Question Paper 10th February 2010

set by The Prodigals

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ROUND 1 – Paired with Round 8

1.

Excluding Sir Alex Ferguson, who is the most recent Scottish manager to lead his team to victory in the English FA Cup Final?

George Graham

2.

Which 1961 UK number one single contains the lines: “And then there suddenly appeared before me, the only one my arms will ever hold.  I heard somebody whisper, ‘Please adore me’”?

Blue Moon

(by The Marcels)

3.

Which opera, premiered in 1831, centres on the daughter of Oroveso, chief of the Druids.  The title character falls in love with Pollione, a Roman proconsul in Gaul, a relationship which ultimately results in their untimely deaths?

Norma

(by Bellini)

4.

In the 2001 General Election, which celebrity stood in the Stretford and Urmston constituency as an independent candidate attracting 713 votes?

Katie Price

5.

Owned by the Mondadori arm of the Berlusconi empire, which women's weekly fashion magazine was established in Italy in 1938 with its British edition starting in 2005?

Grazia

6.

Which American Ivy League university administers the annual Pulitzer Prizes for journalism, literature and musical composition?

Columbia University

7.

In which modern-day African country was the author William Boyd born?

Ghana

8.

Which actor, who is nominated for a Best Actor Oscar at next month's ceremony, was previously nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for the film Starman?

Jeff Bridges

ROUND 2 - Pairs

1.

Cristina Fernandez-Kirchner succeeded her husband as President of which country?

Argentina

2.

Michelle Bachelet is the incumbent President of which country?

Chile

3.

In 1975 Steven Sasson of Kodak developed the world's first what?

Digital Camera

4.

In 1973 Dr Martin Cooper of Motorola invented the first what?

Mobile Phone

5.

Which notorious but award-winning British hip hop group recently launched an anti-bullying campaign but were then dropped from the campaign when it transpired that band member Dappy sent death threats by text messages to a disgruntled radio listener?  They also have Tulisa and Fazer as band members.

N-Dubz

6.

John Terry has recently been sacked as England Captain over allegations about his private life.  What is the name of the French underwear model with whom he had an affair which led to his downfall?

Vanessa Peronncel

7.

A monetary policy, or instance, of increasing the money supply by a pre-determined via open market operations is known as what?

Quantitative Easing

8.

Once described by Warren Buffett as "Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction" and considered by some to be one of the main causes of the recent financial crisis, the following is a definition of what: "A security whose price is dependent upon, or derived from one, or more underlying assets."?

Derivatives

ROUND 3 – Pot Pourri

1.

What is the term for a negative electrode?

Cathode

2.

Who is the patron saint of music?

St Cecilia

3.

How did Cherilyn Sarkasian become better known?

Cher

4.

Who was the first Labour MP elected to Parliament?

Keir Hardie

5.

Who led the first expedition to successfully circumnavigate the globe, although he was killed before the end of the journey?

Ferdinand Magellan

6.

Who often used the phrase on TV:  "You are, are you not?”?

Russell Harty

7.

How is the araucaria tree more commonly known?

Monkey Puzzle tree

8.

Della Street was secretary to which TV Character?

Perry Mason

ROUND 4 – Picture Round with a hidden theme

The theme can be revealed after the answer to Question 8

1.

Who is this actor/comedian?

David Jason

2.

Who is this actor/comedian?

Hugh Dennis

3.

Who is this Welsh Rugby player?

Barry John

4.

Who is this English Rugby player?

Rob Andrew

5.

Who is this author?

P D James

6.

Who is this politician?

George Thomas

7.

Who is this philosopher?

Bertrand Russell

8.

Who is this author/humorist?

A P Herbert

All have surnames which can be used as first names

ROUND 5 - Well-known Siblings

Each question refers to two works associated with siblings,  Name both of the siblings.

1.

God is Not Great   &  The Abolition of Britain

Christopher Hitchens &

Peter Hitchens

2.

For Richer for Poorer; A Love Affair with Poker   &   Winkler

Victoria Coren &

Giles Coren

3.

Equus   &   Sleuth   

Peter Shaffer &

Anthony Shaffer

4.

Top Gun   &   Thelma and Louise

Tony Scott &

Ridley Scott

5.

In the Bleak Midwinter   &   The House of Life

Christina Rossetti &

Dante Gabrielle Rossetti

6.

Possession   &   The Radiant Way

A S Byatt &

Margaret Drabble

7.

Young Guns   &   Young Guns

Charlie Sheen &

Emilio Estevez

8.

High Fidelity   &   High Fidelity

John Cusack &

Joan Cusack

ROUND 6 – Hidden theme

The theme can be revealed after the answer to Question 8

1.

Who “lives upon the hill, sitting very still” in a song by Donovan?

Jennifer Juniper

2.

Whose song Proud was sung at the Olympic Games London handover ceremony at Beijing?

Heather Small

3.

Which company was created by Colin Chapman in January 1952?

Lotus Engineering

4.

Now in Sussex, which was the UK's first preserved standard gauge passenger railway?

The Bluebell Line

5.

Who was the gum-chewing winner of one of the five golden tickets in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

Violet Beauregarde

6.

Who was Lily Potter's sister?

Petunia Dursley

7.

Who was the obsessive love of The Great Gatsby? (Accept first name only)

Daisy Buchanan

8.

Who was the "poor little" character in HMS Pinafore that solves the dilemma?

Buttercup

Each answer contains the name of a flower

ROUND 7 - Pairs

1.

Who won the 2009 Tour de France?

Alberto Contador

2.

Adolfo Cambiaso of Argentina is considered to be which sport?

Polo

3.

Jon Hamm plays the character Don Draper in which award winning TV Series?

Mad Men

4.

Edie Falco plays the lead character in which self-titled TV Series?

Nurse Jackie

5.

Who is the MP for Bury North who has been charged and could face jail if found guilty over irregularities with his expenses?

David Chaytor

6.

What was the name of the Civil Servant who led the recent inquiry into MP’s expenses?

Sir Thomas Legg

7.

Who is the current presenter of the Radio 4 programme The News Quiz?

Sandi Toksvig

8.

Who is the presenter of the Radio 4 programme In Our Time?

Melvin Bragg

ROUND 8– Paired with Round 1

1.

In which modern-day African country was the author Wilbur Smith born?

Zambia

2.

Which actor, who is nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar at next month's ceremony, was previously nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for the film The People vs Larry Flynt?

Woody Harrelson

3.

A member of the Ivy League, Brown University is in which US state?

Rhode Island

4.

Founded in France in 1945 and with currently 39 international editions, which monthly women's fashion magazine published its first UK edition in 1985?

Elle

5.

Which former Eastenders' actor and Labour activist was elected to be one of the West Midlands representatives in the European parliamentary elections of 1999?

Michael Cashman

6.

Which operetta, first performed in 1874, features the character Gabriel von Eisenstein, who is given a prison sentence for insulting an official, and is then conspired against by, amongst others, a notary called Dr Falke?

Die Fledermaus

7.

Which 1962 UK number one single contains the lines: “Little doll. We've been jiving all night long, little doll.  Gotta feeling something's wrong.  Coz it ain't right to wanna keep on dancing.  There won't be any time left for romancing.”?

Come Outside

(by Mike Sarne and Wendy Richard)

8.

Which current Premiership footballer was the last player to miss in an English FA Cup Final penalty shoot-out?

Anton Ferdinand

Spares

1.

Who made their directorial debut with the film Nowhere Boy a biopic about the early life of John Lennon?

Sam Taylor-Wood

2.

Which fashion designer made his directorial debut with the film A Single Man for which Colin Firth got his Best Actor Oscar nomination?

Tom Ford

3.

Which sport’s Super League contains the teams: Surrey Storm, Team Northumbria, Team Bath, Leeds Carnegie, Northern Thunder, Loughborough Lightning, Celtic Dragons, Glasgow Wildcats and Mavericks?

Netball

4.

Which sport has the PDC and the BDO as its two rival governing bodies?

Darts

(Professional Darts Corporation which is shown on Sky and is believed to have the best players and British Darts Organisation which is shown on the BBC)

5.

Born Vicky Lynn Hogan, a model and an actress, but better known for a notorious marriage to a billionaire oil baron, by what name was she better known?

Anna Nicole Smith

6.

Born Betty Joan Perske in New York in 1924, this award winning actress of stage and screen whose film work includes The Mirror has Two Faces and How to Marry a Millionaire, is better known by which name?

Lauren Bacall

7.

Who is the current Archbishop of Westminster?

Archbishop Vincent Nichols

8.

Colloquially known as ‘Paddy's Wigwam’ what is the official name of the Catholic Cathedral in Liverpool?

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King