Withington Pub Quiz League - questions 16/10/24

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ROUND 1 - Paired

Excluding recently promoted Bromley, there are twelve Premier League and Football League clubs in Greater London, all within a ten-mile radius of St Paul’s Cathedral. Name either of the two teams which are the closest to St Paul’s as the crow flies.

Similarly, name either of the two clubs that are furthest from St Paul’s.

Butterton, in the Staffordshire Moorlands part of the Peak District, is one of only fourteen doubly thankful villages. What does this mean?

Butterton was also a station on the railway that ran through the Manifold Valley. What was unusual about the railway, a distinction shared with 35 other railways, following an 1896 Act of Parliament?

Which film, currently on general release, stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt?

Which film, currently on general release, stars Sir Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Colin Firth and Mark Strong?

Which surname appears twice in the American Film Institute’s list of the top 20 female movie stars of the twentieth century?

Which surname appears three times in the American Film Institute’s list of the top 20 male movie stars of the twentieth century – all at number 20?

Sp.

Which Cabinet Minister was rebuked by Keir Starmer over the weekend for stating publicly that she was boycotting P&O Ferries?

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ROUND 2 - A Mythology Round

Which figure in Greek mythology has a name which means ‘Swollen Feet’? 

Poseidon is the god of the seas and waters but also of what other natural phenomena?

What was the only thing left in Pandora’s jar?

What kind of fruit did Hades offer to Persephone? 

Name any 5 of the 10 plagues of Egypt.

Name Agamemnon’s daughter sacrificed to Artemis for a favourable wind

In Egyptian mythology, who is the god with a falcon head?

In Hindu mythology, who is the goddess of wealth?

Sp1

Which Norse god is associated with mischief and trickery?

Sp2

According to Norse mythology, who is the son of the chief god Odin and his wife, Frigg?

Sp3

Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos are collectively known as what?

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ROUND 3 - Run-ons

The Beatles’ 17th and final number 1 single,

located on the Ooka River, Japan’s 2nd largest city by population. 

US born wrestler and media personality who co-founded the PRIME drinks brand,

holder of the women’s marathon world record between 2003 and 2019.

Character who was "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" according to the lyrics of a song in the Sound of Music,

journalist and newsreader who became the first female breakfast TV anchor in 1983. 

Track on Ian Dury’s debut solo album that was a tribute to a 1950’s rock-and-roll star,

John Travolta’s hit man character in Pulp Fiction.

Indian city where the Golden Temple is located,

the longest muscle in the human body.

US multinational company whose best-selling product is the Barbie doll,

England Women’s Football leading goal scorer who retired in 2022. 

Second album by Pink Floyd released in 1968,

1996 Palme D’Or winning film by Mike Leigh starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Brenda Blethyn. 

The Rest Is Politics podcast co-host alongside Alastair Campbell,

stand-up comedian and co-writer of Gerry Spinger the Opera, dubbed the ”comedian’s comedian” by the  Times. 

Sp.

16th century priest and theologian whose most notable work was the 95 Theses,

according to legend, the father of King Arthur. 

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ROUND 4 - Paired

Rolls Royce are bidding to build SMRs in the UK. What does the acronym SMR stand for?

What significant event in the history of energy generation in the UK occurred in Nottinghamshire on 30th September?

This year saw the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. What is the film called that is based on this operation?

A Bridge Too Far has an all star cast. Which one of the following actors is NOT in the film:

Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Gregory Peck and Ryan O’Neal?

Which pub in central Manchester sits at the junction of Great Bridgewater Street and Medlock Street?

Which pub in central Manchester is situated next to The Vine on Kennedy Street and backs on to The Waterhouse on Princess Street?

Which comedian’s stand-up tours have included:

Gagging Order, Rapier Wit and Laughs Funny?

Which comedian’s stand-up tours have included:

My Struggle, No Surrender and Westphalia Is Not an Option?

Sp1

Which broadcaster and natural historian, who has died at the age of 95, presented Animal Magic with Johnny Morris in the 1960s and Springwatch in the 1980s?

Sp2

Gary Shaw, who has died aged 63, played a leading part as Aston Villa won the European Cup. In which year?

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ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

Establishing thematic links requires noting 2 soundalike links and 2 links that are part of larger words

'If ifs & ands were ...... ' what ? Complete the proverbial metaphor which advocates reality over wishful thinking.

What word connects :

A Disney/Pixar film series and multimedia franchise,

A 1979 synch-pop UK no. 1,

A rock band whose 1984 hit became the soundtrack of Live Aid and its associated publicity in 1985?

As a footballer he played 560 games for one club and captained it from non-league to the second tier of English football in only 6 years. That feat was eclipsed in the public consciousness by his subsequent celebrity as football manager and now retired pundit. Who is he ?

Which 3 words, appearing consecutively in a dictionary, mean:

meadow or pasture

action of a liquid percolating through a material

bluish-grey, soft, ductile metallic element?

Sequentially, what name is missing from the middle of this list?

Ian Gow (1990)

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Sir David Amess (2021)

Though called a castle, this building in Shropshire is in fact a fortified manor house, one of the best preserved of its kind under English Heritage ownership. It was built in the 13th-century to echo the real castles in North Wales built by Edward 1. What is its name ?

Which 3 words, consecutive in a dictionary, mean:

to worry or ponder

sullenly thoughtful or depressed

to tolerate or allow?

Which British car manufacturer, founded by 2 brothers in 1913, bought a controlling interest in its rival, Humber, in 1928 until they sold that interest to Chrysler in 1967? Its brands included Commer, Hillman, Singer, Sunbeam & Talbot.

Sp.

These 2 examples of nominative determinism refer to 2 batsmen from different eras of English cricket whose names suggest very different ways of dealing with the short ball. Geoff Pullar (Lancashire & England opener of the 60's) is one. Name the other, of current vintage.

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ROUND 6 - Paired

Name two of the four nations (all in Europe) who have a national anthem without words.

Which European nation uses the melody of God Save the King for their national anthem?

Of which African country was Julius Nyerere the first president?

Who was the first president of Kenya?

What is the surname of the Manchester crime family of whom all the brothers and sisters first names began with the letter 'D'?

Who was the Salford gangster shot dead outside his home, who was called "Mr Big" by a local councillor?

The Suez Canal runs between the city of Suez on the Red Sea and which other city on the Mediterranean.

The Panama Canal runs between Panama City on the Pacific Coast and which city on the Atlantic Coast?

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ROUND 7 - Hidden connection

All answers share a common feature

Name the country:

Gained independence from Britain in 1919,

A kingdom, 1926-1973,

Pashtun the largest ethnic group (42%),

2 official languages are Pashto & Dari.

Protests in Iran popularly known as 'The Girls Of Enghelab Protests', backed by the Iranian Democracy Movement, began in 2017 and intensified in 2022 with the death of Mahsa Amini as a result of alleged police brutality. What current Iranian law are these protests seeking to overturn?

What name is given to an arts movement in German literature and music between the 1760s and 1780s? It was a formative expression of what soon developed into the Romantic period and gave free reign to extremes of emotion and individuality in reaction to the rationalism and universalism perceived as the constraints of the Enlightenment.

With which national airline did Air France merge in 2004, creating the world’s largest airline group? Its new partner was (and still is) the world’s oldest airline still operating under its original name. It was also the airline involved in the world’s worst air disaster in 1977 when 583 people died at Tenerife airport.

What name is given to the 1618 incident in Europe when a Protestant assault on 3 Catholic regents precipitated the start of The 30 Years War?

This Commonwealth Polynesian island, lying halfway between Hawaii and Australia, has a population of less than 11,000 in an area of 10 square miles, making it the second-least populous country in the world (only Vatican City is smaller). It has been an independent nation-state since 1978, a constitutional monarchy currently ruled by King Charles The Third. What is its name?

After the launch of the Fox Broadcasting Company is 1986, what had previously been known as 'The Big 3' (US broadcasting companies) became known as 'The Big 4'. Fox, NBC and CBS are 3 of them. Name the other. Give either its acronym or the name in full (it is the acronym that fits in with the connecting link between answers).

What name (most commonly abbreviated to acronym form) was adopted by the Roman Republic from c80 BC as the name for its government and which continued in use throughout the period of the Roman Empire? Give either its acronym or the name in full (it is the acronym that fits in with the connecting link between answers).

Sp1

What is the name of Oasis’s debut studio album, released in 1994, which went straight to no.1 in the UK Albums Chart, was the fastest-selling debut album in British music history at the time and sold over 8.5m copies worldwide?

Sp2

What is the name of the family of fish several of whose species are harvested for their roe in the food manufacturing process for caviar?

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ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

Soundalikes and part words may be used to make the thematic connection for some of the answers

Deliberately selected by Coldplay as the only UK venue they will play outside London on their 2025 world tour, what is the name of Super League Grand Finalists, Hull Kingston Rovers, home stadium?

Staying with rugby but Union this time, what is the name of the Welsh international who played 33 times for his country between 2001 and 2011 and once for the British and Irish Lions in 2005? He played at fly half, full back and inside centre but is perhaps equally well known as being 'Mr' Charlotte Church with whom he had 2 children even though they never actually got married.

Second only behind Jerry Millner who won a gold medal, aged 61, for shooting at the 1908 Olympics, who is Great Britain’s next oldest Olympic gold medallist? This person won their medal aged 58 at the Rio summer games of 2016. (first and second names required)

What is the name of the genus of plant that has 422 species including annual, biennial and perennial variations and is commonly known as the cranesbill?

What is the name of this Charles Dickens character, the primary antagonist of a novel of 1850? Noted for his sycophancy, it is thought that Dickens based the character’s mannerisms and physical attributes on Hans Christian Andersen whom he had met just prior to writing the book.

This American writer and screenwriter best known for science fiction, fantasy, horror and mystery novels wrote, amongst other works, the short story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951)? He also wrote the novels Dandelion Wine (1957) and Something Wicked Comes This Way (1962). He died aged 91 in 2012. Who is he?

What is the common name for a type of fluid collection that occurs behind the knee that can cause swelling, pain or knee stiffness?

What is the name of the British contemporary classical music composer best known for operatic works based on mythological subjects? Operas include The Mask of Orpheus (1986), Gawain (1991) and The Minotaur (2008). The last of these was ranked by critics at The Guardian as the third best piece of the 21st century. He died aged 87 in 2022. (first and second names required)

Sp.

Currently Technical Director of SPL club, Dundee, this Scottish footballer played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City before beginning a lengthy managerial career at Coventry. Who is he?

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ROUND 1 - Paired

(either) Arsenal

(or) Millwall

(both 3.2 miles from St Paul’s)

Similarly, name either of the two clubs that are furthest from St Paul’s.

(either) Brentford

(or) Crystal Palace

(both 9.1 miles)

For interest the full list is:

Arsenal and Millwall (3.2 miles), West Ham United (4.6 miles), Chelsea (5.2 miles), Leyton Orient (5.8 miles), Queens Park Rangers (6.4 miles), Fulham, (6.7 miles), Tottenham Hotspur (6.8 miles), Charlton Athletic (7.2 miles), Wimbledon (8 miles), Crystal Palace and Brentford (9.1 miles)

Butterton, in the Staffordshire Moorlands part of the Peak District, is one of only fourteen doubly thankful villages. What does this mean?

Although men from the village served in the First and Second World Wars, none died in the conflicts

Butterton was also a station on the railway that ran through the Manifold Valley. What was unusual about the railway, a distinction shared with 35 other railways, following an 1896 Act of Parliament?

It was a narrow-gauge light railway

(The Leek & Manifold Valley Light Railway)

Which film, currently on general release, stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt?

Wolfs

Which film, currently on general release, stars Sir Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Colin Firth and Mark Strong?

The Critic

Which surname appears twice in the American Film Institute’s list of the top 20 female movie stars of the twentieth century?

Hepburn

(Katherine and Audrey)

Which surname appears three times in the American Film Institute’s list of the top 20 male movie stars of the twentieth century – all at number 20?

Marx

(Harpo, Groucho and Chico)

Sp.

Which Cabinet Minister was rebuked by Keir Starmer over the weekend for stating publicly that she was boycotting P&O Ferries?

Louise Haigh

(the Transport Secretary)

Go back to Round 1 questions without answers

ROUND 2 - A Mythology Round

Which figure in Greek mythology has a name which means ‘Swollen Feet’? 

Oedipus

Poseidon is the god of the seas and waters but also of what other natural phenomena?

Earthquakes

What was the only thing left in Pandora’s jar?

Hope

What kind of fruit did Hades offer to Persephone? 

Pomegranate

Name any 5 of the 10 plagues of Egypt.

(5 from)

The Plague of Blood

The Plague of Frogs

The Plague of Gnats

The plague of flies

The Plague on Livestock

The plague of boils

The plague of hail

The plague of locusts

The plague of darkness

The plague on the first born (Passover)

Name Agamemnon’s daughter sacrificed to Artemis for a favourable wind

Iphigenia

In Egyptian mythology, who is the god with a falcon head?

Horus

In Hindu mythology, who is the goddess of wealth?

Lakshmi

Sp1

Which Norse god is associated with mischief and trickery?

Loki

Sp2

According to Norse mythology, who is the son of the chief god Odin and his wife, Frigg?

Balder

Sp3

Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos are collectively known as what?

The Fates (or Moirai)

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ROUND 3 - Run-ons

The Beatles’ 17th and final number 1 single,

located on the Ooka River, Japan’s 2nd largest city by population. 

The Ballad of John and Yoko/

Yokohama

US born wrestler and media personality who co-founded the PRIME drinks brand,

holder of the women’s marathon world record between 2003 and 2019.

Logan Paul/

Paula Radcliffe

Character who was "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" according to the lyrics of a song in the Sound of Music,

journalist and newsreader who became the first female breakfast TV anchor in 1983. 

Liesel/

Selina Scott

Track on Ian Dury’s debut solo album that was a tribute to a 1950’s rock-and-roll star,

John Travolta’s hit man character in Pulp Fiction.

Sweet Gene Vincent/

Vincent Vega

Indian city where the Golden Temple is located,

the longest muscle in the human body.

Amritsar/

Sartorius muscle

US multinational company whose best-selling product is the Barbie doll,

England Women’s Football leading goal scorer who retired in 2022. 

Mattel/

Ellen White

Second album by Pink Floyd released in 1968,

1996 Palme D’Or winning film by Mike Leigh starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Brenda Blethyn. 

A Saucerful of Secrets/

Secrets and Lies

The Rest Is Politics podcast co-host alongside Alastair Campbell,

stand-up comedian and co-writer of Gerry Spinger the Opera, dubbed the ”comedian’s comedian” by the  Times. 

Rory Stewart/

Stewart Lee

Sp.

16th century priest and theologian whose most notable work was the 95 Theses,

according to legend, the father of King Arthur. 

Martin Luther/

Uther Pendragon

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ROUND 4 - Paired

Rolls Royce are bidding to build SMRs in the UK. What does the acronym SMR stand for?

Small Modular Reactor

What significant event in the history of energy generation in the UK occurred in Nottinghamshire on 30th September?

The UK's last remaining coal powered power station closed

(at Ratcliffe on Soar, bringing an end to 142 years of coal powered electricity generation)

This year saw the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. What is the film called that is based on this operation?

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far has an all star cast. Which one of the following actors is NOT in the film:

Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Gregory Peck and Ryan O’Neal?

Gregory Peck

Which pub in central Manchester sits at the junction of Great Bridgewater Street and Medlock Street?

The Briton’s Protection

Which pub in central Manchester is situated next to The Vine on Kennedy Street and backs on to The Waterhouse on Princess Street?

The City Arms

Which comedian’s stand-up tours have included:

Gagging Order, Rapier Wit and Laughs Funny?

Jimmy Carr

Which comedian’s stand-up tours have included:

My Struggle, No Surrender and Westphalia Is Not an Option?

Henning Wehn

Sp1

Which broadcaster and natural historian, who has died at the age of 95, presented Animal Magic with Johnny Morris in the 1960s and Springwatch in the 1980s?

Tony Soper

Sp2

Gary Shaw, who has died aged 63, played a leading part as Aston Villa won the European Cup. In which year?

1982

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ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

Establishing thematic links requires noting 2 soundalike links and 2 links that are part of larger words

'If ifs & ands were ...... ' what ? Complete the proverbial metaphor which advocates reality over wishful thinking.

Pots & pans

('If ifs & ands were pots & pans
There'd be no work for tinkers' hands')

What word connects :

A Disney/Pixar film series and multimedia franchise,

A 1979 synch-pop UK no. 1,

A rock band whose 1984 hit became the soundtrack of Live Aid and its associated publicity in 1985?

Cars

(the film series from 2006 / the Gary Numan hit single / The Cars' hit, Drive)

Ron Atkinson

Which 3 words, appearing consecutively in a dictionary, mean:

meadow or pasture

action of a liquid percolating through a material

bluish-grey, soft, ductile metallic element?

lea / leach / lead

Sequentially, what name is missing from the middle of this list?

Ian Gow (1990)

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Sir David Amess (2021)

Jo Cox (2016)

(MP's murdered in office)

Stokesay Castle

Which 3 words, consecutive in a dictionary, mean:

to worry or ponder

sullenly thoughtful or depressed

to tolerate or allow?

brood / broody / brook

The Rootes Group

Sp.

Ben Duckett

Theme: Each answer contains the surname of a member of England's current touring team in Pakistan ...

Matthew Potts, Brydon Carse, Gus Atkinson, Jack Leach, Jordan Cox, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Joe Root & Ben Duckett

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ROUND 6 - Paired

Name two of the four nations (all in Europe) who have a national anthem without words.

(two from)

Spain, Bosnia-Herzegovina, San Marino, Kosovo

Which European nation uses the melody of God Save the King for their national anthem?

Liechtenstein

Of which African country was Julius Nyerere the first president?

Tanzania

Who was the first president of Kenya?

Jomo Kenyatta

What is the surname of the Manchester crime family of whom all the brothers and sisters first names began with the letter 'D'?

Noonan

Who was the Salford gangster shot dead outside his home, who was called "Mr Big" by a local councillor?

Paul Massey

The Suez Canal runs between the city of Suez on the Red Sea and which other city on the Mediterranean.

Port Said

The Panama Canal runs between Panama City on the Pacific Coast and which city on the Atlantic Coast?

Colon

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ROUND 7 - Hidden connection

All answers share a common feature

Name the country:

Gained independence from Britain in 1919,

A kingdom, 1926-1973,

Pashtun the largest ethnic group (42%),

2 official languages are Pashto & Dari.

Afghanistan

Compulsory wearing of the hijab

Sturm und Drang

KLM

What name is given to the 1618 incident in Europe when a Protestant assault on 3 Catholic regents precipitated the start of The 30 Years War?

The Defenestration of Prague

Tuvalu

ABC

(American Broadcast Company)

SPQR

(Senatus Populusque Romanus)

Sp1

Definitely Maybe

Sp2

What is the name of the family of fish several of whose species are harvested for their roe in the food manufacturing process for caviar?

Sturgeon

Theme: Each answer contains a word or acronym that contains 3 consecutive letters of the alphabet ...

fgh, hij, stu, klm, def, tuv, abc, pqr and def

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ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

Soundalikes and part words may be used to make the thematic connection for some of the answers

Deliberately selected by Coldplay as the only UK venue they will play outside London on their 2025 world tour, what is the name of Super League Grand Finalists, Hull Kingston Rovers, home stadium?

Craven Park

Gavin Henson

Nick Skelton

(Individual Showjumping title)

What is the name of the genus of plant that has 422 species including annual, biennial and perennial variations and is commonly known as the cranesbill?

Geranium

Uriah Heep

Ray Bradbury

What is the common name for a type of fluid collection that occurs behind the knee that can cause swelling, pain or knee stiffness?

a baker’s cyst

Harrison Birtwistle

Sp.

Gordon Strachan

Theme: Each answer contains the surname of a current or former presenter of the programme Countryfile ...

John Craven, Adam Henson, Helen Skelton, Anita Rani, Tom Heap, Julia Bradbury, Matt Baker, Ellie Harrison and Michaela Strachan

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