October 15th–the Questions

 

Specialist Questions

1. Art and Culture

2. Geography

3. History

4. Blockbusters

5. Sport

6. Science

7. Entertainment

8. Born in the USA Manchester

Set by: Ox-fford

Art and Culture

1	Who wrote the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat'?	Edward Lear
2	Written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, which poem starts with the lines `On either side of the river lie, Long fields of barley and of rye`?	The Lady of Shalott
3	In Greek mythology, what was the fluid that flowed like blood through the veins of the gods?	Ichor
4	By what Latin phrase is the Canticle of Simeon (from Luke 2:29) better known?	Nunc Dimittis
5	In Christianity, what is the first day of Holy Week known as?	Palm Sunday
6	In what religion is a temple or place of worship often referred to as a Mandir?	Hinduism
7	Which Elizabethan explorer and buccaneer mounted two unsuccessful expeditions (in 1595-6 and 1617) to South America in a quest to find El Dorado, the supposed source of Spanish gold?	Walter Raleigh
8	Thomas Hardy`s heart is buried in his native Dorset, but where in London is his body buried?	Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey
S1	In George Orwell`s Animal Farm, what type of animals were Clover, Mollie and Boxer?	Horses
S2	According to Shakespeare, whose horse was called White Surrey?	Richard III

Geography

1	In which city is the official seat of the European Parliament?	Strasbourg (Also sits in Brussels and Luxembourg)
2	What is the largest fresh water lake in North America?	Lake Superior
3	Known as the Rio Grande in the USA, what is it called in Mexico	Rio Bravo
4	Mount Kosciusko is the highest mountain in which country?	Australia
5	Which shipping forecast area is directly to the north of Ireland and south of Hebrides?	Malin
6	Winnipeg is the capital of which Canadian province?	Manitoba
7	In which European country would you find the Troodos mountain range?	Cyprus
8	What is the modern-day name for the country formerly known as the Republic of Upper Volta?	Burkina Faso
S1	What is the highest mountain that is not in a mountain range?	Kilimanjaro
S2	What country has the largest coastline?	Canada

History

1	Which King of England was crowned on Christmas Day?	William I (the Conqueror) in 1066
2	Who overthrew King Idris in 1969?	Colonel Gaddafi (in Libya)
3	Who was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in 1948?	Mahatma Gandhi
4	In a competition in 1829, what beat Cycloped, Novelty, Perseverance and Sans Pareil?	Stephenson’s Rocket (in the Rainhill Trials)
5	Who was British Prime Minister on V-J Day on the 15th of August 1945?	Clement Attlee (Having won the Election on 5 July 1945)
6	During World War II, how was William Joyce better known?	Lord Haw Haw
7	The 1812 Overture was written to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon in which city?	Moscow
8	The Royal Air Force was formed during the first World War from the amalgamation of two other bodies. Name either.	Royal Flying Corps or Royal Naval Air Service
S1	Which rebellion was defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685?	The Monmouth Rebellion
S2	Between them, the six wives of Henry VIII were of three different nationalities. English, Spanish and what other?	German (Anne of Cleves)

Blockbusters

As the name suggests, each question’s correct answer begins with the letter given in the clue.

1	What 'F' describes the ability of certain substances to glow under ultraviolet light?	Fluorescence
2	What 'T' is the mountain range in Southern Turkey parallel to the Mediterranean Sea?	Taurus
3	In biology, what 'O' is the name of the process for the diffusion of solvent molecules through any membrane or porous barrier - as in dialysis?	Osmosis
4	Belts, bags and jewellery worn to complete an outfit, are known collectively as what 'A'?	Accessories
5	What 'P' is an Oriental temple in the form of a sacred tower with roofs over the individual storeys?	Pagoda
6	What 'M' is a self-contained section of a symphony?	Movement
7	What 'D' is the technique used to purify liquids by the processes of evaporation and then condensation?	Distillation
8	What 'S' were an ancient people who inhabited parts of central and northern Germany from Roman times then conquered and settled in southern England in the 5th and 6th centuries?	Saxons
S1	What 'N' is the state of supreme bliss in Buddhism and Hinduism?	Nirvana
S2	What 'A' is the medical term for a graze or a minor skin wound?	Abrasion

Sport

1	How many players make up an Australian Rules Football team?	18
2	Horse Racing: At which racecourse are the 1000 Guineas and the 2000 Guineas both run?	Newmarket
3	After which track and field athlete was Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton named?	Carl Lewis
4	Which US city is home to sporting teams known as the Browns, the Cavaliers and the Indians?	Cleveland (NFL, NBA and MLB teams)
5	What official number Olympiad were London’s Olympic Games in 2012?	XXX (30th) (sequentially numbered every 4 years since 1896 – whether cancelled or not)
6	Golf: What is the maximum number of golf clubs a player is allowed to carry in competitions played under R & A rules?	14
7	How many successive pots must a snooker player make to score a 147 break?	36
8	How many points is a try worth in Rugby League?	4 points
S1	Which flower is the middle name of footballer turned TV presenter Bob Wilson?	Primrose
S2	Why is Cardiff the only Welsh football team to have triangular corner flags?	They are the only Welsh team to have won the FA Cup

Science

1	What is the lightest metal under standard conditions?	Lithium
2	How many surfaces does a Mobius strip have?	One
3	What sort of creature is a cassowary?	A (flightless) bird
4	In the animal kingdom, the Percheron, Clydesdale, and Arabian are all breeds of which large animal?	Horse
5	What is the more common name for the medical condition of periorbital hematoma?	A Black Eye
6	Which vitamin is produced by the action of ultraviolet light on the skin?	Vitamin D
7	In the periodic table, which element is listed first?	Hydrogen
8	What is the name for a large stellar explosion that produces an extremely bright object in the sky and then slowly fades?	Supernova
S1	Where in the human body would you find the Islets of Langerhans?	Pancreas
S2	Where in the human body would you find the scaphoid bone?	The wrist

Entertainment

1	In which American TV comedy would you find the cartoon characters Kenny, Kyle, Stan and Eric?	South Park
2	Who played Mikael Blomkvist in the 2011 English language film 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'?	Daniel Craig
3	Which Cole Porter musical was based on Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew'?	Kiss Me Kate
4	In the 1994 film 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,' who or what was Priscilla?	A Bus (used for transport by the main characters)
5	In 'Happy Days', the 1974-1984 American TV sitcom, what was the first name of the character known as Fonzie?	Arthur
6	'The Magnificent Two' was a 1967 film starring which comedy double act?	Morecambe and Wise
7	Which British actress played the part of Sybil in the comedy series 'Fawlty Towers'?	Prunella Scales
8	In the 2001 film 'Mike Bassett: England Manager,' which actor plays the eponymous England Manager?	Ricky Tomlinson
S1	Which group had a hit with the theme song 'I'll Be There for You' from 'Friends'?	The Rembrandts
S2	In the Disney animated film, which poisoned fruit did the Wicked Queen give to Snow White?	Apple

Born in the USA Manchester

A simple picture round. You will be shown a picture of someone who was…born in Manchester! You simply have to say who it is!

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(Note to QMs: there are 2 substitute questions about people born in Manchester at the end for use if there are any visually impaired Quizzers)

1	John Thaw (born in Longsight)
2	Mick Hucknall (born in Denton)
3	Anthony Burgess (born in Harpurhey)
4	David Lloyd George (born in Chorlton-on-Medlock)
5	Howard Jacobson (born in Prestwich)
6	L. S. Lowry (born in Stretford)
7	Marc Riley (A.K.A. Lard – born in the city centre)
8	Karl Pilkington (born in Sale)
S1	Liam Gallagher (born in Burnage)
S2	Emmeline Pankhurst (born in Moss Side)

Visually impaired Q1

Who is currently the Joint-Assistant Manager of Manchester City alongside fellow assistant Rubén Cousillas?

Answer: Brian Kidd (born in Collyhurst)

Visually impaired Q2

Which historian and broadcaster presented numerous television documentary series, including Great Railway Journeys, In Search of the Trojan War, Art of the Western World and Conquistadors?

Answer: Michael Wood (born in Moss Side)

General Knowledge

 

1	The Royal Mint has announced the issue of Commemorative coins, priced at between £13 for the cheapest and £50,000 for the most expensive, to celebrate what event?
	The christening of Prince George
2	Which Edinburgh University professor was joint winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics?
	Peter Higgs
3	In the first pages of new Bridget Jones book 'Mad About The Boy', it is revealed that which character died 5 years previously?
	Mark Darcy
4	Which former Fleetwood Mac singer joined the band on stage to perform 'Don't Stop' at London's O2 arena on 26th September?
	Christine McVie
5	This Christmas will see a one-off return of which TV sitcom, with David Jason reprising his role as Granville, who in 2013 is the owner of a corner shop?
	Open All Hours
6	David Graham is the only original cast member to return in 'Thunderbirds Are Go!' which will air on ITV in 2015 - he will once again voice which character?
	Parker
7	One of the world's richest men, which American thriller writer died at the age of 66 on 1st October 2013?
	Tom Clancy
8	Labour leader Ed Miliband has accused the Daily Mail newspaper of lying about his father, after it headlined an article about him as "the man who hated Britain" Who is the Editor of the Daily Mail?
	Paul Dacre
9	At which stadium was the final of Euro'96 played?
	Wembley
10	Which country was included in the 1990s to make The Five Nations rugby tournament become Six?
	Italy
11	In the film 'Smokey And The Bandit', which actor played the bandit?
	Burt Reynolds
12	La Paz is the capital city of which South American country?
	Bolivia
13	What unit of measurement is used for measuring electrical resistance?
	Ohm
14	On the 24th of February 1989, the funeral of which Japanese Emperor took place in Tokyo?
	Hirohito
15	Which budget clothing retailer opened its first store in 1969 in Mary Street, Dublin?
	Primark
16	Which twentieth century British Prime Minister was the youngest to hold the office since William Pitt?
	Tony Blair
17	Which singer's second U.K. number one was 'It's Over' in 1964?
	Roy Orbison
18	Which goalkeeper was the first British player to play in 1000 first class matches?
	Pat Jennings
19	Which actress' father wrote the scripts for 'The Magic Roundabout' in the U.K.?
	Emma Thompson
20	In which African country was Queen Elizabeth II when she heard the news of her father's death and her consequent accession to the throne?
	Kenya
21	In which London Park are the Serpentine, Rotten Row and Speaker's Corner?
	Hyde Park
22	What type of creature is a Funnel Web?
	Spider
23	Who created the hero Biggles?
	W.E. Johns
24	What is the name of the Russian soup made principally from beetroot?
	Borscht
25	What was the name of the model village built by W.H. Lever on Merseyside?
	Port Sunlight
26	Whose first single, 'Mr. Tambourine Man', topped the U.K. charts in 1965?
	The Byrds
27	What trophy, competed for in Rugby Union between England and Scotland, is made from melted down rupees?
	The Calcutta Cup
28	Which American actor played the deceased Sam Wheat in the 1990 film 'Ghost'?
	Patrick Swayze
29	Which former president of Haiti created a local militia, notorious for its brutality, known as the Tonton Macoutes?
	Francois 'Papa Doc' Duvalier (Accept Papa Doc)
30	Name either of the two countries that have land borders with Lebanon?
	Israel or Syria
31	The flower myosotis is more commonly known as what?
	Forget-Me-Not
32	Which illustrator was famous for detailed drawings of weird and wonderful mechanical inventions?
	Heath Robinson
33	Who was the pilot of the American U2 spy plane shot down over the U.S.S.R. on May 1st 1960?
	Gary Powers
34	Which famous actress was 'captured' by King Kong in the 1933 film?
	Fay Wray
35	Jools Holland and Chris Difford were members of which group?
	Squeeze
36	David Shepherd died in 2009 at the age of 68 - in which sport did he achieve fame?
	Cricket
37	Which Disney film does the song 'Circle of Life' come from?
	The Lion King
38	Which atoll in the Marshall Islands, used by the U.S. as a nuclear test site in the 1950s, gave its name to an item of clothing?
	Bikini Atoll
39	Which city in West Yorkshire stands on the River Aire?
	Leeds
40	In human biology, in which part of the body would you find the adrenal glands?
	Kidneys
41	Name either of the two seas joined by the Kiel Canal.
	North Sea or the Baltic Sea
42	The Babbington plot of 1586 was hatched to assassinate which monarch?
	Elizabeth I
43	In a game of Scrabble how many bonus points are awarded to a player who uses all their seven letters in one go?
	50
44	Amy Winehouse, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain all died at what age?
	27
45	In metres what is the length of an Olympic swimming pool?
	50 metres
46	Which of Shakespeare's plays features the character Oberon?
	A Midsummer Night's Dream
47	In which city was Dick Turpin hanged?
	York
48	In which Indian city would you find the 'Golden Temple'?
	Amritsar
49	In medicine, a Sphygmomanometer measures what?
	Blood Pressure
50	Located in Virginia, The Pentagon is the headquarters of which U.S. department?
	Defence (or Defense, as they spell it…)
51	Which London Underground line was officially opened on 30th April 1979?
	Jubilee Line
52	Name the large statue, by Anthony Gormley, which can be seen for many miles, around the Tyneside area.
	Angel of the North
53	"I am the egg man" is a line in which Beatles song?
	I am the Walrus
54	Who, in 1961, moved from Manchester City to Torino for £110,000 making him Britain's first £100,000 player?
	Dennis Law
55	In which TV science-fiction series is Dave Lister the only human member of the four man crew?
	Red Dwarf
56	What was the name of the heiress killed by Donald Neilson in Kidsgrove in 1975?
	Lesley Whittle
57	Who wrote the poem 'Tam O' Shanter,' where Tam is chased by a witch?
	Robert Burns
58	Charon is a moon of which celestial body in our solar system?
	Pluto
59	In which country would you find the River Po?
	Italy
60	The berries from which tree are used to flavour gin?
	Juniper
61	Which useful material is produced by heating limestone?
	Quicklime
62	Live Aid concerts in aid of African famine relief were held on 13th July 1985 in London and in which U.S. city?
	Philadelphia
63	In what sport do teams compete in the Hong Kong Sevens?
	Rugby Union
64	On TV, which comedy series was set on Craggy Island?
	Father Ted
65	What's the main alcoholic ingredient in a margarita cocktail?
	Tequila
66	Which Irish playwright wrote 'Waiting for Godot'?
	Samuel Beckett
67	The tiger is native to which continent?
	Asia
68	What is the better known name of the landmark the Flavian Amphitheatre?
	The Colosseum
69	Name the Jamaican cottage in which Ian Fleming once wrote his famous James Bond novels.
	Goldeneye
70	With which fruit is maraschino liqueur flavoured?
	Cherries
71	From which English city do both Massive Attack and Portishead come?
	Bristol
72	Which Australian sprinter lit the flame at the start of the Sydney Olympics?
	Cathy Freeman
73	By which Japanese name is bean curd better known?
	Tofu
74	What is the main ingredient of the Irish dish colcannon?
	Potatoes
75	Part of the series 'The Frieze of Life', in which he explored the themes of life, love, fear, and death, what is Norwegian Symbolist painter Edvard Munch's best known painting?
	The Scream
76	The clavicle is better known as which part of your body?
	Collarbone
77	Which Russian playwright wrote 'The Three Sisters' and 'The Seagull'?
	Anton Chekhov
78	Born in 1898, Henry Moore was a noted exponent of which field of the arts?
	Sculpture
79	Vindaloo is spicy due to the amount of what in its ingredients?
	Chillies
80	Who sang of the 'Summer of '69' and 'Run To You'?
	Bryan Adams
81	In which Commonwealth country was Dame Kiri Te Kanawa born?
	New Zealand
82	Which American actor played dance teacher Johnny Castle in the 1987 film 'Dirty Dancing'?
	Patrick Swayze
83	Which famous British horror actor appeared in the 1965 film 'Doctor Who and the Daleks'?
	Peter Cushing
84	In literature, the book 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep' by Philip Dick, set in 21st century Los Angeles, was adapted into which film?
	Blade Runner
85	Sunshine on Leith is a 2013 British musical film, an adaptation of the stage musical of the same name, featuring songs by which band?
	The Proclaimers
86	The explorer Marco Polo was born in which country?
	Italy
87	Who directed Jack Lemmon in what was perhaps his most famous film, 'Some Like It Hot'?
	Billy Wilder
88	What was the papal name adopted by Nicholas Breakspear, the only English-born Pope who died in 1159?
	Adrian (the Fourth)
89	Which cult British horror movie of 1973, starring Edward Woodward, was remade and released in 2006 with Nicholas Cage in the central role?
	The Wicker Man
90	Who is the famous father of Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom and Little Pixie?
	Bob Geldof
91	Which film was advertised with the slogan 'An adventure 65 million years in the making'?
	Jurassic Park
92	Which iconic board game did unemployed American Charles Darrow invent in 1934, during the height of the Great Depression?
	Monopoly
93	Which U.S. newspaper was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for its investigation of the Watergate Scandal?
	Washington Post
94	What was the name of the dog that advertised Minced Morsels with Clement Freud?
	Henry
95	Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter from Denmark, was responsible for creating which famous toy company?
	Lego
96	Which Mediterranean island was awarded the George Cross during WWII?
	Malta
	Supplementaries
S1	Which science fiction film recently opened in America giving both George Clooney and Sandra Bullock their best highest grossing weekend ever?
	Gravity
S2	What is normally kept in a humidor?
	Cigars
S3	What was Madness's only number one single?
	House of Fun
S4	With his 1983 U.S. Masters win at the age of 23, Seve Ballesteros became the youngest winner of the tournament. Who took this record from him?
	Tiger Woods
S5	On which sea does the Russian city of Odessa lie?
	Black Sea
S6	The name of which semi-aquatic mammal found on the African continent was immortalised in song by Flanders and Swan?
	Hippopotamus
S7	On British TV, who was the first woman to present 'Points Of View' on a regular basis?
	Anne Robinson
S8	Despite his death on 31st March 2011, whose name could still be seen on British motorways every day?
	Eddie Stobart Jnr's