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Set by: Albert |
QotW: R7Q2 |
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Average Aggregate Score: 70.3 (Season's Ave. Agg.: 69.2) |
"Great quiz - compliments to the setters." "Albert's questions went down very well with both teams." "Anne-Marie was unlucky enough to get the Goodness Gracious Me parody question (Round 8 Question 2) and hereby nominates it as the most obscure question of the decade." |
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ROUND 1 - Paired with Round 5
1.
The emblem of which English county features three pears?
2.
Which desert is situated between the Nile Valley and the Red Sea?
3.
Of which British company is Mark Bolland the chief executive?
4.
Who wrote the poem The Old Rectory at Grantchester?
5.
Which engineering company branched out into car production from the proceeds of selling textile machinery to Platt Brothers of Oldham in 1930?
6.
Of which British Prime Minister was it said: “Greater love hath no man than this, that he should lay down his friends for his life”?
7.
Which surname connects an American film maker and actor born in 1957, an American author, and a footballer who won a European Cup Winners Cup medal in 1970?
8.
To what family of birds does a blackbird belong?
ROUND 2 - Announced theme - Nicknames
1.
Which American actor was known as ‘The Man of a Thousand Faces’?
2.
Which 20th century British politician was known as ‘The Incredible Sulk’?
3.
Which city was known as ‘The Athens of the North’ in the 18th century?
4.
Who or what became known as ‘Old Glory’ in the 19th century?
5.
In the film and TV series M-A-S-H, what was the function of the character known as ‘Dago Red’?
6.
Which American President was known as ‘Old Hickory’?
7.
Which legendary rock musician is known as ‘Slow Hand’ which is also the name of one of his albums?
8.
Which fellow rock legend was nicknamed ‘Sharon’ by Rod Stewart?
ROUND 3 - Paired with Round 7
1.
Of which country is Jose Socrates the Prime Minister?
2.
Which record label started out in a house on Palatine Road, Didsbury, Manchester?
3.
What event took place on the Night of the Long Knives on 30 June 1934?
4.
Which planet’s ‘year’ is nearly 30 times longer than ours?
5.
The fact that the inhabitants of Gibraltar speak to each other in a mixture of English and Spanish, which confuses outsiders, has given rise to which commonly used term?
6.
In which year was the first Oxford v Cambridge boat race?
7.
In Blackadder Goes Forth why was Lt Taplow turned down for a part in the regiment’s cabaret?
8.
Who wrote the Sword of Honour trilogy of novels?
ROUND 4 -
Paired with Round 81.
In mathematics, what is the value of 9 to the power of a half?
2.
In the Paul Simon song 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, what advice was given to Jack?
3.
What role is played by Matt Damon in the recent film Invictus?
4.
What comes next in the following sequence: Doncaster; York; Darlington; Newcastle-upon-Tyne?
5.
Who or what did Ken Livingstone describe as “the greatest threat to life on this planet”?
6.
The island of Comino is part of which European country?
7.
In which city is Charlemagne buried?
8.
Name the year: Susan Brown becomes the first woman to take part in the Boat Race; the SDP is founded.
ROUND 5 -
Paired with Round 11.
The emblem of which English county features six martlets?
2.
Which desert is situated in Northern Chile?
3.
Of which company is Todd Stitzer about to step down as chief executive?
4.
Which group recorded the track Grantchester Meadows?
5.
Which British car designer and manufacturer started out as manager of the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company in Sydney, Australia?
6.
Of which British Prime Minister was it said: “His smile was like the silver handles of a coffin”?
7.
Which surname connects an American singer, an American novelist born in 1896, and an Irish politician born in 1926?
8.
To what family of birds does a crossbill belong?
ROUND 6 - Hidden theme
1.
Which British football team was the first to win a major European trophy?
2.
What name is given to a recipe consisting of toasted muffins, poached eggs, bacon and hollandaise sauce?
3.
What is the commercial name of the range of small business jets manufactured by the Bombardier Aircraft Corporation?
4.
Who succeeded Martin Johnson as captain of the England rugby union team in 2004?
5.
What name is given to the procedure by which criminal suspects are informed of their rights by police in the United States?
6.
Whose life was made difficult by the tricks of Zsa Zsa the cat and Kiki the frog in a 1960s TV series?
7.
Which Saint's life was the subject of a film by Derek Jarman in 1974?
8.
Who was created Duke of Bronte in 1799?
ROUND 7 - Paired with Round 3
1.
Which European country has a Prime Minister whose father and grandfather were also Prime Ministers?
Which south Manchester railway station is located on the Street With No Name?
3.
What event took place on Kristalnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) in November 1938?
4.
Which planet's ‘year’ is about 277 days shorter than ours?
5.
A law in some American States in the 19th century which allowed husbands to beat their wives with a stick, as long as the stick was no wider than a certain part of the body, gave rise to which commonly used phrase?
6.
In which year was the first official Grand National held?
7.
In the Blackadder Goes Forth cabaret what was said to be the only joke possessed by the comedy act The Three Silly Twerps?
8.
Who wrote the Balkan Trilogy series of novels?
ROUND 8 - Paired with Round 4
1.
In mathematics what is the value of 4 factorial?
2.
In the Goodness Gracious Me parody of 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, which is called 50 Ways to Leave Your Mother, what advice was given to Ram?
3.
Whose life is the recent film The Last Station based on?
4.
What comes next in the following sequence: Stafford; Wolverhampton; Birmingham New Street; Birmingham International?
5.
What did Oscar Wilde say was the second disappointment of the average American honeymoon?
6.
The island of Gomera is part of which European country?
7.
In which city is William the Conqueror buried?
8.
Name the year: Harry Houdini dies; John Logie Baird demonstrates the first transmission of moving pictures.
1.
Who wrote the book Brave New World and from what work is the title taken?
2.
In which English city is there a street named Land of Green Ginger?
3.
Who plays Nelson Mandela in the film Invictus?
4.
The director of the recent film Youth in Revolt shares a surname with a current member of the Everton football team. What is it?
5.
Of which European country is the island of Premuda a part?
6.
What was Elton John's nickname for Rod Steward?
Go to Spares questions with answers
ROUND 1 - Paired with Round 5
1.
The emblem of which English county features three pears?
Worcestershire
2.
Which desert is situated between the Nile Valley and the Red Sea?
Nubian Desert
3.
Of which British company is Mark Bolland the chief executive?
Marks and Spencer
4.
Who wrote the poem The Old Rectory at Grantchester?
Rupert Brooke
5.
Which engineering company branched out into car production from the proceeds of selling textile machinery to Platt Brothers of Oldham in 1930?
Toyota
6.
Of which British Prime Minister was it said: “Greater love hath no man than this, that he should lay down his friends for his life”?
Harold Macmillan
(Jeremy Thorpe said this after Macmillan sacked seven of his Cabinet on 13 July 1962)
7.
Which surname connects an American film maker and actor born in 1957, an American author, and a footballer who won a European Cup Winners Cup medal in 1970?
Lee
(Ang Lee; Harper Lee; Francis Lee)
8.
To what family of birds does a blackbird belong?
Thrush
1.
Which American actor was known as ‘The Man of a Thousand Faces’?
Lon Chaney
2.
Which 20th century British politician was known as ‘The Incredible Sulk’?
Edward Heath
3.
Which city was known as ‘The Athens of the North’ in the 18th century?
Edinburgh
4.
Who or what became known as ‘Old Glory’ in the 19th century?
Flag of the United States
5.
In the film and TV series M-A-S-H, what was the function of the character known as ‘Dago Red’?
Chaplain
(named after his communion wine)
6.
Which American President was known as ‘Old Hickory’?
Andrew Jackson
7.
Which legendary rock musician is known as ‘Slow Hand’ which is also the name of one of his albums?
Eric Clapton
8.
Which fellow rock legend was nicknamed ‘Sharon’ by Rod Stewart?
Elton John
Go back to Round 2 questions without answers
ROUND 3 - Paired with Round 7
1.
Of which country is Jose Socrates the Prime Minister?
Portugal
2.
Which record label started out in a house on Palatine Road, Didsbury, Manchester?
Factory Records
(in 1979)
3.
What event took place on the Night of the Long Knives on 30 June 1934?
Ernst Rohm and other leaders of the Brownshirts were murdered by the SS on Hitler's orders
4.
Which planet’s ‘year’ is nearly 30 times longer than ours?
Saturn
5.
The fact that the inhabitants of Gibraltar speak to each other in a mixture of English and Spanish, which confuses outsiders, has given rise to which commonly used term?
Gibberish
6.
In which year was the first Oxford v Cambridge boat race?
1829
7.
In Blackadder Goes Forth why was Lt Taplow turned down for a part in the regiment’s cabaret?
He was ‘too dead’
8.
Who wrote the Sword of Honour trilogy of novels?
Evelyn Waugh
Go back to Round 3 questions without answers
1.
In mathematics, what is the value of 9 to the power of a half?
3 or -3
(square roots of 9)
2.
In the Paul Simon song 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, what advice was given to Jack?
“Just slip out the back, Jack”
3.
What role is played by Matt Damon in the recent film Invictus?
Francois Pienaar
4.
What comes next in the following sequence: Doncaster; York; Darlington; Newcastle-upon-Tyne?
Berwick -upon-Tweed
(Stations on the East Coast line to Edinburgh)
5.
Who or what did Ken Livingstone describe as “the greatest threat to life on this planet”?
George W Bush
6.
The island of Comino is part of which European country?
Malta
7.
In which city is Charlemagne buried?
Aachen
8.
Name the year: Susan Brown becomes the first woman to take part in the Boat Race; the SDP is founded.
1981
Go back to Round 4 questions without answers
ROUND 5 - Paired with Round 1
1.
The emblem of which English county features six martlets?
Sussex
(or East Sussex, or West Sussex, since all have the martlets)
2.
Which desert is situated in Northern Chile?
Atacama Desert
3.
Of which company is Todd Stitzer about to step down as chief executive?
Cadbury
4.
Which group recorded the track Grantchester Meadows?
Pink Floyd
5.
Which British car designer and manufacturer started out as manager of the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company in Sydney, Australia?
Herbert Austin
6.
Of which British Prime Minister was it said: “His smile was like the silver handles of a coffin”?
Neville Chamberlain
(Attlee said it)
7.
Which surname connects an American singer, an American novelist born in 1896, and an Irish politician born in 1926?
Fitzgerald
(Ella, Scott and Garret)
8.
To what family of birds does a crossbill belong?
Finch
Go back to Round 5 questions without answers
ROUND 6 -
Hidden theme1.
Which British football team was the first to win a major European trophy?
Tottenham Hotspur
(Cup Winner's Cup 1963)
2.
What name is given to a recipe consisting of toasted muffins, poached eggs, bacon and hollandaise sauce?
Eggs Benedict
3.
What is the commercial name of the range of small business jets manufactured by the Bombardier Aircraft Corporation?
Lear Jets
4.
Who succeeded Martin Johnson as captain of the England rugby union team in 2004?
Lawrence Dallaglio
5.
What name is given to the procedure by which criminal suspects are informed of their rights by police in the United States?
The Miranda Code
6.
Whose life was made difficult by the tricks of Zsa Zsa the cat and Kiki the frog in a 1960s TV series?
Hector the dog
(in Hector's House)
7.
Which Saint's life was the subject of a film by Derek Jarman in 1974?
Saint Sebastian
8.
Who was created Duke of Bronte in 1799?
Horatio Nelson
Theme: Each answer includes the name of a Shakespearean character
Go back to Round 6 questions without answers
ROUND 7 -
Paired with Round 31.
Which European country has a Prime Minister whose father and grandfather were also Prime Ministers?
Greece
(George Papandreou is the son of Andreas Papandreou and the grandson of George Papandreou)
2.
Which south Manchester railway station is located on the Street With No Name?
Levenshulme
3.
What event took place on Kristalnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) in November 1938?
Nazi gangs attacked Jews, Jewish houses, shops and synagogues
4.
Which planet's ‘year’ is about 277 days shorter than ours?
Mercury
5.
A law in some American States in the 19th century which allowed husbands to beat their wives with a stick, as long as the stick was no wider than a certain part of the body, gave rise to which commonly used phrase?
Rule of thumb
6.
In which year was the first official Grand National held?
1839
7.
In the Blackadder Goes Forth cabaret what was said to be the only joke possessed by the comedy act The Three Silly Twerps?
There were only 2 of them
8.
Who wrote the Balkan Trilogy series of novels?
Olivia Manning
Go back to Round 7 questions without answers
ROUND 8 -
Paired with Round 41.
In mathematics what is the value of 4 factorial?
24
(4 x 3 x 2 x 1)
2.
In the Goodness Gracious Me parody of 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, which is called 50 Ways to Leave Your Mother, what advice was given to Ram?
“Fail an exam, Ram”
3.
Whose life is the recent film The Last Station based on?
Leo Tolstoy
4.
What comes next in the following sequence: Stafford; Wolverhampton; Birmingham New Street; Birmingham International?
Coventry
5.
What did Oscar Wilde say was the second disappointment of the average American honeymoon?
Niagara Falls
6.
The island of Gomera is part of which European country?
Spain
(it's one of the Canary Islands)
7.
In which city is William the Conqueror buried?
Caen
8.
Name the year: Harry Houdini dies; John Logie Baird demonstrates the first transmission of moving pictures.
1926
Go back to Round 8 questions without answers
1.
Who wrote the book Brave New World and from what work is the title taken?
Aldous Huxley; The Tempest
2.
In which English city is there a street named Land of Green Ginger?
Hull
3.
Who plays Nelson Mandela in the film Invictus?
Morgan Freeman
4.
The director of the recent film Youth in Revolt shares a surname with a current member of the Everton football team. What is it?
Arteta
(Miguel – film; Mikel – Everton)
5.
Of which European country is the island of Premuda a part?
Croatia
6.
What was Elton John's nickname for Rod Steward?
Phyllis
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