Withington Pub Quiz League - questions 28/09/16

ROUND 2 - Hidden theme
1.	What was the US brand name of the sedative drug Methaqualone? They were used recreationally in the club scene of New York in the 1970s and were known as Disco Biscuits. Their use featured heavily in the film The Wolf of Wall Street.
2.	Which word links a painting by John Everett Millais, a pioneer of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, with a terrace anthem recorded by the Cockney Rejects, pioneers of the 1970s 'Oi' movement?
3.	Who in 1996 said of Didier Deschamps (a World Cup and European Championship winner with France and a Champions League winner with Juventus), that "he gives 100% every time but he will never be more than a water carrier”? (forename and surname needed)
4.	Which fictional character (although many believed him to be real) first appeared in 1811 in the Nottingham Review? He became famous for breaking two knitting frames in a fit of passion after being whipped for idleness. (forename and surname needed)
5.	What was the stage name of Douglas Colvin, who was the bassist and songwriter of an iconic band formed in Forest Hills, New York in 1974? All four original members of the band are now no longer with us. (forename and surname needed)
6.	The characterisation of which children's TV character was based on the philosopher Bertrand Russell? The name of this character comes from an alternative name for the European Green Woodpecker.
7.	Whose TV career started out Lukewarm in the 1970s before becoming number one celebrity in 2007?
8.	Which song with lyrics by Sammy Cahn has the opening verse: “Just what makes that little old ant think he'll move that rubber tree plant. Anyone knows an ant can't move a rubber tree plant"?
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ROUND 3 - 'Three's a Crowd' Some say three’s a crowd, but who or what are missing from these trios - f? For example: Curly, Larry and ...... (answer Mo)?
1.	Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and......
2.	Purgatorio, Paradiso and....
3.	Morley, Rothwell and...
4.	Dave Grohl, Kirst Novoselic and....
5.	Regeneration, The Eye in the Door and....
6.	Jon Carlos, Bronze; Peter Norman, Silver; and...
7.	The Marriage of Figaro, The Barber of Seville and....
8.	Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and....
Sp1	Otman Bakkal, PSV Eindhoven; Branislav Ivanovic, Chelsea and... (surname only required)
Sp2	Low, Lodger and.....
Sp3	Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell and...
Sp4	Babs, Joy and.....
Sp5	Philip Hindes, Callum Skinner and...
Sp6	Christabel, Sylvia and...
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ROUND 4 - 'September 28th' Today’s date is 28 September, so this is a paired round about 28 September throughout history
1.	On 28 September 1781, during the American Revolutionary War, a joint French and American military force began the decisive siege of which Virginian settlement that was under the command of Lord Cornwallis?
2.	On 28 September 1066, the Norman Conquest of England began when William the Conqueror and his forces landed at which village in Sussex?
3.	On 28 September 1918, as part of the Allied Forces’ last major offensive on the Western Front, the fifth Battle of which town in Flanders began?
4.	On 28 September 1912, which document was signed by almost half a million British subjects in protest against the Third Home Rule Bill?
5.	Splendor on the Grass, East of Eden, and Gentleman’s Agreement are among the films of which American director, who died on 28 September 2003?
6.	The Ipcress File, Diamonds Are Forever, and Look Back in Anger are among the films of which Canadian producer, who died on 28 September 1994?
7.	Marseille, Dynamo Moscow, and Lyon are among the clubs of which French footballer, born on 28 September 1984, who was allegedly blackmailed by national team-mate Karim Benzema over a sex tape?
8.	Born on this day in 1975, which Australian seam bowler was the highest wicket-taker in the Ashes whitewash of 2006-2007, finishing ahead of both Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne? He was the first male cricketer of Indian descent to represent Australia.
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ROUND 5 - 'Richard Seed' In memory of the Prodigal and lovely man Richard Seed who died recently - please raise a glass to Richard before the first question
1.	Which Richard, born in 1941, recently separated from his wife of 24 years, the former Doctor Who actress Lalla Ward? They were introduced by their mutual friend Douglas Adams.
2.	How is Richard Melville Hall, the great-great-great-great-nephew of Herman Melville better known?
3.	Which Richard is associated with this picture?
4.	Which Richard is associated with this picture?
5.	Where would you find the characters Oscar, Grover and Elmo?
6.	The artwork Blood Swept Land and Sea of Red by Paul Cummings and Tom Piper was made up of what?
7.	Who was the narrator in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald?
8.	What did Linus, in the Peanuts cartoon strip, wait for on a specific day each year which never turned up?
Sp.	Boast, Kill, Nick, Philadelphia and Mizuki are all terms in which sport?
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ROUND 6 - Paired
1.	Best known for a pair of historical novels about the Roman empire, which English poet also wrote a memoir focused on his army service in the Great War called Goodbye to All That?
2.	Also the author of crime novels under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake, which Anglo-Irish poet had a son who became an Oscar-winning actor?
3.	Which determinedly amateur English football club inflicted the heaviest ever defeat on Manchester United (so far), beating them 11-3 in 1904? They famously refused to score from, or defend, penalties because 'a gentleman would never commit a deliberate foul on an opponent'.
4.	Who am I? I represented England at football and cricket, scored 6 consecutive centuries for Sussex in 1901, equalled the world record for the long jump and reputedly turned down an offer to become King of Albania.
5.	Which philosopher, a resident of Amsterdam who was expelled by the Jewish community for heresy, wrote the Tractatus Theologico-Politicus? It was published posthumously in 1670. (surname only required)
6.	Which philosopher, born into one of Europe's richest families, studied aeronautical engineering in Manchester from 1906 and published the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus in 1921? (surname only required)
7.	Which US rapper, producer and actor was sentenced to prison for sexual assault in 1995 and shot to death while out on bail pending appeal in 1996? He has since sold 75 million records worldwide.
8.	Which singer from a British indy rock band was sentenced to 4 months in prison in 1998 for threatening to kill the pilot and a stewardess during a flight? Please name both the singer and the band.
Sp.	Name the Californian psychedelic rock band of the 60s and 70s whose main songwriter, Arthur Lee, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 1996 for negligent discharge of a firearm.
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ROUNDS 7 & 8 - 'In The Beginning' Bingo Pick the name of a book of the Bible and a general knowledge question will follow
1.	Acts	Which UK secretary of state for education introduced the National Curriculum for schools in the 1988 Education Reform Act?
2.	Amos	In May 2003, Baroness Amos was appointed as Secretary of State for which post, becoming the first black woman to sit in the British cabinet? She replaced Clare Short, who had resigned in protest at the Iraq War.
3.	Daniel	Who did the classical musician Daniel Barenboim marry beside the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem in 1967?
4.	Ezra	The third best-selling album in the UK in 2014, what was the title of George Ezra’s debut album?
5.	Genesis	The NASA probe Genesis, which was the first sample return mission to return to Earth with material from beyond the orbit of the Moon, crash landed in which country in 2004?
6.	James	In 2012, Kirani James became the first Olympic medallist from which island nation?
7.	Jeremiah	Give a year in the life of the English baroque composer and organist Jeremiah Clarke.
8.	John	The 18th century statesman John Montagu is said to have been the inventor of which food item, still in use today?
9.	Jonah	The actor Jonah Hill received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for which 2011 film? Brad Pitt was nominated for Best Actor in the same film.
10.	Jude	In the Thomas Hardy novel Jude The Obscure, what is Jude’s surname?
11.	Judges	Which prominent 20th century judge replaced Lord Evershed as Master of the Rolls in 1962?
12.	Kings 1	Which King of England was married to both Mary de Bohun and Joanna of Navarre?
13.	Kings 2	The historical campus of King's College, London can be found on which thoroughfare?
14.	Luke	From 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000, Luke Perry played the role of Dylan McKay in which popular US TV teen-based drama series?
15.	Malachi	Malachi Malagrowther was a pseudonym used by which writer in letters that were published in the Edinburgh Weekly Journal?
16.	Mark	The convertible mark is the currency of which European country, which declared itself independent in 1992?
17.	Matthew	Which popular BBC Radio 2 show has been presented by the veteran broadcaster Brian Matthew since 1990?
18.	Nahum	Which Shakespeare play was adapted by Nahum Tate in 1681? Tate’s version is said to have replaced Shakespeare’s original work on the English stage throughout the 18th century.
19.	Numbers	Awarded every four years, The Fields Medal, which has been termed the ‘Nobel Prize of Mathematics’, is open to mathematicians under which age?
20.	Proverbs	The proverb ‘Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned’ originated from a line in the 1697 play The Mourning Bride. Which playwright wrote it?
21.	Romans	Incitatus was the favoured horse of which Roman emperor?
22.	Ruth	The novelist and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala won the 1975 Booker Prize for which book? She adapted the novel into a screenplay for a 1983 film of the same name, which won her a BAFTA Award.
23.	Samuel	One of Sammy Davis Jnr’s biggest hits, What Kind of Fool Am I?, won the 1961 Ivor Novello Award as well as the 1963 Grammy Song of the Year. It was co-written by Leslie Bricusse and which popular British singer and actor, who had topped the UK charts previously?
24.	Titus	Fabricated by Titus Oates, the Popish Plot was a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill which British monarch?
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ROUND 1 - Pot pourri
1.	Who currently holds the position of the Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead?		David Cameron
2.	Name three out of the four sports that will feature at the Olympic games for the first time in 2020.		(three from) Karate, Surfing, Skateboarding or Sports Climbing (accept Rock Climbing) (NB: Baseball and Softball have featured in previous Olympics)
3.	Give a year in the life of Nicolo Macchiavelli.		Between 1469 and 1527
4.	Between 1840 and 1882 Edward Oxford, John Francis, John Bean, William Hamilton, Robert Pate, Arthur O'Connor and Roderick McLean all failed in their attempt to do what?		Assassinate Queen Victoria
5.	Which word links Jack Ryan, Bill Belichick and a 2001 Act of Congress designed to obstruct terrorism?		Patriot (Patriot Games film, New England Patriots Coach, Patriot Act)
6.	Which word, meaning something that is worthless or of little regard, is also defined as 'foreign matter, dregs, or mineral waste, in particular scum formed on the surface of molten metal'?		Dross
7.	Which Secretary of State for DEFRA announced to some derision in September 2014 that they were “off to China to open pork markets” before declaring that it was a disgrace that we imported two thirds of our cheese. This Cabinet minister was rewarded with a promotion to Justice Secretary in the latest reshuffle.		Liz Truss
8.	In film how was the real-life character Jordon Belfort, the founder of the brokerage Stratton Oakmont, better known?		The Wolf of Wall Street
Sp1	Who was the mother of the Princes in the Tower?		Elizabeth Woodville
Sp2	Which event of 1979 inspired Elizabeth Price's 2012 Turner Prize winning installation?		The Woolworth's Fire
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ROUND 2 - Hidden theme
1.	What was the US brand name of the sedative drug Methaqualone? They were used recreationally in the club scene of New York in the 1970s and were known as Disco Biscuits. Their use featured heavily in the film The Wolf of Wall Street.		Quaaludes (don't accept 'ludes') (N.B. It was known as Mandrax in the UK)
2.	Which word links a painting by John Everett Millais, a pioneer of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, with a terrace anthem recorded by the Cockney Rejects, pioneers of the 1970s 'Oi' movement?		Bubbles (I'm Forever Blowing... and the Pears soap picture)
3.	Who in 1996 said of Didier Deschamps (a World Cup and European Championship winner with France and a Champions League winner with Juventus), that "he gives 100% every time but he will never be more than a water carrier”? (forename and surname needed)		Eric Cantona
4.	Which fictional character (although many believed him to be real) first appeared in 1811 in the Nottingham Review? He became famous for breaking two knitting frames in a fit of passion after being whipped for idleness. (forename and surname needed)		Ned Ludd
5.	What was the stage name of Douglas Colvin, who was the bassist and songwriter of an iconic band formed in Forest Hills, New York in 1974? All four original members of the band are now no longer with us. (forename and surname needed)		Dee Dee Ramone
6.	The characterisation of which children's TV character was based on the philosopher Bertrand Russell? The name of this character comes from an alternative name for the European Green Woodpecker.		Professor Yaffle (just 'Yaffle' is acceptable)
7.	Whose TV career started out Lukewarm in the 1970s before becoming number one celebrity in 2007?		Christopher Biggins (Porridge and I'm a Celebrity)
8.	Which song with lyrics by Sammy Cahn has the opening verse: “Just what makes that little old ant think he'll move that rubber tree plant. Anyone knows an ant can't move a rubber tree plant"?		High Hopes
Theme: Each answer has a double letter in alphabetical order 'AA' to 'HH'
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ROUND 3 - 'Three's a Crowd' Some say three’s a crowd, but who or what are missing from these trios - f? For example: Curly, Larry and ...... (answer Mo)?
1.	Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and......		Jaclyn Smith (original Charlie's Angels)
2.	Purgatorio, Paradiso and....		Inferno (Dante's Divine Comedy)
3.	Morley, Rothwell and...		Wakefield (Rhubarb Triangle)
4.	Dave Grohl, Kirst Novoselic and....		Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
5.	Regeneration, The Eye in the Door and....		The Ghost Road (Pat Barker Trilogy)
6.	Jon Carlos, Bronze; Peter Norman, Silver; and...		Tommie Smith, Gold (1968 Mexico Olympics 200m Black Power Salute)
7.	The Marriage of Figaro, The Barber of Seville and....		The Guilty Mother (Beaumarchais Figaro Trilogy)
8.	Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and....		Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars prequels)
Sp1	Otman Bakkal, PSV Eindhoven; Branislav Ivanovic, Chelsea and... (surname only required)		Giorgio Chiellini, Italy (Luis Suarez ear biting victims)
Sp2	Low, Lodger and.....		Heroes (Bowie Berlin Trilogy)
Sp3	Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell and...		Jimi Hendrix (Experience)
Sp4	Babs, Joy and.....		Teddie (Beverley Sisters)
Sp5	Philip Hindes, Callum Skinner and...		Jason Kenny (Olympic Sprint Cyclists)
Sp6	Christabel, Sylvia and...		Adela (Pankhurst sisters)
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ROUND 4 - 'September 28th' Today’s date is 28 September, so this is a paired round about 28 September throughout history
1.	On 28 September 1781, during the American Revolutionary War, a joint French and American military force began the decisive siege of which Virginian settlement that was under the command of Lord Cornwallis?		Yorktown
2.	On 28 September 1066, the Norman Conquest of England began when William the Conqueror and his forces landed at which village in Sussex?		Pevensey
3.	On 28 September 1918, as part of the Allied Forces’ last major offensive on the Western Front, the fifth Battle of which town in Flanders began?		Ypres
4.	On 28 September 1912, which document was signed by almost half a million British subjects in protest against the Third Home Rule Bill?		The Solemn League and Covenant ('The Ulster Covenant' is also acceptable)
5.	Splendor on the Grass, East of Eden, and Gentleman’s Agreement are among the films of which American director, who died on 28 September 2003?		Elia Kazan
6.	The Ipcress File, Diamonds Are Forever, and Look Back in Anger are among the films of which Canadian producer, who died on 28 September 1994?		Harry Saltzman
7.	Marseille, Dynamo Moscow, and Lyon are among the clubs of which French footballer, born on 28 September 1984, who was allegedly blackmailed by national team-mate Karim Benzema over a sex tape?		Mathieu Valbuena (surname is acceptable)
8.	Born on this day in 1975, which Australian seam bowler was the highest wicket-taker in the Ashes whitewash of 2006-2007, finishing ahead of both Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne? He was the first male cricketer of Indian descent to represent Australia.		Stuart Clark
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ROUND 5 - 'Richard Seed' In memory of the Prodigal and lovely man Richard Seed who died recently - please raise a glass to Richard before the first question
1.	Which Richard, born in 1941, recently separated from his wife of 24 years, the former Doctor Who actress Lalla Ward? They were introduced by their mutual friend Douglas Adams.		Richard Dawkins
2.	How is Richard Melville Hall, the great-great-great-great-nephew of Herman Melville better known?		Moby (the singer)
3.	Which Richard is associated with this picture?		Richard Feynman (this is known as a Feynman diagram)
4.	Which Richard is associated with this picture?		Richard Buckminster Fuller (Buckminsterfullerine - also known as a Buckyball)
5.	Where would you find the characters Oscar, Grover and Elmo?		Sesame Street
6.	The artwork Blood Swept Land and Sea of Red by Paul Cummings and Tom Piper was made up of what?		(Ceramic) Poppies (Tower of London 2014)
7.	Who was the narrator in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald?		Nick Carraway
8.	What did Linus, in the Peanuts cartoon strip, wait for on a specific day each year which never turned up?		The Great Pumpkin (every Halloween)
Sp.	Boast, Kill, Nick, Philadelphia and Mizuki are all terms in which sport?		Squash
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ROUND 6 - Paired
1.	Best known for a pair of historical novels about the Roman empire, which English poet also wrote a memoir focused on his army service in the Great War called Goodbye to All That?		Robert Graves
2.	Also the author of crime novels under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake, which Anglo-Irish poet had a son who became an Oscar-winning actor?		Cecil Day-Lewis
3.	Which determinedly amateur English football club inflicted the heaviest ever defeat on Manchester United (so far), beating them 11-3 in 1904? They famously refused to score from, or defend, penalties because 'a gentleman would never commit a deliberate foul on an opponent'.		Corinthian FC
4.	Who am I? I represented England at football and cricket, scored 6 consecutive centuries for Sussex in 1901, equalled the world record for the long jump and reputedly turned down an offer to become King of Albania.		CB Fry
5.	Which philosopher, a resident of Amsterdam who was expelled by the Jewish community for heresy, wrote the Tractatus Theologico-Politicus? It was published posthumously in 1670. (surname only required)		Baruch Spinoza
6.	Which philosopher, born into one of Europe's richest families, studied aeronautical engineering in Manchester from 1906 and published the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus in 1921? (surname only required)		Ludwig Wittgenstein
7.	Which US rapper, producer and actor was sentenced to prison for sexual assault in 1995 and shot to death while out on bail pending appeal in 1996? He has since sold 75 million records worldwide.		Tupac Shakur
8.	Which singer from a British indy rock band was sentenced to 4 months in prison in 1998 for threatening to kill the pilot and a stewardess during a flight? Please name both the singer and the band.		Ian Brown of the Stone Roses
Sp.	Name the Californian psychedelic rock band of the 60s and 70s whose main songwriter, Arthur Lee, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 1996 for negligent discharge of a firearm.		Love
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ROUNDS 7 & 8 - 'In The Beginning' Bingo Pick the name of a book of the Bible and a general knowledge question will follow
1.	Acts	Which UK secretary of state for education introduced the National Curriculum for schools in the 1988 Education Reform Act?	Kenneth Baker
2.	Amos	In May 2003, Baroness Amos was appointed as Secretary of State for which post, becoming the first black woman to sit in the British cabinet? She replaced Clare Short, who had resigned in protest at the Iraq War.	International Development
3.	Daniel	Who did the classical musician Daniel Barenboim marry beside the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem in 1967?	Jacqueline du Pré
4.	Ezra	The third best-selling album in the UK in 2014, what was the title of George Ezra’s debut album?	Wanted on Voyage
5.	Genesis	The NASA probe Genesis, which was the first sample return mission to return to Earth with material from beyond the orbit of the Moon, crash landed in which country in 2004?	USA
6.	James	In 2012, Kirani James became the first Olympic medallist from which island nation?	Grenada
7.	Jeremiah	Give a year in the life of the English baroque composer and organist Jeremiah Clarke.	Between 1674 and 1707
8.	John	The 18th century statesman John Montagu is said to have been the inventor of which food item, still in use today?	Sandwich (he was the 4th Earl of Sandwich)
9.	Jonah	The actor Jonah Hill received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for which 2011 film? Brad Pitt was nominated for Best Actor in the same film.	Moneyball
10.	Jude	In the Thomas Hardy novel Jude The Obscure, what is Jude’s surname?	Fawley
11.	Judges	Which prominent 20th century judge replaced Lord Evershed as Master of the Rolls in 1962?	Lord Denning
12.	Kings 1	Which King of England was married to both Mary de Bohun and Joanna of Navarre?	Henry IV
13.	Kings 2	The historical campus of King's College, London can be found on which thoroughfare?	The Strand
14.	Luke	From 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000, Luke Perry played the role of Dylan McKay in which popular US TV teen-based drama series?	Beverly Hills 90210
15.	Malachi	Malachi Malagrowther was a pseudonym used by which writer in letters that were published in the Edinburgh Weekly Journal?	Sir Walter Scott
16.	Mark	The convertible mark is the currency of which European country, which declared itself independent in 1992?	Bosnia and Herzogovina
17.	Matthew	Which popular BBC Radio 2 show has been presented by the veteran broadcaster Brian Matthew since 1990?	Sounds of the 60s
18.	Nahum	Which Shakespeare play was adapted by Nahum Tate in 1681? Tate’s version is said to have replaced Shakespeare’s original work on the English stage throughout the 18th century.	King Lear
19.	Numbers	Awarded every four years, The Fields Medal, which has been termed the ‘Nobel Prize of Mathematics’, is open to mathematicians under which age?	40
20.	Proverbs	The proverb ‘Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned’ originated from a line in the 1697 play The Mourning Bride. Which playwright wrote it?	William Congreve
21.	Romans	Incitatus was the favoured horse of which Roman emperor?	Caligula
22.	Ruth	The novelist and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala won the 1975 Booker Prize for which book? She adapted the novel into a screenplay for a 1983 film of the same name, which won her a BAFTA Award.	Heat and Dust
23.	Samuel	One of Sammy Davis Jnr’s biggest hits, What Kind of Fool Am I?, won the 1961 Ivor Novello Award as well as the 1963 Grammy Song of the Year. It was co-written by Leslie Bricusse and which popular British singer and actor, who had topped the UK charts previously?	Anthony Newley
24.	Titus	Fabricated by Titus Oates, the Popish Plot was a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill which British monarch?	Charles the Second
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