ROUND 1 - Ghosts & Witches

1.

Give the actors who played two of the three Ghostbusters.

2.

Give the actresses who played two of the three Witches of Eastwick.

3.

Who had a number 2 hit in 1971 with The Witch Queen of New Orleans?

4.

Who had a number 3 hit in 1974 with There’s a Ghost in my House?

5.

Whose novel The Ghost Road won the1995 Booker prize?

6.

Which author (winner of the 1992 Booker with a different novel) wrote Anil’s Ghost?

7.

In which US state is the largest city Wichita?

8.

Northwich is at the confluence of two rivers.  Name one.

ROUND 2

1.

Tinea pedis is better known as what?

2.

At which university did Barack Obama teach law until 2004?

3.

Which name (forename and surname) links Oklahoma with Heathrow terminal 4?

4.

Which word links kangaroo, Margaret and supreme?

5.

On which river does St Petersburg stand?

6.

Who described architecture as “frozen music”?

7.

Coulrophobia is the fear of which people?

8.

Which country will stage the Davis Cup final for the first time next month?

ROUND 3

1.

What did Hemingway, Hammett and Somerset Maugham all do in WW I?

2.

In which UK city would you find the Citizens’ Theatre?

3.

Who has been painted ‘in front of the mirror’ by Rubens, ‘at her toilet’ by Velasquez, and ‘of Urbino’ by Titian?

4.

Who was the nymph who detained Odysseus for 7 years?

5.

What drink was invented in 1898 by Caleb Bradham?

6.

Which city was known as Edo until 1868?

7.

Which role did John Hurt play in I Claudius on television?

8.

Which poet immortalised Joan Hunter Dunne?

ROUND 4

1.

What was most notable, and unique, about the cricket match at Montpelier Tea Gardens in 1796?

2.

Where is there a newspaper called The Penguin News?

3.

In which county is Ballymena?

4.

Which is the only mammal with four knees all bending the same way?

5.

What highly appropriate exhibit did the famously ineffectual Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II have in his private zoo?

6.

At which film festival is the Golden Bear awarded?

7.

Which philosopher (1770-1831) wrote The Science of Logic?

8.

What is the Aramaic word for Calvary?

ROUND 5

1.

The line: “From Lake Geneva to the Finland station” (from West End Girls by the Pet Shop Boys) refers to what?

2.

Which 60s TV series features the Cannon and Montoya families?

3.

When is an opera a Grand Opera?

4.

Which is the largest trade union in the USA?

5.

6000 of whose followers were crucified in 71 BC?

6.

Which film director married Ingrid Bergman?

7.

What is a ‘Real Madrid’ in cockney rhyming slang?

8.

Who wrote the ballet Romeo and Juliet?

ROUND 6

1.

Which great writer was expelled from West Point for turning up to an inspection naked?

2.

Where are the two Theatres Royal in London?

3.

Who has been painted ‘with the rabbit’, ‘in her chamber’ and ‘of the rocks’?

4.

What was the name of Odysseus’ wife?

5.

What has a name meaning ‘the drink that satisfies’?

6.

What is the modern name for the 10^th century town of Medina Majerit?

7.

Which fictional character was played by both David Burke and Edward Hardwicke on TV in the 1980s?

8.

Which poet laureate’s grandson captained the England cricket team?

ROUND 7

1.

Candida Albicans is better known as what?

2.

Of which university was Gordon Brown rector until 1975?

3.

Which name (forename and surname) links Alabama with the 1969 FA Cup final?

4.

Which word links Crocodile, cake and Angelo?

5.

On which river does Moscow stand?

6.

Which iconic building has been described as ‘a scrum of nuns’?

7.

Ranidaphobia is a fear of which animals?

8.

Which Briton won the Junior Girls Championship at Wimbledon last summer?

ROUND 8

1.

On this day in 1901, Leon Czolgosz was executed for the assassination of whom?

2.

On this day in 1886 the first ticker tape parade took place in New York City.  What was being celebrated?

3.

Which country was discovered on a Sunday in 1493 by Columbus?

4.

What did the Japanese call the tropical storm which destroyed Kublai Khan’s invasion fleet in 1274?

5.

In which country was singer Katie Melua born?

6.

Which band, whose biggest hit was Say What You Want, was founded in Glasgow by Johnny McElhone?

7.

Who invented the cat flap?

8.

Two were issued in 1812 and one more in 1948.   What?

Spares

1.

During which WW II battle did the Malmedy Massacre take place?

2.

Which is the only state capital which does not share a single letter with the name of the state?

3.

Who is the patron saint of librarians?

4.

On a medical prescription what does 'qds' signify?

5.

Which city had the world’s first contraception clinic?

6.

Which is the only mosque with six minarets?

7.

In which county is Stranraer?

8.

Which ornithologist wrote The Birds of America?

ROUND 1 - Ghosts & Witches

1.

Give the actors who played two of the three Ghostbusters.

(2 from)

Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramis

2.

Give the actresses who played two of the three Witches of Eastwick.

(2 from)

Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon

3.

Who had a number 2 hit in 1971 with The Witch Queen of New Orleans?

Redbone

4.

Who had a number 3 hit in 1974 with There’s a Ghost in my House?

R Dean Taylor

5.

Whose novel The Ghost Road won the1995 Booker prize?

Pat Barker

6.

Which author (winner of the 1992 Booker with a different novel) wrote Anil’s Ghost?

Michael Ondaatje

7.

In which US state is the largest city Wichita?

Kansas

8.

Northwich is at the confluence of two rivers.  Name one.

(one from)

Weaver or Dane

ROUND 2

1.

Tinea pedis is better known as what?

Athlete’s foot

2.

At which university did Barack Obama teach law until 2004?

Chicago

3.

Which name (forename and surname) links Oklahoma with Heathrow terminal 4?

Richard Rogers

4.

Which word links kangaroo, Margaret and supreme?

Court

5.

On which river does St Petersburg stand?

Neva

6.

Who described architecture as “frozen music”?

Göethe

7.

Coulrophobia is the fear of which people?

Clowns

8.

Which country will stage the Davis Cup final for the first time next month?

Argentina

ROUND 3

1.

What did Hemingway, Hammett and Somerset Maugham all do in WW I?

Drove ambulances

2.

In which UK city would you find the Citizens’ Theatre?

Glasgow

3.

Who has been painted ‘in front of the mirror’ by Rubens, ‘at her toilet’ by Velasquez, and ‘of Urbino’ by Titian?

Venus

(Aphrodite can be accepted)

4.

Who was the nymph who detained Odysseus for 7 years?

Calypso

5.

What drink was invented in 1898 by Caleb Bradham?

Pepsi Cola

6.

Which city was known as Edo until 1868?

Tokyo

7.

Which role did John Hurt play in I Claudius on television?

Caligula

8.

Which poet immortalised Joan Hunter Dunne?

Betjemen

ROUND 4

1.

What was most notable, and unique, about the cricket match at Montpelier Tea Gardens in 1796?

All players were amputees

(the one-legged team beat the one-armed team in case anyone wonders)

2.

Where is there a newspaper called The Penguin News?

Falkland Islands

3.

In which county is Ballymena?

Antrim

4.

Which is the only mammal with four knees all bending the same way?

Elephant

5.

What highly appropriate exhibit did the famously ineffectual Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II have in his private zoo?

A dodo

6.

At which film festival is the Golden Bear awarded?

Berlin

7.

Which philosopher (1770-1831) wrote The Science of Logic?

Hegel

8.

What is the Aramaic word for Calvary?

Golgotha

ROUND 5

1

The line: “From Lake Geneva to the Finland station” (from West End Girls by the Pet Shop Boys) refers to what?

Lenin’s journey home in 1917

2.

Which 60s TV series features the Cannon and Montoya families?

The High Chaparral

3.

When is an opera a Grand Opera?

When it is sung throughout

4.

Which is the largest trade union in the USA?

The Teamsters

5.

6000 of whose followers were crucified in 71 BC?

Spartacus

6.

Which film director married Ingrid Bergman?

Roberto Rosselini

7.

What is a ‘Real Madrid’ in cockney rhyming slang?

A quid

8.

Who wrote the ballet Romeo and Juliet?

Prokofiev

ROUND 6

1

Which great writer was expelled from West Point for turning up to an inspection naked?

(Edgar Allen) Poe

2.

Where are the two Theatres Royal in London?

Drury Lane and Haymarket

3.

Who has been painted ‘with the rabbit’, ‘in her chamber’ and ‘of the rocks’?

The Madonna

4.

What was the name of Odysseus’ wife?

Penelope

5.

What has a name meaning ‘the drink that satisfies’?

Drambuie

6.

What is the modern name for the 10^th century town of Medina Majerit?

Madrid

7.

Which fictional character was played by both David Burke and Edward Hardwicke on TV in the 1980s?

Dr Watson

8.

Which poet laureate’s grandson captained the England cricket team?

Tennyson

ROUND 7

1.

Candida Albicans is better known as what?

Thrush

2.

Of which university was Gordon Brown rector until 1975?

Edinburgh

3.

Which name (forename and surname) links Alabama with the 1969 FA Cup final?

Neil Young

4.

Which word links Crocodile, cake and Angelo?

Dundee

5.

On which river does Moscow stand?

Moskva

6.

Which iconic building has been described as ‘a scrum of nuns’?

The Sydney Opera House

7.

Ranidaphobia is a fear of which animals?

Frogs

8.

Which Briton won the Junior Girls Championship at Wimbledon last summer?

Laura Robson

ROUND 8

1.

On this day in 1901, Leon Czolgosz was executed for the assassination of whom?

President McKinley

2.

On this day in 1886 the first ticker tape parade took place in New York City.  What was being celebrated?

The dedication of the Statue of Liberty

(anything to do with the statue of liberty will suffice)

3.

Which country was discovered on a Sunday in 1493 by Columbus?

Dominica

(not the Dominican Republic)

4.

What did the Japanese call the tropical storm which destroyed Kublai Khan’s invasion fleet in 1274?

Kamikaze or divine wind

5.

In which country was singer Katie Melua born?

Georgia

6.

Which band, whose biggest hit was Say What You Want, was founded in Glasgow by Johnny McElhone?

Texas

7.

Who invented the cat flap?

Isaac Newton

8.

Two were issued in 1812 and one more in 1948.   What?

Million pound notes

1.

During which WW II battle did the Malmedy Massacre take place?

Battle of the Bulge

2.

Which is the only state capital which does not share a single letter with the name of the state?

Pierre

3.

Who is the patron saint of librarians?

St Jerome

4.

On a medical prescription what does 'qds' signify?

Four times a day

5.

Which city had the world’s first contraception clinic?

Amsterdam

6.

Which is the only mosque with six minarets?

The Blue Mosque, Istanbul

7.

In which county is Stranraer?

Dumfries and Galloway

8.

Which ornithologist wrote The Birds of America?

Audubon

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