ROUND 1 - Origins of Rock & Pop names

Throughout this round the QM will have to decide whether an answer given is 'on the right tracks' or not

1.

Where does Axl Rose, singer with Guns & Roses, get his name from?

2.

Where does the group Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club get its name from?

3.

David Bowie’s given name is David Jones.  Why did he change it?

4.

What is the origin of Duran Duran’s name?  

5.

Why was Johnny Rotten called Rotten?  

6.

What is the origin of Level 42’s name?  

7.

What was the origin of Marillion’s name?

8.

What was the origin of Soft Machine’s name?  

Sp1

What was the origin of the Pet Shop Boys name?

Sp2

What was the origin of the Thomson Twins’ name?  

Sp3

What was the origin of Captain Beefheart’s name?  

1.

What is the county town of the Irish county of Tipperary?

2.

What is the county town of the English county of Wiltshire?  

3.

Name the year: Barack Obama is born; the Ken doll is introduced to partner Barbie; the magazine Private Eye is published for the first time.

4.

Name the year: Sarah Palin is born; the Daily Herald ceases publication; the Forth Road Bridge opens over the Firth of Forth.

5.

Who is the presenter of the BBC afternoon quiz show Perfection?

6.

Who is the presenter of the BBC afternoon quiz show Pointless?

7.

In which country will the next America’s Cup be held?

8.

In which country will the next World Athletics Championships be held?

1.

What post is held by Dominic Grieve ?

2.

Name the type of person who, although technically now classed as suffering from narcissistic personality disorder, Bertrand Russell described as: “differing from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved.  To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history."

3.

In 1704 the Russian Rouble became the first what?

4.

What is the acronym for the largest animal rights group in the world?

5.

Which children’s TV programme featured Zsa Zsa and Kiki?                                        

6.

What is the name of the series of novellas by Boccaccio?

7.

What is the name given to the region of the western Pacific Ocean that includes the Mariana and Marshall Islands?

8.

Name the UK retail franchise found in many railway stations and shopping malls that that specializes in cookies and muffins.

ROUND 4 - Sugar and Spice and all things nice – well from the garden anyway'

1.

What is this knitting stitch? 

2.

What is this knitting stitch?

3.

According to Delia, in a recipe, what would be the equivalent in grams of 8 ounces of caster sugar?

4.

According to the WI Jams and Preserves Book, if you had 1 kilo (2lb 4oz) of strawberries, how much sugar would you need to make 6 x 225g (8oz) jars of jam?

5.

Name the spice pictured here.  It is used throughout the world in all kinds of cuisine and is an indispensible ingredient in a decent eggnog.

6.

Name the spice pictured here.  It is used throughout the world in all kinds of cuisine and is an indispensible ingredient in a decent apple pie.

7.

What is this sewing stitch? 

8.

What is this sewing stitch?                       

ROUND 5 - Film & TV pairs

1.

What role was actor Elmo Lincoln playing when he stabbed one of his co-stars to death in a 1918 movie?

2.

In The Tarzan films, what was Jane’s surname?

3.

Pete Duel & Ben Murphy played the lead roles in which TV Western Series?

4.

James Drury & Doug McClure played leading roles in which TV Western Series?

5.

Who was the first UK host of the Quiz show Wheel of Fortune?  

6.

Which comedian and ex-footballer was the last host of The Golden Shot?  

7.

Who was the first newsreader on Channel 5?  

8.

Who is currently the host of Sky’s morning news programme, Sunrise?  

1.

Which TV and radio personality formed the pop group Bombalurina and had a number one single in 1990 with a cover version of Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini?

2.

Christian Gottlob Neefe was most renowned as a teacher and mentor for which German classical composer?

3.

Which overseas footballer made a total of 310 English Premier League appearances between 1991 and 2003 for three different clubs, winning 5 Premier  League titles and being awarded an honorary MBE in the 2000 New Years Honours List?

4.

Who did Mervyn King succeed as Governor of the Bank of England?

5.

Which Oscar-winning film of 2006 centres on a family road trip to a Californian beauty pageant?

6.

Which publicist started up his own PR agency in 1970 and was responsible for the story that culminated in the 1986 Sun headline ’Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster’?

7.

Which plant of the genus Rheumwas deemed a fruit in the USA in 1947 by a New York court, even though many consider it a vegetable? In the UK, the first seasonal appearance of this plant is usually in West Yorkshire, which is a centre for the cultivation of this crop.

8.

Which BBC newscaster who, along with Kenneth Kendall and Richard Baker, was amongst the first to read the news and appear on-screen, and was the first presenter of BBC’s Nine O’Clock News in 1970?  He was also a keen ornithologist and was once president of the RSPB.

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

What were the names of the three ships Christopher Columbus sailed in on his first voyage to the Americas in 1492?

2.

At which tube station, on the Central line, did the worst WW2 civilian disaster occur on 3rd March 1943 when a woman slipped in a stairway causing a massive crush in which 172 people died?  The incident was censored and under-reported at the time. There is now a memorial plaque at the station commemorating the incident.

3.

Currently the manager of Rushden and Diamonds, this former defender began his playing career at Southend United, played for Tottenham Hotspur from 1990 – 2000 and ended his playing career at Billericay Town after a spell with Portsmouth.  Who is he?

4.

This year is the seventieth anniversary of an invention by two Manchester based scientists, John Rex Whinfield and James Tennant Dickson, both employees of the Calico Printer's Association of Manchester.  What is the name of the product they invented, which has revolutionised the clothing industry?

5.

Launched in 2001 what is the name of the Tesco clothing brand?  It is now one of the largest retailers of clothing in the UK.

6.

An agent of W-A-S-P, a native of the undersea world of Pacifica, daughter of its ruler Aphony, colleague of Troy Tempest Mute.  Who is she?

7.

Who played the Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge Stewart in Dr Who? He has also appeared in the Children’s TV spin off The Sarah Jane Adventures.  He died this year aged 81 and was the honorary president of the Dr Who Appreciation Society.

8.

She celebrated her 91st birthday last Thursday, how is the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire also known?

Sp.

In which county are the towns of Abergavenny and Chepstow?

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

1.

Which 1995 film starring Hugh Grant and Tara Fitzgerald was set in 1917 and concerned English cartographers in the fictional Welsh village of Ffyanon Garw?

2.

Which 2008 film starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett  was about an unusual man who was born in 1918 and died in 1991.

3.

Born Nigel John Davies, Twiggy’s manager and partner from 1966 to 1973 - what was he more famously known as?

4.

This Hollywood actor was born in London in 1913.  He changed his name to avoid confusion with another famous actor.  He starred in The Ladykillers and King Solomons’ Mines.  What did he change his name to?

5.

Born in 1942 in Warrington, and an arts student in Manchester, he became known as ‘The King of the King’s Road’.  He was stabbed to death in Chelsea aged 54.  Who was he?

6.

Who, along with Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais, founded the pre-Raphaelite movement in 1848?

7.

Which inner city area of Manchester is named after an old Norse term for marsh surrounded by water?  It falls between the Rivers Irwell, Medlock and the Corn Brook.

8.

Which former track and field athlete forfeited 5 medals won at the Sydney Olympic Games after admitting taking performance enhancing drugs before the event?

Sp1

The capital of Bermuda shares its name with a port city in Ontario Canada and New Zealand’s fourth largest city.  What is it?

Sp2

The crataegus is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family.  By what name is it more commonly known?

ROUND 1 - Origins of Rock & Pop names

Throughout this round the QM will have to decide whether an answer given is 'on the right tracks' or not

1.

Where does Axl Rose, singer with Guns & Roses, get his name from?

It is an anagram of 'oral sex'

2.

Where does the group Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club get its name from?

It was the name of Marlon Brando’s motor cycle gang in the 1953 film The Wild One.

3.

David Bowie’s given name is David Jones.  Why did he change it?

So that he wouldn’t be confused with Davy Jones of the Monkees.

4.

What is the origin of Duran Duran’s name?  

It was the name of the villain in the 1967 Jane Fonda film, Barbarella.

5.

Why was Johnny Rotten called Rotten?  

Because of the state of his teeth.

6.

What is the origin of Level 42’s name?  

7.

What was the origin of Marillion’s name?

It was inspired by Tolkien’s book, Silmarillion and modified to avoid copyright issues.

8.

What was the origin of Soft Machine’s name?  

This was the title of a William Burroughs novel.

Sp1

What was the origin of the Pet Shop Boys name?

In the underground gay disco scene there were dark rooms, known as pet shops, where you didn’t know who you were doing it with (whatever it is!).

Sp2

What was the origin of the Thomson Twins’ name?  

They were characters in Herge’s Tintin.

Sp3

What was the origin of Captain Beefheart’s name?  

Beefheart’s real name is Don Van Vliet.  He had a strange uncle who would expose himself, squeeze his penis until the head turned purple and then comment about it looking like a “Big Old Beef Heart”.

1.

What is the county town of the Irish county of Tipperary?

Clonmel

2.

What is the county town of the English county of Wiltshire?  

Trowbridge

3.

Name the year: Barack Obama is born; the Ken doll is introduced to partner Barbie; the magazine Private Eye is published for the first time.

1961

4.

Name the year: Sarah Palin is born; the Daily Herald ceases publication; the Forth Road Bridge opens over the Firth of Forth.

1964

5.

Who is the presenter of the BBC afternoon quiz show Perfection?

Nick Knowles

6.

Who is the presenter of the BBC afternoon quiz show Pointless?

Alexander Armstrong

7.

In which country will the next America’s Cup be held?

USA

8.

In which country will the next World Athletics Championships be held?

South Korea

1.

What post is held by Dominic Grieve ?

Attorney General 

2.

Name the type of person who, although technically now classed as suffering from narcissistic personality disorder, Bertrand Russell described as: “differing from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved.  To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history."

Megalomaniac 

3.

In 1704 the Russian Rouble became the first what?

Decimal currency

4.

What is the acronym for the largest animal rights group in the world?

PETA

(People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

5.

Which children’s TV programme featured Zsa Zsa and Kiki?                                        

Hector’s House

6.

What is the name of the series of novellas by Boccaccio?

The Decameron  

7.

What is the name given to the region of the western Pacific Ocean that includes the Mariana and Marshall Islands?

Micronesia  

8.

Name the UK retail franchise found in many railway stations and shopping malls that that specializes in cookies and muffins.

Millie’s Cookies 

Theme: Each answer starts with a 'magnitude prefix'....

ROUND 4 - Sugar and Spice and all things nice – well from the garden anyway'

1.

What is this knitting stitch? 

Moss Stitch

2.

What is this knitting stitch?

Blackberry Stitch

3.

According to Delia, in a recipe, what would be the equivalent in grams of 8 ounces of caster sugar?

225 grams

(do not accept 226.8 - you always either round up or round down grams to the nearest multiple of 5 in recipes)

4.

According to the WI Jams and Preserves Book, if you had 1 kilo (2lb 4oz) of strawberries, how much sugar would you need to make 6 x 225g (8oz) jars of jam?

1 kilo

(2lb 4oz - you always have equal amount of sugar to fruit)

5.

Name the spice pictured here.  It is used throughout the world in all kinds of cuisine and is an indispensible ingredient in a decent eggnog.

Nutmeg

6.

Name the spice pictured here.  It is used throughout the world in all kinds of cuisine and is an indispensible ingredient in a decent apple pie.

Cinnamon

7.

What is this sewing stitch? 

Stem Stitch

8.

What is this sewing stitch?                       

Lazy Daisy Stitch

ROUND 5 - Film & TV pairs

1.

What role was actor Elmo Lincoln playing when he stabbed one of his co-stars to death in a 1918 movie?

Tarzan

(he stabbed a lion that attacked him)

2.

In The Tarzan films, what was Jane’s surname?

Parker

(Porter in the books)

3.

Pete Duel & Ben Murphy played the lead roles in which TV Western Series?

Alias Smith & Jones

4.

James Drury & Doug McClure played leading roles in which TV Western Series?

The Virginian

5.

Who was the first UK host of the Quiz show Wheel of Fortune?  

Nicky Campbell

6.

Which comedian and ex-footballer was the last host of The Golden Shot?  

Charlie Williams

7.

Who was the first newsreader on Channel 5?  

Kirsty Young

8.

Who is currently the host of Sky’s morning news programme, Sunrise?  

Eamonn Holmes

1.

Which TV and radio personality formed the pop group Bombalurina and had a number one single in 1990 with a cover version of Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini?

Timmy Mallett

2.

Christian Gottlob Neefe was most renowned as a teacher and mentor for which German classical composer?

Ludwig van Beethoven

3.

Which overseas footballer made a total of 310 English Premier League appearances between 1991 and 2003 for three different clubs, winning 5 Premier  League titles and being awarded an honorary MBE in the 2000 New Years Honours List?

Peter Schmeichel

4.

Who did Mervyn King succeed as Governor of the Bank of England?

Eddie George

5.

Which Oscar-winning film of 2006 centres on a family road trip to a Californian beauty pageant?

Little Miss Sunshine

6.

Which publicist started up his own PR agency in 1970 and was responsible for the story that culminated in the 1986 Sun headline ’Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster’?

Max Clifford

7.

Which plant of the genus Rheumwas deemed a fruit in the USA in 1947 by a New York court, even though many consider it a vegetable? In the UK, the first seasonal appearance of this plant is usually in West Yorkshire, which is a centre for the cultivation of this crop.

Rhubarb

8.

Which BBC newscaster who, along with Kenneth Kendall and Richard Baker, was amongst the first to read the news and appear on-screen, and was the first presenter of BBC’s Nine O’Clock News in 1970?  He was also a keen ornithologist and was once president of the RSPB.

Robert Dougal

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a well known fictional dog:

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

What were the names of the three ships Christopher Columbus sailed in on his first voyage to the Americas in 1492?

Pinta, Nina and Santa Maria

2.

At which tube station, on the Central line, did the worst WW2 civilian disaster occur on 3rd March 1943 when a woman slipped in a stairway causing a massive crush in which 172 people died?  The incident was censored and under-reported at the time. There is now a memorial plaque at the station commemorating the incident.

Bethnal Green

3.

Currently the manager of Rushden and Diamonds, this former defender began his playing career at Southend United, played for Tottenham Hotspur from 1990 – 2000 and ended his playing career at Billericay Town after a spell with Portsmouth.  Who is he?

Justin Edinburgh

4.

This year is the seventieth anniversary of an invention by two Manchester based scientists, John Rex Whinfield and James Tennant Dickson, both employees of the Calico Printer's Association of Manchester.  What is the name of the product they invented, which has revolutionised the clothing industry?

Polyester

5.

Launched in 2001 what is the name of the Tesco clothing brand?  It is now one of the largest retailers of clothing in the UK.

Florence and Fred

6.

An agent of W-A-S-P, a native of the undersea world of Pacifica, daughter of its ruler Aphony, colleague of Troy Tempest Mute.  Who is she?

Aqua Marina

(accept just Marina)

7.

Who played the Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge Stewart in Dr Who? He has also appeared in the Children’s TV spin off The Sarah Jane Adventures.  He died this year aged 81 and was the honorary president of the Dr Who Appreciation Society.

Nicholas Courtney

8.

She celebrated her 91st birthday last Thursday, how is the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire also known?

Deborah Mitford

(you can also accept Deborah Cavendish)

Sp

In which county are the towns of Abergavenny and Chepstow?

Gwent

Theme: Each answer contains the first name of a female lead singer of a band:

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

1.

Which 1995 film starring Hugh Grant and Tara Fitzgerald was set in 1917 and concerned English cartographers in the fictional Welsh village of Ffyanon Garw?

The Englishmen Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

2.

Which 2008 film starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett  was about an unusual man who was born in 1918 and died in 1991.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

3.

Born Nigel John Davies, Twiggy’s manager and partner from 1966 to 1973 - what was he more famously known as?

Justin de Villeneuve

4.

This Hollywood actor was born in London in 1913.  He changed his name to avoid confusion with another famous actor.  He starred in The Ladykillers and King Solomons’ Mines.  What did he change his name to?

Stewart Grainger

(from James Stewart)

5.

Born in 1942 in Warrington, and an arts student in Manchester, he became known as ‘The King of the King’s Road’.  He was stabbed to death in Chelsea aged 54.  Who was he?

Ossie Clark

6.

Who, along with Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais, founded the pre-Raphaelite movement in 1848?

William Holman Hunt

7.

Which inner city area of Manchester is named after an old Norse term for marsh surrounded by water?  It falls between the Rivers Irwell, Medlock and the Corn Brook.

Hulme

8.

Which former track and field athlete forfeited 5 medals won at the Sydney Olympic Games after admitting taking performance enhancing drugs before the event?

Marion Jones

Sp1

The capital of Bermuda shares its name with a port city in Ontario Canada and New Zealand’s fourth largest city.  What is it?

Hamilton

Sp2

The crataegus is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family.  By what name is it more commonly known?

Hawthorn

Theme: Each answer contains the name of an F1 World Champion