23rd March – Last Game of the Season

 

 

Specialist Questions

Set by

The Plough Taverners

Rounds Are:

History

Births, Marriages & Deaths

Arts & Entertainment – Film Music

TV Advertisement Catch Phrases

Science – I wish I had paid more attention at school

Geography

Sport

Round 1 - History

1. How are Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh better known to history?

Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid

2. Who was known as The Nine Day’s Wonder?

Lady Jane Grey

3. Give a year in the life of Captain Cook.

1728-1779

4. In Belgium what is commemorated at the “Butte de Lion”?

It commemorates the spot where Prince William of Orange was injured at the Battle of Waterloo.

5. Which designer originated the “little black dress”?

Coco Chanel

6. Which couturier was born at Granville on the Normandy coast?

Christian Dior

7. In which year was the “Prague Spring” of Alexander Dubcek?

1968 +/- 1

8. In which year did Queen Victoria send the first official transatlantic telegraph communication?

1858 +/- 2

S1. The Tudor mansion Peover Hall was the temporary home to which famous general?

General George Patton

S2. In 1808, HMS Pickle was wrecked off Cadiz. But, what was its claim to fame?

It was the ship which brought the news of Nelson’s victory and death at Trafalgar back to England

Round 2- Births, Marriages and Deaths

1. Who married Miss Clementine Hozier in 1908?

Winston Churchill

2. How did Virginia Woolf die?

She drowned herself

3. Who was born Josip Broz in 1892?

Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia

4. Marilyn Monroe’s’ marriage to whom was described as “Pompous Yankee Egghead Marries Dumb Beauty”?

Arthur Miller. (Not Joe DiMaggio who played for NY Yankees)

5. Where did the dog Laika die?

In space. (The first dog in space)

6. Which American President was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.?

Gerald Ford (He took his stepfather’s name.)

7. Whose final single was entitled, “I’ll never get out of this world alive”?

Hank Williams

8. In England and Wales, what is the only basic ground for divorce?

Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. (To prove this you would have to establish one or more of 5 facts of breakdown.)

S1. Traditionally, what item did a British judge use to signify that he was about to pass a death sentence?

He placed a black silk square (known as the Black Cap) upon his wig.

S2. In England and Wales within how many days must a birth be registered?

42 (+/- 1)

Round 3 - Arts and Entertainment

Film Music

From which film do the following tunes/songs come?

1. Circle of Life

The Lion King

2. Somewhere Out There

An American Tail

3. We Have All the Time in the World

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

4. Scarborough Fair

The Graduate

5. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

6. The Windmills of Your Mind

The Thomas Crown Affair

7. Everybody’s Talkin’

Midnight Cowboy

8. Tubular Bells

The Exorcist

S1. I’m Busy Doing Nothing

(A Connecticut) Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

S2. People are Strange

The Lost Boys

Round 4 - TV Advertisement Catch Phrases

There follows a list of TV advertisement catch phrases past and present, all you have to do is name the product to which they relate.

1. Tell ‘em about the honey, Mummy!

Sugar Puffs

2. Graded grains make finer flour

Homepride

3. Churned for that buttery taste

Clover

4. Hello boys

Wonderbra

5. Give a meal man appeal

Oxo

6. Brewed in Scotland from girders

Irn Bru

7. Nicole? Papa?

Renault Clio

8. Tasty, tasty, very, very, tasty, they’re very tasty

Kellogg’s Bran Flakes

S1. Central heating for kids

Ready Brek

S2. Let your fingers do the walking

Yellow Pages

Round 5 - Science – I wish I had paid more attention at school.

1. With which physical state of matter is Boyle’s Law concerned?

Gases

2. Whose Law states that V=IR?

Ohm’s Law

3. What is the common name for CuSO4?

Copper Sulphate

4. What is the common name for CaCl2?

Calcium Chloride

5. Whose law states that states that the extension of a spring is in direct proportion with the load added to it as long as this load does not exceed the elastic limit?

Hooke’s Law

6. Who is credited with the invention of the electric motor?

Michael Faraday

7. Who is credited with the discovery of Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Barium and Boron?

Humphry Davy

8. Evangelista Torricelli devised which meteorological instrument?

The mercury barometer.

S1. What is the common name for NaCl?

Common Salt

S2. What is the name of process where water diffuses across a semi-permeable membrane?

Osmosis

Round 6 – Geography

1. Which river flows though Ely in Cambridgeshire?

The Great Ouse

2. The river Ely flows through which city?

Cardiff

3. Cardiff derives it’s name from another river. What is its name?

The Taff. (The name Cardiff is derived from the Welsh for the fort on the Taff.)

4. The 1995 film “The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down A Mountain”, starring Hugh Grant, is based on a true story from which town on the River Taff?

Taff’s Well (Ffynnon Garw in the film)

5. In which county is the city of Wells?

Somerset

6. How are the wetland areas of central Somerset better known?

The Somerset Levels

7. One of the rivers, which drain the Somerset Levels, is the Axe, but where does the Axe rise?

Wookey Hole

8. Wookey Hole is on the edge of which range of hills?

The Mendips

S1. In which county is Royal Tunbridge Wells?

Kent

S2. In which county does the River Axe enter the sea?

Devon (At Axmouth)

Round 7 – Sport

1. In November 2009 who did David Hay beat to win the WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

Nikolay Valuev

2. Football: In which city do Benfica play their home games?

Lisbon

3. Which Cricket County play at the Rose Bowl?

Hampshire

4. Athletics: The controversial 800m runner Caster Semenya comes from which country?

South Africa

5. In which country was the boxer Joe Bugner born?

Hungary

6. Which constructor was at the centre of the recent Formula 1 match fixing scandal?

Renault

7. Which is the only American Football team to have won 6 Superbowls?

Pittsburgh Steelers

8. In 2008, the Golfer Greg Norman married which other sporting great?

Chris Evert

S1. In which country will this year’s Winter Olympic Games be held?

Canada (Vancouver)

S2. Watford FC shares its ground with which Rugby Union Team?

Saracens

Round 8 – Surnames

In this round, you will be given a description of 2 people with the same surname. All you have to do is come up with the common surname. E.g. Former Leader of the Conservative Party and 5th wife of Henry VIII, answer would be Howard (Michael and Catherine).

1. Former England football manager and Short-tempered Celebrity Chef?

Ramsey (Sir Alf & Gordon)

2. Hollywood Heartthrob and youngest British Prime Minister?

Pitt (Brad and William Pitt the Younger)

3. Author of “The Time Machine” and the last white man to win the Olympic 100m Gold Medal?

Wells (HG & Allan)

4. Aldi advertising Celebrity Chef and England Captain at the 2007 Rugby World Cup?

Vickery (Phil and Phil)

5. Former British Home Secretary and Composer of “The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra”?

Britten (Leon & Benjamin)

6. One of the founding fathers of the USA, and the “Queen Of Soul”?

Franklin (Benjamin & Aretha)

7. James Bond actor and English scientist remembered for his work with Atomic Theory and Colour Blindness?

Dalton (Timothy & John)

8. Foul-mouthed Scottish comedian and Italian-Born British actress who hosted the Eurovision Song Contest on 4 occasions?

Boyle (Frankie & Katie)

S1. Author of “Interview With A Vampire” and knighted musical lyricist?

Rice (Anne & Tim)

S2. Octogenarian TV presenter and English author of “The Odessa File?

Forsyth (Bruce & Frederick)

 

General Knowledge

Set by Baths Speedos

1 Which company owned the Herald of Free Enterprise?

Townsend Thoreson

2 How many marathons did Comedian Eddie Izzard run in 51 days to raise money for this years Sport Relief appeal?

43 (no leeway)

3 Sir Ian McGeechan is well known for coaching the Lions rugby team. Name one of the years he toured with them as a player?

1974 (South Africa) or 1977 (New Zealand)

4 Who was the wife of Egyptian King Ahkenaton?

Queen Neffertiti

5 Which job links the surnames Milne, Trethowan and Checkland?

Director General of the BBC

6 In which country was snooker invented?

India (by Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain)

7 How would you orally address an Archbishop?

Your Grace

8 Who wrote (amongst others) the novels: "The Sandcastle", "An Accidental Man", "The Sea, The Sea"?

Iris Murdoch

9 What breed of dog was supreme champion at this years crufts. Hungarian Vizsla

10 For which country did recently deceased Macclesfield manager Keith Alexander gain 3 international caps?

St Lucia

11 In the board game Risk, what colour is Europe?

Blue

12 Anthony Stark is the alter-ego of which super-hero?

Iron Man

13 Who won the 2009 young sports personality of the year?

Tom Daly (15 year old diving world champion)

14 Name the first British act to score "nul points" at the eurovision Song contest?

Jemini (2003)

15 On which Hebridian island did Prince Charles crash a plane in 1994?

Islay

16 What is sciophobia the fear of?

Shadows (specifically not Cliff Richard)

17 Which past England captain is the only player in English football to have captained an English Football League-winning club in three different decades?

Tony Adams

18 Which hat derives its name for the Spanish for braid and can usually hold about 7.5% of what it's name infers?

10 gallon hat (galón is Spanish for braid)

19 In which county was Isaac Newton born?

Lincolnshire

20 How many stones did David take for his fight against Goliath? five

21 Who did Ted Turner (the media tycoon) marry in 1991?

Jane Fonda

22 What type of material is produced in a ginnery?

cotton

23 Which US state did Sarah Palin represent as its governor? Alaska

24 Which horse won an unprecedented clean sweep of 2000 Guineas, the Derby & the Arc in 2009?

Sea The Stars

25 Cambridge No5's, Wellands and Bedford Winter Harvests are all types of what vegetable?

Brussel sprouts

26 In which year did the Royal Mail introduce self adhesive stamps?

2001

27 Under which President did the United States invade Grenada? Ronald Reagan

28 What letter is given to a car number plate when the age or identity of the vehicle is unknown or if it may have been built from parts?

Q

29 Which footballing knight died in July 2009?

Sir Bobby Robson

30 What breed of spaniel has been selected as Best in Show at Crufts more times than any other?

Cocker

31 How many pips are there on the Greenwich Time Signal?

6 (5 short and one long)

32 Which politician is the co-author of the book "Judo: History, Theory, Practice"?

Vladimir Putin

33 How many UK Number 1's did Elvis Presley have in 2005?

3 (no leeway)

34 The Savoy Grill, the Boxwood Café at the Berkeley Hotel and Maze are all restaurants owned by which chef?

Gordon Ramsey

35 Who wrote (amongst others) "Death In The Afternoon", "The Sun Also Rises" & "To Have & Have Not"?

Ernest Hemmingway

36 In which city were the 1940 Olympic Games scheduled to take place before being cancelled due to war?

Tokyo

37 Which Hollywood actress featured on the 2001 Christmas number one?

Nicole Kidman ("Something Stupid" with Robbie Williams)

38 What is the name of the young boy at the centre of the childrens book " Where the Wild Things Are"?

Max

39 What has the medical name of bruxism?

Grinding of the teeth

40 Usain Bolt holds the 100m world record with what time?

9.58 seconds (no leeway)

41 In which country would you visit the Okavango Delta? Botswana

42 Who is currently the longest serving member of the Privy Council?

Price Phillip (appointed in 1951)

43 Which actor starred in the Westerns: "The Man From Laramie", "Shenandoah", "Winchester '73" & "The Man who shot Liberty Valance"?

James (Jimmy) Stewart

44 Which city is home to Canada's Stock Exchange?

Toronto

45 What does a cricket umpire indicate by raising one arm horizontally?

No ball

46 What nationality was the composer Edvard Grieg?

Norwegian

47 Who was the incurable optimist in David Copperfield?

Mr Micawber

48 Which Staffordshire cathedral is famous for its three spires? Lichfield

49 If you had the letters FRCVS after your name, what would be your profession?

Vet

50 What is the capital of Costa Rica?

San Jose

51 Who was the 1st TV incarnation of "Doctor Who"?

William Hartnell

52 What was the first European country to issue bank notes? Sweden

53 With which American city would you associate the sports teams the Padres and the Chargers?

San Diego

54 What colour was Coca Cola originally?

Green

55 Who is the current Manager at Manchester City?

Roberto Mancini

56 In the children's novel the Gruffalo, name one of the woodland creatures encountered by the mouse?

Fox, Owl or Snake

57 Which actor played Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army?

Arthur Lowe

58 Illustrated on its logo, the product Marmite is named after a French word meaning what?

Cooking Pot

59 A plot element in a film is sometimes called which Scottish sounding name?

MacGuffin (popularised by Alfred Hitchcock)

60 The old name for which island country is the latin word for "beautiful"?

Formosa (accept Taiwan)

61 Which sporting legend was given the nickname "Le Crocodil"? Rene Lacoste

62 On the Voyager 1 spacecraft there is a 90 minute recording of music from many cultures. Name one of the two composers who feature most on this record?

Bach or Beethoven

63 In Japan, what is the literal meaning of "Gaijin"?

Outside Person. Accept foreigner, non Japanese or alien

64 A Googlewhack is a specific term for a Google search query that consists of any two words found in a dictionary (without quotation marks?) which when entered does precisely what?

It returns only a single hit.

65 Who wrote the books "Everything You Know", "Notes On A Scandal" & "The Believers"?

Zoe Heller

66 Which politician confessed to having an affair with John Major? Edwina Curry

67 How is the Decalogue more commonly known?

The 10 Commandments

68 Also called "whole gale" what is Force 10 on the Beaufort Scale? Storm

69 Which children's cartoon character's life was transformed when he discovered the Omnitrix?

Ben 10 (real name Ben Tennyson)

70 Who created the "10 gallon hat" style?

John B. Stetson

71 Who was the Team Principle of the Renault Formula 1 team forced to quit after the Nelson Piquet Jr "Crashgate" furore?

Flavio Briatore

72 Launched in March 2000, name the online enclyclopaedic predecessor to Wikipedia?

Nupedia

73 What did Tecwen Whittock become infamous for?

Coughing or cheating on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"

74 Who punched Craig Evans in May 2001 for throwing an egg at him?

John Prescott

75 The transportation of what is performed with an Archimedes Screw?

Water (pushes it uphill)

76 Who won the first "Big Brother" TV show 10 years ago?

Craig Phillips

77 Who locked himself in a box above the Thames in London and stayed there for 44 days?

The illusionist David Blaine

78 Who said: "I'm so over-exposed that I make Paris Hilton seem like a recluse?"

Barack Obama

79 How long was Britney Spears married to Jason Alexander in 2004?

55 hours (+/-5 hours)

80 Who played Doctor Who in the cinema?

Peter Cushing

81 Name the individual credited with the development of the Atom Bomb?

Robert Oppenheimer

82 Who won an Oscar for best actor in a leading role at this years Oscar's?

Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)

83 What was the notable first of Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson in 1947?

He was the first Black professional player

84 Which opinionated Mancunian described Amy Winehouse as a "destitute horse" in 2008?

Noel Gallagher

85 Frankie Laine's song "I Believe" holds what claim to fame in UK chart history?

Most weeks (18) at Number 1

86 Over 100 million people worldwide now own an iPod. But in what year was it launched?

2001 (+/- 1 year)

87 What "malfunction" is the most searched for image in the history of Google.

Janet Jackson's breast mishap after her Superbowl wardrobe malfunction

88 Which famous figure was quoted recently as saying: "My marriage was my worst mistake of the decade"?

Sir Paul McCartney

89 Why did Rosa Parks become well known in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man

90 Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not on the top line of letters?

A

91 How many medals in total did Team GB win at the Beijing Olympics?

47 (+/-2)

92 Who was the first black footballer to win a full England cap?

Viv Anderson (1978)

93 Which country has the world's oldest flag?

Denmark

94 Who was the first woman to be shot by the FBI?

Bonnie Parker (of Bonnie and Clyde fame)

95 In 1785, Blanchard and Jeffries became the first to cross the English channel using which method of transport?

Balloon

96 Which geographical location was the first word spoken on the moon?

Houston as in "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed"

Supplementaries

97 In the Lord of the Rings what kind of creature is Treebeard?

An Ent

98 John Spilsbury is credited with putting together which baffling invention in the 1760's?

Jigsaw Puzzle

99 What was the top temperature recorded during last summers heatwave?

31.8 C (+/- 1 C)

100 If a sheet of paper is 297mm deep x 210mm wide what size is it known as?

A4

101 What was said to be excellent value because it costs the taxpayer only £36million a year?

The Royal Family

102 Who scored the last Premier League goal of 2009?

Antonio Valencia (Manchester United)

102 What South American capital city has a name that means ' Our lady of Peace' ?

La Paz (Official Name: Nuestra Señora de La Paz,)

103 Which star of "Casablanca" married Lauren Bacall?

Humphrey Bogart