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Various formats for the rounds as indicated.

ROUND 1 - Reversed pairs

1.

Now in its second series which coming-of-age Channel 4 comedy, set in the University of Brent, is a lightly fictionalised account of its writer Jack Rooke’s life?

2.

Daniel Kruger, the Tory MP for Devizes, is the son of which well-loved television presenter and food entrepreneur?

3.

The third volume of his autobiographical trilogy of his early life was entitled May Week Was in June.  Who was this poet, journalist, critic, and broadcaster who died in 2019?

4.

The diabetes medication semaglutide with the brand name Wegovy is now available as a prescription only medication in the NHS.  It is said to be a 'game changer' for the management of which other health condition?

5.

The medication Kaftrio which costs over £100,000 per year is now available as a prescription only medication in the NHS.  It is said to be a 'game changer' for the management of which severe genetic lung disorder?

6.

The second volume of his autobiographical trilogy of his early life was entitled As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning.  Who was this poet, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and memoirist who died in 1997?

7.

The Tory MP for Gosport and former Cabinet member, Dame Caroline Lancaster (her married name), is the daughter of which well-loved former children’s television presenter and crime documentary broadcaster?

8.

Which actress plays Mandy Carter in the surreal comedy series Mandy?  BBC 2 have commissioned a third series.

Sp1

Rebekah Wade, still an apparatchik in the Murdoch Empire, was formerly married to Ross Kemp, but is now married to which horse race trainer?  He shares his name with a winner of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

Sp2

Although unlikely to be ever offered sponsorship deals from Dior, Tiffany, or Porsche which teenage sporting star has followed his runner-up place in the world championship with a win in the Bahrain World Series?

Sp3

Which 2014 comedy-horror mockumentary film relating the lives of four vampires sharing a house in modern day Wellington, New Zealand has inspired six television series with the same title but set in Staten Island, New York?

Sp4

Who became the biggest seller of non-fiction at the end of 2023?  Born in 1975 he released his first book in 1999?

Go to Round 1 questions with answers

ROUND 2 - Reversed pairs

1.

Little Nellie in 1967 and Wet Nellie in 1977 have what common cinematic origin?

2.

The Gold Sovereign as its name suggests features an image of the current sovereign on its obverse side.  Since 1817 which person features on the reverse side?

3.

Who is the only female artist in UK chart history to have a No 1 single as a solo performer, as part of a duo, a quartet and a quintet?  She has written or co-written eleven UK No 1 singles and sung on 14 No 1 singles.

4.

Gravelly-throated Russ Bray, known as The Voice, recently retired after 28 years on TV covering which sport?

5.

Darts referee Russ Bray would have seen many darts players throwing 'the big fish'.  What is 'the big fish'?

6.

Which musical group became the first jazz winners of the Mercury Music Prize in 2023?  Featuring brothers Femi and T J Koleoso the band’s name has a word in common with another contemporary music artist.

7.

Currently one of the most collectable coins is a 50p coin released in 2009.  Due to its low mintage it often sells upwards of £150.  Which British institution features on it?

8.

What was the name given during filming of the animatronic shark in the movie Jaws said to be the forename of Spielberg’s lawyer?  It is also the forename of a British heavy metal singer who not only has an airline pilot licence but who has also competed internationally for Britain in fencing.

Sp1

Discovered in 2010 which chemical element is the most recent of the halogens?

Sp2

Which Kenyan holds the record for the men’s marathon, set in Chicago in October 2023?

Sp3

Which actor played Malcolm X in the 1992 biopic Malcolm X?

Sp4

Which comic, with the forenames Alfred Hawthorne, would have celebrated his 100th birthday this week if he had not died in 1992?

Go to Round 2 questions with answers

ROUND 3 - 'All over the world'

All answers contain a place name and could be a town, city, country, or area, - and may be the related to an actual geography question - or not

1.

One of the UK’s more tortuous train routes starts in Penzance and after 324 miles finishes in a Welsh port which is only 132 miles away as the crow flies.  Name this port which is also the site of the last invasion of mainland British soil.

2.

In November 2023 'Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty' were rebranded as 'National Landscapes'.  These are areas deemed worthy of conservation but have not attained National Park status.  Name the first of these areas which was designated in 1956 and was, and still is, in Wales.

3.

The old city of Jerusalem is divided into four unequal quarters, the largest being the Muslim quarter followed by the Christian and then the Jewish.  Which is the smallest remaining quarter?

4.

What connects a US Indie band, named after the grandfather of three of the founding members, with Alfonso IV the Monk, Sancho the Fat and Peter the Cruel?

5.

On Saturday January 13th during the NFL play-offs the Miami Dolphins travelled away.  Unfortunately for the sub-tropical Dolphins this was the fourth coldest game in history with the temperature falling to a wind chill of -27 C.  The opposition’s head coach’s moustache froze.  In which Midwestern city did the match take place?

6.

The world’s largest uninhabited island, apart from temporary visitors from NASA who train there due to its similarities with Martian conditions, is in Canada.  Over 55,000 square kilometres it shares its name with the forename of a former England test cricketer born in Jamaica in 1963.  Can you name the island?

7.

Where am I?

I am walking through Gamla Stan 'the old town' and pass St Nicholas’s Church where the country’s monarchs are crowned.  I reach the Royal Palace, one of the largest in Europe, where Jarl Berger built the original fort in the 13th century and around which the city developed.

8.

Where am I?

I am in 'La Plaz de Mayo', the historic centre of the city.  I am surrounded by a number of fine buildings in the colonial style including El Cabildo, the old town hall; Cathedra Metroplitano; and Casa Rosada, the Presidential Palace.  Afterwards I walk down Avenida 9 de Julio the world’s widest street.

Go to Round 3 questions with answers

ROUND 4 - Announced theme

It might help (or not) to know that all answers contain the name of one of the twenty-three winners of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here

1.

What was the maiden name of multi-Grand Slam tennis player Billie Jean King?

2.

Which detective’s home address is 698 Candlewood Lane, Cabot Cove?

3.

Which was the second team to have won three consecutive FA Cup Finals?

4.

Which is the only racehorse to have won the Cheltenham Gold Cup five times?

5.

Who is the missing BLANK from this sequence of MPs?

John Newman (1918), Atholl Robertson (1923), Edward Cadogan (1924),

John Crowder (1935), BLANK (1959), Hartley Booth (1992)

6.

Who is the missing BLANK from this sequence of TUC General Secretaries?

George Woodcock (1960), Vic Feather (1969), Len Murray (1973),
BLANK (1984), John Monks (1993), Brendan Barber (2003)

7.

Which book of the Bible has been described as an erotic poem with the voices of two lovers rejoicing in sexual intimacy?  The book shares its title with a 1977 novel by Toni Morrison.

8.

Which 1948 adventure film starring John Mills as the eponymous character had music composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams?  The composer recycled elements of the incidental music into his 1952 Seventh Symphony.

Go to Round 4 questions with answers

ROUND 5 - Wordplay round

Four pairs of varying formats 

1.

a) Surname of a Welsh rugby union player who has recently left the sport to seek his fortune in the USA with the NFL;

b) The first word of a song title from the Rocky Horror Show with the lyric:

“And that’s go see the man who began it, Janet/When we meet in his science exam, Janet”.

2.

a) An American national park famous for its groves of redwoods and its world class climbing venues on mountains such as the Half Dome and El Capitaine;

b) A 1978 punk song by a female fronted band found on the seminal album Germ Free Adolescents.

3.

a) An African river described as “great, grey, green and greasy” in the short story The Elephant’s Child;

b) A volcano 5393 m high which is the second highest peak in Mexico.

4.

a) A fictional TV character from an imported US series first seen in 1979 who was always dressed in white, including hat, and who sported a 62 inch waist;

b) Name given to the meat of a sheep that is between one and two years old.

5.

BLANK, Jack White/Alicia Keys, Adele Sam, Smith, Billie Eilish

6.

 …Israel, Netherlands, BLANK, Ukraine, Sweden

7.

a) A piece of floating sea ice too small to be classed as an iceberg;

b) A container for carrying beer equivalent to 64 fluid ounces;

c) Historically a slang term for a four wheeled hansom cab.

8.

a) In baseball an act by the batter of hitting a ball slowly and a short distance;

b) Small seed-eating birds with stubby conical bills of the genus Embiriza;

c) Surname of a darts player from the North-West known for his resemblance to the cartoon character Peter Griffin.

Go to Round 5 questions with answers

ROUND 6 - Schools and Schoolteachers

1.

What is the name of the (usually) failing fictional school in the long-running BBC drama series which has had seven headteachers since 2006?  The first was Jack Rimmer and the most recent is Kim Campbell.

2.

The (definitely) failing fictional Abbey Grove School in Hertfordshire is the setting for which BBC series which was first broadcast from 2012?

3.

What was the title of the series of rather dark school-based books by children’s author Gillian Cross?  The eponymous character was memorably portrayed on television 1996-1998 by the late Terrence Hardiman.

4.

Which Manchester-born actress played Grange Hill headmistress Mrs Bridget McClusky for eleven years between 1980 and 1991?

5.

The 1967 gritty British drama film To Sir, With Love, based on E R Braithwaite’s autobiographical novel, was very well received.  Even more successful was the title song To Sir with Love which reached No 1 in the Billboard charts and was that year’s best-selling single in the US.  Who was the singer, who also played Babs Pegg?

6.

The 1985 film The Breakfast Club set in the fictional Shermer High School, Illinois was very well received.  Even more successful was the song used on the opening and closing credits.  Which band reached No 1 on the Billboard charts with this single?

7.

Katharine Birbalsingh, said to be the strictest headmistress in Britain, is founder and head of which community school in Wembley Park?

8.

Who was the headmaster of Rugby School from 1828 until his death 1842 aged only 46?  He is also portrayed in the novel Tom Brown’s Schooldays.

Go to Round 6 questions with answers

ROUND 7 - 'You could not make it up'

1.

Which unlikely future politician first came to prominence in 2015 playing an unlikely politician on the satirical drama Servant of the People?

2.

With the greatest display of chain-saw waving during campaigning seen since the Texas Chain Saw Massacre who is the recently elected President of Argentina?

3.

The Mexican socialite with the improbable name of Genovesa Casanova has strenuously denied an inappropriate romantic liaison with which member of Royalty? (title and forename needed)

4.

The former royal known as Prince Harry has recently received an award in Beverley Hills from actor John Travolta for which achievement? (four-word answer needed)

5.

Which ageing sports star has poured scorn on younger rivals saying:

“Their brains are quite slow. They need to get their act together, because I’m going blind, I’ve got a dodgy arm and bad knees and they still can’t beat me”?

6.

20-year-old Nick Dunlap won the American Express PGA tour event last Sunday.  Because he is an amateur his $1.5 million prize money was distributed to those very rich professional golfers he had beaten.  Who, in 1991, was the last amateur to win a PGA event?

7.

Which MP, who has called for resignations at least 31 times since 2019, was invited by Tory MP Lee Anderson in the House of Commons to follow his own advice by acknowledging his failings in the Post Office scandal, and ...

"...clear his desk, clear his diary, and clear off!”?

8.

Despite a busy workload defending civil and criminal accusations former President Donald Trump had a handsome victory in the Iowa Republican Caucus.  How many of the 99 counties did he win?

Go to Round 7 questions with answers

ROUND 8 - 'An Educated Guess'

A phrase much heard from competitors on the Chase and Eggheads though often followed up with a statement like “I’ve never heard of a Prime Minister called Harold Wilson”.

Quizzers tonight might well already know the answers but if not, these questions might just inspire an educated guess for a winning 2 points - or possibly a blurt.

1.

Nigeria shares land borders with four other nations. Name two.

2.

Booker Prize winners D B C Pierre (2003) and Richard Flanagan (2014) were born in which country?

3.

In which language are George Friederic Handel’s oratorios Saul, Esther and Deborah sung?

4.

Give a year in the life of Peter I, known as Peter the Great, Emperor of All Russia.

5.

Give a year in the life of Ivan IV, known as Ivan the Terrible, Tsar of All Russia.

6.

In which language is Leonard Bernstein’s choral composition Chichester Psalms sung?

7.

Booker prize winners Nadine Gordimer (1974) and Damon Galgut (2021) were born in which country?

8.

Slovenia shares land borders with four other nations. Name two.

Go to Round 8 questions with answers

ROUND 1 - Reversed pairs

1.

Now in its second series which coming-of-age Channel 4 comedy, set in the University of Brent, is a lightly fictionalised account of its writer Jack Rooke’s life?

Big Boys

2.

Daniel Kruger, the Tory MP for Devizes, is the son of which well-loved television presenter and food entrepreneur?

Prue Leith

3.

The third volume of his autobiographical trilogy of his early life was entitled May Week Was in June.  Who was this poet, journalist, critic, and broadcaster who died in 2019?

Clive James

4.

The diabetes medication semaglutide with the brand name Wegovy is now available as a prescription only medication in the NHS.  It is said to be a 'game changer' for the management of which other health condition?

Obesity

5.

The medication Kaftrio which costs over £100,000 per year is now available as a prescription only medication in the NHS.  It is said to be a 'game changer' for the management of which severe genetic lung disorder?

Cystic Fibrosis

6.

The second volume of his autobiographical trilogy of his early life was entitled As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning.  Who was this poet, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and memoirist who died in 1997?

Laurie Lee

7.

The Tory MP for Gosport and former Cabinet member, Dame Caroline Lancaster (her married name), is the daughter of which well-loved former children’s television presenter and crime documentary broadcaster?

Fred Dineage

8.

Which actress plays Mandy Carter in the surreal comedy series Mandy?  BBC 2 have commissioned a third series.

Diane Morgan

Sp1

Rebekah Wade, still an apparatchik in the Murdoch Empire, was formerly married to Ross Kemp, but is now married to which horse race trainer?  He shares his name with a winner of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

(Charlie) Brooks

(Charlie Brooks won IACGMOOH in 2012)

Sp2

Although unlikely to be ever offered sponsorship deals from Dior, Tiffany, or Porsche which teenage sporting star has followed his runner-up place in the world championship with a win in the Bahrain World Series?

Luke Littler

Sp3

Which 2014 comedy-horror mockumentary film relating the lives of four vampires sharing a house in modern day Wellington, New Zealand has inspired six television series with the same title but set in Staten Island, New York?

Sp4

Who became the biggest seller of non-fiction at the end of 2023?  Born in 1975 he released his first book in 1999?

Jamie Oliver

ROUND 2 - Reversed pairs

1.

Little Nellie in 1967 and Wet Nellie in 1977 have what common cinematic origin?

James Bond films

(one was an autogyro in You Only Live Twice, the latter the Lotus Esprit in The Spy Who Loved Me)

2.

The Gold Sovereign as its name suggests features an image of the current sovereign on its obverse side.  Since 1817 which person features on the reverse side?

Saint George

3.

Who is the only female artist in UK chart history to have a No 1 single as a solo performer, as part of a duo, a quartet and a quintet?  She has written or co-written eleven UK No 1 singles and sung on 14 No 1 singles.

Mel Chisholm

(accept Mel C)

4.

Gravelly-throated Russ Bray, known as The Voice, recently retired after 28 years on TV covering which sport?

Darts

(famous for his extended “One hundred and eiiiiighty" calls)

5.

Darts referee Russ Bray would have seen many darts players throwing 'the big fish'.  What is 'the big fish'?

170 finish

(the maximum out shot: treble 20, treble 20, bullseye)

6.

Which musical group became the first jazz winners of the Mercury Music Prize in 2023?  Featuring brothers Femi and T J Koleoso the band’s name has a word in common with another contemporary music artist.

Ezra Collective

7.

Currently one of the most collectable coins is a 50p coin released in 2009.  Due to its low mintage it often sells upwards of £150.  Which British institution features on it?

Kew Gardens

8.

What was the name given during filming of the animatronic shark in the movie Jaws said to be the forename of Spielberg’s lawyer?  It is also the forename of a British heavy metal singer who not only has an airline pilot licence but who has also competed internationally for Britain in fencing.

Bruce

(the singer is Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden)

Sp1

Discovered in 2010 which chemical element is the most recent of the halogens?

Tennessine

Sp2

Which Kenyan holds the record for the men’s marathon, set in Chicago in October 2023?

Kelvin Kiptum Cheruiyot

Sp3

Which actor played Malcolm X in the 1992 biopic Malcolm X?

Denzil Washington

Sp4

Which comic, with the forenames Alfred Hawthorne, would have celebrated his 100th birthday this week if he had not died in 1992?

Benny Hill

Go back to Round 2 questions without answers

ROUND 3 - 'All over the world'

All answers contain a place name and could be a town, city, country, or area, - and may be the related to an actual geography question - or not

1.

One of the UK’s more tortuous train routes starts in Penzance and after 324 miles finishes in a Welsh port which is only 132 miles away as the crow flies.  Name this port which is also the site of the last invasion of mainland British soil.

Fishguard

2.

In November 2023 'Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty' were rebranded as 'National Landscapes'.  These are areas deemed worthy of conservation but have not attained National Park status.  Name the first of these areas which was designated in 1956 and was, and still is, in Wales.

The Gower

(accept Gower Peninsula or Penrhyn Gwyr)

3.

The old city of Jerusalem is divided into four unequal quarters, the largest being the Muslim quarter followed by the Christian and then the Jewish.  Which is the smallest remaining quarter?

Armenian Quarter

4.

What connects a US Indie band, named after the grandfather of three of the founding members, with Alfonso IV the Monk, Sancho the Fat and Peter the Cruel?

They are all Kings of Leon

5.

On Saturday January 13th during the NFL play-offs the Miami Dolphins travelled away.  Unfortunately for the sub-tropical Dolphins this was the fourth coldest game in history with the temperature falling to a wind chill of -27 C.  The opposition’s head coach’s moustache froze.  In which Midwestern city did the match take place?

Kansas City

(unsurprisingly the Dolphins lost)

6.

The world’s largest uninhabited island, apart from temporary visitors from NASA who train there due to its similarities with Martian conditions, is in Canada.  Over 55,000 square kilometres it shares its name with the forename of a former England test cricketer born in Jamaica in 1963.  Can you name the island?

Devon Island

(the cricketer is Devon Malcolm)

7.

Where am I?

I am walking through Gamla Stan 'the old town' and pass St Nicholas’s Church where the country’s monarchs are crowned.  I reach the Royal Palace, one of the largest in Europe, where Jarl Berger built the original fort in the 13th century and around which the city developed.

8.

Where am I?

I am in 'La Plaz de Mayo', the historic centre of the city.  I am surrounded by a number of fine buildings in the colonial style including El Cabildo, the old town hall; Cathedra Metroplitano; and Casa Rosada, the Presidential Palace.  Afterwards I walk down Avenida 9 de Julio the world’s widest street.

Buenos Aires

Go back to Round 3 questions without answers

ROUND 4 - Announced theme

It might help (or not) to know that all answers contain the name of one of the twenty-three winners of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here

1.

What was the maiden name of multi-Grand Slam tennis player Billie Jean King?

Moffitt

(Scarlett Moffatt 2016)

2.

Which detective’s home address is 698 Candlewood Lane, Cabot Cove?

Jessica Fletcher

(Giovanna Fletcher 2020)

3.

Which was the second team to have won three consecutive FA Cup Finals?

Blackburn Rovers

(Tony Blackburn 2002)

4.

Which is the only racehorse to have won the Cheltenham Gold Cup five times?

Golden Miller

(Danny Miller 2021)

5.

Who is the missing BLANK from this sequence of MPs?

John Newman (1918), Atholl Robertson (1923), Edward Cadogan (1924),

John Crowder (1935), BLANK (1959), Hartley Booth (1992)

Margaret Thatcher

(Carol Thatcher 2005)

6.

Who is the missing BLANK from this sequence of TUC General Secretaries?

George Woodcock (1960), Vic Feather (1969), Len Murray (1973),
BLANK (1984), John Monks (1993), Brendan Barber (2003)

Norman Willis

(Matt Willis 2006)

7.

Which book of the Bible has been described as an erotic poem with the voices of two lovers rejoicing in sexual intimacy?  The book shares its title with a 1977 novel by Toni Morrison.

Song of Solomon

(Stacey Solomon 2010)

8.

Which 1948 adventure film starring John Mills as the eponymous character had music composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams?  The composer recycled elements of the incidental music into his 1952 Seventh Symphony.

Scott of the Antarctic

(Jill Scott 2022)

Go back to Round 4 questions without answers

ROUND 5 - Wordplay round

Four pairs of varying formats 

Rhyming couplets: the answers to these two-part questions form a rhyming couplet

1.

a) Surname of a Welsh rugby union player who has recently left the sport to seek his fortune in the USA with the NFL;

b) The first word of a song title from the Rocky Horror Show with the lyric:

“And that’s go see the man who began it, Janet/When we meet in his science exam, Janet”.

Rees-Zammit Dammit

(The song is Dammit, Janet)

2.

a) An American national park famous for its groves of redwoods and its world class climbing venues on mountains such as the Half Dome and El Capitaine;

b) A 1978 punk song by a female fronted band found on the seminal album Germ Free Adolescents.

Yosemite Identity

Runalongs: the answers to these two-part questions form a runalong (you know by now what that is…)

3.

a) An African river described as “great, grey, green and greasy” in the short story The Elephant’s Child;

b) A volcano 5393m high which is the second highest peak in Mexico.

Limpopocatepetl

(Limpopo and Popocatapetl)

4.

a) A fictional TV character from an imported US series first seen in 1979 who was always dressed in white, including hat, and who sported a 62 inch waist;

b) Name given to the meat of a sheep that is between one and two years old.

(Boss Hogg and Hogget)

Missing from the list: which answer replaces the BLANK in these sequences?

5.

BLANK, Jack White/Alicia Keys, Adele Sam, Smith, Billie Eilish

Chris Cornell

(title track singers in the five Daniel Craig Bond films)

6.

 …Israel, Netherlands, BLANK, Ukraine, Sweden

Italy

(last five Eurovision winners)

Words which have multiple meanings: one word will answer all three parts of the question

7.

a) A piece of floating sea ice too small to be classed as an iceberg;

b) A container for carrying beer equivalent to 64 fluid ounces;

c) Historically a slang term for a four wheeled hansom cab.

Growler

8.

a) In baseball an act by the batter of hitting a ball slowly and a short distance;

b) Small seed-eating birds with stubby conical bills of the genus Embiriza;

c) Surname of a darts player from the North-West known for his resemblance to the cartoon character Peter Griffin.

Bunting

Go back to Round 5 questions without answers

ROUND 6 - Schools and Schoolteachers

1.

What is the name of the (usually) failing fictional school in the long-running BBC drama series which has had seven headteachers since 2006?  The first was Jack Rimmer and the most recent is Kim Campbell.

Waterloo Road

2.

The (definitely) failing fictional Abbey Grove School in Hertfordshire is the setting for which BBC series which was first broadcast from 2012?

Bad Education

3.

What was the title of the series of rather dark school-based books by children’s author Gillian Cross?  The eponymous character was memorably portrayed on television 1996-1998 by the late Terrence Hardiman.

The Demon Headmaster

4.

Which Manchester-born actress played Grange Hill headmistress Mrs Bridget McClusky for eleven years between 1980 and 1991?

Gwyneth Powell

5.

The 1967 gritty British drama film To Sir, With Love, based on E R Braithwaite’s autobiographical novel, was very well received.  Even more successful was the title song To Sir with Love which reached No 1 in the Billboard charts and was that year’s best-selling single in the US.  Who was the singer, who also played Babs Pegg?

6.

The 1985 film The Breakfast Club set in the fictional Shermer High School, Illinois was very well received.  Even more successful was the song used on the opening and closing credits.  Which band reached No 1 on the Billboard charts with this single?

Simple Minds

(the song was Don’t You Forget About Me)

7.

Katharine Birbalsingh, said to be the strictest headmistress in Britain, is founder and head of which community school in Wembley Park?

Michaela Community School

8.

Who was the headmaster of Rugby School from 1828 until his death 1842 aged only 46?  He is also portrayed in the novel Tom Brown’s Schooldays.

Thomas Arnold

Go back to Round 6 questions without answers

ROUND 7 - 'You could not make it up'

1.

Which unlikely future politician first came to prominence in 2015 playing an unlikely politician on the satirical drama Servant of the People?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

2.

With the greatest display of chain-saw waving during campaigning seen since the Texas Chain Saw Massacre who is the recently elected President of Argentina?

3.

The Mexican socialite with the improbable name of Genovesa Casanova has strenuously denied an inappropriate romantic liaison with which member of Royalty? (title and forename needed)

King Frederik IXth of Denmark

4.

The former royal known as Prince Harry has recently received an award in Beverley Hills from actor John Travolta for which achievement? (four-word answer needed)

'Living Legend of Aviation'

5.

Which ageing sports star has poured scorn on younger rivals saying:

“Their brains are quite slow. They need to get their act together, because I’m going blind, I’ve got a dodgy arm and bad knees and they still can’t beat me”?

Ronnie O’Sullivan

6.

20-year-old Nick Dunlap won the American Express PGA tour event last Sunday.  Because he is an amateur his $1.5 million prize money was distributed to those very rich professional golfers he had beaten.  Who, in 1991, was the last amateur to win a PGA event?

Phil Mickelson

(who has won a bit of money since)

7.

Which MP, who has called for resignations at least 31 times since 2019, was invited by Tory MP Lee Anderson in the House of Commons to follow his own advice by acknowledging his failings in the Post Office scandal, and ...

"...clear his desk, clear his diary, and clear off!”?

Ed Davey

8.

Despite a busy workload defending civil and criminal accusations former President Donald Trump had a handsome victory in the Iowa Republican Caucus.  How many of the 99 counties did he win?

98

(one county was lost by a single vote)

Go back to Round 7 questions without answers

ROUND 8 - 'An Educated Guess'

A phrase much heard from competitors on the Chase and Eggheads though often followed up with a statement like “I’ve never heard of a Prime Minister called Harold Wilson”.

Quizzers tonight might well already know the answers but if not, these questions might just inspire an educated guess for a winning 2 points - or possibly a blurt.

1.

Nigeria shares land borders with four other nations. Name two.

(two from)

Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger

2.

Booker Prize winners D B C Pierre (2003) and Richard Flanagan (2014) were born in which country?

Australia

3.

In which language are George Friederic Handel’s oratorios Saul, Esther and Deborah sung?

English

4.

Give a year in the life of Peter I, known as Peter the Great, Emperor of All Russia.

1672 to 1725

5.

Give a year in the life of Ivan IV, known as Ivan the Terrible, Tsar of All Russia.

1530 to 1584

6.

In which language is Leonard Bernstein’s choral composition Chichester Psalms sung?

Hebrew

7.

Booker prize winners Nadine Gordimer (1974) and Damon Galgut (2021) were born in which country?

South Africa

8.

Slovenia shares land borders with four other nations. Name two.

(two from)

Austria, Croatia, Italy and Hungary

Go back to Round 8 questions without answers