ROUND 1 - Picture Round

Each of these sports personalities shares a surname with a current cabinet minister - name the sports personalities.

1.

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6.

7.

8.

ROUND 2 - Cards and Card games

Each answer contains a reference to a card game or is somehow related to cards

1.

Name David Bowie’s 1974 album that contains the song Rebel Rebel.

2.

Name the singer/songwriter who had a number one hit in 1988 with She’s Leaving Home, and who was first played on BBC radio in 1983, on which occasion, hearing John Peel mention on-air that he was hungry, rushed to the BBC with a mushroom biryani and was rewarded when Peel played a track from his first album.

3.

What reputedly received its name in the 17th century, because the prisoners who passed through it on their way to the prison cells on the other side would most likely see the beautiful sight of the lagoon and the island of San Giorgio and freedom for the last time?

4.

Which artist reputedly, after Oscar Wilde said “I wish I’d said that”, gave the riposte “You will, Oscar, you will”?

5.

Which Brazilian driver won his first Formula One world championship in 1981?

6.

Which 1968 novel had the main character of Billy Casper, and was filmed the following year under a different title?

7.

Name the 1959 Boulting Brothers’ film that has the character Fred Kite, a militant trade unionist.

8.

Give the nickname for a vehicle, said to have come from a large and powerful female lodging-house keeper in Boston, Massachusetts in the 1830s who dealt with drunks in a severe fashion.

ROUND 3 - General Knowledge Pairs

1.

What is the name of the new German Chancellor?

2.

Who was appointed French Prime Minister in May 2005?

3.

Since the end of BT’s 192 service, what is the UK’s most dialled telephone number?

4.

Excluding search engines such as Google, what UK web site gets the most hits.

5.

The fictitious Minnesota town of Lake Woebegon is the creation of which American writer and humorist?

6.

Which author sets legal thrillers in the city of Biloxi, Mississippi?

7.

Which surname connects a former England cricket captain born in 1963, a rock singer born in 1945 and a British theatre, film and TV actor born in 1940?

8.

Which surname connects a former England football captain born in 1966, a rock singer born in 1959 and a Bond girl born in 1945?

ROUND 4 - Pot pourri

1.

In which organ of the body is the pineal gland?

2.

What English military term translates as 'little war' in Spanish?

3.

Greenmantle, dating from 1916, was the sequel to which other novel published in 1915?

4.

In which publication would you find the columns ‘Streets of Shame’ and ‘Rotten Boroughs’?

5.

Which former cabinet minister resigned from the Privy Council in 1997 amidst allegations of perjury which were later substantiated?

6.

Who directed the 1927 film Metropolis?

7.

Sally Meen and Melanie Stace were both assistants to which presenter of BBC TV’s Generation Game?

8.

What name is given to the notorious tidal current around the Lofoten islands off northern Norway?

ROUND 5 - History

1.

In the ancient world, Kush was a kingdom that neighboured a better-known nation, and eventually conquered it in the 8th century BC, ruling it for about a century. What was Kush’s neighbour?

2.

In Greek mythology, what desirable object did the land of Colchis hold?

3.

Which pre-decimalisation British coin is this?

4.

Of which pre-decimalisation British coin is this a detail?

5.

The Round Church, consecrated in 1185 and the Chancel, built in 1240, are the two parts of which famous London church located between Fleet Street and the River Thames?

6.

What town on the Isle of Man was given a name by the Norse which translates as ‘Wild Garlic River’?

7.

In which year were Galba, Otho, Vitelius and Vespasian all successively emperors of Rome (+ or – 5 years)?

8.

Discus, javelin, long jump, sprint, and …….  Which sport completes the pentathlon as competed for at the original Olympic Games?

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1.

Of which vegetable group are collards, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, rape, rutabaga and turnip members?

2.

In which Dickens novel do Uriah Heep and Wilkins Micawber appear?

3.

Which group was described as: “If not the greatest American rock band, the unquestionably the weirdest”, whose earliest album release was Can’t Buy a Thrill in 1972, and whose latest release was Everything Must Go in 2003?n

4.

Which Canadian band’s songs include Never Again, Too Bad, How You Remind Me, and whose latest CD is entitled All the Right Reasons?  The name originates from their early days when they worked in a coffee shop, and a cup of coffee cost 95 cents.

5.

Which Marvel superhero’s ‘real’ name is Norris Radd?

6.

Who was Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974?

7.

Who won the Oscar for best actor in 1990 for his performance in Reversal of Fortune?

8.

Of which British landscape watercolour artist, who died in 1802 at the age of 27, did Turner say: “If Tom had lived, I should have starved”?

ROUND 7 - Who said this?

Identify these men from their quotes and the biographical details?

1.

Composer 1882-1971: “Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end”

2.

Conductor 1879-1961: “Brass Bands are all very well in their place - outdoors, and several miles away”

3.

Philosopher 1844-1900: “Without music, life would be a mistake”

4.

Philosopher 1712-1778: “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains”

5.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1872-1970: “Mankind would rather commit suicide then learn arithmetic”

6.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1875-1965: “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats”

7.

English novelist 1903-1950: “Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play……it is war without the shooting”

8.

English novelist 1885-1930:  “How beautiful maleness is, if it finds its right expression”

1.

Scottish Olympic gold medallist David Wilkie won Olympic gold with which swimming stroke?

2.

First Minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell, controversially stayed at which Scottish BBC presenter’s holiday home in Majorca in 2005 causing some political scandal which meant she was replaced as host of BBC Scotland’s Election Night Special?

3.

What nationality was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots?

4.

On which Scottish island is former Labour party leader John Smith buried?

5.

Scottish songstress Shirley Manson is the lead singer of which pop group?

6.

Which Scottish percussionist, who has been profoundly deaf since she was 12, received the OBE for services to music in 1993?

7.

Give a year in the life of the Scottish inventor James Watt.

8.

Give a year in the life of the Scottish inventor James Dewar.

1.

Who resigned as editor of the Daily Telegraph in 2005?

2.

Kay Kendall played the trumpet in which film?

3.

Sir Nigel Crisp is the Chief Executive of which organisation?

4.

Who is the General Secretary of the TUC?

5.

Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles title in 1974 and 1982?

6.

Who played the head mistress Millicent Fritton in a series of films?

ROUND 1 - Picture Round

Each of these sports personalities shares a surname with a current cabinet minister - name the sports personalities.

1.

Len Hutton

(John Hutton – Work and Pensions)

2.

Peter Reid

(John Reid – Defence)

3.

Lance Armstrong

(Hilary Armstrong – Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip)

4.

Darren Clarke

(Charles Clarke – Home Office)

5.

Craig Brown

(Gordon Brown – Treasury)

6.

Michael Johnson

(Alun Johnson – DTI)

7.

Nigel Benn

(Hilary Benn – Overseas Development)

8.

Lleyton Hewitt

(Patricia Hewitt – Health)

ROUND 2 - Cards and Card games

Each answer contains a reference to a card game or is somehow related to cards

1.

Name David Bowie’s 1974 album that contains the song Rebel Rebel.

Diamond Dogs

2.

Name the singer/songwriter who had a number one hit in 1988 with She’s Leaving Home, and who was first played on BBC radio in 1983, on which occasion, hearing John Peel mention on-air that he was hungry, rushed to the BBC with a mushroom biryani and was rewarded when Peel played a track from his first album.

Billy Bragg

3.

What reputedly received its name in the 17th century, because the prisoners who passed through it on their way to the prison cells on the other side would most likely see the beautiful sight of the lagoon and the island of San Giorgio and freedom for the last time?

The Bridge of Sighs

4.

Which artist reputedly, after Oscar Wilde said “I wish I’d said that”, gave the riposte “You will, Oscar, you will”?

J M Whistler

5.

Which Brazilian driver won his first Formula One world championship in 1981?

Nelson Piquet

6.

Which 1968 novel had the main character of Billy Casper, and was filmed the following year under a different title?

Kestrel for a Knave

(filmed the following year by Barry Hines as Kes)

7.

Name the 1959 Boulting Brothers’ film that has the character Fred Kite, a militant trade unionist.

I’m Alright Jack

8.

Give the nickname for a vehicle, said to have come from a large and powerful female lodging-house keeper in Boston, Massachusetts in the 1830s who dealt with drunks in a severe fashion.

Black Maria

ROUND 3 - General Knowledge Pairs

1.

What is the name of the new German Chancellor?

Angela Merkel

2.

Who was appointed French Prime Minister in May 2005?

Dominique de Villepin

3.

Since the end of BT’s 192 service, what is the UK’s most dialled telephone number?

National Rail Enquiries

(50 million per annum apparently - note, this is the most dialled, not necessarily the most answered!)

4.

Excluding search engines such as Google, what UK web site gets the most hits.

www.bbc.co.uk

5.

The fictitious Minnesota town of Lake Woebegon is the creation of which American writer and humorist?

Garrison Keillor

6.

Which author sets legal thrillers in the city of Biloxi, Mississippi?

John Grisham

7.

Which surname connects a former England cricket captain born in 1963, a rock singer born in 1945 and a British theatre, film and TV actor born in 1940?

Stewart

(Alec, Rod & Patrick)

8.

Which surname connects a former England football captain born in 1966, a rock singer born in 1959 and a Bond girl born in 1945?

Adams

(Tony, Bryan & Maud)

ROUND 4 - Pot pourri

1.

In which organ of the body is the pineal gland?

Brain

2.

What English military term translates as 'little war' in Spanish?

Guerrilla

3.

Greenmantle, dating from 1916, was the sequel to which other novel published in 1915?

The Thirty Nine Steps

4.

In which publication would you find the columns ‘Streets of Shame’ and ‘Rotten Boroughs’?

Private Eye

5.

Which former cabinet minister resigned from the Privy Council in 1997 amidst allegations of perjury which were later substantiated?

Jonathan Aitken

6.

Who directed the 1927 film Metropolis?

Fritz Lang

7.

Sally Meen and Melanie Stace were both assistants to which presenter of BBC TV’s Generation Game?

Jim Davidson

8.

What name is given to the notorious tidal current around the Lofoten islands off northern Norway?

Maelstrom

ROUND 5 - History

1

In the ancient world, Kush was a kingdom that neighboured a better-known nation, and eventually conquered it in the 8th century BC, ruling it for about a century. What was Kush’s neighbour?

Egypt

2.

In Greek mythology, what desirable object did the land of Colchis hold?

The Golden Fleece

3.

Which pre-decimalisation British coin is this?

Halfpenny

4.

Of which pre-decimalisation British coin is this a detail?

Threepenny piece

5.

The Round Church, consecrated in 1185 and the Chancel, built in 1240, are the two parts of which famous London church located between Fleet Street and the River Thames?

The Temple

6.

What town on the Isle of Man was given a name by the Norse which translates as ‘Wild Garlic River’?

Ramsey

7.

In which year were Galba, Otho, Vitelius and Vespasian all successively emperors of Rome (+ or – 5 years)?

69AD

('The year of the four emperors')

8.

Discus, javelin, long jump, sprint, and …….  Which sport completes the pentathlon as competed for at the original Olympic Games?

Wrestling

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1

Of which vegetable group are collards, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, rape, rutabaga and turnip members?

Brassica

2.

In which Dickens novel do Uriah Heep and Wilkins Micawber appear?

David Copperfield

3.

Which group was described as: “If not the greatest American rock band, the unquestionably the weirdest”, whose earliest album release was Can’t Buy a Thrill in 1972, and whose latest release was Everything Must Go in 2003?n

Steely Dan

4.

Which Canadian band’s songs include Never Again, Too Bad, How You Remind Me, and whose latest CD is entitled All the Right Reasons?  The name originates from their early days when they worked in a coffee shop, and a cup of coffee cost 95 cents.

Nickelback

5.

Which Marvel superhero’s ‘real’ name is Norris Radd?

The Silver Surfer

6.

Who was Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974?

Golda Meir

7.

Who won the Oscar for best actor in 1990 for his performance in Reversal of Fortune?

Jeremy Irons

8.

Of which British landscape watercolour artist, who died in 1802 at the age of 27, did Turner say: “If Tom had lived, I should have starved”?

Thomas Girtin

ROUND 7 - Who said this?

Identify these men from their quotes and the biographical details?

1.

Composer 1882-1971: “Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end”

Stravinsky

2.

Conductor 1879-1961: “Brass Bands are all very well in their place - outdoors, and several miles away”

Sir Thomas Beecham

3.

Philosopher 1844-1900: “Without music, life would be a mistake”

Nietzcshe

4.

Philosopher 1712-1778: “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains”

Rousseau

5.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1872-1970: “Mankind would rather commit suicide then learn arithmetic”

Bertrand Russell

6.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1875-1965: “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats”

Albert Schweitzer

7.

English novelist 1903-1950: “Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play……it is war without the shooting”

George Orwell

8.

English novelist 1885-1930:  “How beautiful maleness is, if it finds its right expression”

D H Lawrence

1.

Scottish Olympic gold medallist David Wilkie won Olympic gold with which swimming stroke?

Breaststroke

2.

First Minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell, controversially stayed at which Scottish BBC presenter’s holiday home in Majorca in 2005 causing some political scandal which meant she was replaced as host of BBC Scotland’s Election Night Special?

Kirsty Wark

3.

What nationality was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots?

French

4.

On which Scottish island is former Labour party leader John Smith buried?

Iona

5.

Scottish songstress Shirley Manson is the lead singer of which pop group?

Garbage

6.

Which Scottish percussionist, who has been profoundly deaf since she was 12, received the OBE for services to music in 1993?

Evelyn Glennie

7.

Give a year in the life of the Scottish inventor James Watt.

1736-1819

8.

Give a year in the life of the Scottish inventor James Dewar.

1842-1923

1.

Who resigned as editor of the Daily Telegraph in 2005?

Martin Newland

2.

Kay Kendall played the trumpet in which film?

Genevieve

3.

Sir Nigel Crisp is the Chief Executive of which organisation?

The NHS

4.

Who is the General Secretary of the TUC?

Brendan Barber

5.

Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles title in 1974 and 1982?

Jimmy Connors

6.

Who played the head mistress Millicent Fritton in a series of films?

Alistair Sim

(the St Trinians films)

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