ROUND 1 - Pairs

1.

Why was Benjamin Clementine in the news recently?

2.

Why was Burntwood School, Wandsworth a success in October 2015?

3.

Which nickname links Eamon de Valera and Lester Piggott?

4.

Which word links cricketer Rahul Dravid and music producer Phil Spector?

5.

Which Baseball legend who died in September 2015 was famous for quotes such as: "It ain't over until it's over", "It's like deja vu all over again", "If you see a fork in the road take it" and "Always go to other people's funerals otherwise they won't go to yours"?

6.

What was the five word put-down said by Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle during a 1988 Vice Presidential debate?   Variations on the remark have entered the political lexicon as a put-down to politicians who have a bloated sense of their own importance.

7.

Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx played which characters in a 2006 film based on a 1980s detective series?

8.

Ray Winstone and Ben Drew played which characters in a 2012 film based on a 1970s TV series?

Sp1

Which iconic sportsman, who died in 2005, gave his name to the title of the 1987 debut album by The Wedding Present?  The album cover features the great man in action.

Sp2

Which Meteorologist, who was a regular on the BBC between 1985 and 2000, was featured in a novelty hit by A Tribe of Toffs in December 1988?

Sp3

What were Sultans of Ping FC looking for in their 1993 novelty hit?

Sp4

What was Whistling Jack Smith's occupation according to his 1967 novelty hit?

1.

Which US actress, born in 1964, played Superman's girlfriend in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, in the 90's, and Bond girl Paris in Tomorrow Never Dies?

2.

He was an American composer, pianist and bandleader who died in 1974.  His given name was Edward, and he was particularly associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem.  Name him.

3.

In July 1944, an attempt was made to kill Hitler at his command post in the Masurian Woods.  What was the two word name given to this forest retreat?

4.

In the 1960's TV series, which hairy member of the Addams family was played by actor Felix Silla?

5.

Badgers live in a sett, otters in a holt.  What is the name common to the homes of bears, racoons and coyotes?

6.

In Japanese cuisine, what is 'unagi'?

7.

Which American singer/songwriter and model had No.1 albums with Born to Die in 2012 and Ultraviolence in 2014?  She has won Brit awards for Best International Breakthrough Act in 2012 and Best International Female Solo artist in 2013.

8.

What was the birth nationality of Kiss rock star Gene Simmonds and actress Natalie Portman?

ROUND 3 - Announced theme

Each answer contains a word or words that refers to a category winner in the recent American Music Awards - beware sound-a-likes

1.

Before she joined Fleetwood Mac, Christine McVie performed in a band called Chickenshack and released a solo album under her maiden name.  What was that name?

2.

From its source at the Okefenokee Swamp to its mouth at the Atlantic the St Mary's River forms a large part of the border between which two US states?

3.

Name the 1950 classic western movie directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara.

4.

Who in 1729 satirically suggested that the poor should earn money by selling their children for rich people to eat?

5.

Which boutique was opened by Barbara Hulanicki on Abingdon St, Kensington in 1964?  It was credited with bringing the mini skirt to the high street and was noted for its distinctive Art Deco logos.

6.

This dinosaur, whose first fossil was discovered in 1877, has a name inspired by the double beamed chevron shaped bones in its immensely long tail.  What is the dinosaur’s name?

7.

What is the name for the residual radioactive material driven into the upper atmosphere by a nuclear explosion?

8.

When Dorothy Parker was told that a former President of the USA had died, her comment was: “How can they tell?”.  Which famously taciturn President was she talking about?

Sp.

Which Lancashire born actress who died aged 91 in 2014 played the part of Helen, the mother of Jo, in the 1961 classic film A Taste of Honey?

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme - 'Leader of the Pack'

1.

What is the usual name given to the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat?  It can be designed in different ways - low-chin spoon and high-chin spoon being two examples.

2.

On London Underground's Victoria Line which station lies between Kings Cross St Pancras and Finsbury Park?

3.

At the Universities of Oxford and Dublin, what name is given to the second term of the academic year?  It is also the name of one of the terms of the legal year in England and Wales.

4.

Which Caribbean-based operator of all-inclusive resorts was founded in 1981 by Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart?  Adverts for the company were banned on the London Underground in 2003, because of their refusal to accommodate same-sex couples.

5.

Who became Classics editor of the Times Literary Supplement in 1992?  She has written and presented TV programmes called Meet The Romans and Caligula and has also been a regular contributor to the Radio 4 series A Point of View.

6.

Born in 1949, which golfer won 8 Major Championships, only missing out on a career grand slam by failing to win the US PGA Championship?  He played in four US Ryder Cup teams never ending up on the losing side.  He has also been a non-playing captain of the US Ryder Cup team twice, winning once and losing once.

7.

Which company merged with Douglas Aircraft in 1967 to form a new aerospace manufacturing corporation?  The new company became defunct in 1997 when it merged with Boeing.

8.

"Confound their politics. Frustrate their knavish tricks." are lines from which much-sung song?  The lyrics are amongst those that first appeared in the Gentleman’s Magazine in 1745.

Sp.

Whose father had him married at the age of 13 to the 17 year-old Luo Yigu in order to unite two land-owning families?  The bridegroom did not recognise her as his wife and went on to marry three other women, fathering 10 children in total.

ROUND 5 - 'Close to our Hearts'

Initial letters of the answers will spell out an anagram of a word that is close to all our hearts

1.

Which specific position connects Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers?

2.

Which thoroughfare in Berlin stretches from the site of the Stadtschloss in the east to the Brandenburg gate at its western end?  The oldest building on the thoroughfare is now home to the German History Museum.

3.

Staying on the Unter den Linden, the statues of two brothers, one a geographer and naturalist born 1769, and the other a linguist and philosopher, born in 1767, can be found outside which university that bears their surname?

4.

Which event takes place in a tiny Dartmoor Village on the second Tuesday in September?  The folk song of the same name features Uncle Tom Cobley and his friends.

5.

Which deodorant brand recorded a huge spike in sales when it was featured in the title of a 1991 grunge classic by Nirvana?

6.

Which opera opened in London in November 1882?  The opera which had the alternative name The Peer and the Peri lampooned the House of Lords as being ineffective, privileged and dim-witted.

7.

Which is the largest of the Aran Islands?  The island is home to a a prehistoric fort Dun Aengus, which was described by George Petrie as "the most magnificent barbaric monument in Europe”.

8.

Which song from the Disney Film Song of the South sung by James Baskett won the Academy award for Best Original Song in 1947?

1.

Which 1957 film directed by Ingmar Bergman features Max Von Sydow as a disillusioned knight returning to Sweden after fighting in the crusades and finding the country ravaged by the Black Death?

2.

Petruchio, Gremio and Bianca are all characters in which Shakespeare comedy?

3.

Which economic term’s earliest use dates back to 1985 when Financial Times journalists Horace Brag and Wong Sulong reported a brief market rise in Malaysian and Singaporean stocks after a recession?

4.

Which iconic album, released in October 1977, features the tracks Heaven Can Wait, All Revved Up with No Place to Go and For Crying Out Loud?  The title of the album is a phrase that can be traced back to the Greek playwright Aristophanes who first used it in his play The Birds?

5.

The modern constellation Vulpecula has what English name?

6.

Which surname connects an England rugby international of the 1970s and 1980s, a male star of a BBC sitcom that ran between 1966 and 1971, a female star of an ITV sitcom that ran between 1969 and 1973 and an English playwright that received Oscar nominations for best adapted screenplay in both 2002 and 2008?

7.

Which Gustav Holst one act opera, which premiered in Manchester in 1925, featured the characters Poins, Bardolph and Peto?

8.

The children’s TV comedy series Timmy Time is a spin-off from which other children’s TV series?

Sp1

Which Surrey parliamentary constituency was created in 1983 and subsequently returned future Conservative cabinet minister Kenneth Baker as its first MP?

Sp2

In gridiron football, the legendary Don Shula was head coach for 25 years of which NFL team?

ROUND 7 - 'Last Name/First Name' 

Each question contains two clues, relating to two separate people, both of which are in the same field or profession; the last name of the first person is the first name of the second person e.g. Meg Ryan and Ryan Gosling; name both for the points

1.

People’s Budget; Omni-shambles Budget

2.

The Bostonians; Dubliners

3.

Parenthood; Bringing Up Baby

4.

England footballer 1998-2008 42 goals; England footballer 2001-2008 0 goals

5.

Born 1706 Boston Mass.; Born 1882 New York State

6.

Mr Tumnus; The Fawn

7.

Winner of golf’s 1999 US Open; Winner of golf’s 2009 Open

8.

One Way or Another; One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)

Sp.

Your Song; Annie’s Song

ROUND 8 - 'Disney Bingo' Round 

Pick your own Disney film; the film you pick will have the name of a character from that film included in the answer, either as a whole word or part of a word

1.

SLEEPING BEAUTY

What is caused by collisions between electrically charged particles released from the sun that enter the earth’s atmosphere and collide with gases such as oxygen and nitrogen?

2.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Name the widowed father in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

3.

ALADDIN

Who, in Shakespeare, says "Oh, beware, my lord, of jealousy.  It is the green eyed monster which doth mock."?

4.

PINOCCHIO

Which volcano in the Tyrrhenian Sea, has a type of eruption named after it?

5.

THE LITTLE MERMAID

Who is the author of the Hainish science fiction series and the Earthsea fantasy series?

6.

THE JUNGLE BOOK

Which jazz trumpeter and composer, christened John Birks was notable for his 'swollen cheeks' and 'bent trumpet'?  He played with Charlie Parker and was instrumental in the development of Bebop in the 1940's?

7.

101 DALMATIANS

In Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale who is the daughter of Leontes, King of Sicilia, and his wife Hermione?

8.

FROZEN

In George du Maurier’s 1895 novel Trilby, which dominating character (a Jewish rogue, hypnotist and musician) takes the title character under his spell and turns her into a diva?

9.

THE LION KING

Which island known for its biodiversity is home to 5% of all the animal and plant species known to man?  70% of the fauna and 90% of the flora are endemic to the island.

10.

THE SWORD IN THE STONE

What principle of physics indicates that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partly submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that body displaces?

Spares

1.

Who played the title characters of Sapphire and Steel in the BBC Sci-Fi detective drama from the 1980’s?

2.

Who played the title characters of crime fighting gardeners Rosemary and Thyme in the ITV drama series?

3.

What is the name of the ITV series, written by Sally Wainwright starring Surranne Jones and Lesley Sharp as the eponymous detectives?

4.

What are the first names of Agatha Christie’s married amateur detectives, The Beresfords, who featured recently in a TV series starring David Walliams and Jessica Raines?

5.

Based on the novels by Reginald Hill, set in Yorkshire, Dalziel and Pascoe starred which 2 actors in the title roles?

6.

What links Alistair Carmichael, Ian Murray and David Mundell?

7.

Why was John Bickley once again the bridesmaid on 3 December 2015?

ROUND 1 - Pairs

1.

Why was Benjamin Clementine in the news recently?

He won the 2015 Mercury Prize

2.

Why was Burntwood School, Wandsworth a success in October 2015?

It won the Stirling Prize

(for architecture)

3.

Which nickname links Eamon de Valera and Lester Piggott?

'The Long Fellow'

4.

Which word links cricketer Rahul Dravid and music producer Phil Spector?

Wall

(nickname 'The Wall' and the 'Wall of Sound')

5.

Which Baseball legend who died in September 2015 was famous for quotes such as: "It ain't over until it's over", "It's like deja vu all over again", "If you see a fork in the road take it" and "Always go to other people's funerals otherwise they won't go to yours"?

Yogi Berra

6.

What was the five word put-down said by Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle during a 1988 Vice Presidential debate?   Variations on the remark have entered the political lexicon as a put-down to politicians who have a bloated sense of their own importance.

"Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy"

7.

Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx played which characters in a 2006 film based on a 1980s detective series?

Crocket and Tubbs

(from Miami Vice)

8.

Ray Winstone and Ben Drew played which characters in a 2012 film based on a 1970s TV series?

Regan and Carter

(from The Sweeney)

Sp1

Which iconic sportsman, who died in 2005, gave his name to the title of the 1987 debut album by The Wedding Present?  The album cover features the great man in action.

George Best

Sp2

Which Meteorologist, who was a regular on the BBC between 1985 and 2000, was featured in a novelty hit by A Tribe of Toffs in December 1988?

John Kettley

(John Kettley is a Weatherman)

Sp3

What were Sultans of Ping FC looking for in their 1993 novelty hit?

Jumper

(Where's Me Jumper?)

Sp4

What was Whistling Jack Smith's occupation according to his 1967 novelty hit?

Kaiser Bill's Batman

1.

Which US actress, born in 1964, played Superman's girlfriend in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, in the 90's, and Bond girl Paris in Tomorrow Never Dies?

Terri Hatcher

2.

He was an American composer, pianist and bandleader who died in 1974.  His given name was Edward, and he was particularly associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem.  Name him.

Duke Ellington

3.

In July 1944, an attempt was made to kill Hitler at his command post in the Masurian Woods.  What was the two word name given to this forest retreat?

Wolf's Lair

4.

In the 1960's TV series, which hairy member of the Addams family was played by actor Felix Silla?

Cousin Itt

5.

Badgers live in a sett, otters in a holt.  What is the name common to the homes of bears, racoons and coyotes?

Den

6.

In Japanese cuisine, what is 'unagi'?

Eel

(specifically freshwater eels)

7.

Which American singer/songwriter and model had No.1 albums with Born to Die in 2012 and Ultraviolence in 2014?  She has won Brit awards for Best International Breakthrough Act in 2012 and Best International Female Solo artist in 2013.

Lana Del Rey

8.

What was the birth nationality of Kiss rock star Gene Simmonds and actress Natalie Portman?

Israeli

(their real names were Chaim Witz and Neta-Lee Herschlag)

ROUND 3 - Announced theme

Each answer contains a word or words that refers to a category winner in the recent American Music Awards - beware sound-a-likes

1.

Before she joined Fleetwood Mac, Christine McVie performed in a band called Chickenshack and released a solo album under her maiden name.  What was that name?

Christine Perfect

(Pitch Perfect 2 was voted Best Soundtrack)

2.

From its source at the Okefenokee Swamp to its mouth at the Atlantic the St Mary's River forms a large part of the border between which two US states?

Florida and Georgia

(Florida Georgia Line won Best Country Group)

3.

Name the 1950 classic western movie directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara.

Rio Grande

(Ariana Grande won Best Female Pop/Rock Artist)

4.

Who in 1729 satirically suggested that the poor should earn money by selling their children for rich people to eat?

Jonathan Swift

(in A Modest Proposal)

(Taylor Swift won Song of the Year)

5.

Which boutique was opened by Barbara Hulanicki on Abingdon St, Kensington in 1964?  It was credited with bringing the mini skirt to the high street and was noted for its distinctive Art Deco logos.

Biba

(Justin Bieber won Best Collaboration for Where are U Now)

6.

This dinosaur, whose first fossil was discovered in 1877, has a name inspired by the double beamed chevron shaped bones in its immensely long tail.  What is the dinosaur’s name?

Diplodocus

(Skrillex & Diplo won Best Collaboration for Where are U Now)

7.

What is the name for the residual radioactive material driven into the upper atmosphere by a nuclear explosion?

Fallout

(Fall Out Boy won Best Alternative Rock Act)

8.

When Dorothy Parker was told that a former President of the USA had died, her comment was: “How can they tell?”.  Which famously taciturn President was she talking about?

Calvin Coolidge

(Calvin Harris won Best Electronic Dance Music Artist)

Sp

Which Lancashire born actress who died aged 91 in 2014 played the part of Helen, the mother of Jo, in the 1961 classic film A Taste of Honey?

Dora Bryan

(Luke Bryan won Best Male Country Act)

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme - 'Leader of the Pack'

1.

What is the usual name given to the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat?  It can be designed in different ways - low-chin spoon and high-chin spoon being two examples.

Bow

2.

On London Underground's Victoria Line which station lies between Kings Cross St Pancras and Finsbury Park?

Highbury and Islington

3.

At the Universities of Oxford and Dublin, what name is given to the second term of the academic year?  It is also the name of one of the terms of the legal year in England and Wales.

Hilary

4.

Which Caribbean-based operator of all-inclusive resorts was founded in 1981 by Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart?  Adverts for the company were banned on the London Underground in 2003, because of their refusal to accommodate same-sex couples.

Sandals

5.

Who became Classics editor of the Times Literary Supplement in 1992?  She has written and presented TV programmes called Meet The Romans and Caligula and has also been a regular contributor to the Radio 4 series A Point of View.

Mary Beard

(accept Winifred Beard as Winifred is her real first name)

6.

Born in 1949, which golfer won 8 Major Championships, only missing out on a career grand slam by failing to win the US PGA Championship?  He played in four US Ryder Cup teams never ending up on the losing side.  He has also been a non-playing captain of the US Ryder Cup team twice, winning once and losing once.

Tom Watson

7.

Which company merged with Douglas Aircraft in 1967 to form a new aerospace manufacturing corporation?  The new company became defunct in 1997 when it merged with Boeing.

McDonnell

8.

"Confound their politics. Frustrate their knavish tricks." are lines from which much-sung song?  The lyrics are amongst those that first appeared in the Gentleman’s Magazine in 1745.

God Save the Queen

Sp.

Whose father had him married at the age of 13 to the 17 year-old Luo Yigu in order to unite two land-owning families?  The bridegroom did not recognise her as his wife and went on to marry three other women, fathering 10 children in total.

Mao Zedong

(the subject of the theme rides a Mao-style bike)

ROUND 5 - 'Close to our Hearts'

Initial letters of the answers will spell out an anagram of a word that is close to all our hearts

1.

Which specific position connects Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers?

Quarterback

2.

Which thoroughfare in Berlin stretches from the site of the Stadtschloss in the east to the Brandenburg gate at its western end?  The oldest building on the thoroughfare is now home to the German History Museum.

Unter den Linden

3.

Staying on the Unter den Linden, the statues of two brothers, one a geographer and naturalist born 1769, and the other a linguist and philosopher, born in 1767, can be found outside which university that bears their surname?

Humboldt University

4.

Which event takes place in a tiny Dartmoor Village on the second Tuesday in September?  The folk song of the same name features Uncle Tom Cobley and his friends.

Widecombe Fair

5.

Which deodorant brand recorded a huge spike in sales when it was featured in the title of a 1991 grunge classic by Nirvana?

Teen Spirit

(from Smells Like Teen Spirit)

6.

Which opera opened in London in November 1882?  The opera which had the alternative name The Peer and the Peri lampooned the House of Lords as being ineffective, privileged and dim-witted.

Iolanthe

7.

Which is the largest of the Aran Islands?  The island is home to a a prehistoric fort Dun Aengus, which was described by George Petrie as "the most magnificent barbaric monument in Europe”.

Inishmore

8.

Which song from the Disney Film Song of the South sung by James Baskett won the Academy award for Best Original Song in 1947?

Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah

1.

Which 1957 film directed by Ingmar Bergman features Max Von Sydow as a disillusioned knight returning to Sweden after fighting in the crusades and finding the country ravaged by the Black Death?

The Seventh Seal

2.

Petruchio, Gremio and Bianca are all characters in which Shakespeare comedy?

The Taming of the Shrew

3.

Which economic term’s earliest use dates back to 1985 when Financial Times journalists Horace Brag and Wong Sulong reported a brief market rise in Malaysian and Singaporean stocks after a recession?

'Dead cat bounce'

4.

Which iconic album, released in October 1977, features the tracks Heaven Can Wait, All Revved Up with No Place to Go and For Crying Out Loud?  The title of the album is a phrase that can be traced back to the Greek playwright Aristophanes who first used it in his play The Birds?

Bat Out of Hell

5.

The modern constellation Vulpecula has what English name?

Fox

6.

Which surname connects an England rugby international of the 1970s and 1980s, a male star of a BBC sitcom that ran between 1966 and 1971, a female star of an ITV sitcom that ran between 1969 and 1973 and an English playwright that received Oscar nominations for best adapted screenplay in both 2002 and 2008?

Hare

(Dusty, Robertson, Doris And David)

7.

Which Gustav Holst one act opera, which premiered in Manchester in 1925, featured the characters Poins, Bardolph and Peto?

At The Boar's Head

8.

The children’s TV comedy series Timmy Time is a spin-off from which other children’s TV series?

Shaun The Sheep

Sp1

Which Surrey parliamentary constituency was created in 1983 and subsequently returned future Conservative cabinet minister Kenneth Baker as its first MP?

Mole Valley

Sp2

In gridiron football, the legendary Don Shula was head coach for 25 years of which NFL team?

Miami Dolphins

ROUND 7 - 'Last Name/First Name' 

Each question contains two clues, relating to two separate people, both of which are in the same field or profession; the last name of the first person is the first name of the second person e.g. Meg Ryan and Ryan Gosling; name both for the points

1.

People’s Budget; Omni-shambles Budget

David Lloyd George; George Osborne

2.

The Bostonians; Dubliners

Henry James; James Joyce

(book titles)

3.

Parenthood; Bringing Up Baby

Ron Howard; Howard Hawks

(film directors)

4.

England footballer 1998-2008 42 goals; England footballer 2001-2008 0 goals

Michael Owen; Owen Hargreaves

5.

Born 1706 Boston Mass.; Born 1882 New York State

Benjamin Franklin; Franklin D Roosevelt

6.

Mr Tumnus; The Fawn

C S Lewis; Lewis Carroll

(the faun in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, and a character in Alice Through the Looking Glass)

7.

Winner of golf’s 1999 US Open; Winner of golf’s 2009 Open

Payne Stewart; Stewart Cink

8.

One Way or Another; One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)

Debbie Harry; Harry Stiles

(Blondie and One Direction singles)

Sp.

Your Song; Annie’s Song

Elton John; John Denver

ROUND 8 - 'Disney Bingo' Round 

Pick your own Disney film; the film you pick will have the name of a character from that film included in the answer, either as a whole word or part of a word

1.

SLEEPING BEAUTY

What is caused by collisions between electrically charged particles released from the sun that enter the earth’s atmosphere and collide with gases such as oxygen and nitrogen?

Aurora Borealis

(Aurora is the name of the Sleeping Beauty)

2.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Name the widowed father in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Caractacus Potts

(Mrs Potts is the teapot in The Beauty and the Beast )

3.

ALADDIN

Who, in Shakespeare, says "Oh, beware, my lord, of jealousy.  It is the green eyed monster which doth mock."?

Iago

(Iago is the red bird in Aladdin)

4.

PINOCCHIO

Which volcano in the Tyrrhenian Sea, has a type of eruption named after it?

Stromboli

The volcano has erupted almost continually for 2000 years

(Stromboli is the puppeteer in Pinocchio)

5.

THE LITTLE MERMAID

Who is the author of the Hainish science fiction series and the Earthsea fantasy series?

Ursula Le Guin

(Ursula is the baddie in The Little Mermaid)

6.

THE JUNGLE BOOK

Which jazz trumpeter and composer, christened John Birks was notable for his 'swollen cheeks' and 'bent trumpet'?  He played with Charlie Parker and was instrumental in the development of Bebop in the 1940's?

Dizzy Gillespie

(Dizzy is one of the vultures in Jungle Book)

7.

101 DALMATIANS

In Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale who is the daughter of Leontes, King of Sicilia, and his wife Hermione?

Perdita

(Perdita is the ‘mother’ dog in 101 Dalmatians)

8.

FROZEN

In George du Maurier’s 1895 novel Trilby, which dominating character (a Jewish rogue, hypnotist and musician) takes the title character under his spell and turns her into a diva?

Svengali

(Sven is the reindeer in Frozen)

9.

THE LION KING

Which island known for its biodiversity is home to 5% of all the animal and plant species known to man?  70% of the fauna and 90% of the flora are endemic to the island.

Madagascar

(Scar is the baddie in The Lion King)

10.

THE SWORD IN THE STONE

What principle of physics indicates that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partly submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that body displaces?

Archimedes Principle

(Archimedes is the owl in The Sword in the Stone)

Spares

1.

Who played the title characters of Sapphire and Steel in the BBC Sci-Fi detective drama from the 1980’s?

Joanna Lumley and David McCallum

2.

Who played the title characters of crime fighting gardeners Rosemary and Thyme in the ITV drama series?

Felicity Kendall and Pam Ferris

3.

What is the name of the ITV series, written by Sally Wainwright starring Surranne Jones and Lesley Sharp as the eponymous detectives?

Scott and Bailey

4.

What are the first names of Agatha Christie’s married amateur detectives, The Beresfords, who featured recently in a TV series starring David Walliams and Jessica Raines?

Tommy and Tuppence

5.

Based on the novels by Reginald Hill, set in Yorkshire, Dalziel and Pascoe starred which 2 actors in the title roles?

Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan

6.

What links Alistair Carmichael, Ian Murray and David Mundell?

They are the only MPs in Scotland who do not represent the SNP

7.

Why was John Bickley once again the bridesmaid on 3 December 2015?

He was the UKIP candidate in the Oldham West by-election

(he has now lost 4 by elections)