March 21st–Final Contest of the season

 

 

Set By

The Weaver

Vetted by: Pack Horse Bowling Club and Brewers Arms

Specialist Rounds are:

Sport

Arts and Entertainment

History

Science

Geography

The Name’s the Same

Firing Blanks

Animal Magic

SPORT

Q1 Which sportsman retired in December of last year (2016), just five days after becoming world champion?

A1 NICO ROSBERG

Q2 At which Macclesfield church did Olympic gold medal winning cyclists Laura Trott and Jason Kenny “tie the knot” in September of last year (2016)?

A2 ST ALBANS

Q3 Which famous horse race is known as “The Run for the Roses”?

A3 KENTUCKY DERBY

Q4 “Doggett’s Coat and Badge” is the prize and the name of the world’s oldest race in what sport?

A4 ROWING (held on the Thames every year since 1715)

Q5 Located at Royal Troon golf club, what popular name has been given to the eighth hole, the shortest hole in Open Championship golf?

A5 THE POSTAGE STAMP

Q6 What is the final event in the ladies heptathlon?

A6 800 METRES

Q7 Which stadium was built for the 1908 London Olympic Games, hosted one game in the 1966 FIFA world cup finals, and was demolished in 1985?

A7 THE WHITE CITY

Q8 Since the end of World War II the Formula One British grand prix has taken place on three circuits. Brands Hatch and Silverstone are two, what is the other?

A8 AINTREE (1955, 57, 59, 61, 62)

Supplementary Questions

Q9 Which sporting venue is nicknamed “Billy Williams Cabbage Patch”?

A9 TWICKENHAM

Q10 Which team was the losing finalist in this year’s American Football Superbowl?

A10 ATLANTA FALCONS

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Q1 To whom did Beethoven originally dedicate his Eroica symphony?

A1 NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Q2 Which film of 1979 features Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” being played by an American helicopter gunship squadron as it attacks a village during the Vietnam war?

A2 APOCALYPSE NOW

Q3 What is the title of Sir Antony Gormley’s work of 100 cast iron figures mounted on Crosby Beach, north of Liverpool?

A3 ANOTHER PLACE

Q4 Which former British heavyweight boxing champion struck the gong at the opening credits to films produced by the Rank Organisation?

A4 “BOMBARDIER” BILLY WELLS

Q5 What is the sub-title of the Harry Potter play currently being staged at London’s West End Palace theatre?

A5 (HARRY POTTER) AND THE CURSED CHILD

Q6 What is Charles Dickens only novel with a female character name in the title?

A6 LITTLE DORRIT

Q7 In what field has Annie Leibovitz made her name?

A7 PHOTOGRAPHY

Q8 VAROOM!, basically a pop art painting of an explosion, is a work by which artist?

A8 ROY LICHTENSTEIN

Supplementary Questions

Q9 Dutch artist Jan Vermeer lived and worked for most of his life in which Dutch town or city?

A9 DELFT

Q10 “Moab Is My Washpot” is the title of the autobiography of which actor, presenter and writer?

A10 STEPHEN FRY

HISTORY

Q1 In which city was Osama Bin Laden killed in 2011?

A1 ABBOTTABAD

Q2 Who assassinated Robert Kennedy in 1968?

A2 SIRHAN SIRHAN (in Los Angeles)

Q3 The Darien scheme was an ill-fated attempt by which European country in the late 17^th and early 18^th centuries to establish a colony on the border of present day Panama and Columbia?

A3 SCOTLAND

Q4 Who was the last British king to lead his troops into battle?

A4 GEORGE II (at Dettingen in 1743)

Q5 To what was Queen Mary (wife of George V) referring when she said “Well Mr. Baldwin, this is a pretty kettle of fish”?

A5 ABDICATION OF EDWARD VIII (in 1936)

Q6 During the Falklands war, which BBC news reporter became famous for the statement “I’m not allowed to say how many planes joined the raid, but I counted them all out and I counted them all back”?

A6 BRIAN HANRAHAN

Q7 Captain Robert Falcon Scott led two expeditions to the Antarctic, sailing on the RRS Discovery on the first expedition (1901-04). On what ship did he sail on the second ill-fated expedition of 1910-13?

A7 TERRA NOVA

Q8 In ancient Egypt what was stored in Canopic Jars?

A8 THE VISCERA (internal organs) OF PERSONS BEING MUMMIFIED FOR USE IN THE AFTERLIFE

Supplementary Questions

Q9 In which city were the majority of the kings of France crowned?

A9 REIMS

Q10 Which Royal House ruled Italy between 1861 and 1946?

A10 HOUSE OF SAVOY

SCIENCE

Q1 What is the name of NASA’s car sized robotic rover that landed on planet Mars on 6^th August 2012 and is still gathering information on the surrounding geology and climate?

A1 CURIOSITY

Q2 The last man to walk on the moon died in January. What was his name?

A2 GENE CERNAN

Q3 What is the common name for the Green Plover or Peewit?

A3 LAPWING

Q4 The adjective Vulpine refers to which animal?

A4 FOX

Q5 What is recorded by means of a Campbell-Stokes recorder?

A5 HOURS OF SUNSHINE (accept sunshine)

Q6 Pitchblende is the main ore of which metallic element?

A6 URANIUM

Q7 The name of which element is derived from the German for “goblin”?

A7 COBALT

Q8 What is measured on the Stanford-Binet scale?

A8 INTELLIGENCE / I.Q.

Supplementary Questions

Q9 What is measured on the Fujita scale?

A9 TORNADO INTENSITY

Q10 Who is credited with the invention of the battery and the discovery of methane?

A10 ALESSANDRO VOLTA (Italian physicist and chemist)

GEOGRAPHY

Q1 What name is given to natives of Sydney, Australia?

A1 SYDNEYSIDERS

Q2 What name is given to natives of Phoenix, Arizona?

A2 PHOENICIANS

Q3 What is the only African country to use Spanish as an official language?

A3 EQUATORIAL GUINEA (was formerly Spanish Guinea)

Q4 Sweden and Finland are two of the three countries that share a land border with Norway. What is the other?

A4 RUSSIA

Q5 The Ordnance Survey bases all elevations in Great Britain (i.e. the U.K. excepting Northern Ireland) on the mean sea level at which Cornish town?

A5 NEWLYN

Q6 What name do the French give to the Straits of Dover?

A6 PAS DE CALAIS

Q7 Greece shares land borders with four countries. Albania, Macedonia and Turkey are three, what is the other?

A7 BULGARIA

Q8 The shipping forecast area formerly known as Finisterre is now known by what name?

A8 FITZROY (after Robert Fitzroy, captain of HMS Beagle, governor of New Zealand and founder of the Met Office)

Supplementary Questions

Q9 Named after a Prussian naturalist, geographer and explorer, what is the name of the major ocean current that flows north along the Pacific coast of South America from the southern tip of Chile to northern Peru?

A9 HUMBOLDT CURRENT

Q10 What is the name of the narrow strait that separates Russia and Alaska, USA?

A10 BERING STRAIT (after Vitus Bering, Danish born explorer)

THE NAME’S THE SAME

In each question you will be given a brief description of two different people who share the same surname. All that is required is the common surname.

e.g. current U.S. president – British snooker player. Answer: Trump. (Donald and Judd)

Variant spellings of the surname may occur.

Q1 20^th century U.S. president; first bowler to take 300 cricket test match wickets.

A1 TRUMAN (Harry S Truman, Freddie Trueman)

Q2 Railway pioneer; wife of Billy Connolly

A2 STEPHENSON (George Stephenson, Pamela Stephenson)

Q3 World War II British soldier; captain of the 2010 European Ryder cup team

A3 MONTGOMERY (Bernard Montgomery, Colin Montgomerie)

Q4 Head of RAF Bomber Command in World War II; notorious Chelsea defender of the 1960’s and 1970’s

A4 HARRIS (Arthur (bomber) Harris, Ron (chopper) Harris)

Q5 Member of England’s 1966 world cup winning side; leader of the 1953 British Everest conquering expedition

A5 HUNT (Roger Hunt, John Hunt)

Q6 Welsh born cricketer captain of England test team 1972-73; American inventor of the machine gun used by the British Army in both world wars

A6 LEWIS (Tony Lewis, Isaac Lewis)

Q7 BBC radio presenter died November 2016; first winner of Pop Idol on UK TV

A7 YOUNG (Jimmy Young, Will Young)

Q8 Government minister responsible for introducing the breathalyzer in the U.K.; multi- talented musician and entertainer founder of the only U.K. charity to focus solely on lung cancer care

A8 CASTLE (Barbara Castle, Roy Castle)

Supplementary Questions

Q9 First U.K. winner of the Eurovision song contest; first person to have been awarded both an Oscar and a Nobel prize

A9 SHAW (Sandie Shaw, George Bernard Shaw)

Q10 Author listed by Guinness world records as the best selling novelist of all time; serial killer hanged in 1953 for the murder of at least eight people

A10 CHRISTIE (Agatha Christie, John Christie)

FIRING BLANKS

In each case you will be given the name of an author and a respective book title – but with a word deleted and the word BLANK substituted. Supply the missing word wherever BLANK occurs.

e.g. Umberto Eco – the BLANK of the Rose (Name)

Q1 John Irving – The World According To BLANK

A1 GARP

Q2 Kazuo Ishiguro – The BLANK Of The Day

A2 REMAINS

Q3 Hilary Mantel – Bring Up The BLANK

A3 BODIES

Q4 Keri Hulme – The BLANK People

A4 BONE

Q5 Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident Of The BLANK In The Night

A5 DOG

Q6 Douglas Adams – So Long And Thanks For All The BLANK

A6 FISH

Q7 Chuck Palahniuk – Fight BLANK

A7 CLUB

Q8 Paul Torday – Salmon Fishing In The BLANK

A8 YEMEN

Supplementary Questions

Q9 Marina Lewycka – A Short History Of Tractors In BLANK

A9 UKRAINIAN

Q10 Nick Hornby – High BLANK

A10 FIDELITY

ANIMAL MAGIC

All answers contain the name of a species of creature. Full answer required, not just the animal.

e.g. An aid to night driving patented by Percy Shaw in 1934 – Cats Eyes

Q1 Scene of the battle in 1982 in which British Army Lieutenant-Colonel “H” Jones was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.

A1 GOOSE GREEN (In Falklands)

Q2 Who is the current Chief Scout of the Scouting Association?

A2 BEAR GRYLLS

Q3 Though no longer part of the main signposted route between Manchester and Sheffield, what name is given to the section of the A57 between Ladybower reservoir and Glossop?

A3 SNAKE PASS

Q4 The scene of the assassination of William McKinley in 1901, what is the second most populous city in New York state after New York city?

A4 BUFFALO

Q5 An expression that originated on the New York stock exchange to indicate a temporary recovery in prices (after a substantial fall) caused by speculators buying in stock that they have sold at a higher level

A5 DEAD CAT BOUNCE

Q6 The name of the most southerly tip of mainland U.K.

A6 LIZARD POINT

Q7 Capital of Canada’s Yukon territory

A7 WHITEHORSE

Q8 A person who selfishly keeps something that he of she does not really need or want so that others may not use or enjoy it

A8 DOG IN A MANGER

Supplementary Questions

Q9 The common name for the orca, the largest member of the dolphin family

A9 KILLER WHALE

Q10 According to current T.V. commercials what is the U.S.A.’s best selling adhesive?

A10 GORILLA GLUE

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Q1 Who currently (March 19th) is the British No. 2 male tennis player?

A1 DAN EVANS

Q2 The current (March 19th) British No. 1 female tennis player Johanna Konta was born in which country?

A2 AUSTRALIA (of Hungarian parents)

Q3 Other than being secretary of state for justice, what official position is also held by Liz Truss – the first woman to do so?

A3 LORD CHANCELLOR

Q4 Who is the current leader of U.K.I.P.?

A4 PAUL NUTTALL

Q5 All the members of which band have the surname Followill?

A5 KINGS OF LEON

Q6 The band Heaven 17 took their name from that of a fictional band in which controversial novel?

A6 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

Q7 The Quetzal is the unit of currency in which Central American country?

A7 GUATEMALA

Q8 The name of which European capital city translates to “Smoky Bay”?

A8 REYKJAVIK

Q9 By which professional name is singer Rory Graham better known?

A9 RAG’N’BONE MAN

Q10 BBC Radio 6 presenter Tom Ravenscroft is the son of which former Radio 1 presenter?

A10 JOHN PEEL

Q11 The name of which European capital city means “Merchants Harbour”?

A11 COPENHAGEN

Q12 What stretch of water divides the North and South Islands of New Zealand?

A12 COOK STRAIT

Q13 Known as the ‘Scottish Pompeii” because of its excellent preservation, what is the name of the stone-built neolithic settlement located on the main island of the Orkney Isles?

A13 SKARA BRAE

Q14 What mark indicates that an object was Hallmarked by the Birmingham Assay Office?

A14 ANCHOR

Q15 Pyrosis is the medical term for what common complaint?

A15 HEARTBURN

Q16 Who was the first of Henry VIII’s children to become monarch?

A16 EDWARD VI

Q17 In which city is the U.S. TV crime drama series “The Wire” set?

A17 BALTIMORE

Q18 What spice is produced from the seed of the nutmeg along with the nutmeg itself?

A18 MACE

Q19 What comes next in the following list:- Angus, Barbara, Conor, ----- ?

A19 DORIS (U.K. winter 2016/17 weather storms as named by the Met. Office)

Q20 In which fictional New England town is the U.S. crime drama TV series “Murder, She Wrote” set?

A20 CABOT COVE

Q21 Rigel is the brightest star in which constellation?

A21 ORION

Q22 By what name is the city that was Stalingrad now known?

A22 VOLGOGRAD

Q23 Who was the England goalkeeper on the wrong end of Diego Maradona’s infamous “Hand of God” goal in the 1986 World Cup finals?

A23 PETER SHILTON

Q24 How often does Halley’s comet visit planet Earth?

A24 EVERY 75/76 YEARS (accept 74-77)

Q25 Invariably a fund rising exercise, what test of endurance in the U.K. is popularly known as Le Jog?

A25 LANDS END/JOHN O’GROATS (running, walking, riding between)

Q26 Bill English is the current Prime Minister of what country?

A26 NEW ZEALAND

Q27 Fatima is a place of pilgrimage in which European country?

A27 PORTUGAL

Q28 How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?

A28 12

Q29 In David Hockney’s painting of “Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy” who or what is Percy?

A29 A CAT

Q30 Which Rugby League club are the current World Club Champions?

A30 WIGAN WARRIORS

Q31 For what does the letter ‘F’ stand as in the Government department DEFRA?

A31 FOOD (Dept. for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Q32 What is the name of the farm that hosts the Glastonbury Festival?

A32 WORTHY FARM

Q33 “Camp David” is the title of the 2012 autobiography of which comedy actor and author?

A33 DAVID WALLIAMS

Q34 “Camp David”, the country retreat of the U.S. president, is in which state?

A34 MARYLAND

Q35 To which Tory M.P. was Denis Healey referring when he once said “being criticised by him is like being savaged by a dead sheep”?

A35 GEOFFREY HOWE

Q36 Similar to “bubble and squeak” what is the Irish food dish that is comprised of mashed potato, cabbage and various other vegetables and then fried?

A36 COLCANNON

Q37 What in Scotland is a “but and ben”?

A37 A SMALL COTTAGE

Q38 What is the most northerly city in the U.K.?

A38 INVERNESS

Q39 “The Soldier’s Song” is the national anthem of what country?

A39 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

Q40 As in the name P.L. Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins, for what does the letter ‘P’ stand?

A40 PAMELA (Lyndon Travers)

Q41 Alfred Wainwright’s ‘Coast to Coast Walk’ commences at St Bees in Cumbria and ends at which village on the coast of North Yorkshire?

A41 ROBIN HOOD’S BAY

Q42 By what professional name is singer/songwriter Damon Gough better known?

A42 BADLY DRAWN BOY

Q43 Who was the host and presenter of the BBC TV game show “Every Second Counts”?

A43 PAUL DANIELS

Q44 Who was the first protestant Archbishop of Canterbury?

A44 THOMAS CRANMER

Q45 There are just four surviving copies of the original Magna Carta. Two are in the British Library, one at Lincoln cathedral and one at which other cathedral?

A45 SALISBURY

Q46 What was the name of the Russian nuclear powered cruise missile submarine that was lost with all hands when it sank in the Barents Sea on 12^th August 2000 following an onboard explosion.

A46 KURSK

Q47 In which German city was Albert Einstein born?

A47 ULM

Q48 Who was the original host and presenter of ITV’s “The Krypton Factor”?

A48 GORDON BURNS

Q49 How many litres are there in a hectolitre?

A49 100

Q50 On what river does the Victoria Falls stand?

A50 ZAMBEZI

Q51 The “Spinnaker Tower” is a landmark observation tower in which U.K. city?

A51 PORTSMOUTH (now known as the Emirates Spinnaker Tower)

Q52 At the end of World War II what was “Operation Paperclip”?

A52 AMERICAN PLAN/OPERATION TO RECRUIT GERMAN SCIENTISTS/ENGINEERS/TECHNICIANS etc. FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT IN THE U.S.A. (the Russians had a similar plan named Operation Osoaviakhim)

Q53 On this day (21^st March) Alcatraz prison was closed – in what year?

A53 1963 (allow 1961-1965)

Q54 On this day (21^st March) the social media site Twitter was founded – in what year?

A54 2006 (allow 2005-2007)

Q55 Western House in London, the home of BBC Radio 2, was renamed last November to honour the life and career of who?

A55 SIR TERRY WOGAN (Wogan House)

Q56 What is the name of the accountancy company which was held responsible for handing the wrong envelope to the presenters of the best picture award at the recent Oscars ceremony?

A56 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (accept PwC)

Q57 “This Boy”, “Please Mister Postman”, “The Long and Winding Road”, are the titles of the three volumes of memoirs by which former Labour Home Secretary?

A57 ALAN JOHNSON

Q58 Which 20^th century U.K. Prime Minister is buried in Worcester cathedral?

A58 STANLEY BALDWIN (born at Bewdley, a small town in Worcs.)

Q59 Woburn Abbey is the ancestral home of which Duke?

A59 DUKE OF BEDFORD

Q60 How many acres are there in a square mile?

A60 640

Q61 On what racecourse does the Irish Grand National take place?

A61 FAIRYHOUSE

Q62 In which town or city is the National Library of Wales located?

A62 ABERYSTWYTH

Q63 What is the name of the farm in George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”?

A63 MANOR FARM

Q64 What two word rhyming phrase, used in English to describe meaningless language and practices is thought to have originated with the native Mandinka tribe in West Africa?

A64 MUMBO JUMBO

Q65 Which creature is featured on the flag of the Falkland Islands?

A65 RAM (accept sheep)

Q66 The logo of which film studio features a mountain peak surrounded by a circle of stars?

A66 PARAMOUNT

Q67 What is the name of the island off the south-west coast of the Isle of Man??

A67 CALF OF MAN

Q68 Which architect designed Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill?

A68 SIR JOHN VANBRUGH

Q69 What name is given to the holes in the side of a ship that allow sea water to drain from the deck?

A69 SCUPPERS

Q70 Which battle took place in 1314?

A70 BANNOCKBURN

Q71 Who preceded George Osborne as M.P. for Tatton?

A71 MARTIN BELL

Q72 According to the bible who was the wife of Abraham?

A72 SARAH

Q73 What two word hyphenated rhyming phrase is derived from the combination of culinary styles from either side of the Rio Grande river?

A73 TEX-MEX

Q74 Which golf club has been readmitted into the list of Open Championship venues after changing it’s rules on female membership?

A74 MUIRFIELD

Q75 Which English golfer won the 2016 Masters tournament at Augusta, the first Englishman to do so since Nick Faldo in 1996?

A75 DANNY WILLETT

Q76 Lugworms would be of the greatest interest to people with what hobby?

A76 SEA FISHING (accept angling/fishing)

Q77 The S.I. unit of electrical conductance is named after the founder of which major electrical and telecommunications company?

A77 SIEMENS (Werner von Siemens)

Q78 In which German city does the Porsche motor company have its H.Q.?

A78 STUTTGART

Q79 What mark indicates an object was Hallmarked by the London Assay Office?

A79 LEOPARD’S HEAD (accept leopard)

Q80 The dance Paso Doble is modelled on the sound, drama and movement of what activity?

A80 BULLFIGHTING

Q81 Also the surname of a former U.S. president, what is the middle name of both Bill Clinton and William Hague?

A81 JEFFERSON

Q82 To date who is the only person to have served as both vice-president and president of the U.S.A. without being elected to either office?

A82 GERALD FORD (replaced Spiro Agnew when he resigned and then replaced Richard Nixon when he resigned)

Q83 What is the name of Mo Farah’s American coach currently accused of drug irregularities?

A83 ALBERTO SALAZAR

Q84 S.I. unit of electrical capacitance is named after which British scientist and inventor?

A84 MICHAEL FARADAY (FARAD)

Q85 The equator passes through three South American countries: Brazil and Ecuador are two, what is the other?

A85 COLOMBIA

Q86 The equator meets the Indian ocean on the coast of which East African country?

A86 SOMALIA

Q87 Which actor submitted scripts to the BBC for suggested comedy sketches under the name of Gerald Wiley?

A87 RONNIE BARKER

Q88 “Or there and back again” is the sub-title to which fantasy novel published in 1937?

A88 THE HOBBIT

Q89 What misfortune befell “Le Bateau” (The Boat) a work by French artist Henri Matisse when it went on display in New York City in 1961

A89 IT WAS HUNG UPSIDE DOWN (for 47 days before anyone realized)

Q90 What is the name of the open air museum near the town of Stanley in County Durham that replicates life and conditions of the Industrial Revolution and the early 20^th century?

A90 BEAMISH

Q91 Concord is the state capital of which U.S. state?

A91 NEW HAMPSHIRE

Q92 What is the title of Adele’s album that was awarded “Best Album Grammy” at the Grammy awards last month?

A92 25

Q93 Name either of the two former Manchester United players who are attempting to get planning permission to build two skyscrapers, a five star hotel, restaurant and flats in central Manchester?

A93 RYAN GIGGS and GARY NEVILLE

Q94 What is the name of the parliamentary constituency in Cumbria won by the Tories in the by-election of last month, the first by-election gain for a governing party since 1982?

A94 COPELAND

Q95 Which West African country is the smallest country on mainland Africa?

A95 THE GAMBIA

Q96 How many candles were displayed at the back of the altar at Ronnie Corbett’s funeral in March of last year?

A96 FOUR

Supplementary Questions

Q1 Which city in the North West Punjab, India, is the centre of the Sikh religion?

A1 AMRITSAR

Q2 What name is given to a female hedgehog?

A2 SOW

Q3 What is North America’s highest mountain?

A3 MT DENALI (formerly Mt McKinley – accept either)

Q4 Released in 1992 the final film in the “Carry On” series was based on the exploits of which explorer?

A4 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (Carry On Columbus)

Q5 Who hosted the recent (2017) Oscars ceremony?

A5 JIMMY KIMMEL

Q6 Madras was the former name of which Indian city?

A6 CHENNAI

Q7 What was the first man made object to leave the solar system?

A7 VOYAGER I (accept Voyager)

Q8 Which international rugby team are known as “The Brave Blossoms”?

A8 JAPAN

Q9 As in the name P.D. James the English crime writer, for what does the letter ‘D’ stand?

A9 DOROTHY (Phyllis Dorothy James)

Bonus Questions–ECH Quiz 10th March

 

 

ROUND 1

1. In the Bible, what is the Decalogue usually called?

THE 10 COMMANDMENTS

2. What is the name of Italy's state airline?

ALITALIA

3. Which American golfer was nicknamed the 'Golden Bear'?

JACK NICKLAUS

4. Which London tube line is coloured green on the underground map?

DISTRICT

5. The handsome peacock belongs to which family of birds?

PHEASANT

6. What goes a Geiger counter measure?

RADIOACTIVITY

7. In 1960 Amy, Sally and Mo made a space flight. Who or what were Amy, Sally and Mo – mice, rabbits or monkeys?

MICE

8. What is the modern name for the game of battledore and shuttlecock?

BADMINTON

9. In which country does the RIver Rhine rise?

SWITZERLAND

10. In which novel does the parrot called Captain Flint appear?

TREASURE ISLAND

11. Which young actor died in a car crash in California in 1955?

JAMES DEAN

12. What does the term AWOL mean to a soldier?

ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE

13. In World War II, what was the Manhattan Project?

DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATOMIC BOMB

14. In what field was Maria Montessori famous?

EDUCATION

15.The film Ring of Bright Water told the story of which type of creature?

AN OTTER

16. Before British coinage was decimalised, how many old pennies made a florin?

TWENTY FOUR

17. In which sport did Mike Getting become famous?

CRICKET

18. What was Beethoven's first name?

LUDWIG

19. What type of furniture is a davenport?

WRITING DESK

20. Name the official record of the daily proceedings in the British Parliament.

HANSARD

 

ROUND 2

1. What does a herpetologist study?

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS (accept snakes)

2. In the United States, how many nickels would you get for a dime – 2, 10 or 20?

TWO

3. What is a John Dory?

A FISH

4. Which Scottish school did both the Duke of Edinburgh and his son Prince Charles attend?

GORDONSTOUN

5. Which is the least used letter in the English language?

Q

6. Name the mythological character sentenced to fall in love with his own reflection as a punishment for his pride

NARCISSUS

7. In 1908, Kenneth Graham, an English bank clerk, wrote a book which has become a children's classic. What was it called?

WIND IN THE WILLOWS

8. It is sometimes called a gnu. What is its other name?

WILDEBEEST

9. When milk turns sour, what acid is formed?

LACTIC ACID

10. Which James Bond film starred Honor Blackman – Dr No, Goldfinger or From Russia With Love?

GOLDFINGER

11. Who was the author of Our Mutual Friend?

CHARLES DICKENS

12. At the time of the French Revolution, what were tumbrels?

HORSE DRAWN WAGONS TAKING PEOPLE TO THE GUILLOTINE

13. Which American gangster was known as 'Scarface'?

AL CAPONE

14. What name is given to a baby whale?

CALF

15. Which fictional aviator had friends called Ginger and Algy?

BIGGLES

16. Only one American state has a name beginning with 'L'. Name it.

LOUISIANA

17. On which island did the mutinous crew from the Bounty make their home?

PITCAIRN ISLAND

18. What is measured by Truss – hay/straw, wool or cotton?

HAY OR STRAW

19. The national flag of the Netherlands bears which three colours?

RED WHITE AND BLUE

20. In the book by James Hilton, what was the profession of 'Mr Chips'?

TEACHER

 

ROUND 3

1. Which commonwealth country is celebrating its 150th birthday in 2017?

CANADA

2. What drink is made from vodka and tomato juice (among other things!)?

BLOODY MARY

3. How many points are awarded to the winning driver of Formula 1 Grand Prix race?

25

4. Which zodiac sign is represented by the crab?

CANCER

5. Boxing’s rules are named after a 19th-century nobleman?

MARQUIS OF QUEENSBURY

6. What film included the song Wandering Star?

PAINT YOUR WAGON

7. By what name was the fictional Lord Greystoke better known?

TARZAN

8. Who was the Englishman who was saved from death by the Indian girl Pocahontas?

CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH

9. Which North African city has a name meaning 'white house' in Spanish?

CASABLANCA

10. In the Bible, who buried Jesus in his own tomb?

JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA

11. Colonel Tom Parker was manager for which famous singer?

ELVIS PRESLEY

12. Which type of acid is usually found in car batteries – hydrochloric, sulphuric or nitric?

SULPHURIC

13. To which country do the Molucca islands belong – Phillippines, Indonesia or Malaysia?

INDONESIA

14. Which male singing voice comes below tenor?

BARITONE

15. In Paris, where is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?

ARC de TRIOMPHE

16. What would you do with the Eastern device called a 'hookah'?

SMOKE (through) IT

17. What type of paintings did artists of the Norwich school produce?

LANDSCAPES

18. In 1943, a group of generals plotted to kill their leader with a bomb. Who was he?

ADOLF HITLER

19. Which ancient tribe of invaders gave the country of England and the English people their name?

THE ANGLES

20. The sea parrot is more usually known by another name. What is it?

THE PUFFIN

 

ROUND 4

1. What are classified using the Dewey system?

BOOKS

2. In what field did Sir Alexander Korda make his name – painting, acting or music?

MUSIC

3. A tithe was a tax paid to support the clergy. What proportion of income was a tithe?

A TENTH

4. What is the common name for rubella?

GERMAN MEASLES

5. In which year was the state of Israel created – 1948, 1958 or 1968?

1948

6. In which country was Archbishop Makarios President?

CYPRUS

7. Who was the chief god of Scandinavian mythology?

ODIN

8. What was the name of the Mafia patriarch played by Marlon Brando in The Godfather?

DON VITO CORLEONE

9. The Haight-Ashbury area was “hippy central” in which US city in the 1960s?

SAN FRANCISCO

10. Which Scandinavian country achieved its independence from Sweden in 1905?

NORWAY

11. After how many years of marriage is a ruby wedding celebrated?

FORTY

12. Where in London would you find the Whispering Gallery?

St PAUL’S CATHEDRAL

13. In Italy, what is the capital city of Tuscany?

FLORENCE

14. Veni, vidi, vici wrote Julius Caesar. What is the translation?

I CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED

15. From which inn did Chaucer's pilgrims set out in Canterbury Tales?

THE TABARD INN IN SOUTHWARK

16. In which sport has Stephen Roche achieved success – swimming, tennis or cycling?

CYCLING

17. In which American state is the University of Princeton?

NEW JERSEY

18. Which element was once called brimstone?

SULPHUR

19. What does a protractor measure?

ANGLES (again!)

20.Which US President defined democracy as 'government of the people, by the people, for the people'?

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

 

Marathon Round + Answer Sheets

Marathon Rounds

1. And The Oscar Goes To…

2. Rear of the Year!

3. The Top Row

4. U.S. Presidents

1. On This Day…

2. Name That…Book

 

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…

…or at least we hope it does after this year’s fiasco!

All these films won the “Best Picture” Oscar when they were released. Simply name the film in each picture…

REAR OF THE YEAR!

And suddenly the tone collapses!

Name these people who are all winners of the much uncoveted “Rear of the Year” award…

THE TOP ROW

In this round, all of the answers begin with a letter from the top row of a typewriter or computer keyboard reading in order left to right…a handy clue if you know what the letters are!

1. In 1975 and 1976, which group released two albums named after Marx Brothers films – A Night At The Opera and A Day At The Races?

2. In which film did Michael Douglas originally play the part of Gordon Gecko?

3. At the start of a game of the U.K. version of Monopoly, if you throw a double six, which square would you land on?

4. What name is given to the unpaved road along the south side of London's Hyde Park, normally reserved for horse riders?

5. Published between 1986 and 1995, what was the first British newspaper to be printed in colour?

6. What is represented by a red triangle on an Ordnance Survey Map?

7. Which planet has 27 satellites, each named after a character from a Shakespeare play or an Alexander Pope work?

8. Which European country has the oldest Parliament?

9. What name is given to the unit of electrical resistance?

10. What was the nickname of Gene Hackman's character in The French Connection?

U.S. PRESIDENTS

Just name the following 10 U.S Presidents.

Some a darn sight more use than others, you decide!

 

DAY…

A round of questions about things that have happened on this day in history – the 10^th of March…

1. Whose killer did a court in Tennessee jail for 99 years on this day in 1969?

2. On this day in 1977, scientists discovered rings around which planet?

3. On this day in 1964, Ford produced the first model of which sporty car named for a Mexican wild horse?

4. Barry Sheene died on this day in 2003, in which sport did he make his name?

5. Which terrorist figure, a regular on FBI Most Wanted Lists for many years before his death in 2011, was born on this day in 1957?

6. Born on this day in 1940, which U.S. actor and martial artist once said, “Violence is my last option”?

7. Which actress, born today in 1958, was the voice of Princess Bala in the animated film Antz but is more famous for being interrogated by the police whilst suffering an underwear shortage in Basic Instinct?

8. Which royal narrowly avoided death in an avalanche on the ski slopes of Switzerland on this day in 1988?

9. On this day in 1876, whose assistant was the recipient of the first telephone call?

10. He rose to worldwide fame in 2013 with his hit single Blurred Lines, name the American singer-songwriter born on this day in 1977.

NAME THAT…BOOK

A Dingbat round!

Name the book / play / literary work of some sort from the clues below…

And The Oscar Goes To…– Answer Sheet

Team Name .

1	American Beauty (1999)
2	Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
3	Schindler’s List (1993)
4	Gandhi (1982)
5	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
6	The Artist (2011)
7	Rocky (1976)
8	No Country for Old Men (2007)
9	Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
10	Dances with Wolves (1990)
11	Rain Man (1988)
12	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
13	Amadeus (1984)
14	Million Dollar Baby (2004)
15	Argo (2012)
16	Shakespeare in Love (1998)
17	Titanic (1997)
18	Annie Hall (1977)
19	Chicago (2002)
20	The King’s Speech (2010)

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Rear of the Year! – Answer Sheet

Team Name .

1	Suzi Quatro
2	Robbie Williams
3	Charlotte Church
4	Daniel Radcliffe
5	Ulrika Jonsson
6	Will Young
7	Carol Vorderman
8	Ian Wright
9	Elaine Page
10	Olly Murs

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The Top Row – Answer Sheet

Team Name .

1	Queen
2	Wall Street
3	Electric Company
4	Rotten Row
5	Today
6	Youth Hostel
7	Uranus
8	Iceland
9	Ohm
10	Popeye

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U.S. Presidents – Answer Sheet

Team Name .

1	George Bush
2	Barack Obama
3	Lyndon B Johnson
4	Richard Nixon
5	Bill Clinton
6	Gerald Ford
7	Jimmy Carter
8	Donald Trump
9	Abraham Lincoln
10	George Washington

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On This Day – Answer Sheet

Team Name .

1	Martin Luther King
2	Uranus
3	Mustang
4	Motorcycle Racing (Superbikes etc.)
5	Osama bin Laden
6	Chuck Norris
7	Sharon Stone
8	Prince Of Wales
9	Alexander Graham Bell’s (Mr. Watson)
10	Robin Thicke

Sheet Total - .

Name That …Book – Answer Sheet

Team Name .

1	Heidi
2	A Passage to India
3	Frankenstein
4	Fahrenheit 451
5	Three Men in a Boat
6	The Cat in the Hat
7	Pride and Prejudice
8	Ring of Bright Water
9	Fifty Shades of Grey
10	Around the World in Eighty Days
11	Twelfth Night
12	A Farewell to Arms
13	The Thirty-Nine Steps
14	The Count of Monte Cristo
15	Nineteen Eighty-Four
16	The Old Man and the Sea
17	War and Peace
18	A Man for all Seasons
19	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
20	Crime and Punishment

Sheet Total - .

Music Round – Answer Sheet

	ARTIST	SONG TITLE
1	Fleetwood Mac	Albatross
2	Kid Creole & The Coconuts	Annie I'm Not Your Daddy
3	Joy Division	Atmosphere
4	Madness	Baggy Trousers
5	Meat Loaf	Bat Out Of Hell
6	Bruce Springsteen	Born In The U.S.A.
7	Eddie Cochran	C'mon Everybody
8	Hot Chocolate	Every 1's a Winner
9	David Bowie	Heroes
10	Smiths	How Soon Is Now
11	Madonna	Into The Groove
12	Bob Dylan	Like a Rolling Stone
13	Police	Message in a Bottle
14	Fat Boy Slim	Praise You
15	Manfred Mann	Pretty Flamingo
16	Smokey Robinson	Tracks of My Tears
17	Stone Roses	Waterfall
18	Kinks	Waterloo Sunset
19	Cameo	Word Up
20	Coldplay	Yellow