1.

Which British cyclist won four stages of the 2008 Tour de France?

2.

Name the eponymous vicar, played by Dawn French, in the TV sitcom The Vicar of Dibley?

3.

ln 1999 whom did William Hague describe as “a candidate of probity and integrity''?

4.

Which English comedian/actor said: “Girls are like pianos.  When they're not upright they're grand”?

5.

Who in literary fiction were Pod, Homily and Arreity?

6.

“Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife” is a line written by which poet?

7.

What name is given to scoring a single, double and treble of the same number in three darts?

8.

Who started off selling newspapers, became the First Lord of the Admiralty in the 1870s, and was immortalised in Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore?

ROUND 2 - Celebrations by The Albert

Each team member takes a sweet from the bag of Celebrations (without looking into the bag) and answers the question which goes with that sweet

1.

What cargo was HMS Bounty carrying at the time of the Mutiny?

2.

Mars is the Roman god of war but who is his Greek equivalent?

3.

Galaxy I02FM radio serves Manchester but which city is served by Galaxy 102.2 FM radio?

4.

On which Blur album did the track Caramel feature?

5.

The Milky Way is a galaxy but what is the next nearest galaxy to the Milky Way?

6.

Which TV chef produced the notorious Snickers Pie using 5 Snickers bars which was described by Food Magazine in 2006 as one of the unhealthiest recipes ever devised?

7.

Katherine Thompson plays one of the two mischievous blondes in the long running series of Maltesers TV commercials but she also plays the medical practice receptionist, Pauline Lamb, in which equally long running TV series?

8.

Which American crime writer wrote the collection of short stories The Animal Lover’s Book of Beastly Murders which included The Truffle Pig as one of a number of animals who murdered humans?

ROUND 3 - ‘Nobody remembers the runner-up except the runner-up’ by The Opsimaths

We name the winner – you have to name the runner-up

1.

Virginia Wade on 2nd July 1977.

2.

Roger Bannister on 6th May 1954.

3.

The Spanish singer Massiel with La, La, La in 1968.

4.

The Dutch band Teach In with Ding a Dong in 1975.

5.

Harold Wilson on 16th October 1964.

6.

Richard Milhous Nixon on 6th November 1968.

7.

James ‘Buster’ Douglas on 11th February 1990.

8.

Garry Kasparov on 26th December 1990.

ROUND 4 - ‘Money for Nuthin and Chicks for Free’ by The Charabancs of Fire

We give you 8 extracts from song lyrics and the year in which the song was released – you have to provide the name of the group or singer AND the title of the song

1.

New car, caviare, four star daydream, think I’ll buy me a football team (1973).

2.

So I went to the bank to see what they could do; they said son looks like bad luck has got a hold on you (1985).

3.

I was born in the wagon of a travelling show; my mama used lo dance for the money they'd throw (1971).

4.

Watch the greenbacks tumble, feel the Sterling crumble (1974).

5.

Now my advice for those who die; declare the pennies on your eyes (1988).

6.

I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was countin’ (1973).

7.

Did I hear you say that there must be a catch; will you walk away from a fool and his money (1969).

8.

He's got people who've been working for fifty years; no one asks for more money cause nobody dares (1967).

1.

What connects the following establishments: The U Drop Inn at Shamrock, Texas, now a registered historic place; Red’s Giant Hamburg in Springfield, Missouri, reputedly the world's first drive through restaurant; and the first MacDonalds at San Bernardino, California?

2.

Which band, managed by Malcolm McLaren, aroused controversy when a promotional photograph, with overtones of a Manet masterpiece, was investigated by the police following complaints that the naked female lead singer was only 14 at the time?

3.

What name is given to a vessel with the pictured sail plan?

4.

From which television series, first shown in 1969, is the still taken?

5.

Name the politician who defeated Michael Portillo in the Enfield Southgate constituency at the 1997 General Election.

6.

Which Herman Melville novella centres on the trials and tribulations of a pressgang victim aboard HMS Bellipotent?

7.

Name the actor in Hitchcock's Rear Window.

8.

Name the specie of bird which is seen in the UK over winter having migrated south from its breeding grounds in the Arctic.

ROUND 6 - Firsts & Lasts by Ethel Rodin

Each question below contains the first and last items of a temporal sequence.  The teams must identify the sequence.

1.

Vic Oliver - Sheila Steafel

2.

David Jack - Roberto Di Matteo

3.

St Albans - Stoke Field

4.

The Man of Property - To Let

5.

C.A.E. - E.D.U.

6.

Number 13 – Family Plot

7.

I Wanna Be Your Man - Hips Don't Lie

8.

Oldham - Woodford (Essex)

ROUND 7 & 8 - Bingo

Choose a number from 1 to 24

1.

What name was given to Haydn’s Symphony No. 96 as a result of a chandelier falling and narrowly missing the audience on its first performance?

2.

In which British town or city is the University of Abertay?

3.

What capital city connects the author and playwright, Michael Frayn, the actor Danny Kaye and the Duke of Wellington?

4.

Which mammal features on the logo of the Wildlife Trust?

5.

Abdel Kader in 1851, The Colonel in 1870, Reynoldstown in 1936.  Who completed a sporting club of 4 in 1974?

6.

In which film did the characters Major ‘King’ Kong and Colonel ‘Bat’ Guano feature?

7.

Which item of food was first displayed in this country in the shop window of the London herbalist Thomas Johnson on April 10^th 1633?

8.

Now that Portsmouth have been relegated from the Premiership what is geographically its most southerly club?

9.

Which fabric is named after a city in Iraq?

10.

Which track from the album Physical Graffiti is arguably the most progressive and original track that Led Zeppelin ever recorded?  It was sampled in the theme music to the 1998 film Godzilla.

11.

Which absorbable medical suture is made by twisting together strands of purified collagen taken from bovine intestines?

12.

“Lo” in 1969 is regarded as the first ever what?

13.

Which famous musical character is described as being “well hung, snow white tan”?

14.

On 28^th June 1995 Dennis Bergkamp became Britain’s most expensive footballer when Arsenal signed him from Inter Milan.  The record was broken just 48 hours later when Liverpool signed which player?

15.

In 1997 the English translation of which novel by the academic and judge, Bernard Schlink, became the first German novel to top the New York Times’ bestsellers list?

16.

Which fruit has been shown recently to fluoresce under UV light – but only when its ripe (perhaps to attract creatures with night vision)?

17.

On which Franz Ferdinand album does the track Ulysses appear?

18.

Isobutylphenyl propionic acid is better known as what?

19.

What game has been compulsory in Japanese military schools since the 15^th century?

20.

A4 paper measures 297 x 210 millimetres.  But what is the basic size of paper that covers 1 square metre?

21.

Which syndrome is named after R E Raspe’s literary hero?

22.

What is the green film caused by oxidization on bronze called?

23.

What is the only muscle in the human body that is not attached at both ends?

24.

Which fearless woman was born in Wimbledon on February 14^th 1968?

1.

Which British cyclist won four stages of the 2008 Tour de France?

Mark Cavendish

2.

Name the eponymous vicar, played by Dawn French, in the TV sitcom The Vicar of Dibley?

Geraldine Grainger

3.

ln 1999 whom did William Hague describe as “a candidate of probity and integrity''?

Jeffrey Archer

4.

Which English comedian/actor said: “Girls are like pianos.  When they're not upright they're grand”?

Benny Hill

5.

Who in literary fiction were Pod, Homily and Arreity?

The Borrowers

6.

“Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife” is a line written by which poet?

Thomas Gray

(Elegy In A Country Churchyard)

7.

What name is given to scoring a single, double and treble of the same number in three darts?

Shanghai

8.

Who started off selling newspapers, became the First Lord of the Admiralty in the 1870s, and was immortalised in Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore?

W H Smith

ROUND 2 - Celebrations by The Albert

Each team member takes a sweet from the bag of Celebrations (without looking into the bag) and answers the question which goes with that sweet

1.

What cargo was HMS Bounty carrying at the time of the Mutiny?

Breadfruit plants

(as part of a botanical experiment to see whether they could be successfully transplanted from the Pacific to the West lndies)

2.

Mars is the Roman god of war but who is his Greek equivalent?

Ares

3.

Galaxy I02FM radio serves Manchester but which city is served by Galaxy 102.2 FM radio?

Birmingham

4.

On which Blur album did the track Caramel feature?

13

5.

The Milky Way is a galaxy but what is the next nearest galaxy to the Milky Way?

The Andromeda Galaxy

6.

Which TV chef produced the notorious Snickers Pie using 5 Snickers bars which was described by Food Magazine in 2006 as one of the unhealthiest recipes ever devised?

Anthony Worrall Thompson

(each serving contained 22 teaspoons of fat and 11 teaspoons of sugar)

7.

Katherine Thompson plays one of the two mischievous blondes in the long running series of Maltesers TV commercials but she also plays the medical practice receptionist, Pauline Lamb, in which equally long running TV series?

Doc Martin

8.

Which American crime writer wrote the collection of short stories The Animal Lover’s Book of Beastly Murders which included The Truffle Pig as one of a number of animals who murdered humans?

Patricia Highsmith

(The pig’s motive was that his owner never let him keep any of the truffles he found)

1.

Virginia Wade on 2nd July 1977.

Betty Stove

(in the Wimbledon Women's Singles Final)

2.

Roger Bannister on 6th May 1954.

Chris Chattaway

(the pace-maker in the second part of the first sub-4 minute mile)

3.

The Spanish singer Massiel with La, La, La in 1968.

Cliff Richard

(with Congratulations in the Eurovision Song Contest)

4.

The Dutch band Teach In with Ding a Dong in 1975.

The Shadows

(with Let Me Be the One)

5.

Harold Wilson on 16th October 1964.

Sir Alec Douglas-Home

(in the General Election)

6.

Richard Milhous Nixon on 6th November 1968.

Hubert Humphrey

(in the US Presidential election)

7.

James ‘Buster’ Douglas on 11th February 1990.

Mike Tyson

(for the World Heavyweight Boxing Title)

8.

Garry Kasparov on 26th December 1990.

Anatoly Karpov

(for the World Chess Championship)

ROUND 4 - ‘Money for Nuthin and Chicks for Free’ by The Charabancs of Fire

We give you 8 extracts from song lyrics and the year in which the song was released – you have to provide the name of the group or singer AND the title of the song

1.

New car, caviare, four star daydream, think I’ll buy me a football team (1973).

Pink Floyd / Money

2.

So I went to the bank to see what they could do; they said son looks like bad luck has got a hold on you (1985).

Simply Red / Money's Too Tight to Mention

3.

I was born in the wagon of a travelling show; my mama used lo dance for the money they'd throw (1971).

Sonny and Cher/ Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves

4.

Watch the greenbacks tumble, feel the Sterling crumble (1974).

10CC / Wall Street Shuffle

5.

Now my advice for those who die; declare the pennies on your eyes (1988).

The Beatles / Taxman

6.

I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was countin’ (1973).

Thin Lizzy / Whiskey in the Jar

7.

Did I hear you say that there must be a catch; will you walk away from a fool and his money (1969).

Badfinger / Come and Get it

8.

He's got people who've been working for fifty years; no one asks for more money cause nobody dares (1967).

Cat Stephens / Matthew and Son

1.

What connects the following establishments: The U Drop Inn at Shamrock, Texas, now a registered historic place; Red’s Giant Hamburg in Springfield, Missouri, reputedly the world's first drive through restaurant; and the first MacDonalds at San Bernardino, California?

Route 66

2.

Which band, managed by Malcolm McLaren, aroused controversy when a promotional photograph, with overtones of a Manet masterpiece, was investigated by the police following complaints that the naked female lead singer was only 14 at the time?

Bow Wow Wow

3.

What name is given to a vessel with the pictured sail plan?

Barque

4.

From which television series, first shown in 1969, is the still taken?

Special Branch

5.

Name the politician who defeated Michael Portillo in the Enfield Southgate constituency at the 1997 General Election.

Stephen Twigg

6.

Which Herman Melville novella centres on the trials and tribulations of a pressgang victim aboard HMS Bellipotent?

Billy Budd

7.

Name the actor in Hitchcock's Rear Window.

Raymond Burr

8.

Name the specie of bird which is seen in the UK over winter having migrated south from its breeding grounds in the Arctic.

Knot

ROUND 6 - Firsts & Lasts by Ethel Rodin

Each question below contains the first and last items of a temporal sequence.  The teams must identify the sequence.

1.

Vic Oliver - Sheila Steafel

The first and last guests on Desert Island Discs

2.

David Jack - Roberto Di Matteo

The first and last goalscorers in FA Cup finals held at the old Wembley

3.

St Albans - Stoke Field

The first and last battles in the Wars of the Roses

4.

The Man of Property - To Let

The first and last novels of The Forsyte Saga by Galsworthy

5.

C.A.E. - E.D.U.

The first and last of the Enigma Variations by Elgar

6.

Number 13 – Family Plot

The first and last films directed by Alfred Hitchcock

7.

I Wanna Be Your Man - Hips Don't Lie

The first and last songs played on the regular Top of the Pops'

8.

Oldham - Woodford (Essex)

The first and last Parliamentary constituencies of Winston Churchill

ROUND 7 & 8 - Bingo

Choose a number from 1 to 24

1.

What name was given to Haydn’s Symphony No. 96 as a result of a chandelier falling and narrowly missing the audience on its first performance?

The Miracle Symphony

2.

In which British town or city is the University of Abertay?

Dundee

3.

What capital city connects the author and playwright, Michael Frayn, the actor Danny Kaye and the Duke of Wellington?

Copenhagen

(name of play, song and horse)

4.

Which mammal features on the logo of the Wildlife Trust?

Badger

5.

Abdel Kader in 1851, The Colonel in 1870, Reynoldstown in 1936.  Who completed a sporting club of 4 in 1974?

Red Rum

(these being the only horses to win back to back Grand Nationals)

6.

In which film did the characters Major ‘King’ Kong and Colonel ‘Bat’ Guano feature?

Dr Strangelove

7.

Which item of food was first displayed in this country in the shop window of the London herbalist Thomas Johnson on April 10^th 1633?

Banana

8.

Now that Portsmouth have been relegated from the Premiership what is geographically its most southerly club?

Fulham

9.

Which fabric is named after a city in Iraq?

Muslin

(after Mosul)

10.

Which track from the album Physical Graffiti is arguably the most progressive and original track that Led Zeppelin ever recorded?  It was sampled in the theme music to the 1998 film Godzilla.

Kashmir

11.

Which absorbable medical suture is made by twisting together strands of purified collagen taken from bovine intestines?

Catgut

12.

“Lo” in 1969 is regarded as the first ever what?

Email message

13.

Which famous musical character is described as being “well hung, snow white tan”?

Ziggy Stardust

14.

On 28^th June 1995 Dennis Bergkamp became Britain’s most expensive footballer when Arsenal signed him from Inter Milan.  The record was broken just 48 hours later when Liverpool signed which player?

Stan Collymore

(from Nottingham Forest)

15.

In 1997 the English translation of which novel by the academic and judge, Bernard Schlink, became the first German novel to top the New York Times’ bestsellers list?

The Reader

16.

Which fruit has been shown recently to fluoresce under UV light – but only when its ripe (perhaps to attract creatures with night vision)?

Banana

17.

On which Franz Ferdinand album does the track Ulysses appear?

Tonight

18.

Isobutylphenyl propionic acid is better known as what?

Ibuprofen

19.

What game has been compulsory in Japanese military schools since the 15^th century?

Go

20.

A4 paper measures 297 x 210 millimetres.  But what is the basic size of paper that covers 1 square metre?

A0

21.

Which syndrome is named after R E Raspe’s literary hero?

Munchausen’s syndrome

22.

What is the green film caused by oxidization on bronze called?

Patina

23.

What is the only muscle in the human body that is not attached at both ends?

Tongue

24.

Which fearless woman was born in Wimbledon on February 14^th 1968?

Lara Croft

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