ROUND 1 - Announced theme - 'From Waterloo to Dunkirk'

Each answer contains the name of a British Prime Minister who served between 1815 and 1940

1.

Which educational organisation was founded in 1994 with 18 members? Cardiff joined in 1998, Queen’s in 2006, and York in 2012.

2.

On which rock album of 1967 does the track Sunshine of Your Love appear?

3.

Between 1099 and 1186, which regnal name was taken by five ‘Kings of Jerusalem’?  The fourth such was a leper depicted by Edward Norton in the 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven.

4.

Touching the Void, The Last King of Scotland, and the 2018 documentary Whitney are among the works of which Scottish film director?

5.

Which hit song of 1977 written in the unusual time signature of 7/4, contains the refrain "Grab your things, I’ve come to take you home"?  It was the artist’s first hit as a solo artist.

6.

"The paths of glory lead but to the grave."  Who wrote these lines in a poem of 1751?

7.

Noted for his performances as Hamlet, Othello, and Macbeth, Richard Burbage was the leading man in which theatrical company?

8.

Within the English and Welsh judicial system, what comes between High and Supreme?

Sp1

Which public statement of 1917 was addressed to Baron Rothschild?

Sp2

The cricketers Devon Malcolm, Dominic Cork, Kim Barnett, and Geoff Miller all played for which county?  The county’s notable overseas players include Michael Holding.

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ROUND 2 - Bingo

Choose your quiz show

1.

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE

Glynis Breakwell was dismissed earlier this year as the vice-chancellor of which university?  She was challenged (groan…) in 2017 over her somewhat excessive salary of £468,000.

2.

MASTERMIND

The 2016 film Masterminds is among the credits of which blonde American?  Other notable appearances include The Royal Tenenbaums, Midnight in Paris, and Behind Enemy Lines.

3.

FIFTEEN TO ONE

In the 2003 Rugby World Cup final against Australia, Trevor Woodman wore the number 1 shirt for England.  Who wore number 15?

4.

ONLY CONNECT

The phrase ‘Only Connect’ was first spoken by Margaret Schlegel in which novel of 1910?  It has since been spoken on screen by Hayley Atwell and Emma Thompson.

5.

BLOCKBUSTERS

It is an urban legend that Blockbusters host Bob Holness played the saxophone solo on Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street.  Which Lancashire-born music journalist and broadcaster invented this legend while writing for the NME in the 1980s?

6.

EGGHEADS

The term ‘egghead’ is thought to have entered common parlance in the 1950s when Vice-Presidential candidate Richard Nixon used it to describe which Democratic nominee for the American presidency?

7.

THE CHASE

In Henry IV Part I, which Roman goddess does Falstaff describe as the “noble and chase mistress, the moon under whose countenance we steal”?

8.

PERFECTION

In 1976, who was named a 'Hero of Socialist Labour' for her attainment of perfection?

9.

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?

When the Prodigals’ own David Rainford was on the show, he took the money when confronted with this question, which you now have to answer: "As what was the eighteenth-century-born explorer Mungo Park qualified?".

10.

POINTLESS

In the group stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, only two nations went ‘pointless’, losing all of their games.  Name either of them.

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ROUND 3 - Sisters in Rhyme

Each question features clues to the identity of two women.  All they have in common is that their surnames rhyme. Forename and surname are required in all cases. For example:

'British actress who won Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in Shakespeare in Love / British actress, writer, comedian and presenter who starred as the character Geraldine Granger on TV from 1994 to 2007' - would hopefully lead you to: 'Judy Dench and Dawn French'

1.

American author of the novels The Secret History (1992) and The Goldfinch (2013).

British actress and comedian whose semi-autobiographical BBC sitcom ran for three seasons and several Christmas specials on BBC TV from 2009 to 2015.

2.

Born in 1893, this American poet, writer, critic and satirist was one of the founder members of what became known as the Algonquin Round Table.

Japanese Tennis Player who defeated Serena Williams at Flushing Meadows this year to clinch the US Open title.

3.

American novelist, poet, playwright and art collector born 1874 who is noted for a quasi-memoir of her Paris years, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.

Born in 1970, this Canadian author, social activist and film maker is known for her critiques of corporate globalisation and capitalism.  She first became internationally known for her book No Logo published in 1999.

4.

Born in 1970, this American actress and comedian is known for her work on the sitcom 30 Rock and NBC sketch comedy Saturday Night Live, on which she impersonated would-be American Vice-President Sarah Palin.

Actress and singer of whom it is reported that Groucho Marx once stated: “I have been around so long I remember her before she was a virgin.”

5.

American actress who danced her way to international prominence with her appearance in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction.

Born in 1908, this American actress and singer was known primarily for her distinctive, powerful singing voice and especially for her rendition of the standard There’s No Business Like Show Business.

6.

The work of this artist who was born in 1907 was inspired by the popular culture, nature and artefacts of her native Mexico.

The original platinum blonde and one of the biggest movie stars of the 1930s, she starred in a string of hit films for MGM before her untimely death in 1937.  She is also name-checked (in reverse) in the Madonna song Vogue.

7.

Self-confessed girl-kisser and natural-born California girl, this American pop star provided the voice of Smurfette for the 2011 film The Smurfs and its originally titled sequel The Smurfs 2 in 2013.

Born in Stockholm in 1964, this singer/songwriter/rapper burst onto the international music scene with her debut album Raw Like Sushi in 1989.  Her daughter Mabel is now a successful recording artiste in her own right too. 

8.

Dukinfield-born actress who was a cast member of both Coronation Street and Crossroads in the 1970s, but who is best remembered for her role in an extremely long-running BBC comedy series in which one male character had an obsession with her stockings.

American poet, novelist and short-story writer who is best remembered for her semi-autobiographical novel The Bell Jar, first published in 1963.

Sp.

Stateswoman who was elected as the first (and so far only) female Prime Minister of India in 1966.

Winner of the Best Actress award at the 1990 Academy Awards.

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ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

1.

Name the science-fiction novel published by Ted Hughes in 1968 and subtitled A Children's Story in Five Nights.

2.

Which organisation was founded in Oakland, California in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, originally to challenge police brutality?

3.

Which English actress (born 1935) is the mother of Benedict Cumberbatch?  She played the great detective's mother in the BBC series, Sherlock.

4.

What name is shared by different film characters played by Donald Sutherland in 1970 and Daniel Day-Lewis in 1992?

5.

According to the Natural History Museum website, which aquatic creature has blue blood, three hearts, the largest brain to body ratio of any invertebrate and the ability to use tools?

6.

What is the common name for the disease tubercular spondylitis, in which TB affects tissue outside the lungs, especially the spine?

7.

Name the computer system developed by IBM in 2011 to answer questions asked in natural language.  It won $1 million on the quiz show Jeopardy.

8.

What is the device called that generates electricity for the spark plugs in internal combustion engines that do not include a battery?

Sp.

Which New Yorker journalist and son of Woody Allen won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for reporting that helped to expose the sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein?

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ROUND 5 - Run On Round

Round will contain soundalikes - ignore any articles

1.

A Gericault masterpiece of 1818-1819 depicting a desperate scene at sea;

A 1962 Tony Award-winning play which portrays the complexities of the marriage of Martha and the frustrated historian George.

2.

A 1750 oil painting of a married couple by Thomas Gainsborough;

South African born cricketer who scored 7,037 Test runs for England between 2004 and 2012.

3.

A four-word quote from the Book of Numbers which became the first message ever conveyed by Morse code;

A website which aggregates reviews of films and TV series.

4.

Nottingham-born singer who provided the theme song to the BBC One drama Happy Valley and whose hit Lightning Bolt is currently being used to advertise the Mini Countryman;

Expletive phrase attributed to George the Fifth after a period of seaside convalescence

5.

Deeply dreadful, transport-based sitcom beloved of WithQuiz types which ran on ITV from 1969 to 1973.

6.

High yield, high risk, non investment grade financial instrument used by companies to raise capital;

London Underground station found between Oxford Circus and Marble Arch on the Central Line.

7.

Classic cocktail consisting of rum, lime, orange liqueur and orgeat syrup;

16th Century Danish nobleman and astronomer noted for his accurate planetary and astronomical observations.

8.

Located in the Ural region, the fourth-largest city in Russia;

Sculpture by Rodin depicting a scene of self-sacrifice from the Hundred Years War.

Sp.

Lieber and Stoller classic first recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1954 before becoming a massive hit for Elvis;

Ancient breed of French Mastiff noted for its size and power.

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ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1.

Name the pet-based series of short animated cartoons that has appeared on You Tube since 2008, as well as in books, on Sesame Street and in an online game.

2.

"In my beginning is my end" are the opening words of which poem by T S Eliot, named after the place in Somerset that now houses his ashes?

3.

What's the stage name of Yvette Marie Stevens, the former lead singer of Rufus, who has sold an estimated 70 million records and won 10 Grammys?

4.

Which Liverpool-born athlete currently holds the UK indoor and outdoor high jump records?

5.

Which multi BAFTA-award winning ITV children's television programme was presented between 1990 and 2007 by one of its creators Neil Buchanan?  The programme is now being shown on Disney Junior and features a talking palm tree called Vincent Van Coconut.

6.

What was the birth surname of the artist now known as Anohni, who won the 2005 Mercury Music Prize as lead singer in Antony and the Johnsons?

7.

Which word connects the object of The Cockerel Chorus’s affections and a pop star before she married Mr Shawn Carter?

8.

Which former BBC and GMTV presenter lost the West Wirral constituency to Labour in the 2015 General Election?

Sp1

Which Liverpool footballer made his England debut in 1995 against Colombia, and supplied the cross that led to Rene Higuita's legendary scorpion kick?

Sp2

Name the semi-Belgian who was born in Lusaka and took 5 wickets for 28 on his England debut against Australia in1975.

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ROUND 7 - Announced theme

All answers contain the name of a woman who won a best actress Oscar before she was 30

1.

Nigel Dodds is the current deputy to which (sadly) prominent UK politician?

2.

Which army officer and explorer was born in 1880 and met an untimely death in 1912 during one of the expeditions he took part in?  (full name needed for theme)

3.

Which American cartoonist is most famous as the creator of the cartoon strip Garfield which started syndication in 1978?

4.

Behind Khaled Hosseni, who was the second-best selling author in the world in 2008?  He met an untimely death in 2004 on the stairs going up to his office at work.

5.

Which Beatrix Potter tale features the cat Simpkin?  For many years, it was said to be her personal favourite of all her books.

6.

The Sir Alf Ramsey Stand is a feature of which English Football League ground?

7.

In medicine, a cholelith is known more commonly known by which name?  It is the cause of a medical complaint suffered by 10-15% of adults in the developed world?

8.

The Australian writer Peter Carey has won the Booker Prize twice.  He won for Oscar and Lucinda in 1988 and for which novel in 2001?

Sp1

Who was originally elected as Tory MP for Witney in 1997, but eventually served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in Gordon Brown’s cabinet between 2007 and 2010, once being described as the only Labour MP with a butler? 

Sp2

In the 2006 edition of Wisden, three England test cricketers were named amongst the Five Cricketers of the Year.  Of these three, only Matthew Hoggard was born in England.  One of the other two was Kevin Pietersen.  Who was the third?  His father also played test cricket for England.

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ROUND 8 - Paired round - 'My Generation'

The answer to each question in this round is a person born a year either side of the youngest Prodigal, who turns 30 next week

1.

Outside the so-called Big Four of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray, who was the only tennis player to win a men's singles Grand Slam title between January 2005 and January 2014?  He beat Federer in the final of the 2009 US Open.

2.

Which cricketer will finish 2018 with the frankly ridiculous batting average of 133 in One Day Internationals?  He is the captain of his national team and the Royal Challengers Bangalore, and at present he is the number one-ranked batsman in both Test and One Day formats.

3.

Which musical superstar made her first public political statement by endorsing Phil Bredesen (pronounced BRED-ISS-ON), the Democratic candidate in the 2018 Tennessee election to the United States Senate?  Despite her endorsement, Bredesen lost to the Republican candidate Martha Blackburn.

4.

Born as Robyn Fenty in the eastern Caribbean, which singer and actress's breakthrough hit provided an appropriate soundtrack to the nationwide flooding of 2007?  She also delivered the immortal line "Damn, you sunk my battleship" in the 2012 cinematic adaptation of the boardgame.

5.

Which socialite daughter of an honorary knight died of a heroin overdose in 2014?  She was named after prunus persica, and her mother suffered the same cause of death in 2000. 

6.

With the birthname Tim Bergling, which Swedish musician and DJ was found dead in Muscat, Oman, in 2018?  His 2013 hit Wake Me Up sold more than 11 million copies worldwide.  For a stage name he took the name of the lowest level of hell in Buddhism.

7.

The haunted lawyer Arthur Kipps, the poet Allen Ginsberg, and the psychiatric patient Alan Strang are among the roles of which actor, who is better known for eight appearances in a franchise which launched in 2001? 

8.

The younger sister of celebrity twins Mary, Kate and Ashley, which actress has portrayed the role of Wanda Maximoff, also known as the Scarlet Witch, in three of the twenty highest-grossing movies of all time?

Sp1

Which male golfer has won major championships at the Congressional Country Club, Kiawah Island, and Valhalla?

Sp2

In September 2017, which former fashion model with an alliterative name succeeded Anthony Scaramucci as White House Communications Director?  Inserting the word 'for' between her Christian name and her surname would create a phrase reflecting what Donald Trump symbolizes for rural Americans.

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ROUND 1 - Announced theme - 'From Waterloo to Dunkirk'

Each answer contains the name of a British Prime Minister who served between 1815 and 1940

1.

Which educational organisation was founded in 1994 with 18 members? Cardiff joined in 1998, Queen’s in 2006, and York in 2012.

The Russell Group

2.

On which rock album of 1967 does the track Sunshine of Your Love appear?

Disraeli Gears

3.

Between 1099 and 1186, which regnal name was taken by five ‘Kings of Jerusalem’?  The fourth such was a leper depicted by Edward Norton in the 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven.

Baldwin

4.

Touching the Void, The Last King of Scotland, and the 2018 documentary Whitney are among the works of which Scottish film director?

Kevin MacDonald

5.

Which hit song of 1977 written in the unusual time signature of 7/4, contains the refrain "Grab your things, I’ve come to take you home"?  It was the artist’s first hit as a solo artist.

Solsbury Hill

6.

"The paths of glory lead but to the grave."  Who wrote these lines in a poem of 1751?

Thomas Gray

7.

Noted for his performances as Hamlet, Othello, and Macbeth, Richard Burbage was the leading man in which theatrical company?

Lord Chamberlain’s Men

8.

Within the English and Welsh judicial system, what comes between High and Supreme?

(Court of) Appeal

Sp1

Which public statement of 1917 was addressed to Baron Rothschild?

Balfour Declaration

Sp2

The cricketers Devon Malcolm, Dominic Cork, Kim Barnett, and Geoff Miller all played for which county?  The county’s notable overseas players include Michael Holding.

Derbyshire

ROUND 2 - Bingo

Choose your quiz show

1.

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE

Glynis Breakwell was dismissed earlier this year as the vice-chancellor of which university?  She was challenged (groan…) in 2017 over her somewhat excessive salary of £468,000.

 Bath

2.

MASTERMIND

The 2016 film Masterminds is among the credits of which blonde American?  Other notable appearances include The Royal Tenenbaums, Midnight in Paris, and Behind Enemy Lines.

3.

FIFTEEN TO ONE

In the 2003 Rugby World Cup final against Australia, Trevor Woodman wore the number 1 shirt for England.  Who wore number 15?

4.

ONLY CONNECT

The phrase ‘Only Connect’ was first spoken by Margaret Schlegel in which novel of 1910?  It has since been spoken on screen by Hayley Atwell and Emma Thompson.

Howards End

5.

BLOCKBUSTERS

It is an urban legend that Blockbusters host Bob Holness played the saxophone solo on Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street.  Which Lancashire-born music journalist and broadcaster invented this legend while writing for the NME in the 1980s?

Stewart Maconie

6.

EGGHEADS

The term ‘egghead’ is thought to have entered common parlance in the 1950s when Vice-Presidential candidate Richard Nixon used it to describe which Democratic nominee for the American presidency?

Adlai Stevenson

7.

THE CHASE

In Henry IV Part I, which Roman goddess does Falstaff describe as the “noble and chase mistress, the moon under whose countenance we steal”?

Diana

8.

PERFECTION

In 1976, who was named a 'Hero of Socialist Labour' for her attainment of perfection?

Nadia Comaneci

9.

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?

When the Prodigals’ own David Rainford was on the show, he took the money when confronted with this question, which you now have to answer: "As what was the eighteenth-century-born explorer Mungo Park qualified?".

Surgeon

(accept doctor/physician)

10.

POINTLESS

In the group stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, only two nations went ‘pointless’, losing all of their games.  Name either of them.

Egypt or Panama

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ROUND 3 - Sisters in Rhyme

Each question features clues to the identity of two women.  All they have in common is that their surnames rhyme. Forename and surname are required in all cases. For example:

'British actress who won Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in Shakespeare in Love / British actress, writer, comedian and presenter who starred as the character Geraldine Granger on TV from 1994 to 2007' - would hopefully lead you to: 'Judy Dench and Dawn French'

1.

American author of the novels The Secret History (1992) and The Goldfinch (2013).

British actress and comedian whose semi-autobiographical BBC sitcom ran for three seasons and several Christmas specials on BBC TV from 2009 to 2015.

Donna Tartt and Miranda Hart

2.

Born in 1893, this American poet, writer, critic and satirist was one of the founder members of what became known as the Algonquin Round Table.

Japanese Tennis Player who defeated Serena Williams at Flushing Meadows this year to clinch the US Open title.

Dorothy Parker and Naomi Osaka

3.

American novelist, poet, playwright and art collector born 1874 who is noted for a quasi-memoir of her Paris years, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.

Born in 1970, this Canadian author, social activist and film maker is known for her critiques of corporate globalisation and capitalism.  She first became internationally known for her book No Logo published in 1999.

Gertrude Stein and Naomi Klein

4.

Born in 1970, this American actress and comedian is known for her work on the sitcom 30 Rock and NBC sketch comedy Saturday Night Live, on which she impersonated would-be American Vice-President Sarah Palin.

Actress and singer of whom it is reported that Groucho Marx once stated: “I have been around so long I remember her before she was a virgin.”

Tina Fey and Doris Day

5.

American actress who danced her way to international prominence with her appearance in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction.

Born in 1908, this American actress and singer was known primarily for her distinctive, powerful singing voice and especially for her rendition of the standard There’s No Business Like Show Business.

Uma Thurman and Ethel Merman

6.

The work of this artist who was born in 1907 was inspired by the popular culture, nature and artefacts of her native Mexico.

The original platinum blonde and one of the biggest movie stars of the 1930s, she starred in a string of hit films for MGM before her untimely death in 1937.  She is also name-checked (in reverse) in the Madonna song Vogue.

Frida Kahlo and Jean Harlow

7.

Self-confessed girl-kisser and natural-born California girl, this American pop star provided the voice of Smurfette for the 2011 film The Smurfs and its originally titled sequel The Smurfs 2 in 2013.

Born in Stockholm in 1964, this singer/songwriter/rapper burst onto the international music scene with her debut album Raw Like Sushi in 1989.  Her daughter Mabel is now a successful recording artiste in her own right too. 

Katy Perry and Neneh Cherry

8.

Dukinfield-born actress who was a cast member of both Coronation Street and Crossroads in the 1970s, but who is best remembered for her role in an extremely long-running BBC comedy series in which one male character had an obsession with her stockings.

American poet, novelist and short-story writer who is best remembered for her semi-autobiographical novel The Bell Jar, first published in 1963.

Kathy Staff and Sylvia Plath

Sp.

Stateswoman who was elected as the first (and so far only) female Prime Minister of India in 1966.

Winner of the Best Actress award at the 1990 Academy Awards.

Indira Gandhi and Jessica Tandy

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ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

1.

Name the science-fiction novel published by Ted Hughes in 1968 and subtitled A Children's Story in Five Nights.

Iron Man

2.

Which organisation was founded in Oakland, California in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, originally to challenge police brutality?

The Black Panthers

3.

Which English actress (born 1935) is the mother of Benedict Cumberbatch?  She played the great detective's mother in the BBC series, Sherlock.

Wanda Ventham

4.

What name is shared by different film characters played by Donald Sutherland in 1970 and Daniel Day-Lewis in 1992?

Hawkeye

(in MASH and Last of the Mohicans)

5.

According to the Natural History Museum website, which aquatic creature has blue blood, three hearts, the largest brain to body ratio of any invertebrate and the ability to use tools?

Octopus

6.

What is the common name for the disease tubercular spondylitis, in which TB affects tissue outside the lungs, especially the spine?

Pott's disease

7.

Name the computer system developed by IBM in 2011 to answer questions asked in natural language.  It won $1 million on the quiz show Jeopardy.

Watson

8.

What is the device called that generates electricity for the spark plugs in internal combustion engines that do not include a battery?

Magneto

Sp.

Which New Yorker journalist and son of Woody Allen won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for reporting that helped to expose the sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein?

Ronan Farrow

Theme: Each answer refers to a character created by the recently deceased Stan Lee for Marvel comics...

Wanda Maximoff ; Dr Octopus (Otto Octavius) ; Pepper Potts is Iron Man's girlfriend; Mary Jane Watson is Spider Man's girlfriend

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ROUND 5 - Run On Round

Round will contain soundalikes - ignore any articles

1.

A Gericault masterpiece of 1818-1819 depicting a desperate scene at sea;

A 1962 Tony Award-winning play which portrays the complexities of the marriage of Martha and the frustrated historian George.

Raft of the Medusa

Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?

2.

A 1750 oil painting of a married couple by Thomas Gainsborough;

South African born cricketer who scored 7,037 Test runs for England between 2004 and 2012.

Mr and Mrs Andrews

Andrew Strauss

3.

A four-word quote from the Book of Numbers which became the first message ever conveyed by Morse code;

A website which aggregates reviews of films and TV series.

"What Hath God Wrought"

Rotten Tomatoes

4.

Nottingham-born singer who provided the theme song to the BBC One drama Happy Valley and whose hit Lightning Bolt is currently being used to advertise the Mini Countryman;

Expletive phrase attributed to George the Fifth after a period of seaside convalescence

Jake Bugg

"Bugger Bognor!"

5.

6.

High yield, high risk, non investment grade financial instrument used by companies to raise capital;

London Underground station found between Oxford Circus and Marble Arch on the Central Line.

Junk Bond

Bond Street

7.

Classic cocktail consisting of rum, lime, orange liqueur and orgeat syrup;

16th Century Danish nobleman and astronomer noted for his accurate planetary and astronomical observations.

Mai Tai

Tycho Brahe

8.

Located in the Ural region, the fourth-largest city in Russia;

Sculpture by Rodin depicting a scene of self-sacrifice from the Hundred Years War.

Yekaterinburg

Burghers of Calais

Sp.

Lieber and Stoller classic first recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1954 before becoming a massive hit for Elvis;

Ancient breed of French Mastiff noted for its size and power.

Hound Dog

Dogue de Bordeaux

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ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1.

Name the pet-based series of short animated cartoons that has appeared on You Tube since 2008, as well as in books, on Sesame Street and in an online game.

 Simon's Cat

2.

"In my beginning is my end" are the opening words of which poem by T S Eliot, named after the place in Somerset that now houses his ashes?

East Coker

3.

What's the stage name of Yvette Marie Stevens, the former lead singer of Rufus, who has sold an estimated 70 million records and won 10 Grammys?

Chaka Khan

4.

Which Liverpool-born athlete currently holds the UK indoor and outdoor high jump records?

Katarina Johnson-Thompson

5.

Which multi BAFTA-award winning ITV children's television programme was presented between 1990 and 2007 by one of its creators Neil Buchanan?  The programme is now being shown on Disney Junior and features a talking palm tree called Vincent Van Coconut.

Art Attack

6.

What was the birth surname of the artist now known as Anohni, who won the 2005 Mercury Music Prize as lead singer in Antony and the Johnsons?

(Antony) Hegarty

7.

Which word connects the object of The Cockerel Chorus’s affections and a pop star before she married Mr Shawn Carter?

Knowles

(1970s footballer and Beyoncé Knowles)

8.

Which former BBC and GMTV presenter lost the West Wirral constituency to Labour in the 2015 General Election?

Esther McVey

Sp1

Which Liverpool footballer made his England debut in 1995 against Colombia, and supplied the cross that led to Rene Higuita's legendary scorpion kick?

Jamie Redknapp

(Harry Redknapp is the celeb)

Sp2

Name the semi-Belgian who was born in Lusaka and took 5 wickets for 28 on his England debut against Australia in1975.

Phillipe (-Henri) Edmonds

Theme: Each answer contains the surname of a 2018 I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here contestant

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ROUND 7 - Announced theme

All answers contain the name of a woman who won a best actress Oscar before she was 30

1.

Nigel Dodds is the current deputy to which (sadly) prominent UK politician?

Arlene Foster

2.

Which army officer and explorer was born in 1880 and met an untimely death in 1912 during one of the expeditions he took part in?  (full name needed for theme)

Captain Lawrence Oates

(accept Captain Oates)

3.

Which American cartoonist is most famous as the creator of the cartoon strip Garfield which started syndication in 1978?

Jim Davis

4.

Behind Khaled Hosseni, who was the second-best selling author in the world in 2008?  He met an untimely death in 2004 on the stairs going up to his office at work.

Stieg (Stig) Larsson

5.

Which Beatrix Potter tale features the cat Simpkin?  For many years, it was said to be her personal favourite of all her books.

The Tailor of Gloucester

6.

The Sir Alf Ramsey Stand is a feature of which English Football League ground?

Portman Road

7.

In medicine, a cholelith is known more commonly known by which name?  It is the cause of a medical complaint suffered by 10-15% of adults in the developed world?

Gallstone

8.

The Australian writer Peter Carey has won the Booker Prize twice.  He won for Oscar and Lucinda in 1988 and for which novel in 2001?

True History of the Kelly Gang

Sp1

Who was originally elected as Tory MP for Witney in 1997, but eventually served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in Gordon Brown’s cabinet between 2007 and 2010, once being described as the only Labour MP with a butler? 

Shaun Woodward

Sp2

In the 2006 edition of Wisden, three England test cricketers were named amongst the Five Cricketers of the Year.  Of these three, only Matthew Hoggard was born in England.  One of the other two was Kevin Pietersen.  Who was the third?  His father also played test cricket for England.

Simon Jones

The actresses were: Jodie Foster, Jennifer Lawrence, Bette Davis, Bree Larson, Joanne Woodward, Natalie Portman, Emma Stone, Jodie Foster, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor

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ROUND 8 - Paired round - 'My Generation'

The answer to each question in this round is a person born a year either side of the youngest Prodigal, who turns 30 next week

1.

Outside the so-called Big Four of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray, who was the only tennis player to win a men's singles Grand Slam title between January 2005 and January 2014?  He beat Federer in the final of the 2009 US Open.

 Juan Martin del Potro

2.

Which cricketer will finish 2018 with the frankly ridiculous batting average of 133 in One Day Internationals?  He is the captain of his national team and the Royal Challengers Bangalore, and at present he is the number one-ranked batsman in both Test and One Day formats.

Virat Kohli

3.

Which musical superstar made her first public political statement by endorsing Phil Bredesen (pronounced BRED-ISS-ON), the Democratic candidate in the 2018 Tennessee election to the United States Senate?  Despite her endorsement, Bredesen lost to the Republican candidate Martha Blackburn.

Taylor Swift

4.

Born as Robyn Fenty in the eastern Caribbean, which singer and actress's breakthrough hit provided an appropriate soundtrack to the nationwide flooding of 2007?  She also delivered the immortal line "Damn, you sunk my battleship" in the 2012 cinematic adaptation of the boardgame.

 Rihanna

5.

Which socialite daughter of an honorary knight died of a heroin overdose in 2014?  She was named after prunus persica, and her mother suffered the same cause of death in 2000. 

Peaches Geldof

6.

With the birthname Tim Bergling, which Swedish musician and DJ was found dead in Muscat, Oman, in 2018?  His 2013 hit Wake Me Up sold more than 11 million copies worldwide.  For a stage name he took the name of the lowest level of hell in Buddhism.

Avicii

(a-vee-chee)

7.

The haunted lawyer Arthur Kipps, the poet Allen Ginsberg, and the psychiatric patient Alan Strang are among the roles of which actor, who is better known for eight appearances in a franchise which launched in 2001? 

Daniel Radcliffe

8.

The younger sister of celebrity twins Mary, Kate and Ashley, which actress has portrayed the role of Wanda Maximoff, also known as the Scarlet Witch, in three of the twenty highest-grossing movies of all time?

Elizabeth Olsen

Sp1

Which male golfer has won major championships at the Congressional Country Club, Kiawah Island, and Valhalla?

Rory McIlroy

Sp2

In September 2017, which former fashion model with an alliterative name succeeded Anthony Scaramucci as White House Communications Director?  Inserting the word 'for' between her Christian name and her surname would create a phrase reflecting what Donald Trump symbolizes for rural Americans.

Hope Hicks

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