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WithQuiz League paper  26/10/22

Set by: The Prodigals

QotW: R6/Q5

Average Aggregate Score: 82.3

(Season's Ave. Agg.: 79.7)

"The quiz was a belter from the reigning champions."

"Despite a very good combined score it did feel hard in places."

"Well constructed and full of interesting facts presented in a way that kept our attention - topical too with a round on Rishi Sunak."

 

ROUND 1 - Pairs

...including a 'Run On' pair at Questions 7 & 8

1.

The letters 'eth' and 'thorn' that were used in Old English to represent the “th” sounds are unfortunately no longer in use in modern English orthography.  However, they survive in the orthography of which European language?

2.

What is the only language, also from Europe, in whose orthography you might see the letters 'O' and 'U' with double acute accents above them (i.e., Ő and Ű)?

3.

Which boy’s name links Kent County Cricket Club’s home ground; a gulf bounded by Newfoundland, Labrador, and Quebec; and the winner of the 1963 Academy Award for Best Picture?

4.

Which girl’s name links Leicestershire County Cricket Club’s home ground; a pro-Catholic popular revolt of 1536-37 in northern England; and a 1994 album by Jeff Buckley?

5.

2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the Premier League.  While Leeds United entered the first season of the Premier League as the reigning First Division champions, which of the current Premier League teams entered the 1992-93 season in the lowest position in the football pyramid?

6.

Of the teams who competed in the first Premier league season (i.e., 1992-93), which is currently – as of 23 October – lowest in the football pyramid?

7.

An American band founded in 1971 whose constant members were Walter Becker and Donald Fagen,

&

first named in Wilde’s play Salome, also featuring in the Strauss opera of the same name, a performance given by Salome for Herod the Great before the execution of John the Baptist.

8.

A cycle of narrative poems by Tennyson concerning Arthurian legends,

& a British band formed in 1968, whose only constant member has been the guitarist Robert Fripp.

Go to Round 1 questions with answers

ROUND 2 - '1922'

1922 was an interesting year - here are some questions about it

1.

During the Irish Civil War, who was the leader of the pro-Treaty National Army?  He was killed in an ambush in County Cork in August 1922.

2.

In April 1922, the Teapot Dome scandal engulfed the administration of which American president?

3.

November 1922 witnessed the abolition of which state?  Arguably 'top nation' during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, its last leader was Mehmed VI.

4.

It is one hundred years since Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon rediscovered the tomb of Tutankhamun.  Which newspaper was partly responsible for funding their expedition and for mythologising the 'curse' of Tutankhamun?

5.

Which novel of 1922 was described by T S Eliot as “the most important expression which the present age has found”, and by the Daily Express as a book which “debases and perverts and degrades the noble gift of imagination”?

6.

May 1922 saw the publication of the short story “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” about a man who ages backwards. Who wrote it?

7.

Which horror film by the expressionist director F W Murnau premiered in Berlin in March 1922?  It starred Max Schreck as Count Orlok.

8.

In 1922, another major German director, Fritz Lang, released the first of three films about which character, a demonic hypnotist created by Norbert Jacques?

Sp1

There were two British prime ministers in 1922.  Who were they?

Sp2

Which epoch-defining poem was first published in 1922 in The Criterion in the UK and in The Dial in the USA?

Go to Round 2 questions with answers

ROUND 3 - 'Hail to the Chief(s)'

A round about our new Prime Minister and a few of his predecessors

1.

Rishi Sunak was born in 1980 (yes, that is correct) in which city?

2.

He did not go to Eton, but Sunak is a public schoolboy nonetheless.  Of which school was he head boy?

3.

Of course, Sunak attended Oxford, where he studied PPE.  But he also has an MBA from which American university?

4.

What is the name of Sunak’s wife?  They married in Bangalore in 2009.

5.

Murty’s father is N R Narayana Murthy, whose personal wealth is estimated to be $4.5 billion.  He was the founder, chairman, and CEO of which technology company?

6.

Sunak was elected to Parliament as recently as 2015, when he replaced William Hague as MP for which constituency?

7.

Sunak’s ascent – or, rather, Liz Truss’s demise - means that 2022 is the first year that Britain has had three prime ministers since 1834, when there were four.  Name any three of those four prime ministers.

8.

The previous year with three prime ministers was 1827.  Name any two of those three prime ministers.

Sp1

When Sunak was fined for breaching COVID regulations, how much did he pay by way of a fine?

Sp2

For which investment bank did Sunak work following his graduation from Oxford?

Sp3

What was the profession of Sunak’s mother?  He worked for her as a teenager.

Go to Round 3 questions with answers

ROUND 4 - Cinematic Eponyms

In this round, you will be asked to name a film. You will be given the name of the actor who played the titular role, the year of release, and another couple of clues.

1.

Jamie Bell, 2000.

Set mostly during the miners’ strike of 1984-85, the soundtrack of this film features T. Rex, The Jam, and Tchaikovsky.

2.

Diane Keaton, 1977.

This satirical romantic comedy features a cameo, playing himself, by the Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan.

3.

Jake Gyllenhaal, 2001.

This film’s hero has visions of Frank, a mysterious figure in costume who foretells the end of the world in 28 days’ time.

4.

Johnny Depp, 1994.

This comedy biopic from Tim Burton pays tribute to the man widely regarded as the worst director of all time, whose films included Plan 9 From Outer Space and Glen or Glenda.

5.

Pam Grier, 1997.

Quentin Tarantino’s follow-up to Pulp Fiction, which pays tribute to the Blaxploitation films of the 1970s.

6.

Ryan O’Neal, 1975.

Based on a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, this critically acclaimed film told the story of an eighteenth-century rogue.

7.

Jane Fonda, 1965.

This comedy paid homage to many classic westerns.  Lee Marvin won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing two roles.

8.

Abigail Breslin, 2006.

Alan Arkin won an Academy Award and young Abigail won critical acclaim for her “bright” turn as an aspiring competition winner whose nickname is required for the points.

Sp1

Jon Heder, 2004.

Set in smalltown Idaho, this title character had some sweet dance moves and encouraged everyone to “Vote for Pedro”.  Elvis Costello claims to have used his name as an occasional alias.

Sp2

Johnny Depp, 1997.

Loosely based on a true story, Depp plays an undercover FBI agent who gets too close to Mafia boss Lefty Ruggiero.  Once you’ve seen this movie, it’s difficult to “fuhgeddaboudit”.

Go to Round 4 questions with answers

ROUND 5 - Run Ons

1.

A physician and prolific author, born 1859, died 1930, who once played in goal for Portsmouth,

&

a moisturising product, launched in 1952, and now marketed by Proctor & Gamble.

2.

A hip-hop artist who recently played a flute once owned by James Madison,

&

a tactic in football which sees players defend space instead of sticking closely to an opponent.

3.

A 7-letter name shared by a coastal sea within the eastern Indian Ocean and an archipelago,

&

a Johannesburg-born keyboard player and band leader, real surname Lubowitz, who covered songs by Dylan, Springsteen, and Holst.

4.

A river in south-east Africa that Kipling in The Elephant’s Child described as “great, grey-green, greasy”,

&

a fashion brand established by Ralph Lauren in 1971.

5.

The character who, according to Beatrix Potter, ate Peter Rabbit’s father in a pie,

&

a four-word insult that Jilted John meted out in his eponymous pop hit of 1978.

6.

A northern suburb of Leeds which has a large park and the school that gave us Liz Truss,

&

the Greek god of the underworld whose name means 'unseen'.

7.

An extremely conservative judge who in 1991 overcame sexual harassment allegations to secure appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court,

&

an elephant-like mammal which went extinct at the end of the Pleistocene era.

8.

A British comedian, a former sparring partner of Rob Newman, and the author of Jews Don’t Count,

&

an item of novelty headwear, popular in the 1980s, consisting of a headband and two antennae-like protrusions.

Sp.

An amino acid that occurs naturally in the human brain and which is synthesised for use in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease,

&

the local nickname for Liverpool’s Catholic cathedral, which opened in 1967.

Go to Round 5 questions with answers

ROUND 6 - 'If we must have a king …'

All answers in this round contain a variation, male or female, on the king’s name

1.

Which Italian, who has won the European Cup as a player and the Champions League as a manager, has the middle name Michelangelo?

2.

Who captained England to an Ashes series win in Australia in 2013-14?

3.

Which German composer, born in 1895 is perhaps best known for the cantata Carmina Burana?

4.

Which stage play by Brandon Thomas, first performed in 1891, features cross-dressing and the catchphrase: “Brazil, where the nuts come from!”?

5.

What is the common name for a rectangular cut of beef containing part of the shoulder bone?  It’s also known as a seven-bone steak.

6.

Which European figure’s early biographers include Einhard and Notker the Stammerer?

7.

In a novel of 1871, a sequel to an equally well-known fantasy work of 1865, who coined the words 'chortle' and 'galumphing'?

8.

In popular music – although the term 'popular' should be treated with caution – Messrs Hodges and Peacock, purveyors of 'rockney', are better known as who?

Sp1

In the Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest, what is the name of the clergyman who rechristens both Jack and Algernon as 'Earnest'?

Sp2

Which composer and musician popularised the Moog synthesiser with Switched-On Bach in 1968, then wrote the music for A Clockwork Orange and The Shining?

Go to Round 6 questions with answers

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

Which 1678 Christian allegory by John Bunyan is regarded is one of the most significant works of fiction and theology in English literature?

2.

Which theatre, famous for dance, is located on Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell?  The present-day building is the sixth to have been located there since 1683.

3.

Which is the second of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales?  It is told by Robin, who is described as a stout and evil churl who is fond of wrestling.  It is also referred to in the lyrics of the Procul Harum song A Whiter Shade of Pale.

4.

Which Beach Boys song, which reached #8 in the UK charts in 1967, opens with the line:

“I’ve been in this town so long that, back in the city, I’ve been taken for lost and gone”?

5.

Which major figure of the first century BC triumphed three times, including after the defeat of Spartacus, and was a member of the first triumvirate?  He was assassinated in 48 BC.

6.

The twelve-bar chord progression, a walking bass, and a call-and-response pattern are common features of which musical genre?

7.

Dry, dark-red wines from Bordeaux are better known in English as what?

8.

Which Carry On regular was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1968 for the song Georgy Girl from the film of the same name?  He had several UK charts himself in the 1950s.

Sp.

 Which thespian’s early career included TV appearances on Playaway?  His big break came as Charles Ryder; his nadir came with Dungeons & Dragons.

Go to Round 7 questions with answers

ROUND 8 - Pairs

1.

Nuremberg, Bayreuth, and Ingolstadt are among the cities of which federal state of Germany?

2.

Pisa, Siena, and Arezzo are among the cities of which region of Italy?

3.

Which royal house ruled the various Russian principalities (and eventually Russia itself) from 862 to 1598?

4.

Which royal house provided the vast majority of the Kings of Tyrone from 1185 until the Flight of the Earls in 1607?

5.

Which chemical element, with the atomic number 3, gave its name to a Nirvana song of 1991?  Its chorus consists of a single word: “Yeah”.

6.

Which chemical element, with the atomic number 28, appears in the name of a very terrible Canadian band whose hits include Rockstar, Someday, and How You Remind Me?

7.

What name was given to the findings of the public inquiry into Bloody Sunday?  The inquiry began in 2000, finished in 2004, and the results were published in 2010.

8.

What name was given to the findings of the public inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly?  The inquiry began and concluded in 2003, and the results were published in 2004.

Sp1

What is the common name of the 1957 report which recommended the decriminalisation of homosexual relations in the United Kingdom?

Sp2

There are two (former) Republicans serving on the US House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.  Name either.

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ROUND 1 - Pairs

...including a 'Run On' pair at Questions 7 & 8

1.

The letters 'eth' and 'thorn' that were used in Old English to represent the “th” sounds are unfortunately no longer in use in modern English orthography.  However, they survive in the orthography of which European language?

Icelandic

2.

What is the only language, also from Europe, in whose orthography you might see the letters 'O' and 'U' with double acute accents above them (i.e., Ő and Ű)?

Hungarian

3.

Which boy’s name links Kent County Cricket Club’s home ground; a gulf bounded by Newfoundland, Labrador, and Quebec; and the winner of the 1963 Academy Award for Best Picture?

Lawrence

4.

Which girl’s name links Leicestershire County Cricket Club’s home ground; a pro-Catholic popular revolt of 1536-37 in northern England; and a 1994 album by Jeff Buckley?

Grace

5.

2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the Premier League.  While Leeds United entered the first season of the Premier League as the reigning First Division champions, which of the current Premier League teams entered the 1992-93 season in the lowest position in the football pyramid?

Fulham

(who had come 9th in the old Division Three)

6.

Of the teams who competed in the first Premier league season (i.e., 1992-93), which is currently – as of 23 October – lowest in the football pyramid?

Oldham

(currently 16th in the National League)

7.

An American band founded in 1971 whose constant members were Walter Becker and Donald Fagen,

&

first named in Wilde’s play Salome, also featuring in the Strauss opera of the same name, a performance given by Salome for Herod the Great before the execution of John the Baptist.

Steely Dan / Dance of the Seven Veils

8.

A cycle of narrative poems by Tennyson concerning Arthurian legends,

& a British band formed in 1968, whose only constant member has been the guitarist Robert Fripp.

Idylls of the King / King Crimson

Go back to Round 1 questions without answers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUND 2 - '1922'

1922 was an interesting year - here are some questions about it

1.

During the Irish Civil War, who was the leader of the pro-Treaty National Army?  He was killed in an ambush in County Cork in August 1922.

Michael Collins

2.

In April 1922, the Teapot Dome scandal engulfed the administration of which American president?

Warren G Harding

3.

November 1922 witnessed the abolition of which state?  Arguably 'top nation' during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, its last leader was Mehmed VI.

Ottoman Empire

4.

It is one hundred years since Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon rediscovered the tomb of Tutankhamun.  Which newspaper was partly responsible for funding their expedition and for mythologising the 'curse' of Tutankhamun?

Daily Mail

5.

Which novel of 1922 was described by T S Eliot as “the most important expression which the present age has found”, and by the Daily Express as a book which “debases and perverts and degrades the noble gift of imagination”?

Ulysses

6.

May 1922 saw the publication of the short story “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” about a man who ages backwards. Who wrote it?

F. Scott Fitzgerald

7.

Which horror film by the expressionist director F W Murnau premiered in Berlin in March 1922?  It starred Max Schreck as Count Orlok.

Nosferatu

8.

In 1922, another major German director, Fritz Lang, released the first of three films about which character, a demonic hypnotist created by Norbert Jacques?

Doctor Mabuse

Sp1

There were two British prime ministers in 1922.  Who were they?

(David) Lloyd George and (Andrew) Bonar Law

Sp2

Which epoch-defining poem was first published in 1922 in The Criterion in the UK and in The Dial in the USA?

The Waste Land

Go back to Round 2 questions without answers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUND 3 - 'Hail to the Chief(s)'

A round about our new Prime Minister and a few of his predecessors

1.

Rishi Sunak was born in 1980 (yes, that is correct) in which city?

Southampton

2.

He did not go to Eton, but Sunak is a public schoolboy nonetheless.  Of which school was he head boy?

Winchester

3.

Of course, Sunak attended Oxford, where he studied PPE.  But he also has an MBA from which American university?

Stanford

4.

What is the name of Sunak’s wife?  They married in Bangalore in 2009.

Akshata Murthy

5.

Murty’s father is N R Narayana Murthy, whose personal wealth is estimated to be $4.5 billion.  He was the founder, chairman, and CEO of which technology company?

Infosys

6.

Sunak was elected to Parliament as recently as 2015, when he replaced William Hague as MP for which constituency?

Richmond

7.

Sunak’s ascent – or, rather, Liz Truss’s demise - means that 2022 is the first year that Britain has had three prime ministers since 1834, when there were four.  Name any three of those four prime ministers.

three from:

Earl Grey,

Viscount Melbourne,

Duke of Wellington,

Robert Peel

8.

The previous year with three prime ministers was 1827.  Name any two of those three prime ministers.

two from:

Lord Liverpool,

George Canning,

Viscount Goderich

Sp1

When Sunak was fined for breaching COVID regulations, how much did he pay by way of a fine?

£50

Sp2

For which investment bank did Sunak work following his graduation from Oxford?

Goldman Sachs

Sp3

What was the profession of Sunak’s mother?  He worked for her as a teenager.

Pharmacist

Go back to Round 3 questions without answers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUND 4 - Cinematic Eponyms

In this round, you will be asked to name a film. You will be given the name of the actor who played the titular role, the year of release, and another couple of clues.

1.

Jamie Bell, 2000.

Set mostly during the miners’ strike of 1984-85, the soundtrack of this film features T. Rex, The Jam, and Tchaikovsky.

Billy Elliott

2.

Diane Keaton, 1977.

This satirical romantic comedy features a cameo, playing himself, by the Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan.

Annie Hall

3.

Jake Gyllenhaal, 2001.

This film’s hero has visions of Frank, a mysterious figure in costume who foretells the end of the world in 28 days’ time.

Donnie Darko

4.

Johnny Depp, 1994.

This comedy biopic from Tim Burton pays tribute to the man widely regarded as the worst director of all time, whose films included Plan 9 From Outer Space and Glen or Glenda.

Ed Wood

5.

Pam Grier, 1997.

Quentin Tarantino’s follow-up to Pulp Fiction, which pays tribute to the Blaxploitation films of the 1970s.

Jackie Brown

6.

Ryan O’Neal, 1975.

Based on a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, this critically acclaimed film told the story of an eighteenth-century rogue.

Barry Lyndon

7.

Jane Fonda, 1965.

This comedy paid homage to many classic westerns.  Lee Marvin won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing two roles.

Cat Ballou

8.

Abigail Breslin, 2006.

Alan Arkin won an Academy Award and young Abigail won critical acclaim for her “bright” turn as an aspiring competition winner whose nickname is required for the points.

Little Miss Sunshine

Sp1

Jon Heder, 2004.

Set in smalltown Idaho, this title character had some sweet dance moves and encouraged everyone to “Vote for Pedro”.  Elvis Costello claims to have used his name as an occasional alias.

Napoleon Dynamite

Sp2

Johnny Depp, 1997.

Loosely based on a true story, Depp plays an undercover FBI agent who gets too close to Mafia boss Lefty Ruggiero.  Once you’ve seen this movie, it’s difficult to “fuhgeddaboudit”.

Donnie Brasco

Go back to Round 4 questions without answers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUND 5 - Run Ons

1.

A physician and prolific author, born 1859, died 1930, who once played in goal for Portsmouth,

&

a moisturising product, launched in 1952, and now marketed by Proctor & Gamble.

Arthur Conan Doyle / Oil of Olay

(accept Ulay)

2.

A hip-hop artist who recently played a flute once owned by James Madison,

&

a tactic in football which sees players defend space instead of sticking closely to an opponent.

Lizzo / Zonal marking

3.

A 7-letter name shared by a coastal sea within the eastern Indian Ocean and an archipelago,

&

a Johannesburg-born keyboard player and band leader, real surname Lubowitz, who covered songs by Dylan, Springsteen, and Holst.

Andaman / Manfred Mann

4.

A river in south-east Africa that Kipling in The Elephant’s Child described as “great, grey-green, greasy”,

&

a fashion brand established by Ralph Lauren in 1971.

Limpopo / Polo

5.

The character who, according to Beatrix Potter, ate Peter Rabbit’s father in a pie,

&

a four-word insult that Jilted John meted out in his eponymous pop hit of 1978.

Mr McGregor / “Gordon is a Moron”

6.

A northern suburb of Leeds which has a large park and the school that gave us Liz Truss,

&

the Greek god of the underworld whose name means 'unseen'.

Roundhay / Hades

7.

An extremely conservative judge who in 1991 overcame sexual harassment allegations to secure appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court,

&

an elephant-like mammal which went extinct at the end of the Pleistocene era.

Clarence Thomas / Mastodon

8.

A British comedian, a former sparring partner of Rob Newman, and the author of Jews Don’t Count,

&

an item of novelty headwear, popular in the 1980s, consisting of a headband and two antennae-like protrusions.

David Baddiel / Deelyboppers

Sp.

An amino acid that occurs naturally in the human brain and which is synthesised for use in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease,

&

the local nickname for Liverpool’s Catholic cathedral, which opened in 1967.

L-dopa / Paddy’s Wigwam

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ROUND 6 - 'If we must have a king …'

All answers in this round contain a variation, male or female, on the king’s name

1.

Which Italian, who has won the European Cup as a player and the Champions League as a manager, has the middle name Michelangelo?

Carlo Ancelotti

2.

Who captained England to an Ashes series win in Australia in 2013-14?

Charlotte Edwards

3.

Which German composer, born in 1895 is perhaps best known for the cantata Carmina Burana?

Carl Orff

4.

Which stage play by Brandon Thomas, first performed in 1891, features cross-dressing and the catchphrase: “Brazil, where the nuts come from!”?

Charley’s Aunt

5.

What is the common name for a rectangular cut of beef containing part of the shoulder bone?  It’s also known as a seven-bone steak.

Chuck steak

6.

Which European figure’s early biographers include Einhard and Notker the Stammerer?

Charlemagne

7.

In a novel of 1871, a sequel to an equally well-known fantasy work of 1865, who coined the words 'chortle' and 'galumphing'?

Lewis Carroll

8.

In popular music – although the term 'popular' should be treated with caution – Messrs Hodges and Peacock, purveyors of 'rockney', are better known as who?

Chas and Dave

Sp1

In the Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest, what is the name of the clergyman who rechristens both Jack and Algernon as 'Earnest'?

The Reverend Chasuble

Sp2

Which composer and musician popularised the Moog synthesiser with Switched-On Bach in 1968, then wrote the music for A Clockwork Orange and The Shining?

Wendy Carlos

(accept birth name of Walter Carlos)

Go back to Round 6 questions without answers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUND 7 - Hidden theme

1.

Which 1678 Christian allegory by John Bunyan is regarded is one of the most significant works of fiction and theology in English literature?

The Pilgrim’s Progress

2.

Which theatre, famous for dance, is located on Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell?  The present-day building is the sixth to have been located there since 1683.

Sadler’s Wells

3.

Which is the second of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales?  It is told by Robin, who is described as a stout and evil churl who is fond of wrestling.  It is also referred to in the lyrics of the Procul Harum song A Whiter Shade of Pale.

The Miller’s Tale

4.

Which Beach Boys song, which reached #8 in the UK charts in 1967, opens with the line:

“I’ve been in this town so long that, back in the city, I’ve been taken for lost and gone”?

Heroes and Villains

5.

Which major figure of the first century BC triumphed three times, including after the defeat of Spartacus, and was a member of the first triumvirate?  He was assassinated in 48 BC.

Pompey

6.

The twelve-bar chord progression, a walking bass, and a call-and-response pattern are common features of which musical genre?

Blues

7.

Dry, dark-red wines from Bordeaux are better known in English as what?

Claret(s)

8.

Which Carry On regular was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1968 for the song Georgy Girl from the film of the same name?  He had several UK charts himself in the 1950s.

Jim Dale

Sp.

 Which thespian’s early career included TV appearances on Playaway?  His big break came as Charles Ryder; his nadir came with Dungeons & Dragons.

Jeremy Irons

Theme: Each answer contains the nickname of a football league club

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ROUND 8 - Pairs

1.

Nuremberg, Bayreuth, and Ingolstadt are among the cities of which federal state of Germany?

Bavaria

2.

Pisa, Siena, and Arezzo are among the cities of which region of Italy?

Tuscany

3.

Which royal house ruled the various Russian principalities (and eventually Russia itself) from 862 to 1598?

Rurikovich

(Rurikids)

4.

Which royal house provided the vast majority of the Kings of Tyrone from 1185 until the Flight of the Earls in 1607?

O’Neill

5.

Which chemical element, with the atomic number 3, gave its name to a Nirvana song of 1991?  Its chorus consists of a single word: “Yeah”.

Lithium

6.

Which chemical element, with the atomic number 28, appears in the name of a very terrible Canadian band whose hits include Rockstar, Someday, and How You Remind Me?

Nickel

(Nickelback)

7.

What name was given to the findings of the public inquiry into Bloody Sunday?  The inquiry began in 2000, finished in 2004, and the results were published in 2010.

Savile Report

8.

What name was given to the findings of the public inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly?  The inquiry began and concluded in 2003, and the results were published in 2004.

Hutton Report

Sp1

What is the common name of the 1957 report which recommended the decriminalisation of homosexual relations in the United Kingdom?

Wolfenden Report

Sp2

There are two (former) Republicans serving on the US House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.  Name either.

either

Liz Cheney

or

Adam Kinzinger

Go back to Round 8 questions without answers