OCTOBER 2ND 2012

 

All questions set by the Ox-fford C

Specialist rounds:

1. Welcome back!

2. Summer of sport

3. Arts & Entertainment

4. Geography

5. History

6. Science

7. Only Connect

8. Music for the Diamond Jubilee

Round 1: Welcome Back!

As this is the first round of the new quiz season the questions are all about ‘firsts’.

1. Q Who was the first presenter to be heard on Radio One?
   A Tony Blackburn
2. Q Who is Scotland’s First Minister?
   A Alex Salmond
3. Q In the Christian church, what name is given to November 1^st?
   A All Saints Day
4. Q Which US state was the first to ratify the Constitution and is known as the First State?
   A Delaware
5. Q Who was the first person to swim the English Channel?
   A Matthew Webb

1. Q Name any of the three actresses who played the eponymous divorced women in the 1996 film The First Wives Club.

A Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton

1. Q Which song begins with the line ‘At first I was afraid, I was petrified?’
   A I will survive
2. Q What was Britain’s first National Park?
   A Peak District
   Supplementaries

1. Q John Flamsteed was the first person to hold what title?
   A Astronomer Royal
   
2. Q What is the first sign of the zodiac?
   A Aries

Round 2: Summer of Sport

This round is all about the great British summer of sport 2012.

1. Q In which sport did local girl Sarah Storey win four Paralympic gold medals?
   A Cycling
2. Q Which cyclist was runner-up to Bradley Wiggins in the Tour de France and won a bronze medal in the Olympic time trial?
   A Chris Froome
3. Q Which golfer won the PGA championship in August and is the current world number one (as at September 26^th)?
   A Rory McIlroy
   
4. Q Who did Chelsea beat in the Champions League final?
   A Bayern Munich

1. Q Who became Britain’s first Wimbledon men’s doubles champion since 1936?
   A Jonny Marray
2. Q Which tennis legend coached Andy Murray to success in the US Open?
   A Ivan Lendl
3. Q What did Nicola Adams become the first woman to do?
   A Win an Olympic boxing gold medal
4. Q Which native of Macclesfield was the first person to carry the Olympic torch in the UK?
   A Ben Ainslie
   Supplementaries
5. Q Apart from Sarah Storey, which other Briton won four Paralympic gold medals?
   A David Weir

1. Q Which British athlete won Olympic gold in the long jump?
   A Greg Rutherford

Round 3: Arts & Entertainment

1. Q Which famous work of art is named after the Greek island on which it was found in 1820?
   A The Venus de Milo

1. Q Who succeeded John Betjeman as Poet Laureate?
   A Ted Hughes

1. Q Who wrote the song Send in the Clowns?
   A Stephen Sondheim

1. Q What was the title of Blondie’s last number one single, which also went to number one for Atomic Kitten in 2002?
   A The Tide is High
2. Q Who became the main presenter of Countdown following Richard Whiteley’s death in 2005?
   A Desmond Lynam

1. Q Who wrote the novels Frenchman’s Creek and Jamaica Inn?
   A Daphne du Maurier

1. Q In which Dickens novel do Joe Gargery and Abel Magwitch appear?
   A Great Expectations
2. Q Which popular TV programme began in Japan in 2001, with a title that translates as Money Tigers?
   A Dragons’ Den
   Supplementaries
3. Q Who played the Human Torch in 2005 and 2007, and Captain America in 2011?
   A Chris Evans (No, not that one …)
4. Q Which TV couple had a daughter called Rita and a son-in-law called Mike?
   A Alf and Else Garnett (in Till Death us do Part)

Round 4: Geography

1. Q Which port serves the city of Athens?
   A Piraeus
2. Q Which country can be reached by bridge from Singapore?
   A Malaysia
3. Q In which country is the Nullarbor Plain (so called because there are no trees in it)?
   A Australia
4. Q Formerly known as the Java Trench, the Sunda Trench is one of the deepest parts of which ocean?
   A The Indian Ocean
5. Q Which river does the Morava flow into at Bratislava?
   A The Danube

1. Q What is the capital of Ukraine?
   A Kiev

1. Q Which country was formerly known as the Gold Coast?
   A Ghana
2. Q What is the highest mountain in Japan?
   A Mount Fuji
   Supplementaries
   
3. Q In which city are ten of the world’s twenty biggest hotels, including Caesar’s Palace and the MGM Grand?
   A Las Vegas
4. Q Which South American country is named after a type of wood?
   A Brazil

Round 5: History

1. Q From which country did the Netherlands gain independence in 1579?

A Spain

1. Q Which country joined the EEC in 1973 along with the UK and the Republic of Ireland?
   A Denmark
2. Q Whose death warrant was signed by Elizabeth I on February 1^st 1587?
   A Mary Queen of Scots
3. Q Which British king married Anne Hyde?
   A James II
4. Q Which country left the Commonwealth in 1949?
   A Republic of Ireland

1. Q In which city was Martin Luther King assassinated?
   A Memphis

1. Q By what name is the Ardennes offensive of World War II better known?
   A The Battle of the Bulge
   
2. Q In which year did Franklin D. Roosevelt die?
   A 1945 (no leeway)
   Supplementaries
   
3. Q Who was the Republican party candidate in the 2008 US presidential election?
   A John McCain
   
4. Q Which king ordered the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey in the 11^th century and died eight days after its re-consecration in 1065?
   A Edward (the Confessor)

Round 6: Science

1. Q Which chemical element has a name derived from the Greek for ‘stranger’?
   A Xenon
2. Q Which is the first metal in the periodic table?
   A Lithium

1. Q Which imperial measure is approximately equal to 1.14 litres?
   A A quart

1. Q What name is given to a quadrilateral with two parallel sides of unequal length?
   A Trapezium

1. Q Which chemical compound is traditionally used to put the stink in stink bombs?
   A Hydrogen sulphide

1. Q In the human body, what is the common name for the scapula?
   A Shoulderblade

1. Q What is the common name for the condition hypermetropia?
   A Long-sightedness

1. Q What is the less technical name for deuterium oxide?
   A Heavy water
   Supplementaries

1. Q Which property of a gas represents the temperature above which it cannot be liquefied at any pressure?
   A Critical temperature (or point)
2. Q How many elements are there on the first row of the periodic table?
   A Two

Round 7: Only Connect

As in the popular TV show, you need to find the connections.

1. Q What connects the Roman goddess of love, and the Roman gods of war and the sea? 
   A They all had planets named after them (Venus, Mars, Neptune)
2. Q Where would you find Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers with the capital of Peru and an Argentinian dance? 
   A In the NATO phonetic alphabet (Romeo, Juliet, Lima, Tango)

1. Q What is the connection between the comedian host of Celebrity Juice, a mobile phone company and Cluedo’s professor? 
   A Fruits ((Keith) Lemon, Orange, Plum)

1. Q What literary heroine links the actresses Greta Garbo, Viven Leigh and very recently Keira Knightley?
   A Anna Karenina
   
2. Q Which film role links Michael Caine, Alan Price and Jude Law?
   A Alfie (Price played the role in Alfie Darling, the 1975 sequel to the Caine original)
   
3. Q What is the connection between the football clubs Norwich City, Notts County and Brighton & Hove Albion?
   A Their nicknames are all birds (Canaries, Magpies, Seagulls)
4. Q What word can follow Rough, Smooth and Bearded to give three breeds of dog?
   A Collie
5. Q What achievement is shared by Lord Snowdon, actor Hugh Laurie, and British Olympic Association chairman Colin Moynihan?
   A They have all participated in the University Boat Race
   Supplementaries
6. Q What specifically links the racecourses at Chepstow, Ayr and Fairyhouse?
   A ‘National’ horse races (Welsh, Scottish and Irish)
7. Q What links Margarete (mar-garetta) Steiff and an al-fresco meal (also a pet that was in the news in September)?
   A Teddy bears (Steiff makes them, and the ‘lion’ that was seen in Essex was believed to be a cat called Teddy Bear)

Round 8: Music for the Diamond Jubilee

There is a diamond or other precious stone in either the question or the answer.

1. Q Diamonds on the soles of her shoes is a track from which classic 1982 album?
   A Graceland

1. Q Which Beatles song begins with the line: ‘I’ll buy you a diamond ring my friend, if it makes you feel all right’?
   A Can’t buy me love

1. Q Which Salford-born vocalist had a hit with Pearl’s a Singer and recorded the 1981 album Pearls?
   A Elkie Brooks
2. Q Who recorded the 1974 album Diamond Dogs?
   A David Bowie

1. Q The name of which singer, who had seven top ten UK hits in 1955, has become rhyming slang for curry? (Both names required!)
   A Ruby Murray

1. Q Who composed the opera The Pearl Fishers?
   A Georges Bizet
2. Q Give the line that follows: ‘A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, but ...’

A Diamonds are a girl’s best friend

1. Q Which Rolling Stones song was a 1970 hit for Melanie?
   A Ruby Tuesday

Supplementaries

1. Q Deleted scenes from the cutting room floor is the best-selling debut album of which Dutch singer? (Both names required!)
   A Caro Emerald
2. Who wrote Number One hits for both The Monkees and UB40? (Both names required!)
   A Neil Diamond (I’m a Believer and Red Red Wine)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Q In the novel by D H Lawrence, what is Lady Chatterley’s first name? A Constance

Q Who wrote the opera Turandot? A Giacomo Puccini

Q Which modern city lies across the river Nile from the Valley of the Kings? A Luxor

Q Who succeeded Harold Wilson as leader of the Labour Party? A James Callaghan

Q Name either of the planets in the solar system that don’t have moons. A Venus or Mercury

Q Which word was originally the nickname of London’s Bethlehem Hospital and has come to mean chaos or mayhem? A Bedlam

Q If you were lucky enough to start a game of Scrabble with the word QUIZ, how many points would you score? A 44 (1st word makes a double word score)

Q Who moved from Culture to Health in David Cameron’s first Cabinet reshuffle? A Jeremy Hunt

Q What is Britain’s biggest building society? A Nationwide

Q What was the surname of Alice, the inspiration behind the books of Lewis Carroll? A Liddell

Q What drink is made by mixing equal volumes of cider and beer or lager? A Snakebite

Q Which city is home to the European Court of Human Rights? A Strasbourg

Q In comics, who is Steve Rogers’ alter-ego? A Captain America

Q Who wrote and performed the song that includes the line ‘Beat me on the bottom with the Woman’s Weekly’? A Victoria Wood (in The Ballad of Barry and Freda)

Q In which Italian city is the opera house known as La Scala? A Milan

Q Which ship was the first to come to the aid of the Titanic? A Carpathia

Q Which type of snake is said to be the world’s largest and has a name that comes from a Tamil term meaning elephant killer? A Anaconda

Q In what occupation might you use a queen excluder? A Beekeeping

Q Who promoted the boxing matches known as the Thriller in Manila and the Rumble in the Jungle? A Don King

Q In which city was Cary Grant born? A Bristol

Q Who married the baseball star Joe di Maggio in January 1954? A Marilyn Monroe

Q Which entertainer successfully sued the Daily Mirror in 1959 for questioning his sexuality? A Liberace

Q Which company introduced the teabag to Britain? A Tetley

Q What is the SI unit of electric current? A Ampere

Q The Bolshoi is Moscow’s most famous ballet company, but what is its St Petersburg counterpart? A The Kirov (accept Mariinsky, which is its preferred name - it was known as the Kirov in the Soviet era, and still uses this name outside Russia)

Q In which town or city are the administrative headquarters of Buckinghamshire? A Aylesbury

Q Who was captain of HMS Bounty at the time of the famous mutiny? A William Bligh

Q Woodbine is an alternative name for what flowering plant? A Honeysuckle

Q Which familiar Russian word can be translated into English as ‘citadel’? A Kremlin

Q Who in 1972 became the first Scot to be Champion Jockey? A Willie Carson

Q Who said, at a conference in 2002, ‘Do not underestimate the determination of the quiet man’? A Ian Duncan-Smith

Q What is Princess Anne’s current surname? A Laurence

Q What style of hat is named after a character created by Robert Burns? A Tam o’Shanter

Q Which fruit is essential to a Black Forest gateau? A Cherries

Q Which Devonshire town is home to the Britannia Royal Naval College? A Dartmouth

Q Which Radio One DJ’s name appears as rhyming slang in the title of a Canadian film, released in 2004? A (It’s all gone) Pete Tong

Q Which fictional media icon was the star of Network 23? A Max Headroom

Q What is the only Australian state capital that is not named after a person? A Perth

Q In which city did the grave robbers Burke and Hare operate? A Edinburgh

Q What is the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet? A Zeta

Q Whose move from Lille to London, for a fee rumoured to be of £32 million, made him the most expensive footballer of the summer? A Eden Hazard

Q Which scientist died in August, aged 98, more than fifty years after making his unmistakable mark on the landscape of Cheshire? A Sir Bernard Lovell

Q Which UK government agency has the outbound postcode SA99? A The DVLA (accept anything mentioning car registration)

Q Which famous actress has joined the cast of Coronation Street as the mother of Michelle Collins’ character Stella? A Sue Johnston

Q Why might you be advised not to eat a carpetbag steak in May, June, July or August? A It’s stuffed with oysters (you shouldn’t eat them if there’s an R in the month)

Q When measuring horses, how many inches are there in a hand? A Four

Q Which of Walt Disney’s seven dwarves had the longest name? A Bashful

Q Which famous song is the best-known composition of Banjo Paterson? A Waltzing Matilda

Q Which city is nicknamed The Big Easy? A New Orleans

Q Give a year in the life of architect Inigo Jones. A 1573-1652

Q A prickly pear is an example of what type of plant? A Cactus

Q According to tradition, what did St Patrick use to explain the Holy Trinity? A Shamrock

Q In which sporting context might you use a planting box? A Pole vault

Q What does the P stand for in the name of the double Mercury award-winning artist P J Harvey? A Polly

Q Their names translate into English as Sunshine and Sweetie. Who or what are they? A Pandas (at Edinburgh Zoo)

Q In the world of film, what was the surname of the four brothers Harry, Sam, Albert and Jack? A Warner

Q What teatime treat has a name meaning speckled bread in Welsh? A Bara brith

Q Who wrote the play She Stoops to Conquer? A Oliver Goldsmith

Q What was the title of Oasis’ first album? A Definitely Maybe

Q Which London borough has the same name as a species of goose? A Brent

Q What is the surname of the twin sisters, both of whom are members of Ed Miliband’s shadow cabinet? A Eagle

Q What did the comet Shoemaker Levy crash into in 1994? A Jupiter

Q What creature is a farfalla in Italian, and a papillon in French? A A butterfly

Q Earlier this year, who became the first South African cricketer to score a triple century in a test match? A Hashim Amla

Q In which country did John Peel suffer his fatal heart attack? A Peru

Q Which Spanish bank bought the Alliance & Leicester in 2008? A Santander

Q Which EastEnder carried the Olympic torch through Walford? (Both names required) A Billy Mitchell (accept the actor’s name Perry Fenwick)

Q Which Benedictine monk is said to have invented champagne? Dom Perignon

Q How many lines are there in a sonnet? A Fourteen

Q Which cartoon detective had a sidekick called Penfold and an arch-enemy called Baron Greenback? A Dangermouse

Q In music, what is meant by the term coda? A The concluding passage (accept ending)

Q Which Spanish town is famous for the running of the bulls? A Pamplona

Q Who is supposed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey? A Homer

Q What is the technical name for a kangaroo’s pouch? A Marsupium

Q According to legend, who was the wife of King Arthur? A Guinevere

Q Which swimmer, in 1962, became the first woman to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award? A Anita Lonsborough

Q What was the real first name of the fashion designer Coco Chanel? A Gabrielle

Q Who owns the French chateau where the Duchess of Cambridge was photographed sunbathing topless? A Viscount Linley

Q From the 1960s until the 90s where might you have seen Carole Hersee and Bubbles the clown? A On the BBC test card

Q Which actor cut off his daughter’s hair in a celebrated Yellow Pages advert? A James Nesbitt

Q By what name was Cape Canaveral known from 1963 to 1973? A Cape Kennedy

Q Which word did Warrington Rugby League club add to their name in the 1990s? A Wolves

Q Which writer lived and worked in a house at Chawton, near Alton, Hampshire, which is now open to the public? A Jane Austen

Q Which Spanish city has given its name to cars produced by both Triumph and Seat? A Toledo

Q Who originally played the title role on the London stage in the Phantom of the Opera? A Michael Crawford

Q Which drink is distilled from the agave (a-GAY-vee)? A Tequila

Q Which long-distance footpath runs from Avebury in Wiltshire to Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire? A The Ridgeway

Q Which Bond theme did BBC radio listeners recently vote as the greatest ever? A Live and Let Die

Q What verb is used for giving birth when referring to pigs? A To farrow

Q Which US state is named after the consort of King Charles I? A Maryland (named after Henrietta Maria)

Q Who has recently replaced Chris Moyles as presenter of Radio One’s breakfast show? A Nick Grimshaw

Q Which group did Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page all play guitar for (at different times)? A The Yardbirds

Q In which county are Shitterton, Scratchy Bottom and the Piddle Valley? A Dorset

Q Which battle, fought in 1800, gave its name to a famous horse, and also a chicken dish? A Marengo

Q If you plug something into your computer using a USB connection, what does the B stand for? A Bus

Q Who is Belfast City airport named after? A George Best

PTO for supplementaries

Supplementaries

1. Q Which club won the FA Cup in 1950 without having to leave London?
   A Arsenal

1. Q Who wrote the classic ghost story The Turn of the Screw?
   A Henry James

1. Q According to the Bible, Jesus said that faith can move a mountain even if your faith is no bigger than what?
   A A mustard seed

1. Q Which recording artist was killed in a plane crash in 1967, along with most of his backing band the Bar-Kays?
   A Otis Redding

1. Q San Antonio is the nightlife capital of which Mediterranean island?
   A Ibiza

1. Q Bulawayo is the second largest city in which country?
   A Zimbabwe