January 26th

Specialist Questions

Set by

The Albion

1. History

2. Geography

3. Arts and Entertainment;- 'Alright Dave'

4. Pot Luck

5. Sport

6. New York, New York

7. Science

8. Dog Lovers Comer

 

History

1. Name the President of the confederate states during the American Civil
War

JEFFERSON DAVIES

2. Name the Astronaut who orbited but did not set foot on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969?

MICHAEL COLLINS

3. Which English King gave a charter to the Hudson's Bay Company?

CHARLES II

4. Which American President ordered the dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Japan?

HARRY S. TRUMAN

5. On which day of the week did the attack on Pearl harbour take place?

SUNDAY

6. Who was the fist Pope to have been a monk?

GREGORY THE GREAT

7. What nationality as the Liberator Simon Bolivar?

VENEZUELAN

8. Omdurman was the scene of a battle between the British Army and the Army of the Mahdi. In which Country is Omdurman?

SUDAN

Supplementaries

9. Who wrote 'An Essay of the Population' in 1798

THOMAS MALTHUS

10. The 'Kamikaze' or 'Divine Wind¹ foiled an 'invasion of Japan by which people?

THE MONGOLS

11. Which Conquistadors body is enshrined in Lima’s Cathedral?

PIZZARO

 

Geography

1. What is the capital of Venezuela

CARACAS

2. What is the capital of South Australia

ADELAIDE

3. The Crocodile River is another name for Which River

THE LIMPOPO

4. In which country is the winter sports resort of Chamonix

FRANCE

5. What is the name of the peninsular at the head of the Red Sea

THE SINAI PENINSULAR

6. Which Asian Island is the third largest in the world

BORNEO

7. On which River is the Portuguese city of Lisbon

THE TAGUS

8. Which metropolitan county was formed in 1974 from parts of Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.

THE WEST MIDLANDS

Supplementaries

9. What major river flow through China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to the South China Sea

THE MEKONG

10. In which African country is the seaport of Dar-es-Salaam

TANZANIA (Accept Tanganyika)

11. Gerlachovka is the highest in which mountain system

THE CARPATHIANS

 

Arts and Entertainment - 'Alright Dave'

All questions are based around a famous David in the entertainment industry.

The answers may not always have the name Dave or David in them.

1 . Name the David whose daughter, following in her father's footsteps as a filmmaker, received a critical slating for her first movie, 'Boxing Helena'.

DAVID LYNCH (father of Jennifer Lynch)

2. A founder member of the film company SKG, this David is also a composer and owns his own eponymous record label

DAVID GEFFEN

3. Give the name of the stadium rock band of this David who once drummed for Seattle group 'Nirvana'.

FOO FIGHTERS

4. Jacques Louis David an eighteenth century French painter painted one of the most famous works of the French revolution, a painting of his murdered friend in the bath. Who was the assassin who was guillotined for the crime?

CHARLOTTE CORDAY (David's Death of Marat).

5. What rote did David Boreanaz have in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer T .V series before eventually starring in his own series and the comedy crime drama 'Bones'?

ANGEL

6. Name the David who answered an ad in a 1973 copy of the NME to join Deep Purple after original singer Ian Gillan gave notice, and went on the frontit for a successful 3 years.

DAVID COVERDALE

7. In which series did CSI Miami actor David Caruso originally find fame.

NYPD BLUE

8. Which Manchester born singer songwriter recorded the multi platinumselling studio album 'White Ladder¹

DAVID GRAY

Supplementaries

9. Name the Macclesfield-born artist now based in Glasgow, well known for his morbidly humorous artwork in soft cover books and postcard packs.

DAVID SHRIGLEY

1 0. How tall in feet is the marble original of David, the famous sculpture by renaissance artist Michelangelo.

17 (Seventeen) (accept 16 to 18)

1 1 . Name the music video director who took over the reins of the troubled 'Alien 3' movie and went on to receive critical acclaim for 'Se7en' and The Fight club'?

DAVID FINCHER

 

 

Pot Luck

1. Who invented the saxophone

ADOLPHE SAX

2. Which 1922 novel by D H Lawrence features a flautist as the central character

AARON'S ROD

3. Which Detective died in Agatha Christie's 1975 novel 'Curtain'?

HERCULE POIROT

4. In which Country is Mocha which gives its name to a type of Coffee

THE YEMEN

5. What sort of creature is a noctule

A BAT

6. Which barrister and author wrote the play 'A Voyage Round My Father'?

JOHN MORTIMER

7. Television Series 'Drop the Dead Donkey was set in which T. V. newsroom

GLOBELINK NEWS

8. The hypothalamus is part of which organ in the body

THE BRAIN

Supplementaries

9. Which woodwind instrument is the smallest member of the flute family

THE PICCOLO

10. How many sharps are there in the musical key of E major

4 (four)

11. For which type of music did Enrico Caruso become well known

OPERA

 

 

SPORT

1. Which country won the inaugural football World Cup in 1930, and repeated their success in 1950?

A: Uruguay.

2. Who did Muhammad Ali beat to win the World Heavyweight Championship for a then record third time in 1977?

A: Leon Spinks.

3. Which British swimmer won the 200m breaststroke at the 1976
Olympics?

A: David Wilkie

4. Which American football star was first considered for the role eventually played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator?

A: O.J. Simpson.

5. Who captained England during the notorious Bodyline test series of 1932/33?

A: Douglas Jardine.

6. The father of which Hitchcock blonde won three Olympic gold medals in the single and double sculls?

A: Grace Kelly. (Father Jack won golds at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics)

7. What colour jersey does the Best Young Rider in the Tour de France wear?
A: White.

8. London has previously held the Olympics twice, in 1948, and in which other year?

A: 1908.

Supplementaries

9. Who was the first Scottish driver to win the Formula 1 World Driving Championship?

A: Jim Clark.

10. Who captained South Africa to victory at the 1995 Rugby World Cup?

A: Francois Pienaar.

11. Which swimmer was the only actor to play Tarzan, Buck Rodgers and Flash Gordon?

A: Buster Crabbe

 

NEW YORK. NEW YORK

All the following questions are about the Big Apple.

1. Which Mayor of New York gave his name to an airport?

A: La Guardia.

2. John Lennon was assassinated outside which New York building, which shares its name with a number 1 hit by the Stereophonics?

A; The Dakota building.

3. What was the name of the legendary punk and new wave nightclub of the 1970's which propelled the rise of bands such as Blondie, Talking Heads and The Ramones?

A: CBGB's.

4. What is the name of the coffee shop featured in the TV sit com Friends?
A: Central Perk

5. Which football team did Pele join from Santos in 1974?
A: New York Cosmos.

6. What was the name of the serial killer who terrorised New York in the 1970's and called himself 'Son of Sam'?

A: David Berkowitz.

7. Sid Vicious was accused of killing his girlfriend at the Chelsea Hotel in I978, what was her name?

A: Nancy Spungen.

8. What is the name of the terrorist accused of masterminding the 9/11 attacks who now faces trial in New York after being detained at Guantanamo Bay?

A: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Supplementaries

9. Who wrote Sex and the City, which spawned the hugely successful TV series and film?

A: Candace Bushnell.

10. At which New York prison did rioting in 1971 leave 39 people dead?

A:Attica.

11. Name either of the two songwriters who wrote 'New York, New York', the song made famous by Frank Sinatra?

A: John Kander and Fred Ebb.

 

Science Questions

1. In a mixture of gases the pressure exerted by one of the gases is the same as if it occupied the same space on its own. Whose law states this?

DALTON'S LAW

2. What prototype did Douglas Englebart produce in 1963, bringing a revolution to the field of personal computing?

THE COMPUTER MOUSE

3. What communications technology widely in use today shares it's name with a Viking King of the 9^th Century?

BLUETOOTH (Named after Harold Bluetooth 2nd,)

4. Name the main blood vessels taking blood to the Brain.

THE CAROTID ARTERIES

5. Which Aromatic Compound, also known as Carbolic Acid, has the chemical formula C6H5OH

PHENOL

6. Who invented scissors?

LEONARDO DA VINCI

7. In which country was the wheelbarrow invented?

CHINA

8. Name the main vessels taking blood to the lungs.

THE PULMONARY ARTERIES

Supplementaries

9. Which element has the chemical symbol Sr

STRONTIUM

10. Where would you find the sartorious muscle?

THE INNER THIGH (Accept leg)

11. How is Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter more commonly known?

HICCUPS

 

Dog Lover's Corner

1. Name Garfield's canine associate.

ODIE

2. Which cartoon character had a dog that would hug itself and float into the air when he was given a doggy treat?

QUICK DRAW MCGRAW (the dog was called Snuffles).

3. Which badly trained T.V. cartoon greyhound was temporarily replaced in his owner’s affections by the much better trained dog 'Laddie'?

SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER (Owned by Bart Simpson)

4. Specifically what type of dog was 'Greyfriars Bobby"?

SKYE TERRIER

5. Which cartoon dog, modelled on the artist's own dog 'Spike', inspired a 60s hit record by the band of the Royal Guardsmen?

SNOOPY (Snoopy and the Red Baron)

6. In the Scooby Doo stories what relation is Scrappy to Scooby Doo?

NEPHEW

7. Which famous person owns a Portuguese Water Dog called 'Bo'?

PRESIDENT OBAMA

8. Which film policeman, played by Tom Hanks, worked with a dog of the 'Dogue de Bordeaux' breed called Beasley?

TURNER {As in Turner and Hooch. Hooch was played by Beasley).

Supplementaries

10. What breed of dog was the film puppy known as 'Fidget'?

DALMATIAN (It was one of the 101).

11. In the live action remake of the film 101 Dalmatians what type of dog was Kipper who heroically saved the puppies?

AIREDALE

 

General knowledge questions Harrington B

1. Who was Scotland's first First Minister?
DONALD DEWAR

2. Who wrote Pygmalion, on which My Fair Lady is based?
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

3. Which RAF base is home to the Red Arrows?
RAF SCAMPTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

4. Which member of the cabinet is MP for South Shields?
FOREIGN SECRETARY DAVID MILLIBAND

5. Which Canadian-born architect famous for his odd-shaped designs was responsible for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain?
FRANK GEHRY

6. Beethoven only wrote one opera. What was it?
FIDELIO

7. In what year did Camilla Parker-Bowles become the Duchess of
Cornwall?

2005 (when she married Prince Charles)

8. Which is the longest river in the British Isles?
THE SHANNON (241 miles)

9. In George Orwell's novel 1984, which room was the ultimate torture room'?

ROOM 101

10. Which cinema chain was founded by Oscar Deutsch?
ODEON

11. Which is the world's oldest surviving offshore lighthouse, built by Robert Stevenson off the coast of Angus in 1811?

THE BELL ROCK LIGHTHOUSE

12. Which 20^th century artist had studios called The Factory'?
ANDY WARHOL

13. Name any one of the four completely new teams due to join the Formula 1 grid in 2010?

LOTUS F1, US F1, CAMPOS META, VIRGIN RACING (or MANOR) (do not accept Sauber or Mercedes)

14. Who was boxing's only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated?
ROCKY MARCIANO

15. Isca Dumnoniorum is the old Roman name for which English city?

EXETER

16. In TV's Man From Uncle, which organisation did the bad guys work for?

THRUSH

17. Peter Griffin is the lead character in which TV series?
FAMILY GUY

18. If you were wearing a Philip Treacy creation, where would you most likely wear it?

ON YOUR HEAD - HE DESIGNS HATS

19. Which company was responsible for the 1984 Bhopal disaster?
UNION CARBIDE

20. Which US architect designed Fallingwater in Pennsylvania and the Guggenheim Museum in New York?

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

21. Which ex-Dr Who also played 1920s detective Albert Campion in the BBC series?

PETER DAVISON

22. By what name was 1950s recording star Brenda Lee affectionately known?

LITTLE MISS DYNAMITE

23. In what year did Queen Victoria die?
1901 (no leeway)

24. Give a year in the reign of Edward I.
1272 -1307

25. What is an arquebus?

AN EARLY TYPE OF MUSKET

26. At the beginning of the novel Les Miserables, Jean Valjean has been released from prison after 19 years for what crime?

 STEALING A LOAF OF BREAD

27. ‘Two households, both alike in dignity’ is the opening line to which play?

ROMEO & JULIET

28. Who is known as The Father of Medicine?
HIPPOCRATES

29. Which sports name is derived from the French for 'take it'?
TENNIS (from 'tenez')

30. Which cocktail is made up of gin, vodka and orange?
A HARVEY WALLBANGER

31 . In January's New Year's Honours two members from which rock band both received OBEs, having record sales of over 118 million and 64 British hit singles?

STATUS QUO (Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt

32. Bing Crosby and David Bowie got together for which 1982 hit record?
LITTLE DRUMMER BOY

33. The vanilla pod comes from which type of flower?
AN ORCHID

34. Which is the fifth book of the Old Testament?
DEUTERONOMY

35. Who was the eldest son of Cain?
ENOCH

36. Who was Hitler's Foreign Minister throughout World War II?
Joachim von RIBBENTROP

37. Which 1950s singer was known as the 'Prince of Wails'?
JOHNNY RAY

38. Cherokee Purple, Green Tiger, Black Crim, Marmande and San
Marzano are varieties of what?

TOMATOES

39. Which is the largest landlocked country in South America?
BOLIVIA

40. Whose symphony No. 41 is known as 'Jupiter'?
MOZART

41. Which is the lightest metal?

LITHIUM

42. Which stew, also the name of the dish in which it is cooked, is the
basic dish of Morocco and other African countries?

TAGINE

43. Of what did Prince Albert die in 1861?
TYPHOID FEVER

44. Mozzarella was originally made from which animal's milk?
BUFFALO

45. Which horse won three consecutive Gold Cups from 2002 to 2004?
BEST MATE

46. Who wrote the Winnie the Pooh stories?
A.A. MILNE

47. Alabaster is a form of which mineral?
CALCIUM

48. Which footballer scored all five goals in England's 1975 5-0

win over Cyprus?

Malcolm Mcdonald

49. Who designed the first Blue Peter badge?
TONY HART

50. What was the name of Hopalong Cassidy's horse?
TOPPER

51. What poison did Socrates take?
HEMLOCK

52. What is the Greek word for Greece?
HELLAS

53. Which fictional schoolboy had Mr Quelch as his form master?
BILLY BUNTER

54. Which colour ball is worth three points in snooker?
GREEN

55. Which football club did Lord Sugar once own?
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

56. What in the body is cerumen?
EAR WAX

57. What chemical gives peppermint its distinctive smell and taste?

MENTHOL

58. Which town is the administrative centre of Essex?
CHELMSFORD

59. In which country is the port of Mombasa?
KENYA

60. What title is given to the widow of a peer or baronet?
DOWAGER

61. Give a year in the reign of Henry VII.
1485-1509

62. Which cartoon character had the catchphrase "You're despicable"?
DAFFY DUCK

63. Which actor played Doctor Who from 1974 to 1980?
TOM BAKER

64. Who managed Arsenal between 1986 and 1995?
GEORGE GRAHAM

65. The country of Brunei borders which other country?
MALAYSIA (on the island of Borneo)

66. In which city would you take a vaporetto to Harry's Bar, birthplace of the Bellini cocktail?

VENICE

67. Which Championship football team play their home games at The Ricoh Arena?

COVENTRY CITY

68. What have Natasha Kaplinsky, Jill Halfpenny and Darren Gough in common?

THEY'RE ALL PAST WINNERS OF STRICTLY COME DANCING

69. In which London location is Europe's longest Champagne bar, which opened in 2007?

ST PANCRAS STATION

70. What honour was awarded to F1 World Champion Jensen Button in the New Year's Honours?

MBE

71. In which year was JD Salinger's book 'Catcher in the Rye' published?
1951 (allow 1949-53)

72. Name the missing singer from this band's classic line-up: Chris Stein, Gary Valentine, Clem Burke

Debbie Harry (Blondie)

73. What have Andrew Flintoff, Kelly Holmes and Jonny Wilkinson in common?

THEY'VE ALL BEEN BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

74. Which actor is the 11^th Doctor Who?
MATT SMITH

75. Which explorer first reached Newfoundland in 1497?
JOHN CABOT

76. In which year was Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird' published?
1960 (allow 1958-62)

77. What is the translation of the Latin word 'alibi'?
ELSEWHERE

78. Where, in 860AD, did the Vikings set up their first colony away from Scandinavia?

ICELAND

79. What was Groucho Marx's real first name?
JULIUS

80. What relation was William IV to Queen Victoria?
UNCLE

81. Name the missing vocalist from this band: Lyndsey Buckingham, John McVie, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, ...

STEVIE NICKS (Fleetwood Mac)

82. In which year was cigarette advertising banned on ITV?
1965 (accept 1964 - 1966)

83. In Shakespeare's play, what was the name of Hamlet's mother?
GERTRUDE

84. Which river joins the Rhine at the city of Koblenz?
THE MOSEL

85. What do chemists call those elements with atomic numbers greater than 92?

TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS (i.e. those beyond uranium)

86. What connects Philip Larkin, William Morris and Sir Walter Scott?
THEY ALL REFUSED TO BE POET LAUREATE

87. In Hoist's The Planets Suite', two planets do not appear. Pluto is one (not discovered when the work was written), name the other.

EARTH

88. In Roman numerals, what letters represent 900?

CM

89. Place names such as Lancaster, Chester and Manchester are derived from the Roman word 'castra' - meaning what?

A CAMP

90. Which of Shakespeare's plays has an entire scene in French?
HENRY V

91. What literary connection is there between Prince Charles, Madonna and Jamie Lee Curtis?

THEY'VE ALL WRITTEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS

92. What name is given to the branch of medicine concerned with the incidence, extent and spread of communicable diseases?
EPIDEMIOLOGY

93. Which German city has a chiming clock on its medieval town hall with two tiers of dancing and jousting figures that emerge twice daily?
MUNICH

94. With which composer would you associate the Aldeburgh Festival?
BENJAMIN BRITTEN

95. What is the name of the Meerkat star of the comparethemarket.com ads?

ALEXSANDR

96. Which brand famously used a drum-playing gorilla to advertise its products?

CADBURYS

 

SUPPLEMENTARY

At which venue will golf’s 2010 Ryder Cup be held?

CELTIC MANOR RESORT, NEWPORT, GWENT

Which hostilities were ended by the Peace of Paris in 1783? AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

With which instrument would you associate jazz legend Charles Mingus?

DOUBLE BASS (accept bass)

In which city will this year's World Cup Final be held? JOHANNESBURG

What inscription does the Victoria Cross bear?

FOR VALOUR

What kind of creature is a 'canvasback'?

A DUCK

How is Barbara Millicent Roberts better known?

BARBIE