Questions for 29th November, 2016

 

 

Set by

The Dolphin Dragons

And vetted by

The Nag’s Head and the Sutton Mutton.

Specialist Rounds:

· Geography

· History

· Katherines etc

· Festivals

· Food (and drink)

· Arts and Entertainment

· Science (and Natural Science)

· Sport

Round 1: Geography

Q1.which capital city stands on the river Tagus?

A1. Lisbon

Q2. What is a fumerole?

A2. A vent in the side of, or near, a volcano (which emits steam and other gases)

Q3. What is the capital of Slovenia?

A3. Ljubljana

Q4.Perth (W Australia) stands on which river?

A4. The Swan

Q5. Which desert is found in Chile?

A5. The Atacama

Q6. What is the capital of Croatia?

A6. Zagreb

Q7. What does a meander become when it is cut off from the river?

A8. Ox-bow lake.

Q8. The Negev Desert is found in which country?

A8. Israel

Supplementaries

Sup 1. What is an erratic?

A rock which has no connection with the rocks beneath it (having been carried there by glaciation)

Sup 2. What is a levee?

A raised embankment alongside a river (it can be natural or man-made and helps prevent flooding)

Round 2: History

Q1. Which conflict was responsible for the Lancashire Cotton Famine of the 1860’s?

A1. The American Civil War

Q2. Who succeeded Augustus as Roman Emperor?

A2. Tiberius

Q3. What is the former city of Christiania now called?

A3. Oslo

Q4. Who is the only US President to serve 4 terms of office as President?

A4. F.D. Roosevelt

Q5. Against which city did Rome fight the Punic Wars?

A5. Carthage

Q6. Queen Adelaide was the queen consort of which British king?

A6. William IV

Q7. John, Duke of Lancaster, son of Edward III, is better known as?

A7. John of Gaunt

Q8. What is the third Battle of Ypres also called?

A8. Passchaendale

Supplementaries

Sup 1.Richard III was buried for the second time in which city?

Leicester

Sup 2. Which city did William Wilberforce represent in parliament?

(Kingston-upon) Hull

Round 3: Katherines etc

(All the questions/answers involve a Catherine/Katie/Kathy etc)

Q1. Who lit the Olympic flame at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

A2. Cathy Freeman

Q2. Catherine Moorland is the heroine of which Jane Austen book?

A2. Northanger Abbey

Q3. Katherine Howard was cousin to which other wife of Henry VIII?

A3. Anne Boleyn

Q4. Which Italian born TV personality introduced several Eurovision Song Contests in the 60s and 70s?

A4. Katie Boyle

Q5. Which American singer has albums entitled Teenage Dream and Prism, and has a fan in Geoffrey Boycott?

A5. Katy Perry

Q6. Which British king was married to Catherine of Braganza?

A6. Charles II

Q7. What was the original surname of Heathcliffe’s Cathy?

A7. Earnshaw

Q8. Name the British Olympic rower who has 2 silver & 1 gold medal.

A8. Katherine Grainger

Supplementaries

Sup1.Which TV play of the 1960s gave a boost to the launch of the charity Shelter just a few days later?

Cathy Come Home

Sup 2. Who played Kathy Beale on Eastenders?

Gillian Taylforth

Round 4: Festivals

Q1. The name of which festival translates literally into English as Farewell to Meat?

A1. Carnival

Q2. Which is the Hindu Festival of Lights, celebrated in the autumn (Northern Hemisphere)?

A2 .Diwali

Q3. At which Somerset farm does the annual Glastonbury Festival take place?

A3. Worthy Farm

Q4. The Festival of Remembrance is held on the Saturday before Remembrance Sunday at which place in London?

A4. Royal Albert Hall

Q5. Name the Jewish Festival of light, which occurs every year in late November/ early December.

A5. Hannukah

Q6. What is the other, church, name for Twelfth Night?

A6. Epiphany

Q7. Which town in the Welsh marches hosts a world famous festival of literature and the arts every year in early summer?

A7. Hay on Wye

Q8. What is the name of the festival that takes place in Lerwick, Shetland, on the last Tuesday in January every year?

A8. Up Helly Aa

Supplementaries

Sup 1. Which German city hosts the annual Oktoberfest (the world’s largest beer festival)?

Munich

Sup 2. Why is the Macclesfield Festival of Barnaby so called?

It is held on and around the Feast of St Barnabas (June 11^th)

Round 5: Food (and Drink).

Q1. If you ordered grenouilles (pronounced gron wee) in a French restaurant, what would you be eating?

A1. Frog's legs

Q2. Named after a J.M Barrie play which confectionery assortment contains toffee penny, orange chocolate crunch & the green triangle?

A2. Quality Street

Q3. On which Scottish Island is the Talisker whisky distillery?

A3. Skye

Q4. What is the American term for grilling food?

A4. Broiling

Q5. What is Yarg cheese wrapped in?

A5. Nettles

Q6. What colour is the food colour annatto?

A6. Orange / Red (Accept either)

Q7. What is pancetta?

A7. A form of Italian bacon / cured pork…(you get the idea!)

Q8. What gives Windsor red cheese its colour and flavour?

A8. Red Wine or Port (either acceptable)

Supplementaries

Sup 1. What is a Beef Wellington?

Beef cooked wrapped in pastry

Sup 2. What is cous cous made from?

Semolina

Sup 3. Which fruit is distilled to make Calvados?

Apples
Round 6: Arts and Entertainment

Q1. Which Painter was the main character in the book, and then the film, The Girl with a Pearl Earring?

A1. Vermeer

Q2. Who wrote "The Liar", a semi autobiographical first novel published in 1991?

A2. Stephen Fry

Q3. The writing of which famous poem was supposedly interrupted by the arrival of “a person from Porlock?”

A3. Kubla Kahn (by Coleridge)

Q4. In architecture, Lancel, Oriel and Sash, are types of what?

A4. Windows

Q5. According to Monty Python, among which organisation's weaponry are 

"fear, surprise, & ruthless efficiency?"

A5. The Spanish Inquisition

Q6.Which actor is the only remaining living member of the Dad’s Army platoon?

A6. Ian Lavender

Q7. What was the first solo Number 1 single by a member of the Beatles?

A7. "My Sweet Lord" (by George Harrison)

Q8. The Hippopotamus, The Gnu & The Rhinoceros were among the comic songs of which duo? 

A8. Flanders & Swann

Supplementaries

Sup 1. The Birth of Venus & Primavera are notable works of which Florentine Renaissance artist, born Alessandro Filipepi? 

Sandro Botticelli

Sup 2. Which writer created "The Gruffalo"?

Julia Donaldson

Round 7: Science & Nature

Q1. What conversion would you be doing if you multiplied by nine over five 

& added 32?

A1. Degrees Celsius (centigrade) to degrees Fahrenheit

Q2. How many digits (or equivalents) are used in a hexadecimal system?

A2. Sixteen

Q3. The meteor shower, the Orionids (visible at the end of last month) is composed of debris from what?

A3. Halley’s Comet

Q4. Which mammal comes in two-toed & three-toed varieties?

A4. Sloth

Q5. In geometry, what name is given to a 10-sided figure?

A5. Decagon

Q6. The adjective costal refers to which part of the human body?

A6. Ribs

Q7. What type of crab has an enlarged claw, which it holds in the manner of someone playing a violin?

A7. Fiddler crab

Q8. If the positive electrode of an electrolyte cell is called an anode, what name is given to the negative electrode?

A8. Cathode

Supplementaries

Sup 1. The disease beri-beri is caused by a lack of vitamin B1. What is this vitamin also called?

Thiamine

Sup 2. What is the defining characteristic of a scalene triangle?

No side (and/or angle) is the same length/size

Round 8: Sport

Q1. Dressage & show jumping are two of the three disciplines in equestrian three day eventing. The other is?

A1. Cross country

Q2. The modern pentathlon consists of riding, running, shooting, swimming & which other discipline?

A2. Fencing

Q3. Four UK men retained their individual Olympic gold medals in Rio. Mo Farah was one. Name one of the others.

A3. Jason Kenny, Alistair Brownlee, Andy Murray.

Q4. Similarly, four UK women also retained their individual Olympic gold medals in Rio. Laura Trott (now Kenny) was one. Name one of the others.

A4. Jade Jones, Nicola Adams, Charlotte Dujardin

Q5. Name one of the 5 European golfers in this year’s Ryder cup, who are not UK citizens,

A5. Henrik Stenson (Sweden), Sergio Garcia (Spain), Rafa Cabrera Bello (Spain), Martin Kaymer (Germany), Thomas Pieters (Belgium)

Q6. Who, with 14 Paralympic golds has now overtaken Tanni Grey-Thompson’s record for the UK’s most successful female paralympian?

A5. Sarah Storey.

Q7. Which team defeated Wales in the semi-final of the Football European Championship this summer?

A7. Portugal

Q8. Which was the only team England defeated in the same championship?

A8. Wales

Supplementaries

Sup1. In cricket what is signalled by the umpire holding out one arm horizontally?

No ball

Sup 2. In baseball what term is given to the fielder who is positioned behind the batter?

Catcher

Sup 3. Who was appointed the English Women’s Cricket Captain, to succeed Charlotte Edwards in June 2016?

Heather Knight

 

General Knowledge

1	Q	For the coronation of which monarch was Zadok the Priest written, by Handel in the eighteenth century?
	A	George II
2	Q	Who is Jenson Button’s “stable mate” at McLaren this season?
	A	Fernando Alonso
3	Q	Who left this year’s Strictly come Dancing for unspecified personal reasons in October?
	A	Will Young
4	Q	Ruth Langsford is married to which TV Broadcaster from Ireland?
	A	Eamonn Holmes
5	Q	What is the name of the political party founded by the Rev. Ian Paisley?
	A	The Democratic Unionist
6	Q	What is the architectural term for the generally triangular portion of an end wall which supports a pitched roof?
	A	Gable
7	Q	This October, playing against Bangladesh, which English bowler scored a “fifer”, (ie took 5 wickets ) on his first appearance for his country in an ODI?
	A	Jake Ball (the first Englishman to achieve this)
8	Q	What was the name of the Holiday camp in the Sitcom Hi-Di-Hi?
	A	Maplin's (holiday camp)
9	Q	Which canal accounts for Wigan having a pier?
	A	The Leeds and Liverpool
10	Q	Hector E. Bonzo was the last captain of which ship which sank in 1982?
	A	The General Belgrano
11	Q	Rogue trader Nick Leeson brought down which bank?
	A	Baring Brothers (allow Barings Bank)
12	Q	St Johnstown (or St Johnstoun) was once the capital city of Scotland. By what name is St Johnstown now known?
	A	Perth
13	Q	Bryony Page, from Crewe, won an unexpected silver medal in which discipline at the Olympics?
	A	Trampolining
14	Q	Patience, by Gilbert and Sullivan contains the character Bunthorne who “Walks down Piccadilly with a poppy or a lily in his medieval hand? Of which real life person was this meant as a take-off?
	A	Oscar Wilde
15	Q	The Gulf of Venice lies at the northern end of which sea?
	A	Adriatic
16	Q	What word can mean either the SI Unit for measuring the mass of atoms, molecules etc, or a small mammal, found in Britain (and elsewhere)?
	A	Mole (It is also a breakwater on the shore…)
17	Q	Who defeated Great Britain in the 2016 Davis Cup at the semi-final stage?
	A	Argentina
18	Q	In which African country is the Nubian Desert to be found?
	A	Sudan
19	Q	What was the name of the maidens who carried dead Viking warriors to feast in Valhalla?
	A	The Valkyries
20	Q	Which bird appears in the title of a Ralph Vaughan Williams composition of 1914 (revised in 1920)?
	A	Lark (The Lark Ascending)
21	Q	In 1685 the Duke of Monmouth led a rebellion against which King, his uncle?
	A	James II (James VII of Scotland)
22	Q	Who is the recently impeached President of Brazil?
	A	Dilma Rousseff
23	Q	What is the name of the layer between the earth's crust and its core?
	A	The Mantle
24	Q	How old was the dancing queen in Abba's song?
	A	Seventeen
25	Q	Margaret Thatcher represented which constituency?
	A	Finchley
26	Q	Which author created the blue-blooded sleuth Albert Campion?
	A	Margery Allingham
27	Q	Which song’s lyric contains these words “I love the colourful clothes she wears. And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair.”
	A	Good Vibrations (Beach Boys)
28	Q	In Greek myth, which princess helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece?
	A	Medea
29	Q	The RRS Sir David Attenborough is designed to operate in which maritime regions?
	A	Polar
30	Q	In Scotland, every January, many women have a celebration in honour of Jean Armour. She was the wife of which famous Scot?
	A	Robbie Burns
31	Q	Portia Simpson Miller is the current prime minister of which Caribbean island
	A	Jamaica
32	Q	Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Artemis?
	A	Diana
33	Q	In which Shakespeare play does the title character get annoyed when the French send him a gift of tennis balls?
	A	Henry V
34	Q	While walking through woods in 1941, George de Mestral was inspired, by the burrs that clung to his clothes, to invent what product?
	A	Velcro
35	Q	Who is the only person in UK history to hold all 4 major offices of state (PM, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home & Foreign secretary)?
	A	James Callaghan
36	Q	The legend of King Alfred burning cakes is said to have taken place on which so called "island"?
	A	Athelney
37	Q	Who was the Greek God of War?
	A	Ares
38	Q	Manchester United lost 3 games on the trot this September: name one of the three teams that beat them.
	A	Feyenoord, Watford and Manchester City
39	Q	"Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye" is a line from which 1968 film?
	A	2001: A Space Odyssey
40	Q	What is Jeremy Corbyn’s constituency?
	A	Islington North (the North is essential!)
41	Q	Which perennial herb, scientific name Foeniculum vulgare has seeds that taste of aniseed?
	A	Fennel
42	Q	For which film did Mark Rylance win the Oscar for best supporting actor this year?
	A	Bridge of Spies
43	Q	Honiton (Devon) & Nottingham are traditional centres for the production of which material?
	A	Lace
44	Q	Maddie Hinch starred in which GB gold-winning team at the Rio Olympics?
	A	Ladies Hockey – she was the keeper who kept out all those penalties
45	Q	On which river was Handel's 'Water Music' first performed?
	A	The Thames
46	Q	The brambling, crossbill & linnet are species of which bird?
	A	Finch
47	Q	Elon Musk is the CEO of which American Aerospace company?
	A	SpaceX
48	Q	What type of clothing was a Bicorne?
	A	Hat (Aka A Cocked Hat)
49	Q	Actress Pearl Mackie has been chosen to play which high profile TV role?
	A	The Doctor’s new companion (Bill) on Dr Who
50	Q	Who took hostage various oil ministers at an OPEC meeting in Vienna in 1975?
	A	Carlos the Jackal (accept Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, his real name, of course!)
51	Q	Which is the 3rd type of rock, along with igneous and sedimentary?
	A	Metamorphic
52	Q	As of November 9th,which political party has Leanne Wood as its leader?
	A	Plaid Cymru (accept, if you must, Welsh Nationalist)
53	Q	What type of animal has a name that literally translates as river horse?
	A	Hippopotamus
54	Q	Who did Clementine Ogilvy Hozier marry in 1908?
	A	Winston Churchill
55	Q	Which railway handbook of 1863 became an unusual bestseller after a 2012 reissue?
	A	Bradshaw's
56	Q	Which series of films is set in the island & township of Amity?
	A	Jaws
57	Q	Who is the canal loving wife of actor Timothy West?
	A	Prunella Scales
58	Q	The Thinker & The Kiss are notable sculptures by whom?
	A	Auguste Rodin
59	Q	Who won 2 individual gold medals for Britain within hours of each other at the Rio Olympics?
	A	Max Whitlock
60	Q	The Freemantle Doctor & Cape Doctor are types of what?
	A	They are Winds, (presumed to be beneficial)
61	Q	What bird of the crow family has the Latin name pica pica?
	A	Magpie
62	Q	Which big cat is the symbol for Peugeot cars?
	A	Lion
63	Q	Pissaro is classified as belonging to which school of painting?
	A	Impressionist
64	Q	Which famous, recently renovated, railway engine was seen in the Crewe area in June this year?
	A	The Flying Scotsman.
65	Q	What type of clothing is an Ulster?
	A	Overcoat
66	Q	Who was elected to lead the Conservative party immediately after John Major?
	A	William Hague
67	Q	What title was held by Robert Devereux, executed after leading a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I in 1601?
	A	The Earl of Essex
68	Q	In which partly autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens do the Murdstones and the Peggotys appear?
	A	David Copperfield
69	Q	The musical "Half a Sixpence" was based on a novel by which writer?
	A	HG Wells (Kipps)
70	Q	The world's largest man made lake by volume lies between Zambia & Zimbabwe. What is its name?
	A	Lake Kariba
71	Q	Which Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera is subtitled the Peer and the Peri?
	A	Iolanthe
72	Q	"Squire Trelawney, Dr Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen" is the opening to which adventure novel?
	A	Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
73	Q	In which city is Venice Beach?
	A	Los Angeles.
74	Q	Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Bill Berry were the members of which rock band?
	A	REM
75	Q	In which establishment is the Lutine Bell located?
	A	Lloyds of London
76	Q	Which famous building is found on the Ile de la Cite in Paris?
	A	(The Cathedral of) Notre Dame
77	Q	Who wrote the plays Blithe Spirit, Private Lives & Hay Fever amongst others?
	A	Noel Coward
78	Q	The Society of West End Theatre Awards were renamed after which actor in 1984?
	A	Laurence Olivier
79	Q	Who was the first suspect to be arrested with the aid of wireless telegraphy?
	A	Crippen
80	Q	Mount Tyree (15,918 feet) is the second highest peak on which continent?
	A	Antarctica
81	Q	What is the post at the bottom (and top) of a banister called?
	A	A newel post
82	Q	What animal has the Scientific name Pongo?
	A	The Orangutan
83	Q	The region of Patagonia is located in two countries. Name either.
	A	Argentina or Chile
84	Q	Who presents the ITV quiz show, The Chase?
	A	Bradley Walsh
85	Q	From which island does the cha-cha-cha ballroom dance originate?
	A	Cuba
86	Q	In "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" what was the name of the paranoid android?
	A	Marvin
87	Q	Who was the first Minister for the Arts (appointed by Harold Wilson)?
	A	Jennie Lee (Wife of Nye Bevan. She was elected to parliament when she was 24 - too young to vote in the 1920's when she was elected!)
88	Q	When the Tour of Britain came to Cheshire, on 6 Sept, in what park did the stage finish?
	A	Tatton
89	Q	Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills & Nash fame) was formerly a singer/songwriter with which English pop group?
	A	The Hollies
90	Q	Clove hitch, sheepshank, Turk's head & Granny are among types of what?
	A	Knot
91	Q	Which Poet Laureate wrote crime fiction under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake?
	A	Cecil Day-Lewis
92	Q	What name is given to the science of cultivating plants without putting them in soil but using mineral solutions in water?
	A	Hydroponics
93	Q	The ancient cities of Chichen Itza, Palenque & Calakmul are World Heritage sites in which country?
	A	Mexico
94	Q	What is the name of the company wishing to explore the viability of fracking around Little Plumpton and Roseacre Wood in Lancashire?
	A	Cuadrilla
95	Q	Who wrote the Sword of Honour trilogy (Men at Arms, Officers & Gentlemen & Unconditional Surrender
	A	Evelyn Waugh
96	Q	In which century was the Taj Mahal built?
	A	Seventeenth (completed in 1653, after 22 years)

Supplementary Questions:
1	Q	Which famous American object was cast in a Whitechapel foundry in 1752?
	A	The Liberty Bell
2	Q	Who is current ( as of Nov 9) ladies tennis number 1 in the world, despite losing the 2016 Wimbledon final to Serena Williams?
	A	Angelique Kerber
3	Q	Born in Barbados in 1988 singer, songwriter, model & actress Robyn Fenty is better known by her middle name. Which is?
	A	Rihanna
4	Q	In which Indian city is the historic Red Fort complex?
	A	Delhi
5	Q	Who won this year’s cricket county championship?
	A	Middlesex
6	Q	What was the first man-made object to move faster than the speed of sound?
	A	A Whip