ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

Which poem begins with the line: “O, to be in England, now that April’s there”?

2.

Which country is the most sparsely populated member of the European Union?

3.

When approaching a roundabout in France you are likely to see a road sign containing which phrase?

4.

Of which 1989 film is this a description: “The wife of an oafish restaurant owner becomes bored with her husband and begins an affair with a regular customer”?

5.

Which jazz musician was known as 'the Maharajah of the keyboard'?

6.

What word connects Tchaikovsky, Proust and Marc Bolan?

7.

In the First Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy what phrase is used to describe the love of money?

8.

Its occupants have included Abu Hamza al-Masri, Jeffrey Archer, Jonathan Aitken, Jonathan King and Charles Bronson. What is it?

Sp.

Who was assassinated by Ramon Mercader in 1940?

1.

The Crimean peninsula is located in which European country?

2.

The site of Battle of Marengo (fought in 1800) is in which European country?

3.

Which is the only city to have twice held the rugby union World Cup final?

4.

Name two of the three cities that have twice held the football World Cup final.

5.

Which actor connects Sherlock Holmes and Julian Assange?

6.

Which actor connects Sherlock Holmes and Charlie Chaplin?

7.

Which successful ITV series of 2013 was filmed in West Bay, Dorset?

8.

Which successful BBC2 series of 2013 is filmed at Harptree Court, Somerset?

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

Played by an actor with same name as his character, who was Norman Stanley Fletcher’s nemesis among the staff of Slade prison?

2.

Who wrote a famous volume of diaries titled In Power 1983 – 1992?

3.

Which architect designed The Senedd in Cardiff, The European Court Of Human Rights in Strasbourg and Terminal 5 at Heathrow?

4.

Who played bass guitar in the band Cream?

5.

Who played the role of Sandra Hutchinson in a hugely successful 1970s sitcom?

6.

Who was famed for his recitation of monologues such as Three Ha’pence A Foot and My Word You Do Look Queer?

7.

Who claimed to be The Earl of Warwick and, in 1487 led the first rebellion against Henry VII flowing the end of the Wars of the Roses?  (both names required)

8.

Who won her only grand slam singles title by defeating Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon in 1994?

ROUND 4 - Pictures: What, where and when?

In this round, you will be shown the where and when of a series of historical events - you simply need to identify the what

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Alternative ROUND 4 - What, where and when?

In this round, you will be shown the where and when of a series of historical events - you simply need to identify the what pictures

1.

Which event, in 325 AD, established for the first time a common date for Easter?

2.

Which event, in 800 AD, is the subject of a fresco by Raphael in the Room of the Fire in Borgo, in the Vatican?

3.

Which event, in 1314, is commemorated in a nation’s unofficial national anthem, often heard sung before sporting events?

4.

What name is given to an event, in 1520, which marked the last meeting of the hereditary monarchs of their respective countries until 1843, when Queen Victoria met King Louis Philippe I?

5.

Which event, in 1618, involved a failed attempt to execute 4 Catholic Lords Regent and precipitated the Thirty Years’ War?

6.

Which event, in 1692, formed the background to a 1952 play written as an allegory of McCarthyism?

7.

Which event, in 1883, led to an official death toll of 36,417 and was the subject of an inaccurately titled film of 1969?

8.

Which 1903 event, which took place at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, was commemorated 100 years later by a special international episode of Scrapheap Challenge?

ROUND 5 - Pairs

1.

Whose novels include Filth, Porno and Glue?

2.

Maths, Physics and Bionics"?

3.

"They smelt of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs

And too many right wing meetings"?

4.

Abuja became the capital city of which African country in 1991?

5.

Which Benjamin Britten opera is based on the life of Elizabeth I?

6.

Whose novels include Cock and Bull, My Idea of Fun and Great Apes?

7.

Naypyidaw became the capital city of which Asian country in 2005?

8.

Which Benjamin Britten opera centres on the election of the May King in the village of Loxford?

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1.

What is the SI unit of electromagnetic inductance?

2.

Who was the Greek Muse of History?

3.

Which former pop musician and political leader, who committed suicide in 1999, contested 40 Parliamentary elections/by-elections, losing them all?

4.

Which progressive rock band’s albums include The Snow Goose and Nude?

5.

In the film Get Carter, what is Carter’s forename?

6.

In which 1980 film directed by William Friedkin does Al Pacino play an undercover cop attempting to catch a serial killer targeting gay men?

7.

Which railway, opened in 1925, ran from Jamrud to Landi Kotal?

8.

Which Abba track of 1976 (the opening track of the album Arrival) hints at paedophilia or, at the very least, an abdication of professional responsibilities?

Sp.

Which director’s films include Gremlins, The Goonies and Home Alone?

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

In 1981 who famously said “I’m in control here” only to be told very quickly that he most certainly was not?

2.

Who, as Commander in Chief, Middle East command, presided over the allied victory at El Alamein and also commanded the 15^th army group for the invasion of Sicily?

3.

What instrument was played by Matthew Fisher on A Whiter Shade of Pale and by Tyrone Downie on No Woman, No Cry? (be specific)

4.

Which Mike Leigh film features Alison Steadman and Roger Sloman as a pair of nature loving campers?

5.

Who was the only character to appear in every one of the 295 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine?

6.

Which major British company was founded in 1869 as The Falmouth, Malta, Gibraltar Telegraph Company?

7.

Who was Elvis Presley’s lead guitarist from the start of his career in 1954 playing on, amongst others, Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock?

8.

Born 3^rd December 1948, who is known as 'The Godfather of Heavy Metal'?

ROUND 8 - Pot luck

1.

Procul Harum sang of "sixteen vestal virgins who were leaving for the coast", but historically how many Vestal Virgins tended the Eternal Flame in Imperial Rome at any one time?

2.

Which party holds the record for the largest total number of votes in a UK General Election and in which year?

3.

What collective name is given to elements 89-103 on the Periodic Table?

4.

What was designed and first published in 1974 by Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax?

5.

What was unusual about the Triton motorcycle, popular in the 1960s and 1970s?

6.

Which castle stands on the shores of Loch Duich, by it’s meeting point with Lochs Alsh and Long?  It was, bizarrely, used to represent Fotheringay Castle in the film Elizabeth: The Golden Age.

7.

8.

Barry Davies celebrated Imran Sherwani scoring the third goal for GB in the 1988 Olympic Men’s Hockey Final with which immortal comment?

Spares

1.

After Arsene Wenger which Premier League has held his current position the longest?

2.

Who was elected Prime Minister of Australia in September 2013?

3.

Who was the first person to miss a penalty in the 1994 World Cup final?

4.

Arthur Henderson (1918, 1922 and 1923), Christopher Addison (1931 and 1935), Shirley Williams (1979 and 1983) and William McCrea (1997 and 2001) are the only four individuals to share which dubious distinction?

5.

Which game is played on a board comprising of 24 ‘points’ separated by a ‘bar’ into an ‘outer board’ and an ‘inner’ or 'home board'?

6.

The Battle of Sole Bay, fought between Dutch and Anglo-French fleets in 1762, was fought off the coast of which Suffolk town?

7.

Sharon Robinson is best known for her musical collaboration with which veteran singer-songwriter?

8.

How did Charlton Athletic’s Keith Peacock make history on 21st August 1965?

ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

Which poem begins with the line: “O, to be in England, now that April’s there”?

Home Thoughts from Abroad

(by Robert Browning)

2.

Which country is the most sparsely populated member of the European Union?

Finland

3.

When approaching a roundabout in France you are likely to see a road sign containing which phrase?

'Vous n'avez pas la priorité'

4.

Of which 1989 film is this a description: “The wife of an oafish restaurant owner becomes bored with her husband and begins an affair with a regular customer”?

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover

5.

Which jazz musician was known as 'the Maharajah of the keyboard'?

Oscar Peterson

6.

What word connects Tchaikovsky, Proust and Marc Bolan?

Swan

(Swan Lake – a ballet; Swann’s Way – a novel; and Ride A White Swan – a work of genius)

7.

In the First Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy what phrase is used to describe the love of money?

"The Root of all Evil"

8.

Its occupants have included Abu Hamza al-Masri, Jeffrey Archer, Jonathan Aitken, Jonathan King and Charles Bronson. What is it?

Belmarsh Prison

Sp.

Who was assassinated by Ramon Mercader in 1940?

Leon Trotsky

Theme: Each answer contains the surname of a member of the England cricket squad which retained the Ashes this summer:

1.

The Crimean peninsula is located in which European country?

Ukraine

2.

The site of Battle of Marengo (fought in 1800) is in which European country?

Italy

3.

Which is the only city to have twice held the rugby union World Cup final?

Auckland

(in 1987 and 2011 - the rugby world cup has been held twice in the United Kingdom but the 1991 final was played at Twickenham and the 1999 final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff)

4.

Name two of the three cities that have twice held the football World Cup final.

(two from)

Paris, Rome and Mexico City

5.

Which actor connects Sherlock Holmes and Julian Assange?

Benedict Cumberbatch

6.

Which actor connects Sherlock Holmes and Charlie Chaplin?

Robert Downey junior

7.

Which successful ITV series of 2013 was filmed in West Bay, Dorset?

Broadchurch

8.

Which successful BBC2 series of 2013 is filmed at Harptree Court, Somerset?

The Great British Bake Off

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

Played by an actor with same name as his character, who was Norman Stanley Fletcher’s nemesis among the staff of Slade prison?

Mr Mackay

2.

Who wrote a famous volume of diaries titled In Power 1983 – 1992?

Alan Clark

3.

Which architect designed The Senedd in Cardiff, The European Court Of Human Rights in Strasbourg and Terminal 5 at Heathrow?

Richard Rogers

4.

Who played bass guitar in the band Cream?

Jack Bruce

5.

Who played the role of Sandra Hutchinson in a hugely successful 1970s sitcom?

Nerys Hughes

6.

Who was famed for his recitation of monologues such as Three Ha’pence A Foot and My Word You Do Look Queer?

Stanley Holloway

7.

Who claimed to be The Earl of Warwick and, in 1487 led the first rebellion against Henry VII flowing the end of the Wars of the Roses?  (both names required)

Lambert Simnel

8.

Who won her only grand slam singles title by defeating Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon in 1994?

Conchita Martinez

Theme: Each answer contains the surname of one of the current season's Premier League managers

ROUND 4 - Pictures: What, where and when?

In this round, you will be shown the where and when of a series of historical events - you simply need to identify the what

1.

The (first) Council of Nicaea

2.

3.

4.

The Field of the Cloth of Gold

5.

6.

7.

8.

Alternative ROUND 4 - What, where and when?

In this round, you will be shown the where and when of a series of historical events - you simply need to identify the what

1.

Which event, in 325 AD, established for the first time a common date for Easter?

The (first) Council of Nicaea

2.

Which event, in 800 AD, is the subject of a fresco by Raphael in the Room of the Fire in Borgo, in the Vatican?

The Coronation of Charlemagne

3.

Which event, in 1314, is commemorated in a nation’s unofficial national anthem, often heard sung before sporting events?

The Battle of Bannockburn

(Flower of Scotland)

4.

What name is given to an event, in 1520, which marked the last meeting of the hereditary monarchs of their respective countries until 1843, when Queen Victoria met King Louis Philippe I?

The Field of the Cloth of Gold

5.

Which event, in 1618, involved a failed attempt to execute 4 Catholic Lords Regent and precipitated the Thirty Years’ War?

(the victims were reputedly saved by falling into a dung heap)

6.

Which event, in 1692, formed the background to a 1952 play written as an allegory of McCarthyism?

The Salem Witch Trials

(The Crucible)

7.

Which event, in 1883, led to an official death toll of 36,417 and was the subject of an inaccurately titled film of 1969?

The eruption of Krakatoa

(Krakatoa, East of Java)

8.

Which 1903 event, which took place at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, was commemorated 100 years later by a special international episode of Scrapheap Challenge?

The first manned powered heavier than air flight

ROUND 5 - Pairs

1.

Whose novels include Filth, Porno and Glue?

Irvine Welsh

2.

Maths, Physics and Bionics"?

My Perfect Cousin

(by The Undertones)

3.

"They smelt of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs

And too many right wing meetings"?

Down in the Tube Station at Midnight

(by The Jam)

4.

Abuja became the capital city of which African country in 1991?

Nigeria

5.

Which Benjamin Britten opera is based on the life of Elizabeth I?

Gloriana

6.

Whose novels include Cock and Bull, My Idea of Fun and Great Apes?

Will Self

7.

Naypyidaw became the capital city of which Asian country in 2005?

Myanmar

(be generous and accept Burma)

8.

Which Benjamin Britten opera centres on the election of the May King in the village of Loxford?

Albert Herring

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1.

What is the SI unit of electromagnetic inductance?

Henry

2.

Who was the Greek Muse of History?

Clio

3.

Which former pop musician and political leader, who committed suicide in 1999, contested 40 Parliamentary elections/by-elections, losing them all?

Screaming Lord Sutch

4.

Which progressive rock band’s albums include The Snow Goose and Nude?

Camel

5.

In the film Get Carter, what is Carter’s forename?

Jack

6.

In which 1980 film directed by William Friedkin does Al Pacino play an undercover cop attempting to catch a serial killer targeting gay men?

Cruising

7.

Which railway, opened in 1925, ran from Jamrud to Landi Kotal?

Khyber Pass Railway

(accept Khyber)

8.

Which Abba track of 1976 (the opening track of the album Arrival) hints at paedophilia or, at the very least, an abdication of professional responsibilities?

When I Kissed the Teacher

Sp.

Which director’s films include Gremlins, The Goonies and Home Alone?

Chris Columbus

Theme: Each answer contains a word from the title of a Carry On film

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

In 1981 who famously said “I’m in control here” only to be told very quickly that he most certainly was not?

Al Haig

(after Reagan was shot)

2.

Who, as Commander in Chief, Middle East command, presided over the allied victory at El Alamein and also commanded the 15^th army group for the invasion of Sicily?

Earl Alexander of Tunis

3.

What instrument was played by Matthew Fisher on A Whiter Shade of Pale and by Tyrone Downie on No Woman, No Cry? (be specific)

Hammond organ

(do not accept just 'organ')

4.

Which Mike Leigh film features Alison Steadman and Roger Sloman as a pair of nature loving campers?

Nuts in May

5.

Who was the only character to appear in every one of the 295 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine?

Clegg

6.

Which major British company was founded in 1869 as The Falmouth, Malta, Gibraltar Telegraph Company?

Cable and Wireless

7.

Who was Elvis Presley’s lead guitarist from the start of his career in 1954 playing on, amongst others, Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock?

Scotty Moore

8.

Born 3^rd December 1948, who is known as 'The Godfather of Heavy Metal'?

Ozzy Osborne

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a current member of the UK Cabinet

ROUND 8 - Pot luck

1.

Procul Harum sang of "sixteen vestal virgins who were leaving for the coast", but historically how many Vestal Virgins tended the Eternal Flame in Imperial Rome at any one time?

Six

2.

Which party holds the record for the largest total number of votes in a UK General Election and in which year?

Conservatives in 1992

3.

What collective name is given to elements 89-103 on the Periodic Table?

Actinides

(or Actinoids)

4.

What was designed and first published in 1974 by Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax?

Dungeons and Dragons

5.

What was unusual about the Triton motorcycle, popular in the 1960s and 1970s?

It was a hybrid

(using the engine of a Triumph in the frame of a Norton)

6.

Which castle stands on the shores of Loch Duich, by it’s meeting point with Lochs Alsh and Long?  It was, bizarrely, used to represent Fotheringay Castle in the film Elizabeth: The Golden Age.

Eilean Donan

7.

Tubular Bells

(Mike Oldfield)

8.

Barry Davies celebrated Imran Sherwani scoring the third goal for GB in the 1988 Olympic Men’s Hockey Final with which immortal comment?

"Where were the Germans?  And frankly who cares!"

Spares

1.

After Arsene Wenger which Premier League has held his current position the longest?

Alan Pardew

(appointed manager of Newcastle United in December 2010)

2.

Who was elected Prime Minister of Australia in September 2013?

Tony Abbott

3.

Who was the first person to miss a penalty in the 1994 World Cup final?

Diana Ross!!

(still a classic on YouTube!)

4.

Arthur Henderson (1918, 1922 and 1923), Christopher Addison (1931 and 1935), Shirley Williams (1979 and 1983) and William McCrea (1997 and 2001) are the only four individuals to share which dubious distinction?

(having returned to the Commons at by-elections in the interim)

5.

Which game is played on a board comprising of 24 ‘points’ separated by a ‘bar’ into an ‘outer board’ and an ‘inner’ or 'home board'?

Backgammon

6.

The Battle of Sole Bay, fought between Dutch and Anglo-French fleets in 1762, was fought off the coast of which Suffolk town?

Southwold

7.

Sharon Robinson is best known for her musical collaboration with which veteran singer-songwriter?

Leonard Cohen

8.

How did Charlton Athletic’s Keith Peacock make history on 21st August 1965?

First footballer to come on as a substitute in an English football league match