ROUND 1 - Themed - 'The Natives are Revolting'

1.

Where in Dublin were 14 people killed when police and Black & Tans opened fire on them on Sunday, 21st November 1920?

2.

In which Indian city were over 300 civilians killed when British troops led by Brigadier-General Reginald Dwyer opened fire on them on 10^th April 1919?

3.

Which revolutionary event concerned a large consignment of ‘camelia sinensis’ and three ships called the Beaver, the Eleanor and the Dartmouth?

4.

Following his brutal execution in 1305, whose head was displayed on London Bridge and his four quarters sent to Newcastle, Berwick, Stirling and Perth?

5.

An organisation called Frelimo fought for the independence of which African country?

6.

Bernardo O’Higgins is known as the liberator of which South American country?

7.

Which Anglo-Saxon thane and rebel led a raid on Peterborough Abbey in 1070 as a protest against the appointment of a Norman abbot?

8.

Which Welsh patriot led a revolt against the English in the 15th century and was the last Welshman to claim the title of Prince of Wales?

ROUND 2 - Themed - 'Transsexuals in name only'

1.

Who achieved a perfect ‘10’ in 1979 but a ‘Razzie’ for worst actress two years later for her excruciating performance in Tarzan - the Apeman?

2.

Name the lead singer of a group that enjoyed great success on both sides of the Atlantic in the late 70s and early 80s and whose albums included Parallel Lines and Eat to the Beat.

3.

Who is considered to be Britain's greatest 20th century cookery writer and is credited with introducing such exotic Mediterranean fare as garlic, olive oil and courgettes into drab post-war British kitchens?

4.

With whose short life would you associate the address 263 Prinsengracht?

5.

Which Welsh painter lived in Tenby with her brother (who was also a painter) and later moved to Paris where she became Rodin’s mistress (Auguste, that is, not Ethel!)?

6.

Which of Charles II’s many mistresses was born in Dyfed, Wales, in 1630, was known as Mrs Barlow and bore the future king a son who became James, Duke of Monmouth?

7.

Who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the 1966 film Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?

8.

Who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the 1968 film Rosemary’s Baby?

ROUND 3 - Picture Round

1.

Name the young newscaster.

2.

Name the young actor in the middle.

3.

Name this British comedy series.

4.

Name this US comedy series.

5.

Name this US drama series.

6.

Name this Western series.

7.

Name the ‘good guy’ character shown here in the middle.

8.

Name this dastardly character.

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme - ''The Barry Whitehead Tribute Round’

1.

What was the name of the doctor played by Dirk Bogarde in a series of films from the 1950s such as Doctor in the House, Doctor at Sea and Doctor at Large?

2.

Played in two separate films by actresses Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore, name the FBI agent who so tenaciously pursued escaped murderer Hannibal Lector.

3.

What was the middle name of the second man to reach the South Pole?

4.

Later renamed The Golden Hind, what was the original name of the ship in which Sir Francis Drake set off to circumnavigate the world?

5.

Which Canadian-born actor starred opposite Greer Garson in such award winning Hollywood films as Mrs Miniver, Blossoms in the Dust and Madame Curie?

6.

Which British-born actor starred in such award winning films as A Town Like Alice, The Trials of Oscar Wilde and Sunday, Bloody Sunday?

7.

Which spaced-obsessed (or should that be spaced-out!) British rock band founded in 1969 produced such albums as In Search of Space (1971), and the recent Spaced out in London (2004)?

8.

Which alternative English rock band founded in Hull in 1983, mixed Christian and Marxist themes in such albums as London 0, Hull 4 (1986) and The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death (1987)?

ROUNDS 5-8 - Bingo Quiz

1.

Four musicals won Best Film Oscars in the 1960s.  Name any 3 of them.

2.

The recently deceased actor Heath Ledger will make a posthumous appearance in the new Batman film, The Dark Knight when it is released this summer.  What role will he play in the film?

3.

The ill-fated liner Titanic had an equally ill-fated sister ship.  What was it called?

4.

Exactly how much did Ken Bates pay for Chelsea football club in 1982?

5.

Which marine creature is often called ‘the chameleon of the sea’?

6.

Which comic TV character has two sisters called Daisy and Rose?

7.

At whose memorial service was an extract from the Koran read out for the first time in St Paul’s Cathedral?

8.

Kyle McLachlan rose to fame as the cherry pie-loving detective in which TV series?

9.

What was the name of the spaceship in which Yuri Gagarin became the first man to journey into space?

10.

Gunther von Hagens invented the process called ‘plastination’ in 1977.  For what purpose is this process used?

11.

What is the name given to a triangle whose three sides are all of different lengths?

12.

Which fictional character has been played by Robert Donat, Kenneth More and Robert Powell in 3 British movie versions?

13.

The word henna spells out the symbols for which 3 elements?

14.

Later used by Sean O’Casey as the title of a play, what were the two emblems of the Irish Citizens’ Army?

15.

Situated 5,000 light years away in the constellation Taurus and resulting from a supernova that exploded in 1054, what name (related to its appearance) do astronomers give to the spectacular cloud of gas and dust left behind?

16.

Which Beatles song has for its title a phrase from the Yoruba language of Nigeria alongside an English translation of the same phrase?

17.

The American actor and former wrestler known as ‘the rock’ played which part in the film The Mummy Returns?

18.

Which British TV detective series is set in the fictional town of Denton?

19.

What contribution was made to the world of light entertainment by Harry Fox which, 94 years later, is still universally popular and still bears his name?

20.

In Greek mythology, what specifically was a naiad?

21.

Which make of car is named after its intended market, the USA?

22.

Identify this footballer:

Never pretty to watch but often effective, this ex-international played for (amongst others), Gillingham, Millwall, Aston Villa, Celtic, Chelsea and Marseilles - he is now a sportswriter.

23.

Which famous actress, model and singer served 18 days in prison for tax evasion in 1982?

24.

Name the contemporary novelist whose novels include Filth, Porno and Glue.

25.

What is the English name of the plant from which the dynasty of kings known as the Plantagenets took its name?

26.

What is the more common name for the ‘monodon monoceros’ which is a small, mottled grey whale?

27.

In which 1994 film did Natalie Portman play 12 year old Matilda who befriends a hitman after her family is murdered?

28.

Which Australian Labour politician defeated long-serving Prime Minister John Howard in a General Election last November to become the new Prime Minister down under?

29.

According to Father Megson, there’s nothing better than a swift bishop’s finger to get you off at night after a hard day’s grind in the pulpit – but which brewery produces Bishop’s Finger Ale?

30.

From which Shakespeare play does the phrase “the green-eyed monster” originate?

31.

Which British town had a torchlit procession through its streets last night followed by the ceremonial burning of a ship as a sacrifice to the sun?

32.

How many years separate the year referred to by John Dryden as “annus mirabilis” and the year referred to by Elizabeth II as her “annus horribilis”?

33.

Which football team is known to its fans as ‘the bluebirds’?

34.

For what practical reason was the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco painted its distinctive orangey-red plum colour?

35.

Which classic rock song highlighting Britain’s urban decay reached number one in 1982 and contains the following lyrics:

“Rows and rows of disused milk floats stand dying in the dairy yard

and a hundred lonely housewives clutch empty milkbottles to their hearts”?

36.

Who served as MP for East Manchester between 1885 and 1906 and thus became the first and only Prime Minister to represent a Manchester constituency during his premiership?

37.

Which fictional character made his first appearance in a 1932 short story called, The White Fokker? (sorry Jitka..... can you read that again..... !!!)

38.

Who am I?

I’m President of South Shields football club and in my spare time I’m an influential member of Gordon Brown’s cabinet.  My father was a leading Marxist as was my grandfather who committed treason by helping the Soviets invade his Polish motherland in 1920.

39.

Which poet (1807 - 1882) was the first person to describe Florence Nightingale as ‘the lady with the lamp’?

40.

What precisely does the Emirates stadium in North London have in common with the Estado Julio Grondona stadium in the city of Avellaneda in Argentina?

41.

Which all too ubiquitous high street chain of shops is named after a character in the novel Moby Dick?

42.

Which prominent Scottish MP currently represents the constituency of Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath?

ROUND 1 - Themed - 'The Natives are Revolting'

1.

Where in Dublin were 14 people killed when police and Black & Tans opened fire on them on Sunday, 21st November 1920?

Croke Park

2.

In which Indian city were over 300 civilians killed when British troops led by Brigadier-General Reginald Dwyer opened fire on them on 10^th April 1919?

Amritsar

3.

Which revolutionary event concerned a large consignment of ‘camelia sinensis’ and three ships called the Beaver, the Eleanor and the Dartmouth?

The Boston Tea Party

4.

Following his brutal execution in 1305, whose head was displayed on London Bridge and his four quarters sent to Newcastle, Berwick, Stirling and Perth?

William Wallace

5.

An organisation called Frelimo fought for the independence of which African country?

Mozambique

6.

Bernardo O’Higgins is known as the liberator of which South American country?

Chile

7.

Which Anglo-Saxon thane and rebel led a raid on Peterborough Abbey in 1070 as a protest against the appointment of a Norman abbot?

Hereward the Wake

8.

Which Welsh patriot led a revolt against the English in the 15th century and was the last Welshman to claim the title of Prince of Wales?

Owen Glendower

(or Owain Glyn-dawr to his Welsh-speaking compatriots)

ROUND 2 - Themed - 'Transsexuals in name only'

1.

Who achieved a perfect ‘10’ in 1979 but a ‘Razzie’ for worst actress two years later for her excruciating performance in Tarzan - the Apeman?

Bo Derek

2.

Name the lead singer of a group that enjoyed great success on both sides of the Atlantic in the late 70s and early 80s and whose albums included Parallel Lines and Eat to the Beat.

Debbie Harry

3.

Who is considered to be Britain's greatest 20th century cookery writer and is credited with introducing such exotic Mediterranean fare as garlic, olive oil and courgettes into drab post-war British kitchens?

Elizabeth David

4.

With whose short life would you associate the address 263 Prinsengracht?

Anne Frank

5.

Which Welsh painter lived in Tenby with her brother (who was also a painter) and later moved to Paris where she became Rodin’s mistress (Auguste, that is, not Ethel!)?

Gwen John

6.

Which of Charles II’s many mistresses was born in Dyfed, Wales, in 1630, was known as Mrs Barlow and bore the future king a son who became James, Duke of Monmouth?

Lucy Walter

7.

Who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the 1966 film Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Sandy Dennis

8.

Who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the 1968 film Rosemary’s Baby?

Ruth Gordon

ROUND 3 - Picture Round

1.

Name the young newscaster.

Kenneth Kendall

2.

Name the young actor in the middle.

Johnny Briggs

3.

Name this British comedy series.

The Larkins

4.

Name this US comedy series.

Get Smart

5.

Name this US drama series.

77 Sunset Strip

6.

Name this Western series.

Have Gun Will Travel

7.

Name the ‘good guy’ character shown here in the middle.

Tex Tucker

(of Four Feather Falls Fame - fellow anoraks will know that his horse was called Rusty and his dog - not pictured alas - was called Dusty)

8.

Name this dastardly character.

(Landberger) Gessler

(William Tell’s arch-enemy who was played by Willoughby Goddard)

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme - 'The Barry Whitehead Tribute Round'

1.

What was the name of the doctor played by Dirk Bogarde in a series of films from the 1950s such as Doctor in the House, Doctor at Sea and Doctor at Large?

(Simon) Sparrow

2.

Played in two separate films by actresses Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore, name the FBI agent who so tenaciously pursued escaped murderer Hannibal Lector.

(Clarice) Starling

3.

What was the middle name of the second man to reach the South Pole?

(Robert) Falcon (Scott)

4.

Later renamed The Golden Hind, what was the original name of the ship in which Sir Francis Drake set off to circumnavigate the world?

(The) Pelican

5.

Which Canadian-born actor starred opposite Greer Garson in such award winning Hollywood films as Mrs Miniver, Blossoms in the Dust and Madame Curie?

(Walter) Pidgeon

6.

Which British-born actor starred in such award winning films as A Town Like Alice, The Trials of Oscar Wilde and Sunday, Bloody Sunday?

(Peter) Finch

7.

Which spaced-obsessed (or should that be spaced-out!) British rock band founded in 1969 produced such albums as In Search of Space (1971), and the recent Spaced out in London (2004)?

Hawkwind

8.

Which alternative English rock band founded in Hull in 1983, mixed Christian and Marxist themes in such albums as London 0, Hull 4 (1986) and The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death (1987)?

The Housemartins

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a bird

For newcomers amongst us, Barry Whitehead used to be WithQuiz organizer and he was famed for his love of birds - including those of the feathered variety!!

ROUNDS 5-8 - Bingo Quiz

1

Four musicals won Best Film Oscars in the 1960s.  Name any 3 of them.

(three from)

West Side Story (1961),

My Fair Lady (1964),

Sound of Music (1965),

Oliver (1968)

2.

The recently deceased actor Heath Ledger will make a posthumous appearance in the new Batman film, The Dark Knight when it is released this summer.  What role will he play in the film?

The Joker

3.

The ill-fated liner Titanic had an equally ill-fated sister ship.  What was it called?

Britannic

(which struck a mine and sank in 1916)

4.

Exactly how much did Ken Bates pay for Chelsea football club in 1982?

£1

5.

Which marine creature is often called ‘the chameleon of the sea’?

Cuttlefish

6.

Which comic TV character has two sisters called Daisy and Rose?

Hyacinth Bucket

(pronounced ‘bouquet’)

7

At whose memorial service was an extract from the Koran read out for the first time in St Paul’s Cathedral?

King Hussein of Jordan

8

Kyle McLachlan rose to fame as the cherry pie-loving detective in which TV series?

Twin Peaks

9.

What was the name of the spaceship in which Yuri Gagarin became the first man to journey into space?

Vostok I

10.

Gunther von Hagens invented the process called ‘plastination’ in 1977.  For what purpose is this process used?

Preserving dead bodies

11.

What is the name given to a triangle whose three sides are all of different lengths?

Scalene

12.

Which fictional character has been played by Robert Donat, Kenneth More and Robert Powell in 3 British movie versions?

Richard Hannay

(in The 39 Steps)

13

The word henna spells out the symbols for which 3 elements?

Helium (he),

Nitrogen (n),

Sodium (na)

14.

Later used by Sean O’Casey as the title of a play, what were the two emblems of the Irish Citizens’ Army?

The Plough and the Stars

15.

Situated 5,000 light years away in the constellation Taurus and resulting from a supernova that exploded in 1054, what name (related to its appearance) do astronomers give to the spectacular cloud of gas and dust left behind?

The Crab

(nebula)

16.

Which Beatles song has for its title a phrase from the Yoruba language of Nigeria alongside an English translation of the same phrase?

Obla di, obla da, life goes on

17.

The American actor and former wrestler known as ‘the rock’ played which part in the film The Mummy Returns?

The Scorpion King

18.

Which British TV detective series is set in the fictional town of Denton?

A Touch of Frost

19

What contribution was made to the world of light entertainment by Harry Fox which, 94 years later, is still universally popular and still bears his name?

The Foxtrot

20.

In Greek mythology, what specifically was a naiad?

Fresh water nymph

(or Goddess)

21.

Which make of car is named after its intended market, the USA?

Lexus

('Luxury Export United States')

22.

Identify this footballer:

Never pretty to watch but often effective, this ex-international played for (amongst others), Gillingham, Millwall, Aston Villa, Celtic, Chelsea and Marseilles - he is now a sportswriter.

Tony Cascarino

23.

Which famous actress, model and singer served 18 days in prison for tax evasion in 1982?

Sophia Loren

24.

Name the contemporary novelist whose novels include Filth, Porno and Glue.

Irvine Welsh

25

What is the English name of the plant from which the dynasty of kings known as the Plantagenets took its name?

Broom

(the ancestor of the dynasty, Count Geoffrey of Anjou wore a sprig of broom in his hat and in French broom is called 'plante genet' – its Latin name is 'genista’)

26.

What is the more common name for the ‘monodon monoceros’ which is a small, mottled grey whale?

The Narwhal

27.

In which 1994 film did Natalie Portman play 12 year old Matilda who befriends a hitman after her family is murdered?

Leon

28.

Which Australian Labour politician defeated long-serving Prime Minister John Howard in a General Election last November to become the new Prime Minister down under?

Kevin Rudd

29.

According to Father Megson, there’s nothing better than a swift bishop’s finger to get you off at night after a hard day’s grind in the pulpit – but which brewery produces Bishop’s Finger Ale?

Shepherd Neame

30.

From which Shakespeare play does the phrase “the green-eyed monster” originate?

Othello

31

Which British town had a torchlit procession through its streets last night followed by the ceremonial burning of a ship as a sacrifice to the sun?

Lerwick

(in the Shetlands during the annual festival of Up Helly Aa)

32.

How many years separate the year referred to by John Dryden as “annus mirabilis” and the year referred to by Elizabeth II as her “annus horribilis”?

326

(1666 & 1992)

33.

Which football team is known to its fans as ‘the bluebirds’?

Cardiff City

34.

For what practical reason was the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco painted its distinctive orangey-red plum colour?

It is the most visible colour in fog

35.

Which classic rock song highlighting Britain’s urban decay reached number one in 1982 and contains the following lyrics:

“Rows and rows of disused milk floats stand dying in the dairy yard

and a hundred lonely housewives clutch empty milkbottles to their hearts”?

A Town Called Malice

(by The Jam)

36.

Who served as MP for East Manchester between 1885 and 1906 and thus became the first and only Prime Minister to represent a Manchester constituency during his premiership?

(Arthur James) Balfour

(Prime Minister 1902 - 1905)

37.

Which fictional character made his first appearance in a 1932 short story called, The White Fokker? (sorry Jitka..... can you read that again..... !!!)

Biggles

38.

Who am I?

I’m President of South Shields football club and in my spare time I’m an influential member of Gordon Brown’s cabinet.  My father was a leading Marxist as was my grandfather who committed treason by helping the Soviets invade his Polish motherland in 1920.

David Miliband

(currently Foreign Secretary)

39.

Which poet (1807 - 1882) was the first person to describe Florence Nightingale as ‘the lady with the lamp’?

(Henry Wadsworth) Longfellow

40

What precisely does the Emirates stadium in North London have in common with the Estado Julio Grondona stadium in the city of Avellaneda in Argentina?

Both are home to Premiership football clubs called Arsenal

(the Argie variety were founded in 1957 and are affectionately known as ‘El Arse’!!!)

41.

Which all too ubiquitous high street chain of shops is named after a character in the novel Moby Dick?

Starbucks

42.

Which prominent Scottish MP currently represents the constituency of Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath?

Gordon Brown

(currently Prime Minister)