Withington Pub Quiz League - questions 10/11/10

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WithQuiz League paper 10/11/10	Set by: SPW	QotW: R5/Q6
Average Aggregate Score: 69.8 (Season's Ave. Agg.: 64.7)	"All the teams thoroughly enjoyed the wide variety of questions." "General appreciation from both teams for a fine paper.....but there were one or two holes to pick.....the balance on occasions left something to be desired with Porifera (the hardest question of Round 1) paired with Esox (by some way the easiest question of the round) being just one example."

ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

Who were the authors of 1066 And All That?

2.

Which actor played Dr. Who’s assistant Jamie McCrimmon from 1966 to 1969?

3.

Who is described by Wisden as “arguably the best wicket keeper the game of cricket has ever seen” and was the first wicket keeper to reach 200 test match dismissals?

4.

Which batsman scored an epic test double century in the tied test at Madras while suffering from dehydration and frequent vomiting?

5.

Which American R&B/soul singer’s most famous hit was In The Midnight Hour?

6.

Which American born singer’s hits include Jackie and Joanna and is well known for his interpretations of the songs of Jacques Brel?

7.

What is the common name for animals of the phylum Porifera?

8.

What is the common name for fish of the genus Esox?

Sp.

Which British coin depicted a wren on the reverse side?

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ROUND 2 - Pairs

1.

Who is the only Premiership manager to have won the European Cup as a player?

2.

Name one of the two Premiership managers to have scored in the FA Cup final.

3.

Which 1980s Number One single contains the line “Are we living in a land where sex and horror are the new gods?”?

4.

Which 1980s Number One single contains the line “With you in that dress my thoughts I confess verge on dirty”?

5.

Which 2000 film comedy had the tagline “Escape or die frying”?

6.

Which 1998 film comedy had the tagline “Love is in the hair”?

7.

What name links The Towering Inferno, The Flying Dutchman and The X Factor?

8.

What name links the creator of the installation My Bed, the film Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner and The X Factor?

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ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

Oliver Reed’s last film appearance was as Antonius Proximo in which film?

2.

Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hephaestus?

3.

How is the fish Xiphias Gladius better known?

4.

The Second Battle of Höchstadt of 1704 is better known as which battle?

5.

In the novel Frankenstein what is Frankenstein’s first name?

6.

Which actor was nominated for an Oscar for his role in From Here to Eternity and won one for his performance in Elmer Gantry?

7.

Ian Broudie is the lead singer with which group?

8.

Which insect gets its name from the Spanish for Little Fly?

Sp.

Who was a regular panellist, with Andy Hamilton, on the BBC4 panel show, It’s Only a Theory?

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ROUND 4 - Picture Round
These are all stills from films in the Internet Movie Database top 250 films of all time - just name the film

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

In which US state is the Mount Rushmore National Monument?

2.

In Irish folklore what name is given to female spirits whose wailing warns of impending death?

3.

The Swift-Tuttle was discovered in 1862 and the Shoemaker-Levy 9 was discovered in 1994. What are they?

4.

What surname is shared by two US Presidents and a member of the Shadow Cabinet?

5.

It was first propounded by President Eisenhower in 1954 when he argued that if one country came under the influence of communism surrounding countries would follow. By what name is it better known?

6.

What happened to Elton John in 1999, Dick Cheney in 2001 and Alex Ferguson in 2004?

7.

There are six of them and they were first heard on the radio in 1924. What are they?

8.

It was first used in the United States in 1890 and its nicknames include Yellow Mama and Gruesome Gertie. What is it?

Sp.

Which mathematical constant is defined as the unique real number such that the value of the derivative of the function f(x) = ex at the point x = 0 is equal to 1?

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ROUND 6 - Pairs

1.

The theme song to which James Bond film starts "When you were young and your heart was an open book"?

2.

The theme song to which James Bond film starts "He has a powerful weapon, He charges a million a shot"?

3.

Which novel won this year’s Booker Prize?

4.

This year’s Nobel Prize for Literature was won by Mario Vargas Llosa. From which country does he come?

5.

Which US state capital connects Homer Simpson and singer Mary O’Brien?

6.

Which Biblical character connects Jane Marple and Southampton F.C.?

7.

Whose 3rd symphony is nicknamed The Rhenish?

8.

Who composed An Alpine Symphony?

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ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

Which drama programme of the mid 1970s starred Iain Cuthbertson as a Scottish justice official?

2.

Which actress played Jo March in Little Women and Helen Miller in The Glenn Miller Story?

3.

Which former Manchester City player captained a side at the 2006 World Cup?

4.

Who is Stoke City’s first choice goalkeeper?

5.

Which song is the only Ringo Starr composition on the album Abbey Road?

6.

Who was the winner of the fifth series of X-Factor?

7.

What completes this set: Justice, Fortitude, Moderation and ......?

8.

In fiction, who co-founded the Diogenes club?

Sp.

Who became the first Supreme Director of an independent Chile in 1817?

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ROUND 8 - Pairs

1.

Fill in the blank in this list: Liverpool 1990, Arsenal 1991, Leeds United 1992, ……… 1993, Crystal Palace 1994, Middlesbrough 1995.

2.

Brian Deane of Sheffield United scored the first ever Premiership goal, but against which goalkeeper?

3.

What links Dunwich in Suffolk, East Looe in Cornwall, Gatton in Surrey and Old Sarum in Wiltshire?

4.

In what year was universal suffrage to men and women over 21 established in the UK?

5.

Which is the only African country still on the UN Decolonization Committee’s list of Non-Self-Governing Territories?

6.

What were Operation Moses in 1984-85 and Operation Solomon in 1991?

7.

Manzanilla, picholine, niçoise and lugano are all varieties of what?

8.

Galway, Marennes, Colchester and Helford are all varieties of what?

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Spares

1.

In computing for what does USB stand?

2.

What was the name of Monty Python’s Half a Bee?

3.

Which international competition was founded by Eric and Julia Morley?

4.

Who had a 1973 hit with Top of the World?

5.

Who in 2010 became the first cricketer to score a double hundred in a one-day international?

6.

What title was won by Paul Hanagan at the weekend?

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ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

Who were the authors of 1066 And All That?

Sellar & Yeatman

2.

Which actor played Dr. Who’s assistant Jamie McCrimmon from 1966 to 1969?

Frazer Hines

(forename required)

3.

Who is described by Wisden as “arguably the best wicket keeper the game of cricket has ever seen” and was the first wicket keeper to reach 200 test match dismissals?

Godfrey Evans

(forename required)

4.

Which batsman scored an epic test double century in the tied test at Madras while suffering from dehydration and frequent vomiting?

Dean Jones

(forename required)

5.

Which American R&B/soul singer’s most famous hit was In The Midnight Hour?

Wilson Pickett

(forename required)

6.

Which American born singer’s hits include Jackie and Joanna and is well known for his interpretations of the songs of Jacques Brel?

Scott Walker

(forename required)

7.

What is the common name for animals of the phylum Porifera?

Sponges

8.

What is the common name for fish of the genus Esox?

Pike

Sp.

Which British coin depicted a wren on the reverse side?

Farthing

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a character from the TV series Dad’s Army

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ROUND 2 - Pairs

1.

Who is the only Premiership manager to have won the European Cup as a player?

Carlo Ancelotti

(with AC Milan in 1989 and 1990)

2.

Name one of the two Premiership managers to have scored in the FA Cup final.

(either)

Mark Hughes (1990/1994)

(or)

Roberto Di Matteo (1997)

3.

Which 1980s Number One single contains the line “Are we living in a land where sex and horror are the new gods?”?

Two Tribes

(by Frankie Goes to Hollywood)

4.

Which 1980s Number One single contains the line “With you in that dress my thoughts I confess verge on dirty”?

Come on Eileen

(by Dexy's Midnight Runners)

5.

Which 2000 film comedy had the tagline “Escape or die frying”?

Chicken Run

6.

Which 1998 film comedy had the tagline “Love is in the hair”?

There's Something About Mary

7.

What name links The Towering Inferno, The Flying Dutchman and The X Factor?

Wagner

(a Robert Wagner film, a Richard Wagner opera and Wagner Carrilho, X Factor contestant)

8.

What name links the creator of the installation My Bed, the film Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner and The X Factor?

Tracey

(the artist Tracey Emin, the actor Spencer Tracy and X- Factor contestant Tracey Cohen)

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ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

Oliver Reed’s last film appearance was as Antonius Proximo in which film?

Gladiator

2.

Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hephaestus?

Vulcan

3.

How is the fish Xiphias Gladius better known?

Swordfish

4.

The Second Battle of Höchstadt of 1704 is better known as which battle?

Blenheim

5.

In the novel Frankenstein what is Frankenstein’s first name?

Victor

6.

Which actor was nominated for an Oscar for his role in From Here to Eternity and won one for his performance in Elmer Gantry?

Burt Lancaster

7.

Ian Broudie is the lead singer with which group?

The Lightning Seeds

8.

Which insect gets its name from the Spanish for Little Fly?

Mosquito

Sp.

Who was a regular panellist, with Andy Hamilton, on the BBC4 panel show, It’s Only a Theory?

Reginald D Hunter

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a British aircraft

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ROUND 4 - Picture Round
These are all stills from films in the Internet Movie Database top 250 films of all time - just name the film

1.

The Shawshank Redemption

2.

12 Angry Men

3.

Once Upon A Time In The West

4.

Pulp Fiction

5.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

6.

Some Like It Hot

7.

Casablanca

8.

Blade Runner

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ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

In which US state is the Mount Rushmore National Monument?

South Dakota

2.

In Irish folklore what name is given to female spirits whose wailing warns of impending death?

Banshees

3.

The Swift-Tuttle was discovered in 1862 and the Shoemaker-Levy 9 was discovered in 1994. What are they?

Comets

4.

What surname is shared by two US Presidents and a member of the Shadow Cabinet?

Johnson

(Andrew, Lyndon And Alan

5.

It was first propounded by President Eisenhower in 1954 when he argued that if one country came under the influence of communism surrounding countries would follow. By what name is it better known?

The Domino Theory

6.

What happened to Elton John in 1999, Dick Cheney in 2001 and Alex Ferguson in 2004?

They Were Fitted With Heart Pacemakers

7.

There are six of them and they were first heard on the radio in 1924. What are they?

The Pips

(accept the Greenwich time signal even though it doesn't fit the theme)

8.

It was first used in the United States in 1890 and its nicknames include Yellow Mama and Gruesome Gertie. What is it?

The Electric Chair

Sp.

Which mathematical constant is defined as the unique real number such that the value of the derivative of the function f(x) = ex at the point x = 0 is equal to 1?

e

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a famous backing group:

Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas; Siouxsie and the Banshees; Bill Haley and the Comets; Antony and the Johnsons; Derek and the Dominoes; Gerry and the Pacemakers; Gladys Knight and the Pips; Wayne County and the Electric Chairs; Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

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ROUND 6 - Pairs

1.

The theme song to which James Bond film starts "When you were young and your heart was an open book"?

Live And Let Die

2.

The theme song to which James Bond film starts "He has a powerful weapon, He charges a million a shot"?

The Man With The Golden Gun

3.

Which novel won this year’s Booker Prize?

The Finkler Question

(by Howard Jacobsen)

4.

This year’s Nobel Prize for Literature was won by Mario Vargas Llosa. From which country does he come?

Peru

5.

Which US state capital connects Homer Simpson and singer Mary O’Brien?

Springfield

(Homer lives In Springfield; real name Of Dusty)

6.

Which Biblical character connects Jane Marple and Southampton F.C.?

Mary

(St Mary Mead and St Mary’s Stadium)

7.

Whose 3rd symphony is nicknamed The Rhenish?

Schumann

8.

Who composed An Alpine Symphony?

Richard Strauss

(forename required)

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ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

Which drama programme of the mid 1970s starred Iain Cuthbertson as a Scottish justice official?

Sutherland’s Law

2.

Which actress played Jo March in Little Women and Helen Miller in The Glenn Miller Story?

June Allyson

3.

Which former Manchester City player captained a side at the 2006 World Cup?

Claudio Reyna

4.

Who is Stoke City’s first choice goalkeeper?

Thomas Sorenson

5.

Which song is the only Ringo Starr composition on the album Abbey Road?

Octopus’s Garden

6.

Who was the winner of the fifth series of X-Factor?

Alexandra Burke

7.

What completes this set: Justice, Fortitude, Moderation and ......?

Wisdom

8.

In fiction, who co-founded the Diogenes club?

Mycroft Holmes

(both names necessary)

Sp.

Who became the first Supreme Director of an independent Chile in 1817?

Bernardo O’Higgins

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a celebrity who died during October 2010:

Joan Sutherland, Malcolm Allison, Claire Rayner, Ted Sorensen (JFK’s speechwriter), Paul the Octopus, Solomon Burke, Norman Wisdom, Andy Holmes (double Olympic gold medal winning rower) and Alex Higgins

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ROUND 8 - Pairs

1.

Fill in the blank in this list: Liverpool 1990, Arsenal 1991, Leeds United 1992, ……… 1993, Crystal Palace 1994, Middlesbrough 1995.

Newcastle United

(Football League champions, not Premiership)

2.

Brian Deane of Sheffield United scored the first ever Premiership goal, but against which goalkeeper?

Peter Schmeichel

3.

What links Dunwich in Suffolk, East Looe in Cornwall, Gatton in Surrey and Old Sarum in Wiltshire?

They were all Rotten Boroughs

(Parliamentary seats with only a handful of voters) before the 1832 Reform Act

4.

In what year was universal suffrage to men and women over 21 established in the UK?

1928

(under the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928)

5.

Which is the only African country still on the UN Decolonization Committee’s list of Non-Self-Governing Territories?

Western Sahara

(formerly a Spanish colony and more recently occupied by Morocco)

6.

What were Operation Moses in 1984-85 and Operation Solomon in 1991?

The covert removal of Ethiopian Jews from Africa to Israel

(accept anything approximating to this answer)

7.

Manzanilla, picholine, niçoise and lugano are all varieties of what?

Olives

8.

Galway, Marennes, Colchester and Helford are all varieties of what?

Oysters

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Spares

1.

In computing for what does USB stand?

Universal Serial Bus

2.

What was the name of Monty Python’s Half a Bee?

Eric

3.

Which international competition was founded by Eric and Julia Morley?

Miss World

4.

Who had a 1973 hit with Top of the World?

The Carpenters

5.

Who in 2010 became the first cricketer to score a double hundred in a one-day international?

Sachin Tendulkar

6.

What title was won by Paul Hanagan at the weekend?

Champion Jockey

(Flat Racing)

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