ROUND 1

1.

What is the Czech name for the river Moldau?

2.

Who is the Artistic Director of the National Theatre?

3.

What is the unique property of lignum vitae?

4.

In Wind in the Willows what is the colour of Toad’s caravan?

5.

In what year did Jane Austen die? (5 years either way)

6.

What is the active ingredient of pitchblende?

7.

Where was Ludwig Van Beethoven born?

8.

What is a Munro?

ROUND 2

1.

Who said of the actor Henry Irving: “He does not merely cut plays, he disembowels them”?

2.

Whose last words were: “Play Mozart in memory of me”?

3.

What is the middle name of Prime Minister William Gladstone?

4.

In photography what is the ‘f-number’?

5.

Who wrote The Balkan Trilogy?

6.

In 1797 there was a mutiny of the fleet at Spithead.  Where else was there a mutiny that year?

7.

What is the meaning of the word Kodak?

8.

Which common musical instrument is referred to in scores as Crembalum or Trombula?

ROUND 3 - “I like to be in America” - North and South

1.

Who are Potus and Flotus?

2.

George W Bush and John Kerry are both members of which secret society?

3.

In which US state was the term gerrymandering first used?

4.

How many Electoral College seats does the state of California have?

5.

What is the currency of Ecuador?

6.

Who Touched the Void on Mount Siula Grande?

7.

Which is the southernmost capital city in South America?

8.

Which architect designed a capital city in the shape of an aeroplane?

ROUND 4 - “No, Mr Bond, I expect you to die”

1.

What does SPECTRE stand for?

2.

Which actress has appeared as a Bond girl in two films?

3.

Which well-known author wrote the screen play for You Only Live Twice?

4.

On which golf course did Ian Fleming set the match between Bond and Goldfinger?

5.

Who sang the theme tune for Octopussy?

6.

Name the Bond whose former wife appeared in For Your Eyes Only.

7.

What were the last words Bond spoke to his wife in On Her Majesty’s Most Secret Service?

8.

In which TV series did the first actor to play Felix Leiter subsequently star?

ROUND 5 - Real music

1.

What was the name of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s father?

2.

Who composed the Oxford Symphony?

3.

Who composed the Manfred Overture?

4.

Which two composers were both born in 1685?

5.

Suzuki, Goro and Il Bonzo are characters in which Puccini opera?

6.

Who composed Song for Athene?

7.

What nationality is composer Arvo Part?

8.

Susanna, Bartolo and Don Basilio are characters in which Mozart opera?

ROUND 6 - Who said?

1.

“Our old friend economical ..... with the actualité”?

2.

“The comeback kid”?

3.

“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put and end to mankind”?

4.

“There are three bodies no sensible man directly challenges: the Roman Catholic Church, the Brigade of Guards and the National Union of Mineworkers”?

5.

“One Galileo in two thousand years is enough”?

6.

“First we are going to cut it off, and then, we are going to kill it”?

7.

“Keep you eyes wide open before marriage, and half shut afterwards”

8.

“Macho man?  Moi?”?

ROUND 7

1.

Which sculptor created the Angel of the North?

2.

The leading French literary prize is named after two brothers.  What is their surname?

3.

Who was the Pole who founded the NKVD, OGPU and KGB?

4.

Which Polish General suppressed Solidarity?

5.

What is the subject matter of the Monet painting sold last week?

6.

Who replaced Brian Jones in the Rolling Stones?

7.

Who is Oldham’s famous musical son?

8.

Who wrote Berlin and Stalingrad?

1.

Which English Queen was described by Charles Dickens in his Child’s History of England as: “Thirty seven, short and thin and greatly wrinkled in the face”?

2.

Which Queen said: “In my end is my beginning” ?

3.

Who were Mrs Morley and Mrs Freeman?

4.

Which reigning Queen illustrated the Danish version of Lord of The Rings?

5.

Which Famous Scandanavian Queen (said to have been a hermaphrodite) was portrayed by Greta Garbo?

6.

Which British ‘queen’ was described as being: “Cunning, covetous, wasteful, idle, drunken, greedy, dirty, and goggle-eyed.  He would loll on the necks of his favourite courtiers and slobber their faces and kiss and pinch them”?

7.

Which Dutch Queen, who died this year, is credited with saving the Dutch royal house from abolition after World War II, because of her policy of sending her children to state schools and cycling in public?

8.

Which Queen said: “Grief is the price we pay for love”?

1.

Which Commonwealth Country is considering passing laws to allow same sex marriage for all of its citizens and Sharia courts for its Muslim population?

2.

Which aspiring member of the EU is proposing to pass a law making adultery a criminal offence?

3.

Which EU country has passed legislation banning the Muslim headscarf, the Hijab, from state schools?

4.

Which EU country now stipulates that Imams must attend courses in euthanasia, soft drugs, gay marriage and prostitution as well as requiring them to learn that country’s language?

5.

Which EU country has the largest number of people who consider themselves Muslim?

6.

Where was Britain’s first mosque built?

7.

Who was Britain’s first Muslim MP?

8.

Which former British colony gave a gift of aid worth $43 to the Taleban government of Afghanistan in May 2001?

ROUND 1

1.

What is the Czech name for the river Moldau?

Vltava

2.

Who is the Artistic Director of the National Theatre?

Nicholas Hytner

3.

What is the unique property of lignum vitae?

It is a wood that sinks in water

4.

In Wind in the Willows what is the colour of Toad’s caravan?

Canary Yellow

5.

In what year did Jane Austen die? (5 years either way)

1817

(July 17th)

6.

What is the active ingredient of pitchblende?

Uranium

7.

Where was Ludwig Van Beethoven born?

Bonn

8.

What is a Munro?

Scottish mountain over 3000 feet high

ROUND 2

1.

Who said of the actor Henry Irving: “He does not merely cut plays, he disembowels them”?

George Bernard Shaw

2.

Whose last words were: “Play Mozart in memory of me”?

Chopin

3.

What is the middle name of Prime Minister William Gladstone?

Ewart

4.

In photography what is the ‘f-number’?

The ratio of the focal length of the lens and the aperture

(it measures how much light the film will be exposed to)

5.

Who wrote The Balkan Trilogy?

Olivia Manning

6.

In 1797 there was a mutiny of the fleet at Spithead.  Where else was there a mutiny that year?

The Nore

(in the Thames Estuary)

7.

What is the meaning of the word Kodak?

None, it was made up by George Eastman, because it sounded good!

8.

Which common musical instrument is referred to in scores as Crembalum or Trombula?

Jew’s Harp

ROUND 3 - “I like to be in America” - North and South

1.

Who are Potus and Flotus?

The President and First Lady

(terms used by White House staff)

2.

George W Bush and John Kerry are both members of which secret society?

Skull and Bones

(an elite club at Yale)

3.

In which US state was the term gerrymandering first used?

Massachusetts

4.

How many Electoral College seats does the state of California have?

55

5.

What is the currency of Ecuador?

US dollars

(not the Sucre since 2000)

6.

Who Touched the Void on Mount Siula Grande?

Joe Simpson

7.

Which is the southernmost capital city in South America?

Montevideo

8.

Which architect designed a capital city in the shape of an aeroplane?

Oscar Niemeyer

ROUND 4 - “No, Mr Bond, I expect you to die”

1.

What does SPECTRE stand for?

Special executive for counter-intelligence, terrorism, revenge and extortion

2.

Which actress has appeared as a Bond girl in two films?

Maud Adams

(The Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy)

3.

Which well-known author wrote the screen play for You Only Live Twice?

Roald Dahl

4.

On which golf course did Ian Fleming set the match between Bond and Goldfinger?

Royal St. George’s

(Sandwich)

5.

Who sang the theme tune for Octopussy?

Rita Coolidge

(All Time High)

6.

Name the Bond whose former wife appeared in For Your Eyes Only.

Pierce Brosnan

(Cassandra Harris is his former wife)

7.

What were the last words Bond spoke to his wife in On Her Majesty’s Most Secret Service?

“We have all the time in the world”

8.

In which TV series did the first actor to play Felix Leiter subsequently star?

Hawaii Five-O

(Jack Lord)

ROUND 5 - Real music

1

What was the name of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s father?

Leopold

2.

Who composed the Oxford Symphony?

Haydn

(No 92)

3.

Who composed the Manfred Overture?

Robert Schumann

4.

Which two composers were both born in 1685?

J S Bach and G F Handel

5.

Suzuki, Goro and Il Bonzo are characters in which Puccini opera?

Madame Butterfly

6.

Who composed Song for Athene?

John Taverner

7.

What nationality is composer Arvo Part?

Estonian

8.

Susanna, Bartolo and Don Basilio are characters in which Mozart opera?

The Marriage of Figaro

ROUND 6 - Who said?

1

“Our old friend economical ..... with the actualité”?

Alan Clarke

2.

“The comeback kid”?

Bill Clinton

3.

“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put and end to mankind”?

John F Kennedy

4.

“There are three bodies no sensible man directly challenges: the Roman Catholic Church, the Brigade of Guards and the National Union of Mineworkers”?

Harold MacMillan

5.

“One Galileo in two thousand years is enough”?

Pope Pius XII

6.

“First we are going to cut it off, and then, we are going to kill it”?

Colin Powell

7.

“Keep you eyes wide open before marriage, and half shut afterwards”

Benjamin Franklin

8.

“Macho man?  Moi?”?

John Prescott

ROUND 7

1.

Which sculptor created the Angel of the North?

Anthony Gormley

2.

The leading French literary prize is named after two brothers.  What is their surname?

Goncourt

3.

Who was the Pole who founded the NKVD, OGPU and KGB?

Felix Djerzinski

4.

Which Polish General suppressed Solidarity?

Jaruselski

5.

What is the subject matter of the Monet painting sold last week?

The Houses of Parliament

6.

Who replaced Brian Jones in the Rolling Stones?

Mick Taylor

7.

Who is Oldham’s famous musical son?

William Walton

8.

Who wrote Berlin and Stalingrad?

Anthony Beaver

1.

Which English Queen was described by Charles Dickens in his Child’s History of England as: “Thirty seven, short and thin and greatly wrinkled in the face”?

Queen Mary the First

2.

Which Queen said: “In my end is my beginning” ?

Mary Queen of Scots

3.

Who were Mrs Morley and Mrs Freeman?

Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill

(Duchess of Marlborough)

4.

Which reigning Queen illustrated the Danish version of Lord of The Rings?

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

5.

Which Famous Scandanavian Queen (said to have been a hermaphrodite) was portrayed by Greta Garbo?

Queen Christina

6.

Which British ‘queen’ was described as being: “Cunning, covetous, wasteful, idle, drunken, greedy, dirty, and goggle-eyed.  He would loll on the necks of his favourite courtiers and slobber their faces and kiss and pinch them”?

James Sixth and First

(who was said to have been gay)

7.

Which Dutch Queen, who died this year, is credited with saving the Dutch royal house from abolition after World War II, because of her policy of sending her children to state schools and cycling in public?

Queen Julianna of the Netherlands

8.

Which Queen said: “Grief is the price we pay for love”?

Elizabeth the Second

(in her message to the American people after 11/9/01)

1.

Which Commonwealth Country is considering passing laws to allow same sex marriage for all of its citizens and Sharia courts for its Muslim population?

Canada

2.

Which aspiring member of the EU is proposing to pass a law making adultery a criminal offence?

Turkey

3.

Which EU country has passed legislation banning the Muslim headscarf, the Hijab, from state schools?

France

4.

Which EU country now stipulates that Imams must attend courses in euthanasia, soft drugs, gay marriage and prostitution as well as requiring them to learn that country’s language?

The Netherlands

5.

Which EU country has the largest number of people who consider themselves Muslim?

France

6.

Where was Britain’s first mosque built?

Cardiff

(1860 followed by Liverpool in 1867)

7.

Who was Britain’s first Muslim MP?

Mohammad Sarwar

8.

Which former British colony gave a gift of aid worth $43 to the Taleban government of Afghanistan in May 2001?

The USA

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