1.

What was the name of the society founded by Elizabeth Montagu and Elizabeth Vesey in the early 1750s to promote literary and intellectual discussion amongst women and thus liberate them from the confines of traditional women's activities?

2.

What verb in the English language can mean a) to lie exposed to warmth and light for relaxation and pleasure, or, b) to revel in or make the most of something?

3.

What do the French call the part of the body that we call the arm?

4.

What name is given to August Wilhelmj's arrangement of the second movement in Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite number 3 in D major?

5.

On August 24th 79AD Mount Vesuvius erupted just two months into the reign of which Roman Emperor?  He was the first Emperor of Rome to succeed his own natural father to the throne.

6.

Old fashioned men in Scotland and Northern Ireland still sometimes refer to them as 'galluses'.  What do American men call them?

7.

What famous old Manchester pub and Grade 2 listed building stands at 18-20 Fairfield Street?  It was built in 1803 and escaped demolition in 1849 following an expansion of the London Road railway station when it was moved brick by brick a hundred yards down the road to its present site.  Long a favourite watering hole for postal and railway workers it has in more recent times become a music venue and has hosted the Morrissey Smiths disco since 1994.

8.

With an uncredited Freddie Mercury on background vocals which Andrew Gold number 5 hit from 1978 was considered by Alan Partridge to be the greatest single of all time - apart from anything by Abba of course?

Sp1

What do the English call what is known in French as "un camisole de force"

Sp2

What is the original German title of Erich Maria Remarque's novel translated into English as All Quiet on the Western Front?

1.

With the exception of books of a religious, ideological, philosophical or political nature, what book, written by a European author in 1612 is, according to Wikipedia, the highest selling book of all time with sales of approximately 500 million copies?

2.

Which multi-national FTSE 100 company has the largest market capitalisation of £160bn (last reported figures as of Feb 2016)?

3.

Iron is the best known of the 4 recognised magnetic metal elements.  Name any 2 of the other 3.

4.

With sales totalling approximately 50 million copies since its publication in 1967 which book is, according to Wikipedia, the second most prolific book written in the Spanish language?

5.

Which range of hills west of Bridgwater in Somerset were England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, being designated in 1956?  They consist largely of heathland, oak woodlands, ancient parklands and agricultural land?

6.

What are the two most abundant non-metallic elements in the Earth's crust?

7.

Which iconic British company founded in 1856 is the only fashion company in the FTSE 100?

8.

The town of Callander forms the eastern gateway to which National Park?

Sp.

Wikipedia attributes the unique distinction of being rejected from the House of Commons for 'lack of attire' to which MP when he tried to vote against a motion to introduce the Bedroom Tax whilst wearing tracksuit bottoms?

ROUND 3 - Announced theme - 'Goddesses of the Silver Screen'

The Goddesses may be revealed following the second spare question

1.

This family-owned regional brewery was founded in 1858 in Keighley, West Yorkshire.  It is still family-owned and, until 2014, was family run.  Its best known ale is called Landlord and others include Boltmaker, Golden Best, and Ram Tam.  Name it.

2.

Born on 28 April 1758 in Virginia, this American president is considered to be the last of the Founding Fathers of the republic to become president and the last one to have fought alongside George Washington during the war for independence from Great Britain.  He died on July 4th 1831 being one of only 3 former presidents to die on the anniversary of the declaration of independence (5 years after the other two, Adams and Jefferson).  Who was he?

3.

In Genesis Chapter 9, Verse 13 what does the Lord set in the clouds in the aftermath of the Great Flood?  The same word refers to the great bell of this London church in a line of the children's nursery rhyme, Oranges and Lemons.

4.

This surname connects a retired English footballer who made 169 consecutive appearances for Rotherham United scoring 31 goals for them in their 1976-77 season; an English actor and singer born in 1942; an American jazz and R&B singer born in 1952; a disgraced former nanny to the two daughters of King George VI and an American model and actress once married to Richard Gere.  What is it?

5.

Name this British rock band formed in Birmingham in 1963. Their best known songs are Somebody Help Me and Keep On Running both of which were UK number Is and I'm A Man and Give Me Some Lovin' both of which reached number 2 in the UK.

6.

What surname links a notorious US prohibition gangster nicknamed after the type of weapon he preferred to carry with an Irish actor who played incompetent builder O'Riley hired by Basil Fawlty in a famous episode of Fawlty Towers?

7.

Born in 1534, this prominent Scottish nobleman inherited the title Earl of Bothwell and was later created Duke of Orkney and Marquess of Fife by his second wife, Mary Queen of Scots.  He controversially married Mary in 1567 after being accused of abducting and raping her following the murder of her previous husband for which he was a prime suspect.  He later died in exile in Denmark in 1578.  What was his family surname?

8.

This renowned double agent against Nazi Germany was a Spaniard by the name of Juan Pujol Garcia.  He had the distinction of being awarded both an Iron Cross by the Germans and an MBE by the British during World War 2.  His German codename was 'Arabel' but by what codename was he known to the British?  With a slight variation in spelling, this was also the surname adopted by a prominent 20th century Russian Jewish sculptor born Naum Neemia Pevsner.

Sp1

Name this member of a Germanic tribe who invaded and conquered Northern Italy in the 6th century giving their name to that region.  It is also the name of a London street noted for its connections with the City of London's merchant banking and insurance industries dating back to medieval times.

Sp2

This 1989 American detective comedy film starred Tom Hanks in one of the title roles and Beasley the Dog in the other.  Name the film.

ROUND 4 - Linked pairs

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

Give your answer as a continuous sentence

1.

2009 film starring Joseph Gordon Levitt and Zooey Deschanel detailing his account of their doomed romance;
Cold dessert made with bread and Berries.

2.

A hit for The Nashville Teens in 1964;
2002 Sam Mendes film based on a graphic novel by Max Allan Collins, last line of which, by character Michael Sullivan was "He was my Father".

3.

Opening lines of 1980's song: "I don't wanna talk about things we've been through, Though it's hurting me, it's history";

Song written for the soundtrack of the 1993 film of The Three Musketeers written and performed by Bryan Adams accompanied by Sting and Rod Stewart.

4.

English footballer/manager mainly for Everton - part of the 'Holy Trinity';

Cocktail containing orange juice and Galliano.

5.

American writer who married Zelda Sayre in 1920;

Actress - daughter of Oona and mother of Oona.

6.

A well known brand of white loaf which has been sold in the north since 1936;

1984 hit by U2 about Martin Luther King.

7.

1971 American action film based on the actual case of the so called Zodiac killer;

Football manager now a director of Wimborne Town.

8.

Welsh footballer born 1974 who started his career at Manchester United and is now a pundit;

Australian pop duo who had hits in the 1990's and early 00's with I Want You, Truly Madly Deeply and To the Moon and Back.

Sp1

The writer of Scenes of Clerical Life in 1858;
He played the part of Jack Gueller in Friends.

Sp2

Poem written by Alfred Lord Tennyson on the sudden death of his friend Arthur H. Hallam;
1991 hit for Chesney Hawkes.

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

Beware of theme words hidden inside other words

1.

Which book, originally published in 1549 under the editorial scrutiny of Thomas Cranmer, and subsequently much revised, is still in use and contains the liturgy for services of worship in the Church of England?

2.

What is the alternative title and refrain from the 1967 Simon and Garfunkel song 59th Street Bridge Song?

3.

The Cornetto ice cream advert originally broadcast in the 1980's was voted the catchiest jingle of all time in 2012.  What Neapolitan song was parodied in this advert?

4.

Which poem by Andrew Marvell begins with the lines "Had we but world enough, and time"?

5.

What name is given to a diamond or other gemstone cut in with numerous facets so as to have exceptional reflective qualities? The shape resembles that of a cone and provides maximised light return through the top of the diamond/gemstone.

6.

The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, founded in the 18th century in England and subsequently settling in colonial America, are known for a particularly active form of worship and practice a celibate lifestyle, which may explain their dwindling numbers with only one settlement remaining at Sabbathday Lake in Maine (comprising 2 individuals in 2017).  How are they generally known?

7.

Who directed the iconic 1999 film Being John Malkovich and won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2013 film Her?

8.

What name is given to the whole number or integral part of a logarithm, which gives the order of magnitude of the original number?

Sp.

Which animal cartoon character was created by Scottish cartoonist Alex Graham and published first in the Daily Mail on 8 July 1963?

1.

Created as a future travelling companion and eventual wife of Doctor Who for the 4th series in 2008, this character was played by actress Alex Kingston.  Name the character.

2.

The Tigris and the Euphrates are thought to be the subject of the opening line of Psalm 137 from the Old Testament.  How were they referred to?

3.

Starring Charlie Hunnam and Idris Elba and directed by Guillermo del Toro, this 2013 American science fiction film is set in the future when Earth is at war with colossal monsters who have emerged from an inter-dimensional portal at the bottom of this.  Name the film.

4.

The 1980 adventure film Raise the Titanic produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment and directed by Jerry Jameson took a mere 7 million dollars at the Box Office after having had a budget in excess of 40 million dollars. This later prompted producer Lew Grade to remark that "It would have been cheaper to --- --- --". Complete the final 3 words of his remark.

5.

In his 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha Henry Wadsworth Longfellow refers many times to "the shores of Gitchee Gurnee by the Shining Big-Sea-Water".  To which body of water is he referring?

6.

This 1983 book by American author Paul Theroux describes a 3 month long journey he undertook round the United Kingdom in the summer of 1982.  Subtitled A Journey Around Great Britain the principal title of this book was taken from the opening lines of the poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe.  What is it?

7.

This water-dwelling, predatory animal of the order Actiniaria is named for a terrestrial flower of the same name.  It often has large polyps that allow for digestion of larger prey.  It is related to corals, jellyfish, and Hydras.  What is it called?

8.

This family of flowering plants inhabits temperate and tropical zones all round the world.  The family contains five genera with about 70 known species.  They are rooted in soil in bodies of water, with leaves and flowers floating on or emergent from the surface.  How are they commonly referred to?

Sp1

Composed in the 1930s by British composer, Eric Coates, this light orchestral work became a popular music standard of the 1940s and is still in use today as the signature tune of the long running BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs.  What is it called?

Sp2

In Monty Python and the Holy Grail there is an argument between King Arthur and a member of an anarcho-syndicalist commune called Dennis concerning Arthur's right to rule.  Who does Dennis refer to as "some watery tart" and "some moistened bint"?

1.

Founded in 1934 by Kurt Hahn, which establishment did Prince Charles describe as "Colditz with Kilts"?

2.

What is the nickname of the football team that still hold the record for most defeats in a season in the English Football League?  They achieved this unenviable record by suffering 34 defeats in the 1997/98 season while playing in the Third Division.  They currently play in League 2 having been relegated from League 1 in the 2015/16 season.

3.

For which 1983 film did one of the leading actors, Ryuichi Sakamoto, win a BAFTA award for best film score? The film also starred Tom Conti and David Bowie.

4.

The poet TS Eliot was born in 1888 in which city?

5.

Whitby in North Yorkshire is twinned with which settlement?  It lies 8034 miles to the south-west and has a population of 2121 (2012 census).  A whale bone arch is about the only thing the two places seem to have in common.

6.

In David Hockney's 1966 painting Peter is seen Getting Out of whose pool?

7.

What name does Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV use as the frontman of the Boston alternative rock band (The) Pixies?

8.

Which Irish saint's legendary 6th century voyage in a currach from Ireland to present day Newfoundland was recreated by Tim Severin in 1976-77.

9.

By what name was the Turkish city of Edirne known until 1928?  Situated close to both the Greek and the Bulgarian borders, it was the site of a famous battle in AD378 in which the Goths heavily defeated the forces of the eastern Roman Empire before going on to sack the city of Rome 32 years later.

10.

Who was the controversial Conservative MP for Hayes and Harlington from 1983 to 1997?  He was never shy about voicing his opinions which were well to the right of even his most Thatcherite colleagues.  His opposition to state-funding for the Arts famously inspired Labour MP Tony Banks to say that his presence in the House of Commons was "living proof that a pig's bladder on a stick could get elected to this Parliament".

11.

Which songwriter wrote Living Doll for Cliff Richard, Little White Bull for Tommy Steele and From Russia With Love for the 1963 film?

12.

For the purposes of English law, which ecclesiastical crime was defined by William Blackstone as "the obtaining of religious orders or a licence to preach by money or corrupt practices"?

13.

Which popular Italian boy's name became even more popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s as Fascist households were encouraged to celebrate the three main cities of the Axis powers?

14.

Wroclaw in Poland and which other city shared the title 'European City of Culture' in 2016?

15.

What abbreviated two word term denotes a 2012 proposal in which Scotland would have economic independence from the rest of the United Kingdom but would still remain a part of it?

16.

Which Greater Manchester suburb was visited by Aneurin Bevan on July 4th 1948?  He was there to visit the local hospital and congratulate 13 year old Sylvia Beckingham for becoming Britain's first registered National Health Service patient.

17.

Who is currently the only Venezuelan international footballer playing in the English Premier League?  He is a striker who has previously played for Malaga and Zenit Saint Petersburg. (surname will suffice)

18.

Under the Government of India act of 1935 which territory was detached from British India and was established as a separate colony of the UK from 1937 until 1963?

19.

What first (given) name is shared by the following: the composer of the symphonic poem The Sorcerer's Apprentice; the author of the 1941 novella The Snow Goose: A story of Dunkirk and the artist who finished his symbolist painting The Yellow Christ at Pont-Aven in 1889?

20.

Which city is the second most important economic centre of Southern Italy after Naples?  It is the chief city and port of the region known as Apulia.

1.

What was the name of the society founded by Elizabeth Montagu and Elizabeth Vesey in the early 1750s to promote literary and intellectual discussion amongst women and thus liberate them from the confines of traditional women's activities?

The Bluestockings Society

2.

What verb in the English language can mean a) to lie exposed to warmth and light for relaxation and pleasure, or, b) to revel in or make the most of something?

Bask

3.

What do the French call the part of the body that we call the arm?

(Le) Bras

4.

What name is given to August Wilhelmj's arrangement of the second movement in Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite number 3 in D major?

Air on the G string

5.

On August 24th 79AD Mount Vesuvius erupted just two months into the reign of which Roman Emperor?  He was the first Emperor of Rome to succeed his own natural father to the throne.

Titus

6.

Old fashioned men in Scotland and Northern Ireland still sometimes refer to them as 'galluses'.  What do American men call them?

Suspenders

(braces in England)

7.

What famous old Manchester pub and Grade 2 listed building stands at 18-20 Fairfield Street?  It was built in 1803 and escaped demolition in 1849 following an expansion of the London Road railway station when it was moved brick by brick a hundred yards down the road to its present site.  Long a favourite watering hole for postal and railway workers it has in more recent times become a music venue and has hosted the Morrissey Smiths disco since 1994.

The Star and Garter

8.

With an uncredited Freddie Mercury on background vocals which Andrew Gold number 5 hit from 1978 was considered by Alan Partridge to be the greatest single of all time - apart from anything by Abba of course?

Never Let Her Slip Away

Sp1

What do the English call what is known in French as "un camisole de force"

A straitiacket

Sp2

What is the original German title of Erich Maria Remarque's novel translated into English as All Quiet on the Western Front?

Im Westen Nichts Neues

Theme: All answers are, or sound like, divine mysteries to Fr Megson (i.e. items of female underwear)

1.

With the exception of books of a religious, ideological, philosophical or political nature, what book, written by a European author in 1612 is, according to Wikipedia, the highest selling book of all time with sales of approximately 500 million copies?

Don Quixote

(by Miguel de Cervantes)

2.

Which multi-national FTSE 100 company has the largest market capitalisation of £160bn (last reported figures as of Feb 2016)?

Royal Dutch Shell

3.

Iron is the best known of the 4 recognised magnetic metal elements.  Name any 2 of the other 3.

(2 from) Nickel, cobalt and manganese

4.

With sales totalling approximately 50 million copies since its publication in 1967 which book is, according to Wikipedia, the second most prolific book written in the Spanish language?

One Hundred Years of Solitude

(by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - accept also Cien años de soledad, its original Spanish title)

5.

Which range of hills west of Bridgwater in Somerset were England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, being designated in 1956?  They consist largely of heathland, oak woodlands, ancient parklands and agricultural land?

The Quantock Hills

6.

What are the two most abundant non-metallic elements in the Earth's crust?

Oxygen (47% by weight) and Silicon (28% by weight)

7.

Which iconic British company founded in 1856 is the only fashion company in the FTSE 100?

Burberry

8.

The town of Callander forms the eastern gateway to which National Park?

The Trossachs National Park

(Note: later corrected to Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park)

Sp.

Wikipedia attributes the unique distinction of being rejected from the House of Commons for 'lack of attire' to which MP when he tried to vote against a motion to introduce the Bedroom Tax whilst wearing tracksuit bottoms?

John Leech

(formerly MP for Withington)

ROUND 3 - Announced theme - 'Goddesses of the Silver Screen'

The Goddesses may be revealed following the second spare question

1.

This family-owned regional brewery was founded in 1858 in Keighley, West Yorkshire.  It is still family-owned and, until 2014, was family run.  Its best known ale is called Landlord and others include Boltmaker, Golden Best, and Ram Tam.  Name it.

Timothy Taylor

2.

Born on 28 April 1758 in Virginia, this American president is considered to be the last of the Founding Fathers of the republic to become president and the last one to have fought alongside George Washington during the war for independence from Great Britain.  He died on July 4th 1831 being one of only 3 former presidents to die on the anniversary of the declaration of independence (5 years after the other two, Adams and Jefferson).  Who was he?

James Monroe

3.

In Genesis Chapter 9, Verse 13 what does the Lord set in the clouds in the aftermath of the Great Flood?  The same word refers to the great bell of this London church in a line of the children's nursery rhyme, Oranges and Lemons.

Bow

("My Bow" and "The great bell of Bow")

4.

This surname connects a retired English footballer who made 169 consecutive appearances for Rotherham United scoring 31 goals for them in their 1976-77 season; an English actor and singer born in 1942; an American jazz and R&B singer born in 1952; a disgraced former nanny to the two daughters of King George VI and an American model and actress once married to Richard Gere.  What is it?

Crawford

(Alan, Michael. Randy, Marion and Cindy)

5.

Name this British rock band formed in Birmingham in 1963. Their best known songs are Somebody Help Me and Keep On Running both of which were UK number Is and I'm A Man and Give Me Some Lovin' both of which reached number 2 in the UK.

The Spencer Davis Group

6.

What surname links a notorious US prohibition gangster nicknamed after the type of weapon he preferred to carry with an Irish actor who played incompetent builder O'Riley hired by Basil Fawlty in a famous episode of Fawlty Towers?

Kelly

('Machine Gun' and David)

7.

Born in 1534, this prominent Scottish nobleman inherited the title Earl of Bothwell and was later created Duke of Orkney and Marquess of Fife by his second wife, Mary Queen of Scots.  He controversially married Mary in 1567 after being accused of abducting and raping her following the murder of her previous husband for which he was a prime suspect.  He later died in exile in Denmark in 1578.  What was his family surname?

(James) Hepburn

8.

This renowned double agent against Nazi Germany was a Spaniard by the name of Juan Pujol Garcia.  He had the distinction of being awarded both an Iron Cross by the Germans and an MBE by the British during World War 2.  His German codename was 'Arabel' but by what codename was he known to the British?  With a slight variation in spelling, this was also the surname adopted by a prominent 20th century Russian Jewish sculptor born Naum Neemia Pevsner.

Garbo

(and Gabo)

Sp1

Name this member of a Germanic tribe who invaded and conquered Northern Italy in the 6th century giving their name to that region.  It is also the name of a London street noted for its connections with the City of London's merchant banking and insurance industries dating back to medieval times.

Lombard

Sp2

This 1989 American detective comedy film starred Tom Hanks in one of the title roles and Beasley the Dog in the other.  Name the film.

Turner & Hooch

The screen goddesses being....

Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Clara Bow (The 'It' Girl), Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Grace Kelly, Katherine and/or Audrey Hepburn, Greta Garbo, Carole Lombard, Lana and/or Kathleen Turner

ROUND 4 - Linked pairs

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

Give your answer as a continuous sentence

1.

2009 film starring Joseph Gordon Levitt and Zooey Deschanel detailing his account of their doomed romance;
Cold dessert made with bread and Berries.

500 Days of

Summer

Pudding

2.

A hit for The Nashville Teens in 1964;
2002 Sam Mendes film based on a graphic novel by Max Allan Collins, last line of which, by character Michael Sullivan was "He was my Father".

Tobacco

Road

to Perdition

3.

Opening lines of 1980's song: "I don't wanna talk about things we've been through, Though it's hurting me, it's history";

Song written for the soundtrack of the 1993 film of The Three Musketeers written and performed by Bryan Adams accompanied by Sting and Rod Stewart.

The Winner Takes It

All

For Love

4.

English footballer/manager mainly for Everton - part of the 'Holy Trinity';

Cocktail containing orange juice and Galliano.

Colin

Harvey

Wallbanger

5.

American writer who married Zelda Sayre in 1920;

Actress - daughter of Oona and mother of Oona.

F. Scott Fitz-

Gerald-

ine Chaplin

6.

A well known brand of white loaf which has been sold in the north since 1936;

1984 hit by U2 about Martin Luther King.

Mother's

Pride

in the name of love

7.

1971 American action film based on the actual case of the so called Zodiac killer;

Football manager now a director of Wimborne Town.

Dirty

Harry

Redknapp

8.

Welsh footballer born 1974 who started his career at Manchester United and is now a pundit;

Australian pop duo who had hits in the 1990's and early 00's with I Want You, Truly Madly Deeply and To the Moon and Back.

Robbie

Savage

Garden

Sp1

The writer of Scenes of Clerical Life in 1858;
He played the part of Jack Gueller in Friends.

George

Eliot

Gould

Sp2

Poem written by Alfred Lord Tennyson on the sudden death of his friend Arthur H. Hallam;
1991 hit for Chesney Hawkes.

In Memor-

i-am

the one and only

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

Beware of theme words hidden inside other words

1.

Which book, originally published in 1549 under the editorial scrutiny of Thomas Cranmer, and subsequently much revised, is still in use and contains the liturgy for services of worship in the Church of England?

The Book of Common Prayer

2.

What is the alternative title and refrain from the 1967 Simon and Garfunkel song 59th Street Bridge Song?

Feeling Groovy

3.

The Cornetto ice cream advert originally broadcast in the 1980's was voted the catchiest jingle of all time in 2012.  What Neapolitan song was parodied in this advert?

O Sole Mio

4.

Which poem by Andrew Marvell begins with the lines "Had we but world enough, and time"?

To His Coy (koi) Mistress

5.

What name is given to a diamond or other gemstone cut in with numerous facets so as to have exceptional reflective qualities? The shape resembles that of a cone and provides maximised light return through the top of the diamond/gemstone.

A brilliant

6.

The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, founded in the 18th century in England and subsequently settling in colonial America, are known for a particularly active form of worship and practice a celibate lifestyle, which may explain their dwindling numbers with only one settlement remaining at Sabbathday Lake in Maine (comprising 2 individuals in 2017).  How are they generally known?

The Shakers

(accept Shaking Quakers)

7.

Who directed the iconic 1999 film Being John Malkovich and won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2013 film Her?

Spike Jonze

8.

What name is given to the whole number or integral part of a logarithm, which gives the order of magnitude of the original number?

Characteristic

Sp.

Which animal cartoon character was created by Scottish cartoonist Alex Graham and published first in the Daily Mail on 8 July 1963?

Fred Basset

1.

Created as a future travelling companion and eventual wife of Doctor Who for the 4th series in 2008, this character was played by actress Alex Kingston.  Name the character.

River Song

2.

The Tigris and the Euphrates are thought to be the subject of the opening line of Psalm 137 from the Old Testament.  How were they referred to?

"The rivers of Babylon"

(by which the exiled Jews sat down and wept)

3.

Starring Charlie Hunnam and Idris Elba and directed by Guillermo del Toro, this 2013 American science fiction film is set in the future when Earth is at war with colossal monsters who have emerged from an inter-dimensional portal at the bottom of this.  Name the film.

Pacific Rim

4.

The 1980 adventure film Raise the Titanic produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment and directed by Jerry Jameson took a mere 7 million dollars at the Box Office after having had a budget in excess of 40 million dollars. This later prompted producer Lew Grade to remark that "It would have been cheaper to --- --- --". Complete the final 3 words of his remark.

"lower the Atlantic"

5.

In his 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha Henry Wadsworth Longfellow refers many times to "the shores of Gitchee Gurnee by the Shining Big-Sea-Water".  To which body of water is he referring?

Lake Superior

6.

This 1983 book by American author Paul Theroux describes a 3 month long journey he undertook round the United Kingdom in the summer of 1982.  Subtitled A Journey Around Great Britain the principal title of this book was taken from the opening lines of the poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe.  What is it?

The Kingdom by The Sea

7.

This water-dwelling, predatory animal of the order Actiniaria is named for a terrestrial flower of the same name.  It often has large polyps that allow for digestion of larger prey.  It is related to corals, jellyfish, and Hydras.  What is it called?

Sea Anemone

8.

This family of flowering plants inhabits temperate and tropical zones all round the world.  The family contains five genera with about 70 known species.  They are rooted in soil in bodies of water, with leaves and flowers floating on or emergent from the surface.  How are they commonly referred to?

Water lilies

(or pond lilies)

Sp1

Composed in the 1930s by British composer, Eric Coates, this light orchestral work became a popular music standard of the 1940s and is still in use today as the signature tune of the long running BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs.  What is it called?

By the Sleepy Lagoon

Sp2

In Monty Python and the Holy Grail there is an argument between King Arthur and a member of an anarcho-syndicalist commune called Dennis concerning Arthur's right to rule.  Who does Dennis refer to as "some watery tart" and "some moistened bint"?

The Lady of the Lake

ROUNDS 7 & 8 -  'Blind Date Bingo'

Each answer is, or contains, a boy's name - another chance to cop off for those of you that failed last time we played this game

Pick a number!

1.

Founded in 1934 by Kurt Hahn, which establishment did Prince Charles describe as "Colditz with Kilts"?

Gordonstoun School

2.

What is the nickname of the football team that still hold the record for most defeats in a season in the English Football League?  They achieved this unenviable record by suffering 34 defeats in the 1997/98 season while playing in the Third Division.  They currently play in League 2 having been relegated from League 1 in the 2015/16 season.

Donny

(Doncaster Rovers)

3.

For which 1983 film did one of the leading actors, Ryuichi Sakamoto, win a BAFTA award for best film score? The film also starred Tom Conti and David Bowie.

Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence

4.

The poet TS Eliot was born in 1888 in which city?

St Louis

(Missouri)

5.

Whitby in North Yorkshire is twinned with which settlement?  It lies 8034 miles to the south-west and has a population of 2121 (2012 census).  A whale bone arch is about the only thing the two places seem to have in common.

Port Stanley

6.

In David Hockney's 1966 painting Peter is seen Getting Out of whose pool?

Nick's

7.

What name does Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV use as the frontman of the Boston alternative rock band (The) Pixies?

Black Francis

8.

Which Irish saint's legendary 6th century voyage in a currach from Ireland to present day Newfoundland was recreated by Tim Severin in 1976-77.

St Brendan

9.

By what name was the Turkish city of Edirne known until 1928?  Situated close to both the Greek and the Bulgarian borders, it was the site of a famous battle in AD378 in which the Goths heavily defeated the forces of the eastern Roman Empire before going on to sack the city of Rome 32 years later.

Adrianople

10.

Who was the controversial Conservative MP for Hayes and Harlington from 1983 to 1997?  He was never shy about voicing his opinions which were well to the right of even his most Thatcherite colleagues.  His opposition to state-funding for the Arts famously inspired Labour MP Tony Banks to say that his presence in the House of Commons was "living proof that a pig's bladder on a stick could get elected to this Parliament".

Terry Dicks

11.

Which songwriter wrote Living Doll for Cliff Richard, Little White Bull for Tommy Steele and From Russia With Love for the 1963 film?

Lionel Bart

12.

For the purposes of English law, which ecclesiastical crime was defined by William Blackstone as "the obtaining of religious orders or a licence to preach by money or corrupt practices"?

Simony

13.

Which popular Italian boy's name became even more popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s as Fascist households were encouraged to celebrate the three main cities of the Axis powers?

Roberto

(ROme -BERlin - TOkyo)

14.

Wroclaw in Poland and which other city shared the title 'European City of Culture' in 2016?

San Sebastian

(or Donastia in the Basque language - accept either)

15.

What abbreviated two word term denotes a 2012 proposal in which Scotland would have economic independence from the rest of the United Kingdom but would still remain a part of it?

Devo Max

16.

Which Greater Manchester suburb was visited by Aneurin Bevan on July 4th 1948?  He was there to visit the local hospital and congratulate 13 year old Sylvia Beckingham for becoming Britain's first registered National Health Service patient.

Davyhulme

(whose hospital later became the Trafford General Hospital)

17.

Who is currently the only Venezuelan international footballer playing in the English Premier League?  He is a striker who has previously played for Malaga and Zenit Saint Petersburg. (surname will suffice)

(Salamon) Rondon

(of WBA)

18.

Under the Government of India act of 1935 which territory was detached from British India and was established as a separate colony of the UK from 1937 until 1963?

Aden

19.

What first (given) name is shared by the following: the composer of the symphonic poem The Sorcerer's Apprentice; the author of the 1941 novella The Snow Goose: A story of Dunkirk and the artist who finished his symbolist painting The Yellow Christ at Pont-Aven in 1889?

Paul

(Dukas, Gallico, Gauguin)

20.

Which city is the second most important economic centre of Southern Italy after Naples?  It is the chief city and port of the region known as Apulia.

Bari