1.

By what name is former prisoner 46664 better known?

2.

In which present day country was singer Katie Melua born?

3.

Of the eight post-Conquest kings called Edward who had the longest reign?

4.

Which author created the former policeman/private investigator Jackson Brodie who has appeared in three novels in the 2000s?

5.

Of the twenty-three official languages of the EU which is the only one in the Semitic language family?

6.

Who is the only person to have won a FIFA World Cup, firstly as a player, and then as a manager?

7.

Maria Shriver, niece of John F Kennedy, is married to which American politician?

8.

Which viscountcy was renounced by Tony Benn to enable his return to the Commons in a by-election at Bristol South East in 1963?

1.

Which viscountcy was renounced by Quintin Hogg to enable his return to the Commons in a by-election at St Marylebone in 1963?

2.

Courtney Kennedy, niece of John F Kennedy, is married to UK-born Paul Hill.  For what is Paul Hill best remembered in the UK?

3.

Only two countries outside Europe and South America have reached a FIFA World Cup semi-final.  Name either.

4.

Of the twenty-three official languages of the EU three are in the Uralic language family.  Estonian is one.  Name either of the other two.

5.

Which author created autistic computer hacker/private investigator Lisbeth Salander who has appeared in three novels in the 2000s?

6.

Of the eight post-Conquest kings called Henry who had the shortest total reign?

7.

In which country was Liberal MP Lembit Opik born?

8.

By what name is former prisoner FF8282 better known?

1.

The music of the ballad All By Myself by Eric Carmen (which got to number 12 in the UK charts in 1976), borrows heavily from the second movement (adagio sustenuto) of the Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor Opus 18 of which composer?

2.

I Feel Pretty is a song from which 1957 musical?

3.

Which composer’s Second Symphony is nicknamed The Resurrection?

4.

Which long-contesting country refused to enter the Eurovision Song Contest in 1982 on the grounds it was “a monument to drivel” but has competed every year since?

5.

Which long-contesting country, despite winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1990 (with a song called 1992) has not competed since 1997?

6.

Which composer’s Fifth symphony is nicknamed The Reformation?

7.

All That Jazz is a song from which 1975 musical?

8.

The music of the ballad If I Had Words by Scott Fitzgerald and Ivonne Keeley (which reached number 3 in the UK charts in 1978), borrows heavily from the maestoso of the Third Symphony No 3 with Organ in C Minor Opus 78 of which composer?

1.

In which city is this sculpture?

2.

In which city is this sculpture?

3.

This is Mary Elizabeth Donaldson.  Of which country will she be Queen (assuming she remains married and her husband outlives the incumbent)?

4.

This is Louise Mountbatten, elder sister of Earl Mountbatten of Burma and aunt of Prince Philip, having a stroll with her husband, the King.  Of which country was she Queen?

5.

What is the name of the dog belonging to this Nobel Prize winning author?

6.

What is the name of the cat in this painting?

7.

In which country were these beautiful Catholic children born?

8.

In which country are these Catholic schoolboys (seen in background) educated?

ROUND 5 - Pot Pourri - “Can you read the question again?”

8 innocent questions paying homage to the great Julian Clary, Mrs Merton, Finbarr Saunders and other masters of the double entendre

1.

In which classic novel does 14 year old Peterkin Gay have adventures with two older adolescent boys?

2.

On which island were the fossils of Homo erectus first discovered in 1891?

3.

Which comedian created the grotesque character Les Patterson?

4.

The Black Dyke Band is the UK’s premier brass band, but which brass band had a UK No 2 hit in November 1977?

5.

Captain Frans Banning Cocq is the central figure of which Old Master?

6.

Who wrote the screenplay for the 1987 film Prick Up Your Ears?

7.

What is the nationality of the international soccer player Quim?

8.

The 2009 film Bright Star tells the story of which poet’s love for 18 year old Fanny Brawne?

1.

Which brand was the primary sponsor of the London marathon 1996-2009?

2.

Which now defunct company was advertised on television by the Harry Enfield characters Grayson and Mr Cholmondley-Warner?

3.

What is the forename of Professor McGonagall, head of Gryffindor House at Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

4.

Who represented Britain in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest coming 10^th with A Message To Your Heart and has since gone on to greater things?

5.

Which actress, who died in 2006, is best remembered as the long suffering wife to Sid Abbott (played by Sid James) in the ITV comedy Bless This House?

6.

Which film starring Ellen Page, an unexpected hit in 2007, was partly set in Dancing Elk High School in Minnesota?

7.

What is the name of the (fictional) Heavyweight Champion of the World taken the full 15 rounds by Rocky Balboa in the film Rocky of 1976?

8.

Which (real life) sporting great was born in Lynwood, California on June 17^th 1980?

1.

How did 24 year old Olivia Reivers become (arguably) the luckiest woman in Sheffield on the evening of January 2^nd 1981?

2.

The Kaiser Chiefs, Spice Girl Mel B and DJ Chris Moyles all originate from which city?

3.

The Templeton Prize was established in 1972 and is awarded annually to recognise progress in which field?

4.

Which 20^th century Prime Minister said of his former deputy Herbert Samuels (with whom he had an acrimonious split): “When they circumcised him they threw away the wrong bit”?

5.

Who said in 1976:  “The House of Lords must go, not to be reformed, not to be replaced, not to be reborn in some nominated life-after-death patronage paradise, just closed down, abolished, finished”?

6.

Which prize is awarded annually on the recommendation of a committee of the Karolinska Institute?

7.

Heaven 17, Def Leppard, and the Arctic Monkeys all originate from which city?

8.

For what is 24 year old Denise Darvall, killed by a drunk driver in December 1967, best remembered?

1.

On which island is explorer Ernest Shackleton buried?

2.

On which island is poet Robert Graves buried?

3.

Not counting Rome and Vatican City which two capital cities of independent European countries are closest to each other in distance?

4.

The cities of Colon and David are the second and third largest cities of which country?

5.

Which actor plays vampire Edward Cullen in the recent film adaptations of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight novels?

6.

Which actress played child vampire Claudia in the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire?

7.

Give a year in the life of Protestant reformer Martin Luther.

8.

Give a year in the life of Spanish Inquisitor-General Tomas de Torquemada.

1.

Which No 1 of 1979 includes the following lyric: “From Bombay, to St Tropez/Over the hill and far away”?

2.

Which No1 of 1980 includes the following lyric: “He starts to shake and cough/Just like the old man in the book by Nabokov”?

3.

Which organisation awards the Copley Medal annually?

4.

Which actress plays wannabe vampire Bella Swan in the Twilight films?

5.

Who is the leading light in the company Berkshire Hathaway?

6.

Which English county has an administrative district called Parts of Holland?

7.

Give a year in the life of Dutch Catholic theologian Desiderius Erasmus.

8.

Who do you think won the SPW v Opsimaths clash tonight?

1.

By what name is former prisoner 46664 better known?

Nelson Mandela

2.

In which present day country was singer Katie Melua born?

Georgia

(then part of the Soviet Union)

3.

Of the eight post-Conquest kings called Edward who had the longest reign?

Edward III

(50 years)

4.

Which author created the former policeman/private investigator Jackson Brodie who has appeared in three novels in the 2000s?

Kate Atkinson

5.

Of the twenty-three official languages of the EU which is the only one in the Semitic language family?

Maltese

6.

Who is the only person to have won a FIFA World Cup, firstly as a player, and then as a manager?

Franz Beckenbauer

(1974 and 1990)

7.

Maria Shriver, niece of John F Kennedy, is married to which American politician?

Arnold Schwarzenigger

8.

Which viscountcy was renounced by Tony Benn to enable his return to the Commons in a by-election at Bristol South East in 1963?

Stansgate

1.

Which viscountcy was renounced by Quintin Hogg to enable his return to the Commons in a by-election at St Marylebone in 1963?

Hailsham

2.

Courtney Kennedy, niece of John F Kennedy, is married to UK-born Paul Hill.  For what is Paul Hill best remembered in the UK?

He was one of the Guildford Four wrongly convicted of murder

3.

Only two countries outside Europe and South America have reached a FIFA World Cup semi-final.  Name either.

USA (1930) or South Korea (2002)

4.

Of the twenty-three official languages of the EU three are in the Uralic language family.  Estonian is one.  Name either of the other two.

Hungarian or Finnish

5.

Which author created autistic computer hacker/private investigator Lisbeth Salander who has appeared in three novels in the 2000s?

Stieg Larsson

6.

Of the eight post-Conquest kings called Henry who had the shortest total reign?

Henry V

(9 years)

7.

In which country was Liberal MP Lembit Opik born?

Northern Ireland

(accept United Kingdom or Ireland)

8.

By what name is former prisoner FF8282 better known?

Jeffrey Archer

1.

The music of the ballad All By Myself by Eric Carmen (which got to number 12 in the UK charts in 1976), borrows heavily from the second movement (adagio sustenuto) of the Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor Opus 18 of which composer?

Sergei Rachmaninoff

2.

I Feel Pretty is a song from which 1957 musical?

West Side Story

3.

Which composer’s Second Symphony is nicknamed The Resurrection?

Gustav Mahler

4.

Which long-contesting country refused to enter the Eurovision Song Contest in 1982 on the grounds it was “a monument to drivel” but has competed every year since?

France

5.

Which long-contesting country, despite winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1990 (with a song called 1992) has not competed since 1997?

Italy

6.

Which composer’s Fifth symphony is nicknamed The Reformation?

Felix Mendelssohn

7.

All That Jazz is a song from which 1975 musical?

Chicago

8.

The music of the ballad If I Had Words by Scott Fitzgerald and Ivonne Keeley (which reached number 3 in the UK charts in 1978), borrows heavily from the maestoso of the Third Symphony No 3 with Organ in C Minor Opus 78 of which composer?

Camille Saint-Saens

1.

In which city is this sculpture?

Brussels

(It’s the Manneken Pis)

2.

In which city is this sculpture?

Dundee

(It’s Minnie the Minx)

3.

This is Mary Elizabeth Donaldson.  Of which country will she be Queen (assuming she remains married and her husband outlives the incumbent)?

Denmark

4.

This is Louise Mountbatten, elder sister of Earl Mountbatten of Burma and aunt of Prince Philip, having a stroll with her husband, the King.  Of which country was she Queen?

Sweden

5.

What is the name of the dog belonging to this Nobel Prize winning author?

Charley

(the author is John Steinbeck who wrote the 1962 travelogue Travels With Charley - in Search of America)

6.

What is the name of the cat in this painting?

Percy

(Mr and Mrs Clarke and Percy by David Hockney)

7.

In which country were these beautiful Catholic children born?

Portugal

(they are the children of the 1917 Fatima Marian apparitions, two of whom have been beatified)

8.

In which country are these Catholic schoolboys (seen in background) educated?

Austria

(this shows the Vienna Boys’ Choir at an AIDS fundraiser fashion show in Paris)

1.

In which classic novel does 14 year old Peterkin Gay have adventures with two older adolescent boys?

The Coral Island

2.

On which island were the fossils of Homo erectus first discovered in 1891?

Java

3.

Which comedian created the grotesque character Les Patterson?

Barry Humphries

4.

The Black Dyke Band is the UK’s premier brass band, but which brass band had a UK No 2 hit in November 1977?

Brighouse and Rastrick Brass band

5.

Captain Frans Banning Cocq is the central figure of which Old Master?

The Night Watch

(by Rembrandt)

6.

Who wrote the screenplay for the 1987 film Prick Up Your Ears?

Alan Bennett

7.

What is the nationality of the international soccer player Quim?

Portuguese

8.

The 2009 film Bright Star tells the story of which poet’s love for 18 year old Fanny Brawne?

John Keats

1.

Which brand was the primary sponsor of the London marathon 1996-2009?

Flora

2.

Which now defunct company was advertised on television by the Harry Enfield characters Grayson and Mr Cholmondley-Warner?

Mercury Communications (accept Mercury)

3.

What is the forename of Professor McGonagall, head of Gryffindor House at Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

Minerva

4.

Who represented Britain in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest coming 10^th with A Message To Your Heart and has since gone on to greater things?

Samantha Janus

(accept Samantha Womack)

5.

Which actress, who died in 2006, is best remembered as the long suffering wife to Sid Abbott (played by Sid James) in the ITV comedy Bless This House?

Diana Coupland

6.

Which film starring Ellen Page, an unexpected hit in 2007, was partly set in Dancing Elk High School in Minnesota?

Juno

7.

What is the name of the (fictional) Heavyweight Champion of the World taken the full 15 rounds by Rocky Balboa in the film Rocky of 1976?

Apollo Creed

8.

Which (real life) sporting great was born in Lynwood, California on June 17^th 1980?

Venus Williams

1.

How did 24 year old Olivia Reivers become (arguably) the luckiest woman in Sheffield on the evening of January 2^nd 1981?

She was the sex worker with Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, when he was arrested for displaying false number plates

2.

The Kaiser Chiefs, Spice Girl Mel B and DJ Chris Moyles all originate from which city?

Leeds

3.

The Templeton Prize was established in 1972 and is awarded annually to recognise progress in which field?

Religion

4.

Which 20^th century Prime Minister said of his former deputy Herbert Samuels (with whom he had an acrimonious split): “When they circumcised him they threw away the wrong bit”?

David Lloyd George

5.

Who said in 1976:  “The House of Lords must go, not to be reformed, not to be replaced, not to be reborn in some nominated life-after-death patronage paradise, just closed down, abolished, finished”?

Neil Kinnock

(now Baron Kinnock of Bedwellty, and husband of Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead)

6.

Which prize is awarded annually on the recommendation of a committee of the Karolinska Institute?

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

(accept Medicine)

7.

Heaven 17, Def Leppard, and the Arctic Monkeys all originate from which city?

Sheffield

8.

For what is 24 year old Denise Darvall, killed by a drunk driver in December 1967, best remembered?

She was the first heart transplant donor

(to Louis Washkansky - her kidney was also transplanted into 10 year old Jonathan van Wyk)

1.

On which island is explorer Ernest Shackleton buried?

South Georgia

2.

On which island is poet Robert Graves buried?

Majorca

3.

Not counting Rome and Vatican City which two capital cities of independent European countries are closest to each other in distance?

Vienna (Austria) and Bratislava (Slovakia)

4.

The cities of Colon and David are the second and third largest cities of which country?

Panama

5.

Which actor plays vampire Edward Cullen in the recent film adaptations of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight novels?

Robert Pattinson

6.

Which actress played child vampire Claudia in the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire?

Kirsten Dunst

7.

Give a year in the life of Protestant reformer Martin Luther.

1483-1546

8.

Give a year in the life of Spanish Inquisitor-General Tomas de Torquemada.

1420-1498

1.

Which No 1 of 1979 includes the following lyric: “From Bombay, to St Tropez/Over the hill and far away”?

Hit Me With You’re Rhythm Stick

(Ian Dury and the Blockheads)

2.

Which No1 of 1980 includes the following lyric: “He starts to shake and cough/Just like the old man in the book by Nabokov”?

Don’t Stand So Close To Me

(The Police)

3.

Which organisation awards the Copley Medal annually?

The Royal Society

4.

Which actress plays wannabe vampire Bella Swan in the Twilight films?

Kristen Stewart

5.

Who is the leading light in the company Berkshire Hathaway?

Warren Buffett

6.

Which English county has an administrative district called Parts of Holland?

Lincolnshire

7.

Give a year in the life of Dutch Catholic theologian Desiderius Erasmus.

1466-1536

8.

Who do you think won the SPW v Opsimaths clash tonight?

“Just wait until the return match in March” says Lord Bath