27 March Cup/Plate - The Questions

Cup & Plate Semi-Final questions – 2006-7 season
Note: unless otherwise stated, “current” or “currently” means as on last Wednesday, 21 March 2007.

1 Q What’s the most famous work of the US sculptor Gutzon Borglum?
A The Mount Rushmore monument

2 Q Which ballet, with music by Stravinsky, tells the traditional Russian story of a puppet that comes to life?
A Petrushka

3 Q Later to find greater fame in another popular sitcom, who played Sandra’s snobbish mother in The Liver Birds?
A Mollie Sugden

4 Q Which species of plant, popular as a flowering houseplant, is named after the first US ambassador to Mexico?
A Poinsettia

5 Q Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (MOO-ji-boor RACH-man) became, in 1971, the founding leader of which country?
A Bangladesh

6 Q Which familiar Chinese phrase translates into English as “fire and water”?
A Feng shui (fung shway)

7 Q Which famous heavenly body bears the name of the second Astronomer Royal?
A Halley’s Comet

8 Q Which “anti-art” movement began in Zurich during the First World War?
A Dada

9 Q Who became the youngest recipient of a Best Actor Oscar, in 2003, for his role in Roman Polanski’s The Pianist?
A Adrien Brody (aged 29)

10 Q Why was Timothy Smith in the news last week?
A He was the Tottenham Hotspur fan who ran onto the pitch and took a swipe at Frank Lampard, after Spurs’ FA Cup replay defeat by Chelsea

11 Q Which finely-woven cotton fabric is named after the second-largest city in Iraq?
A Muslin (the city is Mosul)

12 Q Who, in 1841, became the first US President to die while in office?
A William Henry Harrison

13 Q Which tennis star’s name has been associated with a poker hand containing an Ace and a King – partly because “it looks good but never wins”?
A Anna Kournikova (also because of the initials)

14 Q What’s the non-technical term for the biological process of mitosis?
A Cell division

15 Q What was the name of the Finnish heavy metal band that won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest?
A Lordi

16 Q Who is the current Secretary of State for Defence, having succeeded John Reid in May 2006?
A Des Browne

17 Q Who was played, in a popular TV drama series, first by Carol Drinkwater and then by Lynda Bellingham?
A Helen Herriot

18 Q In which English county is (or are) Carrick Roads, said to be the world’s third largest natural harbour?
A Cornwall (between Falmouth and Truro)

19 Q Who preceded Abraham Lincoln as US President, and is often ranked as one of the worst ever, having failed to avert the Civil War?
A James Buchanan

20 Q Which Spanish actor married Melanie Griffiths in 1996?
A Antonio Banderas

21 Q Which unit of measurement is defined to be exactly 1,852 metres?
A A nautical mile

22 Q Which 1983 film won acting Oscars for Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson, as well as Best Director for James L. Brookes and also Best Picture?
A Terms of Endearment


23 Q Hakuna matata (ha-KOO-na muh-TA-ta) is a song from The Lion King. What does this Swahili phrase mean?
A No worries (accept any close equivalent)

24 Q What term was used for a soldier or regiment that fought on foot but used horses for transport?
A Dragoon(s)

25 Q On which island is Spain’s highest mountain?
A Tenerife (Teide, 3,717m / 12,195ft)

26 Q Which claimant to the English throne was hanged as a traitor in 1499, twelve years after Henry VII had pardoned the ten-year-old Lambert Simnel and given him a job in the royal kitchen?
A Perkin Warbeck

27 Q Which city is the capital of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and the birthplace of Cliff Richard?
A Lucknow

28 Q Which family of seabirds is named after a type of warship, because of its habit of attacking other seabirds?
A The frigate birds

29 Q Which term was coined by the English art critic Roger Fry for the work of such late 19th-century painters as Cézanne, Seurat, Gauguin, van Gogh, and Toulouse-Lautrec?
A Post-Impressionism


30 Q Born in Oldham in 1902, who composed the music for Laurence Olivier’s three Shakespeare films (Henry V, Hamlet, and Richard III)?
A Sir William Walton

31 Q Historically, what military term referred to a commissioned officer below the rank of Captain, particularly the various grades of Lieutenant?
A Subaltern

32 Q What word do geologists use for a large crater formed by the collapse of a volcano into itself?
A A caldera

33 Q Napoleon Bonaparte’s last three words are said to have been “France, armée (the army)” … and what?
A Josephine

34 Q Name one of the twin daughters of George W. Bush and his wife Laura.
A Barbara or Jenna

35 Q What name do philosophers give to the art of persuasion by means of verbal language?
A Rhetoric

36 Q Which Greek philosopher of the 1st and 2nd centuries AD is best known for his book Parallel Lives?
A Plutarch

37 Q Who refused to perform his song Lose Yourself at the Oscars ceremony in 2003, when it won Best Original Song, because the Academy wanted him to do a cleaned-up version?
A Eminem

38 Q Which major multinational company has its headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan?
A Ford Motors

39 Q Which river rises in the Swiss Alps and enters the Mediterranean between Montpellier and Marseilles?
A The Rhône

40 Q Who produced and directed the recent film Letters from Iwo Jima?
A Clint Eastwood

41 Q Which Canadian academic is famous for coining the expressions “the medium is the message” and “the global village”?
A Marshall McLuhan

42 Q Which English football club has been managed by Lou Macari, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, and Dennis Wise?
A Swindon Town. (Also the only club in the League that doesn’t contain any of the letters in the word MACKEREL. Don’t ask us who worked that one out … or why …)

43 Q Which of the so-called “lake poets” became poet laureate in 1813, and was succeeded on his death thirty years later by William Wordsworth?
A Robert Southey

44 Q Up to and including 2007, which singer has won twice as many Brit awards as anyone else?
A Robbie Williams (15, four of them with Take That; U2 and Annie Lennox are next with seven each)

45 Q What word is used in heraldry for a diamond shape (as traditionally used on the coat of arms of a woman)?
A Lozenge

46 Q In which US state is Dodge City?
A Kansas

47 Q Which common(ish) English word, meaning to settle a dispute, is an anagram of “one circle”?
A Reconcile

48 Q What did Henry Kissinger describe as “the ultimate aphrodisiac”?
A Power

49 Q Which country beat Serbia & Montenegro 6-0 in the 2006 World Cup finals tournament?
A Argentina

50 Q As told in a famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, which historical event took place “on the eighteenth of April, in seventy-five”?
A The midnight ride of Paul Revere (seventeen seventy-five!)

51 Q Chris Stewart has achieved a modest degree of fame as the author of a series of books depicting his “good life” in Spain. In which famous rock band was he the original drummer?
A Genesis (he left before they became famous)

52 Q The game of Reversi, invented in about 1880, has been successfully marketed since the 1970s under what name?
A Othello

53 Q What is the meaning of the Greek word galaktikos (guh-LAK-ti-kos), from which the English word “galaxy” is derived?
A Milky (as in “Milky Way”). Accept “milk”

54 Q Which common(ish) English word, meaning to change from a liquid into something more solid, is an anagram of “catalogue”?
A Coagulate

55 Q What name was given to the moveable place of worship used by the Israelites during their Exodus from Egypt?
A The Tabernacle

56 Q What is the official seating capacity of the new Wembley stadium? (No leeway, but it’s a round number)
A 90,000

57 Q Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, written in 1936, is one of the best known works by which Hungarian composer?
A Béla Bartók

58 Q Which former England rugby player won the second series of ITV’s Dancing on Ice earlier this month?
A Kyran Bracken

59 Q What is the US equivalent of Britain’s Victoria Cross?
A The (Congressional) Medal of Honor

60 Q What was established in 1478 by Ferdinand and Isabella, and abolished in 1834 by Isabella the Second?
A The Spanish Inquisition

61. In which Latin-American country is the port of Valpariso?
ANSWER - Chile

62. Who composed the opera Eugene Onegin?
ANSWER - Tchaikovsky

63. Which member of the pumpkin family might you find in a bathroom?
ANSWER - The loofah

64. Which French novelist wrote Gigi?
ANSWER – Colette

65. What does an isobath connect on a map?
ANSWER - Points of equal underwater depth

66. Chepstow is one of the two racecourses in Wales, name the other.
ANSWER – Bangor on Dee

67. Who wrote the play, 'The Homecoming'?
ANSWER - Harold Pinter

68. What is the sweet Rahat Lakhoum better known as?
ANSWER - Turkish delight

69. Who composed the opera The Rake's Progress?
ANSWER - Igor Stravinsky

70. What is the great red spot that can be seen on Jupiter?
ANSWER – A storm in the atmosphere

71. The M4 military tank was named after a US Civil War general, how is it better known?
ANSWER – The Sherman Tank

72. Which king was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?
ANSWER – Richard III

73. Which word can mean any form of transport and the legal term for the transfer of property by way of deed?
ANSWER – Conveyance

74. Which ball game is played on an area measuring 9’ by 5’?
ANSWER – Table Tennis

75. In which sport could you be awarded a ’16 yard hit’?
ANSWER – Hockey

76. “The most gigantic ….futile and bloody fight ever” – what was War Minister Lloyd George describing in 1916?
ANSWER – The Battle of the Somme

77. In which year did Wales last qualify for the football World Cup finals?
ANSWER – 1958

78. Along with Wat Tyler and John Ball, who was the main leader of the 1381 Peasant’s Revolt?
ANSWER – Jack Straw

79. Which TV show’s theme tune is ‘Woke Up This Morning” by the Alabama 3?
ANSWER – The Sopranos

80. How many players in total take part in a Rugby Union scrum?
ANSWER – 16

81. Founded in 1088, which Italian university is said to be the oldest university still in use today?
ANSWER – Bologna

82. What type of creature is a Jersey Tiger?
ANSWER – A moth

83. In which film did Johnny Depp play a detective on the trail of a headless horseman?
ANSWER – Sleepy Hollow

84. To which vegetable family does the coriander plant belong?
ANSWER – Carrot

85. Who were the Thunderbirds’ Tracey Brothers (Scott, Virgil, Alan, Gordon and John) named after?
ANSWER – The first 5 US Astronauts

86. Which country governs the Andaman Islands?
ANSWER – India

87. Which European explorer discovered the delta of the River Amazon in 1499?
ANSWER – Amerigo Vespucci

88. Name either the song or the group representing Britain at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest
ANSWER – Scooch - singing ‘Flying the Flag (for you)’

89. What is the French name of the German city Aachen?
ANSWER – Aix-la-Chapelle

90. Marsh gas is another name for which gas?
ANSWER – Methane

91 Q Name the play currently running in the West End in which Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe performs a nude scene.
A Equus

92 Q In which opera is the ‘Dance of the Seven Veils’ performed?
A Salome (by Richard Strauss)

93 Q What is the name of the lead male character in 'The Da Vinci Code'?
A Robert Langdon

94 Q According to many analysts, Ingvar Kamprad is set to become (or might already be) the richest man in the world. What company did he found?
A IKEA

95 Q In 1991, McVities produced a Jaffa Cake measuring 12inches in diameter to try to convince a tribunal that they are cakes and not biscuits. Why?
A Cakes are exempt from VAT.

96 Q Theoretically, which person or persons govern Britain during the period from when a Government resigns until a new one is appointed?
A The Privy Council

97 Q What day of the week was September 11th 2001?
A Tuesday

98 Q What is the name of the 12th century Cambodian temple which appears on the country's flag?
A Angkor Wat

99 Q Who will perform the first concert at the new Wembley Stadium on June 9th? (if it’s finished)
A George Michael

100 Q Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis make up 3 of the 5. Name either of the other 2 ‘Dragons’.
A Deborah Meaden or Richard Farleigh. (The five Dragons on Dragons Den.)

101 Q What was Tony Blair's job immediately before becoming leader of the Labour Party?
A Shadow Home Secretary.

102 Q Name a country that borders Ethiopia.
A Eritrea, Sudan, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti.

103 Q Who was the leader of the Gunpowder Plot?
A Robert Catesby.

104 Q In chess notation how is the move 'castling king side' indicated?
A 0-0

105 Q During his playing career, Spurs manager Martin Jol played for two English clubs. Name either.
A West Bromwich Albion or Coventry City.


Q106. What do Italians call the city of Munich?
A. Monaco

Q107. Who was Portia’s lover in The Merchant of Venice?
A. Bassanio

Q108. In the Lord of the Rings, who was the father of Faramir and Boromir?
A. Denethor

Q109. Give a year in the life of Johann Sebastian Bach.
A. 1685-1750

Q110. Why was Araki Fabulous Willy in the news on March 11th?
A. It’s the name of this year’s Crufts Supreme Champion

Q111. Which UK politician was compared to Stalin on March 20th?
A. Gordon Brown

Q112. Which North American desert tree has a very long tap root and is used as an aromatic barbecue fuel?
A. Mesquite

Q113. Who (as at 20th March) is on trial in the USA for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson?
A. Phil Spector

Q114. Which tennis champion was the subject of Elton John’s chart hit Philadelphia Freedom?
A. Billie Jean King

Q115. In the film Forrest Gump, what advice did Forrest’s girlfriend shout to him when he was being chased by bullies, which has become a bit of a catchphrase?
A. “Run Forrest run”

Q116. In a similar vein, from which film came the line “You’re gonna need a bigger boat! “?
A. Jaws

Q117. Which UK author has written books called The Northern Lights and The Amber Spyglass?
Q. Philip Pullman

Q118. Which South African batsman hit six sixes in an over in a Cricket World Cup match on March 16th?
A. (Herschelle) Gibbs

Q119. What is the main ingredient for Satay sauce?
A. Peanuts

Q120. What will be the title of the seventh and last Harry Potter book?
A.( Harry Potter and) the Deathly Hallows.



Supplementaries
S1 Q Apart from the “loss” of eleven days, what was the major change to the calendar that Pope Gregory the Thirteenth introduced?
A The fact that years ending in “00” are not leap years (unless they’re divisible by 400)
S2 Q How is Thomas Bruce, British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1799 to 1803, best remembered?
A He was the 7th Earl of Elgin (Lord Elgin) – the one that “bought” the marbles from the Parthenon
S3 Q Who played Frank Spencer’s long-suffering wife Betty in Some mothers do ’ave ’em?
A Michelle Dotrice
S4 Q Which current world record holding athlete was born in Northwich in 1973?
A Paula Radcliffe
S5 Q Johnny Borrell is the guitarist, songwriter and frontman of which current rock band?
A Razorlight

S6 Q In the body, where exactly are most blood cells produced?
A In the bone marrow

Tie breaker

Q According to the US Bureau of Census, what was the estimated population of the world at 8:26 pm GMT, last Wednesday (21st March 2007)?
A 6,583,720,725 (6 billion, 583 million, 720 thousand, seven hundred and 25)

Specialist and General Knowledge Questions 20th March

Setters: NewCastle
Vetters: Harrington B
Rounds
1) The 1980s (History)
2) Dr Who
3) The French Connection (Sport)
4) North & South (Geography)
5) The Plot Thickens (A & E)
6) Science
7) The name's the same
8) Round Eight

The 1980s (History)


1. 1980: Which volcano erupted on 18 May after being dormant for 120 years?
A. Mount St Helens

2. 1981: What did John Hinckley do on 30 March in the mistaken belief that it would impress actress Jodie Foster?
A. Attempt to assassinate Ronald Reagan

3. 1982: Who was president of Argentina at the time of the Falklands W ar?
A. Leopoldo Galtieri

4. 1983: Who became the first Labour Prime minister of Australia in nine years?
A. Bob Hawke

5. 1984: In what city were the summer Olympics held?
A. Los angeles

6. 1986: How did American schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe die on 28 January?
A. In the challenger space shuttle disaster

7. 1985: Who was the Swedish Premier, assassinated on 28 February?
A. Olof Palme

8. 1987: In which city was Terry Waite kidnapped?
A. Beirut

Supplementaries:

S1. 1988: Who did George W Bush defeat on 8 November to become the 41st President of the USA?
A. Michael Dukakis

S2. 1989: Which gate was opened on 22 December for the first time in nearly three decades?
A. Brandenburg Gate (Berlin)

Dr Who


1. Billie Piper was famously married to whom?
A. Chris Evans

2. Which former Doctor has featured in Monarch of the Glen, Little Britain and Blackadder?
A. Tom Baker

3. Which comedienne made a one-off appearance as the 'Runaway Bride'?
A. Catherine Tate

4. Dr Who spin-off series Torchwood is set in which UK city?
A. Cardiff

5. Which baddies came from the planet Skaro?
A. Daleks

6. The baddie 'The Abzorbaloff' was played by which comedian?
A. Peter Kaye

7. K9 is to have his own spin off series, but which former female assistant already stars in her own CBBC series?
A. Sarah Jane (Smith) (The Sarah Jane Adventures, allow Elisabeth Sladen the actress who plays her)

8. Which Blue Peter presenter of the sixties & seventies was also an assistant?
A. Peter Purves

Supplementaries:
S1 Who was David Tennant's predecessor?
Christopher Ecclestone

S2 How many incarnations of the Doctor have we had so far?
A. 10

The French Connection - Sport


1. Name the Frenchman responsible for initiating the modern Olympics in 1896?
A. Baron de Coubertin

2. Which Frenchman was the driving force behind the establishment of the World Cup in 1930 and had the initial trophy named after him?
A, Jules Rimet

3. Who was the first Frenchman to captain an FA Liverpool 1996) Cup winning side?
A. Eric Cantona

4. The Open returns to Carnoustie this year. The last time it was played there (in 1999), which Frenchman famously blew his chance of winning by going into the water after leading by 3 shots at the last hole?
A. Jean Van De Velde

5. Who was the last French winner of the Tour De France?
A. Bernard Hinault (1985)

6. Who was the last French Male winner of a Tennis Grand Slam Tournament?
A. Yannick Noah (French Open 1983)

7. Alain Prost is the only Frenchman ever to win the F1 Driver's world championship. How many times did he win it?
A. 4 (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993)

8. Which Frenchman is the current coach of Sale Sharks Rugby Union Team?
A, Philippe Saint Andre


Supplementaries:
S1 At which racecourse is the Prix de L'Arc De Triomphe race run?
A. Longchamp

S2 Who was the last French Female winner of a Tennis Grand Slam?
A. Mary Pierce (French Open 2000)

North and South (Geography)

1. Northern Rhodesia became which modern day country? Zambia
2. Name the most northerly island of the Outer Hebrides island chain.
Lewis
3. Which is the most southerly state in the USA?
Hawaii
4. Cape York is the northernmost point of which country? Australia
5. In which constellation is Polaris or the Pole Star used by navigators to find North?
Ursa Minor (allow the Little Bear, or Little Dipper)
6. A number of US states are paired with North and South prefixes. How many pairs of such states are there?
Two (Dakota & Carolina)
7. The island of South Georgia belongs to whom?
Britain
8. Name the town at the northern end of the Suez canal? Port Said
Supplementaries:

S1 Name the most southerly West Indian island.
Trinidad
S2 Name the most southerly Balearic island.
Formentera


The Plot Thickens (A & E)
You will be given a brief outline of the plot from a well known film, simply name the film.
1. Two unemployed musicians accidentally witness The St Valentine's Day Massacre & flee to Miami dressed as girl musicians.
A. Some Like It Hot (1959)
2. A young New York writer has as neighbour the volatile Holly Golightly, a slightly crazy call girl with an exotic social & emotional life.
A. Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961)
3. A slightly dim-witted Texan comes to New York to offer his services as a stud for rich ladies but spends a hard winter helping a tubercular conman.
A. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
4. Based on a true story, a female worker in a nuclear
processing plant mysteriously dies in an accident shortly before she is due to spill the beans on safety problems.
A. SILKWOOD (1983)
5. A mute Scottish widow travels with her young daughter
for an arranged marriage in New Zealand, where she is forced to leave her most treasured possession on a beach.
A. THE PIANO (1993)
6. An elderly rich Jewish widow at first resists and then
succumbs to the obsequious attentions of her black chauffeur.
A. DRIVING MISS DAISY (1989)
7. In 1915, a gin drinking river trader and a prim missionary make odd companions for a boat trip down a dangerous river culminating in an attack on a German gunboat.
The African Queen (1951)
8. A repressed teenager with remarkable mental powers takes a macabre revenge on the classmates who taunt & persecute her.
A. Carrie (1976)

Supplementaries:

S1 Set in the 1930's an American archaeologist beats the Nazis to a priceless religious artefact.
A. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
S2 The naive young second wife of a Cornish landowner is haunted by the image of his glamorous first wife.
A. REBECCA (1940)

Science

1. The National Space Centre is found near to which English city?
A. Leicester

2. Which Airbus model has four engines, two decks and can take up to 853 passengers?
A. A380

3. What is name of the new operating system recently released by Microsoft, the successor to Windows XP?
A. Vista

4. Recently unleaded petrol from a storage depot in Essex caused many cars to malfunction. The fuel was found to be contaminated with what?
A. Silicon

5. Macular Degeneration affects which part of the body?
A. The eye. (Allow retina)

6. Found in Microsoft's Office suite, what is the spreadsheet program called?
A. Excel

7. Which pharmaceutical company manufactures Viagra?A. (It is written on the back of the tablet, apparently!)

8. What is the name of the 6-camera based device used in some televised cricket matches to show the flight of the ball and illustrate LBW decisions?
A. Hawk-eye

Supplementaries:

S1 Two planets have no moons Mercury is one, what is the other?
A. Venus

S2 What is the name of the car component that generates electricity to charge the battery and also to power all the car's electric systems when the engine is running?
A. Alternator (Allow Dynamo, but not Magneto. Magnetos don't charge the battery)

The name's the same
You will be given a brief description of 2 well known people who share a name, though not necessarily the same spelling. Both Christian and surnames are required.

Popular 1960s singing star known as The King Of
Romance + German composer whose works include the opera
Hansel & Gretel
A. Englebert Humperdinck
2. Scandalous diary writing politician +Prolific goal scorer in Don Revie's Leeds United Team of the 1970s
A. Allan clarke

3. U.S. Actress With Roles In Brokeback Mountain, The Devil Wears Prada and Becoming Jane + Literary Widow who was bequeathed only her husband's "Second Best Bed"
A. Anne Hathaway
4. UK politician and accomplished sailor + UK Big Band Leader From The 1950s
A. Ted heath
5. Tarot reading Bond girl, Solitaire In Live And Let Die
+ Mother of Edward 6th
A. Jane Seymour
6. UK politician who recently contested (and lost) the Tory leadership + Former BBC reporter and Executive Director of the English FA
A. David Davies

7. Bristol born Hollywood screen legend renowned for his suave charm + Female vocal coach on BBC's Fame Academy
Cary/Carrie Grant

8. Elizabethan dramatist whose works include The Alchemist + disgraced Olympic champion exposed for his use of performance enhancing drugs.
A. Ben Jonson

Supplementaries

S1. Drummer with 80’s band Duran Duran + former British No 1 tennis player and Dvis Cup captain
A. Roger Taylor

Round Eight
All the answers in this round contain the sound "eight", but not necessarily spelt E-I-G-H-T. For example: What word means "to scold or condemn vehemently and at length"? Berate.


1. Which 1978 film starred Warren Beatty, and told the story of an American football player who was erroneously plucked from earth only to discover that he wasn't ready to die?
A. Heaven Can Wait

2. Which leading poker and gambling website are also the sponsors of Middlesborough Football Club?
A. 888.com


3. Slightly larger than a walnut, this gland surrounds the urethra just below the human male bladder?
A. Prostate

4. Written by the same author three years after the thriller "Ice Station Zebra", this novel concerns the hijacking of cargo ships in the Atlantic Ocean.
A. When Eight Bells Toll (Alistair Maclean)

5. Which Japanese football club came to prominence in the UK when Gary Lineker decided to play out his twilight years for them in 1992
A. Nagoya Grampus 8 (Allow Grampus 8)

6. He was played by David Bowie in Martin Scorsese's film The Last Temptation of Christ, this man was the governor of the Roman province of Judaea from 26AD to 36AD?
A. Pontius Pilate

7. Founded in 1838 by clergyman Herbert Gray, this organisation is now the Uk's largest provider of relationship counselling and therapy?
A. Relate

8. What is the biological order containing all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, including humans?
A. Primate


Supplementaries:
S1 Originally created in 1962 by Rowntrees, this post-meal confection is now made by Nestle?
A. After Eight mints

S2 Which American comedy drama series centres on the goings on of people living in Wisteria Lane?
A. Desperate Housewives

S3 This motorway links the M4 near Thornbury to the M4 near Caldicot over the River Severn?
A. M48

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
20th March 2007 Set by The Harrington 'B' Vetted by The New Castle



1 In addition to their sporting achievements, for what did Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos become famous in 1968?
A. They were the two athletes who gave the notorious 'black power' salute at the Mexico Games

2 What annual event celebrates the passing of The Light Locomotives Act by Parliament in 1896?
A. The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

3 The Battle of Balaclava was part of a larger campaign to take control of which
Black Sea naval base?
A. Sebastapol

4 Using a series of 14 internet trades, Canadian Kyle McDonald turned what into a house in July 2006?
A. A paperclip

5 Where in Macclesfield would you find the row of houses commonly known as the 12 Apostles?
A. Park Lane

6 Who was the first US President to address the nation, by radio, in 1923?
A. Calvin Coolidge

7 In 2006, why was Austrian Natascha Kampusch in the news?
A. She was the 18-year old girl who finally escaped from her kidnapper after
8 years. Her captor, Wolfgang Priklopil, kidnapped her in 1998 and kept her in a basement at his home.

8 Who is the only racing driver to have won the 'triple crown' of Le Mans,
Indianapolis 500 and Formula 1 World Championship during his career?
A: Graham Hill

9 Which Soviet leader died in March 1985, to be succeeded by Mikhail Gorbachev?
A.Konstantin Chernenko

10 Name the snooker player who became known as the 'Beckham of the Baize', •who died from cancer in 2006.
A. Paul Hunter

11 Who is the current (ie 2006) World Snooker Champion?
A. Graham Dott

12 The BBC's Breakfast Time first broadcast on January 17th, 1983. Name either of the presenters.
A. Frank Bough or Selina Scott

13 Who will replace Edward Elgar on the new £20 note?
A. Adam Smith (economist and author of Wealth of Nations)

14 Who, in 1910, was the first Englishman to die in a flying accident - although he's possibly best remembered for his motoring connections?
A. The Hon Charles Stewart Rolls (of Rolls-Royce fame). He died at the Bournemouth Air Show when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off in mid-air

15 Charles Frazier's first book sold 4 million copies, and was turned into an Oscar-winning film in 2003 starring Jude Law and Nicole Kidman. Name the book. A. Cold Mountain

16 In which year did Alaska become the 49th state of the USA?
A. 1959 (Jan 3rd) (Note: It was bought from Russia in 1867, but did not formally become a state of the union until 1959)

17 Whose 2006 comeback single was called 'Patience'?
A. Take That

18 Whose 2006 comeback single was called 'Rock Steady'?
A. All Saints

19 Which former Education Minister got into trouble in January 2007 for sending their child to a private school?
A. Ruth Kelly

20 Dublin has the largest public park in Europe. What's it called?
A. Phoenix Park

21 In Manchester, which square does the Town Hall face onto? A. Albert Square

22 Who was the British Silver Medallist in the Women's Skeleton at last year's
Winter Olympics?
A. Shelley Rudman

23 Name the F1 driver who is team mate to Fernando Alonso at McLaren.
A. Lewis Hamilton

24 1946 saw the gathering of the first General Assembly of the United Nations. In which city?
A. London

25 How old was Winston Churchill when he died?
A. 90 (accept 89-91)

26 In which year did India declare itself a republic?
A. 1950 (accept 1949 - 51)

27 Although Walt Disney made his name through animation, in 1950 his studio made its first live action movie. What was the film?
A. Treasure Island (with Robert Newton)

28. What are flams, drags and paradiddles?
A. Rudimentary drum strokes/drum rolls

29 What is the unit of currency in Tunisia?
A. Dinar

30 What is the unit of currency in Thailand?
A. Baht

31 Regularly seen in Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, what does the Welsh word 'croeso' mean?
A. 'Welcome'

32 Familiar to Welsh motorists, what does the word 'Araf mean in English?
A> 'Slow '(as on the approach to most road junctions)

33 Known as 'stiffies' in South Africa and 'korppus' in Finland, what was dealt a final blow when dropped by PC World in January 2007?
A. PC floppy disks (allow floppies)

34 In which city was this year's NFL Superbowl heldS
A. Miami

35 Which South African leader ended apartheid in 1990?
A. FW De Klerk

36 Which internet company bought video-sharing website YouTube in October
2006?
A. Google

37 In which month is the next Harry Potter book due for release?
A. July (21st)

38 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be the last when it's released this summer. How many books will there be in the series all together?
A. Seven

39 Which was England's first National Park, opened in April 1951?
A. The Peak District

40 Which former English county disappeared in 1974, absorbed into the county of Cambridgeshire?
A. Huntingdonshire

41 Which car manufacturer produces the 'Brera' model?
A. Alfa Romeo

42 If a car's registration plate begins with the letter 'R', name either of the two years in which it could have been registered.
A. August 1997 to July 1998

43 Who, on January 1st 2007, succeeded Kofi Annan as Secretary General of the | United Nations?
A. Ban Ki-Moon

44 How is Belgian author and illustrator Georges Remi better known?
A. Herge (Tin Tin)

45 What is the predominant religion in Indonesia?
A. Muslim

46 As at March 1st, who was number 2 in the world golf rankings?
A. Jim Furyk

47 20th March is the anniversary of the IRA bomb attack in Warrington town centre. In which year?
A> 1993

48 What's the nearest whole line of latitude to Macclesfield Town Hall?
A. 53° North

49 Who directed both the hit film The Deer Hunter' and the massive flop
'Heaven's Gate'?
A. Michael Cimino

50 20th March is also the anniversary of the Jules Rimet Trophy's disappearance in 1966, famously recovered by Pickles the dog. In 1983 it was stolen again and never found - but from where?
A. Rio de Janeiro

51 What is the highest wind speed ever recorded in the UK?
A. 173mph (accept 170-176) in the Cairngorms in March 1986

52 The photographer Robert Capa is famous for his pictures of two specific historic military events. Name either.
A. The Spanish Civil War and D-Day landings

53 In which year was Macclesfield granted its borough charter? A. 1261 (accept 1257 to 1265)

54 In which English city was the ill-fated 'National Centre for Popular Music'?
A. Sheffield (the centre stayed open less than a year before running out of funding - the distinctive building now belongs to Sheffield Hallam University)

55 Wimbledon recently announced equal prize money for men and women for this year's tournament. How much did Men's Champion Roger Federer's win at
Wimbledon in 2006?
A. £655,000 (accept 630,000 to 680,000)

56 Name any of the three feature films made by Morecambe and Wise in the 1960s.
A. The Intelligence Men (1965), That Riviera Touch (1966), The Magnificent
Two (1967)

57 Who did John Reid succeed as Home Secretary?
A. Charles Clarke

58 In December 2006, who presented his report into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales?
A. Lord Stevens

59 Man Utd were the first English club to win the European Cup in 1968. Who did they beat?
A. Benfica

60 How many balls are required for a game of snooker?
A. 22 (15 reds, 6 colours and the cue ball)

61 Name the former President of Chile who died in December 2006.
A. General Pinochet

62 In which month are the Nobel Prizes awarded?
A. December (10th December - the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death)

63 Zaire is the former name of which African country?
A. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (accept Congo)

64 How was Radio 2 previously known?
A. The Light Programme

65 Handel's Water Music was composed for which monarch?
A. George I

66 Born 1788, died 1824, how was George Gordon better known?
A. Lord Byron

67 By what means did Vincent Van Gogh commit suicide?
A. shot himself

68 What is a trug
A. A shallow wooden basket (usually used to carry fruit or veg from the garden)

69 What is the correct name for an auctioneer's hammer?
A. A gavel

70 Who wrote the St Trinian's novels?
A. Ronald Searle

71 Which football club did Accrington Stanley replace in the Football League in
2006 - which by coincidence was also the club that replaced Stanley when they resigned from the League in 1962?
A. Oxford United (accept Oxford, but not Oxford City).

72 In which year did Macclesfield Town FC gain Football League status?
A. 1997

73 Which dynasty ruled Russia between 1613 and 1917?
A. The Romanovs

74 The Great Plague and Great Fire of London occurred in the reign of which B monarch?
A. Charles

75 What is the name of the cruel headmaster in Charles Dickens' 'Nicholas B Nickleby'?
A. Wackford Squeers

76 When was the Speaking Clock first introduced?
A.1936 (accept 1934 to 1938)

77 What title was given to John Churchill following his successful leadership of the English armies against Louis XIV?
A. Duke of Maryborough

78 According to 'Ql', the largest manmade structure in the world is not the Great Wall of China, but 'Fresh Kills' in the USA. What is Fresh Kills? A landfill site on Staten Island (where debris from the 9/11 attacks was processed)

79 The last two hangings in Britain were carried out simultaneously at 8.00 a.m. on August 13th, 1964. Name either of the locations.
A. Walton (Liverpool) and Strangeways (Manchester) prisons. (Accept any of | the 4)

80 Which author, playwright and barrister led the defence in the Lady Chatterley obscenity trial in the 1960s?
A. John Mortimer

81 What kind of creature is a 'canvasback'?
A. A duck


82 Which is the smallest Native British bird?
A. Goldcrest (accept Firecrest)

83 Where would you find the Bundle of His (pronounced Hiss) in the human body?
A. In the heart

84 Where in the body would you find Bowman's Capsule?
A. In the kidney

85 Which well-known children's author, born in 1859 and died in 1932, was also Secretary of the Bank of England?
A. Kenneth Grahame

86 Fly, Bee and Early Spider are all types of which British flower?
A. Orchid

87 Audrey Hepburn's famous 'Little Black Dress' was sold for over £450,000 on the 5th December at Christie's in London. In which film did it appear?
A. Breakfast at Tiffany's

88 Before Helen Mirren, who was the last English actress to win the Best Actress
Oscar, in 1992?
A. Emma Thompson (for Howard's End)

89 How is the shrub 'philadelphus' more commonly known?
A. Mock Orange

90 What kind of cigar derives its name from the Italian word for a small loaf? A. Panatella

91 Rabat is the capital of which Kingdom?
A. Morocco

92 Which group's first album was Piper at the Gates of Dawn, released in 1967? Pink Floyd

93 Which British monarch was on the throne at the beginning of the 16th Century (ie 1501)?
A. Henry VII

94 Asuncion is the capital of which country?
A. Paraguay

95 Whose first album, released in 1964, was subtitled 'England's Newest Hitmakers'?
A. The Rolling Stones

96 What name is given to the annual allowance by Parliament for the running of the Sovereign's household?
A. The Civil List


Supplementaries

Who wrote the play Equus, recently revived in the West End starring Daniel Radcliffe (of Harry Potter fame)?
Peter Shaffer
Into which sea does the River Volga flow?
The Caspian Sea
According to the RSPB, which is the largest Native British Bird in terms of wingspan?
White Tailed or Sea Eagle
In which year did Marconi receive the first transatlantic radio broadcast?
1901 In which country is 'Fado' a traditional form of music?
Portugal

Which football team plays their home games at Bloomfield Road?
Blackpool

13th March - Specialist & General Knowledge Questions

Questions for 13th march 2007
Specialist & General set by the Dolphin Dragons
and vetted by the Church House Bollington
& the Puss Artists


All specialist question rounds are based, however vaguely, on TV programmes.


They are:

The Bill (Arts & Entertainment);
Going for Gold (Sport);
Big Brother (History);
Brainiacs (Science);
Coast (Geography);
Top Gear;
Gardeners’ World;
Have I got News for You.



Round 1:The Bill (Arts & Entertainment)

All these questions are about Arts & Entertainment people with William amongst their names.

1. Which William, a Victorian lyricist and comic writer, had the middle name of Swenk?
WS Gilbert

2. Which William is starring this spring at the Royal Exchange in Manchester in Noel Coward’s play The Vortex?
Will Young

3. Which William was a BBC bandleader and had a son named after him who became head of BBC Television?
Bill (y) Cotton

4. Which William was a poet with a journal-keeping sister named Dorothy?
William Wordsworth

5. Which fictional William was written about by Roald Dahl and went on to star in 2 films?
Willie Wonka

6. Which Victorian William was a poet noted for his bad poetry, especially one written about the Tay Bridge Disaster?
William McGonnegall

7. Which eighteenth century William was a painter famous for his satirical depiction of society?
William Hogarth

8. Which William, an American who lived in Yorkshire for years, is famous for his humorous travel writing?
Bill Bryson

Supplementaries

Which hero in a Jane Austen novel has a first name which means Son of William?
Fitzwilliam Darcy

Which William was the eponymous hero of a play by Keith Waterhouse?
Billy Liar


Round 2: Going for Gold (Sport)

All these are questions about events at various Olympic Games. Either the year or the location is acceptable as an answer (eg: 2012 or London!)

When or where

1. Did the then Cassius Clay win Gold?
1960/ Rome

2. Was the stadium used originally built for the cancelled 1940 games?
1952/ Helsinki

3. Did Sally Gunnell win Gold?
1992/ Barcelona

4. Did Sir Steve Redgrave win his first Gold?
1984/ Los Angeles

5. Did Nadia Comaneci gain the first perfect gym score of 10?
1976/ Montreal

6. Did Torville & Dean win Gold in the Winter Olympics?
1984 /Sarajevo (nb: at this time, the Winter Games were still held in the same year as the Summer ones – in case anyone’s confused!)

7. Did Emil Zatopec win the 5000 metres, the 10,000 metres and the Marathon?
1952/ Helsinki

8. Was the re-instated Tennis competition won by Steffi Graf?
1988/Seoul

Supplementaries

Were 11 Israeli athletes murdered?
1972/ Munich

Did the host nation have 2 of their leading athletes withdraw before the start of the Games after missing drugs tests, and being involved in a suspicious road accident?
2004 /Greece (Kostas Kenteris & Katerina Thanou)




Round 3: Big Brother (History)

These questions are about historical older brothers.

1. Which king (who refused his wife entry to his Coronation) was the older brother of William IV?
George IV

2. Name the oldest brother of Senator Edward Kennedy.
Joseph (killed in WW II)

3. Name one of the younger brothers of Robert of Normandy, (who both became kings of England, although he was only Duke of Normandy)
William II (Rufus) or Henry I

4. How many younger brothers & sisters did Edward VII have?
Seven (and one older sister)

5. Where did George VI’s elder brother, The Duke of Windsor, spend World War II?
The Bahamas

6. Although the aforementioned “big brother”, the Duke of Windsor,’s regal name was Edward (VIII), what did his family call him?
David

7. Which Prince of Wales (who died before he became king) was the elder brother of John of Gaunt and fought the battle of Crecy?
(Edward) the Black Prince

8. Which king had an older brother called Arthur, who died young? (Arthur’s widow then married this younger brother, causing political ramifications!)
Henry VIII

Supplementaries.

Which famous Roman Emperor had Germanicus Caesar as his older brother?
Claudius.

Who was Charles I’s elder brother, who died before he could succeed to the throne?
Prince Henry (Stuart)

Who was Richard I’s elder brother who died before he could succeed to the throne?
Prince Henry (Plantagenet)


Round 4 : Brainiacs ( Science)

1. Who formulated the Quantum Theory?
Max Plank

2. In 1998, who became the oldest man in space, at the age of 77?
John Glenn

3. A nettle sting is caused by which type of acid?
Formic

4. Which sub-order of mammals include cattle, goats and deer?
Ruminants (accept cud-chewers)

5. What is the term for the change in direction of a ray of light as it passes from one medium to another?
Refraction

6. What is Jupiter’s largest moon?
Ganymede

7. Graphite is a form of which chemical element?
Carbon

8. Bright’s disease affects which part of the body?
The Kidneys


Supplementaries

In meteorology, what scale is used to classify wind speeds?
The Beaufort Scale

What is the hardest substance in the human body?
Enamel

Round 5: Coast (Geography)

1. Which coastal Yorkshire town is associated with Bram Stoker’s Dracula story?
Whitby

2. Which Suffolk coastal resort holds a musical festival centred on the music of Benjamin Britten?
Aldeburgh.

3. Which famous cliffs lie 3 or so miles to the West of Beachy Head?
Seven Sisters.

4. Which Welsh coastal town was founded through the efforts of William Maddocks?
Portmadoc

5. Which of the Scilly Isles is stuck with having New Grimsby as its main settlement?
Tresco.

6. Which Scottish island has Goat Fell as its highest point?
Arran

7.Where in the North West are the statues by Anthony Gormley, called collectively Another Place.
Formby Beach

8. What name (not necessarily spelled the same) links the most northerly points of the Isle of Man and the Welsh mainland, and an area of Scotland?
(Point of) Ayr / Ayre/ Ayr.

Supplementaries
Q9. Which Scottish island was used in the original BBC series of ‘Castaway’?
A9. Taransay.

Q10. On which estuarial island does the town of Sheerness lie?
A10. The Isle of Sheppey

Round 6: Top Gear

This round deals with fashion – or “Top Gear”

1. What is a Henin?
A Steeple hat – a cone-shaped medieval head-dress

2. What is a Spencer?
An overcoat.

3. What is a tarbush?
A Fez-type hat (a bit more than hat required!)

4. What was a crinoline (that’s the underlying structure) made of?
Horse-hair

5. Which Italian designer was murdered in 1997?
Gianni Versace

6. Who was the designer of the queen’s wedding dress, who died in 1985?
Norman Hartnell

7.Whose first fashion firm was called Bazaar?
Mary Quant

8. Which sportswear firm was founded by a French tennis player?
Lacoste

Supplementaries

What was a statute cap?
A wool cap the lower classes had to wear in Tudor times (to help support the wool industry)

What were the Sumptuary Laws?
Laws that dictated the colours and fabric of clothes according to class.

Round 7: Gardener’s World

Flowers feature in the answers to all the following questions:
Give both names of a person. A flower’s name may appear in more than one answer!
For example: Which actress played Foyle’s assistant in Foyle’s War?
Honeysuckle Weeks

What is the name of:
1. The author of “ A Severed Head” and “The Sea, the Sea”?
Iris Murdoch

2. The TV Character with sisters called Daisy, Rose and Violet?
Hyacinth Bouquet (or Bucket)

3. The Actress mistress of Edward VII?
Lilly Langtry

4. The woman who achieved fame by streaking topless at Twickenham?
Erica Roe

5. The equine steeplechaser, winner of the 1989 Cheltenham Gold Cup, who died last year?
Desert Orchid

6. The author of such books as Rebecca?
Daphne du Maurier

7. The BBC series broadcast on recent Friday evenings about sisters growing up in 1920’s Liverpool?
Lilies

8. Dr Who’s recent assistant, played by Billie Piper?
Rose Tyler

Supplementaries

The Royal Navy Destroyer in The Cruel Sea.
The Compass Rose

A form of Daffodil beginning with J
Jonquil

A recent remake of a Hollywood murder mystery
Black Dahlia (the original was Black Dahlia)


Round 8: Have I got News for You!

The following personalities all made the News in 2006 in the same way – by dying!
There are 3 clues to each – give the name.

1. Died aged 59, this former Chelsea footballer was a member of the 1970 English world Cup Squad
Peter Osgood


2. Died aged 83, this “No frills” airline pioneer received a Knighthood for his efforts
(Sir) Freddie Laker

3. Died aged 66, this US singer’s most famous hit placed him 24 hours from Tulsa
Gene Pitney

4. Died, aged 79, this BBC Radio DJ was born in Australia.
Alan “Fluff” Freeman

5. Died aged 75, this bowler for Yorkshire and England was also a long-term fixture on Test Match Special
Fred Trueman

6. Died aged 93, this US president was never elected to that office.
Gerald Ford

7. Died aged 95, this US Cartoonist created, amongst others, Tom & Jerry, and Yogi Bear
Joseph Barbera

8. Died aged 80, this actress and ballerina was most famous for the film The Red Shoes.
Moira Shearer

Supplementaries
Died aged 62, this former Minister for Sport was a Chelsea Supporter.
Tony Banks

Died aged 44, this Australian Naturalist was killed by a stingray barb
Steve Irwin

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE


1 Q Which canal connects the North Sea and the Baltic?
A The Kiel Canal

2 Q Which classical composer was known as the Red Priest?
A Vivaldi

3 Q Who was the original Question Master of Blockbusters?
A Bob Holness

4 Q Which Shakespeare play has the alternative title "What You Will"?
A Twelfth Night

5 Q In which novel is the hero Winston Smith?
A 1984

6 Q What unique situation is shared by the landlocked nations of Liechenstein and Uzbekistan?
A They are themselves surrounded by landlocked countries

7 Q What does the initial D in DVLA stand for?
A Driver (and Vehicle Licensing Agency)

8 Q The chough is the bird emblem of Cornwall. To which family of birds does it belong?
A The Crow Family

9 Q Who wrote the Tales of Hoffman?
A Offenbach

10 Q What, according to the Bible, was the name of the brother of Moses?
A Aaron

11 Q In which novel is Philip Pirrip the hero?
A Great Expectations (he's usually known as Pip)

12 Q Elvis won only 3 Grammys, none in the major categories of Rock'n roll, blues or pop. Which category were they all awarded for?
A Religious Music

13 Q What is the capitol of the French Region of Alsace?
A Strasbourg

14 Q Which rival of Mozart has been accused (falsely) of murdering him?
A Salieri

15 Q What is the name of the container ship which foundered off Devon early this year?
A The Napoli

16 Q Who is replacing Michael Schumacher at Ferrari this season?
A Kimi Raikonnen

17 Q In which sport does one of the Welsh counties play in at a higher level than the National team?
A Cricket (Glamorgan plays championship Cricket, Wales in the Minor Counties League)

18 Q Of which French region is Rennes the capitol?
A Brittany

19 Q Who is the film, The Aviator, about?
A Howard Hughes

20 Q Who is the present (March 1) English Rugby Union coach?
A Brian Ashton

21 Q Who was the last fullback to score in an FA cup final (not counting penalty shootouts)?
A Paul Konchsky (for West Ham in 2006)

22 Q Who makes the Roomster car?
A Skoda

23 Q In which city are Ian Rankin's books about Inspector Rebus set?
A Edinburgh

24 Q Which film links Noel Coward and the song "On days like these" (by Quincey Jones)?
A The Italian Job



25 Q In the film, who played Bonnie to Warren Beattie's Clyde?
A Faye Dunaway

26 Q Who wrote Dr Zhivago?
A Boris Pasternak

27 Q Which classical composer's music was featured in "A song of Norway"?
A Grieg

28 Q Which singer/actor won an Oscar for her part in "Moonstruck"?
A Cher

29 Q Who, according to St Luke's Gospel, the mother of John the Baptist?
A Elizabeth

30 Q Where does the Ferry from Fishguard land in Ireland?
A Rosslare

31 Q Name a member of the "Supergroup" Cream, apart from Eric Clapton
A Jack Bruce or Ginger Baker

32 Q Who wrote Puck of Pook's Hill?
A Rudyard Kipling

33 Q Which country did Napoleon Boneparte's second wife come from?
A Austria (Marie-Louise)

34 Q What does the initial E in DEFRA stand for?
A (The Department of the) Environment,( Food, and Rural Affairs)

35 Q In physical geography, what is a barchan?
A A (crescent shaped) sand dune

36 Q In 2006, which small European country gained independence from its neighbour?
A Montenegro (from Serbia)

37 Q What is the name of the TV series where a present day policeman finds himself in the1970's?
A Life on Mars

38 Q What word can mean both to separate and to cling to?
A To Cleave

39 Q On the coat-of-arms of Sussex there are birds with the heraldic name of Martlet. What are they more usually called?
A Swifts

40 Q Whose current single is "Ruby"?
A The Kaiser Chiefs

41 Q On the subject of Ruby, who asked her not to take her love to town?
A Kenny Rogers

42 Q In which battle was the Charge of the Light Brigade?
A Balaclava

43 Q In which country did the Anglican bishops meet in February this year?
A Tanzania

44 Q How many points are scored for a drop goal in Rugby League?
A One

45 Q Where does the ferry from Cork land in mainland UK?
A Swansea

46 Q What was the name the cook in the Brown household, in the Paddington Bear stories?
A Mrs Bird

47 Q What word can mean both an ammunition store and a journal?
A Magazine

48 Q In geology, what is a fumerole?
A A hole in the side of a volcano

49 Q Who makes the Fusion car?
A Ford


50 Q What do the runners Rag Trade and L'Escargot have in common, as regards the history of the Grand National?
A They are the only 2 Horses to beat Red Rum

51 Q
A They are all English villages, (the 1st in E Anglia, the 2nd near Bishop's Stortford, the last 2 near Derby)

52 Q In World War I, what was the Third battle of Ypres also called?
A Passchendale

53 Q Which jockey won the Derby on Shergar and, later, on Llammtara?
A Walter Swinburn

54 Q In architecture, what is a flying buttress?
A A support on the outside of a building which is only attached at the top - like an arch

55 Q In Architecture, what is a clerestory?
A An upper row of windows, such as is found above an aisle in a cathedral or other large church

56 Q What children's series, by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, was set in "The Lands of the North" and featured some un-ferocious Vikings?
A Noggin the Nog

57 Q In what country, south of Russia, was Stalin born?
A Georgia

58 Q Who founded the Methodist church? (both names please)
A John Wesley

59 Q Which building was voted Britain's favourite modern building according to a 2006 survey?
A The Eden project

60 Q What happens on a clock face 154 times a week?
A The minute and hour hands cross

61 Q What does the "ley" in such place names as Alderley mean?
A A Clearing

62 Q The challenge Walk of the Three Peaks of Yorkshire includes the ascents of Whernside, Pen Y Ghent and which other peak?
A Ingleborough

63 Q According to "the Bookseller" whose autobiography has sold most copies in the UK since 1998?
A Sharon Osbourne (titled Extreme)

64 Q In an inventory compiled by Travelodge, which items were most commonly left behind in hotel rooms?
A Mobile phones

65 Q In which country was the present Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, born?
A Uganda

66 Q Which building ,built in the 1990's, was the first to be allowed to have a thatched roof in London since the Great Fire of 1666?
A Shakespeare's Globe (accept the Globe Theatre)

67 Q In a 2006 poll by "Pets at Home" which TV pet was voted favourite, ahead of Wellard from Eastenders, and Blue Peter's Shep?
A Lassie

68 Q What does the word Chester indicate in place names?
A A Roman settlement ( usually a military one - from the Latin castra -an army camp)

69 Q Which snooker player has scored most 100 breaks in recognised tournaments?
A Stephen Hendry

70 Q Which organisation, which has a fleur-de-lis as its symbol, is celebrating its centenary this year?
A The Scouts (accept Boy Scouts, although this title is over 20 yrs out-of-date!)

71 Q Who wrote The Midwich Cuckoos?
A John Wyndham

72 Q Who won the 2006 (British) Open championship in golf?
A Tiger Woods

73 Q Give a year in the life of Michelangelo.
A 1475 - 1564

74 Q Give a year in the life of Thomas Telford.
A 1757 - 1834

75 Q Who was the Prime Minister when slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1807?
A Lord William Grenville

76 Q Why was Connor McCreaddie in the news at the end of February this year?
A He is the obese 8yr old (from Tyneside) who was threatened with being taken into care.

77 Q What is Macrame?
A A craft for producing ornamental netting etc by knotting string

78 Q Who invented Inspector Wexford?
A Ruth Rendell

79 Q What English football club play at Home Park?
A Plymouth Argyle.

80 Q What is the longest word that can be typed all on one row of a conventional keyboard?
A Typewriter (!)

81 Q When water is let go by Kielder Reservoir, by which river does it reach the sea?
A The River Tyne

82 Q Which Scottish League team play their home matches at Tynecastle?
A Hearts

83 Q In Contract Bridge, what landmark is achieved by making 4 Hearts, or 5 Clubs, for example?
A Game

84 Q Which Game console manufacturer developed the Gamecube console?
A Nintendo

85 Q How does Nintendo spell the name of their newest games console, the wii (pronounced wee)?
A W -i -i

86 Q Which political party's name translates as "we ourselves"
A Sinn Fein

87 Q What was the nickname of the British Military police force raised in 1920 - 1 to counter the activities of the Sinn Fein?
A The Black and Tans

88 Q In which county is the famous high-altitude pub, the Tan Hill Inn?
A Yorkshire

89 Q Who is the only Roman god to feature in the English names for the days of the week?
A Saturn

90 Q What was the name of the first space probe to get near to Saturn?
A Voyager

91 Q Which car maker produces the voyager model?
A Chrysler

92 Q With which musical instrument is Fritz Kreisler associated?
A The Violin

93 Q What musical interval lies between the natural notes of the 4 strings of a violin?
A A fifth

94 Q In which war did the concept of Fifth Columnists originate?
A The Spanish Civil War

95 Q Which poet and writer of a best-selling account of his childhood in the Cotswolds, fought in the Spanish Civil War?
A Laurie Lee

96 Q Laurie is a pet form of Lawrence. In which Shakespeare play is Friar Lawrence an important character?
A Romeo and Juliet


Supplementary Questions:

1 Q What travel connection is there between George Bush, George Best, and Leonardo da Vinci?
A They all have airports named after them

2 Q Which disgraced former dictator died last year, aged 64?
A Slobodan Milosovic

3 Q "Rosencranz & Guildenstern are Dead" is a Tom Stoppard play about characters from which Shakespeare play?
A Hamlet

4 Q What are mature Daddy Longlegs?
A Crane Flies

5 Q To what creature does the word Aquiline refer?
A Eagle

6 Q How is the evening of Whit Friday (the Friday after Pentecost) celebrated in the Pennine villages of Saddleworth?
A Brass Bands competitions (from late afternoon to late evening!).

6 March Questions

Sorry for the delay in presenting these in a readable form - I was on holiday. You will see from the commments that our questions were picked up by a scholar in Idaho!!!

QUESTIONS FOR 6/3/07
GEOGRAPHY
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
NATURE
HISTORY, WARS, WEAPONS AND,
WARRIORS
SCIENCE
FOOD AND DRINK
SPORT
RECORD LABELS

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
ALL QUESTIONS SET BY THE PARK
TAVERN

GEOGRAPHY

1. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF MALTA ?
A: VALLETTA
2. DOHA IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH COUNTRY ?
A: QATAR
3. APPROX 80% OF THE POPULATION OF INDIA FOLLOW WHICH RELIGION ?
A: HINDUISM
4.WHAT IS THE MAJOR DIALECT OF CHINA, SPOKEN BY 70% OF THE POPULATION ?
A: MANDARIN
5, . IN WHICH COUNTRY ARE THE TOWNS/CITIES OF SAFI, TANGIER AND AGADIER ?
A: MOROCCO
6. IN WHICH COUNTRY ARE THE TOWNS/CITIES OF TROMSO, TRONDEIM AND BERGEN ?
A: NORWAY
7. NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, BORDERS WHICH SEA?
A: TASMAN SEA
8.THE DEAD SEA IS FED BY WHICH RIVER ?
A: JORDAN

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9.WHAT DISTINGUISHES RWANDA'S FLAG OF RED, YELLOW, AND GREEN VERTICAL STRIPES FROM THAT OF GUINEA ?
A: THE CAPITAL LETTER "R" PLACED CENTRALLY
10. APART FROM A SHORT ATLANTIC COASTLINE, THE COUNTRY OF GAMBIA IS ENCLOSED BY WHICH OTHER COUNTRY ?
A: SENEGAL

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
FROM THE WORKS GIVEN NAME THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE

1. DIRECTOR: MASH, THE PLAYER, SHORTCUTS ?
A: ROBERT ALTMAN
2.DIRECTOR: THE QUITE MAN, STAGECOACH, THE SEARCHERS ?
A: JOHN FORD
3.AUTHOR: THE BIG SLEEP, FAREWELL MY LOVELY, THE LONG GOODBYE ?
A: RAYMOND CHANDLER
4.AUTHOR: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND . A: FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY
5. ARTIST: MOTHER AND CHILD DIVIDED, THE PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITY OF DEATH IN THE MIND OF SOMEONE LIVING ?
A: DAMIEN HIRST
6. ARTIST: MAN AT THE CROSSROADS, DETROIT INDUSTRY, MAN CONTROLLER OF THE UNIVERSE ? A: DIEGO RIVERA
7. POET: THE VISIONS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF ALBION, SONGS OF INNOCENCE & EXPERIENCE, THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN & HELL ?
A: WILLIAM BLAKE
8. 1914 AND OTHER POEMS, NEW NUMBERS, THE OLD VICARAGE , GRANTCHESTER ?
A: RUPERT BROOKE

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9.ACTRESS: BLOW UP, CAMELOT, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS ?
A: VANESSA REDGRAVE
10. ACTOR: THE BROWNING VERSION, THE DAM BUSTERS, MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA ?
A: MICHAEL REDGRAVE

NATURE

1, SPECIFICALLY WHAT IS THE LARGEST ANIMAL IN THE WORLD ?
A: BLUE WHALE
2: WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE SPINY LOBSTER ?
CRAWFISH (ACCEPT CRAYFISH)
3. WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE OCELOT ?
A: SNOW LEOPARD
4.WHICH FLOWERING PLANT HAS THE LATIN NAME HELIANTHUS ANNUS
A: SUNFLOWER
5. TO WHICH SECTION OF AN INSECT'S BODY ARE THE LEGS AND WINGS NORMALLY ATTACHED?
A. THORAX
6. THE EYE OF AN INSECT IS USUALLY MADE UP OF A MOSAIC OF 6 SIDED CELLS. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS TYPE OF EYE?
A: COMPOUND
7. MARINE SNAILS, LIMPETS AND WHELKS BELONG TO WHICH CLASS OF MOLLUSCS?
A: GASTROPODS (ALSO ACCEPT UNIVALVES)
8.WHICH ANIMAL HAS TYPES DESCRIBED AS HACK, COBS AND HUNTERS ?
A: HORSES

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9.WHICH TREE OFTEN FOUND IN CHURHYARDS CAN LIVE TO UP TO 1000 YEARS OLD ?
A: YEW
10. WHICH TYPE OF TREE WAS DECIMATED BY DISEASE IN BRITAIN IN THE 1960'S AND 70'S ?
A: ELM (DUTCH ELM)

WARS, WEAPONS AND WARRIORS

1. CYRUS THE GREAT FOUNDED WHICH EMPIRE?
A: PERSIAN
2.WHO OR WHAT WERE HOPLITES IN ANCIENT GREECE ?
A: TYPE OF (HEAVY) INFANTRYMAN
X
3. WHO WAS BURIED IN EYGPT IN A CRYSTAL COFFIN ?
A: ALEXANDER THE GREAT
4.WHAT WAS A GLADIUS TO A ROMAN SOLDIER ?
A: A SWORD
5. WHAT RELIGION DO CHINAS WARRIOR MONKS PRACTICE ?
BHUDDISM
6. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE CIRCULAR TENTS THAT THE MONGOLS LIVED IN ?
A: YURTS
7. THE VIKINGS DRAKKAR WAS ALSO KNOWN AS WHAT ?
A:DRAGONSHIP ACCEPT LONGBOAT
8 FRIDAY IS NAMED AFTER THE WIFE OF THE GOD ODIN WHO WAS SHE ?
A: FRIGA (ACCEPT FREYA)

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9.GENGHIS KHAN DIVIDED HIS EMPIRE AMONGST HIS SONS, HOW MANY?
A: 3
10. TRADITIONALLY HOW DOES A SAMURAI COMMIT RITUAL SUICIDE ?
A: CUTS HIS BELLY OPEN

FOOD AND DRINK

1. WHICH FOOD COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN SWITZERLAND IN 1866 BY GERMAN PHARMACIST ?
A: NESTLE
2. WHAT IS THE MAIN ALCOHOLIC INGREDIENT USED TO MAKE A DAIQUIRI ?
A: RUM
3. WHICH ALCOHOLIC DRINK WOULD YOU NEED TO MAKE A TOM COLLINS COCKTAIL ?
GIN
4.WHICH TYPE OF FOOD IS NAMED AFTER THE FRENCH FOR TWICE COOKED?
A: BISCUIT
5. CARDINAL, CASSIDY AND NIAGRA ARE ALL TYPES OF WHICH FRUIT ?
A: GRAPE
6. NAME THE BEAN WITH A SWEET PULP WHICH IS OFTEN USED AS A CHOCOLATE SUBSTITUTE BECAUSE IT HAS A LOWER FAT CONTENT ?
A: CAROB
7. WHICH AMERICAN STATE DOES THE DRINK JACK DANIELS COME FROM?
A: TENNESSEE
8.WHICH BEER HAS A 5 POINTED STAR IN ITS LOGO ?
A: HEINEKEN

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9.WHICH DRINK APPEARS IN THE TITLES OF HIT SINGLES FOR BLUR AND ALL SAINTS?
A: COFFEE (COFFE AND TV AND BLACK COFFEE)
10. WHICH TWO POPULAR FRUITS ARE ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER ? A: LEMON AND MELON

SCIENCE

1. WHAT CARRIES BLOOD AWAY FROM THE CELLS BACK TO THE HEART ?
A:VEINS
2. WHAT PART OF A FLOWER CONTAINS THE EGGS ?
CARPEL
3.WHAT ARE FORCES MEASURED IN ?
A. NEWTONS
4 CRANESBILL IS ANOTHER NAME FOR WHICH FLOWER ?
A: GERANIUM
5. THE OIL OF WHICH TREE IS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF GIN ?
A: JUNIPER
6.WHAT IS THE LIGHTEST KNOWN METAL ?
A: LITHIUM
7. WHERE WOULD YOU FIND A PERCUSSION CAP ?
A: IN A FIREARM
8. HOW DEEP IS A FATHOM ?
A: 6 FEET/ 1.82 M

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9. WHICH ELEMENT HAS THE CHEMICAL SYMBOL Ag ?
A: SILVER
10. WHICH ALLOY IS COMPOSED OF COPPER AND ZINC ?
A: BRASS

SPORT

1. WHICH SPORT WAS AUTHOR BILL BRYSON TALKING ABOUT WHEN HE SAID "IT IS THE ONLY SPORT IN WHICH SPECTATORS BURN AS MANY CALORIES AS THE PLAYERS-MORE IF THEY ARE MODERATELY RESTLESS"?
A: CRICKET
2. WHICH SPORT WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE 1963 FILM "THIS SPORTING LIFE" ?
A: RUGBY LEAGUE
3. WHICH SPORT USES A BALL CALLED A SLIOTAR ?
A: HURLING
4.STEVE DAVIS REACHED EVERY FINAL OF THE SNOOKER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM 1983-89 AND LOST ONLY TWICE, ONCE TO DENIS TAYLOR AND WHICH OTHER PLAYER ?
A: JOE JOHNSON
5. NAME ONE OF THE 2 COUNTRIES WHICH HOSTED THE EURO 2000 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS?
A: HOLLAND & BELGIUM
6. EXCLUDING SUBSTITUTES HOW MANY PLAYERS MAKE UP AN ICE HOCKEY TEAM ?
A: 6
7. WHICH BOXER WAS KNOWN AS THE DARK DESTROYER ?
A: NIGEL BENN
8.IN APRIL 2003 WHO BECAME THE OLDEST MAN TO BE RATED NO 1 IN THE WORLD TENNIS ASSOCIATION RANKINGS AT THE AGE OF 33 ?
A: ANDRE AGASSI

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9. EXCLUDING SUBS HOW MANY PLAYERS ARE THERE IN A RUGBY LEAGUE TEAM ?
A: 13
1O.WHAT COMES NEXT IN THIS SEQUENCE RED, BLUE, WHITE, YELLOW, ORANGE ?
A: BLACK & WHITE (GREYHOUND RACING JACKETS)

RECORD LABELS

FROM CLUES GIVEN NAME THE RECORD LABEL
1. FOUNDED 1959 IN JAMAICA BY CHRIS BLACKWELL, HOME TO FREE, CAT STEVENS AND BOB MARLEY IN THE 70'S. LATER TO U2 AND KEANE ? A: ISLAND
2. ORIGINALLY A NOVELTY LABEL FOR THE LIKES OF THE GOONS, ALL THE BEATLES EARLY HITS UNTIL 1969, AND NOW ALL SAINTS, BLUR AND ATHLETE ?
A• PARLOPHONE
3. LABEL FORMED BY PRINCE IN 1985 AFTER A FALLOUT WITH WARNERS AND NAMED AFTER HIS ESTATE IN MINNEAPOLIS ?
A. PAISLEY PARK
4. FOUNDED 1978 IN MANCHESTER BY TONY WILSON, HOME TO JOY DIVISION, NEW ORDER, OMD, HAPPY MONDAYS, AND WERE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE HACIENDA CLUB. ?
A: FACTORY
5. FOUNDED 1947 BY AHMET ERTEGUN AS A BLUES LABEL, FIRST BIG HITS FOR RAY CHARLES AND RUTH BROWN. MASSIVE SUCCESS IN 1970's WITH LED ZEP THEN IN THE 80'S UNTIL THE PRESENT WITH AC/DC ?
A: ATLANTIC
6. FOUNDED 1983 IN SCOTLAND BY ALAN McGHEE. ORIGINAL SCOTTISH NDEPENDENT FOR PRIMAL SCREAM, MY BLOODY VALENTINE AND THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN. MASSIVE SUCCESS IN THE 90's WITH ALL THE EARLY OASIS BESTSELLERS ?
A: CREATION
7. FOUNDED 1979 BY JERRY DAMMERS OF THE SPECIALS AS A REGGAE SKA INDEPENDENT ALSO HOME TO THE SELECTER AND THE BEAT?
A: TWO TONE
8. FOUNDED 1976 BY JAKE RIVIERA IN LONDON, HOME TO ELVIS COSTELLO, DR FEELGOOD AND IAN DURY AND THE FIRST PUNK CHART TOPPER THE DAMNED'S "NEW ROSE" ?
A: STIFF

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9.1991 IN LA BY SUGE KNIGHT AND DR DRE , HOME TO RAP POET TUPAC SHAKUR LATER SNOOP DOG ?
A: DEATH ROW
10. FORMED 1959 IN DETROIT BY BERRY GORDY, SO CALLED "HITSVILLE USA"?
A: TAMLA MOTOWN

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1 .WHAT WOULD YOU SUFFER FROM IF YOU HAD DICHROMATIC VISION ?
A. COLOUR BLINDNESS
2. IN AMERICA WHAT IS A SECOND YEAR STUDENT KNOWN AS ?
A: SOPHOMORE
3.FROM WHICH COUNTRY DOES THE COMPANY NOKIA ORIGINATE ?
A: FINLAND
4.A. IN WHICH BUILDING IS THE KOH-I-NOOR DIAMOND KEPT ?
A: TOWER OF LONDON
5.WHEN THERE ARE 2 FULL MOONS IN A MONTH, WHAT IS THE SECOND ONE CALLED ?
A: BLUE MOON
6. THE US COFFEE EMPORIUM STARBUCKS IS NAMED AFTER A CHARACTER IN WHICH BOOK ?
A: MOBY DICK
7. WHO LIVED AT THE RECENTLY DEMOLISHED ADDRESS 5 COLLEGE CLOSE ?
A: IAN HUNTLEY
8.WHAT COLOUR IS ZERO ON A ROULETTE WHEEL ?
A: GREEN
9.ACCORDING TO THE HIGHWAY CODE AT WHAT AGE IS A PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR WEAR-
ING A SEATBELT?
A:14.
10. WHAT IS CHROMOPHOBIA ?
A: FEAR OF COLOURS
11 .IN NEW ORLEANS IN WHICH MONTH DOES THE MARDI GRAS TAKE PLACE ?
A. FEBRUARY
12. IN ITALIAN ART THE VIRGIN MARY IS USUALLY DEPICTED WEARING WHICH COLOUR ?
A: BLUE
13.WHICH TOWN ON THE SOUTH COAST BECAME A CITY AS PART OF THE MILLENIUM CELEBRATIONS ?
A:BRIGHTON
14.TO WHICH FLOWER FAMILY DOES GARLIC BELONG ?
A: LILY
15. NAME ONE OF THE COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN THE WINTER WAR 1939-40 ?
A: RUSSIA OR FINLAND
16.WHICH ENGLISH TOWN IN 1889 BECAME THE SITE OF THE BRITAINS FIRST MOSQUE ?
A: WOKING
17.WHICH COUNTRY JOINED THE G7 TO MAKE IT THE G8 ?
A: RUSSIA
18.WHO IS MP FOR DUNFERMLINE EAST ?
A: GORDON BROWN
19.THE COMMERCIAL NAME FOR WHICH DRINK COMES FROM THE LATIN FOR BLACKCURRANT ?
A: RIBENA
20. WHO PLAYED THE LEAD IN THE 1995 FILM NIXON ?
A: ANTHONY HOPKINS
21. WHO HAS RECENTLY BECOME THE OWNER OF ASTON VILLA FC ?
A, RANDY LERNER
21. WHICH FOOTBALL TEAM WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A MASS BRAWL WITH THE CHINESE
OLYMPIC TEAM ?
A:QPR
23.THE IRELAND-FRANCE RUGBY UNION GAME ON 10/2/07 WAS THE FIRST RUGBY GAME TO BE PLAYED AT WHICH VENUE ?
A: CROKE PARK
24. ACCORDING TO THE EAGLES WHEN CAN YOU CHECK OUT OF THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA ?
A: ANYTIME YOU LIKE
25.THE SONG "A NEW ENGLAND" A HIT FOR KIRSTY McCOLL WAS WRITTEN BY WHOM ?
A: BILLY BRAGG
26.IN WHICH YEAR WAS THE ENGLISH-SCOTTISH ACT OF UNION PASSED ?
A:1707
27. WHO IS THE MP FOR BETHNAL GREEN & BOW ?
A: GEORGE GALLOWAY
28. KEVIN MORAN WAS THE FIRST PLAYER TO BE SENT OFF IN AN FA CUP FINAL WHICH ARSENAL PLAYER IN 2005 WAS THE SECOND ?
A: JUAN ANTONIO REYES (2005)
29.BRITISH RULE IN INDIA WAS KNOWN BY THE INDIAN WORD FOR 'SOVEREIGNTY' WHAT ISIT
A: RAJ
30. HOW WOULD YOU COME ACROSS THE FICTIONAL COUNTY OF BORSETSHIRE ?
A: LISTEN TO THE ARCHERS
31.WHAT DOES DVD STAND FOR?
A:DIGITAL VERSATILe DISC (NOT VIDEO)
32. IN 2005 4 SIBLINGS WERE AWARDED HONORARY MBE'S SIMULTANEOUSLY WHO WERE THEY?
A: THE CORRS
33. WHICH COUNTRY SINCE 1462 HAS AWARDED ITS DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS THE ORDER OF
THE ELEPHANT ?
A: DENMARK
34.WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CLINIC IN SWITZERLAND WHICH IS INVOLVED IN ASSISTED SUICIDES?
A: DIGNITAS
35.THE MAGAZINE"WHICH" IS BRINGING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST WHICH SPORT RETAILER FOR THE OVERPRICING OF ENGLAND FOOTBALL KITS ?
A: JJB
36. MUCH IN THE NEWS RECENTLY WHO OR WHAT ARE POPOV 35 & POPOV 36 ?
A: THEY ARE THE CALL SIGNS OF THE 2 AMERICAN PILOTS INVOLVED IN THE FRIENDLY FIRE INCIDENT IN IRAQ
37.IN THE SERIES "THE GOOD LIFE" WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL WAS LENIN ?
A: A COCKEREL
38.WHO COMPOSED THE OPERA "WILLIAM TELL" ?
A: ROSSINI
39.MUNGO PARK IS FAMOUS FOR THE EXPLORATION OF WHICH CONTINENT ?
A: AFRICA
40. GERRY FRANCIS AND GEORGE GRAHAM BOTH MANAGED WHICH FOOTBALL CLUB ?
A: SPURS
41.STEVE BRUCE AND NIGEL SPACKMAN BOTH MANAGED WHICH FOOTBALL CLUB ?
A:SHEFFIELD UNITED
42.ALAN AYCKBOURN STAGES HIS PLAYS AT WHICH SEASIDE RESORT ?
A: SCARBOROUGH
43. THE ESSEX TOWN OF COLCHESTER IS FAMOUS FOR WHICH TYPE OF FESTIVAL ?
A: OYSTER
44.WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE INQUIRY IN TO THE DEATH OF STEVEN LAWRENCE ?
A: McPHEARSON
45. THE PASSPORTS FOR WHICH BROTHERS BROUGHT ABOUT THE SECOND DOWNFALL OF PETER MANDELSON ?
A: HINDUJA
46.THE PRIX DE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE IS RUN ON WHICH DAY OF THE WEEK?
A:SUNDAY
47.THE SILK ROAD RAN FROM SHANGHAI TO WHICH SEA ?
A: MEDITERANEAN
48. NAME THE FINE WHITE CLAY USED IN PORCELAIN AND IN MEDICINES ?
A: KAOLIN
49.FROM WHICH FISH DO WE OBTAIN CAVIAR ?
A: STURGEON
50. WHAT TYPE OF TOOTH DO DENTISTS REFER TO AS A NUMBER 8 ?
A: WISDOM
51. WHAT DOES A LIMNOLOGIST STUDY ?
A: LAKES
52.WHAT HAS THE CHEMICAL SYMBOL D20 ?
A: HEAVY WATER(ACCEPT DEUTERIUM OXIDE)
53.LAENNEC IS CREDITED WITH INVENTING WHICH MEDICAL AID ?
A:STETHOSCOPE
54.IN FICTION WHOSE FIRST WIFE WAS CALLED DORA SPENLOW ?
A: DAVID COPPERFIELD
55. WHICH WAS THE FIRST COUNTRY TO GIVE WOMEN THE VOTE ?
A: MEW ZEALAND
56 WHAT IS THE LARGEST ISLAND OF JAPAN ?
A: HONSHU
57. WHAT TYPE OF SCHOOLBOY APPEARS IN THE TITLE OF A JOHN LE CARRE NOVEL ?
A: HONOURABLE
58.2007 IS THE CHINESE YEAR OF WHICH ANIMAL ? A; THE PIG
59. HOW MANY BRITISH TROOPS WILL INITIALLY BE WITHDRAWN FROM IRAQ?
A: 1,600 (ACCEPT 1500-1700)
6O. WHAT WORD DESCRIBES THE STUDY OF ROCKS AND THEIR FORMATION
A:PETROLOGY
61.FROM WHAT MAIN INGREDIENT IS HUMMUS MADE ?
A: CHICKPEAS
62. IN FINANCE WHAT DOES APR STAND FOR ?
A: ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE
63[.THE^NEW TAX AT AIRPORTS APD STANDS FOR WHAT?
A: AIRP-ORT PASSENGER DUTY
64.0N WHICH ISLAND WOULD YOU FIND THE TOWNS OF PORT ERIN, LAXEY & PEEL ?
A: ISLE OF MAN
65.0N WHICH ISLAND WILL YOU FIND THE TOWNS OF STAFFIN, PORTREE AND UIG ?
A: SKYE
66. THE M32 LEADS TO WHICH BRITISH CITY FROM THE M4 ?
A: BRISTOL
67.WHICH CITY IS AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE M53 ?
A: CHESTER
68.THE SIMPLON TUNNEL RUNS THRU WHICH RANGE OF MOUNTAINS ?
A: THE ALPS
69. WHICH LEAGUE WAS FORMED IN 1839 BY RICHARD COBDEN AND JOHN BRIGHT ?
A: THE ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE
70.WHICH CAPITAL CITY IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE IS CLOSEST TO LONDON ?
A: BRUSSELS
71. WHICH ISRAELI CITY CONTAINS 48% OF THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION ?
A: TEL AVIV
72. WHO RECENTLY PAID A VISIT TO ESTHER'S HAIRCUTTING STUDIO IN TARZANA ?
A: BRITNEY SPEARS
73. PRINCE FREDERICK VON ANHALT IS CLAIMING TO BE THE FATHER OF ANNA-NICOLE SMITH'S BABY DAUGHTER, TO WHICH FILM STAR IS HE MARRIED ?
A: ZSA ZSA GABOR
74.WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE ITN REPORTER KILLED IN A FRIENDLY FIRE INCIDENT IN IRAQ IN 2003 ?
A:TERRY LIOYD
75. WHICH BBC REPORTER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A TERROIST INCIDENT IN SAUDI ARABIA IN 2004 ?
A/FRANK GARDENER
76. OF WHAT IS ALTOSTRATUS A VARIETY?
A: CLOUD
77. WHICH FIGHTER KNOCKED OUT AUDLEY HARRISON AT WEMBLEY IN FEBRUARY ?
A: MICHAEL SPROTT
78. AT THE BRIT AWARDS WHO WAS VOTED BEST BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST ?
A: AMY WINEHOUSE
79. WHAT WAS VOTED BEST SONG AT THE BRITS ?
A: PATIENCE (TAKE THAT}
80. AT THE BAFTAS WHO WAS VOTED BEST ACTOR ?
A: FOREST WHITAKER IN THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
81. AT THE BAFTAS WHAT WAS VOTED BEST ANIMATED FEATURE ?
A: HAPPY FEET
82.JOHN PRESCOTT WAS A MEMBER OF WHICH UNION BEFORE COMING INVOLVED IN POLITlCS ? A:NATIONAL UNION OF SEAMEN ACCEPT SEAMEN
83.NAME ONE OF SADDAM HUSSEINS SONS ?
A: UDAY OR QUSAY
84. NAME ONE OF THE ETHNIC GROUPS INVOLVED IN THE GENOCIDE IN RWANDA IN 1994 ? A:HUTU AND TUTSI
85. WHAT IS CHORIZO ?
A: SPANISH (SMOKED) SAUSAGE
86.WHICH 80'S POP GROUP TOOK ITS NAME FROM THE METHOD OF MOVEMENT TO MUSIC DEVELOPED BY EMILE JAQUES DALCROZE ?
A: EURHYTHMICS
87. OF WHICH GROUP OF ISLANDS IS HUGHTOWN THE CAPITAL ?
A: THE SCILLY ISLES
88. WHO DIRECTED THE 1998 FILM LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS ?
A: GUY RITCHIE
89.IN DR WHO WHAT IS THE HOME PLANET FOR THE DALEKS
A:SKARO
90.WHICH MOTORCYCLE COMPANY MAKES THE ROAD KING FLHR?
A: HARLEY DAVIDSON
91 WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO 3 STRIKES IN A ROW IN TEN PIN BOWLING ?
A: A TURKEY
92.IN WHICH CITY IS THE BOOK TRAINSPOTTING SET ?
A: EDINBURGH
93.HOW WAS AGNES GONXHA BOJAXHUI BETTER KNOWN ?
A: MOTHER THEREASA
94.WHICH WAS THE NAME IN THE FIRST OF THE MR MEN BOOKS ?
A: MR TICKLE
95. HIBERNIA WAS THE ROMAN NAME FOR WHICH COUNTRY ?
A:: SCOTLAND
96.WHAT WOULD A VEXILLOLOGIST BE AN EXPERT ON ?
A:FLAGS
97. WHO BECAME THE FIRST BRITISH SOLO FEMALE ARTIST TO HAVE A UK NUMBER ONE ALBUM IN 1980 ?
A:KATE BUSH
98.NEIL ROBERTSON WON THE 2007 WELSH OPEN SNOOKER TITLE WHAT NATIONALITY IS HE ?
A: AUSTRALIAN
99.IN THE TV PROGRAMME ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES WHAT IS THE NAME OF DEL BOY'S LOCAL ?
A: THE NAGS HEAD
100. IF YOU SUFFERED FROM THEOPHOBIA OF WHAT WOULD YOU BE AFRAID ?
A: GOD
101. FROM WHICH ANIMAL DOES THE CHEESE CHEVRE COME FROM ?
A: A GOAT
102. WHAT KIND OF CREATURE IS A SKINK ?
A: A LIZARD
103. FROM WHICH LANGUAGE DO THE WORDS ALCOHOL AND ALGEBRA ORIGINATE ?
A: ARABIC
104. FROM WHICH LANGUAGE DO THE WORDS BAMBOO, SAGO AND BATIK ORIGINATE ?
A: MALAY
105. WHAT ARE ERRATICS IN RELATION TO GLACIERS ?
A: BOULDERS DEPOSITED BY GLACIERS
106 WHO HAD A HIT IN THE 1960'S WITH 'FOOTAPPER'
A: THE SHADOWS

27 Feb

Questions for 27th February 2007
Specialist Questions set by
The Plough Taverners

Rounds: A Touch of the Proverbials
"Whats In A Name"
Sport
Science — The Living World
Arts & Entertainment
Geography
History
Children's Television

General Knowledge Questions set by
The Prince of Wales

A TOUCH OF THE PROVERBIALS
The following are well known proverbs for those who like to use more words than are necessary, e.g. "Splintered wood and mineral chunks can rupture my skeletal system, however, nomenclatures do not injure me" translates to "Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me" (or similar).

1. If a large solid hoofed mammal becomes available to you without compensation, refrain from casting your faculty for seeing into the oral cavity of such a creature.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth

2. There's no value to be derived from demanding attention by loud screeches above fallen white liquid.
It's no good crying over spilt milk

3. Deviation from the ordinary or common routine of existence is that which gives zest to man's cycle of existence.
Variety is the spice of life

4. A body of people abiding in a domicile of silicon combined with metal oxides should not recklessly project small geological specimens.
People living in glass houses should not throw stones

5. Everything is legitimate in matters pertaining to ardent affection and armed conflict between nations.
All's fair in love and war

6. The herbage is customarily more verdant on the diametrical selvage of the property barrier.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

7. A chronic disposition to enquiry deprived the domestic feline carnivorous creature of its vital quality.
Curiosity killed the cat

8. Exercise your visual facilities prior to exerting a jump.
Look before you leap

SUPPLEMENTARY:

S1. A mobile section of petrified matter agglomerates no bryophytes.
A rolling stone gathers no moss

S2. Never situate the conveyance and its accoutrements forward of the equine quadruped
Don't put the cart before the horse


"WHAT'S IN A NAME"

In this round, the questions are related to the stage names of recording artists or groups. For example, the band "Duran Duran" is named from a character in the film "Barbarella".

1. Why is popular white rapper "Eminem" so named ?
From the initials of his real name Marshall Mathers (the third), ie "M and M".

2. The electronic artist "Moby" takes his name from the classic book "Moby Dick". Why?
Because Moby is related to the book's author Herman Melville. (Moby's real name is Richard Melville Hall, and Herman was his great-great-granduncle).

3. Which controversial 1971 film (also a book) inspired the band name "Heaven 17"?
A Clockwork Orange — it is the name of a fictitious band referred to in the film.

4. Which 60's band took their name from a 1956 John Ford Western?
The Searchers

5. Californian cult band "The Doors" name was inspired by a 1950's book entitled "The Doors of Perception". Who wrote it?
Aldous Huxley (although the book title itself was taken from an earlier William Blake poem)


6. Which English rock band (formed in 1969) took their name from a character in Dickens' "David Copperfield"?
Uriah Heep


7. Which Scottish band's name was taken from Harry Dean Stanton's character in the film "Paris, Texas"?
Travis

8. Contemporary pop band "McFly" took their name from which film series?
Back To The Future (after the main character Marty McFly).

Supplementary

S1 Which contemporary band's name is taken from the name of Charles Manson's getaway driver?
Kasabian (after Linda Kasabian)

S2 Which band's name is inspired from a sex toy in William Burroughs's novel "The Naked Lunch"? Steely Dan


SPORT

1. Cricket: Which county's one day side are called the "Dragons"?
Glamorgan (Dragons)

2. In which county is Cartmel racecourse?
Cumbria

3. Formula 1: In total Michael Schumacher won 7 Drivers World Championships - 5 with Ferrari and 2 with which other constructor?
Benetton

4. Football: Which ex Premiership team play their home games at Oakwell? Barnsley

5. Who until his sacking in November 2006 was manager of the England Rugby Union team?
Andy Robinson

6. Golf: Who will be Europe's captain at the 2008 Ryder Cup?
Nick Faldo

7. Football: Which Football League team were expelled from this season's FA Cup for fielding an ineligible player?
Bury FC

8. Boxing: Lloyd Honeyghan won World Titles at which weight?
Welterweight

Supplementary

S1 In which city will the 2008 Summer Olympics be held?
Beijing

S2 Tennis: In which city is the Australian Open held?
Melbourne


SCIENCE - THE LIVING WORLD

1. What is another name for an insect's feelers?
Antennae
2. How many eyes does a bee have?
5
3. Which is the largest member of the crow family?
Raven
4. What is a mavis?
Song thrush
5. What does an aardvark feed on?
Ants and termites (accept either)
6. What is the only member of the giraffe family other than the giraffe itself? Okapi
7. Which ape's natural habitat is restricted to Sumatra and Borneo?
Orang-utan
8. What is the North American equivalent of the reindeer?
Caribou

Supplementary:

S1. What is the only mammal capable of sustained flight?
Bat
S2. The Silvertip bear (a subspecies of Brown Bears) is also known by what name? Grizzly

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

1. Who (allegedly) killed Charlie Stubbs? Full name required.
Tracy Barlow (in Coronation Street)
2. Which king of US TV tabloid talk shows was born in East Finchley Underground station in 1944?
Jerry Springer
3. Which "punk poet" has recently re-released his 1982 album "Zip Style Method" on CD?
John Cooper Clarke
4. What is the title of the album recently released by Norah Jones?
Not Too Late
5. What is the title of the book by James Joyce who's hero is Leopold Bloom? Ulysses
6. Whose autobiography is called "A Young Man's Passage"?
Julian Clary
7. How was photographer Patrick Anson better known?
(Lord) Patrick Litchfield
8. Who was the sculptor of "A reclining figure" a bronze which was stolen in 2005?
Henry Moore

Supplementary:

S1. Who painted "When did you last see your father"?
William Frederick Yeames
S2. Who composed "The Well-Tempered Clavier"? Full name required.
Johann Sebastian Bach (or J S Bach) not just Bach

GEOGRAPHY

1. What is the English name for the Dutch city of 'S-Gravenage?
The Hague
2. Which country calls itself Suomi?
Finland
3. Shining Tor is the highest point of which English county?
Cheshire
4. Tarr Steps are in Devon. What exactly are Tarr Steps?
A stone clapper bridge
5. From which Comish town can you walk across the causeway to St Michael's Mount?
Marazion
6. In Europe, there are only two bridges with shops built on to them lining both sides. The Ponte Vecchio in Florence is one of them. What is the name of the other?
Pulteney Bridge in Bath
7. In which USA National Park would you see El Capitan and the Bridalveil Fall? Yosemite
8. It's Llyn Tegid in Welsh. What is it in English?
Bala Lake

Supplementary:

S1. What is unusual about the Isle of Axeholme?
It is not an island. (It is an area SW of Scunthorpe in Lines)
S2. The longest stretch of straight railway track (i.e no bends at all) in the world is in central Australia. How long is it?
309 miles (Allow 299 – 320 )

HISTORY

1. In which year did the BBC begin broadcasting a daily radio weather forecast? 1923 (Accept 1922-1924)
2. Which explorer studied medicine at the Anderson College in Glasgow?
Dr Livingstone (I presume!)
3. Who was the Nazi "Hangman of Prague"?
Reinhard Hevdrich
4. In which town was William the Conqueror buried?
Caen
5. Which massive volcanic eruption happened in 1883?
Krakatoa
6. Who was shot by Pat Garrett in 1881?
William Bonney AKA Billy the Kid
7. In 1887 the "biggest indoor arena in Europe" was built in what is now Salford Quays on the present site of the Lowry Centre. For what purpose?
To house Buffalo Bill's Wildwest show. (Question master use discretion)
8. Which Victorian hero, born on 22nd February, 1857 began a movement at Brownsea Island on 1907?
Robert Baden-Powell

Supplementary:

S1. Which conspirators were executed on January 31st 1606?
The Gunpowder plotters (Guy Fawkes et al.)
S2. Who was assassinated on Good Friday, April 14th, 1865?
President Abraham Lincoln

CHILDREN'S TELEVISION

1. Which show featured Dr Zachary Smith?
Lost in Space
2. Which character was played by Una Stubbs in Worzel Gumidge?
Aunt Sally
3. Count Duckula was a spin off from which series?
Dangermouse
4. Which show brought us Dirty Gerty at Number 30?
Basil Brush
5. PC Selby was the constable in which series?
Postman Pat

6. Which show featured a caretaker called Mr Bennet?
Take Hart
7. Whose girl friend was called Looby Lou?
Andy Pandy
8. Which cartoon character was constantly trying to outsmart Officer Dibble? Top Cat

Supplementary:

S1 What was the name of the school created by Phil Redmond?
Grange Hill
S2 Which childrens programme featured Captain Haddock?
Herge's Adventures of Tintin



GENERAL KNOWLEDGE



1. Why is the Plantagenet dynasty so called?
From the Latin Planta-genista, the yellow broom, a sprig of which was worn by Henry of Anjou (father of 1st Plantagenet King Henry II)
2. The houseplant Diffenbachia is no longer sold because it contains a poisonous sap that causes numbness, burning
and choking if ingested. What is the common name of this
plant?
Dumb cane
3. Which artist and designer spearheaded the Arts & Crafts
movement in the early 20th century?
William Morris
4. Who composed the opera Simon Boccanegra?
Guiseppi Verdi
5. A painting, by which artist, was privately sold for a record £73 million in June 2006?
Gustav Klimt
6. Beth Tweddle is the first British woman to win a gymnastics
gold medal. For which discipline was she crowned World
Champion in 2006?
Asymmetric bars (accept uneven bars)
7. Which Augustinian monk and passionate horticulturist
unlocked the mechanics of heredity with his experiments on
the humble garden pea?
Gregor Mendel
8. What is the name of the village in Dorset that was designed
by Prince Charles as an example of how traditional
architecture and modern town planning could live hand in
hand?
Poundbury
9. Where was the first atomic bomb test fired on 16 July 1945?
Trinity, New Mexico (accept New Mexico)
10. On which river does Lisbon stand?
Tagus
11. Who is the current Poet Laureate?
Andrew motion
12. What metal did Victorian miners know as Blackjack?
Zinc
13. What is pecorino cheese made from?
Sheep’s milk
14. Who is generally accepted as first to have coined the phrase
“Rock n' Roll'?
New York DJ Alan Freed
15. Who was the leader of one of the Bletchley Park code breaking teams during WWII, generally credited with inventing a machine to decipher the Enigma machine?
Alan Turing
16. Who built the Iron Bridge at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire?
Abraham Darby III (No it wasn’t Thomas Telford)
17. HMS Trincomalee is Britain's oldest battleship still afloat. On which river port is she harboured?
Hartlepool
18. On 22" November 2006, astronaut Mikhail Tyurin performed what extraordinary feat whilst in orbit above the Earth?
Hit a golf shot off the platform of the international space station
19. Name one of the warring families in Shakespeare's Romeo
and Juliet?
Montagu and Capulet
20. Top of the Pops was first broadcast on New Year's Day 1964. Who recorded the No 1 single on this show?
The Beatles (I Wanna Hold Your Hand)
21. Top of the Pops was last broadcast on 30th July 2006. Who recorded the No 1 single on this show?
Shakira (Hips Don’t Lie)
22. According to Norse mythology, what is the Heaven of the Norse Gods called?
Asgard (not Valhalla which is home to slain heroes)
23. What type of food is Gravadlax?
Dry cured salmon
24. If an animal is described as homoeothermic, what trait does
it possess?
The ability to regulate its own body temperature whatever the environmental conditions.
25. What score do you get for hitting the gold in the middle of an archery target?
9 points
26. Which 1964 film's alternative title was 'How I learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb'?
Dr Strangelove
27. In 2005 which actor took over from Harrison Ford as the highest grossing actor of all time (i.e., his films took the most money at the box office)?
Samuel L Jackson
28. At which ground does Bury FC United play their home matches?
Gigg Lane
29. Richard Burton was Godfather to which well-known chef and TV presenter?
Anthony Worrall Thompson
30. The name of which religious group is taken from the Greek 'Brothers in Christ'?
Christadelphians
31. From the Greek, what is the literal translation of the word planet?
Wanderer
32. What is the name of the world's biggest cruise liner that set sail on its first transatlantic crossing from Southampton in May 2006?
Freedom Of The Seas
33. What terrifying event was mistakenly believed by many to have taken place at Grover's Mill, New Jersey on 30th October 1938?
The landing of Martians (following Orson Welles’ radio broadcast of War Of The Worlds)
34. What common name is given to the disorder Ekboms Syndrome, a condition that affects over 5% of the population?
Restless leg syndrome_
35. Miami, Florida is the first co-ordinate; San Juan, Puerto Rico is the second co-ordinate; what is the final and third co- ordinate?
The island of Bermuda (3 points of the Bermuda Triangle)
36. Which heavyweight boxer was known as the 'Ambling Alp'?
Primo Carnera
37. Which golfer was known as the 'Slammer'?
Sam Snead
38. On 16 November 2006, the official UK charts company VH1 released a list of the 100 UK top selling albums of all time. Which album was No 1?
Queen’s Greatest Hits (2nd Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper, 3rd Oasis’ What’s The Story)
39. Which well-known Hollywood actor is currently Artistic Director of the Old Vic?
Kevin Spacey
40. Who is the only artist to record a James Bond theme tune and also make a cameo appearance in a James Bond film?
Madonna, Die Another Day
41. What is the name of the oldest democratic parliament in the world?
The Tynwald (Ilse of Man). Do not accept IOM only
42. Who is the first living recipient of the Victoria Cross since 1969, awarded for twice saving the lives of members of his unit in Iraq in 2004?
Private Johnson Beharry
43. The Bronte sisters originally published their works using the surname 'Bell' - Give any of the three Christian names they used?
Ellis (Emily), Currer (Charlotte), Acton (Anne)
44. Who wrote the four-volume work The History of the English Speaking Peoples' published between 1956-58?
Winston Churchill
45. Who scored the first premiership goal of 2007?
Peter Crouch
46. At the time of going to press, the largest premiership goal deficit so far this season is 6-0. West Ham were on the receiving end; which team scored the 6 goals?
Reading
47. Before the discovery of oxygen, it was wrongly assumed that only certain substances were combustible due to a mysterious substance thought to exist within their make up. What was this mysterious substance called?
Phlogiston
48. Before it was discovered that cholera is a water-borne disease, it was wrongly assumed that cholera was contracted via a mysterious kind of foul air. What was the name of this foul air?
Miasma
49. What was unique about Gnarles Barklay's No 1 hit single 'Crazy' released in March 2006?
It reached No 1 without selling a single unit in the shops – downloads only.
50. What is the name of the small Scottish fishing village where the first case of avian bird flu was recorded in the UK?
Sellardyke
51. What is the name given to the side of a coin containing the head or principal symbol?
Obverse
52. Who are Emma, Linnet, Montey, Willow and Holly?
The Queen’s corgis
53. Hawaiian Sunny Garcia is a leading competitor in which sport?
Surfing
54. What is the English term for the dish the Italians call Zuppa Inglese?
Trifle
55. During the BSE scare which government official made his daughter eat burgers for a photo opportunity?
John Gummer
56. Which country uses a dram as a unit of currency?
Armenia
57. The name of which liqueur translates literally as "the drink that satisfies"?
Drambuie
58. What disorder was called French disease by the English and English disease by the French?
Syphilis
59. What did the East End Revival Society become known as in 1878?
Salvation Army
60. Who was manager of Manchester United at the time of the Munich Air Disaster?
Matt Busby
61. Nicholas Breakspear is the only Englishman to become what?
Pope
62. Pepsi Cola is so called because it was said to cure which ailment?
Dyspepsia (indigestion)
63. Which film series was Gerald Thomas responsible for?
The Carry On films
64. Besides the four patron saints of the British Isles, name one other Champion of Christendom?
St Denis of France, St James of Spain and St Antony of Padua (Italy)
65. What do Americans call a wallet?
Billfold
66. Specifically Chondrology is the study of which part of the body?
Cartilage
67. Back to Black is currently in the album charts but who recorded it?
Amy Whitehouse
68. In International Time Zones, how many degrees are represented by one hour?
15
69. Which film used the tagline "the eighth wonder of the world?"
King Kong
70. Whose fragrance was called Shh reportedly because that's what people told her to do?
Jade Goody
71. On which canal can the Standedge Tunnel be found?
Huddersfield Narrow Canal
72. New Horizons is a NASA mission launched in January 2007. Name one of the two celestial bodies it is to investigate?
Pluton and Charon
73. Name one of the two magazines issued by The Jehovah's Witnesses?
Watchtower, Awake
74. Which actress connects the films Amelie, A Very Long Engagement and The Da Vinci Code?
Audrey Tatou
75. Which BBC comedy series was set in Runcorn?
Two Pints of Lager and A Packet Of Crisps
76. Which ex-Macclesfield Town player is currently manager of
Northwich Victoria?
Steve Burr
77. In horoscopes, which sign follows Gemini?
Cancer
78. Which top chef is to present the new series of Hell's Kitchen?
Marco Pierre White
79. In what year did the British Museum celebrate its 250th anniversary?
2003
80. The Samjhauta (Freedom) Express runs between New Delhi and which other city?
Lahore
81. The Greater Gabbard wind farm is to be built off the coast of which English county?
Suffolk
82. Mandy Rice-Davies and Christine Keeler were involved in which scandal?
Profumo Affair
83. Which company was recently voted worst at handling customer phone calls?
British Gas
84. What foodstuff is sold to commemorate Anzac Day?
Biscuits
85. Local author Alan Garner wrote a sequel to The Weirdstone of Brasingamen, what was it called?
The Moon Of Gomrath
86. Whose statue has been unveiled recently at The House of Commons?
Baroness Margaret Thatcher
87. What would you do with a niqab?
You would wear it – it’s a full face veil
88. Which regiment does Prince Harry serve with?
The Blues And Royals
89. Who is the leader of the French National Front party?
Jean-Marie Le Pen
90. Which car manufacturer makes the new model called Auris?
Toyota
91. What was the name of Nigel Planer's character in the TV series The Young Ones?
Neil
92. In which year did Bloody Sunday happen in Northern Ireland?
1972 (no leeway)
93. Which band have recently reformed, 23 years after they split, for a new world tour?
The Police
94. What do Mylene Klass, Paul Burell and Jennie Bond have in common?
They were runners-up in I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
95. In which daily newspaper does the cartoon Fred Bassett appear?
The Daily Mail
96. Alfriston Clergy House was the first building owned by what organisation?
The National Trust


Supps
1. What is the name of the latest film to star Nick Frost and Simon Pegg?
Hot Fuzz
2. Which battle began on 1st July 1916?
Battle of the Somme
3. Who is president of Iran?
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
4. Who scored Liverpool's second goal against Barcelona in the recent game at the Nou Camp?
John Ame Riise
5. Who is officially rated the best Rugby League player in the World?
Darren Lockyer