ROUND 1 - Rhyming answers

Each question has two parts and the two answers rhyme

1.

Popular name for a piano quintet by Schubert;

&

the trainer of Shergar among many other winners in a 51-year career.

2.

Architect of the Pompidou Centre;

&

the major league baseball franchise which moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958.

3.

Author of The Heart of Mid-Lothian;

&

the South African-born England batsman who abandoned the 2013-14 Ashes tour due to stress.

4.

Romantic composer who married Clara Wieck in 1840;

&

the frontman of Tubeway Army.

5.

Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command in WW2;

&

the judge of Greek mythology’s most celebrated beauty contest.

6.

Painter of American Gothic;

&

the British battlecruiser sunk in May 1941 during an engagement with the Bismarck and the Prinz Eugen.

7.

Rebel killed at Smithfield in 1381;

&

the director of Roman Holiday and the 1959 version of Ben-Hur.

8.

The second-largest city on France’s Mediterranean coast;

&

the musical by Jacobs and Casey which opened in Chicago in 1971.

Sp1

Author of Moab is My Washpot;

&

the common American name for sodium hydroxide.

Sp2

Surname of the only Englishman with World Cup, European Cup and Ballon D’Or medals;

&

the forename of a Sheffield Wednesday and England player of the 1990s.

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ROUND 2 - Pairs with a Hidden Theme

1.

Which US actress married Steve McQueen in 1973?

2.

Which US actress, who had her first leading role at the age of twelve, married Andre Agassi in 1997?

3.

Which British archaeologist, soldier and writer said:

"To have news value is to have a tin can tied to one’s tail"?

4.

Which British poet, translator and satirist said:

"To err is human, to forgive divine"?

5.

Which Eddie Floyd hit from 1966 became a bigger hit for Amii Stewart in 1979?

6.

Which 1968 Simon and Garfunkel hit was covered by The Lemonheads in 1992 and Bon Jovi in 1995?

7.

What is the name of the largest football stadium in Essex?  It is currently home to a National League side.

8.

Brighton’s women’s football team share their stadium, Broadfield (formerly known as the Checkatrade Stadium) with which League 2 side?

Sp.

Which US film director made The Grand Budapest Hotel and Asteroid City?

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ROUND 3 - Pairs

1.

What surname is shared by two significant Labour party figures and a children’s TV character who debuted in 1971?

2.

What surname is shared by the author of Anglo-Saxon Attitudes, a significant Labour party figure and a much-loved British TV character who debuted in 1968?

3.

The Barossa Valley is a wine-growing area in which country?

4.

Tokay is a wine from which country?

5.

Pete King was partner with whom in the eponymously named London jazz club?

6.

Which legendary jazz musician recorded Bitches Brew in 1970?

7.

Who painted The Arnolfini Portrait of 1434?

8.

Who painted The Scapegoat of 1856?

Sp.

The White Hart was the emblem of which English king?

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ROUND 4 - Hidden theme - 'Ooh, ooh, Mr Peevely'

1.

In which county would you find Nuneaton, Rugby and Leamington Spa?

2.

Who scored the equalizing goal for Manchester United in the 1999 European Champions League final against Bayern Munich?  He then assisted Solskjaer for the winner.

3.

Which Indian national founded the Natural Law party in 1992 and the Global Country of World Peace in 2000?

4.

In which 1957 Agatha Christie novel does Miss Marple’s friend Mrs McGillicuddy witness a murder?

5.

In which city are the films Home Alone, Barbershop and V I Warshawski are set?.

6.

Name the Australian double booker prize winner, who was born 1943.

7.

Name the band founded in Birmingham in 1968; Tony Iommi has been their only constant member and their first lead singer became much more famous after leaving.

8.

Name the city of birth and upbringing of actor Cary Grant.

Sp.

Which brand of disposable nappies has been marketed by Kimberly-Clark since 1977?

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ROUND 5 - Alliterative Answers

Each answer consists of two words each of which starts with the same letter

1.

2.

Which British saloon car was in production from 1971 to 1980 when it was superseded by the Ital?

3.

Which Spanish city is known in Basque as Donostia?

4.

Whose gossip column in the LA Times debuted in 1938?

5.

Which singer began collaborating with Murray Perahia after the death of his long-term, professional and personal, partner in 1976?

6.

Who became Second Lady of the US in 1981?

7.

Which Texan geographical feature gave its name to a 1948 Western starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift?

8.

Which composer’s only opera was Bluebeard’s Castle which premiered in 1918?

Sp.

Which bird of prey has the taxonomic name Circus Cyaneus?

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ROUND 6 - Pairs with a Hidden Theme

1.

Meryl Streep won her third Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 2011 film, directed by Phyllida Lloyd?

2.

Which 2011 film featured Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Celia Imrie as pensioners who move to a retirement home in Jaipur?

3.

Which London street’s name is derived from a ball game which was played there during the 17th century?

4.

Which London street, just north of Pall Mall, is home to Burlington House, home of the Royal Academy?

5.

Which English comedian starred as Alfie Wickers in the sitcom Bad Education?

6.

The Welsh actor Tony Adams played which character for over 10 years in the TV soap Crossroads?

7.

Which magazine, founded by George Newnes, was published from 1891 to 1950?

8.

Founded in 1966, which British adult magazine for men was designed as a response to US magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse?

Sp.

Originally released in 1964, which novelty song, recorded by Patrick MacNee and Honor Blackman, reached number 5 in the UK singles chart when it was re-released in 1990?

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ROUND 7 - Pairs

1.

Construction of the Colosseum in Rome began in 72 CE, during the reign of which Emperor?

2.

The retirement palace of which Roman Emperor, who reigned 284-305 CE, forms the historical centre of the Croatian city of Split?

3.

Which scientist and explorer, born in Berlin in 1769, gives his name to an ocean current and a species of penguin?

4.

Which scientist, born in 1825, was commonly referred to as 'Darwin’s Bulldog', due to his vociferous defence of the theory of evolution by natural selection?

5.

Which city, the fourth largest in Sweden is the home of the largest cathedral and the oldest university in Scandinavia?

6.

Which Swedish warship sank on her maiden voyage in 1628, and was salvaged largely intact in 1961?  It was named after the Royal House of Sweden at the time.

7.

Which Britpop-associated act released the album Dog Man Star in 1994?  It was the last album to feature the band’s original guitarist, Bernard Butler.

8.

Which Britpop-associated band featured ex-Suede member Justine Frischmann, also famous as Damon Albarn’s girlfriend?

Sp.

To what was Lord Palmerston referring when he remarked:

“Only three men in Europe had ever understood it; one was dead, the second was in an asylum, and the third [Palmerston himself] had forgotten it”?

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ROUND 8 - Declared theme - 'Corrie Legends'

Each answer contains the surname of a well-known Coronation Street actor

1.

Which railway company was amalgamated in 1847 and became the first in Britain to electrify parts of its network before merging with the London and North-western in 1922?

2.

Which lawyer and publisher, born in Washington DC in 1960, died in a plane crash in 1999?

3.

What was the target of an operation by Auric Goldfinger in both a book and a film?

4.

Which British judo champion and professional wrestler appeared as Bomber in Auf Wiedersehn Pet on TV?

5.

Which river forms the border between downtown Boston and Cambridge, Massachussetts?

6.

What is the state capital of Nevada?

7.

Works by which Russian literary great inspired operas by Rimsky-Korsakov (three), Tchaikovsky (also three), Mussorgsky and Glinka among others?  (full name required)

8.

Which South African snooker player won BBC's Pot Black on his first attempt in 1977?

Sp.

What is the surname of father and son Australian cricketers Geoff and Mitchell?

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ROUND 1 - Rhyming answers

Each question has two parts and the two answers rhyme

1.

Popular name for a piano quintet by Schubert;

&

the trainer of Shergar among many other winners in a 51-year career.

Trout and Stoute

2.

Architect of the Pompidou Centre;

&

the major league baseball franchise which moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958.

Rogers and Dodgers

3.

Author of The Heart of Mid-Lothian;

&

the South African-born England batsman who abandoned the 2013-14 Ashes tour due to stress.

Scott and Trott

4.

Romantic composer who married Clara Wieck in 1840;

&

the frontman of Tubeway Army.

Schumann and Numan

5.

Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command in WW2;

&

the judge of Greek mythology’s most celebrated beauty contest.

Harris and Paris

6.

Painter of American Gothic;

&

the British battlecruiser sunk in May 1941 during an engagement with the Bismarck and the Prinz Eugen.

Wood and Hood

7.

Rebel killed at Smithfield in 1381;

&

the director of Roman Holiday and the 1959 version of Ben-Hur.

Tyler and Wyler

8.

The second-largest city on France’s Mediterranean coast;

&

the musical by Jacobs and Casey which opened in Chicago in 1971.

Nice and Grease

Sp1

Author of Moab is My Washpot;

&

the common American name for sodium hydroxide.

Fry and Lye

Sp2

Surname of the only Englishman with World Cup, European Cup and Ballon D’Or medals;

&

the forename of a Sheffield Wednesday and England player of the 1990s.

Charlton and Carlton

ROUND 2 - Pairs with a  Hidden Theme

1.

Which US actress married Steve McQueen in 1973?

Ali McGraw

2.

Which US actress, who had her first leading role at the age of twelve, married Andre Agassi in 1997?

Brooke Shields

3.

Which British archaeologist, soldier and writer said:

"To have news value is to have a tin can tied to one’s tail"?

(T E) Lawrence

4.

Which British poet, translator and satirist said:

"To err is human, to forgive divine"?

(Alexander) Pope

5.

Which Eddie Floyd hit from 1966 became a bigger hit for Amii Stewart in 1979?

Knock on Wood

6.

Which 1968 Simon and Garfunkel hit was covered by The Lemonheads in 1992 and Bon Jovi in 1995?

Mrs Robinson

7.

What is the name of the largest football stadium in Essex?  It is currently home to a National League side.

Roots Hall

8.

Brighton’s women’s football team share their stadium, Broadfield (formerly known as the Checkatrade Stadium) with which League 2 side?

Crawley Town

Sp.

Which US film director made The Grand Budapest Hotel and Asteroid City?

Wes Anderson

Theme: Each answer contains the name of one of England's Ashes squad from the summer of 2023

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ROUND 3 - Pairs

1.

What surname is shared by two significant Labour party figures and a children’s TV character who debuted in 1971?

Benn

2.

What surname is shared by the author of Anglo-Saxon Attitudes, a significant Labour party figure and a much-loved British TV character who debuted in 1968?

Wilson

3.

The Barossa Valley is a wine-growing area in which country?

Australia

4.

Tokay is a wine from which country?

Hungary

5.

Pete King was partner with whom in the eponymously named London jazz club?

Ronnie Scott’s

6.

Which legendary jazz musician recorded Bitches Brew in 1970?

Miles Davis

7.

Who painted The Arnolfini Portrait of 1434?

(Jan) Van Eyck

8.

Who painted The Scapegoat of 1856?

(William) Holman Hunt

Sp.

The White Hart was the emblem of which English king?

Richard II

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ROUND 4 - Hidden theme - 'Ooh, ooh, Mr Peevely'

1.

In which county would you find Nuneaton, Rugby and Leamington Spa?

Warwickshire

2.

Who scored the equalizing goal for Manchester United in the 1999 European Champions League final against Bayern Munich?  He then assisted Solskjaer for the winner.

Teddy Sheringham

3.

Which Indian national founded the Natural Law party in 1992 and the Global Country of World Peace in 2000?

The Maharishi Yogi

4.

In which 1957 Agatha Christie novel does Miss Marple’s friend Mrs McGillicuddy witness a murder?

The 4:50 from Paddington

5.

In which city are the films Home Alone, Barbershop and V I Warshawski are set?.

Chicago

6.

Name the Australian double booker prize winner, who was born 1943.

(Peter) Carey

7.

Name the band founded in Birmingham in 1968; Tony Iommi has been their only constant member and their first lead singer became much more famous after leaving.

Black Sabbath

8.

Name the city of birth and upbringing of actor Cary Grant.

Bristol

Sp.

Which brand of disposable nappies has been marketed by Kimberly-Clark since 1977?

Huggies

Theme: Each answer contains a word that can be followed by either the word 'bear' or 'bears'

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ROUND 5 - Alliterative Answers

Each answer consists of two words each of which starts with the same letter

1.

Mary McAleese

2.

Which British saloon car was in production from 1971 to 1980 when it was superseded by the Ital?

Morris Marina

3.

Which Spanish city is known in Basque as Donostia?

San Sebastian

4.

Whose gossip column in the LA Times debuted in 1938?

Hedda Hopper

5.

Which singer began collaborating with Murray Perahia after the death of his long-term, professional and personal, partner in 1976?

6.

Who became Second Lady of the US in 1981?

Barbara Bush

7.

Which Texan geographical feature gave its name to a 1948 Western starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift?

Red River

8.

Which composer’s only opera was Bluebeard’s Castle which premiered in 1918?

Bela Bartok

Sp.

Which bird of prey has the taxonomic name Circus Cyaneus?

Hen Harrier

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ROUND 6 - Pairs with a Hidden Theme

1.

Meryl Streep won her third Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 2011 film, directed by Phyllida Lloyd?

The Iron Lady

2.

Which 2011 film featured Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Celia Imrie as pensioners who move to a retirement home in Jaipur?

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

3.

Which London street’s name is derived from a ball game which was played there during the 17th century?

Pall Mall

4.

Which London street, just north of Pall Mall, is home to Burlington House, home of the Royal Academy?

Piccadilly

5.

Which English comedian starred as Alfie Wickers in the sitcom Bad Education?

Jack Whitehall

6.

The Welsh actor Tony Adams played which character for over 10 years in the TV soap Crossroads?

Adam Chance

7.

Which magazine, founded by George Newnes, was published from 1891 to 1950?

The Strand

8.

Founded in 1966, which British adult magazine for men was designed as a response to US magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse?

Mayfair

Sp.

Originally released in 1964, which novelty song, recorded by Patrick MacNee and Honor Blackman, reached number 5 in the UK singles chart when it was re-released in 1990?

Kinky Boots

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a playing piece, square or property from the traditional London version of Monopoly

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ROUND 7 - Pairs

1.

Construction of the Colosseum in Rome began in 72 CE, during the reign of which Emperor?

Vespasian

2.

The retirement palace of which Roman Emperor, who reigned 284-305 CE, forms the historical centre of the Croatian city of Split?

Diocletian

3.

Which scientist and explorer, born in Berlin in 1769, gives his name to an ocean current and a species of penguin?

(Alexander von) Humboldt

4.

Which scientist, born in 1825, was commonly referred to as 'Darwin’s Bulldog', due to his vociferous defence of the theory of evolution by natural selection?

(Thomas) Huxley

5.

Which city, the fourth largest in Sweden is the home of the largest cathedral and the oldest university in Scandinavia?

Uppsala

6.

Which Swedish warship sank on her maiden voyage in 1628, and was salvaged largely intact in 1961?  It was named after the Royal House of Sweden at the time.

Vasa

7.

Which Britpop-associated act released the album Dog Man Star in 1994?  It was the last album to feature the band’s original guitarist, Bernard Butler.

Suede

8.

Which Britpop-associated band featured ex-Suede member Justine Frischmann, also famous as Damon Albarn’s girlfriend?

Elastica

Sp.

To what was Lord Palmerston referring when he remarked:

“Only three men in Europe had ever understood it; one was dead, the second was in an asylum, and the third [Palmerston himself] had forgotten it”?

The Schleswig Holstein Question

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ROUND 8 - Declared theme - 'Corrie Legends'

Each answer contains the surname of a well-known Coronation Street actor

1.

Which railway company was amalgamated in 1847 and became the first in Britain to electrify parts of its network before merging with the London and North-western in 1922?

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

(Sarah Lancashire)

2.

Which lawyer and publisher, born in Washington DC in 1960, died in a plane crash in 1999?

John Kennedy Jr

(Kevin Kennedy)

3.

What was the target of an operation by Auric Goldfinger in both a book and a film?

Fort Knox

(Barbara Knox)

4.

Which British judo champion and professional wrestler appeared as Bomber in Auf Wiedersehn Pet on TV?

Pat Roach

(Bill Roache)

5.

Which river forms the border between downtown Boston and Cambridge, Massachussetts?

The Charles River

(Craig Charles)

6.

What is the state capital of Nevada?

Carson City

(Violet Carson)

7.

Works by which Russian literary great inspired operas by Rimsky-Korsakov (three), Tchaikovsky (also three), Mussorgsky and Glinka among others?  (full name required)

Alexander Pushkin

(Jean Alexander)

8.

Which South African snooker player won BBC's Pot Black on his first attempt in 1977?

Perrie Mans

(Lynne Perrie)

Sp.

What is the surname of father and son Australian cricketers Geoff and Mitchell?

Marsh

(Kym Marsh)

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