The last #harlequiz of november!

Well, well, well. On the verge of tiers (ffs! ed.), here is tonight's #harlequiz. Usual nonsense - 25 questions with a theme running through the answers. Tonight's theme is a word - you don't have to guess the theme to take part, but it may or may not help you if you do. If you do look for the theme, you're looking for words that go with tonight's theme word in some way. Beware soundalikes, spellalikes, and hidden words. Ready? Cool! Good luck x

Which department store group, founded in 1849, was bought in august 2018 by sports direct after going into administration?

Robert wagner and stephanie powers starred in which tv series in which they regularly find themselves working as unpaid detectives to solve crimes in which they become embroiled?

'hamamelis virginiana' is a variety of which plant, prized for an astringent extract commonly used in skin care, herbalism, and folk medicine?

Hathi and horton are fictional BLANKS.

In chess, which piece can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally, or diagonally?

Azteca, campeiro, dutch warmblood, and percheron are breeds of what?

"fill my heart with song and let me sing for evermore" - lyrics from which song?

Which novel by peter hoeg tells the story of six year old isaiah who falls to his death and whose neighbour suspects that it was murder, not an accident?

'panthera leo' is better known as what?

In their hit song of 1964, where were the dixie cups going?

Which set of toys, a popular fad of the 1980s, were originally registered and copyrighted as 'the little people'?

"a social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors" - what was the title of this 1971 film?

"in my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that i've been turning over in my mind ever since." - opening line to which novel?

In the nursery rhyme, who was eating his christmas pie?

What was stephen king's debut novel?

Well then. How are you feeling right now?

Have you guessed the theme? yes? Would you like to guess it here? (nb: team name is *next* question!)

And finally! Your team name tonight?