ROUND 1

1.

Marc Almond was the lead singer of the 80’s pop duo Soft Cell but who was the other member of the band?

2.

Neil Tennant is the lead singer of the 80’s pop duo the Pet Shop Boys but who is the other member of the band?

3.

Which poet has published collections, amongst others, entitled Death of a Naturalist in 1966, North in 1975 and The Haw Lantern in 1987?

4.

Which poet published collections, amongst others, entitled Look Stranger in 1936 and The Age of Anxiety in 1947?

5.

Pete Sampras won the Wimbledon men’s singles title seven years out of eight from 1993 to 2000, but who won the title in 1996 spoiling Sampras’s perfect sequence?

6.

Who was the last male tennis player to achieve the feat of having won during his career all four of the Grand Slam titles: Wimbledon, US Open, French Open and Australian Open?

7.

Who did Edward Heath appoint as Foreign Secretary in 1970?

8.

Who did Anthony Eden appoint as Foreign Secretary in 1955?

ROUND 2

1.

Which celebrity will launch a range of clothing in June 2007 in the fashion retailer Topshop?

2.

Which newspaper, based at One Southwark Bridge, London, was founded in 1888 and is currently edited by Lionel Barber?

3.

What is the subject of the exhibition currently running until November 5 at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry?

4.

Who is the socialist candidate in this month’s French presidential elections?

5.

Which architect designed the Queen’s House, Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall?

6.

Which company is currently the target of a takeover bid by US private equity group KKR in what would be the largest-ever private equity financed purchase of a UK company?

7.

Alphabetically what is the first element in the Periodic Table?

8.

Which breed of terrier derives its name from a mining town in Northumberland and is often described as looking like a lamb on a leash?

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

Which building, first occupied in 1800, now has 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms, three lifts, five full-time chefs, a tennis court, a (single-lane) bowling alley, a film theatre, a jogging track, a swimming pool, and a putting green?

2.

Which fictional detective who made his first appearance in 1911 was assisted by the reformed criminal Flambeau?

3.

In the TV children’s show The Herbs what was the name of the very friendly lion?

4.

What was moved from the Tower of London to Tower Hill in 1811 and was transferred to Wales in 1967?

5.

Which band had top twenty hits with Make It With You in 1970 and Baby I’m a Want You in 1972?

6.

In which battle of September 13 1651 was Charles II’s attempt to regain the crown of England decisively defeated?

7.

In which country did Brazil win the FIFA World Cup for the second time?        

8.

Who played Peyton Flanders, the 'nanny from hell', in the 1992 film The Hand that Rocks the Cradle?

ROUND 4

1.

In Absolutely Fabulous who played Bubble?  

2.

In which country is the sports ground Eden Park, a venue for international and domestic matches?

3.

Which South Wales castle is the largest castle in Wales and the second largest, after Windsor, in the UK?

4.

Which capital city stands at the confluence of the rivers Sava and Danube?       

5.

Which one-act opera by Bartok, first performed in 1918, has as its set a single dark hall surrounded by seven doors, each with its own symbolic colour?

6.

Which river is culverted underneath the car park of the City of Manchester Stadium?

7.

Which now common household item was invented and patented by the Norwegian chemist Erik Rotheim in 1927 and developed by the Americans Lyle Goodhue and William Sullivan as an aid in the fight against malaria?

8.

Which major flat, handicap horse race, run in October over 2 miles 2 furlongs, starts in Cambridgeshire and finishes in Suffolk?

ROUND 5 - Picture Round - 'Greater Manchester Greats'

Name the following well-known people who were all born in Greater Manchester

1.

Born in Salford in 1936.

2.

Born in Chorlton-on-Medlock in1863.

3.

Born in Reddish in 1935.

4.

Born in Harpurhey 1n 1917.

5.

Born in Moss Side in 1858.

6.

Born in Withington in 1905.

7.

Born in Salford in 1943.

8.

Born in Stockport in 1909.

ROUND 6

1.

In Keeping Up Appearances who played Onslow?

2.

What is the name of the test cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica?

3.

In which castle on the Isle of Wight was Charles I imprisoned for 14 months before his execution?

4.

Which one-time capital city stands on the east bank of the River Hooghly?

5.

Which Benjamin Britten opera, first performed in 1947, is set in Loxford, a small market-town in East Suffolk, in 1900?

6.

Which river, a tributary of the river Mersey, is culverted underneath one of the runways of Manchester Airport?

7.

What were invented by Adolf Fick in 1887 and, whilst being to all intents and purposes invisible, are now used worldwide by an estimated 125 million people?

8.

Which horserace, run between 1965 and 2005 at Doncaster, is the first major handicap race of the British flat racing season?

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

Which 1998 Farrelly Brothers film comedy starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz features an unfortunate hair gel incident?

2.

Which historian, an expert on the Tudor period, and a TV and radio broadcaster was once described by the Daily Mail as the “rudest man in Britain”?

3.

Who said, after a meeting in 1983: “What we spoke about will have to remain a secret between him and me.  I spoke to him as a brother whom I have pardoned and who has my complete trust.”?

4.

In which European city is the notorious thoroughfare known as the Reeperbahn to be found?

5.

By what name is the automatic pilot on an aeroplane colloquially known?

6.

Which US corporation founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak has its HQ at Cupertino, California?

7.

Which sculptor’s works include Oscar Wilde’s tomb in Paris, St Michael’s Victory Over The Angels in Coventry Cathedral and a naked statue above a department store in Liverpool known as Dickie Lewis?

8.

What is the more common name of the bird Turdus Merula?

ROUND 8

1.

Which celebrity recently launched a clothing range in H & M Stores?

2.

Which newspaper, based at Northcliffe House in Kensington, London, was founded in 1827 and is currently edited by Veronica Wadley?

3.

Which TV programme celebrated its 50th anniversary last Sunday?      

4.

Who is France’s Interior Minister who is standing as the centre-right candidate in this month’s French presidential elections?

5.

Which architect designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard?

6.

Which two housebuilding companies announced their merger last week?

7.

Alphabetically what is the final element in the Periodic Table?

8.

By what name do we know the breed of dog, very common in the southern USA, which is referred to there as the bird dog?

1.

Which infamous historical incident took place between the Fedyukhin Heights and the Causeway Heights?

2.

Who have Withington Labour Party selected this week as their parliamentary candidate for the next General Election?

3.

What was Roy Orbison’ first UK number one?

4.

What is the name of the female British sailor currently being held by the Iranians?

5.

Which David Bowie song, with a piano style often compared to Paul McCartney’s Martha My Dear, opens with the words: “Wake up you sleepy head / Put on some clothes, shake up your bed / Put another log on the fire for me”?

ROUND 1

1.

Marc Almond was the lead singer of the 80’s pop duo Soft Cell but who was the other member of the band?

David Ball

2.

Neil Tennant is the lead singer of the 80’s pop duo the Pet Shop Boys but who is the other member of the band?

Chris Lowe

3.

Which poet has published collections, amongst others, entitled Death of a Naturalist in 1966, North in 1975 and The Haw Lantern in 1987?

Seamus Heaney

4.

Which poet published collections, amongst others, entitled Look Stranger in 1936 and The Age of Anxiety in 1947?

W H Auden

5.

Pete Sampras won the Wimbledon men’s singles title seven years out of eight from 1993 to 2000, but who won the title in 1996 spoiling Sampras’s perfect sequence?

Richard Krajicek

6.

Who was the last male tennis player to achieve the feat of having won during his career all four of the Grand Slam titles: Wimbledon, US Open, French Open and Australian Open?

Andre Agassi

7.

Who did Edward Heath appoint as Foreign Secretary in 1970?

Sir Alec Douglas-Home

8.

Who did Anthony Eden appoint as Foreign Secretary in 1955?

Harold MacMillan

ROUND 2

1.

Which celebrity will launch a range of clothing in June 2007 in the fashion retailer Topshop?

Kate Moss

2.

Which newspaper, based at One Southwark Bridge, London, was founded in 1888 and is currently edited by Lionel Barber?

Financial Times

3.

What is the subject of the exhibition currently running until November 5 at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry?

Doctor Who

4.

Who is the socialist candidate in this month’s French presidential elections?

Ségolène Royal

5.

Which architect designed the Queen’s House, Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall?

Inigo Jones

6.

Which company is currently the target of a takeover bid by US private equity group KKR in what would be the largest-ever private equity financed purchase of a UK company?

Alliance Boots

(accept Boots)

7.

Alphabetically what is the first element in the Periodic Table?

Actinium

8.

Which breed of terrier derives its name from a mining town in Northumberland and is often described as looking like a lamb on a leash?

Bedlington

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

Which building, first occupied in 1800, now has 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms, three lifts, five full-time chefs, a tennis court, a (single-lane) bowling alley, a film theatre, a jogging track, a swimming pool, and a putting green?

The White House

2.

Which fictional detective who made his first appearance in 1911 was assisted by the reformed criminal Flambeau?

Father Brown

3.

In the TV children’s show The Herbs what was the name of the very friendly lion?

Parsley

4.

What was moved from the Tower of London to Tower Hill in 1811 and was transferred to Wales in 1967?

The Royal Mint

5.

Which band had top twenty hits with Make It With You in 1970 and Baby I’m a Want You in 1972?

Bread

6.

In which battle of September 13 1651 was Charles II’s attempt to regain the crown of England decisively defeated?

Worcester

7.

In which country did Brazil win the FIFA World Cup for the second time?        

Chile

8.

Who played Peyton Flanders, the 'nanny from hell', in the 1992 film The Hand that Rocks the Cradle?

Rebecca de Mornay

ROUND 4

1.

In Absolutely Fabulous who played Bubble?  

Jane Horrocks

2.

In which country is the sports ground Eden Park, a venue for international and domestic matches?

New Zealand

3.

Which South Wales castle is the largest castle in Wales and the second largest, after Windsor, in the UK?

Caerphilly

4.

Which capital city stands at the confluence of the rivers Sava and Danube?       

Belgrade

5.

Which one-act opera by Bartok, first performed in 1918, has as its set a single dark hall surrounded by seven doors, each with its own symbolic colour?

Bluebeard’s Castle

6.

Which river is culverted underneath the car park of the City of Manchester Stadium?

Medlock

7.

Which now common household item was invented and patented by the Norwegian chemist Erik Rotheim in 1927 and developed by the Americans Lyle Goodhue and William Sullivan as an aid in the fight against malaria?

Aerosol spray

8.

Which major flat, handicap horse race, run in October over 2 miles 2 furlongs, starts in Cambridgeshire and finishes in Suffolk?

Cesarewitch

ROUND 5 - Picture Round - 'Greater Manchester Greats'

Name the following well-known people who were all born in Greater Manchester

1

Born in Salford in 1936.

Albert Finney

2.

Born in Chorlton-on-Medlock in1863.

David Lloyd George

3.

Born in Reddish in 1935.

Norman Foster

4.

Born in Harpurhey 1n 1917.

Anthony Burgess

5.

Born in Moss Side in 1858.

Emmeline Pankhurst

(accept Mrs. Pankhurst)

6.

Born in Withington in 1905.

Robert Donat

7.

Born in Salford in 1943.

Mike Leigh

8.

Born in Stockport in 1909.

Fred Perry

ROUND 6

1

In Keeping Up Appearances who played Onslow?

Geoffrey Hughes

2.

What is the name of the test cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica?

Sabina Park

3.

In which castle on the Isle of Wight was Charles I imprisoned for 14 months before his execution?

Carisbrooke

4.

Which one-time capital city stands on the east bank of the River Hooghly?

Calcutta

(Kolkata)

5.

Which Benjamin Britten opera, first performed in 1947, is set in Loxford, a small market-town in East Suffolk, in 1900?

Albert Herring

6.

Which river, a tributary of the river Mersey, is culverted underneath one of the runways of Manchester Airport?

Bollin

7.

What were invented by Adolf Fick in 1887 and, whilst being to all intents and purposes invisible, are now used worldwide by an estimated 125 million people?

Contact lenses

8.

Which horserace, run between 1965 and 2005 at Doncaster, is the first major handicap race of the British flat racing season?

Lincoln Handicap

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

Which 1998 Farrelly Brothers film comedy starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz features an unfortunate hair gel incident?

There’s Something About Mary

2.

Which historian, an expert on the Tudor period, and a TV and radio broadcaster was once described by the Daily Mail as the “rudest man in Britain”?

Dr David Starkey

3.

Who said, after a meeting in 1983: “What we spoke about will have to remain a secret between him and me.  I spoke to him as a brother whom I have pardoned and who has my complete trust.”?

Pope John Paul II

(after his meeting with would-be assassin Mehmet Ali-Agca)

4.

In which European city is the notorious thoroughfare known as the Reeperbahn to be found?

Hamburg

5.

By what name is the automatic pilot on an aeroplane colloquially known?

George

6.

Which US corporation founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak has its HQ at Cupertino, California?

Apple

7.

Which sculptor’s works include Oscar Wilde’s tomb in Paris, St Michael’s Victory Over The Angels in Coventry Cathedral and a naked statue above a department store in Liverpool known as Dickie Lewis?

Sir Jacob Epstein

8.

What is the more common name of the bird Turdus Merula?

Blackbird

ROUND 8

1.

Which celebrity recently launched a clothing range in H & M Stores?

Madonna

2.

Which newspaper, based at Northcliffe House in Kensington, London, was founded in 1827 and is currently edited by Veronica Wadley?

Evening Standard

3.

Which TV programme celebrated its 50th anniversary last Sunday?      

The Sky at Night

4.

Who is France’s Interior Minister who is standing as the centre-right candidate in this month’s French presidential elections?

Nicolas Sarkozy

5.

Which architect designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard?

John Vanbrugh

6.

Which two housebuilding companies announced their merger last week?

Taylor Woodrow and Wimpey

7.

Alphabetically what is the final element in the Periodic Table?

Zirconium

8.

By what name do we know the breed of dog, very common in the southern USA, which is referred to there as the bird dog?

Pointer

1.

Which infamous historical incident took place between the Fedyukhin Heights and the Causeway Heights?

Charge of the Light Brigade

2.

Who have Withington Labour Party selected this week as their parliamentary candidate for the next General Election?

Lucy Powell

3.

What was Roy Orbison’ first UK number one?

Only the Lonely

4.

What is the name of the female British sailor currently being held by the Iranians?

Faye Turney

5.

Which David Bowie song, with a piano style often compared to Paul McCartney’s Martha My Dear, opens with the words: “Wake up you sleepy head / Put on some clothes, shake up your bed / Put another log on the fire for me”?

Oh You Pretty Things

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