Whaaaaat? #harlequiz again?

Wednesday does seem to come around very quickly these days. anyway, here we go, 25 general knowledge questions. There is a theme running through the answers, but it isn't compulsory to guess the theme. If you are looking for the theme, beware the fact that you might have to put consecutive answers together to make a whole theme item. Also beware hidden words and dreadful sound-a-likes. ready? steady? no? ...

Between 1991 - 2016, which art prize was only available to people under the age of 50?

According to the nursery rhyme, which bells say "oranges and lemons"?

In 1013, where was briefly capital of england - and also denmark - for five weeks?

Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries; which is the other?

Pinkie brown and ida arnold are characters in which novel?

The beatrix potter character "tommy brock" is what sort of animal?

Who wrote the 1899 book "the interpretation of dreams"?

Who played ren mccormack in the 1984 film "footloose"?

Which resort was the host mountain resort of the 2010 winter olympics?

Who directed the 1946 film notorious?

New york is the most populous city in the united states; los angeles is the second. Which is the third?

According to the song, what is allegedly "nothing but a heartbreaker ... Friend only to the undertaker"?

On the piccadilly line, which station lies between covent garden and russell square?

Are you still here?

Any idea of the theme? Care to share it?

And finally, what is your team name today?