ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

Full names required in this round

1.

Whiich song proved a 1960 hit for The Crickets, who wrote it, but is best known today for the version recorded by The Clash?

2.

Which American actor is best known for his role as an arachnid comic book hero in a trilogy of films directed by Sam Raimi between 2002 and 2007?

3.

Which Irish playwright won the 1925 Nobel Prize for Literature.

4.

Which Glaswegian rock band formed in 2002 found fame with the second single from their eponymous first album Take Me Out?

5.

Which Ashington-born actor's duet with his ITV co-star was the biggest selling single of 1996?

6.

Which American actress had a breakthrough role as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.  She also had major roles in the films Carol and The Social Network.

7.

Which West Indian fast bowler was stumped in the Lord’s test of 2004 off the bowling of Ashley Giles, after Andrew Flintoff had goaded him into trying to slog a six into the windows behind the bowler’s arm.  He used Flintoff’s famous sledge as the title of his autobiography.

8.

The 1944 Football League War Cup ended in a 1-1 draw but, due to transport restrictions and bombing threats, a replay was not held and the Cup was shared between Aston Villa, winner of the North Final and which other club, winner of the South Final?

Sp1

Which Rusholme-born journalist found fame writing on cricket for the Manchester Guardian, and is now regarded as one of the greatest ever cricket correspondents?  He was also an acclaimed music critic.

Sp2

Which British Prime Minister is forever associated with a piece of paper which turned out not to have the value he assumed?

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ROUND 2 - Pairs

1.

Which writer born in 1818, and a singer/songwriter born in 1958, share the same birthday?  They are connected by a work.

2.

Who are these two people who share the same forename and were born 13 days apart in London in 1958?  One is an Oscar-winning actor, the other a musician.  Despite the sound of their surnames, the actor is younger than the musician.

3.

Two queens consort of England were sisters.  The elder was married at the age of 6 as the king’s second wife and was widowed three years later.  The younger was widowed after 2 years and then married Owen Tudor.  Name either one of them.

4.

Two catholic queens consort of England were born 29 years apart on the same day of the year in the 17th century.  A state of the US was named after the older; the younger produced no heirs. Name either one.

5.

Which symphony, composed in 1830, is subtitled An Episode in the Life of an Artist, in Five Parts, written to express the composer’s unrequited love for the actress Harriet Smithson?

6.

Which work, first performed in 1946, is based on the Rondeau from Henry Purcell's incidental music to Aphra Behn’s Abdelazer?

7.

Danny Kruger, the first sitting Tory MP to defect to Reform UK, is the son of which person born in South Africa who was ennobled for services to food, broadcasting and charity?

8.

The journalist Dan Hodges, a long-standing member of Labour who resigned in 2015, is the son of which former Labour MP and award-winning actor?

Sp1

Quebec City is on approximately the same latitude as which city on the Black Sea?

Sp2

Washinton DC is on approximately the same latitude as which coastal city in Western Europe?

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ROUND 3 - Hidden Theme - ' Not close nor recently'

All of these questions are connected by a hidden theme, can you guess what it is?

1.

Which man, who celebrates his 19th birthday today, was appointed a MBE in the 2025 birthday honours list?  Despite spending the first 6 years of his life in Runcorn he was named an honorary citizen of Warrington (where he was born) for his contribution to the borough and his outstanding achievements.

2.

Which actor, having won his first Oscar when he was aged just 25 (along with his best friend, also from the Boston area) has more recently starred in the Police action thriller film The Rip, released on Netflix a few days ago?  He has been divorced twice from two high profile actresses that share the same first name.

3.

Which character was played by Robert Vaughn on television from 1964-1968 and later in 1983, and Henry Caville on film in 2015?

4.

Which native Bristolian was born in 1999 to an English Father and a Belgian Mother?  Despite leaving school with no GCSEs, thanks to a very successful 2025 season including a victory on home soil, he is now worth around 23 million pounds.

5.

What is the second longest creature alive today?

6.

One of the three largest to discharge into the Mediterranean basin, which river rises in the shadow of the Monviso and flows through the cities of Piacenza, Cremona and Ferrara?

7.

Which singer/songwriter, born in 1997 in Tooting, achieved the first number one of 2026 with her song Where is My Husband??

8.

Which of Shakespeare’s plays was written around 1606 and has seen the following people (amongst others) take the title role on stage: Orson Welles (1956), Paul Schofield (1962), Christopher Plummer (2004), Ian McKellen (2007), Glenda Jackson (2019) and, most recently, Danny Sapani in 2024?

Sp1

Sharing its name with a pet food company based in the United States, what nickname is given to something used to help pets such as dogs develop their jaws?  It is also a derogatory nickname for Luis Suarez.

Sp2

Which 2000 Disney film is set in the Incan Empire?

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ROUND 4 - A Round of Local Questions

1.

Which composer visited his wife’s relatives in Didsbury several times in the 1840s, staying at Eltville House (which was on the corner of Wilmslow Road and Fog Lane)?  The owners were the Souchays, a prosperous Swiss German Huguenot family of merchants.

2.

Whilst painting his cycle of 12 murals in Manchester, which artist lived in Crumpsall, Chorlton and then Victoria Park?

3.

What is the oldest building in Didsbury?

4.

What is the name of the church in Withington where Mendelssohn almost certainly played the then ‘new‘ organ in 1847?

5.

Which knighted historian, Oldham-born, but living in Didsbury for over 50 years, is one of the world's foremost critical authorities on Hitler and Nazi Germany?

6.

Which local politician, councillor, MP and later peer, was born in 1879 in Didsbury, and died in 1960 in Withington?  He is remembered for slum clearances and housing projects, for donating Wythenshawe Hall and Park to the City, and for a road.

7.

Which Salford Band whose name features a repeated word, had a 2007 hit with That’s Not my Name?

8.

Which Salford and South Manchester band, whose name is a single repeated word, had a slow burner hit in 2015 with Distant Past, which has rarely been out of the Radio X playlist ever since?

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ROUND 5 - 'It's a Punny Old World'

A set of General Knowledge questions with an extra clue in the form of a pun on the answer.

1.

What device records a driver's speed, distance and activity?
A chart showing consumption of Mexican food.

2.

A statue in Woking is of a machine depicted in a fictional work by which author?
Mercury might be found in these places.

3.

Which literary character is known as 'The Napoleon of Crime' and 'The Hidden Paw'?
This could be a Scot's reason for a visit to the dentist.

4.

The name of which organic compound is a contraction of the Latin for dehydrogenated alcohol?
This could be a discount supermarket in Flowery Field or Godley.

5.

Which British girl group of the early 2000s had a line up that included Sabrina Washington and Alesha Dixon?
This could be the winner of a beauty pageant in the hardwood trade.

6.

What is the informal name of the annual Costume Institute Benefit held on the first Monday of May in Manhattan?
This could be a term for a Scotland Yard shindig.

7.

Which musical contains the song Get Me to the Church on Time?
One's personal female bus conductor.

8.

Which country's flag is similar to that of Chad?
An obsession with the Boat Race.

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ROUND 6 - Run-ons

1.

20th century English novelist and playwright whose most famous works include The Good Soldier and The Parade’s End tetralogy,

AND

central character in Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker’s Guide … books, an undercover journalist who chose his name believing it would be “nicely inconspicuous”.

2.

21st President of the United States,

AND

central character in Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker’s Guide… books, whose house and planet are demolished to make way for by-passes.

3.

American comedy film from 2000, starring Ashton Kutcher and Sean William Scott,

AND

Italian painter from the late 16th century known for his dramatic use of light and shadow.

4.

15th century Italian Early Renaissance sculptor, best known for his freestanding Bronze nude of David, (in which David wears a helmet and carries a sword) - it was one of many works commissioned by the Medici family,

AND

1989 novel by Martin Amis.

5.

1963 spy novel by John Le Carre, the third to feature George Smiley,

AND

1997 historical novel set in the US civil war by Charles Frazier, adapted into a 2003 film directed by Anthony Minghella.

6.

American rapper and record producer born in Compton, LA in 1965 and described as “the first hip hop billionaire”,

AND

song first recorded by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra and covered most famously in 1968 by Cass Elliot with the Mamas and Papas.

7.

2004 sci-fi romantic drama starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet,

AND

1980s ITV comedy drama starring Dennis Waterman in the eponymous title role.

8.

Internationally acclaimed Manchester artist whose distinctive portraits can be seen in many spots across the city including the National Football Museum and at Metrolink stops,

AND

1980s BBC drama following the ups and downs of a family yachting business in the fictional South coast town of Tarrant.

Sp.

2005 novel by Cormac McCarthy made into a 2007 film directed by the Coen Brothers,

AND

2004 non-fiction book by Jon Ronson made into a 2009 black comedy starring George Clooney and Jeff Bridges.

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ROUND 7 - 'Blockbuster Blockbusters' - Famous scenes from classic films

You will be asked a question about a scene from a classic film in Michael’s golden age of cinema – the late 1970s to the mid-1990s.

1.

1979 - KVK

In the now legendary restaurant scene, what did Dustin Hoffmann do as his character storms out? He told only the cameraman beforehand, and Meryl Streep’s shocked reaction was genuine.

2.

1981 - ROTLA

In the classic fight scene midway through the film, Indiana Jones fights a henchman played by Pat Roach.  After being physically outmatched, and with his love interest trapped in the vehicle they were trying to escape in, how does the henchman suffer a gruesome death?

3.

1983 - O
In the opening post-credits scene agent 009 is stalked and killed by two knife-wielding assassin twins, before collapsing dead in the home of the British ambassador, clutching a fake Faberge egg. What unusual costume is 009 wearing?

4.

1985 - BTTF
The first time-travelling journey that Marty McFly undertakes is because he is fleeing terrorists from Libya who are angry that Doc Brown stole what necessary ingredient in order to power his time-travelling Delorean?

5.

1986 - STFTVH
In an effort to save planet Earth, Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise travel back in time to rescue two sub-species of what creature? A two word answer is necessary.

6.

1989 - IJATLC
In order to save his father and find the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones must spell out the name of someone important – but who?  He steps on the wrong step initially, forgetting that, "In the Latin Alphabet, (answer) begins with the letter I".

7.

1990 - HA
Belonging to his older brother Buzz, what pet does Kevin McCallister use to protect himself when the burglars finally catch up with him on the landing of his family home?

8.

1991 - TTJD

In his opening scene, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator walks into a biker bar completely naked and asks one of the bikers for three things with the following quote: “I need your clothes and (answer)”.  What two other things does he ask for?  He retains them for the rest of the film.

9.

1993 - JP
In the final action scene of the film, Dr Allan Grant, Dr Ellie Satler and the two children are about to be devoured by velociraptors until a twist of fate saves them.  What was that twist of fate?

10.

1995 - G

In the opening flashback scene, in order to infiltrate the Arkhangelsk chemical laboratory, Bond performs a bungee jump off what type of huge structure?

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ROUND 8 - Manchester's 1857 'Art Treasures Exhibition'

A round of questions on The Art Treasures Exhibition held in Manchester in 1857 - a cultural spectacle that ran for 5 months and attracted 1.3 million visitors - 4 times the population of Manchester at the time. It remains the largest art exhibition ever to be held in the UK, (and probably in the world)

1.

The site of the exhibition, next to the Botanical Gardens, led to a forced relocation of the incumbents, and hence the founding of which venue, rebuilt several times, including after significant damage during the war?

2.

The exhibition led to the founding of which cultural institution, associated with the city’s cultural identity ever since?

3.

One of the centrepieces of the exhibition, the so-called Manchester Madonna aka Virgin and Child with St John and the Angels - an unfinished mediaeval panel now in the National Gallery - was painted by which artist?

4.

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee (1633) was one of several paintings from the now dispersed Hope Collection displayed at the exhibition.  Currently believed to be in the hands of the Boston Mafia following its theft in 1990, who was the artist, who painted no other seascapes in an otherwise prolific career?

5.

Which decorative art-form displayed prominently at the exhibition is particularly associated with Sèvres?

6.

Which decorative art-form displayed prominently at the exhibition is particularly associated with Limoges?

7.

Over the entrance was inscribed the first line of John Keats's Endymion, an aptly famous quote used widely in many other contexts since.  What is the line?  You're looking for 9 words, although the final 2 words might be read as one.

8.

Over the exit was inscribed "To wake the soul by tender strokes of art" - a quote from an earlier poet, also known for the quote “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread’.  Who was he?

Sp1

The exhibition contained the first ever display of war photography.  From which war?

Sp2

What is currently found on the site of the exhibition?

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ROUND 1 - Hidden theme

Full names required in this round

1.

Whiich song proved a 1960 hit for The Crickets, who wrote it, but is best known today for the version recorded by The Clash?

I Fought the Law

2.

Which American actor is best known for his role as an arachnid comic book hero in a trilogy of films directed by Sam Raimi between 2002 and 2007?

Tobey Maguire

3.

Which Irish playwright won the 1925 Nobel Prize for Literature.

George Bernard Shaw

4.

Which Glaswegian rock band formed in 2002 found fame with the second single from their eponymous first album Take Me Out?

Franz Ferdinand

5.

Which Ashington-born actor's duet with his ITV co-star was the biggest selling single of 1996?

Robson Green

6.

Which American actress had a breakthrough role as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.  She also had major roles in the films Carol and The Social Network.

Rooney Mara

7.

Which West Indian fast bowler was stumped in the Lord’s test of 2004 off the bowling of Ashley Giles, after Andrew Flintoff had goaded him into trying to slog a six into the windows behind the bowler’s arm.  He used Flintoff’s famous sledge as the title of his autobiography.

Tino Best

(the book was called (Mind the Windows, Tino!)

8.

The 1944 Football League War Cup ended in a 1-1 draw but, due to transport restrictions and bombing threats, a replay was not held and the Cup was shared between Aston Villa, winner of the North Final and which other club, winner of the South Final?

Charlton Athletic

Sp1

Which Rusholme-born journalist found fame writing on cricket for the Manchester Guardian, and is now regarded as one of the greatest ever cricket correspondents?  He was also an acclaimed music critic.

Neville Cardus

Sp2

Which British Prime Minister is forever associated with a piece of paper which turned out not to have the value he assumed?

Neville Chamberlain

Theme: Each answer contains the surname of a Manchester United player, past or present

ROUND 2 - Pairs

1.

Which writer born in 1818, and a singer/songwriter born in 1958, share the same birthday?  They are connected by a work.

Emily Brontë and Kate Bush

2.

Who are these two people who share the same forename and were born 13 days apart in London in 1958?  One is an Oscar-winning actor, the other a musician.  Despite the sound of their surnames, the actor is younger than the musician.

Gary Oldman and Gary Numan

3.

Two queens consort of England were sisters.  The elder was married at the age of 6 as the king’s second wife and was widowed three years later.  The younger was widowed after 2 years and then married Owen Tudor.  Name either one of them.

Isabella of Valois

or

Catherine of Valois

(married to Richard II and Henry V, respectively)

4.

Two catholic queens consort of England were born 29 years apart on the same day of the year in the 17th century.  A state of the US was named after the older; the younger produced no heirs. Name either one.

Henrietta Maria

(the wife of Charles I)

or Catherine of Braganza

(the wife of Charles II)

5.

Which symphony, composed in 1830, is subtitled An Episode in the Life of an Artist, in Five Parts, written to express the composer’s unrequited love for the actress Harriet Smithson?

Symphonie Fantastique

(by Berlioz)

6.

Which work, first performed in 1946, is based on the Rondeau from Henry Purcell's incidental music to Aphra Behn’s Abdelazer?

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

(by Benjamin Britten)

7.

Danny Kruger, the first sitting Tory MP to defect to Reform UK, is the son of which person born in South Africa who was ennobled for services to food, broadcasting and charity?

Prue Leith

8.

The journalist Dan Hodges, a long-standing member of Labour who resigned in 2015, is the son of which former Labour MP and award-winning actor?

Glenda Jackson

Sp1

Quebec City is on approximately the same latitude as which city on the Black Sea?

Odesa

Sp2

Washinton DC is on approximately the same latitude as which coastal city in Western Europe?

Lisbon

Go back to Round 2 questions without answers

ROUND 3 - Hidden Theme - ' Not close nor recently'

All of these questions are connected by a hidden theme, can you guess what it is?

As usual, just part of the answers might be used, and tenuous sound-alikes may also feature.

Full names required in this round.

1.

Which man, who celebrates his 19th birthday today, was appointed a MBE in the 2025 birthday honours list?  Despite spending the first 6 years of his life in Runcorn he was named an honorary citizen of Warrington (where he was born) for his contribution to the borough and his outstanding achievements.

Luke Littler

2.

Which actor, having won his first Oscar when he was aged just 25 (along with his best friend, also from the Boston area) has more recently starred in the Police action thriller film The Rip, released on Netflix a few days ago?  He has been divorced twice from two high profile actresses that share the same first name.

Ben Affleck

3.

Which character was played by Robert Vaughn on television from 1964-1968 and later in 1983, and Henry Caville on film in 2015?

Napoleon Solo

4.

Which native Bristolian was born in 1999 to an English Father and a Belgian Mother?  Despite leaving school with no GCSEs, thanks to a very successful 2025 season including a victory on home soil, he is now worth around 23 million pounds.

Lando Norris

5.

What is the second longest creature alive today?

Fin Whale

6.

One of the three largest to discharge into the Mediterranean basin, which river rises in the shadow of the Monviso and flows through the cities of Piacenza, Cremona and Ferrara?

Po

7.

Which singer/songwriter, born in 1997 in Tooting, achieved the first number one of 2026 with her song Where is My Husband??

Raye

8.

Which of Shakespeare’s plays was written around 1606 and has seen the following people (amongst others) take the title role on stage: Orson Welles (1956), Paul Schofield (1962), Christopher Plummer (2004), Ian McKellen (2007), Glenda Jackson (2019) and, most recently, Danny Sapani in 2024?

King Lear

Sp1

Sharing its name with a pet food company based in the United States, what nickname is given to something used to help pets such as dogs develop their jaws?  It is also a derogatory nickname for Luis Suarez.

Chewy

Sp2

Which 2000 Disney film is set in the Incan Empire?

The Emperor’s New Groove

Theme: Each answer contains reference to a character from Star Wars ("A Long time ago in a galaxy far, far away"):

Luke Skywalker; Ben Solo, also called Kylo Ren, or Ben-Obi Wan Kenobi; Han Solo (or Ben Solo); Lando Calrissian; Finn, Rebel storm trooper played by John Boyega;  Po Dameron, a fighter pilot played by Oscar Isaac; Rey, played by Daisy Ridley; Princess Leia (tenuous soundalike, but you were warned); Chewbacca, called Chewie by Han Solo and Luke; The Emperor Palpatine, played by Ian McDiarmid

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ROUND 4 - A Round of Local Questions

1.

Which composer visited his wife’s relatives in Didsbury several times in the 1840s, staying at Eltville House (which was on the corner of Wilmslow Road and Fog Lane)?  The owners were the Souchays, a prosperous Swiss German Huguenot family of merchants.

Felix Mendelssohn

2.

Whilst painting his cycle of 12 murals in Manchester, which artist lived in Crumpsall, Chorlton and then Victoria Park?

Ford Madox Brown

3.

What is the oldest building in Didsbury?

St James’ Church

(founded 1235, but most original masonry now hidden; tower 1620; nave mid 19th Century)

4.

What is the name of the church in Withington where Mendelssohn almost certainly played the then ‘new‘ organ in 1847?

St Paul’s

5.

Which knighted historian, Oldham-born, but living in Didsbury for over 50 years, is one of the world's foremost critical authorities on Hitler and Nazi Germany?

Sir Ian Kershaw

6.

Which local politician, councillor, MP and later peer, was born in 1879 in Didsbury, and died in 1960 in Withington?  He is remembered for slum clearances and housing projects, for donating Wythenshawe Hall and Park to the City, and for a road.

Sir Ernest Simon

7.

Which Salford Band whose name features a repeated word, had a 2007 hit with That’s Not my Name?

The Ting Tings

8.

Which Salford and South Manchester band, whose name is a single repeated word, had a slow burner hit in 2015 with Distant Past, which has rarely been out of the Radio X playlist ever since?

Everything Everything

Go back to Round 4 questions without answers

ROUND 5 - 'It's a Punny Old World'

A set of General Knowledge questions with an extra clue in the form of a pun on the answer.

If you know the answer, you won‘t need the pun - but if you don’t know or aren’t sure of the answer, you might be able to use the pun to confirm your answer.

1.

What device records a driver's speed, distance and activity?
A chart showing consumption of Mexican food.

Tachograph

(taco graph)

2.

A statue in Woking is of a machine depicted in a fictional work by which author?
Mercury might be found in these places.

H G Wells

(Hg wells)

3.

Which literary character is known as 'The Napoleon of Crime' and 'The Hidden Paw'?
This could be a Scot's reason for a visit to the dentist.

Macavity

(ma cavity)

4.

The name of which organic compound is a contraction of the Latin for dehydrogenated alcohol?
This could be a discount supermarket in Flowery Field or Godley.

Aldehyde

(Aldi Hyde)

5.

Which British girl group of the early 2000s had a line up that included Sabrina Washington and Alesha Dixon?
This could be the winner of a beauty pageant in the hardwood trade.

Mis-Teeq

(Miss Teak)

6.

What is the informal name of the annual Costume Institute Benefit held on the first Monday of May in Manhattan?
This could be a term for a Scotland Yard shindig.

Met Gala

7.

Which musical contains the song Get Me to the Church on Time?
One's personal female bus conductor.

My Fair Lady

(my fare lady)

8.

Which country's flag is similar to that of Chad?
An obsession with the Boat Race.

Romania

(row mania)

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ROUND 6 - Run-ons

1.

20th century English novelist and playwright whose most famous works include The Good Soldier and The Parade’s End tetralogy,

AND

central character in Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker’s Guide … books, an undercover journalist who chose his name believing it would be “nicely inconspicuous”.

Ford Maddox Ford &

Ford Prefect

(NB: Ford Madox Ford, born Joseph Leopold Ford Hermann Madox Hueffer, was the grandson of Ford Madox Brown – randomly picked as answers by two different setters for tonight’s quiz)

2.

21st President of the United States,

AND

central character in Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker’s Guide… books, whose house and planet are demolished to make way for by-passes.

Chester A Arthur &

Arthur Dent

3.

American comedy film from 2000, starring Ashton Kutcher and Sean William Scott,

AND

Italian painter from the late 16th century known for his dramatic use of light and shadow.

"Dude where's my car?" &

Caravaggio

4.

15th century Italian Early Renaissance sculptor, best known for his freestanding Bronze nude of David, (in which David wears a helmet and carries a sword) - it was one of many works commissioned by the Medici family,

AND

1989 novel by Martin Amis.

Donatello &

London Fields

5.

1963 spy novel by John Le Carre, the third to feature George Smiley,

AND

1997 historical novel set in the US civil war by Charles Frazier, adapted into a 2003 film directed by Anthony Minghella.

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold &

The Cold Mountain

6.

American rapper and record producer born in Compton, LA in 1965 and described as “the first hip hop billionaire”,

AND

song first recorded by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra and covered most famously in 1968 by Cass Elliot with the Mamas and Papas.

Dr Dre &

Dream a Little Dream of Me

7.

2004 sci-fi romantic drama starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet,

AND

1980s ITV comedy drama starring Dennis Waterman in the eponymous title role.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind &

Minder

8.

Internationally acclaimed Manchester artist whose distinctive portraits can be seen in many spots across the city including the National Football Museum and at Metrolink stops,

AND

1980s BBC drama following the ups and downs of a family yachting business in the fictional South coast town of Tarrant.

Stanley Chow &

Howard's Way

Sp.

2005 novel by Cormac McCarthy made into a 2007 film directed by the Coen Brothers,

AND

2004 non-fiction book by Jon Ronson made into a 2009 black comedy starring George Clooney and Jeff Bridges.

No Country for Old Men &

Men Who Stare at Goats

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ROUND 7 - 'Blockbuster Blockbusters' - Famous scenes from classic films

You will be asked a question about a scene from a classic film in Michael’s golden age of cinema – the late 1970s to the mid-1990s.

Let’s find out!

1.

1979 - KVK

In the now legendary restaurant scene, what did Dustin Hoffmann do as his character storms out? He told only the cameraman beforehand, and Meryl Streep’s shocked reaction was genuine.

2.

1981 - ROTLA

In the classic fight scene midway through the film, Indiana Jones fights a henchman played by Pat Roach.  After being physically outmatched, and with his love interest trapped in the vehicle they were trying to escape in, how does the henchman suffer a gruesome death?

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Chopped to pieces by a plane’s propeller

3.

1983 - O
In the opening post-credits scene agent 009 is stalked and killed by two knife-wielding assassin twins, before collapsing dead in the home of the British ambassador, clutching a fake Faberge egg. What unusual costume is 009 wearing?

Octopussy

Clown outfit

4.

1985 - BTTF
The first time-travelling journey that Marty McFly undertakes is because he is fleeing terrorists from Libya who are angry that Doc Brown stole what necessary ingredient in order to power his time-travelling Delorean?

Back to the Future

Plutonium

5.

1986 - STFTVH
In an effort to save planet Earth, Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise travel back in time to rescue two sub-species of what creature? A two word answer is necessary.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Humpback Whale

6.

1989 - IJATLC
In order to save his father and find the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones must spell out the name of someone important – but who?  He steps on the wrong step initially, forgetting that, "In the Latin Alphabet, (answer) begins with the letter I".

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Jehovah
(Sean Connery gives the quote while suffering from a bullet wound, which the Holy Grail subsequently heals)

7.

1990 - HA
Belonging to his older brother Buzz, what pet does Kevin McCallister use to protect himself when the burglars finally catch up with him on the landing of his family home?

Home Alone

Tarantula

(accept big spider)

8.

1991 - TTJD

In his opening scene, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator walks into a biker bar completely naked and asks one of the bikers for three things with the following quote: “I need your clothes and (answer)”.  What two other things does he ask for?  He retains them for the rest of the film.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Boots and Motorcycle

9.

1993 - JP
In the final action scene of the film, Dr Allan Grant, Dr Ellie Satler and the two children are about to be devoured by velociraptors until a twist of fate saves them.  What was that twist of fate?

Jurassic Park

The T-Rex appears from nowhere (!) and eats the raptors

10.

1995 - G

In the opening flashback scene, in order to infiltrate the Arkhangelsk chemical laboratory, Bond performs a bungee jump off what type of huge structure?

Goldeneye

Dam

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ROUND 8 - Manchester's 1857 'Art Treasures Exhibition'

A round of questions on The Art Treasures Exhibition held in Manchester in 1857 - a cultural spectacle that ran for 5 months and attracted 1.3 million visitors - 4 times the population of Manchester at the time. It remains the largest art exhibition ever to be held in the UK, (and probably in the world)

1.

The site of the exhibition, next to the Botanical Gardens, led to a forced relocation of the incumbents, and hence the founding of which venue, rebuilt several times, including after significant damage during the war?

Old Trafford cricket ground

2.

The exhibition led to the founding of which cultural institution, associated with the city’s cultural identity ever since?

The Hallé Orchestra

3.

One of the centrepieces of the exhibition, the so-called Manchester Madonna aka Virgin and Child with St John and the Angels - an unfinished mediaeval panel now in the National Gallery - was painted by which artist?

Michelangelo

4.

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee (1633) was one of several paintings from the now dispersed Hope Collection displayed at the exhibition.  Currently believed to be in the hands of the Boston Mafia following its theft in 1990, who was the artist, who painted no other seascapes in an otherwise prolific career?

Rembrandt

5.

Which decorative art-form displayed prominently at the exhibition is particularly associated with Sèvres?

Porcelain

If the answer given is ‘ceramics’ or ‘pottery’ then prompt for a better answer (however, accept ‘China’. which is, by definition, porcelain, even if the French would never use the term)

6.

Which decorative art-form displayed prominently at the exhibition is particularly associated with Limoges?

Enamel-work

7.

Over the entrance was inscribed the first line of John Keats's Endymion, an aptly famous quote used widely in many other contexts since.  What is the line?  You're looking for 9 words, although the final 2 words might be read as one.

"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever"

8.

Over the exit was inscribed "To wake the soul by tender strokes of art" - a quote from an earlier poet, also known for the quote “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread’.  Who was he?

Alexander Pope

Sp1

The exhibition contained the first ever display of war photography.  From which war?

Crimean

Sp2

What is currently found on the site of the exhibition?

White City Retail Park

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