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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League QUESTION PAPER 13th February 2013 |
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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League QUESTION PAPER 13th February 2013 |
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WithQuiz League paper 13/02/13 |
Set by: The Bards of Didsbury |
QotW: R6/Q5 |
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Average Aggregate Score: 63.6 (Season's Ave. Agg.: 68.8) |
Yet again it's good news. Perhaps not quite such hefty scores as in the previous few weeks but nevertheless good scoring with plenty of opportunities to work things out from the information given if you didn't happen to know the answer straight off. "Quite a tricky quiz in places, though my colleagues were unfazed by having to contend with not only sportsmen questions, but referee questions as well (too much day-time telly I reckon." |
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ROUND 1 - Pairs |
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1. |
What was the former capital of Portugal before Lisbon? |
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2. |
What was the former capital of Poland before Warsaw? |
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3. |
Who was the first British female Home Secretary? |
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4. |
Who was the first British female Foreign Secretary? |
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5. |
Who had released an album in 2012 entitled Our Version of Events? |
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6. |
Who released an album entitled 21 in 2011? |
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7. |
In which Libyan city, his birthplace, was Colonel Gaddafi captured and killed in October 2011? |
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8. |
In which Pakistani town was Osama bin Laden located and killed in May 2011? |
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Sp. |
In Greek mythology, who was made Queen of the Underworld after being abducted by Hades? |
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ROUND 2 - Hidden theme |
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Much loved by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, what 'first' was established in Manchester in 1651? |
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2. |
In 2011 George Osborne got a frosty reception from crowds of teenage girls when he arrived to turn on the Knutsford Christmas lights. Why was that? |
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3. |
On which island would you find the city of Lefkosa and the town of Girne? |
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4. |
What is the name for the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system, corresponding to modern-day Iraq, and parts of Syria Turkey and Iran? |
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5. |
Which pigtailed menace first appeared in The Topper comic on 7th February 1953? |
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6. |
What first was launched on 2nd November 1903 by Alfred Harmsworth? |
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7. |
By what name does Hamlet refer to the play within a play which is staged at Elsinore? |
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8. |
In Greek Mythology who was the spirit of divine retribution against those guilty of hubris (i.e. arrogance before the gods)? |
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Sp. |
What part was played by David Hyde Pierce in Frasier? |
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ROUND 3 - Pairs |
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1. |
What name (first name and surname) is shared by a current Premier League footballer and one of Mrs Thatcher’s cabinet ministers? |
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2. |
What name (first name and surname) is shared by a comedian frequently seen on TV and a British author who has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize? |
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3. |
Rhode Island is the smallest US state. Which is the second smallest? |
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4. |
Apart from Alaska in which US State is the most northerly point of the USA? |
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5. |
What is the name of the leading PDC darts referee whose distinctive rasping delivery has led (with great originality) to him being called 'The Voice'? |
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6. |
What is the name of the snooker referee who became the first woman to take charge of a world final in 2009, and did so again in 2012? |
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7. |
Which monarch was the intended victim of the Somerville and Throckmorton conspiracies? |
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8. |
How has the alleged conspiracy to murder Henry V on his way to France in 1415 become known? |
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Sp. |
For what reason should the sport of golf be grateful to Edward Stimpson Senior? |
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ROUND 4 - SequencesIn the following sequences what comes next? |
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1. |
Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius.... |
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2. |
Spencer Perceval, Earl of Liverpool, George Canning, Viscount Goderich.... |
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3. |
Allan Wells, Carl Lewis (twice), Linford Christie, Donavan Bailey.... |
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4. |
She Loves You, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Can’t Buy Me Love, A Hard Day’s Night.... |
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5. |
Sodium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Silicon.... |
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6. |
Lord Tennyson, Alfred Austin, Robert Bridges, John Masefield.... |
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7. |
Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges.... |
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8. |
Dances With Wolves, Silence Of The Lambs, The Unforgiven, Schindler’s List.... |
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Sp. |
William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Woodrow Wilson.... |
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ROUND 5 - Hidden theme |
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1. |
Which Welsh town has the castle where Richard II was captured in 1399 by the future Henry IV, and boasts a sculpture of a giant foot at its railway station? |
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2. |
Which footballer has played for Leeds, West Ham and Newcastle (amongst others) and holds the record for the greatest number of Premier League yellow cards? |
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3. |
Which Carry On film was the fourth in the sequence and saw the debut of Sid James? |
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4. |
In which 18th century novel is the Reverend Charles Primrose the principal character? |
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5. |
Which recent TV series stars Rupert Penry-Jones as a detective investigating murders which replicate historical crimes? |
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6. |
What title is shared by a U2 song and a 1971 film starring Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch? |
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7. |
What is the alternative non-scientific name by which hydrochloric acid is sometimes referred to? |
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8. |
Which firebrand Northern Irish politician was elected to Westminster in 1969, thus becoming the youngest ever female MP? |
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Sp. |
Which former Member of Parliament wrote about his political career in the book An Accidental MP? |
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ROUND 6 - Hidden theme |
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1. |
In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen what is Mr Darcy’s forename? |
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2. |
Who commanded the victorious army at the Battle of Sedgemoor (the last battle fought on English soil)? |
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3. |
Caleb Followill is the lead singer of which group? |
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4. |
Which county is divided into rapes? |
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In the 1730’s Mr Chicken was the last private citizen to reside where? |
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6. |
Nicknamed 'Strongbow' who was the leader of the successful Norman Invasion of Ireland in 1170? |
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7. |
Which Queen of England was born in Kendal Castle? |
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8. |
Who designed a special bra for Jane Russell to wear in The Outlaw? |
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Sp. |
Who resigned as coach on 25th November 2012 after Scotland lost 21-15 to Tonga? |
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ROUND 7 - Hidden theme |
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1. |
Which city was the setting for the film Rocky? |
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2. |
Who wrote Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas? |
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3. |
What was the title awarded to the future King Richard III in 1461? |
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4. |
Which North German city was taken over by the Anabaptists, led by Jan van Leiden, in 1534? |
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5. |
In which city was the first Jain temple in the western world? |
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6. |
Who wrote White Fang? |
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7. |
Of which football club did Robert Maxwell become chairman in 1987? |
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8. |
Which French region takes its name from the old Free County of Burgundy? |
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Sp. |
Which tube station lies between Finchley Rd and St Johns Wood? |
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ROUND 8 - Pairs |
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1. |
Which Kenny Rogers hit was the basis for four TV movies? |
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2. |
In Kenny’s classic Coward of the County who was Tommy’s love |
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3. |
Mediolanum was the Roman name for which city? |
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4. |
Barcino was the Roman name for which city? |
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5. |
Which country has the internet code ‘kh’? |
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6. |
Which country has the internet code ‘hr’? |
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7. |
Which US president was nicknamed ‘His Little Majesty’? |
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8. |
Which US president was nicknamed ‘Big Bill’? |
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Sp. |
Whom did Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme try to assassinate in 1975? |
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....set by Eric "to give the QM some practice" |
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1. |
In the new production of My Fair Lady starring Dominic West, who is the actress playing Eliza Doolittle? |
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2. |
In the 1964 film of My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn, who was the musical actress who sang all Hepburn’s songs except one? |
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3. |
The Birth of Venus hangs in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Who painted it? |
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4. |
Give a year in the life of Botticelli. |
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5. |
Who played the role of Doctor Who from 1980 to 1984? |
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6. |
Who played Doctor Who in 1996? |
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7. |
A Midshipman in the Royal Navy is equal to which rank in the Army? |
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8. |
What is the equivalent rank to Midshipman in the Royal Air Force? |
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Go to Spare questions with answers
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ROUND 1 - Pairs |
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1. |
What was the former capital of Portugal before Lisbon? |
Coimbra |
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2. |
What was the former capital of Poland before Warsaw? |
Krakow |
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3. |
Who was the first British female Home Secretary? |
Jacqui Smith |
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4. |
Who was the first British female Foreign Secretary? |
Margaret Beckett |
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5. |
Who had released an album in 2012 entitled Our Version of Events? |
Emile Sande |
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6. |
Who released an album entitled 21 in 2011? |
Adele |
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7. |
In which Libyan city, his birthplace, was Colonel Gaddafi captured and killed in October 2011? |
Sirte |
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8. |
In which Pakistani town was Osama bin Laden located and killed in May 2011? |
Abbottabad |
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Sp. |
In Greek mythology, who was made Queen of the Underworld after being abducted by Hades? |
Persephone |
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Go back to Round 1 questions without answers
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ROUND 2 - Hidden theme |
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Much loved by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, what 'first' was established in Manchester in 1651? |
Chetham’s Library (which was the first free public library in the World) (accept first free public library) |
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In 2011 George Osborne got a frosty reception from crowds of teenage girls when he arrived to turn on the Knutsford Christmas lights. Why was that? |
They were expecting Harry Styles of One Direction (Harry Styles comes from nearby Holmes Chapel) |
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3. |
On which island would you find the city of Lefkosa and the town of Girne? |
Cyprus |
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4. |
What is the name for the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system, corresponding to modern-day Iraq, and parts of Syria Turkey and Iran? |
Mesopotamia |
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5. |
Which pigtailed menace first appeared in The Topper comic on 7th February 1953? |
Beryl The Peril |
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6. |
What first was launched on 2nd November 1903 by Alfred Harmsworth? |
The Daily Mirror |
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7. |
By what name does Hamlet refer to the play within a play which is staged at Elsinore? |
The Mousetrap (It was based on The Murder of Gonzago but Hamlet tells Claudius it is The Mousetrap) |
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8. |
In Greek Mythology who was the spirit of divine retribution against those guilty of hubris (i.e. arrogance before the gods)? |
Nemesis |
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Sp. |
What part was played by David Hyde Pierce in Frasier? |
Niles Crane |
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Theme: Each answer contains a key word from the title of an Agatha Christie work: The Body in the Library; The Mysterious Affair at Styles; Sad Cypress; Murder in Mesopotamia; Peril at End House; The Mirror Cracked from Side to Side; The Mousetrap; Nemesis; Murder on the Nile |
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Go back to Round 2 questions without answers
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ROUND 3 - Pairs |
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What name (first name and surname) is shared by a current Premier League footballer and one of Mrs Thatcher’s cabinet ministers? |
Leon Britton |
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2. |
What name (first name and surname) is shared by a comedian frequently seen on TV and a British author who has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize? |
David Mitchell |
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3. |
Rhode Island is the smallest US state. Which is the second smallest? |
Delaware |
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4. |
Apart from Alaska in which US State is the most northerly point of the USA? |
Minnesota |
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5. |
What is the name of the leading PDC darts referee whose distinctive rasping delivery has led (with great originality) to him being called 'The Voice'? |
Russ Bray |
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6. |
What is the name of the snooker referee who became the first woman to take charge of a world final in 2009, and did so again in 2012? |
Michaela Tabb |
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7. |
Which monarch was the intended victim of the Somerville and Throckmorton conspiracies? |
Elizabeth I |
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8. |
How has the alleged conspiracy to murder Henry V on his way to France in 1415 become known? |
The Southampton Plot |
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Sp. |
For what reason should the sport of golf be grateful to Edward Stimpson Senior? |
He invented the Stimpmeter, the device used to measure the speed of putting greens |
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Go back to Round 3 questions without answers
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ROUND 4 - SequencesIn the following sequences what comes next? |
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Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius.... |
Nero (Roman Emperors) |
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2. |
Spencer Perceval, Earl of Liverpool, George Canning, Viscount Goderich.... |
Duke of Wellington (British PMs) |
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3. |
Allan Wells, Carl Lewis (twice), Linford Christie, Donavan Bailey.... |
Maurice Greene (Olympic 100m champions) |
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4. |
She Loves You, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Can’t Buy Me Love, A Hard Day’s Night.... |
I Feel Fine (Beatles’ number one singles) |
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5. |
Sodium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Silicon.... |
Phosphorus (Periodic Table) |
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6. |
Lord Tennyson, Alfred Austin, Robert Bridges, John Masefield.... |
Cecil Day Lewis (Poets laureate) |
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Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges.... |
Ruth (Books of Old Testament) |
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8. |
Dances With Wolves, Silence Of The Lambs, The Unforgiven, Schindler’s List.... |
Forrest Gump (Best Film Oscar) |
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William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Woodrow Wilson.... |
Warren Harding (US presidents) |
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Go back to Round 4 questions without answers
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ROUND 5 - Hidden theme |
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Which Welsh town has the castle where Richard II was captured in 1399 by the future Henry IV, and boasts a sculpture of a giant foot at its railway station? |
Flint |
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Which footballer has played for Leeds, West Ham and Newcastle (amongst others) and holds the record for the greatest number of Premier League yellow cards? |
Lee Bowyer |
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3. |
Which Carry On film was the fourth in the sequence and saw the debut of Sid James? |
Carry On Constable |
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4. |
In which 18th century novel is the Reverend Charles Primrose the principal character? |
The Vicar of Wakefield |
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5. |
Which recent TV series stars Rupert Penry-Jones as a detective investigating murders which replicate historical crimes? |
Whitechapel |
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6. |
What title is shared by a U2 song and a 1971 film starring Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch? |
Sunday Bloody Sunday |
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7. |
What is the alternative non-scientific name by which hydrochloric acid is sometimes referred to? |
Spirits of Salt (accept muriatic acid or salt acid but it’s the word 'salt' which fits the theme so please repeat 'Spirits of Salt') |
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Which firebrand Northern Irish politician was elected to Westminster in 1969, thus becoming the youngest ever female MP? |
Bernadette Devlin (accept Bernadette McAliskey, her married name) |
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Sp. |
Which former Member of Parliament wrote about his political career in the book An Accidental MP? |
Martin Bell |
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Theme: Each answer contains the name of one of the various towers of the Tower Of London: Flint, Bowyer, Constable, Wakefield, White, Bloody, Salt, Devlin, Martin AND Bell |
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Go back to Round 5 questions without answers
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ROUND 6 - Hidden theme |
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In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen what is Mr Darcy’s forename? |
Fitzwilliam |
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Who commanded the victorious army at the Battle of Sedgemoor (the last battle fought on English soil)? |
John Churchill (later the Duke of Marlborough) |
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Caleb Followill is the lead singer of which group? |
Kings of Leon |
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4. |
Which county is divided into rapes? |
Sussex |
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5. |
In the 1730’s Mr Chicken was the last private citizen to reside where? |
Downing Street |
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Nicknamed 'Strongbow' who was the leader of the successful Norman Invasion of Ireland in 1170? |
(Richard) Earl of Pembroke (accept Richard de Clare) |
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7. |
Which Queen of England was born in Kendal Castle? |
Katherine Parr |
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8. |
Who designed a special bra for Jane Russell to wear in The Outlaw? |
Howard Hughes |
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Sp. |
Who resigned as coach on 25th November 2012 after Scotland lost 21-15 to Tonga? |
Andy Robinson |
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Theme: Each answer contains a key word from the name of a College of Cambridge University: Fitzwilliam, Churchill, King’s, Sydney Sussex, Downing, Pembroke, St Catharine’s, Hughes and Robinson |
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Go back to Round 6 questions without answers
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Which city was the setting for the film Rocky? |
Philadelphia |
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2. |
Who wrote Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas? |
Hunter S Thomson |
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3. |
What was the title awarded to the future King Richard III in 1461? |
Duke of Gloucester |
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4. |
Which North German city was taken over by the Anabaptists, led by Jan van Leiden, in 1534? |
Münster |
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5. |
In which city was the first Jain temple in the western world? |
Leicester |
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6. |
Who wrote White Fang? |
Jack London |
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7. |
Of which football club did Robert Maxwell become chairman in 1987? |
Derby County |
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8. |
Which French region takes its name from the old Free County of Burgundy? |
Franche Comté |
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Sp. |
Which tube station lies between Finchley Rd and St Johns Wood? |
Swiss Cottage |
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Theme: Each answer contains the name of a cheese: Philadelphia, Hunter Belle or Hunter Valley or just plain Hunter, Double Gloucester, Münster, Red Leicester, Jack cheese, Sage Derby, Franche Comté, Swiss |
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Go back to Round 7 questions without answers
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ROUND 8 - Pairs |
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1. |
Which Kenny Rogers hit was the basis for four TV movies? |
The Gambler |
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2. |
In Kenny’s classic Coward of the County who was Tommy’s love |
Becky |
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3. |
Mediolanum was the Roman name for which city? |
Milan |
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4. |
Barcino was the Roman name for which city? |
Barcelona |
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5. |
Which country has the internet code ‘kh’? |
Cambodia |
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6. |
Which country has the internet code ‘hr’? |
Croatia |
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7. |
Which US president was nicknamed ‘His Little Majesty’? |
James Madison |
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8. |
Which US president was nicknamed ‘Big Bill’? |
William Howard Taft |
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Sp. |
Whom did Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme try to assassinate in 1975? |
Gerald Ford |
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...set by Eric "to give the QM some practice" |
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In the new production of My Fair Lady starring Dominic West, who is the actress playing Eliza Doolittle? |
Carly Bawden |
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2. |
In the 1964 film of My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn, who was the musical actress who sang all Hepburn’s songs except one? |
Marni Nixon |
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3. |
The Birth of Venus hangs in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Who painted it? |
Botticelli |
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4. |
Give a year in the life of Botticelli. |
Any year between 1445 and 1510 |
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5. |
Who played the role of Doctor Who from 1980 to 1984? |
Peter Davidson |
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6. |
Who played Doctor Who in 1996? |
Paul McGann |
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7. |
A Midshipman in the Royal Navy is equal to which rank in the Army? |
Second Lieutenant |
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8. |
What is the equivalent rank to Midshipman in the Royal Air Force? |
Pilot Officer |