ROUND 2 - Stockport style - Written

You will hear 9 clips of music and one voice clip – each accompanied by a question.  There is a broad theme running through the answers – often hidden within the text of the answer and once using a ‘sound-alike’.  Each clip lasts about 30 seconds.  Clips can be repeated.

1.

Name the composer of this piece of music.

2.

Name the leader of the band performing this piece of music.

3.

Name the musical show from which this song is taken.

4.

Name the 18th century Italian composer of this piano sonata.

5.

Name the group performing this song.

6.

Name the work from which this movement comes.

7.

Name the film from which this music comes.  

8.

Name the speaker.

9.

Name the country whose national anthem you can hear – if you’re old enough you might have heard it at Wembley in 1966.

10.

Name the TV programme introduced with this theme. 

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ROUND 3 - WithQuiz style - Hidden theme

1.

In 1889 Richard D’Oyly Carte invested a large slice of his profits from staging the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas into establishing which iconic London-based business?

2.

Since 1908 what has always been announced on one of the first 3 Saturdays in June?

3.

What role was played by Britt Ekland in the Bond film, The Man With The Golden Gun?

4.

Which BAFTA-nominated CBBC drama has a 13-year old leading character described as 'the only girl in a boys' world' because she is surrounded by her Dad Steve, his apprentice Keith, her brother Danny, his best friend Jake and their dog Roger?

5.

The Massachusetts island of Chappaquiddick is connected by a narrow barrier beach to which larger island?

6.

In the 1950s in the US which animal species briefly came under threat largely because of a TV series starring Fess Parker?

7.

The South Asian curry dish dopiaza derives its name from the Persian words ‘do’ meaning two and ‘piaza’ meaning what?

8.

Which rock band had an original line up of Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, and Steven Adler?

9.

In the 1969 film Oh! What a Lovely War General Haig is depicted on Brighton Pier observing the World War I action in a watch tower on top of what structure?

10.

In September 1991 an area of the city of Oxford was plagued by rioting for 3 consecutive nights after the police had instituted a crackdown on the local youth’s favourite pastime of joyriding. What is the name of this area of Oxford?

11.

One of the highest paid actresses in the world her film roles have included characters called: Anna Scott, Vivian Ward, Laura Williams Burney and Tess Ocean. Who is she?

12.

A particular achievement in 2003 by Michael Svensson, a local visitor from Southampton, has special significance for many Mancunians. Where did this achievement take place?

Sp1

In the Christian tradition the four cardinal virtues are regarded as: Courage, Temperance, Justice and …..what?

Sp2

What name is popularly given to the events that took place between December 18th 2010 and 14th January 2011 in Tunisia?

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ROUND 4 - WithQuiz style - Picture Pairs

1.

Name the railway station.

2.

Name the railway station.

3.

Name this Scottish UNESCO World Heritage site.

4.

Name this French UNESCO World Heritage site.

5.

Name the artist who painted this.

6.

Name the artist who painted this portrait.

7.

Name this seaside location.

8.

Name this seaside location.

9.

Name this UK best-selling 1990s album.

10.

Name this UK best-selling 1990s album.

11.

Name this European politician. 

12.

Name this European politician.

Sp1

Name this Greater Manchester sporting venue.

Sp2

Name this Greater Manchester sporting venue.

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ROUND 5 - WithQuiz style - Blockbuster

Pick the initials of the answer from the list provided

1.

ITITAPT

Which song provided American actor Mel Blanc with his only chart success reaching number 9 in the 1951 US Billboard charts?

2.

TH

What was the name of the building in which Elizabeth II was staying at the exact moment her reign commenced?

3.

DOB

In the BBC comedy show W1A Sarah Parish’s character Anna Rampton was appointed to what fictitious role during the last series?

4.

GIS

What is the name of the home ground of the Conference Football Club which narrowly missed out on promotion back into the Football League in May 2014 when they were beaten at Wembley in the Conference Play Off Final by Cambridge United?

5.

HM

Who became the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California?

6.

HC

What was the name of the small open area close to the centre of Stockport where the British Midlands Airways plane crashed in 1967 with the loss of 72 lives?

7.

YCDBSOYA

What was the catchphrase reputedly used by Tesco’s founder Jack Cohen to motivate his workforce?

8.

TSONTN

What is the name of the TV series whose artistic director was said to have been inspired by the Lewis Chessmen figures in the British Museum?     

9.

APA

What was the official name of Houghend Playing Fields, on the outskirts of Withington, between 1918 and 1924?

10.

MH

Who was the first British winner of the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship?

11.

CF

What is the highest point on the Pennine Way?

12.

JTJYBNJT

Which Lewis Carroll line from Through the Looking Glass is said to be a pun on two different Latin words meaning ‘now’ and their respective uses?

13.

NI

What is the name of the British Virgin Island wholly owned by Richard Branson and operated as a high class resort accommodating 28 people?

14.

YS

What was the title of the theme music used in Benny Hill comedy chase sketches?

15.

GOF

St Petersburg lies at the eastern end of which stretch of water?

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Tiebreakers

1.

How many novels did Barbara Cartland write?

2.

In square miles what is the size of England?

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ROUND 1 - Stockport style - Verbal

1.

Apart from London and Glasgow which British city boasts two Football Clubs both of whom have reached at least the semi-finals of the European Champions competition?

Dundee

(Dundee FC in 1963 and Dundee United FC in 1984)

2.

Which building won the 2014 Stirling Prize?

The Everyman Theatre in Liverpool

3.

What does the acronym CERN stand for? (in French please)

Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire

4.

Sinatra famously relaunched his career in the 1950s by teaming up with bandleader and arranger Nelson Riddle on which record label?

Capitol

5.

Who is currently Group Chair of the Co-operative Group?

Allan Leighton

6.

Who is currently the interim Mayor of Greater Manchester?

Tony Lloyd

7.

Moving clockwise from a 12 o’clock position which US state is bordered by states starting with the letters: I – I –K – T – A – O – K – N?

Missouri

(Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska)

8.

In Lady Chatterley’s Lover what was the first name of Lady Chatterley?

Constance

9.

The title of Dennis Potter’s play Blue Remembered Hills derives from which poetic work?

A Shropshire Lad

(by A E Housman)

10.

What type of tree has the scientific name betula?

Birch

11.

If you were sitting on a Metrolink tram and you drew up at the Martinscroft stop what would be the name of the terminus you were heading towards?

Manchester Airport

12.

Dated September 10th 2009 Prime Minister Gordon Brown wrote an open letter which ended with the words: “So on behalf of the British government and all those who live freely thanks to your work, I am very proud to say we’re sorry. You deserved so much better”.  Of whom was he writing?

Alan Turing

13.

Which type of local brick is so renowned for its toughness that it was used for the foundations of both the Blackpool Tower and the Empire State Building in New York?

Accrington bricks

14.

In a Fibonacci number sequence what number comes after 34? 

55

15.

Ignoring Borussia Mönchengladbach, if Manchester City were playing the cross-town rivals of each of the other two teams in their European Champions’ League Group stage matches, which 2 teams would they be playing?  

Torino

(instead of Turin’s Juventus)

and Real Betis

(instead of Seville’s Sevilla)

16.

Who is the only man to have managed Aston Villa (with whom he narrowly missed lifting the European Cup), Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion?

Ron Saunders

(he left Villa a few months before they won the European Cup) 

17.

Which London skyscraper building has just won the 2015 Carbuncle Cup for being the worst new building of the past 12 months?

The Walkie-Talkie

(or 20 Fenchurch Street, London)

18.

What does the acronym FIDE stand for? (in French please) 

Fédération Internationale des Échecs

19.

In which New Jersey city was Frank Sinatra born? 

Hoboken

20.

Who is currently Group CEO of Tesco? 

Dave Lewis

21.

Of which constituency was Tony Lloyd MP up to October 2012? 

Manchester Central

22.

Moving clockwise from a 12 o’clock position which US state is bordered by states starting with the letters: O – I – W?

Michigan

(Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin)    

23.

In Lady Chatterley’s Lover what was the first name of Mellors, the gamekeeper?

Oliver

24.

In A Shropshire Lad to which town fair do “The lads in their hundreds come in”?

Ludlow

25.

What type of tree has the scientific name taxus? 

Yew

26.

If you were sitting on a Metrolink tram and you drew up at the Velopark stop what would be the name of the terminus you were heading towards?  

Ashton-under-Lyne

27.

Whereabouts in Manchester would you find a memorial statue of Alan Turing sitting on a bench?

Sackville Park in the City Centre

28.

The last remaining working slate mine in England is in the Lake District. What is it called? 

Honister Slate Mine

29.

A straight line is divided into two parts – the longer being ‘A’, the shorter being ‘B’. If the length of ‘A’ divided by the length of ‘B’ gives the same value as the combined lengths of ‘A’ and ‘B’ divided by the length of ‘A’, what phrase describes the lengths of ‘A’ and ‘B’? 

Golden Ratio

30.

Group E of this season’s European Champions’ League Group stage contains: Benfica, Bayer Leverkusen, Roma and BATE Borisov. From which country do BATE Borisov come?

Belarus

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ROUND 2 - Stockport style - Written

You will hear 9 clips of music and one voice clip – each accompanied by a question.  There is a broad theme running through the answers – often hidden within the text of the answer and once using a ‘sound-alike’.  Each clip lasts about 30 seconds.  Clips can be repeated.

1.

Name the composer of this piece of music.

Claude Debussy

(La Mer)

2.

Name the leader of the band performing this piece of music.

Cab Calloway

(Jumpin’ Jive)

3.

Name the musical show from which this song is taken.

Gigi

(The Night They Invented Champagne)

4.

Name the 18th century Italian composer of this piano sonata.

Domenico Scarlatti

5.

Name the group performing this song.

Martha and the Vandellas

(Jimmy Mack)

6.

Name the work from which this movement comes.

The Planet Suite

(by Gustav Holst: Saturn – The Bringer of Old Age)

7.

Name the film from which this music comes.  

The Lady and The Tramp

(The Siamese Cat Song)

8.

Name the speaker.

Laurie Lee

(from: As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning) 

9.

Name the country whose national anthem you can hear – if you’re old enough you might have heard it at Wembley in 1966.

Portugal

10.

Name the TV programme introduced with this theme. 

Wagon Train

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ROUND 3 - WithQuiz style - Hidden theme

1.

In 1889 Richard D’Oyly Carte invested a large slice of his profits from staging the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas into establishing which iconic London-based business?

The Savoy Hotel

2.

Since 1908 what has always been announced on one of the first 3 Saturdays in June?

The British Monarch’s Birthday Honours List

3.

What role was played by Britt Ekland in the Bond film, The Man With The Golden Gun?

Mary Goodnight

4.

Which BAFTA-nominated CBBC drama has a 13-year old leading character described as 'the only girl in a boys' world' because she is surrounded by her Dad Steve, his apprentice Keith, her brother Danny, his best friend Jake and their dog Roger?

Sadie J

5.

The Massachusetts island of Chappaquiddick is connected by a narrow barrier beach to which larger island?

Martha’s Vineyard

6.

In the 1950s in the US which animal species briefly came under threat largely because of a TV series starring Fess Parker?

Raccoon

(Fess Parker played Davy Crockett and was typically seen wearing a hat made of raccoon skin)

7.

The South Asian curry dish dopiaza derives its name from the Persian words ‘do’ meaning two and ‘piaza’ meaning what?

Onion

8.

Which rock band had an original line up of Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, and Steven Adler?

Guns ‘N Roses

9.

In the 1969 film Oh! What a Lovely War General Haig is depicted on Brighton Pier observing the World War I action in a watch tower on top of what structure?

Helter-skelter

10.

In September 1991 an area of the city of Oxford was plagued by rioting for 3 consecutive nights after the police had instituted a crackdown on the local youth’s favourite pastime of joyriding. What is the name of this area of Oxford?

Blackbird Leys

11.

One of the highest paid actresses in the world her film roles have included characters called: Anna Scott, Vivian Ward, Laura Williams Burney and Tess Ocean. Who is she?

Julia Roberts

12.

A particular achievement in 2003 by Michael Svensson, a local visitor from Southampton, has special significance for many Mancunians. Where did this achievement take place?

Maine Road

(he was the last to score at Maine Road before City moved to the City of Manchester Stadium)

Sp1

In the Christian tradition the four cardinal virtues are regarded as: Courage, Temperance, Justice and …..what?

Prudence

Sp2

What name is popularly given to the events that took place between December 18th 2010 and 14th January 2011 in Tunisia?

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ROUND 4 - WithQuiz style - Picture Pairs

1.

Name the railway station.

London St Pancras

(statue of John Betjeman)

2.

Name the railway station.

Liverpool Lime Street

(statue of Bessie Braddock)

3.

Name this Scottish UNESCO World Heritage site.

New Lanark

4.

Name this French UNESCO World Heritage site.

Pont du Gard

5.

Name the artist who painted this.

Stanley Spencer

(Shipbuilding on the Clyde)

6.

Name the artist who painted this portrait.

Augustus John

(Portrait of T E Lawrence)

7.

Name this seaside location.

Tobermory

(on the Isle of Mull)

8.

Name this seaside location.

Scarborough

(Britannia Grand Hotel)

9.

Name this UK best-selling 1990s album.

Stars

(by Simply Red)

10.

Name this UK best-selling 1990s album.

Urban Hymns

(by The Verve)

11.

Name this European politician. 

(Hungarian PM)

12.

Name this European politician.

Donald Tusk

(President of the European Council)

Sp1

Name this Greater Manchester sporting venue.

Velodrome

Sp2

Name this Greater Manchester sporting venue.

Salford City Stadium

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ROUND 5 - WithQuiz style - Blockbuster

Pick the initials of the answer from the list provided

1.

ITITAPT

Which song provided American actor Mel Blanc with his only chart success reaching number 9 in the 1951 US Billboard charts?

I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat

(from the Tweety/Sylvester series of cartoons)

2.

TH

What was the name of the building in which Elizabeth II was staying at the exact moment her reign commenced?

Treetops Hotel

(in Kenya)

3.

DOB

In the BBC comedy show W1A Sarah Parish’s character Anna Rampton was appointed to what fictitious role during the last series?

Director of Better

4.

GIS

What is the name of the home ground of the Conference Football Club which narrowly missed out on promotion back into the Football League in May 2014 when they were beaten at Wembley in the Conference Play Off Final by Cambridge United?

Gateshead International Stadium

5.

HM

Who became the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California?

Harvey Milk

6.

HC

What was the name of the small open area close to the centre of Stockport where the British Midlands Airways plane crashed in 1967 with the loss of 72 lives?

Hopes Carr

7.

YCDBSOYA

What was the catchphrase reputedly used by Tesco’s founder Jack Cohen to motivate his workforce?

“You Can’t Do Business Sitting On Your Arse”

8.

TSONTN

What is the name of the TV series whose artistic director was said to have been inspired by the Lewis Chessmen figures in the British Museum?     

The Saga of Noggin the Nog

9.

APA

What was the official name of Houghend Playing Fields, on the outskirts of Withington, between 1918 and 1924?

Alexandra Park Aerodrome

10.

MH

Who was the first British winner of the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship?

Mike Hawthorn

(in 1958)

11.

CF

What is the highest point on the Pennine Way?

Cross Fell

(at 893 metres)

12.

JTJYBNJT

Which Lewis Carroll line from Through the Looking Glass is said to be a pun on two different Latin words meaning ‘now’ and their respective uses?

“Jam tomorrow, jam yesterday, but never jam today”

(Latin ‘iam’ is used for future and past tenses but ‘nunc’ is used for the present tense)

13.

NI

What is the name of the British Virgin Island wholly owned by Richard Branson and operated as a high class resort accommodating 28 people?

Necker Island

14.

YS

What was the title of the theme music used in Benny Hill comedy chase sketches?

Yakety Sax

15.

GOF

St Petersburg lies at the eastern end of which stretch of water?

Gulf of Finland

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Tiebreakers

1.

How many novels did Barbara Cartland write?

723

2.

In square miles what is the size of England?

50,346 square miles

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