ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

What was the title of George Melly’s autobiography – a variation on the traditional phrase 'Wine, Women and Song'?

2.

Which John Lennon lyric follows the line “Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long”?

3.

Who co-hosted the Generation Game with Larry Grayson?

4.

Which surname links the Shadows, Operation Millennium and the film The Right Stuff?

5.

Which John Lennon lyric is the motto of Liverpool Airport?

6.

Who scored 10 goals in the 1970 World Cup finals in Mexico?

7.

Which term, used to describe investigative reporting, was first used in a speech by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906?

8.

Which film was advertised with the tagline 'An adventure 65 million years in the making'?

Sp.

Which surname links the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930, the film Natural Born Killers and the 1975 hit It’s In His Kiss?

1.

The Thing, Invisible Girl, The Human Torch and …..

2.

Pestilence, War, Famine and ……

3.

China, Russia, India and …….

4.

The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils and ……

5.

Black bile, Yellow bile, Blood and …….    

6.

Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and ……..

7.

Burnt Norton, East Coker, The Dry Salvages and ……

8.

Strong, weak, gravitational and …….

Sp.

Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and ……..

1.

Which international retail chain closed its doors for the last time on September 18 2011?

2.

Which world leader left the stage for the final time on October 20 2011?

3.

What was introduced into the Royal Air Force in 1942 and continued in service with air forces around the world until as late as 1963?

4.

Which team won the first FA Cup final in 1872?

5.

Which is the only Scottish club to have played in the (English) FA Cup final?

6.

What was introduced into the British army in 1945 and continued in service with armies around the world until 1993 (with variants still operational today)?

7.

Which famous gospel song was recorded by Sister Rosetta Tharpe in 1944 and is to be found amongst the sound recordings of 'cultural, historical or aesthetic importance' in the U.S. National Recording Registry?

8.

What catchphrase/chant is associated with a seminal New York band of the 1970s, the group usually cited as being the first punk rock band?

Sp.

Which American Football match is always played on New Year’s Day?

ROUND 4 - Pairs

(with alternative picture questions giving the same answer in each case)

1.

Which 1988 Booker winning novel revolves around the relationship between two gamblers and a bet on the success of a scheme to transport a glass church to the remote settlement of Bellingen?

or

Name this 1998 Booker prize winning novel.

2.

What is the Italian name for pasta shaped like a sea-shell?

or

Name this pasta shape.

3.

What is the Italian name for short tubular pasta with ridges running the length of the outer surface?

or

Name this pasta shape.

4.

Who won the 2011 Wimbledon Women’s Singles?

or

Who is she?      

5.

Which wild thistle-like plant of the genus Dipsacus get its name from its historical use in the textile industry?

or

Name this wild plant.

6.

Which 1989 Booker winning novel centres around the professional and personal relationship between a butler and a housekeeper?

or

Name this 1989 Booker prize winning novel.

7.

Who won the 2012 Australian Open Women’s Singles?

or

Who is she?

8.

Which wild plant, Rumex obtusifolius, is often found growing near stinging nettles and is said to relieve stings when rubbed on the affected area?

or

Name this wild plant.

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

The current African Cup of Nations is being hosted by Gabon and which other country?

2.

Which duo consisted of David Van Day and Thereza Bazar?

3.

From which musical drama do the songs Pirate Jenny and Salomon’s Song come?

4.

Whose novels include Starter for Ten and One Day?

5.

What is defined in the Chambers Concise Dictionary as ‘a kind of crinoline or whalebone for distending women’s dress'?

6.

Which TV detective was played by William Conrad? (first name needed)

7.

How is the Lynx Rufus better known?

8.

In which 1957 film adapted from a musical by Rodgers and Hart does Frank Sinatra sing The Lady is a Tramp?

Sp.

Which piece of music by William Walton was originally composed for the coronation of Edward VIII but was played at the coronations of George VI and Elizabeth II?

ROUND 6 - Pairs

1.

Give both solutions to the quadratic equation x² + 3x – 10 = 0 ( x squared plus 3x minus 10 equals zero). Working out does not have to be shown.

2.

Which sporting event, first held in Paris in 1900, was won in that year by Upton Park?

3.

Which Glam Rock classic, which reached Number 2 in 1973, contains the lyrics:

"Now the man in the back

 Is ready to crack as he raises his hands to the sky

And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner

She could kill you with a wink of her eye"

4.

Solve the simultaneous equations: 3x + 2y = 4 and 2x – 3y = 7.

5.

Who composed the opera The Thieving Magpie?

6.

Which Glam Rock classic which reached Number 1 in 1972 contains the lyrics:

"Automatic shoes, automatic shoes

Give me 3D-vision and the California Blues

And me I funk but I don't care

I ain't no square with my corkscrew hair"

7.

Which sport, with eight in a team, was formerly an Olympic sport and was won by the City of London Police in the 1908 Olympic games?

8.

Who composed the opera The Cunning Little Vixen?

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

Who was the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra?

2.

The Tarpeian rock, scene of the execution of traitors and murderers, lies beneath which hill of Rome?

3.

Which film ends with the line “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship”?

4.

Which show includes the songs One Night in Bangkok and I Know Him So Well?

5.

Which triangular shaped plateau extends over eight Indian states and lies between the Western Ghat, Eastern Ghat and Satpura and Vindhya mountain ranges?

6.

The Old Man of Hoy, The Needles and Rockall are examples of what type of geological formation?

7.

What was last seen over Texas on this day nine years ago?

8.

What was last seen on 25th May 1982 ago at latitude  51 degrees 3’ 3” south, longitude 57 degrees 41’ 55” west? 

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

1.

Who is the record goalscorer in English FA Cup Finals?

2.

Which actor, best known for his role in the 1968 winner of the Oscar for Best Picture (for which he was, himself, nominated for the Best Actor award), was offered, but declined, the role of Dr Who when Patrick Troughton left the series?

3.

Which bi-plane, introduced in 1917, was credited with shooting down 1,294 enemy aircraft during WWI, more than any other Allied aircraft?

4.

Give the next line of the song that begins: "Picture yourself in a boat on a river".

5.

What song provided Spanish duo, Baccara with their only UK number 1?

6.

Which apparatus, in its simplest form, consists of a belt of silk, or a similar flexible dielectric material, running over two metal pulleys, one of which is surrounded by a hollow metal sphere, plus two appropriately placed and connected electrodes?

7.

Which chain of British DIY stores was put into administration and eventually wound up in 2011?

8.

How did the poet William Henry Davies describe himself in the title of his 1908 autobiography?

Sp.

Which agricultural innovator was born in Basildon in 1674 and died at Prosperous Farm, Hungerford, in 1740?

Spares

1.

In which city situated on the Danube is the church with the tallest steeple in the world?

2.

In which city would you find Stanley Park, the Van Dusen Botanical Gardens and the Skytrain public transport system?

3.

Which American-Canadian author’s novels include Neuromancer, The Difference Engine and Pattern Recognition?

4.

Which book of the bible was lampooned in 2000 in an open letter to the homophobic radio presenter Dr Laura Schlessinger?

ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

What was the title of George Melly’s autobiography – a variation on the traditional phrase 'Wine, Women and Song'?

Rum, Bum and Concertina

2.

Which John Lennon lyric follows the line “Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long”?

"I am the eggman"

(from I Am the Walrus)

3.

Who co-hosted the Generation Game with Larry Grayson?

Isla St Clair

4.

Which surname links the Shadows, Operation Millennium and the film The Right Stuff?

Harris

(Jet, Bomber and Ed) 

5.

Which John Lennon lyric is the motto of Liverpool Airport?

"Above us only sky"

(from the song Imagine)

6.

Who scored 10 goals in the 1970 World Cup finals in Mexico?

Gerd Muller

(and his West Germany team still failed to reach the final.  They were beaten in the semis 4-3 by Italy – Der Bomber scoring twice!)

7.

Which term, used to describe investigative reporting, was first used in a speech by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906?

Muckraking   

8.

Which film was advertised with the tagline 'An adventure 65 million years in the making'?

Jurassic Park

Sp.

Which surname links the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930, the film Natural Born Killers and the 1975 hit It’s In His Kiss?

Lewis

(Sinclair, Juliette and Linda)

1.

The Thing, Invisible Girl, The Human Torch and …..

Mr Fantastic

(The members of the super hero group The Fantastic Four)

2.

Pestilence, War, Famine and ……

Death

(The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse)

3.

China, Russia, India and …….

Brazil

(The four “BRIC” countries – which are all deemed to be at a similar stage of advanced economic development)

4.

The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils and ……

The Jewel in the Crown

(The four novels comprising the Raj Quartet by Paul Scott)

5.

Black bile, Yellow bile, Blood and …….     

Phlegm

(The four humours of Hippocratic medicine)

6.

Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and ……..

Harry Judd

(The four members of the band McFly)

7.

Burnt Norton, East Coker, The Dry Salvages and ……

Little Gidding

(The four poems comprising The Four Quartets by TS Eliot)

8.

Strong, weak, gravitational and …….

Electro-magnetic

(The four fundamental forces of physics)

Sp.

Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and ……..

Ron Paul

(The four remaining Republican Presidential candidates)

1.

Which international retail chain closed its doors for the last time on September 18 2011?

Borders

2.

Which world leader left the stage for the final time on October 20 2011?

Muammar Gaddafi

3.

What was introduced into the Royal Air Force in 1942 and continued in service with air forces around the world until as late as 1963?

Lancaster bomber

4.

Which team won the first FA Cup final in 1872?

Wanderers

5.

Which is the only Scottish club to have played in the (English) FA Cup final?

Queen’s Park

6.

What was introduced into the British army in 1945 and continued in service with armies around the world until 1993 (with variants still operational today)?

The Centurion tank

7.

Which famous gospel song was recorded by Sister Rosetta Tharpe in 1944 and is to be found amongst the sound recordings of 'cultural, historical or aesthetic importance' in the U.S. National Recording Registry?

Down By The Riverside

8.

What catchphrase/chant is associated with a seminal New York band of the 1970s, the group usually cited as being the first punk rock band?

Gabba Gabba Hey

(the Ramones)

Sp.

Which American Football match is always played on New Year’s Day?

The Rose Bowl

ROUND 4 - Pairs

(with alternative picture questions giving the same answer in each case)

1.

Which 1988 Booker winning novel revolves around the relationship between two gamblers and a bet on the success of a scheme to transport a glass church to the remote settlement of Bellingen?

or

Name this 1998 Booker prize winning novel.

Oscar and Lucinda

(by Peter Carey)

2.

What is the Italian name for pasta shaped like a sea-shell?

or

Name this pasta shape.

Conchiglie

3.

What is the Italian name for short tubular pasta with ridges running the length of the outer surface?

or

Name this pasta shape.

Rigatoni

4.

Who won the 2011 Wimbledon Women’s Singles?

or

Who is she?      

Petra Kvitova

(2011 Wimbledon champion)

5.

Which wild thistle-like plant of the genus Dipsacus get its name from its historical use in the textile industry?

or

Name this wild plant.

Teasel

6.

Which 1989 Booker winning novel centres around the professional and personal relationship between a butler and a housekeeper?

or

Name this 1989 Booker prize winning novel.

The Remains of the Day

(by Kasuo Ishiguro)

7.

Who won the 2012 Australian Open Women’s Singles?

or

Who is she?

Victoria Azarenka

(2012 Australian Open champion)

8.

Which wild plant, Rumex obtusifolius, is often found growing near stinging nettles and is said to relieve stings when rubbed on the affected area?

or

Name this wild plant.

Broad leafed dock

(accept Dock or Dockleaf)

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

The current African Cup of Nations is being hosted by Gabon and which other country?

Equatorial Guinea

2.

Which duo consisted of David Van Day and Thereza Bazar?

Dollar

3.

From which musical drama do the songs Pirate Jenny and Salomon’s Song come?

The Threepenny Opera

4.

Whose novels include Starter for Ten and One Day?

David Nicholls

5.

What is defined in the Chambers Concise Dictionary as ‘a kind of crinoline or whalebone for distending women’s dress'?

Farthingale

6.

Which TV detective was played by William Conrad? (first name needed)

Frank Cannon

7.

How is the Lynx Rufus better known?

Bobcat

8.

In which 1957 film adapted from a musical by Rodgers and Hart does Frank Sinatra sing The Lady is a Tramp?

Pal Joey

Sp.

Which piece of music by William Walton was originally composed for the coronation of Edward VIII but was played at the coronations of George VI and Elizabeth II?

Crown Imperial

ROUND 6 - Pairs

1.

Give both solutions to the quadratic equation x² + 3x – 10 = 0 ( x squared plus 3x minus 10 equals zero). Working out does not have to be shown.

2 and – 5

2.

Which sporting event, first held in Paris in 1900, was won in that year by Upton Park?

Olympic Football

3.

Which Glam Rock classic, which reached Number 2 in 1973, contains the lyrics:

"Now the man in the back

 Is ready to crack as he raises his hands to the sky

And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner

She could kill you with a wink of her eye"

Ballroom Blitz

(by Sweet)

4.

Solve the simultaneous equations: 3x + 2y = 4 and 2x – 3y = 7.

x = 2 and y = -1       

5.

Who composed the opera The Thieving Magpie?

Rossini

6.

Which Glam Rock classic which reached Number 1 in 1972 contains the lyrics:

"Automatic shoes, automatic shoes

Give me 3D-vision and the California Blues

And me I funk but I don't care

I ain't no square with my corkscrew hair"

Telegram Sam

(by T Rex)

7.

Which sport, with eight in a team, was formerly an Olympic sport and was won by the City of London Police in the 1908 Olympic games?

Tug of War

(Liverpool Police were runners up – Kenny Dalglish has finally accepted the verdict and is not going to appeal)

8.

Who composed the opera The Cunning Little Vixen?

Janacek

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

Who was the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra?

Electra

2.

The Tarpeian rock, scene of the execution of traitors and murderers, lies beneath which hill of Rome?

Capitoline

3.

Which film ends with the line “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship”?

Casablanca

4.

Which show includes the songs One Night in Bangkok and I Know Him So Well?

Chess

5.

Which triangular shaped plateau extends over eight Indian states and lies between the Western Ghat, Eastern Ghat and Satpura and Vindhya mountain ranges?

The Deccan

6.

The Old Man of Hoy, The Needles and Rockall are examples of what type of geological formation?

Stacks

7.

What was last seen over Texas on this day nine years ago?

The space shuttle Columbia

8.

What was last seen on 25th May 1982 ago at latitude  51 degrees 3’ 3” south, longitude 57 degrees 41’ 55” west? 

The wreck of the Atlantic Conveyor

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

1.

Who is the record goalscorer in English FA Cup Finals?

Ian Rush

(with 5)

2.

Which actor, best known for his role in the 1968 winner of the Oscar for Best Picture (for which he was, himself, nominated for the Best Actor award), was offered, but declined, the role of Dr Who when Patrick Troughton left the series?

Ron Moody

3.

Which bi-plane, introduced in 1917, was credited with shooting down 1,294 enemy aircraft during WWI, more than any other Allied aircraft?

Sopwith Camel

4.

Give the next line of the song that begins: "Picture yourself in a boat on a river".

"With tangerine trees and marmalade skies"

5.

What song provided Spanish duo, Baccara with their only UK number 1?

Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

6.

Which apparatus, in its simplest form, consists of a belt of silk, or a similar flexible dielectric material, running over two metal pulleys, one of which is surrounded by a hollow metal sphere, plus two appropriately placed and connected electrodes?

A Van Der Graff Generator

7.

Which chain of British DIY stores was put into administration and eventually wound up in 2011?

Focus DIY

(accept Focus)

8.

How did the poet William Henry Davies describe himself in the title of his 1908 autobiography?

As a super-tramp

(its full title is An autobiography of a Super-tramp)

Sp.

Which agricultural innovator was born in Basildon in 1674 and died at Prosperous Farm, Hungerford, in 1740?

Jethro Tull

Spares

1.

In which city situated on the Danube is the church with the tallest steeple in the world?

Ulm

2.

In which city would you find Stanley Park, the Van Dusen Botanical Gardens and the Skytrain public transport system?

Vancouver

3.

Which American-Canadian author’s novels include Neuromancer, The Difference Engine and Pattern Recognition?

William Gibson

4.

Which book of the bible was lampooned in 2000 in an open letter to the homophobic radio presenter Dr Laura Schlessinger?

Leviticus