Please note:

In the Stockport style rounds (1 & 2), if the answer to a question is a person’s name, the surname is sufficient. 

In the Withington style rounds (3, 4, 5 & 6) if the answer to a question is a person’s name, both given name and surname are required unless stated otherwise.

ROUND 1 - Stockport format - Verbal - Paired

1.

Name either of the teams involved in the cricket match described by Charles Dickens in The Pickwick Papers, which was depicted on £10 notes from 1990-2000.

2.

Which is the third-largest of the Greek islands, having Mytilene as its largest city?

3.

Kelly Sotherton is one of only five women to have won multiple Olympic medals in which event?

4.

The winner of the 2023 Olivier award for best new musical, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, is set in a council estate in which UK city?

5.

The holder of which office, held by the Dukes of Norfolk since 1672, has overall responsibility for organising the king’s coronation?

6.

What foodstuff is known in French as barbe à papa (literally daddy’s beard)?

7.

Which unit, calculated as the reciprocal of the focal length, is used to measure the power of a lens?

8.

Which dukedom has been held by the British or English monarch since the accession of Henry V in 1413?

9.

Officially nicknamed the Peace Garden State, which US state is also known as the Sioux State or the Flickertail State?

10.

Why was retired optometrist Terry Sanderson in the news recently?

11.

Whose last words, spoken in 1957, have been reported as: "I never should have switched from scotch to martinis", but were more likely to have been "See you kid, hurry back", spoken to his wife?

12.

Among the sites recently proposed for UNESCO World Heritage status are marine parks and protected areas in which UK overseas territory?

13.

What style of unglazed stoneware pottery, developed by Josiah Wedgwood, incorporates relief decorations giving a cameo effect, most commonly in pale blue and white?

14.

With three US cities named after him, including the largest city in Delaware, who succeeded Robert Walpole in 1742 as the second Prime Minister of Great Britain?

15.

Who is the front man, singer, and principal songwriter of the Arctic Monkeys? 

16.

Born in Hersham, Surrey, in 1955, Jimmy Pursey is the founder and front man of which punk rock band?

17.

Which 19th century explorer gave his name to an area of the Great Salt Lake, now famous as a venue for motor speed trials?

18.

Which Staffordshire potter made his name with Florian Ware, set up his own factory in 1913, and is closely associated with the London store Liberty?

19.

Awarded in 2021, the most recent UK site to receive UNESCO World Heritage status is connected to which specific industry?

20.

21.

The first, joint, winners in 1981, were Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen; in April 2023 who became the most recent?

22.

Officially nicknamed the Natural State, which US state is also known as the Bear State or the Land of Opportunity? 

23.

24.

Which SI unit is named after the scientist who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in physics with the Curies?

25.

What food is known in Spanish as manzana?

26.

At the coronation of British monarchs, what is the ampulla used for?

27.

Which musical about a troubled teenager who writes letters to himself won the Tony award for Best Musical in 2017?

28.

In 2016 who became the first British woman to win medals at five Olympic games?

29.

On which island is the holiday resort of Faliraki?

30.

The child performer Ninetta Crummles, better known as the Infant Phenomenon, appears in which Dickens novel? 

Sp1

In which year did Concorde make its final commercial flight? 

Sp2

What title is given to someone who performs ambassadorial duties in one Commonwealth country on behalf of another?

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ROUND 2 - Stockport format - Written

Write down, in any order, the ten winners to date of the Best Actress Oscar who were born in the UK.

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ROUND 3 - WithQuiz format - 'Monthly Bingo'

Pick a month of the year to get your question

Jan

What was the name of the character played by January Jones in Mad Men between 2007 and 2015? (full name required)

Feb

The tradition of celebrating Groundhog Day on February 2nd originated in which US state?

Mar

Which march was composed to celebrate an Austrian field marshal’s victory at the Battle of Custoza in 1848?

Apr

"April is the cruellest month" are the first words of which famous poem?

May

Former prime minister Theresa May is still the MP for which constituency?

Jun

What was the name of June Whitfield’s character in The Glums, which formed part of the radio show Take It From Here?

Jul

Give a year in the period of French history known as the July Monarchy.

Aug

While working at the Savoy hotel, French chef Auguste Escoffier invented and named two dishes in honour of which singer?

Sep

The Carole King/Gerry Goffin song It Might As Well Rain Until September was originally written for which singer, who included it on his album The Night Has A Thousand Eyes?

Oct

The title of the 1999 film October Sky, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is an anagram of the original title of the memoir on which it is based.  What is that original title?

Nov

In which country did the so-called November Revolution begin in 1918?

Dec

Originally released as a single in 1980, December Will Be Magic Again is a festive favourite by which act?

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ROUND 4 - WithQuiz format - Hidden theme

1.

Which famous ship gave its name to the strait that separates the main island of Tierra del Fuego from various smaller islands?

2.

In 1908, what three-word phrase did David Lloyd George famously use to refer to the House of Lords?

3.

Which group, formed in 1969 and whose original three members have all died, currently consists of Ruth, Issa and Sadako?

4.

Which individual won the most gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games?

5.

If it’s a schmetterling in German and a mariposa in Spanish, what is it in French?

6.

What name is shared by the Conferences on Science and World Affairs named after a Canadian village, and a fictional pirate created by John Ryan?

7.

Which American rapper was born Armando Christian Perez in 1981?

8.

What is the nickname of Huddersfield Town AFC?

Sp

Cape Spear, the easternmost point of North America (excluding Greenland) is located on which island?

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ROUND 5 - WithQuiz format - Sporting answer smash

You will be given a year and a clue to a famous sportsperson. Smash together the host city of the Olympic Games of that year with the full name of the person. All of the answers sound right, but there are some spelling variations when you write them down.

Example: Winter 1988; South African golfer who is the only non-American to win a career Grand Slam (Calgary + Gary Player = CalGary Player)

1.

Summer 1936

&

The first European athlete to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres.

2.

Summer 1928

&

Bolton born boxer who has recently starred in his own reality TV show.

3.

Winter 1924

&

Wimbledon winner in 1992 whose career was derailed by an on-court attack the following year.

4.

Summer 1972

&

British equestrian who won a gold medal in show jumping at the 2016 Olympics at the age of 58.

5.

Summer 1904

&

British gymnast who won Olympic bronze and European and Commonwealth gold medals on the pommel horse.

6.

Winter 1932 & 1980

&

Commentator after whom the PDC World Darts Championship trophy is named.

7.

Summer 2008 & Winter 2022

&

Swedish boxer whose right fist was nicknamed ‘The Hammer of Thor’.

8.

Summer 1996

&

The winner of 16 Paralympic medals between 1988 and 2004.

Sp

Summer 1932 & 1984

&

Scottish speed skater who has won ten European gold medals.

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ROUND 6 - WithQuiz format - 'Number Bingo'

Pick a number to get your question

13

What 17-letter word means ‘fear of the number 13’?

24

The greatest number of Victoria Crosses won in a single day is 24, the day being November 16th 1857 – during which conflict?

28

The Mond process is used to extract and purify which chemical element, with the atomic number 28?

36

The largest victory margin in a competitive professional football game was 36-0, when which Scottish team beat non-league Bon Accord in 1885?

59

According to Mecca Bingo, what’s the nickname of number 59?

66

A popular nickname for US Route 66 honours which vaudeville star, who died in 1935 with the aviator Wiley Post, when their small aeroplane crashed in northern Alaska?

84

Who starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in the 1987 film 84 Charing Cross Road?

88

The Crazy 88 are a squad of elite fighters in which 2003 film?

95 

In what year did Martin Luther nail his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral?

268

Which 268-mile route, the brainchild of the journalist Tom Stephenson, opened in April 1965?

364

Who holds the record for the highest individual innings by an England batsman in Test matches, with 364?

962

According to the Bible, who was the grandfather of Methuselah and lived to be 962 years old?

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ROUND 7 - Stockport format - Written (Extra round in case of a tie)

1.

Which Cuban photographer took the iconic 1960 picture of Che Guevara?

2.

Which Ealing comedy starred Alec Guinness as a bank clerk who melts gold bars into models of the Eiffel Tower?

3.

Who wrote the best-selling sagas of the Courtney and Ballantyne families, largely set in his native Southern Africa?

4.

Which British Prime Minister introduced the Great Reform Bill of 1832?

5.

Which London street runs from Charing Cross to Parliament Square?

6.

Comanche was reputedly the only horse to survive which battle?

7.

In which sport do games start with a tip-off?

8.

Which Ivy League university is in Providence, Rhode Island?

Sp1

The word 'Shakhtar', used in the name of Shakhtar Donetsk, is Ukrainian for what occupation?

Sp2

Who wrote the songs Where have all the flowers gone? and Turn! Turn! Turn! ?

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Tiebreaker

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ROUND 1 - Stockport format - Verbal - Paired

1.

Name either of the teams involved in the cricket match described by Charles Dickens in The Pickwick Papers, which was depicted on £10 notes from 1990-2000.

All-Muggleton

(accept Muggleton)

or Dingley Dell

2.

Which is the third-largest of the Greek islands, having Mytilene as its largest city?

Lesbos

3.

Kelly Sotherton is one of only five women to have won multiple Olympic medals in which event?

Heptathlon

4.

The winner of the 2023 Olivier award for best new musical, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, is set in a council estate in which UK city?

Sheffield

5.

The holder of which office, held by the Dukes of Norfolk since 1672, has overall responsibility for organising the king’s coronation?

The Earl Marshal

6.

What foodstuff is known in French as barbe à papa (literally daddy’s beard)?

Candy floss

(accept cotton candy)

7.

Which unit, calculated as the reciprocal of the focal length, is used to measure the power of a lens?

The dioptre

8.

Which dukedom has been held by the British or English monarch since the accession of Henry V in 1413?

Duke of Lancaster

9.

Officially nicknamed the Peace Garden State, which US state is also known as the Sioux State or the Flickertail State?

North Dakota

10.

Why was retired optometrist Terry Sanderson in the news recently?

He unsuccessfully sued Gwyneth Paltrow in relation to a skiing accident

11.

Whose last words, spoken in 1957, have been reported as: "I never should have switched from scotch to martinis", but were more likely to have been "See you kid, hurry back", spoken to his wife?

Humphrey Bogart

12.

Among the sites recently proposed for UNESCO World Heritage status are marine parks and protected areas in which UK overseas territory?

Cayman Islands

13.

What style of unglazed stoneware pottery, developed by Josiah Wedgwood, incorporates relief decorations giving a cameo effect, most commonly in pale blue and white?

Jasperware

14.

With three US cities named after him, including the largest city in Delaware, who succeeded Robert Walpole in 1742 as the second Prime Minister of Great Britain?

 The Earl of Wilmington

(accept Spencer Compton)

15.

Who is the front man, singer, and principal songwriter of the Arctic Monkeys? 

Alex Turner

16.

Born in Hersham, Surrey, in 1955, Jimmy Pursey is the founder and front man of which punk rock band?

Sham 69

(biggest hit: Hersham Boys)

17.

Which 19th century explorer gave his name to an area of the Great Salt Lake, now famous as a venue for motor speed trials?

Benjamin Bonneville

18.

Which Staffordshire potter made his name with Florian Ware, set up his own factory in 1913, and is closely associated with the London store Liberty?

William Moorcroft

19.

Awarded in 2021, the most recent UK site to receive UNESCO World Heritage status is connected to which specific industry?

Slate quarrying

(in north-west Wales)

20.

Kenneth Williams

21.

The first, joint, winners in 1981, were Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen; in April 2023 who became the most recent?

Kelvin Kiptum

(winners of the London Marathon men’s race)

22.

Officially nicknamed the Natural State, which US state is also known as the Bear State or the Land of Opportunity? 

Arkansas

23.

24.

Which SI unit is named after the scientist who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in physics with the Curies?

The becquerel

25.

What food is known in Spanish as manzana?

Apple 

26.

At the coronation of British monarchs, what is the ampulla used for?

It holds the holy oil

27.

Which musical about a troubled teenager who writes letters to himself won the Tony award for Best Musical in 2017?

Dear Evan Hansen

28.

In 2016 who became the first British woman to win medals at five Olympic games?

Katherine Grainger

29.

On which island is the holiday resort of Faliraki?

Rhodes

30.

The child performer Ninetta Crummles, better known as the Infant Phenomenon, appears in which Dickens novel? 

Nicholas Nickleby

Sp1

In which year did Concorde make its final commercial flight? 

2003

Sp2

What title is given to someone who performs ambassadorial duties in one Commonwealth country on behalf of another?

High Commissioner

ROUND 2 - Stockport format - Written

Write down, in any order, the ten winners to date of the Best Actress Oscar who were born in the UK.

1.

Olivia Colman (2018)

2.

Kate Winslet (2008)

3.

Helen Mirren (2006)

4.

Emma Thompson (1992)

5.

Jessica Tandy (1989)

6.

Glenda Jackson (1970 & 1973)

7.

Maggie Smith (1969)

8.

Elizabeth Taylor (1960 & 1966)

9.

Julie Andrews (1964)

10.

Greer Garson (1942)

NB: Julie Christie and Vivien Leigh were both born in India.

ROUND 3 - WithQuiz format - 'Monthly Bingo'

Pick a month of the year to get your question

Jan

What was the name of the character played by January Jones in Mad Men between 2007 and 2015? (full name required)

Betty Draper

Feb

The tradition of celebrating Groundhog Day on February 2nd originated in which US state?

Pennsylvania

Mar

Which march was composed to celebrate an Austrian field marshal’s victory at the Battle of Custoza in 1848?

The Radetzky March

(by Johann Strauss)

Apr

"April is the cruellest month" are the first words of which famous poem?

The Waste Land

May

Former prime minister Theresa May is still the MP for which constituency?

Maidenhead

Jun

What was the name of June Whitfield’s character in The Glums, which formed part of the radio show Take It From Here?

Eth

Jul

Give a year in the period of French history known as the July Monarchy.

1830 to 1848

Aug

While working at the Savoy hotel, French chef Auguste Escoffier invented and named two dishes in honour of which singer?

Nellie Melba

(peach melba/melba toast)

Sep

The Carole King/Gerry Goffin song It Might As Well Rain Until September was originally written for which singer, who included it on his album The Night Has A Thousand Eyes?

Bobby Vee

Oct

The title of the 1999 film October Sky, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is an anagram of the original title of the memoir on which it is based.  What is that original title?

Rocket Boys

Nov

In which country did the so-called November Revolution begin in 1918?

Germany

Dec

Originally released as a single in 1980, December Will Be Magic Again is a festive favourite by which act?

Go back to Round 3 questions without answers

ROUND 4 - WithQuiz format - Hidden theme

1.

Which famous ship gave its name to the strait that separates the main island of Tierra del Fuego from various smaller islands?

HMS Beagle

(The Beagle Channel)

2.

In 1908, what three-word phrase did David Lloyd George famously use to refer to the House of Lords?

'Mr Balfour’s poodle'

3.

Which group, formed in 1969 and whose original three members have all died, currently consists of Ruth, Issa and Sadako?

The Pointer Sisters

4.

Which individual won the most gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games?

Mark Spitz

5.

If it’s a schmetterling in German and a mariposa in Spanish, what is it in French?

Papillon

(all words for butterfly)

6.

What name is shared by the Conferences on Science and World Affairs named after a Canadian village, and a fictional pirate created by John Ryan?

Pugwash

7.

Which American rapper was born Armando Christian Perez in 1981?

Pitbull

8.

What is the nickname of Huddersfield Town AFC?

The Terriers

Sp

Cape Spear, the easternmost point of North America (excluding Greenland) is located on which island?

Newfoundland

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a type of dog

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ROUND 5 - WithQuiz format - Sporting answer smash

You will be given a year and a clue to a famous sportsperson. Smash together the host city of the Olympic Games of that year with the full name of the person. All of the answers sound right, but there are some spelling variations when you write them down.

Example: Winter 1988; South African golfer who is the only non-American to win a career Grand Slam (Calgary + Gary Player = CalGary Player)

1.

Summer 1936

&

The first European athlete to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres.

(Berlin)

BerLinford Christie

2.

Summer 1928

&

Bolton born boxer who has recently starred in his own reality TV show.

(Amsterdam)

AmsterdAmir Khan

3.

Winter 1924

&

Wimbledon winner in 1992 whose career was derailed by an on-court attack the following year.

(Chamonix)

ChaMonica Seles

4.

Summer 1972

&

British equestrian who won a gold medal in show jumping at the 2016 Olympics at the age of 58.

(Munich)

MuNick Skelton

5.

Summer 1904

&

British gymnast who won Olympic bronze and European and Commonwealth gold medals on the pommel horse.

(St Louis)

St Louis Smith

6.

Winter 1932 & 1980

&

Commentator after whom the PDC World Darts Championship trophy is named.

(Lake Placid)

Lake PlaSid Waddell

7.

Summer 2008 & Winter 2022

&

Swedish boxer whose right fist was nicknamed ‘The Hammer of Thor’.

(Beijing)

BeijIngemar Johannson

8.

Summer 1996

&

The winner of 16 Paralympic medals between 1988 and 2004.

(Atlanta)

AtlanTanni Grey-Thompson

Sp

Summer 1932 & 1984

&

Scottish speed skater who has won ten European gold medals.

(Los Angeles)

Los AngElise Christie

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ROUND 6 - WithQuiz format - 'Number Bingo'

Pick a number to get your question

13

What 17-letter word means ‘fear of the number 13’?

Triskaidekaphobia

24

The greatest number of Victoria Crosses won in a single day is 24, the day being November 16th 1857 – during which conflict?

The Indian Rebellion

(or Indian Mutiny - * see note below)

28

The Mond process is used to extract and purify which chemical element, with the atomic number 28?

Nickel

36

The largest victory margin in a competitive professional football game was 36-0, when which Scottish team beat non-league Bon Accord in 1885?

Arbroath

59

According to Mecca Bingo, what’s the nickname of number 59?

66

A popular nickname for US Route 66 honours which vaudeville star, who died in 1935 with the aviator Wiley Post, when their small aeroplane crashed in northern Alaska?

Will Rogers

(Route 66 is known as the Will Rogers Highway)

84

Who starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in the 1987 film 84 Charing Cross Road?

Anne Bancroft

88

The Crazy 88 are a squad of elite fighters in which 2003 film?

Kill Bill (Volume 1)

95 

In what year did Martin Luther nail his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral?

1517

268

Which 268-mile route, the brainchild of the journalist Tom Stephenson, opened in April 1965?

The Pennine Way

364

Who holds the record for the highest individual innings by an England batsman in Test matches, with 364?

Len Hutton

(v Australia at the Oval in 1938)

962

According to the Bible, who was the grandfather of Methuselah and lived to be 962 years old?

Jared

* Additional note to the answer to Q24:

Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to participants in the Battle of Rorke’s Drift on January 22^nd & 23^rd 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War.  Seven of these were awarded to soldiers of the 2^nd/24^th Regiment of Foot, and this is the greatest number won by a single unit during a single action.

ROUND 7 - Stockport format - Written (Extra round in case of a tie)

1.

Which Cuban photographer took the iconic 1960 picture of Che Guevara?

Alberto Korda

2.

Which Ealing comedy starred Alec Guinness as a bank clerk who melts gold bars into models of the Eiffel Tower?

The Lavender Hill Mob

3.

Who wrote the best-selling sagas of the Courtney and Ballantyne families, largely set in his native Southern Africa?

 Wilbur Smith

4.

Which British Prime Minister introduced the Great Reform Bill of 1832?

Earl Grey

5.

Which London street runs from Charing Cross to Parliament Square?

Whitehall

6.

Comanche was reputedly the only horse to survive which battle?

The Little Bighorn

7.

In which sport do games start with a tip-off?

Basketball

8.

Which Ivy League university is in Providence, Rhode Island?

Brown

Sp1

The word 'Shakhtar', used in the name of Shakhtar Donetsk, is Ukrainian for what occupation?

Miner

Sp2

Who wrote the songs Where have all the flowers gone? and Turn! Turn! Turn! ?

Pete Seeger

Tiebreaker

According to Wikipedia, what was the estimated cost of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation?

£1.57 million