Withington Pub Quiz League - questions 12/10/16

ROUND 2 - 'Changing Characters' Each cryptic clue leads to 2 six-letter word answers which differ from one another by a single letter
1.	Give an ant a disease.
2.	Haggle over price with an ex-US President.
3.	Lose your nerve before a big fight.
4.	Got into a scrap over nothing at all.
5.	An Eastern ruler with a healthy glow.
6.	Courteous detectives perhaps.
7.	A psychiatrist finds himself in a holy place.
8.	Take a fall during a gang fight.
Sp.	Think about your food than add condiments.
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ROUND 3 - 'Hidden Capitals' Each answer contains the name of a capital city – albeit sometimes very well hidden and sometimes using 'sound-alikes'
1.	Who did Brazil beat in the final of the 1962 World Cup?
2.	What is the best known trade name of the stimulant Methylphenidate, widely used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
3.	Which Oscar Wilde play of 1893 was the basis of a Richard Strauss opera of the same name?
4.	What was the name of the Italian left-wing paramilitary organisation responsible for numerous kidnappings and assassinations between 1970 and 1988?
5.	According to a 2003 study in the US, what activity was found to be the cause of 16% of traffic accidents. Its impact is factored into highway design and is one of the reasons for the erection of incident screens around road traffic accidents. The answer is an American slang for this activity.
6.	What is the subtitle of Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist?
7.	Who composed Ol’ Man River, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and A Fine Romance?
8.	Which mountain shares its name with a song and album by The Teardrop Explodes?
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ROUND 4 - Paired bingo (part 1)
1.	Music	Which Band was formed by David Bowie in 1989 and produced two albums before disbanding in1992?
2.	Inscriptions	What inscription appears on the brass letterbox of 10 Downing Street?
3.	Tunes	Why is a theme from Grand Vals for guitar by Francisco Tarrega often heard in the street and other public places?
4.	Musicals	In which 1950s musical does a fan of the mediocre baseball team The Washington Senators sell his soul to the devil in return for success?
5.	Measuring	What is measured by an anemometer?
6.	Elementary spelling	What surname is shared by a 20th century philosopher and a 20th century songwriter, who also share their first initial? It is also the name of a European city. (spell your answer using symbols for elements in the periodic table and give the names of the elements - for example the answer ‘Fife’ would be given as 'F/Fluorine; I/Iodine; Fe/Iron')
7.	CCD	Which disease, which has given rise to much concern among apiarists, is abbreviated to CCD?
8.	Cryptic cities	Which city might be the answer to the cryptic crossword clue: 'City has stylish silver duck (7)'?
9.	Opera	In which opera do the characters Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, and the Commendatore appear?
10.	Neologisms	Which word, now the name of a giant IT company, was introduced into the English language by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver’s Travels?
11.	Papacy	The word used to describe the assembly of cardinals which elects a new Pope is 'conclave'. What is the derivation of this word?
12.	Culinary eponyms	After whom is a dessert of vanilla ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce named?
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ROUND 5 - Paired bingo (part 2)
1.	Music	The jazz saxophonist John Coltrane recorded numerous variations of a song from The Sound of Music. What was the name of the song?
2.	Inscriptions	Whose epitaph reads `Lector, si monumentum requires, circumspice’?
3.	Tunes	Why is the introduction to the Te Deum by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, well known?
4.	Musicals	Which English writer is credited, along with Oscar Hammerstein, of co-writing the lyrics of the musical Showboat?
5.	Measuring	What is measured by a manometer?
6.	Elementary spelling	The ruling family of which country share their surname with the man regarded as the father of modern clowning? (spell your answer using symbols for elements in the periodic table and give the names of the elements - for example the answer ‘Fife’ would be given as 'F/Fluorine; I/Iodine; Fe/Iron')
7.	CCD	When used to describe one of the types of sensor used in digital cameras, what does the abbreviation CCD stand for?
8.	Cryptic cities	Which city might be the answer to the cryptic crossword clue 'Group of Macbeth’s three attempt to form a city (8)'?
9.	Opera	In which opera do the characters Tamino, Pamina and the Queen of The Night appear?
10.	Neologisms	What word was introduced in physics in 1963 by Murray Gell-Mann, winner of the Nobel Prize for physics in 1969? He took the word, though not its pronunciation, from James Joyce.
11.	Papacy	A Pope may appoint a cardinal 'in pectore'. What does this signify?
12.	Culinary eponyms	After whom is a dish of eggs, cream and smoked haddock or other white fish named? On occasions it may have other ingredients, such as béchamel sauce.
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ROUND 6 - 'Run-ons' The last word of the first answer is the first of the second; for example the answer to 'innocuous statue and Irish actor' would be 'Venus de Milo O’Shea'. First names (or initials) and last names of people are required unless otherwise specified. There are some homonyms.
1.	Conservative Brexiteer MP, now again a Cabinet minister; Surname of 19th century Liberal MP, considered to be one of the fathers of photography.
2.	Second largest town in the Channel Islands; Capital of half of the second largest island in the Caribbean.
3.	Names of the first Baron and Baroness Passfield, co-founders of the New Statesman magazine and (with others) the London School of Economics; Name of the international cup won by England in 2003 and currently held by New Zealand.
4.	Stockport-born and now ennobled architect, known for designing, among others, the Gherkin and the Millau viaduct; Surname of famously tone-deaf but wealthly soprano, recently played in a biopic by Meryl Streep.
5.	Prolific English composer whose works include nine symphonies and the incidental music to Bridge on the River Kwai (for which he won an Oscar); Kitchen sink dramatist and angry young man whose works include Chips with Everything.
6.	19th century book about a shipwrecked, non-English family; Literary alter ego of Alexander Selkirk.
7.	Nemesis feared by Dinsdale Pirhana; Multiple-married auhor of The Naked and the Dead.
8.	Murderous, dog-owning Dickensian villain; Concord, officially called 'The Asia Minor agreement', which commonly bears the names of a British and a French diplomat and is blamed for much of the subsequent upheaval in the Middle East.
Sp.	British lyricist, half of a very famous partnership; British colony which in 1976 became Tuvalu and Kiribatu.
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ROUND 7 - 'Hidden Gods' Each answer contains the name of a God - often hidden
1.	What word is common to Fireman Sam’s fire engine, a barrier island in Florida and the nickname of a Mozart symphony?
2.	Which composer, a member of the group known as The Mighty Handful, is best known for his opera Prince Igor which was later adapted into the musical Kismet?
3.	What was the name of the fictional ranch in the TV series Bonanza?
4.	Demis Roussos started his career as a member of which band?
5.	What was the name of the three-stage launch rockets used to support the Apollo missions?
6.	Which element was formerly known as hydragyrum?
7.	What is the full name of the Transfiguration professor at Hogwarts School who becomes headmaster after the death of Albus Dumbledore?
8.	Which 2015 film won that year’s Golden Raspberry Award for worst picture, worst actor and worst actress. It spawned musical parodies called Spank and Cuff Me.
Sp.	What is the name of the eponymous teenage criminal mastermind of a series of eight sci-fi fantasy novels written by Eoin Colfer?
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ROUND 8 - Pairs
1.	With which sport is the term 'hotdog shot' associated?
2.	With which astronomical activity is an areologist concerned?
3.	What is the name of the 2016 TV comedy series, written by and starring Phoebe Waller Bridge, portraying a woman attempting to cope with life in the big city?
4.	Which Russian classical composer was a serving naval officer?
5.	Which astronomical activity is the concern of an exobiologist?
6.	What is the name of the 2016 TV comedy, written by and starring Phoebe Waller Bridge as one of a group of people living in a disused hospital?
7.	Which Russian classical composer added a letter 'g’ to his surname so that it no longer denoted the Russian slang for 'heap of rubbish' (or something worse!)?
8.	In which sport is the term 'helicopter feet' commonly used?
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ROUND 1 - Hidden theme
1.	Which novel by Mark Twain features the time traveller Hank Morgan?		A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
2.	Which film about prospecting, starring Humphrey Bogart, and its director’s father, won John Huston the Best Director Oscar in 1948 and also won Best Screenplay, as well as being nominated for the Best Film award?		The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
3.	Which film, in which one part was taken by the character’s great-grandson, gave Michael Caine his big break?		Zulu
4.	In 2015, a computer program developed by Google became the first to beat the world champion at a particular Oriental board game. What was the name of the program?		AlphaGo
5.	What was the name of the nymph whose speech impediment, inflicted by Juno, prevented her from telling Narcissus that she loved him?		Echo
6.	What man’s name is also the nickname of the recreational drug which shares its true name (differently spelled) with an overture by Sir Edward Elgar?		Charlie (cocaine - The Cockayne Overture)
7.	In computing, what does the abbreviation URL stand for?		Uniform Resource Locator
8.	Which farcical comedy, starring Ralph Fiennes and directed by Wes Anderson, is set in the fictional republic of Zubrowska? It was nominated for nine Oscars, winning four.		The Grand Budapest Hotel
Sp.	What was the nickname of the dictator whose secret police were known as the Tonton Macoute?		Papa Doc (Duvalier)
Theme: Each answer contains a word used in the phonetic alphabet
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ROUND 2 - 'Changing Characters' Each cryptic clue leads to 2 six-letter word answers which differ from one another by a single letter
1.	Give an ant a disease.		Infect/Insect
2.	Haggle over price with an ex-US President.		Barter/Carter
3.	Lose your nerve before a big fight.		Bottle/Battle
4.	Got into a scrap over nothing at all.		Fought/Nought
5.	An Eastern ruler with a healthy glow.		Sultan/Suntan
6.	Courteous detectives perhaps.		Polite/Police
7.	A psychiatrist finds himself in a holy place.		Shrink/Shrine
8.	Take a fall during a gang fight.		Tumble/Rumble
Sp.	Think about your food than add condiments.		Reason/Season
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ROUND 3 - 'Hidden Capitals' Each answer contains the name of a capital city – albeit sometimes very well hidden and sometimes using 'sound-alikes'
1.	Who did Brazil beat in the final of the 1962 World Cup?		Czechoslovakia (Oslo)
2.	What is the best known trade name of the stimulant Methylphenidate, widely used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?		Ritalin (Tallinn)
3.	Which Oscar Wilde play of 1893 was the basis of a Richard Strauss opera of the same name?		*Salome* (Lome)
4.	What was the name of the Italian left-wing paramilitary organisation responsible for numerous kidnappings and assassinations between 1970 and 1988?		Red Brigades (Riga)
5.	According to a 2003 study in the US, what activity was found to be the cause of 16% of traffic accidents. Its impact is factored into highway design and is one of the reasons for the erection of incident screens around road traffic accidents. The answer is an American slang for this activity.		Rubbernecking (Bern)
6.	What is the subtitle of Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist?		The Parish Boy’s Progress (Paris)
7.	Who composed Ol’ Man River, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and A Fine Romance?		Jerome Kern (Rome)
8.	Which mountain shares its name with a song and album by The Teardrop Explodes?		Kilimanjaro (Lima)
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ROUND 4 - Paired bingo (part 1)
1.	Music	Which Band was formed by David Bowie in 1989 and produced two albums before disbanding in1992?	Tin Machine
2.	Inscriptions	What inscription appears on the brass letterbox of 10 Downing Street?	"First Lord of the Treasury"
3.	Tunes	Why is a theme from Grand Vals for guitar by Francisco Tarrega often heard in the street and other public places?	It’s the Nokia standard ring tone
4.	Musicals	In which 1950s musical does a fan of the mediocre baseball team The Washington Senators sell his soul to the devil in return for success?	Damn Yankees
5.	Measuring	What is measured by an anemometer?	Wind speed
6.	Elementary spelling	What surname is shared by a 20th century philosopher and a 20th century songwriter, who also share their first initial? It is also the name of a European city. (spell your answer using symbols for elements in the periodic table and give the names of the elements - for example the answer ‘Fife’ would be given as 'F/Fluorine; I/Iodine; Fe/Iron')	Berlin - B/Boron; E/Erbium; Li/Lithium; N/Nitrogen
7.	CCD	Which disease, which has given rise to much concern among apiarists, is abbreviated to CCD?	Colony collapse disorder
8.	Cryptic cities	Which city might be the answer to the cryptic crossword clue: 'City has stylish silver duck (7)'?	Chicago
9.	Opera	In which opera do the characters Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, and the Commendatore appear?	Don Giovanni
10.	Neologisms	Which word, now the name of a giant IT company, was introduced into the English language by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver’s Travels?	Yahoo
11.	Papacy	The word used to describe the assembly of cardinals which elects a new Pope is 'conclave'. What is the derivation of this word?	With a key ('Con clave' or 'cum clave' - because the electors are locked in)
12.	Culinary eponyms	After whom is a dessert of vanilla ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce named?	Dame Nellie Melba
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ROUND 5 - Paired bingo (part 2)
1.	Music	The jazz saxophonist John Coltrane recorded numerous variations of a song from The Sound of Music. What was the name of the song?	My Favourite Things
2.	Inscriptions	Whose epitaph reads `Lector, si monumentum requires, circumspice’?	Christopher Wren (in St Paul’s Cathedral)
3.	Tunes	Why is the introduction to the Te Deum by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, well known?	It is the Eurovision theme
4.	Musicals	Which English writer is credited, along with Oscar Hammerstein, of co-writing the lyrics of the musical Showboat?	P G Wodehouse
5.	Measuring	What is measured by a manometer?	Air pressure
6.	Elementary spelling	The ruling family of which country share their surname with the man regarded as the father of modern clowning? (spell your answer using symbols for elements in the periodic table and give the names of the elements - for example the answer ‘Fife’ would be given as 'F/Fluorine; I/Iodine; Fe/Iron')	Monaco Mo/Molybdenum; Na/Sodium; Co/Cobalt (or) Mo/Molybdenum; Na/Sodium; C/Carbon; O/Oxygen (or) Mo/Molybdenum; N/Nitrogen; Ac/Actinium; O/Oxygen.
7.	CCD	When used to describe one of the types of sensor used in digital cameras, what does the abbreviation CCD stand for?	Charge-coupled device
8.	Cryptic cities	Which city might be the answer to the cryptic crossword clue 'Group of Macbeth’s three attempt to form a city (8)'?	Coventry
9.	Opera	In which opera do the characters Tamino, Pamina and the Queen of The Night appear?	Die Zauberflöte (or) *The Magic Flute*
10.	Neologisms	What word was introduced in physics in 1963 by Murray Gell-Mann, winner of the Nobel Prize for physics in 1969? He took the word, though not its pronunciation, from James Joyce.	Quark (pronounced kwork; Joyce rhymed it with 'Mark')
11.	Papacy	A Pope may appoint a cardinal 'in pectore'. What does this signify?	The appointment is not announced so remains a secret ('in pectore' - 'in the breast')
12.	Culinary eponyms	After whom is a dish of eggs, cream and smoked haddock or other white fish named? On occasions it may have other ingredients, such as béchamel sauce.	Arnold Bennett
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ROUND 6 - 'Run-ons' The last word of the first answer is the first of the second; for example the answer to 'innocuous statue and Irish actor' would be 'Venus de Milo O’Shea'. First names (or initials) and last names of people are required unless otherwise specified. There are some homonyms.
1.	Conservative Brexiteer MP, now again a Cabinet minister; Surname of 19th century Liberal MP, considered to be one of the fathers of photography.		Liam Fox-Talbot
2.	Second largest town in the Channel Islands; Capital of half of the second largest island in the Caribbean.		St Peter Port-au-Prince
3.	Names of the first Baron and Baroness Passfield, co-founders of the New Statesman magazine and (with others) the London School of Economics; Name of the international cup won by England in 2003 and currently held by New Zealand.		Sidney and Beatrice Webb-Ellis
4.	Stockport-born and now ennobled architect, known for designing, among others, the Gherkin and the Millau viaduct; Surname of famously tone-deaf but wealthly soprano, recently played in a biopic by Meryl Streep.		Norman Foster-Jenkins
5.	Prolific English composer whose works include nine symphonies and the incidental music to Bridge on the River Kwai (for which he won an Oscar); Kitchen sink dramatist and angry young man whose works include Chips with Everything.		Malcolm Arnold Wesker
6.	19th century book about a shipwrecked, non-English family; Literary alter ego of Alexander Selkirk.		The Swiss Family Robinson Crusoe
7.	Nemesis feared by Dinsdale Pirhana; Multiple-married auhor of The Naked and the Dead.		Spiny Norman Mailer
8.	Murderous, dog-owning Dickensian villain; Concord, officially called 'The Asia Minor agreement', which commonly bears the names of a British and a French diplomat and is blamed for much of the subsequent upheaval in the Middle East.		Bill Sikes/Sykes Picot
Sp.	British lyricist, half of a very famous partnership; British colony which in 1976 became Tuvalu and Kiribatu.		W S Gilbert and Ellice Islands
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ROUND 7 - 'Hidden Gods' Each answer contains the name of a God - often hidden
1.	What word is common to Fireman Sam’s fire engine, a barrier island in Florida and the nickname of a Mozart symphony?		Jupiter
2.	Which composer, a member of the group known as The Mighty Handful, is best known for his opera Prince Igor which was later adapted into the musical Kismet?		Borodin (Odin)
3.	What was the name of the fictional ranch in the TV series Bonanza?		The Ponderosa (Eros)
4.	Demis Roussos started his career as a member of which band?		Aphrodite’s Child
5.	What was the name of the three-stage launch rockets used to support the Apollo missions?		Saturn V (pronounced Saturn Five)
6.	Which element was formerly known as hydragyrum?		Mercury
7.	What is the full name of the Transfiguration professor at Hogwarts School who becomes headmaster after the death of Albus Dumbledore?		Minerva McGonagall
8.	Which 2015 film won that year’s Golden Raspberry Award for worst picture, worst actor and worst actress. It spawned musical parodies called Spank and Cuff Me.		*Fifty Shades of Gray* (Hades)
Sp.	What is the name of the eponymous teenage criminal mastermind of a series of eight sci-fi fantasy novels written by Eoin Colfer?		Artemis Fowl
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ROUND 8 - Pairs
1.	With which sport is the term 'hotdog shot' associated?		Lawn Tennis (it means playing a shot between the legs with one’s back to the net - it rarely comes off)
2.	With which astronomical activity is an areologist concerned?		Study of the planet Mars (Ares is the Greek equivalent of the Roman God Mars)
3.	What is the name of the 2016 TV comedy series, written by and starring Phoebe Waller Bridge, portraying a woman attempting to cope with life in the big city?		Fleabag
4.	Which Russian classical composer was a serving naval officer?		Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
5.	Which astronomical activity is the concern of an exobiologist?		The search for extraterrestrials
6.	What is the name of the 2016 TV comedy, written by and starring Phoebe Waller Bridge as one of a group of people living in a disused hospital?		Crashing
7.	Which Russian classical composer added a letter 'g’ to his surname so that it no longer denoted the Russian slang for 'heap of rubbish' (or something worse!)?		Mussorgski (who was originally Mussorski)
8.	In which sport is the term 'helicopter feet' commonly used?		10 metre diving (it’s the failure to control the feet in the middle of the dive, resulting in a loss of marks)
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