CUP/PLATE ROUND 2 The Questions

Questions set by the Pack Horse Bowling Club and the British Flag

1.	Celiac (Coeliac) disease occurs when the small intestine is abnormally sensitive to what?
		Gluten
2.	The Peace of Amiens, was a brief interlude in which conflict?
		The Napoleonic wars (Accept French Revolutionary wars)
3.	What name is given to a semi-precious stone ornamented with a portrait or figures carved in relief?
		Cameo
4.	To which group of literary and artistic friends did Virginia Woolf and E. M. Forster belong in the 1920s and 1930s?
		The Bloomsbury Group
5.	Whose album “Swings Both Ways” recently became the 1000th UK Number 1 album since the charts started in 1958 ?
		Robbie Williams
6.	Which unit of length, equal to 220 yards, is used in horse racing?
		Furlong
7.	What was the name of the ghost ship said to haunt the sea round the Cape of Good Hope and also inspired a Wagner opera of the same name?
		The Flying Dutchman
8.	What was the name of the famous Quayside area in Cardiff before re-development in the 1990’s
		Tiger Bay (now Cardiff Bay)
9.	Who was the first aviator to fly an aeroplane across the English Channel?
		Louis Bleriot
10.	In which 2012 horror film does Daniel Radcliffe play Arthur Kipps?
		Women in Black
11.	The resort of Montego Bay can be found on which Island?
		Jamaica
12.	Which Hollywood sex-goddess died of kidney disease at the age of 26 in 1927?
		Jean Harlow
13.	Who was crowned king of England in 1100?
		Henry I
14.	What was the name of the Typhoon (with wind speeds of up to 200 mph) that devastated parts of the central Philippines in November ?
		Haiyan
15.	In which year did Benny Hill and Frankie Howard die within a day of each other? (some leeway)
		1992 (accept 91 to 93)
16.	In which year did Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and “Big Bopper” die in a plane crash in Iowa? (some leeway)
		1959 (accept 58 to 60)
17.	Which famous sporting event was devised by a Frenchman and first contested in 1930?
		The Football World Cup (The Jules Rimet Trophy)
18.	Which Professional boxer retired in 1956 with a perfect record of 49 fights 49 wins?
		Rocky Marciano
19.	Which American Country singer was married briefly to film actress Julia Roberts?
		Lyle Lovett
20.	Who started his career in tourism by organising a railway excursion from Leicester to Loughborough in 1841?
		Thomas Cook
21.	Halley’s comet was last visible in 1986 when will it next be in view?
		2061 (accept 2062 as its actual orbit is 75 \ 76 years)
22.	Which word was announced as the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year for 2013 ?
		Selfie
23.	Nacre is the technical term for which substance?
		Mother of Pearl
24.	Which planet is situated between Jupiter and Uranus?
		Saturn
25.	To which native American tribe did Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse belong?
		Sioux
26.	There are 3 types of sword used in fencing, Foil and Epee are 2 name the other?
		Sabre
27.	What name is used to describe metals such as Gold and Silver that do not rust or tarnish in air or water?
		Noble metals
28.	What is the popular name given to caisson disease, which results from a sudden decrease in pressure?
		The Bends
29.	In Arthurian legend, who threw Excalibur back into the lake?
		Sir Bedivere
30.	In Greek Legend Echidna was half woman half what?
		Serpent (snake)
31.	Which rock band was formed by Liam Gallagher in 2009?
		Beady Eye
32.	The police use Dactylography, what is it?
		The study of Fingerprints
33.	Israel and which other country border the Dead Sea?
		Jordan
34.	Which European country achieved independence in 1830, through the Treaty of London?
		Belgium
35.	Who devised the word “Horsepower” to define a unit of power?
		James Watt
36.	In 2003 Tess Daly married which fellow TV presenter?
		Vernon Kay
37.	Which statesman was secretary-general of the UN and later president of Austria?
		Kurt Waldheim
38.	What is the current of water which turns a millwheel known as?
		The Millrace
39.	In Greek legend, who slew the gorgon Medusa?
		Perseus
40.	Of what are Home Guard and Ulster Chieftain Varieties?
		Potatoes
41.	The red pillar-box was invented by which famous 19th century novelist.
		Anthony Trollope
42.	In which country did the Toltec civilisation precede that of the Aztecs?
		Mexico
43.	Where was the German fleet scuttled at the end of the First World War?
		Scapa Flow (in the Orkneys.)
44.	Which game takes its name from the Chinese word for sparrows?
		Mah-jong
45.	For a drink to be called Port wine it has to come from Portugal and specifically which region?
		Douro
46.	In which year did Channel 5 start Broadcasting? ( some leeway)
		1997 (accept 96 to98)
47.	Maddy Prior is associated with which Folk-rock band?
		Steeleye Span
48.	What is the oldest part of The Tower of London dating back to the 11th century?
		The White Tower
49.	In which film did Tom Cruise play the Vietnam war veteran Ron Kovic?
		Born on the Fourth of July
50.	Which famous group’s debut single in 1994 was called Supersonic?
		Oasis
51.	To what time period does the adjective sesquicentennial relate?
		150 years
52.	What first was achieved by American admiral Robert Peary in 1909?
		First to the North Pole
53.	In which country was the singer Justin Bieber born in March 1994?
		Canada
54.	What was the occupation of Dick Barton, hero of one of the BBC’s first radio serials?
		Special Agent
55.	Which athlete won the Olympic 5,000 and 10,000 metres in 1972 and successfully defended them 4 years later?
		Lasse Viren
56.	Who wrote the poems Sea Fever and Cargoes?
		John Masefield
57.	What are terrestrial gastropod molluscs with little or no shell better known as?
		Slugs
58.	By what nickname was heavyweight boxing champion J. J. Corbett known?
		Gentleman Jim (world champion in 1892)
59.	What is the capital and chief port of Uruguay?
		Montevideo
60.	Who was the first West Indian cricketer to be knighted in 1969?
		Sir Learie Constantine
61.	On this day in 1894, the author Robert Louis Stevenson died. In which country was this?
		Samoa (Vailima)
62.	Also on this day in 1967, the world’s first successful heart transplant operation was carried out by Dr Christian Barnard. Who was the patient?
		Louis Washkansky
63.	Which pop duo recorded “In the Year 2525”?
		Zager & Evans
64.	Who had Hampton Court built ?
		Cardinal Wolsey
65.	Which physicist and chemist gave his name to the law of induction?
		Michael Faraday
66.	Whose process de-carbonised iron?
		Sir Henry Bessemer
67.	What type of fruit are Pershore Eggs and Marjorie’s Seedlings?
		Plums
68.	Who left Warwickshire in 1994 to become coach of the South African cricket team?
		Bob Woolmer
69.	Which cocktail would you find in a toolbox ?
		Screwdriver (could also accept Rusty Nail !)
70.	Whom did Harry Secombe play in the musical film “Oliver”?
		Mr. Bumble
71.	Which communist leader’s real name was Josip Broz?
		Tito
72.	Who overthrew King Idris to gain power in 1971?
		Moammar al Gaddafi
73.	Who was the voice of Princess Fiona in “Shrek 2”?
		Cameron Diaz
74.	What turns gin into pink gin?
		Angostura bitters
75.	Which is Britain’s oldest cathedral?
		Canterbury
76.	Who sang “Move Closer” in 1985?
		Phyllis Nelson
77.	With which county did Ian Botham end his cricket playing career?
		Durham
78.	Which minister resigned over findings in the Budd Report?
		David Blunkett
79.	What was Princess Margaret’s luxury on “Desert Island Discs”? (It wasn’t a bottle of gin!!)
		Piano
80.	What is Cornish yarg cheese coated with ?
		Nettle leaves
81.	Which sea area is immediately to the south of Ireland?
		Fastnet
82.	Down which valley does the Mistral blow?
		Rhône
83.	What was Mussorgsky’s first name?
		Modest
84.	In “A Tale of Two Cities”, what is the occupation of Sydney Carton?
		Barrister
85.	Which device converts chemical energy into electrical energy?
		Battery
86.	What device enables computers to send data down a telephone line?
		Modem
87.	What does the South African Secretary Bird kill and eat?
		Snakes
88.	What name is given to an alloy of mercury?
		Amalgam
89.	For which country did Hugo Porta play rugby union?
		Argentina
90.	Which African side was invited to the first Rugby Union World Cup in 1987?
		Zimbabwe
91.	Which instrument is also called the octave flute?
		Piccolo
92.	Which instrument’s name is the Hawaiian word for jumping flea?
		Ukulele
93.	Which historical events provide the background to “Barnaby Rudge”?
		Gordon Riots
94.	Which rival of Mozart has been accused, falsely, of poisoning him?
		Antonio Salieri
95.	What is the name given to the female reproductive organ of a flower?
		Pistil
96.	The African elephant, leopard, lion and rhinoceros are four of the “Big 5” in Africa. Name the missing one.
		(Cape) Buffalo
97.	Which Flemish painter produced “Adoration of the Kings”?
		Breughel
98.	Which French painter and sculptor created “The Pink Nude”?
		Henri Matisse
99.	Speech and worship were two of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four freedoms of democracy. Name one of the other two
		Want OR Fear
100.	What surname did the 9th and 23rd presidents of the US share?
		Harrison
101.	New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless is best known for playing the title role in which TV series?
		Xena: Warrior Princess
102.	What is the name of the yodelling cowgirl in “Toy Story 2” and “Toy Story 3”?
		Jessie
103.	Which Scottish mathematician invented logarithms?
		John Napier
104.	Of which continent is the arrow-poison frog a native?
		South America
105.	Which Jane Austen novel was originally called “First Impressions”?
		“Pride & Prejudice”
106.	The London Eye is located between Westminster Bridge and which mainline station?
		Waterloo
107.	Which is the smallest Canadian province?
		Prince Edward Island
108.	In which sport would you find the term “Lanterne Rouge”?
		Cycling (the last rider in the Tour de France)
109.	In which sport would you find the terms fumble, muff and tackle box?
		American Football
110.	Which George Eliot novel is subtitled “A Study of Provincial Life”?
		“Middlemarch”
111.	From which TV series did the vocalists of “Whispering Grass” come?
		It Ain’t ‘Alf Hot, Mum
112.	Which comedian called himself The Joan Collins Fan Club?
		Julian Clary
113.	Which tree produces cobs and filberts?
		Hazel
114.	Which drink was created when Indian Army officers added quinine to soda water to help fight malaria
		Tonic water
115.	The Penny Black was the first adhesive stamp. How was the Penny Red a first?
		First perforated stamp
116.	From which tree is sago obtained?
		Palm Tree
117.	Which 3 letter word was originally used to refer to the child of a goblin or elf and is now used to refer to someone who is clumsy and unintelligent?
		Oaf
118.	Which 3 letter abbreviation goes before Titanic to give the full name of this famous ship ?
		R. M. S. (Royal Mail Ship)
119.	In 1919, which pianist was elected prime minister of Poland?
		(Ignace Jan) Paderewski
120.	Whose final opera was called “Death in Venice”?
		Benjamin Britten

SUPPLEMENTARIES:

1.	In 2006, New Zealand became the first country in the world to adopt what as an official language?
		Sign language
2.	Which affliction of the eye is correctly known as a strabismus?
		A squint
3.	Who wrote the theme music for the film The Exorcist ?
		Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells)
4.	What is pointillism
		Creating a picture with dots
5.	What was Prince Charles’s nickname for Mark Phillips?
		Fog (thick and wet ) !
6.	What three word catchphrase of Porky Pig appears on the gravestone of Warner Brothers’ voice artist Mel Blanc?
		“That’s All, Folks”!

TIE_BREAK QUESTION (IF NEEDED):

In September this year, Anna Wardley swam around the Isle of Wight. How long did it take her ?
	26 hours 33 minutes 28 seconds (60 miles)