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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League QUESTION PAPER April 24th 2024 |
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WithQuiz League paper 24/04/24 |
Set by: The Bards |
QotW: R6/Q7 |
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Average Aggregate Score: 79.8(Season's Ave. Agg.: 76.0) |
"... a peach of a paper. Great themes and plenty of points to be garnered." "... a cracker of a paper ... full of variety and very accessible." "Many congratulations to the Bards for producing a superb paper at such short notice." |
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ROUND 1 - Pairs with a hidden theme
1.
Who first appeared as James Bond in Goldeneye? (both names needed)
2.
Who played George Cowley (Head of CI5) in The Professionals?
3.
Who released the album The Tortured Poets Department, last week? (both names needed)
4.
Which singer and pianist was ‘The most popular black, female recording artist of the 1950s’?
5.
With a tenure of six days who is the shortest-serving Home Secretary in UK history? (both names needed)
6.
Which UK politician was recently outed has having had an affair with Janet Hewlett-Davies more than 50 years ago?
7.
Which snooker player, nicknamed 'The Captain', has played two World Championship finals, in 2008 and 2012, losing both to Ronnie O’Sullivan?
8.
Which snooker player, nicknamed 'The Shoe', has played two World Championship finals, in 1986 and 1987, winning the first one?
Sp.
Which footballer’s autobiography was titled Playing Sober: My Story, My Life?
ROUND 2 -
Pairs on the subject of 'Firsts'1.
Which children’s programme was the first thing shown on BBC2?
2.
Which soap opera was the first thing shown on Channel 5?
3.
Who, in 1986, was the first England player sent off during a World Cup match?
4.
Who, in 1985, was the first player sent off in an FA Cup final?
5.
Who was the first actor to win back-to-back Oscars for his roles in Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938)?
6.
Which 1934 Frank Capra film was the first to scoop Oscars in all five major categories (Best film, direction, screenplay, actor, actress)?
7.
What was the first National Park designated in the UK?
8.
What was the first National Park designated in the USA?
Sp.
Who was the first tennis player to achieve a Golden Slam of all four majors plus an Olympic gold medal?
ROUND 3 -
Blockbuster chocolate advertising slogansIdentify the slogan from the string of initial letters
1.
AMADHYWRAP
2.
MWTSYCEBMWSYA
3.
MIYMNIYH (various products have been marketed with this one)
4.
TMBAOM
5.
AABTLLMT
6.
FTDFOEP
7.
TAHIEB
8.
WBIABI
Sp.
PPPPUAP
ROUND 4 -
Announced theme - 'Siblings'Each answer contains the name of a famous set of brothers or sisters
Soundalikes and part-words may be used to satisfy the theme
1.
What title was awarded to Horatio Nelson by the King of Naples in 1799?
2.
What was the family name of the 16th Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), known as the Kingmaker?
3.
Which town, 24 miles south-east of York, boasts both a Minster and a flat racecourse?
4.
Who was Labour MP for Grimsby from 1977-2015 having previously appeared on Yorkshire TV?
5.
Which Italian daily newspaper (founded 1876) has a name which translates as the 'Evening Courier'?
6.
Which Australian opening batsman retired in January this year with over 8,000 test runs to his name?
7.
Which company was founded in 1884 by a man from what is now Belarus and a man from what is still Skipton?
8.
What surname links the author of The Glass Menagerie and the actor who portrayed Professor Crump in Carry on Behind?
Sp.
Which family of apes, mostly found in South East Asia are thought to have separated from the great apes about 17 million years ago?
ROUND 5 - Hidden theme - 'Here's one we prepared earlier'
1.
Whose first watercolour, A View of the Archbishop’s Palace, Lambeth, was accepted into the Royal Academy summer exhibition in 1790?
2.
Under what name did Edith Pargeter write the Brother Cadfael novels from 1977 to1994 (both names required)?
3.
Who was elected MP for Bexley in February 1950?
4.
Who became the first captain to forfeit a test match after a ball-tampering accusation during the England versus Pakistan match at The Oval in 2006?
5.
Which journalist and writer became, in 1978, the first female presenter of the Today programme on Radio 4?
6.
Which artist was described by David Bowie as "William Blake as a woman, written by Mike Leigh"?
7.
Previously serving as treasurer in Bob Hawke’s government who was Australian Prime Minister from 1991-96?
8.
Which philosopher and statesman was created Baron Verulam in 1618?
Sp.
Who left Al-Ettifaq for Ajax in January 2024?
ROUND 6 - Pairs
1.
Who was the author of the Gormegnast trilogy of fantasy novels?
2.
Who was the author of the Earthsea series of fantasy novels?
3.
Which 1995 Michael Mann film was the first in which Al Pacino and Robert De Niro shared a scene?
4.
The 1986 Michael Mann film, Manhunter, was the first appearance of which recurring villain?
5.
Which Lincolnshire-born explorer led the doomed 1845 expedition which attempted to traverse the North-West Passage?
6.
Which US explorer is generally thought to have been the first to reach the North Pole in 1909?
Los Colchoneros is the nickname of which Spanish football club?
8.
Los Milionarios is the nickname of which Argentine football club?
Sp.
The 1999 Michael Mann film The Insider, starring Russell Crowe, is focused on which industry?
ROUND 7 - 'A little bit' of a hidden theme
1.
Who became the youngest French Open champion in 1990, winning the competition at the age of 16?
2.
Who was the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court?
3.
Whose best known novel is Fear of Flying, published in 1973?
4.
Which American actress married Orson Welles in 1943, divorcing in 1947? She was married a total of five times.
5.
What is the capital city of Kosovo?
6.
Which British feminist author, 1940-1992, is perhaps best known for her 1979 collection of short stories, The Bloody Chamber?
7.
The high court judge Bernard Caulfied was referring to whom when he said the following in 1987:
“Has she elegance? Has she fragrance? Would she have, without the strain of this trial, radiance?”
8.
Who became the oldest recipient of an Oscar for Best Actress at the age of 80, for her role in the 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy?
Sp.
Who was nominated for three Golden Raspberries and a Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Barb Wire in 1997?
ROUND 8 -
Pot Pourri1.
How was the blues singer Chester Burnett better known?
2.
Musician and group member William Perks changed his name to what?
3.
Who has written six novels (1992-98) featuring clinical psychologist Kate Brannigan?
4.
Who has written nine novels since 2010 featuring MI5 operative Jackson Lamb?
5.
Who isolated seven new elements between 1807 and 1808?
6.
Who helped discover ten different elements from 1941 to 1973 and even got one named after him while he was still alive?
7.
Who composed the music for the ballet, The Firebird?
8.
Who composed the music for the ballet, Spartacus?
Sp.
With what instrument was jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton associated?
Go to Round 8 questions with answers
ROUND 1 - Pairs with a hidden theme
1.
Who first appeared as James Bond in Goldeneye? (both names needed)
Pierce Brosnan
2.
Who played George Cowley (Head of CI5) in The Professionals?
Gordon Jackson
3.
Who released the album The Tortured Poets Department, last week? (both names needed)
Taylor Swift
4.
Which singer and pianist was ‘The most popular black, female recording artist of the 1950s’?
Dinah Washington
5.
With a tenure of six days who is the shortest-serving Home Secretary in UK history? (both names needed)
Grant Shapps
6.
Which UK politician was recently outed has having had an affair with Janet Hewlett-Davies more than 50 years ago?
Harold Wilson
7.
Which snooker player, nicknamed 'The Captain', has played two World Championship finals, in 2008 and 2012, losing both to Ronnie O’Sullivan?
Ali Carter
8.
Which snooker player, nicknamed 'The Shoe', has played two World Championship finals, in 1986 and 1987, winning the first one?
Joe Johnson
Sp.
Which footballer’s autobiography was titled Playing Sober: My Story, My Life?
Tony Adams
Theme: Each answer contains the surname of a US President
Go back to Round 1 questions without answers
ROUND 2 - Pairs on the subject of 'Firsts'
1.
Which children’s programme was the first thing shown on BBC2?
Play School
2.
Which soap opera was the first thing shown on Channel 5?
Family Affairs
3.
Who, in 1986, was the first England player sent off during a World Cup match?
Ray Wilkins
4.
Who, in 1985, was the first player sent off in an FA Cup final?
Kevin Moran
5.
Who was the first actor to win back-to-back Oscars for his roles in Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938)?
Spencer Tracy
6.
Which 1934 Frank Capra film was the first to scoop Oscars in all five major categories (Best film, direction, screenplay, actor, actress)?
It Happened One Night
7.
What was the first National Park designated in the UK?
The Peak District
8.
What was the first National Park designated in the USA?
Yellowstone
Sp.
Who was the first tennis player to achieve a Golden Slam of all four majors plus an Olympic gold medal?
Steffi Graf
Go back to Round 2 questions without answers
ROUND 3 - Blockbuster chocolate advertising slogans
Identify the slogan from the string of initial letters
1.
AMADHYWRAP
"A Mars a day helps you work rest and play"
2.
MWTSYCEBMWSYA
"Milky Way; the sweet you can eat between meals without spoiling your appetite"
3.
MIYMNIYH (various products have been marketed with this one)
"Melts in your mouth, not in your hand"
4.
TMBAOM
"The milky bars are on me"
5.
AABTLLMT
"And all because the lady loves Milk Tray"
6.
FTDFOEP
"Fry's Turkish delight; full of Esatern promise"
7.
TAHIEB
"Topic; a hazelnut in every bite"
8.
WBIABI
"Wispa; bite it and believe it"
Sp.
PPPPUAP
"P-P-P-Pick-up a penguin"
Go back to Round 3 questions without answers
Each answer contains the name of a famous set of brothers or sisters
Soundalikes and part-words may be used to satisfy the theme
1.
What title was awarded to Horatio Nelson by the King of Naples in 1799?
(Duke of) Bronte
2.
What was the family name of the 16th Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), known as the Kingmaker?
Neville
3.
Which town, 24 miles south-east of York, boasts both a Minster and a flat racecourse?
Beverley
4.
Who was Labour MP for Grimsby from 1977-2015 having previously appeared on Yorkshire TV?
Austin Mitchell
5.
Which Italian daily newspaper (founded 1876) has a name which translates as the 'Evening Courier'?
Corriere della Sera
6.
Which Australian opening batsman retired in January this year with over 8,000 test runs to his name?
David Warner
7.
Which company was founded in 1884 by a man from what is now Belarus and a man from what is still Skipton?
Marks and Spencer
8.
What surname links the author of The Glass Menagerie and the actor who portrayed Professor Crump in Carry on Behind?
Williams
Sp.
Which family of apes, mostly found in South East Asia are thought to have separated from the great apes about 17 million years ago?
Gibbons
Go back to Round 4 questions without answers
ROUND 5 - Hidden theme - 'Here's one we prepared earlier'
1.
Whose first watercolour, A View of the Archbishop’s Palace, Lambeth, was accepted into the Royal Academy summer exhibition in 1790?
(JMW) Turner
2.
Under what name did Edith Pargeter write the Brother Cadfael novels from 1977 to1994 (both names required)?
Ellis Peters
3.
Who was elected MP for Bexley in February 1950?
Edward Heath
4.
Who became the first captain to forfeit a test match after a ball-tampering accusation during the England versus Pakistan match at The Oval in 2006?
Inzamam Ul-Huq
5.
Which journalist and writer became, in 1978, the first female presenter of the Today programme on Radio 4?
Libby Purves
6.
Which artist was described by David Bowie as "William Blake as a woman, written by Mike Leigh"?
Tracey Emin
7.
Previously serving as treasurer in Bob Hawke’s government who was Australian Prime Minister from 1991-96?
Paul Keating
8.
Which philosopher and statesman was created Baron Verulam in 1618?
Francis Bacon
Sp.
Who left Al-Ettifaq for Ajax in January 2024?
Jordan Henderson
Theme: Each answer contains the surname of a Blue Peter presenter
Go back to Round 5 questions without answers
ROUND 6 - Pairs
1.
Who was the author of the Gormegnast trilogy of fantasy novels?
Mervyn Peake
2.
Who was the author of the Earthsea series of fantasy novels?
Ursula K LeGuin
3.
Which 1995 Michael Mann film was the first in which Al Pacino and Robert De Niro shared a scene?
Heat
4.
The 1986 Michael Mann film, Manhunter, was the first appearance of which recurring villain?
Hannibal Lector
5.
Which Lincolnshire-born explorer led the doomed 1845 expedition which attempted to traverse the North-West Passage?
John Franklin
6.
Which US explorer is generally thought to have been the first to reach the North Pole in 1909?
Robert Peary
7.
Los Colchoneros is the nickname of which Spanish football club?
Atletico Madrid
8.
Los Milionarios is the nickname of which Argentine football club?
River Plate
Sp.
The 1999 Michael Mann film The Insider, starring Russell Crowe, is focused on which industry?
Tobacco
Go back to Round 6 questions without answers
ROUND 7 - 'A little bit' of a hidden theme
1.
Who became the youngest French Open champion in 1990, winning the competition at the age of 16?
Monica Seles
2.
Who was the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O’Connor
3.
Whose best known novel is Fear of Flying, published in 1973?
Erica Jong
4.
Which American actress married Orson Welles in 1943, divorcing in 1947? She was married a total of five times.
Rita Hayworth
5.
What is the capital city of Kosovo?
Pristina
6.
Which British feminist author, 1940-1992, is perhaps best known for her 1979 collection of short stories, The Bloody Chamber?
Angela Carter
7.
The high court judge Bernard Caulfied was referring to whom when he said the following in 1987:
“Has she elegance? Has she fragrance? Would she have, without the strain of this trial, radiance?”
Mary Archer
8.
Who became the oldest recipient of an Oscar for Best Actress at the age of 80, for her role in the 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy?
Jessica Tandy
Sp.
Who was nominated for three Golden Raspberries and a Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Barb Wire in 1997?
Pamela Anderson
Theme: Each answer contains a name mentioned in the lyrics of the Lou Bega version of Mambo No. 5
Go back to Round 7 questions without answers
ROUND 8 - Pot Pourri
1.
How was the blues singer Chester Burnett better known?
Howlin’ Wolf
2.
Musician and group member William Perks changed his name to what?
Bill Wyman
3.
Who has written six novels (1992-98) featuring clinical psychologist Kate Brannigan?
Val McDermid
4.
Who has written nine novels since 2010 featuring MI5 operative Jackson Lamb?
Mick Herron
5.
Who isolated seven new elements between 1807 and 1808?
Humphrey Davy
6.
Who helped discover ten different elements from 1941 to 1973 and even got one named after him while he was still alive?
Glenn Seaborg
7.
Who composed the music for the ballet, The Firebird?
Igor Stravinsky
8.
Who composed the music for the ballet, Spartacus?
Aram Khachaturian
Sp.
With what instrument was jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton associated?
Piano