ROUND 2 - Stockport style - Written

1.

Can you name either the third or the fourth man to walk on the moon?

2.

Today (8 September) is the birthday of which two members of The Goons?

3.

Which local venue was the last to stage the final of the World Professional Snooker Championship, before it moved to its permanent home at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre in 1977?

4.

The first Royal Christmas message to the nation was delivered by George V in 1932.  Who wrote it?

5.

After which military leader did Coronation Street’s Hilda Ogden name her cat?

6.

Which sports team evolved from The Savoy Big Five in the late 1920s?

7.

During the St Nazaire Raid of 1942, which obsolete Royal Navy destroyer was loaded with explosives, crashed into the dry-dock gates and detonated the following day by time fuses?

8.

The eruption of Vesuvius which destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum occurred during the reign of which Roman Emperor?

9.

Which word, much in the news this year in a different context, is a collective noun for cheetahs?

10.

Which 25-year-old law graduate resigned last week from his role as special adviser to William Hague?

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ROUND 3 - WithQuiz style - Paired with Round 6

1.

In which English county would you find the village of East Coker, title of one of T S Eliot’s Four Quartets?

2.

In the current Cabinet what position is held by Chris Huhne?

3.

Which 3 rivers flow together in the middle of Manchester to form the start of the Manchester Ship Canal?

4.

Which novel starts with the lines: “It was the day my grandmother exploded”?

5.

Which Manchester-born actor plays the branch manager in the recent series of Post Office ads?

6.

What word connects: the lead actress in the TV prize-winning drama Shooting the Past; a Scottish entrepreneur and philanthropist who runs a chain of health clubs; and a stubborn engine that likes to complain that he is overworked and is known for swaying on the track dangerously, which his driver calls ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’?

7.

Ignoring BST which is the only mainland European country that is in the same time zone as the UK?

8.

What is the capital of the Spanish Autonomous Community of Aragon?

9.

What footballing first occurred in the Coventry v Nottingham Forest Championship match on 11th February 2010?

10.

Which actor played the part of Hopalong Cassidy in the series of American cowboy films?

11.

Apart from the Vatican City and Rome which 2 capital cities are nearest to one another?

12.

If you were to buy these 3 works of fiction separately in different countries you might get Geharnischten, Oficiales y Caballeros and Capitulation Sans Condition – but what are they collectively if bought in England?

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ROUND 4 - WithQuiz style - Picture Round

Identify the make and model of each British made car shown

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

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ROUND 5 - WithQuiz style - Hidden theme - 'On the Edge'

Each answer contains a word that belongs (or sounds like it belongs) to a relevant set

1.

Who captained the Australian cricket team between 1971 and 1975?

2.

What particular record currently stands at 41 and is held by Neville Southall?

3.

Who stood as Tory candidate for Mayor of London in 200 and 2004?

4.

What was the name of the writer of the TV comedies Rising Damp and Only When I Laugh?

5.

Which actor played the part of Douglas Bader in the autobiographical film Reach for the Sky?

6.

What is the name of Hogwarts’ caretaker’s cat in the Harry Potter series?

7.

Whose first public commission was West Wind which adorns the wall of London Underground’s headquarters building at 55 Broadway in London?

8.

Which Coronation Street role is played by Malcolm Hebden?

9.

Queensway was opened in 1934 and Kingsway in 1971 - but what are they?

10.

Which actress played the part of Clarice Starling in the film Hannibal, and in 2007 published Freckleface Strawberry, a children's book based on her experiences as a child?

11.

Whose top-selling UK single was I Think of You?

12.

In which town is the brake-lining company Ferodo based?

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ROUND 6 - WithQuiz style - Paired with Round 3

1.

In which English county would you find the village of Little Gidding, title of one of T S Eliot’s Four Quartets?

2.

In the current Cabinet who holds the position of Chief Secretary to the Treasury?

3.

Which 3 rivers flow together in the middle of Stockport to form the River Mersey?

4.

Which novel starts with the lines: “Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and razor lay crossed”?

5.

Which Stockport-born TV personality has been the anchor presenter for this year’s BBC TV coverage of the Proms?

6.

What word connects: a 1929 Irving Berlin song that was also the title of a musical film; a brand of savoury snacks; and 150 Piccadilly London?

7.

Ignoring BST name one of the two countries exactly 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time?

8.

Of which Spanish Autonomous Community is Oviedo the capital?

9.

What connects footballers John Connelly, Terry Paine, Jimmy Greaves and Ian Callaghan?

10.

What was the name of the dog that starred in the TV western series Champion the Wonder Horse?

11.

What is the nearest European capital to London?

12.

If you were to buy these 3 works of fiction separately in different countries you might get Luces del Norte, La Lama Sottile and Das Bernstein Teleskop – but what are they collectively if bought in England?

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Spares - Stockport style - Written

1.

In which town or city are the headquarters of the National Lottery operator, Camelot?

2.

Which Channel port is generally regarded as the point of entry into England of The Black Death in 1348?

3.

During his visit to Britain later this month, in which city will The Pope conduct his first mass?

4.

If you were on holiday in Spain, what would you do with a tumbona?

5.

Protanopia, Deuteranopia and Tritanopia are all types of what?

6.

Which American duo popularised the 'Who’s on First?' baseball comedy routine?

7.

Why were Isabella Koupparis and her twin Lola in the news earlier this summer?

8.

Who composed the music for the ballets The Prodigal Son and Cinderella?

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Tiebreaker

What is the sum of the goals scored  by Stockport County in their highest margin home league win (v Halifax in 1934) and those scored by Manchester City in their highest margin home league win (v Lincoln in 1895)?

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ROUND 1 - Stockport style - Verbal

1.

What connects a winner of the Epsom Derby, LNER A4 steam locomotive number 4495 and Colchis, a region on the coast of the Black Sea in modern-day Georgia?

Golden Fleece

2.

Which of the Bob Hope and Bing Crosby Road To… films has uncredited appearances by Humphrey Bogart, Jane Russell, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and also features an underwater sequence involving a giant squid?

Road to Bali

3.

On television, if Benedict Cumberbatch is Holmes, who is Watson?

Martin Freeman

4.

Which body of water in Northern Ireland is separated from the Irish Sea by the Ards Peninsula and has the town of Newtownards at its northern end?

Strangford Lough

5.

What is the real first name of the film character ‘Indiana’ Jones?

Henry

6.

In Greek mythology, which character’s name means 'swollen-footed'?

Oedipus

7.

From which film does this quotation come:

“Gentlemen, you can't fight in here!  This is the War Room!”?

Dr Strangelove

8.

Where in the home would you be most likely to find the radioactive isotope Americium-241?

In a smoke detector

9.

Who is the famous wife of Indian textile heir Arun Nayar?

Liz Hurley

10.

Who played the Bond villain Alec Trevelyan in GoldenEye?

Sean Bean

11.

Which American state shares its western border with Indiana and its eastern border with Pennsylvania?

Ohio

12.

The Dorset-based company Sunseeker is a manufacturer of which luxury products?

(Motor) yachts

(accept ‘boats’ or ‘speedboats’)

13.

The 1997-98 season saw which football club, currently in The Championship, make its one-and-only appearance in the English Premier League?  Their season included a fifth round FA Cup victory over Manchester United, which went some way to avenging an earlier 7-0 league thrashing at Old Trafford.

Barnsley

14.

Of the eight English Kings named Edward, which one reigned the longest?

Edward III

(1327-1377)

15.

Which was the first country to be eliminated from this summer’s FIFA World Cup Finals in South Africa?

Cameroon

16.

Who was the losing finalist in the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon this summer?

Tomas Berdych

17.

Of the eight English Kings named Henry, which one reigned the longest?

Henry III

(1216-1272)

18.

The 1993-94 season saw which football club, currently in Football League Division One, make its one-and-only appearance in the English Premier League?  They set a Premier League record, which still stands, of 100 goals conceded.

Swindon Town

19.

The French holding company LVMH is a conglomerate of luxury goods brands.  The ‘LV’ stands for Louis Vuitton; can you identify either of the brand names represented by the ‘M’ or the ‘H’?

(either)

Moët (et Chandon)

(or)

Hennessy

20.

Which American state shares its western border with Colorado and its eastern border with Missouri?

Kansas

21.

Who played the Bond villain Max Zorin in A View to a Kill?

Christopher Walken

22.

Christopher Guest, who played guitarist Nigel Tufnel in This Is Spinal Tap, is the husband of which Hollywood actress?

Jamie Lee Curtis

23.

How might the chemical Syn-Propanethial S-oxide cause you discomfort in the home?

It causes tears when chopping onions

24.

From which classic film does this quotation come:

“I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again.  No, nor any of my folk.  If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill.  As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again”?

Gone with the Wind

25.

In Greek mythology, which character’s name means ‘all-giving’?

Pandora

26.

What is the real first name of the film character ‘Rocky’ Balboa?

Robert

27.

At 41 km (2 km longer than Loch Ness) which body of water in Argyll and Bute is the longest of Scotland’s lochs?

Loch Awe

28.

Who is Jon Culshaw’s female co-star in BBC TV’s The Impressions Show?

Debra Stephenson

29.

Which Road To… film features Anthony Quinn and has a plot which involves the shipwrecked Hope and Crosby being sold into slavery?

Road to Morocco

30.

What connects a winner of the Epsom Derby, the hero of a novel by Baroness Emma Orczy and a holiday village on the north coast of Norfolk?

Blakeney

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ROUND 2 - Stockport style - Written

1.

Can you name either the third or the fourth man to walk on the moon?

(either)

Charles ‘Pete’ Conrad

(or)

Alan Bean

2.

Today (8 September) is the birthday of which two members of The Goons?

Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers

3.

Which local venue was the last to stage the final of the World Professional Snooker Championship, before it moved to its permanent home at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre in 1977?

Wythenshawe Forum

4.

The first Royal Christmas message to the nation was delivered by George V in 1932.  Who wrote it?

Rudyard Kipling

5.

After which military leader did Coronation Street’s Hilda Ogden name her cat?

Rommel

6.

Which sports team evolved from The Savoy Big Five in the late 1920s?

The Harlem Globetrotters

7.

During the St Nazaire Raid of 1942, which obsolete Royal Navy destroyer was loaded with explosives, crashed into the dry-dock gates and detonated the following day by time fuses?

HMS Campbeltown

8.

The eruption of Vesuvius which destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum occurred during the reign of which Roman Emperor?

Titus

9.

Which word, much in the news this year in a different context, is a collective noun for cheetahs?

Coalition

10.

Which 25-year-old law graduate resigned last week from his role as special adviser to William Hague?

Christopher Myers

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ROUND 3 - WithQuiz style - Paired with Round 6

1.

In which English county would you find the village of East Coker, title of one of T S Eliot’s Four Quartets?

Somerset

2.

In the current Cabinet what position is held by Chris Huhne?

Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change

3.

Which 3 rivers flow together in the middle of Manchester to form the start of the Manchester Ship Canal?

Irwell, Irk and Medlock

4.

Which novel starts with the lines: “It was the day my grandmother exploded”?

Crow Road

(Iain Banks)

5.

Which Manchester-born actor plays the branch manager in the recent series of Post Office ads?

John Henshaw

6.

What word connects: the lead actress in the TV prize-winning drama Shooting the Past; a Scottish entrepreneur and philanthropist who runs a chain of health clubs; and a stubborn engine that likes to complain that he is overworked and is known for swaying on the track dangerously, which his driver calls ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’?

Duncan

(Lindsay D, D Bannatyne, D the steam engine from Rev Awdry books)

7.

Ignoring BST which is the only mainland European country that is in the same time zone as the UK?

Portugal

8.

What is the capital of the Spanish Autonomous Community of Aragon?

Zaragoza

9.

What footballing first occurred in the Coventry v Nottingham Forest Championship match on 11th February 2010?

First woman to referee a top flight league match

10.

Which actor played the part of Hopalong Cassidy in the series of American cowboy films?

William Boyd

11.

Apart from the Vatican City and Rome which 2 capital cities are nearest to one another?

Brazzaville

(Republic of the Congo)

and Kinshasha

(Democratic Republic of the Congo)

12.

If you were to buy these 3 works of fiction separately in different countries you might get Geharnischten, Oficiales y Caballeros and Capitulation Sans Condition – but what are they collectively if bought in England?

The Sword of Honour trilogy

(by Evelyn Waugh – Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen and Unconditional Surrender)

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ROUND 4 - WithQuiz style - Picture Round

Identify the make and model of each British made car shown

1.

Ford Anglia

2.

Ford Popular

3.

Morris Marina

4.

Hillman Minx

5.

Vauxhall Viva

6.

Austin Allegro

7.

Ford Zodiac

8.

Hillman Imp

9.

Wolseley 4/44

10.

Austin Princess

11.

Austin or Morris Maxi

12.

Ford Cortina

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ROUND 5 - WithQuiz style - Hidden theme - 'On the Edge'

Each answer contains a word that belongs (or sounds like it belongs) to a relevant set

1.

Who captained the Australian cricket team between 1971 and 1975?

Ian Chapell

2.

What particular record currently stands at 41 and is held by Neville Southall?

Appearances in the Merseyside Derby

3.

Who stood as Tory candidate for Mayor of London in 200 and 2004?

Steven Norris

4.

What was the name of the writer of the TV comedies Rising Damp and Only When I Laugh?

Eric Chappell

5.

Which actor played the part of Douglas Bader in the autobiographical film Reach for the Sky?

Kenneth More

6.

What is the name of Hogwarts’ caretaker’s cat in the Harry Potter series?

Mrs Norris

7.

Whose first public commission was West Wind which adorns the wall of London Underground’s headquarters building at 55 Broadway in London?

Sir Henry Moore

8.

Which Coronation Street role is played by Malcolm Hebden?

Norris Cole

9.

Queensway was opened in 1934 and Kingsway in 1971 - but what are they?

Mersey road tunnels

10.

Which actress played the part of Clarice Starling in the film Hannibal, and in 2007 published Freckleface Strawberry, a children's book based on her experiences as a child?

Julianne Moore

11.

Whose top-selling UK single was I Think of You?

The Merseybeats

12.

In which town is the brake-lining company Ferodo based?

Chapel-en-le-Frith

(each one of the 4 Heatons that sit ‘on the edge’ between South Manchester and Stockport)

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ROUND 6 - WithQuiz style - Paired with Round 3

1.

In which English county would you find the village of Little Gidding, title of one of T S Eliot’s Four Quartets?

Cambridgeshire

2.

In the current Cabinet who holds the position of Chief Secretary to the Treasury?

Danny Alexander

3.

Which 3 rivers flow together in the middle of Stockport to form the River Mersey?

Goyt, Etherow and Tame

4.

Which novel starts with the lines: “Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and razor lay crossed”?

Ulysses

(James Joyce)

5.

Which Stockport-born TV personality has been the anchor presenter for this year’s BBC TV coverage of the Proms?

Katie Derham

6.

What word connects: a 1929 Irving Berlin song that was also the title of a musical film; a brand of savoury snacks; and 150 Piccadilly London?

Ritz

(Puttin’ on the Ritz, Ritz crackers, The Ritz Hotel)

7.

Ignoring BST name one of the two countries exactly 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time?

(either)

New Zealand

(or)

Fiji

8.

Of which Spanish Autonomous Community is Oviedo the capital?

Asturias

9.

What connects footballers John Connelly, Terry Paine, Jimmy Greaves and Ian Callaghan?

They all played for England in the 1966 World Cup but not in the Final

10.

What was the name of the dog that starred in the TV western series Champion the Wonder Horse?

Rebel

11.

What is the nearest European capital to London?

Brussels

12.

If you were to buy these 3 works of fiction separately in different countries you might get Luces del Norte, La Lama Sottile and Das Bernstein Teleskop – but what are they collectively if bought in England?

His Dark Materials trilogy

(by Philip Pullman – Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass)

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Spares - Stockport style - Written

1.

In which town or city are the headquarters of the National Lottery operator, Camelot?

Watford

2.

Which Channel port is generally regarded as the point of entry into England of The Black Death in 1348?

Weymouth

(also accept ‘Melcombe Regis’)

3.

During his visit to Britain later this month, in which city will The Pope conduct his first mass?

Glasgow

4.

If you were on holiday in Spain, what would you do with a tumbona?

Sit or lie on it

(it’s a deck chair/sun-lounger)

5.

Protanopia, Deuteranopia and Tritanopia are all types of what?

Colour blindness

6.

Which American duo popularised the 'Who’s on First?' baseball comedy routine?

Abbott and Costello

7.

Why were Isabella Koupparis and her twin Lola in the news earlier this summer?

They were the nine-month-old sisters attacked in their home by a fox

8.

Who composed the music for the ballets The Prodigal Son and Cinderella?

Sergei Prokofiev

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Tiebreaker

What is the sum of the goals scored  by Stockport County in their highest margin home league win (v Halifax in 1934) and those scored by Manchester City in their highest margin home league win (v Lincoln in 1895)?

24

(Stockport County 13-0 & Manchester City 11-3)

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