1.

Who is Conrad Murray and how did he achieve notoriety in 2009?

2.

Who is Jan Moir and how did she achieve notoriety in 2009?

3.

Which actress played the character Blanche Hunt in Coronation Street from 1974 until her death in December 2009?

4.

Which actor played the character Phil Archer in The Archers from 1950 until his death in October 2009 making him the longest-serving actor in one continuous role?

5.

Which English monarch was the oldest person ever to succeed to the throne?

6.

Which English monarch was the youngest person ever to succeed to the English throne?

7.

Which member of the TV Eggheads quiz team became the sixth and newest member after winning the second series of Are You An Egghead? on 25 November 2009?

8.

Other than Dermot Murnaghan, who is the only other person to have acted as Question Master on Eggheads ?

1.

Which actor has recently presented two TV programmes entitled Extreme Fishing and Wild Swimming Adventure?

2.

Prior to the announcement of the General Election, which Conservative backbench MP and former Chairman of the Party represented the seat of Haltemprice & Howden?

3.

Which Scottish football club is based in Paisley, Renfrewshire and is nicknamed The Buddies?

4.

Name the British actress who starred in the 1993 film Lady Chatterley and plays the role of Julia in the graphic US TV series Nip and Tuck.

5.

Which New Zealand film director produced and directed the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures and  The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (all of which were shot on location in New Zealand)?

6.

In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, which character declared that he “was from his mother's womb, untimely ripp’d”?

7.

Name the guitarist and principal songwriter for the British Indie dance band EMF which scored a major international hit in 1990 with the song Unbelievable.

8.

In the 1962 film Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? what was the name of Jane’s crippled and persecuted elder sister, played in the film by Joan Crawford

1.

What links: a 1st century Roman emperor, a 19th century Yorkshire-born manufacturer and philanthropist, a play by Shakespeare and the hero of a series of novels by author Mervyn Peake?

2.

What links: King Edward IV, actress Penelope Cruz, holocaust hero Oskar Schindler, author Terry Pratchett  and former England cricket captain, Mike Brearley?

3.

Which US celebrity is the latest victim of one of American writer Kitty Kelley’s unauthorized warts-and-all biographies?

4.

Which previous unauthorized warts-and-all biography of Kitty Kelley’s has never been allowed to be published in Britain?

5.

Of which international sporting body has Britain’s Sir Philip Craven been president since 2001?

6.

In addition to Sir Philip Craven and Sir Craig Reedie, who is the only other currently serving British member of the International Olympic Committee or IOC?

7.

Which Scottish singer who represented Great Britain in the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest clad in full sporran and kilt (coming 9^th out of 18 for A Man Without Love) died on 9 April at the age of 82?

8.

With which song will 19 year old hopeful Josh Dubovie probably take Britain to the bottom of the table yet again at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo on 29 May?

ROUND 4 - Announced theme - 'Headgear'

All the answer refer to something that can cover the head

1.

A Hungarian born photojournalist and war correspondent.  During his short life (1913 to 1954) he covered 5 different wars and co-founded the international photo agency Magnum

2.

Famous London street and business area bounded by Clerkenwell Road, Gray’s Inn Road, Holborn and Farringdon Rd.

3.

French film director (1934 to 2009).  His greatest successes were the1986 film Jean De Florette and its sequel Manon des Sources.

4.

The title of an 1882 play written for Sarah Bernhardt by Victorien Sardou.  Also a 1978 film directed by Billy Wilder.

5.

A low-roofed concrete emplacement for a machine gun or antitank gun first used by the British in the second Boer war.

6.

Historic Scottish county that, together with Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire,  makes up the Dumfries and Galloway council region.

7.

The missing word in this Arctic Monkeys lyric is also the title of the song.  What is the missing word (the same word replaces each blank)?

                   “The confidence is the ………

                     I’m sure you’ll baffle ‘em good.  But you resisted and fought.

                     I’d much rather keep on the ………”

8.

Similarly, the missing word in these Procul Harum lyrics supplies the title of their hit from the 1960s.  What is the missing word?

                       “Your  trouser cuffs are dirty 

                        And your shoes are laced up wrong

                        You’d better take off your  …….

                        Cos your overcoat is too long”

ROUND 5 to 8 including Spares - Blockbuster Bingo

Pick your question based on the initial letter(s) of the answer

1.

LO

2001  film based on a Booker prize winning novel in which Michael Caine played a dying East End butcher.

2.

FF

Manufactured by Lofthouse of Fleetwood Ltd.

3.

PB

Shropshire-set novel with an oxymoronic title written by Mary Webb and dramatised by the BBC in 1989.

4.

KATHR

Cult pub rock band formed by Ian Dury in 1970.

5.

ISBA

First four words of the classical Hippocratic Oath.

6.

CCB

The three countries in which Che Guevara fought as an armed combatant.

7.

NF

UKIP Member of the European parliament who in February 2010 described Herman von Rumpoy as  “a low grade bank clerk with the charisma of a damp rag”.

8.

SOA

Pauldron, gorget and sabayon are all part of this.

9.

RS

He played Chief Martin Brody in  the film Jaws.

10.

SUFS

Campaign launched by Ian Paisley in 1977 to protest about proposed legislation to bring Northern Irish law into line with the rest of the UK.

11.

TGOH

Rodin’s unfinished sculptural work inspired by Dante’s Inferno.

12.

EEOF

Royal personage who officially opened the Suez canal to shipping in 1869.

13.

JAP

He poetically wondered  “Do I dare to eat a peach?”.

14.

HN

One of England’s oldest and most successful independent breweries.  Founded in 1849 in a small village of the same name near Banbury in Oxfordshire.

15.

HU

In which eggs are soaked in traditional Cantonese cookery to make the dish ‘1000 year old eggs’.

16.

LK

Middle names of Steptoe and Son respectively.

17.

CG

Subject of a famous photograph taken by Alberto Korda on March 5^th 1960.

18.

DW

At the time of writing he is still a Tory MP and Shadow cabinet minister. Nicknamed  ‘Two Brains’.

19.

DDDOD

Christian name and title of the last surviving Mitford sister.

20.

B

Bert Trautmann’s native city.

21.

TH

Wiltshire-born political philosopher who was born prematurely in 1588 when his mother heard about the approaching Spanish Armada.

22.

AC

The official residence of the Bishop of Durham.

23.

H

Town that hosted the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest.

24.

RD

French painter (1877 to 1953).  Admired for his colourful paintings of racecourses and seaside scenes.

25.

COAIS

Controversial anthropological study by Margaret Mead.

26.

PF

Term coined by the critic John Ruskin to describe the treatment of inanimate objects as if they had human feelings.

27.

AQ

The first mass produced saloon car with four-wheel drive.

28.

AH

She founded Britain’s first repertory theatre company at the Gaiety theatre in Manchester.

29.

CP

Vocalist and keyboard player with the blues band Chicken Shack.  She left in 1969 to marry John Mc Vie of Fleetwood Mac.

30.

SR

Cyclist who won the 1987 Tour de France.

31.

WO

One of Sam Peckinpah’s favourite actors.  His most famous role was as Bennie in Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia.

32.

S

Battle in the US civil war and a biblical city.

33.

ET

Passage leading from the back of the nose to the middle ear.

34.

MH

Novelist who won the Whitbread fiction prize in 2003.

35.

AIT

Title of Al Gore’s 2006 treatise on climate change.

36.

B

City which is the venue for the world’s oldest annual marathon race.  First run in 1897.

37.

MSC

Band that topped the British charts in 1970 with a cover version of Joni Mitchell’s  Woodstock.

38.

TRM

Much walked by tourists.  It is actually divided into four separate streets: Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street and Canongate.

39.

TI

Recently released film written by David Baddiel in which a Muslim finds out he was born Jewish.

40.

SD

Football Club formed in 1936 and originally named Stakhanovets in honour of a local Soviet hero who once single-handedly mined a record 102 tons of coal in one 6 hour shift.  That’s 14 times his quota, folks.  Are you listening, Craig  Bellamy et al ?

1.

Who is Conrad Murray and how did he achieve notoriety in 2009?

He was Michael Jackson’s doctor and stands accused of helping to cause his untimely demise

2.

Who is Jan Moir and how did she achieve notoriety in 2009?

She is a columnist for the Daily Mail and wrote a controversial article attributing the death of Boyzone singer, Steven Gately to his homosexual lifestyle

3.

Which actress played the character Blanche Hunt in Coronation Street from 1974 until her death in December 2009?

Maggie Jones

4.

Which actor played the character Phil Archer in The Archers from 1950 until his death in October 2009 making him the longest-serving actor in one continuous role?

Norman Painting

5.

Which English monarch was the oldest person ever to succeed to the throne?

William IV

(he was two months short of his 65^th birthday)

6.

Which English monarch was the youngest person ever to succeed to the English throne?

Henry VI

(he was a little less than 9 months old)

7.

Which member of the TV Eggheads quiz team became the sixth and newest member after winning the second series of Are You An Egghead? on 25 November 2009?

Pat(rick) Gibson

8.

Other than Dermot Murnaghan, who is the only other person to have acted as Question Master on Eggheads ?

Jeremy Vine

1.

Which actor has recently presented two TV programmes entitled Extreme Fishing and Wild Swimming Adventure?

Robson Green

2.

Prior to the announcement of the General Election, which Conservative backbench MP and former Chairman of the Party represented the seat of Haltemprice & Howden?

David Davis

3.

Which Scottish football club is based in Paisley, Renfrewshire and is nicknamed The Buddies?

St Mirren

4.

Name the British actress who starred in the 1993 film Lady Chatterley and plays the role of Julia in the graphic US TV series Nip and Tuck.

Joely Richardson

5.

Which New Zealand film director produced and directed the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures and  The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (all of which were shot on location in New Zealand)?

Peter Jackson

6.

In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, which character declared that he “was from his mother's womb, untimely ripp’d”?

Macduff

7.

Name the guitarist and principal songwriter for the British Indie dance band EMF which scored a major international hit in 1990 with the song Unbelievable.

Ian Dench

8.

In the 1962 film Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? what was the name of Jane’s crippled and persecuted elder sister, played in the film by Joan Crawford

Blanche Hudson

1.

What links: a 1st century Roman emperor, a 19th century Yorkshire-born manufacturer and philanthropist, a play by Shakespeare and the hero of a series of novels by author Mervyn Peake?

The name Titus

(Emperor Titus reigned 79-81 AD; Titus Salt, Titus Andronicus and Titus Groan)

2.

What links: King Edward IV, actress Penelope Cruz, holocaust hero Oskar Schindler, author Terry Pratchett  and former England cricket captain, Mike Brearley?

They were all born on this day, April 28^th

3.

Which US celebrity is the latest victim of one of American writer Kitty Kelley’s unauthorized warts-and-all biographies?

Oprah Winfrey

4.

Which previous unauthorized warts-and-all biography of Kitty Kelley’s has never been allowed to be published in Britain?

The Royals

(first published in the US and other countries in 1997)

5.

Of which international sporting body has Britain’s Sir Philip Craven been president since 2001?

International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

6.

In addition to Sir Philip Craven and Sir Craig Reedie, who is the only other currently serving British member of the International Olympic Committee or IOC?

Princess Anne

(or if you wish to give her more formal title, the Princess Royal)

7.

Which Scottish singer who represented Great Britain in the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest clad in full sporran and kilt (coming 9^th out of 18 for A Man Without Love) died on 9 April at the age of 82?

Kenneth McKellar

8.

With which song will 19 year old hopeful Josh Dubovie probably take Britain to the bottom of the table yet again at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo on 29 May?

That Sounds Good To Me (but will anyone in Oslo agree?)

ROUND 4 - Announced theme - 'Headgear'

All the answer refer to something that can cover the head

1.

A Hungarian born photojournalist and war correspondent.  During his short life (1913 to 1954) he covered 5 different wars and co-founded the international photo agency Magnum

Robert Capa

2.

Famous London street and business area bounded by Clerkenwell Road, Gray’s Inn Road, Holborn and Farringdon Rd.

Hatton Garden

3.

French film director (1934 to 2009).  His greatest successes were the1986 film Jean De Florette and its sequel Manon des Sources.

(Claude) Berri

4.

The title of an 1882 play written for Sarah Bernhardt by Victorien Sardou.  Also a 1978 film directed by Billy Wilder.

Fedora

5.

A low-roofed concrete emplacement for a machine gun or antitank gun first used by the British in the second Boer war.

Pillbox

6.

Historic Scottish county that, together with Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire,  makes up the Dumfries and Galloway council region.

Wigtownshire

7.

The missing word in this Arctic Monkeys lyric is also the title of the song.  What is the missing word (the same word replaces each blank)?

                   “The confidence is the ………

                     I’m sure you’ll baffle ‘em good.  But you resisted and fought.

                     I’d much rather keep on the ………”

Balaclava

8.

Similarly, the missing word in these Procul Harum lyrics supplies the title of their hit from the 1960s.  What is the missing word?

                       “Your  trouser cuffs are dirty 

                        And your shoes are laced up wrong

                        You’d better take off your  …….

                        Cos your overcoat is too long”

Homburg

ROUND 5 to 8 including Spares - Blockbuster Bingo

Pick your question based on the initial letter(s) of the answer

1.

LO

2001  film based on a Booker prize winning novel in which Michael Caine played a dying East End butcher.

Last Orders

2.

FF

Manufactured by Lofthouse of Fleetwood Ltd.

Fishermen’s Friends

3.

PB

Shropshire-set novel with an oxymoronic title written by Mary Webb and dramatised by the BBC in 1989.

Precious Bane

4.

KATHR

Cult pub rock band formed by Ian Dury in 1970.

Kilburn and the High Roads

5.

ISBA

First four words of the classical Hippocratic Oath.

“I swear by Apollo”

6.

CCB

The three countries in which Che Guevara fought as an armed combatant.

Cuba, Comgo, Bolivia

7.

NF

UKIP Member of the European parliament who in February 2010 described Herman von Rumpoy as  “a low grade bank clerk with the charisma of a damp rag”.

Nigel Farage

8.

SOA

Pauldron, gorget and sabayon are all part of this.

Suit of Armour

9.

RS

He played Chief Martin Brody in  the film Jaws.

Roy Schneider

10.

SUFS

Campaign launched by Ian Paisley in 1977 to protest about proposed legislation to bring Northern Irish law into line with the rest of the UK.

Save Ulster from Sodomy

11.

TGOH

Rodin’s unfinished sculptural work inspired by Dante’s Inferno.

The Gates of Hell

12.

EEOF

Royal personage who officially opened the Suez canal to shipping in 1869.

Empress Eugenie of France

13.

JAP

He poetically wondered  “Do I dare to eat a peach?”.

J Alfred Prufrock

14.

HN

One of England’s oldest and most successful independent breweries.  Founded in 1849 in a small village of the same name near Banbury in Oxfordshire.

Hook Norton

15.

HU

In which eggs are soaked in traditional Cantonese cookery to make the dish ‘1000 year old eggs’.

Horse’s urine

16.

LK

Middle names of Steptoe and Son respectively.

Ladysmith; Kitchener

17.

CG

Subject of a famous photograph taken by Alberto Korda on March 5^th 1960.

Che Guevara

18.

DW

At the time of writing he is still a Tory MP and Shadow cabinet minister. Nicknamed  ‘Two Brains’.

David Willetta

19.

DDDOD

Christian name and title of the last surviving Mitford sister.

Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire

20.

B

Bert Trautmann’s native city.

Bremen

21.

TH

Wiltshire-born political philosopher who was born prematurely in 1588 when his mother heard about the approaching Spanish Armada.

Thomas Hobbes

22.

AC

The official residence of the Bishop of Durham.

Auckland Castle

23.

H

Town that hosted the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest.

Harrogate

24.

RD

French painter (1877 to 1953).  Admired for his colourful paintings of racecourses and seaside scenes.

Raoul Dufy

25.

COAIS

Controversial anthropological study by Margaret Mead.

Coming of Age in Samoa

26.

PF

Term coined by the critic John Ruskin to describe the treatment of inanimate objects as if they had human feelings.

Pathetic fallacy

27.

AQ

The first mass produced saloon car with four-wheel drive.

Audi Quattro

28.

AH

She founded Britain’s first repertory theatre company at the Gaiety theatre in Manchester.

Annie Horniman

29.

CP

Vocalist and keyboard player with the blues band Chicken Shack.  She left in 1969 to marry John Mc Vie of Fleetwood Mac.

Christine Perfect

30.

SR

Cyclist who won the 1987 Tour de France.

Stephen Roche

31.

WO

One of Sam Peckinpah’s favourite actors.  His most famous role was as Bennie in Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia.

Warren Oates

32.

S

Battle in the US civil war and a biblical city.

Shiloh

33.

ET

Passage leading from the back of the nose to the middle ear.

Eustachian tube

34.

MH

Novelist who won the Whitbread fiction prize in 2003.

Mark Haddon

35.

AIT

Title of Al Gore’s 2006 treatise on climate change.

An Inconvenient Truth

36.

B

City which is the venue for the world’s oldest annual marathon race.  First run in 1897.

Boston

37.

MSC

Band that topped the British charts in 1970 with a cover version of Joni Mitchell’s  Woodstock.

Matthew’s Southern Comfort

38.

TRM

Much walked by tourists.  It is actually divided into four separate streets: Castlehill, Lawnmarket, High Street and Canongate.

The Royal Mile

(Edinburgh)

39.

TI

Recently released film written by David Baddiel in which a Muslim finds out he was born Jewish.

The Infidel

40.

SD

Football Club formed in 1936 and originally named Stakhanovets in honour of a local Soviet hero who once single-handedly mined a record 102 tons of coal in one 6 hour shift.  That’s 14 times his quota, folks.  Are you listening, Craig  Bellamy et al ?

Shakhtar Donetsk

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