1879 defending a tiny outpost?

5.

Where, melodically in the 1960s, did “Terry meet Judy”? 

6.

If you were described as callipygous, of which part of your body would you be proud?  

7.

What is the name of the fertile Scottish peninsula sandwiched between the Cromarty and Moray Firths?

8.

Which pop icon is playing a concert at Old Trafford Cricket Ground this summer?

1.

Which town contains the postcode area ZE1?

2.

Which actress is currently the ‘face’ of Elizabeth Arden on all their adverts?

3.

'Shackle' – 'Condition' – 'Pasta'

4.

Which well known 20th century historian wrote The Origins of The Second World War?

5.

Morgan cars and Sir Edward Elgar are associated with which English town?

6.

Flight-Lieutenant – Squadron-Leader – Wing-Commander.  What comes next?

7.

Which former North West football star earned the nickname 'The Lion of Vienna' for his heroics in an International fixture against Austria in the 1950s?

8.

Who has succeeded Alan Titchmarsh as the main BBC TV gardening presenter?

1.

On August 24th 1572, thousands of French Huguenots were slaughtered on the orders of Charles IX and Catherine de’ Medici.  What did this event become known as?

2.

The battle of Agincourt was fought on October 25th 1415, on the feast day of which saint?

3.

Born in 1835 and dying in 1921, this French composer is known for his symphonic poem Danse Macabre.   Who is he?

4.

Born in 1900 and declared missing after a flight in 1944, this French novelist is best known for his story The Little Prince written in 1944.  Who is he?

5.

With his feast day on December 6th, who is the patron saint of children, merchants, thieves and pawnbrokers?

6.

With his feast day on October 28th, and also known as Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus, who is the patron saint of lost causes?

7.

What is the state capital of New Mexico in the USA?

8.

What is the capital of the Canadian province of Newfoundland & Labrador?

ROUND 4

1.

What word connects: an American TV actor from the 1950s, a former British Ambassador to the USA, and a word for a parrot or a fop?

2.

Which bird is said by some to have a name derived from the Welsh for ‘white head’?

3.

Where will the 2007 Cricket World Cup be held?

4.

Of which literary work are these the opening lines:

5.

Dr Richard Taylor, MP for Wyre Forest, is the only Independent in this parliament representing an English constituency.  Which town is at the heart of this constituency?

6.

Starting with the earliest, put the following Dickens novels into the order in which he wrote them: Great Expectations, Pickwick Papers, Bleak House.

7.

In which year (+/- 2 years) did the Mallard achieve the fastest recorded speed by a steam locomotive?

8.

Who is MP for Birmingham Ladywood?

1.

Two of the Church of England’s 44 dioceses start with the letter ‘P’.  Name them.

2.

What name is given to the feast day celebrated 40 days after Easter?

3.

Of which well known literary work were the following the closing lines:

4.

Which epic film of the 1960s was set in the Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and starred Charlton Heston, David Niven, Ava Gardner and Flora Robson?

5.

Which 1960s pop song started with the words: “The Eastern world, it is exploding”?

6.

What sport was first called Sphairistike in the 19th century?

7.

Two of the 4 capital cities of the British Isles are on almost exactly the same longitude.  Name them.

8.

Who is this year’s Lancashire County Cricket Club’s registered overseas player who has had to withdraw from the squad due to injury?

1.

Which town contains the postcode area PA1?

2.

Which product is currently being advertised by a filmed sequence of precision engineering interactions including shots of a counterbalanced tyre going uphill?

3.

'Mexican dish' - 'Doctor' - 'Muslim mendicant'

4.

To illustrate the History of Britain in the 20th century Simon Schama focused his epic TV series on 2 well known Britons.  Who were they?

5.

MG Cars and Morelands beers are associated with which English town?

6.

Lieutenant-Colonel – Colonel – Brigadier.  What comes next?

7.

Which famous North West footballer scored a hat-trick in the 1953 Cup Final?

8.

Who is the BBC TV’s chief media correspondent?

1.

In 1896, the U.S. Triple Jumper James Connolly, was the first person to win what prize?

2.

Instituted in 1961, what prize was won by The Black & White Minstrel Show in that year, and by Frost Over England in 1967?

3.

This World Heritage Site and U.S. National Park is renowned for its sequoia trees.  What is it called?

4.

This French town and World Heritage site is renowned for its Roman theatre and triumphal arch.  What is it called?

5.

The actor Henry Fonda only ever won one Oscar.  What was the name of the film in which he won his Best Actor Academy Award?

6.

Although nominated for 3 Oscars (Spencer Tracy for Best Actor, John Sturges for Best Director, Millard Kaufman for Best Screen Play) it failed to win any.  What was the name of the film?

7.

In the 10th Century, he explored the Greenland coast and founded Norse colonies there.  His son landed in ‘Vinland’ (often identified as America) in about 1000 A.D.  What is the name of this explorer?

8.

The pirate Edward Teach was killed off the coast of North Carolina in 1718.  By what name is he better known?

1.

What word connects: a current cabinet minister, a violent 1971 film set in Cornwall, and a means of gaining an early opinion?

2.

What particular feature earns the secretary-bird its name?

3.

In which city are the 2006 Commonwealth Games to be held?

4.

Of what literary work are these the opening lines:

5.

With which English town do you associate Ray Mallon?

6.

The three Brontë sisters were born in 1816, 1818 and 1820.  Starting with the oldest, name the sisters in order of their births

7.

In which year (+/- 2 years) did Louis Bleriot first cross the English Channel in an aeroplane?

8.

Who is MP for Maidstone and the Weald?

1.

In which geological era do we live?

2.

From which 2 ports in Britain can you catch a ferry to Rosslare?

3.

By what name is the Duke of Rothesay better known?

4.

What was the first name of Wainwright, the author of the series called The Pictorial Guide to the Lake District?

5.

Who has created and written the BBC1 drama series Servants?

6.

Marina Mowatt, 36, is currently in the news for claiming housing benefit and income support.  Who is her royal mother?

7.

Actor, Tom Hollander, is currently appearing as Guy Burgess in BBC1’s drama series Cambridge Spies.  Earlier this year he appeared in BBC1’s The Lost Prince.  Which character did he play?

8.

Which Queen of England married her brother-in-law?

1.

Four of the Church of England’s 44 dioceses have double names.  Ripon & Leeds, and St Edmundsbury & Ipswich are 2 of these.  What are the other 2?

Bath & Wells; Sodor & Man

2.

What name is given to the feast day celebrated 60 days after Easter?

Corpus Christi

3.

Of which well known literary work are the following the closing lines:

Paradise Lost

(by John Milton)

4.

Which epic film of the 1960s, starring Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins and Michael Caine, concerns a group of British soldiers in 1879 defending a tiny outpost?

Zulu

5.

Where, melodically in the 1960s, did “Terry meet Judy”? 

Waterloo (Station)

(from Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks)

6.

If you were described as callipygous, of which part of your body would you be proud?  

Buttocks

(literally it means ‘having beautiful buttocks’)

7.

What is the name of the fertile Scottish peninsula sandwiched between the Cromarty and Moray Firths?

The Black Isle

8.

Which pop icon is playing a concert at Old Trafford Cricket Ground this summer?

Bruce Springsteen

1.

Which town contains the postcode area ZE1?

Lerwick

(in the Shetland Islands)

2.

Which actress is currently the ‘face’ of Elizabeth Arden on all their adverts?

Catherine Zeta Jones

3.

'Shackle' – 'Condition' – 'Pasta'

Fetter – Fettle - Fettuccine

4.

Which well known 20th century historian wrote The Origins of The Second World War?

A J P Taylor

5.

Morgan cars and Sir Edward Elgar are associated with which English town?

Malvern

6.

Flight-Lieutenant – Squadron-Leader – Wing-Commander.  What comes next?

Group Captain

7.

Which former North West football star earned the nickname 'The Lion of Vienna' for his heroics in an International fixture against Austria in the 1950s?

Nat Lofthouse

(of Bolton Wanderers)

8.

Who has succeeded Alan Titchmarsh as the main BBC TV gardening presenter?

Monty Don

1.

On August 24th 1572, thousands of French Huguenots were slaughtered on the orders of Charles IX and Catherine de’ Medici.  What did this event become known as?

The St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

2.

The battle of Agincourt was fought on October 25th 1415, on the feast day of which saint?

St Crispin

(and for those remembering Shakespeare’s Henry V, accept St Crispian)

3.

Born in 1835 and dying in 1921, this French composer is known for his symphonic poem Danse Macabre.   Who is he?

Charles Camille Saint-Saens

4.

Born in 1900 and declared missing after a flight in 1944, this French novelist is best known for his story The Little Prince written in 1944.  Who is he?

Antoine Marie Roger de Saint-Exupèry

5.

With his feast day on December 6th, who is the patron saint of children, merchants, thieves and pawnbrokers?

St Nicholas

6.

With his feast day on October 28th, and also known as Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus, who is the patron saint of lost causes?

St Jude

7.

What is the state capital of New Mexico in the USA?

Santa Fe

8.

What is the capital of the Canadian province of Newfoundland & Labrador?

St John’s

ROUND 4

1.

What word connects: an American TV actor from the 1950s, a former British Ambassador to the USA, and a word for a parrot or a fop?

Jay

(Jay Silverheels who played Tonto in The Lone Ranger, Peter Jay, a popinjay)

2.

Which bird is said by some to have a name derived from the Welsh for ‘white head’?

Penguin

3.

Where will the 2007 Cricket World Cup be held?

West Indies

4.

Of which literary work are these the opening lines:

Little Women

(by Louisa M Alcott)

5.

Dr Richard Taylor, MP for Wyre Forest, is the only Independent in this parliament representing an English constituency.  Which town is at the heart of this constituency?

Kidderminster

6.

Starting with the earliest, put the following Dickens novels into the order in which he wrote them: Great Expectations, Pickwick Papers, Bleak House.

Pickwick Papers (1837), Bleak House (1852), Great Expectations (1861)

7.

In which year (+/- 2 years) did the Mallard achieve the fastest recorded speed by a steam locomotive?

1938 (1936 - 1940)

8.

Who is MP for Birmingham Ladywood?

Clare Short

1.

Two of the Church of England’s 44 dioceses start with the letter ‘P’.  Name them.

Peterborough; Portsmouth

2.

What name is given to the feast day celebrated 40 days after Easter?

Ascension Day

3.

Of which well known literary work were the following the closing lines:

Samuel Pepys’ Diary

4.

Which epic film of the 1960s was set in the Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and starred Charlton Heston, David Niven, Ava Gardner and Flora Robson?

55 Days in Peking

5.

Which 1960s pop song started with the words: “The Eastern world, it is exploding”?

Eve of Destruction

(by Barry Mcguire)

6.

What sport was first called Sphairistike in the 19th century?

Lawn Tennis

7.

Two of the 4 capital cities of the British Isles are on almost exactly the same longitude.  Name them.

Cardiff & Edinburgh

8.

Who is this year’s Lancashire County Cricket Club’s registered overseas player who has had to withdraw from the squad due to injury?

Harbhajan Singh

1

Which town contains the postcode area PA1?

Paisley

2.

Which product is currently being advertised by a filmed sequence of precision engineering interactions including shots of a counterbalanced tyre going uphill?

Honda Accord

3.

'Mexican dish' - 'Doctor' - 'Muslim mendicant'

Fajitas - Fake - Fakir

4.

To illustrate the History of Britain in the 20th century Simon Schama focused his epic TV series on 2 well known Britons.  Who were they?

Winston Churchill and George Orwell

5.

MG Cars and Morelands beers are associated with which English town?

Abingdon

6.

Lieutenant-Colonel – Colonel – Brigadier.  What comes next?

Major-General

7.

Which famous North West footballer scored a hat-trick in the 1953 Cup Final?

Stan Mortensen

(of Blackpool)

8.

Who is the BBC TV’s chief media correspondent?

Torrin Douglas

1.

In 1896, the U.S. Triple Jumper James Connolly, was the first person to win what prize?

An Olympic Gold medal

2.

Instituted in 1961, what prize was won by The Black & White Minstrel Show in that year, and by Frost Over England in 1967?

The Golden Rose of Montreux

3.

This World Heritage Site and U.S. National Park is renowned for its sequoia trees.  What is it called?

The Redwood National Park

4.

This French town and World Heritage site is renowned for its Roman theatre and triumphal arch.  What is it called?

Orange

5.

The actor Henry Fonda only ever won one Oscar.  What was the name of the film in which he won his Best Actor Academy Award?

On Golden Pond

6.

Although nominated for 3 Oscars (Spencer Tracy for Best Actor, John Sturges for Best Director, Millard Kaufman for Best Screen Play) it failed to win any.  What was the name of the film?

Bad Day at Black Rock

7.

In the 10th Century, he explored the Greenland coast and founded Norse colonies there.  His son landed in ‘Vinland’ (often identified as America) in about 1000 A.D.  What is the name of this explorer?

Erik the Red

8.

The pirate Edward Teach was killed off the coast of North Carolina in 1718.  By what name is he better known?

Blackbeard

1.

What word connects: a current cabinet minister, a violent 1971 film set in Cornwall, and a means of gaining an early opinion?

Straw

(Jack Straw, Straw Dogs, a straw poll)

2.

What particular feature earns the secretary-bird its name?

Tufts of feathers at the back of its head resembling pens stuck behind the ear

3.

In which city are the 2006 Commonwealth Games to be held?

Melbourne

4.

Of what literary work are these the opening lines:

The Go-Between

(by L P Hartley)

5.

With which English town do you associate Ray Mallon?

Middlesbrough

(he’s the so-called ‘Robocop’ who was elected Mayor)

6.

The three Brontë sisters were born in 1816, 1818 and 1820.  Starting with the oldest, name the sisters in order of their births

Charlotte (1816), Emily (1818), Anne (1820)

7.

In which year (+/- 2 years) did Louis Bleriot first cross the English Channel in an aeroplane?

1909 (1907 - 1911)

8.

Who is MP for Maidstone and the Weald?

Ann Widdecombe

1.

In which geological era do we live?

Cenozoic

(or Tertiary)

2.

From which 2 ports in Britain can you catch a ferry to Rosslare?

Fishguard; Pembroke

3.

By what name is the Duke of Rothesay better known?

Prince Charles

4.

What was the first name of Wainwright, the author of the series called The Pictorial Guide to the Lake District?

Alfred

5.

Who has created and written the BBC1 drama series Servants?

Lucy Gannon

6.

Marina Mowatt, 36, is currently in the news for claiming housing benefit and income support.  Who is her royal mother?

Princess Alexandra

7.

Actor, Tom Hollander, is currently appearing as Guy Burgess in BBC1’s drama series Cambridge Spies.  Earlier this year he appeared in BBC1’s The Lost Prince.  Which character did he play?

King George V

8.

Which Queen of England married her brother-in-law?

Catherine of Aragon

(wife of Henry VIII and previously married to his brother Prince Arthur)