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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League QUESTION PAPER 12th January 2011 |
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WithQuiz League paper 12/01/11 |
Set by: Calluna Pussycats |
QotW: R3/Q8 |
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Average Aggregate Score: 45.8 (Season's Ave. Agg.: 64.7) |
The chief concern for me was the very low aggregate score (45.8) which was over 10 points lower than the previous lowest this season. This means that many of the questions went unanswered by either team. Indeed at the Albert Club there were 4 instances of one of the teams scoring no points in a whole round. "The quiz was hard - very hard - with 24 unanswerables in total." |
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ROUND 1 - Hidden theme |
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1. |
Who played the part of Golic in Alien 3? |
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2. |
Who played Charles Stewart in the 2001 film The Others? |
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3. |
Who played the soothsayer in Carry on Cleo? |
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4. |
Who played Father Brennan in Richard Donner's film The Omen? |
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5. |
Who played Paul Merroney in the BBC TV series The Brothers? |
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6. |
Who played Sergeant Grimshawe in Carry on Sergeant? |
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7. |
Who played Rasputin in Franklin I. Schaffner's Nicholas and Alexandra? |
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8. |
Who played the dish of the day in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? |
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Sp. |
Who played Pepe/Epep, a character who lived in thy mirror in Vision On? |
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ROUND 2 - Pairs - 'Out of Africa' |
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Which African capital city is named after a US President and of which country is it the capital? |
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2. |
Which African capital city is named after an explorer and of which country is it the capital? |
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3. |
Which rare blue/purple gemstone can only be found in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro? |
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4. |
Mount Stanley is the third highest peak in Africa. Of which mountain range is it part? |
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5. |
Name one of the 2 largest islands in the Mascarenes group of Islands. |
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6. |
Which country has its capital on the island of Bioko off its Atlantic coastline? |
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7. |
What was the title of Bruce Chatwin's novel about a slave trader in the early 19th century in the Kingdom of Dahomey? |
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8. |
What was the title of the novel by Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that won the Orange price for fiction in 2007? |
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The Basilica of our Lady of Peace, completed in 1989 at a cost of $300m and listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest church in the world, is located in which African city, in which country? |
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ROUND 3 - Children's TV |
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ln which year was Children's Hour first broadcast? |
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Name the first two presenters of Blue Peter. |
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3. |
What was the name of the children's book written by HRH Prince Charles that he read on Jackanory? |
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4. |
What does the acronym TISWAS stand for? |
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5. |
What was the name of the Blue Peter dog that died in 1977? |
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6. |
What was the name of Captain Pugwash's ship? |
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7. |
In Trumpton, what is the name of the town clerk? |
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On which road does Mr Benn live? |
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Sp. |
Which actor is the voice of the cartoon character Dangermouse? |
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ROUND 4 - Pairs |
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1. |
Which Manchester band were nominated for the Mercury Music price for their 5th album in 2010? |
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2. |
Who did Noel Gallagher nickname 'Captain Rock' and dedicate the song Cast No Shadow? |
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3. |
Which fashion designer, born in Ramsbottom, became known for his Fashion Groupies range of T-Shirts? |
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4. |
Which fashion designer, born in Chorlton, is famous for the Indian embroidery influence in his work and had retrospective exhibitions at the Design Museum and Urbis to celebrate 10 years in business? |
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5. |
Who is credited with the idea of the geo-stationary satellite? |
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6. |
Who came up with the idea of the pie chart? |
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7. |
For which band did Jimmy Hendrix play backing guitar in 1964, recording one single and playing on tour? |
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8. |
The mother of which boy band member invented liquid paper (correction fluid)? |
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Sp. |
In which Manchester pub is the smoking terrace called 'Vegas on Medlock'? |
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ROUND 5 - 'Nonsense Song Titles'Give the name of the original artist who recorded the songs that included these lyrics in their titles (The QM is encouraged to have a go at singing them if they so wish!) |
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1. |
"Um um um, um, um, um"? |
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2. |
"DoobeDood'nDoobe, DoobeDood'nDoobe"? |
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3. |
"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"? |
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4. |
"Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)"? |
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5. |
"Da,Da,Da"? |
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6. |
"Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)"? |
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7. |
"Shang-A-Lang"? |
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8. |
"Rama Lama Ding Dong"? |
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Sp. |
"La-La (Means I Love You)''? |
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ROUND 6 - Hidden theme |
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1. |
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee appear in which Steve Martin Film? |
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2. |
Mike Pollitt (goalkeeper) has played for how many League and Premiership clubs? |
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3. |
Who played Midge in the film Vertigo? |
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4. |
Which band recorded the album Thick as a Brick in 1972? |
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5. |
Who is 'The Voice' of CNN? |
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6. |
Peter Bonetti was known by which nickname? |
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7. |
''Oh the buzzing of the bees in the cigarette trees'' are lyrics from which song? |
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8. |
Who said "This movie will set the industry back 50 years! Go home!"? |
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Sp. |
Who died by choking on a bottle top in 1983? |
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ROUND 7 - Pairs |
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1. |
Who played Dorothy in the 1985 sequel, Return to Oz? |
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2. |
Who played Ayesha in the 1968 sequel, Vengeance of She? |
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3. |
In which James Bond novel did the character Vivienne Michel appear?
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4. |
In which James Bond novel did the character Gala Brand appear? |
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5. |
Which actress appeared in Dracula AD 72 and The Spy Who Loved Me? |
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6. |
Which actress appeared in The Satanic Rites of Dracula and On Her Majesty's Secret Service? |
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7. |
In 1981, when he was 17, Jahangir Khan became the youngest winner of the Squash World Open. He next lost a match to New Zealand's Ross Norman in the final of the World Open. In what year? |
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8. |
Professional squash player, Manchester's Vicky Botwright, caused a storm by requesting to wear 'abbreviated clothing' when playing tournaments. It was just a publicity stunt, but led to her nickname in the press. What was it? |
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ROUND 8 - Hidden theme |
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Julian Casablancas is the lead singer of which band? |
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2. |
Gene Simmons is vocalist and bass guitarist in which band? |
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3. |
Bilbao is the principal city in which region of Spain? |
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4. |
Which town is the main metropolitan area of West Brittany? |
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5. |
Which flamboyant fashion icon, famous for wearing outrageous hats, died in September 2007? |
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6. |
Which worldwide unmarked fashion label, with a branch on King Street, was started by Vivienne Westwood's son? |
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7. |
Which cocktail is made from Sambuca, Baileys and Grenadine? |
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8. |
Which river rises in the Cheviot Hills and flows to the sea at Amble via Warkworth castle? |
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Sp1 |
Which 1972 track by the band Family reached no. 13 in the charts? |
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Sp2 |
Which cocktail is made from vodka, peach schnapps, black raspberry liqueur, pineapple juice and cranberry juice? |
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1. |
What Manchester nightclub was formerly a Bollywood cinema? |
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2. |
Where is the 'hidden gem'? |
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3. |
In what year was the last person hanged in Strangeways? |
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4. |
Ernest Hemmingway wrote For Whom The Bell Tolls, but who wrote the meditation from which the title is taken? |
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5. |
John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men, but who wrote the poem from which the title comes? |
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6. |
Who played the Olivia Newton John role, Sandy Olsson, in the sequel to Grease? |
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7. |
Who played the Butch Cassidy in the prequel Butch and Sundance: The Early Days? |
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8. |
Which actress appeared in Blood From The Mummy's Tomb and Never Say Never Again? |
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9. |
Which actress appeared in Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde and From Russia with Love? |
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Go to Spare questions with answers
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ROUND 1 - Hidden theme |
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1. |
Who played the part of Golic in Alien 3? |
Paul McGann |
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2. |
Who played Charles Stewart in the 2001 film The Others? |
Christopher Eccleston |
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3. |
Who played the soothsayer in Carry on Cleo? |
Jon Pertwee |
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4. |
Who played Father Brennan in Richard Donner's film The Omen? |
Patrick Troughton |
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5. |
Who played Paul Merroney in the BBC TV series The Brothers? |
Colin Baker |
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6. |
Who played Sergeant Grimshawe in Carry on Sergeant? |
William Hartnell |
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7. |
Who played Rasputin in Franklin I. Schaffner's Nicholas and Alexandra? |
Tom Baker |
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8. |
Who played the dish of the day in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? |
Peter Davison |
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Sp. |
Who played Pepe/Epep, a character who lived in thy mirror in Vision On? |
Sylvester McCoy |
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Theme: Each answer contains the name of an actor who has played the part of Doctor Who |
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Go back to Round 1 questions without answers
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ROUND 2 - Pairs |
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1. |
Which African capital city is named after a US President and of which country is it the capital? |
Monrovia, capital of Liberia (named after President James Monroe) |
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2. |
Which African capital city is named after an explorer and of which country is it the capital? |
Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo (named after Pierre Brazza) |
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3. |
Which rare blue/purple gemstone can only be found in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro? |
Tanzanite |
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4. |
Mount Stanley is the third highest peak in Africa. Of which mountain range is it part? |
The Ruwenzoris or 'Mountains of the Moon' (Uganda / DRC) |
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5. |
Name one of the 2 largest islands in the Mascarenes group of Islands. |
(either) Reunion (largest) (or) Mauritius (2nd largest) |
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6. |
Which country has its capital on the island of Bioko off its Atlantic coastline? |
EquatoriaI Guinea (capital MaIabo) |
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7. |
What was the title of Bruce Chatwin's novel about a slave trader in the early 19th century in the Kingdom of Dahomey? |
The Viceroy of Ouida |
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8. |
What was the title of the novel by Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that won the Orange price for fiction in 2007? |
Half of a Yellow Sun |
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Sp. |
The Basilica of our Lady of Peace, completed in 1989 at a cost of $300m and listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest church in the world, is located in which African city, in which country? |
Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast/Cote d' lvoire |
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Go back to Round 2 questions without answers
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ROUND 3 - Children's TV |
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ln which year was Children's Hour first broadcast? |
1946 |
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2. |
Name the first two presenters of Blue Peter. |
Christopher Trace & Leila Williams |
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3. |
What was the name of the children's book written by HRH Prince Charles that he read on Jackanory? |
The OId Man of Lochnagar |
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4. |
What does the acronym TISWAS stand for? |
'Today ls Saturday Wear A Smile' |
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5. |
What was the name of the Blue Peter dog that died in 1977? |
Petra |
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6. |
What was the name of Captain Pugwash's ship? |
The Black Pig |
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7. |
In Trumpton, what is the name of the town clerk? |
Mr Troop |
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8. |
On which road does Mr Benn live? |
Festive Road |
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Sp. |
Which actor is the voice of the cartoon character Dangermouse? |
David Jason |
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Go back to Round 3 questions without answers
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ROUND 4 - Pairs |
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1. |
Which Manchester band were nominated for the Mercury Music price for their 5th album in 2010? |
I Am Kloot |
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2. |
Who did Noel Gallagher nickname 'Captain Rock' and dedicate the song Cast No Shadow? |
Richard Ashcroft |
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3. |
Which fashion designer, born in Ramsbottom, became known for his Fashion Groupies range of T-Shirts? |
Henry Holland |
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4. |
Which fashion designer, born in Chorlton, is famous for the Indian embroidery influence in his work and had retrospective exhibitions at the Design Museum and Urbis to celebrate 10 years in business? |
Matthew Williamson |
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5. |
Who is credited with the idea of the geo-stationary satellite? |
Arthur C Clarke |
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6. |
Who came up with the idea of the pie chart? |
Florence Nightingale |
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7. |
For which band did Jimmy Hendrix play backing guitar in 1964, recording one single and playing on tour? |
The Isley Brothers |
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8. |
The mother of which boy band member invented liquid paper (correction fluid)? |
Mike Nesmith (of the Monkees) |
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In which Manchester pub is the smoking terrace called 'Vegas on Medlock'? |
The Lass O'Gowrie |
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Go back to Round 4 questions without answers
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ROUND 5 - 'Nonsense Song Titles'Give the name of the original artist who recorded the songs that included these lyrics in their titles (The QM is encouraged to have a go at singing them if they so wish!) |
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1. |
"Um um um, um, um, um"? |
Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders (also accept Major Lance) |
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2. |
"DoobeDood'nDoobe, DoobeDood'nDoobe"? |
Diana Ross |
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3. |
"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"? |
The Police |
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4. |
"Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)"? |
The Rolling Stones |
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5. |
"Da,Da,Da"? |
Trio |
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6. |
"Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)"? |
Otis Redding |
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7. |
"Shang-A-Lang"? |
Bay City Rollers |
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8. |
"Rama Lama Ding Dong"? |
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays |
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"La-La (Means I Love You)''? |
The Delfonics |
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Go back to Round 5 questions without answers
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ROUND 6 - Hidden theme |
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1. |
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee appear in which Steve Martin Film? |
The Jerk |
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2. |
Mike Pollitt (goalkeeper) has played for how many League and Premiership clubs? |
12 |
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3. |
Who played Midge in the film Vertigo? |
Barbara Bel Geddes |
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4. |
Which band recorded the album Thick as a Brick in 1972? |
Jethro Tull |
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5. |
Who is 'The Voice' of CNN? |
James Earl Jones |
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6. |
Peter Bonetti was known by which nickname? |
'The Cat' |
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7. |
''Oh the buzzing of the bees in the cigarette trees'' are lyrics from which song? |
Big Rock Candy Mountain (by Burl Ives) |
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Who said "This movie will set the industry back 50 years! Go home!"? |
Tennessee Williams |
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Who died by choking on a bottle top in 1983? |
Tennessee Williams (apparentIy.......) |
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Theme: Each question or answer contains a word or words that refer to Tennessee William's play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof:Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee both appeared in the Broadway Production of COAHTR; Pollitt is the surname of' the family in COAHTR; Barbara Bel Geddes was in the original Broadway cast of COAHTR; Brick is the lead character in COAHTR; James Earl Jones played Big Daddy in the latest production of COAHTR in London; Maggie is known as 'The Cat' in COAHTR; Burl Ives played Big Daddy in COAHTR on Broadway and on film. |
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| ROUND 7 - Pairs | ||
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Who played Dorothy in the 1985 sequel, Return to Oz? |
Fairuza Balk |
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2. |
Who played Ayesha in the 1968 sequel, Vengeance of She? |
Olinka Berova |
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3. |
In which James Bond novel did the character Vivienne Michel appear? |
The Spy Who Loved Me |
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4. |
In which James Bond novel did the character Gala Brand appear? |
Moonraker |
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5. |
Which actress appeared in Dracula AD 72 and The Spy Who Loved Me? |
Caroline Munro |
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6. |
Which actress appeared in The Satanic Rites of Dracula and On Her Majesty's Secret Service? |
Joanna Lumley |
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In 1981, when he was 17, Jahangir Khan became the youngest winner of the Squash World Open. He next lost a match to New Zealand's Ross Norman in the final of the World Open. In what year? |
1986 (after 555 matches undefeated) |
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Professional squash player, Manchester's Vicky Botwright, caused a storm by requesting to wear 'abbreviated clothing' when playing tournaments. It was just a publicity stunt, but led to her nickname in the press. What was it? |
'The Lancashire Hot Bot' |
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Go back to Round 7 questions without answers
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ROUND 8 - Hidden theme |
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Julian Casablancas is the lead singer of which band? |
The Strokes |
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Gene Simmons is vocalist and bass guitarist in which band? |
Kiss |
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3. |
Bilbao is the principal city in which region of Spain? |
The Basque country |
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4. |
Which town is the main metropolitan area of West Brittany? |
Brest |
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5. |
Which flamboyant fashion icon, famous for wearing outrageous hats, died in September 2007? |
Isabella Blow |
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6. |
Which worldwide unmarked fashion label, with a branch on King Street, was started by Vivienne Westwood's son? |
Agent Provocateur |
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7. |
Which cocktail is made from Sambuca, Baileys and Grenadine? |
Slippery Nipple |
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8. |
Which river rises in the Cheviot Hills and flows to the sea at Amble via Warkworth castle? |
River Coquet |
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Sp1 |
Which 1972 track by the band Family reached no. 13 in the charts? |
Burlesque |
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Sp2 |
Which cocktail is made from vodka, peach schnapps, black raspberry liqueur, pineapple juice and cranberry juice? |
Sex on the Beach |
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Theme: There's something a bit naughty about each answer!! |
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Go back to Round 8 questions without answers
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1. |
What Manchester nightclub was formerly a Bollywood cinema? |
The Hacienda |
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2. |
Where is the 'hidden gem'? |
St Mary's RC church, off Brazenose Street in Manchester City Centre |
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3. |
In what year was the last person hanged in Strangeways? |
1964 (Gwynne Evans) |
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4. |
Ernest Hemmingway wrote For Whom The Bell Tolls, but who wrote the meditation from which the title is taken? |
John Donne |
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5. |
John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men, but who wrote the poem from which the title comes? |
Robbie Burns |
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6. |
Who played the Olivia Newton John role, Sandy Olsson, in the sequel to Grease? |
Michelle Pfeiffer |
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7. |
Who played the Butch Cassidy in the prequel Butch and Sundance: The Early Days? |
Tom Berenger |
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8. |
Which actress appeared in Blood From The Mummy's Tomb and Never Say Never Again? |
Valerie Leon |
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9. |
Which actress appeared in Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde and From Russia with Love? |
Martine Beswick |