ROUND 1 - Hidden theme - Space Oddity 1969

1.

An 1860 poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow describes (taking some liberties with historical fact) an event that took place in Boston on April 18th 1775.  What was that event?

2.

In the film Looking for Eric, the great man is asked for his ‘sweetest moment’.  His reply is that "it wasn’t a goal, it was a pass".  Which Irishman scored from that pass?

3.

Which prominent Nazi died in Berlin on or about 8th May 1945, although his body wasn’t discovered until 1971? He had been sentenced to death at Nuremburg in 1946.

4.

What name connects the German actor who played Major Strasser in Casablanca, an author whose novels and short stories include several featuring a character called Charles Marlow and the star of a 1970s US detective show?

5.

What is the common name for the British wildflower Capsella bursa-pastoris, so called because of the supposed resemblance of its pods to an everyday item?

6.

Which Walter Scott novel of 1823 is set against the backdrop of the 1678 Popish Plot.  The action takes place chiefly in Derbyshire, the Isle of Man and London.

7.

Which Birmingham based band of the 1980s, whose hits included covers of Johnny Come Home and Suspicious Minds, took their name from a 1960 film starring Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood?

8.

Which village at the southern end of Ullswater and the foot of Helvellyn is the scene of an annual charity duck race?  It was flooded several times during the recent storms.

Sp1

After whom is New Orleans International Airport named?

Sp2

What nickname is shared by a number of British football clubs including Clachnacuddin FC, Mossley AFC, Faversham Town and Preston North End?

1.

What class of ship is being described:  The smallest class of ship considered to be a 'proper' warship, displacing between 500 and 2,000 tons.  In world War II they were most frequently used for Atlantic and White Sea convoy escort duty and are usually commanded by the most junior of the three full captain ranks in the Navy?

2.

This 1996 film starred Sean Bean and Emily Lloyd.  Its subject matter is the same as that of a magazine with the same title, founded ten years earlier.  What is it called?

3.

This 1994 thriller made little impact on its release. Its name is also an American slang term for a cheap handgun. Different songs with the same title, and dealing with the same subject matter, have been recorded by Lynryd Skynryd, Conway Twitty and The Runaways. (I wonder if that trio has ever appeared in a quiz question before!) What is the title?

4.

This resort in the Southern Alps hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics and has been home to Ernest Hemingway and Saul Bellow among many other writers and artists.  The films The Pink Panther, For Your Eyes Only and Cliffhanger were all partly shot here.  Where?

5.

This 1960 film starred Albert Finney and was adapted from a 1958 book with the same name.  It concerns the consequences of a life of drinking, partying and infidelity amongst the working class of the East Midlands.  What is its title?

6.

A feral horse of the American West, descended from colonial Spanish horses and with a name derived from a Spanish word meaning 'animal that strays', what is this type of horse called?

7.

In early July each year that season’s 3 year old thoroughbred champions take on their predecessors (i.e. the now 4 year olds) for the first time.  In which celebrated race at Sandown Park?

8.

Perhaps surprisingly this has never been the title of a film.  But it is the title of a classic 1964 song, murdered 32 years later by a pair of distinctly average English actors and well below average singers.  What is it called?

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme - Diamond Dogs 1974

1.

Which character was played by James Bolam in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (both names needed)

2.

Which novel by Tracey Chevalier, later adapted into a film starring Scarlett Johansson, was set in 17th Century Delft?

3.

Which group had UK Top Twenty hits in the 1970s with You Want It, You Got It and Feel the Need In Me?

4.

Which group had UK Top Ten hits in the 1980s with Slow Hand and Jump (For My Love)?

5.

Robert Fitzroy was the captain of which ship when it made its most famous voyage between 1831 and 1836?

6.

Who was the main character in the sitcom In Sickness and in Health which ran from 1985 to 1992?

7.

It was launched in 1987 and named after a gift from Douglas Fairbanks to Mary Pickford.  Its recipe includes almonds, lemon peel, liquorice and coriander.  What is it?

8.

Who was the captain of the Black Pig from 1957 onwards?

Sp.

What was the name given to the Allied Invasion of Sicily in 1943?

ROUND 4 - Pictures - Young Americans 1975

Dead simple - pictures of Americans taken when they were young - just name them

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Sp1

Sp2

ROUND 4 (alternative without pictures) - Fame 1975

1.

Born 6th May 1961 and distantly related to Abraham Lincoln, his aunt was a renowned cabaret singer and actress who starred in White Christmas.  He appeared in episodes of Roseanne and the film Return of the Killer Tomatoes, before achieving greater fame.

2.

Born 4th September 1981, she formed her first group, Girl’s Tyme, when she was 8 years old.  The group, which also included her younger sister, changed its name in 1997 and had a number of hits before she embarked upon a solo career.

3.

Born December 1st 1940, he was brought up in his grandmother’s brothel.  After a troubled stint in the army he began appearing regularly as a stand-up in clubs alongside performers such as Bob Dylan and Woody Allen.  He became known for the liberal use of profanity in his act, including use of the 'n' word.

4.

Born 24th February 1955, his natural father was Syrian and his mother American and he was brought up in California.  He attended school in Cupertino.  One of his better known quotes is, “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like.  Design is how it works.”

5.

Born January 9th 1913, he served in the US Naval Reserve during WW2 and later embarked on a career in politics. He was a member of the House Un-American Activities Committee.  His tactics during his victorious campaign to be elected to the Senate in 1952 earned him the nickname that remained with him throughout his political career.

6.

Born 16th August 1958.  After her mother’s death, her relationship with her father became a stormy one, which perhaps inspired her second UK number 1 in 1986.  During her early days in New York she supported herself by working in Dunkin’ Donuts.

7.

Born June 1st 1926, she spent most of her childhood in orphanages and foster homes before marrying for the first time at 16.  She later found work as a model before a meeting with a 20th Century Fox executive led to her first screen test and the offer of a six month contract.  Her first film role involved nine lines of dialogue as a waitress in the drama Dangerous Years.

8.

Born December 16th 1961, he was brought up chiefly in Houston, Texas.  His family were Southern Baptist and, on stage, he would often mock this, sometimes describing his family as “yuppie Baptists”.  He became a chain-smoker and would frequently include this, and his attempts to quit, in his act.

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme - Station to Station 1976

1.

This historical novel published in 1814 is set amid the Jacobite uprising of 1745.  What is its title?

2.

Which 2014 live action/computer animated film starred Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters and Nicole Kidman and the voices of Ben Wishaw, Michael Gambon and Imelda Staunton?

3.

What is bounded by Buckingham Palace, The Mall, Horseguards and Birdcage Walk?

4.

This business, media and consumer publishing group was founded in 1957 by Michael Heseltine and adopted its current name in 1965.  What is it?

5.

This UK publisher was founded in 1988 and publishes books in the UK under license for Disney, Marvel and Mattel amongst others.  It has sold 100 million books under its 'Love Food' imprint.  What is its name?

6.

What area of London contains Wimpole Street, Gloucester Place, Harley Street and Baker Street and has been home to Charles Dickens, spies Burgess and Blunt and The Beatles’ electronics guru 'Magic Alex'?

7.

This was the site of the final memorial erected by a thirteenth century king to his dead queen. What do we know it as today?

8.

Opened in 1831, it was sold for $2.5m 137 years later.  It is still used for the original purpose for which it was built but in a less well-known location.  What is it?

ROUND 6 - Low 1977

1.

This actor and writer was born in London in 1949.  His books include biographies of Charles Laughton and Orson Welles.  His films include Howards End and Thunderpants.  Who is he?

2.

This writer was born in Canada in 1915.  He died in the United States in 2005.  He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976.  His works include Herzog and Humboldt’s Gift.  Who is he?

3.

Who is the only African footballer to have won the Premiership with two different clubs?

4.

What word links a sport first played in the 6th century BC, a confectionery first marketed by Rowntrees in 1947 and a car first manufactured in 1975?

5.

This city is known as ‘The Yellow Rose of Texas’.  It is the largest city in the Texas panhandle.  In a well-known song ‘Sweet Marie’ was waiting there.  What is it?

6.

This 1966 hit was said to be about the joys of smoking dried banana skins for their hallucinogenic properties. The writer was keen to scotch this ugly rumour – he revealed that the song was about vibrators!  What was the song?

7.

He first appeared in 1999 and to date has sold over 13 million copies in 58 worldwide editions and has been seen on both West End and Broadway stages.  Who is he?

8.

She first appeared in Japan in 1974.  She is now a global phenomenon worth £7 billion per year.  Who is she?

Sp1

The best known examples were composed by Dvorak and Elgar.  Others have been composed by Schumann, Saint-Saens and Shostakovich.  What are they?

Sp2

This English town is 110 miles north-east of London.  Its most famous sons are Benjamin Britten and Dunker Barry.  One of them has had a local shopping centre named after them.  What is the town’s name?

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme - Ashes to Ashes 1980

1.

Which civil servant was tried, but acquitted, for leaking information about the sinking of the General Belgrano to Tam Dalyell?

2.

Who chaired the public inquiry into the death of former UN Weapons Inspector Dr David Kelly?

3.

Which film role do Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Marlon Brando and Mel Gibson have in common?

4.

Which actor’s film roles include Mr White and Mr Wolfe in films by the same director?

5.

Which station lies between Walkden and Hag Fold on the Manchester to Wigan rail line?

6.

What was the previous name of Westerling Way in Moss Side?  It was renamed by the council because of its connection with Manchester gang warfare.

7.

Which work by Benjamin Britten was composed for the consecration of Coventry Cathedral?

8.

Which composer’s works include On Wenlock Edge and Fantasia on a Theme By Thomas Tallis?

Sp.

Which current Cabinet Minister has been MP for Maidenhead since 1997 and was Minister for Women and Equalities between 2010 and 2012?

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme - Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) 1980

1.

This football team plays at Ewen Fields.  They are nicknamed the Tigers.  In the 2013-14 season they won one match and amassed a total of ten points.  Who are they?

2.

The musical piece As Slow As Possible was originally written in 1987 for the organ.  Performances of the work have lasted between 8 and 12 hours.  A performance at a church in Halberstadt, Germany began in 2001 and is scheduled to last 639 years.  It will end on September 5 2640!  Who is the composer of this extraordinary work?

3.

It is currently estimated that the basilica of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona will be completed in 2026 (the centenary of the architect Gaudi’s death) - but in which year did construction begin? (allow five years either way)

4.

This team plays at the KC Lightstream Stadium.  They are nicknamed the Robins.  In 2015 they suffered a record defeat at Wembley.  Who are they?

5.

The slowest fifty in the history of test cricket was scored by an Englishman against Australia at Brisbane in 1958.  It took 350 balls and almost six hours.  Who was the batsman?

6.

Which creature appears on the crest of Fuller’s Brewery?

7.

This song was written by Eric Maschwitz and Jack Strachey in 1936.  Its lyrics include the phrase "The smile of Garbo and the scent of roses".  It was covered by Bryan Ferry in 1973 and was the title of his first solo album.  What is the name of the song?

8.

It was begun at the University of Queensland in 1927 and to date the phenomenon it was created to observe has occurred nine times.  It has so far outlasted its creator and his successor and is expected to continue for another hundred years or so.  No further activity is likely this decade however.  What is it?

Sp1

Which 1977 song begins with the line "Gabba gabba, we accept you, we accept you, one of us"?

Sp2

It is one of the largest game reserves in Africa and in 1926 became South Africa’s first national park.  What is it called?

ROUND 1 - Hidden theme - Space Oddity 1969

1.

An 1860 poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow describes (taking some liberties with historical fact) an event that took place in Boston on April 18th 1775.  What was that event?

The (midnight) ride of Paul Revere

2.

In the film Looking for Eric, the great man is asked for his ‘sweetest moment’.  His reply is that "it wasn’t a goal, it was a pass".  Which Irishman scored from that pass?

Dennis Irwin

3.

Which prominent Nazi died in Berlin on or about 8th May 1945, although his body wasn’t discovered until 1971? He had been sentenced to death at Nuremburg in 1946.

Martin Bormann

4.

What name connects the German actor who played Major Strasser in Casablanca, an author whose novels and short stories include several featuring a character called Charles Marlow and the star of a 1970s US detective show?

Conrad

(Conrad Veidt, Joseph Conrad and William Conrad)

5.

What is the common name for the British wildflower Capsella bursa-pastoris, so called because of the supposed resemblance of its pods to an everyday item?

Shepherd’s Purse

6.

Which Walter Scott novel of 1823 is set against the backdrop of the 1678 Popish Plot.  The action takes place chiefly in Derbyshire, the Isle of Man and London.

Peveril of the Peak

7.

Which Birmingham based band of the 1980s, whose hits included covers of Johnny Come Home and Suspicious Minds, took their name from a 1960 film starring Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood?

Fine Young Cannibals

8.

Which village at the southern end of Ullswater and the foot of Helvellyn is the scene of an annual charity duck race?  It was flooded several times during the recent storms.

Glenridding

Sp1

After whom is New Orleans International Airport named?

Louis Armstrong

Sp2

What nickname is shared by a number of British football clubs including Clachnacuddin FC, Mossley AFC, Faversham Town and Preston North End?

Lillywhites
 

1.

What class of ship is being described:  The smallest class of ship considered to be a 'proper' warship, displacing between 500 and 2,000 tons.  In world War II they were most frequently used for Atlantic and White Sea convoy escort duty and are usually commanded by the most junior of the three full captain ranks in the Navy?

Corvette

2.

This 1996 film starred Sean Bean and Emily Lloyd.  Its subject matter is the same as that of a magazine with the same title, founded ten years earlier.  What is it called?

When Saturday Comes

3.

This 1994 thriller made little impact on its release. Its name is also an American slang term for a cheap handgun. Different songs with the same title, and dealing with the same subject matter, have been recorded by Lynryd Skynryd, Conway Twitty and The Runaways. (I wonder if that trio has ever appeared in a quiz question before!) What is the title?

Saturday Night Special

4.

This resort in the Southern Alps hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics and has been home to Ernest Hemingway and Saul Bellow among many other writers and artists.  The films The Pink Panther, For Your Eyes Only and Cliffhanger were all partly shot here.  Where?

Cortina D’Ampezzo

5.

This 1960 film starred Albert Finney and was adapted from a 1958 book with the same name.  It concerns the consequences of a life of drinking, partying and infidelity amongst the working class of the East Midlands.  What is its title?

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

6.

A feral horse of the American West, descended from colonial Spanish horses and with a name derived from a Spanish word meaning 'animal that strays', what is this type of horse called?

Mustang

7.

In early July each year that season’s 3 year old thoroughbred champions take on their predecessors (i.e. the now 4 year olds) for the first time.  In which celebrated race at Sandown Park?

The Eclipse Stakes

8.

Perhaps surprisingly this has never been the title of a film.  But it is the title of a classic 1964 song, murdered 32 years later by a pair of distinctly average English actors and well below average singers.  What is it called?

Saturday Night At The Movies

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme - Diamond Dogs 1974

1.

Which character was played by James Bolam in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (both names needed)

Terry Collier

2.

Which novel by Tracey Chevalier, later adapted into a film starring Scarlett Johansson, was set in 17th Century Delft?

Girl With a Pearl Earring

3.

Which group had UK Top Twenty hits in the 1970s with You Want It, You Got It and Feel the Need In Me?

Detroit Emeralds

4.

Which group had UK Top Ten hits in the 1980s with Slow Hand and Jump (For My Love)?

Pointer Sisters

5.

Robert Fitzroy was the captain of which ship when it made its most famous voyage between 1831 and 1836?

The Beagle

6.

Who was the main character in the sitcom In Sickness and in Health which ran from 1985 to 1992?

Alf Garnett

7.

It was launched in 1987 and named after a gift from Douglas Fairbanks to Mary Pickford.  Its recipe includes almonds, lemon peel, liquorice and coriander.  What is it?

Bombay Sapphire Gin

8.

Who was the captain of the Black Pig from 1957 onwards?

Captain Pugwash

Sp.

What was the name given to the Allied Invasion of Sicily in 1943?

(Operation) Husky

ROUND 4 - Pictures - Young Americans 1975

Dead simple - pictures of Americans taken when they were young - just name them

1.

George Clooney

2.

Beyonce

3.

Richard Pryor

4.

Steve Jobs

5.

Richard Nixon

6.

Madonna

7.

Marilyn Monroe

8.

Bill Hicks

Sp1

Hillary Clinton

Sp2

Walt Disney

ROUND 4 (alternative without pictures) - Fame 1975

1.

Born 6th May 1961 and distantly related to Abraham Lincoln, his aunt was a renowned cabaret singer and actress who starred in White Christmas.  He appeared in episodes of Roseanne and the film Return of the Killer Tomatoes, before achieving greater fame.

George Clooney

2.

Born 4th September 1981, she formed her first group, Girl’s Tyme, when she was 8 years old.  The group, which also included her younger sister, changed its name in 1997 and had a number of hits before she embarked upon a solo career.

Beyonce

3.

Born December 1st 1940, he was brought up in his grandmother’s brothel.  After a troubled stint in the army he began appearing regularly as a stand-up in clubs alongside performers such as Bob Dylan and Woody Allen.  He became known for the liberal use of profanity in his act, including use of the 'n' word.

Richard Pryor

4.

Born 24th February 1955, his natural father was Syrian and his mother American and he was brought up in California.  He attended school in Cupertino.  One of his better known quotes is, “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like.  Design is how it works.”

Steve Jobs

5.

Born January 9th 1913, he served in the US Naval Reserve during WW2 and later embarked on a career in politics. He was a member of the House Un-American Activities Committee.  His tactics during his victorious campaign to be elected to the Senate in 1952 earned him the nickname that remained with him throughout his political career.

Richard Nixon

6.

Born 16th August 1958.  After her mother’s death, her relationship with her father became a stormy one, which perhaps inspired her second UK number 1 in 1986.  During her early days in New York she supported herself by working in Dunkin’ Donuts.

Madonna

7.

Born June 1st 1926, she spent most of her childhood in orphanages and foster homes before marrying for the first time at 16.  She later found work as a model before a meeting with a 20th Century Fox executive led to her first screen test and the offer of a six month contract.  Her first film role involved nine lines of dialogue as a waitress in the drama Dangerous Years.

Marilyn Monroe

8.

Born December 16th 1961, he was brought up chiefly in Houston, Texas.  His family were Southern Baptist and, on stage, he would often mock this, sometimes describing his family as “yuppie Baptists”.  He became a chain-smoker and would frequently include this, and his attempts to quit, in his act.

Bill Hicks

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme - Station to Station 1976

1.

This historical novel published in 1814 is set amid the Jacobite uprising of 1745.  What is its title?

Waverley

2.

Which 2014 live action/computer animated film starred Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters and Nicole Kidman and the voices of Ben Wishaw, Michael Gambon and Imelda Staunton?

Paddington

3.

What is bounded by Buckingham Palace, The Mall, Horseguards and Birdcage Walk?

St. James’s Park

4.

This business, media and consumer publishing group was founded in 1957 by Michael Heseltine and adopted its current name in 1965.  What is it?

Haymarket Press

5.

This UK publisher was founded in 1988 and publishes books in the UK under license for Disney, Marvel and Mattel amongst others.  It has sold 100 million books under its 'Love Food' imprint.  What is its name?

Parragon Books

6.

What area of London contains Wimpole Street, Gloucester Place, Harley Street and Baker Street and has been home to Charles Dickens, spies Burgess and Blunt and The Beatles’ electronics guru 'Magic Alex'?

Marylebone

7.

This was the site of the final memorial erected by a thirteenth century king to his dead queen. What do we know it as today?

Charing Cross

8.

Opened in 1831, it was sold for $2.5m 137 years later.  It is still used for the original purpose for which it was built but in a less well-known location.  What is it?

London Bridge 

ROUND 6 - Low 1977

1.

This actor and writer was born in London in 1949.  His books include biographies of Charles Laughton and Orson Welles.  His films include Howards End and Thunderpants.  Who is he?

Simon Callow

2.

This writer was born in Canada in 1915.  He died in the United States in 2005.  He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976.  His works include Herzog and Humboldt’s Gift.  Who is he?

Saul Bellow

3.

Who is the only African footballer to have won the Premiership with two different clubs?

Kolo Toure

(Arsenal in 2004 and Manchester City in 2012)

4.

What word links a sport first played in the 6th century BC, a confectionery first marketed by Rowntrees in 1947 and a car first manufactured in 1975?

Polo

5.

This city is known as ‘The Yellow Rose of Texas’.  It is the largest city in the Texas panhandle.  In a well-known song ‘Sweet Marie’ was waiting there.  What is it?

Amarillo

(Note from setter David: The song Is this the way to Amarillo? was originally called Is this the way to Pensacola? but Neil Sedaka couldn’t find enough words to rhyme with Pensacola.  Funny that!)

6.

This 1966 hit was said to be about the joys of smoking dried banana skins for their hallucinogenic properties. The writer was keen to scotch this ugly rumour – he revealed that the song was about vibrators!  What was the song?

Mellow Yellow

(by Donovan)

7.

He first appeared in 1999 and to date has sold over 13 million copies in 58 worldwide editions and has been seen on both West End and Broadway stages.  Who is he?

The Gruffalo

8.

She first appeared in Japan in 1974.  She is now a global phenomenon worth £7 billion per year.  Who is she?

Hello Kitty

Sp1

The best known examples were composed by Dvorak and Elgar.  Others have been composed by Schumann, Saint-Saens and Shostakovich.  What are they?

Cello Concertos (or concerti)

Sp2

This English town is 110 miles north-east of London.  Its most famous sons are Benjamin Britten and Dunker Barry.  One of them has had a local shopping centre named after them.  What is the town’s name?

Lowestoft

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme - Ashes to Ashes 1980

1.

Which civil servant was tried, but acquitted, for leaking information about the sinking of the General Belgrano to Tam Dalyell?

Clive Ponting

2.

Who chaired the public inquiry into the death of former UN Weapons Inspector Dr David Kelly?

Lord Hutton

3.

Which film role do Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Marlon Brando and Mel Gibson have in common?

Fletcher Christian

4.

Which actor’s film roles include Mr White and Mr Wolfe in films by the same director?

Harvey Keitel

5.

Which station lies between Walkden and Hag Fold on the Manchester to Wigan rail line?

Atherton

6.

What was the previous name of Westerling Way in Moss Side?  It was renamed by the council because of its connection with Manchester gang warfare.

Gooch Close

(two for the price of one!)

7.

Which work by Benjamin Britten was composed for the consecration of Coventry Cathedral?

War Requiem

8.

Which composer’s works include On Wenlock Edge and Fantasia on a Theme By Thomas Tallis?

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Sp.

Which current Cabinet Minister has been MP for Maidenhead since 1997 and was Minister for Women and Equalities between 2010 and 2012?

Theresa May

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme - Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) 1980

1.

This football team plays at Ewen Fields.  They are nicknamed the Tigers.  In the 2013-14 season they won one match and amassed a total of ten points.  Who are they?

Hyde United

2.

The musical piece As Slow As Possible was originally written in 1987 for the organ.  Performances of the work have lasted between 8 and 12 hours.  A performance at a church in Halberstadt, Germany began in 2001 and is scheduled to last 639 years.  It will end on September 5 2640!  Who is the composer of this extraordinary work?

John Cage

3.

It is currently estimated that the basilica of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona will be completed in 2026 (the centenary of the architect Gaudi’s death) - but in which year did construction begin? (allow five years either way)

1882

4.

This team plays at the KC Lightstream Stadium.  They are nicknamed the Robins.  In 2015 they suffered a record defeat at Wembley.  Who are they?

Hull Kingston Rovers

(they lost the Challenge Cup Final 50-0 to Leeds Rhinos)

5.

The slowest fifty in the history of test cricket was scored by an Englishman against Australia at Brisbane in 1958.  It took 350 balls and almost six hours.  Who was the batsman?

Trevor Bailey

6.

Which creature appears on the crest of Fuller’s Brewery?

The Griffin

7.

This song was written by Eric Maschwitz and Jack Strachey in 1936.  Its lyrics include the phrase "The smile of Garbo and the scent of roses".  It was covered by Bryan Ferry in 1973 and was the title of his first solo album.  What is the name of the song?

These Foolish Things

8.

It was begun at the University of Queensland in 1927 and to date the phenomenon it was created to observe has occurred nine times.  It has so far outlasted its creator and his successor and is expected to continue for another hundred years or so.  No further activity is likely this decade however.  What is it?

The Pitch Drop Experiment

(to demonstrate that some substances that appear to be solids re in fact very high viscosity liquids)

Sp1

Which 1977 song begins with the line "Gabba gabba, we accept you, we accept you, one of us"?

Pinhead

(by the Ramones)

Sp2

It is one of the largest game reserves in Africa and in 1926 became South Africa’s first national park.  What is it called?

The Kruger National Park