ROUND 1 - Paired

1.

Which US Airport is named after a Secretary of State who served under Eisenhower?

2.

The airport which serves Cologne and Bonn is named after which German Statesman?

3.

Which German-born knighted English architectural historian said: “A bicycle shed is a building.  Lincoln Cathedral is a piece of architecture”?

4.

Architect Charles Edouard Jeanneret is better known by which pseudonym?

5.

In which country is the 2,700 mile long River Lena?

6.

Which river is 1975 miles long, rises in Tibet, flows south through Pakistan and the city of Hyderabad and into the Arabian Sea?

7.

Which children’s hero lived in a pillar box in Baker Street?

8.

Which children’s character has a servant called Igor, a housekeeper called Nanny, and was constantly troubled by Doctor von Goosewing?

ROUND 2 - Pictures - 'Practically Back to School'

Remembering the days when boys did metalwork and woodwork, and girls did needlework and domestic science…..

1.

What is this woodworking joint?

2.

What is this woodworking joint?

3.

What is this needlework stitch?

4.

What is this needlework stitch?

5.

What is this metalworking machine?

6.

What are these metalworking implements?

7.

What is the name of this type of pan?

8.

What do Americans call this kitchen utensil?

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

Who won the 2003 BAFTA film award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Lost in Translation when she starred opposite Bill Murray?

2.

What was the English nickname of French singer Edith Piaf?

3.

What type of fish is an Arbroath Smokie?

4.

Who completes this Greater Manchester musical line up formed in 1976: Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris……..?

5.

What is the popular nickname of Sale Sharks and France rugby star Sebastian Chabal, given to him because of his striking features?

6.

To His Coy Mistress, The Garden and An Horatian Ode are all works by which 17th century metaphysical poet?

7.

Living between 1886 and 1956, and considered the founder of the modern frozen food industry, he sold his patents to the General Foods Corporation in 1929, which eventually gave rise to a company that still bears his name today.  Who is being described?

8.

Who became Prime Minister of New Zealand in December 1972 and died in office in August 1974?

ROUND 4 - Paired

1.

Which sophisticated actor played the doctor in Hancock’s classic The Blood Donor?

2.

Which writer of the successful play The Ghost Train played Private Godfrey in Dad’s Army?

3.

Plato was the student of which famous teacher?

4.

Plato was the teacher of which famous student?

5.

What words appear on the George Cross (apart from the name of the recipient)?

6.

What words appear on the Victoria Cross (apart from the name of the recipient)?

7.

Which British philosopher and noted campaigner against nuclear weapons wrote The History of Western Philosophy and co-wrote Principia Mathematica?

8.

Name the French Philosopher who put forward his ideas, which were a great influence on the French revolution, in The Social Contract.

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme - Pictures - 'My Kind of Town'

1.

Name this actress.

2.

Name this actor.

3.

Name this actress.

4.

Name this actor.

5.

Name this singer.

6.

Name this singer.

7.

Name this car.

8.

Name this car.

ROUND 6 - Paired

1.

What links these cities, in this sequence: Athens, Florence, Amsterdam, West Berlin, Paris, Glasgow?

2.

We all know that Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture for 2008, but it is not the only one.  Which other city has that title?

3.

Who stars as Doc Holliday in Gunfight at the OK Corral?

4.

Who stars as Wyatt Earp in Gunfight at the OK Corral?

5.

In Citizen Kane what is the name of Charles Foster Kane’s newspaper?

6.

What is the name of the nightclub singer in the play, I Am a Camera and the film, Cabaret?

7.

Who wrote the music for the Diaghilev ballets, The Firebird and Petrushka?

8.

In which ballet does the leading ballerina dance the role of Odette/Odile?

ROUND 7 - Pictures - 'Time Magazine Person of the Year'

Every year Time Magazine names the man, woman, couple, group, idea, place, or machine that “for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year”.  All of the notables in this round’s pictures have been named ‘Time Magazine’s Person of the Year’.  Name them.  If you are stuck, the year that they won may be of some help.

1.

1977

2.

2001

3.

1986

4.

1970

5.

1985

6.

1991

7.

1936

8.

1927

ROUND 8 - Themed

Each answer contains a number

1.

Name the 1980’s Sheffield pop band that got its name from a band in the novel A Clockwork Orange.

2.

Reach Out, I’ll Be There was a hit in 1966 for which group?

3.

What’s the opening line of the song Yo, Ho, Ho, and a Bottle of Rum?

4.

What 1969 No 1 hit song was picked by Margaret Thatcher as her number one Desert Island disc?

5.

Name the 2002 film based on Manchester music starring Steve Coogan.

6.

Name the 2002 Danny Boyle zombie film.

7.

J S Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, which consists of 2 books of preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys, is sometimes called The … What? (the answer is a number)

8.

Because of the massive number of musicians required to perform it, Mahler’s Symphony No 8 is also known as what?

1.

In what field was Friedrich Froebel a pioneer?

2.

Which new form of medicine did Samuel Hahnemann pioneer?

3.

What is the first part of the small intestine called?

4.

What is the smallest bone in the ear?

5.

What is the longest river in India?

6.

In which country is the ancient town of Timbuktu?

ROUND 1 - Paired

1.

Which US Airport is named after a Secretary of State who served under Eisenhower?

Dulles Airport

(Washington DC)

2.

The airport which serves Cologne and Bonn is named after which German Statesman?

Konrad Adenauer

3.

Which German-born knighted English architectural historian said: “A bicycle shed is a building.  Lincoln Cathedral is a piece of architecture”?

(Sir Nikolaus) Pevsner

4.

Architect Charles Edouard Jeanneret is better known by which pseudonym?

Le Corbusier

5.

In which country is the 2,700 mile long River Lena?

Russia

6.

Which river is 1975 miles long, rises in Tibet, flows south through Pakistan and the city of Hyderabad and into the Arabian Sea?

The Indus

7.

Which children’s hero lived in a pillar box in Baker Street?

Danger Mouse

8.

Which children’s character has a servant called Igor, a housekeeper called Nanny, and was constantly troubled by Doctor von Goosewing?

Count Duckula

ROUND 2 - Pictures - 'Practically Back to School'

Remembering the days when boys did metalwork and woodwork, and girls did needlework and domestic science…..

1.

What is this woodworking joint?

Dovetail

2.

What is this woodworking joint?

Mortise and tenon

3.

What is this needlework stitch?

Blanket or button-hole

4.

What is this needlework stitch?

Satin or damask

5.

What is this metalworking machine?

Milling machine

6.

What are these metalworking implements?

Scribers

7.

What is the name of this type of pan?

Bain-marie

(or double boiler)

8.

What do Americans call this kitchen utensil?

Skillet

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

Who won the 2003 BAFTA film award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Lost in Translation when she starred opposite Bill Murray?

Scarlett Johansson

2.

What was the English nickname of French singer Edith Piaf?

'The Little Sparrow'

3.

What type of fish is an Arbroath Smokie?

Haddock

4.

Who completes this Greater Manchester musical line up formed in 1976: Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris……..?

Peter Hook

(the group was Joy Division)

5.

What is the popular nickname of Sale Sharks and France rugby star Sebastian Chabal, given to him because of his striking features?

The Caveman

6.

To His Coy Mistress, The Garden and An Horatian Ode are all works by which 17th century metaphysical poet?

Andrew Marvell

7.

Living between 1886 and 1956, and considered the founder of the modern frozen food industry, he sold his patents to the General Foods Corporation in 1929, which eventually gave rise to a company that still bears his name today.  Who is being described?

(Clarence) Birdseye

8.

Who became Prime Minister of New Zealand in December 1972 and died in office in August 1974?

(Norman) Kirk

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a fictional captain:

ROUND 4 - Paired

1.

Which sophisticated actor played the doctor in Hancock’s classic The Blood Donor?

Patrick Cargill

2.

Which writer of the successful play The Ghost Train played Private Godfrey in Dad’s Army?

Arnold Ridley

3.

Plato was the student of which famous teacher?

Socrates

4.

Plato was the teacher of which famous student?

Aristotle

5.

What words appear on the George Cross (apart from the name of the recipient)?

For Gallantry

6.

What words appear on the Victoria Cross (apart from the name of the recipient)?

For Valour

7.

Which British philosopher and noted campaigner against nuclear weapons wrote The History of Western Philosophy and co-wrote Principia Mathematica?

Bertrand Russell

8.

Name the French Philosopher who put forward his ideas, which were a great influence on the French revolution, in The Social Contract.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme - Pictures - 'My Kind of Town'

1

Name this actress.

Vivien Leigh

2.

Name this actor.

Don Warrington

3.

Name this actress.

Jayne Mansfield

(Note to QM – use the following quote as you see fit:

“Throughout her career, Mansfield was compared to the reigning sex symbols of the period, Marilyn Monroe and Kim Novak.  Of this comparison, she said, ‘I don’t know why you people (the press) like to compare me to Marilyn or that girl, what’s her name, Kim Novak.  Cleavage, of course, helped me a lot to get where I am.  I don't know how they got there………”)

4.

Name this actor.

Stratford Johns

5.

Name this singer.

Michael Bolton

6.

Name this singer.

Dionne Warwick

7.

Name this car.

Austin Cambridge

8.

Name this car.

Morris Oxford

Theme: Each answer contains the name of an English town or city

ROUND 6 - Paired

1

What links these cities, in this sequence: Athens, Florence, Amsterdam, West Berlin, Paris, Glasgow?

They were the first 6 European Cities/Capitals of Culture

(1985 – 1990)

2.

We all know that Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture for 2008, but it is not the only one.  Which other city has that title?

Stavanger

(Norway)

3.

Who stars as Doc Holliday in Gunfight at the OK Corral?

Kirk Douglas

4.

Who stars as Wyatt Earp in Gunfight at the OK Corral?

Burt Lancaster

5.

In Citizen Kane what is the name of Charles Foster Kane’s newspaper?

The Enquirer

6.

What is the name of the nightclub singer in the play, I Am a Camera and the film, Cabaret?

Sally Bowles

7.

Who wrote the music for the Diaghilev ballets, The Firebird and Petrushka?

Stravinsky

8.

In which ballet does the leading ballerina dance the role of Odette/Odile?

Swan Lake

ROUND 7 - Pictures - 'Time Magazine Person of the Year'

Every year Time Magazine names the man, woman, couple, group, idea, place, or machine that “for better or for worse, ...has done the most to influence the events of the year”.  All of the notables in this round’s pictures have been named ‘Time Magazine’s Person of the Year’.  Name them.  If you are stuck, the year that they won may be of some help.

1.

1977

Anwar Sadat

2.

2001

Rudolph Giuliani

3.

1986

Corazon Aquino

4.

1970

Willy Brandt

5.

1985

Deng Xiaoping

(oldest person to be named)

6.

1991

Ted Turner

7.

1936

Wallis Simpson

8.

1927

Charles Lindbergh

(first and youngest person to be named)

ROUND 8 - Themed

Each answer contains a number

1.

Name the 1980’s Sheffield pop band that got its name from a band in the novel A Clockwork Orange.

Heaven 17

2.

Reach Out, I’ll Be There was a hit in 1966 for which group?

The Four Tops

3.

What’s the opening line of the song Yo, Ho, Ho, and a Bottle of Rum?

“15 men on a deadman’s chest”

4.

What 1969 No 1 hit song was picked by Margaret Thatcher as her number one Desert Island disc?

Two Little Boys

(by Rolf Harris)

5.

Name the 2002 film based on Manchester music starring Steve Coogan.

24 Hour Party People

6.

Name the 2002 Danny Boyle zombie film.

28 Days Later

7.

J S Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, which consists of 2 books of preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys, is sometimes called The … What? (the answer is a number)

The 48

8.

Because of the massive number of musicians required to perform it, Mahler’s Symphony No 8 is also known as what?

Symphony of a Thousand

1.

In what field was Friedrich Froebel a pioneer?

Kindergarten (Nursery) Education

2.

Which new form of medicine did Samuel Hahnemann pioneer?

Homeopathy

3.

What is the first part of the small intestine called?

Duodenum

4.

What is the smallest bone in the ear?

Stirrup bone

5.

What is the longest river in India?

The Brahmaputra

6.

In which country is the ancient town of Timbuktu?

Mali

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