ROUND 1 - Pairs

1.

Which cocktail/aperitif is named after a priest and hero of the French resistance?  After the war, as mayor of Dijon, he would serve this to visiting delegations.

2.

Which cocktail, first described in 1876, is named after someone who didn’t actually exist?  It comes from a well known New York hoax of the period: 'Have you seen -----?  He was just talking about you'.

3.

This politician was first elected as a West Midlands MP in 2001.  He was recently appointed into a specially created position of Deputy Chair of the Labour Party to reflect campaigning skills widely respected across the political spectrum.  He has played a significant role in the phone-hacking scandal.  Who is he?

4.

Whose resignation from the post of Deputy Prime Minister in December 1990 is regarded as the precipitating act in the fall of Thatcher?

5.

The post remained vacant until 1995.  Who was Major’s only Deputy Prime Minister?

6.

The music critic and composer of The Capriol Suite, as well as a number of folk song collections was born Philip Heseltine.  By what name is he better known?

7.

Warlock/Heseltine died in December 1930.  Which often acerbic art critic born in July 1931 is his illegitimate son?

8.

Sp1

Which member of the thistle family is the main flavour ingredient of the Italian bitter aperitif liquor Cynar?

Sp2

This highly regarded politician was first elected as a London MP in 2010.  He has mixed Nigerian and Irish heritage, studied Law at Manchester, and is now Shadow Business Secretary.  Who is he?

Sp3

1.

The longest novel written by Sir Walter Scott where most of story takes place in Derbyshire, London and The Isle of Man.

2.

A poem written by Lady Caroline Lamb which was used as a march for the 70th regiment of foot.

3.

The greeting of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary when informing her her she was going to carry Jesus Christ.

4.

A European deciduous tree with the Latin name 'Fagus Sylvatica'.

5.

The name of the spacecraft in which John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.

6.

The other name for the simple knot, or schoolboy knot, used for tying ties.

7.

A large potato yellow within and without, very prolific, and used for feeding livestock.

8.

A pre-dreadnought battleship built in 1898 and scrapped in 1919 which saw action in the First World War in the Atlantic as part of the Eighth Battle Fleet.

Sp1

A 1946 essay by George Orwell originally published in The Evening Standard.

Sp2

The livery badge of Richard the Second of England.

ROUND 3 - 'Not the Dickens'

The 200th anniversary of Dickens has obscured the fact that other events have happened in years ending in '12' or '62'

1.

In 1912 Scott went to the Antarctic in HMS Discovery.  This ship is today a tourist attraction in the city of 152,000 inhabitants where it was built.  The city promotes itself with the phrase 'one city, many discoveries' and has two universities.  Where is it?

2.

Who won his only Oscar in 1962 for portraying the lawyer Atticus Finch?

3.

Whom did John Bellingham assassinate in 1812?

4.

This composer was born in 1862 and considered one of the leading innovators of his era.  He is chiefly remembered for his many piano pieces and his impressionistic orchestral pieces of which Iberia is an example.  Who is he?

5.

This poet, author, philosopher, transcendentalist and friend of Emerson died in 1862.  His best-known work is Walden; or Life in the Woods.  Who is he?

6.

In 1662 Samuel Pepys made a note in his diary of a kind of entertainment never reportedly seen in England before.  The leading protagonist wears a sugarloaf hat in performances today as he did in 1662.  What kind of entertainment is it?

7.

In 1812 Wellington won an important victory in the Peninsula campaign at a city 120 miles north-west of Madrid that boasts the oldest university in Spain, founded in 1218.  Where is this city? 

8.

In 1212 30,000 mostly young French people made their way to the Mediterranean coast led by a 12 year-old boy claiming to bear a message from Jesus while simultaneously in Germany 10,000 or more people were led to Genoa by a shepherd, both groups having the same quest in which they were hopelessly unsuccessful.  What is the name given to this event?

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

1.

What is the other name given to the radio carpel joint?

2.

Who is the current player coach of the Manchester Phoenix Ice Hockey Team?

3.

Identify the 1997 film directed by John Woo starring John Travolta and Nicholas Cage whose characters change identities.

4.

What is the most common member of the dolphin family?

5.

Which pub name can be found in Holcombe Village Ramsbottom, Castleford, Sudbury, Ipswich and Ruskington amongst others.

6.

What is the music hall  song, composed by Harry B Norris in 1900 and sung by Vesta Tilly?  It has also been sung by Betty Grable, Julie Andrews and Anita Harris.

7.

Identify the name of a pasta made from durum wheat which according to legend was brought to Italy from China by Marco Polo in 1292.

8.

What is the common name for a group of saltwater clams in the family Cardiidae?

Sp1

What name was given to American northerners or Yankees, who moved south during 1865 and 1877?

Sp2

What name is given to the orifice you listen through.

ROUND 5 - Pot pourri

1.

Who is England’s most capped Rugby Union player?

2.

What links the plant Anagallis arvensis with the combined names of the 2006 and 1969 Derby Winners?

3.

Who played The Riddler in the 1995 film Batman Forever?

4.

Hastings Ismay, Peter Carrington and George Robertson are the only Britons to have held which international office? 

5.

Why has Vasiliki Courmouzis been in the news recently?   

6.

What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winning team in the NFL Super Bowl?   

7.

Garden plants of the genus Dianthus are usually known by which name?  

8.

Complete the following literary family – Jane, Mary, Lydia and Catherine.

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1.

What  is the real name of actor John Wayne?

2.

Who was accused of rape by Ulrika Jonssen in 1982?

3.

Which football club, which was founded in 1905, won the FA cup in 1947 beating Burnley 1-0?

4.

What word links a micro brewery in Abbots Bromley, a 2010 novel by Jonathan Franzen and an anarchist publisher based in Whitechapel?

5.

Which siege against the British lasted 118 days from 2/11/1899 to 28/2/1900?

6.

What's the name of the British Queen, whose husband was Prasutagas, and who was defeated at the battle of Watling Street?

7.

Which Yorkshire seaside town was the birthplace of actors Ben Kingsley and Charles Laughton, and of Bill Nicholson manager of Spurs?

8.

What is the title of the novel written by A J Cronin in 1961 and begins with the story of David Moray a young doctor?

Sp1

Which famous liner was launched in 1938?

Sp2

Who was the 31st president of USA serving from 1929 to 1933?

ROUND 7 - Pairs

1.

To resolve a dispute between Team Lotus and Lotus Racing, the owner of the latter, Tony Fernandes, bought a British sports car company that builds replica Lotus 7s, and the 2012 F1 team will bear that name.  What is it called?

2.

The 2012 team, which will be called Lotus F1, will get its engines from a manufacturer whose name for the first time in 12 years will not be in the name of a team.  What is the company?

3.

What is paired with Saint Paul to form a twinned City?

4.

What is paired with Fort Worth to form a twinned city?

5.

The end of the Spinal Cord is known as the Cauda Equina which quite accurately describes the shape of the anatomy.  How does it translate?

6.

Which bone is named after the Latin word for a brooch, as it has the appearance of the clasp or pin of a brooch or buckle?  It’s alternative name, the peroneal bone derives from the Greek for the same thing.

7.

How is Graham McPherson better known in the world of music?           

8.

How is Rita Maria Crudgington better known in the world of music?        

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme and Pairs

1.

Who kept wicket for England between 1988 and 1998?

2.

Who scored a record 306 goals for Wolverhampton Wanderers?

3.

In which county would you find Isaak Walton Cottage Museum and Croxden Abbey?

4.

Which historic event took place between 1845 and 1852?

5.

Who was Stoke City’s goalkeeper from 1978 to 1993?

6.

Which Australian cricketer was nicknamed 'Captain Grumpy'?

7.

Which historic event took place on 16 December 1773?

8.

In which county would you find the longest show cave White Scar Cave?

Sp1

Which island's biggest town is Portree?

Sp2

Which geographical area contains Leeds, Castleford and Keighley?

Sp3

What song was a No. 6 hit for Tommy Steele in 1959?

Sp4

What was a No. 2 hit for Sweet in 1975?

ROUND 1 - Pairs

1.

Which cocktail/aperitif is named after a priest and hero of the French resistance?  After the war, as mayor of Dijon, he would serve this to visiting delegations.

Kir

(accept Kir royale – originally ‘blanc-cassis’ after Felix Kir)

2.

Which cocktail, first described in 1876, is named after someone who didn’t actually exist?  It comes from a well known New York hoax of the period: 'Have you seen -----?  He was just talking about you'.

Tom Collins

3.

This politician was first elected as a West Midlands MP in 2001.  He was recently appointed into a specially created position of Deputy Chair of the Labour Party to reflect campaigning skills widely respected across the political spectrum.  He has played a significant role in the phone-hacking scandal.  Who is he?

Tom Watson

4.

Whose resignation from the post of Deputy Prime Minister in December 1990 is regarded as the precipitating act in the fall of Thatcher?

Geoffrey Howe

5.

The post remained vacant until 1995.  Who was Major’s only Deputy Prime Minister?

Michael Heseltine

6.

The music critic and composer of The Capriol Suite, as well as a number of folk song collections was born Philip Heseltine.  By what name is he better known?

Peter Warlock

7.

Warlock/Heseltine died in December 1930.  Which often acerbic art critic born in July 1931 is his illegitimate son?

Brian Sewell

8.

According to recently released cabinet office papers, they all refused offers of a knighthood

Sp1

Which member of the thistle family is the main flavour ingredient of the Italian bitter aperitif liquor Cynar?

Artichoke

(cynara scolimus)

Sp2

This highly regarded politician was first elected as a London MP in 2010.  He has mixed Nigerian and Irish heritage, studied Law at Manchester, and is now Shadow Business Secretary.  Who is he?

Chuka Umunna

Sp3

('for the delectation of serious topers'; 'Rab Noolas' = 'Saloon Bar' reversed thus bringing the round full circle)

1.

The longest novel written by Sir Walter Scott where most of story takes place in Derbyshire, London and The Isle of Man.

Peveril of the Peak

2.

A poem written by Lady Caroline Lamb which was used as a march for the 70th regiment of foot.

Lass O'Gowrie

3.

The greeting of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary when informing her her she was going to carry Jesus Christ.

'Salutation'

4.

A European deciduous tree with the Latin name 'Fagus Sylvatica'.

Beech

5.

The name of the spacecraft in which John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.

Friendship 7

6.

The other name for the simple knot, or schoolboy knot, used for tying ties.

Four in Hand

7.

A large potato yellow within and without, very prolific, and used for feeding livestock.

Oxnoble

8.

A pre-dreadnought battleship built in 1898 and scrapped in 1919 which saw action in the First World War in the Atlantic as part of the Eighth Battle Fleet.

HMS Albion

Sp1

A 1946 essay by George Orwell originally published in The Evening Standard.

Moon Under Water

Sp2

The livery badge of Richard the Second of England.

White Hart

ROUND 3 - 'Not the Dickens'

The 200th anniversary of Dickens has obscured the fact that other events have happened in years ending in '12' or '62'

1.

In 1912 Scott went to the Antarctic in HMS Discovery.  This ship is today a tourist attraction in the city of 152,000 inhabitants where it was built.  The city promotes itself with the phrase 'one city, many discoveries' and has two universities.  Where is it?

Dundee

2.

Who won his only Oscar in 1962 for portraying the lawyer Atticus Finch?

Gregory Peck

3.

Whom did John Bellingham assassinate in 1812?

Spencer Perceval

4.

This composer was born in 1862 and considered one of the leading innovators of his era.  He is chiefly remembered for his many piano pieces and his impressionistic orchestral pieces of which Iberia is an example.  Who is he?

(Claude) Debussy

5.

This poet, author, philosopher, transcendentalist and friend of Emerson died in 1862.  His best-known work is Walden; or Life in the Woods.  Who is he?

(Henry David) Thoreau

6.

In 1662 Samuel Pepys made a note in his diary of a kind of entertainment never reportedly seen in England before.  The leading protagonist wears a sugarloaf hat in performances today as he did in 1662.  What kind of entertainment is it?

Punch and Judy

7.

In 1812 Wellington won an important victory in the Peninsula campaign at a city 120 miles north-west of Madrid that boasts the oldest university in Spain, founded in 1218.  Where is this city? 

Salamanca

8.

In 1212 30,000 mostly young French people made their way to the Mediterranean coast led by a 12 year-old boy claiming to bear a message from Jesus while simultaneously in Germany 10,000 or more people were led to Genoa by a shepherd, both groups having the same quest in which they were hopelessly unsuccessful.  What is the name given to this event?

The Children's Crusade

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

1.

What is the other name given to the radio carpel joint?

Wrist (joint)

2.

Who is the current player coach of the Manchester Phoenix Ice Hockey Team?

Tony Hand

3.

Identify the 1997 film directed by John Woo starring John Travolta and Nicholas Cage whose characters change identities.

Face Off

4.

What is the most common member of the dolphin family?

Bottle-nosed

5.

Which pub name can be found in Holcombe Village Ramsbottom, Castleford, Sudbury, Ipswich and Ruskington amongst others.

Shoulder of Mutton

6.

What is the music hall  song, composed by Harry B Norris in 1900 and sung by Vesta Tilly?  It has also been sung by Betty Grable, Julie Andrews and Anita Harris.

Burlington Bertie

7.

Identify the name of a pasta made from durum wheat which according to legend was brought to Italy from China by Marco Polo in 1292.

Macaroni

8.

What is the common name for a group of saltwater clams in the family Cardiidae?

Cockle

Sp1

What name was given to American northerners or Yankees, who moved south during 1865 and 1877?

Carpetbaggers

Sp2

What name is given to the orifice you listen through.

Earhole

ROUND 5 - Pot pourri

1.

Who is England’s most capped Rugby Union player?

Jason Leonard

2.

What links the plant Anagallis arvensis with the combined names of the 2006 and 1969 Derby Winners?

Scarlet Pimpernel

(name of the plant and the horses are Sir Percy and Blakeney)

3.

Who played The Riddler in the 1995 film Batman Forever?

Jim Carrey

4.

Hastings Ismay, Peter Carrington and George Robertson are the only Britons to have held which international office? 

Secretary General of NATO

5.

Why has Vasiliki Courmouzis been in the news recently?   

She is now called Vicky Pryce and has been charged, along with ex-husband Chris Huhne, with perverting the course of justice

6.

What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winning team in the NFL Super Bowl?   

Vince Lombardi Trophy

7.

Garden plants of the genus Dianthus are usually known by which name?  

Pinks

(or Carnations)

8.

Complete the following literary family – Jane, Mary, Lydia and Catherine.

Elizabeth

(they are the Bennett sisters in Pride and Prejudice)

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1.

What  is the real name of actor John Wayne?

Marion Morrison

2.

Who was accused of rape by Ulrika Jonssen in 1982?

John Leslie

3.

Which football club, which was founded in 1905, won the FA cup in 1947 beating Burnley 1-0?

Charlton Athletic

4.

What word links a micro brewery in Abbots Bromley, a 2010 novel by Jonathan Franzen and an anarchist publisher based in Whitechapel?

Freedom

5.

Which siege against the British lasted 118 days from 2/11/1899 to 28/2/1900?

Ladysmith

6.

What's the name of the British Queen, whose husband was Prasutagas, and who was defeated at the battle of Watling Street?

Boadicea

7.

Which Yorkshire seaside town was the birthplace of actors Ben Kingsley and Charles Laughton, and of Bill Nicholson manager of Spurs?

Scarborough

8.

What is the title of the novel written by A J Cronin in 1961 and begins with the story of David Moray a young doctor?

The Judas Tree

Sp1

Which famous liner was launched in 1938?

Queen Elizabeth

Sp2

Who was the 31st president of USA serving from 1929 to 1933?

Herbert Hoover

ROUND 7 - Pairs

1.

To resolve a dispute between Team Lotus and Lotus Racing, the owner of the latter, Tony Fernandes, bought a British sports car company that builds replica Lotus 7s, and the 2012 F1 team will bear that name.  What is it called?

Caterham

2.

The 2012 team, which will be called Lotus F1, will get its engines from a manufacturer whose name for the first time in 12 years will not be in the name of a team.  What is the company?

Renault 

3.

What is paired with Saint Paul to form a twinned City?

Minneapolis

4.

What is paired with Fort Worth to form a twinned city?

Dallas

5.

The end of the Spinal Cord is known as the Cauda Equina which quite accurately describes the shape of the anatomy.  How does it translate?

Horse’s tail

6.

Which bone is named after the Latin word for a brooch, as it has the appearance of the clasp or pin of a brooch or buckle?  It’s alternative name, the peroneal bone derives from the Greek for the same thing.

The fibula

7.

How is Graham McPherson better known in the world of music?           

Suggs

8.

How is Rita Maria Crudgington better known in the world of music?        

Cheryl Baker

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme and Pairs

1.

Who kept wicket for England between 1988 and 1998?

Jack Russell

2.

Who scored a record 306 goals for Wolverhampton Wanderers?

Steve Bull

3.

In which county would you find Isaak Walton Cottage Museum and Croxden Abbey?

Staffordshire

4.

Which historic event took place between 1845 and 1852?

Irish Potato Famine

5.

Who was Stoke City’s goalkeeper from 1978 to 1993?

Peter Fox

6.

Which Australian cricketer was nicknamed 'Captain Grumpy'?

Allan Border

7.

Which historic event took place on 16 December 1773?

Boston Tea Party

8.

In which county would you find the longest show cave White Scar Cave?

Yorkshire

Sp1

Which island's biggest town is Portree?

Skye

Sp2

Which geographical area contains Leeds, Castleford and Keighley?

Airedale

Sp3

What song was a No. 6 hit for Tommy Steele in 1959?

Little White Bull

Sp4

What was a No. 2 hit for Sweet in 1975?

Fox on the Run