All we ask is that you enjoy the quiz and at the end raise a glass in memory of our beloved Mr Rainford

ROUND 1 - 'The initial round with a (barely) hidden theme'

1.

Which celebrated songbird missed a 'crucial' penalty during the opening ceremony of the 1994 FIFA World Cup at Soldier Field in Chicago?

2.

Who was the lead vocalist of 80s hit-makers The Blow Monkeys?  Apparently, he took his stage name from track four, side two of the Beatles’ Revolver album.  This celebrates a New York physician who liberally dispensed amphetamine injections.

3.

Which 1988 David Cronenberg film starred Jeremy Irons as identical twin gynaecologists?  It shares its name with a BBC Radio 4 comedy impression programme.

4.

The Merengue is the national dance of which Caribbean nation?

5.

Which English actor of restricted height played the character Shades on ITV's anarchic Saturday morning show Tiswas?  He also played Randall, leader of the Time Bandits in the 1981 Terry Gilliam film.  He tragically took his own life whilst filming in California in 1990.

6.

Regarded as one of the greatest guitar players of all time, who formed the Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1934 with violinist Stephane Grapelli?

7.

Born in 1880, which American writer is credited with coining the phrase “Hooray Henry”? He may be better remembered for creating colourful characters such as Nathan Detroit and the Seldom  Seen Kid.

8.

The Seldom Seen Kid was a 2008 Mercury prize winning album by Manchester band Elbow - but which late iconic British actress was the Mother-in-law of Elbow lead vocalist Guy Garvey?

Sp1

Which former Manchester City player turned his back on his country in 1977 lured by petrodollars to manage in the United Arab Emirates?

Sp2

Which 5-time NBA Championship winner and former Madonna squeeze famously wore a wedding dress to promote his 1996 autobiography Bad As I Wanna Be?  He also made several visits to North Korea and befriended Kim Jong Un.

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ROUND 2 - 'Dave's Syllables'

Each answer contains a syllable from the name David Rainford (i.e 'Dave', 'Id', 'Rain' or 'Ford' - there's one thematic syllable per question and they are used in random order

Some thematic syllables are part of a larger word

Full names and titles are required unless stated otherwise

1.

Name the 2006 novel by Will Self in which the misogynistic rantings of a London taxi driver become holy scripture for a future civilisation.

2.

"He that has and a little tiny wit,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
Must make content with his fortunes fit..."

What is the final line of this song, performed by the Fool in Shakespeare's King Lear?

3.

What name is shared by a British car model, manufactured from 1936 to 1961, and a fictional character in Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy?

4.

Which two words, found on the same page in Chamber's English Dictionary, describe:

• Expressions that are natural to a native speaker

• A health condition that arises spontaneously or has an unknown cause?

5.

What is the geological term for the accumulated rock and other debris carried along and deposited by a glacier?

6.

Which UK parliamentary constituency was only ever represented by Winston Churchill?

7.

In an article published in 1924, what did the comedian W C Fields humorously suggest as the epitaph on his gravestone?

8.

Which 17th century English dramatist wrote the play 'Tis Pity She's a Whore?

Sp1

Name the fictional English cricketer, played and co-written by Christopher Douglas, who featured in eponymous comedy shows on Radio 4.  He had a column in The Guardian until 2006, when he was appointed sledging coach to the Australia cricket team.

Sp2

Which Manchester-born TV actress who has recently starred in Alma's Not Normal and Sherwood, is married to Lord of the Rings star Andy Serkis?

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ROUND 3 - 'Tremendous Knowledge'

Pairs inspired by David's TV nickname

1.

Which big city English railway station's full name refers to the fields around a nearby church, built by the Knights Templar in the 12th century?

2.

Which London railway terminus's name derives from an ancient church situated on the banks of a small stream called the Tyburn?

3.

Who became Music Director of the Halle Orchestra in 1999 and stood down after the 2023-24 season of concerts?

4.

In 2013, which American became the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms?

5.

Which Greek city was the destination of two of St Paul's epistles and gives its name to one of the three classic orders of architecture?

6.

Which Greek city was ruled by King Oedipus according to three plays by Sophocles, and has the same name as a city in ancient Egypt?

7.

Three of Germany's Federal States are Stadstaaten, based on a single city.  One is Berlin, name either of the other two.

8.

In 1957, what became the only new state to join the Federal Republic of Germany between its foundation in 1949 and reunification in 1990?

Sp1

What forename and surname are shared by two English composers of mainly religious music?  One died in 1545 and wrote The Mass of the Western Wynde; the other died in 2013, was knighted and wrote The Protecting Veil.

Sp2

What name is shared by an English poet and playwright who died in 1637 with works including Volpone and The Alchemist, and a Canadian athlete disqualified for doping at the 1988 Olympics?

Sp3

In 1903, which scientist shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with Pierre and Marie Curie?

Sp4

In 1915, which father and son jointly won the Nobel Prize for Physics?

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ROUNDS 4 & 5 - 'Dave's loves and hates' - Blockbuster bingo

Bingo rounds are hated by certain WithQuiz luminaries, mentioning no names, but Dave loved them enough to set them frequently

The overall theme is things Mr Rainford either loved or hated - choose his Love or Hate to get your question

1.

2.

What is the first name of Tom Conti's daughter, born in 1974?  She combines her acting career with a ventriloquist act.

3.

LOVE - Quiz Shows

Who played disgraced Who Wants to be a Millionaire quiz contestant Charles Ingram in the TV adaptation of the play Quiz?

4.

Which Surrey based English National League football club is nicknamed 'The Cards'?

5.

There are three main monosaccharides.  Glucose and Fructose are two, name the other one.

6.

Based in Hanover Street which appropriately named restaurant recently became the second in Manchester to be awarded a Michelin Star?

7.

In their treble winning 1998-99 season, which team did United beat at Old Trafford in the last match of the season to secure the Premiership, and who scored the winning goal?

8.

LOVE – The Labour Party

Two Labour MPs, Andrew Gywnne and Oliver Ryan, have recently had the Whip removed and been suspended by the party.  What was the name of the WhatsApp group that carried their offending messages?

9.

Whose second symphony in five movements, written between 1888 and 1894, is known as the Resurrection Symphony?

10.

Who wrote the novel The Cider House Rules?

11.

LOVE – Curry

In which Commonwealth country would you eat a Bunny Chow curry served in a hollowed-out loaf?  Introduced by Indian migrant workers, it is now a street food popular with surfers.

12.

In which Caribbean Island will you find the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium?

13.

What is four-letter name of the train that travels across Australia between Adelaide and Darwin?

14.

Which 78-year-old became the first Prime Minister of Jamaica when it became independent in 1962?

15.

Which Liverpool thoroughfare has the Anglican Cathedral at one end and the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, AKA Paddy’s Wigwam, at the other?

16.

City’s 35 years without a trophy came to an end in 2011 when they won the FA Cup.  Who did they beat in the final and who scored the winning goal?

17.

Which Manchester Grammar alumnus was born in 1785 and wrote the autobiographical Confessions of an English Opium Eater?

18.

The party pretended to disapprove, then kept all the money.

19.

What was the name of the failed financial services company David Cameron lobbied his Tory mates for during the Covid Pandemic?

20.

Who played Margaret Thatcher opposite Steve Coogan in the recent Channel 4 drama Brian and Margaret?

21.

Why is it illegal to carry Vieux Boulogne and Epoisses de Bourgogne on public transport in France?

22.

In the ballet Swan Lake, what are the names of the White Swan and the Black Swan who both compete for the affection of Prince Siegfried?

Go to Rounds 4 & 5 questions with answers

ROUND 6 - Announced theme: '1968'

This was a year of many momentous events, including the birth in Manchester of David Omatayo Domingo as he was first known

How much do you (or your parents for younger listeners) remember of 1968?

1.

“You’ll hear my voice, on the wind, across the sand”

... was the opening line of which 1968 UK number one single by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich?  The same wondrous place has been celebrated by Olivia Newton John with ELO, and by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

2.

After losing his seat in the 2024 general election, Tory nob Jacob Rees Mogg ended his thank you speech by saying:

“From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success”.

Which 1968 film provides this quote?

3.

“The police are not here to create disorder, they’re here to preserve disorder”.

Which US city's mayor uttered this unfortunate slip of the tongue after riots outside the Democratic party convention in August 1968?

4.

At which French location were the Winter Olympics held in February 1968?

5.

Which so called 'pop cantata' had its first performance at London's Colet Court School in March 1968?

6.

In March 1968, the UK Foreign Secretary was forced to resign after appearing drunk at a public event.  Name him.

7.

Who died at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee on April 4th 1968, and who was arrested for the murder?

8.

In New York City, who was shot by Valerie Solanas in June 1968?

Sp1

Which UK sportsman died in a car crash at Hockenheim, Germany on April 7th 1968?

Sp2

Whose world record, set at the Olympics in October 1968, stood for 23 years and has only once been beaten?

Sp3

Which ubiquitous device was first demonstrated by Douglas Engelbart in San Francisco on 9 December 1968?

Sp4

Which two African nations became independent in Autumn 1968; one from the UK and the other from Spain?

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ROUND 7 - Announced theme: 'Seeing Red'

In memory of Dave Rainford’s devotion to Manchester United Football Club, all answers in this round will contain a word that can follow or precede the word 'red' in well-known phrases - usual caveats apply

This is in no way an endorsement of Manchester United Football Club or anything associated with it - as you can tell a non-United fan wrote this round

1.

The following line are taken from what single of 1979, inspired by the sight of young, working-class British soldiers deployed in Northern Ireland?

“But there’s no danger,
It’s a professional career,
Though it could be arranged
With just a word in Mr. Churchill’s ear.”

It remains to this date, Elvis Costello’s highest-charting single in the UK, reaching number two.

2.

What is the English title of the 1957 film directed by Akira Kurosawa that is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth transposed to medieval Japan?

3.

The Shipping Forecast area lying to the south of Hebrides and east of Rockall, is named after what promontory? (a two-word answer s required)

4.

Who became the first male golfer to win an Olympic gold medal since 1904, when golf was reintroduced as an Olympic sport at the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro?

5.

The body of civil law that has been in force in France since 1804 – although much amended since – is commonly known by what name, in reference to the then First Consul of the French Republic who signed it into effect?  It has subsequently influenced a great many legal systems around the round.

6.

What was the title of the computer game created by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller, and released in 1993, in which the player is tasked with solving a series of puzzles on the mysterious, titular island?  Notable at the time for its impressive graphics, it sold over six million copies, and was the best-selling computer game of all time, until the release of The Sims in 2002.

7.

What phrase that refers to unavoidable, impending misfortune, or doom, originates in the biblical Book of Daniel, and its story of Belshazzar’s Feast?  At the feast, a series of Hebrew words that have miraculously appeared are interpreted by Daniel to foretell of the Babylonian king Belshazzar’s imminent downfall.

8.

What is the three-word title of the highest-ranking officer in the Royal Navy, also known as the Chief of the Naval staff?  Though the post was created in 1689, this specific title was first used in 1904, when it was bestowed on Jackie Fisher.

Sp1

What is the three-word name of the hill-figure located near a namesake village in Dorset, that depicts a nude, priapic man holding a club?

Sp2

What is the opening track of the 1965 album Rubber Soul by The Beatles?  It ends with several repeats of the refrain “beep-beep, beep-beep, yeah!”?

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ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

Pop culture questions with a 'Dave-related' hidden theme

1.

Who is the most famous resident of Greendale?

2.

Roland Rat was famously christened “The rat who saved TV-AM” but what was the name of his loyal sidekick?

3.

Which character did former Hill’s Angel Jane Leeves play with an unconvincing Manchester accent in the long-running US sitcom Frasier? (full name required)

4.

Who was the lead vocalist of successful 1960s Australian band The Seekers?

5.

Neil Tennant makes up 50% of the Pet Shop Boys and gets 99% of the attention.  Who is the other, quieter member?

6.

Who was the oddly named lead vocalist with 80s British synth-pop group Visage?  A leading light in the new romantic movement, he also popped up in the video for David Bowie’s Ashes to Ashes.

7.

Which 1975 Stanley Kubrick film was based on an 1844 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray?

8.

Bob Hoskins played a low-level gangster obsessed by a high-class call-girl played by Kathy Tyson in which 1986 film?

Sp1

Which DJ/Producer/Re-mixer reached number one in the US Dance charts and number eleven in the UK top 40 in 1996 with the song Sugar is Sweeter?

Sp2

Who is the lead singer of American indie rock band Gossip?

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Spare Round - 'Red Devils'

A round dedicated to one of Dave’s most favourite things!

1.

Who wrote and performed Red Right Hand, the song used as title music for TV hit Peaky Blinders?

2.

The Red Queen, a novel by Phillipa Gregory tells the story of which English noble woman, born 1443 and mother to an English king?

3.

In the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, who plays the part of Miranda Priestley, the demanding fashion magazine editor said to be based on Vogue's Anna Wintour?

4.

Which Baroque composer, who claimed to have written 94 operas, was nicknamed 'The Red Priest'?

5.

Which author's novel, first published in 1871, has a title variously translated into English as The Demons, The Possessed and The Devils?

6.

Which Broadway musical, first performed in 1947 and filmed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1968, contains the song That Old Devil Moon?

7.

What exactly is a printer's devil?

8.

Which Lancastrian designer and entrepreneur, the son of wrestler Billy Two Rivers, founded the 'Red or Dead' fashion label in 1983?

Sp.

What is the closest Red Dwarf star to our sun?

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ROUND 1 - 'The initial round with a (barely) hidden theme'

1.

Which celebrated songbird missed a 'crucial' penalty during the opening ceremony of the 1994 FIFA World Cup at Soldier Field in Chicago?

Diana Ross

2.

Who was the lead vocalist of 80s hit-makers The Blow Monkeys?  Apparently, he took his stage name from track four, side two of the Beatles’ Revolver album.  This celebrates a New York physician who liberally dispensed amphetamine injections.

Doctor Robert

3.

Which 1988 David Cronenberg film starred Jeremy Irons as identical twin gynaecologists?  It shares its name with a BBC Radio 4 comedy impression programme.

Dead Ringers

4.

The Merengue is the national dance of which Caribbean nation?

Dominican Republic

5.

Which English actor of restricted height played the character Shades on ITV's anarchic Saturday morning show Tiswas?  He also played Randall, leader of the Time Bandits in the 1981 Terry Gilliam film.  He tragically took his own life whilst filming in California in 1990.

David Rappaport

6.

Regarded as one of the greatest guitar players of all time, who formed the Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1934 with violinist Stephane Grapelli?

Django Reinhardt

7.

Born in 1880, which American writer is credited with coining the phrase “Hooray Henry”? He may be better remembered for creating colourful characters such as Nathan Detroit and the Seldom  Seen Kid.

Damon Runyon

8.

The Seldom Seen Kid was a 2008 Mercury prize winning album by Manchester band Elbow - but which late iconic British actress was the Mother-in-law of Elbow lead vocalist Guy Garvey?

Diana Rigg

Sp1

Which former Manchester City player turned his back on his country in 1977 lured by petrodollars to manage in the United Arab Emirates?

Don Revie

Sp2

Which 5-time NBA Championship winner and former Madonna squeeze famously wore a wedding dress to promote his 1996 autobiography Bad As I Wanna Be?  He also made several visits to North Korea and befriended Kim Jong Un.

Dennis Rodman

Theme: Each answer is two words starting with Dave's initials 'D and 'R'

ROUND 2 - 'Dave's Syllables'

Each answer contains a syllable from the name David Rainford (i.e 'Dave', 'Id', 'Rain' or 'Ford' - there's one thematic syllable per question and they are used in random order

Some thematic syllables are part of a larger word

Full names and titles are required unless stated otherwise

1.

Name the 2006 novel by Will Self in which the misogynistic rantings of a London taxi driver become holy scripture for a future civilisation.

The Book of Dave

2.

"He that has and a little tiny wit,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
Must make content with his fortunes fit..."

What is the final line of this song, performed by the Fool in Shakespeare's King Lear?

"For the rain it raineth every day"

3.

What name is shared by a British car model, manufactured from 1936 to 1961, and a fictional character in Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy?

Ford Prefect

4.

Which two words, found on the same page in Chamber's English Dictionary, describe:

• Expressions that are natural to a native speaker

• A health condition that arises spontaneously or has an unknown cause?

'Idiomatic' and 'Idiopathic'

5.

What is the geological term for the accumulated rock and other debris carried along and deposited by a glacier?

Moraine

6.

Which UK parliamentary constituency was only ever represented by Winston Churchill?

Davyhulme

(from 1983 to 1997 - this WC was the grandson)

7.

In an article published in 1924, what did the comedian W C Fields humorously suggest as the epitaph on his gravestone?

"On the whole I'd rather be in Philadelphia"

(accept "I'd rather be in Philadelphia")

8.

Which 17th century English dramatist wrote the play 'Tis Pity She's a Whore?

John Ford

Sp1

Name the fictional English cricketer, played and co-written by Christopher Douglas, who featured in eponymous comedy shows on Radio 4.  He had a column in The Guardian until 2006, when he was appointed sledging coach to the Australia cricket team.

Dave Podmore

Sp2

Which Manchester-born TV actress who has recently starred in Alma's Not Normal and Sherwood, is married to Lord of the Rings star Andy Serkis?

Lorraine Ashbourne

Go back to Round 2 questions without answers

ROUND 3 - 'Tremendous Knowledge'

Pairs inspired by David's TV nickname

1.

Which big city English railway station's full name refers to the fields around a nearby church, built by the Knights Templar in the 12th century?

Bristol Temple Meads

2.

Which London railway terminus's name derives from an ancient church situated on the banks of a small stream called the Tyburn?

Marylebone

(originally Mary le Burn)

3.

Who became Music Director of the Halle Orchestra in 1999 and stood down after the 2023-24 season of concerts?

Sir Mark Elder

4.

In 2013, which American became the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms?

Marin Alsop

5.

Which Greek city was the destination of two of St Paul's epistles and gives its name to one of the three classic orders of architecture?

Corinth

6.

Which Greek city was ruled by King Oedipus according to three plays by Sophocles, and has the same name as a city in ancient Egypt?

Thebes

7.

Three of Germany's Federal States are Stadstaaten, based on a single city.  One is Berlin, name either of the other two.

Bremen (or) Hamburg

8.

In 1957, what became the only new state to join the Federal Republic of Germany between its foundation in 1949 and reunification in 1990?

Saarland

Sp1

What forename and surname are shared by two English composers of mainly religious music?  One died in 1545 and wrote The Mass of the Western Wynde; the other died in 2013, was knighted and wrote The Protecting Veil.

John Taverner

Sp2

What name is shared by an English poet and playwright who died in 1637 with works including Volpone and The Alchemist, and a Canadian athlete disqualified for doping at the 1988 Olympics?

Ben Jo(h)nson

Sp3

In 1903, which scientist shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with Pierre and Marie Curie?

(Henri) Becquerel

Sp4

In 1915, which father and son jointly won the Nobel Prize for Physics?

Lawrence and William Bragg

Go back to Round 3 questions without answers

ROUNDS 4 & 5 - 'Dave's loves and hates' - Blockbuster bingo

Bingo rounds are hated by certain WithQuiz luminaries, mentioning no names, but Dave loved them enough to set them frequently

The overall theme is things Mr Rainford either loved or hated - choose his Love or Hate to get your question

1.

Let’s Face the Music and Dance

2.

What is the first name of Tom Conti's daughter, born in 1974?  She combines her acting career with a ventriloquist act.

Nina Conti

3.

LOVE - Quiz Shows

Who played disgraced Who Wants to be a Millionaire quiz contestant Charles Ingram in the TV adaptation of the play Quiz?

Matthew Macfadyen

4.

Which Surrey based English National League football club is nicknamed 'The Cards'?

Woking

5.

There are three main monosaccharides.  Glucose and Fructose are two, name the other one.

Galactose

6.

Based in Hanover Street which appropriately named restaurant recently became the second in Manchester to be awarded a Michelin Star?

Skof

7.

In their treble winning 1998-99 season, which team did United beat at Old Trafford in the last match of the season to secure the Premiership, and who scored the winning goal?

Tottenham Hotspur and Andy Cole

8.

LOVE – The Labour Party

Two Labour MPs, Andrew Gywnne and Oliver Ryan, have recently had the Whip removed and been suspended by the party.  What was the name of the WhatsApp group that carried their offending messages?

'Trigger Me Timbers'

9.

Whose second symphony in five movements, written between 1888 and 1894, is known as the Resurrection Symphony?

Gustav Mahler 

10.

Who wrote the novel The Cider House Rules?

John Irving

11.

LOVE – Curry

In which Commonwealth country would you eat a Bunny Chow curry served in a hollowed-out loaf?  Introduced by Indian migrant workers, it is now a street food popular with surfers.

South Africa

12.

In which Caribbean Island will you find the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium?

Antigua

13.

What is four-letter name of the train that travels across Australia between Adelaide and Darwin?

The Ghan

14.

Which 78-year-old became the first Prime Minister of Jamaica when it became independent in 1962?

Sir Alexander Bustamente

15.

Which Liverpool thoroughfare has the Anglican Cathedral at one end and the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, AKA Paddy’s Wigwam, at the other?

Hope Street

16.

City’s 35 years without a trophy came to an end in 2011 when they won the FA Cup.  Who did they beat in the final and who scored the winning goal?

Stoke City, Yaya Touré

17.

Which Manchester Grammar alumnus was born in 1785 and wrote the autobiographical Confessions of an English Opium Eater?

Thomas De Quincey

18.

The party pretended to disapprove, then kept all the money.

Frank Hester

19.

What was the name of the failed financial services company David Cameron lobbied his Tory mates for during the Covid Pandemic?

Greensill Capital

(accept 'Greensill'}

20.

Who played Margaret Thatcher opposite Steve Coogan in the recent Channel 4 drama Brian and Margaret?

Harriet Walter

21.

Why is it illegal to carry Vieux Boulogne and Epoisses de Bourgogne on public transport in France?

Because they are two of world's smelliest cheeses

22.

In the ballet Swan Lake, what are the names of the White Swan and the Black Swan who both compete for the affection of Prince Siegfried?

Odette (white)

and

Odile (black)

Go back to Rounds 4 & 5 questions without answers

ROUND 6 - Announced theme: '1968'

This was a year of many momentous events, including the birth in Manchester of David Omatayo Domingo as he was first known

How much do you (or your parents for younger listeners) remember of 1968?

1.

“You’ll hear my voice, on the wind, across the sand”

... was the opening line of which 1968 UK number one single by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich?  The same wondrous place has been celebrated by Olivia Newton John with ELO, and by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

The Legend of Xanadu

(full title required; "Xanadu" won't do)

2.

After losing his seat in the 2024 general election, Tory nob Jacob Rees Mogg ended his thank you speech by saying:

“From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success”.

Which 1968 film provides this quote?

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

3.

“The police are not here to create disorder, they’re here to preserve disorder”.

Which US city's mayor uttered this unfortunate slip of the tongue after riots outside the Democratic party convention in August 1968?

Chicago

4.

At which French location were the Winter Olympics held in February 1968?

Grenoble

5.

Which so called 'pop cantata' had its first performance at London's Colet Court School in March 1968?

Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

6.

In March 1968, the UK Foreign Secretary was forced to resign after appearing drunk at a public event.  Name him.

George Brown

7.

Who died at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee on April 4th 1968, and who was arrested for the murder?

Martin Luther King, James Earl Ray

8.

In New York City, who was shot by Valerie Solanas in June 1968?

Andy Warhol

Sp1

Which UK sportsman died in a car crash at Hockenheim, Germany on April 7th 1968?

 Jim Clark

Sp2

Whose world record, set at the Olympics in October 1968, stood for 23 years and has only once been beaten?

Bob Beamon

(Long Jump)

Sp3

Which ubiquitous device was first demonstrated by Douglas Engelbart in San Francisco on 9 December 1968?

The computer mouse

Sp4

Which two African nations became independent in Autumn 1968; one from the UK and the other from Spain?

Swaziland (now Eswatini) and Equatorial Guinea

Go back to Round 6 questions without answers

ROUND 7 - Announced theme: 'Seeing Red'

In memory of Dave Rainford’s devotion to Manchester United Football Club, all answers in this round will contain a word that can follow or precede the word 'red' in well-known phrases - usual caveats apply

This is in no way an endorsement of Manchester United Football Club or anything associated with it - as you can tell a non-United fan wrote this round

1.

The following line are taken from what single of 1979, inspired by the sight of young, working-class British soldiers deployed in Northern Ireland?

“But there’s no danger,
It’s a professional career,
Though it could be arranged
With just a word in Mr. Churchill’s ear.”

It remains to this date, Elvis Costello’s highest-charting single in the UK, reaching number two.

Oliver’s Army

2.

What is the English title of the 1957 film directed by Akira Kurosawa that is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth transposed to medieval Japan?

Throne of Blood

(accept Spider Web Castle, which is a literal translation of the Japanese title, but tell players that the answer needed for the theme is Throne of Blood)

3.

The Shipping Forecast area lying to the south of Hebrides and east of Rockall, is named after what promontory? (a two-word answer s required)

Malin Head

(the forecast area is just called 'Malin', but it takes its name from Malin Head)

4.

Who became the first male golfer to win an Olympic gold medal since 1904, when golf was reintroduced as an Olympic sport at the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro?

Justin Rose

5.

The body of civil law that has been in force in France since 1804 – although much amended since – is commonly known by what name, in reference to the then First Consul of the French Republic who signed it into effect?  It has subsequently influenced a great many legal systems around the round.

Napoleonic Code
(prompt on 'Civil Code of the French' or 'Code civil des Français'; while this is the official name of the code, it does not satisfy the requirements of the question)

6.

What was the title of the computer game created by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller, and released in 1993, in which the player is tasked with solving a series of puzzles on the mysterious, titular island?  Notable at the time for its impressive graphics, it sold over six million copies, and was the best-selling computer game of all time, until the release of The Sims in 2002.

Myst

(pronounced ‘mist’)

7.

What phrase that refers to unavoidable, impending misfortune, or doom, originates in the biblical Book of Daniel, and its story of Belshazzar’s Feast?  At the feast, a series of Hebrew words that have miraculously appeared are interpreted by Daniel to foretell of the Babylonian king Belshazzar’s imminent downfall.

“The writing (is) on the wall”

8.

What is the three-word title of the highest-ranking officer in the Royal Navy, also known as the Chief of the Naval staff?  Though the post was created in 1689, this specific title was first used in 1904, when it was bestowed on Jackie Fisher.

First Sea Lord

Sp1

What is the three-word name of the hill-figure located near a namesake village in Dorset, that depicts a nude, priapic man holding a club?

Cerne Abbas Giant

Sp2

What is the opening track of the 1965 album Rubber Soul by The Beatles?  It ends with several repeats of the refrain “beep-beep, beep-beep, yeah!”?

Drive My Car

The 'Red' phrases that can be made are, respectively:

Red Army, blood red, red head, red rose, code red, red mist, red wall, Red Sea, red giant, and the North Yorkshire tourist magnet that is Redcar

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ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

Pop culture questions with a 'Dave-related' hidden theme

1.

Who is the most famous resident of Greendale?

Postman Pat

2.

Roland Rat was famously christened “The rat who saved TV-AM” but what was the name of his loyal sidekick?

Kevin the Gerbil

3.

Which character did former Hill’s Angel Jane Leeves play with an unconvincing Manchester accent in the long-running US sitcom Frasier? (full name required)

Daphne Moon

4.

Who was the lead vocalist of successful 1960s Australian band The Seekers?

Judith Durham

5.

Neil Tennant makes up 50% of the Pet Shop Boys and gets 99% of the attention.  Who is the other, quieter member?

Chris Lowe

6.

Who was the oddly named lead vocalist with 80s British synth-pop group Visage?  A leading light in the new romantic movement, he also popped up in the video for David Bowie’s Ashes to Ashes.

Steve Strange

7.

Which 1975 Stanley Kubrick film was based on an 1844 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray?

Barry Lyndon

8.

Bob Hoskins played a low-level gangster obsessed by a high-class call-girl played by Kathy Tyson in which 1986 film?

Mona Lisa

Sp1

Which DJ/Producer/Re-mixer reached number one in the US Dance charts and number eleven in the UK top 40 in 1996 with the song Sugar is Sweeter?

C J Bolland

Sp2

Who is the lead singer of American indie rock band Gossip?

Beth Ditto

Theme: Each answer features the first name of one of Dave's colleagues on Eggheads

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Spare Round - 'Red Devils'

A round dedicated to one of Dave’s most favourite things!

1.

Who wrote and performed Red Right Hand, the song used as title music for TV hit Peaky Blinders?

Nick Cave

2.

The Red Queen, a novel by Phillipa Gregory tells the story of which English noble woman, born 1443 and mother to an English king?

Lady Margaret Beaufort

3.

In the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, who plays the part of Miranda Priestley, the demanding fashion magazine editor said to be based on Vogue's Anna Wintour?

Meryl Streep

4.

Which Baroque composer, who claimed to have written 94 operas, was nicknamed 'The Red Priest'?

Antonio Vivaldi

5.

Which author's novel, first published in 1871, has a title variously translated into English as The Demons, The Possessed and The Devils?

Fyodor Dostoevsky

6.

Which Broadway musical, first performed in 1947 and filmed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1968, contains the song That Old Devil Moon?

Finian's Rainbow

7.

What exactly is a printer's devil?

An apprentice in a printworks

8.

Which Lancastrian designer and entrepreneur, the son of wrestler Billy Two Rivers, founded the 'Red or Dead' fashion label in 1983?

Wayne Hemingway

Sp.

What is the closest Red Dwarf star to our sun?

Proxima Centauri

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