ROUND 1

1.

Which cartoon character’s stock line is, “Shhhhhhhh, be vewy vewy quiet; I'm hunting wabbits, ehehehehehehe.”?

2.

Which war was ended by the second Treaty of Paris in 1783?

3.

Alphabetically what would be the first book of the Old Testament?

4.

Until its closure in 1967 Didsbury railway station connected which Manchester and London railway termini?

5.

Name the weekly Radio 4 programme: resident host Quentin Cooper presents topics of scientific interest.

6.

Name four of the five countries that surround Bolivia.

7.

The current bestselling book, Why Don’t Penguins Feet Freeze, and its predecessor, Does Anything Eat Wasps, comprise questions and answers from the Last Word column of which periodical?

8.

Pride, Ostentation and Muster are all collective nouns for which bird?

ROUND 2

1.

Which river flows through Norwich?

2.

The ingestion of too much of which mineral causes the disease Hyperkalemia?

3.

In the American TV comedy Bilko, what was Sergeant Bilko’s first name?

4.

In Through the Looking Glass who says scornfully to Alice: “When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less."?

5.

Which Manchester United player scored five goals when they recorded their record score in a League game, 9 - 0 against Ipswich Town, on 4th March 1995?

6.

Which store sells the 'F + F' range of clothes?

7.

Which 1974 film classic centres on a private detective investigating an adultery case who stumbles on a murderous scheme involving water?

8.

At which summer Olympic Games did Britain win the hockey gold medal?

ROUND 3

1.

Name the two racecourses situated in Norfolk.

2.

The grave of gold prospector Ed Shiefferton, who died aged 49, on 12th May 1897, is located three miles west of the American town he was largely responsible for creating. Name the town.

3.

Which golfer is the most recent European winner of the British Open, a feat he achieved in 1999?

4.

Which 1942 ballet by Aaron Copland is divided into four sections: Buckaroo Holiday, Corral Nocturne, Saturday Night Waltz and Hoe-Down?

5.

In Greek myth who fell in love with Theseus and helped him get out of the Labyrinth by giving him a ball of thread and a sword and thus allowing him to retrace his path?

6.

Who said in 2006: “At least I don’t have to worry about her running off with the bloke next door.”?

7.

Which wine region starts just south of Dijon at Marsannay-la-Côte and runs southward to just short of the city of Lyon?

8.

The modern county of Cumbria has boundaries with four other English counties.  Name them.

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

1.

Who is the MP for the constituency of Hampstead and Highgate who attained fame earlier in quite another field?

2.

Which singer, born Mary O’Brien in 1939, died from breast cancer in 1999 on the day she had been due to receive an OBE?

3.

There are four remaining copies of the original Magna Carta: two are in London (the British Library), one is in Salisbury (the Cathedral) and the other can be seen in which city?

4.

What is the first name of Mr Scott or Scotty, the Enterprise’s chief engineer, in the Star Trek series?

5.

What is the only London borough to straddle the Thames with districts on both sides of the river?

6.

Which Roman goddess was the rough equivalent of the Greek Hera and the mother of Mars?

7.

What was Stephen King’s second published novel, featuring Ben Mears, a writer, who with the assistance of Mark Petrie kills a master vampire?

8.

Which 1965 film was directed by Robert Aldrich, was set in North Africa and starred, amongst others, James Stewart, Richard Attenborough and Hardy Kruger?

ROUND 5

1.

Which river flows through Derby?

2.

A deficiency in which trace element is a major cause of the disease goitre?

3.

In the American TV comedy Roseanne who played the star’s husband?

4.

Which poem do Tweedledum and Tweedledee recite to Alice in Through the Looking-Glass?

5.

Name five of the nine Manchester United players ever to have made more than 500 first team appearances for the club.

6.

For which High Street store does Jasper Conran design his 'J' range?

7.

In which 1955 film does a one armed stranger come to a tiny town seeking answers but finding only a wall of silence about their terrible past?

8.

At which summer Olympic Games did Chris Boardman win a gold medal for the 4000m Individual Pursuit?

ROUND 6

1.

Who did Timothy Mouse famously befriend?

2.

Which war was ended by the Fifth Treaty of Paris in 1856?

3.

Alphabetically what is the last book of the Old Testament?

4.

Which Manchester sporting facility was closed on November 9 1963?

5.

Name the weekly Radio 4 programme: resident host Matthew Parris chats with a celebrated guest about his or her even more celebrated historical figure nominated by and championed by the guest.

6.

Which four countries surround Thailand?

7.

Who, in current bestselling books, is offering advice on how to stop smoking and how to lose weight?

8.

Rabble, Rainbow and Kaleidoscope are all collective nouns for which insect?

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

Which band’s Greatest Hits album released in 1976 is the USA’s top-selling album of all time with sales of over 28 million to date?

2.

What was the name of the craft in which Donald Campbell met his death on Lake Coniston in 1967?

3.

Which famous novel, first published in 1678, features the characters Evangelist, Help and Mr. Worldly-Wise?

4.

The name of which religious sect formed in Britain in the 1750’s and now reduced to a small number of members in New England is perhaps now more famously associated with a durable and functional style of design?

5.

Which much covered jazz standard with lyrics by Louis Armstrong opens thus:

 “We are travelling in the footsteps / Of those who’ve gone before / But we’ll all be re-united (if we stand re-united) /On a new and sunlit shore (then a new world is in store)”?

6.

The British Household Cavalry is made up of two regiments; The Life Guards is one, what is the name of the other?

7.

Which music producer’s credits include the U2 albums Boy, October and War, Coldplay’s X&Y, and albums by his former wife, Kirsty McColl?

8.

Which 'profession' linked Henry Morgan, Bartholomew Roberts and William Kidd?

ROUND 8

1.

Name the two racecourses situated in Wales.

2.

There have been several post war films about Tombstone and Wyatt Earp. Name three of the seven actors to have played him.

3.

Which golfer is the most recent winner of the US Masters, a feat he achieved in 1999?

4.

Which 1910 ballet by Stravinsky centres on the journey of its hero, Prince Ivan?

5.

In Greek myth what was the name of Orpheus’s wife whom he attempted to rescue from Hades?

6.

Who said in 2006 “I don’t think there’s anything I’d like…a nice sunshiny day – that would be nice.”?

7.

With which country would you associate the Central Valley and Casablanca wine-producing regions?

8.

The modern county of Greater Manchester has borders with five other counties.  Name them.

1.

Which Latin legal term means 'beyond the powers'?

2.

Which is the only football club to have been relegated from the Football League into the Conference and subsequently relegated from the Conference?

3.

In 1964 the newly-formed independent African state of Tanzania comprised which two hitherto British colonies?

4.

Which rock band is made up of Peter, Mike and Michael, Mike having left in 1997?

5.

Which book of 1959 gives an account of a childhood spent in Corfu and celebrates the island’s animal life?

ROUND 1

1.

Which cartoon character’s stock line is, “Shhhhhhhh, be vewy vewy quiet; I'm hunting wabbits, ehehehehehehe.”?

Elmer Fudd

2.

Which war was ended by the second Treaty of Paris in 1783?

The American War of Independence

3.

Alphabetically what would be the first book of the Old Testament?

Amos

4.

Until its closure in 1967 Didsbury railway station connected which Manchester and London railway termini?

Central Station (Manchester) and St Pancras (London)

5.

Name the weekly Radio 4 programme: resident host Quentin Cooper presents topics of scientific interest.

The Material World

6.

Name four of the five countries that surround Bolivia.

(four from)

Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentine and Chile

7.

The current bestselling book, Why Don’t Penguins Feet Freeze, and its predecessor, Does Anything Eat Wasps, comprise questions and answers from the Last Word column of which periodical?

New Scientist

8.

Pride, Ostentation and Muster are all collective nouns for which bird?

Peacock

ROUND 2

1.

Which river flows through Norwich?

Wensum

2.

The ingestion of too much of which mineral causes the disease Hyperkalemia?

Potassium

3.

In the American TV comedy Bilko, what was Sergeant Bilko’s first name?

Ernest

4.

In Through the Looking Glass who says scornfully to Alice: “When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less."?

Humpty Dumpty

5.

Which Manchester United player scored five goals when they recorded their record score in a League game, 9 - 0 against Ipswich Town, on 4th March 1995?

Andy Cole

6.

Which store sells the 'F + F' range of clothes?

Tesco

7.

Which 1974 film classic centres on a private detective investigating an adultery case who stumbles on a murderous scheme involving water?

Chinatown

8.

At which summer Olympic Games did Britain win the hockey gold medal?

1988

(Seoul)

ROUND 3

1.

Name the two racecourses situated in Norfolk.

Great Yarmouth and Fakenham

2.

The grave of gold prospector Ed Shiefferton, who died aged 49, on 12th May 1897, is located three miles west of the American town he was largely responsible for creating. Name the town.

Tombstone

3.

Which golfer is the most recent European winner of the British Open, a feat he achieved in 1999?

Paul Lawrie

4.

Which 1942 ballet by Aaron Copland is divided into four sections: Buckaroo Holiday, Corral Nocturne, Saturday Night Waltz and Hoe-Down?

Rodeo

5.

In Greek myth who fell in love with Theseus and helped him get out of the Labyrinth by giving him a ball of thread and a sword and thus allowing him to retrace his path?

Ariadne

6.

Who said in 2006: “At least I don’t have to worry about her running off with the bloke next door.”?

Tony Blair

7.

Which wine region starts just south of Dijon at Marsannay-la-Côte and runs southward to just short of the city of Lyon?

Burgundy

8.

The modern county of Cumbria has boundaries with four other English counties.  Name them.

Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

1.

Who is the MP for the constituency of Hampstead and Highgate who attained fame earlier in quite another field?

Glenda Jackson

2.

Which singer, born Mary O’Brien in 1939, died from breast cancer in 1999 on the day she had been due to receive an OBE?

Dusty Springfield

3.

There are four remaining copies of the original Magna Carta: two are in London (the British Library), one is in Salisbury (the Cathedral) and the other can be seen in which city?

Lincoln

(formerly the Cathedral, but now moved to the castle)

4.

What is the first name of Mr Scott or Scotty, the Enterprise’s chief engineer, in the Star Trek series?

Montgomery

5.

What is the only London borough to straddle the Thames with districts on both sides of the river?

Richmond (upon Thames)

6.

Which Roman goddess was the rough equivalent of the Greek Hera and the mother of Mars?

Juno

7.

What was Stephen King’s second published novel, featuring Ben Mears, a writer, who with the assistance of Mark Petrie kills a master vampire?

Salem’s Lot

8.

Which 1965 film was directed by Robert Aldrich, was set in North Africa and starred, amongst others, James Stewart, Richard Attenborough and Hardy Kruger?

The Flight of the Phoenix

ROUND 5

1

Which river flows through Derby?

Derwent

2.

A deficiency in which trace element is a major cause of the disease goitre?

Iodine

3.

In the American TV comedy Roseanne who played the star’s husband?

John Goodman

4.

Which poem do Tweedledum and Tweedledee recite to Alice in Through the Looking-Glass?

The Walrus and the Carpenter

5.

Name five of the nine Manchester United players ever to have made more than 500 first team appearances for the club.

(five from)

Bobby Charlton, Bill Foulkes, Ryan Giggs, Alex Stepney, Tony Dunne, Dennis Irwin, Gary Neville, Joe Spence and Paul Scholes

6.

For which High Street store does Jasper Conran design his 'J' range?

Debenhams

7.

In which 1955 film does a one armed stranger come to a tiny town seeking answers but finding only a wall of silence about their terrible past?

Bad Day at Black Rock

8.

At which summer Olympic Games did Chris Boardman win a gold medal for the 4000m Individual Pursuit?

1992

(Barcelona)

ROUND 6

1

Who did Timothy Mouse famously befriend?

Dumbo

2.

Which war was ended by the Fifth Treaty of Paris in 1856?

Crimean War

3.

Alphabetically what is the last book of the Old Testament?

Zephaniah

4.

Which Manchester sporting facility was closed on November 9 1963?

Manchester Racecourse

5.

Name the weekly Radio 4 programme: resident host Matthew Parris chats with a celebrated guest about his or her even more celebrated historical figure nominated by and championed by the guest.

Great Lives

6.

Which four countries surround Thailand?

Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia

7.

Who, in current bestselling books, is offering advice on how to stop smoking and how to lose weight?

Paul McKenna

8.

Rabble, Rainbow and Kaleidoscope are all collective nouns for which insect?

Butterfly

ROUND 7

1.

Which band’s Greatest Hits album released in 1976 is the USA’s top-selling album of all time with sales of over 28 million to date?

The Eagles

2.

What was the name of the craft in which Donald Campbell met his death on Lake Coniston in 1967?

Bluebird K7

(accept Bluebird)

3.

Which famous novel, first published in 1678, features the characters Evangelist, Help and Mr. Worldly-Wise?

Pilgrim’s Progress

4.

The name of which religious sect formed in Britain in the 1750’s and now reduced to a small number of members in New England is perhaps now more famously associated with a durable and functional style of design?

Shakers

5.

Which much covered jazz standard with lyrics by Louis Armstrong opens thus:

 “We are travelling in the footsteps / Of those who’ve gone before / But we’ll all be re-united (if we stand re-united) /On a new and sunlit shore (then a new world is in store)”?

When the Saints Go Marching In

6.

The British Household Cavalry is made up of two regiments; The Life Guards is one, what is the name of the other?

The Blues and Royals

7.

Which music producer’s credits include the U2 albums Boy, October and War, Coldplay’s X&Y, and albums by his former wife, Kirsty McColl?

Steve Lillywhite

8.

Which 'profession' linked Henry Morgan, Bartholomew Roberts and William Kidd?

All pirates

ROUND 8

1.

Name the two racecourses situated in Wales.

Chepstow and Bangor (-on-Dee)

2.

There have been several post war films about Tombstone and Wyatt Earp. Name three of the seven actors to have played him.

(three from)

Henry Fonda, Joel McCrea, Burt Lancaster, James Garner, Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, James Stewart

3.

Which golfer is the most recent winner of the US Masters, a feat he achieved in 1999?

José-Maria Olazábal

4.

Which 1910 ballet by Stravinsky centres on the journey of its hero, Prince Ivan?

The Firebird

5.

In Greek myth what was the name of Orpheus’s wife whom he attempted to rescue from Hades?

Eurydice

6.

Who said in 2006 “I don’t think there’s anything I’d like…a nice sunshiny day – that would be nice.”?

The Queen

7.

With which country would you associate the Central Valley and Casablanca wine-producing regions?

Chile

8.

The modern county of Greater Manchester has borders with five other counties.  Name them.

Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire and Merseyside

1.

Which Latin legal term means 'beyond the powers'?

Ultra vires

2.

Which is the only football club to have been relegated from the Football League into the Conference and subsequently relegated from the Conference?

Scarborough

3.

In 1964 the newly-formed independent African state of Tanzania comprised which two hitherto British colonies?

Tanganyika and Zanzibar

4.

Which rock band is made up of Peter, Mike and Michael, Mike having left in 1997?

REM

5.

Which book of 1959 gives an account of a childhood spent in Corfu and celebrates the island’s animal life?

My Family and Other Animals

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