ROUND 1 - Given theme - 'Cottonopolis'

Where would Cottonopolis be without its mills?  The answers to these questions are also to be found in the names of Manchester and Salford mills.  Because I’m generous, there’s also a clue to the mill referred to in each question.

1.

Which London Borough is centred between The City of London, Camden, Haringey, and Hackney?

The mill in Salford hosts an eponymous Arts Council funded venue.

2.

Which hairstyle, also referred to as the B52, was famously sported by Ronnie Spector and Amy Winehouse?

The mill, on Jersey Street, is home to the Sankeys nightclub.

3.

Fredericton is the capital of which Canadian maritime province, the only province to be constitutionally bilingual?

The mill, in Ancoats, fronts onto the Ashton Canal.

4.

Which Premier League club’s Halford Lane stand lent its name to the three original old codgers in New Tricks?

The mill, on Pollard Street, Ancoats, was home to a cannabis farm until 2012 but is now home to swanky apartments.

5.

Which St John’s, Oxford alumnus and jaded reviewer for the Erotic Review co-wrote Once More With Feeling, detailing the authors’ attempt to create 'the greatest porn film ever'?

The mill, in Miles Platting, is to be found on the Rochdale Canal beside an eponymous park.

6.

Which French politician lost the 2007 presidential election to Nicolas Sarkozy and is currently Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy?

Called New Old Mill until 1942, this mill has a blue plaque commemorating its name change.

7.

Which Bassett’s sweets, launched in 1944, are a light brown caramel colour and were described in a jingle as 'too-good-to-hurry'?

The mill complex is the oldest surviving in Manchester and by 1806 these mills were the largest in the world.

8.

Until 2010 when he missed out on his fifth Oscar, the only time this Preston-born animator had not won an academy award he was nominated for was when he was beaten by himself in the same category.  But who is he?

This unique Mills can be found in West Didsbury.

Sp.

Brownsfield Mill now sits incongruously opposite Aldi on Great Ancoats Street.  Built in 1825, 1910 saw two brothers found which famous Lancashire manufacturer within its walls?

The company existed for 53 years until it was subsumed.

ROUND 2 - Pairs

1.

Since 1066, two English, and later British, monarchs have inherited the throne from their grandfathers.  Name both.

2.

Since 1066, three English, and later British, monarchs have inherited the throne from their uncles.  Name them.

3.

Despite the fact that 2016’s forthcoming UEFA European Championship will see an expanded line-up of 24 teams, rather than 16, three countries that qualified for the 2012 tournament have not booked their places in France next year.  Name two of them.

4.

Of the teams that have qualified for Euro 2016, which two are making their débuts in a major tournament, having never appeared in a World Cup or European Championship?

5.

Two national flags contain depictions of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.  Name either.

6.

The Southern Cross constellation features on five national flags.  Name three.

7.

What You Will is the subtitle of which of Shakespeare’s plays?

8.

The Parish Boy’s Progress is the subtitle of which 19th century novel?

Sp.

Which philosopher’s magnum opus work begins with the words “The world is all that is the case”, and ends with the words “Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.”?

ROUND 3 - Given theme - 'To the memory of Mike Neiman'

This round is a tribute to Rachael's wonderful dad, Mike Neiman, who passed away earlier this year.  He was the single biggest influence on her life as well as her best friend.  He also had a brilliant sense of humour and a great taste in comedy, literature, film and music.  Here are eight questions based on some of his favourite things.

1.

My dad's favourite film was a 1953 French comedy which starred Jacques Tati in the title role.  My dad recalled laughing so hard at this film that he had to be helped out of the cinema by his friends.  What is the English name of this film, set in the French seaside town of Saint-Marc-Sur-Mer?

2.

My dad was also a huge fan of Peter Sellers and Dr Strangelove was one of his favourite films.  What is the subtitle of this classic film?

3.

When my dad was a little boy he loved the Just William stories about the mischievous schoolboy William Brown and his gang The Outlaws.  He continued to love these stories as an adult and read them to me when I was a child.  What is the name of the Lancashire-born author who wrote them?

4.

Which novel, one of my dad's favourites since he first read it as a teenager, was written by Betty Smith and was first published in 1943?  It tells the story of the early life of Francie Nolan and her poor Irish-American family as she grows up in early 20th century New York.

5.

My dad had an eclectic taste in music, he worked as a musician for many years, but his true musical love was jazz.  One of his favourite artists of all time was this Canadian-born pianist, known for his technical brilliance as well as his multiple collaborations with jazz luminaries such as Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.  What is the name of this jazz great who was born in Montreal in 1925?

6.

My dad also had a somewhat diverse taste in pop music.  One of his favourite songs contained the lyrics: "And you may find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife, And you may ask yourself, Well... How did I get here?".  Name this song.

7.

My dad adored comedy.  One of his favourite early comedy heroes was Peter Cook.  He was particularly keen on the foul-mouthed characters played by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore who featured in a series of dialogues collected on albums such as Ad Nauseam which enjoyed an increase in popularity during the late 1970s amongst punks who appreciated the subversive and iconoclastic nature of these rants.  What were the names of these controversial characters?

8.

My dad was also a long-time fan of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, dating back to Vic Reeves' Big Night Out.  He was particularly fond of a surreal sitcom in which the duo starred alongside Matt Lucas and Reece Shearsmith. Name this sitcom which ran for one series in 2004 and shares its name with a village in North Yorkshire and its nearby namesake army garrison.

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

1.

In a musical best known for its 1978 film adaptation, what is the name of the character who is the ostensible leader of the Pink Ladies?

2.

Who hit the news headlines last week after they reportedly overdosed on chocolate and sweets?

3.

Which carbonated drink, developed in Waco, Texas in 1880s, was advertised by the Randy Newman song The Most Original Soft Drink Ever in the 1970s and 80s, and was Forest Gump's drink of choice?

4.

Lenny Henry starred in which 1990s sitcom, the title of which was the same as Henry's character's profession?

5.

Who has been MP for the Garston and Halewood constituency since 1997 and is currently Shadow Defence Secretary?

6.

Nominated for several US Grammy Awards since 1999 but only ever winning the Swedish equivalent, which pop and dance music artist became a household name in 2007 with her UK number 1 single With Every Heartbeat off a self-titled album?

7.

Which 1945 novel has, in various editions, been give the subtitles A Fairy Tale and A Contemporary Satire, and heavily inspired a 1977 Pink Floyd album?

8.

Which style of journalism was popularised by Hunter S Thompson and focuses on 'telling it like it is' by reporting on experiences and emotions?

Sp1

What would you be making with the following ingredients: lettuce, apple, celery, walnut and mayonnaise?

Sp2

What is the nickname of the bespectacled character in William Golding's Lord of the Flies?

ROUND 5 - Given theme - 'Science'

All these questions are about science in the news from recent days

1.

Casomorphines are small proteins that stimulate the same receptors in the body as morphine.  They also result from the breakdown of this popular food, which led some to claim that this food is 'like crack'.  Which food is this?

2.

November 2 was the 200th birthday of the man whose Investigation of the Laws of Thought was described by Bertrand Russell as "the work in which pure mathematics was discovered".  What is his name?

3.

A new type of glass developed by Japanese scientists is purported to be 'as strong as steel', and involves the addition of the oxide of which metallic element?

4.

An article in Nature Communications this month found a link between acidic pH in the Earth and the formation of what substance?

5.

2015 saw the 100th anniversary of Einstein's theory of general relativity, but in what year did Einstein publish On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, where he first proposed his 'special' theory of relativity?

6.

Last week, a Colombian man died of of an unusual cancer.  Rather than his tumours being made from human cells, they were derived from which type of parasitic worms?

7.

Work carried out on 'the mechanisms of DNA repair' won the Nobel prize for chemistry in 2015 and has ultimately paved the way for new gene editing technologies.  Name any of the three recipients of this prize.

8.

Britain's oldest tree was in the news this week after apparently undergoing a spontaneous sex change, indicated by the presence of red arils on its branches, which are characteristic of females in this group of trees.  Which type of tree is this?

ROUND 6 - Pairs

1.

What brand of shoe was driven to mass popularity by Carrie Bradshaw's (the protagonist in the hit show Sex and the City) borderline obsession with them?

2.

What type of collar is named after a well-loved character, who first appeared in The Little White Bird in 1902?

3.

Add the number of books in the His Dark Materials series to the number of days the Owl and the Pussycat sail away for, and minus the number of lines in a Shakespearean sonnet.  What number do you get?

4.

Add the number of books in the Harry Potter series to the total number of syllables in a haiku, and multiply that by the number of reindeer mentioned in 'Twas the Night Before Christmas?

5.

If you were knitting and alternated every stitch knit and purl (so knit one, purl one), what overall pattern would you achieve?

6.

A type of cross stitch, this word is also used to describe floor tile arrangements and a type of coat.  It's name is thought to originate due to it looking like a specific skeleton.  What is it?

7.

To celebrate Shrimp David's birthday today, I bought him a bottle of Prosecco.  What grape variety is the main ingredient (85% or more) in Prosecco?

8.

To continue Shrimp David's birthday celebrations, we head out to a cocktail bar.  I order a Cosmopolitan; what ingredients does the barman use to make it?

ROUND 7 - Given theme - 'Rachael & Adam'

Since Rachael and Adam are getting married in a couple of weeks I thought we'd include a few questions loosely connected by the subject of marriage

1.

This couple became the first same sex couple to marry in a British soap opera when they entered into a civil partnership in Ambridge in 2006. They have now set a date for their wedding which is due to take place on December 14th this year, barring any last minute interventions by one partner's former paramour Charlie Thompson. What are the first names of this happy couple?

2.

What is the name of the charming Radio 4 sitcom which stars Miles Jupp as cookery-writer Damion Trench and Justin Edwards as his partner Antony. The final episode of Series 4, broadcast earlier this year, saw the couple finally tie the knot.

3.

Crashed the Wedding was the second number 1 single for which bafflingly popular boy band of the early 2000s?

4.

 "Hey little sister, what have you done?" is the opening line from which 1980s hit single?

5.

In the poem The Owl and the Pussy-cat, from whom do the happy couple buy their wedding ring?

6.

In the nursery rhyme Soldier, Soldier, Won't You Marry Me? what excuse does the titular soldier finally use to get out of marrying the 'sweet maid' after he has managed to cadge a whole suit of clothes from her?

7.

Which Dickens title character was married twice, first to Dora then to Agnes?

8.

Rawdon Crawley and George Osbourne married the two main female characters in which classic Victorian novel?  I can't call these characters heroines because this novel is subtitled A Novel Without a Hero.

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

1.

The title of which Beatles song, also covered by the Carpenters and released on the album Help!, may have referred to cards indicating a clean bill of health carried by Hamburg prostitutes in the 1960s?

2.

The World Health Organization defines what as 'an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people'?

3.

Versions of which list, commonly used as a travel guide, were compiled by, amongst others, Antipater of Sidon, and Philo of Byzantium?

4.

Canada became, in 1867, the first entity within the British Empire to achieve which status, used to describe autonomous communities within the British Empire?

5.

Which Roman Emperor, successor to Nerva, and leading a major expansion of the Empire, was commemorated by a column raised in Rome that remains to this day, though it is now topped by a statue of St Peter?

6.

Which American TV series, originally filmed in 1978 and remade in 2004, follows the crew of the eponymous starship as they fight against the robotic Cylons?

7.

The American government agency OSHA defines which concept as 'the combination of the probability of a hazard resulting in an adverse event, and the severity of the event'?

8.

Which concept from economics exists in opposition to a monopsony, where there are many sellers but only one buyer?

Sp.

Pro-independence terrorists from which majority Spanish speaking US Territory attempted to assassinate President Truman in November 1950?

ROUND 1 - Given theme - 'Cottonopolis'

Where would Cottonopolis be without its mills?  The answers to these questions are also to be found in the names of Manchester and Salford mills.  Because I’m generous, there’s also a clue to the mill referred to in each question.

1.

Which London Borough is centred between The City of London, Camden, Haringey, and Hackney?

The mill in Salford hosts an eponymous Arts Council funded venue.

Islington

(Islington Mill)

2.

Which hairstyle, also referred to as the B52, was famously sported by Ronnie Spector and Amy Winehouse?

The mill, on Jersey Street, is home to the Sankeys nightclub.

The Beehive

(Beehive Mill)

3.

Fredericton is the capital of which Canadian maritime province, the only province to be constitutionally bilingual?

The mill, in Ancoats, fronts onto the Ashton Canal.

New Brunswick

(Brunswick Mill)

4.

Which Premier League club’s Halford Lane stand lent its name to the three original old codgers in New Tricks?

The mill, on Pollard Street, Ancoats, was home to a cannabis farm until 2012 but is now home to swanky apartments.

West Bromwich Albion

(Albion Mill)

5.

Which St John’s, Oxford alumnus and jaded reviewer for the Erotic Review co-wrote Once More With Feeling, detailing the authors’ attempt to create 'the greatest porn film ever'?

The mill, in Miles Platting, is to be found on the Rochdale Canal beside an eponymous park.

Victoria Coren Mitchell

(Victoria Mill)

6.

Which French politician lost the 2007 presidential election to Nicolas Sarkozy and is currently Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy?

Called New Old Mill until 1942, this mill has a blue plaque commemorating its name change.

Ségolène Royal

(Royal Mill)

7.

Which Bassett’s sweets, launched in 1944, are a light brown caramel colour and were described in a jingle as 'too-good-to-hurry'?

The mill complex is the oldest surviving in Manchester and by 1806 these mills were the largest in the world.

Murray Mints

(Murrays’ Mills)

8.

Until 2010 when he missed out on his fifth Oscar, the only time this Preston-born animator had not won an academy award he was nominated for was when he was beaten by himself in the same category.  But who is he?

This unique Mills can be found in West Didsbury.

Nick Park

(Nick Mills!)

Sp.

Brownsfield Mill now sits incongruously opposite Aldi on Great Ancoats Street.  Built in 1825, 1910 saw two brothers found which famous Lancashire manufacturer within its walls?

The company existed for 53 years until it was subsumed.

Avro

ROUND 2 - Pairs

1.

Since 1066, two English, and later British, monarchs have inherited the throne from their grandfathers.  Name both.

George III and Richard II

2.

Since 1066, three English, and later British, monarchs have inherited the throne from their uncles.  Name them.

Victoria, William III, and Stephen

3.

Despite the fact that 2016’s forthcoming UEFA European Championship will see an expanded line-up of 24 teams, rather than 16, three countries that qualified for the 2012 tournament have not booked their places in France next year.  Name two of them.

(two from)

Netherlands, Denmark and Greece

4.

Of the teams that have qualified for Euro 2016, which two are making their débuts in a major tournament, having never appeared in a World Cup or European Championship?

Iceland and Albania

5.

Two national flags contain depictions of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.  Name either.

(either)

Cambodia

(or)

San Marino

6.

The Southern Cross constellation features on five national flags.  Name three.

(three from)

Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Samoa, and Papua New Guinea

7.

What You Will is the subtitle of which of Shakespeare’s plays?

Twelfth Night

8.

The Parish Boy’s Progress is the subtitle of which 19th century novel?

Oliver Twist

Sp.

Which philosopher’s magnum opus work begins with the words “The world is all that is the case”, and ends with the words “Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.”?

Ludwig Wittgenstein

(the quotes are from his Tractatus Logico-Philospophicus)

ROUND 3 - Given theme - 'To the memory of Mike Neiman'

This round is a tribute to Rachael's wonderful dad, Mike Neiman, who passed away earlier this year.  He was the single biggest influence on her life as well as her best friend.  He also had a brilliant sense of humour and a great taste in comedy, literature, film and music.  Here are eight questions based on some of his favourite things.

1.

My dad's favourite film was a 1953 French comedy which starred Jacques Tati in the title role.  My dad recalled laughing so hard at this film that he had to be helped out of the cinema by his friends.  What is the English name of this film, set in the French seaside town of Saint-Marc-Sur-Mer?

Mr. Hulot's Holiday

(Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot)

2.

My dad was also a huge fan of Peter Sellers and Dr Strangelove was one of his favourite films.  What is the subtitle of this classic film?

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

3.

When my dad was a little boy he loved the Just William stories about the mischievous schoolboy William Brown and his gang The Outlaws.  He continued to love these stories as an adult and read them to me when I was a child.  What is the name of the Lancashire-born author who wrote them?

Richmal Crompton

4.

Which novel, one of my dad's favourites since he first read it as a teenager, was written by Betty Smith and was first published in 1943?  It tells the story of the early life of Francie Nolan and her poor Irish-American family as she grows up in early 20th century New York.

Tree Grows In Brooklyn

5.

My dad had an eclectic taste in music, he worked as a musician for many years, but his true musical love was jazz.  One of his favourite artists of all time was this Canadian-born pianist, known for his technical brilliance as well as his multiple collaborations with jazz luminaries such as Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.  What is the name of this jazz great who was born in Montreal in 1925?

Oscar Peterson

6.

My dad also had a somewhat diverse taste in pop music.  One of his favourite songs contained the lyrics: "And you may find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife, And you may ask yourself, Well... How did I get here?".  Name this song.

Once In A Lifetime

(by Talking Heads)

7.

My dad adored comedy.  One of his favourite early comedy heroes was Peter Cook.  He was particularly keen on the foul-mouthed characters played by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore who featured in a series of dialogues collected on albums such as Ad Nauseam which enjoyed an increase in popularity during the late 1970s amongst punks who appreciated the subversive and iconoclastic nature of these rants.  What were the names of these controversial characters?

Derek and Clive

8.

My dad was also a long-time fan of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, dating back to Vic Reeves' Big Night Out.  He was particularly fond of a surreal sitcom in which the duo starred alongside Matt Lucas and Reece Shearsmith. Name this sitcom which ran for one series in 2004 and shares its name with a village in North Yorkshire and its nearby namesake army garrison.

Catterick

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

1.

In a musical best known for its 1978 film adaptation, what is the name of the character who is the ostensible leader of the Pink Ladies?

Rizzo

2.

Who hit the news headlines last week after they reportedly overdosed on chocolate and sweets?

Rolf Harris

3.

Which carbonated drink, developed in Waco, Texas in 1880s, was advertised by the Randy Newman song The Most Original Soft Drink Ever in the 1970s and 80s, and was Forest Gump's drink of choice?

Dr Pepper

4.

Lenny Henry starred in which 1990s sitcom, the title of which was the same as Henry's character's profession?

Chef!

5.

Who has been MP for the Garston and Halewood constituency since 1997 and is currently Shadow Defence Secretary?

Maria Eagle

6.

Nominated for several US Grammy Awards since 1999 but only ever winning the Swedish equivalent, which pop and dance music artist became a household name in 2007 with her UK number 1 single With Every Heartbeat off a self-titled album?

Robyn

7.

Which 1945 novel has, in various editions, been give the subtitles A Fairy Tale and A Contemporary Satire, and heavily inspired a 1977 Pink Floyd album?

Animal Farm

8.

Which style of journalism was popularised by Hunter S Thompson and focuses on 'telling it like it is' by reporting on experiences and emotions?

Gonzo journalism

Sp1

What would you be making with the following ingredients: lettuce, apple, celery, walnut and mayonnaise?

Waldorf salad

Sp2

What is the nickname of the bespectacled character in William Golding's Lord of the Flies?

Piggy

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a character from The Muppets (from the original TV series onwards)...

 Rizzo the Rat, Rowlf the Dog, Floyd Pepper, the Swedish Chef, Sam Eagle, Robin the Frog, Animal, Gonzo, Waldorf, Miss Piggy

ROUND 5 - Given theme - 'Science'

All these questions are about science in the news from recent days

1.

Casomorphines are small proteins that stimulate the same receptors in the body as morphine.  They also result from the breakdown of this popular food, which led some to claim that this food is 'like crack'.  Which food is this?

Cheese

2.

November 2 was the 200th birthday of the man whose Investigation of the Laws of Thought was described by Bertrand Russell as "the work in which pure mathematics was discovered".  What is his name?

George Boole

3.

A new type of glass developed by Japanese scientists is purported to be 'as strong as steel', and involves the addition of the oxide of which metallic element?

Aluminium

(accept tantalum)

4.

An article in Nature Communications this month found a link between acidic pH in the Earth and the formation of what substance?

Diamonds

5.

2015 saw the 100th anniversary of Einstein's theory of general relativity, but in what year did Einstein publish On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, where he first proposed his 'special' theory of relativity?

1905

6.

Last week, a Colombian man died of of an unusual cancer.  Rather than his tumours being made from human cells, they were derived from which type of parasitic worms?

Tapeworm

7.

Work carried out on 'the mechanisms of DNA repair' won the Nobel prize for chemistry in 2015 and has ultimately paved the way for new gene editing technologies.  Name any of the three recipients of this prize.

(one from)

Paul L Modrich, Tomas Lindahl, Aziz Sancar

8.

Britain's oldest tree was in the news this week after apparently undergoing a spontaneous sex change, indicated by the presence of red arils on its branches, which are characteristic of females in this group of trees.  Which type of tree is this?

Yew

ROUND 6 - Pairs

1.

What brand of shoe was driven to mass popularity by Carrie Bradshaw's (the protagonist in the hit show Sex and the City) borderline obsession with them?

Manolo Blahnik

2.

What type of collar is named after a well-loved character, who first appeared in The Little White Bird in 1902?

Peter Pan

3.

Add the number of books in the His Dark Materials series to the number of days the Owl and the Pussycat sail away for, and minus the number of lines in a Shakespearean sonnet.  What number do you get?

355

(3 + [365 + 1] - 14)

4.

Add the number of books in the Harry Potter series to the total number of syllables in a haiku, and multiply that by the number of reindeer mentioned in 'Twas the Night Before Christmas?

192

([7 + 17] x 8)

5.

If you were knitting and alternated every stitch knit and purl (so knit one, purl one), what overall pattern would you achieve?

Stocking or stockinette

(accept either)

6.

A type of cross stitch, this word is also used to describe floor tile arrangements and a type of coat.  It's name is thought to originate due to it looking like a specific skeleton.  What is it?

Herringbone

7.

To celebrate Shrimp David's birthday today, I bought him a bottle of Prosecco.  What grape variety is the main ingredient (85% or more) in Prosecco?

Glera

(name changed in 2009 to avoid confusion with the wine after it achieve DOC status)

8.

To continue Shrimp David's birthday celebrations, we head out to a cocktail bar.  I order a Cosmopolitan; what ingredients does the barman use to make it?

Vodka, Cointreau, lime juice and cranberry juice

ROUND 7 - Given theme - 'Rachael & Adam'

Since Rachael and Adam are getting married in a couple of weeks I thought we'd include a few questions loosely connected by the subject of marriage

1.

This couple became the first same sex couple to marry in a British soap opera when they entered into a civil partnership in Ambridge in 2006. They have now set a date for their wedding which is due to take place on December 14th this year, barring any last minute interventions by one partner's former paramour Charlie Thompson. What are the first names of this happy couple?

Adam and Ian

2.

What is the name of the charming Radio 4 sitcom which stars Miles Jupp as cookery-writer Damion Trench and Justin Edwards as his partner Antony. The final episode of Series 4, broadcast earlier this year, saw the couple finally tie the knot.

In and Out of the Kitchen

3.

Crashed the Wedding was the second number 1 single for which bafflingly popular boy band of the early 2000s?

Busted

4.

 "Hey little sister, what have you done?" is the opening line from which 1980s hit single?

White Wedding

(by Billy Idol)

5.

In the poem The Owl and the Pussy-cat, from whom do the happy couple buy their wedding ring?

(accept pig)

6.

In the nursery rhyme Soldier, Soldier, Won't You Marry Me? what excuse does the titular soldier finally use to get out of marrying the 'sweet maid' after he has managed to cadge a whole suit of clothes from her?

He has a wife and a baby at home

7.

Which Dickens title character was married twice, first to Dora then to Agnes?

David Copperfield

8.

Rawdon Crawley and George Osbourne married the two main female characters in which classic Victorian novel?  I can't call these characters heroines because this novel is subtitled A Novel Without a Hero.

Vanity Fair

ROUND 8 - 'Hidden theme

1.

The title of which Beatles song, also covered by the Carpenters and released on the album Help!, may have referred to cards indicating a clean bill of health carried by Hamburg prostitutes in the 1960s?

Ticket to Ride

2.

The World Health Organization defines what as 'an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people'?

A pandemic

3.

Versions of which list, commonly used as a travel guide, were compiled by, amongst others, Antipater of Sidon, and Philo of Byzantium?

The Seven Wonders of the (Ancient) World

4.

Canada became, in 1867, the first entity within the British Empire to achieve which status, used to describe autonomous communities within the British Empire?

Dominion

5.

Which Roman Emperor, successor to Nerva, and leading a major expansion of the Empire, was commemorated by a column raised in Rome that remains to this day, though it is now topped by a statue of St Peter?

Trajan

6.

Which American TV series, originally filmed in 1978 and remade in 2004, follows the crew of the eponymous starship as they fight against the robotic Cylons?

Battlestar Galactica

7.

The American government agency OSHA defines which concept as 'the combination of the probability of a hazard resulting in an adverse event, and the severity of the event'?

Risk

8.

Which concept from economics exists in opposition to a monopsony, where there are many sellers but only one buyer?

Monopoly

Sp.

Pro-independence terrorists from which majority Spanish speaking US Territory attempted to assassinate President Truman in November 1950?

Puerto Rico

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a board game