ROUND 1

1.

Which Scottish city is known as the Granite City?

Aberdeen

2.

Typically Tropical had a Number 1 in 1975 with which record?

Barbados

3.

In mathematics what is the value of 9 to the power half?

3 (or -3) - i.e. the square root of 9

4.

Who composed the opera Die Fledermaus?

Johann Strauss

5.

In Indian cooking, what is Channa?

Chick Peas

6.

In which TV series is Honeysuckle Weeks starring?

Foyle’s War

7.

The first recorded use of the parachute dates back to which decade?

1780’s - Jean-Pierre Blanchard threw a dog out of a balloon in 1785

8.

In Biology what is homeostasis?

The process by which a body regulates its internal conditions so that it can continue to live

ROUND 2

1.

(Exhibit A) Name this Greek letter.

Gamma

2.

Where is Charlemagne buried?

Aachen (Cathedral)

3.

In which year, a couple of years after the battle of Actium, did Octavian Caesar finally establish himself as the first Roman Emperor?

28BC

4.

Who used the pseudonym Acton Bell?

Anne Bronte

5.

(Exhibit B) Calculate the length of missing side in this diagram.

12cm (using Pythagoras)

6.

Who died on November 6^th 1893 six days after the performance of his sixth symphony?

Tchaikovsky

7.

Which famous literary cook was first inspired by Elizabeth David and wrote cookery articles for The Observer from 1968, as well as several books, and died in 1990?

Jane Grigson

8.

(Exhibit C) Who won the Mens 200m in this Olympics?

Valeri Borzov (1972)

ROUND 3 – “A piece of cake”

Note for QM: There is a theme to the answers in this round - they are all types of cake.   It is up to you to decide whether or not to tell them this before the round starts.

1.

Which football team play their home games at Dens Park?

Dundee

2.

What was taken to England by Edward I in 1296 and returned to Scotland in 1996?

The Stone of Scone

3.

Of which Atlantic island is Funchal the capital?

Madeira

4.

What is the French word for lightning?

Eclair

5.

In which Yorkshire castle was Richard II imprisoned and murdered?

Pontefract

6.

Which city on the Eastern Mediterranean coast is the oldest continuously occupied port town in the world?

Jaffa

7.

To which Royal House did the last King of Bulgaria belong?

Battenberg

8.

Which mountainous, heavily wooded area stretches for 106km from Karlsruhe in the north to Basel in the South?

The Black Forest

ROUND 4 - Name the year (all twentieth century)

1.

Harry Houdini dies

John Logie Baird demonstrates the first radio transmission of moving pictures

General Strike in Britain

1926

2.

Battle of El Alamein

Casablanca released

Beveridge Report published

1942

3.

Susan Brown becomes the first woman to take part in the Boat Race

England beat Australia at Headingley after Botham scores 149 not out

The SDP is founded

1981

4.

Nijinsky wins the Derby

Edward Heath becomes Prime Minister

General de Gaulle dies

1970

5.

Captain Scott reaches the South Pole

The Titanic sinks

Woodrow Wilson is elected President of the USA

1912

6.

Berlin Wall built

Yuri Gagarin becomes first man in space

Tottenham Hotspur win the double

1961

7.

The first Harry Potter novel is published

Chumbawumba’s Tubthumping reaches Number One in the charts

There are no Conservative MPs in Scotland for the first time

1997

8.

Ben Johnson fails a drug test and is disqualified after crossing the line first in the Olympic 100m final

80,000 people celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday at Wembley Stadium

MPs vote for the experimental televising of the House of Commons

1988

ROUND 5

1.

Which Scottish city is the home of the Beano and the Dandy?

Dundee

2.

Which group had a number 1 with Dreadlock Holiday?

10cc

3.

In Mathematics what is the value of 4 factorial?

24 (4 x 3 x 2 x 1)

4.

Who composed the opera The Cunning Little Vixen?

Janacek

5.

In Indian cooking, what is Ghee?

Clarified butter used primarily for frying

6.

Dawn Steele is currently starring in which TV Series?

Monarch of the Glen

7.

What other ballooning first did Jean-Pierre Blanchard achieve in 1785?

First English Channel crossing by balloon

8.

In Biology what is aestivation?

It is a process similar to hibernation but brought on by heat and dryness

ROUND 6 

1.

(Exhibit D) Name this Greek letter.

Delta

2.

Where is William the Conqueror buried?

Caen (Abbaye aux homes: St Etienne)

3.

Which two armies fought at Lake Trasimene in 217BC?

Romans and Carthaginians (the Carthaginians won 17,000 to 5,000)

4.

What was George Eliot’s real name?

Mary Ann or Marian Evans

5.

(Exhibit E) Calculate the missing angle?

130 degrees (angles in a pentagon add up to 540)

6.

Which famous composer died on 3rd April 1897, less than a year after the death of his life-long friend and patron Clara Schumann?

JohannesBrahms

7.

Which famous TV cook was born Phyllis Primrose-Pechey and died in 1994?

Fanny Craddock

8.

(Exhibit F) Who won the Mens 100m in this Olympics?

Harold Abrahams (1924)

ROUND 7 – Name these Sporting Venues

ROUND 8

1.

(Exhibit G) Who was Footballer of the Year in this year?

George Best

2.

(Exhibit H) Who were Division 2 Champions in this year?

Manchester United (1975)

3.

What type of creature is an Alewife?

A fish

4.

Of which fruit are Worcester Pearmain, Ashmead’s Kernel and James Grieve varieties?

Apples

5.

What classic board game is set in Tudor Close?

Cluedo

6.

Which TV comedy is set in The Grapes?

Early Doors

7.

Of which novel is Bathsheba Everdene the heroine?

Far From the Madding Crowd

8.

In which triology do Lyra and Will find themselves involved in a plot to establish a Republic of Heaven?

His Dark Materials

SPARES

1.

In the novel Jane Eyre what is Rochester’s first name?

Edward

2.

In which country would you find the Middleback Mountains?

Australia

3.

Which spirit is contained in a Daiquiri?

Rum

4.

What was Blondie’s first UK number one single?

Heart of Glass

5.

What is nephology?

Study of clouds

6.

Which chemical element derives its name from the Greek word for colour?

Chromium (Greek chroma = colour)

7.

Which is the longest month?

October (because the clocks go back)

8.

Does anyone care where whatshisname is anymore?

Your guess is as good as mine