ROUND 1 - Pairs

1.

Who is on the reverse of a £50 note?

2.

Name one of the two people who will be on the reverse of the new £50 note.

3.

Of what is gamophobia a fear?

4.

Of what is pentheraphobia a fear?

5.

Which charity single was recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985?

6.

In 1987 a combined British American group recorded Let It Be as a charity single after which disaster?

7.

In which year was Fawlty Towers first broadcast?

8.

In which year was The Last of the Summer Wine first broadcast?

1.

Which London street takes its name from the fact that James I's private menagerie was located there?

2.

Which electrical device takes its name from the ancient Greek word for power?

3.

In ancient and medieval warfare what weapon was used by an arbalist?

4.

Which London underground line first opened in 1979?

5.

What first appeared at the Berlin Olympics in 1936?

6.

What is the more common name for the bird Lagopus Lagopus Scotica found in moorland in various parts of Britain?

7.

Which British film won the Academy Award for Best Film in 1981?

8.

Which weapon originally designed in America is operated by remote control and shoots a pattern of metal balls like a shotgun?

1.

What is the missing colour in this sequence, blue, yellow, -------, green, red?

2.

Name the missing event in this list, running, horse riding, swimming, fencing, --------.

3.

Name the missing book in this sequence, Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, -----.

4.

Name the missing book in this sequence, Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, -----.

5.

Nigeria has borders with four countries. Cameroon, Chad and Niger are three of them.  What is the fourth?

6.

Lithuania has borders with four countries. Russia, Poland and Latvia are three of them.  What is the fourth?

7.

What is the fourth instrument found in the woodwind section of an orchestra in addition to the flute, oboe and clarinet?

8.

What is the fourth instrument found in the brass section of an orchestra in addition to the trumpet, French horn and trombone?

ROUND 4 - Pairs

1.

Which rock band’s original name was High Numbers?

2.

To what did the band Carl and the Passions change their name?

3.

Which actor narrated the Mr Benn TV series?

4.

Ringo Starr and which other actor have narrated the Thomas the Tank Engine TV series?

5.

How was jazz singer Eleanora Gough McKay better known?

6.

What was the pen name of author Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin?

7.

Who wrote the opera War and Peace?

8.

Who wrote the opera Elektra?

ROUND 5 - Pictures

Identify the brand of chocolate bar shown

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

Well....more of a motif than a theme in its own right. Beware, there is a sting in the tail!!

1.

Which football club has the motto 'Power in Motion' which was created by the writer Maxim Gorky?

2.

Which brand of whisky was distilled by the Gloag family from 1897 to 1970 before being sold to Highland Distillers?

3.

Which 1977 film, directed by Derek Jarman, depicts Queen Elizabeth I transported forward in time to 20th century Britain?

4.

What was the nickname of former England Rugby Union player Martin Offiah?

5.

Richard the Lionheart was mortally wounded by what type of weapon?

6.

Which 1996 film starred Robin Williams as the bisexual owner of a nightclub?

7.

It has been known as Hydrargyrum but the more popular name of this element reflects its elusive qualities.  What is the popular name?

8.

Which Greek deity kidnapped Persephone to be his wife and queen of his realm?

ROUND 7 - Pairs

1.

What links the following racehorses: Norfolk Enchants, Hoof Hearted, and Wear the Fox Hat?

2.

The acronym 'TOOFIF' is the title of Fulham Football Club’s fanzine.  What do the letters stand for?

3.

Which make of car is currently using the Beach Boys’ song Wouldn’t It Be Nice as part of an advertising campaign?

4.

Which make of car is currently using a song from Johan Strauss’s 1885 operetta The Gypsy Baron as part of a TV advertising campaign?

5.

The American Christopher Sims has been named as the co-winner of which 2011 Nobel Prize?

6.

The American Saul Perlmuttter is the co-winner of which 2011 Nobel Prize?

7.

Which Napoleonic victory in 1805 is also known as the 'Battle of the Three Emperors'?

8.

The Napoleonic victory at Wagram in 1809 was fought on the outskirts of which European capital city?

ROUND 8 - Pairs

1.

What is the minimum weight for a heavyweight boxer?

2.

Who was the first heavyweight boxer to regain his title?

3.

Who said "There are no ugly women, only lazy ones"?

4.

Who said "Man is the only animal that blushes, or needs to"?

5.

Who is the only sportsman to have played World Cup football and World Cup cricket?

6.

What do the tennis players Manuel Orantes, Bjorn Borg and Ivan Lendl have in common?

7.

Which US President headed the Bull Moose or Progressive Party?

8.

Who won the US Presidency over Grover Cleveland in 1888, then lost it to him in 1892?

Spares

1.

Which current England footballer attempted to register the names Hoof Hearted and Norfolk Enchants with the Jockey Club in 2003?

2.

What is the origin of the term Bear Market to describe a falling stock market?

3.

Who was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Medicine posthumously?

4.

What symbol was used on the original road sign for a school?

5.

Which American city is known as the 'Mile High City'?

6.

Austria-Hungary’s leading U-boat captain in the First World War is better known in another context.  Who was he?

ROUND 1 - Pairs

1.

Who is on the reverse of a £50 note?

Sir John Houblon

2.

Name one of the two people who will be on the reverse of the new £50 note.

(one of)

James Watt

(or)

Matthew Boulton

3.

Of what is gamophobia a fear?

Marriage

4.

Of what is pentheraphobia a fear?

Mother-in-law

5.

Which charity single was recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985?

We Are the World

6.

In 1987 a combined British American group recorded Let It Be as a charity single after which disaster?

(accept the capsizing of the Herald of Free Enterprise)

7.

In which year was Fawlty Towers first broadcast?

1975

8.

In which year was The Last of the Summer Wine first broadcast?

1973

1.

Which London street takes its name from the fact that James I's private menagerie was located there?

Birdcage Walk

2.

Which electrical device takes its name from the ancient Greek word for power?

Dynamo

(from the Greek dynamis)

3.

In ancient and medieval warfare what weapon was used by an arbalist?

Crossbow

4.

Which London underground line first opened in 1979?

Jubilee

5.

What first appeared at the Berlin Olympics in 1936?

The Olympic torch

6.

What is the more common name for the bird Lagopus Lagopus Scotica found in moorland in various parts of Britain?

Red Grouse

7.

Which British film won the Academy Award for Best Film in 1981?

Chariots of Fire

8.

Which weapon originally designed in America is operated by remote control and shoots a pattern of metal balls like a shotgun?

Claymore Mine

1.

What is the missing colour in this sequence, blue, yellow, -------, green, red?

Black

(the colours of the Olympic rings)

2.

Name the missing event in this list, running, horse riding, swimming, fencing, --------.

Pistol shooting

(the events in the modern pentathlon).

3.

Name the missing book in this sequence, Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, -----.

Jo’s Boys

(the March family saga by Louisa M Alcott)

4.

Name the missing book in this sequence, Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, -----.

Clea

(the Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell)

5.

Nigeria has borders with four countries. Cameroon, Chad and Niger are three of them.  What is the fourth?

Benin

6.

Lithuania has borders with four countries. Russia, Poland and Latvia are three of them.  What is the fourth?

Belarus

7.

What is the fourth instrument found in the woodwind section of an orchestra in addition to the flute, oboe and clarinet?

Bassoon

8.

What is the fourth instrument found in the brass section of an orchestra in addition to the trumpet, French horn and trombone?

Tuba

ROUND 4 - Pairs

1.

Which rock band’s original name was High Numbers?

The Who

2.

To what did the band Carl and the Passions change their name?

The Beach Boys

3.

Which actor narrated the Mr Benn TV series?

Ray Brooks

4.

Ringo Starr and which other actor have narrated the Thomas the Tank Engine TV series?

Michael Angelis

5.

How was jazz singer Eleanora Gough McKay better known?

Billie Holiday

6.

What was the pen name of author Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin?

Georges Sand

7.

Who wrote the opera War and Peace?

Prokofiev

8.

Who wrote the opera Elektra?

Richard Strauss

ROUND 5 - Pictures

Identify the brand of chocolate bar shown

1.

Cadbury Caramel

2.

Star Bar

3.

Wispa

4.

Lion Bar

5.

Cadbury Dairy Milk Bliss

6.

Aero Caramel

7.

Kit Kat Senses

8.

Twix

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

Well....more of a motif than a theme in its own right. Beware, there is a sting in the tail!!

1.

Which football club has the motto 'Power in Motion' which was created by the writer Maxim Gorky?

Dynamo Moscow

2.

Which brand of whisky was distilled by the Gloag family from 1897 to 1970 before being sold to Highland Distillers?

Famous Red Grouse

3.

Which 1977 film, directed by Derek Jarman, depicts Queen Elizabeth I transported forward in time to 20th century Britain?

Jubilee

4.

What was the nickname of former England Rugby Union player Martin Offiah?

'Chariots'

5.

Richard the Lionheart was mortally wounded by what type of weapon?

A crossbow

6.

Which 1996 film starred Robin Williams as the bisexual owner of a nightclub?

The Birdcage

7.

It has been known as Hydrargyrum but the more popular name of this element reflects its elusive qualities.  What is the popular name?

Quicksilver

8.

Which Greek deity kidnapped Persephone to be his wife and queen of his realm?

Pluto

ROUND 7 - Pairs

1.

What links the following racehorses: Norfolk Enchants, Hoof Hearted, and Wear the Fox Hat?

All were rejected by the Jockey Club in 2003 because they would sound obscene when said quickly by race commentators

2.

The acronym 'TOOFIF' is the title of Fulham Football Club’s fanzine.  What do the letters stand for?

There's Only One 'F' In Fulham

3.

Which make of car is currently using the Beach Boys’ song Wouldn’t It Be Nice as part of an advertising campaign?

Volkswagen

4.

Which make of car is currently using a song from Johan Strauss’s 1885 operetta The Gypsy Baron as part of a TV advertising campaign?

Audi

5.

The American Christopher Sims has been named as the co-winner of which 2011 Nobel Prize?

Economics

6.

The American Saul Perlmuttter is the co-winner of which 2011 Nobel Prize?

Physics

7.

Which Napoleonic victory in 1805 is also known as the 'Battle of the Three Emperors'?

Austerlitz

8.

The Napoleonic victory at Wagram in 1809 was fought on the outskirts of which European capital city?

Vienna

ROUND 8 - Pairs

1.

What is the minimum weight for a heavyweight boxer?

175 pounds or 12st 7lbs or 79kg

2.

Who was the first heavyweight boxer to regain his title?

Floyd Patterson

3.

Who said "There are no ugly women, only lazy ones"?

Helena Rubenstein

4.

Who said "Man is the only animal that blushes, or needs to"?

Mark Twain

5.

Who is the only sportsman to have played World Cup football and World Cup cricket?

Viv Richards

(he played for Antigua in qualifying matches for the 1974 Football World Cup)

6.

What do the tennis players Manuel Orantes, Bjorn Borg and Ivan Lendl have in common?

They all won Junior Wimbledon

7.

Which US President headed the Bull Moose or Progressive Party?

Theodore Roosevelt

8.

Who won the US Presidency over Grover Cleveland in 1888, then lost it to him in 1892?

Benjamin Harrison

Spares

1.

Which current England footballer attempted to register the names Hoof Hearted and Norfolk Enchants with the Jockey Club in 2003?

Wayne Rooney

2.

What is the origin of the term Bear Market to describe a falling stock market?

A bear attacks downwards

3.

Who was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Medicine posthumously?

Ralph Steinman

4.

What symbol was used on the original road sign for a school?

A torch

5.

Which American city is known as the 'Mile High City'?

Denver

6.

Austria-Hungary’s leading U-boat captain in the First World War is better known in another context.  Who was he?

Baron Georg Von Trapp