A #harlequiz for a gloomy day in november

Here we go again! Usual nonsense, usual rules: 25 questions with a theme running through the answers. You don't need to guess the theme to take part, but it might - *might* - help you if you do figure it out. If you do look for the theme, beware soundalikes, spellalikes, hidden words, and instances where you need to put consecutive answers together to make a whole "thing". Ready? Good luck! x

The 'megabus' was launched in the uk in 2003; which company owns 'megabus'?

"i know I need a small vacation, but it don't look like rain, and if it snows that stretch down south won't ever stand the strain" - lyrics from which song recorded by glenn campbell?

Cheyenne is the capital of which state?

William cody became better known as who?

Which novel tells the story of amyas leigh who travels from bideford, devon, to accompany sir francis drake on a voyage around the world?

Which word is used to describe a pale gold or tan coloured horse with a white mane and tail?

The rio grande is the fifth longest river in north america, and rises in the rocky mountains. By what name is the river known in mexico?

Which of shakespear's sonnets begins "that time of year thou mayst in me behold"?

"there is nothing like a dame" is from which musical?

What is the name of the portland basketball team who compete in the nba?

What is the chemical symbol for iron?

Which ballad tells the story of the daughter of "a miner forty-niner"?

Which american writer who specialised in anomalous phenomena lends his name to a description of such events?

What links a dance move, an attack helicopter, and a motorcycle made by tvs?

The flag of the democratic republic of the congo features a sky blue background with a yellow star in the upper hoist corner, and a yellow-bordered stripe running diagonally across the flag. What is the central colour of the diagonal stripe?

The 'concept man' and 'chelsea girl' fashion chains were merged to form which brand in 1988?

What was the opening theme to the bond film 'octopussy'?

Whoooop! You've finished. Well done. How do you feel?

Did you get the theme? If so, would you like to guess it here? (nb: team name is next question!)

And finally! Your team name?