ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

This artist was photographed naked with a toy alpaca 'hiding his modesty' in his work Grass Mud Horse Covering the Middle.  In Chinese characters the term possesses a double meaning, translated in The Times as “F*** your mother, the party central committee”.  Unsurprisingly, in 2011 he was held for 81 days without charge after his arrest at Beijing airport.  Who is he?

2.

Anticipating the forthcoming Nazi mandates against Jews the Wertheimers had, before fleeing the country, legally transferred control of their corporation to a French Christian industrialist, Felix Amiot, for the duration of the war. Who was thus frustrated in her attempted petition as an Aryan to gain sole ownership of their product?

3.

Which Cameroonian midfielder was a member of the team that won the 2002 African Cup of Nations and rose to prominence with Nantes before transferring to Manchester United in 2003?  He currently plays with Persebaya.

4.

This author of The Good Soldier changed his Germanic-sounding name in the aftermath of WWI to one in honour of his grandfather, whose biography he had written.  Who is he?

5.

This author's first work was the essay collection Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow in 1886 though his greatest success would be his next work, published in 1889.  His father had changed the family name before his birth, and his middle name of Klapka he took in honour of the Hungarian general of the same name.  Who is he?

6.

This politician was the first Secretary General of the Francophonie from 1997 to 2002, though he is perhaps better known for his previous role.  Who is he?

7.

Which rightly reviled character of the Star Wars saga became a General in the Gungan Grand Army and later a Senator?

8.

Which German spa town lies in the foothills of the Black Forest on the banks of the Oos River?  Its name was changed in 1931 to its present form to differentiate it from similarly named locations in Vienna and Switzerland.

Sp.

Which precocious and demanding little terror took great care of their mother, though they were only three?

ROUND 2 - 'The Planets Suite'

Either your answer or the question will contain the name of a planet in the Solar System - dwarf planets (including Pluto) are in the spares

1.

Which planet was nearly named in honour of King George III?

2.

The P-2 Neptune, P-38 Lightning and SR-71 Blackbird were all products of which American aviation company, which merged with Martin Marietta in 1995?

3.

Venus was a number 8 chart hit for Bananarama in 1986, but which Dutch band originally released it in 1970, also reaching 8 in the singles chart?

4.

Which games console, released in 1995, was the successor to the Sega Genesis, but ultimately couldn’t outcompete Sony’s Playstation?

5.

The food brands Dolmio and Uncle Ben’s Rice, as well as Wrigley gum, are owned by which company, better known for their chocolate?

6.

Which patriotic hymn is set to music adapted from the Jupiter movement of Holst’s Planets Suite?

7.

The Tracy brothers are named after astronauts who flew as part of which early NASA program?

8.

The group 2 elements of the periodic table are known by what name, referring to the properties of their salts?

Sp1

What ran from Shanklin, on the Isle of White, to Cherbourg and from Dungeness to Ambleteuse?

Sp2

Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess of agriculture, Demeter?

Sp3

Which Greek goddess gave a golden apple as a gift 'To the fairest', ultimately leading to the Trojan War?

ROUND 3 - Pot pourri

Each question in this round has a faint ink to the answer before

1.

Which ardent socialist co-founded the London School of Economics in 1895 along with fellow Fabian Society members Sidney and Beatrice Webb and Graham Wallas?  Along with the Webbs he founded the New Statesman in 1913, and was recipient of both a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925, and an Academy Award in 1938.

2.

Which office has been held by Desmond Shawe-Taylor since 2005, but was more famously held by the Soviet spy Anthony Blunt from 1945 to 1973?

3.

Which artist was Margaret Thatcher describing when she referred to “that man who paints those dreadful pictures”?  In November 2013 a work of his sold for 142 million dollars, a record for a British or lrish artist, beating the previous record holder Triptych 1976 by over 50 million dollars.

4.

Last year Pope Francis announced the Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy would formally recognise and approve under canon law which association of over 250 priests in 30 countries?  Founded in 1993, but with rites of a far older pedigree, the head of the association stated their work was “...a form of charity that benefits those who suffer.”

5.

What is the name of the isometric core exercise, much used in yoga and pilates, in which a push-up position (with the body’s weight borne on forearms, elbows, and toes) is held for an extended period of time?  The current record is four hours and twenty six minutes.

6.

Ian Watkins, a member of pop group Steps (and not to be confused with the famous paedophile, as several publications found out to their cost in 2013) had which letter as his professional moniker?

7.

The H4-Hercules, more commonly known as the Spruce Goose, despite being almost entirely made from birch, still has the record for the longest wingspan of any aircraft.  Which aircraft company, named after its eponymous founder, created it?

8.

Which Ukrainian city of roughly a million people, much in the news in recent months, was  founded by Welsh businessman John Hughes in 1869 on a street plan based on that of Merthyr Tydfil?

ROUND 4 - Pairs

1.

Which Canadian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner was nicknamed ‘Mike’ while serving in the RFC during the First World War?  He lent his name to Toronto’s international airport.

2.

Which French-Canadian Prime Minister of Canada invoked the War Measures Act during the ‘October Crisis’ of 1970, was the first to meet John Lennon and Yoko Ono on their ‘Tour for World Peace’, and presided over a referendum on the independence of Quebec?

3.

Walden College is a fictional location in which American political cartoon strip, famous for its use of inanimate objects (such as a waffle or a Roman helmet) to represent politicians?

4.

Which British political cartoonist, published in the Guardian, caricatures himself as a French artist, uttering faux French words like “Ouanquere”?  He caricatured George W Bush as a chimpanzee, and David Cameron as both a jellyfish and a condom.

5.

Which nuclear accident involved a fire in a uranium fuel channel, started by heat released from the graphite moderator?  Greater damage was prevented by Sir John Cockcroft’s intervention during the design phase.

6.

A major factor in causing which serious nuclear accident was that the control rods in the RBMK reactor were 1.3 metres too short?  It is one of two events classed at level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale?

7.

Which Italian Renaissance painter, born in 1518 in Venice and whose real name was Jacopo Robusti, is more commonly known by a name meaning ‘little dyer’, as his father was a dyer?

8.

Which Italian Renaissance painter, of the Florentine school and whose real name was Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, is more commonly known by a surname meaning ‘little barrel’, as his brother was rather fat?  His best known works depict scenes from Greek mythology.

Sp.

Which Canadian Prime Minister, serving between 1957 and 1963, was described by an aide as “A madman who thinks he’s John Diefenbaker”?

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

Rising near the village of Naseby in Northamptonshire, its first few miles form the border between Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, before flowing south-westerly to join the River Severn at Tewkesbury, 85 miles away.  Name the river.

2.

This eponymous lake was first surveyed from shore by Europeans in 1823 and was then considered one of the largest lakes in the world; it shrank as much as 95% from 1963 to 1998 before recovering significantly.  Most of its water is provided by the Chari River.  Name the lake.

3.

The Romans knew it as Mons Calpe, and considered it to be one of the limits of the known world.  Its modem name comes from Jabal Tariq, after the Umayyad general Tariq ibn Ziyad who came across it in 711.  How is it known in English?

4.

Hard-up for cash, Christian I of Norway pledged these as security for the payment of the dowry of his daughter Margaret, though this was never paid.  As a result, they were never returned.  What are they? (NB: there are two items in this answer)

5.

This country was colonised by Portugal in the 16th Century, which has resulted in it being one of only two predominantly Christian nations in South-east Asia.  It became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century in 2002.  What is it?

6.

The multi-day Marathon Des Sables has been held since 1986, with Sir Ranulph Fiennes becoming the oldest Briton to have completed its 156 mile course last weekend.  In which region does it take place?

7.

Which racing circuit in Fife is Scotland’s national motorsport centre, and home to both the British Touring Car Championship and the British Superbike Championship?

8.

Name the American professional baseball team based, strangely, in Anaheim, Califomia.  They have the second highest fan attendance at their games after the New York Yankees, and won the American League West Division in 2009.

Sp.

The Bonnet Carré Spillway was constructed in 1931 to control the flow of which river?

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1.

Which London Underground line, coloured dark blue on the Tube Map, runs from Cockfosters in the east to Heathrow in the west?

2.

Which major film studio is the only one to still have its headquarters in Hollywood?  It has produced several famous franchises, not least Indiana Jones, and the Star Trek films.

3.

Whose most famous experiment involved forcing water through a perforated cylinder, and measuring the resulting temperature change, in order to prove the equivalence of work and heat?

4.

The most famous buildings of which Victorian Gothic architect are Manchester Town Hall, and the Natural History Museum?

5.

The most famous painting by which artist, associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and commonly linked to Manchester, depicts roadworks on Heath Street in Hampstead, London?

6.

What name did George Orwell give to his hypothetical ideal pub?

7.

Which railway line ran from Nottingham Victoria to London Marylebone, before being shut down under the Beeching Axe?

8.

Which doctor is commemorated by a monumental clock on Wilmslow Road, opposite Didsbury Library?

ROUNDS 7 & 8 - 'A Cocktail of Two Cities'

Relax, sit back, and pick a literary-themed alcoholic beverage from the drinks menu

1.

Rye and Prejudice

“And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey ‘n’ rye, Singin’ this’ll be the day that I die...” completes the chorus to Don McLean’s classic hit American Pie.  Who released a cover of the song in 2000 to promote their film The Next Best Thing?

2.

A Rum of One’s Own

Which 2003 film, nominated for 5 Academy Awards but losing out to Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, contains the infamous line “...but why is the rum gone?”

3.

One Flew Over the Cosmos Nest

Originally starting out as a literary magazine, the now fashion-focused Cosmopolitan recently asked which public figure “What do people always get wrong
about you?”, to which said figure replied “Believing I don't really like bacon sandwiches”?

4.

The Malted Falcon

What is the traditional term for a male falcon?

5.

Vermouth the Bell Tolls

What is the oldest manufacturing company in Britain, founded in 1570, whose products you can find in Westminster Abbey and Liverpool Cathedral?

6.

Gin Eyre

Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte are very well known for their novels. What was the name of their lesser-known brother, a poet, painter and alcoholic, who died aged 31 from what is now believed to have been tuberculosis?

7.

The Last of the Mojitos

You have sugar and soda water.  What other 3 ingredients would you need to
make a mojito?

8.

Love in the Time of Kahlua

White Russian (a cocktail made with Kahlua, vodka and milk) is the main character's favourite tipple in which cult 1998 film?  The film has subsequently lead to the formation of the online religion ‘Dudeism’.

9.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Breeze

You have the lime for garnsh and some ice. What other 3 ingredients would you need to make yourself a Sea Breeze?

10.

A Farewell to Amaretto

What is the English translation for the Italian word 'amaretto'?    

11.

Tequila Mockingbird

Gregory Peck starred as Atticus Finch in the 1962 adaption of To Kill A Mockingbird. In which 1953 film did he star as a young newspaper reporter Joe Bradley?

12.

Lord of the Mai-Tais

Starting off as a Social Democrat Councillor for Oxford City Council, who was made a life peer in 2005, having previously been Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit?  This person was Secretary of State for Transport between 2009 and 2010.

13.

The Turn of the Screwdriver

Screwdriver is a song on the 1999 self-titled debut album of which alternative rock duo, who went on to record the albums Elephant and Icky Thump among others?

14.

 Gone with the Wine

Administratively in the Burgundy wine region north of Lyon, although with a climate more similar to that of the Rhone, what is the name of the French Appellation d’Origine Controlée wine variety that is generally made from Gamay grapes?

15.

Cider with Rosie

The chapter in this book entitled Sick Boy examines the various illnesses author Laurie Lee was afflicted with as a child.  In which 1993 debut novel would you find a character called Sick Boy?  The novel would later be turned into a film ranked by the BFI as the 10th best British film of all time.

16.

Bridget Jones Daiquiri

What is the title of the third Bridget Jones novel, published in Autumn 2013, which focuses on how Bridget is coping with widowhood?

17.

One Hundred Beers of Solitude

What is the standard SI prefix for a hundred?

18.

Silas Marnier

George Eliot published all her novels (including Silas Marner) under her pen name.
What was her real name?

19.

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margarita

Who is the Hindu God of fire, a messenger to and from other gods and deemed to be one of the most important of the Vedic gods?

20.

The Yellow Wallbanger

Which British children's author helped popularise the standard representation of the Yellowhammer’s song, with its distinctive rhythm of “a little bit of bread and no cheese”?  Born in 1897, this author wrote a grand total of 762 books, some of them under the pseudonym of Mary Pollock.

Tiebreakers

1.

According to the Office for National Statistics, what was the population of Greater Manchester in 2013 (the latest year for which there is data available)?

2.

How far is it in a direct line from the Red Lion pub to the Lovell Telescope in either kilometres or miles?

ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

This artist was photographed naked with a toy alpaca 'hiding his modesty' in his work Grass Mud Horse Covering the Middle.  In Chinese characters the term possesses a double meaning, translated in The Times as “F*** your mother, the party central committee”.  Unsurprisingly, in 2011 he was held for 81 days without charge after his arrest at Beijing airport.  Who is he?

Ai Weiwei

2.

Anticipating the forthcoming Nazi mandates against Jews the Wertheimers had, before fleeing the country, legally transferred control of their corporation to a French Christian industrialist, Felix Amiot, for the duration of the war. Who was thus frustrated in her attempted petition as an Aryan to gain sole ownership of their product?

Coco Chanel

3.

Which Cameroonian midfielder was a member of the team that won the 2002 African Cup of Nations and rose to prominence with Nantes before transferring to Manchester United in 2003?  He currently plays with Persebaya.

Eric Djemba-Djemba

4.

This author of The Good Soldier changed his Germanic-sounding name in the aftermath of WWI to one in honour of his grandfather, whose biography he had written.  Who is he?

Ford Madox Ford

5.

This author's first work was the essay collection Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow in 1886 though his greatest success would be his next work, published in 1889.  His father had changed the family name before his birth, and his middle name of Klapka he took in honour of the Hungarian general of the same name.  Who is he?

Jerome K Jerome

6.

This politician was the first Secretary General of the Francophonie from 1997 to 2002, though he is perhaps better known for his previous role.  Who is he?

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

7.

Which rightly reviled character of the Star Wars saga became a General in the Gungan Grand Army and later a Senator?

Jar-Jar Binks

8.

Which German spa town lies in the foothills of the Black Forest on the banks of the Oos River?  Its name was changed in 1931 to its present form to differentiate it from similarly named locations in Vienna and Switzerland.

Baden Baden

Sp.

Which precocious and demanding little terror took great care of their mother, though they were only three?

James James Morrison Morrison Weatherby George Dupree

ROUND 2 - 'The Planets Suite'

Either your answer or the question will contain the name of a planet in the Solar System - dwarf planets (including Pluto) are in the spares

1.

Which planet was nearly named in honour of King George III?

Uranus

2.

The P-2 Neptune, P-38 Lightning and SR-71 Blackbird were all products of which American aviation company, which merged with Martin Marietta in 1995?

The Lockheed Corporation

(accept Lockheed Martin)

3.

Venus was a number 8 chart hit for Bananarama in 1986, but which Dutch band originally released it in 1970, also reaching 8 in the singles chart?

Shocking Blue

4.

Which games console, released in 1995, was the successor to the Sega Genesis, but ultimately couldn’t outcompete Sony’s Playstation?

Sega Saturn

5.

The food brands Dolmio and Uncle Ben’s Rice, as well as Wrigley gum, are owned by which company, better known for their chocolate?

Mars Incorporated

6.

Which patriotic hymn is set to music adapted from the Jupiter movement of Holst’s Planets Suite?

I Vow to Thee, My Country

7.

The Tracy brothers are named after astronauts who flew as part of which early NASA program?

Mercury

8.

The group 2 elements of the periodic table are known by what name, referring to the properties of their salts?

Alkaline Earth elements (or metals)

Sp1

What ran from Shanklin, on the Isle of White, to Cherbourg and from Dungeness to Ambleteuse?

The PLUTO pipelines

Sp2

Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess of agriculture, Demeter?

Ceres

Sp3

Which Greek goddess gave a golden apple as a gift 'To the fairest', ultimately leading to the Trojan War?

Eris

ROUND 3 - Pot pourri

Each question in this round has a faint ink to the answer before

1.

Which ardent socialist co-founded the London School of Economics in 1895 along with fellow Fabian Society members Sidney and Beatrice Webb and Graham Wallas?  Along with the Webbs he founded the New Statesman in 1913, and was recipient of both a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925, and an Academy Award in 1938.

George Bernard Shaw

2.

Which office has been held by Desmond Shawe-Taylor since 2005, but was more famously held by the Soviet spy Anthony Blunt from 1945 to 1973?

Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures

3.

Which artist was Margaret Thatcher describing when she referred to “that man who paints those dreadful pictures”?  In November 2013 a work of his sold for 142 million dollars, a record for a British or lrish artist, beating the previous record holder Triptych 1976 by over 50 million dollars.

Francis Bacon

4.

Last year Pope Francis announced the Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy would formally recognise and approve under canon law which association of over 250 priests in 30 countries?  Founded in 1993, but with rites of a far older pedigree, the head of the association stated their work was “...a form of charity that benefits those who suffer.”

The International Association of Exorcists

5.

What is the name of the isometric core exercise, much used in yoga and pilates, in which a push-up position (with the body’s weight borne on forearms, elbows, and toes) is held for an extended period of time?  The current record is four hours and twenty six minutes.

Plank

(accept hover or hold)

6.

Ian Watkins, a member of pop group Steps (and not to be confused with the famous paedophile, as several publications found out to their cost in 2013) had which letter as his professional moniker?

H

(ostensibly it stood for hyperactive)

7.

The H4-Hercules, more commonly known as the Spruce Goose, despite being almost entirely made from birch, still has the record for the longest wingspan of any aircraft.  Which aircraft company, named after its eponymous founder, created it?

Hughes Aircraft Company

8.

Which Ukrainian city of roughly a million people, much in the news in recent months, was  founded by Welsh businessman John Hughes in 1869 on a street plan based on that of Merthyr Tydfil?

Donetsk

ROUND 4 - Pairs

1.

Which Canadian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner was nicknamed ‘Mike’ while serving in the RFC during the First World War?  He lent his name to Toronto’s international airport.

Lester B Pearson

2.

Which French-Canadian Prime Minister of Canada invoked the War Measures Act during the ‘October Crisis’ of 1970, was the first to meet John Lennon and Yoko Ono on their ‘Tour for World Peace’, and presided over a referendum on the independence of Quebec?

Pierre Trudeau

3.

Walden College is a fictional location in which American political cartoon strip, famous for its use of inanimate objects (such as a waffle or a Roman helmet) to represent politicians?

Doonesbury

4.

Which British political cartoonist, published in the Guardian, caricatures himself as a French artist, uttering faux French words like “Ouanquere”?  He caricatured George W Bush as a chimpanzee, and David Cameron as both a jellyfish and a condom.

Steve Bell

5.

Which nuclear accident involved a fire in a uranium fuel channel, started by heat released from the graphite moderator?  Greater damage was prevented by Sir John Cockcroft’s intervention during the design phase.

The Windscale fire

6.

A major factor in causing which serious nuclear accident was that the control rods in the RBMK reactor were 1.3 metres too short?  It is one of two events classed at level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale?

The Chernobyl disaster

7.

Which Italian Renaissance painter, born in 1518 in Venice and whose real name was Jacopo Robusti, is more commonly known by a name meaning ‘little dyer’, as his father was a dyer?

Tintoretto

8.

Which Italian Renaissance painter, of the Florentine school and whose real name was Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, is more commonly known by a surname meaning ‘little barrel’, as his brother was rather fat?  His best known works depict scenes from Greek mythology.

Sandro Botticelli

Sp.

Which Canadian Prime Minister, serving between 1957 and 1963, was described by an aide as “A madman who thinks he’s John Diefenbaker”?

John Diefenbaker

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

Rising near the village of Naseby in Northamptonshire, its first few miles form the border between Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, before flowing south-westerly to join the River Severn at Tewkesbury, 85 miles away.  Name the river.

River Avon

2.

This eponymous lake was first surveyed from shore by Europeans in 1823 and was then considered one of the largest lakes in the world; it shrank as much as 95% from 1963 to 1998 before recovering significantly.  Most of its water is provided by the Chari River.  Name the lake.

Lake Chad

3.

The Romans knew it as Mons Calpe, and considered it to be one of the limits of the known world.  Its modem name comes from Jabal Tariq, after the Umayyad general Tariq ibn Ziyad who came across it in 711.  How is it known in English?

The Rock of Gibraltar

4.

Hard-up for cash, Christian I of Norway pledged these as security for the payment of the dowry of his daughter Margaret, though this was never paid.  As a result, they were never returned.  What are they? (NB: there are two items in this answer)

The Orkney and Shetland Islands

5.

This country was colonised by Portugal in the 16th Century, which has resulted in it being one of only two predominantly Christian nations in South-east Asia.  It became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century in 2002.  What is it?

East Timor

6.

The multi-day Marathon Des Sables has been held since 1986, with Sir Ranulph Fiennes becoming the oldest Briton to have completed its 156 mile course last weekend.  In which region does it take place?

Sahara Desert

(accept Morocco)

7.

Which racing circuit in Fife is Scotland’s national motorsport centre, and home to both the British Touring Car Championship and the British Superbike Championship?

Knockhill

8.

Name the American professional baseball team based, strangely, in Anaheim, Califomia.  They have the second highest fan attendance at their games after the New York Yankees, and won the American League West Division in 2009.

The Los Angeles Angels.

Sp.

The Bonnet Carré Spillway was constructed in 1931 to control the flow of which river?

Mississippi River

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1.

Which London Underground line, coloured dark blue on the Tube Map, runs from Cockfosters in the east to Heathrow in the west?

The Piccadilly Line

2.

Which major film studio is the only one to still have its headquarters in Hollywood?  It has produced several famous franchises, not least Indiana Jones, and the Star Trek films.

Paramount Pictures

3.

Whose most famous experiment involved forcing water through a perforated cylinder, and measuring the resulting temperature change, in order to prove the equivalence of work and heat?

James Prescott Joule

4.

The most famous buildings of which Victorian Gothic architect are Manchester Town Hall, and the Natural History Museum?

Alfred Waterhouse

5.

The most famous painting by which artist, associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and commonly linked to Manchester, depicts roadworks on Heath Street in Hampstead, London?

Ford Madox Brown

(the painting in question is Work)

6.

What name did George Orwell give to his hypothetical ideal pub?

The Moon Under Water

7.

Which railway line ran from Nottingham Victoria to London Marylebone, before being shut down under the Beeching Axe?

The Great Central Main Line

8.

Which doctor is commemorated by a monumental clock on Wilmslow Road, opposite Didsbury Library?

J Milson Rhodes

ROUNDS 7 & 8 - 'A Cocktail of Two Cities'

Relax, sit back, and pick a literary-themed alcoholic beverage from the drinks menu

1.

Rye and Prejudice

“And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey ‘n’ rye, Singin’ this’ll be the day that I die...” completes the chorus to Don McLean’s classic hit American Pie.  Who released a cover of the song in 2000 to promote their film The Next Best Thing?

Madonna

2.

A Rum of One’s Own

Which 2003 film, nominated for 5 Academy Awards but losing out to Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, contains the infamous line “...but why is the rum gone?”

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

3.

One Flew Over the Cosmos Nest

Originally starting out as a literary magazine, the now fashion-focused Cosmopolitan recently asked which public figure “What do people always get wrong
about you?”, to which said figure replied “Believing I don't really like bacon sandwiches”?

Ed Miliband

4.

The Malted Falcon

What is the traditional term for a male falcon?

Tercel

5.

Vermouth the Bell Tolls

What is the oldest manufacturing company in Britain, founded in 1570, whose products you can find in Westminster Abbey and Liverpool Cathedral?

Whitechapel Bell Foundry

(who also made Big Ben and the Olympic Bell for the 2012 opening
ceremony)

6.

Gin Eyre

Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte are very well known for their novels. What was the name of their lesser-known brother, a poet, painter and alcoholic, who died aged 31 from what is now believed to have been tuberculosis?

Branwell Bronte

7.

The Last of the Mojitos

You have sugar and soda water.  What other 3 ingredients would you need to
make a mojito?

White rum, mint and lime

(all three are needed for the points)

8.

Love in the Time of Kahlua

White Russian (a cocktail made with Kahlua, vodka and milk) is the main character's favourite tipple in which cult 1998 film?  The film has subsequently lead to the formation of the online religion ‘Dudeism’.

The Big Lebowski

9.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Breeze

You have the lime for garnsh and some ice. What other 3 ingredients would you need to make yourself a Sea Breeze?

Vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice

(all three are needed for the points)

10.

A Farewell to Amaretto

What is the English translation for the Italian word 'amaretto'?    

Bitter

11.

Tequila Mockingbird

Gregory Peck starred as Atticus Finch in the 1962 adaption of To Kill A Mockingbird. In which 1953 film did he star as a young newspaper reporter Joe Bradley?

Roman Holiday

12.

Lord of the Mai-Tais

Starting off as a Social Democrat Councillor for Oxford City Council, who was made a life peer in 2005, having previously been Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit?  This person was Secretary of State for Transport between 2009 and 2010.

(The Right Honourable) Lord (Andrew) Adonis

13.

The Turn of the Screwdriver

Screwdriver is a song on the 1999 self-titled debut album of which alternative rock duo, who went on to record the albums Elephant and Icky Thump among others?

The White Stripes

14.

 Gone with the Wine

Administratively in the Burgundy wine region north of Lyon, although with a climate more similar to that of the Rhone, what is the name of the French Appellation d’Origine Controlée wine variety that is generally made from Gamay grapes?

Beaujolais

15.

Cider with Rosie

The chapter in this book entitled Sick Boy examines the various illnesses author Laurie Lee was afflicted with as a child.  In which 1993 debut novel would you find a character called Sick Boy?  The novel would later be turned into a film ranked by the BFI as the 10th best British film of all time.

Trainspotting

(by Irvine Welsh)

16.

Bridget Jones Daiquiri

What is the title of the third Bridget Jones novel, published in Autumn 2013, which focuses on how Bridget is coping with widowhood?

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

17.

One Hundred Beers of Solitude

What is the standard SI prefix for a hundred?

Hecto-

18.

Silas Marnier

George Eliot published all her novels (including Silas Marner) under her pen name.
What was her real name?

Mary Ann Evans

19.

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margarita

Who is the Hindu God of fire, a messenger to and from other gods and deemed to be one of the most important of the Vedic gods?

Agni

20.

The Yellow Wallbanger

Which British children's author helped popularise the standard representation of the Yellowhammer’s song, with its distinctive rhythm of “a little bit of bread and no cheese”?  Born in 1897, this author wrote a grand total of 762 books, some of them under the pseudonym of Mary Pollock.

Enid Blyton

Tiebreakers

1.

According to the Office for National Statistics, what was the population of Greater Manchester in 2013 (the latest year for which there is data available)?

2,714,944

2.

How far is it in a direct line from the Red Lion pub to the Lovell Telescope in either kilometres or miles?

22.30km or 13.86miles