Specialist Questions 12th December - set by Church House Bollington, vetted by Puss Artists
ROUND ONE____ Sport
1. Who was the 2005 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. ? Andrew FLINTOFF
2. If one under par is a birdie, two under par is an eagle, and three under par is an albatross, what is a four under par called ?
A: A CONDOR (Only two have ever been recorded. Both on dog leg holes)
3 Who is the only person to have scored a Premiership hat-trick against Manchester United ?
A David BENTLEY (Blackburn Rovers)
4 In 2006, which horse finished in second place in both the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup ?
A HEDGEHUNTER
5 Which former boxing champion was known as `The Dark Destroyer' ?
A Nigel BENN
6 Roger Federer is aiming to beat whose record on 26th February 2007 by becoming the longest reigning world's number one tennis player
A Jimmy CONNORS (Federer will have been no 1 for 160 consecutive weeks on this date)
7 The Lance Todd Trophy is won by the man of the match at the annual Rugby League Challenge Cup Final. In the 2006 final between St Helens and Hull, who became the first person to win the trophy on 3 occasions?
A Sean LONG (St Helens)
8 In which country did Fernando Alonso clinch the 2006 Formula 1 Motor Racing Crown on 22"d October 2006 by finishing second to Filipe Massa ?
A BRAZIL
Supplementaries
a Name the snooker player who passed away on 9th October 2006 having lost his brave battle against cancer
A Paul Hunter
b In which American city would `The Cowboys' play American Football A. Dallas
ROUND TWO ORNITHOLOGY
The answers in this round all contain the names of birds - for example, the answer to 'Who was known as the Lady of the Lamp?' would be Florence Nightingale. The spelling might not be identical.
1. Which jockey rode Istabraq to three consecutive Champion Hurdle victories? A. Charlie SWAN
2. What was the name of the FBI agent played by Jodie Foster in the film Silence of the Lambs? A. Clarice STARLING
3. Who sang the theme song to the Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies?
A. Sheryl CROW
4. Which Australian cricketer did Freddie Trueman dismiss to become the first man to take 300 Test match wickets?
A. Neil HAWKE
5. What is the name of the pirate played by Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean films? A. Jack SPARROW
6. Which group which included a mother and son had a number one hit in the 70s with Mouldy Old Dough?
A. LIEUTENANT PIGEON
7. Which actress played the roles of Nurse Tina Seabrook in casualty and DS Mel Silver in Waking the Dead?
A. Claire GOOSE
8. Which much quoted politician uttered the immortal words: "I believe we are on an irreversibl' trend towards freedom and democracy - but that could change."?
A. Dan QUAYLE
Supplementaries
a. Which former England goalkeeper who became a prominent sports journalist was killed in the Munich Air Crash?
A. Frank SWIFT
b Which street busker came to brief prominence in the late 60s when he had 2 hit singles called Rosie and Breakfast on Pluto?
A. Don PARTRIDGE
ENTERTAINMENT - ROUND THREE SONGS FROM THE MOVIES
1. Who sang the song Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head in the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
A. B.J.THOMAS
2. A double A-side number one with another song from the same film musical, which actor sang the song 'I Talk to the Trees'?
A. Clint EASTWOOD (from Paint Your Wagon)
3. Which film features the hit Jamiroquai song 'Deeper Underground'? A. GODZILLA
4. Which film features the Oscar-winning song The Windmills of Your Mind?
A. THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR
5. The theme song to the film The Young Americans provided the Icelandic singer Bjork with her first UK hit - what was the name of the song?
A. PLAY DEAD
6. What is the link between the following songs: Prince's Party Man; Seal's Kiss From a Rose; U2's 'Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me'?
A. All feature in BATMAN movies
7. Which song by the Australian singer John Paul Young, originally a hit in 1978, was revived in the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom?
A. LOVE IS IN THE AIR
8. Which hit song by the Australian group Mental As Anything features in the comedy Crocodile Dundee?
A. LIVE IT UP
Supplementaries
a. Which group sang the theme tune to the Bond film The World is not Enough? A. GARBAGE
b. In which war film does Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries feature prominently? A. APOCALYPSE NOW
Round Four Geography
1 Which river runs through the centre of Cardiff?
A. River TAFF
2 Spain and which other country are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?
A. MOROCCO
3 Which is the smallest county in the Republic of Ireland?
A. SLIGO
4. Of which island state is Port Vila the capital?.
A. VANUATU
5. In which group of Islands would you find West & East Burra?
A. The SHETLAND Islands
6 Which is the longest single river in China?
A. River YANGTZE
7 Which is the highest mountain in New Zealand?
A. Mount COOK
8 Name one of the two countries separated by the Gulf of Mannar?
A. Either INDIA or SRI LANKA
Supplementaries
a In which county of England is Greenham Common?
A. BERKSHIRE
b In which country is the driest place on earth?
A. CHILE — Calama in the Atacama Desert
Round Five__ Science
l Of what is Toxicology the scientific study?
A. (THE NATURE & EFFECTS OF) POISONS
2 Protons, electrons & what other particle goes to make up an atom?
A.: NEUTRONS
3. Which lubricant was perfected in 1953 after 39 previous unsuccessful attempts?
A. WD 40 (Water Displacement 40)
4. What is the name of the U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue which supports the tongue muscles?
A.: HYOID Bone
5. What did Francis Crick and James Watson discover at Cambridge University in 1953?
A. DNA
6. Who is generally credited as being the first scientist to split the nucleus of an atom?
A.: Otto HAHN (1938)
7. What name was given to the hypothetical substance that scientists believed made other substances burn before the discovery of oxygen?
A.: PHLOGISTON (or Phligiston)
8. Which word, now commonly used in a metaphorical sense, is the name given to the effect created when an oxy-hydrogen flame is directed at a cylinder of calcium oxide?
A.: LIMELIGHT (used originally for stage lighting effects, hence `in the limelight')
Supplementaries:
a. What does the N of DNA stand for? A.: NUCLEIC
b. Who is generally accepted to have discovered electricity in 1750? A.: Benjamin FRANKLIN
Round Six History
TUDORS AND STUARTS - This Round is about aspects of history during the reign of the Tudors and Stuarts, 1485 - 1714
1. Which queen of England was known as the Flanders Mare?
A. ANNE OF CLEVES
2. Which queen of England was known as the Nine Days Queen?
A. LADY JANE GREY
3. Which lawyer led the 1536 uprising known as the Pilgrimage of Grace?
A. Robert ASKE
4. Who was the uncle of King Edward VI who ruled England as Regent during Edward's brief reign?
A. DUKE OF SOMERSET
5. Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury who was executed for heresy under the reign of Mary I?
A. Thomas CRANMER
6. Who is generally accepted to have been the leader of the Gunpowder Plot?
A. Robert CATESBY
7. Which cousin of Charles I led the Royalist army at a number of battles in the English Civil War?
A. PRINCE RUPERT OF THE RHINE
8. What name is normally given to the removal of MPs supporting the King from Parliament by the New Model Army in 1648?
A. PRIDE'S PURGE
SUPPLEMENTARIES
a. In 1514, which astronomer first put forward the theory that the earth revolved around the sun? A. Nicholas COPERNICUS
b. What name is given to the movement that spread throughout Europe during the 15th and 14th centuries which gave science and knowledge greater importance than religion and superstition? A. The RENAISSANCE
Round Seven - Horses For Courses
This round is very generally based on the theme of horses
1 Who played the title roll in the film "A Man Called Horse"?
A. Richard HARRIS
2 Which former England footballer was nicknamed "Crazy Horse"?
A. Emlyn HUGHES
3. The Horseshoe Pass forms part of which major Welsh rambling route?
A. OFFA' S DYKE PATH
4. The Horseshoe Falls are in which country?
A. CANADA (They are the Canadian-side Niagara Falls)
5 In the Bible, in the Book of Revelations, who rode on a Pale Horse?
A. DEATH
6 Which English painter was most famous for his horse paintings, which included The Anatomy of the Horse?
A. George STUBBS
7 What breed of horse is used at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna?
A. LIPPIZANER
8 Who was the owner of Mr Ed the talking horse? (full name required)
A. WILBUR POST
SUPPLEMENTARIES
a Who played the part of Professor Quincey Adams Wagstaff in the film Horse Feathers?
A. Groucho Marx
b Harry the Horse is a gambler in which famous stage musical?
A. GUYS AND DOLL
Round Eight - Things Are Not Always What They Seem
1. The koala bear is not a bear. To which classification of animals does it belong?
A. MARSUPIALS
2. Guinea pigs are not pigs, nor do they come from Guinea. To which range of mountains are they indigenous?
A. ANDES
3. A Jerusalem artichoke is not an artichoke, nor does it come from Jerusalem. The use of the word Jerusalem comes from a mistranslation of the Italian word 'girasole', a word representing the family of plants to which this vegetable belongs. What is it?
A. SUNFLOWER
4. The dish known as a Rocky Mountain oyster, or prairie oyster, is not an oyster - what does the delicacy consist of?
A. BULL'S (or calf's) TESTICLE
5. Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman, Ana Lynch, Derek Gruen and Patrick Seacor are not related to each other. By what name suggesting a family relationship is this pop band known?
A. SCISSOR SISTERS
6. The lead singer of Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes was not Harold Melvin. Which well-known American soul singer fronted the band from 1970 onwards?
A. TEDDY PENDERGRASS
7. Cat gut, used for violin strings among other uses, is not made from the intestines of a cat, but from which animal?
A. SHEEP
8 An aeroplane's flight recorder, called a Black Box, is not black. What colour is it almost always? A. ORANGE
SUPPLEMENTARIES
a. The film They Shoot Horses Don't They is not about horses or shooting. What is its subject?
A. DANCE MARATHON (accept DANCING)
b. The Bombay Duck is not a duck. What sort of creature is it?
A. A FISH
1. Who was the 2005 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. ? Andrew FLINTOFF
2. If one under par is a birdie, two under par is an eagle, and three under par is an albatross, what is a four under par called ?
A: A CONDOR (Only two have ever been recorded. Both on dog leg holes)
3 Who is the only person to have scored a Premiership hat-trick against Manchester United ?
A David BENTLEY (Blackburn Rovers)
4 In 2006, which horse finished in second place in both the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup ?
A HEDGEHUNTER
5 Which former boxing champion was known as `The Dark Destroyer' ?
A Nigel BENN
6 Roger Federer is aiming to beat whose record on 26th February 2007 by becoming the longest reigning world's number one tennis player
A Jimmy CONNORS (Federer will have been no 1 for 160 consecutive weeks on this date)
7 The Lance Todd Trophy is won by the man of the match at the annual Rugby League Challenge Cup Final. In the 2006 final between St Helens and Hull, who became the first person to win the trophy on 3 occasions?
A Sean LONG (St Helens)
8 In which country did Fernando Alonso clinch the 2006 Formula 1 Motor Racing Crown on 22"d October 2006 by finishing second to Filipe Massa ?
A BRAZIL
Supplementaries
a Name the snooker player who passed away on 9th October 2006 having lost his brave battle against cancer
A Paul Hunter
b In which American city would `The Cowboys' play American Football A. Dallas
ROUND TWO ORNITHOLOGY
The answers in this round all contain the names of birds - for example, the answer to 'Who was known as the Lady of the Lamp?' would be Florence Nightingale. The spelling might not be identical.
1. Which jockey rode Istabraq to three consecutive Champion Hurdle victories? A. Charlie SWAN
2. What was the name of the FBI agent played by Jodie Foster in the film Silence of the Lambs? A. Clarice STARLING
3. Who sang the theme song to the Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies?
A. Sheryl CROW
4. Which Australian cricketer did Freddie Trueman dismiss to become the first man to take 300 Test match wickets?
A. Neil HAWKE
5. What is the name of the pirate played by Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean films? A. Jack SPARROW
6. Which group which included a mother and son had a number one hit in the 70s with Mouldy Old Dough?
A. LIEUTENANT PIGEON
7. Which actress played the roles of Nurse Tina Seabrook in casualty and DS Mel Silver in Waking the Dead?
A. Claire GOOSE
8. Which much quoted politician uttered the immortal words: "I believe we are on an irreversibl' trend towards freedom and democracy - but that could change."?
A. Dan QUAYLE
Supplementaries
a. Which former England goalkeeper who became a prominent sports journalist was killed in the Munich Air Crash?
A. Frank SWIFT
b Which street busker came to brief prominence in the late 60s when he had 2 hit singles called Rosie and Breakfast on Pluto?
A. Don PARTRIDGE
ENTERTAINMENT - ROUND THREE SONGS FROM THE MOVIES
1. Who sang the song Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head in the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
A. B.J.THOMAS
2. A double A-side number one with another song from the same film musical, which actor sang the song 'I Talk to the Trees'?
A. Clint EASTWOOD (from Paint Your Wagon)
3. Which film features the hit Jamiroquai song 'Deeper Underground'? A. GODZILLA
4. Which film features the Oscar-winning song The Windmills of Your Mind?
A. THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR
5. The theme song to the film The Young Americans provided the Icelandic singer Bjork with her first UK hit - what was the name of the song?
A. PLAY DEAD
6. What is the link between the following songs: Prince's Party Man; Seal's Kiss From a Rose; U2's 'Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me'?
A. All feature in BATMAN movies
7. Which song by the Australian singer John Paul Young, originally a hit in 1978, was revived in the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom?
A. LOVE IS IN THE AIR
8. Which hit song by the Australian group Mental As Anything features in the comedy Crocodile Dundee?
A. LIVE IT UP
Supplementaries
a. Which group sang the theme tune to the Bond film The World is not Enough? A. GARBAGE
b. In which war film does Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries feature prominently? A. APOCALYPSE NOW
Round Four Geography
1 Which river runs through the centre of Cardiff?
A. River TAFF
2 Spain and which other country are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?
A. MOROCCO
3 Which is the smallest county in the Republic of Ireland?
A. SLIGO
4. Of which island state is Port Vila the capital?.
A. VANUATU
5. In which group of Islands would you find West & East Burra?
A. The SHETLAND Islands
6 Which is the longest single river in China?
A. River YANGTZE
7 Which is the highest mountain in New Zealand?
A. Mount COOK
8 Name one of the two countries separated by the Gulf of Mannar?
A. Either INDIA or SRI LANKA
Supplementaries
a In which county of England is Greenham Common?
A. BERKSHIRE
b In which country is the driest place on earth?
A. CHILE — Calama in the Atacama Desert
Round Five__ Science
l Of what is Toxicology the scientific study?
A. (THE NATURE & EFFECTS OF) POISONS
2 Protons, electrons & what other particle goes to make up an atom?
A.: NEUTRONS
3. Which lubricant was perfected in 1953 after 39 previous unsuccessful attempts?
A. WD 40 (Water Displacement 40)
4. What is the name of the U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue which supports the tongue muscles?
A.: HYOID Bone
5. What did Francis Crick and James Watson discover at Cambridge University in 1953?
A. DNA
6. Who is generally credited as being the first scientist to split the nucleus of an atom?
A.: Otto HAHN (1938)
7. What name was given to the hypothetical substance that scientists believed made other substances burn before the discovery of oxygen?
A.: PHLOGISTON (or Phligiston)
8. Which word, now commonly used in a metaphorical sense, is the name given to the effect created when an oxy-hydrogen flame is directed at a cylinder of calcium oxide?
A.: LIMELIGHT (used originally for stage lighting effects, hence `in the limelight')
Supplementaries:
a. What does the N of DNA stand for? A.: NUCLEIC
b. Who is generally accepted to have discovered electricity in 1750? A.: Benjamin FRANKLIN
Round Six History
TUDORS AND STUARTS - This Round is about aspects of history during the reign of the Tudors and Stuarts, 1485 - 1714
1. Which queen of England was known as the Flanders Mare?
A. ANNE OF CLEVES
2. Which queen of England was known as the Nine Days Queen?
A. LADY JANE GREY
3. Which lawyer led the 1536 uprising known as the Pilgrimage of Grace?
A. Robert ASKE
4. Who was the uncle of King Edward VI who ruled England as Regent during Edward's brief reign?
A. DUKE OF SOMERSET
5. Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury who was executed for heresy under the reign of Mary I?
A. Thomas CRANMER
6. Who is generally accepted to have been the leader of the Gunpowder Plot?
A. Robert CATESBY
7. Which cousin of Charles I led the Royalist army at a number of battles in the English Civil War?
A. PRINCE RUPERT OF THE RHINE
8. What name is normally given to the removal of MPs supporting the King from Parliament by the New Model Army in 1648?
A. PRIDE'S PURGE
SUPPLEMENTARIES
a. In 1514, which astronomer first put forward the theory that the earth revolved around the sun? A. Nicholas COPERNICUS
b. What name is given to the movement that spread throughout Europe during the 15th and 14th centuries which gave science and knowledge greater importance than religion and superstition? A. The RENAISSANCE
Round Seven - Horses For Courses
This round is very generally based on the theme of horses
1 Who played the title roll in the film "A Man Called Horse"?
A. Richard HARRIS
2 Which former England footballer was nicknamed "Crazy Horse"?
A. Emlyn HUGHES
3. The Horseshoe Pass forms part of which major Welsh rambling route?
A. OFFA' S DYKE PATH
4. The Horseshoe Falls are in which country?
A. CANADA (They are the Canadian-side Niagara Falls)
5 In the Bible, in the Book of Revelations, who rode on a Pale Horse?
A. DEATH
6 Which English painter was most famous for his horse paintings, which included The Anatomy of the Horse?
A. George STUBBS
7 What breed of horse is used at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna?
A. LIPPIZANER
8 Who was the owner of Mr Ed the talking horse? (full name required)
A. WILBUR POST
SUPPLEMENTARIES
a Who played the part of Professor Quincey Adams Wagstaff in the film Horse Feathers?
A. Groucho Marx
b Harry the Horse is a gambler in which famous stage musical?
A. GUYS AND DOLL
Round Eight - Things Are Not Always What They Seem
1. The koala bear is not a bear. To which classification of animals does it belong?
A. MARSUPIALS
2. Guinea pigs are not pigs, nor do they come from Guinea. To which range of mountains are they indigenous?
A. ANDES
3. A Jerusalem artichoke is not an artichoke, nor does it come from Jerusalem. The use of the word Jerusalem comes from a mistranslation of the Italian word 'girasole', a word representing the family of plants to which this vegetable belongs. What is it?
A. SUNFLOWER
4. The dish known as a Rocky Mountain oyster, or prairie oyster, is not an oyster - what does the delicacy consist of?
A. BULL'S (or calf's) TESTICLE
5. Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman, Ana Lynch, Derek Gruen and Patrick Seacor are not related to each other. By what name suggesting a family relationship is this pop band known?
A. SCISSOR SISTERS
6. The lead singer of Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes was not Harold Melvin. Which well-known American soul singer fronted the band from 1970 onwards?
A. TEDDY PENDERGRASS
7. Cat gut, used for violin strings among other uses, is not made from the intestines of a cat, but from which animal?
A. SHEEP
8 An aeroplane's flight recorder, called a Black Box, is not black. What colour is it almost always? A. ORANGE
SUPPLEMENTARIES
a. The film They Shoot Horses Don't They is not about horses or shooting. What is its subject?
A. DANCE MARATHON (accept DANCING)
b. The Bombay Duck is not a duck. What sort of creature is it?
A. A FISH
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