ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

5 of the theme words are part of longer words; 2 of the other theme words are sound-alikes

1.

Which aviation company built aircraft at its Heaton Chapel site (Stockport Road, next to the McVities factory) between 1935 and 1960, after which the sale of its manufacturing arm to Westland left the site as a general engineering division until the company went into receivership in 1977?

2.

Who was the Renaissance sculptor who had already gone one better than Michelangelo a century before the latter’s David, with 2 sculptures of his own which are also called David?

3.

In The Bible, Pishon, Gihon, Hiddekel and Phirat are four rivers which share the same source.  Where is that source ?

4.

For which Sam Smith 2014 UK no.1 pop hit were Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne subsequently given a formal share of songwriting credits and a 12.5% share of royalties in a settlement with Tom Petty’s publishing company that acknowledged the song’s likeness to Petty’s 1989 song I Won’t Back Down?

5.

Who is the only man to have won both GP Motorcycle Racing World Championships (7 times!) and (in 1964) the F1 World Motor Racing Championship?

6.

What word connects a 1995 mystery thriller starring Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow, and a 1954 Hollywood musical starring Howard Keel and Jane Powell?

7.

A FIFA World player of the year and Ballon d’Or winner, this former footballer played for Monaco, AC Milan, PSG, and, briefly, for Chelsea and Manchester City.  He is now President of Liberia (the country, not a football club!).  Who is he ?

8.

Which company, now owned by Waterstone’s, has, since the turn of this century, spread its wings (a little!) from its original central London location and now has stores at the Royal Festival Hall, St. Pancras and Waterloo railway stations, and even, since 2011, in Bristol?

Sp1

What is the name of the public aquarium in Hull which opened in 2002 and is home to 3,500 sea creatures, including 7 species of shark?

Sp2

Which Scottish football team, currently fighting relegation from League One, has the nickname The Bully Wee?

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ROUND 2 - Hidden theme

1.

Who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002?

2.

This Scottish footballer made 763 league appearances between 1982 and 2005.  Beginning with Bradford City, where he had two spells, he also played for Everton, Rangers and Sheffield United.  He played 40 times for Scotland and scored both Everton’s goals in their 1989 3-2 FA Cup Final defeat by Liverpool.  Who is he?  (forename and surname required)

3.

What is the last bridge the crews pass under in the University Boat Race?

4.

Which comedian wrote much of his material under the pseudonym Gerald Wiley to avoid pre-judgements of his writing talent?

5.

Which batsman holds the England record for the highest score in a One Day International making 180 against Australia in 2018 - and, along with Alex Hales, holds the record for the highest ODI partnership of 256 not out made against Sri Lanka in 2016?

6.

This cognac house founded in 1715 is the oldest of the ‘big four’ cognac houses.  It was bought by Seagram in 1987 but has been owned by Pernod-Ricard since 2001 after Seagram was broken up.  What is its name?

7.

What is the state capital of South Dakota?

8.

This boxer was the first South African to ever fight for, and win, a world heavyweight championship having held the WBA title from 1983 to 1984.  He had notable wins against Leon Spinks and Michael Dokes on the way to the title.  He was later knocked out in the first round at Wembley Arena by Frank Bruno in 1986.  Who is he?  (forename and surname required)

Sp.

This iconic British author was knighted for his support of the Boer Wars.  A trained doctor, he believed in fairies and that it was possible to communicate with the dead.  Who is he?

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ROUND 3 - Jumbled Biographies

In each question, the details from three different biographies have been run together.  Who are the 3 subjects?  Fortunately, they all share a common surname.  The three given names and the surname are required.

A: Inigo, Ruth and Tom Jones

1.

This actress and dancer was born Virginia McMath in 1911 before going on to present TV gameshow 3-2-1 in the 1980’s and co-writing the River Café cook book in 1995.

2.

Prestwich-born comedienne, writer and actress who starred in films such as Gypsy and West Side Story and conducted the promenade concerts for fifty years.

3.

This career criminal and great train robber won the World Cup in 1966 and later became a successful author and children’s laureate.

4.

Canadian sprinter who won Gold in the 100m at the 1996 Olympics in a world record time of 9.84 seconds before winning Strictly Come Dancing and being appointed Governor of the Bank of England in 2020.

5.

Music hall artiste famous for singing She Sits Among the Cabbages and Peas whilst hanging from the hands of a clock in the film Safety Last! and captaining Lancashire Cricket Club in the 1980’s.

6.

Self-appointed 'Witchfinder General' in the mid-17th century, he founded a celebrated Research University in Baltimore before winning a best actor Oscar in 1991.

7.

Born Adam Wiles, this DJ, producer and singer was the original on-screen incarnation of Albus Dumbledore and wrote the novels Chocolat and Blackberry Wine.

8.

This prolific English author, best known for Tarka the Otter and MP for South Staffordshire since 2010, was appointed England women’s football captain in 2022.

Sp.

Australian 3-time Olympic 100m swimming gold-medallist between 1956 and 1964 who appeared as Peter Sellers daughter in I’m Alright Jack and a career criminal who was once dubbed the most dangerous man in Britain.

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ROUNDS 4 & 5 - Bingo pictures

Choose a number and answer a question on the subject in the picture.

1.

BBC presenter and Chancellor of Bradford University.

2.

Space scientist and presenter of The Sky at Night.

3.

Betting magnate paid £213 million in March 2022.

4.

Writer of Happy Valley.

5.

UK Eurovision singer this year.

6.

English/Albanian, multi award winning singe.  Her album Future Nostalgia earned six Grammy nominations in 2021.

7.

Designer of the Covid vaccine and an Oxford Professor, based at the Jenner Institute.

8.

Turner Prize winner and DBE, whose works include House and the Judenplatz Memorial in Vienna (a kind of inverted library where the book spines face inwards).

9.

Popular contemporary poet.  Poems include The Orange and Flowers.

10.

Chief Executive of John Lewis.

11.

Secretary of State for Education.

12.

Keir Starmer’s new adviser.

13.

England football team member.

14.

Multiple gold medallist in the Paralympic Games.

15.

English actress and producer.  Current star of Funny Woman on Sky TV.

16.

MP for Birmingham Yardley.

17.

Iranian-British citizen released on March 16th 2022.

18.

The first female judge in the UK Supreme Court.

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ROUND 6 - Bingo round "I died in 2022 – but did you read my autobiography?"

Choose your question from the initials of the person who died in 2022

1.

CMcV

Christine McVie died aged 79.

Which of her Fleetwood Mac songs contained the following lines:

"If you wake up and don't want to smile,
If it takes just a little while,
Open your eyes and look at the day,
You'll see things in a different way."?

2.

BT

Bill Treacher died aged 92.

In 1985, he was in the first scene of a long running drama serial playing which character?

3.

JLL

Jerry Lee-Lewis died aged 87.

What scandal derailed his career in 1957?

4.

RC

Robbie Coltrane died aged 72.

What was the name of the character he played in Cracker between 1993 and 1995?

5.

DAL

Dame Angela Lansbury died aged 96.

Her grandfather, George Lansbury, was Leader of the Labour Party.  Give a year in his time in this role.

6.

JMcV

John McVicar died aged 82.

Name either the Home Secretary at the time of his escape from Durham Jail in 1968 or the name of the actor and singer who played him in the 1980 film McVicar.

7.

DHM

Dame Hilary Mantel died aged 70.

Name two of the three books in her trilogy about Thomas Cromwell.

8.

MG

Mikhail Gorbachev died aged 91.

Name either of the two Russian words that became commonplace in his time leading the Soviet Union in the late 1980s.

9.

DB

Duggie Brown died aged 82.

His older sister, Lynne Perrie, played which role in Coronation Street?

10.

SRH

Sir Ralph Halpern died aged 83.

What was the name of the retail group that, in the 1980s, under his stewardship, owned Topshop, Topman, Topgirl, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Principles and Debenhams?

11.

DONJ

Dame Olivia Newton-John died aged 73.

In 1974 she sang Britain’s entry Long Live Love in the Eurovision song contest but lost to whom singing what?

12.

BC

Bernard Cribbins died aged 93.

He played Albert Perks in The Railway Children.  Who was his actor/director friend who directed the film?  He appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Two-Way Stretch and Camelot.

13.

US

Uwe Seeler died aged 85.

Germany’s captain in the 1966 World Cup Final, he scored one of the three goals in 1970 to knock England out of the Mexico World Cup.  Name either of the other scorers.

14.

LP

Lester Piggott died aged 86.

He rode the Derby winner nine times between 1954 and 1983.  Name any two of his winners.

15.

V

Vangelis died aged 79.

He won an Oscar for his score for Chariots of Fire.  Which Olympic Games in which City were central to the film?

16.

SJA

Sir James Anderton died aged 89.

In December 1986 he described which group as "swirling in a cesspit of their own making"?

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ROUND 7 - A top to tail round

The last letter of the first answer is the first letter of the next answer - the last letter of the last answer is the first letter of the first answer.

The first letters make up an anagram of a former Prime Minister’s surname.

1.

Which 1983 film stars Michael Caine and Julie Walters?

2.

Which is the only venomous snake found in Britain?

3.

Which football team plays at The New York Stadium?

4.

Which Latin phrase translates as ‘out of the depths of misery or dejection’?

5.

What is the German word normally associated with a thin slice of breaded veal?

6.

What is the first name of Mario’s cowardly brother in the Super Mario Nintendo games series?

7.

What nationalilty are the British politician Nadhim Zahawi and the advertising agency businessman Charles Saatchi?

8.

Which 1993 film stars Clint Eastwood as a secret service agent trying to stop John Malkovich killing the US President?

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ROUND 8 - An announced theme - 'Spielbergia'

Each answer in this round contains part or all of the name of a Stephen Spielberg film - and may be part of larger words.

1.

What surname links the family behind a merchant bank, a county championship winning Yorkshire and England Cricket Captain and an American actress famous for a 1987 bath scene in which she appeared dead but bursts unexpectedly from the water brandishing a knife?

2.

Which is the only NFL football team based in the state of Nevada?  (full 3-word name required)

3.

What is the term, first coined in a 1961 novel, for a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions?

4.

Which surname links an American actor nominated who appeared in films including Crossfire, Bad Day at Bad Rock and as a General in The Longest Day and an actress who starred in When Harry met Sally and You’ve Got Mail?

5.

Which group’s single Black Night reached no 2 in the charts in August 1970?

6.

Which UNESCO World Heritage site, two hundred and fifty miles north of Manchester, was opened in 1890, is just under 2,500 metres long and stands 110 metres above the high water level that passes beneath it?

7.

Which 1957 Elvis Presley song begins with the line:

"Oh, well, a-bless my soul, but what's wrong with me?"?

8.

What was the name of the iconic ITV 26 part documentary series narrated by Laurence Olivier?

Sp.

Stephen Spielberg first came to prominence with which thrilling 1971 made-for-TV film that pitted a lone car driver played by Dennis Weaver against an anonymous tanker lorry in the Mojave Desert?

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Tiebreakers

1.

Franklin D Roosevelt was the longest serving US president.  What was the total length of his presidency in days?

2.

What is the average amount of precipitation in Manchester in millimetres?

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ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

5 of the theme words are part of longer words; 2 of the other theme words are sound-alikes

1.

Which aviation company built aircraft at its Heaton Chapel site (Stockport Road, next to the McVities factory) between 1935 and 1960, after which the sale of its manufacturing arm to Westland left the site as a general engineering division until the company went into receivership in 1977?

Fairey

2.

Who was the Renaissance sculptor who had already gone one better than Michelangelo a century before the latter’s David, with 2 sculptures of his own which are also called David?

Donatello

3.

In The Bible, Pishon, Gihon, Hiddekel and Phirat are four rivers which share the same source.  Where is that source ?

The Garden of Eden

4.

For which Sam Smith 2014 UK no.1 pop hit were Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne subsequently given a formal share of songwriting credits and a 12.5% share of royalties in a settlement with Tom Petty’s publishing company that acknowledged the song’s likeness to Petty’s 1989 song I Won’t Back Down?

Stay With Me

5.

Who is the only man to have won both GP Motorcycle Racing World Championships (7 times!) and (in 1964) the F1 World Motor Racing Championship?

John Surtees

6.

What word connects a 1995 mystery thriller starring Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow, and a 1954 Hollywood musical starring Howard Keel and Jane Powell?

Seven

(Seven and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers)

7.

A FIFA World player of the year and Ballon d’Or winner, this former footballer played for Monaco, AC Milan, PSG, and, briefly, for Chelsea and Manchester City.  He is now President of Liberia (the country, not a football club!).  Who is he ?

George Weah

8.

Which company, now owned by Waterstone’s, has, since the turn of this century, spread its wings (a little!) from its original central London location and now has stores at the Royal Festival Hall, St. Pancras and Waterloo railway stations, and even, since 2011, in Bristol?

Foyles

Sp1

What is the name of the public aquarium in Hull which opened in 2002 and is home to 3,500 sea creatures, including 7 species of shark?

The Deep

Sp2

Which Scottish football team, currently fighting relegation from League One, has the nickname The Bully Wee?

Clyde

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a UK river...

Aire / Don / Eden / Tay / Tees / Severn / Wear / Foyle / Dee / Clyde

ROUND 2 - Hidden theme

1.

Who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002?

George Carey

2.

This Scottish footballer made 763 league appearances between 1982 and 2005.  Beginning with Bradford City, where he had two spells, he also played for Everton, Rangers and Sheffield United.  He played 40 times for Scotland and scored both Everton’s goals in their 1989 3-2 FA Cup Final defeat by Liverpool.  Who is he?  (forename and surname required)

Stuart McCall

3.

What is the last bridge the crews pass under in the University Boat Race?

Barnes Bridge

4.

Which comedian wrote much of his material under the pseudonym Gerald Wiley to avoid pre-judgements of his writing talent?

Ronnie Barker

5.

Which batsman holds the England record for the highest score in a One Day International making 180 against Australia in 2018 - and, along with Alex Hales, holds the record for the highest ODI partnership of 256 not out made against Sri Lanka in 2016?

Jason Roy

6.

This cognac house founded in 1715 is the oldest of the ‘big four’ cognac houses.  It was bought by Seagram in 1987 but has been owned by Pernod-Ricard since 2001 after Seagram was broken up.  What is its name?

Martell

7.

What is the state capital of South Dakota?

Pierre

8.

This boxer was the first South African to ever fight for, and win, a world heavyweight championship having held the WBA title from 1983 to 1984.  He had notable wins against Leon Spinks and Michael Dokes on the way to the title.  He was later knocked out in the first round at Wembley Arena by Frank Bruno in 1986.  Who is he?  (forename and surname required)

Gerrie Coetzee

Sp.

This iconic British author was knighted for his support of the Boer Wars.  A trained doctor, he believed in fairies and that it was possible to communicate with the dead.  Who is he?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Theme: Each answer contains the surname of a Booker Prize Winning author...

Peter Carey (Oscar and Lucinda, 1988, True History of the Kelly Gang, 2001), Douglas Stuart (Shuggie Bain, 2020), Julian Barnes (The Sense of an Ending, 2011), Pat Barker (The Ghost Road, 1995), Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things, 1997), Yann Martel (Life of Pi, 2002), D B C Pierre (Vernon God Little, 2003), J M Coetzee (Life and Times of Michael K, 1983, Disgrace, 1999), Roddy Doyle (Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, 1993)

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ROUND 3 - Jumbled Biographies

In each question, the details from three different biographies have been run together.  Who are the 3 subjects?  Fortunately, they all share a common surname.  The three given names and the surname are required.

A: Inigo, Ruth and Tom Jones

1.

This actress and dancer was born Virginia McMath in 1911 before going on to present TV gameshow 3-2-1 in the 1980’s and co-writing the River Café cook book in 1995.

Ginger, Ted and Ruth Rogers

2.

Prestwich-born comedienne, writer and actress who starred in films such as Gypsy and West Side Story and conducted the promenade concerts for fifty years.

Victoria, Nathalie and Sir Henry Wood

3.

This career criminal and great train robber won the World Cup in 1966 and later became a successful author and children’s laureate.

Charlie, Ray and Jacqueline Wilson

4.

Canadian sprinter who won Gold in the 100m at the 1996 Olympics in a world record time of 9.84 seconds before winning Strictly Come Dancing and being appointed Governor of the Bank of England in 2020.

Donovan, Bill and Andrew Bailey

5.

Music hall artiste famous for singing She Sits Among the Cabbages and Peas whilst hanging from the hands of a clock in the film Safety Last! and captaining Lancashire Cricket Club in the 1980’s.

Marie, Harold and Clive Lloyd

6.

Self-appointed 'Witchfinder General' in the mid-17th century, he founded a celebrated Research University in Baltimore before winning a best actor Oscar in 1991.

Matthew, John and Anthony Hopkins

7.

Born Adam Wiles, this DJ, producer and singer was the original on-screen incarnation of Albus Dumbledore and wrote the novels Chocolat and Blackberry Wine.

Calvin, Richard and Joanne Harris

8.

This prolific English author, best known for Tarka the Otter and MP for South Staffordshire since 2010, was appointed England women’s football captain in 2022.

Henry, Gavin and Leah Williamson

Sp.

Australian 3-time Olympic 100m swimming gold-medallist between 1956 and 1964 who appeared as Peter Sellers daughter in I’m Alright Jack and a career criminal who was once dubbed the most dangerous man in Britain.

Dawn, Liz and Frankie Fraser

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ROUNDS 4 & 5 - Bingo pictures

Choose a number and answer a question on the subject in the picture.

1.

BBC presenter and Chancellor of Bradford University.

Anita Rani

2.

Space scientist and presenter of The Sky at Night.

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

3.

Betting magnate paid £213 million in March 2022.

Denise Coates

4.

Writer of Happy Valley.

Sally Wainwright

5.

UK Eurovision singer this year.

Mae Muller

6.

English/Albanian, multi award winning singe.  Her album Future Nostalgia earned six Grammy nominations in 2021.

Dua Lipa

7.

Designer of the Covid vaccine and an Oxford Professor, based at the Jenner Institute.

Sarah Gilbert

8.

Turner Prize winner and DBE, whose works include House and the Judenplatz Memorial in Vienna (a kind of inverted library where the book spines face inwards).

Rachel Whiteread

9.

Popular contemporary poet.  Poems include The Orange and Flowers.

Wendy Cope

10.

Chief Executive of John Lewis.

Sharon White

11.

Secretary of State for Education.

Gillian Keegan

12.

Keir Starmer’s new adviser.

Sue Gray

13.

England football team member.

Ella Toone

14.

Multiple gold medallist in the Paralympic Games.

Dame Sarah Storey

15.

English actress and producer.  Current star of Funny Woman on Sky TV.

Gemma Arterton

16.

MP for Birmingham Yardley.

Jess Phillips

17.

Iranian-British citizen released on March 16th 2022.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

18.

The first female judge in the UK Supreme Court.

Lady Hale

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ROUND 6 - Bingo round "I died in 2022 – but did you read my autobiography?"

Choose your question from the initials of the person who died in 2022

1.

CMcV

Christine McVie died aged 79.

Which of her Fleetwood Mac songs contained the following lines:

"If you wake up and don't want to smile,
If it takes just a little while,
Open your eyes and look at the day,
You'll see things in a different way."?

Don’t Stop

2.

BT

Bill Treacher died aged 92.

In 1985, he was in the first scene of a long running drama serial playing which character?

Arthur Fowler

(in EastEnders)

3.

JLL

Jerry Lee-Lewis died aged 87.

What scandal derailed his career in 1957?

He married his thirteen year old cousin

(accept underage wife or any version of this)

4.

RC

Robbie Coltrane died aged 72.

What was the name of the character he played in Cracker between 1993 and 1995?

Dr Edward Fitzgerald

(accept Fitz)

5.

DAL

Dame Angela Lansbury died aged 96.

Her grandfather, George Lansbury, was Leader of the Labour Party.  Give a year in his time in this role.

1932 – 1935

6.

JMcV

John McVicar died aged 82.

Name either the Home Secretary at the time of his escape from Durham Jail in 1968 or the name of the actor and singer who played him in the 1980 film McVicar.

James Callaghan

or

Roger Daltrey

7.

DHM

Dame Hilary Mantel died aged 70.

Name two of the three books in her trilogy about Thomas Cromwell.

(two from)

Wolf Hall, Bring Up The Bodies or The Mirror and the Light

8.

MG

Mikhail Gorbachev died aged 91.

Name either of the two Russian words that became commonplace in his time leading the Soviet Union in the late 1980s.

Perestroika

or

Glasnost

9.

DB

Duggie Brown died aged 82.

His older sister, Lynne Perrie, played which role in Coronation Street?

Ivy Tilsley

10.

SRH

Sir Ralph Halpern died aged 83.

What was the name of the retail group that, in the 1980s, under his stewardship, owned Topshop, Topman, Topgirl, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Principles and Debenhams?

The Burton Group

11.

DONJ

Dame Olivia Newton-John died aged 73.

In 1974 she sang Britain’s entry Long Live Love in the Eurovision song contest but lost to whom singing what?

Abba, Waterloo

12.

BC

Bernard Cribbins died aged 93.

He played Albert Perks in The Railway Children.  Who was his actor/director friend who directed the film?  He appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Two-Way Stretch and Camelot.

Lionel Jefferies

13.

US

Uwe Seeler died aged 85.

Germany’s captain in the 1966 World Cup Final, he scored one of the three goals in 1970 to knock England out of the Mexico World Cup.  Name either of the other scorers.

Franz Beckenbauer

or

Gerd Muller

14.

LP

Lester Piggott died aged 86.

He rode the Derby winner nine times between 1954 and 1983.  Name any two of his winners.

(two from)

Never Say Die (1954),

Crepello (1957),

St Paddy (1960),

Sir Ivor (1968),

Nijinsky (1970),

Roberto (1972),

Empery (1976),

The Minstrel (1977),

Teenoso (1983)

15.

V

Vangelis died aged 79.

He won an Oscar for his score for Chariots of Fire.  Which Olympic Games in which City were central to the film?

Paris, 1924

16.

SJA

Sir James Anderton died aged 89.

In December 1986 he described which group as "swirling in a cesspit of their own making"?

AIDS sufferers

(accept gay men or homosexuals)

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ROUND 7 - A top to tail round

The last letter of the first answer is the first letter of the next answer - the last letter of the last answer is the first letter of the first answer.

The first letters make up an anagram of a former Prime Minister’s surname.

1.

Which 1983 film stars Michael Caine and Julie Walters?

Educating Rita

2.

Which is the only venomous snake found in Britain?

Adder

3.

Which football team plays at The New York Stadium?

Rotherham United

4.

Which Latin phrase translates as ‘out of the depths of misery or dejection’?

'De profundis'

5.

What is the German word normally associated with a thin slice of breaded veal?

Schnitzel

6.

What is the first name of Mario’s cowardly brother in the Super Mario Nintendo games series?

Luigi

7.

What nationalilty are the British politician Nadhim Zahawi and the advertising agency businessman Charles Saatchi?

Iraqi

8.

Which 1993 film stars Clint Eastwood as a secret service agent trying to stop John Malkovich killing the US President?

In the Line of Fire

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ROUND 8 - An announced theme - 'Spielbergia'

Each answer in this round contains part or all of the name of a Stephen Spielberg film - and may be part of larger words.

1.

What surname links the family behind a merchant bank, a county championship winning Yorkshire and England Cricket Captain and an American actress famous for a 1987 bath scene in which she appeared dead but bursts unexpectedly from the water brandishing a knife?

2.

Which is the only NFL football team based in the state of Nevada?  (full 3-word name required)

Las Vegas Raiders

3.

What is the term, first coined in a 1961 novel, for a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions?

Catch 22

4.

Which surname links an American actor nominated who appeared in films including Crossfire, Bad Day at Bad Rock and as a General in The Longest Day and an actress who starred in When Harry met Sally and You’ve Got Mail?

Ryan

(Robert and Meg)

5.

Which group’s single Black Night reached no 2 in the charts in August 1970?

Deep Purple

6.

Which UNESCO World Heritage site, two hundred and fifty miles north of Manchester, was opened in 1890, is just under 2,500 metres long and stands 110 metres above the high water level that passes beneath it?

The Forth Railway Bridge.

7.

Which 1957 Elvis Presley song begins with the line:

"Oh, well, a-bless my soul, but what's wrong with me?"?

All Shook Up

8.

What was the name of the iconic ITV 26 part documentary series narrated by Laurence Olivier?

World At War

Sp.

Stephen Spielberg first came to prominence with which thrilling 1971 made-for-TV film that pitted a lone car driver played by Dennis Weaver against an anonymous tanker lorry in the Mojave Desert?

Duel

The films in question were...

Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Catch Me if You Can, Saving Private Ryan, The Color Purple, Bridge of Spies, Hook, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Duel)

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Tiebreakers

1.

Franklin D Roosevelt was the longest serving US president.  What was the total length of his presidency in days?

4,422 days

2.

What is the average amount of precipitation in Manchester in millimetres?

1128mm

(44.4 inches)

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