ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

Who is the patron saint of Spain?

2.

Whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called "immaterialism".  He has a famous quote about trees.

3.

What name links a guitarist with the surname Lissack, an actor with the surname Tovey and a comedian with the surname Kane?

4.

What is the first name of the 2017 US Open women’s tennis champion?  She is married to Jozy Altidore.

5.

What name is given to a type of open faced, constantly moving lift?  One of the only known two in the UK is in the University of Sheffield Arts Tower.

6.

What bodies meet in the following buildings: Tintenpalast, Namibia; El Capitolio, Cuba; Gordon House, Jamaica; Leinster House, Ireland; and Binnenhof, Netherlands?

7.

Where did Benjamin Disraeli say was the "most wonderful city of modern times"?  It has much to answer for.

8.

Which Shipping Forecast area is only included once a day, in the 00:48 broadcast?

Sp1

Which town did David and Richard Attenborough reside in while their father, Frederick Levi, was principal of its University?

Sp2

Currently on their seventh generation, this Ducal family with an estimated net worth of £10 billion has what surname?

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ROUND 2 - Notable Anniversaries of 2023 Bingo

Choose an Anniversary to get your question

1.

Organisation 75 years

Which organisation was founded on 7th April 1948?  Its headquarters are in Geneva and its Director-General is Tedros Adhanon.

2.

Music 50 years

Which seminal album was released on 1 March 1973?  The first words to be heard on it are “I’ve been mad for fucking years - absolutely years”.

3.

Art 50 years

On 8 April 1973 which artist died in the town of Mougins in the French Riviera at the age of 91?

4.

Books 50 years

Which writer died in Bournemouth on 2 September 1973 at the age of 81?

5.

Countries 100 years

Which country was declared a republic on 29 October 1923?

6.

Countries 75 years

Which country gained its independence from Great Britain on 4 February 1948?

7.

Publishing 100 years

Which magazine was first published in New York on 3 March 1923?

8.

Historical event 75 years

What significant event took place at the Port of Tilbury on 21 June 1948?

9.

10.

Historical event 250 years

Which significant event involving the ships Dartmouth, Eleanor and Beaver took place on 16 December 1773?

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ROUND 3 - Pairs

1.

In Physics which Greek letter is usually used to denote wavelength?

2.

Premiered in Leipzig in 1930, who composed the music to the opera The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny?

3.

Which author, brought up in Prestwich, won the Booker Prize for The Finkler Question?  He has described himself as the 'Jewish Jane Austen' although she didn’t write novels about Wolverhampton Poly and table tennis as he did in Coming From Behind and The Mighty Walzer.

4.

Which French city was the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine until annexed by France in 1766.  It shares its name, although pronounced differently, with one of the singers on the 1967 hit Somethin’ Stupid.

5.

Which French city is the capital of the Vienne department?  It was the site of a famous battle and is a homophone of the name of the actor who played Dr John Wade Prentice, an unwelcome guest in a 1967 film.

6.

In Mathematics which Greek letter is usually used to denote the standard deviation of a population and, in its upper case, the summation of a series?

7.

Who was the singer/actor wife of Kurt Weill.  She is probably best known in this country for getting her kicks in a 1963 film?

8.

Brought up in Prestwich, which singer/songwriter wrote the songs Mr Pharmacist, Totally Wired and Theme from Sparta FC?  A 6 metre mural of him adorns the side of the 'Chips @No 8' chip shop in Prestwich.

Sp1

Which French city is the capital of the Loire department?  It is also the name of the band whose lead singer is Sarah Cracknell.

Sp2

In mathematics, which Greek letter is usually used to denote a small change in a quantity?

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ROUND 4 - Picture Round

1.

This is a Polish poster for a classic Hollywood film.  Name the film.

2.

This is a detail from a well known painting.  Name the artist.

3.

Name this sport.

4.

This is another Polish poster for a classic Hollywood film.  Name the film.

5.

Name the star indicated.

6.

Name this sport.

7.

This is a detail from another well known painting.  Name the artist.

8.

Name the star indicated.

Sp1

Name this city.

Sp2

Name this city.

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ROUND 5 - Pairs

1.

Only two African cities have subway systems.  Name one of them.

2.

South Africa’s three branches of government are split over three different cities.  Pretoria is the administrative capital.  Cape Town is the legislative capital.  But where is the judicial capital?

3.

Which surname is shared by a member of the Cabinet, a footballer who won 63 England caps between 1972 and 1982 and an actor who starred in Our Girl?

4.

Which surname is shared by a member of the Cabinet, a footballer who won 75 England caps between 2008 and 20017 and an artist and TV presenter?

5.

In 2022 which competition was won by Shehan Karlnatilaka?

6.

In 2022 which competition was won by Syabira Yusoff?

7.

1952 was the last year in which people were imprisoned in the Tower of London.  Who were the two people imprisoned?  It was not to be their last experience of incarceration.

8.

This last occurred on the British mainland during the Battle of Fishguard in 1797.  What is it?

Sp1

Which country has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature the most times?

Sp2

Who is the only football manager to have won all five top European leagues (Premier League, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga)?

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ROUND 6 - Hidden theme - 'Is it a Bird?'

1.

Which British venue holds the European record for an international football match?

2.

Which insects belong to the Culicidae family?  Their name is derived from the Spanish for 'little fly'.

3.

Which 1975 Bob Dylan song concerned the alleged false trial and conviction of boxer Rubin Carter in 1967?

4.

Who scored the last minute winner in the 1979 FA Cup Final?

5.

Which Spartan military leader destroyed the Athenian fleet at the Battle of Aegospotami in 405BC, bringing the Peloponnesian War to an end?

6.

Zen was the name of the central computer of which fictional spacecraft?

7.

In which 1967 Wilson Pickett song is the title character only interested in equestrian pursuits?  The song featured heavily in the film The Commitments.

8.

What links a beast of burden, a prog-rock band, and a town in Cornwall?

Sp1

What was the southernmost kingdom of the Anglo-Saxon ‘Heptarchy’?

Sp2

Which 1704 battle was fought by the River Danube, between Hochstadt and Munster?

Sp3

Whose name became a byword for treachery in ancient Rome after a 63BCE conspiracy to overthrow the Republic was uncovered by Cicero?

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ROUND 7 - Hidden theme - 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'

1.

What is the German name of the final opera in Wagner’s Ring Cycle?

2.

He was born Dennis Pratt in London in 1908 and died in Chorlton in 1999.  He described himself as "one of the stately homos of England" and was the subject of a famous 1975 TV film.  Who was he?

3.

What is the common nickname of the shrub philadelphus?

4.

Which boy band (now middle aged man band) consists of Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Antony Costa and Lee Ryan?

5.

In Greek mythology who was the mother of Oedipus?

6.

In a 1924 opera by Janacek what type of animal is Sharp Ears?

7.

What was the title of the song which was a UK Number 1 hit for Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers in 1956 and a Top Ten hit for Diana Ross in 1981?

8.

What is the brightly coloured Mexican bird associated with the Aztec feathered serpent god?

Sp.

What is a pangram?

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ROUND 8 - 'Following on' - a round of chained questions

1.

Which Irish county has won 30 All-Ireland Senior Football Championships (The Sam Maguire Cup), second only to Kerry’s total of 38?

2.

When translated from Irish to English what does the name Dublin mean?

3.

Which Beatle’s first wife was born in Blackpool?

4.

What was the original name of Liverpool John Lennon airport?

5.

John Hanning Speke was the first European to reach which African location?

6.

Lake Victoria is divided between three countries.  In which of them is the smallest area of the lake?

7.

Kenya has won 106 summer Olympic medals for athletics and only 7 others, all for the same sport.  Which sport?

8.

In July 1972 two non-title boxing bouts took place on the same day, one featuring Joe Bugner and the other Muhammed Ali.  They are the only boxing matches to be staged (so far) at which famous sporting venue?

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ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

1.

Who is the patron saint of Spain?

 St James

2.

Whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called "immaterialism".  He has a famous quote about trees.

(Bishop) Berkeley

3.

What name links a guitarist with the surname Lissack, an actor with the surname Tovey and a comedian with the surname Kane?

Russell

4.

What is the first name of the 2017 US Open women’s tennis champion?  She is married to Jozy Altidore.

Sloane

5.

What name is given to a type of open faced, constantly moving lift?  One of the only known two in the UK is in the University of Sheffield Arts Tower.

Paternoster

6.

What bodies meet in the following buildings: Tintenpalast, Namibia; El Capitolio, Cuba; Gordon House, Jamaica; Leinster House, Ireland; and Binnenhof, Netherlands?

Parliament(s)

7.

Where did Benjamin Disraeli say was the "most wonderful city of modern times"?  It has much to answer for.

Manchester

8.

Which Shipping Forecast area is only included once a day, in the 00:48 broadcast?

Trafalgar

Sp1

Which town did David and Richard Attenborough reside in while their father, Frederick Levi, was principal of its University?

Leicester

Sp2

Currently on their seventh generation, this Ducal family with an estimated net worth of £10 billion has what surname?

Grosvenor

Theme: Each answer is the name of a London square

ROUND 2 - Notable Anniversaries of 2023 Bingo

Choose an Anniversary to get your question

1.

Organisation 75 years

Which organisation was founded on 7th April 1948?  Its headquarters are in Geneva and its Director-General is Tedros Adhanon.

The World Health Organisation

2.

Music 50 years

Which seminal album was released on 1 March 1973?  The first words to be heard on it are “I’ve been mad for fucking years - absolutely years”.

The Dark Side of the Moon

(by Pink Floyd)

3.

Art 50 years

On 8 April 1973 which artist died in the town of Mougins in the French Riviera at the age of 91?

Pablo Picasso

4.

Books 50 years

Which writer died in Bournemouth on 2 September 1973 at the age of 81?

J R R Tolkien

5.

Turkey

6.

Countries 75 years

Which country gained its independence from Great Britain on 4 February 1948?

Sri Lanka

(accept Ceylon which is how it was known at the time)

7.

Publishing 100 years

Which magazine was first published in New York on 3 March 1923?

Time

8.

Historical event 75 years

What significant event took place at the Port of Tilbury on 21 June 1948?

The arrival of the Empire Windrush from Jamaica

(accept Windrush)

9.

The Wicker Man

10.

Historical event 250 years

Which significant event involving the ships Dartmouth, Eleanor and Beaver took place on 16 December 1773?

The Boston Tea Party

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ROUND 3 - Pairs

1.

In Physics which Greek letter is usually used to denote wavelength?

Lambda

2.

Premiered in Leipzig in 1930, who composed the music to the opera The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny?

Kurt Weill

3.

Which author, brought up in Prestwich, won the Booker Prize for The Finkler Question?  He has described himself as the 'Jewish Jane Austen' although she didn’t write novels about Wolverhampton Poly and table tennis as he did in Coming From Behind and The Mighty Walzer.

Howard Jacobson

4.

Which French city was the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine until annexed by France in 1766.  It shares its name, although pronounced differently, with one of the singers on the 1967 hit Somethin’ Stupid.

Nancy

5.

Which French city is the capital of the Vienne department?  It was the site of a famous battle and is a homophone of the name of the actor who played Dr John Wade Prentice, an unwelcome guest in a 1967 film.

Poitiers

6.

In Mathematics which Greek letter is usually used to denote the standard deviation of a population and, in its upper case, the summation of a series?

Sigma

7.

Who was the singer/actor wife of Kurt Weill.  She is probably best known in this country for getting her kicks in a 1963 film?

Lotte Lenya

8.

Brought up in Prestwich, which singer/songwriter wrote the songs Mr Pharmacist, Totally Wired and Theme from Sparta FC?  A 6 metre mural of him adorns the side of the 'Chips @No 8' chip shop in Prestwich.

Mark E Smith

Sp1

Which French city is the capital of the Loire department?  It is also the name of the band whose lead singer is Sarah Cracknell.

St Etienne

Sp2

In mathematics, which Greek letter is usually used to denote a small change in a quantity?

Delta

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ROUND 4 - Picture Round 

1.

This is a Polish poster for a classic Hollywood film.  Name the film.

The Great Escape

2.

This is a detail from a well known painting.  Name the artist.

John Everett Millais

3.

Name this sport.

Korfball

4.

This is another Polish poster for a classic Hollywood film.  Name the film.

Some Like it Hot

5.

Name the star indicated.

Polaris

(or the Pole Star)

6.

Name this sport.

Kabbadi

7.

This is a detail from another well known painting.  Name the artist.

Gustav Klimt

8.

Name the star indicated.

Rigel

Sp1

Name this city.

Cairo

Sp2

Name this city.

Cape Town

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ROUND 5 - Pairs

1.

Only two African cities have subway systems.  Name one of them.

Cairo or Algiers

2.

South Africa’s three branches of government are split over three different cities.  Pretoria is the administrative capital.  Cape Town is the legislative capital.  But where is the judicial capital?

Bloemfontein

3.

Which surname is shared by a member of the Cabinet, a footballer who won 63 England caps between 1972 and 1982 and an actor who starred in Our Girl?

Keegan

(Gillian - the fifth Education Secretary of 2022 surprisingly still in post, Kevin and Michelle)

4.

Which surname is shared by a member of the Cabinet, a footballer who won 75 England caps between 2008 and 20017 and an artist and TV presenter?

Hart

(Simon - the Chief Whip, Joe and Tony)

5.

In 2022 which competition was won by Shehan Karlnatilaka?

The Booker Prize

6.

In 2022 which competition was won by Syabira Yusoff?

The Great British Bake Off

7.

1952 was the last year in which people were imprisoned in the Tower of London.  Who were the two people imprisoned?  It was not to be their last experience of incarceration.

The Kray Twins

(for breach of national service and assaulting a police officer)

8.

This last occurred on the British mainland during the Battle of Fishguard in 1797.  What is it?

Landing in Britain of a hostile force

(accept invasion)

Sp1

Which country has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature the most times?

France

(15)

Sp2

Who is the only football manager to have won all five top European leagues (Premier League, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga)?

Carlo Ancelotti

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ROUND 6 - Hidden theme - 'Is it a Bird?'

1.

Which British venue holds the European record for an international football match?

Hampden Park

2.

Which insects belong to the Culicidae family?  Their name is derived from the Spanish for 'little fly'.

Mosquitoes

3.

Which 1975 Bob Dylan song concerned the alleged false trial and conviction of boxer Rubin Carter in 1967?

Hurricane

4.

Who scored the last minute winner in the 1979 FA Cup Final?

Alan Sunderland

5.

Which Spartan military leader destroyed the Athenian fleet at the Battle of Aegospotami in 405BC, bringing the Peloponnesian War to an end?

Lysander

6.

Zen was the name of the central computer of which fictional spacecraft?

Liberator

(in Blake’s 7)

7.

In which 1967 Wilson Pickett song is the title character only interested in equestrian pursuits?  The song featured heavily in the film The Commitments.

Mustang Sally

8.

What links a beast of burden, a prog-rock band, and a town in Cornwall?

Camel

(Camelford)

Sp1

What was the southernmost kingdom of the Anglo-Saxon ‘Heptarchy’?

Wessex

Sp2

Which 1704 battle was fought by the River Danube, between Hochstadt and Munster?

Blenheim

Sp3

Whose name became a byword for treachery in ancient Rome after a 63BCE conspiracy to overthrow the Republic was uncovered by Cicero?

Lucius Sergius Catalina

(accept Catiline or just Catalina)

Theme: Each answer includes the name of a historical military aircraft:

Handley-Page Hampden (bomber), de Havilland Mosquito, Hawker Hurricane, Short Sunderland (flying boat), Westland Lysander (utility), Consolidated B-24 Liberator, P51 Mustang, Sopwith Camel, Westland Wessex (helicopter), Bristol Blenheim, Catalina (flying boat)

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ROUND 7 - Hidden theme - 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'

1.

What is the German name of the final opera in Wagner’s Ring Cycle?

Gotterdammerung

2.

He was born Dennis Pratt in London in 1908 and died in Chorlton in 1999.  He described himself as "one of the stately homos of England" and was the subject of a famous 1975 TV film.  Who was he?

Quentin Crisp

3.

What is the common nickname of the shrub philadelphus?

Mock orange

4.

Which boy band (now middle aged man band) consists of Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Antony Costa and Lee Ryan?

Blue

5.

In Greek mythology who was the mother of Oedipus?

Jocasta

6.

In a 1924 opera by Janacek what type of animal is Sharp Ears?

Vixen (accept fox)

(from The Cunning Little Vixen)

7.

What was the title of the song which was a UK Number 1 hit for Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers in 1956 and a Top Ten hit for Diana Ross in 1981?

Why Do Fools Fall in Love?

8.

What is the brightly coloured Mexican bird associated with the Aztec feathered serpent god?

Sp.

What is a pangram?

A sentence containing all 26 letters of the alphabet

Theme: Each letter of the alphabet appears at least once in the answers

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ROUND 8 - 'Following on' - a round of chained questions

1.

Which Irish county has won 30 All-Ireland Senior Football Championships (The Sam Maguire Cup), second only to Kerry’s total of 38?

County Dublin

2.

When translated from Irish to English what does the name Dublin mean?

'Black Pool'

3.

Which Beatle’s first wife was born in Blackpool?

John Lennon

(Cynthia)

4.

What was the original name of Liverpool John Lennon airport?

Speke

5.

John Hanning Speke was the first European to reach which African location?

Lake Victoria

6.

Lake Victoria is divided between three countries.  In which of them is the smallest area of the lake?

Kenya

7.

Kenya has won 106 summer Olympic medals for athletics and only 7 others, all for the same sport.  Which sport?

Boxing

8.

In July 1972 two non-title boxing bouts took place on the same day, one featuring Joe Bugner and the other Muhammed Ali.  They are the only boxing matches to be staged (so far) at which famous sporting venue?

Croke Park, Dublin

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