ROUND 1 - 'So and So's'

Below are pairs of pictures

Match the names of the people to give a famous pairing - for example, pictures of Gilbert Harding and David Sullivan would give the answer, Gilbert and Sullivan

1.

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2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

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6.

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7.

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8.

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ROUND 2

1.

In 1975, a single gained the British no. 1 slot that, perhaps uniquely, had its title contained in the lyrics of the preceding no. 1 single.  The first song was by Queen, the second was by Abba.  What were the songs?

2.

What is the name of the group originating from Manchester, prominent in the mid- 70’s, whose singles include The Worst Band in the World (the title used for their authorised biography), and whose albums include How Dare You?

3.

Give the first 7 numbers of the Fibonacci sequence.

4.

Once the Fibonacci sequence has passed 21, if you divide any number by its predecessor, you get a ratio, which has been much used in painting, architecture and many other disciplines.  What is it known as?

5.

Who is credited in 1909 with the 80/20 rule, that 20% of something is responsible for 80% of the results, which in business is often expressed as 80% of the work is achieved by 20% of the effort?

6.

Who, in 1911, developed the Principles of Scientific Management that led to such things as time and motion studies?

7.

What is defined as a circular enclosure, usually of late Neolithic date, comprising a bank and internal ditch?

8.

Thornborough is the site of Britain’s largest Neolithic ceremonial complex of henges.  Planning permission was denied for further quarrying adjacent to the site last week.  In which county is Thornborough?

ROUND 3 - Cluedo

Each answer is related to a card in Cluedo - either suspect, weapon, or room

1.

In the nursery rhyme, who are the knaves all three?

2.

Who is the star of TV’s Foyle’s War, who also played the King (a thinly disguised Prince Charles character) in To Play the King, which featured Ian Richardson as PM Francis Urquhart?

3.

Name the hit by the band Sweet that reached number 2 in September 1973, and was in the background music in Episode 3 of the current TV series Life on Mars.

4.

Name the 1977 film, which won 4 Oscars, that featured these opening lines:

“There’s an old joke.  Two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of them says: ‘Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.’  The other one says: ‘Yeah, I know - and such small portions.’  Well, that’s essentially how I feel about life.  Full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it’s all over much too quickly.”

5.

What is a Shakespearean character describing here:

“I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.  Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible to feeling as to sight, or art thou a false creation, proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?”

6.

Who is the Head of MI5?

7.

Name the British character actor who plays indecisive (“no..no..no..no...yes”) Jim Trott in The Vicar of Dibley.  He has been a regular actor, writer and director at the Royal Exchange in Manchester for well over 30 years.

8.

Give the name of the well-known piece of music in Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite that has the distinctive sound of the celesta playing the tinkly tune.

ROUND 4

1.

There are three British Crown dependencies.  Name all of them.

2.

There are 5 so-called microstates in Europe.  Name them.

3.

What is the nickname of Mansfield Town Football Club?

4.

What is the nickname of Wycombe Wanderers?

5.

In philosophy, what is view or theory that mind and matter exist as separate entities?

6.

In philosophy, what is the view or theory that only the self really exists? (note, the term used is self not mind)

7.

Who said:

“I thought I’d begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I?  He never reads any of mine.”?

8.

Who said:

“Last night I dreamed I ate a 10 pound marshmallow, and when I woke up the pillow had gone”?

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

Which group had as lead guitarists (in turn) Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page in the early 1960’s?

2.

Which 1938 book by T H White was turned into an animated film by Walt Disney?

3.

Who, collectively, are Jeremy Dyson, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith?

4.

What musician recorded the fusion record Bitches Brew in 1969, during the same week as the Woodstock Festival, ten years after recording his most popular album?

5.

This picture is a self portrait of a wood engraver, sculptor, typographer, and draughtsman, very influential in the 1920’s and 1930’s, who died in 1940.  One of his most commonly used typefaces is named after him.  Who was he?

6.

This picture of a blitz victim was taken by a prominent English photographer.  He died in 1980 and was better known for very different subjects and style of photography.  Who was he?

7.

What’s the alternative name for the Snow Leopard?

8.

What is the name of the body of water between the mainland of Scotland and the Outer Hebrides?

ROUND 6

1.

Who is the current Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Winchester?

2.

Which American actress played Gertrude in the 1990 film version of the Shakespeare play Hamlet by Zeffirelli starring Mel Gibson?

3.

In chemistry, what is the term for a solid turning into a vapour without a liquid phase?

4.

Barajas Airport serves which European city?

5.

Who plays the layabout father of seven, Frank Gallagher, in the hit TV show Shameless?

6.

Which 20th Century US president’s final words were:

“I’ve always loved my wife, my children, and my grandchildren, and I’ve always loved my country.  I want to go.  God, take me.”?

7.

Which hit song of the 1990’s contains the lines:

“And through it all she offers me protection.  A lot of love and affection, whether I’m right or wrong.  And down the waterfall, wherever it may take me, I know that life won’t break me, when I come to call.”?

8.

Who is the West Indies most capped cricketer with 132 test appearances?

ROUND 7

1.

Who is New Zealand’s most capped rugby international with 92 test appearances?

2.

Which hit song of the 1990’s contains the lines:

“Today is gonna be the day, that they’re gonna throw it back to you.  By now you should’ve somehow realised what you gotta do.  I don’t believe that anybody, feels the way I do about you now.”?

3.

Which 20th century British prime minister’s final words were:

“Everything is so boring”?

4.

Which Scottish actor plays Malcolm Tucker, the sadistic policy co-ordinator from number 10, in the BBC TV political satire The Thick of It?

5.

Tullamarine Airport serves which Australian city?

6.

In chemistry, what’s the process called where solids become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as some salts do.

7.

Which American actor played the title role in the 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play Othello?

8.

Who is the current Conservative MP for Tatton?

ROUND 8 - 'You're Nicked'

1.

Which actor has the unusual record of starring in two major TV Detective roles, in one of which he was permanently in a wheelchair?

2.

Which 19 century novel has the detective Porfiry Petrovich pursuing the murderer Rodion Raskolnikov?

3.

Tempe Brennan is the forensic anthropologist heroine largely based in Montreal in the series of books by which author?

4.

Who was the head of the Yorkshire Ripper police investigation that was misled by Wearside Jack?

5.

Which 19th century novel has the detective Javert relentlessly pursuing Jean Valjean?

6.

What is the name of the chief medical examiner heroine in the series of books written by Patricia Cornwell?

7.

Who was the policeman mainly known for his role in investigating the Great Train Robbery in 1963?  He became so involved with its aftermath that he continued to hunt down many of the escaped robbers in retirement.

8.

What was the name of the actress who played Jessica Fletcher in Murder She Wrote?

1.

Pulteney Bridge is in which English city?

2.

Which actor was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2006 for the film Crash?

3.

Who was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2003?

4.

What is the surname of Dec from the duo Ant and Dec?

5.

Which make of electric organ, named after its designer, was first sold to churches in 1935?

6.

What was the real name of 1960s singing legend Dusty Springfield?

7.

Which science fiction author wrote the story Astounding in 1944 which led to him being questioned by a Federal security agency for allegedly leaking US defence secrets?

8.

Who was the manager of Nottingham Forest football club between January 2005 and February 2006?

9.

Which city will host the 2010 Winter Olympics?

ROUND 1 - 'So and So's'

Below are pairs of pictures

Match the names of the people to give a famous pairing - for example, pictures of Gilbert Harding and David Sullivan would give the answer, Gilbert and Sullivan

1.

     & 

Marks and Spencer

(Alfred Marks and Spencer Tracy)

2.

               & 

Cagney and Lacey

(James Cagney and David Lacey, the football journalist)

3.

                & 

Bonnie and Clyde

(Bonnie Langford and Clyde Best, the footballer)

4.

    & 

Thelma and Louise

(Thelma Barlow and Louise Redknapp)

5.

                   & 

Romeo and Juliet

(Romeo Beckham and Juliet Stephenson)

6.

  & 

Adam and Eve

(Adam West and Trevor Eve)

7.

     & 

Burke and Hare

(Kathy Burke and David Hare, the playwright)

8.

                      & 

Mills and Boon

(Hayley Mills and David Boon, the cricketer)

ROUND 2

1.

In 1975, a single gained the British no. 1 slot that, perhaps uniquely, had its title contained in the lyrics of the preceding no. 1 single.  The first song was by Queen, the second was by Abba.  What were the songs?

Bohemian Rhapsody and Mama Mia

2.

What is the name of the group originating from Manchester, prominent in the mid- 70’s, whose singles include The Worst Band in the World (the title used for their authorised biography), and whose albums include How Dare You?

10cc

3.

Give the first 7 numbers of the Fibonacci sequence.

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8

(accept 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, although not strictly correct - each number is obtained by adding together the previous 2 numbers)

4.

Once the Fibonacci sequence has passed 21, if you divide any number by its predecessor, you get a ratio, which has been much used in painting, architecture and many other disciplines.  What is it known as?

The Golden Mean

(or golden ratio, golden section, or just golden number)

5.

Who is credited in 1909 with the 80/20 rule, that 20% of something is responsible for 80% of the results, which in business is often expressed as 80% of the work is achieved by 20% of the effort?

Vilfredo Pareto

(surname only needed)

6.

Who, in 1911, developed the Principles of Scientific Management that led to such things as time and motion studies?

Frederick Taylor

(surname only needed)

7.

What is defined as a circular enclosure, usually of late Neolithic date, comprising a bank and internal ditch?

Henge

8.

Thornborough is the site of Britain’s largest Neolithic ceremonial complex of henges.  Planning permission was denied for further quarrying adjacent to the site last week.  In which county is Thornborough?

North Yorkshire

ROUND 3 - Cluedo

Each answer is related to a card in Cluedo - either suspect, weapon, or room

1.

In the nursery rhyme, who are the knaves all three?

The Butcher, the Baker and the Candlestick maker

(“Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub, and who do you think they may be?  The butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker, turn them out knaves all three”)

2.

Who is the star of TV’s Foyle’s War, who also played the King (a thinly disguised Prince Charles character) in To Play the King, which featured Ian Richardson as PM Francis Urquhart?

Michael Kitchen

3.

Name the hit by the band Sweet that reached number 2 in September 1973, and was in the background music in Episode 3 of the current TV series Life on Mars.

Ballroom Blitz

4.

Name the 1977 film, which won 4 Oscars, that featured these opening lines:

“There’s an old joke.  Two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of them says: ‘Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.’  The other one says: ‘Yeah, I know - and such small portions.’  Well, that’s essentially how I feel about life.  Full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it’s all over much too quickly.”

Annie Hall

5.

What is a Shakespearean character describing here:

“I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.  Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible to feeling as to sight, or art thou a false creation, proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?”

Dagger

(from Macbeth’s soliloquy which starts: “Is this a dagger which I see before me?”)

6.

Who is the Head of MI5?

Sir John Scarlett

7.

Name the British character actor who plays indecisive (“no..no..no..no...yes”) Jim Trott in The Vicar of Dibley.  He has been a regular actor, writer and director at the Royal Exchange in Manchester for well over 30 years.

Trevor Peacock

8.

Give the name of the well-known piece of music in Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite that has the distinctive sound of the celesta playing the tinkly tune.

Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy

(Sugar Plum Fairy is sufficient)

ROUND 4

1.

There are three British Crown dependencies.  Name all of them.

Jersey, Guernsey, Isle Of Man

(strictly the bailliwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, the latter including Sark, Alderney, etc)

2.

There are 5 so-called microstates in Europe.  Name them.

Vatican City, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino

3.

What is the nickname of Mansfield Town Football Club?

The Stags

4.

What is the nickname of Wycombe Wanderers?

The Choirboys

5.

In philosophy, what is view or theory that mind and matter exist as separate entities?

Dualism

6.

In philosophy, what is the view or theory that only the self really exists? (note, the term used is self not mind)

Solipsism

(note, it is idealism if only mind exists)

7.

Who said:

“I thought I’d begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I?  He never reads any of mine.”?

Spike Milligan

8.

Who said:

“Last night I dreamed I ate a 10 pound marshmallow, and when I woke up the pillow had gone”?

Tommy Cooper

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1

Which group had as lead guitarists (in turn) Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page in the early 1960’s?

The Yardbirds

2.

Which 1938 book by T H White was turned into an animated film by Walt Disney?

The Sword in the Stone

3.

Who, collectively, are Jeremy Dyson, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith?

The League of Gentlemen

4.

What musician recorded the fusion record Bitches Brew in 1969, during the same week as the Woodstock Festival, ten years after recording his most popular album?

Miles Davis

(Kind of Blue – 1959)

5.

This picture is a self portrait of a wood engraver, sculptor, typographer, and draughtsman, very influential in the 1920’s and 1930’s, who died in 1940.  One of his most commonly used typefaces is named after him.  Who was he?

Eric Gill

6.

This picture of a blitz victim was taken by a prominent English photographer.  He died in 1980 and was better known for very different subjects and style of photography.  Who was he?

Cecil Beaton

7.

What’s the alternative name for the Snow Leopard?

Ounce

8.

What is the name of the body of water between the mainland of Scotland and the Outer Hebrides?

The Minch

ROUND 6

1

Who is the current Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Winchester?

Mark Oaten

2.

Which American actress played Gertrude in the 1990 film version of the Shakespeare play Hamlet by Zeffirelli starring Mel Gibson?

Glenn Close

3.

In chemistry, what is the term for a solid turning into a vapour without a liquid phase?

Sublimation

4.

Barajas Airport serves which European city?

Madrid

5.

Who plays the layabout father of seven, Frank Gallagher, in the hit TV show Shameless?

David Threlfall

6.

Which 20th Century US president’s final words were:

“I’ve always loved my wife, my children, and my grandchildren, and I’ve always loved my country.  I want to go.  God, take me.”?

Dwight D Eisenhower

7.

Which hit song of the 1990’s contains the lines:

“And through it all she offers me protection.  A lot of love and affection, whether I’m right or wrong.  And down the waterfall, wherever it may take me, I know that life won’t break me, when I come to call.”?

Angels

(Robbie Williams)

8.

Who is the West Indies most capped cricketer with 132 test appearances?

Courtney Walsh

ROUND 7

1.

Who is New Zealand’s most capped rugby international with 92 test appearances?

Sean Fitzpatrick

2.

Which hit song of the 1990’s contains the lines:

“Today is gonna be the day, that they’re gonna throw it back to you.  By now you should’ve somehow realised what you gotta do.  I don’t believe that anybody, feels the way I do about you now.”?

Wonderwall

(Oasis)

3.

Which 20th century British prime minister’s final words were:

“Everything is so boring”?

Winston Churchill

4.

Which Scottish actor plays Malcolm Tucker, the sadistic policy co-ordinator from number 10, in the BBC TV political satire The Thick of It?

Peter Capaldi

5.

Tullamarine Airport serves which Australian city?

Melbourne

6.

In chemistry, what’s the process called where solids become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air, as some salts do.

Deliquescence

7.

Which American actor played the title role in the 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play Othello?

Laurence Fishburne

8.

Who is the current Conservative MP for Tatton?

George Osborne

ROUND 8 - 'You're Nicked'

1.

Which actor has the unusual record of starring in two major TV Detective roles, in one of which he was permanently in a wheelchair?

Raymond Burr

(in Perry Mason and Ironside)

2.

Which 19 century novel has the detective Porfiry Petrovich pursuing the murderer Rodion Raskolnikov?

Crime and Punishment

(by Dostoevsky)

3.

Tempe Brennan is the forensic anthropologist heroine largely based in Montreal in the series of books by which author?

Kathy Reichs

4.

Who was the head of the Yorkshire Ripper police investigation that was misled by Wearside Jack?

George Oldfield

5.

Which 19th century novel has the detective Javert relentlessly pursuing Jean Valjean?

Les Miserables

(by Victor Hugo)

6.

What is the name of the chief medical examiner heroine in the series of books written by Patricia Cornwell?

Kay Scarpetta

7.

Who was the policeman mainly known for his role in investigating the Great Train Robbery in 1963?  He became so involved with its aftermath that he continued to hunt down many of the escaped robbers in retirement.

Jack Slipper

8.

What was the name of the actress who played Jessica Fletcher in Murder She Wrote?

Angela Lansbury

1.

Pulteney Bridge is in which English city?

Bath

2.

Which actor was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2006 for the film Crash?

Matt Dillon

3.

Who was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2003?

Johnny Wilkinson

4.

What is the surname of Dec from the duo Ant and Dec?

Donnelly

5.

Which make of electric organ, named after its designer, was first sold to churches in 1935?

Hammond

6.

What was the real name of 1960s singing legend Dusty Springfield?

Mary O’Brien

7.

Which science fiction author wrote the story Astounding in 1944 which led to him being questioned by a Federal security agency for allegedly leaking US defence secrets?

Cleve Cartmill

8.

Who was the manager of Nottingham Forest football club between January 2005 and February 2006?

Gary Megson

9.

Which city will host the 2010 Winter Olympics?

Vancouver

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