1.

Which English county is the most southerly without any coastline?

2.

For what does the acronym JPEG stand?

3.

The name Plantagenet (as in the name of the royal house) derives from the Latin planta genista.  What is the common English name for this plant?

4.

What 7-letter name links the film O Lucky Man and Alan Bleasdale’s TV drama series G.B.H.?

5.

What is the standard unit of measuring thermal resistance used by the textile industry?

6.

Which Fulham player became the first to earn £100 a week in 1961 following the abolition of the minimum wage for professional footballers?

7.

Who wrote the Strangers and Brothers series of novels?

8.

Spell syzygy.

9.

From which Latin poet to we get the phrases 'carpe diem' and 'dulce et decorum est pro patria mori'?

10.

Which chemical element has a symbol derived from the Egyptian place name Wadi el Natrun?

11.

Transnistria is a breakaway republic within the borders of which recognised country?

12.

Which famous actor was the narrator for the documentary series A World at War?

ROUND 2 - WithQuiz Style - Pictures - 'Where is it?'

Each picture is a landmark somewhere in Greater Manchester taken via Google Earth

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

ROUND 3 - WithQuiz style - 'A Fresh Angle'

All the answers contain the name of a fish (in sound if not in spelling)

1.

What do Dollywagon, Kidsty and Grisedale all have in common?

2.

Which tennis player was runner up to Rod Laver in the 1968 Wimbledon Men’s Singles final and went on to coach Ivan Lendl, Pat Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer?

3.

What was the name of Britten’s comic opera set in a small market town in East Suffolk?

4.

What was the name of the fictional cook that appeared in the radio show Beyond Our Ken and Round the Horne?

5.

Who is MP for the constituency of Banff & Buchan but spends more time in Edinburgh than in London?

6.

What lies immediately above Fitzroy and directly to the west of Plymouth?

7.

What is the name of the island in the River Thames at Twickenham that can only be reached by footbridge or boat?

8.

What is the name of the island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in Scotland lying just a mile out to sea off the town of North Berwick?

9.

By what name is singer Ernest Evans better known?  He secured a worldwide bestseller in September 1960 with a record that spawned a dance craze.

10.

By what name was English comedian Charlie Olden from Wigan better known?  Olden’s son was also an entertainer and became the original host of TV’s Call My Bluff?

11.

According to Henry Raeburn what was the Reverend Robert Walker doing?

12.

From which area of the US did Marconi make the first transatlantic wireless transmission?

1.

For what does the acronym HTML stand?

2.

After Cumbria, Northumberland, Durham and North Yorkshire which English county contains the highest point?

3.

What 5-letter word links Wensleydale and the BBC thriller series Spooks?

4.

What is the chief town of the area of France from which the House of Plantagenet derives?

5.

Only 2 of the original 1888/9 Football League founder clubs are not in today’s Premiership or Championship.  Which are they?

6.

What is the unit of measuring the linear mass density of fibres used by the textile industry?

7.

What is the usual UK spelling of the word diarrhoea?

8.

Which novelist wrote Bhowani Junction?

9.

What chemical element derives its symbol from the Latin word for mark?

10.

Who was the main subject of Robert Harris’ book Imperium?

11.

The actor John Gielgud was the great nephew of which renowned actress?

12.

What is the capital of the Russian Federal Republic of Chechnya?

1.

Which American city is the setting for the critically-acclaimed TV series The Wire?

2.

Which television production company, founded by comedians Henry Normal and Steve Coogan, has produced TV programmes which include Marion and Geoff, The Mighty Boosh, Gavin & Stacey, Ideal and Saxondale?

3.

Compounds of the metal sodium, such as sodium nitrate, are used in fireworks to produce which colour?

4.

Which British artist, born in 1887 and renowned for his distinctive style and use of urban themes, produced works which include An Accident, The Empty House, V.E. Day and Gentleman looking at Something?

5.

Which Oldham-born comic performer and writer, who celebrated his 85th birthday earlier this year, wears spectacles which contain no lenses, as they are actually a bone-conducting hearing aid?

6.

Which now defunct UK restaurant chain, named after its founders – brothers Frank and Aldo – opened its first branch in Bristol in 1955?

7.

Which southern coastal city, the 10th largest in Brazil, is the birthplace of the footballers Anderson and Ronaldinho and is the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul?

8.

Who did Ronnie O’Sullivan defeat in the final of this year’s World Professional Snooker Championship?

9.

In the 1960s/70s children’s TV series Trumpton, what was the occupation of Mr Munnings?

10.

The Buckinghamshire village of Great Missenden is home to a Museum and Story Centre based on the life and works of which children’s author?

11.

Can you give the human anatomical name of either of the muscles in the lower leg which are connected to the heel by the Achilles tendon?

12.

Quentin Bryce is an Australian politician and former lawyer. To which office was she appointed last week?

13.

Inspired by Oscar-winning actress Hattie McDaniel, what is the name of the black woman, usually only seen from the knees down, who is a recurring character in Tom and Jerry cartoons?

14.

On 16 August which Arsenal player scored the first goal of the new Premiership season?

15.

What is the eight-letter name of the combination of chopped celery, carrots and onion which is often called 'the holy trinity of French cuisine' as it forms the basis of numerous stocks and sauces?

16.

Originating from the Nice region of France, the condiment Pissalat comprises cloves, thyme, bay leaf, pepper, olive oil and which fish?

17.

Which country scored the first goal at this summer’s Euro 2008 football championships?

18.

The Tom and Jerry cartoon series evolved from a 1940 animation called Puss Gets The Boot.  By what names were the cat and mouse known in this cartoon?

19.

Who served as Governor General of Canada from 1935 to 1940?

20.

Can you give the human anatomical name of either of the two muscles which, together with the medial and lateral pterygoid muscles, are the principle muscles of mastication (chewing)?

21.

The Hampshire village of Chawton is home to a museum of the life and works of which author?

22.

In the 1960s/70s children’s TV series Camberwick Green, what was the occupation of Roger Varley?

23.

Who did the New York Giants defeat in this year’s Superbowl?

24.

Which city, known as the Brazilian Venice due to its numerous waterways, is the birthplace of footballers Juninho and Rivaldo, and is the capital of the state of Pernambuco?

25.

Which UK restaurant chain was founded by Peter Boizot and opened its first branch in London’s Wardour Street in 1965?

26.

Which Collyhurst-born comedian also wrote poetry, the novels A Time Before Genesis and Come Back with the Wind, and the autobiographies A Clown Too Many and No Tears for the Clown?

27.

Which English artist, born in London in 1697 and famous for his portraits and politically satirical paintings, produced works which include The Four Stages of Cruelty, The Good Samaritan and The Gate of Calais?

28.

Compounds of the metal barium, such as barium chloride, are used in fireworks to produce which colour?

29.

Which television production company is responsible for The Vicar of Dibley, The Catherine Tate Show, Robin Hood, Murphy’s Law and Mr. Bean?

30.

Which American city is the setting for the TV series Dexter?

1.

Under what alias had former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić been living in Belgrade when he was arrested earlier this year?

2.

Which British author chose his pen name having watched an exceptional performance against Manchester United by Birmingham City's Scottish goalkeeper?

3.

Which Lancashire town is home to Edge Hill University?

4.

In which US city did the Democratic Party recently hold their national convention?

5.

What do Americans call the vegetable we know as spring onions?

6.

Which British director’s films include Memento, The Prestige and this summer’s critically-acclaimed Batman film The Dark Knight?

7.

What surname is shared by a former Manchester City manager and the character Frank played by Richard Harris in the 1963 film This Sporting Life?

8.

Who is the music director and principal conductor of Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra?

9.

Which football team plays home league games in the stadium which hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics?

10.

Who is the current Taoiseach of Ireland?

1.

Which American comic duo’s films include Up in Smoke, Things Are Tough All Over and Still Smokin’?

2.

On what date will the counting of votes begin for Greater Manchester’s referendum on road congestion charging?

3.

Derived from the Greek for simple, what name is given to the figure of speech in which emphasis is achieved by negating the opposite of the statement intended, for example 'she is not unattractive', 'I am not unhappy' and 'it was no small victory'?

4.

Which Withington-born actor made his film debut in 1932 in Men of Tomorrow and his last appearance in the 1958 film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness?

5.

Who is the new Chief Constable of Greater Manchester?

6.

In the TV comedy Dad’s Army, what was the daytime occupation of ARP Warden Hodges?

7.

Which fourteen-year-old British player won this year’s Wimbledon Junior Girls’ Championship?

8.

Appearing in Matthew 12: 38-42, which is the only Scottish league football team mentioned in The Bible?

9.

Which UK company’s portfolio of businesses includes Brewers Fayre, Premier Inns, Beefeater and Costa Coffee?

10.

Which county cricket team were this season’s losing finalists in the Friends Provident Trophy and the Twenty20 Cup?

1.

How many thousand kilometres long is Canada’s coastline?

2.

According to the most recent census data, what is the combined population of Withington, Greater Manchester and Stockport, New York?

3.

What was the combined time taken by US swimmer Michael Phelps to win his 5 individual gold medals at this summer’s Olympic Games?

1.

Which English county is the most southerly without any coastline?

Wiltshire

2.

For what does the acronym JPEG stand?

Joint Photographic Experts Group

3.

The name Plantagenet (as in the name of the royal house) derives from the Latin planta genista.  What is the common English name for this plant?

Broom

4.

What 7-letter name links the film O Lucky Man and Alan Bleasdale’s TV drama series G.B.H.?

Lindsay

(Lindsay Anderson directed O Lucky Man and actor Robert Lindsay starred in G.B.H.)

5.

What is the standard unit of measuring thermal resistance used by the textile industry?

Tog

6.

Which Fulham player became the first to earn £100 a week in 1961 following the abolition of the minimum wage for professional footballers?

Johnny Haynes

7.

Who wrote the Strangers and Brothers series of novels?

C P Snow

8.

Spell syzygy.

S-Y-Z-Y-G-Y

9.

From which Latin poet to we get the phrases 'carpe diem' and 'dulce et decorum est pro patria mori'?

Horace

10.

Which chemical element has a symbol derived from the Egyptian place name Wadi el Natrun?

Sodium

(NA)

11.

Transnistria is a breakaway republic within the borders of which recognised country?

Moldova

12.

Which famous actor was the narrator for the documentary series A World at War?

Laurence Olivier

ROUND 2 - WithQuiz Style - Pictures - 'Where is it?'

Each picture is a landmark somewhere in Greater Manchester taken via Google Earth

1.

Coronation Street set,

Granada Studios,

Manchester

2.

Stockport County FC,

Edgeley Park,

Stockport

3.

Manchester Velodrome,

Eastlands,

Manchester

4.

Parsonage Gardens,

City Centre,

Manchester

5.

Piccadilly Gardens,

City Centre,

Manchester

6.

CIS Building,

City Centre,

Manchester

7.

Bolton Town Hall,

Town Hall Square,

Bolton

8.

Lowry Centre,

Salford

9.

Oxford Road Station,

City Centre,

Manchester

10.

Trafford Centre,

Trafford

11.

Whitworth Art Gallery,

Oxford Road,

Manchester

12.

Students Union & Holy Name Church,

Oxford Road,

Manchester

ROUND 3 - WithQuiz style - 'A Fresh Angle'

All the answers contain the name of a fish (in sound if not in spelling)

1.

What do Dollywagon, Kidsty and Grisedale all have in common?

With the word ‘pike’ added, they are mountains in the Lake District

2.

Which tennis player was runner up to Rod Laver in the 1968 Wimbledon Men’s Singles final and went on to coach Ivan Lendl, Pat Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer?

Tony Roche

3.

What was the name of Britten’s comic opera set in a small market town in East Suffolk?

Albert Herring

4.

What was the name of the fictional cook that appeared in the radio show Beyond Our Ken and Round the Horne?

Fanny Haddock

5.

Who is MP for the constituency of Banff & Buchan but spends more time in Edinburgh than in London?

Alex Salmon

6.

What lies immediately above Fitzroy and directly to the west of Plymouth?

Sole

(the sea area)

7.

What is the name of the island in the River Thames at Twickenham that can only be reached by footbridge or boat?

Eel Pie Island

8.

What is the name of the island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in Scotland lying just a mile out to sea off the town of North Berwick?

Bass Rock

9.

By what name is singer Ernest Evans better known?  He secured a worldwide bestseller in September 1960 with a record that spawned a dance craze.

Chubby Checker

10.

By what name was English comedian Charlie Olden from Wigan better known?  Olden’s son was also an entertainer and became the original host of TV’s Call My Bluff?

Ted Ray

11.

According to Henry Raeburn what was the Reverend Robert Walker doing?

Skating on Duddingston Loch

(famous painting)

12.

From which area of the US did Marconi make the first transatlantic wireless transmission?

Cape Cod

1.

For what does the acronym HTML stand?

Hypertext Markup Language

2.

After Cumbria, Northumberland, Durham and North Yorkshire which English county contains the highest point?

Herefordshire

(Black Mountain)

3.

What 5-letter word links Wensleydale and the BBC thriller series Spooks?

Hawes

(chief town of Wensleydale & Keeley Hawes the actress)

4.

What is the chief town of the area of France from which the House of Plantagenet derives?

Angers

(hence Anjou)

5.

Only 2 of the original 1888/9 Football League founder clubs are not in today’s Premiership or Championship.  Which are they?

Accrington Stanley and Notts County

6.

What is the unit of measuring the linear mass density of fibres used by the textile industry?

Denier

7.

What is the usual UK spelling of the word diarrhoea?

D-I-A-R-R-H-O-E-A

8.

Which novelist wrote Bhowani Junction?

John Masters

9.

What chemical element derives its symbol from the Latin word for mark?

Antimony

(SB = stibium)

10.

Who was the main subject of Robert Harris’ book Imperium?

Marcus Tullius Cicero

11.

The actor John Gielgud was the great nephew of which renowned actress?

Dame Ellen Terry

12.

What is the capital of the Russian Federal Republic of Chechnya?

Grozny

1.

Which American city is the setting for the critically-acclaimed TV series The Wire?

Baltimore

2.

Which television production company, founded by comedians Henry Normal and Steve Coogan, has produced TV programmes which include Marion and Geoff, The Mighty Boosh, Gavin & Stacey, Ideal and Saxondale?

Baby Cow

3.

Compounds of the metal sodium, such as sodium nitrate, are used in fireworks to produce which colour?

Yellow

4.

Which British artist, born in 1887 and renowned for his distinctive style and use of urban themes, produced works which include An Accident, The Empty House, V.E. Day and Gentleman looking at Something?

L S Lowry

5.

Which Oldham-born comic performer and writer, who celebrated his 85th birthday earlier this year, wears spectacles which contain no lenses, as they are actually a bone-conducting hearing aid?

Eric Sykes

6.

Which now defunct UK restaurant chain, named after its founders – brothers Frank and Aldo – opened its first branch in Bristol in 1955?

Berni Inns

7.

Which southern coastal city, the 10th largest in Brazil, is the birthplace of the footballers Anderson and Ronaldinho and is the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul?

Porto Alegre

8.

Who did Ronnie O’Sullivan defeat in the final of this year’s World Professional Snooker Championship?

Ali Carter

9.

In the 1960s/70s children’s TV series Trumpton, what was the occupation of Mr Munnings?

Printer

10.

The Buckinghamshire village of Great Missenden is home to a Museum and Story Centre based on the life and works of which children’s author?

Roald Dahl

11.

Can you give the human anatomical name of either of the muscles in the lower leg which are connected to the heel by the Achilles tendon?

(either)

Gastrocnemius

(or)

 Soleus

12.

Quentin Bryce is an Australian politician and former lawyer. To which office was she appointed last week?

Governor General of Australia

13.

Inspired by Oscar-winning actress Hattie McDaniel, what is the name of the black woman, usually only seen from the knees down, who is a recurring character in Tom and Jerry cartoons?

Mammy Two Shoes

14.

On 16 August which Arsenal player scored the first goal of the new Premiership season?

Samir Nasri

15.

What is the eight-letter name of the combination of chopped celery, carrots and onion which is often called 'the holy trinity of French cuisine' as it forms the basis of numerous stocks and sauces?

Mirepoix

16.

Originating from the Nice region of France, the condiment Pissalat comprises cloves, thyme, bay leaf, pepper, olive oil and which fish?

Anchovy

17.

Which country scored the first goal at this summer’s Euro 2008 football championships?

Czech Republic

18.

The Tom and Jerry cartoon series evolved from a 1940 animation called Puss Gets The Boot.  By what names were the cat and mouse known in this cartoon?

Jasper and Jinx

19.

Who served as Governor General of Canada from 1935 to 1940?

John Buchan

(1st Baron Tweedsmuir)

20.

Can you give the human anatomical name of either of the two muscles which, together with the medial and lateral pterygoid muscles, are the principle muscles of mastication (chewing)?

(either)

Masseter

(or)

Temporalis

21.

The Hampshire village of Chawton is home to a museum of the life and works of which author?

Jane Austen

22.

In the 1960s/70s children’s TV series Camberwick Green, what was the occupation of Roger Varley?

Chimney Sweep

23.

Who did the New York Giants defeat in this year’s Superbowl?

New England Patriots

24.

Which city, known as the Brazilian Venice due to its numerous waterways, is the birthplace of footballers Juninho and Rivaldo, and is the capital of the state of Pernambuco?

Recife

25.

Which UK restaurant chain was founded by Peter Boizot and opened its first branch in London’s Wardour Street in 1965?

Pizza Express

26.

Which Collyhurst-born comedian also wrote poetry, the novels A Time Before Genesis and Come Back with the Wind, and the autobiographies A Clown Too Many and No Tears for the Clown?

Les Dawson

27.

Which English artist, born in London in 1697 and famous for his portraits and politically satirical paintings, produced works which include The Four Stages of Cruelty, The Good Samaritan and The Gate of Calais?

William Hogarth

28.

Compounds of the metal barium, such as barium chloride, are used in fireworks to produce which colour?

Green

29.

Which television production company is responsible for The Vicar of Dibley, The Catherine Tate Show, Robin Hood, Murphy’s Law and Mr. Bean?

Tiger Aspect

30.

Which American city is the setting for the TV series Dexter?

Miami

1.

Under what alias had former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić been living in Belgrade when he was arrested earlier this year?

Dragan Dabić

2.

Which British author chose his pen name having watched an exceptional performance against Manchester United by Birmingham City's Scottish goalkeeper?

James Herriot

3.

Which Lancashire town is home to Edge Hill University?

Ormskirk

4.

In which US city did the Democratic Party recently hold their national convention?

Denver

(Colorado)

5.

What do Americans call the vegetable we know as spring onions?

Scallions

6.

Which British director’s films include Memento, The Prestige and this summer’s critically-acclaimed Batman film The Dark Knight?

Christopher Nolan

7.

What surname is shared by a former Manchester City manager and the character Frank played by Richard Harris in the 1963 film This Sporting Life?

Machin

8.

Who is the music director and principal conductor of Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra?

Sir Mark Elder

9.

Which football team plays home league games in the stadium which hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics?

Espanyol

10.

Who is the current Taoiseach of Ireland?

Brian Cowen

1.

Which American comic duo’s films include Up in Smoke, Things Are Tough All Over and Still Smokin’?

Cheech and Chong

2.

On what date will the counting of votes begin for Greater Manchester’s referendum on road congestion charging?

12 December

3.

Derived from the Greek for simple, what name is given to the figure of speech in which emphasis is achieved by negating the opposite of the statement intended, for example 'she is not unattractive', 'I am not unhappy' and 'it was no small victory'?

Litotes

4.

Which Withington-born actor made his film debut in 1932 in Men of Tomorrow and his last appearance in the 1958 film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness?

Robert Donat

5.

Who is the new Chief Constable of Greater Manchester?

Peter Fahey

6.

In the TV comedy Dad’s Army, what was the daytime occupation of ARP Warden Hodges?

Greengrocer

7.

Which fourteen-year-old British player won this year’s Wimbledon Junior Girls’ Championship?

Laura Robson

8.

Appearing in Matthew 12: 38-42, which is the only Scottish league football team mentioned in The Bible?

Queen of the South

9.

Which UK company’s portfolio of businesses includes Brewers Fayre, Premier Inns, Beefeater and Costa Coffee?

Whitbread

10.

Which county cricket team were this season’s losing finalists in the Friends Provident Trophy and the Twenty20 Cup?

Kent

1.

How many thousand kilometres long is Canada’s coastline?

202,000 kilometres

2.

According to the most recent census data, what is the combined population of Withington, Greater Manchester and Stockport, New York?

17,067

(14,134 and 2,933)

3.

What was the combined time taken by US swimmer Michael Phelps to win his 5 individual gold medals at this summer’s Olympic Games?

623.64 seconds