24th February - All Questions Set By The castle
Geography
1 In which body of water would you find the islands of Flat Holm and Steep Holm?
2 The rowan tree is also known as Mountain Ash, but in which Welsh county is the district of Mountain Ash?
Gwent
3 In which English county is the natural feature The Wrekin found?
4 Which river runs through
Nene
5 The
6 In which country is the wine producing region of
7. For what is
Multi-coloured sand cliffs
8 What is an isthmus?
A narrow stretch of land, usually with water on both sides, which joins a larger land mass at both ends. (MUST refer to joining at BOTH ends)
Supplementaries
9 Grantly Adams airport serves which
10 To which French port do the majority of the ferries from
Roscoff
SCIENCE
1) What did James Chadwick discover in 1932?
NEUTRONS
2) What is the point of the Moon's orbit called when it is furthest from the Earth?
APOGEE
3) An insect's body has three segments. Head and abdomen are two, what is the third? THORAX
4) Bolas, Gladiator and Trapdoor are species of what?
SPIDERS
5) What development by Karl Landsteiner in 1901 made blood transfusions safer?
BLOOD GROUP CLASSIFICATION
6) In 1974 Dr Giorgio Fischer invented what procedure to assist in losing weight?
Liposuction
7) The POLLEX is the anatomical term for which part of your body?
THUMB
8) Who was the first Briton to walk in space?
MICHAEL FOALE
SUPPLEMENTARIES
9) Titan, Rhea and Hyperion are satellites of which planet?
SATURN
10) What part of the body would be examined by a rhinologist?
NOSE
The Final Frontier
In this round, all the questions have some link to "death"
1 In which year was the first official cremation in
1885 (accept 1875 to 1895)
2 In which town in Surrey was the first official cremation in
3 Who wrote the play "Death of a Salesman"?
Arthur Miller
4 Which fast bowler had the nickname "Whispering Death"?
Michael Holding
5 Steve Death (pronounced De-ath) played in goal 537 times for which football club?
6 Which hymn contains the lines "Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory"?
Abide with me
7 In which
8 Which organisation runs the largest Funeral Directorship in the
The Co-op
SUPPLEMENTARIES
9 In which Cumbrian city was the first "eco-cemetery" opened in 1993, now more often
known as woodland burial or natural burial?
10 Who played Poirot in the 1978 film version of the Agatha Christie novel "Death on the
Peter Ustinov
PUBS
In this round, all the questions have a link with pubs.
1 What part in Rugby Union history does the
The agreement to form the "Barbarians" took place there in 1890 (accept anything to do with the Barbarians)
2 In which,year did "The Castle" pub, home to 2 Macclesfield quiz teams, first open?
1805 (accept 1795 -1815)
3 The "Cat & Fiddle" on the A537 is the second highest pub in the
1690 (accept 1650 -1750 )
4 Which pub was often visited by Bree-folk, Hobbits, men and dwarves?
The Prancing Pony (in the Lord of the Rings)
5 With which series of literary works would you associate the pub The Leaky Cauldron'?
Accept anything to do with the Harry Potter novels
6. The "Bat & Ball" in Hambledon has strong links with the origin of cricket. In which county is Hambledon?
Hampshire
7 What is the name of the pub in "The Archers"?
The Bull
8 Which pub features in "The Canterbury Tales" by Chaucer?
The Tabard Inn
SUPPLEMENTARIES
9 What was the name of the village pub in Dylan Thomas's "Under Milk Wood"?
The Sailor's Arms
10 In
Newton & Ridley
SPORT
1) Which footballer, whose career was ended prematurely by a very serious injury, set a club scoring record of 46 goals for
DEREK DOOLEY
2) Only three batsmen have scored two triple centuries in Test cricket. Don Bradman and Virender Sehwag are two, who was the other one?
BRIAN LARA
3) At which racecourse is the Scottish Grand National run?
4) In the Olympic Games, two events are restricted to women only. Name either. SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING & RYTHMIC GYMNASTICS
5) Known as the "Rockhampton Rocket", which male Australian tennis player is the only one in the professional era to have won a Grand Slam in a calendar year?
ROD LAVER
6) Who won the first World Snooker Championship in 1927?
JOE DAVIS
7) Which golfer won the
JACK NICKLAUS
8) Which Rugby Union player holds the record for most points scored in international matches?
JOHNNY WILKINSON
SUPPLEMENTARIES
9) Which Formula 1 personality said in 2008 "I categorically deny that I have had anything to do with the News of the World investigation into Max Mosley"
BERNIE ECCLESTONE
10) Which horse is buried by the winning post at Aintree racecourse?
RED RUM
HISTORY
You will be given 3 events that occurred during a particular year and asked to name the year. There is some leeway allowed....
1) Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, the singer Morrisey is born, and the first section of the Ml motorway opens
1959 (accept 1958-1960)
2) Nasser seizes the Suez Canal, actor Mel Gibson is born, and Russian troops invade
1956 (accept 1955-1957)
3)
1980 (accept 1979-1981)
4) WPC Yvonne Fletcher is shot and killed outside the Libyan Embassy, Prince Harry is born, and the Winter Olympics are held in
1984 (accept 1983-1985)
5) The My Lai massacre takes place in
1968 (accept 1967-1969)
6) BBC2 starts broadcasting in the
1964 (accept 1963-1965)
7) White House operatives are arrested inside the Watergate building in Washington, actress Cameron Diaz is born, and Bobby Fischer beats Boris Spassky to become world chess champion
1972 (accept 1971-1973)
8) Harold Wilson resigns as Prime Minister, the footballer Ruud van Nistelroy is born, and Israeli commandos free 102 hostages at
1976 (accept 1975-1977)
SUPPLEMENTARIES
1) Pan Am flight 103 is blown up over Lockerbie in
1988 (accept 1987-1989)
2) The space shuttle Challenger blows up during take-off, Rafael Nadal is born, and one of the reactors at
1986 (accept 1985-1987)
ARTS, & ENTERTAINMENT
1) Which actor won Oscars for his performances in the films "Spartacus" and "Topkapi"?
PETER
2) Who wrote the folk song "
EWEN McCOLL
3) Which opera features the "Humming Chorus", the only aria in the repertoire without any words?
MADAME BUTTERFLY
4) In the film "A Man for All Seasons" starring Paul Schofield, who was the man for all seasons?
SIR THOMAS MORE
5) Which long running BBC radio series was set aboard "HMS Troutbridge"?
THE NAVY LARK
6) Who wrote the novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"?
VICTOR HUGO
7) The psychopathic killer Michael Myers was the central villain of a horror film of 1978 and its sequels: what was the name of the original film?
HALLOWEEN
8) Which nauseous
SEASICK STEVE
SUPPLEMENTARIES
9) Who wrote the theme music for "
ERIC SPEAR (He accepted a flat fee of £6 for it!)
10) Which singer recorded the song "Strange Fruit" in 1939?
BILLIE HOLIDAY
MARITAL BLISS?
You will be given one half of a married couple – you have to name the other half.
1) Pauline Elston married which former merchant seaman who later went on to fame and some notoriety?
JOHN PRESCOTT
2) Which British political leader is married to Miriam Gonzalez Durantez?
NICK CLEGG
3) The singer June Carter from the group the Carter family, married which other singer? JOHNNY CASH
4) Jessica Taylor from Dancing on Ice and the pop group Liberty X, married which former
KEVIN PIETERSEN
5) The cellist Jacqueline du Pre married which pianist and conductor?
DANIEL BARENBOIM
6) The poet and author Sylvia Plath married which British Poet Laureate?
TED HUGHES
7) Octavia, Poppaea and Statilia Messalina were the successive wives of which Roman emperor?
NERO (he murdered the first two)
8) Which film director married Soon-Yi Previn in 1997?
WOODY ALLEN
SUPPLEMENTARIES
9) Chris Evert married which famous golfer in 2008?
GREG NORMAN
10) Paul Newman, who died in 2008, was married to whom for 50 years?
JOANNE WOODWARD
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1) Isaac Newton was born in the year Galileo died. What year was this?
1642 (accept 1640-1644)
2) The Jerusalem artichoke is an edible tuber of which flower species?
SUNFLOWER
3) Who was executed in July 1955 for the murder of the racing driver David Blakeney?
RUTH ELLIS
4) The sofa designed by the surrealist artist Salvador Dali in 1937 and shaped like a pair of lips was based on the lips of which film star?
MAE WEST
5) What is the name of the device, whose literal meaning is "dark room", whereby an image of outside objects is thrown onto a screen?
CAMERA OBSCURA
6) Easter Island, known for its famous ancient statues, is administered by which country?
CHILE
7) From which island do we get Marsala wine?
SICILY
8) The Musee d'Orsay in Paris is housed in a building which originally served what purpose?
RAILWAY STATION
9) Which physicist, born in Salford in 1818 and famous for his experiments with heat, was the first to measure accurately the relationship between heat and mechanical energy?
JAMES JOULE
10) Which explorer's real name was John Rowlands? HENRY MORTON STANLEY
11. What is the minimum weight that a horse running in the Aintree Grand National must carry?
10 STONE
12) The semi-finals of the2008 FA Cup featured 3 teams not then in the Premiership. Cardiff who lost in the final were one, name either of the other two
BARNSLEY or WEST BROM
13) Which international magazine was first published in 1888 as the official journal of a society formed by a group of explorers, naturalists and scientists?
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
14) The 7th century St Mungo is the patron saint of which British city?
GLASGOW
15) Three British Prime Minister – Harold Wilson, Ramsey McDonald and Gordon Brown – were all given Christian names which they did (or do) not use. What is the name?
JAMES
16) Hilltop Farm was the home from 1905 of which author, in whose name it is now preserved as a museum?
BEATRIX POTTER
17) The dormant volcano Mount Rainier, and the national park of the same name, are in which state of the USA?
WASHINGTON (do not accept Washington DC)
18) Who, when he visited Britain in 1930 and was asked what he thought about Western civilisation, replied: "I think it would be a very good idea"?
MAHATMA GANDHI
19) The death was announced on 2008 of the singer Levi Stubbs. He was the lead singer with which Motown group?
The Four Tops
20) The Western Ghats are a mountain range running down the south-western side of which country?
India
21) The name of the city of Rosario was used as the codeword for which military operation in the 1980s?
ARGENTINE INVASION OF THE FALKLANDS
22) Eggplant is an alternative name for which vegetable?
AUBERGINE
23) Which town in Tameside has the 2 pubs with both the shortest and longest names in Great Britain?
STALYBRIDGE (shortest = "Q", longest = "The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn")
24) Which biblical figure disobeyed God's orders to go and preach in Nineveh, instead boarding a ship going in the opposite direction - to his cost?
JONAH
25 "As we know, there are known knowns. These are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns. That is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns." Who said that in 2002?
Donald Rumsfeld
26 Tofik Bakhramov died at the age of 66 in
He was the Russian linesman who signalled the "goal" in the 1966 World Cup final.
27 Which sweet, made of nuts and caramelised sugar, is said to be named after a 17th century French soldier and diplomat whose cook invented it?
Praline
28 "I am not Jesus, though I have the same initials. I am the man that stays at home and does the dishes." Which 1990's pop star sang that?
Jarvis Cocker
29 Which Premiership football club's name means: "Farmstead where wild boars are seen"?
Everton
30 The SAS are banned from eating one wild animal in the field because of the dangers of disease. But the Taiwanese eat it poached, grilled, fried or baked. Which animal?
Rat
31 "Hab Sosll Quchl" (meaning "Your mother has a smooth forehead") is a deadly insult in which fictional language?
Klingon
32 Former Finnish diplomat & UN envoy Martii Ahtisaari won which Nobel Prize in October 2008?
The Peace Prize
33 Paul Newman the film star died in September 2008. He was also well-known for producing his own brand of what?
Salad dressing
34 What is the name of the £1.6 billion shopping complex in west
35 When
Sandbach
36 Which transplanted organ was grown from stem cells, and proved a medical
breakthrough in 2008?
Windpipe
37 What alternative figure of speech for "the man in the street" was used by
presidential candidates last year?
Joe the Plumber
38 What metal is derived from galena?
Lead
39 Which country does 007 save from environmentalists in Quantum of Solace?
40 Which actress said: "I'm a marvellous housekeeper. Whenever I leave a man, I keep the house"?
Zsa Zsa Gabor
41 How many yards are there in a chain?
22
42 George Washington, Thomas Jefferson & Abraham Lincoln are three of the four faces carved on Mt Rushmore in the
Theodore Roosevelt
43 In the TV series Yes Minister, what was the fictional Prime Minister's name?
Jim Hacker
44 Who was the last Conservative Foreign Secretary?
Malcolm Rifkind
45 What is golfer Tiger Woods' real first name?
Eldrick
46 In which year was Concorde's maiden commercial flight?
1976 (accept 1975-77)
47) Hillary & Tenzing raised 4 flags on reaching the summit of Everest. Two were those of Britain & Nepal. Name either of the other two.
48) Which military unit was based at Sidi-bel-Abbes in Algeria during most of its history?
49) The 18th President of the United States was said to have smoked about 20 cigars a day. He died of throat cancer in 1885 - who was he?
ULYSSES S GRANT
50) What was the name of the disgraced former chief executive of Northern Rock, who received a payoff of £760,000 after presiding over the first "run" on a British bank in over 100 years?
ADAM APPLEGARTH
51) On which Saint's day was the battle of Agincourt fought? ST CRISPIN
52) What was the name of the chess-playing IBM computer which beat world champion Gary Kasparov in 1993?
DEEP BLUE
53) What type of animal is a bongo? Antelope
54) As set out in the American Constitution, what is the minimum age a US President must be?
35
55) Who was Tsar Nicholas H's youngest daughter? ANASTASIA
56) Who wrote the book "Homage to Catalonia", describing his experiences as a volunteer in the Spanish Civil War?
GEORGE ORWELL
57) With which city would you principally associate the architect Antonio Gaudi?
BARCELONA
58) What is the name of the highest civil decoration that can be awarded in France?
The Legion d'Honneur
59) Which company issued the first traveller's cheques in 1891?
AMERICAN EXPRESS
60) What is a fox's tail called?
BRUSH
61) Who was the architect of the Anglican cathedral in Liverpool?
GILBERT SCOTT
62) In Elizabethan England, who was the most famous member of the theatrical troupe The Lord Chamberlain's Men?
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
63) Which Queen of England's childhood home was Hever Castle, in Kent?
ANNE BOLEYN
64) Chesley B. Sullenberger III was in the news recently. Why was this?
He was the pilot who ditched his aircraft in the Hudson River.
65) What was the name of Dick Turpin's horse??
BLACK BESS
66) Which is the only city in the world to span 2 continents?
ISTANBUL (Europe & Asia)
67) In the movies, who is Don Diego de la Vega better known as?
ZORRO
68) What animal is the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund?
GIANT PANDA (accept Panda)
69) Who circumnavigated the world in a ketch called "Gypsy Moth"?
SIR FRANCIS CHICHESTER
70) Which national park has a famous geyser called Old Faithful?
YELLOWSTONE
71) Where did the Wizard of Oz live?
THE EMERALD CITY
72) In the nursery rhyme, what are little boys made of?
FROGS AND SNAILS AND PUPPYDOGS TAILS
73) Who was the only female athlete at the 1976 Summer Olympics not given a sex test? PRINCESS ANNE
74) What are the 9 handmaidens of Odin known as?
THE VALKYRIES
75) What is the regimental motto of the Special Air Service?
WHO DARES WINS
76) Which ground holds the record for the highest ever attendance for a football match in Britain?
HAMPDEN PARK (1937 - 150,000)
77) The Three Choirs Festival is held annually in three English cathedral cities. Gloucester and Worcester are two, what is the third?
HEREFORD
78) To which royal house did Marie Antoinette belong?
HAPSBURG
79) What is the alternative name for the game of petanque?
BOULES
80) Which musical instrument did Edward Elgar play professionally?
VIOLIN
81) Who played the title role in the TV series Callan?
EDWARD WOODWARD
82) What land did Aristophanes invent in his play "The Birds"?
CLOUD CUCKOO LAND
83) What is the more common name for the mandible?
JAW BONE (ACCEPT JAW)
84) Who allegedly said "I don't have no quarrel with them Vietcong; they don't call me nigger"
MUHAMMED ALI
85) With which art movement do you associate Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque?
CUBISM
86) In which wine producing area are the towns of Rheims and Epernay?
CHAMPAGNE
87) The first actor to be knighted was born John Brodribb. What was his stage name?
HENRY IRVING
88) What is the subject of the film "They shoot horses don't they"?
DANCE MARATHONS (accept dancing)
89) Which group had classic albums called "Threshold of a dream" and "Every Good boy deserves favour"
MOODY BLUES
90) Which woman was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? AMELIA EARHART
91) What would you do with pekoe?
DRINK IT - IT'S A TYPE OF TEA
92) Astrakhan "fur" comes from which type of animal?
SHEEP
93) Which English city was once known as Sarum or Old Sarum? SALISBURY
94) In which county is Romney Marsh
KENT
95) Which Public Enemy No 1 was shot by the FBI outside the Biograph Threatre in Chicago in 1934?
JOHN DILLINGER
96) Four countries have competed at all the modern Olympics since 1896. Great Britain is one; name any one of the others
97) What is a Queens Messenger?
A COURIER WHO WORKS FOR A GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY THE FOREIGN OFFICE
98) What is a mullion?
A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT WHICH DIVIDES WINDOW UNITS VERTICALLY
99) At the infamous Salem witch trials during the 17th century, some 150 people were arrested and imprisoned accused of witchcraft. How many were executed?
19
100) In decorating, what is sizing?
APPLYING ADHESIVE PASTE TO A WALL SURFACE IN PREPARATION FOR PAPERING
101) How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet?
24
102) What is the largest lake contained wholly within Switzerland?
LAKE NEUCHATEL
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