ROUND 1 - Pairs

1.

Cardinal Newman was the author of The Dream of Gerontius.  Who set it to music?

2.

William Blake wrote the words to the hymn Jerusalem. Which British composer set it to music?

3.

D H Lawrence adopted the phoenix as a personal symbol.  What bird is named in the title of his first novel?

4.

Where would you find Willy Nilly, Organ Morgan and Bessie Bighead?           

5.

The Niger is the 3rd longest river in Africa. It rises in Guinea and flows through 4 other countries. Name any 3 of them. 

6.

The Colorado River is the 3rd longest in the USA. It rises in the state of Colorado and flows through 4 other US states. Name any 3 of them?

7.

Near which Scottish city would you find the Wallace Monument?

8.

On which Scottish island would you find the Callanish standing stones?

Sp1

In which constellation is Polaris, the Pole Star located?

Sp2

In which constellation is the Crab Nebula, a famous Supernova remnant, located?

ROUND 2 - Given theme - 'Thoroughfares'

1.

2.

3.

Which street within the Old City of Jerusalem is held to be the path that Jesus walked, carrying his cross, on the way to his crucifixion. The winding route led from the Antonia Fortress to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - a distance of about 600 metres (2,000 feet) and is a celebrated place of Christian pilgrimage?

4.

Name the main street of ancient Rome which led from the top of the Capitoline Hill, through some of the most important religious sites of the Forum (where it is the widest street), to the Colosseum.

5.

Which American television detective series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr, Roger Smith, and Ed Byrnes ran on TV from 1958 to 1964?           

6.

Which fictional legal secretary to an equally fictional defence attorney was played for more than 250 TV episodes by actress Barbara Hale?

7.

8.

Sp1

Which two English cities were linked by the ancient Roman road The Fosse Way?

Sp2

Which fast-moving bird, which has both a Greater and a Lesser variety, is native to the south-western United States and Mexico?

1.

HISTORY

What was the name of the Prussian commander who reinforced Wellington’s troops at Waterloo to ensure the defeat of Napoleon? 

2.

BAKED IN A PIE

Which 2 ingredients are used as layers between the beef and the crust in a classic Beef Wellington?

3.

DEM BONES

What is the anatomical name for the finger and toe bones?    

4.

ARTISTS

Which Italian artist died on 2 May 1519 and was buried in the chapel of Saint Hubert in the Chateau Amboise in France where he spent the last 3 years of his life?

5.

NATURAL WORLD

What kind of creatures are Blue Krait, Taipan, Splitjaw and Dwarf Pipe?

6.

FILMS

Which British Actor is playing Abraham Lincoln in the new Spielberg film?

7.

OLDIES BUT GOLDIES

Who had hits in the 50’s and 60’s with All I Do is Dream, Till I Kissed You and When Will I Be Loved?

8.

HISTORY

Tchaikovsky composed his 1812 overture in celebration of which battle?

9.

NAUGHTIES BUT NICE

Who had a number 1 hit in 2003 with Beautiful?          

10.

FILMS

For which film of 2010 did Christian Bale win a best supporting actor Oscar?  The film’s star was Mark Walhberg who played his brother.                                                                

11.

DEM BONES

What is the name of the triangular bone that lies at the base of the spine and is connected to the pelvis?  

12.

ARTISTS

Which British Artist’s works include Autumn Leaves, Ophelia and The Boyhood of Raleigh?

13.

FILMS

Who is starring as Jean Valjean in the newly released film version of Les Miserables?

14.

BAKED IN A PIE

What are the two main ingredients of the Greek pie Spanakopita?

15.

FILMS

What is the name the film based on the books of Lee Childs and starring Tom Cruise?

16.

NATURAL WORLD

Which creatures belong to the order Testudines?    

17.

OLDIES BUT GOLDIES

Which legend of the 60’s had hits with Blue Bayou, In Dreams and Crying?

18.

NAUGHTIES BUT NICE

Who had a hit in 2000 with Independent Woman?

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

2.

Name the 1974 satirical novel by Tom Sharpe about a fictional Cambridge College set in turmoil by a change of master.   

3.

4.

5.

6.

Born in 1769 in Lorraine, the son of a barrel-cooper, and executed in1815 who was known by Napoleon as 'Le Brave des Braves'?

7.

Which 1978 film directed by Alan Parker related the story of a drug smuggler caught and imprisoned in Turkey?

8.

Sp.

ROUND 6 - Pairs

1.

Nominated for a forthcoming Academy Award in the Best Foreign Film category, A Royal Affair, which tells the true story of a mad king and his wife's adulterous affair with his chief minister, takes place in which European country?

2.

Nominated in 11 categories at this year's Academy Awards, this film, directed by Ang Lee, is second only to Lincoln in the number of its nominations.  What is the film?

3.

2013 will mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of two famous European composers.  Name one of them.

4.

2013 will mark the 500th anniversary of two famous battles won by Henry VIII of England.  Name one of them.

5.

Name the year:

The Maastricht Treaty is signed, Ross Perot runs as an independent candidate for the US presidency,  Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf win the men's and women's singles titles at Wimbledon.

6.

Name the year:

A fire at King's Cross Tube station kills 31 people, Michael Ryan shoots dead 16 people in Hungerford, Pat Cash and Martina Navratilova win the men's and women's singles titles at Wimbledon.

7.

Why have Justin Welby and Ephraim Mirvis both been in the news lately?

8.

Why have Mel Greig and Michael Christian both been in the news recently?

Sp1

What is missing from this list:  Ganymede, Titan, Callisto, Io, ........, Europa and Triton?

Sp2

What is missing from this list: Eris, ........, Haumea, Makemake and Ceres?

ROUNDS 7 & 8 - Bingo Blockbuster

Pick a question based on the initial letter(s) of the answer

1.

F

Surname shared by a popular Irish songwriter commemorated by a bronze statue in the town of Ballyjamesduff, a comedian, actress and writer born in Holyhead, Anglesey in 1957, and a pioneer of the feminist movement whose first novel became a bestseller in 1977.

2.

MB

In 1970 this exotic location became a major hit for singer Bobby Bloom.

3.

O

Word coined in 2009 and named 'word of the year' in 2012 by the Oxford English Dictionary.

4.

LGD

Name by which motor neurone disease is known in the USA.

5.

TAK

15th century Augustinian monk and mystic who wrote The Imitation of Christ which has become the most widely read devotional work in Christendom after the Bible.

6.

IDSW

The 'Five Giants' that the 1942 Beveridge Report pledged to eradicate from British Society.  The first is Idleness, name the other 4.

7.

LS

Popular aristocrat (sadly no longer with us) whose ancestral home was Bunkerton Castle.

8.

A

Retail chain which started when brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht took over the running of their mother’s small grocery shop in the city of Essen.

9.

TWC

Central  London museum and art gallery located in an historic townhouse in Manchester Square.  As well as a wide range of fine art and furniture, it houses several famous paintings including The Laughing Cavalier.

10.

M

The 4th largest state in the USA.  

11.

U

In the 18th century this device  was commonly known in both England and France as a 'Robinson', the name being inspired by a contraption rigged up by Defoe’s Crusoe to protect himself and his animals.

12.

R

The British Dyslexia Research Centre is based in this town.

13.

SS

Traditional symbol of pilgrimage to the shrine of St James in Santiago de Compostela.

14.

15.

RW

The current  holder of the position of Chief Whip in the shadow cabinet.

16.

17.

JTS

Phrase used to describe the moment when a TV series or drama  loses popularity by going beyond the bounds of credibility.  The phrase derives from a stunt undertaken by the Fonz in Happy Days.

18.

MS

Its scientific name is 'Puffinus Puffinus'.

19.

IB

It crosses the river Tees near Stockton and is used by both pedestrians and cyclists. Opened in 2009 it was given its name because of the shape it forms in conjunction with its reflection.

20.

P

(Hands on the table as you answer this one) Fill in the missing word in this rather dubious economic statement currently found printed on the reverse of a Bank of England £20 note:  “The division of labour in ...... manufacturing (and the great increase in the quantity of work that results).”

ROUND 1 - Pairs

1.

Cardinal Newman was the author of The Dream of Gerontius.  Who set it to music?

Edward Elgar

2.

William Blake wrote the words to the hymn Jerusalem. Which British composer set it to music?

Hubert Parry

3.

D H Lawrence adopted the phoenix as a personal symbol.  What bird is named in the title of his first novel?

Peacock

(The White Peacock - 1911)

4.

Where would you find Willy Nilly, Organ Morgan and Bessie Bighead?

Under Milk Wood

(by Dylan Thomas - 1954)

5.

The Niger is the 3rd longest river in Africa. It rises in Guinea and flows through 4 other countries. Name any 3 of them. 

(3 from)

Mali,

Niger,

Benin,

Nigeria

6.

The Colorado River is the 3rd longest in the USA. It rises in the state of Colorado and flows through 4 other US states. Name any 3 of them?

(3 from)

Utah,

Arizona,

Nevada,

California

7.

Near which Scottish city would you find the Wallace Monument?

Stirling

8.

On which Scottish island would you find the Callanish standing stones?

Lewis

Sp1

In which constellation is Polaris, the Pole Star located?

Ursa Minor

(or The Little Bear)

Sp2

In which constellation is the Crab Nebula, a famous Supernova remnant, located?

Taurus

(or The Bull)

ROUND 2 - Given theme - 'Thoroughfares'

1.

"...Flying Fishes..."

2.

"...Happy Highways..."

3.

Which street within the Old City of Jerusalem is held to be the path that Jesus walked, carrying his cross, on the way to his crucifixion. The winding route led from the Antonia Fortress to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - a distance of about 600 metres (2,000 feet) and is a celebrated place of Christian pilgrimage?

Via Dolorosa

(Way of Sorrows)

4.

Name the main street of ancient Rome which led from the top of the Capitoline Hill, through some of the most important religious sites of the Forum (where it is the widest street), to the Colosseum.

Via Sacra

(Sacred Way)

5.

Which American television detective series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr, Roger Smith, and Ed Byrnes ran on TV from 1958 to 1964?           

77 Sunset Strip

6.

Which fictional legal secretary to an equally fictional defence attorney was played for more than 250 TV episodes by actress Barbara Hale?

Della Street

(secretary to Perry Mason)

7.

Highway To Hell

(by the Australian band AC/DC)

8.

(On) The Street Where You Live

(from My Fair Lady)

Sp1

Which two English cities were linked by the ancient Roman road The Fosse Way?

Exeter and Lincoln

Sp2

Which fast-moving bird, which has both a Greater and a Lesser variety, is native to the south-western United States and Mexico?

Roadrunner

1.

HISTORY

What was the name of the Prussian commander who reinforced Wellington’s troops at Waterloo to ensure the defeat of Napoleon? 

General von Blucher

2.

BAKED IN A PIE

Which 2 ingredients are used as layers between the beef and the crust in a classic Beef Wellington?

Mushrooms and Paté

3.

DEM BONES

What is the anatomical name for the finger and toe bones?    

Phalanges

4.

ARTISTS

Which Italian artist died on 2 May 1519 and was buried in the chapel of Saint Hubert in the Chateau Amboise in France where he spent the last 3 years of his life?

Leonardo da Vinci

5.

NATURAL WORLD

What kind of creatures are Blue Krait, Taipan, Splitjaw and Dwarf Pipe?

Snakes

6.

FILMS

Which British Actor is playing Abraham Lincoln in the new Spielberg film?

Daniel Day Lewis

7.

OLDIES BUT GOLDIES

Who had hits in the 50’s and 60’s with All I Do is Dream, Till I Kissed You and When Will I Be Loved?

The Everly Brothers

8.

HISTORY

Tchaikovsky composed his 1812 overture in celebration of which battle?

Borodino

9.

NAUGHTIES BUT NICE

Who had a number 1 hit in 2003 with Beautiful?          

Christine Aguilera

10.

FILMS

For which film of 2010 did Christian Bale win a best supporting actor Oscar?  The film’s star was Mark Walhberg who played his brother.                                                                

The Fighter

11.

DEM BONES

What is the name of the triangular bone that lies at the base of the spine and is connected to the pelvis?  

Sacrum

12.

ARTISTS

Which British Artist’s works include Autumn Leaves, Ophelia and The Boyhood of Raleigh?

John Everett Millais

13.

FILMS

Who is starring as Jean Valjean in the newly released film version of Les Miserables?

Hugh Jackman

14.

BAKED IN A PIE

What are the two main ingredients of the Greek pie Spanakopita?

Spinach and Feta cheese

15.

FILMS

What is the name the film based on the books of Lee Childs and starring Tom Cruise?

Jack Reacher

16.

NATURAL WORLD

Which creatures belong to the order Testudines?    

Tortoises

17.

OLDIES BUT GOLDIES

Which legend of the 60’s had hits with Blue Bayou, In Dreams and Crying?

Roy Orbison

18.

NAUGHTIES BUT NICE

Who had a hit in 2000 with Independent Woman?

Destiny’s Child

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

Points of View

2.

Name the 1974 satirical novel by Tom Sharpe about a fictional Cambridge College set in turmoil by a change of master.   

Porterhouse Blue

3.

Signal Crayfish

4.

Elmer Gantry

5.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

6.

Born in 1769 in Lorraine, the son of a barrel-cooper, and executed in1815 who was known by Napoleon as 'Le Brave des Braves'?            .             . 

Marshal Ney

7.

Which 1978 film directed by Alan Parker related the story of a drug smuggler caught and imprisoned in Turkey?

Midnight Express

8.

Colonel Bogey

Sp.

Up the Junction

Theme: Each answer contains a word connected to railways

ROUND 6 - Pairs popularity of their stylish 1959 TV advert)

1.

Nominated for a forthcoming Academy Award in the Best Foreign Film category, A Royal Affair, which tells the true story of a mad king and his wife's adulterous affair with his chief minister, takes place in which European country?

Denmark

2.

Nominated in 11 categories at this year's Academy Awards, this film, directed by Ang Lee, is second only to Lincoln in the number of its nominations.  What is the film?

The Life Of Pi

3.

2013 will mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of two famous European composers.  Name one of them.

(either)

(Richard) Wagner

(or)

(Giuseppe) Verdi

4.

2013 will mark the 500th anniversary of two famous battles won by Henry VIII of England.  Name one of them.

(either)

Flodden

(in which he defeated the Scots)

(or)

Guinegate,

(also known as The Spurs - in which he defeated the French)

5.

Name the year:

The Maastricht Treaty is signed, Ross Perot runs as an independent candidate for the US presidency,  Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf win the men's and women's singles titles at Wimbledon.

1992

6.

Name the year:

A fire at King's Cross Tube station kills 31 people, Michael Ryan shoots dead 16 people in Hungerford, Pat Cash and Martina Navratilova win the men's and women's singles titles at Wimbledon.

1987

7.

Why have Justin Welby and Ephraim Mirvis both been in the news lately?

Justin has been appointed the new Archbishop of Canterbury and Ephraim has been appointed Britain's new Chief Rabbi

8.

Why have Mel Greig and Michael Christian both been in the news recently?

They are the two Australian DJs who made the controversial hoax call to the hospital where Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness

(it resulted in the tragic suicide of the nurse who took the call)

Sp1

What is missing from this list:  Ganymede, Titan, Callisto, Io, ........, Europa and Triton?

The Moon

(in order of size, they are the 7 largest planetary satellites of the Solar System, all in excess of 2000 km in diameter)

Sp2

What is missing from this list: Eris, ........, Haumea, Makemake and Ceres?

Pluto

(in order of size, they are the 5 currently recognised dwarf planets of the Solar System)

ROUNDS 7 & 8 - Bingo Blockbuster

Pick a question based on the initial letter(s) of the answer

1.

F

Surname shared by a popular Irish songwriter commemorated by a bronze statue in the town of Ballyjamesduff, a comedian, actress and writer born in Holyhead, Anglesey in 1957, and a pioneer of the feminist movement whose first novel became a bestseller in 1977.

French

(Percy, Dawn and Marilyn)

2.

MB

In 1970 this exotic location became a major hit for singer Bobby Bloom.

Montego Bay

3.

O

Word coined in 2009 and named 'word of the year' in 2012 by the Oxford English Dictionary.

Omnishambles

4.

LGD

Name by which motor neurone disease is known in the USA.

Lou Gehrig’s Disease

5.

TAK

15th century Augustinian monk and mystic who wrote The Imitation of Christ which has become the most widely read devotional work in Christendom after the Bible.

Thomas á Kempis

6.

IDSW

The 'Five Giants' that the 1942 Beveridge Report pledged to eradicate from British Society.  The first is Idleness, name the other 4.

Ignorance,

Disease,

Squalor,

Want

7.

LS

Popular aristocrat (sadly no longer with us) whose ancestral home was Bunkerton Castle.

Lord Snooty

(aka Lord Marmaduke of Bunkerton in The Beano)

8.

A

Retail chain which started when brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht took over the running of their mother’s small grocery shop in the city of Essen.

Aldi

9.

TWC

Central  London museum and art gallery located in an historic townhouse in Manchester Square.  As well as a wide range of fine art and furniture, it houses several famous paintings including The Laughing Cavalier.

The Wallace Collection

10.

M

The 4th largest state in the USA.  

Montana

11.

U

In the 18th century this device  was commonly known in both England and France as a 'Robinson', the name being inspired by a contraption rigged up by Defoe’s Crusoe to protect himself and his animals.

Umbrella

12.

R

The British Dyslexia Research Centre is based in this town.

Reading

(just to confuse the poor sods even further)

13.

SS

Traditional symbol of pilgrimage to the shrine of St James in Santiago de Compostela.

Scallop  Shell

14.

John Godber

15.

RW

The current  holder of the position of Chief Whip in the shadow cabinet.

Rosie Winterton

16.

Dick Powell

17.

JTS

Phrase used to describe the moment when a TV series or drama  loses popularity by going beyond the bounds of credibility.  The phrase derives from a stunt undertaken by the Fonz in Happy Days.

'Jumping The Shark'

18.

MS

Its scientific name is 'Puffinus Puffinus'.

Manx Shearwater

19.

IB

It crosses the river Tees near Stockton and is used by both pedestrians and cyclists. Opened in 2009 it was given its name because of the shape it forms in conjunction with its reflection.

Infinity Bridge

20.

P

(Hands on the table as you answer this one) Fill in the missing word in this rather dubious economic statement currently found printed on the reverse of a Bank of England £20 note:  “The division of labour in ...... manufacturing (and the great increase in the quantity of work that results).”

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