1.

In chemistry which law states that: 'At constant pressure, the volume of an ideal gas is directly proportional to its temperature.'?

2.

Citizenfour, which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2015, centred on which American born in North Carolina in 1983?

3.

The 1986 song Living in America was the only single released by which American artist to reach the UK Top 10? In Rocky IV, this artist sings the song as Apollo Creed walks to the ring.

4.

Diana Barry, Gilbert Blythe, and the siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are all characters in which novel of 1908?

5.

Which female Belarussian tennis player won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013?

6.

Who acquired the moniker 'The man who broke the Bank of England' after making a $1billion profit by short selling the pound during the Black Wednesday crisis of 1992?

7.

Who starred as Lennie Godber in Porridge and its sequel Going Straight?

8.

"How do I love thee?  Let me count the ways,” appears in the 43rd sonnet of the collection called Sonnets from the Portuguese by which poet?

Sp.

Which American politician said the following: “Power is the great aphrodisiac”?

ROUND 2 - 'Short and Sweet'

In each case, the answer is a three-letter word, no more, no less

In some cases the spelling may be required to ensure you've got the right answer

1.

What three-letter name links: in Shakespeare, a prince before he acceded to the English throne in 1413, and in Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey series, an antagonist of human beings?

2.

First cited in Usenet in 2002, what three-letter word is defined as "to inflict a humiliating defeat, especially in an online game"?  Its middle letter is the symbol of the element tungsten. (for the points, you need to give the correct spelling)

3.

Which Old English word for an island is the name of a Suffolk town noted for its fine church tower?

4.

Used poetically for a star, planet or moon, or for the eye or eyeball, what three-letter word also means a globe bearing a cross, often carried as part of a monarch’s regalia?

5.

What three-letter word results from expressing in Roman numerals the smallest prime number greater than a thousand?

6.

Sometimes confused with an expression of surprise or horror, for example on finding a cockroach in a bag of crisps, which three-letter palindrome means ‘to make something last longer by supplementing it’ or ‘to make a living with difficulty’?

7.

What three-letter word completes this observation from J P Donleavy's The Ginger Man: "When you don't have any money, the problem is food.  When you have money, it's....."?

8.

What three-letter word did Ambrose Bierce define as "affected with a high degree of intellectual independence"?

Sp1

What three-letter combination begins the surname of the central character of George and Weedon Grossmith’s The Diary Of A Nobody, a hill in the title of a story collection by Rudyard Kipling, and a fictional bear first illustrated by E H Shepard?

Sp2

What three-letter adjective links: Georges Lemaître’s Hypothesis Of The Primeval Atom, the part of the connecting rod that is attached to the crankshaft in a car, and the North American name for the constellation also known as ‘The Plough’?

Sp3

‘Ma’, ‘aber’ and ‘sed’ are the Italian, German and Latin words for which three-letter English conjunction?

ROUND 3 - 'What links? (part 1)'

You'll be given a list of things for you to work out what connects everything in the list (with apologies to both Only Connect and the Guardian Quiz)

1.

What links Brummie, Firefly, Hypnos and Araucaria?

2.

What links Piloti, Bio-Waste Spreader, Slicker and Ratbiter?

3.

What links Violet, Klaus and Sunny?

4.

What links Esmerelda Weatherwax, Gytha Ogg, Magrat Garlick and Tiffany Aching?

5.

What links Mitchell, Barlow, Dingle and McQueen?

6.

What links the String Section, the Scribes, the Epicureans and the Crossworders?

7.

What links Gian Piero Ventura, Roberto Martínez, Fernando Santos and Heimir Hallgrímsson?

8.

What links Martin Jol, Harry Redknapp, Jacques Santini and Tim Sherwood?

Sp1

What links Heathers, Plastics and Pink Ladies?

Sp2

What links Tarth, Highgarden and Bear Island?

Sp3

What links Hubble, Fermi, Swift and James Webb?

Sp4

What links Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity?

1.

Located in the National Gallery, The Toilet of Venus, also known as The Rokeby Venus because of where it was housed before it was acquired by the National Gallery, is a painting by which artist who died in 1660?

2.

Housed in the Uffizi gallery and also featuring the goddess Venus, Primavera, also known as the Allegory of Spring, is a painting by which artist who died in 1510?

3.

The capital of British Columbia shares its name with that of the Seychelles.  What is it?

4.

The capital of Newfoundland and Labrador shares its name with that of Antigua and Barbuda.  What is it?

5.

Named after a Dutch-American astronomer and similar in nature to the asteroid belt, what region of the Solar system lies beyond the orbit of Neptune and consists of the dwarf planet Pluto?

6.

In addition to Pluto, there are two other dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt.  One is named after the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth and the other after the creator of fertility and god of fertility in the myths of the Rapa Nui people.  Name either.

7.

In which of Verdi's operas, first performed in Venice's Teatro La Fenice, does the Duke of Mantua sing the canzone known as La Donna E Mobile?

8.

Which of Verdi's operas, first performed in Rome's Teatro Apollo in 1853, features the piece of classical music known as both the Anvil Chorus and the Gypsy Chorus?

Sp1

Habanera is an aria from which opera of 1875?

Sp2

Which dwarf planet is named after the Greek goddess of strife?

ROUND 5 - 'A Valediction to our sponsor'

All answers contain the letter-combination ‘v-a-l’ in that precise order, for example: ‘valedictorian’, ‘Ovaltine’, ‘Congleton Carnival’ or ‘nuisance value’

1.

Which heritage railway runs for sixteen miles between Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Bridgnorth in Shropshire?

2.

Which crime writer’s most notable characters include the journalist Lindsay Gordon, the private investigator Kate Brannigan, and the psychologist Tony Hill?  (both forename and surname required)

3.

What name links a Roman emperor, captured in battle by the Persians in 260, with a flowering plant whose dried roots are a sedative and whose flowers are attractive to cats?

4.

In a historical or archaeological sense, for what do the letters DMV stand?  Examples include Wharram Percy, in the Yorkshire Wolds, and Gainsthorpe, in Lincolnshire?

5.

Which oil tanker ran aground on March 24th 1989 on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound Alaska, causing widespread pollution? (two words required)

6.

‘The Wise’, ‘The Mad’, ‘The Victorious’, ‘The Universal Spider’ and ‘The Affable’ were bynames of successive rulers of which French royal house during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

7.

Which small EU capital is noted for its baroque architecture and a large painting by Caravaggio in its cathedral?

8.

Which national park on the borders of Arizona and Utah was used for the filming of westerns directed by John Ford, including The Searchers in 1956? (two-word term required)

Sp1

What sort of chemical bond is formed due to the sharing of pairs of electrons between atoms?

Sp2

Presta, schraeder, butterfly and needle are among types of what mechanical device? (single-word answer required)

Sp3

Blood and Sand, The Eagle and The Son of the Sheik are among the films of which silent movie star?  His sudden death in 1926 caused mass hysteria?  (forename and surname required)

Sp4

"Why doesn't he use a spoon?"  Which Irish politician made this response to Lloyd George's accusation that negotiating with him was like trying to pick up mercury with a fork?  (surname alone required)

Sp5

Ordained as a priest in 1703, which Venetian composer was a major influence on the development of the solo concerto?  His works include La Notte and La Tempesta Di Mare.  (surname alone required)

ROUND 6 - 'A Short Statement'

Each of the answers in this round contains at least part of a nickname of a US state

1.

In the cartoon what is the name of the street that the Simpsons live on?

2.

The name of which fruit is derived from the Latin for 'Roman apple'?

(N.B. I think this should read 'Persian apple')

3.

What is the name of the jukebox musical first performed in 2007 that features songs by The Proclaimers?  The musical takes its name from an album by the band released in 1988, and a film version starring Peter Mullan was released in 2013.

4.

Who did Arsenal sign from Borussia Monchengladbach for a reported fee of £35m in the Summer of 2016?  (forename and surname required)

5.

Which body of water, the largest estuary in North America, gives its name to a 1781 naval battle of the American Revolutionary War also called the Battle of the Virginia Capes or the Battle of the Capes?

6.

Published in 1992, what is the name of the John Grisham's third novel?  The novel centres on a Law School student's investigations into the murder of two Supreme Court justices.  Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington starred in a 1993 film adaptation.

7.

The American architect Frank Lloyd Wright was a proponent of which style of architecture developed in the American Mid-West in the early 20th century?

8.

The weasel-like creature with binomial Martes Martes is more commonly known by what two-word name?

Sp1

In the MASH novels, film and TV series, Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce is better known by what nickname, given to him by his father from a character in the novel The Last of the Mohicans?

Sp2

What is the name of the British film magazine, now owned by the Bauer Consumer Media group, that published its first issue in 1989?

1.

What name connects the following:

(A) The author of the collection of feminist re-interpretations of fairytales, The Bloody Chamber;

(B) The first name of Peter Griffin's father-in-law in the animated comedy series Family Guy;

(C) The pre-teen pop star who had several hit singles in the late 1990s and early 2000s including Crush on You, Crazy Little Party Girl and a cover of Surfing USA?

2.

Which short name, with slightly varying spellings, connects the following:

(A) The Scottish poet and novelist who is the current professor of creative writing at Newcastle University;

(B) The actor born David Daniel Kaminsky in 1911;

(C) A fictional medical examiner who first appeared in the 1990 novel Postmortem?

3.

Which surname connects the following:

(A) A member of the pop group Girls Aloud;

(B) The official surname of the Barbie doll;

(C) The 1955 film for which Jack Lemmon won an Oscar for best supporting actor?

4.

Which name connects the following:

(A) The only son of Hyacinth and Richard Bucket;

(B) The author of the gothic vampire story Carmilla:

(C) A British stage and screen actor who has appeared in Gavin and Stacey and The Royle Family?

5.

(C) An American political activist made infamous by her work for the Parents Music Resource Centre?

6.

What name connects the following:

(A) The man who held the position of President of the USA between 1841 and 1845;

(B) The chorus from a top 40 hit single for the American band Weezer;

(C) A character from Chuck Palahniuk's novel Fight Club who was played by Brad Pitt in the movie adaptation?

7.

What name connects the following:

(A) The pen-name of the author who created the mystery-solving monk Cadfael;

(B) A Children's TV presenter perhaps best known for his on-screen partnership with Edd the Duck;

(C) A British athlete who was born in 1939 and won an Olympic gold medal in the pentathlon at the 1972 Munich games?

8.

What name, with slightly varying spellings, connects the following:

(A) The comedian who won the Foster's award in 2013 for her stand-up Edinburgh show A Bic for Her;

(B) The winner of the Oscar for best actress for her performance in the 1965 film Darling;

(C) An Irish artist whose life story was made into a successful 1989 film?

1.

Dictator born Saloth Sar in 1925;

Brand of instant food launched in the UK in 1977 by Golden Wonder.

2.

Band whose hit singles include I'm Too Sexy and Deeply Dippy;

American golfer who won the 1992 Masters, his only major victory so far.

3.

1954 Alfred Hitchcock film starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly and Robert Cummings;

Detective novel published in the UK on 1st January 1934.

4.

Germany-born composer who has provided the score for films such as The Lion King, Gladiator and The Dark Knight;

An alternative name for walking aids that is derived from a genericised trademark of such products.

5.

Worringly prescient 1987 film, loosely based on a novel by Stephen King, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura.

6.

7.

Sportsman who scored 5,807 runs in 78 tests for England, and who won the First Division title and FA Cup with Arsenal in 1948 and 1950, respectively;

Phenomenon named after an American physicist in which a photon is deflected by a charged particle and loses energy in the process.

8.

Restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, which opened in 1995 and acquired its third Michelin Star in 2004;

1933 comedy film set in the fictional country of Freedonia.

Sp.

Director of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Donnie Brasco;

Argentinian club based in Rosario that Lionel Messi played for as a youth.

1.

To the nearest whole number, what is the distance from Neptune to the Sun in astronomical units?  (Note: this number is correct for the perihelion, aphelion and average distance)

2.

In total, how many questions were used in the 37 recordings of the series of University Challenge broadcast from July 2016 to April 2017?  (a bonus set counts as 3 questions)

3.

Dan Carter is the leading points scorer in international rugby union.  How many points has he scored?

1.

In chemistry which law states that: 'At constant pressure, the volume of an ideal gas is directly proportional to its temperature.'?

Charles's Law

2.

Citizenfour, which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2015, centred on which American born in North Carolina in 1983?

Edward Snowden

3.

The 1986 song Living in America was the only single released by which American artist to reach the UK Top 10? In Rocky IV, this artist sings the song as Apollo Creed walks to the ring.

James Brown

4.

Diana Barry, Gilbert Blythe, and the siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are all characters in which novel of 1908?

Anne of Green Gables

5.

Which female Belarussian tennis player won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013?

Victoria Azarenka

6.

Who acquired the moniker 'The man who broke the Bank of England' after making a $1billion profit by short selling the pound during the Black Wednesday crisis of 1992?

George Soros

7.

Who starred as Lennie Godber in Porridge and its sequel Going Straight?

Richard Beckinsale

8.

"How do I love thee?  Let me count the ways,” appears in the 43rd sonnet of the collection called Sonnets from the Portuguese by which poet?

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Sp.

Which American politician said the following: “Power is the great aphrodisiac”?

Henry Kissinger

1.

What three-letter name links: in Shakespeare, a prince before he acceded to the English throne in 1413, and in Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey series, an antagonist of human beings?

Hal

(the young Henry V and the computer)

2.

First cited in Usenet in 2002, what three-letter word is defined as "to inflict a humiliating defeat, especially in an online game"?  Its middle letter is the symbol of the element tungsten. (for the points, you need to give the correct spelling)

Pwn

(rhymes with ‘moan’)

3.

Which Old English word for an island is the name of a Suffolk town noted for its fine church tower?

Eye

4.

Used poetically for a star, planet or moon, or for the eye or eyeball, what three-letter word also means a globe bearing a cross, often carried as part of a monarch’s regalia?

Orb

5.

What three-letter word results from expressing in Roman numerals the smallest prime number greater than a thousand?

MIX

6.

Sometimes confused with an expression of surprise or horror, for example on finding a cockroach in a bag of crisps, which three-letter palindrome means ‘to make something last longer by supplementing it’ or ‘to make a living with difficulty’?

Eke

7.

What three-letter word completes this observation from J P Donleavy's The Ginger Man: "When you don't have any money, the problem is food.  When you have money, it's....."?

Sex

8.

What three-letter word did Ambrose Bierce define as "affected with a high degree of intellectual independence"?

Mad

Sp1

What three-letter combination begins the surname of the central character of George and Weedon Grossmith’s The Diary Of A Nobody, a hill in the title of a story collection by Rudyard Kipling, and a fictional bear first illustrated by E H Shepard?

(i.e. Pooter, Pook, Pooh)

Sp2

What three-letter adjective links: Georges Lemaître’s Hypothesis Of The Primeval Atom, the part of the connecting rod that is attached to the crankshaft in a car, and the North American name for the constellation also known as ‘The Plough’?

(bang, end and dipper)

Sp3

‘Ma’, ‘aber’ and ‘sed’ are the Italian, German and Latin words for which three-letter English conjunction?

But

ROUND 3 - 'What links? (part 1)'

You'll be given a list of things for you to work out what connects everything in the list (with apologies to both Only Connect and the Guardian Quiz)

1.

What links Brummie, Firefly, Hypnos and Araucaria?

All are pseudonyms used by crossword setters

(for the Guardian, Telegraph, Independent and Guardian again)

2.

What links Piloti, Bio-Waste Spreader, Slicker and Ratbiter?

All are pseudonyms used by columnists for Private Eye

(on architecture, farming, finance and trade unions)

3.

What links Violet, Klaus and Sunny?

They are the Baudelaire siblings, the main characters in A Series of Unfortunate Events

(either the novels by Lemony Snicket, the 2004 film or the recent Netflix series)

4.

What links Esmerelda Weatherwax, Gytha Ogg, Magrat Garlick and Tiffany Aching?

They are witches from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of novels

5.

What links Mitchell, Barlow, Dingle and McQueen?

They are the surnames of families from soap operas (from EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks respectively)

6.

What links the String Section, the Scribes, the Epicureans and the Crossworders?

They are the names of Only Connect winning teams

7.

What links Gian Piero Ventura, Roberto Martínez, Fernando Santos and Heimir Hallgrímsson?

They all currently manage European national football teams

(Italy, Belgium, Portugal and Iceland respectively)

8.

What links Martin Jol, Harry Redknapp, Jacques Santini and Tim Sherwood?

All are past managers of Tottenham Hotspur FC

Sp1

What links Heathers, Plastics and Pink Ladies?

They are girl gangs from films (Heathers, Mean Girls and Grease)

Sp2

What links Tarth, Highgarden and Bear Island?

They are places in Game of Thrones

Sp3

What links Hubble, Fermi, Swift and James Webb?

All are names of space telescopes

Sp4

What links Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity?

All are Mars rovers

1.

Located in the National Gallery, The Toilet of Venus, also known as The Rokeby Venus because of where it was housed before it was acquired by the National Gallery, is a painting by which artist who died in 1660?

Diego Velazquez

2.

Housed in the Uffizi gallery and also featuring the goddess Venus, Primavera, also known as the Allegory of Spring, is a painting by which artist who died in 1510?

Sandro Botticelli

3.

The capital of British Columbia shares its name with that of the Seychelles.  What is it?

Victoria

4.

The capital of Newfoundland and Labrador shares its name with that of Antigua and Barbuda.  What is it?

St John's

5.

Named after a Dutch-American astronomer and similar in nature to the asteroid belt, what region of the Solar system lies beyond the orbit of Neptune and consists of the dwarf planet Pluto?

Kuiper Belt

6.

In addition to Pluto, there are two other dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt.  One is named after the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth and the other after the creator of fertility and god of fertility in the myths of the Rapa Nui people.  Name either.

Haumea or Makemake

7.

In which of Verdi's operas, first performed in Venice's Teatro La Fenice, does the Duke of Mantua sing the canzone known as La Donna E Mobile?

Rigoletto

8.

Which of Verdi's operas, first performed in Rome's Teatro Apollo in 1853, features the piece of classical music known as both the Anvil Chorus and the Gypsy Chorus?

Il Trovatore

Sp1

Habanera is an aria from which opera of 1875?

Carmen

Sp2

Which dwarf planet is named after the Greek goddess of strife?

Eris

ROUND 5 - 'A Valediction to our sponsor'

All answers contain the letter-combination ‘v-a-l’ in that precise order, for example: ‘valedictorian’, ‘Ovaltine’, ‘Congleton Carnival’ or ‘nuisance value’

1.

Which heritage railway runs for sixteen miles between Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Bridgnorth in Shropshire?

Severn Valley (Railway)

2.

Which crime writer’s most notable characters include the journalist Lindsay Gordon, the private investigator Kate Brannigan, and the psychologist Tony Hill?  (both forename and surname required)

Val McDermid

3.

What name links a Roman emperor, captured in battle by the Persians in 260, with a flowering plant whose dried roots are a sedative and whose flowers are attractive to cats?

Valerian

4.

In a historical or archaeological sense, for what do the letters DMV stand?  Examples include Wharram Percy, in the Yorkshire Wolds, and Gainsthorpe, in Lincolnshire?

Deserted Medieval Village

5.

Which oil tanker ran aground on March 24th 1989 on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound Alaska, causing widespread pollution? (two words required)

Exxon Valdez

6.

‘The Wise’, ‘The Mad’, ‘The Victorious’, ‘The Universal Spider’ and ‘The Affable’ were bynames of successive rulers of which French royal house during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

Valois

7.

Which small EU capital is noted for its baroque architecture and a large painting by Caravaggio in its cathedral?

Valletta

8.

Which national park on the borders of Arizona and Utah was used for the filming of westerns directed by John Ford, including The Searchers in 1956? (two-word term required)

Monument Valley

Sp1

What sort of chemical bond is formed due to the sharing of pairs of electrons between atoms?

Covalent

Sp2.

Presta, schraeder, butterfly and needle are among types of what mechanical device? (single-word answer required)

Valve

Sp3

Blood and Sand, The Eagle and The Son of the Sheik are among the films of which silent movie star?  His sudden death in 1926 caused mass hysteria?  (forename and surname required)

Rudolph Valentino

Sp4

"Why doesn't he use a spoon?"  Which Irish politician made this response to Lloyd George's accusation that negotiating with him was like trying to pick up mercury with a fork?  (surname alone required)

(Eamon) De Valera

Sp5

Ordained as a priest in 1703, which Venetian composer was a major influence on the development of the solo concerto?  His works include La Notte and La Tempesta Di Mare.  (surname alone required)

(Antonio) Vivaldi

1.

In the cartoon what is the name of the street that the Simpsons live on?

Evergreen Terrace (Washington – Evergreen state)

2.

The name of which fruit is derived from the Latin for 'Roman apple'?

(N.B. I think this should read 'Persian apple')

(Georgia – Peach state)

3.

What is the name of the jukebox musical first performed in 2007 that features songs by The Proclaimers?  The musical takes its name from an album by the band released in 1988, and a film version starring Peter Mullan was released in 2013.

(Florida – Sunshine state)

4.

Who did Arsenal sign from Borussia Monchengladbach for a reported fee of £35m in the Summer of 2016?  (forename and surname required)

(New Hampshire – Granite state)

5.

Which body of water, the largest estuary in North America, gives its name to a 1781 naval battle of the American Revolutionary War also called the Battle of the Virginia Capes or the Battle of the Capes?

Chesapeake Bay (Massachusetts – Bay state)

6.

Published in 1992, what is the name of the John Grisham's third novel?  The novel centres on a Law School student's investigations into the murder of two Supreme Court justices.  Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington starred in a 1993 film adaptation.

(Louisiana – Pelican state)

7.

The American architect Frank Lloyd Wright was a proponent of which style of architecture developed in the American Mid-West in the early 20th century?

(Illinois – Prairie state)

8.

The weasel-like creature with binomial Martes Martes is more commonly known by what two-word name?

(Maine – Pine Tree state)

Sp1

In the MASH novels, film and TV series, Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce is better known by what nickname, given to him by his father from a character in the novel The Last of the Mohicans?

(Ohio – Hawkeye state)

Sp2

What is the name of the British film magazine, now owned by the Bauer Consumer Media group, that published its first issue in 1989?

ROUND 7 - 'What links? (part 2)'

In this round you will be asked to find the name which connects three seemingly disparate clues.

1.

What name connects the following:

(A) The author of the collection of feminist re-interpretations of fairytales, The Bloody Chamber;

(B) The first name of Peter Griffin's father-in-law in the animated comedy series Family Guy;

(C) The pre-teen pop star who had several hit singles in the late 1990s and early 2000s including Crush on You, Crazy Little Party Girl and a cover of Surfing USA?

Carter

(Angela Carter, Carter Pewterschmidt and Aaron Carter)

2.

Which short name, with slightly varying spellings, connects the following:

(A) The Scottish poet and novelist who is the current professor of creative writing at Newcastle University;

(B) The actor born David Daniel Kaminsky in 1911;

(C) A fictional medical examiner who first appeared in the 1990 novel Postmortem?

Kay/Kaye

(Jackie Kay, Danny Kaye and Kay Scarpetta)

3.

Which surname connects the following:

(A) A member of the pop group Girls Aloud;

(B) The official surname of the Barbie doll;

(C) The 1955 film for which Jack Lemmon won an Oscar for best supporting actor?

Roberts

(Nicola Roberts, Barbara 'Barbie' Millicent Roberts and Mister Roberts)

4.

Which name connects the following:

(A) The only son of Hyacinth and Richard Bucket;

(B) The author of the gothic vampire story Carmilla:

(C) A British stage and screen actor who has appeared in Gavin and Stacey and The Royle Family?

Sheridan

(Sheridan Bucket, J. Sheridan Le Fanu and Sheridan Smith)

5.

(C) An American political activist made infamous by her work for the Parents Music Resource Centre?

Gore

(Gore Vidal, Kensington Gore and Tipper Gore

6.

What name connects the following:

(A) The man who held the position of President of the USA between 1841 and 1845;

(B) The chorus from a top 40 hit single for the American band Weezer;

(C) A character from Chuck Palahniuk's novel Fight Club who was played by Brad Pitt in the movie adaptation?

Tyler

(John Tyler, Mary Tyler Moore and Tyler Durden)

7.

What name connects the following:

(A) The pen-name of the author who created the mystery-solving monk Cadfael;

(B) A Children's TV presenter perhaps best known for his on-screen partnership with Edd the Duck;

(C) A British athlete who was born in 1939 and won an Olympic gold medal in the pentathlon at the 1972 Munich games?

Peters

(Ellis Peters, Andi Peters and Mary Peters)

8.

What name, with slightly varying spellings, connects the following:

(A) The comedian who won the Foster's award in 2013 for her stand-up Edinburgh show A Bic for Her;

(B) The winner of the Oscar for best actress for her performance in the 1965 film Darling;

(C) An Irish artist whose life story was made into a successful 1989 film?

Christie/Christy

(Bridget Christie, Julie Christie and Christy Brown)

ROUND 8 - A Charas 'Run On' Round

As I’m sure you’re all aware by now, in this round the last word of the first answer is the same as the first word of the second answer

Apologies to the Charas for stealing their format

1.

Dictator born Saloth Sar in 1925;

Brand of instant food launched in the UK in 1977 by Golden Wonder.

Pol Pot Noodle

2.

Band whose hit singles include I'm Too Sexy and Deeply Dippy;

American golfer who won the 1992 Masters, his only major victory so far.

Right Said Fred Couples

3.

1954 Alfred Hitchcock film starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly and Robert Cummings;

Detective novel published in the UK on 1st January 1934.

Dial M for Murder on the Orient Express

4.

Germany-born composer who has provided the score for films such as The Lion King, Gladiator and The Dark Knight;

An alternative name for walking aids that is derived from a genericised trademark of such products.

Hans Zimmer frame

5.

Worringly prescient 1987 film, loosely based on a novel by Stephen King, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura.

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Man

6.

7.

Sportsman who scored 5,807 runs in 78 tests for England, and who won the First Division title and FA Cup with Arsenal in 1948 and 1950, respectively;

Phenomenon named after an American physicist in which a photon is deflected by a charged particle and loses energy in the process.

Denis Compton Scattering (accept 'Denis Compton effect' or 'Denis Compton shift')

8.

Restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, which opened in 1995 and acquired its third Michelin Star in 2004;

1933 comedy film set in the fictional country of Freedonia.

The Fat Duck Soup

Sp.

Director of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Donnie Brasco;

Argentinian club based in Rosario that Lionel Messi played for as a youth.

Mike Newell’s Old Boys

1.

To the nearest whole number, what is the distance from Neptune to the Sun in astronomical units?  (Note: this number is correct for the perihelion, aphelion and average distance)

30

2.

In total, how many questions were used in the 37 recordings of the series of University Challenge broadcast from July 2016 to April 2017?  (a bonus set counts as 3 questions)

2870

3.

Dan Carter is the leading points scorer in international rugby union.  How many points has he scored?