ROUND 1 - Hidden theme – ‘41’

A literal connection runs throughout the answers – the thematic material relies on sound-alikes (occasionally approximate) and part words

Originally broadcast on Radio Luxembourg, which early ITV quiz show featured, during its 13-year TV run, hostesses Alice Earley, Nancy Roberts, Julie de Marco and Monica Rose?  Each show culminated with contestants shut in a sound-proofed 'isolation booth’ answering a string of 6 questions.

Which 1982 hit single by Survivor was used as the theme tune for the film Rocky III?

Which 1773 colonial incident involved the East India Company ships Dartmouth, Eleanor and Beaver?

Which optician business (now part of Boots Opticians) was founded in 1750?  In the 1990s it used Burt Reynolds in a series of TV ads to popularize its brand.

Which branch of Maths was effectively launched by Agner Krarup Erlang in the early 1900s during his work helping to plan the Copenhagen telephone exchange?

The grounds of Ardchattan Priory in Scotland was said to contain which precious resource used by Robert the Bruce’s men to make weapons for the Battle of Bannockburn?

What are the first 4 words of Christopher Isherwood’s novel Goodbye to Berlin?  They were subsequently used as the title of a 1951 Broadway play written by John Van Druten.

Peaking at number one in the US and number 6 in the UK which 1975 Paul McCartney hit single featured the lyrics: “Soldier boy kisses girl / Leaves behind a tragic world / But he won't mind, he's in love / And he says love is fine”?

ROUND 2 - ‘WithQuiz’s Brothers in Rhyme’

Following the Prodigals a few weeks back here are pairs of well-known men whose surnames rhyme

St Kitts and Nevis athlete who won the 100m Gold medal at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games;

Perhaps the greatest living American jazz tenor saxophonist with compositions including Oleo, Doxy and Pent-Up House which have become jazz standards.

Right back who played 19 times for England and enjoyed a club career with Norwich, Charlton, Leeds, Middlesbrough and Manchester City retiring in 2009;

With Sid Green the creator of most of the scripts for the Morecambe and Wise TV shows.

British composer famous for his work with Peter Greenaway and for writing the score for Jane Campion’s film The Piano;

Born William Perks this British rock musician and band member went solo in 1993 – amongst other interests he is the owner of the Sticky Fingers Café in Kensington, West London.

Musician who wrote a highly influential song about the wanton killing of an African-American barmaid by William Devereux ‘Billy’ Zantzinger;

Politician who likened Margaret Thatcher’s privatisation programme to “selling off the family silver” – he was famously cuckolded by Lord Boothby. 

Started his TV career by playing the part of Duncan in the children’s TV drama Byker Grove;

Comedian who started his entertainment career in a folk-pop duo called the Humblebums, later joined by Gerry Rafferty – he is now a knight and CBE.

Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer responsible for writing such hits as Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, One Moment in Time and The Air That I Breathe;

Politician who succeeded Gordon Wilson in 1990 as leader of a major UK political party, and Robin Cook as tipster for The Glasgow Herald - more recently he joined a foreign TV station as a chat show host. 

Irish politician, writer, historian and academic who became Editor-in-chief of The Observer in the late 1970s;

Creator of TV’s Captain Pugwash animated cartoons. 

Irish snooker player who won the 1985 World Snooker final at the Crucible;

US author who co-founded The Village Voice, was convicted of assault after stabbing his wife and ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of New York.

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme round dedicated to the Dunkers

In some cases thematic material relies on sound-alikes

Which popular orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan was played in the film Shine when Geoffrey Rush's character David Helfgott wandered out of a rainy night into a cafe and amazed the few patrons there by playing a piano version?

What is the popular name for the fish poecilia reticulate, one of the most widely distributed tropical fish? It is also known as the millionfish or the rainbow fish.

In computing the 4 Coffman conditions are used to define what state of impasse?

In the 1870 Jules Verne novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: A Tour of the Underwater World who created and commanded the submarine Nautilus?

In a popular BBC sitcom of the 1990s, which included the characters Onslow and Daisy, what role was played by Patricia Routledge?      

Who created and wrote the BBC comedy series The Detectorists?

Who succeeded Robin Leigh-Pemberton and preceded Mervyn King?

Of which Irish county is Ennis the county town?

In Boolean algebra what is the 3-character name of the operation that gives the result ‘0000’ when applied to the binary values ‘1010’ and ‘0101’?

In Boolean algebra what result do you get when you apply the ‘exclusive or’ operation (XOR) to the binary values ‘1111’ and ‘0101’?

In mammals what name is given to the central section of the small intestine?

What is the more usual name for the joint known by the Latin term ‘coxa’ in medical terminology?

Whose law states ‘that the force needed to extend or compress a spring by a certain distance scales linearly with respect to that distance? 

What name is given to the zone of energetic charged particles that are captured by and held around a planet by that planet's magnetic field?

On Mohs scale of hardness what mineral is lowest on the scale? It has a chemical formula of Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂.

On Mohs scale of hardness what mineral is just one down from diamond (which is top of the scale)? It has a chemical formula of Al₂O₃.

Which current Premiership club has spent the second most consecutive seasons in the top division (i.e. First Division/Premiership) after Arsenal’s 99 year unbroken record?

Which manager holds the record for managing the most English football clubs that at the time he managed them were in the Premiership for at least part of his tenure?

Until overtaken in 1962 by the CIS Tower what was the tallest structure in Greater Manchester?  It was built in 1877.

The tallest structure nowadays in Greater Manchester is still under construction but has already overtaken Beetham Tower.  What is it called?

The offensives of Albert, Bazentin Ridge and Fromelles were all part of the first phase of which major battle that took place between July and November 1916?

At the outbreak of World War One who was the Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in France?

On the same day (December 14th 2018) that the statue of Emmeline Pankhurst was unveiled in St Peter’s Square another suffragette was honoured in Oldham with the unveiling of her statue.  Who was she?

Emmeline Pankhurst had three daughters: Christabel, Sylvia and whom? 

Which current League Division One club holds the record for having spent the most seasons in the third and fourth tier of English football without ever being promoted to the second tier or relegated to the National League?

ROUND 6 - ‘The Crap Culture Round’

A paired and themed round dedicated to Prodigal Michael to celebrate his 30^th birthday

Which pop song written by husband and wife songwriting team, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, was recorded by their baby-sitter and became a Number one hit in 1962?

Which 1990s pop duo reached number 11 in the charts in 1992 with their single Trouble?  Their name derived from the excuse they used to use at school for turning down dates.

Which 1987 film, written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, starred (amongst others) Jennifer Grey?

Which 1977 film is based on an article written by British rock journalist, Nik Cohn, for a New York magazine about dancer, Tony Manero?

What was designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson in 1974 and is commonly recognized as the product that launched the role-playing game industry?

In Nintendo’s Super Mario games franchise Princess Peach was born and lives in the Mushroom kingdom. What name did Nintendo originally give this Princess before changing it to Peach?

One of the most popular novels of the 20th century, A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh, takes its title from which other highly regarded 20th century work of English literature – in this case a poem?

In the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament the Israelites were commanded by the Lord to use which type of wood to make the Ark of the Covenant?

What is the name of the promontory which forms the most westerly point of the English mainland?

With 250 inhabitants what is the main settlement of the British dependency of Tristan Da Cunha?  The first word of its name was taken from the title held by Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria’s second son.

Named after an East India Company official, which city, fishing port and tourism centre lies in the south east of Bangladesh?

The Lancashire coalfield last deep-mine pit to close in 1993 was in Newton-le-Willows.  What was it called?

Which city (the most populous in its country) has a name which means ‘House of peace’?

39km wide it provides the natural border between the UAE, Oman and Iran – what is it called?  

What is the name of the town in the interior of the state of South Australia which is famous for mining opal? 

Named after a famous British explorer what is the busiest railway station in Melbourne?     

What is the name of the train service that links Winnipeg and Churchill?

Part of the Mountains of Morne what is the highest peak in Northern Ireland?  

What is the name of the most westerly point of the Scottish mainland often referred to on BBC Shipping forecasts?

What are the words inscribed on a stone near the junction of the A83 and the B828 roads in a pass in the Arrochar Alps in Scotland?  They were placed there by soldiers who built the original military road in 1753 and have been used ever since as the name of the mountain pass.

ROUND 8 - ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’

A round of Christmas questions for Rachael

Originally broadcast on Radio Luxembourg, which early ITV quiz show featured, during its 13-year TV run, hostesses Alice Earley, Nancy Roberts, Julie de Marco and Monica Rose?  Each show culminated with contestants shut in a sound-proofed 'isolation booth’ answering a string of 6 questions.

Which 1982 hit single by Survivor was used as the theme tune for the film Rocky III?

Which 1773 colonial incident involved the East India Company ships Dartmouth, Eleanor and Beaver?

Which optician business (now part of Boots Opticians) was founded in 1750?  In the 1990s it used Burt Reynolds in a series of TV ads to popularize its brand.

Which branch of Maths was effectively launched by Agner Krarup Erlang in the early 1900s during his work helping to plan the Copenhagen telephone exchange?

The grounds of Ardchattan Priory in Scotland was said to contain which precious resource used by Robert the Bruce’s men to make weapons for the Battle of Bannockburn?

What are the first 4 words of Christopher Isherwood’s novel Goodbye to Berlin?  They were subsequently used as the title of a 1951 Broadway play written by John Van Druten.

Peaking at number one in the US and number 6 in the UK which 1975 Paul McCartney hit single featured the lyrics: “Soldier boy kisses girl / Leaves behind a tragic world / But he won't mind, he's in love / And he says love is fine”?

WithQuiz is now in its 41st season

You need to get both forename and surname in each case for the points

St Kitts and Nevis athlete who won the 100m Gold medal at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games;

Perhaps the greatest living American jazz tenor saxophonist with compositions including Oleo, Doxy and Pent-Up House which have become jazz standards.

Right back who played 19 times for England and enjoyed a club career with Norwich, Charlton, Leeds, Middlesbrough and Manchester City retiring in 2009;

With Sid Green the creator of most of the scripts for the Morecambe and Wise TV shows.

British composer famous for his work with Peter Greenaway and for writing the score for Jane Campion’s film The Piano;

Born William Perks this British rock musician and band member went solo in 1993 – amongst other interests he is the owner of the Sticky Fingers Café in Kensington, West London.

Musician who wrote a highly influential song about the wanton killing of an African-American barmaid by William Devereux ‘Billy’ Zantzinger;

Politician who likened Margaret Thatcher’s privatisation programme to “selling off the family silver” – he was famously cuckolded by Lord Boothby. 

Started his TV career by playing the part of Duncan in the children’s TV drama Byker Grove;

Comedian who started his entertainment career in a folk-pop duo called the Humblebums, later joined by Gerry Rafferty – he is now a knight and CBE.

Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer responsible for writing such hits as Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, One Moment in Time and The Air That I Breathe;

Politician who succeeded Gordon Wilson in 1990 as leader of a major UK political party, and Robin Cook as tipster for The Glasgow Herald - more recently he joined a foreign TV station as a chat show host. 

Irish politician, writer, historian and academic who became Editor-in-chief of The Observer in the late 1970s;

Creator of TV’s Captain Pugwash animated cartoons. 

Irish snooker player who won the 1985 World Snooker final at the Crucible;

US author who co-founded The Village Voice, was convicted of assault after stabbing his wife and ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of New York.

…. and by the way each of the above pairs includes the surname (in sound if not spelling) of a regular WithQuizzer

Which popular orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan was played in the film Shine when Geoffrey Rush's character David Helfgott wandered out of a rainy night into a cafe and amazed the few patrons there by playing a piano version?

What is the popular name for the fish poecilia reticulate, one of the most widely distributed tropical fish? It is also known as the millionfish or the rainbow fish.

In computing the 4 Coffman conditions are used to define what state of impasse?

In the 1870 Jules Verne novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: A Tour of the Underwater World who created and commanded the submarine Nautilus?

In a popular BBC sitcom of the 1990s, which included the characters Onslow and Daisy, what role was played by Patricia Routledge?      

Who created and wrote the BBC comedy series The Detectorists?

Who succeeded Robin Leigh-Pemberton and preceded Mervyn King?

Of which Irish county is Ennis the county town?

Miss Flite, William Guppy, Honoria Lady Dedlock & Sir Leicester Dedlock, Captain Nemo, Inspector Bucket, Krook, Mr George, Ada Clare

and as we have found out down the years The Dunkers have a particular thing about Dickens questions!

In Boolean algebra what is the 3-character name of the operation that gives the result ‘0000’ when applied to the binary values ‘1010’ and ‘0101’?

In Boolean algebra what result do you get when you apply the ‘exclusive or’ operation (XOR) to the binary values ‘1111’ and ‘0101’?

In mammals what name is given to the central section of the small intestine?

What is the more usual name for the joint known by the Latin term ‘coxa’ in medical terminology?

Whose law states ‘that the force needed to extend or compress a spring by a certain distance scales linearly with respect to that distance? 

What name is given to the zone of energetic charged particles that are captured by and held around a planet by that planet's magnetic field?

On Mohs scale of hardness what mineral is lowest on the scale? It has a chemical formula of Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂.

On Mohs scale of hardness what mineral is just one down from diamond (which is top of the scale)? It has a chemical formula of Al₂O₃.

Which current Premiership club has spent the second most consecutive seasons in the top division (i.e. First Division/Premiership) after Arsenal’s 99 year unbroken record?

Which manager holds the record for managing the most English football clubs that at the time he managed them were in the Premiership for at least part of his tenure?

Until overtaken in 1962 by the CIS Tower what was the tallest structure in Greater Manchester?  It was built in 1877.

The tallest structure nowadays in Greater Manchester is still under construction but has already overtaken Beetham Tower.  What is it called?

The offensives of Albert, Bazentin Ridge and Fromelles were all part of the first phase of which major battle that took place between July and November 1916?

At the outbreak of World War One who was the Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in France?

On the same day (December 14th 2018) that the statue of Emmeline Pankhurst was unveiled in St Peter’s Square another suffragette was honoured in Oldham with the unveiling of her statue.  Who was she?

Emmeline Pankhurst had three daughters: Christabel, Sylvia and whom? 

Which current League Division One club holds the record for having spent the most seasons in the third and fourth tier of English football without ever being promoted to the second tier or relegated to the National League?

Which pop song written by husband and wife songwriting team, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, was recorded by their baby-sitter and became a Number one hit in 1962?

Which 1990s pop duo reached number 11 in the charts in 1992 with their single Trouble?  Their name derived from the excuse they used to use at school for turning down dates.

Which 1987 film, written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, starred (amongst others) Jennifer Grey?

Which 1977 film is based on an article written by British rock journalist, Nik Cohn, for a New York magazine about dancer, Tony Manero?

What was designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson in 1974 and is commonly recognized as the product that launched the role-playing game industry?

In Nintendo’s Super Mario games franchise Princess Peach was born and lives in the Mushroom kingdom. What name did Nintendo originally give this Princess before changing it to Peach?

One of the most popular novels of the 20th century, A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh, takes its title from which other highly regarded 20th century work of English literature – in this case a poem?

In the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament the Israelites were commanded by the Lord to use which type of wood to make the Ark of the Covenant?

What is the name of the promontory which forms the most westerly point of the English mainland?

With 250 inhabitants what is the main settlement of the British dependency of Tristan Da Cunha?  The first word of its name was taken from the title held by Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria’s second son.

Named after an East India Company official, which city, fishing port and tourism centre lies in the south east of Bangladesh?

The Lancashire coalfield last deep-mine pit to close in 1993 was in Newton-le-Willows.  What was it called?

Which city (the most populous in its country) has a name which means ‘House of peace’?

39km wide it provides the natural border between the UAE, Oman and Iran – what is it called?  

What is the name of the town in the interior of the state of South Australia which is famous for mining opal? 

Named after a famous British explorer what is the busiest railway station in Melbourne?     

What is the name of the train service that links Winnipeg and Churchill?

Part of the Mountains of Morne what is the highest peak in Northern Ireland?  

What is the name of the most westerly point of the Scottish mainland often referred to on BBC Shipping forecasts?

What are the words inscribed on a stone near the junction of the A83 and the B828 roads in a pass in the Arrochar Alps in Scotland?  They were placed there by soldiers who built the original military road in 1753 and have been used ever since as the name of the mountain pass.