1.

Vilamoura, Cascais and Quarteira are all seaside resorts in which country?

2.

Napoleon Bonaparte’s son, Napoleon Francois Joseph, was proclaimed king of where on his birth in 1811?

3.

Who had a UK Top 10 hit in 1969 with I’ll Pick a Rose for my Rose?

4.

What 19th century English folk song about a housewife carrying out her linen chores was adapted by Donald Swann in 1953 for the comedy song The Gasman Cometh?

5.

With a diameter of 5276 kilometres, what is the solar system’s largest moon?

6.

Which older brother of Wyatt was Marshal of Tombstone at the time of the Gunfight at the OK Corral?

7.

The East Stand facade of which former football ground, now Grade II listed and converted into flats, is one of Britain’s best-known examples of Art Deco architecture?

8.

What word connects a form of marriage contract that does not allow for no-fault divorce; the name of the ship in which David Balfour is Kidnapped; and the Unbeliever in fantasy novels by Stephen R Donaldson?

9.

Which town in Cornwall, the most westerly in mainland Britain, takes its name from a 7th century Archbishop of Canterbury?

10.

How is the character Blind Pew killed in Treasure Island?

11.

What parts of the human body can be skeletal, smooth or cardiac?

12.

What 9-letter adjective is defined in the OED as 'lasting or living for a very short time'?

13.

Which 2006 Ken Loach film is about the armed struggle to get the British out of Ireland in the early 20th century?

14.

Who was the first Yorkshire-born Asian to play first class cricket for Yorkshire and made his Test debut for England in June 2010?

15.

What could be found at Castle Irwell from 1847 until its closure in 1963?

16.

Pinemar, Villa Gesell and Mar del Plata are all seaside resorts in which country?

17.

Napoleon Bonaparte’s youngest brother, Jerome, was created king of where in 1807, with its capital in Kassel?

18.

Who had a US No. 1 and UK Top 20 hit in 1962 with Roses are Red (My Love)?

19.

In the Michael Flanders’ comic monologue Built Up Area, a prehistoric inhabitant of southern England complains about which new development?

20.

Which small moon of Uranus, discovered by Voyager 2 in 1986, is named after a character in Hamlet?

21.

What is the name of the narrating Confederate soldier in the song The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down?

22.

Which Premier League football ground takes its name from a construction that once stood on what is now its centre circle and was burnt down in 1888?

23.

What word connects Hornblower’s frigate in the first C S Forrester novel; an ancient kingdom of Anatolia; and the chief female presenter for Racing UK?

24.

Spelt the same but pronounced differently, which town in Cornwall shares its name with a Tasmanian town and Test cricket venue?

25.

How is the character Piggy killed in Lord of the Flies?

26.

What parts of the human body can be elastic, hyaline or fibro?

27.

What 10-letter adjective is defined in the OED as 'expressing contempt or disapproval'?

28.

29.

In the 2nd Test of the recent Ashes series which batsman knocked his 4000th Test run during a 68 not out innings?

30.

Which town in Co. Durham takes its name from the castle around which it developed?

1.

What product was advertised on TV with the tag line 'The Taste that takes you Back'?

2.

Which 5-time Champion Jockey rode his first winner at Catterick Bridge in 1962 and was Chairman of Swindon Town FC from 2001–2007?

3.

Which actor, who co-starred with Marilyn Monroe in The Misfits, did she describe as being “The only person I know who is in worse shape than I am”?

4.

Which of the Cinque ports plays a prominent role in King Lear?

5.

HRH Prince Charles Edward was deprived of what title in 1919, for bearing arms against the UK?

6.

Which Prime Minister was expelled from officer training corps in WW2, became a Professor of Law, and has an international airport named after him?

7.

According to the 18th century-printed ballad Robin Hood clothed himself in scarlet and in what did he clothe his men?

8.

Which footballer played for nine League clubs during his career between 1967 and 1991, including two spells at Manchester City?

9.

Who in 1938 was the most-recent UK male tennis player to reach the Men’s Singles Final at Wimbledon?

10.

Whose first UK Top 10 hit in 1986 was entitled What Have You Done For Me Lately?

1.

Who, after winning the X Factor, had a Christmas 2008 UK No 1 hit with Hallelujah?

2.

Which Welsh-born journalist and explorer is most remembered for a famous meeting in Nov 1871?

3.

The town of Inverary in Scotland is the seat of which dukedom?

4.

Which company’s brands include Twiglets, Penguin and Hula Hoops?

5.

A smithy at Yaverland on the Isle of Wight dug by Channel 4’s Time Team in 2001, is thought to belong to which more famous discovery at nearby Brading in 1879?

6.

Which local government district in Oxfordshire takes its name from a famous prehistoric chalk design near Uffington?

7.

What derogatory term for Great Britain was used by US Vice President Dick Cheney in response to a meeting between Foreign Secretary, David Miliband and Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad in November 2008?

8.

Which woodland area of south-east England appears in the opening line of Dickens’ Barnaby Rudge?

1.

Barbara Castle was MP for which town between 1945 and 1979?

2.

The joule, British Thermal Unit and electron-volt are all units of what?

3.

In what way were the companies Hargreaves Lansdown, ITV and Wood Group connected by an announcement made on 10th March this year?

4.

Which 1963 film starring Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner is set in China during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion?

5.

Strolling Players, Miracle of St Anthony, and The Marquesa de la Solana are all 1790s works by which artist?

6.

What is the name of Kate Middleton’s parent’s company that they founded in 1987?

7.

What connects Indian Viswanathan Anand and the song One Night in Bangkok?

8.

What name is shared by theatres in both London and Plymouth and the outer fortification of a castle?

ROUND 5 - WithQuiz style - Hidden theme - 'Always take the weather with you'

1.

What UK national newspaper began publication in 1964?

2.

What was the name of Ted Heath’s first yacht, in which he won the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in 1969?

3.

Which fictional character has been played on film by Steve Coogan in 2004, David Niven in 1956 and Conrad Veidt in 1919?

4.

The intensity of which foodstuff is measured on the Scoville scale?

5.

The Lyrids usually last for about two weeks in late April.  What are they?

6.

7.

What is the name of the Libyan Desert basin of NW Egypt considered to be impassable by tanks and most military vehicles in WW2?

8.

Which main stretch of water separates mainland Scotland from the Isle of Skye?

1.

The watt, solar luminosity and volt-ampere are all units of what?

2.

What TV show did Roy Castle present between 1972 and 1994?

3.

What J G Ballard novel, made into a 1987 film starring Christian Bale, recounts a young British boy growing up in Shanghai immediately before and during WW2?

4.

The Straits Times Index or STI is the principal stock market index for which country?

5.

What is the name of Kate Middleton’s sister?

6.

View of Toledo, St Martin and the Beggar, and The Annunciation are all 1590s works by which artist?

7.

What toilet soap, first sold in 1919 and still available today, was advertised with the slogan ‘For Lifelong Loveliness’?

8.

What connects something opened by Joseph Fry in Bristol in 1847 and the song The Candy Man Can?

1.

Which US state capital has the highest population?

2.

For whose murder was James Hanratty hanged in 1962?

3.

Menteith is Scotland’s only natural what?

4.

Malayan, Brazilian, Mountain and Baird’s are the four types of which animal?

5.

Specifically what is a cricket umpire signalling if he pats his shoulder with his opposite hand?

6.

What nationality is FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter?

7.

Freedom 90 and Solent Express are the only two current examples of which form of transport in the UK?

8.

In the opera by Emil von Reznicek, who is the eponymous daughter of the Count Sovereign of Barcelona?

9.

John Barsad and Roger Cly are characters from which Dickens’ novel?

10.

Which group recorded the albums Eden, Love Not Money and Baby the Stars Shine Bright?

1.

The Justice and Development Party or AKP currently holds the most seats in which country’s parliament?

2.

In which country does the 12-member Guardian Council supervise government elections and approval of candidates?

3.

Florizel and Perdita are characters from which Shakespeare play?

4.

In Dad’s Army, Private Walker was conscripted but discharged from the Army for what reason?

5.

Piduruthalagala or Mount Pedro is the highest point in which country?

1.

According to the HMS Hood Association website how many crew were lost when the Hood was sunk in May 1941?

2.

Using the Post Office exchange rate as at 29 March 2011, how many Russian Roubles are equivalent to one pound sterling? (answers to two decimal places)

1.

Vilamoura, Cascais and Quarteira are all seaside resorts in which country?

2.

Napoleon Bonaparte’s son, Napoleon Francois Joseph, was proclaimed king of where on his birth in 1811?

Rome

3.

Who had a UK Top 10 hit in 1969 with I’ll Pick a Rose for my Rose?

Marv Johnson

4.

What 19th century English folk song about a housewife carrying out her linen chores was adapted by Donald Swann in 1953 for the comedy song The Gasman Cometh?

5.

With a diameter of 5276 kilometres, what is the solar system’s largest moon?

Ganymede

6.

Which older brother of Wyatt was Marshal of Tombstone at the time of the Gunfight at the OK Corral?

Virgil Earp

7.

The East Stand facade of which former football ground, now Grade II listed and converted into flats, is one of Britain’s best-known examples of Art Deco architecture?

8.

What word connects a form of marriage contract that does not allow for no-fault divorce; the name of the ship in which David Balfour is Kidnapped; and the Unbeliever in fantasy novels by Stephen R Donaldson?

9.

Which town in Cornwall, the most westerly in mainland Britain, takes its name from a 7th century Archbishop of Canterbury?

St Just

10.

How is the character Blind Pew killed in Treasure Island?

(ridden by Revenue agents)

11.

What parts of the human body can be skeletal, smooth or cardiac?

12.

What 9-letter adjective is defined in the OED as 'lasting or living for a very short time'?

Ephemeral

13.

Which 2006 Ken Loach film is about the armed struggle to get the British out of Ireland in the early 20th century?

14.

Who was the first Yorkshire-born Asian to play first class cricket for Yorkshire and made his Test debut for England in June 2010?

Ajmal Shahzad

15.

What could be found at Castle Irwell from 1847 until its closure in 1963?

Manchester Racecourse

16.

Pinemar, Villa Gesell and Mar del Plata are all seaside resorts in which country?

Argentina

17.

Napoleon Bonaparte’s youngest brother, Jerome, was created king of where in 1807, with its capital in Kassel?

Westphalia

18.

Who had a US No. 1 and UK Top 20 hit in 1962 with Roses are Red (My Love)?

Bobby Vinton

19.

In the Michael Flanders’ comic monologue Built Up Area, a prehistoric inhabitant of southern England complains about which new development?

Stonehenge

20.

Which small moon of Uranus, discovered by Voyager 2 in 1986, is named after a character in Hamlet?

Ophelia

21.

What is the name of the narrating Confederate soldier in the song The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down?

Virgil Caine

22.

Which Premier League football ground takes its name from a construction that once stood on what is now its centre circle and was burnt down in 1888?

Craven Cottage

23.

What word connects Hornblower’s frigate in the first C S Forrester novel; an ancient kingdom of Anatolia; and the chief female presenter for Racing UK?

(HMS Lydia, Lydia Hislop)

24.

Spelt the same but pronounced differently, which town in Cornwall shares its name with a Tasmanian town and Test cricket venue?

(Tasmanian pronounced Lawn-ces-ton, Cornish Lawnston)

25.

How is the character Piggy killed in Lord of the Flies?

(dropped by Roger; accept something that approximates to the above)

26.

What parts of the human body can be elastic, hyaline or fibro?

Cartilage

27.

What 10-letter adjective is defined in the OED as 'expressing contempt or disapproval'?

Pejorative

28.

Good Night, and Good Luck

29.

In the 2nd Test of the recent Ashes series which batsman knocked his 4000th Test run during a 68 not out innings?

Ian Bell

30.

Which town in Co. Durham takes its name from the castle around which it developed?

Barnard Castle

1.

What product was advertised on TV with the tag line 'The Taste that takes you Back'?

Richmond Pork Sausages

2.

Which 5-time Champion Jockey rode his first winner at Catterick Bridge in 1962 and was Chairman of Swindon Town FC from 2001–2007?

Willie Carson

3.

Which actor, who co-starred with Marilyn Monroe in The Misfits, did she describe as being “The only person I know who is in worse shape than I am”?

Montgomery Clift

4.

Which of the Cinque ports plays a prominent role in King Lear?

Dover

5.

HRH Prince Charles Edward was deprived of what title in 1919, for bearing arms against the UK?

Duke of Albany

6.

Which Prime Minister was expelled from officer training corps in WW2, became a Professor of Law, and has an international airport named after him?

Pierre Trudeau

7.

According to the 18th century-printed ballad Robin Hood clothed himself in scarlet and in what did he clothe his men?

Lincoln Green

8.

Which footballer played for nine League clubs during his career between 1967 and 1991, including two spells at Manchester City?

Asa Hartford

9.

Who in 1938 was the most-recent UK male tennis player to reach the Men’s Singles Final at Wimbledon?

Henry ‘Bunny’ Austin

10.

Whose first UK Top 10 hit in 1986 was entitled What Have You Done For Me Lately?

Janet Jackson

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a US State capital

1.

Who, after winning the X Factor, had a Christmas 2008 UK No 1 hit with Hallelujah?

Alexandra Burke

2.

Which Welsh-born journalist and explorer is most remembered for a famous meeting in Nov 1871?

Henry Stanley

3.

The town of Inverary in Scotland is the seat of which dukedom?

Duke of Argyll

4.

Which company’s brands include Twiglets, Penguin and Hula Hoops?

United Biscuits

5.

A smithy at Yaverland on the Isle of Wight dug by Channel 4’s Time Team in 2001, is thought to belong to which more famous discovery at nearby Brading in 1879?

A Roman villa

6.

Which local government district in Oxfordshire takes its name from a famous prehistoric chalk design near Uffington?

Vale of White Horse

7.

What derogatory term for Great Britain was used by US Vice President Dick Cheney in response to a meeting between Foreign Secretary, David Miliband and Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad in November 2008?

Perfidious Albion

8.

Which woodland area of south-east England appears in the opening line of Dickens’ Barnaby Rudge?

Epping Forest

Theme: Each answer contains the second part of a team name of a football club

1.

Barbara Castle was MP for which town between 1945 and 1979?

Blackburn

2.

The joule, British Thermal Unit and electron-volt are all units of what?

Energy

3.

In what way were the companies Hargreaves Lansdown, ITV and Wood Group connected by an announcement made on 10th March this year?

All new entrants to the FTSE 100 share index

(re-entry in the case of ITV)

4.

Which 1963 film starring Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner is set in China during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion?

55 Days at Peking

5.

Strolling Players, Miracle of St Anthony, and The Marquesa de la Solana are all 1790s works by which artist?

Goya

6.

What is the name of Kate Middleton’s parent’s company that they founded in 1987?

Party Pieces

7.

What connects Indian Viswanathan Anand and the song One Night in Bangkok?

Chess

(current World Champion, song from musical)

8.

What name is shared by theatres in both London and Plymouth and the outer fortification of a castle?

Barbican

1.

What UK national newspaper began publication in 1964?

The Sun

2.

What was the name of Ted Heath’s first yacht, in which he won the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in 1969?

Morning Cloud

3.

Which fictional character has been played on film by Steve Coogan in 2004, David Niven in 1956 and Conrad Veidt in 1919?

Phileas Fogg

4.

The intensity of which foodstuff is measured on the Scoville scale?

Chilli peppers

5.

The Lyrids usually last for about two weeks in late April.  What are they?

Meteor showers

6.

Front Row

7.

What is the name of the Libyan Desert basin of NW Egypt considered to be impassable by tanks and most military vehicles in WW2?

Qattara Depression

8.

Which main stretch of water separates mainland Scotland from the Isle of Skye?

The Sound of Sleat

Theme: Each answer contains the name of weather feature

1.

The watt, solar luminosity and volt-ampere are all units of what?

Power

2.

What TV show did Roy Castle present between 1972 and 1994?

Record Breakers

3.

What J G Ballard novel, made into a 1987 film starring Christian Bale, recounts a young British boy growing up in Shanghai immediately before and during WW2?

Empire of the Sun

4.

The Straits Times Index or STI is the principal stock market index for which country?

Singapore

5.

What is the name of Kate Middleton’s sister?

Pippa

6.

View of Toledo, St Martin and the Beggar, and The Annunciation are all 1590s works by which artist?

El Greco

7.

What toilet soap, first sold in 1919 and still available today, was advertised with the slogan ‘For Lifelong Loveliness’?

Knight’s Castile

8.

What connects something opened by Joseph Fry in Bristol in 1847 and the song The Candy Man Can?

Chocolate Factory

(song from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)

1.

Which US state capital has the highest population?

Phoenix

(Arizona; approx. 1.5 m)

2.

For whose murder was James Hanratty hanged in 1962?

Michael Gregsten

3.

Menteith is Scotland’s only natural what?

Named lake

(Lake of Menteith - i.e. not called ‘Loch…’)

4.

Malayan, Brazilian, Mountain and Baird’s are the four types of which animal?

Tapir

5.

Specifically what is a cricket umpire signalling if he pats his shoulder with his opposite hand?

Five penalty runs to the batting team

6.

What nationality is FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter?

Swiss

7.

Freedom 90 and Solent Express are the only two current examples of which form of transport in the UK?

Hovercraft

8.

In the opera by Emil von Reznicek, who is the eponymous daughter of the Count Sovereign of Barcelona?

Donna Diana

9.

John Barsad and Roger Cly are characters from which Dickens’ novel?

A Tale of Two Cities

10.

Which group recorded the albums Eden, Love Not Money and Baby the Stars Shine Bright?

Everything but the Girl

1.

The Justice and Development Party or AKP currently holds the most seats in which country’s parliament?

Turkey

2.

In which country does the 12-member Guardian Council supervise government elections and approval of candidates?

Iran

3.

Florizel and Perdita are characters from which Shakespeare play?

A Winter’s Tale

4.

In Dad’s Army, Private Walker was conscripted but discharged from the Army for what reason?

He was allergic to corned beef

5.

Piduruthalagala or Mount Pedro is the highest point in which country?

Sri Lanka

1.

According to the HMS Hood Association website how many crew were lost when the Hood was sunk in May 1941?

1415
(out of a complement of 1418)

2.

Using the Post Office exchange rate as at 29 March 2011, how many Russian Roubles are equivalent to one pound sterling? (answers to two decimal places)

40.87