ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

What name is missing from this list: Charlie, Juliet, Oscar, Romeo, Victor, and who?

2.

A fossilised skull and jawbone were found in 1912 in East Sussex, and were classified as ‘Eoanthropus dawsoni’.  By what name is ‘Dawson’s dawn-man’ better known?

3.

First shown from 1979 to 1981, which BBC sitcom starred Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles?

4.

Which cocktail consists of 3 ounces of tomato juice, a ½ ounce of lemon juice, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, ground pepper, hot pepper or Tabasco sauce, and a celery stick for garnish?

5.

Which singer-songwriter and wit is known, among other things, for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and for his exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End?

6.

Lankester Merrin is a Catholic priest on an archeological dig in Iraq.  There he finds an amulet which resembles a demon that he defeated years ago.  Merrin then realises the demon has returned to seek revenge.  This is the opening of which 1973 film?

7.

From 1973 to 1977, he held the 10,000 metres world record, and post retirement he was race director of the London Marathon until 2012.  In 2003, he sued the 118 118 directory enquiries service for allegedly using his image in their advertising.  Who is he?

8.

He designs couture occasion wear for international royalty (e.g. Sophie, Countess of Wessex at the 2011 Royal Wedding) and actresses (e.g. Barbra Streisand, and Catherine Zeta-Jones).  Who is this British designer? (both forename and surname needed)

Sp1

A medical advance dating from 1961 was celebrated on The Mumps Bridge, which was demolished in 2011.  The sign famously welcomed you to ‘Oldham, home of the..…’ what?

Sp2

Which four-word phrase is most often associated with Charles Laughton as Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame?

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ROUND 2 - 'Places with Airports'

While on his travels, the setter of this round has been to airports in the following places, but he never actually visited the town or city to which the airport belonged!

1.

From the top of the second highest building in the western hemisphere, you can see Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.  In which city is it?

2.

What is the largest city on the largest Greek island called?

3.

Some say that Robert the Bruce was cured of leprosy by the well-water from St Ninians church in this town.  What is undisputed is that it was, from 1860 to 1872, the first home of the Open Golf Championship.  What is the name of the town?

4.

In which city was the artist Pablo Picasso born?

5.

In population terms, it is the third-largest municipality in Italy, after Rome and Milan.  Founded in the 8th Century BC as a Greek colony, its historic city centre is the largest in Europe.  Name this UNESCO listed World Heritage Site.

6.

According to the Guinness Book of Records, Patek Philippe invented the first true wristwatch in this city in 1868.  In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee was living in this city, while working at the CERN laboratories, when he created the World Wide Web.  Name the city.

7.

In which city were the following born: the philosopher Spinoza, the brewer Gerard Heineken, and the Prime Minister of South Africa Hendrik Verwoerd?

8.

The country used to be known as the ‘Switzerland of the East’ due to its financial power.  Its capital was known as the ‘Paris of the Middle East’, when it was a thriving city with a rich culture and when it attracted tourists from all over the world.  Name the city.

Sp.

In terms of population size, where is next on this list: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne?

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ROUND 3 - 'A Rose by Any Other Name'

A Round about Name Changes

1.

Until 1998, they were known as ‘Opal Fruits’ in the UK.  What are they now called?

2.

Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong was born in 1971 in Kensington, London.  By what name is this singer better known?

3.

In January 1994, two Stanford PhD students, Jerry Yang and David Filo, created a website named ‘Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide Web’.  The site was a directory of other websites.  What did they rename it in March 1994?

4.

From 1884 until 1966 it was Basutoland.  What is it now called?

5.

The phlogiston theory postulated a fire-like element contained within combustible bodies and released during combustion.  In about 1772, a Swedish pharmacist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, produced ‘dephlogisticated air’, although he called it ‘fire air’.  What do we now call it? 

6.

Born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in 1913, he became Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971.  By what name is he better known?

7.

In Irish mythology, his childhood name was Sétanta.  He gained his better-known name when he killed a guard-dog, belonging to a smith, and offered to take its place until a replacement could be reared.  What is his better-known name?

8.

In 1781, its discoverer called it the 'Georgian star' (Georgium sidus) after King George III.  What do we now call it? 

Sp1

The working title of this 1979 film was Star Beast, but the screenwriter Dan O'Bannon didn’t like this title and changed it to what?  

Sp2

Krishna Pandit Bhanji was born in 1943 in Snainton, in the North Riding of Yorkshire.  His mother was an English actress.  His father was a Gujarati Indian doctor, who was born in Kenya.  By what name is this actor better known?

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ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

The answers to the following all have something in common

1.

In Greek mythology, he was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, and the husband of Clytemnestra.  Who was he?

2.

He ruled as co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 until his father's death in 180, and as sole Roman emperor from 180 until he was assassinated in 192.  Who was he?

3.

Who was the last British monarch to be born outside Great Britain?

4.

Born in 1922, her career spanned more than 40 years as an actress and singer.  She was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the 1954 film A Star Is Born and for Best Supporting Actress in the 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg.  Who was she?

5.

This singer died in 1971, aged 27.  There was (and may still be) a sign at the entrance to Montmartre Cemetery, telling visitors that he is not buried there, but in Père Lachaise Cemetery.  Who was he?

6.

His first published novel was Decline and Fall in 1928, and his last was Unconditional Surrender in 1961.  Who was he?

7.

This American stand-up comedian was born in 1925, was convicted of obscenity in 1964, and died in 1966.  In 2003, he received a posthumous pardon, the first in New York State history.  By what name was Leonard Alfred Schneider better known?

8.

Whose name is missing from the title of this 1963 play by Peter Weiss: The Persecution and Assassination of .... as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade?

Sp1

Starting with Saving All My Love for You in 1985 and ending with Where Do Broken Hearts Go in 1988, she released seven consecutive singles, all of which went to No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 hits chart in the USA.  Who was this record-breaking singer?

Sp2

This is the smallest parish in Britain and lies about 4 miles east of St. David’s.  It is named after a 6th-century Irish bishop and saint, who is credited with baptising St. David.  Name the parish.

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ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

Ken Dodd’s Diddy Men worked in the Jam Butty Mines in which area of Liverpool?

2.

Which profession forms part of the title of a 1902 book by Beatrix Potter, a 1934 book by Dorothy L Sayers, and a 1974 book by John le Carré?

3.

He is a member of the House of Lords, and has won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay with the 2001 film Gosford Park.  Julian Fellowes is, however, probably best known for a TV period drama series that he created in 2010.  What is the series called?

4.

He was one of the founders of analytic philosophy and one of the 20th century's premier logicians.  Who was awarded the 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature ‘in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought’?

5.

His Showtime tour made £21 million in ticket sales and played to over 640,000 people, making it the world’s biggest selling comedy tour of 2012.  He is now touring the UK and Ireland with his Happy & Glorious tour.  Name this London-born stand-up comic.

6.

Born in 1941, he is best known as a DJ on Radio 1 (particularly for Junior Choice) and Radio 2, and as a television presenter on Top of the Pops and Crackerjack.  Who is he?

7.

She was born in 1913, died in 2005, and was famously arrested on December 1st 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama.  Who was she?

8.

He became a national hero during the Second Boer War, and was Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force for the first year and a half of World War I.  Who was he?  (surname will suffice)

Sp1

Name the missing member of this band formed in 1969: Ashley Hutchings, Tim Hart, Terry Woods, Gay Woods, and ......

Sp2

If Williams is 2nd at 3.72%, Davies is 3rd at 3.72% and Thomas is 5th at 2.43%, which two names are 1st and 4th? (either order is acceptable)

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ROUND 6 - 'Addresses'

All the questions in this round involve addresses of places

1.

According to the nursery rhyme, which delivery person lives in Drury Lane?

2.

The first one was established in 1479, and is now located at Via XX Settembre 80/a, 00187 Rome, Italy.  There are more than 120 worldwide.  What are they?

3.

Which fictional detective lives at Apt 56B, Whitehaven Mansions, Sandhurst Square, London?

4.

Name the sitcom premises at 112½ Beacon Street, Boston, supposedly established in 1895.

5.

Until 1995, the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building was at 200 NW 5th Street in which city?

6.

In the 1940’s and early 50’s, who strangled at least eight women (including his wife Ethel) in his flat at 10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill, London?

7.

Dirk van Delft built Prinsengracht 263, 1016 GV Amsterdam in 1635. Who was its most famous occupant?

8.

Starting on radio in 1954, which ‘man of calibre’ lived at 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam?

Sp1

Which edifice would you find at 350 5th Avenue, New York?

Sp2

Who lives at 124 Conch Street, Bikini Bottom?

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ROUND 7 - 'Snap, Crackle & Pop'

All the answers in this round are onomatopoeic or contain an onomatopoeic element

1.

This 1963 diptych by Roy Lichtenstein is a well-known pop art work.  The left panel shows a fighter plane firing a rocket.  In the right panel, another plane explodes in flames.  Its title appears in the painting.  What is it called?

2.

What slogan did Jimmy Savile use in a series of public information films sponsored by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, between 1971 and 1993?

3.

Which word can, among other things, refer to a narcotic drug, a small decked or half-decked vessel, and a group of jellyfish?

4.

Unveiled in 2005, this sculpture was dismantled in 2009 for safety reasons.  What was this spiky sculpture, located next to the City of Manchester Stadium, called?

5.

Frankenstein: ‘Pardon me boy, is this the Transylvania station?’  Shoe-shine Boy: ‘Ja, ja, track 29. Oh, can I give you a shine?’  Frankenstein: ‘Uh, no thanks.’   These lines from the Mel Brooks’ film Young Frankenstein are referencing which 1941 song?

6.

In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, who is Olivia’s uncle, who teams up with Maria to ruin Malvolio?

7.

The Yoshida Kōgyō Kabushiki, or YKK Group of companies, is the world’s largest manufacturer of which product?   

8.

Which children’s game, first marketed in 1967, consists of a transparent plastic tube, about 30 plastic rods called straws, and several dozen marbles?

Sp1

Danny, 'Erbert, Fatty, Plug, Sidney, Smiffy, Spotty, Toots, and Wilfrid are collectively known as what?

Sp2

What word may have derived from an Englishman, who developed a technique for bottling lemonade in the 1870s, and from the beer drinkers’ disdain for bottled soft drinks?

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ROUND 8 - 'Home, Sweet Home'

At least one word in each answer connects with the next answer in a disjointed sort of way

1.

What links Kara Tointon from EastEnders, Harry Judd from the band McFly, Olympic gymnast Louis Smith, model and TV presenter Abbey Clancy, and TV presenter Caroline Flack?

2.

This children’s book, often known by its initials, was published in 1982.  There was a 1989 animated film, and it has been adapted for theatre, with performances at Manchester’s Palace Theatre in 2009.  What is it called in full?

3.

In German-speaking countries, it is called a ‘Turbojäger’ or a 'Fliegender Hirsch' (Flying Stag).  What do we call them here?

4.

This post-punk band was formed in 1976 in Prestwich.  The best selling of their 30 studio albums was their 15th album The Infotainment Scan, which reached No. 9 in the UK album charts in 1993.  Name the band.

5.

Sir Tom Farmer opened the first centre in Edinburgh, in 1971.  As of 2015, there are over 600 centres in the UK and over 570 centres in mainland Europe.  The nearest branches to Didsbury are Stockport Road, Cheadle, Heaton Lane, Cheadle, and Moseley Road, Fallowfield.  Name the company.

6.

What are the first two lines of Shakespeare’s Richard III?

7.

Dying in April 2015, this 1999 Nobel Prize winner is probably best known for his first novel The Tin Drum.  Who was he?

8.

First published in 1858 as Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical, this book has continued to be revised and republished to the present day.  By what name is it now known?

Sp1

Among other things, what collective noun can be applied to both eels and rats?

Sp2

In the Discworld novels, which character’s voice is represented in the books by SMALL CAPS, and without quotation marks?

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ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

What name is missing from this list: Charlie, Juliet, Oscar, Romeo, Victor, and who?

Mike

(names in the phonetic alphabet)

2.

A fossilised skull and jawbone were found in 1912 in East Sussex, and were classified as ‘Eoanthropus dawsoni’.  By what name is ‘Dawson’s dawn-man’ better known?

Piltdown Man

3.

First shown from 1979 to 1981, which BBC sitcom starred Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles?

To the Manor Born

4.

Which cocktail consists of 3 ounces of tomato juice, a ½ ounce of lemon juice, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, ground pepper, hot pepper or Tabasco sauce, and a celery stick for garnish?

A Virgin Mary

(i.e. a Bloody Mary without the vodka)

5.

Which singer-songwriter and wit is known, among other things, for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and for his exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End?

Vivian Stanshall

(accept Viv Stanshall)

6.

Lankester Merrin is a Catholic priest on an archeological dig in Iraq.  There he finds an amulet which resembles a demon that he defeated years ago.  Merrin then realises the demon has returned to seek revenge.  This is the opening of which 1973 film?

The Exorcist

7.

From 1973 to 1977, he held the 10,000 metres world record, and post retirement he was race director of the London Marathon until 2012.  In 2003, he sued the 118 118 directory enquiries service for allegedly using his image in their advertising.  Who is he?

David Bedford

8.

He designs couture occasion wear for international royalty (e.g. Sophie, Countess of Wessex at the 2011 Royal Wedding) and actresses (e.g. Barbra Streisand, and Catherine Zeta-Jones).  Who is this British designer? (both forename and surname needed)

 Bruce Oldfield

Sp1

A medical advance dating from 1961 was celebrated on The Mumps Bridge, which was demolished in 2011.  The sign famously welcomed you to ‘Oldham, home of the..…’ what?

Tubular Bandage

Sp2

Which four-word phrase is most often associated with Charles Laughton as Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame?

"The bells! The bells!"

Theme: Tubular Bells

The classic record album released in 1973

ROUND 2 - 'Places with Airports'

While on his travels, the setter of this round has been to airports in the following places, but he never actually visited the town or city to which the airport belonged!

1.

From the top of the second highest building in the western hemisphere, you can see Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.  In which city is it?

Chicago

(a reference to the Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower)

2.

What is the largest city on the largest Greek island called?

Heraklion

3.

Some say that Robert the Bruce was cured of leprosy by the well-water from St Ninians church in this town.  What is undisputed is that it was, from 1860 to 1872, the first home of the Open Golf Championship.  What is the name of the town?

Prestwick

4.

In which city was the artist Pablo Picasso born?

Málaga

5.

In population terms, it is the third-largest municipality in Italy, after Rome and Milan.  Founded in the 8th Century BC as a Greek colony, its historic city centre is the largest in Europe.  Name this UNESCO listed World Heritage Site.

Naples

6.

According to the Guinness Book of Records, Patek Philippe invented the first true wristwatch in this city in 1868.  In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee was living in this city, while working at the CERN laboratories, when he created the World Wide Web.  Name the city.

Geneva

7.

In which city were the following born: the philosopher Spinoza, the brewer Gerard Heineken, and the Prime Minister of South Africa Hendrik Verwoerd?

Amsterdam

8.

The country used to be known as the ‘Switzerland of the East’ due to its financial power.  Its capital was known as the ‘Paris of the Middle East’, when it was a thriving city with a rich culture and when it attracted tourists from all over the world.  Name the city.

Beirut

Sp.

In terms of population size, where is next on this list: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne?

Frankfurt

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ROUND 3 - 'A Rose by Any Other Name'

A Round about Name Changes

1.

Until 1998, they were known as ‘Opal Fruits’ in the UK.  What are they now called?

Starburst

2.

Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong was born in 1971 in Kensington, London.  By what name is this singer better known?

Dido

3.

In January 1994, two Stanford PhD students, Jerry Yang and David Filo, created a website named ‘Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide Web’.  The site was a directory of other websites.  What did they rename it in March 1994?

Yahoo

(an acronym for ‘Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle’)

4.

From 1884 until 1966 it was Basutoland.  What is it now called?

Lesotho

5.

The phlogiston theory postulated a fire-like element contained within combustible bodies and released during combustion.  In about 1772, a Swedish pharmacist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, produced ‘dephlogisticated air’, although he called it ‘fire air’.  What do we now call it? 

Oxygen

6.

Born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in 1913, he became Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971.  By what name is he better known?

Willy Brandt

7.

In Irish mythology, his childhood name was Sétanta.  He gained his better-known name when he killed a guard-dog, belonging to a smith, and offered to take its place until a replacement could be reared.  What is his better-known name?

Cú Chulainn

(meaning ‘Culann's Hound’, Culann being the name of the smith)

8.

In 1781, its discoverer called it the 'Georgian star' (Georgium sidus) after King George III.  What do we now call it? 

Uranus

Sp1

The working title of this 1979 film was Star Beast, but the screenwriter Dan O'Bannon didn’t like this title and changed it to what?  

Alien

Sp2

Krishna Pandit Bhanji was born in 1943 in Snainton, in the North Riding of Yorkshire.  His mother was an English actress.  His father was a Gujarati Indian doctor, who was born in Kenya.  By what name is this actor better known?

Ben Kingsley

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ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

The answers to the following all have something in common

1.

In Greek mythology, he was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, and the husband of Clytemnestra.  Who was he?

Agamemnon

(King of Mycenae)

2.

He ruled as co-emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 until his father's death in 180, and as sole Roman emperor from 180 until he was assassinated in 192.  Who was he?

Commodus

3.

Who was the last British monarch to be born outside Great Britain?

George II

(born: Herrenhausen Palace or Leine Palace, Hanover in 1683)

4.

Born in 1922, her career spanned more than 40 years as an actress and singer.  She was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the 1954 film A Star Is Born and for Best Supporting Actress in the 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg.  Who was she?

Judy Garland

5.

This singer died in 1971, aged 27.  There was (and may still be) a sign at the entrance to Montmartre Cemetery, telling visitors that he is not buried there, but in Père Lachaise Cemetery.  Who was he?

Jim Morrison

6.

His first published novel was Decline and Fall in 1928, and his last was Unconditional Surrender in 1961.  Who was he?

Evelyn Waugh

7.

This American stand-up comedian was born in 1925, was convicted of obscenity in 1964, and died in 1966.  In 2003, he received a posthumous pardon, the first in New York State history.  By what name was Leonard Alfred Schneider better known?

Lenny Bruce

8.

Whose name is missing from the title of this 1963 play by Peter Weiss: The Persecution and Assassination of .... as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade?

Jean-Paul Marat

(accept just Marat - the play’s title is normally shortened to Marat/Sade)

Sp1

Starting with Saving All My Love for You in 1985 and ending with Where Do Broken Hearts Go in 1988, she released seven consecutive singles, all of which went to No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 hits chart in the USA.  Who was this record-breaking singer?

Whitney Houston

Sp2

This is the smallest parish in Britain and lies about 4 miles east of St. David’s.  It is named after a 6th-century Irish bishop and saint, who is credited with baptising St. David.  Name the parish.

St Elvis

Theme: They all died in the bathroom or toilet

Agamemnon, slain by his wife Clytemnestra in a bath; Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus, (161 - 192) strangled in his bath, by the wrestler Narcissus; George II, (1683 - 1760), died of an aortic dissection while using his toilet; Judy Garland, (1922 - 1969), died of a drug overdose in the bathroom of her London house; Jim Morrison, (1943 - 1971), died in the bathtub of his hotel in Paris, reason of death, unknown; Evelyn Waugh, (1903 - 1966), died while sitting on the toilet; Lenny Bruce, (1925 - 1966), died of a morphine overdose in the bathroom of his home in Beverly Hills, California; Jean-Paul Marat, (1743 - 1793), stabbed to death by Charlotte Corday in his bathtub; Whiney Houston (1963 - 2012), died in a hotel bathroom in Beverly Hills, of drowning and the ‘effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use’; Elvis Presley, (1935 - 1977), died of a heart attack in the bathroom of his home, Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee

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ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

1.

Ken Dodd’s Diddy Men worked in the Jam Butty Mines in which area of Liverpool?

Knotty Ash

2.

Which profession forms part of the title of a 1902 book by Beatrix Potter, a 1934 book by Dorothy L Sayers, and a 1974 book by John le Carré?

Tailor

(The Tailor of Gloucester, The Nine Tailors, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)

3.

He is a member of the House of Lords, and has won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay with the 2001 film Gosford Park.  Julian Fellowes is, however, probably best known for a TV period drama series that he created in 2010.  What is the series called?

Downton Abbey

4.

He was one of the founders of analytic philosophy and one of the 20th century's premier logicians.  Who was awarded the 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature ‘in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought’?

Bertrand Russell

5.

His Showtime tour made £21 million in ticket sales and played to over 640,000 people, making it the world’s biggest selling comedy tour of 2012.  He is now touring the UK and Ireland with his Happy & Glorious tour.  Name this London-born stand-up comic.

Michael McIntyre

6.

Born in 1941, he is best known as a DJ on Radio 1 (particularly for Junior Choice) and Radio 2, and as a television presenter on Top of the Pops and Crackerjack.  Who is he?

Ed ‘Stewpot’ Stewart

7.

She was born in 1913, died in 2005, and was famously arrested on December 1st 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama.  Who was she?

Rosa Parks

8.

He became a national hero during the Second Boer War, and was Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force for the first year and a half of World War I.  Who was he?  (surname will suffice)

Field Marshal John French, 1st Earl of Ypres

Sp1

Name the missing member of this band formed in 1969: Ashley Hutchings, Tim Hart, Terry Woods, Gay Woods, and ......

Maddy Prior

(of Steeleye Span)

Sp2

If Williams is 2nd at 3.72%, Davies is 3rd at 3.72% and Thomas is 5th at 2.43%, which two names are 1st and 4th? (either order is acceptable)

Jones and Evans

(surnames of 5.75% and 2.47% of the people in Wales)

Theme: Post-war England Wicket-Keepers

Alan Knott 1967-1981; Bob Taylor 1971-1984; Paul Downton 1981-1988; Jack Russell 1988-1998; Arthur McIntyre 1950-1955; Alec Stewart 1991-2003; Jim Parks 1960-1968; Bruce French 1986-1988; Matt Prior 2007-2014; Geraint Jones 2004-2006; & Godfrey Evans 1946-1959

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ROUND 6 - 'Addresses'

All the questions in this round involve addresses of places

1.

According to the nursery rhyme, which delivery person lives in Drury Lane?

The Muffin Man

2.

The first one was established in 1479, and is now located at Via XX Settembre 80/a, 00187 Rome, Italy.  There are more than 120 worldwide.  What are they?

British Embassies

(the British Embassy to the Holy See is the oldest in the British diplomatic network)

3.

Which fictional detective lives at Apt 56B, Whitehaven Mansions, Sandhurst Square, London?

Hercule Poirot

4.

Name the sitcom premises at 112½ Beacon Street, Boston, supposedly established in 1895.

Cheers bar

5.

Until 1995, the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building was at 200 NW 5th Street in which city?

Oklahoma City

(the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995, by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, killed 168 people)

6.

In the 1940’s and early 50’s, who strangled at least eight women (including his wife Ethel) in his flat at 10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill, London?

John Christie

7.

Dirk van Delft built Prinsengracht 263, 1016 GV Amsterdam in 1635. Who was its most famous occupant?

Anne Frank

(it is the 3rd most visited museum in the Netherlands, after the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum)

8.

Starting on radio in 1954, which ‘man of calibre’ lived at 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam?

Tony Hancock

Sp1

Which edifice would you find at 350 5th Avenue, New York?

The Empire State Building

Sp2

Who lives at 124 Conch Street, Bikini Bottom?

Spongebob SquarePants

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ROUND 7 - 'Snap, Crackle & Pop'

All the answers in this round are onomatopoeic or contain an onomatopoeic element

1.

This 1963 diptych by Roy Lichtenstein is a well-known pop art work.  The left panel shows a fighter plane firing a rocket.  In the right panel, another plane explodes in flames.  Its title appears in the painting.  What is it called?

Whaam!

2.

What slogan did Jimmy Savile use in a series of public information films sponsored by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, between 1971 and 1993?

"Clunk Click Every Trip"

3.

Which word can, among other things, refer to a narcotic drug, a small decked or half-decked vessel, and a group of jellyfish?

Smack

4.

Unveiled in 2005, this sculpture was dismantled in 2009 for safety reasons.  What was this spiky sculpture, located next to the City of Manchester Stadium, called?

B of the Bang

5.

Frankenstein: ‘Pardon me boy, is this the Transylvania station?’  Shoe-shine Boy: ‘Ja, ja, track 29. Oh, can I give you a shine?’  Frankenstein: ‘Uh, no thanks.’   These lines from the Mel Brooks’ film Young Frankenstein are referencing which 1941 song?

Chattanooga Choo Choo

(originally recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra)

6.

In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, who is Olivia’s uncle, who teams up with Maria to ruin Malvolio?

Sir Toby Belch

7.

The Yoshida Kōgyō Kabushiki, or YKK Group of companies, is the world’s largest manufacturer of which product?   

Zips

8.

Which children’s game, first marketed in 1967, consists of a transparent plastic tube, about 30 plastic rods called straws, and several dozen marbles?

KerPlunk

Sp1

Danny, 'Erbert, Fatty, Plug, Sidney, Smiffy, Spotty, Toots, and Wilfrid are collectively known as what?

The Bash Street Kids

Sp2

What word may have derived from an Englishman, who developed a technique for bottling lemonade in the 1870s, and from the beer drinkers’ disdain for bottled soft drinks?

Codswallop

(after Hiram Codd and the slang term of ‘Wallop’ for beer)

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ROUND 8 - 'Home, Sweet Home'

At least one word in each answer connects with the next answer in a disjointed sort of way

1.

What links Kara Tointon from EastEnders, Harry Judd from the band McFly, Olympic gymnast Louis Smith, model and TV presenter Abbey Clancy, and TV presenter Caroline Flack?

Last 5 Winners of Strictly Come Dancing

(accept: 'Have appeared on Strictly Come Dancing')

2.

This children’s book, often known by its initials, was published in 1982.  There was a 1989 animated film, and it has been adapted for theatre, with performances at Manchester’s Palace Theatre in 2009.  What is it called in full?

The Big Friendly Giant

3.

In German-speaking countries, it is called a ‘Turbojäger’ or a 'Fliegender Hirsch' (Flying Stag).  What do we call them here?

Jägerbombs

(Flying Stag is derived from the slogan ‘Red Bull gives you wings’ and the Stag of the Jägermeister logo)

4.

This post-punk band was formed in 1976 in Prestwich.  The best selling of their 30 studio albums was their 15th album The Infotainment Scan, which reached No. 9 in the UK album charts in 1993.  Name the band.

The Fall

5.

Sir Tom Farmer opened the first centre in Edinburgh, in 1971.  As of 2015, there are over 600 centres in the UK and over 570 centres in mainland Europe.  The nearest branches to Didsbury are Stockport Road, Cheadle, Heaton Lane, Cheadle, and Moseley Road, Fallowfield.  Name the company.

Kwik Fit

6.

What are the first two lines of Shakespeare’s Richard III?

"Now is the winter of our discontent / Made glorious summer by this sun of York."

7.

Dying in April 2015, this 1999 Nobel Prize winner is probably best known for his first novel The Tin Drum.  Who was he?

Günter Grass

8.

First published in 1858 as Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical, this book has continued to be revised and republished to the present day.  By what name is it now known?

Gray's Anatomy

Sp1

Among other things, what collective noun can be applied to both eels and rats?

Swarm

Sp2

In the Discworld novels, which character’s voice is represented in the books by SMALL CAPS, and without quotation marks?

Death

(since he is a skeleton, he has no vocal cords to speak with, and therefore the words enter the head with no involvement from the ears)

Theme: Words from the first stanza of Sir John Betjeman’s poem Slough

"Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough! It isn't fit for humans now, There isn't grass to graze a cow. Swarm over, Death!"

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