1st December Questions
This week’s questions were set by the Ox-fford ‘C’.
Thanks to the Plough Horntails and the Sutton Church House for their help in vetting them.
The specialist rounds are:
1. Arts & Entertainment – Weather With You
2. Geography
3. Local Heroes – a different slant
4. History
5. World Heritage
6. Science – In the Kitchen
7. Sport
8. What comes next?
As always, our reference source for the vast majority of these questions is Wikipedia: the free encyclopaedia that anyone can edit (but perhaps unwisely, we don’t let that put us off!).
Round One: Arts & Entertainment – Weather With You
Each question includes a reference to the weather, in either the question or the answer.
1. | Q | Which 1971 film starred Clint Eastwood as a disc jockey stalked by an obsessive fan? |
A | Play Misty for me | |
2. | Q | Which 1988 film is named after its central character, Raymond Babbitt? |
A | Rain Man | |
3. | Q | In which book and film is Dorothy Gale the central character? |
A | The Wizard of Oz | |
4. | Q | Who wrote the novel Gone with the Wind? |
A | Margaret Mitchell | |
5. | Q | In which TV series do Edina and Saffy Monsoon appear? |
A | Absolutely Fabulous | |
6. | Q | Which children’s TV series featured the Lightning Tree? |
A | Follyfoot | |
7. | Q | Which band spent four weeks at Number One in 1969 with Something in the air, their one and only hit? |
A | Thunderclap Newman (Pete Townshend produced and played bass – making it his only No. 1!) | |
8. | Q | In which band was Kerry Katona replaced in 2001 by Jenny Frost? |
A | Atomic Kitten |
Supplementaries
9. | Q | What is Tintin’s dog called in English? |
A | Snowy | |
10. | Q | Which “alternative rock” band is fronted by Gary Lightbody? |
A | Snow Patrol | |
11. | Q | Which song includes the line “Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening”? |
A | Bohemian Rhapsody | |
12. | Q | In Shakespeare’s The Tempest, who is the duke of Milan and the father of Miranda? |
A | Prospero | |
13. | Q | Who wrote the line “Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind” in his poem Eloisa to Abelard? |
A | Alexander Pope |
Round Two: Geography
1. | Q | The state capital of Alaska is Juneau, but what’s its largest city? |
A | Anchorage (population 360,000 – approx. 11 times that of Juneau, and 40% of the entire state) | |
2. | Q | Lake Eyre, 15 metres below sea level, is the lowest point in which country? |
A | Australia | |
3. | Q | Which world-famous geographical feature is on the Caroní (ka-ro-NEE) River, a tributary of the Orinoco? |
A | Angel Falls | |
4. | Q | What’s the capital of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia? |
A | Skopje | |
5. | Q | Timişoara (timish-wara) is the second largest city in which European country? |
A | Romania | |
6. | Q | Which Scottish island has eight whisky distilleries, including one in its “capital” Bowmore? |
A | Islay (eye-la) | |
7. | Q | Which town near Antwerp, in Belgium, gives its name to a type of cloth, and a type of coat made from it? |
A | Duffel | |
8. | Q | Popocatépetl (po-po-ca-TE-petl), an active volcano, is the second highest mountain in which country? |
A | Mexico |
Supplementaries
9. | Q | What’s the capital of Croatia? |
A | Zagreb | |
10. | Q | What’s the largest and most northerly of the Inner Hebrides? |
A | Skye |
Round Three: Local Heroes – a different slant
We’d already set this round, and called it Local Heroes, when we took part in the New Castle’s round of the same name in the last League game. But it’s completely different …
It’s about the pubs of J. D. Wetherspoon. Whatever you may think of them, they often provide a great service to local history (and quiz contestants) by being named after local celebrities. This round is about some of them. We’ll give you the name of the town and some clues to the celebrity; you have to name the celebrity.
1. | Q | Oswestry, Shropshire: First World War poet, killed in action one week before the armistice; born there in 1893 |
A | Wilfred Owen | |
2. | Q | Bury, Lancashire: 19th century prime minister, born near the town in 1788 |
A | Robert Peel | |
3. | Q | Bournemouth: writer, daughter of an early feminist and wife of a famous poet, who spent her final days there and was buried there |
A | Mary Shelley | |
4. | Q | Portsmouth: creator of the Great Western Railway, born there in 1806 |
A | Isambard Kingdom Brunel | |
5. | Q | Swadlincote, Derbyshire: designer of the Mallard and Flying Scotsman, whose family came from the area |
A | Sir Nigel Gresley | |
6. | Q | Sale, Cheshire: Salford-born physicist and brewer, after whom the SI unit of energy is named, who died and was buried there |
A | James Prescott Joule | |
7. | Q | Westhoughton, Lancashire: star of The Sting and Jaws, born there in 1927 |
A | Robert Shaw | |
8. | Q | Trowbridge, Wiltshire: inventor of the world’s most famous shorthand system, born there in 1813 |
A | Sir Isaac Pitman |
Supplementaries
9. | Q | Twickenham, London: father of the game that made the area famous |
A | William Webb Ellis | |
10. | Q | Morecambe, Lancashire: real name of the town’s most famous son, whose stage name paid homage |
A | Eric Bartholomew | |
11. | Q | Bromley, Kent: children’s author, whose most famous creation gave Dennis Waterman his first screen role; spent most of her adult life there |
A | Richmal Crompton |
Round Four: History
1. | Q | Which British Prime Minister introduced the Great Reform Bill of 1832? |
A | Earl Grey | |
2. | Q | Who was Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989? |
A | Hirohito | |
3. | Q | Now in Gloucestershire, what was the second largest town in Roman Britain? |
A | Cirencester (Corinium) | |
4. | Q | Who commanded the ill-fated North West Passage expedition in the 1840s? |
A | Lord (Sir John) Franklin | |
5. | Q | Who was President of France, from 1974 to 1981 – after Pompidou, and before Mitterand? |
A | Valery Giscard-d’Estaing (accept Giscard) | |
6. | Q | What happened to Sir John Trevor MP, in 1695, that got him many name-checks in May and June this year? |
A | He was the last Speaker, before Michael Martin, to be forced out of office | |
7. | Q | Which English general’s greatest victory was at the battle of Blenheim? |
A | John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough (accept either) | |
8. | Q | Which dukedom, generally given to the second son of the King or Queen, did both George V and George VI hold before they came to the throne? |
A | Duke of York |
Supplementaries
9. | Q | Who led the Zulus in the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879? |
A | Cetshwayo (Cetewayo) | |
10. | Q | Who did Elizabeth II overtake last year, to become the third longest reigning British monarch ever (after Victoria and George III)? |
A | Henry III (she’s due to overtake George III in 2011, and Victoria in 2015) |
Round Five: World Heritage
Note to question persons: this is a visual round. Before starting, please ask if any of the contestants is or are visually impaired; if anyone is, offer them (when it comes to their turn) one of the alternatives below.
You should have two copies of each picture. Hand out one copy to each team simultaneously, one question at a time. The pictures are in reverse order, so you can put them down face down and tear them off from the back.
Now please read the following paragraph out to the contestants!
UNESCO World Heritage Sites are places that UNESCO considers to be of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humanity. In this round you’ll be shown a picture of one of them; you just have to say what country it's in.
The pictures can be seen by clicking here
1. | Cambodia (Angkor Wat) |
2. | Tanzania (Kilimanjaro) |
3. | USA (Grand Canyon) |
4. | China (Terracotta Army) |
5. | Egypt (Abu Simbel temple) |
6. | Peru (Machu Picchu) |
7. | Spain (Alhambra, Granada) |
8. | Italy (Venice) |
Supplementaries
1. | Mexico (Chichen Itza) |
2. | Turkey (Blue Mosque, Istanbul) |
3. | Australia (Uluru, a.k.a. Ayers Rock) |
Alternatives (for visually impaired contestants)
Two more UNESCO World Heritage sites:
1. | Q | In which country is Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake? |
A | Russia | |
2. | Q | In which country is the ancient city of Petra? |
A | Jordan |
Round Six: Science – In the Kitchen
If you need any explanation for this round, see Question 7 …
1. | Q | Which gas, produced during the fermentation of yeast, causes bread to rise? |
A | Carbon dioxide | |
2. | Q | In cooking, what name is given to a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and cream of tartar? |
A | Baking powder | |
3. | Q | Which vitamin, found in leafy vegetables, is essential for blood clotting? |
A | Vitamin K | |
4. | Q | How is albumen better known? |
A | Egg white | |
5. | Q | What is the name of the yellow food additive E102, which is thought to contribute towards hyperactivity in children? |
A | Tartrazine | |
6. | Q | Which polymer, present in ripe fruits, is essential for the setting of jam? |
A | Pectin | |
7. | Q | Which chef, whose style has been called ‘molecular gastronomy’, said: “All cooks are scientists … a cook could be called a practical physicist”. |
A | Heston Blumenthal | |
8. | Q | What is defined as the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius? |
A | A calorie (note: what we commonly refer to as calories, are really kilocalories) |
Supplementaries
9. | Q | What name is given to the process of oxidation and browning of sugar by heating it to around 170°C? |
A | Caramelisation | |
10. | Q | Adzuki, pinto and lima are types of which vegetable? |
A | Beans |
Round Seven: Sport
1. | Q | Rashid Ramzi was recently stripped of his Olympic 1500 metres title after testing positive for doping. He was the first Olympic champion from which country? |
A | Bahrain | |
2. | Q | Who rode Sea the Stars to victory in this year’s Derby, 2,000 Guineas and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe? |
A | Michael Kinane | |
3. | Q | Cricket: who recently broke Alec Stewart’s record for the most appearances for England in one-day internationals? |
A | Paul Collingwood | |
4. | Q | Who recently became the first Russian player to win tennis’s ATP World Tour Finals? |
A | Nikolai Davydenko (he beat Roger Federer in the semi-finals and Juan Martin del Potro in the final, last weekend) | |
5. | Q | Which golfing great lost the play-off in this year’s Open Championship, after leading for most of the tournament? |
A | Tom Watson | |
6. | Q | Who scored his 100th Premiership goal last Saturday, on the day before his 36th birthday? |
A | Ryan Giggs | |
7. | Q | Who scored the opening goal in this year’s FA Cup final – the fastest ever in this fixture? |
A | Louis Saha | |
8. | Q | Rugby Union: nicknamed The Pitbull, who is England’s most-capped hooker? |
A | Brian Moore |
Supplementaries
9. | Q | Which British heavyweight boxer lost two world title fights, to Floyd Paterson in 1959 and Muhammad Ali in 1966 – losing the British and Commonwealth titles to Henry Cooper in the meantime? |
A | Brian London | |
10. | Q | With 26 letters and two spaces, which football club has the longest name in the English and Scottish leagues? |
A | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Wolverhampton Wanderers is 22 letters, Brighton and Hove Albion 21, West Bromwich Albion 18. AFC Bournemouth is 14!) |
Round Eight: What comes next?
You may have seen this on Never Mind the Buzzcocks. We’ll give you a line from a famous pop song, and you have to give the next line.
If you need clarification, we’ll tell you how many words we’re expecting.
Question persons: please don’t insist on the exact wording – as long as they’ve got the gist, that’s OK. And please don’t be too strict on time.
1. | Q | And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen (8 words) |
A | He likes to keep his fire engine clean (The Beatles – Penny Lane) | |
2. | Q | All you did was wreck my bed (9 words) |
A | And in the morning kick me in the head (Rod Stewart – Maggie May) | |
3. | Q | And I’m on my knees, looking for the answer (7 words) |
A | Are we human, or are we dancer? (The Killers – Human) | |
4. | Q | The touch of your hand says you’ll catch me if ever I fall (10 words) |
A | You say it best when you say nothing at all (Ronan Keating – originally Keith Whitley, also Alison Krauss) | |
5. | Q | Backbeat, the word is on the street (8 words) |
A | That the fire in your heart is out (Oasis – Wonderwall) | |
6. | Q | They call me ‘her’, they call me Jane (4 words) |
A | That’s not my name (Ting Tings) | |
7. | Q | He never ever learned to read and write so well (10 words) |
A | But he could play guitar just like ringin’ a bell (Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode) | |
8. | Q | Got a rovin’ eye, and that is why she satisfies my soul (9 words) |
A | Got the one and only walkin’, talkin’, livin’ doll (Cliff Richard) |
Supplementaries
9. | Q | The warden said, hey buddy, don’t you be no square (10 words) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A | If you can’t find a partner, use a wooden chair (Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. | Q | The first mate he got drunk, broke in the captain’s trunk (8 or 9 words) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A | (The) constable had to come and take him away (Beach Boys – Sloop John B) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11. | Q | When you were a young boy, did you have a puppy that always followed you around? (8 to 10 words) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Well I’m gonna be as faithful as that puppy (Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep, Mountain High) General Knowledge
Supplementaries
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