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Round 4: Pot Luck

Which country honours St George in its name?
What did St George kill the dragon with?
Who fought in the Holy Land with the cross of St George on their tunics?
According to Christian tradition, how was St George martyred for his faith?
Who was considered the patron saint of England before St George?
Of which royal complex is St George’s Chapel a feature?
Which Shakespearean figure rallies his men with the words ‘Cry God for Harry, England and St George!’?
Which Spanish playwright died on St George’s Day in 1616?
Which one of the following organisations does not consider St George its patron saint – the Scouts, the Royal Automobile Club or the Freemasons?
Who, in 1893, was proclaimed patron saint of England by Pope Leo XIII in preference to St George?
¹

Jackpot

During the reign of which Edward was St George recognised as the patron saint of England?

1.
St George was removed altogether from the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church in 1963, although he could still be honoured locally. Although Pope John Paul II restored St George to the calendar in 2000, he remains a minor second-class saint in the eyes of Rome.

Father’s Day Quiz

Round 1: Pot Luck

In which month is Father’s Day celebrated in the UK?
¹
On which saint’s day is Father’s Day celebrated in many Roman Catholic countries?
According to William Wordsworth, what is the father of the man?
Who wrote ‘My heart belongs to Daddy’?
From which Shakespeare play comes the line ‘Full fathom five thy father lies’?
Who, in 1986, told her papa not to preach?
The famous painting ‘
And when did you last see your father
?’ depicts an event during which war?
Who, in a remake of 1991, was cinema’s father of the bride?
With what kind of music was Fatha Hines associated?
Of which country was Papa Doc the ruler?

Round 2: Famous Fathers

Who was ‘the Father of Medicine’?
Of what is Charles Babbage considered the father?
Who is the famous father of actor Emilio Estevez?
Who was ‘the Father of Ragtime’?
Who was ‘the Father of Television’?
Who became known as ‘the Father of Angling’?
Which British racing driver had a son who followed him to the Formula One championship?
Who is identified as ‘the Father of Nuclear Physics’?
Who was ‘the Father of the Helicopter’?
Who is remembered as ‘the Father of History’?

Half-time teaser

Wei-yi and Wei-ning have the longest family tree in the world and can trace their lineage through their fathers all the way back to their direct ancestor Confucius – how many generations of fathers does their tree include?

Round 3: Daddy’s Toys

Which car manufacturer has a prancing black stallion as its badge?
Which beer has been sold under the slogan ‘It looks good, tastes good and, by golly, it does you good’?
Which all-male pop group has been rocking all over the world since 1977?
How did Eric Morley please men around the world in 1951?
What do the initials TVR stand for?
The terms ‘four-in-hand’, ‘half-Windsor’ and ‘kipper’ all relate to what?
Which British actress disappointed her male admirers at Sudeley Castle in 2007 by getting married to someone else?
What does LCD stand for in ‘LCD television’?
The Legend of Bagger Vance
and
Caddyshack II
were films about which sport?
Which English football club found itself in 2005 owned by Americans, managed by a Scotsman and captained by an Irishman?

Round 4: Pot Luck

In which year was Father’s Day first marked in the USA – 1908, 1938 or 1958?
Under which US president was Father’s Day recognised as an official holiday in 1972?
Which US river is known as ‘the Father of the Waters’?
What implement is Father Time usually depicted holding?
Which member of Dad’s Army worked as an undertaker?
Which father in Shakespeare goes mad after falling out with the sweetest of his three daughters?
In which county does ‘Father Thames’ have its source?
What was the name of the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed?
As which father did Dermot Morgan become well known?
Which infamous African dictator had the nickname Dada?

Jackpot

Who is revered as ‘the Father of English History’?

1.
Wags have noted that Father’s Day falls roughly nine months before Mothering Sunday, suggesting that if Father gets his present on Father’s Day, Mother gets hers nine months later.

Hallowe’en Quiz

Round 1: Pot Luck

Which Hallowe’en custom of US origin has resulted in British children going from door to door in recent years?
¹
In which part of the British Isles is Hallowe’en sometimes called ‘Pooky Night’?
Hallowe’en was influenced by which Celtic festival?
What is a group of witches called?
In which county did the Pendle witches terrify their neighbours?
At which school of witchcraft does Harry Potter learn the magic arts?
Who wrote ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’?
The ghost of which US president has reportedly been seen at the White House?
What is Audrey II in the
Little Shop of Horrors
?
Who was England’s Witchfinder-General?

Round 2: Horror Films

In which horror film does Jack Nicholson pursue Shelley Duval with an axe?
What is the name of the bloodthirsty murderer in the
Hallowe’en
films?
In
Gremlins
, what are the two essentials that have to be remembered to prevent the adorable creatures becoming monsters?
In which 1939 comedy thriller is Bob Hope among guests menaced by a maniac in an old dark house?
Which horror actor was billed as ‘the Man of a Thousand Faces’?
In which film do three student film-makers film events leading to their own deaths?
Who was ‘the abominable Dr Phibes’?
In which 1968 film are five people trapped in a farmhouse by rampaging zombies?
What fate befalls Sergeant Howie in
The Wicker Man
?
In which film does Kenneth Williams proclaim ‘Frying tonight!’ as he descends into a vat of boiling wax?

Half-time teaser

How many episodes were made of the
Munsters
television comedy?

Round 3: Vampires

Who wrote the original Dracula story?
Which Hungarian leader is said to have inspired the character of Dracula?
Which horror film star was buried in the cape he wore as Count Dracula?
Which snooker player was nicknamed ‘Dracula’?
Who starred as television’s Buffy the Vampire-Slayer?
Which 1922 horror film introduced the vampire on the silver screen?
What is the name of the lawyer who visits Dracula’s castle at the beginning of the original tale?
Which vegetable is said to ward off vampires?
At which British port does Dracula’s ship put in?
Dracula actor Bela Lugosi was born in Transylvania – true or false?

Round 4: Pot Luck

Who wrote the 1818 novel
Frankenstein
?
What is an arachnophobe scared of?
Over which land does the White Witch rule in
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
?
Who terrified the world as the Mummy in 1932?
Which hit television documentary on the supernatural is presented by Yvette Fielding and Derek Acorah?
How many witches confront Macbeth in the opening scene of Shakespeare’s play?
What name is given to a ghost which confines itself to making noises and moving things?
From which direction did the wicked witch of
The Wizard of Oz
come?
Which supernatural creature has been linked with the medical condition lycanthropy?
Why didn’t the skeleton go to the ball?

Jackpot

Who wrote the classic 1764 horror novel
The Castle of Otranto
?

1.
The modern custom is an echo of a much older tradition, in which householders left offerings of food and drink to appease the dead if they chose to revisit their own homes.

St Andrew’s Day Quiz

Round 1: Pot Luck

On which date is St Andrew’s Day celebrated?
What is the colour of the cross on the flag of St Andrew?
By what name is the Order of St Andrew also known?
St Andrew was the brother of which other disciple?
What was the biblical St Andrew’s trade?
Of which is St Andrew not a patron saint – Russia, Sicily, Romania or Italy?
When did St Andrew become the patron saint of Scotland – the fifth century
AD
, the tenth century or the fifteenth century?
Whereabouts in eastern Scotland is St Rule said to have brought the bones of St Andrew?
For whom is St Andrew a patron saint – candlemakers, fishmongers or waiters?
In the 1960s the Vatican returned relics of St Andrew to Scotland – in which city are these now?

Round 2: Scotland and the Scottish

Where is Arthur’s seat?
Whereabouts in Scotland is Skara Brae?
What was the name of the wall built by the Romans north of Hadrian’s Wall?
What were the supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie called?
Which rocky outcrop is claimed by Scotland, Denmark, Iceland and Ireland?
The Royal Bank of Scotland still produces a £1 note – true or false?
Which novel by Irvine Welsh illuminated the lives of Scottish heroin addicts?
Scotland has four major international airports, at Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow – and where else?
Who took Dr Samuel Johnson on a tour of the Hebrides in 1773?
¹
What is Sean Connery’s first name?

Half-time teaser

Andy Roddick has the fastest recorded serve in professional tennis – how fast is it in miles per hour?

Round 3: Famous Andrews

Which Andrews provided the voice of the queen in
Shrek II
?
Which Scottish tennis player was a pupil at Dunblane Primary School at the time of the tragic 1996 shootings?
Which US president carried scars from a beating he received for refusing to clean the boots of a British officer?
Which Andrew topped the UK charts with ‘Flava’, ‘I feel you’ and ‘Mysterious girl’?
What colour were Andy Pandy’s pyjamas?
Which Andrews starred in
The Ox-Bow Incident, Laura
and
The Best Years of Our Lives
?
Which Andrews presented his guests with a big red book?
The Andrews Sisters were not sisters – true or false?
Which Andrew became famous for the products of his New York Factory?
Which British broadcaster born in Rochdale is a noted champion of world music?

Round 4: Pot Luck

Which heraldic term is also an alternative name for the flag of St Andrew?
Which branch of the armed services is sometimes nicknamed ‘the Andrew’?
Which notable aircraft is kept at Andrews Air Base near Washington, DC?
Which leading Scottish politician is chancellor of St Andrews University?
Who wrote the novel
Joseph Andrews
?
Which dummy Andrews had a successful partnership with Peter Brough?
What is the name of the royal palace in Edinburgh?
What is Scotland’s national football stadium?
Which motorway connects Glasgow and Edinburgh?
In which year, to within two years, did the Scottish parliament agree to make St Andrew’s Day an official bank holiday?

Jackpot

On which ship did Prince Andrew serve during the Falklands War?

1.
When Boswell asked Dr Samuel Johnson what he considered the finest view in Scotland, the venerable writer replied ‘The high road to England.’

Christmas Quiz

Round 1: Pot Luck

What were the names of the Three Wise Men?
Where did St Nicholas live?
In
A Christmas Carol
, what was the name of Ebenezer Scrooge’s partner?
Which saint’s feast falls on 26 December?
Which country annually donates the Christmas tree to be erected in Trafalgar Square?
At Christmas 2006, whose lifeless body was found near the Christmas tree in Albert Square gardens?
In the Christian calendar, what is the name of the season leading up to Christmas?
In which year did opposing troops in the trenches during World War I leave their posts at Christmas and fraternise in no-man’s-land?
Which feast falls on 6 January?
Who wrote
The Snowman
?