ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

Complete this introduction to a Monty Python sketch:

"Good evening, Ladies and Bruces. Bruce and myself come from the philosophical department of the University of Woolomaloo. I'm in charge of logical positivism, and Bruce is in charge of..." what?

2.

The FA Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United on 28 April 1923, which Bolton won 2-0, is often referred to by what name?

3.

This London landmark was badly damaged by fire on 21 May 2007 and re-opened on 25 April 2012.  What is it called?

4.

What is the name of the first record album released by Virgin Records, back in 1973?

5.

Who commanded the British Expeditionary Force from 1915 to the1918 armistice?

6.

The AHDS, ASCL, ATL, NAHT, NASUWT and Voice are among the trade unions who represent which group of people?

7.

A botched raid on Paul Kruger's Transvaal Republic was carried out by a British colonial statesman and his Rhodesian and Bechuanaland policemen on the New Year weekend of 1895–6.  What is the raid called?

8.

On 1 May 1960, a CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace.  Who was the pilot?

Sp1

This Fallowfield pub was originally called The Sherwood and is now called The Orange Grove.  What was it called in between?

Sp2

A member of Opsimaths set this round.  What is the first initial of his wife’s name, who sometimes acts as QM, and what is the first initial of his name?

Each answer contains the name of a Royal Navy Ship currently in service

1.

Who is missing from this post-war list: Fisher, Coggan, Runcie, Carey, Williams?

2.

What is missing from this Olympic list: foil, épée and what?

3.

Which is the leading brand of mock meat mycoprotein in the UK?

4.

Launched in 1924 as a woman's cigarette, with the slogan ‘Mild As May’, it is now the largest selling cigarette brand in the world.  Name the brand.

5.

A 1994 Star Trek convention was hosted by which appropriately named US naval vessel?

6.

In the 60’s children’s television series, The Herbs, what was the name of the gardener, who worked for Sir Basil and Lady Rosemary?

7.

Complete this list of Welsh cities: Cardiff, Newport, St David's, St Asaph, Swansea and where?

8.

Who is missing from this list: Rudolph, Donner, Blitzen, Cupid, Comet, Vixen, Dancer and Prancer?

Sp1

In 1971 this Scotsman became the first person to sail non-stop westwards around the world single-handed, aboard the yacht British Steel.  Who was he?

Sp2

In Arthurian legend, which Knight of the Round Table returns Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake, as Arthur lays dying?

ROUND 3 - Stated theme - 'Been There, Done That, Got the T-Shirt'

This round has no theme other than the setter has been to all the places mentioned and the visits (including spares) are in chronological order

1.

This traditional English dessert consists of a mixture of strawberries, pieces of meringue and cream.  What is it called?

2.

Which place name links a loose-fitting form of trousers, a style of shoe characterized by ‘closed lacing’ and a dress shirt made of the eponymous cloth?

3.

Which city was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate from 892 to 1258 and was considered to be the largest city in the world at that time with a population of about 1,200,000 people?

4.

This is possibly the oldest city in Europe. Its earliest human presence is in the 11th-7th millennium BC, it has been continuously occupied since the 5th-4th millennium BC, and its recorded history begins in 1400 BC.  Name the city.

5.

Frank Sinatra starred as the eponymous hero in a 1967 detective film and in the 1968 sequel Lady in Cement.  What was the 1967 film called?

6.

Directed by Wim Wenders and starring Harry Dean Stanton, this film won the Palme d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.  Name the film.

7.

The First Defenestration was on 30 July 1419, and what is sometimes called the Third Defenestration was on 10 March 1948.  Which city is famed for its defenestrations?

8.

What’s missing from this list: Perfume extract, Esprit de Parfum, Eau de Parfum or Parfum de Toilette, Eau de toilette, ......., Perfume mist, Splash and Aftershave

Sp1

Named in 1572 and famed for its Lipizzaner horses, the Spanish Riding School is based in which city?

Sp2

(Note to QM: Please don’t use this spare, unless absolutely necessary. Nobody will know it!)
A May 2011 Gallup poll crowned this city the fattest place in America. 37.8% of its population of just over 116,000 were obese, with a BMI of 30 or over. It sits on the Ohio River and is known as The River City.  Name the city.

Sp3

Which team plays at the Stade Vélodrome, which is the largest club-football ground in France, with a capacity of 60,031 spectators?

ROUND 4 - Stated theme - 'A Round of Drinks'

All the answers make reference to types of beer and ale

1.

In the nursery rhyme, Little Johnny Flynn put the pussy in the well, but who pulled her out?

2.

This iron-carbon alloy contains 0.16–0.29% carbon, making it malleable and ductile, but it cannot be tempered. Its material properties make it acceptable for many applications and its price is relatively low.  By what two words is this material commonly called?

3.

Who has been chief designer of the Chanel fashion house since 1983?

4.

In a 1939 speech to the Reichstag, Hitler called for an increase in foreign exchange holdings to buy raw materials for military purposes. What three word phrase gives its name to the speech and has often been used since. He said: "…our leading idea would be a very simple one: the German nation must live; that means…" what?

5.

The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae) is a Roman Catholic religious order of cloistered contemplative monks who follow the Rule of St. Benedict.  By what name are they more commonly known?

6.

From the 1967 BBC drama The Forsyte Saga, name either the BAFTA winning actor who played the tortured solicitor Soames Forsyte or the BAFTA winning actress who played the tragic Irene trapped in a loveless marriage to him.

7.

Alan Davies starred in this BBC 1996-2004 crime series, as a creative consultant to a magician, while also solving seemingly supernatural mysteries through his talent for logical deduction and knowledge of illusionism.  What was it called?

8.

This 1985 film was produced, directed and starred Clint Eastwood.  It was the highest grossing western of the 1980s.  What was the film called?

Sp1

This electrical circuit is used to measure an unknown electrical resistance by balancing two legs of a bridge circuit, one leg of which includes the unknown component.  It was invented by Samuel Hunter Christie in 1833 and improved in 1843 by the person it is now named after.  Who was that person?

Sp2

Two paramilitary units, composed largely of British WW1 veterans, were employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary as Temporary Constables from 1920 to 1921. One unit was generally known as the Auxiliaries or Auxies.  What was the other unit generally known as?

ROUND 5 - Stated theme - 'Cigarettes'

Each answer contains the name of a brand of cigarette

1.

Which two cricket teams played their last match in Scarborough on 8th September 1962?

2.

The Winter Olympics have been held twice at Lake Placid (1932 & 1980), twice at Innsbruck (1964 & 1976) and twice at which other venue in 1928 and 1948?

3.

Which US city is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia?

4.

Where in London would you find the statue of Anteros, the Greek god of requited love?

5.

Opened in 1887, this world-famous hotel was the first modern building with electricity in Singapore.  What is it called?

6.

Opened in 1931 on Park Lane in London, this world-famous hotel was created by the builder Sir Robert McAlpine and Sir Frances Towle.  What is it called?

7.

In the Peanuts comic strip, what 'plane' does Snoopy fly, when he imagines himself as a World War I flying ace and the nemesis of the Red Baron?

8.

Who served as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherlands (1647-1664), until it was ceded to the English, when it was renamed New York?

Sp1

At £400, what is the most expensive property on a traditional UK Monopoly board?

Sp2

BROM 4689 is a mnemonic for whose victories in the War of the Spanish Succession?

ROUND 6 - Stated theme - 'Stars in their Flags'

Each answer contains the name of a country that has a star or stars in its flag

1.

The Portuguese royal family and court fled Lisbon in 1807, days before the Napoleonic forces captured it.  From 1808 to 1821, the capital of the Kingdom of Portugal was in which country?

2.

A report by the Pew Research Centre indicated that in 2010, 99.8% of the populations of Afghanistan and Tunisia were Muslim.  Which country had a figure of 99.9%?

3.

Which country has the largest population of wild dromedary camels?

4.

Which country became the 193rd member of the U.N. on 14th July 2011?

5.

The USA recognised it as an independent country in 1995, and President Bill Clinton was given a hero´s welcome when he visited in 2000.  Name the country.

6.

Mount Horeb is the self-proclaimed capital for trolls, and home to the National Mustard Museum.  In which country is Mount Horeb?

7.

This country has the highest literacy rate in the world (99.9%) and the highest doctor-to-population rate (1:170).  Name the country

8.

Founded in 1955, the O'Higgins Fútbol Club, is named after Bernardo O'Higgins (1778–1842), who was an independence leader who helped free this country from Spanish rule.  Name the country?

Sp1

In the earliest reference to toilet paper (589 AD), a scholar-official wrote: "Paper on which there are quotations or commentaries from the Five Classics or the names of sages, I dare not use for toilet purposes".  In which country was he?

Sp2

Which is the only country that has a city, which straddles two continents?

ROUND 7 - Stated theme - 'A Round from the Nether Regions'

1.

What old English unit of wine casks holds two hogsheads (approx. 92 to 108 gallons)?  It takes its name from medieval French and Italian, and is sometimes also referred to as a ‘pipe’.  Tradition has it that George, Duke of Clarence, the brother of Edward IV, was drowned in one of these on February 18, 1478.

2.

‘The Invincibles’ has been used to refer to teams who won the top division of English football unbeaten. The only two teams who have done this are Preston North End in 1888-89 and which other team?

3.

In 1935, James Cagney played his first, and only, Shakespearean screen role.  As whom?

4.

Philosophy distinguishes two different types of knowledge. 'A priori knowledge' is known independently of experience (i.e. it is conceptual knowledge).  What term is used for knowledge that is proven through experience?

5.

On the 14th February 1797, Nelson played a prominent role in the battle of Cape St Vincent.  Six days later he was awarded the KCB for his courage and skill in battle and was promoted to which rank?

6.

Which radio character, played by Kenneth Williams in the 1960s, is associated with such songs as D'ye Ken Jim Pubes, Green Grow My Nadgers O!, The Ballad of the Woggler's Moulie and The Runcorn Splod Cobbler's Song?

7.

In 1910, an English lawyer Frederick Edward Weatherly wrote the lyrics for Danny Boy ("Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling").  What tune were they set to in 1913?

8.

Introduced in 1893, this confectionary brand name is today recognised by 99% of Americans.  In June 1974, a supermarket in Troy, Ohio installed the first bar code scanner and the first item scanned was a 10 pack of this product.  What is the brand and product?

Sp1

Three Men on Wheels, by Jerome K Jerome was published in 1900, 11 years after Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog).  By what name is this book better known?

Sp2

What is the scientific name for the largest muscle in the human body?

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

(but one that might give a slight advantage to Compulsory Meat Raffle)

1.

‘Fatty’ Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film comedian and director.  What was his first name?

2.

Which singer/song-writer was inspired when he boarded a train at Widnes on 13 September 1965?

3.

On 16–17 May 1943, as part of Operation Chastise, a new weapon was used. Who invented and developed this weapon?

4.

Founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens, Aristotle studied at this institution from 367 BC to 347 BC, before founding his own school.  What is the name of the institution?

5.

This actor is probably best remembered for roles in TV series, as a Detective Inspector in 1975-78, as a Chief Inspector in 1987-2000, and as a barrister in 1995-2001. Who is he?

6.

In Emmerdale, Sheila Mercier and Frazer Hines were the only two original cast members to take the TV show into its 20th year.  What was their family name in the series?

7.

This aristocrat and novelist was married to the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, who later became Prime Minister. In 1812.  She had an affair with Lord Byron, who she described as ‘mad, bad, and dangerous to know’.  Who was she?

8.

The logo of Apple Computer is often erroneously referred to as being a tribute to which mathematician and scientist, with the bite mark as a reference to his method of suicide?

Sp1

BSW is an imperial screw thread standard, which uses the same bolt heads and nut hexagonal sizes.  'BS' stand for British Standard.  What does the 'W' stand for?

Sp2

What is the SI derived unit of energy, work and quantity of heat called?

ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

Complete this introduction to a Monty Python sketch:

"Good evening, Ladies and Bruces. Bruce and myself come from the philosophical department of the University of Woolomaloo. I'm in charge of logical positivism, and Bruce is in charge of..." what?

"...the Sheep Dip"
 

2.

The FA Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United on 28 April 1923, which Bolton won 2-0, is often referred to by what name?

The 'White Horse Final'

3.

This London landmark was badly damaged by fire on 21 May 2007 and re-opened on 25 April 2012.  What is it called?

The Cutty Sark

4.

What is the name of the first record album released by Virgin Records, back in 1973?

Tubular Bells

5.

Who commanded the British Expeditionary Force from 1915 to the1918 armistice?

Field Marshal Douglas Haig

(He commanded during the Battle of the Somme - with one of the highest number of casualties in British military history - the Third Battle of Ypres, and the Hundred Days Offensive, which led to the Armistice)

6.

The AHDS, ASCL, ATL, NAHT, NASUWT and Voice are among the trade unions who represent which group of people?

Teachers

7.

A botched raid on Paul Kruger's Transvaal Republic was carried out by a British colonial statesman and his Rhodesian and Bechuanaland policemen on the New Year weekend of 1895–6.  What is the raid called?

The Jameson Raid

(after its leader, Leander Starr Jameson)

8.

On 1 May 1960, a CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace.  Who was the pilot?

(Francis) Gary Powers

Sp1

This Fallowfield pub was originally called The Sherwood and is now called The Orange Grove.  What was it called in between?

Buchanans

Sp2

A member of Opsimaths set this round.  What is the first initial of his wife’s name, who sometimes acts as QM, and what is the first initial of his name?

J & B

(Jitka & Brian)

Each answer contains the name of a Royal Navy Ship currently in service

1.

Who is missing from this post-war list: Fisher, Coggan, Runcie, Carey, Williams?

(Michael) Ramsey

(Archbishop of Canterbury, June 1961 – November 1974)

2.

What is missing from this Olympic list: foil, épée and what?

Sabre

3.

Which is the leading brand of mock meat mycoprotein in the UK?

Quorn

4.

Launched in 1924 as a woman's cigarette, with the slogan ‘Mild As May’, it is now the largest selling cigarette brand in the world.  Name the brand.

Marlboro

5.

A 1994 Star Trek convention was hosted by which appropriately named US naval vessel?

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise

6.

In the 60’s children’s television series, The Herbs, what was the name of the gardener, who worked for Sir Basil and Lady Rosemary?

Bayleaf

7.

Complete this list of Welsh cities: Cardiff, Newport, St David's, St Asaph, Swansea and where?

Bangor

8.

Who is missing from this list: Rudolph, Donner, Blitzen, Cupid, Comet, Vixen, Dancer and Prancer?

Dasher

Sp1

In 1971 this Scotsman became the first person to sail non-stop westwards around the world single-handed, aboard the yacht British Steel.  Who was he?

Chay Blyth

Sp2

In Arthurian legend, which Knight of the Round Table returns Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake, as Arthur lays dying?

Sir Bedivere

This round has no theme other than the setter has been to all the places mentioned and the visits (including spares) are in chronological order

1.

This traditional English dessert consists of a mixture of strawberries, pieces of meringue and cream.  What is it called?

Eton Mess

(similar to Lancing Mess, which traditionally uses bananas)

2.

Which place name links a loose-fitting form of trousers, a style of shoe characterized by ‘closed lacing’ and a dress shirt made of the eponymous cloth?

Oxford

(O. bags, O. shoe or brogue, O. shirt)

3.

Which city was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate from 892 to 1258 and was considered to be the largest city in the world at that time with a population of about 1,200,000 people?

Baghdad
 

4.

This is possibly the oldest city in Europe. Its earliest human presence is in the 11th-7th millennium BC, it has been continuously occupied since the 5th-4th millennium BC, and its recorded history begins in 1400 BC.  Name the city.

Athens

5.

Frank Sinatra starred as the eponymous hero in a 1967 detective film and in the 1968 sequel Lady in Cement.  What was the 1967 film called?

Tony Rome

6.

Directed by Wim Wenders and starring Harry Dean Stanton, this film won the Palme d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.  Name the film.

Paris, Texas

(happily the setter visited the other, better known, Paris)

7.

The First Defenestration was on 30 July 1419, and what is sometimes called the Third Defenestration was on 10 March 1948.  Which city is famed for its defenestrations?

Prague

(what is sometimes called the One-and-halfth Defenestration was on 24 September 1483, and the Second Defenestration was on 23 May 1618)

8.

What’s missing from this list: Perfume extract, Esprit de Parfum, Eau de Parfum or Parfum de Toilette, Eau de toilette, ......., Perfume mist, Splash and Aftershave

Eau de Cologne

Sp1

Named in 1572 and famed for its Lipizzaner horses, the Spanish Riding School is based in which city?

Vienna

Sp2

(Note to QM: Please don’t use this spare, unless absolutely necessary. Nobody will know it!)
A May 2011 Gallup poll crowned this city the fattest place in America. 37.8% of its population of just over 116,000 were obese, with a BMI of 30 or over. It sits on the Ohio River and is known as The River City.  Name the city.

Evansville, Indiana

(most people go to New York, LA, San Francisco, or Disney World. I got to go to Evansville, but at least Tony the bus driver sends everyone his greetings from ‘The Big E’)

Sp3

Which team plays at the Stade Vélodrome, which is the largest club-football ground in France, with a capacity of 60,031 spectators?

Olympique de Marseille

ROUND 4 - Stated theme - 'A Round of Drinks'

All the answers make reference to types of beer and ale

1.

In the nursery rhyme, Little Johnny Flynn put the pussy in the well, but who pulled her out?

Little Tommy Stout

2.

This iron-carbon alloy contains 0.16–0.29% carbon, making it malleable and ductile, but it cannot be tempered. Its material properties make it acceptable for many applications and its price is relatively low.  By what two words is this material commonly called?

Mild steel

3.

Who has been chief designer of the Chanel fashion house since 1983?

Karl Lagerfeld

4.

In a 1939 speech to the Reichstag, Hitler called for an increase in foreign exchange holdings to buy raw materials for military purposes. What three word phrase gives its name to the speech and has often been used since. He said: "…our leading idea would be a very simple one: the German nation must live; that means…" what?

"...export or die"

(Ironically, this phrase was popularised by the British Ministry of Information who used this in a movie advertising campaign in 1946)

5.

The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae) is a Roman Catholic religious order of cloistered contemplative monks who follow the Rule of St. Benedict.  By what name are they more commonly known?

Trappists

(from La Trappe Abbey in Normandy, where the Order began in 1664)

6.

From the 1967 BBC drama The Forsyte Saga, name either the BAFTA winning actor who played the tortured solicitor Soames Forsyte or the BAFTA winning actress who played the tragic Irene trapped in a loveless marriage to him.

(either)

Eric Porter

(or)

Nyree Dawn Porter

(not related to one another)

7.

Alan Davies starred in this BBC 1996-2004 crime series, as a creative consultant to a magician, while also solving seemingly supernatural mysteries through his talent for logical deduction and knowledge of illusionism.  What was it called?

Jonathan Creek

8.

This 1985 film was produced, directed and starred Clint Eastwood.  It was the highest grossing western of the 1980s.  What was the film called?

Pale Rider

Sp1

This electrical circuit is used to measure an unknown electrical resistance by balancing two legs of a bridge circuit, one leg of which includes the unknown component.  It was invented by Samuel Hunter Christie in 1833 and improved in 1843 by the person it is now named after.  Who was that person?

Sir Charles Wheatstone

(Wheatstone Bridge)

Sp2

Two paramilitary units, composed largely of British WW1 veterans, were employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary as Temporary Constables from 1920 to 1921. One unit was generally known as the Auxiliaries or Auxies.  What was the other unit generally known as?

Black and Tans

ROUND 5 - Stated theme - 'Cigarettes'

Each answer contains the name of a brand of cigarette

1.

Which two cricket teams played their last match in Scarborough on 8th September 1962?

Gentlemen and Players

(Players won by seven wickets)

2.

The Winter Olympics have been held twice at Lake Placid (1932 & 1980), twice at Innsbruck (1964 & 1976) and twice at which other venue in 1928 and 1948?

St Moritz

3.

Which US city is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia?

Richmond

4.

Where in London would you find the statue of Anteros, the Greek god of requited love?

Piccadilly Circus

(also called ‘The Angel of Christian Charity’, or more often ‘Eros’)

5.

Opened in 1887, this world-famous hotel was the first modern building with electricity in Singapore.  What is it called?

Raffles Hotel

6.

Opened in 1931 on Park Lane in London, this world-famous hotel was created by the builder Sir Robert McAlpine and Sir Frances Towle.  What is it called?

The Dorchester

7.

In the Peanuts comic strip, what 'plane' does Snoopy fly, when he imagines himself as a World War I flying ace and the nemesis of the Red Baron?

Sopwith Camel

8.

Who served as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherlands (1647-1664), until it was ceded to the English, when it was renamed New York?

Peter Stuyvesant

Sp1

At £400, what is the most expensive property on a traditional UK Monopoly board?

Mayfair

Sp2

BROM 4689 is a mnemonic for whose victories in the War of the Spanish Succession?

Duke of Marlborough

(accept John Churchill, but the Duke of Marlborough  is clearly preferable - Blenheim 1704, Ramillies 1706, Ouidenarde 1708, Malplaquet 1709)

ROUND 6 - Stated theme - 'Stars in their Flags'

Each answer contains the name of a country that has a star or stars in its flag

1.

The Portuguese royal family and court fled Lisbon in 1807, days before the Napoleonic forces captured it.  From 1808 to 1821, the capital of the Kingdom of Portugal was in which country?

Brazil

(Some historians call it a ‘metropolitan reversal’ i.e. a colony exercising governance over an empire, as Rio de Janeiro functioned as the Portuguese capital)

2.

A report by the Pew Research Centre indicated that in 2010, 99.8% of the populations of Afghanistan and Tunisia were Muslim.  Which country had a figure of 99.9%?

Morocco

3.

Which country has the largest population of wild dromedary camels?

Australia

4.

Which country became the 193rd member of the U.N. on 14th July 2011?

South Sudan

(The national anthem joyously translates as "South Sudan. Hurray!")

5.

The USA recognised it as an independent country in 1995, and President Bill Clinton was given a hero´s welcome when he visited in 2000.  Name the country.

Vietnam

6.

Mount Horeb is the self-proclaimed capital for trolls, and home to the National Mustard Museum.  In which country is Mount Horeb?

USA

(Mount Horeb, Wisconsin is in the USA)

7.

This country has the highest literacy rate in the world (99.9%) and the highest doctor-to-population rate (1:170).  Name the country

Cuba

(UK figures are 90.0% and 1:440)

8.

Founded in 1955, the O'Higgins Fútbol Club, is named after Bernardo O'Higgins (1778–1842), who was an independence leader who helped free this country from Spanish rule.  Name the country?

Chile

Sp1

In the earliest reference to toilet paper (589 AD), a scholar-official wrote: "Paper on which there are quotations or commentaries from the Five Classics or the names of sages, I dare not use for toilet purposes".  In which country was he?

People’s Republic of China

(In 1393, during the Ming Dynasty, 720,000 sheets of toilet paper - each 2 feet by 3 feet in size - were made for the imperial court’s use, and, for Emperor Hongwu's imperial family alone, 15,000 sheets of special soft-fabric perfumed toilet paper were made)

Sp2

Which is the only country that has a city, which straddles two continents?

Turkey

(Istanbul)

ROUND 7 - Stated theme - 'A Round from the Nether Regions'

1.

What old English unit of wine casks holds two hogsheads (approx. 92 to 108 gallons)?  It takes its name from medieval French and Italian, and is sometimes also referred to as a ‘pipe’.  Tradition has it that George, Duke of Clarence, the brother of Edward IV, was drowned in one of these on February 18, 1478.

A Butt

2.

‘The Invincibles’ has been used to refer to teams who won the top division of English football unbeaten. The only two teams who have done this are Preston North End in 1888-89 and which other team?

Arsenal

( in 2003-2004)

3.

In 1935, James Cagney played his first, and only, Shakespearean screen role.  As whom?

Nick Bottom

(receiving top billing in A Midsummer Night's Dream)

4.

Philosophy distinguishes two different types of knowledge. 'A priori knowledge' is known independently of experience (i.e. it is conceptual knowledge).  What term is used for knowledge that is proven through experience?

A posteriori

5.

On the 14th February 1797, Nelson played a prominent role in the battle of Cape St Vincent.  Six days later he was awarded the KCB for his courage and skill in battle and was promoted to which rank?

Rear Admiral

6.

Which radio character, played by Kenneth Williams in the 1960s, is associated with such songs as D'ye Ken Jim Pubes, Green Grow My Nadgers O!, The Ballad of the Woggler's Moulie and The Runcorn Splod Cobbler's Song?

Rambling Syd Rumpo

7.

In 1910, an English lawyer Frederick Edward Weatherly wrote the lyrics for Danny Boy ("Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling").  What tune were they set to in 1913?

The Londonderry Air

8.

Introduced in 1893, this confectionary brand name is today recognised by 99% of Americans.  In June 1974, a supermarket in Troy, Ohio installed the first bar code scanner and the first item scanned was a 10 pack of this product.  What is the brand and product?

Wrigleys Gum

(Cockney Rhyming Slang; the original scanned pack is now displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History)

Sp1

Three Men on Wheels, by Jerome K Jerome was published in 1900, 11 years after Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog).  By what name is this book better known?

Three Men on the Bummel

Sp2

What is the scientific name for the largest muscle in the human body?

Gluteus Maximus

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

(but one that might give a slight advantage to Compulsory Meat Raffle)

1.

‘Fatty’ Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film comedian and director.  What was his first name?

Roscoe

2.

Which singer/song-writer was inspired when he boarded a train at Widnes on 13 September 1965?

Paul Simon

(He was inspired to write Homeward Bound and later said "if you'd ever seen Widnes, then you'd know why I was keen to get back to London as quickly as possible")

3.

On 16–17 May 1943, as part of Operation Chastise, a new weapon was used. Who invented and developed this weapon?

Barnes Wallis

(and ‘the bouncing bomb’)

4.

Founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens, Aristotle studied at this institution from 367 BC to 347 BC, before founding his own school.  What is the name of the institution?

The Academy

5.

This actor is probably best remembered for roles in TV series, as a Detective Inspector in 1975-78, as a Chief Inspector in 1987-2000, and as a barrister in 1995-2001. Who is he?

John Thaw

(In The Sweeney, Inspector Morse and Kavanagh QC; he was born in Longsight and brought up in Gorton and Burnage)

6.

In Emmerdale, Sheila Mercier and Frazer Hines were the only two original cast members to take the TV show into its 20th year.  What was their family name in the series?

Sugden

(Annie and Joe)

7.

This aristocrat and novelist was married to the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, who later became Prime Minister. In 1812.  She had an affair with Lord Byron, who she described as ‘mad, bad, and dangerous to know’.  Who was she?

Lady Caroline Lamb

8.

The logo of Apple Computer is often erroneously referred to as being a tribute to which mathematician and scientist, with the bite mark as a reference to his method of suicide?

Alan Turing

Sp1

BSW is an imperial screw thread standard, which uses the same bolt heads and nut hexagonal sizes.  'BS' stand for British Standard.  What does the 'W' stand for?

Whitworth

(after Joseph Whitworth who devised and specified the world's first national screw thread standard in 1841)

Sp2

What is the SI derived unit of energy, work and quantity of heat called?

Joule