The Madhouse Update

1) On this day, 16 July, 622 AD the Islamic era began when Muhammad and his followers began the migration from Mecca to which city? Medina

2) He was born David Howell Evans to Welsh parents before the family moved to the Republic of Ireland when he was a year-old. 60 years later this popular musician became an Irish citizen - How is he most popularly known? The Edge

3) The Severn is the longest river that flows through Wales - Which is the second longest? Wye 

4) GEOMETRY: What name is given to a triangle with all 3 sides unequal? Scalene 

5) 2007 ALBUMS: The 2007 album Favourite Worst Nightmare was which band's second album? Arctic Monkeys

6) POETRY: Who wrote the collection of poems, Songs of Innocence and Experience? William Blake

7) Cross Fell is the highest mountain in which English mountain range? Pennines

8) A gentleman by the name of David Furnish is married to which pop icon? Elton John

9) A viewing of the 1772 painting 'The Kongouro from New Holland,' either the original work or a reproduction of it in a textbook, was probably the first time most British people ever got to see a kangaroo. Which English artist, more famous for painting horses, painted it? George Stubbs

10) Which football team won the World Club Cup last Sunday beating Paris St, Germain 3-0? Chelsea

11) Which word describes a government run by rich people? PLUTOCRACY or Plutarchy

12) Which rank in the Royal Navy comes between Commander and Commodore? Captain

13) To within 2 years either way, how old is artist, Damien Hirst? 60

14) In which country would you find the northernmost point of Africa? Tunisia

15) Premiering in 1791, Papageno, Pamina and The Queen of the Night are characters in which Mozart opera? The Magic Flute

16) What are the two main ingredients of the dish known colloquially as Bubble and Squeak? Leftover potatoes and cabbage

17) Published in 1862, who wrote the novel Les Miserables? Victor Hugo

18) This New York airport used to be called IDLEWILD, what is it called now? John F. Kennedy International airport. 

19) Which composer settled in London in 1712 and became a naturalised British subject in 1727? Handel

20) Who according to the BBC, was still the highest paid broadcaster at the company last year, earning over £1,350,000, two months after leaving it? Gary Lineker

1) Who, according to the BBC, was the second highest paid earner at the BBC for her work on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show? She, like Lineker, is no longer presenting the show for which she was so highly paid. Zoe Ball - Ball

2) This song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and sung by B.J. Thomas, topped the American charts for 4 weeks in January 1970. It featured prominently in the 1969 film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Name it. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" - Eye drops Pormanteau Farmhand backhand artwork

3) What is the colour of the central character in the iconic 1877 novel by Anna Sewell? Black Beauty

4) Which English King was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485? Richard the Third

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1a) Which chemical element, number 93 on the periodic table, is named after a planet? Neptunium

1b) Which modern-day country includes almost all of the territory that formed the Roman Empire’s Province of Lydia? TURKEY

2a) On Sunday 13 July, Chelsea beat Paris St Germain 3-0 to become world club champions - In which US state did this take place? N. Jersey

2b) Who wrote the 1987 children's book, 'The Snowman'? Raymond Briggs

3a) On 4 June 1913, a suffragette was mortally wounded when she stepped in front of the king's racehorse during running of the Epsom Derby. Name her. Emily Davison

3b) On which British island group would you find Sumborough Head?

4a) Bonelli's, (Franco Bonelli) Gurney's (John Gurney) and Tawny are types of which bird? Eagle

4b) Which is the largest constellation by area in the night sky?

5a) Which British PM died unmarried and childless in 1806? Pitt the younger

5b) The tallest mountain in the 48 contiguous states of America is Mount Whitney? In which US State would you find Mount Whitney? California

6a) Who was the American President at the time of the battle of the Alamo? Andrew Jackson

6b) Mikhail Mishustin is the Prime Minister of which country? Russia

7a) Give a year in the life of Dutch priest, humanist and philosopher, Erasmus - 1466 – 1536

7b) Which racehorse trainer won both the Epsom Derby and the Oaks in June? Aidan O'Brien

8a) Naftali Bennett has been the Prime Minister of which country? Israel

8b) Give a year in the life of English composer Henry Purcell? 1659 -1695) 

9a) Who is the Shadow Home Secretary? Chris Philp

9b) The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is in which American state? South Dakota

10a) Which debtors prison, in Southwark, was depicted in Dickens’ Little Dorrit? Marshalsea

10b) Which King founded Eton College? Henry VI (1440)

11a) In which Shakespeare play does the title character kill his daughter Lavinia and his son, Mutius? Titus Andronicus

11b) Which musical features the song ‘Old Man River’? Show Boat

12a) In which year was Ascot racecourse founded and the first horse race run? 5 years either way Half points - 10 either way - 1711

12b) Which is the last book in the Old Testament? Malachi

1a) In which British city did the Catatonia, Amen Corner and Super Furry Animals originate? Cardiff

1b) The rock guitarist Jimmy Page was a member of the Yardbirds immediately before forming which band? Led Zeppelin

2a) Who wrote the comedy series, Last of the Summer Wine; Open All Hours and Keeping Up Appearances? Roy Clarke

2b) Who had a big hit with the 2004 album 'Confessions?' Usher

3a) Who released the best selling hip hop album "To Pimp A Butterfly" in 2015? Kendrick Lammar

3b) Which actor appeared in more episodes of Dr Who, 173, than any other actor who played the leading role? Tom Baker

4a) Name either of the gentlemen who comprised the duo, The Righteous Brothers. Their best known song 'You've Lost That Lovin Feelin was a number 1 on both sides of the Atlantic -  Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield

4b) Which band had a big hit single with the song "I want to know what love is" in 1984? Foreigner

5a) To date, more than 15 million copies of the 1984 album, 'Legend,' have been sold. Who recorded it? Bob Marley and the Wailers

5b) Men Behaving Badly was seen on British TV between 1992 and 1998 - Who played the part of Tony in the series? Neil Morrissey

6a) Who played the part of Norman Bates in the 1960 film, Psycho? Anthony Perkins

6b)  ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ is a best selling 2010 album by which artist? Kanye West

7a) Which band had a big album hit in 2008 with 'Only by the Night?' Kings of Leon

7b) At the 97th Academy Awards in March 2025, who won the Oscar for Best Director, for the film 'Anora?' He is the only person to win 4 Oscars at the for the same film - Sean Baker

8a) Barbara Bach played the Bond girl the 1977 film, 'The Spy Who Loved Me' - To which former pop icon is she married? Ringo Starr 

8b) Which rock band had a big hit with the 1987 album 'Hysteria?' Def Leppard

9a) Which actor played the part of Alfie in the 2004 remake of the 1966 film? Jude Law

9b) Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson were members of which trio, most famous in the 1960s? The Supremes

10a) At this year’s Ivor Novello awards who was named Songwriter of the Year for her 2024 album ‘Brat?’ Charli XCX 

10b) Which actress did country music star, Keith Urban, marry in 2006? Nicole Kidman

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