1.

With an atomic number of 3 which is the first metal in the periodic table?

2.

In which novel of 1936 does the villainous albino vicar Francis Davey appear?

3.

Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Gardiner died recently aged 95.  Of which country is his grandson the king?

4.

Who was the Russian composer of the ballet Cinderella?

5.

The resignation of MP Eric Illsey has precipitated a by-election in which constituency?

6.

Which book of the Old Testament shares its name with the forename of an Israeli novelist born in 1937, the surname of an overseas-born Cabinet minister between 2003 and 2007, and the surname of a Tory MP who stood down in the 1992 general election following his arrest for indecency on Hampstead Heath which he described as a 'schoolboy prank'?

7.

Dutch model Lara Stone, the face of Calvin Klein, married which comedian in May 2010?

8.

Which film of 1975, relating strange events on Valentine’s Day 1900, used Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto and the panpipes of Gheorghe Zamfir to add to the atmospheric effect?

1.

Which film of 1971, a sensitive study of homoerotic ephebophilia, used the music of Mahler especially the Fifth Symphony to add to the atmospheric effect?

2.

US singer Katy Perry married which comedian in October 2010?

3.

Which book of the Old Testament shares its name with the surname of a singer-songwriter born in 1949, the forename of an Oscar-winning actor born in 1932 (who won the best supporting actor award in 1972) and the forename of a Nottingham Forest defender born in 1987?

4.

Michelle Gildernew had the smallest majority at the 2010 General Election (4 votes).  Of which political party is she a member?

5.

Who was the Russian composer of the fiendish piano étude Opus 39 No 6 nicknamed Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf?

6.

Scottish-born mathematics professor John Dalgleish Donaldson has a grandson who will one day be king of which country?

7.

In which novel of 1897 does the villainous albino scientist Griffin appear?

8.

With an atomic number of 93 which is the first of the transuranic elements in the periodic table?

1.

Who excavated the site of Knossos and restored it with reinforced concrete?

2.

Who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1906?

3.

Which Ben and Jerry ice cream is named after a deceased rock star?

4.

Who wrote the 1961 novel The Old Men at the Zoo?

5.

Which manager (later a controversial pundit) said after his Nottingham Forest team had lost 8-1 at home that the fans had enjoyed a nine goal thriller?

6.

Eleonora, Sooty and Barbary are what types of birds?

7.

Which prolific female US author, a professor at Princeton, received the Mann Booker Prize for lifetime achievement in 2009?

8.

His name rhyming with a Mike Myers alter ego - apart from those already mentioned - who else was found dead in the tent?

ROUND 4 - 'Deadly Pairs'

1.

The world’s worst aviation disaster, killing 583 people, occurred on 27th March 1977 when two Boeing 747s collided on take-off from which island’s airport?

2.

Air New Zealand’s worst aviation disaster, killing 257 people, occurred on 28th November 1979 when a DC 10-30 flew into the side of which volcano?

3.

Which drummer and singer died on 4th February 1983 at the age of 32 of heart failure as a complication of long-standing anorexia nervosa?

4.

Which US singer died on 28th July 1974 at the age of 32 of heart failure as a complication of morbid obesity in the same London flat where Keith Moon died four years later?

5.

Which novelist wrote the 1932 non-fiction work Death in the Afternoon exploring the metaphysics of bull-fighting?

6.

Who wrote the 1935 novel Death in the Clouds one of the first 'closed room' murder mysteries to be set on an in-flight aircraft?

7.

Which aristocrat, executed in 1685, complained to Jack Ketch that the axe was not sharp enough, only to be told “It’s all right sir, you will still be dead”?

8.

Which murderer, executed in 1953, complained to Albert Pierrepoint after he was pinioned for execution that his nose itched, only to be told “It won’t bother you for long”?

1.

In which town is the National Library of Wales?

2.

A main purpose of the Large Hadron Collider is to discover the 'God Particle'.  What is its more scientific name?

3.

Who was king of both England and Denmark between 1016 and 1035?

4.

Which country’s capital was moved to Naypyidaw in November 2005?

5.

Catherine of Braganza was the Queen Consort to which king of England?

6.

The drug Sodium fusidate is used to treat which conditions?

7.

Which popular television series is set in the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio?

8.

In the 1970s Valentine Cards were often sent with acronyms on the envelope for example 'SWALK' ('Sealed With  A Loving Kiss').  What did the acronym 'ITALY' mean?

1.

In the 1970s Valentine cards were often sent with acronyms on the envelope for example CHIP ('Come Home I’m Pregnant').  What did the acronym 'HOLLAND' mean?

2.

The BBC drama series Waterloo Road about a troubled comprehensive school is set in which town?

3.

The drug Sodium valproate is used to treat and control which condition?

4.

Mary of Modena was the Queen Consort of which king of England?

5.

Quezon City was which country’s capital city from 1948 to1976?

6.

Which king presided over the union of Britain and Ireland in 1800?

7.

What are classified by the Harvard scheme using the grading letters O, B, A, F, G, K, and M?

8.

 In which capital city is the oldest National Library in the world, founded in 1366 with a donation from Charles IV?

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

Which No 1 hit of the 1980s starts with the lines: “I was sick and tired of everything when I called you last night from Glasgow”?

2.

Which Scot, born in 1965, is an acclaimed musical virtuoso despite being profoundly deaf since the age of 12?

3.

What is the title of John Irving’s fourth novel, published in 1978?  The film adaptation made in 1982 starred Robin Williams.

4.

Which town in the Alpes-Maritimes department on the French Riviera is known as the world’s perfume capital?

5.

Who was named best stage actress of all time in 2010 in a poll conducted by The Stage?

6.

Which rock band co-founded by Eric Erlandson in 1989 had commercial and critical success with the albums Pretty on the Inside, Live Through This and Celebrity Skin?

7.

What spice is made from the dried fleshy covering on the nutmeg seed?

8.

What surname connects an England cricket captain born in 1900, Chief Inspector Taggart’s sidekick between 1987 and 1994, and the historian daughter of Jacob Bronowski who is chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority?

ROUND 8 - Bingo

Choose a number between 1 and 10 to get your question

1.

The Belfast skyline is dominated by two of the world’s largest cranes.  One is called Samson.  What is the other called?

2.

What was the apt title of the Spice Girls single that only reached No 2 in the UK charts thus ending their run of six consecutive No 1 hits?

3.

In which country did the Dakar Rally (formerly known as the Paris-Dakar rally) start and end this year, for the third consecutive year?

4.

Why did Miss World 1974 resign her office after only four days?

5.

Only three men served in the Cabinet for all 13 years of the recent Labour period of government.  Gordon Brown was one, who were the other two?

6.

Who is the only player in the current Premiership to have played in all 11 positions in a game for his club?  He has also played 68 times for his country.

7.

Why were the Australian Open tennis Championships not held in 1986?

8.

By what name was Duncan Jones, director of the 2009 science fiction film Moon, known for the first 12 years of his life?

9.

A memorial plaque to 16 poets of the Great War was unveiled at Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey on 11th November 1985.  One of them was actually still alive though he died a few weeks later.  Who was he?

10.

Who displaced Biffo the Bear from the front cover of the Beano on 14th September 1974?

Spares

1.

Which European artist painted Death in the Sickroom in 1895?

2.

The Afars and the Issas is an old name for which African country?

3.

Jennifer Paterson was a Fat Lady.  Who was the other?

4.

Which fruit has the Latin name Prunus avium?

5.

What did Welsh physician and druid William Price attempt to do to his 5 month old son in 1883 which led to a court case, at which he was acquitted, and which then led to a change in the law?

6.

Assuming no fouls, free balls, snookers or a concession what is the minimum number of balls a player must pot to win a game of snooker?

ROUND 1 - Paired with Round 2

1.

With an atomic number of 3 which is the first metal in the periodic table?

Lithium

2.

In which novel of 1936 does the villainous albino vicar Francis Davey appear?

Jamaica Inn

3.

Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Gardiner died recently aged 95.  Of which country is his grandson the king?

Jordan

4.

Who was the Russian composer of the ballet Cinderella?

Sergei Prokofiev

5.

The resignation of MP Eric Illsey has precipitated a by-election in which constituency?

Barnsley Central

6.

Which book of the Old Testament shares its name with the forename of an Israeli novelist born in 1937, the surname of an overseas-born Cabinet minister between 2003 and 2007, and the surname of a Tory MP who stood down in the 1992 general election following his arrest for indecency on Hampstead Heath which he described as a 'schoolboy prank'?

Amos

(Amos Oz, Baroness Amos and Alan Amos)

7.

Dutch model Lara Stone, the face of Calvin Klein, married which comedian in May 2010?

David Walliams

8.

Which film of 1975, relating strange events on Valentine’s Day 1900, used Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto and the panpipes of Gheorghe Zamfir to add to the atmospheric effect?

Picnic at Hanging Rock

1.

Which film of 1971, a sensitive study of homoerotic ephebophilia, used the music of Mahler especially the Fifth Symphony to add to the atmospheric effect?

Death in Venice

2.

US singer Katy Perry married which comedian in October 2010?

Russell Brand

3.

Which book of the Old Testament shares its name with the surname of a singer-songwriter born in 1949, the forename of an Oscar-winning actor born in 1932 (who won the best supporting actor award in 1972) and the forename of a Nottingham Forest defender born in 1987?

Joel

(Billy Joel, Joel Grey and Joel Lynch)

4.

Michelle Gildernew had the smallest majority at the 2010 General Election (4 votes).  Of which political party is she a member?

Sinn Fein

5.

Who was the Russian composer of the fiendish piano étude Opus 39 No 6 nicknamed Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf?

Sergei Rachmaninoff

6.

Scottish-born mathematics professor John Dalgleish Donaldson has a grandson who will one day be king of which country?

Denmark

7.

In which novel of 1897 does the villainous albino scientist Griffin appear?

The Invisible Man

8.

With an atomic number of 93 which is the first of the transuranic elements in the periodic table?

Neptunium

1.

Who excavated the site of Knossos and restored it with reinforced concrete?

Sir Arthur Evans

2.

Who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1906?

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman

3.

Which Ben and Jerry ice cream is named after a deceased rock star?

Cherry Garcia

4.

Who wrote the 1961 novel The Old Men at the Zoo?

Angus Wilson

5.

Which manager (later a controversial pundit) said after his Nottingham Forest team had lost 8-1 at home that the fans had enjoyed a nine goal thriller?

Ron Atkinson

6.

Eleonora, Sooty and Barbary are what types of birds?

Falcons

7.

Which prolific female US author, a professor at Princeton, received the Mann Booker Prize for lifetime achievement in 2009?

Joyce Carol Oates

8.

His name rhyming with a Mike Myers alter ego - apart from those already mentioned - who else was found dead in the tent?

Henry Bowers

ROUND 4 - 'Deadly Pairs'

1.

The world’s worst aviation disaster, killing 583 people, occurred on 27th March 1977 when two Boeing 747s collided on take-off from which island’s airport?

Tenerife

2.

Air New Zealand’s worst aviation disaster, killing 257 people, occurred on 28th November 1979 when a DC 10-30 flew into the side of which volcano?

Mount Erebus

(in Antarctica)

3.

Which drummer and singer died on 4th February 1983 at the age of 32 of heart failure as a complication of long-standing anorexia nervosa?

Karen Carpenter

4.

Which US singer died on 28th July 1974 at the age of 32 of heart failure as a complication of morbid obesity in the same London flat where Keith Moon died four years later?

Mama Cass Elliot

5.

Which novelist wrote the 1932 non-fiction work Death in the Afternoon exploring the metaphysics of bull-fighting?

Ernest Hemingway

6.

Who wrote the 1935 novel Death in the Clouds one of the first 'closed room' murder mysteries to be set on an in-flight aircraft?

Agatha Christie

7.

Which aristocrat, executed in 1685, complained to Jack Ketch that the axe was not sharp enough, only to be told “It’s all right sir, you will still be dead”?

Duke of Monmouth

8.

Which murderer, executed in 1953, complained to Albert Pierrepoint after he was pinioned for execution that his nose itched, only to be told “It won’t bother you for long”?

John Reginald Christie

1.

In which town is the National Library of Wales?

2.

A main purpose of the Large Hadron Collider is to discover the 'God Particle'.  What is its more scientific name?

Higgs boson

3.

Who was king of both England and Denmark between 1016 and 1035?

Cnut

4.

Which country’s capital was moved to Naypyidaw in November 2005?

(Myanmar)

5.

Catherine of Braganza was the Queen Consort to which king of England?

Charles II

6.

The drug Sodium fusidate is used to treat which conditions?

(especially Staph infections of skin or eye - it is an antibiotic)

7.

Which popular television series is set in the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio?

Glee

8.

In the 1970s Valentine Cards were often sent with acronyms on the envelope for example 'SWALK' ('Sealed With  A Loving Kiss').  What did the acronym 'ITALY' mean?

'I Trust And Love You'

1.

In the 1970s Valentine cards were often sent with acronyms on the envelope for example CHIP ('Come Home I’m Pregnant').  What did the acronym 'HOLLAND' mean?

'Hope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies'

2.

The BBC drama series Waterloo Road about a troubled comprehensive school is set in which town?

Rochdale

3.

The drug Sodium valproate is used to treat and control which condition?

Epilepsy

4.

Mary of Modena was the Queen Consort of which king of England?

James II

5.

Quezon City was which country’s capital city from 1948 to1976?

The Philippines

6.

Which king presided over the union of Britain and Ireland in 1800?

George III

7.

What are classified by the Harvard scheme using the grading letters O, B, A, F, G, K, and M?

Stars

(by temperature 'O' being hot and blue and 'M' being cool and red)

8.

 In which capital city is the oldest National Library in the world, founded in 1366 with a donation from Charles IV?

Prague

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

Which No 1 hit of the 1980s starts with the lines: “I was sick and tired of everything when I called you last night from Glasgow”?

Super Trouper

2.

Which Scot, born in 1965, is an acclaimed musical virtuoso despite being profoundly deaf since the age of 12?

Dame Evelyn Glennie

3.

What is the title of John Irving’s fourth novel, published in 1978?  The film adaptation made in 1982 starred Robin Williams.

The World According to Garp

4.

Which town in the Alpes-Maritimes department on the French Riviera is known as the world’s perfume capital?

Grasse

5.

Who was named best stage actress of all time in 2010 in a poll conducted by The Stage?

Dame Judi Dench

6.

Which rock band co-founded by Eric Erlandson in 1989 had commercial and critical success with the albums Pretty on the Inside, Live Through This and Celebrity Skin?

Hole

7.

What spice is made from the dried fleshy covering on the nutmeg seed?

Mace

8.

What surname connects an England cricket captain born in 1900, Chief Inspector Taggart’s sidekick between 1987 and 1994, and the historian daughter of Jacob Bronowski who is chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority?

Jardine

(Douglas, Mike and Lisa)

ROUND 8 - Bingo

Choose a number between 1 and 10 to get your question

1.

The Belfast skyline is dominated by two of the world’s largest cranes.  One is called Samson.  What is the other called?

Goliath

2.

What was the apt title of the Spice Girls single that only reached No 2 in the UK charts thus ending their run of six consecutive No 1 hits?

Stop

3.

In which country did the Dakar Rally (formerly known as the Paris-Dakar rally) start and end this year, for the third consecutive year?

Argentina

4.

Why did Miss World 1974 resign her office after only four days?

It was revealed she had an 18 month old son

(which although was not against the rules - she was unmarried - was thought to be 'bad form')

5.

Only three men served in the Cabinet for all 13 years of the recent Labour period of government.  Gordon Brown was one, who were the other two?

Jack Straw and Alistair Darling

6.

Who is the only player in the current Premiership to have played in all 11 positions in a game for his club?  He has also played 68 times for his country.

John O’Shea

7.

Why were the Australian Open tennis Championships not held in 1986?

The tournament was moved from December to January where it has been held ever since - thus the December 1985 championship was followed by the January 1987 championship

8.

By what name was Duncan Jones, director of the 2009 science fiction film Moon, known for the first 12 years of his life?

Zowie Bowie

(also accept Joey Bowie)

9.

A memorial plaque to 16 poets of the Great War was unveiled at Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey on 11th November 1985.  One of them was actually still alive though he died a few weeks later.  Who was he?

Robert Graves

10.

Who displaced Biffo the Bear from the front cover of the Beano on 14th September 1974?

Dennis the Menace

Spares

1.

Which European artist painted Death in the Sickroom in 1895?

Edvard Munch

2.

The Afars and the Issas is an old name for which African country?

Djibouti

3.

Jennifer Paterson was a Fat Lady.  Who was the other?

Clarissa Dickson Wright

4.

Which fruit has the Latin name Prunus avium?

Wild Cherry

5.

What did Welsh physician and druid William Price attempt to do to his 5 month old son in 1883 which led to a court case, at which he was acquitted, and which then led to a change in the law?

He tried to cremate him

(he was dead; this was illegal in Britain at that time)

6.

Assuming no fouls, free balls, snookers or a concession what is the minimum number of balls a player must pot to win a game of snooker?

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