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ROUND ONE | SCHOOL DAYS

LESSON ONE | ENGLISH: Which Shakespearean play features the characters of GONERIL,
REGAN, and CORDELIA?
KING LEAR

LESSON TWO | MATHS: What number is left if you subtract the number of sides of a
HEPTAGON from the number of sides on a DODECAGON?
FIVE (12 – 7)

LESSON THREE | GEOGRAPHY: TIMBUKTU is an ancient settlement within which other country?
MALI

LESSON FOUR | MUSIC: In which modern-day country was the composer GUSTAV MAHLER
born?
CZECH REPUBLIC

LESSON FIVE | P.E.: What term is used in golf for a score that is 3 under-par?
ALBERTROSS

LESSON SIX | I.T.: What does the acronym HTTPS stand for?
HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL SECURE

LESSON SEVEN | R.E.: How many Popes have been Spanish?

TWO (ALEXANDER VI & CALLIXTUS III)

LESSON EIGHT | HISTORY: In whose Bakery did the Great Fire of London of 1666 originate?
THOMAS FARRINER (FARYNOR)

LESSON NINE | FOOD TECHNOLOGY: Which gas is produced when bread is baked and the yeast converts
the fermentable sugars present in the dough?
CARBON DIOXIDE

LESSON TEN | POLITICS: Who was Britain’s youngest ever Prime Minister? BONUS POINT
FOR THEIR AGE
WILLIAM PITT THE YOUNGER (24)
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ROUND TWO | MUSIC

QUESTION ONE: Who, in 1973, released a song titled: THIS SONG HAS NO TITLE?
ELTON JOHN (off the YELLOW BRICK ROAD album)

QUESTION TWO: Which MOTOWN COVER gave PHIL COLLINS his first TOP TEN hit in
AMERICA in 1983?
YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE

QUESTION THREE: Who sang the THEME SONG to the James Bond film
THUNDERBALL?
TOM JONES

QUESTION FOUR: The French pianist PHILIPPE PAGES is better known as whom?
RICHARD CLAYDERMAN

QUESTION FIVE: Not including the CHRISTMAS specials, when did the first episode
of TOP OF THE POPS air, and when was the last? TWO YEARS
REQUIRED – TWO POINTS PER YEAR, TWO YEARS EITHER SIDE FOR
A POINT.
1964 & 2006 (1962 – 1966 & 2004 – 2008 for 1 POINT)

QUESTION SIX: Which BAND released albums titled A NIGHT AT THE OPERA, and A
DAY AT THE RACES?
QUEEN

QUESTION SEVEN: Which SINGER played CAT WOMAN in the 60s TV Series of
BATMAN?
EARTHA KITT

QUESTION EIGHT: Who were the TWO BROTHERS in the band THE KINKS? POINT FOR
EACH
RAY & DAVE DAVIES

QUESTION NINE: Which 2017 GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL headlining band played a

surprise gig at the CHEESE & GRAIN in FROME to announce the
news?
THE FOO FIGHTERS

QUESTION TEN: The BEE GEES had 5 UK NUMBER ONES. Can you name them, and
put them in the order they were released? POINT FOR EACH
CORRECT SONG, BONUS 5 POINTS FOR CORRECT ORDER (ALL HAVE
TO BE CORRECT FOR CORRECT ORDER BONUS)
MASSACHUSETTS, 1967 – I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU, 1968
– NIGHT FEVER, 1978 – TRAGEDY, 1979 – YOU WIN AGAIN, 1987.
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ROUND THREE | CONNECTIONS

QUESTION ONE: Which English Dame has played MRS JAMES BOND, EMMA PEEL,
and LADY OLENNA TYRELL?
DIANA RIGG

QUESTION TWO: The other name for THE NORTHERN LIGHTS is more well know, but
what are THE SOUTHERN LIGHTS also known as?
AURORA AUSTRALIS

QUESTION THREE: What was the name of the Italian Cruise ship that capsized off
Tuscany in 2012?
COSTA CONCORDIA

QUESTION FOUR: From which planet does SPOCK from STAR TREK originate?
VULCAN

QUESTION FIVE: Which Witch did DAME MAGGIE SMITH play in the HARRY POTTER
SERIES? (FULL NAME FOR POINTS)
PROF. MINERVA McGONAGALL

QUESTION SIX: Which is BRITAINS’ best selling SAFETY MATCH?

SWAN VESTA

QUESTION SEVEN: What is the MAIDEN NAME of SAMANTHA WOMACK, the UK’s
entry for EUROVISION 1991, and actress who played RONNIE
MITCHELL in EASTENDERS?
JANUS

QUESTION EIGHT: What is the name of the 10th STAR TREK MOVIE, which is also the
name of a rollercoaster in ALTON TOWERS and THORPE PARK?
NEMESIS

QUESTION NINE: Which WEST END THEATRE suffered a ceiling collapse during THE
CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT TIME in 2013?
APOLLO THEATRE

QUESTION TEN: What is the connection between the answers?

THEY’RE ALL ROMAN GODS/GODDESSES – DIANA, GODDESS OF THE
HUNT; AURORA, THE DAWN; CONCORDIA, HARMONY; MINERVA,
WISDOM; VESTA, THE HEARTH, VULCAN, GOD OF THE FORGE;
JANUS, DOORS; NEMESIS, REVENGE; APOLLO, MUSIC
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ROUND FOUR | FILM & TV

QUESTION ONE: Which FILM ROLE does PETER CUSHING and ROBERT DOWNEY JR
have in common?
SHERLOCK HOLMES

QUESTION TWO: In MINDER, what is ARTHUR DALEY’S favourite WATERING HOLE?

THE WINCHESTER ARMS

QUESTION THREE: Whose EIGHT MINUTES on screen were enough to win this person
an OSCAR in 1998?
DAME JUDI DENCH

QUESTION FOUR: RODNEY TROTTER (from ONLY FOOLS & HORSES) has two GCSEs in
which subjects? POINT FOR EACH
ART & MATHS

QUESTION FIVE: Three CONSECUTIVE GENERATIONS of which family have won

OSCARS?
THE HUSTON FAMILY (WALTER in 1948 – JOHN in 1948 (two OSCARS
for writing and directing the film his father won his OSCAR in) – and
ANJELICA HUSTON (in 1985, a film her FATHER, JOHN was directing)

QUESTION SIX: Who was JOHN CLEESE’S writing partner on FAWLTY TOWERS?
CONNIE BOOTH

QUESTION SEVEN: VERTIGO, THE GLENN MILLER STORY, AN AMERICAN TAIL, MAGIC
OF LASSIE all starred which acting legend?
JAMES STEWART

QUESTION EIGHT: What was the name of the SLEEPY BUNNY in THE MAGIC
ROUNDABOUT?
DYLAN

QUESTION NINE: Which COMEDY LEGEND once famously quipped; “IF ANYONE AT
MY FUNERAL HAS A LONG FACE, I’LL NEVER SPEAK TO HIM
AGAIN”?
STAN LAUREL

QUESTION TEN: Which FOUR OSCAR-WINNING AUSTRALIANS have appeared on

COMMEMORATIVE AUSTRALIAN POSTAGE STAMPS? POINT FOR
EACH
CATE BLANCHETT, NICOLE KIDMAN, RUSSELL CROWE, GEOFFREY
RUSH
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ROUND FIVE | GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

QUESTION ONE: Who held the post of US PRESIDENT at the time of the coronation
of QUEEN ELIZABETH II?
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

QUESTION TWO: In which ENGLISH COUNTY is BLENHEIM PALACE?

OXFORDSHIRE

QUESTION THREE: How many cards are there in the original version of the board
game CLUEDO?
21 CARDS (6 SUSPECTS, 6 WEAPONS, 9 ROOMS)

QUESTION FOUR: What is the name of the machine – commonly referred to as a ‘LIE
DETECTOR’ – which measures blood pressure, pulse, and
respiration of an individual during an interrogation?
POLYGRAPH

QUESTION FIVE: Which AUTHOR created the character PADDINGTON BEAR?

MICHAEL BOND

QUESTION SIX: How many HOURS are there in a LEAP YEAR?

8784 (24 x 366)

QUESTION SEVEN: How many BONES are there in a SHARKS’ body?

NONE – it’s made entirely of CARTILAGE

QUESTION EIGHT: “I THINK I’M GONNA BE SAD, I THINK IT’S TODAY...” are the
opening lyrics to which 1960s song? TITLE AND ARTIST PLEASE.
TICKET TO RIDE – BEATLES

QUESTION NINE: ROSALIND, ORLANDO, and TOUCHSTONE are characters in which

of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S plays?
AS YOU LIKE IT

QUESTION TEN: Which STAR SIGN is QUEEN ELIZABETH II?

TAURUS (21st APRIL, 1926)