ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

In which country is the port of Valparaiso?

2.

Which 1970s group included Stuart ‘Woody’ Wood and brothers Alan and Derek Longmuir?

3.

Who was the drummer with the group Blind Faith?

4.

Who first appeared on TV in 1962?  His companions included Derek Fowlds and Roy North.

5.

Which 1967 novel by Ira Levin features a pregnant young woman called Mrs Woodhouse?

6.

Who is the narrator in The Great Gatsby? (surname is sufficient)

7.

In which of Shakespeare's plays do the characters Alcibiades, Flavius, Flaminius and Servilius appear?

8.

In the novel The Naked Lunch what is Steely Dan?

Sp.

Who was Maltese Prime Minister from 1955 to 1958, and again from 1971 to 1984?

ROUND 2 - Hidden theme

1.

Marcella Detroit and Siobhan Fahey were the members of which group?

2.

lpswich is on which river estuary?

3.

Which college, based in New Cross in London, includes Damon Albarn, Damien Hirst, Lucien Freud and Steve McQueen amongst its former students?

4.

What is the name of the captain of the ship in the novella Heart of Darkness? (surname is sufficient)

5.

Who was the US Vice President from 1893-1897?  His grandson, with the same name, was the Democrat US Presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956.

6.

Who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The Diary of Anne Frank and Patch of Blue and was nominated for the same award for The Poseidon Adventure? (both names needed for the theme)

7.

How is the medical condition hallux valgus better known?

8.

Who won the 1976 Nobel Prize for Economics?

Sp.

What was the nickname of Citizen Smith?

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

At which international conference in 1944 was the United Kingdom represented by John Maynard Keynes?

2.

This atoll is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory.  lt was bought by the United Kingdom from Mauritius in 1965.  Its population was resettled in the 1970s.  It is now a US military base.  What is it called?

3.

Who is this footballer?  He played 342 times for Manchester United.  He played 13 times for Manchester City.  He managed Stockport County between 1993 and 2000.

4.

Which best-selling novel of 1971 has the following opening line: ”lt is cold at six-forty in the morning on a March day in Paris and seems even colder when a man is about to be executed by firing squad"?

5.

Which band's hits included Car Wash and Love Don't Live Here Anymore?

6.

In American history only four people have served in all four elected federal offices - namely: Representative, Senator, Vice President and President.  Two are John Tyler and Richard Nixon. The other two share the same surname.  What is that name?

7.

Which fictional character was first played in a film by Nigel Bruce in 1939?  He has since been played in films by amongst others Andre Morrell, Ben Kingsley and Jude Law.

8.

Which film director made his name with a 1973 Hovis advert featuring a boy on a bicycle?  It was filmed in Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Sp.

Which Danish actor plays Hannibal Lecter in the TV series Hannibal?

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

1.

Which singer has won more BRIT awards than any other act?

2.

In which Lakeland valley is the village of Glenridding?

3.

Northern Ireland play their home matches at which football stadium?

4.

It was first released in 2000 and is the best-selling PC game of all time.  What is it called?

5.

Who knocked out Mike Tyson in 1990 to become undisputed heavyweight champion of the world?

6.

Which company introduced the audio cassette tape in 1963 and the home video recorder in 1972?

7.

Which businessman's activities were described by Prime Minister Edward Heath in 1973 as "the unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism"?

8.

Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh contain a 200 foot tall monument.  Who does it commemorate?

Sp.

Which 1978 novel by Kingsley Amis features an Oxford don struggling to overcome the loss of his libido?

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

Who had a 1966 hit with Eight Miles High?

2.

What is the birthstone for November?

3.

Who played Nicola Murray in the TV series The Thick Of lt?

4.

What pub, famous in literature and built in 1750, can be found near the village of Bolventor in the middle of Bodmin Moor?

5.

What was climbed by Bobby Moore (and others) on July 30th 1966?

6.

Who was the singer most famous for dubbing the singing of Deborah Kerr in The King And l and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady?

7.

What balance disorder, associated with nausea and vomiting is often caused by Menières's disease?

8.

By what nickname is former Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce known?

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1.

Which term refers to the process of cutting back the upper branches of a tree to promote a dense head of foliage?

2.

Which novel first introduced Hercule Poirot, and was Agatha Christie's first published novel?

3.

Which comedy duo created The ----- and ----- Situation, and The ----- and ----- Sound on Radio 4, and The ----- and ----- Look on TV?

4.

Which alliteratively named European conflict broke out on 30*“ November 1939 and ended on 13th March 1940?

5.

Which 1798 poem ends with the following stanza?

"He went like one who hath been stunned,
And is of sense forlorn,
A sadder and a wiser man,
He rose the morrow morn."

6.

Whose appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer prompted Harold Wilson to remark that it was the first time he had realised that Edward Heath had a sense of humour?

7.

Which detective-hero was created by Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee?

8.

Who recorded an item on road safety weeks before he was killed in a high speed car crash on September 30th 1955?

Sp.

Who played the part of Roy Trenneman in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd and also appeared in the films Bridesmaids, Gulliver's Travels and This is 40?

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

What was Britain's best-selling car of the 1970s?

2.

What is Paul McCartney's first name?

3.

What name is given to the sharp left turn in the run in of the Grand National after the final fence has been jumped ?

4.

What musical mood would be indicated by the direction 'Con Brio' on a score?

5.

What Arthur Miller play of 1964 is largely an examination of his failed marriage to Marilyn Monroe?

6.

What anarchist unit was formed in Barcelona in 1936 and became the most popular and recognised force fighting on the republican side in the Spanish Civil War?

7.

What South Manchester institution could be found on Mersey Road, West Didsbury until 1985?

8.

What was the collective name given to the women forced to be sex slaves in the Nazi concentration camps?

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

1.

Complete this verse from a popular song written in 1939.

"That certain night, the night we met,
There was magic abroad in the air,
There were angels dining at The Ritz...."

2.

Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Demeter?

3.

Which city shares its name with a United Nations accord on climate change, an interpretation of quantum mechanics and a famous war horse?

4.

Which Nobel Prize winner was killed when he was run over by a horse drawn wagon in Paris in 1906?

5.

On which island did Richard I and Berengaria of Navarre marry in 1191?

6.

Who is missing from this line-up from 1971: Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Steve Hackett, Phil Collins?

7.

What was the Roman name for the city of Paris?

8.

Sp.

Which sporting trophy was contested between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand in September 2013?

Spares in pairs

1.

Of the five longest male roles in Shakespeare two appear in the same play.  Which play?

2.

What is the longest female role in Shakespeare?

3.

During the reign of which emperor did Christianity become the official religion of the Roman Empire?

4.

During the reign of which emperor did the Roman conquest of Britain begin?

5.

What links Barton, Ranworth, Hickling, Hoveton and Oulton?

6.

Which area of southern England was designated a National Park on 1st March 2005?

7.

Which French dish consists of potatoes, Reblochon cheese, lardons or bacon and onions?

8.

The Italian dish, Zuppa lnglese, is not a soup at all, though it is based on which traditional British dish?

Tiebreaker

ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

In which country is the port of Valparaiso?

Chile

2.

Which 1970s group included Stuart ‘Woody’ Wood and brothers Alan and Derek Longmuir?

Bay City Rollers

3.

Who was the drummer with the group Blind Faith?

Ginger Baker

4.

Who first appeared on TV in 1962?  His companions included Derek Fowlds and Roy North.

Basil Brush

5.

Which 1967 novel by Ira Levin features a pregnant young woman called Mrs Woodhouse?

Rosemary's Baby

6.

Who is the narrator in The Great Gatsby? (surname is sufficient)

Nick Carraway

7.

In which of Shakespeare's plays do the characters Alcibiades, Flavius, Flaminius and Servilius appear?

Timon of Athens

8.

In the novel The Naked Lunch what is Steely Dan?

A dildo

Sp.

Who was Maltese Prime Minister from 1955 to 1958, and again from 1971 to 1984?

Dom Mintoff

ROUND 2 - Hidden theme

1.

Marcella Detroit and Siobhan Fahey were the members of which group?

Shakespeare's Sister

2.

lpswich is on which river estuary?

Orwell

3.

Which college, based in New Cross in London, includes Damon Albarn, Damien Hirst, Lucien Freud and Steve McQueen amongst its former students?

Goldsmith's College

4.

What is the name of the captain of the ship in the novella Heart of Darkness? (surname is sufficient)

Marlow

5.

Who was the US Vice President from 1893-1897?  His grandson, with the same name, was the Democrat US Presidential candidate in 1952 and 1956.

Adlai Stevenson

6.

Who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The Diary of Anne Frank and Patch of Blue and was nominated for the same award for The Poseidon Adventure? (both names needed for the theme)

Shelley Winters

7.

How is the medical condition hallux valgus better known?

Bunion

8.

Who won the 1976 Nobel Prize for Economics?

Milton Friedman

Sp.

What was the nickname of Citizen Smith?

Wolfie

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

At which international conference in 1944 was the United Kingdom represented by John Maynard Keynes?

Breton Woods

2.

This atoll is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory.  lt was bought by the United Kingdom from Mauritius in 1965.  Its population was resettled in the 1970s.  It is now a US military base.  What is it called?

Diego Garcia

3.

Who is this footballer?  He played 342 times for Manchester United.  He played 13 times for Manchester City.  He managed Stockport County between 1993 and 2000.

Sammy McIlroy

4.

Which best-selling novel of 1971 has the following opening line: ”lt is cold at six-forty in the morning on a March day in Paris and seems even colder when a man is about to be executed by firing squad"?

The Day of the Jackal

5.

Which band's hits included Car Wash and Love Don't Live Here Anymore?

Rose Royce

6.

In American history only four people have served in all four elected federal offices - namely: Representative, Senator, Vice President and President.  Two are John Tyler and Richard Nixon. The other two share the same surname.  What is that name?

Johnson

(Andrew and Lyndon)

7.

Which fictional character was first played in a film by Nigel Bruce in 1939?  He has since been played in films by amongst others Andre Morrell, Ben Kingsley and Jude Law.

Dr Watson

8.

Which film director made his name with a 1973 Hovis advert featuring a boy on a bicycle?  It was filmed in Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Ridley Scott

Sp.

Which Danish actor plays Hannibal Lecter in the TV series Hannibal?

Mads Mikkelsen

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

1.

Which singer has won more BRIT awards than any other act?

Robbie Williams

(a total of 17)

2.

In which Lakeland valley is the village of Glenridding?

Patterdale

3.

Northern Ireland play their home matches at which football stadium?

Windsor Park

4.

It was first released in 2000 and is the best-selling PC game of all time.  What is it called?

Sims

5.

Who knocked out Mike Tyson in 1990 to become undisputed heavyweight champion of the world?

James 'Buster' Douglas

6.

Which company introduced the audio cassette tape in 1963 and the home video recorder in 1972?

Philips

7.

Which businessman's activities were described by Prime Minister Edward Heath in 1973 as "the unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism"?

Tiny Rowland

(chief executive of Lonhro)

8.

Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh contain a 200 foot tall monument.  Who does it commemorate?

Sir Walter Scott

Sp.

Which 1978 novel by Kingsley Amis features an Oxford don struggling to overcome the loss of his libido?

Jake's Thing

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

Who had a 1966 hit with Eight Miles High?

The Byrds

2.

What is the birthstone for November?

Topaz

3.

Who played Nicola Murray in the TV series The Thick Of lt?

Rebecca Front

4.

What pub, famous in literature and built in 1750, can be found near the village of Bolventor in the middle of Bodmin Moor?

Jamaica lnn

5.

What was climbed by Bobby Moore (and others) on July 30th 1966?

The 39 Steps

(up to the royal box at the old Wembley stadium)

6.

Who was the singer most famous for dubbing the singing of Deborah Kerr in The King And l and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady?

Marnie Nixon

7.

What balance disorder, associated with nausea and vomiting is often caused by Menières's disease?

Vertigo

8.

By what nickname is former Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce known?

Psycho

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1.

Which term refers to the process of cutting back the upper branches of a tree to promote a dense head of foliage?

Pollarding

(as opposed to coppicing which involves cutting down to near
ground level)

2.

Which novel first introduced Hercule Poirot, and was Agatha Christie's first published novel?

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

3.

Which comedy duo created The ----- and ----- Situation, and The ----- and ----- Sound on Radio 4, and The ----- and ----- Look on TV?

David Mitchell and Robert Webb

4.

Which alliteratively named European conflict broke out on 30*“ November 1939 and ended on 13th March 1940?

The Winter War

(between the Soviet Union and Finland)

5.

Which 1798 poem ends with the following stanza?

"He went like one who hath been stunned,
And is of sense forlorn,
A sadder and a wiser man,
He rose the morrow morn."

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (accept just The Ancient Mariner)

6.

Whose appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer prompted Harold Wilson to remark that it was the first time he had realised that Edward Heath had a sense of humour?

Anthony Barber

7.

Which detective-hero was created by Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee?

Ellery Queen

8.

Who recorded an item on road safety weeks before he was killed in a high speed car crash on September 30th 1955?

James Dean

Sp.

Who played the part of Roy Trenneman in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd and also appeared in the films Bridesmaids, Gulliver's Travels and This is 40?

Chris O’Dowd

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

What was Britain's best-selling car of the 1970s?

Ford Cortina

2.

What is Paul McCartney's first name?

James

3.

What name is given to the sharp left turn in the run in of the Grand National after the final fence has been jumped ?

The Elbow

4.

What musical mood would be indicated by the direction 'Con Brio' on a score?

'With Verve'

5.

What Arthur Miller play of 1964 is largely an examination of his failed marriage to Marilyn Monroe?

After The Fall

6.

What anarchist unit was formed in Barcelona in 1936 and became the most popular and recognised force fighting on the republican side in the Spanish Civil War?

The Durutti Column

7.

What South Manchester institution could be found on Mersey Road, West Didsbury until 1985?

The Hollies Grammar School

8.

What was the collective name given to the women forced to be sex slaves in the Nazi concentration camps?

The Joy Division

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

1.

Complete this verse from a popular song written in 1939.

"That certain night, the night we met,
There was magic abroad in the air,
There were angels dining at The Ritz...."

"....and a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square"

2.

Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Demeter?

Ceres

3.

Which city shares its name with a United Nations accord on climate change, an interpretation of quantum mechanics and a famous war horse?

Copenhagen

4.

Which Nobel Prize winner was killed when he was run over by a horse drawn wagon in Paris in 1906?

Pierre Curie

5.

On which island did Richard I and Berengaria of Navarre marry in 1191?

Cyprus

6.

Who is missing from this line-up from 1971: Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Steve Hackett, Phil Collins?

Mike Rutherford

(Genesis)

7.

What was the Roman name for the city of Paris?

8.

Plutocracy

(accept plutarchy)

Sp.

Which sporting trophy was contested between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand in September 2013?

The America's Cup

Spares in pairs

1.

Of the five longest male roles in Shakespeare two appear in the same play.  Which play?

Othello

(Othello and Iago)

2.

What is the longest female role in Shakespeare?

Cleopatra

3.

During the reign of which emperor did Christianity become the official religion of the Roman Empire?

Theodosius (the First)

4.

During the reign of which emperor did the Roman conquest of Britain begin?

Claudius

5.

What links Barton, Ranworth, Hickling, Hoveton and Oulton?

They are all broads in Norfolk and Suffolk

6.

Which area of southern England was designated a National Park on 1st March 2005?

New Forest

7.

Which French dish consists of potatoes, Reblochon cheese, lardons or bacon and onions?

Tartiflette

8.

The Italian dish, Zuppa lnglese, is not a soup at all, though it is based on which traditional British dish?

Trifle

Tiebreaker

If all 7 Greater Manchester Football League and Premiership clubs were playing at home and every ground was full to capacity, what would the total attendance be?

209,724