ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

Who played Davina, the transsexual barmaid in the TV series Rab C Nesbitt?

2.

In which film did Spike Milligan play a character called Spike?

3.

Who famously interviewed the Sex Pistols on Thames Today?

4.

Which Olympic sport will be held at Lords cricket ground?

5.

Who was the first woman to ride 100 UK horse racing (flat) winners in a calendar year?       

6.

Which athlete broke the world record for the mile in 1962 at Cook's Gardens, Wanganui, New Zealand?

7.

Which breakthrough hit, released by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs reached number 2 in the Billboard charts in 1965?

8.

Paul Bradley played which character in EastEnders?

Sp.

Who scored the winning goal in the 1970 FA cup replay at Old Trafford between Chelsea and Leeds?

1.

Who played Frank Canon?

2.

Who played Jim Rockford’s dad Jim ‘Rocky’ Rockford in The Rockford Files?

3.

Who played Don Satchley in Shoestring?

4.

Who played Eric Catchpole in Lovejoy?

5.

Who played Officer Jon Barker in CHIPs?

6.

Who played Joyce Davenport in Hill Street Blues?

7.

Who played Marshall Sam McCloud?

8.

Who played a cowboy in the big city in Coogan’s Bluff?

Sp1

Who played ‘Ponch’ Poncharello in CHIPs?

Sp2

Who played Neal Washington in Hill Street Blues?

1.

Name the mountain located in the Upper Athabasca river valley of the Jasper national park.

2.

What is the name of the American actor who appeared in the films The Pelican Brief, Crimson Tide and Malcolm X?

3.

What was the name of the English composer who was appointed Master of the Kings Musick in 1755?

4.

Who was elected as general secretary of UNISON in November 1995? 

5.

Who said: “A man would prefer to come home to an unmade bed and a happy woman than to a neatly made bed and an angry woman “?

6.

Name the character in Coronation Street played by Barbara Knox.

7.

In Greek mythology, who was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy?

8.

What is the name of the Scottish band that had hits with Nothing Ever Happens and Roll to Me?

ROUND 4 - Pairs

1.

Aotearoa (ay-o-tea-rower), meaning land of the long white cloud, is the native name for which country?

2.

Who is credited with being the first European to reach New Zealand?

3.

Katrina and the Waves won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997 with Love Shine a Light but who did Kimberley Rew allegedly originally compose the song for?

4.

Name the ‘Big Five’ countries who automatically qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest.

5.

The name of which substance derives from the Latin meaning ‘through smoke’?

6.

Which French town is known as the world's perfume capital as it produces over two-thirds of France's natural aromas (for perfume and for food flavourings)?

7.

In the 2010 Winter Olympics, which former runner won the first gold medal for Britain in 30 years in the Skeleton Bobsleigh?

8.

What prestigious sporting event was won this year by a dentist?

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

Which band released the album Bridge of Spies in 1987?

2.

Which Russian wrote the short story The Black Monk in 1894?

3.

Who played Samantha Stephens in the TV series Bewitched?

4.

Which actor's real name was Issur Danielovitch?

5.

Which town in Derbyshire is dubbed 'The Capital of the Peak District'?

6.

What is the real name of X-Men character 'Beast'?

7.

Which currency has an ISO 4217 code of ZAR?

8.

Whose book The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care was first published in 1946?

1.

In which award winning US TV series would you find the following characters: Carter Peweterscmidt, Tricia Takanawa, Cleveland Brown and Stewie Griffin?

2.

If you had been invited to join Robert Benchley, Robert E Sherwood and Dorothy Parker for one of their famous lunches, what would have been the location?

3.

If you suffer from ablutophobia what do you fear?

4.

If you suffer from alektorophobia what do you fear?

5.

Identify this well-known building.

6.

Identify this well-known building.

7.

Identify this well-known building.

8.

Identify this well-known building.

Sp.

Which award winning architect designed the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the Imperial War Museum North?

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

Who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel Postcards from the Edge?

2.

According to Siouxsie and the Banshees, who was 'the strawberry girl'?

3.

Who was the lead singer of The Cranberries?

4.

What was The Prodigy's first number-one on the UK Singles Chart?

5.

Which Graham Linehan sitcom was based at Reynholm Industries?

6.

Weird Al Yankovic's Spam was a parody of which REM song?

7.

According to Marcus Fabius Quintilian, what can't the prosperous easily form a right idea of?

8.

What is the band Ash's biggest selling single to date?

Sp.

Arthur Miller's play The Crucible is a dramatisation of what?

ROUND 8 - 'Calluna Pussycats'

1.

Which Hanna Barbera prime time animated television series ran from September 1961 to April 1962?

2.

What is the name of the cat in the film Meet the Parents?

3.

Which actor voiced the part of Bagheera in Disney’s The Jungle Book?

4.

What is Calluna Vulgaris?

5.

Unlike other cats, where do lions have an additional tuft of hair?    

6.

Which poem features four anthropomorphic animals and tells the story of the love between the title characters who marry in the land "where the Bong-tree grows"?

7.

In the Harry Potter series, what is the name of Hermione Granger’s cat?

8.

From Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, by T S Eliot and Cats, the Musical, who is the ‘Mystery Cat’ and master criminal, too clever to be found at the scene of his crimes?

Sp.

Which animal is the world’s fastest land mammal?

ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

Who played Davina, the transsexual barmaid in the TV series Rab C Nesbitt?

David Tennant

2.

In which film did Spike Milligan play a character called Spike?

Life of Brian

3.

Who famously interviewed the Sex Pistols on Thames Today?

Bill Grundy

4.

Which Olympic sport will be held at Lords cricket ground?

Archery

5.

Who was the first woman to ride 100 UK horse racing (flat) winners in a calendar year?       

Hayley Turner

6.

Which athlete broke the world record for the mile in 1962 at Cook's Gardens, Wanganui, New Zealand?

Peter Snell

7.

Which breakthrough hit, released by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs reached number 2 in the Billboard charts in 1965?

Woolly Bully

8.

Paul Bradley played which character in EastEnders?

Nigel Bates

Sp.

Who scored the winning goal in the 1970 FA cup replay at Old Trafford between Chelsea and Leeds?

David Webb

1.

Who played Frank Canon?

William Conrad

2.

Who played Jim Rockford’s dad Jim ‘Rocky’ Rockford in The Rockford Files?

Noah Beery Jr

3.

Who played Don Satchley in Shoestring?

Michael Medwin

4.

Who played Eric Catchpole in Lovejoy?

Chris Jury

5.

Who played Officer Jon Barker in CHIPs?

Larry Wilcox

6.

Who played Joyce Davenport in Hill Street Blues?

Veronica Hamel

7.

Who played Marshall Sam McCloud?

Dennis Weaver

8.

Who played a cowboy in the big city in Coogan’s Bluff?

Clint Eastwood

Sp1

Who played ‘Ponch’ Poncharello in CHIPs?

Eric Estrada

Sp2

Who played Neal Washington in Hill Street Blues?

Taurean Blacque

1.

Name the mountain located in the Upper Athabasca river valley of the Jasper national park.

Alberta

2.

What is the name of the American actor who appeared in the films The Pelican Brief, Crimson Tide and Malcolm X?

Denzel Washington

3.

What was the name of the English composer who was appointed Master of the Kings Musick in 1755?

William Boyce

4.

Who was elected as general secretary of UNISON in November 1995? 

Rodney Bickerstaffe

5.

Who said: “A man would prefer to come home to an unmade bed and a happy woman than to a neatly made bed and an angry woman “?

Marlene Dietrich

6.

Name the character in Coronation Street played by Barbara Knox.

Rita Sullivan

(née Littlewood, previously Fairclough)

7.

In Greek mythology, who was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy?

Cassandra

8.

What is the name of the Scottish band that had hits with Nothing Ever Happens and Roll to Me?

Del Amitri

ROUND 4 - Pairs

1.

Aotearoa (ay-o-tea-rower), meaning land of the long white cloud, is the native name for which country?

New Zealand

2.

Who is credited with being the first European to reach New Zealand?

Abel Tasman

3.

Katrina and the Waves won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997 with Love Shine a Light but who did Kimberley Rew allegedly originally compose the song for?

The Samaritans

(the charity)

4.

Name the ‘Big Five’ countries who automatically qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest.

UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy

(Italy re-joined the contest this year and is therefore now included)

5.

The name of which substance derives from the Latin meaning ‘through smoke’?

Perfume

6.

Which French town is known as the world's perfume capital as it produces over two-thirds of France's natural aromas (for perfume and for food flavourings)?

Grasse

7.

In the 2010 Winter Olympics, which former runner won the first gold medal for Britain in 30 years in the Skeleton Bobsleigh?

Amy Williams

8.

What prestigious sporting event was won this year by a dentist?

Cheltenham Gold Cup

(amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen on Long Run)

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

Which band released the album Bridge of Spies in 1987?

T'Pau

2.

Which Russian wrote the short story The Black Monk in 1894?

Anton Chekhov

3.

Who played Samantha Stephens in the TV series Bewitched?

Elisabeth Montgomery

4.

Which actor's real name was Issur Danielovitch?

Kirk Douglas

5.

Which town in Derbyshire is dubbed 'The Capital of the Peak District'?

Chapel-en-le-Frith

6.

What is the real name of X-Men character 'Beast'?

Dr. Henry McCoy

(accept Hank McCoy)

7.

Which currency has an ISO 4217 code of ZAR?

South African rand

8.

Whose book The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care was first published in 1946?

Benjamin Spock

(accept Dr Spock)

1.

In which award winning US TV series would you find the following characters: Carter Peweterscmidt, Tricia Takanawa, Cleveland Brown and Stewie Griffin?

Family Guy

2.

If you had been invited to join Robert Benchley, Robert E Sherwood and Dorothy Parker for one of their famous lunches, what would have been the location?

Algonquin Hotel

3.

If you suffer from ablutophobia what do you fear?

Fear of washing or bathing

4.

If you suffer from alektorophobia what do you fear?

Chickens

5.

Identify this well-known building.

Tate, St Ives

6.

Identify this well-known building.

Sage, Gateshead

7.

Identify this well-known building.

Guggenheim, Bilbao

8.

Identify this well-known building.

Jewish Museum, Berlin

Sp.

Which award winning architect designed the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the Imperial War Museum North?

Daniel Libeskind

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

Who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel Postcards from the Edge?

Carrie Fisher

2.

According to Siouxsie and the Banshees, who was 'the strawberry girl'?

Christine

3.

Who was the lead singer of The Cranberries?

Dolores O'Riordan

4.

What was The Prodigy's first number-one on the UK Singles Chart?

Firestarter

5.

Which Graham Linehan sitcom was based at Reynholm Industries?

The IT Crowd

6.

Weird Al Yankovic's Spam was a parody of which REM song?

Stand

7.

According to Marcus Fabius Quintilian, what can't the prosperous easily form a right idea of?

Misery

8.

What is the band Ash's biggest selling single to date?

Shining Light

Sp.

Arthur Miller's play The Crucible is a dramatisation of what?

The Salem witch trials

(Salem's Lot)

ROUND 8 - 'Calluna Pussycats'

1.

Which Hanna Barbera prime time animated television series ran from September 1961 to April 1962?

Top Cat

2.

What is the name of the cat in the film Meet the Parents?

Mr Jinx

3.

Which actor voiced the part of Bagheera in Disney’s The Jungle Book?

Sebastian Cabot

4.

What is Calluna Vulgaris?

Common Heather

5.

Unlike other cats, where do lions have an additional tuft of hair?    

At the end of their tail

6.

Which poem features four anthropomorphic animals and tells the story of the love between the title characters who marry in the land "where the Bong-tree grows"?

The Owl and the Pussycat

7.

In the Harry Potter series, what is the name of Hermione Granger’s cat?

Crookshanks

8.

From Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, by T S Eliot and Cats, the Musical, who is the ‘Mystery Cat’ and master criminal, too clever to be found at the scene of his crimes?

Macavity

Sp.

Which animal is the world’s fastest land mammal?

Cheetah

Spares

1.

Which 1959 film ended with these lines: Gerry: “We can't get married at all…I'm a man”;  Osgood: “Well, nobody's perfect”?

Some Like It Hot

2.

Which Swiss artist painted Twittering Machine in 1922?

Paul Klee

3.

What is the common name for the flower myosotis?

Forget-me-not

4.

What is the literal meaning of 'Kyrie eleison' in Christian church services?

'Lord have mercy'

5.

On a weather map, what are shown by isohyets?

Areas of equal precipitation

6.

Many Sikh women take the name 'Kaur'; what does this mean?

Princess

7.

Which famous detective writer was jailed in 1951 for 'un-American activities'?

Dashiell Hammett

8.

Cassiterite is an ore of which metal?

Tin