1.

What was the name of Wellington’s horse at the battle of Waterloo?

2.

What is the name of the Edinburgh class light battle cruiser, moored on the Thames?

3.

How is the plant helianthus tuberosus better known?

4.

In January 1981, which song was kept off the No. 1 spot by Joe Dole’s Shaddap Your Face?

5.

Mozart’s Symphony No. 38 is known by what name?

6.

Which cocktail comprises: a 10 oz. glass filled with the juice and zest of half a lime, 2 oz. of vodka, 2 ice cubes, and topped up with ginger ale?

7.

In Greek mythology, which beauty contest judge caused the Trojan War?

8.

Who wrote Call of the Wild and White Fang?

1.

Which element was named in 1898 after its discoverer’s native land?

2.

Which major sporting venue is named after a World War I French pilot?

3.

A new sequel to which book, published 30 years ago this week, introduces the character Hillman Hunter?

4.

The first of his name, and called the Great, which Pope sent St. Augustine to convert the pagan English?

5.

Which festival of ancient Rome is the forerunner of Christmas?

6.

Which museum incorporating the collections of the gardeners John Tradescant the elder and his son of the same name opened on the 24 May 1683?

7.

Which book of the New Testament shares its name with a Roman emperor?

8.

The SI Unit of electrical current is named after which Lyon-born physicist?

1.

What is the name of the station just north of Bolton, on the line to Clitheroe that takes its name from a 16th Century building, now a museum, which was once the home of Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule?

2.

Previously a leading man in silent films, who, more famously, starred in 66 westerns as Hopalong Cassidy?

3.

What was the name of the drummer and founder member of Mötley Crüe, who featured in one of the earliest internet celebrity sex tapes with his then wife, Pamela Anderson?

4.

Name either of the two islands in the Bristol Channel, one of which is English and one Welsh.  They were fortified in the 19th century, but are now Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

5.

At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, which East German swimmer won 6 gold medals, the most ever won by a woman at a single games?

6.

Who became the 10th President of the United States upon the death of William Henry Harrison in 1841, and thus became the first vice-president to succeed to the presidency following the death of the incumbent?

7.

What culinary nickname do Americans give the city of Boston?

8.

Who is the only driver to have won the Formula One World Championship, the Indianapolis 500 and the Le Mans 24 Hour race?

1.

The sequence of numbers where each number is the sum of its 2 immediate predecessors (e.g. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 etc.) is named after which Italian mathematician?

2.

The River Vlatava (that flows through Prague) is the largest tributary of which other major European river that flows into the North Sea?

3.

What savoury food, originally made by Crosse & Blackwell, is named after a suburb of Burton upon Trent, where it was produced before being transferred to be made in Bury St Edmunds following its purchase by Premier Foods in 2004?

4.

In astronomy, what was discovered by J G Galle in 1846?

5.

What is the lowest passing grade you can achieve in a GCSE examination?

6.

Which word describes all of the following: a male kangaroo, a male deer and a male hare?

7.

Which book of the Old Testament tells the story of God's most reluctant messenger who tries to avoid the call to prophesy in Nineveh, and learns the lesson that God's mercy is not restricted to Israel?

8.

The German Robert Koch won the 1905 Nobel Prize for Medicine for research into which disease?

ROUND 5 - ‘Passing the Test’

Identify the personalities – each shares a surname with an English Cricket Captain

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

1.

Name the element discovered in 1949, which was named after the university where it was discovered.

2.

In which sport would you find an International stadium named after a current North African leader?

3.

A new sequel to which book, first published on this day in 1926, introduces the character Lottie the Otter?

4.

The first of his name, and called the Great, which Pope’s intervention saved Rome from Attila the Hun?

5.

Which festival of ancient Rome is the forerunner of St. Valentine’s Day?

6.

Which museum based on the collections of Sir Hans Sloane, first opened to the public on 15 January 1759 in Montagu House, London?

7.

Which book of the New Testament shares its name with one of the strongest football clubs of the late 19th and early 20th century?

8.

In the Système International d’Unités, the SI Unit of thermodynamic temperature is named after which Belfast-born physicist?

ROUND 7 - Announced theme

Each answer contains a word which is (or sounds like) the name of a London square

1.

Which actress played the role of Jill Masterson in a 1964 film, the third in a well-known series?

2.

What have the following in common: Eduskunta, Storting, and Folketing?

3.

Which company publishes the Harry Potter series of books?

4.

The more common name for the cyclic elevator invented in 1874 is derived from the similarity of its mechanism to a set of rosary beads.  What is it? 

5.

Which former Canadian Prime Minister won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the UN Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal crisis?

6.

Which European coastal feature takes its name from a corruption of the Arabic phrase Tarf al-Gharb meaning western cape?

7.

Which area of central London derived its name from its original use as a hunting park for Henry VIII?

8.

What is the name of the place on the northernmost peninsula of the New Zealand’s North Island that became New Zealand’s first permanent European settlement and port?

1.

Which Scottish mathematician invented logarithms?

2.

The River Irtysh (that flows through Omsk - the largest river port in Western Europe) is the largest tributary of which other Russian river that flows into the Arctic Ocean?

3.

What is a figit pie?

4.

On 18 March 1965, Alexei Leonov was the first person to do what?

5.

What is the British equivalent of the populist American term ‘size zero’?

6.

Which word describes all of the following: a male hawk, a male ass and a male hare?

7.

Which book of the Old Testament consists of five poems that express the people's anguish at the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians?

8.

The Canadian Sir F G Banting and the British J J R Macleod won the 1923 Nobel Prize for Medicine for discovering what?

1.

Sportingly, what is missing from this list of the 1960/70s: Squaw Valley, Innsbruck, Grenoble, _______, Innsbruck?

2.

Which Anglo-Scots battle of 1547 includes a word colloquially used for a human being's digit and was the last battle fought between the Royal armies of England and Scotland?

3.

Proteus and Valentine are the main characters in which Shakespeare play?

4.

Which Rossini opera was originally called Almaviva, Ossia L’Inutile Percauzione?

5.

By what name is dried bummalo better known?

6.

Proteus and Valentine are the main characters in which Shakespeare play?

7.

The removal of the letter ‘S’ at the beginning transforms the name of which decisive Austrian-Prussian battle of 1866 into which decisive Italian-Ethiopian battle of 1896?

8.

Which French Impressionist artist was only 4 foot 11 inches tall?

1.

What was the name of Wellington’s horse at the battle of Waterloo?

Copenhagen

2.

What is the name of the Edinburgh class light battle cruiser, moored on the Thames?

H.M.S. Belfast

3.

How is the plant helianthus tuberosus better known?

Jerusalem Artichoke

4.

In January 1981, which song was kept off the No. 1 spot by Joe Dole’s Shaddap Your Face?

Vienna

(by Ultravox)

5.

Mozart’s Symphony No. 38 is known by what name?

The Prague Symphony

6.

Which cocktail comprises: a 10 oz. glass filled with the juice and zest of half a lime, 2 oz. of vodka, 2 ice cubes, and topped up with ginger ale?

Moscow Mule

7.

In Greek mythology, which beauty contest judge caused the Trojan War?

Paris

8.

Who wrote Call of the Wild and White Fang?

Jack London

1.

Which element was named in 1898 after its discoverer’s native land?

Polonium

(Marie Curie was Polish)

2.

Which major sporting venue is named after a World War I French pilot?

Roland Garros stadium

(Paris venue for French Open Tennis)

3.

A new sequel to which book, published 30 years ago this week, introduces the character Hillman Hunter?

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

(the sequel is And Another Thing … by Eoin Colfer)

4.

The first of his name, and called the Great, which Pope sent St. Augustine to convert the pagan English?

Gregory

5.

Which festival of ancient Rome is the forerunner of Christmas?

Saturnalia

6.

Which museum incorporating the collections of the gardeners John Tradescant the elder and his son of the same name opened on the 24 May 1683?

Ashmolean Museum

7.

Which book of the New Testament shares its name with a Roman emperor?

Titus

8.

The SI Unit of electrical current is named after which Lyon-born physicist?

(André-Marie) Ampère

1.

What is the name of the station just north of Bolton, on the line to Clitheroe that takes its name from a 16th Century building, now a museum, which was once the home of Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule?

Hall i' th’ Wood

2.

Previously a leading man in silent films, who, more famously, starred in 66 westerns as Hopalong Cassidy?

William Boyd

3.

What was the name of the drummer and founder member of Mötley Crüe, who featured in one of the earliest internet celebrity sex tapes with his then wife, Pamela Anderson?

Tommy Lee

4.

Name either of the two islands in the Bristol Channel, one of which is English and one Welsh.  They were fortified in the 19th century, but are now Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

Steep Holm or Flat Holm

5.

At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, which East German swimmer won 6 gold medals, the most ever won by a woman at a single games?

Kristin Otto

6.

Who became the 10th President of the United States upon the death of William Henry Harrison in 1841, and thus became the first vice-president to succeed to the presidency following the death of the incumbent?

John Tyler

7.

What culinary nickname do Americans give the city of Boston?

Beantown

8.

Who is the only driver to have won the Formula One World Championship, the Indianapolis 500 and the Le Mans 24 Hour race?

Graham Hill

Theme: Each answer contains the surname of an actor/actress who appeared in The Lord of the Rings trilogy of films….

Elijah Wood (Frodo), Billy Boyd (Pippin), Christopher Lee (Saruman), Ian Holm (Bilbo), Miranda Otto (Eowyn), Liv Tyler (Arwen). Sean Bean (Boromir), Bernard Hill (Theoden)

1.

The sequence of numbers where each number is the sum of its 2 immediate predecessors (e.g. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 etc.) is named after which Italian mathematician?

(Leonardo) Fibonacci

2.

The River Vlatava (that flows through Prague) is the largest tributary of which other major European river that flows into the North Sea?

Elbe

3.

What savoury food, originally made by Crosse & Blackwell, is named after a suburb of Burton upon Trent, where it was produced before being transferred to be made in Bury St Edmunds following its purchase by Premier Foods in 2004?

Branston Pickle

4.

In astronomy, what was discovered by J G Galle in 1846?

Neptune

5.

What is the lowest passing grade you can achieve in a GCSE examination?

G

6.

Which word describes all of the following: a male kangaroo, a male deer and a male hare?

Buck

7.

Which book of the Old Testament tells the story of God's most reluctant messenger who tries to avoid the call to prophesy in Nineveh, and learns the lesson that God's mercy is not restricted to Israel?

Jonah

8.

The German Robert Koch won the 1905 Nobel Prize for Medicine for research into which disease?

Tuberculosis

1.

David May

former Manchester United footballer

Peter May

2.

John Hutton

Minister of Defence

Len Hutton

3.

Ed Stewart

DJ

Alex Stewart

4.

Sarah Vaughan

singer

Michael Vaughan

5.

Tamsin Greig

actress

Tony Greig

6.

Bruce Willis

actor

Bob Willis

7.

Colin Dexter

author of Inspector Morse novels

Ted Dexter

8.

(Leslie) Illingworth

cartoonist

Ray Illingworth

1.

Name the element discovered in 1949, which was named after the university where it was discovered.

Berkelium

(discovered at Berkeley University, USA)

2.

In which sport would you find an International stadium named after a current North African leader?

Cricket

(the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore)

3.

A new sequel to which book, first published on this day in 1926, introduces the character Lottie the Otter?

Winnie the Pooh

(the sequel is Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus)

4.

The first of his name, and called the Great, which Pope’s intervention saved Rome from Attila the Hun?

Leo

5.

Which festival of ancient Rome is the forerunner of St. Valentine’s Day?

Lupercalia

6.

Which museum based on the collections of Sir Hans Sloane, first opened to the public on 15 January 1759 in Montagu House, London?

British Museum

7.

Which book of the New Testament shares its name with one of the strongest football clubs of the late 19th and early 20th century?

Corinthians

8.

In the Système International d’Unités, the SI Unit of thermodynamic temperature is named after which Belfast-born physicist?

(Lord William Thomson) Kelvin

ROUND 7 - Announced theme

Each answer contains a word which is (or sounds like) the name of a London square

1.

Which actress played the role of Jill Masterson in a 1964 film, the third in a well-known series?

Shirley Eaton

(in Goldfinger)

2.

What have the following in common: Eduskunta, Storting, and Folketing?

They are all Parliaments

(Finland, Norway and Denmark)

3.

Which company publishes the Harry Potter series of books?

Bloomsbury Publishing

4.

The more common name for the cyclic elevator invented in 1874 is derived from the similarity of its mechanism to a set of rosary beads.  What is it? 

Paternoster

5.

Which former Canadian Prime Minister won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the UN Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal crisis?

Lester Pearson

6.

Which European coastal feature takes its name from a corruption of the Arabic phrase Tarf al-Gharb meaning western cape?

Trafalgar

7.

Which area of central London derived its name from its original use as a hunting park for Henry VIII?

Soho

(Soho is a hunting cry)

8.

What is the name of the place on the northernmost peninsula of the New Zealand’s North Island that became New Zealand’s first permanent European settlement and port?

Russell

1.

Which Scottish mathematician invented logarithms?

(John) Napier

2.

The River Irtysh (that flows through Omsk - the largest river port in Western Europe) is the largest tributary of which other Russian river that flows into the Arctic Ocean?

Ob

3.

What is a figit pie?

A layered pie with pork meat and apple stuffing and a lattice pastry top

(accept pork pie)

4.

On 18 March 1965, Alexei Leonov was the first person to do what?

Walk in Space

5.

What is the British equivalent of the populist American term ‘size zero’?

Size 4

6.

Which word describes all of the following: a male hawk, a male ass and a male hare?

Jack

7.

Which book of the Old Testament consists of five poems that express the people's anguish at the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians?

Lamentations

8.

The Canadian Sir F G Banting and the British J J R Macleod won the 1923 Nobel Prize for Medicine for discovering what?

Insulin

1.

Sportingly, what is missing from this list of the 1960/70s: Squaw Valley, Innsbruck, Grenoble, _______, Innsbruck?

Sapporo

(Winter Olympic venues)

2.

Which Anglo-Scots battle of 1547 includes a word colloquially used for a human being's digit and was the last battle fought between the Royal armies of England and Scotland?

Pinkie Cleugh

3.

Proteus and Valentine are the main characters in which Shakespeare play?

Two Gentlemen of Verona

4.

Which Rossini opera was originally called Almaviva, Ossia L’Inutile Percauzione?

The Barber of Seville

5.

By what name is dried bummalo better known?

Bombay Duck

6.

Proteus and Valentine are the main characters in which Shakespeare play?

Two Gentlemen of Verona

7.

The removal of the letter ‘S’ at the beginning transforms the name of which decisive Austrian-Prussian battle of 1866 into which decisive Italian-Ethiopian battle of 1896?

Sadowa & Adowa

8.

Which French Impressionist artist was only 4 foot 11 inches tall?

Henri Toulouse-Lautrec