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Welcome to the RSS 2016
PUB QUIZ
Tuesday 6 September 2016
Black Dog Ballroom NWS, New Wakefield St, Manchester
Organised by the YSS and generously supported by
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Picture round
26 points are available in this round.
WHAT’S IN A NAME? [26 points]
The first names of the 26 people shown below all start with a different letter of the alphabet – that is, one of them has a first name starting with A, another has a first name starting with B, and so on, through to Z. How many can you identify?
Write down each person’s full name on the answer sheet provided. (For the actors and actresses, be sure to give their real-life name, not their character’s name.)
One point will be awarded for each correct name.
01. 02. 03.
04. 05. 06.
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07. 08. 09.
10. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18.
19. 20. 21.
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Picture round
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WHAT’S IN A NAME? [26 points]
Answer sheet
Write down the full name of each person in the table below.
01 14 02 15 03 16 04 17 05 18 06 19 07 20 08 21 09 22 10 23 11 24 12 25 13 26
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Round number 1
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20 points are available in this round.
BAR'S SERVING! [20 points]
Welcome to the RSS 2016 Pub Quiz! Over the course of the night, don't forget to make good use of the free drinks tokens on your table, kindly provided by ATASS Sports.
The questions for each round of the quiz will be handed out on double-sided printed sheets (just like this one). Please write your answers directly onto these sheets, and remember to add your team name at the top. Every so often, representatives of the YSS will come around to collect in the answers for marking, and hand out the next round of questions. You can chip away at the picture round throughout the night – we'll collect that one in towards the end.
OK, let’s get started!
This first round has a special twist: the three letters R S S appear consecutively (and in that order) within each answer. How many can you solve? Each question is worth two points.
1. In which 1997 debut novel were we first introduced to Four Privet Drive, Diagon Alley, and Platform 9¾? 2. In 1992, which group topped the UK singles chart for eight consecutive weeks with "Stay"?
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3. Following a controversial announcement last week, what are scheduled to take place on 12-16 September, 5-7 and 10-11 October, 14-18 November, and 5-9 December? 4. Which organisation, founded in 2000, has the ultimate goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon? 5. Which fictional educational establishment provides the backdrop to the "Billy Bunter" stories of Charles Hamilton (pen-name Frank Richards)? 6. Which 2005 film stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as a married couple who are surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by rival agencies to kill each other? 7. Name the Swedish centre-forward who scored once in the 1994 World Cup, three times in the 2002 World Cup, and once again in the 2006 World Cup (where he grabbed a 90th-minute equaliser against England). 8. Who was Billy Ray, according to the opening lyric famously sung by Dusty Springfield (1968), Aretha Franklin (1980) and others? 9. Which influential and multi-award-winning American sitcom – listed by TIME magazine as one of the "100 Best TV Shows of All Time" – starred Garry Shandling as the host of a fictional late-night talk show? 10. What name is shared by the famous Vatican City plaza featuring a 4,000- year-old Egyptian obelisk at its centre, and the public space in central Manchester that has undergone controversial redevelopment in recent years?
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Round number 2
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33 points are available in this round.
OLYMPIC HEROES [15 points]
The individuals named in the table below successfully won one or more gold medals for Team GB in the 2016 Olympic Games – either alone, or as part of a larger group. Fill in the 'Sport' column for each medallist, choosing from the following fifteen options:
ATHLETICS / BOXING / CANOEING / CYCLING / DIVING / EQUESTRIAN FIELD HOCKEY / GOLF / GYMNASTICS / ROWING / SAILING
SWIMMING / TAEKWONDO / TENNIS / TRIATHLON
Name Sport NICOLA ADAMS
ALISTAIR BROWNLEE JOE CLARKE
CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN MO FARAH
HELEN GLOVER JADE JONES
JASON KENNY JACK LAUGHER HANNAH MILLS ANDY MURRAY ADAM PEATY
KATE RICHARDSON-WALSH JUSTIN ROSE
MAX WHITLOCK
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OPENING LYRICS [18 points]
For each of the eight sets of opening lyrics below, identify the title of the song and name the artist/group who originally performed it.
SONG 1 I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath / Scared to rock the boat and make a mess __________________________________ SONG 3 Thank you for coming home / Sorry that the chairs are all worn __________________________________ SONG 5 You don't have to be beautiful / To turn me on / I just need your body baby / From dusk till dawn __________________________________ SONG 7 I'm tired of being what you want me to be / Feeling so faithless / Lost under the surface __________________________________
SONG 2 I get up / And nothing gets me down / You got it tough / I've seen the toughest around __________________________________ SONG 4 I caught you watching me under the light / Can I be your line? __________________________________ SONG 6 Your butt is mine / Gonna tell you right / Just show your face / In broad daylight __________________________________ SONG 8 Baby, look at me / And tell me what you see / You ain't seen the best of me yet __________________________________
For two bonus points: You may have spotted that there is a connection between all eight answers – though one is not like the others. Which one, and how does it differ?
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Round number 3
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32 points are available in this round.
A WHOLE LOT OF HISTORY [21 points]
The table below lists seven famous historical figures. In which years were they born?
Scoring: Answers within 10 years of the correct birth year score the full 3 points. Answers that are 11 to 30 years away score 2 points. Answers that are 31 to 60 years away score 1 point.
Name Birth year NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
JOAN OF ARC WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
MOTHER TERESA CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS
ALBERT EINSTEIN
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IN THE NEWS [11 points]
Five short questions on recent events, each with a numerical flavour.
1. Last week, the England cricket team broke the world-record for the highest score achieved in a One-Day International (ODI) match. How many runs did they score? 2. The eleventh G20 summit took place very recently (4-5 September). Which country hosted the meeting? 3. According to the 2015 baby name statistics released last week by the ONS, which male name was chosen 4,148 times, propelling it into the UK top-10 for the first time? 4. What did the artist Martin Firrell project onto the dome of St Paul's Cathedral last weekend – and why? 5. In the current UK albums chart (2-8 September 2016), three of the top-20 albums have numerical titles. The three numbers are different from each other, and are all exactly divisible by the smallest of the numbers. Can you name the three artists/groups behind the albums? (One point for each.)
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Round number 4
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32 points are available in this round.
SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND [12 points]
Many of the tube stations within the London Underground system have names with musical links. Identify five of these tube stations from the descriptions below – and for two bonus points, name the Underground line that runs through all five stations.
1. The name of the BBC sound studios that have housed the BBC Symphony Orchestra since 1934, and played host to thousands of recordings – including numerous "Radio 1 Live Lounge" sessions. 2. The Duffy song whose second line is "Meet me by the entrance of the tube". 3. The 1978 Gerry Rafferty song with a prominent saxophone riff. 4. The song title used by all of the following artists: Adamski (1998), Stiff Little Fingers (1981), Bo Jangle (1972), Bill Ramsey (1968), and Ray Anthony & His Orchestra (1953). 5. The song that won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. Which Underground line runs through all five stations?
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CAPITAL, MRS. HUDSON! [20 points]
Examine the sheet labelled CAPITALS, and identify the eleven European capitals marked ‘a’ to ‘k’. Then, examine the sheet labelled PROVINCES, and identify the nine Canadian provinces marked ‘A’ to ‘I’.
Fill in your answers below.
European capitals (CAPITALS)
Canadian provinces (PROVINCES)
a A b B c C d D e E f F g G h H i I j k
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Round number 5
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25 points are available in this round.
A NOVEL CONCOCTION [25 points]
You are advised to read both sides of this sheet before beginning!
The nineteen book titles below all appear in the Top 200 of Britain's best-loved books, according to the BBC's 2003 “Big Read” survey.
First, identify the full name of each book’s author, as it is usually written. (To illustrate, three of the names – ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE, T H WHITE, and OSCAR WILDE – have been filled in.)
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND BRIDESHEAD REVISITED BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD HIGH FIDELITY
HIS DARK MATERIALS IT
LORD OF THE FLIES MAN AND BOY OLIVER TWIST
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING T H WHITE
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY OSCAR WILDE THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
TRAINSPOTTING TREASURE ISLAND WAR AND PEACE
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Then, up to nine further points are available, as follows:
Gather together the first letters from the nineteen authors’ names (that is, take the "A" from "ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE", the "T" from "T H WHITE", the "O" from "OSCAR WILDE", and so on, for all of the nineteen authors).
The resulting nineteen letters can be rearranged to form the surnames of three other well-known authors featuring in the Big Read Top 200. In fact, these are the three authors who have the most titles overall within the Top 200, with a grand total of 38 books between them.
Write the full names of the three authors in the slots below. Three points will be awarded for each correct answer.
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Round number 6
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18 points are available in this round.
LET IT B.D.B. [18 points]
The nine questions in this final round are all tangentially linked to the unusual name of tonight’s venue – the Black Dog Ballroom!
1. The films "Black Dog" (1998) and "Dirty Dancing" (1987) both star which famous actor? 2. How many points is the black ball worth in snooker? 3. Which novelist famously hosted a lavish society bash called the "Black and White Ball" at New York's Plaza Hotel in November 1966? 4. In which 2003 novel does the protagonist and narrator, Christopher, investigate the murder of a large black poodle called Wellington? 5. Who won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for her portrayal of ballerina Nina Sayers in the 2010 film Black Swan? 6. Gru is introducing Margo, Edith and Agnes to his black "dog", Kyle. What film are we watching?
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7. In the 2015 series of Strictly Come Dancing, who performed a Viennese Waltz with his partner Janette Manrara, to the backing of "You're My World" by Cilla Black? 8. The Blackpool Tower Ballroom features which make of organ, most famously played by Reginald Dixon during his 40-year residency there? 9. In the board game Cluedo, how many possible solutions are there to Dr Black's murder (e.g. Professor Plum, with the Candlestick, in the Ballroom)?
Remember to finish off the picture round if you haven’t already done so – we’ll be collecting it in shortly!
