ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

A couple of the thematic links are sound-alikes

1.

This brewery founded in 2007 in Fraserburgh Scotland was one of the UK’s fastest growing companies in 2014.  Producing craft beers in keg and bottles such as ‘Punk IPA’, ‘Dead Pony Club’, ‘This Is Lager’ and 'Libertine Black Ale’ it has now opened over 20 bars in the UK including one in Manchester.  Its provocative marketing tactics including a dispute with drinks watchdog The Portman Group have gained it substantial coverage.  What is its name?

2.

This guitarist and keyboardist joined The Eagles in 1975 following the departure of founder member Bernie Leadon.  He played the famous guitar solo on Hotel California with Don Felder and he also had a 1978 Top 10 single hit in the UK as a solo artist with the song Life’s Been Good.  Who is he?

3.

Which famous legal case of 1900-01 in which the courts held that a union could be sued for damages caused by the actions of its officials in industrial disputes led to the passing of the 1906 Trade Disputes Act and the substantial growth of the British Labour Party?

4.

This London based global retailer was founded in 1972 by Stephen Marks who remains Chief Executive.  It turned over £189m in 2014.   It became notorious for the use of the company’s initials in advertising campaigns of the 1990s and early 2000s.  What is its name?

5.

Which American film director who died in 2009 aged 59 directed and scripted some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and early 1990s including the comedy-drama The Breakfast Club (1985), the comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), the romantic comedy-drama Pretty in Pink (1986), the comedies Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) and Home Alone (1990)?

6.

This African-American retired neurosurgeon was the first to separate twins conjoined at the head.  He was awarded the ‘Presidential Medal of Freedom’ by George W Bush in 2008 and is running for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election.  Who is he?

7.

This Labour MP for Exeter from 1966 to 1970, and then for Crewe and Nantwich from 1974 to her death in 2008, remains the longest serving female MP by both total length and length of continuous service.  Who was she?

8.

Which British cyclist won the gold medal in the 1km Time Trial at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

Sp.

This English poet, playwright, novelist and critic lived from 1837 to 1909.  He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature every year from 1903 to 1907 and again in 1909.  Associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood he is perhaps most famous for his Poems and Ballads collection of 1866 with poems written in homage to Sappho of Lesbos.  What is his name?

ROUND 2 - Hidden theme

One of the links to the theme is part of a longer word in the answer

1.

This Vanarama National league football team was the first to be relegated from the 4th tier of the English Football League into the Football Conference when automatic promotion and relegation between the two was introduced from the 1986/7 season.  They regained league status at the first attempt the next season but were relegated again in 2011.  Which club?

2.

In the context of venues being used for the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup, which city is missing from this list: Cardiff, London, Gloucester and where?

3.

For which food product is the following its best-known recipe, appearing as it does on the bottles of its biggest UK manufacturer: Spirit vinegar, Molasses, Water, Sugar, Onions, Anchovies, Salt, Garlic, Cloves, Tamarind extract, Natural Flavouring and Chilli pepper extract?

4.

The final verse of one of which English poet's works is this:

"I long for scenes where man has never trod;

A place where woman never smiled or wept;

There to abide with my creator, GOD, And sleep as I in childhood sweetly slept;

Untroubling and untroubled where I lie;

The grass below - above the vaulted sky"?

5.

Which feast day celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, 60 days after Easter, celebrates the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist?

6.

Which name connects a fictional hapless Scarsdale Working Men's Club secretary and the factual Baron Deben, born in Stockport in 1939 and previously Secretary of State for the Environment and for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food?

7.

Whose 6-weeks stay in a psychiatric hospital, during which he has since stated he was "hallucinating conversations with friends and became convinced he was a target for the Freemasons", was used by him as the framework for a 2012 national stage tour titled Out Of My Head?

8.

What is the address and name of the latest prestigious 268,000 sq. ft. office block in the centre of Manchester whose occupants so far number (only) a trio of Fumo restaurant, KPMG and (in 2016) DLA Piper law firm, with (just) 149,000 sq. ft, being accounted for by them?

Sp.

Which early-19th century novel tells the story of a young girl's relocation from the impecunious situation of her widowed mother and 10 children to the opulent home of her wealthy aunt and uncle and 4 older cousins with her eventually marrying the morally-upstanding one among them?

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

Which 1971 comedy-drama film, with two Oscar nominations, starred Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates, amongst others? (Correction: the setters made an error - the year should have read '1991')

2.

Which character, created for children in 1970, habitually visits a costume shop which he leaves through a magic door to experience adventures appropriate to his newly-found costume?

3.

Which small town in the Maldon District of Essex is noted as a yachting centre?

4.

Who was married to Roxana, apparently out of love, and to Stateira II and Parysatis II apparently for political reasons?

5.

Which drummer for Whitesnake and Black Sabbath died in 1998?

6.

Which character from literature married Mary Morstan sometime in the 19th century?

7.

Benjamin Franklin wrote to his daughter from Paris in 1784 a letter which included the words:

“For my own part I wish he had not been chosen the representative of our country.  He is a bird of bad moral character.  He does not get his living honestly ... besides he is a rank coward.  The little king bird not bigger than a sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the district.”

Who is the 'he' in this quote?

8.

Which MP represented Congleton in the House of Commons from 1983 to 2010 whilst her husband represented Macclesfield from 1971 to 2010?

Sp.

Which stock character of the Commedia dell’arte is often depicted as a sad white faced clown pining for his lost love Columbine?

ROUND 4 - Pairs

1.

Which BBC TV series is based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth (nee Lee) who was born in Clacton in 1935?

2.

Which BBC TV series is based on the stories of Edinburgh detective Jackson Brodie created by the novelist Kate Atkinson?

3.

What given name connects the British film director whose work includes The Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, the French painter and sculptor whose works include At The Races and Dance Class, and the king of England 959-975 who was known as 'the Peaceful'?

4.

What given name connects the French monarch who was the first king of the Franks from 987-996, the English actor who plays Robert Crawley on TV and a South African jazz musician?

5.

Name the year: Winston Churchill and Gustav Holst are born; Levi Strauss patents blue jeans with copper rivets; Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers and Hearts football clubs are founded.

6.

Name the year: Gladstone and Abraham Lincoln are born; the Battles of Corruna and Valls are fought in the Peninsular War; the Theatre Royal Covent Garden opens to replace a theatre which burned down the previous year.

7.

Which sportsperson has won the most Olympic medals of all time?

8.

Which two sportspeople are tied with the most number of Olympic medals for Great Britain?

ROUND 5 - 'Top to Tail'

The last letter of the first answer becomes the first letter of the second answer and so on, with the last letter of the last answer becoming the first letter of the first answer

1.

What was the name of Cilla Black's manager before Brian Epstein?   (both forename - as commonly known - and surname required for the letter link)

2.

What is the name of the new Pan-Asian restaurant located at 23, Peter Street in Manchester?

3.

Which Manchester University mathematician poisoned himself on 7th June 1954?  (both forename and surname needed for the letter link)

4.

Which American, who normally used profanity heavily in his speeches, said: "A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week"?  (both forename and surname needed for the letter link)

5.

What was the surname of the character played by Alec Guinness in The Bridge on The River Kwai?

6.

Which Metrolink stop is between Altrincham and Timperley?

7.

The alcoholic drink Port can only be produced in the region around which river?

8.

What is Harold Sakata's most famous role?

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

There is a relationship between question and answer that is common to all the questions

1.

Who is the only British Poet Laureate never to have written any official work?

2.

Who is the former England cricket captain who is the youngest player to have played for England, aged 19, but who, by the time of his last appearance at the age of 45, had played only 20 times in between?  Last month's obituaries made as much of his legendary kamikaze short-leg fielding as of his 35,000 career runs, near to 1,200 wickets and 800 catches.

3.

Who is the only ordained minister to have played Test cricket for England?  He twice captained England and was Bishop of Liverpool from 1975 to 1997.  On the 1962/3 MCC tour of Australia, on dropping Neil Harvey off Fred Trueman's bowling, Fiery Fred was famously said to have rebuked him with the words "The only time you have your hands together is on a Sunday!"

4.

Which Lib-Dem MP for Yeovil was defeated in the 2015 General Election, when he was Minister of State for Schools and The Cabinet Office in the coalition government?  Previously he'd been Chief Secretary to the Treasury for just 17 days in 2010 before resigning after the disclosure of his parliamentary expenses claims.

5.

Which British boxer manager and trainer of the 1960's and 1970's had 4 of his boxers win world titles under his management (Charlie Magri, Maurice Hope, John H Stracey and Jim Watt) and 2 more (Frank Bruno and Joe Calzaghe) who went on to do so under other management?

6.

Which footballer, born in Scotland (for whom he played 10 times) but with a Yorkshire accent from his upbringing after his father moved South to take a job in the pits there, made his reputation in his 5 years at a London club before becoming Coventry City's marquee signing in the aftermath of their FA Cup win in 1987?  His subsequent transfer to Liverpool coincided with the manager who signed him resigning a month later.

7.

If William Elcoat and Bruce Rioch are at the bottom, which 2 names appear at the top?

8.

Sp.

Who is Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform ?

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

What is the name of the fast bowler born in 1952 who is the tallest ever cricketer to play test cricket for the West Indies as reflected in his Sesame Street inspired nickname?

2.

Born in 1945, his albums included Soul Rebels (1970), Catch A Fire (1973) and the posthumous Confrontation (1983).  Who was he?

3.

Many of Bob Marley albums were released on the record label set up by English businessman Chris Blackwell in 1959.  It was one of the largest independent UK record labels before it was sold to Polydor in 1989.  What is its name?

4.

MP for Cleveland and Whitby and later for Richmond he served in several ministerial roles in the 1980’s including Home Secretary and Trade and Industry Secretary until his resignation from that role over the Westland affair in 1986.  Who was he?

5.

Which Robert Burns poem subtitled On Seeing One On A Lady's Bonnet, At Church contains the lines “Ye ugly, creepin, blastit wonner, Detested, shunn'd by saunt an' sinner”?

6.

Born in Poland in 1871, she co-founded the anti-war Spartacus League in Germany in 1915 which became the German Communist Party.  She was murdered by government forces in post–war Germany in 1919 after a failed Communist uprising.  Who was she?

7.

Which degenerative genetic neurological disorder characterised most distinctively by involuntary movements of the hands and feet derives its name in part from the Greek word for dance?

8.

What is the name of the Cheshire-based Thai restaurant chain founded by May and Steve Wakefield in 1996 that has outlets in Bramhall, Macclesfield and Wilmslow?

Sp.

Which movie soundtrack was the best selling album of the year in the UK in 1978?

ROUND 8 - Pairs

1.

After which writer was a variety of omelette incorporating smoked haddock, Parmesan cheese and cream created at the Savoy Hotel in London?

2.

Which dish of very finely sliced raw meat (usually beef) is named after an Italian painter, as it is characteristic of the red and white tones of his work?

3.

Joachim and Anne were the parents of which biblical figure?

4.

Who, according to the bible was the brother of Moses and Miriam?

5.

Which Oscar, BAFTA, Tony, Emmy and Olivier award winning actress famously played Josephine opposite Ernie Wise’s Napoleon?

6.

Which RADA trained actress played the part of the abrasive and selectively deaf Mrs Richards in Fawlty Towers?

7.

With which item did Manchester engineer and philanthropist Joseph Whitworth make his fortune having developed the British Standard Whitworth system in 1841?

8.

Which area of Manchester hosted the 1893 FA Cup Final and was the site of Britain’s first drive thru’ McDonalds in 1986?

Spares

1.

On which country did the USA declare war in 1898?

2.

What name was popularly given to those laws enforcing racial segregation in the USA between the end of the American Civil war and 1965?

3.

Which two football clubs, having met 111 times in all competitions outside the top flight but never in it, finally managed this when they met for a Premiership game on Sunday, 27th September 2015?

4.

Which two countries joined the EC with the UK in 1973?

5.

Which is the most northerly of the current countries of the EU?

6.

Which holder of two of the great offices of state between 1985 and 1995 was Alan Clarke describing when he said: "Pompous, trite, high sounding, cautiously guarded - he might as well have a corn cob up his arse."?

7.

Why, next Wednesday - 21st October, might we reasonably expect to see flying cars and skyways rather than roads?

ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

A couple of the thematic links are sound-alikes

1.

This brewery founded in 2007 in Fraserburgh Scotland was one of the UK’s fastest growing companies in 2014.  Producing craft beers in keg and bottles such as ‘Punk IPA’, ‘Dead Pony Club’, ‘This Is Lager’ and 'Libertine Black Ale’ it has now opened over 20 bars in the UK including one in Manchester.  Its provocative marketing tactics including a dispute with drinks watchdog The Portman Group have gained it substantial coverage.  What is its name?

BrewDog

2.

This guitarist and keyboardist joined The Eagles in 1975 following the departure of founder member Bernie Leadon.  He played the famous guitar solo on Hotel California with Don Felder and he also had a 1978 Top 10 single hit in the UK as a solo artist with the song Life’s Been Good.  Who is he?

Joe Walsh

3.

Which famous legal case of 1900-01 in which the courts held that a union could be sued for damages caused by the actions of its officials in industrial disputes led to the passing of the 1906 Trade Disputes Act and the substantial growth of the British Labour Party?

The Taff Vale case

4.

This London based global retailer was founded in 1972 by Stephen Marks who remains Chief Executive.  It turned over £189m in 2014.   It became notorious for the use of the company’s initials in advertising campaigns of the 1990s and early 2000s.  What is its name?

French Connection UK

(accept French Connection)

5.

Which American film director who died in 2009 aged 59 directed and scripted some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and early 1990s including the comedy-drama The Breakfast Club (1985), the comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), the romantic comedy-drama Pretty in Pink (1986), the comedies Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) and Home Alone (1990)?

John Hughes

6.

This African-American retired neurosurgeon was the first to separate twins conjoined at the head.  He was awarded the ‘Presidential Medal of Freedom’ by George W Bush in 2008 and is running for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election.  Who is he?

Ben Carson

7.

This Labour MP for Exeter from 1966 to 1970, and then for Crewe and Nantwich from 1974 to her death in 2008, remains the longest serving female MP by both total length and length of continuous service.  Who was she?

Gwyneth Dunwoody

8.

Which British cyclist won the gold medal in the 1km Time Trial at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

Jason Queally

Sp.

This English poet, playwright, novelist and critic lived from 1837 to 1909.  He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature every year from 1903 to 1907 and again in 1909.  Associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood he is perhaps most famous for his Poems and Ballads collection of 1866 with poems written in homage to Sappho of Lesbos.  What is his name?

Algernon Swinburne

ROUND 2 - Hidden theme

One of the links to the theme is part of a longer word in the answer

1.

This Vanarama National league football team was the first to be relegated from the 4th tier of the English Football League into the Football Conference when automatic promotion and relegation between the two was introduced from the 1986/7 season.  They regained league status at the first attempt the next season but were relegated again in 2011.  Which club?

Lincoln City

2.

In the context of venues being used for the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup, which city is missing from this list: Cardiff, London, Gloucester and where?

Exeter

(Sandy Park, home of Exeter Chiefs, is one of only 4 venues that are regular homes of rugby union. The others are: Kingsholm, Gloucester; Millennium Stadium, Cardiff; and Twickenham, London.  All the other venues being used are football or athletics grounds.)

3.

For which food product is the following its best-known recipe, appearing as it does on the bottles of its biggest UK manufacturer: Spirit vinegar, Molasses, Water, Sugar, Onions, Anchovies, Salt, Garlic, Cloves, Tamarind extract, Natural Flavouring and Chilli pepper extract?

Worcestershire Sauce

4.

The final verse of one of which English poet's works is this:

"I long for scenes where man has never trod;

A place where woman never smiled or wept;

There to abide with my creator, GOD, And sleep as I in childhood sweetly slept;

Untroubling and untroubled where I lie;

The grass below - above the vaulted sky"?

John Clare

(I Am)

5.

Which feast day celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, 60 days after Easter, celebrates the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist?

Corpus Christi

6.

Which name connects a fictional hapless Scarsdale Working Men's Club secretary and the factual Baron Deben, born in Stockport in 1939 and previously Secretary of State for the Environment and for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food?

Selwyn

(Froggitt and Gummer)

7.

Whose 6-weeks stay in a psychiatric hospital, during which he has since stated he was "hallucinating conversations with friends and became convinced he was a target for the Freemasons", was used by him as the framework for a 2012 national stage tour titled Out Of My Head?

Paul Merton

8.

What is the address and name of the latest prestigious 268,000 sq. ft. office block in the centre of Manchester whose occupants so far number (only) a trio of Fumo restaurant, KPMG and (in 2016) DLA Piper law firm, with (just) 149,000 sq. ft, being accounted for by them?

One St Peter's Square

Sp.

Which early-19th century novel tells the story of a young girl's relocation from the impecunious situation of her widowed mother and 10 children to the opulent home of her wealthy aunt and uncle and 4 older cousins with her eventually marrying the morally-upstanding one among them?

Mansfield Park

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

Which 1971 comedy-drama film, with two Oscar nominations, starred Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates, amongst others? (Correction: the setters made an error - the year should have read '1991')

Fried Green Tomatoes

2.

Which character, created for children in 1970, habitually visits a costume shop which he leaves through a magic door to experience adventures appropriate to his newly-found costume?

Mr Benn

3.

Which small town in the Maldon District of Essex is noted as a yachting centre?

Burnham (on-Crouch)

4.

Who was married to Roxana, apparently out of love, and to Stateira II and Parysatis II apparently for political reasons?

Alexander the Great

5.

Which drummer for Whitesnake and Black Sabbath died in 1998?

Cozy Powell

6.

Which character from literature married Mary Morstan sometime in the 19th century?

Dr John Watson

7.

Benjamin Franklin wrote to his daughter from Paris in 1784 a letter which included the words:

“For my own part I wish he had not been chosen the representative of our country.  He is a bird of bad moral character.  He does not get his living honestly ... besides he is a rank coward.  The little king bird not bigger than a sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the district.”

Who is the 'he' in this quote?

Bald eagle

(both words required)

8.

Which MP represented Congleton in the House of Commons from 1983 to 2010 whilst her husband represented Macclesfield from 1971 to 2010?

Ann Winterton

('Ann' must be given in answer)

Sp.

Which stock character of the Commedia dell’arte is often depicted as a sad white faced clown pining for his lost love Columbine?

Pierrot

ROUND 4 - Pairs

1.

Which BBC TV series is based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth (nee Lee) who was born in Clacton in 1935?

Call the Midwife

2.

Which BBC TV series is based on the stories of Edinburgh detective Jackson Brodie created by the novelist Kate Atkinson?

Case Histories

3.

What given name connects the British film director whose work includes The Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, the French painter and sculptor whose works include At The Races and Dance Class, and the king of England 959-975 who was known as 'the Peaceful'?

Edgar

(Wright, Degas and Edgar I)

4.

What given name connects the French monarch who was the first king of the Franks from 987-996, the English actor who plays Robert Crawley on TV and a South African jazz musician?

Hugh

(Capet, Bonneville and Masekela)

5.

Name the year: Winston Churchill and Gustav Holst are born; Levi Strauss patents blue jeans with copper rivets; Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers and Hearts football clubs are founded.

1874

6.

Name the year: Gladstone and Abraham Lincoln are born; the Battles of Corruna and Valls are fought in the Peninsular War; the Theatre Royal Covent Garden opens to replace a theatre which burned down the previous year.

1809

7.

Which sportsperson has won the most Olympic medals of all time?

Michael Phelps

(American swimmer - 22 medals including 18 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze)

8.

Which two sportspeople are tied with the most number of Olympic medals for Great Britain?

Sir Chris Hoy and Sir Bradley Wiggins

(7 each with Hoy: 6 Gold, 1 Silver and Wiggins: 4 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)

ROUND 5 - 'Top to Tail'

The last letter of the first answer becomes the first letter of the second answer and so on, with the last letter of the last answer becoming the first letter of the first answer

1.

What was the name of Cilla Black's manager before Brian Epstein?   (both forename - as commonly known - and surname required for the letter link)

Bobby Willis

2.

What is the name of the new Pan-Asian restaurant located at 23, Peter Street in Manchester?

Sakana

3.

Which Manchester University mathematician poisoned himself on 7th June 1954?  (both forename and surname needed for the letter link)

Alan Turing

4.

Which American, who normally used profanity heavily in his speeches, said: "A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week"?  (both forename and surname needed for the letter link)

George Patton

5.

What was the surname of the character played by Alec Guinness in The Bridge on The River Kwai?

(Colonel) Nicholson

6.

Which Metrolink stop is between Altrincham and Timperley?

Navigation Road

7.

The alcoholic drink Port can only be produced in the region around which river?

Douro

8.

What is Harold Sakata's most famous role?

Oddjob

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

There is a relationship between question and answer that is common to all the questions

1.

Who is the only British Poet Laureate never to have written any official work?

William Wordsworth

2.

Who is the former England cricket captain who is the youngest player to have played for England, aged 19, but who, by the time of his last appearance at the age of 45, had played only 20 times in between?  Last month's obituaries made as much of his legendary kamikaze short-leg fielding as of his 35,000 career runs, near to 1,200 wickets and 800 catches.

Brian Close

3.

Who is the only ordained minister to have played Test cricket for England?  He twice captained England and was Bishop of Liverpool from 1975 to 1997.  On the 1962/3 MCC tour of Australia, on dropping Neil Harvey off Fred Trueman's bowling, Fiery Fred was famously said to have rebuked him with the words "The only time you have your hands together is on a Sunday!"

David Sheppard

4.

Which Lib-Dem MP for Yeovil was defeated in the 2015 General Election, when he was Minister of State for Schools and The Cabinet Office in the coalition government?  Previously he'd been Chief Secretary to the Treasury for just 17 days in 2010 before resigning after the disclosure of his parliamentary expenses claims.

David Laws

5.

Which British boxer manager and trainer of the 1960's and 1970's had 4 of his boxers win world titles under his management (Charlie Magri, Maurice Hope, John H Stracey and Jim Watt) and 2 more (Frank Bruno and Joe Calzaghe) who went on to do so under other management?

Terry Lawless

6.

Which footballer, born in Scotland (for whom he played 10 times) but with a Yorkshire accent from his upbringing after his father moved South to take a job in the pits there, made his reputation in his 5 years at a London club before becoming Coventry City's marquee signing in the aftermath of their FA Cup win in 1987?  His subsequent transfer to Liverpool coincided with the manager who signed him resigning a month later.

David Speedie

7.

If William Elcoat and Bruce Rioch are at the bottom, which 2 names appear at the top?

Bertie Mee and Arsène Wenger

(the 2 Arsenal managers who have managed the club for the most games - 539 and 1,009 respectively; excluding caretaker managers Elcoat's and Rioch's 43 and 47 make them the 2 who managed, in both senses, least games)

8.

(...of high pressure)

Sp.

Who is Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform ?

Frances Crook

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

What is the name of the fast bowler born in 1952 who is the tallest ever cricketer to play test cricket for the West Indies as reflected in his Sesame Street inspired nickname?

Joel Garner

2.

Born in 1945, his albums included Soul Rebels (1970), Catch A Fire (1973) and the posthumous Confrontation (1983).  Who was he?

Bob Marley

3.

Many of Bob Marley albums were released on the record label set up by English businessman Chris Blackwell in 1959.  It was one of the largest independent UK record labels before it was sold to Polydor in 1989.  What is its name?

Island Records

4.

MP for Cleveland and Whitby and later for Richmond he served in several ministerial roles in the 1980’s including Home Secretary and Trade and Industry Secretary until his resignation from that role over the Westland affair in 1986.  Who was he?

Leon Brittan

5.

Which Robert Burns poem subtitled On Seeing One On A Lady's Bonnet, At Church contains the lines “Ye ugly, creepin, blastit wonner, Detested, shunn'd by saunt an' sinner”?

To A Louse

6.

Born in Poland in 1871, she co-founded the anti-war Spartacus League in Germany in 1915 which became the German Communist Party.  She was murdered by government forces in post–war Germany in 1919 after a failed Communist uprising.  Who was she?

Rosa Luxemburg

7.

Which degenerative genetic neurological disorder characterised most distinctively by involuntary movements of the hands and feet derives its name in part from the Greek word for dance?

Huntington’s Chorea

8.

What is the name of the Cheshire-based Thai restaurant chain founded by May and Steve Wakefield in 1996 that has outlets in Bramhall, Macclesfield and Wilmslow?

Chilli Banana

Sp.

Which movie soundtrack was the best selling album of the year in the UK in 1978?

Grease

ROUND 8 - 'Pairs

1.

After which writer was a variety of omelette incorporating smoked haddock, Parmesan cheese and cream created at the Savoy Hotel in London?

Arnold Bennett

2.

Which dish of very finely sliced raw meat (usually beef) is named after an Italian painter, as it is characteristic of the red and white tones of his work?

Carpaccio

(after Vittore Carpaccio)

3.

Joachim and Anne were the parents of which biblical figure?

The Virgin Mary

4.

Who, according to the bible was the brother of Moses and Miriam?

Aaron

5.

Which Oscar, BAFTA, Tony, Emmy and Olivier award winning actress famously played Josephine opposite Ernie Wise’s Napoleon?

Vanessa Redgrave

6.

Which RADA trained actress played the part of the abrasive and selectively deaf Mrs Richards in Fawlty Towers?

Joan Sanderson

7.

With which item did Manchester engineer and philanthropist Joseph Whitworth make his fortune having developed the British Standard Whitworth system in 1841?

Screws

8.

Which area of Manchester hosted the 1893 FA Cup Final and was the site of Britain’s first drive thru’ McDonalds in 1986?

Fallowfield

Spares

1.

On which country did the USA declare war in 1898?

Spain

2.

What name was popularly given to those laws enforcing racial segregation in the USA between the end of the American Civil war and 1965?

'Jim Crow' laws

3.

Which two football clubs, having met 111 times in all competitions outside the top flight but never in it, finally managed this when they met for a Premiership game on Sunday, 27th September 2015?

Watford and Crystal Palace

4.

Which two countries joined the EC with the UK in 1973?

Ireland and Denmark

5.

Which is the most northerly of the current countries of the EU?

Finland

6.

Which holder of two of the great offices of state between 1985 and 1995 was Alan Clarke describing when he said: "Pompous, trite, high sounding, cautiously guarded - he might as well have a corn cob up his arse."?

Douglas Hurd

7.

Why, next Wednesday - 21st October, might we reasonably expect to see flying cars and skyways rather than roads?

21st October 2015 was the date that Marty McFly travelled forward to in Back To The Future