22n Feb Cup Semi-Final against the royal Oak

 

 

 

 

Questions prepared and vetted by Cock-A-2 and Sutton Mutton

Cup and Plate Semi-Finals 2017 (Sutton Mutton questions)

1 Tribology is the study of what?

The study of friction, wear and lubrication; the science of interacting surfaces in relative motion - accept answers containing the words in bold)

2 The Japanese word Shinkansen defines what specific sort of transport in Japan?

(High speed ‘Bullet’ trains)

3 In which castle did the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales take place?

(Caernarfon)

4 Which cartoon character was captain of the Black Pig?

(Captain Pugwash)

5 What does the letter R mean when referring to an SLR camera?

(Reflex – exact word needed – SLR is single lens reflex)

6 What did the letter R mean when referring to a British soldier’s SLR?

(Rifle– exact word needed – SLR stands for self loading rifle)

7 In which present day country did English and Prussian forces defeat the French armies of Napoleon in the battle of Waterloo?

(Belgium)

8 What was the prefabricated floating sectional harbour constructed at Arromanches in 1944 called?

(Mulberry Harbour- accept also Port Winston)

9 After its closure, the air base at RAF Finningley was acquired by the Peel Group. What is the airport they now operate at that location called?

(Doncaster Sheffield Airport - accept also Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport as it was renamed in December 2016)

10 West Country Farmhouse Cheddar, Beacon Fell Traditional Lancashire, and Single Gloucester are three of the nine British cheeses that have what type of designation under EU rules?

(PDO - Protected District of Origin – the other six are Staffordshire Cheese, Swaledale Cheese, Blue Stilton Cheese, White Stilton Cheese, Dovedale Cheese, Buxton Blue or Bonchester Cheese)

11 What three letter acronym identifies the French high speed rail network?

(TGV - Train à Grande Vitesse exact letters needed)

12 Cape Trafalgar, near which the famous naval battle took place, is on the south west coast of which modern day country?

(Spain)

13 What European city would you be flying into if the Airport code on your luggage label had the letters FCO?

(Rome - Fiumicino)

14 Charles Dickens had a favourite pet bird he called Grip, and in his novel Dickens gave Barnaby Rudge an identical pet of the same name. What type of bird was Grip?

(Raven)

15 What was the name of the Orlando night club which was the scene for a mass shooting in June 2016?

(Pulse)

16 Hazell was a TV Detective series of the 1970’s, based on novels co-written by which famous football manager?

(Terry Venables)

17 “Mad World” was a hit record for Tears for Fears, reaching number 3 in the charts in 1982, but which artist had a number 1 hit in 2003 with a cover version of the same song?

(Gary Jules - which he recorded with Michael Andrews for the film Donnie Darko in 2001)

18 Which breed of dog featured on both the 1985 “Hounds of Love” Album cover by Kate Bush, and also singing and playing the piano on a Smirnoff Vodka TV advert in 2001?

(Weimaraner)

19 Adama Barrow became the President of which country in January 2017, having reputedly worked as a security guard in a North London Argos store, when studying in London in the early 2000’s?

(Gambia)

20 Which company’s dress policy for receptionists included high heels for women and resulted in Nicola Thorp being sent home in 2016 when she refused to comply?

(PwC Price Waterhouse Coopers - accept also Portico who were the outsourcing employer who actually employed Nicola Thorp)

21 When Roger Rabbit was accused of murdering Marvin Acme which cartoon character was he married to?

(Jessica Rabbit – in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?)

22 Who was the last uncrowned British Monarch?

(Edward VIII)

23 Which country granted women the vote on the 19^th September 1893, the first nation in the world to do so according to Wikipaedia?

(New Zealand)

24 Sir Alex Issigonis was the father of which transverse engined car with an 848cc engine?

(The Mini – accept also the Austin 7 or the Morris Mini-Minor as they were originally sold under these badge engineered names.)

25 Where did journalist Henry Stanley meet Doctor David Livingstone for the first time?

(Ujiji – in present day Tanzania)

26 Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot are the only grape varieties that can be used to make what red wine?

(Bordeaux - accept also Claret)

27 Which aircraft, along with the Avro Vulcan and the Handley Page Victor, was the third of the British V-bombers?

(Vickers Valiant)

28 On which fictional island would you find Thomas, Percy, Gordon and all of Thomas’s other friends?

(Sodor)

29 Cloudy Bay vineyards in Wairau Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand is noted for producing white wine from which grape variety?

(Sauvignon Blanc)

30 Where was U2 pilot Gary Powers exchanged for a Russian spy?

(The Glienicke Bridge or Bridge of Spies – accept either answer. Checkpoint Charlie is not acceptable – this is the location where American student Frederic Pryor was released from East Berlin at the same time)

31 Who patented the dual cyclone vacuum cleaner?

(James Dyson)

32 According to Wikipedia, what did William Webb Ellis invent?

(Rugby)

33 What links Omaha, Juno and Sword?

(They were the code names for three of the D-Day landing beaches in Normandy)

34 Who was nicknamed "The Bouncing Czech" by Harold Wilson?

(Robert Maxwell)

35 American electronics company Motorola has its headquarters in which US State?

(Illinois)

36 Which car manufacturer has its headquarters in Mlada Boleslav?

(SKODA)

37 Which river rises at Flash Head south of Buxton, flows past Longnor, Hulme End and Ilam, then flows into the River Dove?

(River Manifold)

38 What is the currency of South Korea

(The Won)

39 What was the currency of Finland prior to 2002?

(The Markka)

40 Arnold Bennet set his novel Anna of the Five Towns, and other novels, in the potteries. Which of Stoke–on-Trent’s six towns was not referred to by him in his ‘five towns’?

(Fenton)

41 What was the name of Hitler's headquarters on the eastern front, also the location of the failed assassination attempt on the 20th of July 1944?

(Wolf's Lair - (Wolfschanze)

42 What type of feet do Palmipeds have?

(Webbed Feet)

43 In which 1958 film did John Mills say "Worth waiting for" after being served with a glass of lager.

(Ice Cold in Alex)

44 In which Swiss Canton is Montreux?

(Vaud)

45 If you were Agliophobic what would you be afraid of?

(Pain)

46 Andover is in which English county?

(Hampshire)

47 In 1964, which Sheffield Wednesday, Everton and England wing half was convicted of fraud after fixing the results of a football match?

(Tony Kay)

48 What was Richard Bach’s novella about a seagull learning about life and flight called?

(Jonathan Livingstone Seagull)

49 In which century did construction of Battle Abbey start?

(The eleventh century – it was completed around 1094 AD)

50 Elements of what event are currently scheduled to take place in Doha at the end of 2022?

(FIFA World Cup)

51 What was the connection between the inventor of correction fluid (i.e. Liquid Paper or Tipp-ex) and Michael Nesmith of the Monkees?

(The inventor of the fluid - Bette Claire Nesmith Graham - was Michael Nesmith’s mother)

52 What sort of plant is Creeping Red Fescue?

(Grass)

53 What is the anglicised name for the Dutch port of Vlissingen?

(Flushing)

54 Which EFL club plays its home games at Highbury Stadium?

(Fleetwood Town FC)

55 Time Magazine’s Person of the Year was Trump in 2016 and Merkel in 2015, but in 2014 the award did not go to an individual. Which Group of people were recognised for having done the most to influence the events of 2014?

(Ebola Fighters)

56 Who was the Jamaican sprinter disqualified from the 2008 Olympics 4 x 100m relay by a retrospective drugs test, which means that Usain Bolt has handed back his Gold medal?

(Nesta Carter)

57 What is the full name of the UK Parliamentary Constituency that was represented by Jo Cox as the Member of Parliament before she was killed in June 2016?

(Batley and Spen)

58 Which country was the host venue for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament?

(Gabon)

59 Which professional firm employing close to 200,000 people around the world can trace it origins back to a man named William Barclay Peat in London in 1870?

(KPMG)

60 What is the two word term used more commonly to describe a Bedford RLHZ self-propelled pump?

(A Green Goddess – the 1950s fire engine)

Cock-A-2 cup and plate final questions Feb 2017

61. Which modern city was founded by the Greek leader BYZAS in 6th century BC?

Istanbul (accept Byzantium/Constantinople)

62. The actress Natalie Portman, tipped for an Oscar for her recent role as Jackie Kennedy, won her first Oscar for playing a ballerina in which 2010 film?

Black Swan

63. Four traditional English counties border Wales: Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Cheshire (or Cheshire West and Chester) and which other?

Herefordshire

64. Which U.S.A. First Lady (President’s wife) had the same maiden name as her married name?

Eleanor Roosevelt (accept Roosevelt) – she was fifth cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt

65. Who is Prime Minister of Australia?

Malcolm Turnbull

66. Because of her lack of personal hygiene, which politician is reputed to have said to Queen Victoria “a bath taken in the early evening before dinner wouldn’t go amiss”?

Lord Melbourne

67. Who wrote the opera ‘The Pearl Fishers’?

Bizet

68. Why was Dominic Chappell in the news in 2016?

He bought BHS from Philip Green for £1.

69. Which 1964 film ends with images of a series of huge explosions accompanied by Vera Lynn singing ‘We’ll Meet Again’?

Doctor Strangelove or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb (accept Dr. Strangelove)

70. Who took the post of Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead on 12^th September 2016?

David Cameron

71. The name of which Texas city is derived from the Spanish for yellow?

Amarillo

72. In which island country can you visit the SIGIRIYA Rock Fortress, the ancient city of POLONNARUWA and the Temple of the Tooth Relic?

Sri Lanka

73. The first ever Match of the Day was broadcast in 1964 and featured Liverpool against which other team?

Arsenal

74. Libby Lane is the Church of England’s first female bishop. To which town was she appointed bishop?

Stockport

75. Which team won the Superbowl in February 2017?

The New England Patriots

76. In a film, who killed Marion Crane?

Norman Bates (Psycho)

77. In a film and novel who killed Clare Quilty?

Humbert Humbert (in Lolita)

78. Which long distance footpath runs from Sedbury Cliffs on the Severn Estuary to Prestatyn in North Wales?

Offa’s Dyke Path

79. Homage to Catalonia, describing his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, was written by which English novelist?

George Orwell

80. In 1903 Mileva Maric became the first wife of which famous physicist?

Albert Einstein

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81. Christmas Island, part of the republic of Kiribati, was so named on Christmas Eve 1777 by which British navigator?

Captain Cook

82. In 1775, what was the first pitched battle of the American War of Independence?

Bunker Hill (outside Boston)

83. What is the northernmost of the sea areas in the Met Office shipping forecasts?

Southeast Iceland (accept Iceland)

84. Which type of alcoholic spirits is also the name of a dynasty that ruled France?

Bourbon (whisky)

85. Which English King was defeated by the Scots at Bannockburn in 1314?

Edward II

86. Which is the only river that flows from the Alps to the North Sea?

Rhine

87. Gout is caused by raised levels of which acid in the blood?

Uric acid

88. Which pianist and conductor married the cellist Jacqueline du Pre in 1967?

Daniel Barenboim

89. The City of Exeter and the US Marine Corps share which two word Latin motto, meaning “always faithful”?

Semper Fidelis

90. Which member of the cabinets of both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown shares his name with one of the principal leaders of the Peasants Revolt?

Jack Straw

91. Which American novel ends with the lines “so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”?

The Great Gatsby

92. Which American President had the middle name Fitzgerald?

John F. Kennedy

93. What natural feature and tourist attraction in Africa is known as “The Smoke that Thunders” to locals in their native tongue?

Victoria Falls (The “smoke” is the plume of spray that is given off by the waterfall.)

94. Whose image is on a US $100 bill?

Benjamin Franklin

95. What position has former New York Mayor Rudi Giuliani been given in the Trump administration?

Cyber Security Adviser (accept anything similar)

96. In what year did use of the second runway at Manchester Airport begin?

2001 (no leeway)

97. What common plant has the Latin name Urtica dioica?

Nettle

98. What is the first name of the French composer Berlioz?

Hector

99. Name any of the saints to which Manchester cathedral is dedicated.

Mary, George and Denys

100. In which country is Dune 7 (a sand-dune) a popular tourist attraction?

Namibia

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101. Who created the sleuth Cormoran Strike?

Robert Galbraith (accept also J.K. Rowling)

102. In music, what can be perfect, interrupted or plagal?

A cadence. (Accept anything that mentions “ending/finishing” of a piece or section)

103. What type of creature is a Sally Lightfoot?

A large colourful crab

104. How many squares are there on a Scrabble board?

225

105. The River Eden flows through Carlisle, but which Scottish university is closest to where another River Eden enters the sea?

St. Andrews

106. What is the shortest book, by number of verses, in the Old Testament?

Obadiah

107. Which mountain in the Lake District lies just north of Keswick and dominates the northern Lakes?

Skiddaw

108. For how many Test matches did Alistair Cook captain the England cricket team?

59 (no leeway – in all the news recently)

109. The island of Lefkas is part of which Mediterranean country?

Greece

110. Who is the current Secretary of State for Transport (as at 10 February 2017)?

Chris Grayling

112. Give any year between the British Crown (and Government) taking over the assets of the East India Company and the final dissolution of the company?

1859 to 1874

113. Travelling due east from Macclesfield in Cheshire, the next county would be Derbyshire. Which would be the next county moving eastward?

Nottinghamshire

114. Who is starring as the main male character in the current Saturday night drama on BBCTV Taboo?

Tom Hardy

115. In which month does the birthday of Prince Charles come?

November (14^th)

116. Who is the acting coach of the Welsh rugby team In Warren Gatland’s absence?

Rob Howley

117. What is the logo of the National Trust and seen on all their literature and properties?

Oak leaves (need both for a correct answer)

118. What is the currency of Iceland?

Krona

119. Give either of the two types of motor scooter associated with mod culture of the 1960’s?

Lambretta or Vespa

120. In mathematics, what number results from 5! (say 5 exclamation mark or 5 shriek)?

120 (It means 5 factorial, which is 5x4x3x2x1)

 

Supplementary questions

S1 What is the unit of currency used in computer games Sim City and The Sims?

(Simoleon)

S2 What is the Welsh word for Police (as seen on their bilingual yellow coats)?

(Heddlu)

S3 Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France, was born in which country?

(Austria)

S4 Which US General died Heidelberg in 1945 12 days after being injured in a car crash?

(General George S Patton

S5 Harwich in Essex has a passenger ferry connection with which european port?

(Hook of Holland – do not accept Rotterdam Europort which is a freight only service)

S6 Which Scottish Premiership Football Club plays its home games at the Global Energy Stadium in Dingwall

(Ross County FC)

S7 What was the Tonton Macoute?

(Haitian paramilitary ‘secret police’, set up by Papa Doc Duvalier in 1959)

S8 Which Chester-le-Street born footballer’s nickname was Captain Marvel?

(Bryan Robson)

S9. To two decimal places, what distance in miles is a kilometre?

0.62 miles

S10. In what year did Leeds United win their only FA Cup final? - It was also the centenary of the first FA Cup Final.

1972 (no leeway)

 

Tie Breakers

1 What is the aggregate of the crowds attending MTFC’s FA Trophy match at home to Boreham Wood and FC United of Manchester’s home friendly against SV Austria Salzburg on the 4^th February

967(MTFC) plus 1562 (FCUM) = 2529

2 What is the distance in miles between Macclesfield and Berlin as the crow flies (taken from google maps using the centres of each location.

(648 miles)

3 Three Thursdays ago, two of your question setters went to Wetherspoons for a meal. The order was one large chicken Balti, one large chicken Jalfrezi, two side orders of Bombay potatoes, a pint of Thornbridge Brewery Sequoia and a pint of Tring Brewery Side Pocket. How much to the nearest penny was this round?

(£17-48)

14th February Away to the Pack Horse Bowling Club

 

Specialist Questions

Set by the Park Tavern 

vetted by the Ox-fford C & The Cock

Arts & Entertainment – First Lines

History – Recognise a face - Picture Round

Geography – Island Hopping

Science

Sport

Capital Punishment

Love is in the air

All but the kitchen sink

Round 1 - Arts & Entertainment – First Lines

You will be given the first line from a book, film, or song. Simply name the title.

Q1	BOOK - It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him	Catch 22 (Joseph Heller)
Q2	BOOK - All children, except one, grow up	Peter Pan (JM Barrie)
Q3	TV SERIES THEME TUNE - It's time to start the music	The Muppets
Q4	TV SERIES THEME TUNE - So no one told you life was gonna be this way	Friends
Q5	FILM - Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family	Trainspotting
Q6	SONG - Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me, I think they're ok	Material Girl (Madonna)
Q7	SONG - I met her in a club down in old Soho	Lola (The Kinks)
Q8	FILM - As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster	Goodfellas

Supplementaries

S1	TV SERIES THEME TUNE - Here we come walking down the Street	The Monkees
S2	BOOK - It was the day my grandmother exploded	The Crow Road (Iain Banks)

Round 2 - History – Picture Round

1. BORN c1501

EXECUTED 19 MAY 1536

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2. BORN 7 FEBRUARY 1478 EXECUTED 6 JULY 1535

3. BORN 29 DECEMBER 1809

DIED 19 MAY 1898

4. BORN 8 DECEMBER 1542

EXECUTED 8 FEBRUARY 1587

5.BORN 12 MAY 1820

DIED 13 AUGUST 1910

6. BORN 12 FEBRUARY 1809

ASSASSINATED 15 APRIL 1865

7. BORN 25 APRIL 1599

DIED 3 SEPTEMBER 1658

8. BORN 29 SEPTEMBER 1758

DIED 21 OCTOBER 1805

S1. BORN 26 AUGUST 1819

DIED 14 DECEMBER 1861

4th June 1738 – 29 January 1820

 

A1	Anne Boleyn
A2	Thomas More
A3	William Gladstone
A4	Mary Queen of Scots (accept Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland)
A5	Florence Nightingale
A6	Abraham Lincoln
A7	Oliver Cromwell
A8	Horatio Nelson

Supplementaries

S1	Prince Albert
S2	King George III

Alternative questions for any visually impaired players:

1. Who was the 31^st US President: he was born in 1874 and died in 1964?

Herbert Hoover

2. Who was the Scottish knight who defeated the English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 and was executed in London in 1305?

William Wallace

Round 3 - Geography – Island Hopping

Q1	Which island of the Inner Hebrides has Bowmore for its capital and is famous for its distinctive Whiskies?	Islay (pronounced 'isla')
Q2	Which island group, whose capital is Longyearbyen, lies halfway between Norway and the North Pole?	Svalbard (or Spitzbergen)
Q3	By area, which is the largest of Greece’s many islands?	Crete (3219 sq. miles)
Q4	If you travel due west from Quito, the capital of Ecuador, which celebrated island group will you first reach?	The Galapagos Islands
Q5	Which island is shared between Chile & Argentina?	Tierra del Fuego
Q6	Which island in the Gulf of St Lawrence has St John's for its capital and was previously known as Vinland by the Danes?	Newfoundland
Q7	Which is the largest of the four main islands in Japan?	Honshu
Q8	In which island nation would you find the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao?	The Phillippines

Supplementaries

S1	Which small island in the South Atlantic has Georgetown as its capital, but is best known for its RAF station and as a refueling and stop off point for aircraft servicing the Falklands War?	Ascension Island
S2	With its capital Victoria the principal island of Mahe is in which luxury holiday island nation in the Indian Ocean?	Seychelles

Round 4 – Science

Q1	Designed to limit the rise of global temperature to 2 degrees, environmentalists are concerned that Trump will pull the US out of which climate treaty of 2015?	Paris
Q2	What is the minimum number of volts it would take to push a current of 1 amp though a three ohm resistor?	3 Volts
Q3	What piece of Space memorabilia has recently been purchased and put on display in the Science Museum in London?	A space capsule (Tim Peake's capsule from the Soyuz rocket he travelled on.)
Q4	In 1869 what did Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev publish?	The periodic table
Q5	The atomic number of an element tells you what information about the composition of that element?	The number of protons in the nucleus (not neutrons)
Q6	In weather forecasting, when a cold front and a warm front combine, what name is given to the resulting new front?	An occluded front
Q7	What is the name given to the bubble of space containing and effectively dominated by our sun, created and maintained by the solar wind against the pressure of interstellar space?	The Heliosphere
Q8	What is the more common name for the chemical reaction that involves an exothermic, irreversible, oxidation of a material such as wood?	A fire/burning or similar

Supplementaries

S1	Krypton, Neon, Argon, Xenon & Radon are 5 of the naturally occurring noble gases, which is missing, and has atomic number 2?	Helium
S2	The 4 nucleobases of DNA are known by their initial letters of A, C, G & T. Give the full name of one of these?	Adenine or Cytosine or Guanine or Thymine

Round 5 - Sports

Q1	Which organisation has Gianni Infantino as its president?	FIFA
Q2	Which squash player had a winning streak of 555 matches in the 1980s?	Jahanghir Khan
Q3	Ignoring bonus points, How many points are awarded for a win in the Rugby Union Aviva Premiership?	4
Q4	Which major competition will take place in Bermuda in May & June 2017?	The Americas Cup (Yachting)
Q5	Michael Van Gerwen is a world champion in which sport?	Darts
Q6	In January 2017 Joey Barton rejoined Burnley FC, but had to immediately serve a one match misconduct ban, for what reason was the ban imposed?	Illegal gambling on football matches
Q7	Korean born Lydia Ko is the current world number one in which sport?	Golf (ladies)
Q8	Which major sports manufacturer recently announced that it would stop making golf clubs, leaving Rory McIlroy & Tiger Woods to find another supplier?	Nike

Supplementaries

S1	At the 30th January 2017 there are 3 British men in the top 50 of the world Tennis singles rankings, Sir Andy Murray is one, name either of the other 2?	Kyle Edmund (rank 47) or Dan Evans (rank 45)
S2	Who went from being English Football Premier League Manager of the Month in August 2016 to unemployed in January 2017?	Mike Phelan

Round 6 - Capital Punishment

All the answers to the following questions contain the name of a US state capital. In some cases it may be a forename, in others a surname. Please supply the capital.

Q1	Division of the Ford Motor Company known for selling luxury vehicles such as "The Continental"	Lincoln
Q2	A former World No 1 female tennis player, winner of 3 grand slams between 1979 and 1981.	Tracy Austin
Q3	What first name is shared by a Danish supermodel of the 1990s, a quirky British actress and the founder of an international cosmetics enterprise?	Helena (Christensen, Bonham-Carter and Rubinstein)
Q4	Which market town in the Yorkshire Dales shares its name with a London Borough?	Richmond
Q5	Sporting venue, home of the New York Knicks basketball team	Madison Square Gardens
Q6	Who was the American actor who co-starred alongside Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable in John Huston's "The Misfits"?	Montgomery Clift
Q7	Family surname of the first and only brothers to be nominated for acting Academy Awards	Phoenix (River and Joaquin)
Q8	Former Canadian Prime Minister - father of the current Canadian prime minister	Pierre Trudeau

Supplementaries

S1	High energy dance popularised in the 1920s and synonymous with the Jazz Age	Charleston
S2	Which American Rock band came to prominence in the 1970s and had a major hit with “More than a feeling” in 1976?	Boston

Round 7 - Love is in the air

A round of questions to celebrate St Valentine’s Day…

Q1	Who played ageing rock star Billy Mack in the film ‘Love Actually’?	Bill Nighy
Q2	What cocktail is made from vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry juice and orange juice?	Sex on the beach
Q3	In Arthurian legend, whose adulterous affair with Queen Guinevere led to the downfall of the Round Table?	Lancelot
Q4	In the film ‘Muriel’s Wedding’, Muriel dreams of her wedding day whilst listening to the music of which band?	ABBA
Q5	Human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin married which Hollywood actor in 2014?	George Clooney
Q6	Who said “Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire”?	George Bernard Shaw
Q7	What fruit is also known as the love apple?	Tomato
Q8	Paul Newman was married to which Hollywood actress for 50 years until his death in 2008?	Joanne Woodward

Supplementaries

S1	Who said “Give a man a free hand and he’ll try to put it all over you”?	Mae West
S2	In the Greek legend, who was the wife of Orpheus whom he visited in the underworld after her untimely death?	Eurydice

Round 8 – All but the kitchen sink

All the answers in this round contain items found in the Kitchen

Q1	Which type of banana, currently accounts for nearly half of all bananas grown, and was originally named after the occupant of Chatsworth House (where it was cultivated)?	Cavendish
Q2	What is the name of the ranch featured in the TV drama Dallas?	Southfork
Q3	Tim Martin was the founder of which British pub chain?	Wetherspoons
Q4	Which song originated in The Threepenny Opera, later made famous by Bobby Darin and others.	Mack the Knife
Q5	Which Buenos Aires football team takes its name from the nearby water course?	River Plate
Q6	Which dance troupe, active from 1966 to the mid 1970’s, were preceded in their most famous slot by the Go-Jos?	Pans People
Q7	Which lanky gangling Beano character appeared in the Bash Street Kids, and had forenames Percival Proudfoot?	Plug (Allow Plugsley)
Q8	Which New York band formed in 2001, taking its name from a lesbian sexual practice?	The Scissor Sisters

Supplementaries

S1	Also known as cenotes (pronounced: si-NO-tays), swallets or dolines (pronounced: doll-EENS), these are often caused by chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks?	Sinkholes
S2	Which Cambodian revolutionary/Khmer Rouge leader died in 1998?	Pol Pot

 

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Set by The Cock

1. Who became host of the TV quiz show Mastermind in 2003?

JOHN HUMPHREYS

2. Where did Neville Chamberlain call “A faraway country” of which “we know nothing?”

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

3. In terms of total cargo handled, which port is the largest in Europe?

ROTTERDAM

4. Which country signed the Treaty of Windsor in 1386 and is often called England’s oldest ally?

PORTUGAL

5. Which fruit is known as the Alligator Pear?

AVOCADO

6. Which battle was described afterwards by its victor as “The nearest run thing you ever saw?)

WATERLOO

7. Which Asian country has borders with India, Afghanistan, Iran and China?

PAKISTAN

8. In which US sport is the object to carry the ball into your opponents end zone?

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

9. Henry John Heinz began his business in 1869 originally to prepare and market which product?

HORSERADISH SAUCE

10. Edmund Bertram and Mary Crawford are characters in which Jane Austen novel?

MANSFIELD PARK

11. In the game of chess, which piece stands between the castle and the bishop at the start of the game?

KNIGHT

12. In which 1993 film does Anthony Hopkins play a butler named Stevens?

THE REMAINS OF THE DAY

13. In 1864 the bursting of the Dale Dyke Dam flooded which city?

SHEFFIELD

14. Which was the last battle of the Wars of the Roses?

BOSWORTH

15. Which car manufacturer has a blue oval as its emblem with the company’s name written in?

FORD

16. Which car manufacturer’s vehicles have a bull as its logo?

LAMBORGHINI

17. Who was the first leader of Pakistan after independence from Britain?

MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH (accept Jinnah as this is the surname?

18. Who was the first leader of Ghana after independence from Britain?

KWAME NKRUMAH

19. Which make of aircraft do the Red Arrows display team use?

BAE SYSTEMS HAWK (ACCEPT HAWK)

20. Which fixed wing aircraft will be used on HMS Queen Elizabeth?

F35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER A.K.A. LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35 LIGHTNING II

21. Where would you find a Gurney Flap?

ON A RACING CAR, HELICOPTER HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND BANNER TOWING AIRCRAFT

22. What is the most common use for a leaf spring?

PART OF A VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM

23. Who wrote the 1976 novel Roots?

ALEX HALEY

24. Who wrote the collection of poems A Shropshire Lad?

A.E. HOUSEMAN

25. Which English player was famously substituted in the 1970 World Cup match against Germany?

BOBBY CHARLTON

26. Who is the England Rugby Union coach?

EDDIE JONES

27. What was the title of David Bowie’s last album?

BLACKSTAR

28. What was Adele’s first single UK number 1?

SOMEONE LIKE YOU

29. Who resigned his Parliamentary seat over the issue of Heathrow’s new runway?

ZAK GOLDSMITH

30. Who is Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for exiting

The European Union?

DAVID DAVIS

31. Who is remaining as a judge when The Great British Bake-Off moves to Channel 4?

PAUL HOLLYWOOD

32. Which actress played Haley Cropper in Coronation Street?

JULIE HESMONDHALGH

33. What is LINUX?

A COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM

34. Which company was founded in 1975 to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800?

MICROSOFT

35. Which English city was known as Durnovaria to the Romans?

DORCHESTER

36. Which English town was known as Aquae Arnemetiae to the Romans?

BUXTON

37. Which river runs through Towcester?

TOVE

38. The river Croco runs through which Cheshire town?

MIDDLEWICH

39. How should a piece of music be played with the instruction con brio?

WITH SPIRIT OR VIGOUR

40. How should a piece of music be played with the instruction lento?

SLOWLY

41. The characters Sally Brass, Daniel Quilp and Richard (Dick) Swiveller appear in which Dickens novel?

THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP

42. The characters Mrs. Gummidge, Mr. Murdstone and Betsy Trotwood appear in which Dickens novel?

DAVID COPPERFIELD

43. What is the connection between Lisbon and Sheffield?

THEY ARE BOTH BUILT ON SEVEN HILLS

44. The original Severn Bridge enters Wales nearest to which town?

CHEPSTOW

45. “The Umbrellas” is a famous painting by which French artist

RENOIR

46. Who wrote the novel “The Running Man” under the pseudonym Richard Bachman?

STEPHEN KING

47. What is the former name of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe?

SALISBURY

48. On which river does Adelaide stand?

THE TORRENS

49. Which store in the UK was the first to have an escalator installed?

HARRODS

50. The Spar group of shops originated in which country in 1932?

HOLLAND (THE NETHERLANDS)

51. In our solar system what are Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta?

ASTEROIDS (ALSO ACCEPT MINOR PLANETS)

52. What kind of creature is a manakin?

A BIRD

53. King Zog was the ruler of which country?

ALBANIA

54. A barber, banker, fireman and nurse appear in the lyrics of which Beatles song?

PENNY LANE

55. Which city was due to stage the Olympic Games in 1916?

BERLIN

56. Sarah Palin was the governor of which American State?

ALASKA

57. Who said, “History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it”?

WINSTON CHURCHILL

58. Who said, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen”?

HARRY S. TRUMAN

59. What is the fifth book of the Old Testament,?

DEUTERONOMY

60. What is the most northerly desert in the world?

THE GOBI

61. Which US state has the sugar maple tree as its emblem?

VERMONT

62. In the film “The Fantastic Mr. Fox”, who provided the voice of Mr. Fox?

GEORGE CLOONEY

63. In the same film, who provided the voice of Mrs. Fox?

MERYL STREEP

64. On which musical instrument would you find a Claribell?

ORGAN – IT IS ONE OF THE STOPS

65. The town of Cremona in Italy is renowned for the manufacture of which musical instruments?

VIOLINS

66. The Eagles is the nickname of which football team?

CRYSTAL PALACE

67. Leeds United, Fulham and Preston all have the same nickname. What is it?

THE WHITES

68. T.V. presenter Annabel Croft was British No 1 in which sport?

TENNIS

69. San Jose is the capital of which Central American country?

COSTA RICA

70. Who wrote “South Riding”?

WINIFRED HOLTBY

71. What is the national flower of Mexico?

DAHLIA

72. Little Rock is the capital of which US state?

ARKANSAS

73. Which poet wrote “The Rainy Day?

LONGFELLOW

74. Complete the following group name: Desmond Decker and the…?

ACES

75. Complete the following group name: Huey Lewis and the…..?

NEWS

76. Who did Mehmet Ali attempt to assassinate in May 1981?

THE POPE

77. Which US President proposed a League of Nations?

WOODROW WILSON

78. In children’s’ TV programme “In the Night Garden”, who lives next door to the Pontipines?

THE WOTTINGERS

79. In the children’s cartoon what was the name of the cat who terrorised Pixie and Dixie?

MR. JINKS

80. What would your profession be if you wore a soutane?

A Priest – it’s a CASSOCK

81. What name is given to the close fitting cap worn by nuns?

A COIF

82. What type of creature is an addax?

ANTELOPE

83. What are Rockhoppers and Adelie types of?

PENGUINS

84. Whose first major English speaking film role was in the 1930 film “The Blue Angel”?

MARLENE DIETRICH

85. Which actress was painted gold in the Bond film “Goldfinger”?

SHIRLEY EATON

86. What sort of art work, often seen on TV, does Julia Quenzler specialise in?

COURT ARTIST

87. Who was the first woman to swim the English Channel?

GERTRUDE EDERLE

88. The Dodgers are the baseball team of which American city?

LOS ANGELES

89. Which Brazilian racing driver was killed at Imola in 1994

AYRTON SENNA

90. Where in the north-Atlantic can you find tropical fruits grown in

hothouses heated by natural heat sources?

ICELAND

91. What is the more common name for the citrus fruit, the shaddock?

POMELO

92. If you were eating lappi in Finland, what would you be eating?

CHEESE

93. What flavour is crème de cassis?

BLACKCURRANTS

94. Who recorded “Rubber Soul”?

THE BEATLES

95. Which group had UK hit in 1995 with Common People?

PULP

96. If A is Alpha and J is Juliet, what is U?

UNIFORM

­SUPPLEMENTARIES

S1 By population, which is the largest city in the USA?

NEW YORK

S2 On which Caribbean island is the prison Guantanamo Bay located?

CUBA

S3 Prior to decimalisation, how many pennies were there in a British pound?

240

S4 Which internet search engine has the unofficial slogan “Don’t be evil”?

GOOGLE

7th February The Questions

 

 

Questions set by the Robin Hood, vetted by the Harrington Academicals

Specialist Rounds:

History

Geography

Science inventions

Arts and Entertainment

Sport

Cheshire Life through the ages

Airport!

Boys named Sue

	History Questions
1	Name the last pitched battle fought on British soil in 1746?
A	Culloden
2	A Victoria Cross is struck from the gun metal of Russian cannons captured at which battle?
A	Sebastopol
3	In 1804, which country became the only nation in the world established as a result of a successful slave revolt?
A	Haiti
4	During which year did George V become king and Halley's Comet return?
A	1910
5	Which native American was war leader of the Oglala Lakota and led a war party to victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
A	Crazy Horse
6	Around 400 'Glorious Gloucesters' fought a last stand on Hill 235 in which war?
A	Korean war
7	Name the last British king born outside the UK?
A	George II
8	Who was the first monarch to live in Buckingham Palace?
A	Queen Victoria
	Supplementary Questions
S1	Whose parents were Philip II of Macedon and Olympias?
A	Alexander the Great (born in Pella in 356 BC)
S2	In 1867, who became special correspondent for the New York Herald?
A	Henry Stanley

	Science Inventions
1	Who first developed the Polio Vaccine?
A	Jonas Salk
2	Who championed Alternating Current as a means of power transmission?
A	Nikla Tesla
3	Who invented the movable type printing press?
A	Johannes Gutenberg (William Caxton was only the first to introduce a printing press into England)
4	Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
A	Tim Berners-Lee
5	Who invented the first practical airworthy helicopter
A	Igor Sikorsky
6	Percy Shaw is famous for inventing what ubiquitous item in 1934?
A	Cat’s eyes (road reflectors)
7	Who invented bifocal spectacles ?
A	Benjamin Franklin
8	Who invented the widely adopted version of the telegraph?
A	Samuel Morse
	Supplementary Questions:
S1	Who invented the vulcanisation of rubber?
A	Charles Goodyear
S2	Who discovered X-rays?
A	William Roentgen

	Geography
1	Of which African country is Lilongwe the capital?
A	Malawi
2	Which gulf lies between Saudi Arabia and Iran?
A	The Persian (or Arabian) Gulf
3	Which UK city has an annual goose fair?
A	Nottingham
4	Which is the third most populous country on earth?
A	United States of America
5	Into which body of water does the River Ganges drain?
A	The Bay of Bengal
6	What is the capital of the US state of South Carolina?
A	Colombia
7	Name either of the two communes that stand on the estuary of the Seine?
A	Le Havre or Honfleur
8	The Goodwin sands are at the entrance to which straits?
A	The Straits of Dover
	Supplementary Questions:
S1	In which US state is Mount Rushmore?
A	South Dakota
S2	Of which country are the Galapagos Islands a province?
A	Ecuador

	Arts and Entertainment
1	What is the name of the town in which ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is set?
A	Maycomb
2	Whose works include ‘The Persistence of Memory’ and ‘Swans Reflecting Elephants’?
A	Salvador Dali
3	‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever…’ These are opening lines by which famous poet?
A	John Keats
4	‘The Sellout’ was the Man Booker Prize-winning title of 2016. Who wrote it?
A	Paul Beatty
5	‘The Accident’ (2014), ‘The Lie’ (2015) and ‘The Missing’ (2016) are all novels by which British author?
A	C.L.Taylor
6	6. What colour is the coat mentioned in the opening line of ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’ by Oscar Wilde?
A	Scarlet (He did not wear his scarlet coat, for blood and wine are red…)
7	‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ were looking for a ring so that they could be married. Where did they find one?
A	In the end of a pig’s nose or words to that effect (And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood With a ring at the end of his nose)
8	‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’ by Bertolt Brecht is a satirical allegory of the rise to power of which political figure?
A	Adolf Hitler
	Supplementary Questions
S1	Which artist founded the Cubist movement in collaboration with Pablo Picasso?
A	Georges Braque
S2	Who has written children’s books entitled ‘Gangsta Granny’ and ‘Grandpa’s Great Escape’?
A	David Walliams

	Sports Questions
1	Which sport is played on the largest pitch; 300 x 160 yards?
A	Polo - approximately the area of 6 football pitches
2	Which sports playing area is 2.7 metres by 1.5 metres?
A	Table Tennis
3	What is the connection between Volleyball, Squash and Badminton? Clue: This connection is not shared with tennis or table tennis
A	Only the server can score
4	In darts, what is the lowest score that CANNOT be scored with a single dart?
A	23
5	In 1950, India withdrew from the World Cup because FIFA refused to let them do what?
A	Play barefoot
6	In Athletics, what is the last event of the Decathlon?
A	1500m
7	What is the only sport to have been played on the surface of the moon?
A	Golf - In 1971, astronaut Alan Shepherd hit 2 golf balls to see how far they might travel.
8	Who was the first cricketer to achieve 10,000 runs in test cricket?
A	Sunil Gavasker
	Supplementary Questions
S1	What is the highest possible break in snooker (but under unusual circumstances)?
A	155; foul by opponent snookers all reds, player pots nominated colour as a replacement red, black, then 15 reds and blacks and clears the colours.
	Achieved by Hurricane Higgins in a friendly match
S2	James Naismith invented which sport?
A	Basketball

Cheshire Life Through the Ages     1 What was the name of the Anglo Saxon Princess who became the Patron saint of Chester? A St. Werbergh     2 In which century was Macclesfield Grammar School (Kings) founded? A 16th Century (1502)     3 In which year was the second IRA bomb explosion that killed two children on Bridge Street in Warrington? A 1993 (20 March. Leeway of 1 year either side)     4 After the Romans left Chester, Cheshire formed part of which Anglo Saxon Kingdom? A Mercia     5 Which King of Wessex drove the Danes from the City of Chester?   King Alfred the Great (894-5)     6 Charles Roe, English Industrialist, played a major part in establishing which industry in Cheshire? A Silk in Macclesfield, 1744     7 In terms of Roman Catholic Church administration, most of Cheshire falls into which Diocese? A Diocese of Shrewsbury     8 Two rivers meet in Stockport to form the River Mersey. The Goyt is one, name the other. A The River Tame.       Supplementary Questions: S1 Lewis Carroll was born Charles Ludwig Dodgeson in which Cheshire village? A Daresbury     S2 Which World War Two American General was based for a time at Peover Hall near Knutsford? A General George S Patten

Airport!   Please give the names of the cities served by the airports below:     1 Dulles International Airport A Washington DC     2 Sheremetyevo Airport A Moscow     3 Humberto Delgado Airport A Lisbon     4 Jomo Kenyatta Airport A Nairobi     5 Indira Gandhi Airport A New Delhi     6 Presidente Juscelino Kubitchek Intl Airport (Pron Jusselino) A Brazilia     7 Adolfo Suarez Airport A Madrid (aka Madrid - Barajas)     8 Ninoy Aquino International Airport A Manila       Supplementary Questions     S1 MacDonald - Cartier International Airport A Ottawa     S2 Heydar Aliyev International Airport A Baku

Boys named Sue   The questions relate to works in which men play women or vice-versa     1 In which film did Julie Andrews play a woman pretending to be a man working as a female impersonator? A Victor Victoria (1982)     2 In which film did Alec Guiness play 8 male and female members of the D'Ascoyne family? A Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)     3 Which Norse God dresses as a woman to enter the stronghold of his enemies? A Thor - the giant Thrym steals Thor's hammer and demands the beautiful goddess Frejya in marriage for its return. He instead gets Thor in drag - who kills everyone at the wedding feast     4 Which hero was disguised as a woman by his mother to avoid the Trojan War? A Achilles; discovered by Ulysses, he went to war and was killed as prophesised     5 In which film was Rachel Welch unconvincingly transformed into a man, then a woman and back to a man? A Myra Breckinridge (1970): considered to be one of the worst films ever made     6 In which 1982 film starring Mel Gibson was the other main male part played by a woman? A The year of living dangerously - Linda Hunt played the role of the male Billy Kwan and received an oscar for the performance     7 In the play/film Hairspray which female role is always played in drag? A Edna Turnblad     8 Who played Elisabeth I in the film Orlando (1992) A Quentin Crisp       Supplementary Questions S1 Which male actor played the headmistress in the original St Trinians films? A Alistair Sim     S2 In which film series did Eddie Murphy play male and female members of his character's extended family? A The Nutty Professor films
General Knowledge Questions     1 Which epic movie, based on a real historical character, was the only film to have won the Oscar for Best Picture without a single female speaking role? A Lawrence of Arabia     2 Name one of the Titanic's two sister ships A Britannic or Olympic     3 Ukrainian Sergey Bubka is best-known for record setting in which sporting discipline? A Pole vault; Sergey Bubka represented the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991 breaking the world record 35 times.     4 If you're on a boat called "Maid of the Mist" you're looking at which of natural spectacle? A Niagra Falls     5 Who was the second German voted Footballer of the year in England? A Jurgen Klinsmann     6 Which large US city, located on the Ohio river, was named after a popular Roman statesman? A Cincinnati after Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (519–430 BC)     7 If you took a walk along Venice Beach, in which city would you be? A Los Angeles     8 Sir Sandford Fleming came up with a world changing invention when a mistake printed in a timetable caused him to miss his train, this apparently inspired his invention of what? A Worldwide Standard Time Zones     9 What part of the eye can be described as the transparent front part that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber A Cornea     10 Which Mediterranean capital’s name is derived from the Greek word for 'Anchor'? A Ankara     11 Which film of 1995, tells the story of William Wallace. A Braveheart     12 The adventurer and archaeologist Thor Hayerdahl was born in which country? A Norway     13 Who composed the Brandenburg Concertos? A Johann Sebastian Bach     14 David Beckham's son Cruz was born where? A Madrid, Spain     15 Which planet in our solar system has the most rings? A Uranus     16 Which nation has been runner-up in the Football World Cup the most times without actually winning it? A Netherlands     17 As of Jan 23rd 2017, who is the UK Secretary of State for Education ? A Justine Greening     18 What is the name of the Rugby World Cup trophy? A The William Web Ellis Cup (accept Web Ellis Cup)     19 How many countries border France? A 8 (Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, Spain)     20 As of Jan 23rd 2017, who is the Shadow Home Secretary? A Diane Abbott     21 Whose book ‘The Tropic of Cancer’ was banned for many years? A Henry Miller     22 Which Hemingway book title comes from a line in a John Donne poem? A For whom the bell tolls     23 Into which sea does the Mekong River flow? A The South China Sea     24 Which French philosopher wrote ‘I think therefore I am’? A Rene Descartes     25 In which year did UK National Service end? A 1960 (accept 1959-1961)     26 When is All Saints Day? A November 1st     27 In which Italian City is Taming of the Shrew set? A Padua     28 On which river does the city of Ely stand? A The Ouse     29 Which is the largest island in the Bristol Channel? A Lundy     30 Who is the porcine ruler in George Orwell’s Animal Farm? A Napoleon     31 Who was Shirley Williams' pacifist mother? A Vera Brittain     32 Who wrote ‘Brevity is the soul of wit’? A William Shakespeare     33 What is the capital of the US state of Nevada? A Carson City     34 To which 1960s group did the poet Roger McGough belong?   The Scaffold     35 Which TV cop is based in Ystad? A Kurt Wallander     36 What colour is malachite? A Green     37 Sb is the chemical symbol for which element? A Antimony     38 Who wrote ‘The Maltese Falcon’? A Dashiell Hammett     39 What was the name of the purchase that saw the USA more than double in size when it bought out France's territorial claims in North America? A Louisiana Purchase     40 During which century was the Black Death? A Fourteenth     41 Which queen was the last Stuart monarch? A Queen Anne     42 Which two-word Latin expression meaning 'a scraped tablet' refers to the human mind in its primary state? A Tabula rasa (both words needed)     43 In which year did Great Britain join what would become the European Union? A 1973     44 Which oath taken by GPs requires doctors to act in the best interests of their patients? A Hippocratic Oath     45 Talia Balsam was married to which actor between 1989 and 1993? A George Clooney     46 Benedict Cumberbatch plays mathematician Alan Turing in which 2014 film? A The Imitation Game     47 Actor Wagner Moura played which crime figure in the Netflix series Narcos? A Pablo Escobar     48 Which was the first film in the James Bond series to star Pierce Brosnan in the role? A GoldenEye     49 Which country was known as Ceylon until 1972? A Sri Lanka     50 Which 'C' is the name for an object used to measure the thickness of things? A Caliper     51 What is the real name of rocker Alice Cooper? A Vincent David Furnier, accept Vince Furnier     52 Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael made up which crime fighting team? A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Teenage Hero Ninja Turtles     53 Which river runs through Leeds city centre? A River Aire     54 Which group worked with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers on the track Get Lucky in 2013? A Daft Punk     55 Which Irish county is known as 'The Red Hand County'? A Tyrone     56 What does a Clinometer measure? A The angle of slope, tilt, elevation or depression of an object with respect to gravity     57 Who was the creator of Coronation Street who died in 2016? A Tony Warren     58 During which century did the world's population reach 1 billion? A 19th; estimated to have happened in 1804     59 Which German philosopher is known for his major work 'Critique of Pure Reason'? A Immanuel Kant     60 Michael Aspel presented which television show between 1987 and 2003? A This Is Your Life     61 If it's a motorway in the UK, Autobahn in Germany and Autopista in Spain, what is it in Italy? A Autostrade     62 Kent Walton was a regular commentator of which sport broadcast on ITV's World of Sport in the 1970s? A Wrestling     63 Brothers Joseph and Edward Tetley founded their tea company in 1837 in which British city? A Leeds     64 Which former IRA activist, who was Sinn Fein’s leader in Northern Ireland, has announced the end of his political career due to illness? A Martin McGuinness     65 Trump was inaugurated as President this week, but who is his Vice President? A Mike Pence     66 Sales of yellow dresses have rocketed thanks to a tea dress that is worn by Emma Stone in which recent film? A La La Land     67 The Duke of Marlborough is apparently planning to build up to 1600 houses on land he owns. What was his name before he became the Duke in 2014? A Jamie Blandford     68 Biz Stone has called for a 'trust' button to counter 'fake news', but which IT company did he co-found? A Twitter     69 Adama Barrow a former security guard at an Argos store in north London, has been elected leader of which African country? A Gambia     70 Which striker has just broken Manchester United's all time goal scoring record? A Wayne Rooney     71 Which city has hosted the premier of the film 'T2 Trainspotting'? A Edinburgh     72 In which English National Park would you find the highest point at the summit of Dunkery Hill? A Exmoor     73 Which US star because the highest-paid actress in the world following her performance alongside Chris Pratt in Passengers? A Jennifer Lawrence     74 Which Irish jockey is the eldest son of former champion amateur jockey Ted Walsh (full name required)? A Ruby Walsh     75 What is the occupation of Otto Man in the animated series The Simpsons? A School Bus Driver     76 Tom Bombadil is a fictional character created by which English author? A J. R. R. Tolkien     77 If an event is said to be 'quotidian', it will re-occur how frequently? A Daily     78 Between 1986 and 2005, which Russian chess grandmaster was once ranked world number 1 for 225 out of 228 months? A Garry Kasparov     79 What colour is the lower half of the Welsh flag?   Green     80 Which English football club play at Gigg Lane? A Bury     81 Bells Beach, Margaret River and Byron Bay are Australian towns best known for which sport? A Surfing     82 Who recorded the 1965 album 'Bringing It All Back Home'? A Bob Dylan     83 Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is a fear of which number? A 666     84 Along with partner Hal David, who wrote the following songs: "What's New Pussycat?", "Long after Tonight Is All Over" and "Alfie"? A Burt Bacharach     85 What is the surname of the British singer Adele? A Adkins     86 Which ancient Greek temple, dedicated to the goddess Athena, sits on the hill of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece? A Parthenon     87 What is the first name of the Coronation Street character played by Samia Ghadie? A Maria     88 The books of which Venetian merchant traveller introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China? A Marco Polo     89 Carole King's Tapestry album was released and became the longest charting album by a female solo artist in which year? A 1971 (accept 1970-1972)     90 Who published works under the pen name Currer Bell? A Charlotte Bronte     91 William Pitt 'the younger' was prime minister from 1783 to 1801. How old was he when he became Prime Minister? A 24 years     92 Who was the only President of the Confederate States of America? A Jefferson Davis     93 The Kennington Oval hosted the inaugural final of which competition in 1872? A The FA Cup final     94 What is the fifth planet from the Sun? A Jupiter     95 What is the name for the process of the loss of water vapour through the stomata of leaves? A Transpiration     96 Which film of 2016 is based on a comic by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld? A Deadpool       Supplementary Questions S1 8 minutes and 47.8 seconds is the fastest ever winning time for what race? A The Grand National     S2 Edina and Patsy starred in a film version of which BBC comedy television series in 2016? A Absolutely Fabulous     S3 Which country has a national anthem entitled ‘Wilhelmus’ which can be translated as the name ‘William’? A The Netherlands     S4 Which letter in Morse Code consists of one single dash? A T     S5 Which evil mythological creature was part woman and part bird, having a human face and a bird’s wings and claws? A Harpy     S6 Which river flows through the city of Durham? A River Wear