“We are now in the Me ____” (Tom Wolfe, writing in 1978) |
DECADE |
1978 debut film of Jamie Lee Curtis |
HALLOWEEN |
1986 Prince song covered by Art of Noise (with Tom Jones) in 1988 |
KISS |
2006 film starring Jason Statham as Chev Chelios |
CRANK |
2010 Muse single which references George Orwell’s 1984 |
RESISTANCE |
A light and sweet bread roll |
BRIOCHE |
A person who displays obsessional fears and anxiety |
NEUROTIC |
A Spanish earthenware vessel, used to keep water cool |
alcarraza |
A stew formerly eaten by sailors |
LOBSCOUSE |
A straight downhill ski run |
SCHUSS |
ABBA’s “farewell” song, actually recorded in 1977 |
Thank You for the Music |
American word-based game show, first shown in 1964 |
JEOPARDY |
An ant or, to Cornwall residents, a tourist |
EMMET |
An excerpt from this Saint-Saëns tone poem was used as the theme tune for the detective series Jonathan Creek |
Danse Macabre |
An original EastEnders character who had a long affair with Phil Mitchell |
Kathy Beale |
Anglicised version of the Olympic motto 'citius, altius, fortius' |
Faster Higher Stronger |
Bowed string instrument of medieval times |
REBEC |
Current manager of Manchester City FC |
Pep Guardiola |
Current teammate of Kevin Magnussen for the Haas F1 team |
Romain Grosjean |
Dean ____, rugby union player who won 48 England caps |
RICHARDS |
Doctrine of increasing the territory or influence of a country |
EXPANSIONISM |
Farewell, from the Latin imperative meaning “be well” |
VALE |
Film studio whose iconic fanfare was composed by Alfred Newman in 1933 |
Twentieth Century Fox |
First pair of mouth parts in some insects |
MANDIBLES |
French slang term for an English person |
ROSBIF |
Greek deity who fathered the Muses, among others |
ZEUS |
In medieval times, land granted in return for a vassal’s service |
FIEF |
In Robert Rankin’s ____ Trilogy, two drunken middle-aged layabouts confront dark forces in West London |
BRENTFORD |
Indian-born businessman and CEO of Vodafone, 2003-2008 |
Arun Sarin |
Jamaican music style of the 1950s, a precursor to reggae |
SKA |