ROUND 1 - Hidden theme appropriate to the round

This round includes sound-alikes and at least one look alike

1.

According to the slogan, what product has been ‘Helping Ugly People Have Sex since 1862!’

2.

He is a mythological king of the gods, rides an eight-legged horse and has two ravens who tell him all the things happening in the world.  What is the name of this one-eyed god?

3.

Complete this triumvirate, who first appeared on our TV screens in 1960: Martha Longhurst, Minnie Caldwell, and who?

4.

In Shakespeare’s play, what are the last six words spoken by Julius Caesar before he dies?

5.

With a London headquarters, this company is one of the largest insurance brokers in the world.  It has 65,000 employees, in 500 offices, in more than 120 countries.  Name this company.  Hint: It was Manchester United’s shirt sponsor from 2010 until 2014.

6.

This withholding tax was introduced to the UK in 1944.  Amounts withheld on income payments to employees are treated as advance payments of income tax due.  What is this tax called?

7.

In chess, there is only one occasion on which a piece is captured, but is not replaced on its square by the capturing piece.  What is the move called?

8.

First produced in Italy in 1983, approximately 8,800,000 were built, before the final one was made in Brazil in 2013.  Name this car.

Sp1

Manchester-born Wayne Fontana, and his backing group the Mindbenders, only ever had two Top Ten singles hits in the UK.  In 1965, Game of Love got to No. 2.  Name their 1964 hit, which got to No. 5. The title consists of the same word or sound repeated six times.

Sp2

Alex McLeish played football for Aberdeen and Scotland, and, from August 2014 until June 2015, managed the Belgian club KRC Genk.  Alex Salmond was leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland.  What nickname do they both share?

Sp3

Intended as an updated version of the BBC news magazine show Nationwide, the trial run in 2006 was hosted by Adrian Chiles and Nadia Sawalha.  It is currently hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker.  What is this TV show called?

ROUND 2 - 'Time Person of the Year Award'

Each answer in this round features a person who, according to Time magazine "for better or for worse...has done the most to influence the events of the year"

1.

Time Person of the Year 1938

Which politician said: "Anyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilised."?

2.

TPotY 1930

Which political campaigner, said, while travelling in England: "You wear plus-fours.  I prefer minus-fours."?

3.

TPotY 1927

Which aviator said: "I have seen the science I worshipped, and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilisation I expected them to serve."?

4.

TPotY 1963

Which political campaigner once started a letter with the words: "While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities 'unwise and untimely.'"?

5.

TPoty 1994

Which religious leader said: "Football shouldn’t become submerged by financial interests. It ought to be more about the excellence of performing than about possession."?

6.

TPotY 1936

Which socialite once concluded a letter with the words: "PS: It’s all gossip about the prince.  I’m not in the habit of taking my girlfriends’ beaux."?

7.

TPotY 2010

Which entrepreneur said: "I updated my grilling app, iGrill, today and it now has Facebook integration that lets you see what other people are grilling right now around the world.  Awesome."?

8.

TPotY 1939 & 1942

Which politician said: "Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union."?

Sp1

TPotY 1952

Which monarch is supposed to have said: ‘They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt’?

Sp2

TPotY 1940 & 1949

Which politician said: "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it."?

Sp3

TPotY 1958

Which politician said "I have tried to lift France out of the mud.  But she will return to her errors and vomitings.  I cannot prevent the French from being French."?

ROUND 3 - Threesomes

Name the missing one in each of these threesomes

1.

If Clint Eastwood is The Good, and Lee Van Cleef is The Bad, who is The Ugly?

2.

Groucho was properly Julius, Chico was Leonard, and Harpo was who?

3.

The Patriarchs are the physical and spiritual ancestors of Judaism.  Abraham and Isaac are two of them.  Who is the third?

4.

Terry Pratchett’s book Wyrd Sisters features Nanny Ogg, matriarch of a large tribe of Oggs and owner of the most evil cat in the world; Magrat Garlick, the junior witch, who believes in occult jewelry, covens, and bubbling cauldrons; and which other witch?

5.

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) was published in 1889.  The main characters are the fox terrier Montmorency, and the men George, Harris, and who?

6.

In Greek mythology, a Chimera is usually depicted with the head of a goat arising from its back, and a tail that might end with a snake's head, but what animal does it have for its head?

7.

The Beverley Sisters were a vocal trio, particularly popular during the 1950s and 60s.  There were the twin sisters Teddie and Babs, but what was the name of the older sister?

8.

If Drew Barrymore plays Dylan Sanders and Cameron Diaz plays Natalie Cook, who plays Alex Munday?

Sp1

South Africa's three branches of government are split over different cities.  Cape Town, with its Parliament, is the legislative capital.  Pretoria, with the President and Cabinet, is the administrative capital.  With the Supreme Court of Appeal, which city is the judicial capital?

Sp2

In the Bible, Noah’s three sons are Shem, Ham and who?

Sp3

Apollo 17, launched on December 7th 1972 was the final mission of the Apollo programme.  The Command Module Pilot was Ronald Evans and the Lunar Module Pilot was Harrison Schmitt.  Who was the Commander, who had previously been Pilot of Gemini 9A in June 1966, and Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969? (surname only required)

Sp4

The Giza pyramids date from roughly 2550 to 2490 B.C. They were built by the Pharaohs Khafre, Menkaure and who?

ROUND 4 - Foursomes

Name the missing one in each of these foursomes

1.

From astronomy, the Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and what?

2.

From an animated sitcom: Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and who?

3.

From Hogwarts’ Houses: Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Slytherin and what?

4.

From a well-known South Dakota sculpture: George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and who?

5.

From politics on 26 March 1981: Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Shirley Williams, and who?

6.

From the parochial house on Craggy Island, the housekeeper Mrs Doyle and the priests, Father Ted, Father Dougal and who?

7.

From a series of books and films: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and what?

8.

From a timely group: Eastern, Central, Pacific and what?

Sp1

From a group of actors: Michael Keaton 1989 & 1992, Val Kilmer 1995, George Clooney 1997, and who, in 2005, 2008 & 2012?

Sp2

From the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and who?

Sp3

From the Minor Arcana in Tarot: Wands (also known as batons, rods or staves), Pentacles (also known as coins or disks), Cups, and what?

ROUND 5 - 'The Sports Round'

All the people in this round were sportsmen, but are better known for other things

(the explanatory sporting descriptions in the answer text are sometimes quite lengthy and can be left out at the discretion of the QM)

1.

As a singer, he is probably best remembered for performing the theme to the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair, and, as an actor, as co-star to Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. in 1966-1967.  Name this Olympic skier. (first and second names required)

2.

He is best known for a series of ten crime novels, starting with The Bat and most recently Police.  Confusingly, the first one published in Britain was the fifth in the series The Devil’s Star in 2005.  Name this footballer.

3.

He starred in a number of films in the 1930s and 40s, and played the title role in the serials Flash Gordon in 1936, 1938 and 1940 and Buck Rogers in 1939.  Who was this swimmer?

4.

This musician, airline pilot, broadcaster and brewer is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.  Name this fencer.

5.

This actor, comedian, and TV presenter is best known for his roles as Danny Baldwin in Coronation Street and DS Ronnie Brooks in Law & Order: UK.  He also hosts an ITV game show and the annual Crime Thriller Awards on ITV3.  Name this footballer.

6.

This English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian performed from 1921, until he died in 1961. On stage, screen, and record, he sang and played light comic songs.  By 1939, he was the highest paid entertainer in the UK, earning over £100,000 a year.   Who was this jockey?

7.

His first Oscar nomination as an actor was in 1958 for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.  His ninth and final actor nomination was in 2002 for Road to Perdition.  Who was this racing driver?

8.

The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care was first published in 1946.  By the time the author died in 1998, over 50 million copies had been sold, making it the best-selling book of the 20th century in America, after the Bible.  Which oarsman wrote it?

Sp1

Still performing aged 72, this Spanish singer/songwriter has sold 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and has released more than 80 albums.  He has more than 2,600 gold and platinum record certifications.  Who is this footballer?

Sp2

Based on his first novel, he wrote the screenplay for the 1963 film This Sporting Life, and in 1976 won the Booker prize for his novel Saville.  Who is this Rugby League player?

ROUND 6 - 'The Year, The Beer'

Certain beers, breweries, etc. are advertised in association with specific years all the following have years associated with them

1.

Name the continental brewery: 1664.

2.

With an ecclesiastically related name, this beer was first brewed in the 1890’s, but is more associated with 1741.  Name the beer.

3.

First brewed in 1759, the company owns its original brewery, and one each in Malaysia, Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon.  Name the brewery.

4.

Name the brewery: Barcelona 1876.

5.

Two Irish American brothers first brewed it in Melbourne in 1888.  Name the beer.

6.

Founded in 1698, but with evidence of brewing on the current site since at least 1573, this is Britain’s oldest brewery.  Name the brewery.

7.

First brewed in 1842, it was the world’s first beer of its type.  By what brand name is Plzeňský Prazdroj better known?

8.

Name the continental brewery:  1847.

Sp1

Dating from the 1760’s, this pub on Deansgate sometimes claims to be the oldest pub in Manchester.  Name the pub.

Sp2

Established in 1874, name this quiz venue.

ROUND 7 - Linked Round

All the people in this round’s answers have something in common

1.

Born in Prague in 1883, this German-language writer of novels and short stories is perhaps best known for his works Metamorphosis, The Trial and The Castle.  Who is he?

2.

Inspired by Nietzsche's philosophical novel of the same name, this tone poem was composed by Richard Strauss in 1896.  The initial fanfare, Sunrise, became well-known after its use in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.  What is the tone poem called?

3.

Nicknamed the ‘Flying Finn’, he dominated distance running in the early 20th century.  He set 22 official world records at distances between 1500 metres and 20 kilometres, and won a total of nine gold and three silver medals in his twelve events in the Olympic Games.  Who was he?

4.

This DJ broadcasted on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s, and was the first DJ to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 at its launch in 1967.  In 2002 he won I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.  Who is he?

5.

Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Michael Sarrazin, Robert De Niro, and various others, have all played which character in films?

6.

Born Richard Melville Hall in 1965, this American singer-songwriter, musician (particularly in electronic music), DJ, and photographer, has sold over 20 million albums worldwide.  By what stage name is he better known?

7.

Her first novel, published in 1950, was inspired by her deprived youth in Tyneside.  She wrote almost 100 books, and sold more than 123 million copies.  For 17 years until 2002 (four years after her death) she was the most borrowed author from UK public libraries.  Who was she?

8.

François-Marie Arouet was a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher.  One of his best-known quotations is "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him".  By what name is he better known?

Sp1

Hitler described him as "a man without roots, a demagogue and a liar".  Churchill said of him "There, but for the grace of God, goes God".  He served in government during WW2 and after, becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1947 to 1950.  Name this politician

Sp2

He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.; CEO and largest shareholder of Pixar Animation Studios; and founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT Inc.  Who was he?

ROUND 8 - Just when you thought it was all over, A Christmas Round

All the answers include something associated with Christmas

1.

Orhan Pamuk (2006 Literature) and Aziz Sancar (2015 Chemistry) are Nobel laureates from which country?

2.

This English actor and theatre manager founded the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1904 and was knighted in 1909.  Who was he?  (surname only required)

3.

The series of 11 Strangers and Brothers novels was published between 1940 and 1970.  In 1964, one of them, Corridors of Power, added the phrase to our language.  Name the author.

4.

This British weekly lads’ mag was launched in 2004 with the slogan ‘When You Really Need Something Funny’ and closed in April 2014.  What was it called?

5.

Created in 1923 on Mount Lee in the Santa Monica Mountains to advertise a local real estate development, what is now spelt out over a 350 feet length in 45-foot-tall white capital letters?

6.

Renowned for its cheap production values and dodgy sets, Crossroads ran on ITV from 1964 to 1988.  Who played the role of the motel owner Meg Richardson?

7.

In 1997, Buddy the chocolate Labrador joined whom, as part of the Clinton administration?

8.

What name links Hitler’s Deputy Führer from 1933 until 1941, and The Principal Dancer of the Royal Ballet from 1962 until 1970?

Sp1

This cartoonist and illustrator has worked for The Sunday Times and The New Yorker.  Other work includes graphics for Pink Floyd’s album The Wall, and their music video Welcome to the Machine.  He provided the caricatures for the opening and closing sequences of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, and was the production designer on the Disney animated feature Hercules (1997).  Who is he?

Sp2

ROUND 1 - Hidden theme appropriate to the round

This round includes sound-alikes and at least one look alike

1.

According to the slogan, what product has been ‘Helping Ugly People Have Sex since 1862!’

Beer

2.

He is a mythological king of the gods, rides an eight-legged horse and has two ravens who tell him all the things happening in the world.  What is the name of this one-eyed god?

Odin

(accept Wōden, Wuotan, etc., but point out that Odin is necessary for the theme)

3.

Complete this triumvirate, who first appeared on our TV screens in 1960: Martha Longhurst, Minnie Caldwell, and who?

Ena Sharples

(in Coronation Street)

4.

In Shakespeare’s play, what are the last six words spoken by Julius Caesar before he dies?

"Et tu, Brute! Then fall, Caesar"

5.

With a London headquarters, this company is one of the largest insurance brokers in the world.  It has 65,000 employees, in 500 offices, in more than 120 countries.  Name this company.  Hint: It was Manchester United’s shirt sponsor from 2010 until 2014.

Aon

6.

This withholding tax was introduced to the UK in 1944.  Amounts withheld on income payments to employees are treated as advance payments of income tax due.  What is this tax called?

Pay-As-You-Earn

(accept 'PAYE', but point out that the full name is necessary for the theme)

7.

In chess, there is only one occasion on which a piece is captured, but is not replaced on its square by the capturing piece.  What is the move called?
 

En passant
(If a pawn moves two ranks forward from its start position, and an enemy pawn could have captured it if it had moved only one square forward, the opponent captures the just-moved pawn ‘as it passes’ through the first square.  The resulting position is the same as if the pawn had moved only one square forward and the enemy pawn had captured it normally.)

8.

First produced in Italy in 1983, approximately 8,800,000 were built, before the final one was made in Brazil in 2013.  Name this car.

Fiat Uno

Sp1

Manchester-born Wayne Fontana, and his backing group the Mindbenders, only ever had two Top Ten singles hits in the UK.  In 1965, Game of Love got to No. 2.  Name their 1964 hit, which got to No. 5. The title consists of the same word or sound repeated six times.

Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um

(Groovy Kind of Love, sometimes associated with Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders was released by the Mindbenders in 1966, after Fontana had gone solo)

Sp2

Alex McLeish played football for Aberdeen and Scotland, and, from August 2014 until June 2015, managed the Belgian club KRC Genk.  Alex Salmond was leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland.  What nickname do they both share?

Eck

(Alex McLeish was ‘Big Eck’ and Alex Salmond was just ‘Eck’)

Sp3

Intended as an updated version of the BBC news magazine show Nationwide, the trial run in 2006 was hosted by Adrian Chiles and Nadia Sawalha.  It is currently hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker.  What is this TV show called?

The One Show

ROUND 2 - 'Time Person of the Year Award'

Each answer in this round features a person who, according to Time magazine "for better or for worse...has done the most to influence the events of the year"

1.

Time Person of the Year 1938

Which politician said: "Anyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilised."?

Adolf Hitler

(for overseeing the unification of Germany with Austria and the Sudetenland in 1938, which was considered A Good Thing at the time)

2.

TPotY 1930

Which political campaigner, said, while travelling in England: "You wear plus-fours.  I prefer minus-fours."?

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

3.

TPotY 1927

Which aviator said: "I have seen the science I worshipped, and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilisation I expected them to serve."?

Charles Lindbergh

4.

TPotY 1963

Which political campaigner once started a letter with the words: "While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities 'unwise and untimely.'"?

Martin Luther King Jr.

5.

TPoty 1994

Which religious leader said: "Football shouldn’t become submerged by financial interests. It ought to be more about the excellence of performing than about possession."?

Pope John Paul II

6.

TPotY 1936

Which socialite once concluded a letter with the words: "PS: It’s all gossip about the prince.  I’m not in the habit of taking my girlfriends’ beaux."?

Mrs Wallis Simpson

7.

TPotY 2010

Which entrepreneur said: "I updated my grilling app, iGrill, today and it now has Facebook integration that lets you see what other people are grilling right now around the world.  Awesome."?

Mark Zuckerberg

(in July 2010, Zuckerberg had reported that Facebook reached the 500 million-user mark)

8.

TPotY 1939 & 1942

Which politician said: "Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union."?

Joseph Stalin

(for signing of a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany, and for leading the Russian fight against Germany)

Sp1

TPotY 1952

Which monarch is supposed to have said: ‘They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt’?

Queen Elizabeth II

(about the children of Princess Margaret,  i.e. David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, and Lady Sarah Chatto)

Sp2

TPotY 1940 & 1949

Which politician said: "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it."?

Winston Churchill

Sp3

TPotY 1958

Which politician said "I have tried to lift France out of the mud.  But she will return to her errors and vomitings.  I cannot prevent the French from being French."?

Charles de Gaulle

ROUND 3 - Threesomes

Name the missing one in each of these threesomes

1.

If Clint Eastwood is The Good, and Lee Van Cleef is The Bad, who is The Ugly?

Eli Wallach

2.

Groucho was properly Julius, Chico was Leonard, and Harpo was who?

Adolf Marx

3.

The Patriarchs are the physical and spiritual ancestors of Judaism.  Abraham and Isaac are two of them.  Who is the third?

Jacob

4.

Terry Pratchett’s book Wyrd Sisters features Nanny Ogg, matriarch of a large tribe of Oggs and owner of the most evil cat in the world; Magrat Garlick, the junior witch, who believes in occult jewelry, covens, and bubbling cauldrons; and which other witch?

Granny Weatherwax

5.

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) was published in 1889.  The main characters are the fox terrier Montmorency, and the men George, Harris, and who?

Jerome or ‘J’

(the author Jerome K Jerome is also the narrator)

6.

In Greek mythology, a Chimera is usually depicted with the head of a goat arising from its back, and a tail that might end with a snake's head, but what animal does it have for its head?

Lion

7.

The Beverley Sisters were a vocal trio, particularly popular during the 1950s and 60s.  There were the twin sisters Teddie and Babs, but what was the name of the older sister?

Joy

8.

If Drew Barrymore plays Dylan Sanders and Cameron Diaz plays Natalie Cook, who plays Alex Munday?

Lucy Liu

(in the 2000 film Charlie’s Angels)

Sp1

South Africa's three branches of government are split over different cities.  Cape Town, with its Parliament, is the legislative capital.  Pretoria, with the President and Cabinet, is the administrative capital.  With the Supreme Court of Appeal, which city is the judicial capital?

Bloemfontein
 

Sp2

In the Bible, Noah’s three sons are Shem, Ham and who?

Japheth

Sp3

Apollo 17, launched on December 7th 1972 was the final mission of the Apollo programme.  The Command Module Pilot was Ronald Evans and the Lunar Module Pilot was Harrison Schmitt.  Who was the Commander, who had previously been Pilot of Gemini 9A in June 1966, and Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969? (surname only required)

Commander Eugene Cernan

Sp4

The Giza pyramids date from roughly 2550 to 2490 B.C. They were built by the Pharaohs Khafre, Menkaure and who?

Khufu

(accept the Hellenised name of Cheops)

ROUND 4 - Foursomes

Name the missing one in each of these foursomes

1.

From astronomy, the Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and what?

Callisto

2.

From an animated sitcom: Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and who?

Kenny

(as in "Oh my god! They killed Kenny!" in South Park)

3.

From Hogwarts’ Houses: Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Slytherin and what?

Ravenclaw

4.

From a well-known South Dakota sculpture: George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and who?

Thomas Jefferson

(Mount Rushmore National Memorial)

5.

From politics on 26 March 1981: Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Shirley Williams, and who?

Bill Rodgers

(the ‘Gang of Four, who founded the Social Democratic Party)

6.

From the parochial house on Craggy Island, the housekeeper Mrs Doyle and the priests, Father Ted, Father Dougal and who?

Father Jack

7.

From a series of books and films: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and what?

Breaking Dawn

(The Twilight Saga)

8.

From a timely group: Eastern, Central, Pacific and what?

Mountain

(Continental US Time Zones)

Sp1

From a group of actors: Michael Keaton 1989 & 1992, Val Kilmer 1995, George Clooney 1997, and who, in 2005, 2008 & 2012?

Christian Bale

(film actors playing Batman)

Sp2

From the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and who?

Raphael

Sp3

From the Minor Arcana in Tarot: Wands (also known as batons, rods or staves), Pentacles (also known as coins or disks), Cups, and what?

Swords

ROUND 5 - 'The Sports Round'

All the people in this round were sportsmen, but are better known for other things

1.

As a singer, he is probably best remembered for performing the theme to the 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair, and, as an actor, as co-star to Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. in 1966-1967.  Name this Olympic skier. (first and second names required)

Noel Harrison

(represented Great Britain in the Giant Slalom at the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics)

2.

He is best known for a series of ten crime novels, starting with The Bat and most recently Police.  Confusingly, the first one published in Britain was the fifth in the series The Devil’s Star in 2005.  Name this footballer.

Jo Nesbø

(before he wrote the crime novels featuring Inspector Harry Hole, he played for Molde FK in the 1970s, now managed by Ole Gunnar Solskjær - then he tore the cruciate ligaments in his knee saying "at the time, my goal was to play professionally for Tottenham")

3.

He starred in a number of films in the 1930s and 40s, and played the title role in the serials Flash Gordon in 1936, 1938 and 1940 and Buck Rogers in 1939.  Who was this swimmer?

Buster Crabbe

(won the gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming, in the 1932 Olympics)

4.

This musician, airline pilot, broadcaster and brewer is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.  Name this fencer.

Bruce Dickinson

(was once ranked 7th in Great Britain in the men's foil discipline, and was reputedly offered a place on the GB team for the 1992 Olympics, but declined due to band commitments)

5.

This actor, comedian, and TV presenter is best known for his roles as Danny Baldwin in Coronation Street and DS Ronnie Brooks in Law & Order: UK.  He also hosts an ITV game show and the annual Crime Thriller Awards on ITV3.  Name this footballer.

Bradley Walsh

(was a professional footballer for Brentford in the late 1970s - he failed to make the first team, but was regularly a member of the reserves - he played on loan for Barnet, making 5 appearances in the 1978–79 season, and for Dunstable Town, where he scored 15 goals in 25 appearances)

6.

This English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian performed from 1921, until he died in 1961. On stage, screen, and record, he sang and played light comic songs.  By 1939, he was the highest paid entertainer in the UK, earning over £100,000 a year.   Who was this jockey?

George Formby

(was apprenticed at Epsom and ran in his first professional races in 1914 aged 10 - when English racing closed due to WW1, he rode in Ireland - in 1918, he returned to England and raced for Lord Derby at his Newmarket stables until 1921)

7.

His first Oscar nomination as an actor was in 1958 for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.  His ninth and final actor nomination was in 2002 for Road to Perdition.  Who was this racing driver?

Paul Newman

(his only win was Best Actor for The Color of Money 1986) - despite being colour-blind, he won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in open wheel Indy Car racing)

8.

The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care was first published in 1946.  By the time the author died in 1998, over 50 million copies had been sold, making it the best-selling book of the 20th century in America, after the Bible.  Which oarsman wrote it?

Dr Benjamin Spock

(was in the US Olympic rowing crew, Men's Eights, that won a gold medal at the 1924 games in Paris)

Sp1

Still performing aged 72, this Spanish singer/songwriter has sold 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and has released more than 80 albums.  He has more than 2,600 gold and platinum record certifications.  Who is this footballer?

Julio Iglesias Sr

(accept without the 'Sr')

(Julio Iglesias Sr was a goalkeeper for Real Madrid Castilla, which until recently was managed by Zinedine Zidane - his professional football career ended when he had a car accident, and was unable to walk for two years)

Sp2

Based on his first novel, he wrote the screenplay for the 1963 film This Sporting Life, and in 1976 won the Booker prize for his novel Saville.  Who is this Rugby League player?

David Storey

(aged 18, he signed a 14-year contract to play rugby league for Leeds)

ROUND 6 - 'The Year, The Beer'

Certain beers, breweries, etc. are advertised in association with specific years all the following have years associated with them

1.

Name the continental brewery: 1664.

Kronenbourg

2.

With an ecclesiastically related name, this beer was first brewed in the 1890’s, but is more associated with 1741.  Name the beer.

Old Peculier

(advertised with the Seal of the Official of the Peculier of Masham, 1741)

3.

First brewed in 1759, the company owns its original brewery, and one each in Malaysia, Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon.  Name the brewery.

Guinness

4.

Name the brewery: Barcelona 1876.

Estrella

5.

Two Irish American brothers first brewed it in Melbourne in 1888.  Name the beer.

Fosters

6.

Founded in 1698, but with evidence of brewing on the current site since at least 1573, this is Britain’s oldest brewery.  Name the brewery.

Shepherd Neame

7.

First brewed in 1842, it was the world’s first beer of its type.  By what brand name is Plzeňský Prazdroj better known?

Pilsner Urquell

8.

Name the continental brewery:  1847.

Carlsberg

Sp1

Dating from the 1760’s, this pub on Deansgate sometimes claims to be the oldest pub in Manchester.  Name the pub.

The Sawyers Arms

Sp2

Established in 1874, name this quiz venue.

The Albert Club

ROUND 7 - Linked Round

All the people in this round’s answers have something in common

1.

Born in Prague in 1883, this German-language writer of novels and short stories is perhaps best known for his works Metamorphosis, The Trial and The Castle.  Who is he?

Franz Kafka

2.

Inspired by Nietzsche's philosophical novel of the same name, this tone poem was composed by Richard Strauss in 1896.  The initial fanfare, Sunrise, became well-known after its use in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.  What is the tone poem called?

Also Sprach Zarathustra

(accept also Thus Spoke Zarathustra or Thus Spake Zarathustra)

3.

Nicknamed the ‘Flying Finn’, he dominated distance running in the early 20th century.  He set 22 official world records at distances between 1500 metres and 20 kilometres, and won a total of nine gold and three silver medals in his twelve events in the Olympic Games.  Who was he?

Paavo Nurmi

4.

This DJ broadcasted on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s, and was the first DJ to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 at its launch in 1967.  In 2002 he won I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.  Who is he?

Tony Blackburn

5.

Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Michael Sarrazin, Robert De Niro, and various others, have all played which character in films?

Frankenstein’s Monster

(do not accept just 'Frankenstein')

6.

Born Richard Melville Hall in 1965, this American singer-songwriter, musician (particularly in electronic music), DJ, and photographer, has sold over 20 million albums worldwide.  By what stage name is he better known?

Moby

7.

Her first novel, published in 1950, was inspired by her deprived youth in Tyneside.  She wrote almost 100 books, and sold more than 123 million copies.  For 17 years until 2002 (four years after her death) she was the most borrowed author from UK public libraries.  Who was she?

Catherine Cookson

8.

François-Marie Arouet was a French Enlightenment writer and philosopher.  One of his best-known quotations is "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him".  By what name is he better known?

Voltaire
 

Sp1

Hitler described him as "a man without roots, a demagogue and a liar".  Churchill said of him "There, but for the grace of God, goes God".  He served in government during WW2 and after, becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1947 to 1950.  Name this politician

Sir Stafford Cripps

Sp2

He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.; CEO and largest shareholder of Pixar Animation Studios; and founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT Inc.  Who was he?

Steve Jobs

Common link: All the people named in the answers were or are vegetarian

ROUND 8 - Just when you thought it was all over, A Christmas Round

All the answers include something associated with Christmas

1.

Orhan Pamuk (2006 Literature) and Aziz Sancar (2015 Chemistry) are Nobel laureates from which country?

Turkey

2.

This English actor and theatre manager founded the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1904 and was knighted in 1909.  Who was he?  (surname only required)

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree

3.

The series of 11 Strangers and Brothers novels was published between 1940 and 1970.  In 1964, one of them, Corridors of Power, added the phrase to our language.  Name the author.

C P Snow

4.

This British weekly lads’ mag was launched in 2004 with the slogan ‘When You Really Need Something Funny’ and closed in April 2014.  What was it called?

Nuts

5.

Created in 1923 on Mount Lee in the Santa Monica Mountains to advertise a local real estate development, what is now spelt out over a 350 feet length in 45-foot-tall white capital letters?

Hollywood

(originally Hollywoodland)

6.

Renowned for its cheap production values and dodgy sets, Crossroads ran on ITV from 1964 to 1988.  Who played the role of the motel owner Meg Richardson?

Noele Gordon

7.

In 1997, Buddy the chocolate Labrador joined whom, as part of the Clinton administration?

Socks

(Chelsea's cat)

8.

What name links Hitler’s Deputy Führer from 1933 until 1941, and The Principal Dancer of the Royal Ballet from 1962 until 1970?

Rudolf

(Hess and Nureyev)

Sp1

This cartoonist and illustrator has worked for The Sunday Times and The New Yorker.  Other work includes graphics for Pink Floyd’s album The Wall, and their music video Welcome to the Machine.  He provided the caricatures for the opening and closing sequences of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, and was the production designer on the Disney animated feature Hercules (1997).  Who is he?

Gerald Scarfe

Sp2

(Dame) Carol Ann Duffy

(the Poet Laureate)

(appointed Poet Laureate in May 2009, she is the first woman, the first Scot, and the first openly LGBT person to hold the position)