ROUND 1 - 'Alliterative movies' 

In this round we’ll give you a brief description and clues, plus the year of cinematic release - all you have to do is supply the film’s name.

All films featured have an alliterative title. 

1.

Based on a sketch from Saturday Night Live, in which 1992 movie does the film’s eponymous hero and his pal Garth co-host a public-access TV show in the town of Aurora, Illinois?

2.

Which 1963 musical film (based on a successful stage show) was inspired by Elvis Presley being drafted into the US Army?  Ann-Margaret’s spirited performance in the movie led to her being cast opposite Elvis in Viva Las Vegas immediately afterwards.

3.

Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire starred in which 1957 musical romance?  Directed by Stanley Donen and featuring the songs of George and Ira Gershwin most notably Think Pink and the standard S’ Wonderful.

4.

Adapted by William Goldman from his own novel, which 1974 John Schlesinger directed film is probably best remembered for Laurence Olivier posing the question: “Is it safe?”

5.

Consistently ranked high in Critics’ lists of the greatest films of all time and voted the greatest ever foreign language film in the BBC’s 2018 international critics poll, which 1954 film is regarded today as one of the most 'remade, reworked and referenced' films in cinema history?

6.

Greer Garson won the best actress Oscar for her performance in the titular role of which 1942 romantic drama?  It told of how the life of an unassuming British housewife was affected by the events of World War II.

7.

Which 2012 film directed by Steven Soderbergh revolved around the world of male strippers in Florida?  It was so successful at the box office that an XXL sequel followed in 2015 and a third film in the series is set to be revealed shortly.

8.

Released in 1980, starring Dee Hepburn and directed by Bill Forsyth, which much-loved British film told of a young goalkeeper’s passionate longing for his team’s centre forward?

Sp1

Which 1987 film told of the US Army’s attempt to take a well-defended North Vietnamese entrenchment during the Vietnam war in May 1969?

Sp2

The second film to be directed by Martin Scorcese, which 1972 movie starred Barbara Hershey in the title role?  She played a poor Southern girl who takes to freight-hopping as the Great Depression starts to bite across the USA.

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ROUND 2 - 'Mancalumni'

Many people went through The University of Manchester or Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Poly of old).

You will get the years of attendance, which course they took and a brief description - all you need to do is identify the graduate.

1.

This actor and comedian graduated with a degree in Social Science in 1989 from Manchester Poly.  He began his comedy career at the age of 40 following a stint and medical rep for Syntax.  He has his own Saturday night TV show and has starred in Dr Who and Skins amongst other shows.  Who is he?

2.

This Labour peer studied Politics and Modern History from 1977 to 1980 at the University of Manchester.  A former trade union boss, she is now Baroness of Upper Holloway.  Who is she?

3.

This former Labour politician studied Law at the University of Manchester between 1996 and 1999.  He was shadow Business Secretary between October 2011 and September 2015.  He represented the constituency of Streatham until 2019.  He has now left politics.  Who is he?

4.

This fashion designer did her Art Foundation course at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1992 before her degree in fashion at Central St Martins.  She now runs one of the most successful fashion houses in the world, and famously designed the wedding dress for Kate Middleton in 2011.  Who is she?

5.

This screenwriter and producer studied American Studies at the University of Manchester between 1990 and 1993.  He cut his writing teeth with shows such as Peep Show, The Thick of It and Fresh Meat.  His most recent and most successful show is Succession where he created and produced the show.  Who is he?

6.

This broadcast journalist studied French and German at the University of Manchester between 1986 and 1989.  She began her broadcast career on Look North before moving to Breakfast TV and is now one of the main news anchors.  She has completed many marathons and famously ran to work though deserted London streets during lockdown.  Who is she?

7.

This designer studied 3-d design at Manchester Poly between 1988 and 1991.  His design studio has produced many successful projects such as the 2012 Olympic Cauldron, The Rolling Bridge and the Routemaster bus.  His less successful projects include The B of the Bang and the London Garden Bridge.  Who is he?

8.

This acclaimed actor of stage and screen studied Drama and the University of Manchester between 1987 and 1990.  He plays the role of Lance in the ‘marvellous’ TV show The Detectorists, and has recently starred in the film Empire of Light.  Who is he?

Sp1

This award winning author and screenwriter studied The History of Art between 1988 and 1991 at the University of Manchester.  His first novel was based on his travels around Europe and Thailand and was later turned into a film starring Leonardo Di Caprio and directed by Danny Boyle.  Who is he?

Sp2

Formally of this parish, this expert in nuclear power graduated with a degree in Physics in 1980 from the University of Manchester.  He is currently residing in Vienna and working ridiculously long hours saving the world from nuclear destruction.  Who is he?

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ROUND 3 - Pairs

1.

What forename and surname link 'Tis Pity She's a Whore and The Grapes of Wrath?

2.

What forename and surname link The Advancement of Learning and some Screaming Popes?

3.

In political science, what 2-word term refers to the range of policies considered acceptable by mainstream opinion at any given time?

4.

In economics, what 2-word term refers to a way of visualising the relationship between tax rates and the amount of tax revenue collected?

5.

Which marsupial produces 100 cube-shaped turds on the average day?

6.

Which sea creature has 3 hearts and blue blood?

7.

In which coastal town in Devon will you find Verity, a 20 foot statue of a pregnant woman by Damian Hirst?

8.

In which Scottish coastal town, site of a 1650 battle, can you see a 16 foot steel statue of a bear, erected as a tribute to naturalist John Muir?

Sp1

According to the OED, which word was first used in print by William Whewell in 1834?

Sp2

According to Merriam Webster, who first used the word nerd in print in 1950?

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ROUND 4 - Geography picture round

You will see an outline and a country with the capital city highlighted and a significant landmark.

All you need to do is identify the country.

1.

Which Eurasia country is this?

2.

Which landlocked Asian country is this?

3.

Which South American country is this?

4.

Which landlocked African country is this?

5.

Which landlocked Asian country is this?

6.

Which Caribbean Island is this?

7.

Which Central American country is this?

8.

Which landlocked Asian country is this?

Sp1

Which landlocked Asian country is this?

Sp2

Which landlocked African country is this?

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ROUND 5 - Pairs

All have a connection to the Far East.

1.

Founded by Hiyao Miyazaki in 1985, the films of which studio include My Neighbour Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle, and the Oscar-winning Spirited Away?

2.

Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula is one of the major locations for the fourth season of which science-fiction series produced by Netflix?  Action more usually takes places in a small town in Indiana.

3.

Living, The White Countess, and The Saddest Music in the World are among the screenplays of which Japanese-born writer, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017?

4.

The Republic of Wine and Red Sorghum Clan are among the works of which Chinese novelist, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012?

5.

The city of Tsingtao on China’s Shandong peninsula was between 1898 and 1914 the capital of a colonial territory leased by which European empire?

6.

Although they never deigned to call it such, which country of east Asia was between 1898 and 1946 a colony of the United States?

7.

In 1858, while residing at Ternate in the Dutch East Indies, which British naturalist wrote a seminal paper on the development of species titled On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type?

8.

Francis Bacon and Karl Marx proposed that Chinese civilisation had produced “Three Great Inventions”. Gunpowder and printing (including papermaking) are two, but which invention – stemming from the discovery of magnets – is the third?

Sp1

Which Japanese corporation has produced and  published video game franchises including Metal Gear, Silent Hill, and Pro Evolution Soccer?

Sp2

Described by Philip Pullman as “the best thriller I’ve ever read”, which 1994 novel by Lionel Davidson takes place largely in the Russian Far East and the Bering Strait?

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ROUND 6 - 'You Take the High Road, I’ll Take the Low Road'

Run-ons marrying the best and worst of culture.

1.

Ernest Hemingway’s 1932 non-fiction book about Spanish bullfighting,

&

and a slang term for daytime rumpy-pumpy which became a hit for the Starlight Vocal Band in 1976.

2.

1926 opera by Puccini which contains the aria Nessun Dorma,

&

and a chain-smoking TV character who made several thousand appearances on BBC One between 1985 and 2020.

3.

1994 film about some politically consequential bouts of insanity in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries,

&

and a ghastly spin-off from Man About the House that ran from 1976 to 1979.

4.

A 1928 jazz-influenced orchestral piece by George Gershwin that later inspired an Oscar-winning film,

&

and an American socialite who is the best-selling author of Confessions of an Heiress.

5.

1983 single by Black Lace which peaked at number 9 in the UK charts,

&

and a 1903 play by George Bernard Shaw that he based loosely on the legend of Don Juan.

6.

A long-running TV series about a New York columnist and her friends,

&

and a fifth-century religious treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

7.

1936 novel by John Steinbeck about Californian fruit-pickers’ attempts to form a labour union,

&

and the 2000 winner of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture, an adaptation of a novel by L Ron Hubbard, which starred John Travolta as a giant humanoid alien.

8.

2000 romantic drama by the Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai that was named the fifth best film of all time in the most recent Sight & Sound poll,

&

and a TV series that, since 2015, has been stranding braindead gym-bunnies on Mallorca.

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ROUND 7 - 'Another string to their bow'

The answer to each question is someone famous for one thing who had success in another field.

1.

Which Austria-born film star was the inventor of a channel-hopping communication system to guide torpedoes?  It helped to lay the foundations for wi-fi and Bluetooth.

2.

Which Hollywood film star's homemade salad dressing became a global brand, with all profits going to charity?

3.

Which rock star published a novel And the Ass Saw the Angel in 1989?

4.

Which eminent novelist also published a book of verse called Pomes Pennyeach and a play
called Exiles?

5.

Which opera composer turned his hand to church music late in life with Le Petit Messe Solennelle?

6.

Which great physicist who gives his name to an SI unit of measurement also invented the rubber balloon?

7.

Which US president later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

8.

Which early astronaut later spent 14 years as a US Senator for Ohio?

Sp1

Which metaphysical poet was MP for Kingston upon Hull from 1659 until his death in 1678?

Sp2

Which philosopher studied aeronautical engineering at Manchester University from 1908 until 1911?

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ROUND 8 - 'Still ill' 

A paired round in which every answer features the word 'ill' somewhere within it.

First names and surnames required where appropriate.

1.

Which Californian hip-hop group reached number one in the Billboard album charts in 1993 with their second album Black Sunday?  It features arguably their best-known number Insane in the Brain.

2.

Which 1995 album by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette sold over 33 million copies worldwide?  It was ranked 69 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 greatest albums of all time in 2020 and featured the singles You Ought to Know and Ironic.

3.

Which George Eliot novel, first published in 1860 details the lives of Tom and Maggie Tulliver, siblings who grow up near the fictional village of St. Oggs in Lincolnshire?

4.

Which Thomas Hardy novel, first published in 1891 tells of a young woman (the titular character) forced by poverty to seek out her rich relatives to try to stake a claim on part of their fortune?

5.

Which Glaswegian made over 350 appearances for Manchester City between 1968 and 1980?  He also appeared 35 times for Scotland and was in their World Cup squads for both the 1974 and 1978 finals.

6.

Which left winger was lauded as 'the King of all Cockneys' by the denizens of the Stretford End after his two goals helped defeat Derby County in the 1976 FA cup semi-final at Hillsborough?

7.

What name is given to the baked scallop dish served in the shell, that is particularly associated with the Camino Santiago pilgrims' route?

8.

What is the name of the smoked Sausage that originated in France and is also popular in Louisiana/Cajun cuisine?  Its traditional ingredients include pig chitterlings, tripe, onions, wine and seasoning.

Sp.

Who was the 13th president of the USA?  He served from 1850 to 1853 and was the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House.  Both his christian name and his surname fulfil the criteria for this particular round, so either is acceptable, though both are preferred.

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ROUND 1 - 'Alliterative movies' 

In this round we’ll give you a brief description and clues, plus the year of cinematic release - all you have to do is supply the film’s name.

All films featured have an alliterative title. 

1.

Based on a sketch from Saturday Night Live, in which 1992 movie does the film’s eponymous hero and his pal Garth co-host a public-access TV show in the town of Aurora, Illinois?

Wayne’s World

2.

Which 1963 musical film (based on a successful stage show) was inspired by Elvis Presley being drafted into the US Army?  Ann-Margaret’s spirited performance in the movie led to her being cast opposite Elvis in Viva Las Vegas immediately afterwards.

Bye Bye Birdie

3.

Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire starred in which 1957 musical romance?  Directed by Stanley Donen and featuring the songs of George and Ira Gershwin most notably Think Pink and the standard S’ Wonderful.

Funny Face

4.

Adapted by William Goldman from his own novel, which 1974 John Schlesinger directed film is probably best remembered for Laurence Olivier posing the question: “Is it safe?”

Marathon Man

5.

Consistently ranked high in Critics’ lists of the greatest films of all time and voted the greatest ever foreign language film in the BBC’s 2018 international critics poll, which 1954 film is regarded today as one of the most 'remade, reworked and referenced' films in cinema history?

Seven Samurai

6.

Greer Garson won the best actress Oscar for her performance in the titular role of which 1942 romantic drama?  It told of how the life of an unassuming British housewife was affected by the events of World War II.

Mrs Miniver

7.

Which 2012 film directed by Steven Soderbergh revolved around the world of male strippers in Florida?  It was so successful at the box office that an XXL sequel followed in 2015 and a third film in the series is set to be revealed shortly.

Magic Mike

7.

Released in 1980, starring Dee Hepburn and directed by Bill Forsyth, which much-loved British film told of a young goalkeeper’s passionate longing for his team’s centre forward?

Gregory’s Girl

Sp1

Which 1987 film told of the US Army’s attempt to take a well-defended North Vietnamese entrenchment during the Vietnam war in May 1969?

Hamburger Hill

Sp2

The second film to be directed by Martin Scorcese, which 1972 movie starred Barbara Hershey in the title role?  She played a poor Southern girl who takes to freight-hopping as the Great Depression starts to bite across the USA.

Boxcar Bertha

ROUND 2 - 'Mancalumni'

Many people went through The University of Manchester or Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Poly of old).

You will get the years of attendance, which course they took and a brief description - all you need to do is identify the graduate.

1.

This actor and comedian graduated with a degree in Social Science in 1989 from Manchester Poly.  He began his comedy career at the age of 40 following a stint and medical rep for Syntax.  He has his own Saturday night TV show and has starred in Dr Who and Skins amongst other shows.  Who is he?

John Bishop

2.

This Labour peer studied Politics and Modern History from 1977 to 1980 at the University of Manchester.  A former trade union boss, she is now Baroness of Upper Holloway.  Who is she?

Frances O’Grady

3.

This former Labour politician studied Law at the University of Manchester between 1996 and 1999.  He was shadow Business Secretary between October 2011 and September 2015.  He represented the constituency of Streatham until 2019.  He has now left politics.  Who is he?

Chuka Umunna

4.

This fashion designer did her Art Foundation course at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1992 before her degree in fashion at Central St Martins.  She now runs one of the most successful fashion houses in the world, and famously designed the wedding dress for Kate Middleton in 2011.  Who is she?

Sarah Burton

5.

This screenwriter and producer studied American Studies at the University of Manchester between 1990 and 1993.  He cut his writing teeth with shows such as Peep Show, The Thick of It and Fresh Meat.  His most recent and most successful show is Succession where he created and produced the show.  Who is he?

Jesse Armstrong

6.

This broadcast journalist studied French and German at the University of Manchester between 1986 and 1989.  She began her broadcast career on Look North before moving to Breakfast TV and is now one of the main news anchors.  She has completed many marathons and famously ran to work though deserted London streets during lockdown.  Who is she?

Sophie Raworth

7.

This designer studied 3-d design at Manchester Poly between 1988 and 1991.  His design studio has produced many successful projects such as the 2012 Olympic Cauldron, The Rolling Bridge and the Routemaster bus.  His less successful projects include The B of the Bang and the London Garden Bridge.  Who is he?

Thomas Heatherwick

8.

This acclaimed actor of stage and screen studied Drama and the University of Manchester between 1987 and 1990.  He plays the role of Lance in the ‘marvellous’ TV show The Detectorists, and has recently starred in the film Empire of Light.  Who is he?

Toby Jones

Sp1

This award winning author and screenwriter studied The History of Art between 1988 and 1991 at the University of Manchester.  His first novel was based on his travels around Europe and Thailand and was later turned into a film starring Leonardo Di Caprio and directed by Danny Boyle.  Who is he?

Alex Garland

Sp2

Formally of this parish, this expert in nuclear power graduated with a degree in Physics in 1980 from the University of Manchester.  He is currently residing in Vienna and working ridiculously long hours saving the world from nuclear destruction.  Who is he?

Mark Bassett

(the one and only - our former Prodigal science expert)

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ROUND 3 - Pairs

1.

What forename and surname link 'Tis Pity She's a Whore and The Grapes of Wrath?

John Ford

(author of the 1630 play and director of the 1940 film)

2.

What forename and surname link The Advancement of Learning and some Screaming Popes?

Francis Bacon

(17th century philosopher and 20th century painter)

3.

In political science, what 2-word term refers to the range of policies considered acceptable by mainstream opinion at any given time?

Overton Window

4.

In economics, what 2-word term refers to a way of visualising the relationship between tax rates and the amount of tax revenue collected?

Laffer Curve

5.

Which marsupial produces 100 cube-shaped turds on the average day?

Wombat

6.

Which sea creature has 3 hearts and blue blood?

Octopus

7.

In which coastal town in Devon will you find Verity, a 20 foot statue of a pregnant woman by Damian Hirst?

Ilfracombe

8.

In which Scottish coastal town, site of a 1650 battle, can you see a 16 foot steel statue of a bear, erected as a tribute to naturalist John Muir?

Dunbar

Sp1

According to the OED, which word was first used in print by William Whewell in 1834?

Scientist

Sp2

According to Merriam Webster, who first used the word nerd in print in 1950?

Dr Seuss

(i.e. Theodore Geisel)

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ROUND 4 - Geography picture round

You will see an outline and a country with the capital city highlighted and a significant landmark.

All you need to do is identify the country.

1.

Which Eurasia country is this?

Azerbaijan

(the picture is city centre Baku)

2.

Which landlocked Asian country is this?

Kazakhstan

(the picture is the Almaty Lake)

3.

Which South American country is this?

Bolivia

(the picture is the Bolivian Salt Flats)

4.

Which landlocked African country is this?

Botswana

(the picture is the Okavango Delta)

5.

Which landlocked Asian country is this?

Afghanistan

(the picture is the giant Buddhas on Bamiyan)

6.

Which Caribbean Island is this?

Barbados

(the picture is the Kensington Oval)

7.

Which Central American country is this?

Costa Rica

(the picture is the Arenal Volcano)

8.

Which landlocked Asian country is this?

Bhutan

(the picture is the Taktshang Geomba or Tiger’s Nest temple)

Sp1

Which landlocked Asian country is this?

Nepal

(the picture is the Kathmandu Valley)

Sp2

Which landlocked African country is this?

Rwanda

(the picture is the Nyungwe National Park)

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ROUND 5 - Pairs

All have a connection to the Far East.

1.

Founded by Hiyao Miyazaki in 1985, the films of which studio include My Neighbour Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle, and the Oscar-winning Spirited Away?

Studio Ghibli

2.

Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula is one of the major locations for the fourth season of which science-fiction series produced by Netflix?  Action more usually takes places in a small town in Indiana.

Stranger Things

3.

Living, The White Countess, and The Saddest Music in the World are among the screenplays of which Japanese-born writer, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017?

Kazuo Ishiguro

4.

The Republic of Wine and Red Sorghum Clan are among the works of which Chinese novelist, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012?

Mo Yan

5.

The city of Tsingtao on China’s Shandong peninsula was between 1898 and 1914 the capital of a colonial territory leased by which European empire?

Germany

6.

Although they never deigned to call it such, which country of east Asia was between 1898 and 1946 a colony of the United States?

The Philippines

7.

In 1858, while residing at Ternate in the Dutch East Indies, which British naturalist wrote a seminal paper on the development of species titled On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type?

Alfred Russell Wallace

8.

Francis Bacon and Karl Marx proposed that Chinese civilisation had produced “Three Great Inventions”. Gunpowder and printing (including papermaking) are two, but which invention – stemming from the discovery of magnets – is the third?

Compass

Sp1

Which Japanese corporation has produced and  published video game franchises including Metal Gear, Silent Hill, and Pro Evolution Soccer?

Konami

Sp2

Described by Philip Pullman as “the best thriller I’ve ever read”, which 1994 novel by Lionel Davidson takes place largely in the Russian Far East and the Bering Strait?

Kolymsky Heights

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ROUND 6 - 'You Take the High Road, I’ll Take the Low Road'

Run-ons marrying the best and worst of culture.

1.

Ernest Hemingway’s 1932 non-fiction book about Spanish bullfighting,

&

and a slang term for daytime rumpy-pumpy which became a hit for the Starlight Vocal Band in 1976.

Death in the Afternoon Delight

2.

1926 opera by Puccini which contains the aria Nessun Dorma,

&

and a chain-smoking TV character who made several thousand appearances on BBC One between 1985 and 2020.

Turandot Cotton

3.

1994 film about some politically consequential bouts of insanity in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries,

&

and a ghastly spin-off from Man About the House that ran from 1976 to 1979.

The Madness of King George and Mildred

4.

A 1928 jazz-influenced orchestral piece by George Gershwin that later inspired an Oscar-winning film,

&

and an American socialite who is the best-selling author of Confessions of an Heiress.

An American in Paris Hilton

5.

1983 single by Black Lace which peaked at number 9 in the UK charts,

&

and a 1903 play by George Bernard Shaw that he based loosely on the legend of Don Juan.

Superman and Superman

6.

A long-running TV series about a New York columnist and her friends,

&

and a fifth-century religious treatise by Augustine of Hippo.

Sex and the City of God

7.

1936 novel by John Steinbeck about Californian fruit-pickers’ attempts to form a labour union,

&

and the 2000 winner of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture, an adaptation of a novel by L Ron Hubbard, which starred John Travolta as a giant humanoid alien.

In Dubious Battlefield Earth

8.

2000 romantic drama by the Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai that was named the fifth best film of all time in the most recent Sight & Sound poll,

&

and a TV series that, since 2015, has been stranding braindead gym-bunnies on Mallorca.

In the Mood for Love Island

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ROUND 7 - 'Another string to their bow'

The answer to each question is someone famous for one thing who had success in another field.

1.

Which Austria-born film star was the inventor of a channel-hopping communication system to guide torpedoes?  It helped to lay the foundations for wi-fi and Bluetooth.

Hedy Lamarr

2.

Which Hollywood film star's homemade salad dressing became a global brand, with all profits going to charity?

Paul Newman

3.

Which rock star published a novel And the Ass Saw the Angel in 1989?

Nick Cave

4.

Which eminent novelist also published a book of verse called Pomes Pennyeach and a play
called Exiles?

James Joyce

5.

Which opera composer turned his hand to church music late in life with Le Petit Messe Solennelle?

Giacomo Rossini

6.

Which great physicist who gives his name to an SI unit of measurement also invented the rubber balloon?

Michael Faraday

7.

Which US president later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

William Howard Taft

8.

Which early astronaut later spent 14 years as a US Senator for Ohio?

John Glenn

Sp1

Which metaphysical poet was MP for Kingston upon Hull from 1659 until his death in 1678?

Andrew Marvell

Sp2

Which philosopher studied aeronautical engineering at Manchester University from 1908 until 1911?

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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ROUND 8 - 'Still ill' 

A paired round in which every answer features the word 'ill' somewhere within it.

1.

Which Californian hip-hop group reached number one in the Billboard album charts in 1993 with their second album Black Sunday?  It features arguably their best-known number Insane in the Brain.

Cypress Hill

2.

Which 1995 album by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette sold over 33 million copies worldwide?  It was ranked 69 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 greatest albums of all time in 2020 and featured the singles You Ought to Know and Ironic.

Jagged Little pill

3.

Which George Eliot novel, first published in 1860 details the lives of Tom and Maggie Tulliver, siblings who grow up near the fictional village of St. Oggs in Lincolnshire?

The Mill on the Floss

4.

Which Thomas Hardy novel, first published in 1891 tells of a young woman (the titular character) forced by poverty to seek out her rich relatives to try to stake a claim on part of their fortune?

Tess of the D’urbervilles

5.

Which Glaswegian made over 350 appearances for Manchester City between 1968 and 1980?  He also appeared 35 times for Scotland and was in their World Cup squads for both the 1974 and 1978 finals.

Willie Donachie

6.

Which left winger was lauded as 'the King of all Cockneys' by the denizens of the Stretford End after his two goals helped defeat Derby County in the 1976 FA cup semi-final at Hillsborough?

Gordon Hill

7.

What name is given to the baked scallop dish served in the shell, that is particularly associated with the Camino Santiago pilgrims' route?

Coquilles Saint Jacques

8.

What is the name of the smoked Sausage that originated in France and is also popular in Louisiana/Cajun cuisine?  Its traditional ingredients include pig chitterlings, tripe, onions, wine and seasoning.

Andouille

Sp.

Who was the 13th president of the USA?  He served from 1850 to 1853 and was the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House.  Both his christian name and his surname fulfil the criteria for this particular round, so either is acceptable, though both are preferred.

Millard Fillmore

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