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October 23rd 2019

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WithQuiz League paper  23/10/19

Set by: The Prodigals

QotW: R2/Q8

Average Aggregate Score: 80.4

(Season's Ave. Agg.: 81.5)

"We greatly enjoyed the fantastic Prodigals paper.  The 'Run-on' round was a favourite, as always."

"It was a brilliant Prodigals paper which produced yet another contest for the ages."

 

ROUND 1 - Film & Pop

In this round you will be asked to provide the name of a film which also shares its title with a UK top 30 hit single. To aid you in your quest we will supply the name or names of the film’s stars and the year of its cinematic release. We will also supply the name of the artistes who recorded the hit with the same title and the year of its initial chart success.

For example:
Leonardo DiCaprio (1996) and Dire Straits, (1981) would hopefully lead you to…Romeo and Juliet
.

1.

Steve Martin (1987) and The Police (1979).

2.

James Stewart (1958) and U2 (2004).

3.

Jimmy Cagney (1938) and Sham 69 (1978).

4.

The Marx Brothers (1940) and the Village People (1979).

5.

Ray Milland (1945) and Lloyd Cole & the Commotions (1985).

6.

Marilyn Monroe (1959) and The Power Station (1985).

7.

Hayley Mills and Alan Bates (1961) and Nick Heyward (1983).

8.

Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr (1953) and Giorgio Moroder (1977).

Sp1

Clint Eastwood and Telly Savalas (1970) and Black Grape (1995).

Sp2

Richard Gere and Julia Roberts (1990) and Roy Orbison (1964).

Go to Round 1 questions with answers

ROUND 2 - Hidden theme - 'Like an Eagle caged I pine…'

A round of questions with a hidden theme (usual WithQuiz caveats on homophones apply)

1.

Which novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe published in 1852, is said to have had a profound effect on attitudes towards African Americans and Slavery in the USA at that time?

2.

Which 1957 film, based on a novel by Pierre Boulle, won seven Oscars at the 30th Academy Awards?

3.

Betty Boothroyd, former speaker of the House of Commons was once a member of which dance troupe?

4.

Which Canadian singer/songwriter whose hits included: Diana and Put Your Head on My Shoulders is perhaps best remembered for furnishing the English lyrics to Frank Sinatra’s signature song My Way.

5.

Which American actor who appeared in the films Calamity Jane, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and The Day of the Triffids (among many others) is probably best remembered for his role in a popular CBS TV series, 234 episodes of which he appeared in between 1981 and 1991?

6.

What was the fifth single released by the Beatles in the UK, it became their first number one in the USA in early February 1964.

7.

What is the name of the American military march (played at 5 of the last 7 presidential inaugurations), which is better known on this side of the pond for being the theme to Monty Python’s Flying Circus?

8.

Which celebrity duo recorded a single with Bristol Rovers FC in 1974 to celebrate the Pirates’ promotion to the old Division Two? The more vocal of the duo perished in a tragic football-related accident in 1999.

Sp.

Which Irish born novelist wrote The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman?  The first volumes of which were published in 1759.

Go to Round 2 questions with answers

ROUND 3 - Pairs

1.

Who painted the triptych Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion, first exhibited in 1945?

2.

Who painted the Haywain Triptych, dated 1516 and now in the Prado Museum, Madrid?

3.

Which chemical element was discovered in 1669 by Hennig Brand while boiling urine in search of the philosopher's stone?

4.

Which chemical element was discovered by Barnard Courtois in 1811 when he accidentally added too much sulphuric acid while experimenting with seaweed ash?

5.

What connects German writer W G Sebald and Galileo Galilei?

6.

What name connects medical TV drama series Grey's Anatomy and the current US Secretary of State?

7.

Who was Master of the Mint in London from 1700 until 1727?

8.

Who was Master of the King's Music in the UK from 1924 to 1934?

Sp1

Which mediaeval Archbishop of Canterbury formulated the Ontological Argument for the existence of God?

Sp2

Which mediaeval Archbishop of Canterbury mediated between King John and the Barons before the signing of the Magna Carta?

Go to Round 3 questions with answers

ROUNDS 4 & 5 - Run Ons

For the benefit of our newcomers, each answer comes in two parts where the last part of the first answer is the first part of the second answer. 

For example: Architect who designed the Guggenheim in New York who was too sexy for his shirt would give the answer Frank Lloyd (W)right said Fred 

Pick your own from the hints given. The hint may relate to either the first or second half of the answer but not both. In the above example the hint might have been: Architect.

The hints are as follows...

Old Music

Shopping

Cars

Footy

Posh Singing

Fish

Ancient

Celeb

On the Farm

Soldier

On the Throne

Biography

Ivory Tickler

Landmark

US History

Dancing

Sci-Fi

Paceman

Scouse Pop

Holy Man

 

1.

Old Music:

The seventh most populous city in the United States and the second most populous city in its home state;

Significant musical figure who was born in Cremona in 1644 and passed in the same city 92 years later?

2.

Shopping:

Large UK multinational retail business currently chaired by Archie Norman former chairman of Asda;

Notable British politician who was MP for Northampton between 1797 and 1812?

3.

Cars:

The name given in the UK to the car that was badged the Opel Corsa A in the 1980s in West Germany;

North American territory that became self-governing in the 1840s through the efforts of Joseph Howe?

4.

Footy:

Former footballer who was a pundit on BBC’s Match of the Day for 22 years and famously said "You won’t win anything with kids" about Manchester United’s double winning team of 1996;

Another name used for leprosy

5.

Posh Singing:

Satirical opera by Prokofiev;

1985 semi-autobiographical coming of age novel about a girl growing up in an English Pentecostal community?

6.

Fish:

Pop band founded in Manchester in 1985 who had the biggest selling album in the UK of 1991 and 1992;

Common name for the fish lutjanus campechanus when found in the western Atlantic Ocean?

7.

Ancient:

Two word name of a Roman emperor who born in what is now Libya and died in what is now York;

Literary character who first appeared in 1997 and whose author borrowed his surname from a Suffolk village?

8.

Celeb:

Product of heating gypsum to about 300 degrees Fahrenheit;

Amongst her many occupations, she started her modelling career when she was a teenager with an agency owned by Donald Trump?

9.

On the Farm:

Title first conferred on Thomas of Woodstock, the thirteenth child of Edward III;

Males of this breed of pig reach a mature weight of 600lbs?

10.

Soldier:

The second longest-running non-musical play in the West End with over 12,000 performances at the Fortune Theatre;

Temporary constables recruited to assist the Royal Irish Constabulary during the Irish War of Independence?

11.

On the Throne:

Brother of Lily and son of Keith, actor who played Theon Greyjoy in Game of Thrones;

Founder of Penguin books alongside his brothers Richard and John?

12.

Biography:

Name of Margaret Thatcher’s autobiography published in 1993 detailing her premiership between 1979 and 1990;

Band whose lead singer is Olly Alexander and who had a UK number one single in 2015 with King?

13.

Ivory Tickler:

Sitting US senator who flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998;

Canadian pianist born in 1932 who was renowned for his interpretations of Bach?

14.

Landmark:

Controversial Rolling Stones single which was the first track on the Sticky Fingers album;

Natural landmark that is found at the mouth of Guanabara Bay?

15.

US History:

Prominent British scientist, whose disagreement with Maurice Wilkins probably cost her formal recognition for her part in discovering the DNA double helix while she was alive;

first US president to born in the 19th century?

16.

Dancing:

Dance performed by Anna Pavlova over 4,000 times;

Annual ceremony attended by Queen Elizabeth II for the first time in her reign in 2009?

17.

Sci Fi:

His aptly named album You Want It Darker was released three weeks before his death;

Discworld character who first appeared as an elderly man in The Light Fantastic, but at one time was a conquering hero, also known for his ravishing of women?

18.

Paceman:

Legendary fast bowler who made his test debut in 1971;

Common name for plant with the Latin name Convallaria majalis?

19.

Scouse Pop:

Opening line of Teardrop Explodes only UK top ten hit:

Tabloid of which Colin Myler was the last-ever editor?

20.

Holy Man:

Pope throughout World War II;

Traditionally date of the official start of the UK grouse shooting season?

Go to Rounds 4 & 5 questions with answers

ROUND 6 - 'National shame'

Prodigal John has the misfortune to support Stockport County. Before they won promotion in April, they languished in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football. Each question refers to another town that had a club in that league last season.

1.

Which famous novelist was born at South Farm on the outskirts of Nuneaton in 1819?

2.

What was the risqué four-word slogan of the fictional Chorley FM in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights?

3.

Name the member of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad who was born in Ashton-under-Lyne in 1941.

4.

Which poet, later Dean of St Paul's, was elected MP for the Northamptonshire town of Brackley in 1602?

5.

Which 1983 film had a score written by a musician born in Glasgow in 1949, but brought up in Blyth? 

6.

Which parliamentary constituency contains the town of Alfreton, Derbyshire?

7.

Which stadium in the city of Bradford hosted Yorkshire county cricket matches between 1881 and 1996? 

8.

What is the more popular name for Actes and Monuments, a book about the persecution of Protestants?  The author was a clergyman born in Boston, Lincolnshire in 1516.

Sp.

Name three of the four main characters from the Teletubbies children's TV series, created by Spennymoor native Anne Wood.

Go to Round 6 questions with answers

ROUND 7 - Famous fours

In each question, you will be given three members of a famous four. Simply name the fourth.

1.

Stan, Kyle, Kenny and ___?

2.

In 2000: Redgrave, Pinsent, Cracknell, and ___?

3.

Guiteau, Booth, Czolgosz, and ___?

4.

Michaelmas Day; Christmas Day; Lady Day and____?

5.

East Coker; The Dry Salvages; Little Gidding; and ___?

6.

EY; PWC; KPMG; and ____?

7.

The Torah; the Zabur; the Tawrat; and the ____?

8.

Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried and ____?

Sp1

Magenta, Yellow, Key, and ___?

Sp2

Raphael; Donatello; Michelangelo; and ____?

Go to Round 7 questions with answers

ROUND 8 - Shared titles

Each answer is a word or a phrase that appears a given number of times in each of your two clues. For example, if the answer appeared once in the name of a notorious Afghan cave complex, but twice in the name of an island group in French Polynesia, the answer would be ‘Bora’ (Tora Bora, and Bora Bora).

1.

This two-word phrase occurs once in the title of a Booker Prize-winning novel of 2005, and twice in the title of a Booker Prize-winning novel of 1978.

2.

This name was given to a son of King David who rebelled against his father; and it appears twice in the title of a 1936 novel by William Faulkner

3.

This verb is the only word in the title of a 1999 top ten single by Travis; it appears three times in the title of a 1965 US number one single that was written by Pete Seeger.

4.

This word appears twice in the title of a 1966 hit single written by Sonny Bono; and twice in the title of a 1964 book written by Ian Fleming.

5.

This word appears twice in the name of a Manchester indie rock band founded in 2007 whose albums include Arc and Get to Heaven; and twice in the title of a 2015 novel by Nicola Yoon about a girl suffering from 'bubble syndrome'.

6.

This three-word phrase appeared originally in a novel of 1813; it appeared again in a 2009 parody in the horror genre.

7.

This word appears once in the name of the author of Scouting for Boys; and twice in the name of a spa town occupied by the English football team in 2006.

8.

This word appears in the title of each film in an Australian franchise developed by George Miller; and four times in the title of an all-star 1963 epic comedy.

Sp1

This word appears three times in the title of a 1988 top twenty single by The Cure; and this word appears once in the title of Van Halen’s 1984 tribute to sex education.

Sp2

This four-letter word appears once within a larger word in the title of a seminal 1952 musical; and twice within the name of a correctional facility north of New York City.

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ROUND 1 - Film & Pop

In this round you will be asked to provide the name of a film which also shares its title with a UK top 30 hit single. To aid you in your quest we will supply the name or names of the film’s stars and the year of its cinematic release. We will also supply the name of the artistes who recorded the hit with the same title and the year of its initial chart success.

For example:
Leonardo DiCaprio (1996) and Dire Straits, (1981) would hopefully lead you to…Romeo and Juliet
.

1.

Steve Martin (1987) and The Police (1979).

Roxanne

2.

James Stewart (1958) and U2 (2004).

Vertigo

3.

Jimmy Cagney (1938) and Sham 69 (1978).

Angels with Dirty Faces

4.

The Marx Brothers (1940) and the Village People (1979).

Go West

5.

Ray Milland (1945) and Lloyd Cole & the Commotions (1985).

(The) Lost Weekend

6.

Marilyn Monroe (1959) and The Power Station (1985).

Some Like it Hot

7.

Hayley Mills and Alan Bates (1961) and Nick Heyward (1983).

Whistle Down the Wind

8.

Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr (1953) and Giorgio Moroder (1977).

From Here to Eternity

Sp1

Clint Eastwood and Telly Savalas (1970) and Black Grape (1995).

Kelly’s Heroes

Sp2

Richard Gere and Julia Roberts (1990) and Roy Orbison (1964).

Pretty Woman

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ROUND 2 - Hidden theme - 'Like an Eagle caged I pine…'

A round of questions with a hidden theme (usual WithQuiz caveats on homophones apply)

1.

Which novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe published in 1852, is said to have had a profound effect on attitudes towards African Americans and Slavery in the USA at that time?

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

2.

Which 1957 film, based on a novel by Pierre Boulle, won seven Oscars at the 30th Academy Awards?

The Bridge on the River Kwai

3.

Betty Boothroyd, former speaker of the House of Commons was once a member of which dance troupe?

The Tiller Girls

4.

Which Canadian singer/songwriter whose hits included: Diana and Put Your Head on My Shoulders is perhaps best remembered for furnishing the English lyrics to Frank Sinatra’s signature song My Way.

Paul Anka

5.

Which American actor who appeared in the films Calamity Jane, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and The Day of the Triffids (among many others) is probably best remembered for his role in a popular CBS TV series, 234 episodes of which he appeared in between 1981 and 1991?

Howard Keel

6.

What was the fifth single released by the Beatles in the UK, it became their first number one in the USA in early February 1964.

I Want to Hold Your Hand

7.

What is the name of the American military march (played at 5 of the last 7 presidential inaugurations), which is better known on this side of the pond for being the theme to Monty Python’s Flying Circus?

The Liberty Bell

8.

Which celebrity duo recorded a single with Bristol Rovers FC in 1974 to celebrate the Pirates’ promotion to the old Division Two? The more vocal of the duo perished in a tragic football-related accident in 1999.

Rod Hull and Emu

Sp.

Which Irish born novelist wrote The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman?  The first volumes of which were published in 1759.

Laurence Sterne

Theme: Each answer contains the name of something you would find on a ship/boat....

Cabin, Bridge, Tiller, Anchor (Anka), Keel, Hold, Bell and Hull.

The round’s title is a line from that favourite ditty of seafarers…A Life on the Ocean Wave

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ROUND 3 - Pairs

1.

Who painted the triptych Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion, first exhibited in 1945?

Francis Bacon

2.

Who painted the Haywain Triptych, dated 1516 and now in the Prado Museum, Madrid?

Hieronymus Bosch

3.

Which chemical element was discovered in 1669 by Hennig Brand while boiling urine in search of the philosopher's stone?

Phosphorus

4.

Which chemical element was discovered by Barnard Courtois in 1811 when he accidentally added too much sulphuric acid while experimenting with seaweed ash?

Iodine

5.

What connects German writer W G Sebald and Galileo Galilei?

The rings of Saturn

(Galileo was the first to observe them, it's the title of Sebald's first book)

6.

What name connects medical TV drama series Grey's Anatomy and the current US Secretary of State?

Pompeo

(Ellen plays Meredith Grey and Mike is Trump's SoS)

7.

Who was Master of the Mint in London from 1700 until 1727?

Sir Isaac Newton

8.

Who was Master of the King's Music in the UK from 1924 to 1934?

Sir Edward Elgar

Sp1

Which mediaeval Archbishop of Canterbury formulated the Ontological Argument for the existence of God?

Anselm

Sp2

Which mediaeval Archbishop of Canterbury mediated between King John and the Barons before the signing of the Magna Carta?

Stephen Langton

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ROUNDS 4 & 5 - Run Ons

For the benefit of our newcomers, each answer comes in two parts where the last part of the first answer is the first part of the second answer. 

For example: Architect who designed the Guggenheim in New York who was too sexy for his shirt would give the answer Frank Lloyd (W)right said Fred 

Pick your own from the hints given. The hint may relate to either the first or second half of the answer but not both. In the above example the hint might have been: Architect.

The hints are as follows...

Old Music

Shopping

Cars

Footy

Posh Singing

Fish

Ancient

Celeb

On the Farm

Soldier

On the Throne

Biography

Ivory Tickler

Landmark

US History

Dancing

Sci-Fi

Paceman

Scouse Pop

Holy Man

 

1.

Old Music:

The seventh most populous city in the United States and the second most populous city in its home state;

Significant musical figure who was born in Cremona in 1644 and passed in the same city 92 years later?

San Antonio Stradivari(us)

2.

Shopping:

Large UK multinational retail business currently chaired by Archie Norman former chairman of Asda;

Notable British politician who was MP for Northampton between 1797 and 1812?

Marks and Spencer Perceval

3.

Cars:

The name given in the UK to the car that was badged the Opel Corsa A in the 1980s in West Germany;

North American territory that became self-governing in the 1840s through the efforts of Joseph Howe?

Vauxhall Nova Scotia

4.

Footy:

Former footballer who was a pundit on BBC’s Match of the Day for 22 years and famously said "You won’t win anything with kids" about Manchester United’s double winning team of 1996;

Another name used for leprosy

Alan Hansen’s Disease

5.

Posh Singing:

Satirical opera by Prokofiev;

1985 semi-autobiographical coming of age novel about a girl growing up in an English Pentecostal community?

Love for Three Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

6.

Fish:

Pop band founded in Manchester in 1985 who had the biggest selling album in the UK of 1991 and 1992;

Common name for the fish lutjanus campechanus when found in the western Atlantic Ocean?

Simply Red Snapper

7.

Ancient:

Two word name of a Roman emperor who born in what is now Libya and died in what is now York;

Literary character who first appeared in 1997 and whose author borrowed his surname from a Suffolk village?

Septimius Severus Snape

8.

Celeb:

Product of heating gypsum to about 300 degrees Fahrenheit;

Amongst her many occupations, she started her modelling career when she was a teenager with an agency owned by Donald Trump?

Plaster of Paris Hilton

9.

On the Farm:

Title first conferred on Thomas of Woodstock, the thirteenth child of Edward III;

Males of this breed of pig reach a mature weight of 600lbs?

Duke of Gloucester Old Spot

10.

Soldier:

The second longest-running non-musical play in the West End with over 12,000 performances at the Fortune Theatre;

Temporary constables recruited to assist the Royal Irish Constabulary during the Irish War of Independence?

The Woman in Black and Tans

11.

On the Throne:

Brother of Lily and son of Keith, actor who played Theon Greyjoy in Game of Thrones;

Founder of Penguin books alongside his brothers Richard and John?

Alfie Allen Lane

12.

Biography:

Name of Margaret Thatcher’s autobiography published in 1993 detailing her premiership between 1979 and 1990;

Band whose lead singer is Olly Alexander and who had a UK number one single in 2015 with King?

(The) Downing Street Years and Years

13.

Ivory Tickler:

Sitting US senator who flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998;

Canadian pianist born in 1932 who was renowned for his interpretations of Bach?

John Glenn Gould

14.

Landmark:

Controversial Rolling Stones single which was the first track on the Sticky Fingers album;

Natural landmark that is found at the mouth of Guanabara Bay?

Brown Sugar Loaf Mountain

15.

US History:

Prominent British scientist, whose disagreement with Maurice Wilkins probably cost her formal recognition for her part in discovering the DNA double helix while she was alive;

first US president to born in the 19th century?

Rosalind Franklin Pierce

16.

Dancing:

Dance performed by Anna Pavlova over 4,000 times;

Annual ceremony attended by Queen Elizabeth II for the first time in her reign in 2009?

The Dying Swan Upping

17.

Sci Fi:

His aptly named album You Want It Darker was released three weeks before his death;

Discworld character who first appeared as an elderly man in The Light Fantastic, but at one time was a conquering hero, also known for his ravishing of women?

Leonard Cohen The Barbarian

18.

Paceman:

Legendary fast bowler who made his test debut in 1971;

Common name for plant with the Latin name Convallaria majalis?

Dennis Lillee of The Valley

19.

Scouse Pop:

Opening line of Teardrop Explodes only UK top ten hit:

Tabloid of which Colin Myler was the last-ever editor?

Bless My Cotton Socks I’m In The News Of The World

20.

Holy Man:

Pope throughout World War II;

Traditionally date of the official start of the UK grouse shooting season?

Pius Twelfth of August

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ROUND 6 - 'National shame'

Prodigal John has the misfortune to support Stockport County. Before they won promotion in April, they languished in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football. Each question refers to another town that had a club in that league last season.

1.

Which famous novelist was born at South Farm on the outskirts of Nuneaton in 1819?

George Eliot

(Mary Ann Evans)

2.

What was the risqué four-word slogan of the fictional Chorley FM in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights?

'Coming in your ears'

3.

Name the member of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad who was born in Ashton-under-Lyne in 1941.

Geoff Hurst

4.

Which poet, later Dean of St Paul's, was elected MP for the Northamptonshire town of Brackley in 1602?

John Donne

5.

Which 1983 film had a score written by a musician born in Glasgow in 1949, but brought up in Blyth? 

Local Hero

(score by Mark Knopfler)

6.

Which parliamentary constituency contains the town of Alfreton, Derbyshire?

Amber Valley

7.

Which stadium in the city of Bradford hosted Yorkshire county cricket matches between 1881 and 1996? 

Park Avenue

8.

What is the more popular name for Actes and Monuments, a book about the persecution of Protestants?  The author was a clergyman born in Boston, Lincolnshire in 1516.

Foxe's Book of Martyrs

Sp.

Name three of the four main characters from the Teletubbies children's TV series, created by Spennymoor native Anne Wood.

(three from)

TinkyWinky, LaLa, Po, Dipsy

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ROUND 7 - Famous fours

In each question, you will be given three members of a famous four. Simply name the fourth.

1.

Stan, Kyle, Kenny and ___?

Cartman

(the four main characters in South Park)

2.

In 2000: Redgrave, Pinsent, Cracknell, and ___?

Foster

(the coxless four gold medallists from Sydney)

3.

Guiteau, Booth, Czolgosz, and ___?

Oswald

(the four assassins of American presidents)

4.

Michaelmas Day; Christmas Day; Lady Day and____?

Midsummer Day

(Quarter Days)

5.

East Coker; The Dry Salvages; Little Gidding; and ___?

Burnt Norton

(TS Eliot’s Four Quartets)

6.

EY; PWC; KPMG; and ____?

Deloitte

(the 'Big Four' accounting firms)

7.

The Torah; the Zabur; the Tawrat; and the ____?

Quran

(the four holy books of Islam)

8.

Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried and ____?

Götterdämmerung

(Wagner’s Ring Cycle)

Sp1

Magenta, Yellow, Key, and ___?

Cyan

(the four printing colours)

Sp2

Raphael; Donatello; Michelangelo; and ____?

Leonardo

(The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

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ROUND 8 - Shared titles

Each answer is a word or a phrase that appears a given number of times in each of your two clues. For example, if the answer appeared once in the name of a notorious Afghan cave complex, but twice in the name of an island group in French Polynesia, the answer would be ‘Bora’ (Tora Bora, and Bora Bora).

1.

This two-word phrase occurs once in the title of a Booker Prize-winning novel of 2005, and twice in the title of a Booker Prize-winning novel of 1978.

The Sea

(The Sea by John Banville; The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch)

2.

This name was given to a son of King David who rebelled against his father; and it appears twice in the title of a 1936 novel by William Faulkner

Absalom

(Absalom; Absalom, Absalom!)

3.

This verb is the only word in the title of a 1999 top ten single by Travis; it appears three times in the title of a 1965 US number one single that was written by Pete Seeger.

Turn

(Turn; Turn! Turn! Turn!)

4.

This word appears twice in the title of a 1966 hit single written by Sonny Bono; and twice in the title of a 1964 book written by Ian Fleming.

Bang

(Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)

5.

This word appears twice in the name of a Manchester indie rock band founded in 2007 whose albums include Arc and Get to Heaven; and twice in the title of a 2015 novel by Nicola Yoon about a girl suffering from 'bubble syndrome'.

Everything

(Everything Everything; Everything Everything)

6.

This three-word phrase appeared originally in a novel of 1813; it appeared again in a 2009 parody in the horror genre.

Pride and Prejudice

(Pride and Prejudice; Pride and Prejudice and Zombies)

7.

This word appears once in the name of the author of Scouting for Boys; and twice in the name of a spa town occupied by the English football team in 2006.

Baden

(Robert Baden-Powell; Baden-Baden)

8.

This word appears in the title of each film in an Australian franchise developed by George Miller; and four times in the title of an all-star 1963 epic comedy.

Mad

(The Mad Max movies; and It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World)

Sp1

This word appears three times in the title of a 1988 top twenty single by The Cure; and this word appears once in the title of Van Halen’s 1984 tribute to sex education.

Hot

(Hot! Hot! Hot! and Hot for Teacher)

Sp2

This four-letter word appears once within a larger word in the title of a seminal 1952 musical; and twice within the name of a correctional facility north of New York City.

Sing

(Singin’ in the Rain; Sing Sing)

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