Wednesday, January 13, 2016

12th January - Cup/Plate Quarter Finals the Questions



1
Who was crowned WBA lightweight champion last year after the original fight was postponed because he was injured while tackling burglars?
Anthony Crolla




2
What is the surname of the brother and sister who lived at Dove Cottage in Grasmere, Cumbria between 1799 and 1808?
(William and Dorothy) Wordsworth




3
Whose gravestone is reputedly  inscribed, "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia"?
W C Fields




4
Who holds the record for the fastest century for England in ODI?
Jos Buttler



5
Crown Royal has been named Whisky of the year 2015. In which country is it made?
Canada




6
How many cables make a nautical mile?
10



7
What is the name of the highest point in Cornwall?
Brown Willy



8
What is the name of the nanny in the Ann Fine novel which was made into a film starring Robin Williams?
Mrs Doubtfire



9
Who won the Turner prize in 2015?
Assemble



10
Who, when offered a convalescent holiday in Bognor Regis reputedly said “Bugger Bognor”?
George V



11
According to Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the weaver Arachne annoyed Athena, who then turned her into what?
A spider



12
Which panellist has appeared in every regular episode of QI?
Alan Davies
(he was pre recorded in one episode when he skived off to the Champions League final)



13
Which country did Napoleon fight at the battle of Borodino?
Russia



14
Who wrote “The Great Railway Bazaar”?
Paul Theroux

15
Which Ivy League university, formerly called Kings College is located in Manhattan?
Columbia



16
What was the first place in Northern Ireland to be deemed a world heritage site?
Giants Causeway



17
Whose autobiography is entitled “The Corridor of Certainty”?
Geoffrey Boycott



18
Which film is centred around the activities of a company called W.C.Boggs Ltd?
Carry on at your
Convenience



19
What is the surname of Jo, Beth, Meg and Amy in Little Women?
March



20
What is the modern name of the city whose name is derived from Anglo Saxon for “meeting place by the bridge”, where the Frome meets the Avon?
Bristol



21
Elena Ivanovna Diakonova, more commonly known as Gala, married the French poet Paul Eluard and then became muse and wife of which artist?
Salvador Dali



22
According to a 1970s number 1, who was “Young and sweet, only seventeen” ?
The Dancing Queen (Abba)



23
Who in the 1980s wrote children's
books featuring the character Victoria Plum?
Angela Rippon



24
To which monastic order do White Friars belong?
Carmelites



25
Give either of the common names for the plant Aconitum anglicum?
Monk's hood or wolf's bane



26
In which Worcestershire town is the Museum of Carpet?
Kidderminster



27
To which monastic order do Trappist monks of strict observance belong?
Cistercian



28
What organisation was founded by George Williams in 1844 in London to put Christian
principles into practice by developing a healthy body, mind, and spirit?
YMCA



29
What is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot?
Captain Flint



30
Ancient Greek scientist Eratosthenes of Cyrene made the first measurement of what important geographical parameter?
Circumference of the Earth



31
In Arthurian legend the vacant seat at the Round Table, reserved by Merlin for the finder of the Holy Grail, is known by what name?

Siege Perilous or The Perilous Seat
32
In his long career John Wayne won only one Oscar. For which film?
True Grit  (Best actor)



33
The Plymouth Rock is a breed of what animal?
Chicken



34
What description is given to  horses, characterized by a reddish-brown body colour with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs?
Bay



35
What is the unit of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree
Fahrenheit?
 One BTU
(British Thermal Unit)



36
Who is the only South African to have won the FIA Formula 1 world drivers’ championship?
Jody Scheckter



37
For which team did Brian Clough score 213 goals in 197 appearances?
Middlesbrough



38
Which present day country was known formerly as Upper Volta?
Burkina Faso



39
For what invention in the field of electronics were John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley co-recipients of the 1956 Nobel Prize for Physics?
The transistor



40
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, born 2nd May 2015, has two forenames other than Charlotte. Give either.
Elizabeth or Diana



41
T-Mobile and Orange merged in 2010 and now form what mobile telecoms and  ISP company?
EE (Everything Everywhere)



42
Born in Morecambe in 1961, who founded the Red Or Dead fashion label?
Wayne Hemingway



43
Orson Welles followed up Citizen Kane with what 1942 film, a period drama adapted from a Booth Tarkington novel?
The Magnificent Ambersons



44
Which Japanese car manufacturer has a range of luxury models marketed under the Infiniti marque?
Nissan



45
Jimmy Webb wrote a 1968 hit song for Glenn Campbell whose title included what city, the most populous in Kansas?
Wichita



46
Two of the founders of United Artists were Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks. Name either of the others
D. W. Griffith or Mary Pickford



47
Which comedian ran against Nigel Farage in the 2015 election?
Al Murray
 (The Pub Landlord)



48
What is the SI prefix that indicates 1012  ( i.e. ten to the power of twelve)?
tera



49
Which is the second city of Japan?
Yokohama



50
Which designer founded retail chain Habitat in 1964?
Terence Conran



51
As seen on old tombstones, what does the phrase “Hic Jacet” mean?
Here Lies



52
Althorp House is owned by the Spencer family. Which county is it in?
Northamptonshire



53
Which birds are members of the genus apteryx?
Kiwis



54
In which sport would you come across Penthouses and Buttresses?
Real Tennis



55
Who was Britain's first black woman MP?
Diane Abbott.



56
Who was the wife of Roman Emperor Augustus, mother of Tiberius and the grandmother of Claudius?
Livia.



57
In the world of fashion what is or was a reticule?

A woman's small handbag
(typically with a drawstring
and decorated with embroidery
or beading)



58
Who is the current Master of the Queen's Musick?
Judith Weir (the first  woman)



59
In which county would you find Castle Drogo?
Devon



60
The High Kirk of Glasgow, or Glasgow Cathedral, is dedicated to which saint?
Saint Mungo



61
Which is the only London borough to lie on both sides of the Thames?
Richmond



62
In the animal world, what is the more familiar name of the Orca?
The Killer Whale



63
Which fruit is used in the Eastern European spirit Slivovitz ?
Damsons
(accept plums)



64
Which piece of music by Carl Orff has, arguably, been used in more films, TV adverts, video media and sports venues than any other piece?
Carmina Burana
(accept O Fortuna)



65
Which synthetic fibre used in tyres and body armour was developed by Stephanie Kwolek in 1965?
Kevlar



66
Formed during the Irish War of Independence, by what name was the Royal Irish Constabulary better known?
The Black and Tans



67
Which county team became the first new side to be admitted to first class cricket for 90 years in 1991?
Durham








68
Who designed the tapestry of 'The Risen Christ' at Coventry Cathedral?
Graham Sutherland



69
What is the real name of rap artist Eminem?
Marshall Mathers



70
Who, along with Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, was the third member of the original 'Three Tenors' who sang at the Italia 90 world cup?
Jose Carreras



71
What is the chemical symbol for lead?
Pb (Plumbum)



72
In heraldry. What is the name for the colour black?
Sable



73
In the game of baseball, what is the distance, in yards, between each base?
30



74
Which actress was painted gold in the Bond movie Goldfinger?
Shirley Eaton



75
Under what name did Marcella Detroit and Siobhan Fahey enjoy chart success in the 1990's?
Shakespeare's Sister



76
In criminal slang, what is a Peterman?
a safe-breaker



77
Which book of the bible tells the story of Samson & Delilah?
Judges



78
Name either of the clubs involved in the £1million pound transfer of Trevor Francis in 1979.
Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest



79
Which famous novel begins with the line "There was no possibility of taking a walk that day"?
Jane Eyre



80
The Dominican Republic is the only country to have what on its flag?
A bible



81
Who was the first American actress to appear on a postage stamp?
Grace Kelly
 (Monaco)





82
Most of Belfast lies in which Irish county?
Antrim



83
Who shot and killed the outlaw Jesse James?
Robert Ford



84
In music notation, what does the instruction legato mean?
Smoothly (accept connected)



85
Fagus is the Latin name for which tree?
Beech



86
Which Olympic event took place for the last time at the Antwerp games in 1920?
Tug of war



87
Two seahorses appear on the crest of which Premier League football club?
Newcastle United



88
Cobweb Bridge (sometimes called the Spider Bridge) is situated in which English city?
Sheffield



89
In the nursery rhyme Cock Robin, who made the shroud?
The Beetle (with my thread and needle)



90
Which illness has the medical name pertussis?
Whooping cough



91
What are the two main constituent elements of the alloy brass?
Copper and Zinc



92
Who actually sang the songs for Audrey Hepburn in the film of 'My Fair Lady', Deborah Kerr in 'The King and I' and Natalie Wood in 'West Side Story'?
Marni Nixon



93
On the London Underground map, which line is coloured pink?
Hammersmith & City



94
The Oscar winning film 'The Sting' was set in which American city?
Chicago



95
The popular table football game 'Subbuteo' takes its name from which genus of predatory bird ?
Hobby
 (Falco Subbuteo)



96
The black swan is native to which country?
Australia



97
Which Poet Laureate, who has a statue in St. Pancras station wrote the lines "Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough, It is not fit for humans now"?
John Betjeman



98
Seismology is the study of what?
Earthquakes



99
Which country's national flag shows an eagle perched on a cactus and holding a snake in its beak?
Mexico



100
In which American state is the Grand Canyon?
Arizona



101
In the 1991 Disney film 'Beauty and the Beast' what is the name of the beast?
Gaston



102
Which artist painted 'The Nightwatch' in 1642?
Rembrandt (van Rijn)



103
Which occasional garden visitor has the species name Erinaceus Europaeus?
The Hedgehog



104
Where, in 1918, was the Russian royal family assassinated?
Yekaterinburg (accept Ekaterinburg)



105
Who's work on garden peas formed the basis of modern day genetics?
Gregor Mendel






106
Which range of Toyota-made cars were designed for the American market?
The Lexus
(Luxury Export to the US)



107
In which musical would you hear the song 'I feel pretty'?
West Side Story



108
What is 'The Beau Sancy', which was sold at a Geneva auction in 2012 for £5.3 million?
a Diamond



109
Which nation hosted the 2015 soccer Women's World Cup?
Canada



110
Which TV series was adapted from GRR Martin's epic novels 'A Song of Ice and Fire'?
Game of Thrones



111
Give a year in the life of Ivan the Terrible.
1530 - 1584



112
‘Anachronistic’ means, from another what ?
Time



113
What was the name of the South American country Belize prior to 1973?
British Honduras



114
What type of fruit is a Norfolk Giant?
Raspberry



115
To which family of birds does the robin belong ?
Thrushes
(Turdidae)



116
Who wrote 'The Forsyte Saga'?
John Galsworthy



117
What was the name of Michael Jackson's pet chimpanzee?
Bubbles



118
What was the name of the prince who awoke Sleeping Beauty in Disney's 1959 movie?
Prince Phillip



119
Which car maker produces a model called 'Adam'?
Vauxhall



120
Who carried the flag for Great Britain at the CLOSING ceremony of the 2012 olympic games?
Ben Ainsley










SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS




S1
As shown on the jar label, what is a marmite?
Casserole dish (accept cooking pot)



S2
Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta has the sub-title 'The lass that loved a sailor'?
HMS Pinafore



S3
The Falkland Islands are British Overseas Territories, but what are they known as in Argentina?
The Malvinas



S4
What is the name of the red four sided hat worn by cardinal ?
a Biretta







TIE-BREAK




TIE
BREAK
What was the Official attendance at Super Bowl 48 last January?
82,529






4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Q.101
The name of the Beast was Prince Adam NOT Gaston.
Gaston was a different character and was the villain of the story.

9:39 AM  
Anonymous Stuart Orford said...

The robin is no longer classed as a thrush - it's now a chat or flycatcher (family Muscicapidae). "Thrush" is what ornithologists used to call any little brown job they couldn't classify, but things have moved on a bit lately :)

11:55 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

On q.66 the Royal Irish Constabulary, formed in 1836 and dissolved in 1922,were certainly not known as the Black and Tans. The Black and Tans were a reserve force recruited, mainly in England, in 1919 to assist the R.I.C during the Irish War of Independence.They were mostly made up of ex soldiers.Their name came from their mix of military and police uniform which reminded a reporter of the colour of the beagles used by the Scarteen Hunt in Limerick.

11:32 PM  
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