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1) A&R is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and artistic development, but what does A&R stand for? (2 pts)  Phil:  2017-10-19

2) Barnacle Bill, composed by Herbert Ashworth-Hope, is the theme tune to which long-running children’s TV series which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary? (1 pt)  Martin:  2019-05-11

3) 'Furths' form a distinct list of 34 peaks. What are they a list of? Clue: None are in Scotland. I'll give 2 points for an exact description, 1 for the rough idea. (2 pts)  Phil:  2018-06-17

4) Name this specific type of tool. (1 pt)  Cav:  2019-10-15



5) In which popular English novel would you find the characters of Charlotte Lucas and George Wickham? (1 pt)  Cav:  2019-03-03

6) These words have made their way into German but what do they mean? a) der Smoking b) trampen c) das Handy d) tanken e) der Beamer (5 pts)  Susi:  2018-05-09

7) Name the TV show / film from the fictitious beer: a) Duff b) Butterbeer c) Leopard Lager d) Newton and Ridley e) Lobrau (5 pts)  Russell:  2018-07-30

8) What do these young creatures grow up to be? a) Leveret b) Squab c) Polliwog d) Shoat e) Puggle (5 pts)  Saskia:  2017-02-24

9) a) The standard set of dollar notes and pound notes are almost the same (if you include the various UK notes used around the country). Which dollar demonination has no equivalent note in the UK? b) If an American is "all about the Benjamins", which note are they all about? c) Due to a takeover of the note-issuing bank, this slightly-weird looking Sterling note is in circulation where? (obvious locating info removed). (3 pts)  Phil:  2018-02-08



10) Dem Bones is a 19th century composition that's widely known for its listing of human bones and how they're connected. e.g. "The toe bone's connected to the foot bone..." etc. a) From the 'foot bone' to the 'head bone', which 9 other bones are mentioned along the way (all are listed as '___ bone', even if that's not the name we give them). b) This song has what subject as its focus (not bones, and just the general subject needed)? (10 pts)  Phil:  2017-09-20




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