1.

Which actress, who died in 1923, slept in a coffin and continued acting after she had a leg amputated?

2.

Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside Asia, is in which country?

3.

Which anti-poll tax slogan comes from the English translation of Dario Fo's play Non Si Paga, Non Si Paga?

4.

Whose marriage to Sarah Jennings, Queen Anne's friend, accelerated his military career to the rank of Captain-General of the British army, and then to a dukedom?  His sister Arabella became James II's mistress.

5.

Which form of bacterial pneumonia is named after a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1976?

6.

Who was the US President during the Wall Street Crash?

7.

Which country's flag comprises 3 vertical stripes of black/red/green, the middle one of which features a mosque, surrounded by sheaves of wheat, underneath which is the year it gained independence from Britain?

8.

The title of which Dickens novel contains the phrase 'Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation'?

9.

Which aviation pioneer, and America's Cup yachtsman, was also a member of the Great Britain national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the first ever European Championships in 1910?  After being bankrupted following WW2, he re-entered the aviation business with a new firm named after his chief engineer and test pilot, Harry Hawker.

10.

Which 1906 physics Nobel Laureate was born in Cheetham Hill?  Subsequently, 8 of his students, and his son, also became Nobel Laureates.

11.

The name of which former African capital city is Arabic for 'the residence of peace'?

12.

Which building, designed by Inigo Jones and completed in 1622, contains a ceiling painted by Rubens, commissioned by Charles I.  Ironically, considering he lavished so much attention on it, this is the place from which the king stepped out to his execution.

13.

Which Bryan Ferry hit of 1976 shares its melody - albeit with different words and a slightly different title - with a 1970 hit by Canned Heat?

14.

According to Fulham Football Club, which writer once resided in the original Craven Cottage?  His name lives on in a Fiction Contest, in which contestants think-up terrible openings for imaginary novels.

15.

Who was the mother of three sons who became kings of France during her lifetime, namely, Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry Ill?

16.

Roald Dahl was married to which actress, who won an Oscar for her role in Hud?

17.

Which country consists of two enclaves separated and surrounded by the state of Sarawak?

18.

Since 1961 which organisation has had the slogan 'The greatest tragedy is indifference'?

19.

Who was the first medical practitioner to receive a hereditary title?  He succeeded Newton as president of the Royal Society.  His collection of objects formed the foundation of the British Museum in 1759.  A number of places in Kensington and Chelsea are named after both his first name and surname. (full name required)

20.

Which form of arthritis is named after a town in Connecticut, where an outbreak occurred in 1975?

21.

Work began on the construction of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial during the tenure of which US President?

22.

Which country's flag consists of two equal vertical bars of green and white, in the centre of which is a red star surrounded by a red crescent?

23.

Which two of Dickens' novels are set in revolutionary times?

24.

Which motoring and aviation pioneer was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with a powered aircraft, when the tail of his plane broke off during a flying display in Bournemouth, aged 32?  In 1910, he became the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.

25.

Which 1909 physics Nobel Laureate was appointed Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order?  During his funeral, all BBC transmitters in the British Isles observed two minutes of silence in his honour.

26.

The name of which African river is the Portuguese for 'twist' or 'turn'?

27.

 Which building, commissioned by Henry VIII, stood in a park of the same name in the borough of Sutton? Its name was a boast that it was incomparable in magnificence.  The eponymous treaty signed there by Elizabeth I was taken as a declaration of war by Philip II.

28.

Although different songs, which song title is shared by a 1977 single by Fleetwood Mac and a 1993 single by The Cranberries?

29.

Which Australian-born writer, best known for his epic Asian Saga series of novels and their TV adaptations, wrote the screenplays for The Great Escape and the 1959 version of The Fly?

30.

Who went by the pseudonym of John Johnson and broke his neck after falling from a scaffold on 31 January 1606, thereby avoiding being hanged and the subsequent agony of being quartered?

Sp.

Born in 1873, which operatic tenor made approximately 260 commercially released recordings from 1902 to 1920?

Hidden theme

One of the answer words is only linked to the theme by means of a sound-alike

1.

What is the subject of the illuminated Ellesmere Manuscript?

2.

The 'Manifesto of the Ninety-Three' was signed by 93 scientists, scholars and artists in 1914, declaring their support for what?  Notable signatories included Engelbert Humperdinck, Max Planck, Wilhelm Roentgen, and Fritz Haber.

3.

Which British scientist wrote a series of novels under the umbrella title of Strangers and Brothers?  He was technical director of the Ministry of Labour and parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Technology.  His literary work added the phrase 'corridors of power' to the language.

4.

Who was the first President of the Royal Astronomical Society?  He was also a musician and a composer of 24 symphonies.

5.

Who was the first civilian Director of the CIA?  He is its longest-serving Director to date, serving from 1953 to 1961.  His older brother was the Secretary of State during the Eisenhower Administration.  His reputation declined after the Bay of Pigs Invasion fiasco. (full name required)

6.

The Pogue's Christmas single Fairytale of New York takes its title from a 1973 novel by which Irish American author?

7.

Which Prime Minister was cousin to Rudyard Kipling?

8.

In Czech and Slovak, this character's name means 'rollmops'; in Dutch it means 'little monkey-tail'; in Italian it means 'snail'.  What is it called in English?

9.

How are the following collectively known: Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh, Pax, Vivienne and Knox?

10.

Which notorious event started in Paris on the night of 23-24 August 1572?  It took place five days after the wedding of King Charles IX'S sister to Henry III of Navarre - an occasion for which many of the most wealthy and prominent Huguenots had gathered.

Sp.

The name of which dynasty of German origin means 'red shield'?

Each answer contains a word or phrase that can precede or follow the word 'wheel'

1.

What is the name of the character played by Rodney Bewes in The Likely Lads?

2.

Which invention, now only used in the USA, was embroiled in the so-called 'War of Currents' between the Edison and Westinghouse companies in the late 1880s?  Its first user was William Kemmler in 1890 who occupied it for 8 minutes.

3.

Which Oxford college was founded by Alan Bullock in 1962?  Its buildings are glass and concrete.  In 1974 it was one of the first men's colleges to admit women as full members.  Alumni include Peter Mandelson and Matthew Pinsent.

4.

Founded in 1933, and the oldest franchise in the AFC, which American Football team has the most Super Bowl victories with 6?

5.

Who directed, and co-wrote with Simon Pegg, the so-called Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy of films consisting of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End? (full name required)

6.

Which action film of 2012 stars Christian Slater, Dominic Monaghan and Sean Bean?  Slater is an ex-army captain who, after a failed mission to find Osama Bin Laden, becomes a body guard to wealthy men who want to experience the thrill of fighting in war zones.

7.

Which town is bordered by Morecambe Bay, the Duddon Estuary and the Irish Sea?  It is
often jokingly referred to as being at the end of the longest cul-de-sac in the country because of its isolated location.

8.

Which town in Hertfordshire, located on the Great North Road, is home to the highest railway station on the line between King's Cross and York?  It has been the scene of two major train crashes, the most recent in 2002.

Sp.

Which Queen single, released in 1978 on their Jazz album as a double-A side with Fat Bottomed Girls, mentions the flip side title in its lyrics?

ROUND 4 - WithQuiz format - Pairs

1.

What is the specific connection between the following people:
Jan Tingbergen, Jacobus van 't Hoff, Wilhelm Röntgen, Sully Prudhomme, Emil von Behring, and Henry Dunant?

2.

There has been only one winner of the Oscar for Best Film with an alliterative title.  It won the award for 1942 and starred an actress with an alliterative name who also won the Oscar for Best Actress in the same film.  Name both the film and the actress.

3.

Which literary figure was captured during the siege of Rheims during the Hundred Years' War but was released after Edward Ill paid his ransom?  He became a Member of Parliament for Kent and was appointed to the role of Clerk of the King's Works?

4.

'Willie makes a phrase' is an apt anagram of which famous person?

5.

'Meg the arch Tartar' is an apt anagram of the name of which famous person?

6.

What is the purpose of the journey undertaken by the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales?

7.

There have been two winners of the Oscar for Best Actor who have alliterative names.  The most recent winner was for a film made in 2013; the other is a multiple winner.  Who are they?

8.

What is the connection between:
Nihon (the Japanese name for Japan), Moscow, Tennessee, and the Russian nuclear physicist Yuri Organessian?

Sp.

What connects the following words: MOW, NOON and SWIMS?

ROUND 5 - WithQuiz format - 'Bingo Lingo'

Choose a number from the following and answer a question related to its bingo call

1.

Kelly's Eye

Who wrote the Booker Prize-winning novel True History of the Kelly Gang?

4.

Knock at the Door

The painting The Light of the World depicts the figure of Jesus knocking on a door.  A small version of it is on display in Manchester Art Gallery.  Who painted it?

7.

Lucky

Which pop group had a hit with Get Lucky in 2013, featuring Pharrell Williams?

10.

Theresa's Den

Who is the only PM to have died at Number 10?  He had already resigned the office, but was too ill to be moved.

22.

Two Little Ducks

Which batsman made a pair on his debut against Australia at Edgbaston in 1975 before going on to become the highest run scorer for England at that time?

39.

Steps

The Rocky Steps - so named as a result of them appearing in the Rocky films - are at the entrance to which building?

45.

Halfway There

The poem Halfway Down by AA Milne was turned into a song entitled Halfway Down the Stairs and was performed in The Muppet Show by which character?

53.

Here Comes Herbie

Herbie Flowers created the bass line for which song of 1972, each verse of which refers to a member of Andy Warhol's studio The Factory?

77.

Sunset Strip

Which musical that shares its name with a Def Leppard song, opened in 2005 and revolves around two German developers, Hertz and Franz, who set about demolishing Sunset Strip?

90.

Top of the Shop

Which e-commerce company was founded by Jack Ma in 1999, originally to connect Chinese manufacturers with overseas buyers?

ROUND 6 - WithQuiz format - Linked Pairs

Each question consists of two answers joined together - the last word of the answer to the first question is the first word of the answer to the second question

Give your answer as a continuous sentence

Note that the words 'a' and 'the' at the join don't count

Full names of people are required where relevant

1.

a) Title of the 1939 film that won a record 10 Academy Awards.

b) 1908 novel whose chapter 7 provided the title of Pink Floyd's debut album.

2.

a) The only country in Central America that has no Caribbean coastline.

b) Former physician, known as the first Marxist to become President of a Latin American country through open elections.

3.

a) Professional dancer from New Zealand who partnered Natasha Kaplinsky to victory in the first series of Strictly Come Dancing.

b) Winner of the first Tony Award for Best Musical in 1949.

4.

a) Born in 1929, widow of a former dictator, infamous for her extravagance.  Some of her possessions for which she is famous are housed in a museum in Marikina.
b) Made his Davis Cup debut in 2000 as a 14 year old and was runner up to Roger Federer in the 2006 Australian Open.  He caused controversy in the 2008 Australian Open when a video showed him chanting "Turks out of Cyprus".

5.

a) Film which included the following line of dialogue: "In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace - and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock."
b) Michael Jackson song from 1988 containing the lines:

"If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change".

6.

a) Became Earl of Beaconsfield in 1876.
b) The second studio album by Cream, its title being based on a malapropism for part of a bicycle.

7.

a) This writer, born in Cross Street, Manchester in 1785, became an acquaintance of Coleridge and Wordsworth and lived for 10 years in Dove Cottage.  He is regarded by some scholars as having inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the West.

b) This record producer/conductor/arranger/composer has a record 79 Grammy Award
nominations.  In 1968, he and his song-writing partner became the first African Americans to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, with The Eyes of Love.

8.

a) This actor/writer/producer/director/comedian/television host came to notice for playing Jodie Dallas in the sitcom Soap and has hosted the Academy Awards multiple times.

b) This 1970s BBC cartoon series with no dialogue featured a girl with a shock of purple hair and her dog.

Sp.

a) Born in 1959 in Holyhead, the current Chancellor of Falmouth University, and author of the novel A Tiny Bit Marvellous.
b) A UK-based global retailer of fashion clothing founded in 1972 by Stephen Marks, a year after a film of the same name was released.

1.

According to the Scottish Mountaineering Club, there are how many distinct Munros (i.e., not including subsidiary tops)?

2.

1.

Which actress, who died in 1923, slept in a coffin and continued acting after she had a leg amputated?

2.

Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside Asia, is in which country?

Argentina

3.

Which anti-poll tax slogan comes from the English translation of Dario Fo's play Non Si Paga, Non Si Paga?

"Can't pay, won't pay!"

4.

Whose marriage to Sarah Jennings, Queen Anne's friend, accelerated his military career to the rank of Captain-General of the British army, and then to a dukedom?  His sister Arabella became James II's mistress.

John Churchill

(accept Duke of Marlborough)

5.

Which form of bacterial pneumonia is named after a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1976?

Legionnaire's disease

(identified after an outbreak at an American Legion meeting)

6.

Who was the US President during the Wall Street Crash?

(Herbert) Hoover

7.

Which country's flag comprises 3 vertical stripes of black/red/green, the middle one of which features a mosque, surrounded by sheaves of wheat, underneath which is the year it gained independence from Britain?

Afghanistan

8.

The title of which Dickens novel contains the phrase 'Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation'?

Dombey and Son

9.

Which aviation pioneer, and America's Cup yachtsman, was also a member of the Great Britain national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the first ever European Championships in 1910?  After being bankrupted following WW2, he re-entered the aviation business with a new firm named after his chief engineer and test pilot, Harry Hawker.

(Thomas) Sopwith

10.

Which 1906 physics Nobel Laureate was born in Cheetham Hill?  Subsequently, 8 of his students, and his son, also became Nobel Laureates.

(JJ) Thomson

11.

The name of which former African capital city is Arabic for 'the residence of peace'?

Dar es Salaam

12.

Which building, designed by Inigo Jones and completed in 1622, contains a ceiling painted by Rubens, commissioned by Charles I.  Ironically, considering he lavished so much attention on it, this is the place from which the king stepped out to his execution.

The Banqueting House, Whitehall

13.

Which Bryan Ferry hit of 1976 shares its melody - albeit with different words and a slightly different title - with a 1970 hit by Canned Heat?

Let's Stick Together

(the Canned Heat version was entitled Let's Work Together)

14.

According to Fulham Football Club, which writer once resided in the original Craven Cottage?  His name lives on in a Fiction Contest, in which contestants think-up terrible openings for imaginary novels.

(Edward) Buiwer-Lytton

(the competition was inspired by the first line of his novel Paul Clifford: "It was a dark and stormy night")

15.

Who was the mother of three sons who became kings of France during her lifetime, namely, Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry Ill?

Catherine de' Medici

16.

Roald Dahl was married to which actress, who won an Oscar for her role in Hud?

Patricia Neal

17.

Which country consists of two enclaves separated and surrounded by the state of Sarawak?

Brunei

18.

Since 1961 which organisation has had the slogan 'The greatest tragedy is indifference'?

The Red Cross

19.

Who was the first medical practitioner to receive a hereditary title?  He succeeded Newton as president of the Royal Society.  His collection of objects formed the foundation of the British Museum in 1759.  A number of places in Kensington and Chelsea are named after both his first name and surname. (full name required)

Hans Sloane

20.

Which form of arthritis is named after a town in Connecticut, where an outbreak occurred in 1975?

Lyme disease

21.

Work began on the construction of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial during the tenure of which US President?

(Calvin) Coolidge

22.

Which country's flag consists of two equal vertical bars of green and white, in the centre of which is a red star surrounded by a red crescent?

Algeria

23.

Which two of Dickens' novels are set in revolutionary times?

Barnaby Rudge and A Tale of Two Cities

24.

Which motoring and aviation pioneer was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with a powered aircraft, when the tail of his plane broke off during a flying display in Bournemouth, aged 32?  In 1910, he became the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.

(Charles) Rolls

25.

Which 1909 physics Nobel Laureate was appointed Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order?  During his funeral, all BBC transmitters in the British Isles observed two minutes of silence in his honour.

(Guglielmo) Marconi

26.

The name of which African river is the Portuguese for 'twist' or 'turn'?

Volta

27.

 Which building, commissioned by Henry VIII, stood in a park of the same name in the borough of Sutton? Its name was a boast that it was incomparable in magnificence.  The eponymous treaty signed there by Elizabeth I was taken as a declaration of war by Philip II.

 Nonsuch Palace

(the boast was that there was 'no such' palace elsewhere equal to it)

28.

Although different songs, which song title is shared by a 1977 single by Fleetwood Mac and a 1993 single by The Cranberries?

Dreams

29.

Which Australian-born writer, best known for his epic Asian Saga series of novels and their TV adaptations, wrote the screenplays for The Great Escape and the 1959 version of The Fly?

James Clavell

30.

Who went by the pseudonym of John Johnson and broke his neck after falling from a scaffold on 31 January 1606, thereby avoiding being hanged and the subsequent agony of being quartered?

Guy Fawkes

Sp.

Born in 1873, which operatic tenor made approximately 260 commercially released recordings from 1902 to 1920?

Hidden theme

One of the answer words is only linked to the theme by means of a sound-alike

1.

What is the subject of the illuminated Ellesmere Manuscript?

The Canterbury Tales

2.

The 'Manifesto of the Ninety-Three' was signed by 93 scientists, scholars and artists in 1914, declaring their support for what?  Notable signatories included Engelbert Humperdinck, Max Planck, Wilhelm Roentgen, and Fritz Haber.

German military actions at the start of WWI

3.

Which British scientist wrote a series of novels under the umbrella title of Strangers and Brothers?  He was technical director of the Ministry of Labour and parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Technology.  His literary work added the phrase 'corridors of power' to the language.

CP (Charles Percy) Snow

4.

Who was the first President of the Royal Astronomical Society?  He was also a musician and a composer of 24 symphonies.

(William) Herschel

5.

Who was the first civilian Director of the CIA?  He is its longest-serving Director to date, serving from 1953 to 1961.  His older brother was the Secretary of State during the Eisenhower Administration.  His reputation declined after the Bay of Pigs Invasion fiasco. (full name required)

Allen Dulles

(his brother was John Foster Dulles)

6.

The Pogue's Christmas single Fairytale of New York takes its title from a 1973 novel by which Irish American author?

J P Donleavy

7.

Which Prime Minister was cousin to Rudyard Kipling?

(Stanley) Baldwin

8.

In Czech and Slovak, this character's name means 'rollmops'; in Dutch it means 'little monkey-tail'; in Italian it means 'snail'.  What is it called in English?

The '@' sign

9.

How are the following collectively known: Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh, Pax, Vivienne and Knox?

They are the children of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

10.

Which notorious event started in Paris on the night of 23-24 August 1572?  It took place five days after the wedding of King Charles IX'S sister to Henry III of Navarre - an occasion for which many of the most wealthy and prominent Huguenots had gathered.

St Bartholomew's Day Massacre

Sp.

The name of which dynasty of German origin means 'red shield'?

Rothschild

ROUND 3 - WithQuiz format - Announced theme

Each answer contains a word or phrase that can precede or follow the word 'wheel'

1.

What is the name of the character played by Rodney Bewes in The Likely Lads?

Bob Ferris

2.

Which invention, now only used in the USA, was embroiled in the so-called 'War of Currents' between the Edison and Westinghouse companies in the late 1880s?  Its first user was William Kemmler in 1890 who occupied it for 8 minutes.

Electric Chair

3.

Which Oxford college was founded by Alan Bullock in 1962?  Its buildings are glass and concrete.  In 1974 it was one of the first men's colleges to admit women as full members.  Alumni include Peter Mandelson and Matthew Pinsent.

Saint Catherine's

4.

Founded in 1933, and the oldest franchise in the AFC, which American Football team has the most Super Bowl victories with 6?

Pittsburg Steelers

5.

Who directed, and co-wrote with Simon Pegg, the so-called Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy of films consisting of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End? (full name required)

Edgar Wright

6.

Which action film of 2012 stars Christian Slater, Dominic Monaghan and Sean Bean?  Slater is an ex-army captain who, after a failed mission to find Osama Bin Laden, becomes a body guard to wealthy men who want to experience the thrill of fighting in war zones.

Soldiers Of Fortune

7.

Which town is bordered by Morecambe Bay, the Duddon Estuary and the Irish Sea?  It is
often jokingly referred to as being at the end of the longest cul-de-sac in the country because of its isolated location.

Barrow-in-Furness

(accept Barrow)

8.

Which town in Hertfordshire, located on the Great North Road, is home to the highest railway station on the line between King's Cross and York?  It has been the scene of two major train crashes, the most recent in 2002.

Potters Bar

Sp.

Which Queen single, released in 1978 on their Jazz album as a double-A side with Fat Bottomed Girls, mentions the flip side title in its lyrics?

Bicycle Race

1.

What is the specific connection between the following people:
Jan Tingbergen, Jacobus van 't Hoff, Wilhelm Röntgen, Sully Prudhomme, Emil von Behring, and Henry Dunant?

They are the first recipients in each category of the Nobel Prizes

2.

There has been only one winner of the Oscar for Best Film with an alliterative title.  It won the award for 1942 and starred an actress with an alliterative name who also won the Oscar for Best Actress in the same film.  Name both the film and the actress.

Mrs. Miniver, Greer Garson

3.

Which literary figure was captured during the siege of Rheims during the Hundred Years' War but was released after Edward Ill paid his ransom?  He became a Member of Parliament for Kent and was appointed to the role of Clerk of the King's Works?

(Geoffrey) Chaucer

4.

'Willie makes a phrase' is an apt anagram of which famous person?

William Shakespeare

5.

'Meg the arch Tartar' is an apt anagram of the name of which famous person?

Margaret Thatcher

6.

What is the purpose of the journey undertaken by the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales?

To visit the shrine of Thomas a Becket

7.

There have been two winners of the Oscar for Best Actor who have alliterative names.  The most recent winner was for a film made in 2013; the other is a multiple winner.  Who are they?

Daniel Day-Lewis, Matthew McConaughey

8.

What is the connection between:
Nihon (the Japanese name for Japan), Moscow, Tennessee, and the Russian nuclear physicist Yuri Organessian?

The remaining 4 unnamed chemical elements were named after them

(....by the IUPAC in November 2016:

Nihonium (113), Moscovium (115), Tennessine (117); Organesson (118))

Sp.

What connects the following words: MOW, NOON and SWIMS?

They read the same upside down

ROUND 5 - WithQuiz format - 'Bingo Lingo'

Choose a number from the following and answer a question related to its bingo call

1.

Kelly's Eye

Who wrote the Booker Prize-winning novel True History of the Kelly Gang?

Peter Carey

4.

Knock at the Door

The painting The Light of the World depicts the figure of Jesus knocking on a door.  A small version of it is on display in Manchester Art Gallery.  Who painted it?

(William) Holman Hunt

7.

Lucky

Which pop group had a hit with Get Lucky in 2013, featuring Pharrell Williams?

Daft Punk

10.

Theresa's Den

Who is the only PM to have died at Number 10?  He had already resigned the office, but was too ill to be moved.

(Henry) Campbell-Bannerman

22.

Two Little Ducks

Which batsman made a pair on his debut against Australia at Edgbaston in 1975 before going on to become the highest run scorer for England at that time?

Graham Gooch

39.

Steps

The Rocky Steps - so named as a result of them appearing in the Rocky films - are at the entrance to which building?

Philadelphia Museum of Artmit's nephew')

45.

Halfway There

The poem Halfway Down by AA Milne was turned into a song entitled Halfway Down the Stairs and was performed in The Muppet Show by which character?

Robin (the Frog)

(don't accept 'Kermit's nephew')

53.

Here Comes Herbie

Herbie Flowers created the bass line for which song of 1972, each verse of which refers to a member of Andy Warhol's studio The Factory?

Walk on the Wild Side

77.

Sunset Strip

Which musical that shares its name with a Def Leppard song, opened in 2005 and revolves around two German developers, Hertz and Franz, who set about demolishing Sunset Strip?

Rock of Ages

90.

Top of the Shop

Which e-commerce company was founded by Jack Ma in 1999, originally to connect Chinese manufacturers with overseas buyers?

Alibaba

ROUND 6 - WithQuiz format - Linked Pairs

Each question consists of two answers joined together - the last word of the answer to the first question is the first word of the answer to the second question

Give your answer as a continuous sentence

Note that the words 'a' and 'the' at the join don't count

Full names of people are required where relevant

1.

a) Title of the 1939 film that won a record 10 Academy Awards.

b) 1908 novel whose chapter 7 provided the title of Pink Floyd's debut album.

Gone with the WIND in the Willows

2.

a) The only country in Central America that has no Caribbean coastline.

b) Former physician, known as the first Marxist to become President of a Latin American country through open elections.

El SALVADOR Allende

3.

a) Professional dancer from New Zealand who partnered Natasha Kaplinsky to victory in the first series of Strictly Come Dancing.

b) Winner of the first Tony Award for Best Musical in 1949.

Brendan COLE Porter

4.

a) Born in 1929, widow of a former dictator, infamous for her extravagance.  Some of her possessions for which she is famous are housed in a museum in Marikina.
b) Made his Davis Cup debut in 2000 as a 14 year old and was runner up to Roger Federer in the 2006 Australian Open.  He caused controversy in the 2008 Australian Open when a video showed him chanting "Turks out of Cyprus".

Imelda MARCOS Baghdatis

5.

a) Film which included the following line of dialogue: "In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace - and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock."
b) Michael Jackson song from 1988 containing the lines:

"If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change".

The Third MAN in the Mirror

6.

a) Became Earl of Beaconsfield in 1876.
b) The second studio album by Cream, its title being based on a malapropism for part of a bicycle.

Benjamin DISRAELI Gears

7.

a) This writer, born in Cross Street, Manchester in 1785, became an acquaintance of Coleridge and Wordsworth and lived for 10 years in Dove Cottage.  He is regarded by some scholars as having inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the West.

b) This record producer/conductor/arranger/composer has a record 79 Grammy Award
nominations.  In 1968, he and his song-writing partner became the first African Americans to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, with The Eyes of Love.

Thomas de QUINCY Jones

8.

a) This actor/writer/producer/director/comedian/television host came to notice for playing Jodie Dallas in the sitcom Soap and has hosted the Academy Awards multiple times.

b) This 1970s BBC cartoon series with no dialogue featured a girl with a shock of purple hair and her dog.

Billy CRYSTAL Tips and Alistair

Sp.

a) Born in 1959 in Holyhead, the current Chancellor of Falmouth University, and author of the novel A Tiny Bit Marvellous.
b) A UK-based global retailer of fashion clothing founded in 1972 by Stephen Marks, a year after a film of the same name was released.

Dawn FRENCH Connection

1.

According to the Scottish Mountaineering Club, there are how many distinct Munros (i.e., not including subsidiary tops)?

282

2.

20,007

(runway 1 is 10,000 feet, runway 2 is 10,007 feet)

GRAND TOTAL