ROUND 1 - 'On this day...'

All the questions and answers are associated with October 2nd throughout history

1.

Which children’s book, published on this day in 1902, has gone on to sell over 45 million copies worldwide and was recently made into a film utilising the talents of James Corden, Margot Robbie and Daisy Ridley?

2.

Which film, released on this day in 1957, starring William Holden and Alec Guinness won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1958?

3.

Born on this day, which Shakespearean King is described thus: “Bloody thou art, bloody will be thy end”?

4.

In which country is this day a national holiday, celebrating the birthday of one of its most famous sons, who was born on this day in 1869?

5.

Which Oasis album, released on this day in 1995, sold over 300,000 copies in its first week and contains a song that Liam Gallagher recently said he is “sick of hearing”?

6.

Who entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on this day in 2018, and was never seen alive again?

7.

On this day in 1263, The Battle of Largs was fought between which two nations?

8.

Which country, capital Conakry, declared its independence from France on this day in 1958?

Go to Round 1 questions with answers

ROUND 2 - Hidden theme

1.

Which technician 3rd class was the only human survivor of a radiation leak on the mining ship Red Dwarf?

2.

What was the ordinal number of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles of Ghent?  He was Carlos I to the Spanish.

3.

Which luxury Land-Rover model first appeared in 1989?

4.

Which English author had his biggest hit with his debut novel in 1954 but surprised everyone when winning a Booker and a Nobel much later in life?

5.

Which second-hand book emporium, now only open on Fridays and Saturdays, can be found on Shudehill, Manchester.

6.

 Which 1910 novel by H G Wells was filmed in 1949 with John Mills in the title role?

7.

Complete the, sometimes misheard, lyric from Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix: "Excuse me while I kiss …"

8.

Which character in Dad’s Army eventually married Lance Corporal Jones?

Sp.

What Latin word translates as ‘elsewhere’?

Go to Round 2 questions with answers

ROUND 3 - Pairs

1.

Originally written as War Song of the Army of the Rhine how is it best known?

2.

What were the Militias of the New England Colonies called in the American war of independence?

3.

What is the name of the Bus Service between Skipton and Manchester vie Cone and Burnley?

4.

Some of the Lancashire Witches lived in the Malkin Tower. What is a Malkin?

5.

The Hungerford railway bridge carries trains across the Thames from which mainline station?

6.

The Alexandra railway bridge links Clink St on the south bank with which railway station?

7.

Which Scottish League One club, based in Cumbernauld, is known as ‘The Bully Wee’.

8.

Which Scottish League One club has been the only league club in their town since the relegation of East Stirlingshire to the Lowland League in 2017?

Go to Round 3 questions with answers

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

1.

The band 4 Non Blondes had a one hit wonder with which song in 1992?

2.

Dr Orchid replaced which dated housekeeper in the board game Cluedo in 2016?

3.

What was the name of the group of street boys who occasionally assisted Sherlock Holmes with intelligence matters?

4.

For which 1987 film did Cher win the Oscar for 'Best Actress in a Leading Role'?

5.

Which 1975 Roald Dahl novel involves car fixing and pheasants being poached? It was filmed in 1989 with Jeremy Irons playing the widowed father.

6.

Which British comedian, born Frederick Leslie Fowell, died in May 2019, aged 76?

7.

Which British author wrote the Jack Reacher series of novels?

8.

Who wrote The Moonstone, considered to be the first full length detective novel in the English language?

Sp1

Which famous boxing commentator died in March 2010, aged 84?

Sp2

Whose only UK No 1 single to date was entitled Look What You Made Me Do in September 2017? Her most recent album, Lover, released in September 2019, went to the top of the album charts.

Go to Round 4 questions with answers

ROUND 5 - 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'

1.

What is the name of the world's largest bell, found in the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow?

2.

What is the name of the synthetic chemical element with the atomic number 102 named in honour of a famous chemist?

3.

Which actress voiced Princess Anna in the Disney animated fantasy film Frozen in 2013?

4.

What was the name of the first album released on the Virgin Records label in 1973?

5.

What was the name of the sister of Virginia Woolf played by Miranda Richardson in the 2002 film The Hours?

6.

Giovanni was the most famous of this family of Venetian renaissance painters. What was his surname?

7.

What was the title of the semi autobiographical novel published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas?

8.

What was the name of the attempt to overthrow James the 2nd in 1685 of which the final battle was at Sedgemoor?

Sp.

In which London location does Paddington Bear’s close friend, Mr Gruber, own an antique shop?

Go to Round 5 questions with answers

ROUND 6 - Pairs

1.

Schubert’s Piano Quintet in A major is named after what creature?

2.

Another romantic composer attempted to join the freshwater fishes by jumping into the Rhine at Dusseldorf. Who?

3.

In Angola, immediately following the Portuguese colonial period, the Russian and Cuban backed MPLA were opposed by a South African grouping. What was it called?

4.

The Heterodox Christian rebel group operating from South Sudan to Rwanda and the DRC and involving the Central African Republic and Uganda is called what?

5.

What links the following: a swan, an eagle, a bull, a cloud and a shower of gold?

6.

The lucky lady getting it on with the shower of gold was Danae. Who was their son? He grew up to kill Medusa.

7.

Which city’s metro network has stations called: O’Donnell, Republica Argentina, Bilbao and Opera?

8.

Which city’s metro network has stations called: Gare du Midi, Bourse, Albert and Montgomery?

Go to Round 6 questions with answers

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme - ‘Slightly smarter than drummers’

1.

Which Canadian province borders Ontario, Saskatchewan and Nunavut?

2.

Which law states that 'F=kx' where F is the force needed to compress a spring by distance 'x' and 'k' is a constant?

3.

Which Welsh scrum half was voted the greatest rugby player of all time in 2003?

4.

Who married Wilnelia Merced in 1983?  The marriage lasted until his death in 2017.

5.

What word connects a magic sword in Lord of the Rings with a Paul Newman/Robert Redford film?

6.

Born in Garston, Merseyside, he joined the International Brigades in 1936 and was elected general secretary of the T&GWU in 1967, serving until 1978. Who?

7.

Which university, with its chief campus on the Strand, boasts 12 Nobel laureates among former staff and students including Maurice Wilkins and Mario Vargas Llosa?

8.

Who were the two leaders (just surnames) of the expedition to the Pacific coast which left Pittsburgh in 1804?

Sp.

Who married Ronald Reagan in 1940?

Go to Round 7 questions with answers

ROUND 8 - 'AKA'

All of these people, places or things are better known as something else – what?

1.

The 1871 painting Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1.

2.

The 1907 painting depicting a group of prostitutes in a southern French town, sometimes known as The Philosophical Brothel (in French Le bordel Philosophique).

3.

The 1967 French song Comme d’Habitude (As Usual) composed by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, given its better known English lyric by Paul Anka.

4.

The musical piece Barwick Green, from the suite My Native Heath, composed by Arthur Wood in 1924.

5.

The actress Beatrice Rose Stella Tanner, born 1865, a muse to George Bernard Shaw who originated the role of flower girl Eliza Doolittle in Shaw’s Pygmalion at the age of 49.

6.

The artist known in the streets of Margate and World’s End in the 1840s as 'Admiral Puggy Booth', having taken on the surname of his mistress while living incognito.

7.

The musician, producer and electronics industry businessman Andre Romelle Young.

8.

Jan Ludwig Hoch, winner of the Military Cross, publisher, and MP, who died at sea in 1991.

Sp.

The musical piece By The Sleepy Lagoon, written by Eric Coates.

Go to Round 8 questions with answers

ROUND 1 -  'On this day...'

All the questions and answers are associated with October 2nd throughout history

1.

Which children’s book, published on this day in 1902, has gone on to sell over 45 million copies worldwide and was recently made into a film utilising the talents of James Corden, Margot Robbie and Daisy Ridley?

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

(by Beatrix Potter)

2.

Which film, released on this day in 1957, starring William Holden and Alec Guinness won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1958?

Bridge Over the River Kwai

3.

Born on this day, which Shakespearean King is described thus: “Bloody thou art, bloody will be thy end”?

Richard III

4.

In which country is this day a national holiday, celebrating the birthday of one of its most famous sons, who was born on this day in 1869?

India

(Ghandi is the 'son')

5.

Which Oasis album, released on this day in 1995, sold over 300,000 copies in its first week and contains a song that Liam Gallagher recently said he is “sick of hearing”?

What’s the Story (Morning Glory)?

6.

Who entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on this day in 2018, and was never seen alive again?

Jamal Khashoggi

7.

On this day in 1263, The Battle of Largs was fought between which two nations?

Scotland and Norway

8.

Which country, capital Conakry, declared its independence from France on this day in 1958?

Guinea

ROUND 2 - Hidden theme

1.

Which technician 3rd class was the only human survivor of a radiation leak on the mining ship Red Dwarf?

Dave Lister

('Lister' is acceptable but Dave is the theme word)

2.

What was the ordinal number of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles of Ghent?  He was Carlos I to the Spanish.

Five

3.

Which luxury Land-Rover model first appeared in 1989?

Discovery

4.

Which English author had his biggest hit with his debut novel in 1954 but surprised everyone when winning a Booker and a Nobel much later in life?

William Golding

5.

Which second-hand book emporium, now only open on Fridays and Saturdays, can be found on Shudehill, Manchester.

Paramount Books

(used to be Paramount book exchange so that’s also fine)

6.

 Which 1910 novel by H G Wells was filmed in 1949 with John Mills in the title role?

The History of Mr Polly

7.

Complete the, sometimes misheard, lyric from Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix: "Excuse me while I kiss …"

"...the sky"

8.

Which character in Dad’s Army eventually married Lance Corporal Jones?

Mrs Fox

Sp.

What Latin word translates as ‘elsewhere’?

Alibi

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a TV channel or network

Go back to Round 2 questions without answers

ROUND 3 - Pairs

1.

Originally written as War Song of the Army of the Rhine how is it best known?

The Marseillaise

2.

What were the Militias of the New England Colonies called in the American war of independence?

Minutemen

3.

What is the name of the Bus Service between Skipton and Manchester vie Cone and Burnley?

Witchway

4.

Some of the Lancashire Witches lived in the Malkin Tower. What is a Malkin?

A hare

(in some parts of England it is a cat – accept 'cat')

5.

The Hungerford railway bridge carries trains across the Thames from which mainline station?

Charing Cross

6.

The Alexandra railway bridge links Clink St on the south bank with which railway station?

Cannon St

7.

Which Scottish League One club, based in Cumbernauld, is known as ‘The Bully Wee’.

Clyde (FC)

8.

Which Scottish League One club has been the only league club in their town since the relegation of East Stirlingshire to the Lowland League in 2017?

Falkirk

Go back to Round 3 questions without answers

ROUND 4 - Hidden theme

1.

The band 4 Non Blondes had a one hit wonder with which song in 1992?

What's Up?

2.

Dr Orchid replaced which dated housekeeper in the board game Cluedo in 2016?

Mrs White

3.

What was the name of the group of street boys who occasionally assisted Sherlock Holmes with intelligence matters?

The Baker Street Irregulars

4.

For which 1987 film did Cher win the Oscar for 'Best Actress in a Leading Role'?

Moonstruck

5.

Which 1975 Roald Dahl novel involves car fixing and pheasants being poached? It was filmed in 1989 with Jeremy Irons playing the widowed father.

Danny, the Champion of the World

6.

Which British comedian, born Frederick Leslie Fowell, died in May 2019, aged 76?

Freddie Starr

7.

Which British author wrote the Jack Reacher series of novels?

Lee Child

8.

Who wrote The Moonstone, considered to be the first full length detective novel in the English language?

Wilkie Collins

Sp1

Which famous boxing commentator died in March 2010, aged 84?

Harry Carpenter

Sp2

Whose only UK No 1 single to date was entitled Look What You Made Me Do in September 2017? Her most recent album, Lover, released in September 2019, went to the top of the album charts.

Taylor Swift

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a famous drummer....

Charlie Watts, Meg White, Ginger Baker, Keith Moon, Will Champion, Roger Taylor, Tommy Lee, Phil Collins, Karen Carpenter and Ringo Starr

Go back to Round 4 questions without answers

ROUND 5 - 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'

1.

What is the name of the world's largest bell, found in the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow?

Tsar Bell

2.

What is the name of the synthetic chemical element with the atomic number 102 named in honour of a famous chemist?

Nobelium

3.

Which actress voiced Princess Anna in the Disney animated fantasy film Frozen in 2013?

Kristen Bell

4.

What was the name of the first album released on the Virgin Records label in 1973?

Tubular Bells

5.

What was the name of the sister of Virginia Woolf played by Miranda Richardson in the 2002 film The Hours?

Vanessa Bell

6.

Giovanni was the most famous of this family of Venetian renaissance painters. What was his surname?

Bellini

7.

What was the title of the semi autobiographical novel published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas?

The Bell Jar

8.

What was the name of the attempt to overthrow James the 2nd in 1685 of which the final battle was at Sedgemoor?

The Monmouth Rebellion

Sp.

In which London location does Paddington Bear’s close friend, Mr Gruber, own an antique shop?

Portobello Road

Go back to Round 5 questions without answers

ROUND 6 - Pairs

1.

Schubert’s Piano Quintet in A major is named after what creature?

The trout

2.

Another romantic composer attempted to join the freshwater fishes by jumping into the Rhine at Dusseldorf. Who?

Schumann

3.

In Angola, immediately following the Portuguese colonial period, the Russian and Cuban backed MPLA were opposed by a South African grouping. What was it called?

Unita

4.

The Heterodox Christian rebel group operating from South Sudan to Rwanda and the DRC and involving the Central African Republic and Uganda is called what?

The Lord’s Resistance Army

5.

What links the following: a swan, an eagle, a bull, a cloud and a shower of gold?

All forms in which Zeus seduced his conquests

6.

The lucky lady getting it on with the shower of gold was Danae. Who was their son? He grew up to kill Medusa.

Perseus

7.

Which city’s metro network has stations called: O’Donnell, Republica Argentina, Bilbao and Opera?

Madrid

8.

Which city’s metro network has stations called: Gare du Midi, Bourse, Albert and Montgomery?

Brussels

Go back to Round 6 questions without answers

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme - ‘Slightly smarter than drummers’

1.

Which Canadian province borders Ontario, Saskatchewan and Nunavut?

Manitoba

2.

Which law states that 'F=kx' where F is the force needed to compress a spring by distance 'x' and 'k' is a constant?

Hooke’s law

3.

Which Welsh scrum half was voted the greatest rugby player of all time in 2003?

Gareth Edwards

4.

Who married Wilnelia Merced in 1983?  The marriage lasted until his death in 2017.

Bruce Forsyth

5.

What word connects a magic sword in Lord of the Rings with a Paul Newman/Robert Redford film?

Sting

6.

Born in Garston, Merseyside, he joined the International Brigades in 1936 and was elected general secretary of the T&GWU in 1967, serving until 1978. Who?

Jack Jones

7.

Which university, with its chief campus on the Strand, boasts 12 Nobel laureates among former staff and students including Maurice Wilkins and Mario Vargas Llosa?

King’s College London

8.

Who were the two leaders (just surnames) of the expedition to the Pacific coast which left Pittsburgh in 1804?

Lewis and Clark

Sp.

Who married Ronald Reagan in 1940?

Jane Wyman

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a famous bass guitar player....

Mani, Peter Hook, Bernard Edwards, Jack Bruce, Sting, John Paul Jones, Mark King, Stanley Clarke and Bill Wyman

Go back to Round 7 questions without answers

ROUND 8 - 'AKA'

All of these people, places or things are better known as something else – what?

1.

The 1871 painting Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1.

Whistler’s Mother

2.

The 1907 painting depicting a group of prostitutes in a southern French town, sometimes known as The Philosophical Brothel (in French Le bordel Philosophique).

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

(by Picasso)

3.

The 1967 French song Comme d’Habitude (As Usual) composed by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, given its better known English lyric by Paul Anka.

My Way

4.

The musical piece Barwick Green, from the suite My Native Heath, composed by Arthur Wood in 1924.

The Archers theme Tune

5.

The actress Beatrice Rose Stella Tanner, born 1865, a muse to George Bernard Shaw who originated the role of flower girl Eliza Doolittle in Shaw’s Pygmalion at the age of 49.

Mrs Patrick Campbell

6.

The artist known in the streets of Margate and World’s End in the 1840s as 'Admiral Puggy Booth', having taken on the surname of his mistress while living incognito.

J M W Turner

7.

The musician, producer and electronics industry businessman Andre Romelle Young.

Dr Dre

8.

Jan Ludwig Hoch, winner of the Military Cross, publisher, and MP, who died at sea in 1991.

Robert Maxwell

Sp.

The musical piece By The Sleepy Lagoon, written by Eric Coates.

Desert Island Discs theme

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