12th November Questions

 

SPECIALIST QUESTIONS

Set By THE WHARF

1. HISTORY

2. ADVERTISING

3. DOGS, LEONARD AND ERNEST

4. GEOGRAPHY

5. ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

6. FASHION

7. SCIENCE

8. SPORT-OLYMPIC VENUES

HISTORY

1. According to an 1836 poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson which war began with

“The shot heard round the World'?

 The American War of Independence (Accept American Revolution)

2. Which mid 19^th Century British Prime Minister died in office at the age of almost 81?

Lord Palmerston

3. Which dukedom awarded in April 201 1 was previously held by the Commander in Chief of the British Army from 1856 to 1895?

The Duke of Cambridge

4. Which was the first ship to cross the Atlantic entirely under steam?

The Sirius

5. Name either of the men who made the first crossing of the Channel by air in a hydrogen balloon in 1785.

Blanchard and Jeffries

6. What happened on Evil May Day in London in 1517?

Apprentices rioted and attacked alien residents, many being later hanged for taking part. (Accept riots)

7. What was known as 'Mr Balfours Poodle'?

The House of Lords

8. In Medieval times what was a Mangonel used for?

Launching missiles (rocks). - It is a form of large catapult or siege engine.

SUPPLEMENTARIES

S1 . In which country were Henry second of England and his Queen buried?

France (Fontenvraut).

S2. Who was The Tiger of France' who presided at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919

Georges Clemenceau

ADVERTISING

This round is all about the dark arts of advertising

1. What is the name of the character played by Jon Hamm in the TV show 'Mad Men¹?

Don Draper.

2. The slogan "I'd rather die of thirst than drink from the cup of mediocrity" was used to advertise which premium lager?

Stella Artois.

3. "Clunk click, every trip", the public information film slogan for seatbelts in the 1970s, was spoken by which now deceased celebrity?

Jimmy Saville.

4. Which company asked, "Where do you want to go today?"

Microsoft.

5. What is the book by Naomi Klein which looked at the branding and avertising techniques of multinational corporations?

No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies. (Accept 'No Logo').

6. Which organisation has the official slogan 'You can make money without doing evil' and the informal slogan is 'Don't be evil'?

Google.

7. Which celebrity was used by John Smith's bitter in their 'No Nonsense' advertising campaign in the 1990's?

 Jack Dee.

8. The original logo of which company featured Isaac Newton?

Apple.

SUPPLEMENTARY

S1 . In the famous T.V. advert which country wanted to know 'Where the bloody hell are you?'

Australia.

S2. Which advertising company produced the famous 'Labour Isn't Working' poster on behalf of the Conservative Party in the run-up to the 1979 General Election?

Saatchi & Saatchi.

DOGS. LEONARD AND ERNEST

The answers to all questions are either dogs, (film, cartoon or real), or a Leonard or an Ernest.

1.  Which canine star of a television advert, advertising television adverts, is friends for life with rabbit?

Harvey

2. Who wrote the song 'Hey that's no way to say goodbye'?

Leonard Cohen

3. Give the character name for the husband of Coronation Street's Emiiy Nugent who was shot and killed on screen in January 1978

Ernest Bishop

4. Which cyber dog was responsible for the sheep rustling which resulted in innocent Gromitt being sent to prison?

Preston

5. Name the dog featured in Enid Blyton's 'Secret Seven' stories

Scampy

6. Name the writer of 'South' a detailed account of his expedition aiming to reach the South Pole.

Ernest Shackleton

7. An official British observer to the bombing of Nagasaki this airman became well known for his charitable work after the Second World War.

Leonard Cheshire

8. Which cartoon dog has a brother called Spike?

Snoopy

SUPPLEMENTARY

S1. Name the Ernest in Oscar Wilde's The importance of being Ernest'

Ernest (Jack) Worthing

S2. Name the cartoon dog with co workers called Alice and Wally

Dogbert

GEOGRAPHY

Important note - All answers will be either a capital city or a country which when spelled in upper case does not contain any letters with closed shapes, that is ABDOPQ. It would be worth asking the teams to make a note of these letters as any answers which contain any of these letters are not correct.

1. This group of islands is a French republic that lies some 800 miles North East of Madagascar, around 932 miles east of mainland Africa, and which has five colours in its national flag

THE SEYCHELLES

2. Famous for a popular chicken dish this city of the former USSR is now the capital of Ukraine

KIEV

3. This land locked principality is a significant producer of ceramics, scientific equipment, sausage casings and false teeth.

LICHTENSTEIN

4. This country in the Southern hemisphere is the longest in its continent stretching for over 2700 miles.

CHILE

5. This city of the former USSR is now the capital of Belarus

MINSK

6. This middle Eastern country with coasts on both the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, remains one of the most dangerous for westerners to visit in the current global political climate

YEMEN

7. This country is a Central American republic and is unique in having as it national language English despite its Hispanic neighbours

BELIZE

8. This is the capital city of the country which used to be the hub of the ancient civilization of Carthage

TUNIS

SUPPLEMENTARY

S1. This is the capital city of an island republic northwest of Australia, infamous for the Indonesian brutality is suffered at the end of the 20^th Century

DILI (Capital of East Timor)

S2. This European city has been mistakenly associated with a syndrome for which the correct name is Stockholm Syndrome, named as a result of a terrorist incident which took place there.

HELSINKI

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

1. Who is the female member of the Pretenders?

Chrissy Hynde

2. What was Tom Mix's horse called?

 Tony

3. Who received a cinematography Oscar nomination for the 1974 film 'Earthquake'?

Phillip Lathrop

4. Who was Superted's friend?

Spotty

5. In which year did Jim Morrison die?

1971 (Accept 1970 - 1972)

6. ln the Lennon and McCartney song what was used to kill Joan who studied pataphysical science in the home?

A Silver Hammer (Maxwell's)

7. Two major figures in English literature died on the same day as John F Kennedy in 1963. Name either

Aldous Huxley or C.S. Lewis

8. Which British historian erroneously vouched for the authenticity of the Hitler Diaries in 1983?

Hugh Trevor Roper

SUPPLEMENTARIES

S1 . Who wrote the novel The History of Mr Polly'?

H.G.Weils

S2. Which single topped the charts when England won the World Cup?

'Out of Time' by Chris Farlow

FASHION

This round is all about Fashion, and fashion fads.

I. Which famous fashion designer originally had the surname 'Lifshitz'?

Ralph Lauren.

2. In the 1920^Js, young women who danced the Charleston, wore rolled-down stockings, T-bar shoes and short skirts were commonly known as what?

Flappers.

3. Which French fashion designer said; "There is time for work. And time for Love. That leaves no other time."

Coco Chanel.

4. One of the two main ingredients of ceruse, make-up used by wealthy Tudor women to achieve a pale complexion was vinegar. What was the other?

White lead (Also known as Lead Carbonate)

5. In which American city was Gianni Versace assassinated by serial killer Andrew Cunanan?

Miami.

6. Which British fashion designer committed suicide in 2010, only a few days after the death of his mother from cancer?

Alexander McQueen.

7. Irishman Philip Treacy is renowned for his designs of what?

Hats.

8. A small, woman's hat with a flat crown and straight upright sides is known as what?

A pillbox hat.

SUPPLEMENTARY

S1. Who played Coco Chanel in the film "Coco before Chanel"?

Audrey Tautou.

S2. Which Macclesfield-born designer designed the dress worn by Kate Middleton at her wedding to Prince William?

Sarah Burton.

SCIENCE

1.  In what field was British physicist William Henry Fox Talbot a pioneer?

Photography

2. What name is give to the branch of medicine concerned with the incidence, extent and spread of disease?

Epidemiology

3. What name is give to inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose?

Rhinitis

4. What name is give to a device which increases or decreases the level of alternating current?

Transformer

5. Give the formula for Sulphuric Acid.

H2SO4 ( H two S O Four) No Leeway

6. What is the sum of the internal angles in a hexagon?

720 degrees

7.  Which mammals produce a powerful anticoagulant in their saliva?

Vampire Bats (Accept bats)

8.  What is meant by the word Dystocia?

Painful or difficult childbirth.

SUPPLEMENTARY

S1. What name is given to a device which measures atmospheric pressure?

Barometer

S2. What word from Greek mythology is given to the voice box of a bird?

Syrinx

OLYMPIC VENUES

1. Where did Team GB football team crash out on penalties to South Korea?

Cardiff Millennium Stadium. (Accept Cardiff).

2. Which sport could you watch on Box Hill?

Road Cycling. (Accept Cycling).

3. Which venue was linked by a cable car to the Excel Arena?

North Greenwich Arena .

4. At which venue would you have seen Misty May perform?

Horse Guards Parade ( USA Beach Volley Ball )

5. Where did the equestrian events take place?

 Greenwich Park

6. Where would you have watched the hockey competition?

Riverbank Arena

7. Ed McKeever won a gold medal in the canoe sprint event at which venue?

Eton Dorney

8. At which venue did the infamous badminton 'fix' take place ?

Wembley Arena

SUPPLEMENTARY

S1. At which venue did Jade Jones win taekwondo gold ?

Excel Arena

S2. At which other venue apart from the basketball arena at the Olympic
Park were basketball matches held ?

North Greenwich Arena

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS

SET BY THE PARK TAVERNERS

1. Which celebrity contestant was 1st to be voted off in the 2012 series of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’?

Johnny Ball

2. What is the biggest religion in India?

Hinduism

3. Who was the Director General of the BBC up until 10th November 2012?

George Entwistle

4. The US company Walmart is the biggest private employer in the world. Under what name does it operate in the UK?

Asda

5. Which major computer language shares its name with an Indonesian Island?
Java
6. Which mammal has the longest gestation period?
The Elephant (22 months on average)
7. In the film ‘The Sound of Music’ what was the name of the eldest Von Trapp child?

Liesl

8. Which bank has released albums including ‘Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti’ and ‘Some Fantastic Place’?

Squeeze

9. If you bought both utilities on a standard British Monopoly board how much would it cost you?

£300

10. Which actress, who died in July 2012, played Demelza in ‘Poldark’?

Angharad Rees

11. What body of water lies to the north of Fife?

Firth of Tay (accept River Tay}

12. In which English county are the towns of Amersham, Marlow and Princes Risborough?

Buckinghamshire (Bucks)

13. Which company is advertised by thin blue aliens?

Argos

14. Who was the original twirling hostess of ‘The Generation Game’?

Anthea Redfern

15. We call it candy floss: what do Americans call it?

Cotton candy

16. What is the name of the football anti-racism organisation which was in the news recently when Rio Ferdinand refused to wear its branded shirt in a pre match warm up?

Kick it Out

17. Next year, Blackpool FC, Newcastle United & Heart of Midlothian will all share a common sponsor: which one?

Wonga.com (A controversial payday loan company)

18. Who started a giant fast food chain in 1928 in a hut near Bradford, Yorkshire?

Harry Ramsden

19. How old was Henry VIII when he was crowned?

18 (accept 16 to 20)

20. Google produce a popular freeware web browser. What is it called?
Chrome
21. In medicine, Bariatrics deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of what?
Obesity (from the Greek: bar- weight, -iatr "treatment," and -ic "pertaining to"
22. Which singer’s real name is Stevland Morris?

Stevie Wonder

23. Name either of the two cycling teams for which Lance Armstrong "won" Tour de France? (These wins have been stripped, due to accusations of drug misuse.)
US Postal Service or Discovery Channel
24. Which bank has recently pulled out of a deal to acquire 300 RBS branches in England?

Santander

25. What was the surname of the family featured in the book ‘Little Women’ by Louisa May Alcott?

March

26. OPEC contains 2 countries from the Americas. Name either.

Venezuela or Ecuador

27. In 1973 who was 'Aladdin Sane'?

David Bowie

28. Who is the regular presenter of the sports news on Chris Evans’ Radio 2 Breakfast show?

Vassos Alexander

29. Name the South American flightless bird which is related to the African Ostrich and Australian Emu?

The Rhea

30. Critically acclaimed as one of the best live albums ever released, who recorded ‘Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out’ in Madison Square Gardens in 1969?

The Rolling Stones

31. Who did Hilary Devey replace on BBC2’s ‘Dragon’s Den’?

James Caan

32. What is the road number for the “D” road in Stoke-on-Trent?

A500

33. What corporation has a subsiduary ‘Airbus’, and was in the news recently due to a failed merger with Bae Systems?
EADS (Allow European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V.)
34. Cars registered in the UK have a 2 digit age identifier which shows when the car is registered. What would this be for a car registered today?
62 (Since 1st September 2012)
35. With what activity would you associate Gael Monfils?

Tennis

36. Which Oscar winning actor has directed, produced and starred in the recently released film ‘Argo’ based on the true story of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis?

Ben Affleck

37. Name either of the stars of the Radio 4 comedy show ‘Rudy’s Rare Records’?

Lenny Henry or Larrington Walker

38. Who is the manager of Macclesfield Town FC?

Steve King

39. What species of coffee plant constitutes nearly 75% of the world's coffee-bean production?

Arabica

40. What is the better known name for anti-inflammatory drug iso-butyl-propanoic-phenolic acid?
Ibuprofen (This is the proper name, brand names eg Nurofen exist, don't allow)
41. Who comes next in the list: Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow, Garbage, Madonna, Chris Cornell, Jack White and Alicia Keys…?

Adele (performers of the James Bond film title themes: ‘Goldeneye’, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, ‘The world is not Enough’, ’Die Another Day’, ‘Casino Royale’, ‘Quantum of Solace’, Skyfall’ respectively)

42. What does the musical term pizzicato mean?

Plucked (strings)

43. With a surface area of 71 square kilometres what is Britain's largest lake?

Loch Lomond

44. With what activity would you associate Lorraine Pascale?

Cooking

45. Who was named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury on 9th November 2012?

Justin Welby (accept surname, not current position)

46. Who is the 24th and current President of France?

Francois Hollande

47. Who appeared as Barbara Pegg in the 1967 film "To Sir With Love" and sang the title song?

Lulu

48. Which American president said: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt"?

Abraham Lincoln

49. What is the name of the Sheffield Wednesday goalkkeeper struck in the face by a spectator during a recent match against Leeds United?

Chris Kirkland

50. Which Hollywood actress made a guest appearance in the latest series of ‘Downton Abbey’ when she was cast as the mother of Cora, Countess of Grantham?

Shirley MacLaine

51. Whose autobiography is entitled ‘Camp David’?

David Walliams’

52. To what branch of the Girl Guiding movement do girls aged 5 and 6 belong?

Rainbows

53. What is the road number of the road between Portsmouth and London?

A3

54. What body of water lies between Falmouth and St Mawes?

Carrick Roads

55. Who wrote ‘The Carnival of the Animals'?

Camille Saint-Saens

56. Which science fiction writer created 'the Culture', a Galaxy wide civilisation revisited many times in his novels?

Iain M Banks

57. Which former Home Secretary is the MP for Sheffield Brightside & Hillsborough?
Rt Hon David Blunkett
58. Who is the Chief Scout?

Bear Grylls

59. What is the nickname of Alex Rodrigues, hitter for the New York Yankees?

A-Rod

60. Three members of which all girl Russian punk band were recently jailed for staging a protest

against President Vladimir Putin in a church?

Pussy Riot

61. Who won the 2012 series of ‘The Great British Bake Off’?

John Whaite (accept first name only)

62. Who are world T20 champions?

West Indies

63. A new production of ‘Cabaret’ starring former ‘Eastenders’ actress Michelle Ryan as Sally Bowles has recently opened in the West End. Who is cast as the master of ceremonies at the Kit Kat Club?

Will Young

64. Who is to play Miss Havisham in the film adaptation of Charles Dickens' ‘Great Expectations’, released In November 2012?

Helena Bonham-Carter

65. In geographical terms what is a barchan?

A sand dune

66. What song does the main character in the film ‘Groundhog Day’ wake up to every morning?

I Got You Babe (Sonny and Cher)

67. What was the first name of the composer Handel?

George

68. Watford Football Club share their ground with which Rugby Union team?

Saracens

69. On what date does St Swithin’s day fall?

15th July

70. Which British actor recently won a Tony award for his Broadway performances in ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’?

James Corden

71. Samsung are an international company these days, but what is their home country?

South Korea (accept Korea)

72. To what appointment was composer Peter Maxwell Davies appointed in 2004?

Master of the Queen’s Music

73. Which ancient Greek mathematician is often referred to as the "Father of Geometry"?

Euclid (of Alexandria)

74. With which doubles partner did John McEnroe have most success?

Peter Fleming

75. Which osteopath was at the centre of the Profumo affair?

Stephen Ward

76. Hilary Mantel won the Booker Prize this year for the second time. Her winning books are the first two of a trilogy relating the story of which statesman?

Thomas Cromwell (1st Earl of Essex)

77. Which singer is married to actress Ayda Field and has a baby daughter called Theodora (known as Teddy)?

Robbie Williams

78. How many symphonies did Antonin Dvorak write?

Nine

79. How much does a copy of the Macclesfield Express cost?

65p

70. What was the name of the legendary giant who inspired the myths surrounding the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim?

Finn MacCool

71. Which Channel 4 comedy drama featuring Jack Whitehall revolves around the lives of six students at the fictional Manchester Medlock University?
Fresh Meat
72. A widget inside of a can of beer is an aid in producing a good head of beer. What is inside the pressurised pellet?

Nitrogen

73. Who played Emperor Augustus in the BBC TV series ‘I Claudius’?
Brian Blessed
74. Having agreed to buy the BP share in the TNK-BP joint venture, they will become the biggest publicly traded oil company in the world. Who are they?

Rosneft

75. In which city is Medinah Golf Club?

Chicago

76. What have Antony Blunt, Jack Lyons & Fred Goodwin have in common?

They have all been stripped of knighthoods for various misdemeanours (for spying, share fraud & banking)

77. Which singer has recently celebrated 25 years in the music business by releasing the album ‘The Abbey Road Sessions’?

Kylie Minogue

78. On what date does Burns Night fall?

25th January

79. Who presents the Radio 4 programme ‘Great Lives’?

Matthew Parris

80. Which celebrity has recently announced that she is to become a space tourist, possibly visiting the International Space Station in 2015?

Sarah Brightman

81. Which actress’s real name was Frances Gumm?

Judy Garland

82. Who was the Director General of the BBC from June 2004 to September 2012?

Mark Thompson

83. Which FTSE listed retailer has Justin King as its Chief executive?
Sainsbury's
84. What salad made from mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil is also the name of the town in Tuscany where Michelangelo was born?

Caprese

85. In psychology who proposed the theory of a "hierarchy of needs"?
A Maslow (in 1943) (Explains that physiological needs must be satisfied before Safety, before love/belonging etc.)
86. Who directed the film ‘Schindler’s List’?

Steven Spielberg

SUPPLEMENTARIES

S1. Who directed the film ‘The Shining’?

Stanley Kubrick

S2. Who starred in the film ‘Pale Rider’?

Clint Eastwood

S3. Who was the long serving hostess of ITV game show ‘The Golden Shot’, famous for not being very good at adding up?

Anne Aston

S4. Ford Maddox Fords's novel ‘Parade's End’ was recently adapted for BBC2 starring Benedict Cumberbatch. But who wrote the screenplay?

Tom Stoppard

S5. Which London Underground line is coloured red on the underground map?

Central Line

S6. The myristica tree produces mace and which other spice?

Nutmeg (seed of the tree: mace is from the covering of the seed)