1.

Which charity, founded in 1911, holds 'The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning' each September as its annual flagship fundraising event?

2.

Said to have been created in 1963, which iconic marketing character is the second most recognised figure in the world after Father Christmas?

3.

Situated in the Cornish town of St Blazey, which tourist attraction was first fully opened to the public in March 2001?

4.

What was the surname of the character played by Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry series of films?

5.

Which surname links a post war England international football striker, an English actor nominated for an Oscar for a 2004 film, a member of a prolific English boy band who had their first UK number one single in 1993 and an English comedy actor who played the same sitcom role for 27 years up until his death?

6.

Which Irish playwright wrote the plays Footfalls, Rockaby and Catastrophe?

7.

At some time between 1943 and 1948, before they achieved fame, Jimmy Savile, Eric Morecambe, Brian Rix and Peter Shaffer all worked on which wartime scheme?  This scheme was officially commemorated in 2008 with Veteran’s Badges presented by Gordon Brown to its participants for their dedicated service?

8.

Which British satirist, writer and comedian , who died in 1995, had been married to Wendy Snowden, Judy Huxtable and Lin Chong?

ROUND 2 - Pictures - 'Goodbye, Farewell and Amen'

Just like the creator of the M*A*S*H TV series Larry Gelbart, these notable people said their final goodbyes in 2009.  Identify them.

1.

This popular international cricket umpire was well known for the ritual of lifting his leg when the batting team’s score was exactly divisible by 111.

2.

This flamboyant television chef achieved considerable fame in the 1980s, bringing a joie de vivre and lots of wine and garlic to his cookery demonstrations.

3.

This novelist and short story writer had two of his most famous works adapted into films Empire of the Sun in 1987 and Crash in 1995.

4.

This actress, was married to Liam Neeson.  During her career, she portrayed both Patty Hearst and Mary Shelley on film and on stage won a Tony Award playing Sally Bowles in a Broadway revival of Cabaret.

5.

This radio and TV personality was the epitome of tire swinging sixties.  His trademark was a white E-type Jaguar which was seen in the credits for his television chat show.

6.

This novelist born in Reading, Pennsylvania, was most famous for his Rabbit series of novels including Rabbit, Run and his Eastwick novels including The Witches of Eastwick.

7.

This Hollywood actor won an Oscar for his portrayal of Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire and was nominated for playing Father Barry in On The Waterfront.  He was president of the Academy as well, but will be most remembered by many for playing Mike Stone opposite Michael Douglas in the TV series The Streets of San Francisco.

8.

This Swedish boxer, nicknamed ‘The Hammer of Thor’, became World Heavyweight Champion in 1959 after defeating Floyd Patterson.  He lost the title to Patterson after a rematch the following year.

1.

The piece in 3/4 time Opus 64 No 1 by Chopin, often heard on Radio 4, is better known as what?

2.

The title of this 1969 prog rock song from 1969 follows these lines:

“Cat’s foot, Iron Claw,

Neurosurgeons scream for more,

At paranoia’s poison door....”

3.

The title of this Port Vale fan's song from 1998 follows these lines:

“We've got stars directing our fate,

And we’re praying it’s not too late,

‘Cause we know we're fading from grace...”

4.

Name the 1965 Wilson Pickett song which is in Rolling Stones' top 200 greatest songs of all time.

5.

Name the album, and only UK single, released by Al Stewart in 1976.

6.

Name the Barbra Streisand song from the musical Funny Girl which made the UK charts in 1966.

7.

The title of which US No 1 hit song of 1965 (though not released as a single in the UK) comes from the songwriter’s chauffeur describing how hard he had been working.

8.

While Strolling in the Park One Day is one of the few songs that has been sung on the moon (by the Apollo 17 crew).  What’s the second line?

1.

Operation Dynamo was the code name for which World War 2 operation?

2.

In which year did Margaret Thatcher introduce the Poll Tax to England and Wales?

3.

Jonas Salk developed an effective vaccine against which disease?

4.

‘Earth Lion’ is the literal translation from the Greek of the common name of which lizard?

5.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa was built for what purpose?

6.

Giles Scott unknowingly designed which art gallery?

7.

The Lotus Eaters and the Cyclops are characters encountered by which classical hero?

8.

Which US President is often (wrongly) credited with the invention of the Rocking Chair?

1.

Who took the lead role as Simon Ward, the Secretary of State for International development, in the film In The Loop by Armando Iannucci?

2.

Born in Dominica, she was the first black woman to be made a Queen’s Counsel.  Subsequently she was given a Life Peerage and most recently got into trouble over an immigration issue.  Who is she?

3.

Born in Belgium, with a Muslim mother, she writes a column in the Times and has written diet books and The Thrift Book as well as blogging about her disabled daughter.  Who is she?

4.

An American artist, known for paintings of flowers, shells and rocks that were thinly disguised representations of female genitalia.  Who is this?

5.

A British actress, married to both David McCallum and Charles Bronson she starred in The Valachi Papers.  She died of breast cancer in 1990.  Who was she?

6.

A multi-award winning film director, producer, writer and actor, born in 1933, he is known for many reasons, but is currently in jail.  Who is he?

7.

A writer awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1934, he is perhaps best known for his work, Six Characters in Search of an Author.  Who is he?

8.

Who played Hari Kumar in the ITV production of The Jewel in the Crown?

1.

Which European country is this?

2.

Which European country is this?

3.

Which river is this?

4.

Which river is this?

5.

Which Canadian Province is this?

6.

Which Canadian Province is this?

7.

Which island nation is this?

8.

Which island nation is this?

1.

Who wrote The Pit and the Pendulum?   

2.

In the strip cartoon, what is the name of Snoopy’s brother?

3.

What measure of paper is 8 by 10 inches?

4.

Which instrument has 47 strings?

5.

Who created the detective Paul Temple?

6.

Thanks for the Memory was the theme song of which comedian?

7.

What does an arctophile collect?   

8.

What do the initials P G stand for in P G Wodehouse?   

9.

What do the initials D H stand for in D H Lawrence?

10.

What was the name of the piano player in the house band on the Muppet Show?

11.

What was the name of the character that operated The Magic Roundabout in the children’s TV program of the same name?

12.

What product was advertised on TV using a Cook & Greenaway hit of 1971?

13.

Who wrote the song which begins with the line "I feel it in my fingers"?

14.

Which pop start has the word Slave written on his cheek as a protest over his dealings with Warner?

15.

Where would you find Amsterdam Island, Kerguelen Island & Crozet Island?

16.

What was William Lamb’s title when he was UK Prime Minister?

17.

Which actor won the 2005 Best Actor Oscar for portraying Ray Charles in the film Ray?

18.

Which actor portrayed Johnny Cash in the Oscar winning film Walk the Line?

19.

Who captained the MCC in the 1932/33 Bodyline series?

20.

Which meter was invented in 1935 by Carlton Cole Magee?

21.

Which Dover Railway Station closed when the Channel Tunnel rail link opened?

22.

Which actor played Mork in the TV comedy Mork & Mindy?

23.

Cliff Richard and Marti Robbins had different songs that shared the same title. What was that title?

24.

Which poet had "miles to go before I sleep"?

1.

Which charity, founded in 1911, holds 'The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning' each September as its annual flagship fundraising event?

Macmillan cancer support

2.

Said to have been created in 1963, which iconic marketing character is the second most recognised figure in the world after Father Christmas?

Ronald McDonald

3.

Situated in the Cornish town of St Blazey, which tourist attraction was first fully opened to the public in March 2001?

Eden Project

4.

What was the surname of the character played by Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry series of films?

Callaghan

5.

Which surname links a post war England international football striker, an English actor nominated for an Oscar for a 2004 film, a member of a prolific English boy band who had their first UK number one single in 1993 and an English comedy actor who played the same sitcom role for 27 years up until his death?

Owen

(Michael, Clive, Mark, Bill)

6.

Which Irish playwright wrote the plays Footfalls, Rockaby and Catastrophe?

Samuel Beckett

7.

At some time between 1943 and 1948, before they achieved fame, Jimmy Savile, Eric Morecambe, Brian Rix and Peter Shaffer all worked on which wartime scheme?  This scheme was officially commemorated in 2008 with Veteran’s Badges presented by Gordon Brown to its participants for their dedicated service?

Bevin Boys Scheme

8.

Which British satirist, writer and comedian , who died in 1995, had been married to Wendy Snowden, Judy Huxtable and Lin Chong?

Peter Cook

1.

This popular international cricket umpire was well known for the ritual of lifting his leg when the batting team’s score was exactly divisible by 111.

David Shepherd

2.

This flamboyant television chef achieved considerable fame in the 1980s, bringing a joie de vivre and lots of wine and garlic to his cookery demonstrations.

Keith Floyd

3.

This novelist and short story writer had two of his most famous works adapted into films Empire of the Sun in 1987 and Crash in 1995.

J G Ballard

4.

This actress, was married to Liam Neeson.  During her career, she portrayed both Patty Hearst and Mary Shelley on film and on stage won a Tony Award playing Sally Bowles in a Broadway revival of Cabaret.

Natasha Richardson

5.

This radio and TV personality was the epitome of tire swinging sixties.  His trademark was a white E-type Jaguar which was seen in the credits for his television chat show.

Simon Dee

6.

This novelist born in Reading, Pennsylvania, was most famous for his Rabbit series of novels including Rabbit, Run and his Eastwick novels including The Witches of Eastwick.

John Updike

7.

This Hollywood actor won an Oscar for his portrayal of Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire and was nominated for playing Father Barry in On The Waterfront.  He was president of the Academy as well, but will be most remembered by many for playing Mike Stone opposite Michael Douglas in the TV series The Streets of San Francisco.

Karl Malden

8.

This Swedish boxer, nicknamed ‘The Hammer of Thor’, became World Heavyweight Champion in 1959 after defeating Floyd Patterson.  He lost the title to Patterson after a rematch the following year.

Ingemar Johansson

1.

The piece in 3/4 time Opus 64 No 1 by Chopin, often heard on Radio 4, is better known as what?

The Minute Waltz

(Just a Minute theme tune)

2.

The title of this 1969 prog rock song from 1969 follows these lines:

“Cat’s foot, Iron Claw,

Neurosurgeons scream for more,

At paranoia’s poison door....”

21st Century Schizoid Man

(by King Crimson)

3.

The title of this Port Vale fan's song from 1998 follows these lines:

“We've got stars directing our fate,

And we’re praying it’s not too late,

‘Cause we know we're fading from grace...”

Millennium

(by Robbie Williams)

4.

Name the 1965 Wilson Pickett song which is in Rolling Stones' top 200 greatest songs of all time.

In The Midnight Hour

5.

Name the album, and only UK single, released by Al Stewart in 1976.

The Year Of The Cat

6.

Name the Barbra Streisand song from the musical Funny Girl which made the UK charts in 1966.

Second Hand Rose

7.

The title of which US No 1 hit song of 1965 (though not released as a single in the UK) comes from the songwriter’s chauffeur describing how hard he had been working.

Eight Days A Week

(by The Beatles – it was Paul McCartney's chauffeur)

8.

While Strolling in the Park One Day is one of the few songs that has been sung on the moon (by the Apollo 17 crew).  What’s the second line?

All In The Merry Month Of May

(sometimes "in the merry, merry…." so accept any answer that contains the words "merry", "month" and "May")

1.

Operation Dynamo was the code name for which World War 2 operation?

Evacuation of Dunkirk

2.

In which year did Margaret Thatcher introduce the Poll Tax to England and Wales?

1990

3.

Jonas Salk developed an effective vaccine against which disease?

Polio

4.

‘Earth Lion’ is the literal translation from the Greek of the common name of which lizard?

Chameleon

5.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa was built for what purpose?

As a bell tower

(or Campanile if the answerer is showing off)

6.

Giles Scott unknowingly designed which art gallery?

Tate Modern

7.

The Lotus Eaters and the Cyclops are characters encountered by which classical hero?

Odysseus

8.

Which US President is often (wrongly) credited with the invention of the Rocking Chair?

Benjamin Frankin

1.

Who took the lead role as Simon Ward, the Secretary of State for International development, in the film In The Loop by Armando Iannucci?

Tom Hollander

2.

Born in Dominica, she was the first black woman to be made a Queen’s Counsel.  Subsequently she was given a Life Peerage and most recently got into trouble over an immigration issue.  Who is she?

Baroness Scotland

3.

Born in Belgium, with a Muslim mother, she writes a column in the Times and has written diet books and The Thrift Book as well as blogging about her disabled daughter.  Who is she?

India Knight

4.

An American artist, known for paintings of flowers, shells and rocks that were thinly disguised representations of female genitalia.  Who is this?

Georgia O’Keeffe

5.

A British actress, married to both David McCallum and Charles Bronson she starred in The Valachi Papers.  She died of breast cancer in 1990.  Who was she?

Jill Ireland

6.

A multi-award winning film director, producer, writer and actor, born in 1933, he is known for many reasons, but is currently in jail.  Who is he?

Roman Polanski

7.

A writer awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1934, he is perhaps best known for his work, Six Characters in Search of an Author.  Who is he?

Luigi Pirandello

8.

Who played Hari Kumar in the ITV production of The Jewel in the Crown?

Art Malik

1.

Which European country is this?

Denmark

2.

Which European country is this?

Iceland

3.

Which river is this?

Mekong River

4.

Which river is this?

Yangtze River

5.

Which Canadian Province is this?

Nova Scotia

6.

Which Canadian Province is this?

British Columbis

7.

Which island nation is this?

Jamaica

8.

Which island nation is this?

Puerto Rico

1.

Who wrote The Pit and the Pendulum?   

Edgar Allan Poe

2.

In the strip cartoon, what is the name of Snoopy’s brother?

Spike

3.

What measure of paper is 8 by 10 inches?

Quarto

4.

Which instrument has 47 strings?

Harp

5.

Who created the detective Paul Temple?

Francis Durbridge

6.

Thanks for the Memory was the theme song of which comedian?

Bob Hope

7.

What does an arctophile collect?   

Teddy Bears

8.

What do the initials P G stand for in P G Wodehouse?   

Pelham Grenville

9.

What do the initials D H stand for in D H Lawrence?

David Herbert

10.

What was the name of the piano player in the house band on the Muppet Show?

Rowlf

11.

What was the name of the character that operated The Magic Roundabout in the children’s TV program of the same name?

Mr Rusty

12.

What product was advertised on TV using a Cook & Greenaway hit of 1971?

Coca Cola

(the song was I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing)

13.

Who wrote the song which begins with the line "I feel it in my fingers"?

Reg Presley

(of The Troggs)

14.

Which pop start has the word Slave written on his cheek as a protest over his dealings with Warner?

Prince

15.

Where would you find Amsterdam Island, Kerguelen Island & Crozet Island?

Indian Ocean

16.

What was William Lamb’s title when he was UK Prime Minister?

Viscount Melbourne

17.

Which actor won the 2005 Best Actor Oscar for portraying Ray Charles in the film Ray?

Jamie Foxx

18.

Which actor portrayed Johnny Cash in the Oscar winning film Walk the Line?

Joaquin Phoenix

19.

Who captained the MCC in the 1932/33 Bodyline series?

Douglas Jardine

20.

Which meter was invented in 1935 by Carlton Cole Magee?

Parking Meter

21.

Which Dover Railway Station closed when the Channel Tunnel rail link opened?

Dover Marine

22.

Which actor played Mork in the TV comedy Mork & Mindy?

Robin Williams

23.

Cliff Richard and Marti Robbins had different songs that shared the same title. What was that title?

Devil Woman

24.

Which poet had "miles to go before I sleep"?

Robert Frost