ROUND 1 - Didsbury & West Didsbury

1.

Greens was a restaurant at 41 to 43 Lapwing Lane. In 1992, it became the first purely vegetarian restaurant to appear in The Good Food Guide.  Which celebrity chef bought and ran it from 1990, until it closed in 2024?

2.

A Lough Neagh Sequence was published in January 1969 by Didsbury’s Phoenix Pamphlet Poets Press.  Which Irish prize-winning poet, who reputedly drank at the Fletcher Moss, wrote this poetry collection?

3.

His successes as a theatre director include Miss Saigon, and The History Boys.  As a film director, he is known for films such as The Madness of King George (1994), The Crucible (1996), The History Boys (2006), and The Lady in the Van (2015).  Who was born in Didsbury on May 7th 1956?

4.

Which is probably the second oldest building in Didsbury after St James’ Church?  Although allegedly haunted, its most famous occupant lived there from 1864 until 1919.  The graves of several of his dogs, and possibly his horse, are in the gardens.

5.

The tog rating of thermal insulation, often quoted on duvets and sleeping bags, was developed by the British Cotton Industry Research Association at the Shirley Institute in 1946.  On June 27th 1882, what idea was championed in the exact same building?

6.

In April 1988, Olive Shapley opened her door in Stephens Terrace, Didsbury to her friend Tenzin Gyatso, who was visiting Britain.  How is Tenzin Gyatso better known?

7.

The best-selling book series in history has sold more than 600 million copies worldwide.  It was initially conceived while the author was on a train from Manchester to London in 1990.  But which game did she invent while she spent the night in a hotel on Barlow Moor Road, after a row with her boyfriend?

8.

On June 15th 2017, as part of BBC Music Day, a blue plaque was unveiled at 86 Palatine Road, West Didsbury, to celebrate the founding of which company in 1978?

Sp1

After working at Crystal Palace Zoo, ‘Monkey Jack’ Webb became landlord of which local pub before WW1?  He had a monkey, who reputedly pulled pints, and may have been responsible for the stuffed duck-billed platypus, which adorned the back room of this pub until the 1990s.

Sp2

On May 14th 1964, which-famous and international prize-winning American singer-songwriter made his first UK live appearance at the ABC Studios, which were opposite the Parrs Wood Pub?

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ROUND 2 - ‘It’s all about Chickens’

Each answer includes a word connected to a chicken

1.

Name the 1997 romantic drama film based on a 1902 Henry James novel.  Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache and Alison Elliott it was nominated for 4 Academy Awards and 5 BAFTAs.

2.

What was the name of the former FTSE 100 company which started life as a small textile firm before being developed into a major electronics and fruit company.  Run by Asil Nadir, it collapsed in 1991 with debts of £1.3 billion and Nadir legged it to Turkish Cyprus!

3.

4.

5.

Pygostyle is a skeletal condition where the final few vertebrae are fused and support the tail feathers.  What colloquial term is used to describe the fleshy part of this structure.

6.

Built in Ludlow in 1619, what is the name of the half-timbered inn that is possibly the best known of the 500ish listed buildings in this Shropshire town?  Allegedly the New York Times reportedly named it the “most handsome inn in the world.”

7.

Successful in the early to mid 1970s, which British rock band are noted for their extensive use of harmony twin lead guitars?  After an eponymous first album, they followed it up with albums called Pilgrimage and Argus. Founded by Martin Turner, the band still exists but only Andy Powell remains from the early line-up.

8.

What is the 3 letter name of the minor battle within the Gallipoli campaign took place on 7th August 1915?  The battle took place along a narrow ridge with a name coined from the Afrikaans word for a high mountain pass – very likely by veterans from the Boer War.

Sp.

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ROUND 3 - 'What - Where & When'

Identify the well-known event that happened at the time and place given

(QM: You must use your judgement as to whether the answerer has identified the correct event even if they haven’t used the actual words given below in the answers)

1.

23–24 February 1981; in the Palacio de Cortés, between Zorrilla Street and Carrera de San Jerónimo.

2.

9.30am July 2, 1881; at Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station.

3.

10:09am 4 June 1967; at Hopes Carr, SK1 3QN.

4.

27 March in the 1960s; by the front wheel of a parked car in Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood - by a collie.

5.

12 May 1999; in the Assembly Hall between Castlehill and Mound Place in the Old Town.

6.

7 June 2020; BS1 4SR and subsequently at the water’s edge.

7.

11 March 1941; just off the Chester Road, M16 0RA.

8.

18 May 1970; the foyer of the Hotel Tequendama.

Sp1

22 August 1962; Petit-Clamart, Paris.

Sp2

2 October 2018; Ünsal Ishani, Atatürk Bulvari Kat. 1, Istanbul.

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ROUND 4 - Postal Districts of London

Each answer includes the name of a London Postal District

1.

2.

The novels Agnes Grey in 1847 and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall in 1848, were initially published under what pseudonym? (first name and surname are required)

3.

Born in 1890, he was known for his acting, comic monologues, and songs.  As Alfred P Doolittle in My Fair Lady, he played Broadway, the West End, and, earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination in the 1964 film.  Aged 89, whose last performance was in the 1980 Royal Variety Performance?

4.

Which guitarist is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?  He was first inducted as part of a band in 1992, then as a member of a different band in 1993, and then as a solo performer in 2000.

5.

Established in 1902, which are the oldest continuously working film studios in the world?  Films shot there in the 1940s and 50s include Kind Hearts and Coronets, and The Lavender Hill Mob, and more recently, Shaun of the Dead, The Imitation Game, and interior scenes for Downton Abbey.

6.

In North America and in several European languages, this butterfly is known as the Mourning Cloak.  Older names include Grand Surprise and White Petticoat.  But, since 1748, what has the butterfly ‘Nymphalis Antiopa’ commonly been called in Britain?

7.

Robert Hardy was known for roles such as Siegfried Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small, Cornelius Fudge in Harry Potter films, and Winston Churchill in various productions.  With two books on the subject, he was also an acknowledged expert on which medieval weapon?

8.

Which seaside town in the East Riding of Yorkshire was the site of a pottery from 1949 until 2000?  The pottery specialized in tableware with elegant contemporary designs, such as Heirloom, Saffron, Bronte, and Contrast.

Sp1

What name is applied to an electrical circuit used to measure an unknown electrical resistance by balancing two legs of a bridge circuit, one leg of which includes the unknown component?

Sp2

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ROUND 5 - Announced theme – ‘Excel-lent’

Each answer contains the name of a type of chart or diagram used to represent data graphically

1.

What is the name of the main ore used for refining mercury?

2.

Which 1971 hit song, full of many puzzling allusions, starts with clear references to the death of three well-known musicians?

3.

What two-word phrase was coined by Nationalist General Emilio Mola in the Spanish Civil War to describe a group of sympathisers in Madrid?  Hemingway later popularized the phrase by using it as the title of one of his plays

4.

What is the final Christian prayer of the Daily Office called (practiced for instance by the Benedictine order)?

5.

Events on the night of 5/6 February 1952 led to extensive publicity for a Kenyan tourist destination. What was the name of this hotel?

6.

Which act took a song to Number 3 in the charts in 1979 with lyrics about Hammersmith Palais, The Bolshoi Ballet, Buddy Holly and Good Golly Miss Molly?

7.

What is the medical name for whooping cough?

8.

Born in Denton and attending Manchester High School for Girls she went on to be appointed CBE in 2019.  By 2024 the honour had been revoked for “bringing the honours system into disrepute”. Who is this?

Sp1

What was the nickname of the role played by Gary Burghoff’s in the 1970 film M*A*S*H?  He played the same role in the subsequent TV series.

Sp2

Eas a’ Chual Aluinn in north west Scotland is remarkable for what reason?

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ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1.

Written by Randy Newman for ex-Animals front man Eric Burdon, which song has also been recorded by Three Dog Night? The best version, however, was undoubtedly the one recorded in 2000 by Tom Jones and the Stereophonics (reaching no 4 on the UK Singles charts).

2.

The inaugural winner of the Ballon d'Or in 1956 and the first professional footballer to be knighted was nicknamed as ‘The Magician’ but what was his better known nickname – given as the result of his mesmerizing wing play, extraordinary speed, and close ball control?

3.

Name the 1992 psychological thriller that featured Rebecca De Mornay as a nanny in a plot where the wife of a Seattle obstetrician who committed suicide infiltrates the family of one of his accusers.

4.

Which excellent version of a song made more famous by others, was the B side to Boney M’s hit record Daddy Cool? Recently it has been covered by Nigerian singer Tems and by Marvel Music for the soundtrack of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

5.

Which actor, choreographer and dancer performed in the role of Mr Mistoffelees in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats in 1981? He appeared in This is your Life with Eamonn Andrews at the end of a performance in the same year.

6.

What somewhat derogatory 6-word statement about the audience paying for shows with exaggerated claims is often associated with American showman PT Barnum? There is no evidence that he actually said this, providing proof that fake news can last a long time!

7.

The lyrics of Sweet Charity’s The Rhythm of Life lists 3 ways of making your way to Daddy … but which is the only one that fits the theme?

8.

Name the international art movement that developed in the context of the Great War and Futurism.  It was first established in Zurich before spreading more widely.  Key figures in the movement included Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst and Man Ray.

Sp1

In the National Lottery, when the jackpot gets to £50 million, if no-one matches all six main numbers – what is the following week’s draw known as?

Sp2

Recorded in 1969, what was the name of the final top 40 entry in the UK Singles charts by British singer/songwriter Donovan?

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ROUND 7 - A Penitential Round

Each answer contains wording that broadly relates to a particular concept

1.

Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall, and Bill Oddie, which BBC radio comedy programme ran from 1964 until 1973?  A 1972 spinoff show is still running on BBC Radio 4.

2.

Which song about the lynching of a society woman after she murders her unfaithful lover was composed by Cole Porter in 1934?  Perhaps the best-known version is sung by Ella Fitzgerald.

3.

Defined as a formal defence of an opinion or action, Plato and Aristotle use it to describe an oration in a legal defence.  Later it was often used in the context of theology and philosophy, as in the titles of works by Justin Martyr from AD 155–157 or by John Henry Newman in 1864.  What is the word?

4.

Described as the first modern detective story, which 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe features C Auguste Dupin, who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women in Paris?

5.

The prayer known as the ‘Confiteor’ is used at the beginning of Mass.  What seven-word Latin phrase could be translated into the modern idiom as “My bad, my bad, I really messed up”?

6.

For at least once in each of their lives, what fabric did the biblical kings Ahab, Hezekiah, Jehoram and David, have in common with Henry II?

7.

This series of novels started with Last Bus to Woodstock in 1975.  After about 80 murders, what was the title of the 13th and last novel in 1999?

8.

Which geological feature runs more than 620 miles from Norway, through from the Moray Firth southwest to Loch Linnhe and beyond into Ireland?  It bisects the Scottish Highlands from the Grampian Mountains to the Northwest Highlands.

Sp1

Which two-word phrase originated in the basketball slang of the 70s and 80s, was popularized by Sudanese NBA player Manute Bol’s broken English in about 1989, and entered mainstream culture in the 90s via movies like Clueless in 1995 and Scream 2 in 1997?

Sp2

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ROUND 8 - Pairs

1.

In the 1960s Alan Civil was the principal horn player with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.  In 1966 he played a famous solo on The Beatles album, Revolver.  On which track?

2.

A year later in 1967 Sheila Bromberg, a renowned harpist, was engaged to play the intro to which track on The Beatles’ subsequent album, Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?

3.

Which African country’s civil war lasted from 1991 to 2002 following the insurgency of the internal RUF rebels allied to external troops from the Liberian NPFL?

4.

The Febrerista party and the Colorado party (led by President Alfred Stroessner) fought each other for power in the mid 20th century in which South American country?

5.

In 1932 Benny Rothman a 20-year old Mancunian and Communist was the organiser and leader of what?

6.

Who was the main leader and keynote speaker at the Peterloo protest on August 16, 1819?

7.

Which NW Football League team, at the time in League Division 4, lost the 1962 League Cup Final to Norwich City; the first time any side from the English fourth tier has reached a major national cup final?

8.

Which organisation was the first commercial sponsor of the English League Cup?

Sp1

Of the 10 Canadian Provinces (NB not Territories) 5 have capitals which are also their largest cities. Name 3 of the 5 Provinces NOT to have ‘largest city capitals’.

Sp2

In New Zealand the least populated of the 16 regions is the West Coast.  Where is this region’s seat of government?

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Tiebreaker

The earliest known photograph to include a recognisable human form, was taken in Paris by Louis Daguerre.  The human in question is having his boots shined on the Boulevard du Temple.  In what year was it taken?

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ROUND 1 - Didbury & West Didsbury

1.

Greens was a restaurant at 41 to 43 Lapwing Lane. In 1992, it became the first purely vegetarian restaurant to appear in The Good Food Guide.  Which celebrity chef bought and ran it from 1990, until it closed in 2024?

Simon Rimmer

2.

A Lough Neagh Sequence was published in January 1969 by Didsbury’s Phoenix Pamphlet Poets Press.  Which Irish prize-winning poet, who reputedly drank at the Fletcher Moss, wrote this poetry collection?

Seamus Heaney

3.

His successes as a theatre director include Miss Saigon, and The History Boys.  As a film director, he is known for films such as The Madness of King George (1994), The Crucible (1996), The History Boys (2006), and The Lady in the Van (2015).  Who was born in Didsbury on May 7th 1956?

Sir Nicholas Hytner

4.

Which is probably the second oldest building in Didsbury after St James’ Church?  Although allegedly haunted, its most famous occupant lived there from 1864 until 1919.  The graves of several of his dogs, and possibly his horse, are in the gardens.

5.

The tog rating of thermal insulation, often quoted on duvets and sleeping bags, was developed by the British Cotton Industry Research Association at the Shirley Institute in 1946.  On June 27th 1882, what idea was championed in the exact same building?

The Manchester Ship Canal

(in The Towers, as the building was then called)

6.

In April 1988, Olive Shapley opened her door in Stephens Terrace, Didsbury to her friend Tenzin Gyatso, who was visiting Britain.  How is Tenzin Gyatso better known?

7.

The best-selling book series in history has sold more than 600 million copies worldwide.  It was initially conceived while the author was on a train from Manchester to London in 1990.  But which game did she invent while she spent the night in a hotel on Barlow Moor Road, after a row with her boyfriend?

8.

On June 15th 2017, as part of BBC Music Day, a blue plaque was unveiled at 86 Palatine Road, West Didsbury, to celebrate the founding of which company in 1978?

Sp1

After working at Crystal Palace Zoo, ‘Monkey Jack’ Webb became landlord of which local pub before WW1?  He had a monkey, who reputedly pulled pints, and may have been responsible for the stuffed duck-billed platypus, which adorned the back room of this pub until the 1990s.

Sp2

On May 14th 1964, which-famous and international prize-winning American singer-songwriter made his first UK live appearance at the ABC Studios, which were opposite the Parrs Wood Pub?

ROUND 2 - ‘It’s all about Chickens’

Each answer includes a word connected to a chicken

1.

Name the 1997 romantic drama film based on a 1902 Henry James novel.  Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache and Alison Elliott it was nominated for 4 Academy Awards and 5 BAFTAs.

2.

What was the name of the former FTSE 100 company which started life as a small textile firm before being developed into a major electronics and fruit company.  Run by Asil Nadir, it collapsed in 1991 with debts of £1.3 billion and Nadir legged it to Turkish Cyprus!

3.

4.

5.

Pygostyle is a skeletal condition where the final few vertebrae are fused and support the tail feathers.  What colloquial term is used to describe the fleshy part of this structure.

6.

Built in Ludlow in 1619, what is the name of the half-timbered inn that is possibly the best known of the 500ish listed buildings in this Shropshire town?  Allegedly the New York Times reportedly named it the “most handsome inn in the world.”

7.

Successful in the early to mid 1970s, which British rock band are noted for their extensive use of harmony twin lead guitars?  After an eponymous first album, they followed it up with albums called Pilgrimage and Argus. Founded by Martin Turner, the band still exists but only Andy Powell remains from the early line-up.

8.

What is the 3 letter name of the minor battle within the Gallipoli campaign took place on 7th August 1915?  The battle took place along a narrow ridge with a name coined from the Afrikaans word for a high mountain pass – very likely by veterans from the Boer War.

Sp.

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ROUND 3 - 'What - Where & When'

Identify the well-known event that happened at the time and place given

1.

23–24 February 1981; in the Palacio de Cortés, between Zorrilla Street and Carrera de San Jerónimo.

Spanish coup attempt

(storming of the Congress of Deputies in Madrid)

2.

9.30am July 2, 1881; at Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station.

Assassination of US President Garfield

3.

10:09am 4 June 1967; at Hopes Carr, SK1 3QN.

Stockport Air Disaster

4.

27 March in the 1960s; by the front wheel of a parked car in Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood - by a collie.

(the collie was called Pickles)

5.

12 May 1999; in the Assembly Hall between Castlehill and Mound Place in the Old Town.

First meeting of the new Scottish Parliament

6.

7 June 2020; BS1 4SR and subsequently at the water’s edge.

Toppling and submerging of the statue of (Edward) Colston in Bristol

7.

11 March 1941; just off the Chester Road, M16 0RA.

World War 2 bombing of Old Trafford Football Ground

8.

18 May 1970; the foyer of the Hotel Tequendama.

Bobby Moore accused of stealing a bracelet

(in Bogota in Colombia just before 1970 Mexico World Cup finals)

Sp1

22 August 1962; Petit-Clamart, Paris.

Failed assassination attempt on President De Gaulle

(in Paris suburbs; basis for the Day of the Jackal story)

Sp2

2 October 2018; Ünsal Ishani, Atatürk Bulvari Kat. 1, Istanbul.

(at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul)

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ROUND 4 - Postal Districts of London

Each answer includes the name of a London Postal District

1.

2.

The novels Agnes Grey in 1847 and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall in 1848, were initially published under what pseudonym? (first name and surname are required)

3.

Born in 1890, he was known for his acting, comic monologues, and songs.  As Alfred P Doolittle in My Fair Lady, he played Broadway, the West End, and, earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination in the 1964 film.  Aged 89, whose last performance was in the 1980 Royal Variety Performance?

4.

Which guitarist is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?  He was first inducted as part of a band in 1992, then as a member of a different band in 1993, and then as a solo performer in 2000.

5.

Established in 1902, which are the oldest continuously working film studios in the world?  Films shot there in the 1940s and 50s include Kind Hearts and Coronets, and The Lavender Hill Mob, and more recently, Shaun of the Dead, The Imitation Game, and interior scenes for Downton Abbey.

6.

In North America and in several European languages, this butterfly is known as the Mourning Cloak.  Older names include Grand Surprise and White Petticoat.  But, since 1748, what has the butterfly ‘Nymphalis Antiopa’ commonly been called in Britain?

7.

Robert Hardy was known for roles such as Siegfried Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small, Cornelius Fudge in Harry Potter films, and Winston Churchill in various productions.  With two books on the subject, he was also an acknowledged expert on which medieval weapon?

8.

Which seaside town in the East Riding of Yorkshire was the site of a pottery from 1949 until 2000?  The pottery specialized in tableware with elegant contemporary designs, such as Heirloom, Saffron, Bronte, and Contrast.

Sp1

What name is applied to an electrical circuit used to measure an unknown electrical resistance by balancing two legs of a bridge circuit, one leg of which includes the unknown component?

Wheatstone bridge

(Inventor Samuel Christie in 1833. Improved and popularized by Sir Charles Wheatstone in 1843)

Sp2

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ROUND 5 - Announced theme – ‘Excel-lent’

Each answer contains the name of a type of chart or diagram used to represent data graphically

1.

What is the name of the main ore used for refining mercury?

Cinnabar

2.

Which 1971 hit song, full of many puzzling allusions, starts with clear references to the death of three well-known musicians?

American Pie

(by Don McLean – the deaths being Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and ‘The Big Bopper’)

3.

What two-word phrase was coined by Nationalist General Emilio Mola in the Spanish Civil War to describe a group of sympathisers in Madrid?  Hemingway later popularized the phrase by using it as the title of one of his plays

Fifth columnist

4.

What is the final Christian prayer of the Daily Office called (practiced for instance by the Benedictine order)?

Compline

5.

Events on the night of 5/6 February 1952 led to extensive publicity for a Kenyan tourist destination. What was the name of this hotel?

(where Princess Elizabeth learnt of the death of her father, George VI)

6.

Which act took a song to Number 3 in the charts in 1979 with lyrics about Hammersmith Palais, The Bolshoi Ballet, Buddy Holly and Good Golly Miss Molly?

(in Reasons to be Cheerful Part 3)

7.

What is the medical name for whooping cough?

8.

Born in Denton and attending Manchester High School for Girls she went on to be appointed CBE in 2019.  By 2024 the honour had been revoked for “bringing the honours system into disrepute”. Who is this?

(disgraced CEO of Post Office Ltd)

Sp1

What was the nickname of the role played by Gary Burghoff’s in the 1970 film M*A*S*H?  He played the same role in the subsequent TV series.

(Corporal Walter Eugene ‘Radar’ O'Reilly)

Sp2

Eas a’ Chual Aluinn in north west Scotland is remarkable for what reason?

Go back to Round 5 questions without answers

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme

1.

Written by Randy Newman for ex-Animals front man Eric Burdon, which song has also been recorded by Three Dog Night? The best version, however, was undoubtedly the one recorded in 2000 by Tom Jones and the Stereophonics (reaching no 4 on the UK Singles charts).

Mama Told Me Not to Come

2.

The inaugural winner of the Ballon d'Or in 1956 and the first professional footballer to be knighted was nicknamed as ‘The Magician’ but what was his better known nickname – given as the result of his mesmerizing wing play, extraordinary speed, and close ball control?

'The Wizard of the Dribble'

(allow an answer that includes the words ‘Wizard’ and ‘Dribble’)
(the footballer is Stanley Matthews)

3.

Name the 1992 psychological thriller that featured Rebecca De Mornay as a nanny in a plot where the wife of a Seattle obstetrician who committed suicide infiltrates the family of one of his accusers.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

4.

Which excellent version of a song made more famous by others, was the B side to Boney M’s hit record Daddy Cool? Recently it has been covered by Nigerian singer Tems and by Marvel Music for the soundtrack of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

No Woman No Cry

5.

Which actor, choreographer and dancer performed in the role of Mr Mistoffelees in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats in 1981? He appeared in This is your Life with Eamonn Andrews at the end of a performance in the same year.

Wayne Sleep

6.

What somewhat derogatory 6-word statement about the audience paying for shows with exaggerated claims is often associated with American showman PT Barnum? There is no evidence that he actually said this, providing proof that fake news can last a long time!

“There’s a sucker born every minute”

7.

The lyrics of Sweet Charity’s The Rhythm of Life lists 3 ways of making your way to Daddy … but which is the only one that fits the theme?

“Hit the floor and crawl to your Daddy”

(reject “flip your wings and fly to daddy” and “take a dive and swim to daddy”)

8.

Name the international art movement that developed in the context of the Great War and Futurism.  It was first established in Zurich before spreading more widely.  Key figures in the movement included Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst and Man Ray.

Dada

(accept Dadaism - and note that a leading figure was Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven - only mentioned due to her slightly crazy name!

Sp1

In the National Lottery, when the jackpot gets to £50 million, if no-one matches all six main numbers – what is the following week’s draw known as?

Rollover

Sp2

Recorded in 1969, what was the name of the final top 40 entry in the UK Singles charts by British singer/songwriter Donovan?

Goo Goo Barabajagal

(Suzy Quatro and Madeline Bell (Blue Mink) provided backing vocals)

Theme: Each answer contains a word related to something that a baby might do or say

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ROUND 7 - A Penitential Round

Each answer contains wording that broadly relates to a particular concept

1.

Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall, and Bill Oddie, which BBC radio comedy programme ran from 1964 until 1973?  A 1972 spinoff show is still running on BBC Radio 4.

2.

Which song about the lynching of a society woman after she murders her unfaithful lover was composed by Cole Porter in 1934?  Perhaps the best-known version is sung by Ella Fitzgerald.

3.

Defined as a formal defence of an opinion or action, Plato and Aristotle use it to describe an oration in a legal defence.  Later it was often used in the context of theology and philosophy, as in the titles of works by Justin Martyr from AD 155–157 or by John Henry Newman in 1864.  What is the word?

4.

Described as the first modern detective story, which 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe features C Auguste Dupin, who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women in Paris?

5.

The prayer known as the ‘Confiteor’ is used at the beginning of Mass.  What seven-word Latin phrase could be translated into the modern idiom as “My bad, my bad, I really messed up”?

6.

For at least once in each of their lives, what fabric did the biblical kings Ahab, Hezekiah, Jehoram and David, have in common with Henry II?

Sackcloth

(as in sackcloth and ashes)

7.

This series of novels started with Last Bus to Woodstock in 1975.  After about 80 murders, what was the title of the 13th and last novel in 1999?

8.

Which geological feature runs more than 620 miles from Norway, through from the Moray Firth southwest to Loch Linnhe and beyond into Ireland?  It bisects the Scottish Highlands from the Grampian Mountains to the Northwest Highlands.

Sp1

Which two-word phrase originated in the basketball slang of the 70s and 80s, was popularized by Sudanese NBA player Manute Bol’s broken English in about 1989, and entered mainstream culture in the 90s via movies like Clueless in 1995 and Scream 2 in 1997?

“My Bad”

Sp2

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ROUND 8 - Pairs

1.

In the 1960s Alan Civil was the principal horn player with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.  In 1966 he played a famous solo on The Beatles album, Revolver.  On which track?

For No One

2.

A year later in 1967 Sheila Bromberg, a renowned harpist, was engaged to play the intro to which track on The Beatles’ subsequent album, Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?

She’s Leaving Home

3.

Which African country’s civil war lasted from 1991 to 2002 following the insurgency of the internal RUF rebels allied to external troops from the Liberian NPFL?

Sierra Leone

4.

The Febrerista party and the Colorado party (led by President Alfred Stroessner) fought each other for power in the mid 20th century in which South American country?

Paraguay

5.

In 1932 Benny Rothman a 20-year old Mancunian and Communist was the organiser and leader of what?

Kinder Scout Trespass

6.

Who was the main leader and keynote speaker at the Peterloo protest on August 16, 1819?

Henry ‘Orator’ Hunt

(accept either ‘Henry Hunt’ of ‘Orator Hunt’)

7.

Which NW Football League team, at the time in League Division 4, lost the 1962 League Cup Final to Norwich City; the first time any side from the English fourth tier has reached a major national cup final?

Rochdale

8.

Which organisation was the first commercial sponsor of the English League Cup?

Milk Marketing Board

Sp1

Of the 10 Canadian Provinces (NB not Territories) 5 have capitals which are also their largest cities. Name 3 of the 5 Provinces NOT to have ‘largest city capitals’.

Sp2

In New Zealand the least populated of the 16 regions is the West Coast.  Where is this region’s seat of government?

Greymouth

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Tiebreaker

The earliest known photograph to include a recognisable human form, was taken in Paris by Louis Daguerre.  The human in question is having his boots shined on the Boulevard du Temple.  In what year was it taken?

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