ROUND 1 - Paired with Round 2

1.

Which lighthouse stands on a reef 10 miles south of Rame Head and protects vessels approaching Plymouth Sound?

2.

Owned by the Rashleigh family the Menabilly Estate near Fowey Cornwall was the home of which popular UK writer from 1943-1969?

3.

Which German cathedral houses a reliquary allegedly containing the bones of the Three Kings who visited Jesus at his nativity?

4.

In 2009 an Islamist terror group ambushed the Sri Lankan cricket team en route to the third day’s play of the Second Test resulting in injuries to six of the team and deaths of eight police officers and civilians.  In which city was the attack?

5.

Comedy actor and musician Graham Fellows is the creator of which fictional singer-songwriter presenter from Sheffield who has appeared on radio and television since 1986?

6.

Which 20th century UK Prime Minister is the only one to have been divorced?

7.

What is the name of actor Toby Stephens’s actress mother?

8.

The Armitage Shanks Championship Bowl is a fictional prize in which long running comedy show?

1.

Which US punk rock band had a 1995 album called Insomniac?  The first track was entitled Armatage Shanks - songwriter Billy Joe Armstrong had noticed this brand name in the urinals during a British tour (but misremembered the spelling).

2.

What is the name of actress Rachael Stirling’s actress mother?

3.

Which 20th century Prime Minister never appeared in public in short sleeves as he was allegedly embarrassed about tattoos he had done when he was a serving naval officer?

4.

Comedian and character actor Steve Delaney is the creator of which elderly, pompous out-of-work actor from Doncaster who has appeared on radio and television since 2005?

5.

In 2010 which national football team was ambushed by a terrorist group in Angola resulting in several team injuries and the deaths of three support staff?

6.

For many centuries the church in the town of Calcata north of Rome housed which alleged relic of Jesus Christ, though at various times eighteen other churches have claimed to house the same relic?

7.

Now managed by the National Trust the Greenway Estate near Galpton in Devon was the home of which popular UK writer from 1938-1976?

8.

Which lighthouse stands on one of the Farne Islands?  Grace Darling lived there and was involved in a famous rescue in 1838.

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

What is the name of Harry Potter’s uncle memorably portrayed in the Potter film franchise by the late Richard Griffiths?

2.

Founded by the pharaoh Menes what was the capital of Egypt at the time of the Old Kingdom?

3.

According to the Bible and the Koran who was the elder brother of Moses?  He died aged 123 before reaching the Promised Land.

4.

St Luke’s Church, Walton protrudes into Everton’s stadium between the Goodison Road stand and which other stand?

5.

What is the name of the 2006 musical based on a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film starring Terence Stamp and praised for its positive portrayal of LGBT folk?

6.

What is the full name of Homer and Marge Simpson’s middle child?

7.

Born Reginald Maurice Ball he wrote the song Love is All Around but by what name is he better known?

8.

Born Declan Patrick MacManus by what name is this singer-songwriter better known?

ROUND 4 - Picture Round

1.

Who is this French composer who died aged 65 in 1869?  His works include four symphonies, five operas and many choral works.  Unusually for a composer he never learned how to play the piano.

2.

Who is this French composer who died aged 36 in 1875?  His works include six orchestral works, fifteen operas and many songs.

3.

Formerly MP for Lowestoft he sat in the first Thatcher Cabinet where he was a leading 'wet'.  His son has also been an MP.  Who is he?

4.

Formerly MP for St Ives he sat in the first Thatcher Cabinet. His first autobiography was entitled Here Today and Gone Tomorrow reflecting a notable incident in his political life. Who is he?

5.

Name the subject of this statue AND the town where it is to be found.

6.

Name the subject of this statue AND the city where it is to be found.

7.

In 1957 he became the first African-born winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.  Who was he?

8.

In 2003 he became the most recent African-born winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.  Who is he?

ROUND 5 - 'Setters in their Prime'

Each answer contains one of the prime numbers under 101 (there are 25 to choose from!)

1.

What is the highest score possible in a game of cribbage?

2.

The board game Go is played on a square grid consisting of how many rows (and the same number of columns)?

3.

Of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas which is nicknamed Appassionata?

4.

What is the number of Mozart’s last and longest symphony?  The third movement was a hit record for the Wombles in 1974.

5.

Which 1969 novel, featuring the character Billy Pilgrim, has the Dresden bombing of February 1945 as a central event?

6.

In the 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange which band reached No 4 in the charts with a song called Inside?  A real band from Sheffield who had new wave synthpop hits in the 1980s adopted the name.

7.

In bingo calling which number has the nickname 'The Brighton Line'?

8.

First appearing in the 1969 film The Love Bug what was the racing number of Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own?

ROUND 6 - 'A Trip to the Scottish Borders'

1.

Which river drains the Scottish Borders and where does it reach the sea?

2.

The Borders Abbeys’ Way connects four abbeys all partly destroyed by Henry VIII. Name two of them

3.

Two notable Britons are interred at Dryburgh Abbey, one an author and one a soldier. Name either

4.

Downstream from Jedburgh is a rock formation called an unconformity.  Which 18th century geologist studied it and helped him conclude that the age of the earth was greater than that inferred from Biblical studies?

5.

What is the name of the house claimed to be the oldest inhabited house in Scotland?  A small brewery is attached. The main gates are shut and will not be opened until the Stuart monarchy is restored.

6.

Near Kelso on the banks of the Tweed is the Duke of Roxburghe’s stately home, which is partly open to the public. What is it called?

7.

Near Duns is the home of Lord Palmer.  It was rebuilt in 1901-03 and the architect was told there was no limit to the budget.  It boasts a cantilevered staircase covered in silver.  Called Manderston House it contains the world’s largest collection of which decorative but functional collectible?

8.

Smailholm Tower, a five star visitor attraction, is closely associated with an author, a painter and a photographer. Name any one of them.

ROUNDS 7 & 8 - Choose Your Own Subject

1.

Po

Po Ping is the unlikely Dragon Warrior hero in which Dreamworks cartoon film franchise?

2.

Pop

Which singer has had a top three single Budapest in 2013 and a Number One album Wanted On Voyage in 2014?

3.

Pope

Give a year in the life of poet Alexander Pope.

4.

Popes

You wait 60 years for a papal canonisation then two former pontiffs become saints on the same day (27th April 2014).  Name both (papal names and regnal numbers required).

5.

Cricket batsman

Which cricketer has recently become only the fifth player in test history to reach 12,000 runs and is the fastest to do so?  He is also only the fourth player to have scored 13,000 runs in one-day internationals.

6.

Cricket bowler

Which former England bowler, one of the few with a test hat trick to his name, made his debut in the Beano in May 2003 in a cartoon featuring the character Billy Whizz?  His walk-on appearance was confined to a single word: 'Chortle'.

7.

Wales

Which Welsh town with a population of 29,000 has one of the few football teams who decided to stay in non-league English divisions rather than the League of Wales?  It is also the birthplace of Timothy Dalton and Paula Yates.

8.

Whisky

There are over 100 whisky distilleries in Scotland but only one in Wales owned by the snappily named Welsh Whisky Company. Can you name this distillery and its eponymous product now available in 25 countries?

9.

Botany

What is the name of the genus of seven species of watercresses whose name is derived from the Latin for 'twisted nose'? This refers to the effect that eating the plants has on the nasal passages.

10.

Physics

Now that the Higgs-Boson has been proved the boffins at the Large Hadron Collider have set their sights on the challenge of investigating dark matter.   One of the particles that suggests its presence is the WIMP. What does the acronym stand for?

11.

Zoology

Which Australian animal has three species called Common, Southern Hairy-Nosed and Northern Hairy-Nosed?

12.

Ornithology

What is the common name for the bird with the scientific name Crex crex?

13.

Late actors

Actors Elaine Stritch and Donald Sinden both died in 2014. In which award winning ITV comedy series did they star from 1975-79?

14.

Latin

When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon he said “Alea iacta est”.  What is the English translation of this phrase?

15.

Biblical king

Which aged Biblical king had a young virgin placed in his bed 'that the king may get heat'?

(This treatment for hypothermia is not available on the NHS)

16.

Astronomy

By what name is the astronomical object classified as M31 better known?

17.

US woman

Which American woman was immortalised in grey and black, sitting down at 96 Cheyne Walk, London?

18.

US geography

Alaska has the longest and Idaho the thickest. Texas and Oklahoma have one each that touch each other. Connecticut, Maryland, Florida and Nebraska all have one but West Virginia has two. Of what?

19.

BCE...

Where would you see the letters BCE ECB EZB EKT and EKP?

20.

London 55...

London has 55, New York City 72 and Paris 79.  Osaka and Kyoto each have more than any of these cities.  Tokyo has the most with 243.  Poor old Manchester has none.  What are they?

Spares

1.

2.

3.

Which blockbuster film of 1995 starred Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow as David and Tracy Mills?

4.

5.

ROUND 1 - Paired with Round 2

1.

Which lighthouse stands on a reef 10 miles south of Rame Head and protects vessels approaching Plymouth Sound?

Eddystone Lighthouse

2.

Owned by the Rashleigh family the Menabilly Estate near Fowey Cornwall was the home of which popular UK writer from 1943-1969?

Daphne du Maurier

3.

Which German cathedral houses a reliquary allegedly containing the bones of the Three Kings who visited Jesus at his nativity?

Cologne

4.

In 2009 an Islamist terror group ambushed the Sri Lankan cricket team en route to the third day’s play of the Second Test resulting in injuries to six of the team and deaths of eight police officers and civilians.  In which city was the attack?

Lahore

(in Pakistan)

5.

Comedy actor and musician Graham Fellows is the creator of which fictional singer-songwriter presenter from Sheffield who has appeared on radio and television since 1986?

John Shuttleworth

6.

Which 20th century UK Prime Minister is the only one to have been divorced?

Anthony Eden

7.

What is the name of actor Toby Stephens’s actress mother?

Dame Maggie Smith

8.

The Armitage Shanks Championship Bowl is a fictional prize in which long running comedy show?

I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue

(for Mornington Crescent)

1.

Which US punk rock band had a 1995 album called Insomniac?  The first track was entitled Armatage Shanks - songwriter Billy Joe Armstrong had noticed this brand name in the urinals during a British tour (but misremembered the spelling).

Green Day

2.

What is the name of actress Rachael Stirling’s actress mother?

Dame Diana Rigg

3.

Which 20th century Prime Minister never appeared in public in short sleeves as he was allegedly embarrassed about tattoos he had done when he was a serving naval officer?

James Callaghan

4.

Comedian and character actor Steve Delaney is the creator of which elderly, pompous out-of-work actor from Doncaster who has appeared on radio and television since 2005?

Count Arthur Strong

5.

In 2010 which national football team was ambushed by a terrorist group in Angola resulting in several team injuries and the deaths of three support staff?

Togo

6.

For many centuries the church in the town of Calcata north of Rome housed which alleged relic of Jesus Christ, though at various times eighteen other churches have claimed to house the same relic?

The Holy Foreskin

7.

Now managed by the National Trust the Greenway Estate near Galpton in Devon was the home of which popular UK writer from 1938-1976?

Agatha Christie

8.

Which lighthouse stands on one of the Farne Islands?  Grace Darling lived there and was involved in a famous rescue in 1838.

Longstone Lighthouse

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

What is the name of Harry Potter’s uncle memorably portrayed in the Potter film franchise by the late Richard Griffiths?

Vernon Dursley

2.

Founded by the pharaoh Menes what was the capital of Egypt at the time of the Old Kingdom?

Memphis

3.

According to the Bible and the Koran who was the elder brother of Moses?  He died aged 123 before reaching the Promised Land.

Aaron

4.

St Luke’s Church, Walton protrudes into Everton’s stadium between the Goodison Road stand and which other stand?

Gwladys Street stand

5.

What is the name of the 2006 musical based on a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film starring Terence Stamp and praised for its positive portrayal of LGBT folk?

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

6.

What is the full name of Homer and Marge Simpson’s middle child?

Lisa Marie Simpson

7.

Born Reginald Maurice Ball he wrote the song Love is All Around but by what name is he better known?

Reg Presley

8.

Born Declan Patrick MacManus by what name is this singer-songwriter better known?

Elvis Costello

ROUND 4 - Picture Round

1.

Who is this French composer who died aged 65 in 1869?  His works include four symphonies, five operas and many choral works.  Unusually for a composer he never learned how to play the piano.

Hector Berlioz

2.

Who is this French composer who died aged 36 in 1875?  His works include six orchestral works, fifteen operas and many songs.

Georges Bizet

3.

Formerly MP for Lowestoft he sat in the first Thatcher Cabinet where he was a leading 'wet'.  His son has also been an MP.  Who is he?

James Prior

4.

Formerly MP for St Ives he sat in the first Thatcher Cabinet. His first autobiography was entitled Here Today and Gone Tomorrow reflecting a notable incident in his political life. Who is he?

John Nott

5.

Name the subject of this statue AND the town where it is to be found.

Harold 'Dickie' Bird - Barnsley

6.

Name the subject of this statue AND the city where it is to be found.

Juliet Capulet - Verona

7.

In 1957 he became the first African-born winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.  Who was he?

Albert Camus

8.

In 2003 he became the most recent African-born winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.  Who is he?

J M Coetzee

ROUND 5 - 'Setters in their Prime'

Each answer contains one of the prime numbers under 101 (there are 25 to choose from!)

1.

What is the highest score possible in a game of cribbage?

29

2.

The board game Go is played on a square grid consisting of how many rows (and the same number of columns)?

19

3.

Of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas which is nicknamed Appassionata?

Number 23

4.

What is the number of Mozart’s last and longest symphony?  The third movement was a hit record for the Wombles in 1974.

Number 41

(Jupiter)

5.

Which 1969 novel, featuring the character Billy Pilgrim, has the Dresden bombing of February 1945 as a central event?

Slaughterhouse-Five

6.

In the 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange which band reached No 4 in the charts with a song called Inside?  A real band from Sheffield who had new wave synthpop hits in the 1980s adopted the name.

(The) Heaven Seventeen

7.

In bingo calling which number has the nickname 'The Brighton Line'?

Number 59

8.

First appearing in the 1969 film The Love Bug what was the racing number of Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own?

Number 53

ROUND 6 - 'A Trip to the Scottish Borders'

1.

Which river drains the Scottish Borders and where does it reach the sea?

Tweed - Berwick

2.

The Borders Abbeys’ Way connects four abbeys all partly destroyed by Henry VIII. Name two of them

(two from)

Melrose,

Kelso,

Jedburgh, 

Dryburgh

3.

Two notable Britons are interred at Dryburgh Abbey, one an author and one a soldier. Name either

(one from)

Sir Walter Scott Field,

Marshal Earl Haig

4.

Downstream from Jedburgh is a rock formation called an unconformity.  Which 18th century geologist studied it and helped him conclude that the age of the earth was greater than that inferred from Biblical studies?

James Hutton

5.

What is the name of the house claimed to be the oldest inhabited house in Scotland?  A small brewery is attached. The main gates are shut and will not be opened until the Stuart monarchy is restored.

Traquair House

6.

Near Kelso on the banks of the Tweed is the Duke of Roxburghe’s stately home, which is partly open to the public. What is it called?

Floors Castle

7.

Near Duns is the home of Lord Palmer.  It was rebuilt in 1901-03 and the architect was told there was no limit to the budget.  It boasts a cantilevered staircase covered in silver.  Called Manderston House it contains the world’s largest collection of which decorative but functional collectible?

Huntley and Palmer biscuit tins

8.

Smailholm Tower, a five star visitor attraction, is closely associated with an author, a painter and a photographer. Name any one of them.

(one from)

Walter Scott,

J M W Turner,

Henry Fox-Talbot

ROUNDS 7 & 8 - Choose Your Own Subject

1.

Po

Po Ping is the unlikely Dragon Warrior hero in which Dreamworks cartoon film franchise?

Kung Fu Panda

2.

Pop

Which singer has had a top three single Budapest in 2013 and a Number One album Wanted On Voyage in 2014?

George Ezra

3.

Pope

Give a year in the life of poet Alexander Pope.

1688-1744

4.

Popes

You wait 60 years for a papal canonisation then two former pontiffs become saints on the same day (27th April 2014).  Name both (papal names and regnal numbers required).

John XXIII (twenty-third) and

John Paul II (second)

5.

Cricket batsman

Which cricketer has recently become only the fifth player in test history to reach 12,000 runs and is the fastest to do so?  He is also only the fourth player to have scored 13,000 runs in one-day internationals.

Kumar Sangakkara

6.

Cricket bowler

Which former England bowler, one of the few with a test hat trick to his name, made his debut in the Beano in May 2003 in a cartoon featuring the character Billy Whizz?  His walk-on appearance was confined to a single word: 'Chortle'.

Darren Gough

7.

Wales

Which Welsh town with a population of 29,000 has one of the few football teams who decided to stay in non-league English divisions rather than the League of Wales?  It is also the birthplace of Timothy Dalton and Paula Yates.

Colwyn Bay

8.

Whisky

There are over 100 whisky distilleries in Scotland but only one in Wales owned by the snappily named Welsh Whisky Company. Can you name this distillery and its eponymous product now available in 25 countries?

Penderyn

9.

Botany

What is the name of the genus of seven species of watercresses whose name is derived from the Latin for 'twisted nose'? This refers to the effect that eating the plants has on the nasal passages.

Nasturtium

10.

Physics

Now that the Higgs-Boson has been proved the boffins at the Large Hadron Collider have set their sights on the challenge of investigating dark matter.   One of the particles that suggests its presence is the WIMP. What does the acronym stand for?

Weakly Interacting Massive Particle

11.

Zoology

Which Australian animal has three species called Common, Southern Hairy-Nosed and Northern Hairy-Nosed?

Wombat

12.

Ornithology

What is the common name for the bird with the scientific name Crex crex?

Corncrake

13.

Late actors

Actors Elaine Stritch and Donald Sinden both died in 2014. In which award winning ITV comedy series did they star from 1975-79?

Two’s Company

14.

Latin

When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon he said “Alea iacta est”.  What is the English translation of this phrase?

"The die is cast"

15.

Biblical king

Which aged Biblical king had a young virgin placed in his bed 'that the king may get heat'?

(This treatment for hypothermia is not available on the NHS)

King David

16.

Astronomy

By what name is the astronomical object classified as M31 better known?

Andromeda galaxy

17.

US woman

Which American woman was immortalised in grey and black, sitting down at 96 Cheyne Walk, London?

Whistler’s Mother

18.

US geography

Alaska has the longest and Idaho the thickest. Texas and Oklahoma have one each that touch each other. Connecticut, Maryland, Florida and Nebraska all have one but West Virginia has two. Of what?

Panhandles

(arm-like protrusions of land)

19.

BCE...

Where would you see the letters BCE ECB EZB EKT and EKP?

On any Euro banknote

(they are the initials of the European Central Bank in various languages)

20.

London 55...

London has 55, New York City 72 and Paris 79.  Osaka and Kyoto each have more than any of these cities.  Tokyo has the most with 243.  Poor old Manchester has none.  What are they?

Michelin-starred restaurants

Spares

1.

Harlequin duck

2.

East 17

3.

Which blockbuster film of 1995 starred Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow as David and Tracy Mills?

Seven

4.

5.

He was his father