Macclesfield Pub Quiz League

24th Jan Questions

2012-01-25T11:08:00.001-08:00

There are a couple of duplicates that were spotted it time but I don’t have the replacement questions

All questions set by The Knot Originals

All questions set by Knot Originals - hope you enjoy the quiz!

Specialist Rounds are: History; Myths, Legends and Folklore; Reinventing the Wheel; Arts and Entertainment; Sport; Geography; Science; English, but not as we know it.

HISTORY

1 Who was President Ford’s running mate in the 1976 US presidential election?

Robert Dole

2 Which Prime Minister asserted ‘The Conservative Party is an organised hypocrisy’?

Benjamin Disraeli

3 Who sought, and failed, to gain election as Adlai Stevenson’s running mate at the 1956 Democratic Convention after Stevenson threw open the decision to the floor of the convention?

(John F Kennedy - both names needed

4. Which First Minister of Northern Ireland lost his Westminster seat in the 2010 UK General Election?

Peter Robinson

5 In what year was the Shah of Iran overthrown?

1979 - no leeway

6 In what year did General Pinochet seize power in Chile?

1973 - no leeway

7 Which controversial right-wing historian, once successfully sued for libel by another historian, has completed two volumes of his projected three volume biography of Winston Churchill?

David Irving

8 Which US president has been the subject of an acclaimed multi-volume biography by Robert A Caro, the fourth volume of which will be published in May this year?

Lyndon B Johnson

Supplementaries
1 Who vowed to restore order to the streets of Warsaw?

(General Jaruzelski

2 Which Polish President died in the Smolensk air crash in 2010? Lech Kaczinski

MYTHS LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE

1.In folklore,, what name is given to the ghostly flickering lights seen over bogs and marshes ?

Will o the Wisp
2. According to legend, which saint nipped the devil’s nose with a pair of tongs ?

St. Dunstan
3. Moonrakers is the name traditionally given to natives of which county

Wiltshire

4. The first reference to which mythical creature is when it was said to have been seen by Saint Columba in 565 A.D.?

Loch Ness monster

5. Which legendary 11th century leader of resistance to the Normans had his headquarters near Ely in Cambridgeshire ? Hereward the Wake

6. The old Celtic or Wiccan festival of Beltane falls on which day of the year ?

May Day - May 1st

7.Where in Cornwall would you go to in early May to see the Furry Dance ?
Helston

8. Which Staffordshire village is famous for its annual Horn Dance?

Abbots Bromley

SUPPLEMENTARIES

1. Who in legend slayed the giants Cormoran and Blunderbore ? Jack the Giant Killer
2. The old Celtic or Wiccan festival of Beltane falls on which day of the year ?
( May Day - May 1st )
REINVENTING THE WHEEL
A round devoted to the greatest engineering invention of them all.

1. What is the two-word term used to describe energy lost in the interaction of wheel and road?

A: rolling resistance

2. What part of a car was pioneered by Alfred Vacheron in the Paris-Rouen race in 1894?

A: the steering wheel (cars were previously steered with a tiller)

3. A cover version of Bob Dylan and the Band’s “This Wheel’s on Fire” is the theme music to which British TV comedy?

A: Absolutely Fabulous

4. What colour is the wheel in the centre of the Indian national flag?

A: Navy blue

5. The wheel is representative of what in the iconography of Orphic, Jain and Buddhist religions?

A: Reincarnation

6. What was the name of the American competitor to Matchbox, introduced by Mattel in 1968?

A: Hot Wheels

7. In which board game do you have to collect six segments to make up a wheel?
A: Trivial Pursuit

8. The American TV version of Wheel of Fortune made a superstar of the female co-host, even though she never spoke. What was her name?

A: Vanna White

Supplementaries
1. Who wrote the Times editorial entitled ‘Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel’ about the Rolling Stones Drug Trial in 1968?

William Rees-Mogg
2. Stuck in the Middle With You was the biggest hit for which band?

Stealers Wheel

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT - LET’S GO CLUBBING !

1. What’s the name of the famous Harlem nightclub of the 1930s where the bands of Duke Ellington and Count Basie both had residencies ?

The Cotton Club

2. Which Swiss nightclub was the meeting place for the founders of the art movement known as Dadaism ?

The Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich

3. Which New York club is known as the birthplace of the dance craze “the twist “ ?

The Peppermint Lounge

4. The character Tony Manero spends much of his time in a disco in which film ?

Saturday Night Fever

5. Jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker gave his name to which famous New York jazz club ?

Birdland

6. In which nightclub would you expect to see Jane Avril and Yvette Guilbert ?
The Moulin Rouge - subjects of well-known paintings by Toulouse Lautrec

7. Which actor played the master of ceremonies at the Kit Kat club in the film “ Cabaret “?

Joel Grey

8. A night club in Shanghai in 1935 , where a troupe of tap dancers are performing a routine to the tune of “ Anything Goes “, features in the opening scene of which blockbuster film of 1984 ?

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

SUPPLEMENTARIES

1. In the film “ Casablanca “, the house band at Rick’s Club Americaine play which national anthem ?

The Marseillaise - accept French)

2. The painting “ The Bar at the Folies Bergeres “ is by which French artist ?

Manet

IS IT SPORT?
A mix of questions on games that are called sports and other games that aren’t.

1. Subtract a snooker maximum from a 3-dart maximum. What answer do you get?

33 (180 minus 147)

2. In Scrabble, how many points are scored for the word Quiz, assuming no bonus score squares or blanks?

3. In contract bridge, what is the lowest possible opening bid?

One Club

4. In the 1990’s Channel 4 featured a sport of Indian origin, which has been described as a mixture of wrestling and rugby. What is it called?

Kabbadi

5. ‘Rolling downhill, usually on a gentle slope, in a large transparent sphere’ describes what pastime?

Zorbing

6. The tokens in the original Monopoly set were inspired by the inventor’s wife’s charm bracelet. Four of them are a racing car, a boot, a ship, and a top hat. Give one of the other two.

Iron or Dog

7. In what board game do contestants have to draw a recognisable picture of a named object against the clock, so it can be recognised by their teammates?

Pictionary

8. What is the name of the table-top game, invented in 1987, which has been the main source of income for the Games Workshop chain of shops?

Warhammer 40,000 (Accept Warhammer)

Supplementaries
1. What is the name of the classic 1980’s computer game, where the player controls his piece through a maze, eating dots.

Pacman

2. How many pieces are there in a standard Double Six Domino set?

GEOGRAPHY

1. The equator only runs through one Asian country. Which one? Indonesia

2. Tropic of Capricorn runs through 5 African countries. Name one.
South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Mozambique or Botswana.

3. Iconic sports grounds: Eden Gardens claims to be the biggest cricket ground in the world. In which city would you find it? Kolkata/Calcutta

4. In which US state is Augusta National, home of the US Masters Golf?

Georgia

5. In which city can you see most of the works by the architect Gaudi?

Barcelona

6. Which European country is known as Hrvatska by the locals? Croatia

7. Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, but in which modern country is Sarajevo?

Bosnia/Herzegovina

8. The treaty of Brest Litovsk ended Russia’s involvement in WW1. In which present-day country is Brest-Litovsk?

Belarus

Supplementary
1. Which European country is called Crna Gora by its natives? Montenegro

2. Which city was laid out by the town planner Baron Haussmann?

Paris

SCIENCE AND NATURE

1. Which creature, found widely in England, has the Latin name " bufo bufo " ?

the common toad
2. In medieval times in England, what creatures were called " urchins " ?

hedgehogs
3. Which disease of the central nervous system is named after a 19th century English scientist who wrote a treatise on " the shaking palsy " ?

Parkinson's Disease

4. Which disorder in the autism spectrum is named after the Austrian doctor who identified it in 1944 ?

Aspergers Syndrome

5. If a leaf is cordate, what shape is it ?

Heart shaped

6. What shape is a sagitate leaf ?

Arrow shaped

7. What do we call the soft skin covering a deer's antlers ? Velvet

8. Which flower gets its name from the Turkish word for a turban ? Tulip

SUPPLEMENTARIES
1. Calisto and Io are moons of which planet ?

Jupiter

2. What name do we give to a cloud of dust and gas in space ? Nebula

ENGLISH, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT
1. When we are in a difficult situation, we say we are snookered, but what term derived from pool do Americans use?

Behind the 8-ball

2. In the Scottish dish Neeps and Tatties, what are neeps? Turnips

3. What is an Esky in Australia?

A cool box or picnic basket

4. What do South Africans call a barbecue?

Braai (pronounced BRI)

5. What traffic item do South Africans call a Robot?

Traffic Light

6. We call it a tap, what do the Americans call it?

Faucet

7. What do Scots refer to as a But and Ben?

A small house (originally 2-room)

8. What do Australians call flip-flops?

Thongs

SUPPLEMENTARIES
1. What do Americans call a spanner?

Wrench

2. What does a Scot mean by the Gloaming?

Twilight

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. According to FIFA boss Sepp Blatter, how can racist incidents during football matches best be settled?

With a handshake after the game.

2. Which cabinet minister was recently discovered disposing of confidential documents in a bin in St James Park London? Oliver Letwin

3. Why was Aliona Vilani in the news in December 2011?

Professional dance partner of Strictly Winner Harry Judd

4. What is the life expectancy for a woman in the UK?

82 (accept 81-83)

5. Which British film director, famous for ‘Women in Love’, died in November 2011?

Ken Russell

6. The inventor Ron Hickman died in February 2011. For which product is he best remembered?

Black and Decker Workmate

7. On the Kelvin scale, what is the boiling point of water? 373

8. Who is (Jan 20th) Secretary of state for Defence?

Philip Hammond
9. Spell the word CONNOISSEUR (CONNA-SIR)

10. What is 2012 in Roman numerals?

MMXII.

What was the name of the Japanese nuclear reactor badly damaged in the 2011 tsunami?

Fukushima

12. Which luxury resort was ironically chosen for the G20 crisis talks in 2011?
Cannes
13. Near which Pakistani city was Osama Bin Laden captured and killed?

Abbottobad

14. In which field of sporting endeavour did Hayley Turner make her mark in 2011?
Horse racing(first female jockey to win a Group 1 race)

15. Who designed Kate Middleton’s dress for the Royal Wedding in 2011?

Sarah Burton

16. Which seaside town features in Bram Stoker’s Dracula? Whitby

17. In the Rocky Horror Show, what is the name of the dance we are urged to do again and again?

The Time Warp

18. Why did George Michael cancel concerts towards the end of 2011?
He had Pneumonia

19. What is an ergophobic’s fear?

Work

20. Salt, Sweet, Bitter and Sour are the four basic tastes, but what is the Japanese word given to the fifth taste?

Umami

21. In the books by Enid Blyton, what colour is Noddy’s hat ? blue

22. What does Popeye the sailorman have tattooed on his forearm ? an anchor

23. “ I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness “, is the opening line of which famous 20th century poem ? Howl by Allen Ginsberg

24. Sal Paradise and Dean Moriaty are the central characters in which famous 20th century novel ?

On the Road by Jack Kerouac)

25. In which English city would you find the district of Old Swan ? Liverpool

26. Scousers are natives of Liverpool, but which city do Mackems come from ?

Sunderland

27. What drink do you get by taking the first letters of the following ; Prince Phillip’s island of birth ; the play in which Iago appears ; The destination of the Wife of Bath ; the Beatles’ song featuring Desmond the barrow boy and the first name of
Wesker the playwright ?

COCOA - Corfu, Othello, Canterbury, Obladi Oblada
and Arnold

28. Where in Cheshire would you end up if you took the first letters of the following : Lady Godiva’s husband ; the colour of Leicester Square on a Monopoly board ; the woman who Tennyson asked to “ come into the garden “ and the principal river of Vietnam ?

LYMM - Leofric, Yellow, Maud, Mekong

29. Which crime novelist created the character Detective Inspector Banks ?

Peter Robinson
30. In the crime novels of John Harvey, Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick works in which Midlands city ? (

Nottingham

31. Which star of the Tarzan movies died, allegedly aged 80, in Florida on 28th December 2011?
Cheetah the Chimp

32. In which county is the lowest point in England? Cambridgeshire (Holme Fen: 9.8 feet below sea level)

33. Which English National Park has the highest sea cliffs? Exmoor

34. Michelangelo was born in which century ?

15th – 1475

35. Where in print did we famously see the words “ Thank you and goodbye “ last year ?

Front page headline on last edition of the News of the World

36. Which political leader caused offence last year by telling an African priest that he had “ a nice tan “ ?

Berlusconi

37. The ill-fated horse Khartoum appeared in which film ?

The Godfather - Don Corleone has Khartoum’s head chopped off

38. What’s the name of the horse mentioned in the Beatles song “ Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite “ on the Sgt. Peppers album ? Henry

39. Who was on the English throne when Dick Turpin was hanged in 1739 ?

George 2nd

40. The Great Fire of London took place during the reign of which monarch ?

Charles 2nd

41..Which 1986 Turner Prize winning duo is most famous for their large photographic work, The Pictures?

A: Gilbert & George

42.. The Venetian island of Murano is famous for the making of what?

Glass

43. Who was the elder brother of Moses?

Aaron.

44. What do you call a statistician who calculates risks for insurance?

Actuary.

45. What do you call a horizontal mining shaft?

Adit.

46. Who coined the term ‘Affluent Society’?

John Kenneth Galbraith (the economist)
47. What was the name of the naturalist who accompanied Captain Cook?

Joseph Banks.
48. What is the name – from the Bible – for the spiritual qualities that characterise members of the Kingdom of God? Beatitudes.

49. What was the name of the first Prime Minister of Algeria which became independent of France in 1962?

Ahmed Ben Bella.
50. Which historian was criticised in his lifetime for “treating the Christian church as a phenomenon of general history” in his history of the Roman Empire?

A: Edward Gibbon

51. Who was the Minister of Health in Attlee’s government, overseeing the establishment of the modern National Health Service?

A: Aneurin Bevan

52. What is the name of the American explorer who discovered Machu Pichu and other Inca settlements in Peru?

Hiram Bingham.

53. What is the modern name for Bechuanaland?

Botswana.

54. What is the popular name for ‘Genealogical and Heraldic history of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of the UK’?

Burke’s Peerage.

55. Patek-Phillipe manufactures what high quality items? Watches

56. The Aubergine is native to which area of the world?

Indian sub-continent

57. Who was the Prussian officer and writer on war (1780 – 1831) credited with the philosophical foundation to the science of war?

Karl von Clausewitz.
58. What is the name of the computer game series made by Will Wright, who was later to create The Sims in which players built cities?

A: SimCity

59. Magneto, Professor Xavier and Wolverine are major characters in which comic book series?

A: X-Men

60. What is the more common name for ‘climacteric’? Menopause.

61. A ‘condominium’ is commonly used to describe a type of joint ownership of property in America. What is the older and proper use of the term?
The joint rule of a territory by two or more countries.

62. Famously, Nelson put his telescope to his blind eye (to refuse to see the signal from his commander, Sir Hyde Parker) at a sea battle in 1801. What was the name of the battle?

Battle of Copenhagen.
63. What is the one word for the Ten Commandments?

Decalogue

64. Which politician famously has the middle names Denzil Xavier?

Michael Portillo

65. Recently elected Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is keen to take her country out of the Commonwealth. Which country?

Jamaica

66. Wayne Hemingway, the fashion designer and founder of Red Or Dead, is the son of which 1960s TV wrestler of native North American descent?

Billy Two Rivers

67. Tim Canterbury and Dawn Tinsley are two of the major characters from which early-2000s British sitcom?

A: The Office

68. The song “Killing in the Name” by Rage Against the Machine returned to popularity in December 2009 for what reason, having first charted in 1992?

A: It was the focus of a successful campaign to deny The X Factor winner the Christmas number one

69. Which former StockportCounty manager enjoyed a short managerial tenure between the two incarnations of Micky Adams at Port Vale?

Jim Gannon

70. Which team did Manchester City beat to win the FA Cup last season?

Stoke City

71. Which former Yugoslav country will, if approved in a referendum, join the EU in 2013?

Croatia

72. The ‘velvet divorce’ describes the dissolution of which country in 1993?

Czechoslovakia

73. Who is the current Prime Minister (or Taoiseach) of the Irish Republic?

Enda Kenny

74. Who plays George Smiley in the recent film adaptation of ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy?’

Gary Oldman

75. Which team did Nemanja Vidic play for before Manchester United?

Spartak Moscow

76. Give a year in the life of Samuel Johnson.

1709-1784

77. Give a year in the life of Jonathan Swift.

1667-1745

78. Who is the current Secretary of State for Scotland?

Michael Moore

79. Which politician famously compared Sir Geoffrey Howe to a dead sheep?

Denis Healey

80. Which Scottish politician resigned as his party’s leader in 2000, vowing never to return, only to seek (and win) election as party leader in 2004?

Alex Salmond

81. Which female singer released an album about war titled ‘Let England Shake’?

PJ Harvey

82. Carlton Banks and Geoffrey Butler are two of the major characters from which early-1990s American sitcom?

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

83. Who plays the poetically foul-mouthed spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker in the TV series The Thick of It?

Peter Capaldi

84. Stefanie Meyer is the author of which popular series of fantasy novels?

The Twilight Saga

85. Grant Naylor is the collective name for the men behind which TV programme and series of novels?

Red Dwarf

86. Which US politician declared ‘Message: I care’?

George HW Bush

87. Which recently deceased writer called Mother Theresa ‘a thieving Albanian dwarf?’

Christopher Hitchens

88. Who was the only Cabinet minister to resign in protest at the Iraq war?

Robin Cook

89. What is the name of the right-wing political protest movement, defined by its opposition to taxation and government spending, which made Michelle Bachmann a favourite in 2011?

The Tea Party

90. Which prominent Republican was the subject of the films, The Undefeated and You Betcha!,?

Sarah Palin

91. The Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke recently made an individual score of 329 not out in the New Year’s cricket Test against India. Only three Australians have made a higher Test score: Bradman was one, name one of the other two.

Mark Taylor (334 not out)
Or Matthew Hayden (380)

92. Which battle took place on St. Crispin’s Day, 25th October 1415?

Agincourt

93. The lines ‘’Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all.’ come from which poem?

In Memoriam A.H.H. by Alfred Lord Tennyson

94. The festive storyline of Eastenders featured a fire in a B&B. The presence of what caused the fire to be unusually severe?

Contraband fireworks

95. Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson are the original members of which rock and roll group?

The Band

96. Who is the current Vice President of the USA?

Joe Biden

SUPPLEMENTARIES
1. On 4th November 2011, there was a major motorway crash near to which town’s rugby club?
Taunton
2. Who plays Victor Meldrew’s wife Margaret in One Foot In The Grave?
Annette Crosbie

3. In which Cumbrian town is the home brewery for Jennings beer?

Cockermouth

4. Aubergine is native to which area of the world?

Indian sub-continent

5. In the Sherlock Holmes story ‘The Adventure Of The Speckled Band’, what is the ‘speckled band’?
A snake

TUESDAY 17TH JANUARY 2012

2012-01-18T03:44:00.001-08:00

SPECIALIST QUESTIONS

set by The Church House Bollington

1. SPORT

2. HISTORY

3. ENTERTAINMENT

4. SCIENCE

5. GEOGRAPHY

6. DOUBLE BARREL

7. RUGBY BUT NOT RUGBY

8. DO THEY MEAN ME?

ROUND 1: SPORT

1. The Chennai Super Kings are the current holders of which title?
Indian Premier League /(IPL) (Cricket T20 competition)

2. In August 2011, Guernsey resident, 70 years old Roger Allsop became the oldest person to do what ?

To swim the English Channel

3. In March 2011, boxer David Haye was defeated by Vladamir Klitchko. What did Haye attribute his defeat to ?

A broken toe

4. Peter Ridsdale has previously been Chairman of Leeds United, Barnsley, Cardiff City and Plymouth Argyle, but which club did he become Chairman of in December 2011 ?

Preston North End

5. Which coach led England to the Rugby Union World Cup Final in 2007 and was then controversially replaced by Martin Johnson ? Brian ASHTON

6. Which Super League Rugby League Club has been given permission to install an artificial all weather playing surface for the 2012 season ?

Widnes Vikings

7. In December 2011, which New Zealand Cricketer equalled the record for the number of sixes, namely 16, scored in a first class innings.?

Jesse RYDER (Previously achieved by Andrew Symonds & Graham Napier)

8. Rory Mcllroy, Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke and Padraig Harrington are all members of the same golf club in Northern Ireland. Name the club.

9. Royal Portrush

SUPPLEMENTARIES

10. Which Football League Club has the nickname 'The Shakers' ? Bury

11. In which city will the 2014 Commonwealth Games be held ? Glasgow

ROUND 2: HISTORY

1. Tarquin the Proud was the last ruler of which people who ruled Rome prior to 510 BC, when the Roman Empire was established?

ETRUSCANS

2. Who was the King of Norway who led an invasion of England before William of Normandy's invasion in 1066?

HARALD HARDRADA

3. Which Muslim leader led an army that re-captured Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187?

SALADIN

4. What was the name of the court introduced by King Henry VII to deal with rebellious and disobedient barons?

COURT OF STAR CHAMBER

5. By what name is the massacre of Huguenots in Paris in 1572 commonly known?

ST BARTHOLOMEW'S DAY MASSACRE

6. What name is given to the uprising of 1688-89 which led to King James II of England being deposed?

GLORIOUS REVOLUTION

7. Which Eastern European defensive alliance was created by the Soviet Union in 1955?

WARSAW PACT

8. What name is given to the period of reform introduced to

Czechoslovakia in 1956 by Alexander Dubcek?

PRAGUE SPRING

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9. Gavrilo Princip, who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914, was a member of which organization?

BLACK HAND

10. Who invented a converter to turn liquid iron into steel in 1956?

Henry BESSEMER

ROUND 3: ENTERTAINMENT: Name the Film

Simply name the film from the (tongue-twisting) description.

1. Stammering sovereign seeks support from sassy subordinate skilled in the science of speaking.

The Kings Speech

2. Peculiar but prosperous personality persuades panel of professionals to peruse his prehistoric playground.

Jurassic Park

3. Determined deputy dogs disgraced doctor.

The Fugitive

4. Captain craves Cambodian conference with crazy colonel. Apocalypse Now

5. Covetous court composer cunningly kills confoundedly creative curiosity.

Amadeus

6. Coarse crew of colour coded cons congregate after catastrophic caper for copious carats.

Reservoir Dogs

7. Plucky professor and his pa prevent pernicious plunderers from purloining prominent primeval prize.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

8. Besmirched banker bound in a bastille buys a bludgeon and, by and by, burrows out.

The Shawshank Redemption

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9. Willis works with weepy whippersnapper who witnesses worrisome wonders.

The Sixth Sense

10. Bashful ballerina's big break begets bizarre battle with her own black being. Black Swan

ROUND 4: SCIENCE — PICTURE ROUND

Please look at each picture. There is a question for each.

1. Which generic term is used to describe all of these angles?

OBTUSE

2. What would you use this equation to calculate?

AREA OF A CIRCLE

3. What does this symbol represent?

APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO

4. Whose laws are these?

OHM

5. What is represented by this symbol, which is like an 8 turned on its side?

INFINITY

6. Whose theory is this?

PYTHAGORAS

7. Who is the scientist in picture?

Dr Brian COX

8. Who is the scientist in picture?

Sir Isaac NEWTON

Supplementaries / Visually Impaired

9. Give a year in the life of Louis Pasteur

1822-1895

10.Give a year in the life of Marie Curie

1867-1934

ROUND 5: GEOGRAPHY

This round is based on entries from the BBC's list of 50 things to see before you die!

1. The Terracotta Army can be seen near which Chinese city? XIAN

2. Off the coast of which Australian state is the Great Barrier Reef? QUEENSLAND

3. The Victoria Falls are on the border of Zimbabwe and which other country?

ZAMBIA

4. The island of La Digue is part of which island group? SEYCHELLES

5. The Galapagos Islands belong to which country?

ECUADOR

6. The Temples of Abu Simnel are in which historical area which runs along the River Nile from southern Egypt into North Sudan? NUBIA

7. Yosemite National Park is in which American state? CALIFORNIA

8. Which city is known as "the rose-red city half as old as time"? PETRA

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9. The temple of Angkor Wat is in which modern day country? CAMBODIA

10. The Golden Temple can be found in which Indian city? AMRITSAR

ROUND 6: DOUBLE BARREL

All the answers in this round are people with double barrelled surnames

1. Which famous writer was also an MCC cricketer whose only first class wicket was that of W.G.Grace?

Sir Arthur CONAN DOYLE

2. Which comedian invented the characters whose 'real' names are Alistair Leslie Graham and Mr Sagdiyev?

Sacha BARON COHEN (They are the names of Ali G and Borat)

3. Which composer wrote the opera Hugh The Drover?

Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

4. Which actress is the great-granddaughter of Prime Minister Herbert Asquith ?

Helena BONHAM CARTER

5. Which actor played the roles of Trigger in Only Fools and Horses and Owen in The Vicar of Dibley?

Roger LLOYD PACK

6. Who is the presenter of the series of TV programmes featuring River Cottage?

Hugh FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL

7. Who, along with the late Jennifer Paterson, made up the Two Fat Ladies?

Clarissa DICKSON-WRIGHT

8. Which Australian golfer won the 1991 Open Championship?

Ian BAKER-FINCH

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9. What was the maiden name of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother?

BOWES-LYON

10.Which Australian-born talent show judge's best known catchphrase is "Just 3 words — FAB-U-LOUS'?

Craig REVEL-HORWOOD

ROUND 7: RUGBY BUT NOT RUGBY

The answers in this round all contain words used in rugby — you need to give the full answer, not just the rugby term (Surnames will suffice where the answer is a person)

1. William Shatner, of Star Trek fame, was also the star of which U.S. police series of the 1980s?

T.J.HOOKER

2. Who composed the Brandenburg Concerto?

J.S. BACH

3. Which classic Jules Verne adventure novel has twice been made into a film, with the lead role being taken by James Mason in 1959 and Brendan Fraser in 2008?

JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH

4. The name of which character from Sheridan's play The Rivals passed into the English language for the practice of using incorrect words?

MRS MALAPROP

5. Which classic soul song was a hit for Eddie Floyd in 1967 and Amii Stewart in 1979?

KNOCK ON WOOD

6. What is the name of the principal mountain route linking Pakistan with Afghanistan?

KHYBER PASS

7. Which current Premier League footballer represents Nigeria but was born in Uzbekistan?

Peter ODEMWINGIE

8. In Star Wars; The Phantom Menace, what is the name of the character voiced by Peter Serafinowicz who kills the Jedi Knight Qui Gon Jin ?

DARTH MAUL

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9. Which 1998 film starring Samantha Janus and Neil Morrissey, adapted from a John Godber play, is about a pub rugby team coached by a woman?

UP 'N' UNDER

10. What was the first solo song released by Shane Ward, winner of X Factor 2005?

THAT'S MY GOAL

Round 8: DO THEY MEAN ME?

This round is about hit songs that mention real people

1. Which actor is mentioned in the title of a Bananarama hit including the lines: " This is my only escape from it all, watching a film or a face on the wall”

ROBERT DE NIRO

2. Which outlaw is mentioned in the title of Cher's hit song which begins: "You're struttin' into town like you're slingin' a gun Just a small town dude with a big city attitude"

JESSE JAMES

3. Who were the group 'The Special AKA' talking about in the lines:

"21 years in captivity, shoes too small to fit his feet"?

NELSON MANDELA

4. Which sportsman, according to the words of a Johnny Wakelin hit: "knows how to talk and he knows how to fight, and all the contenders were beat out of sight."?

MUHAMMAD ALI (accept CASSIUS CLAY)

5. Which actor, according to a Hayzee Fantayzee hit: "stands so high, it's enough to make any redskin cry?

JOHN WAYNE

6. Which historical figure is referred to in an Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark hit as a "Little catholic girl fallin' in love"? JOAN OF ARC

7. Who is the subject of the Don McLean song featuring the line:
"Like the strangers that you've met, the ragged men in ragged clothes"?

VINCENT VAN GOGH

8. Who, according to the words of a novelty hit by Bell & Spurling, is "a lovely geezer - but don't forget that he's from Sweden"?

SVEN GORAN ERIKSSON

SUPPLEMENTARIES

9. Which actor, in a hit by Madness, "picks up useless paper and puts it in my pocket"? MICHAEL CAINE

10. Which actress is mentioned in the title of the Kim Carnes hit which begins "Her hair is hollow gold, I left a sweet surprise" BETTE DAVIS

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS

SET BY THE LAMB SHANKS

Q1: Which musical did Lee Marvins sole hit , “Wander’in star“, come from?

A: Paint your wagon

Q2: Which pop duo recorded “In the year 2025”?

A: Zager and Evans

Q3: At what speed in miles per hour does a wind become a Hurricane?

A: 73mph

Q4: What colour is the ribbon of the Victoria Cross?

A: Purple

Q5: Which of the worlds seas has no coastline?

A: Sargasso Sea

Q6: In the paso doble what is the female dancer supposed to be?

A: The bullfighters cape or cloak

Q7: What is manufactured from the Sapodilla tree?

A: Chewing gum

Q8: Which American film studio was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, D. W. Griffith,

Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?

A: United Artists

Q9: Name one of the countries the Kingdom of Navarre was divided between?

A: France and Spain

Q10: In heraldry what is meant by “couchant”?

A: Lying down

Q11: What was the capitol of the Roman province of Britain before Londinium?

A: Camulodunum (Colchester)

Q12: Which grain is used to make malt whiskey?

A: Barley

Q13: What type of fish are Arbroath smokies?

A: Haddock

Q14: Which term in Italian cooking means “soft but firm”?

A: Al dente

Q15: Which is the longest river in Italy?

A: The Po

Q16: Which Irish village is famous for its shrine to the Virgin Mary?

A: Knock

Q17: Why was income tax first levied in Britain?

A: To pay for the Napoleonic wars

Q18: Which animal was once called a Foul Marten?

A: Polecat

Q19: Which Saudi Arabian King was assasinated in 1975?

A: King Faisal

Q20: Of the five Great lakes of North America which is the only one which is wholly

In the USA?

A: Lake Michigan

Q21: How many players are there in a Gaelic football team?

A: Fifteen

Q22: Which football club formerly played its home games at Roker Park?

A: Sunderland

Q23: Which Czech wrote the novel “The good soldier Svejk“?

A: Jaroslav Hasek

Q24: Which Labour polititian was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

In 1999 and died in 2005?

A: Mo Mowlam

Q25: What is a necropolis?

A: A cemetery

Q26: What does an aphyllous plant not have?

A: Leaves

Q27: Which treaty allowed Britains entry into the European Community?

A: Treaty of Brussels

Q28: Which trading organisation was Britain a member of prior to joining the EEC?

A: European Free Trade Association

(EFTA)

Q29: What does scotopic vision allow you to do?

A: See in the dark

Q30: In which country was the singer Engelbert Humperdink born?

A: India

Q31: The cocktail Cuba Libre is made from Rum, Coca Cola, Ice and what other

Ingredient?

A: Lime juice

Q32: In which country was the spirits company Bacardi founded in 1862?

A: Cuba

Q33: What name was given to Adolf Hitler’s purge of members of the Nazi Party in

June/July 1934?

A: The night of the long knives

Q34: Which German Field Marshall surrendered to the Russian Army on the 31^st of

January 1943.

A: Von Paulus

Q35: Three films have won eleven Oscars, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings-Return

Of the King are two, what is the third?

A: Ben Hur

Q36: The Moat House Hotel at Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent was originally built

as Etruria Hall for which famous industrialist in 1771?

A: Josiah Wedgwood

Q37: How else is the star Sirius known?

A: The Dog Star

Q38: The Macclesfield canal runs north to join which other canal at Marple?

A: The Peak Forest Canal

Q39: Who had a number one hit single in 1965 with “Yeh Yeh”?

A: Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames

Q40: Who is the current Secretary of State for Education?

A: Micheal Gove

Q41: Which US state is north of Arkansas?

A: Missouri

Q42: Down which valley does the Mistral blow?

A: The Rhone Valley

Q43: Who was the first person to climb the Matterhorn?

A: Edward Whymper

Q44: The names of British racehorses are limited to how many letters?

A: Eighteen letters including spaces

Q45: Who was Margaret Thatchers first chancellor of the exchequer ?

A: Sir Geoffrey Howe

Q46: Who was the last English monarch to be born abroad?

A: George II

Q47: Who instituted the penny post?

A: Rowland Hill

Q48: On a post box what monarch is indicated by the inscription GR?

A: George V ( George is not enough)

Q49: What name is given to a young hawk taken from its nest for training?

A: Eyas

Q50: What is a hogget?

A: A sheep (between one and two years

old)

Q51: What do the initials MG stand for on a sports car?

A: Morris Garages

Q52: Which US state is called the nutmeg state?

A: Connecticut

Q53: Which stretch of water separates Italy and Sicily?

A: Straits of Messina

Q54: What was John Waynes last film?

A: The Shootist

Q55: Which city in Ontario is known as the Steel City of Canada?

A: Hamilton

Q56: Which British city is served by Aldergrove airport?

A: Belfast

Q57: The Hambleton cup, first run in 1612, is still run at what racecourse?

A: Thirsk

Q58: Who completes the quartet with Leonardo, Raphael and Michaelangelo?

A: Donatello (The Teenage mutant

Ninja turtles)

Q59: How many points has the star of David?

A: six

Q60: Which of the three Wilson brothers played the drums in The Beach boys?

A: Dennis

Q61: In Greek mythology what was the Sword of Damocles suspended by?

A: A single horse hair

Q62: What nationality was the composer Richard Strauss?

A: German

Q63: Which Scottish mathemmatician invented logarithms?

A: John Rapier

Q64: Which English County has the shortest coastline?

A: Durham

Q65: Marble is formed by the metamorphosis of which rock?

A: Limestone

Q66: Something unusual happens to the River Manifold and its tributary the Hamps

Before they join the River Dove at Ilam; what is it?

A: They flow underground (except

when in spate)

Q67: Which post did JFK’s father, Joseph Kennedy, hold at the outbreak of World War Two?

A: Ambassador to Great Britain

Q68: Which US President ordered the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and

Nagasaki?

A: Harry Trueman

Q69: Which playwright wrote “Barefoot in the Park” and “The odd couple”?

A: Neil Simon

Q70: Which fashion designer created Madonna’s famous conical bra?

A: Jean Paul Gaultier

Q71: Which country’s parliament is called the Storting?

A: Norway

Q72: In which country did the sport Polo originate?

A: Iran (Persia)

Q73: Parsley belongs to which family of plants?

A: the Carrot family (Apiaceae)

Q74: Which artery supplies the kidney with blood?

A: The Renal Artery

Q75: In the Bible which King of Babylon saw his own death prophesied?

A: Belshazzar

Q76: In the ABBA song supertrooper where did the singer call from?

A: Glasgow

Q77: Which artist has an exhibition of new landscapes at the Royal Academy of Arts in

London?

A: David Hockney

Q78: What was the name of the cruise liner which ran aground and sank off the coast of

Italy on January the 14^th?

A: Costa Concordia

Q79: When were the Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck?

A: 1976

Q80: Lager is a very popular drink which originated in the German speaking areas of

Europe. What does the word mean in german?

A: Store or storage

Q81: Which part of the gut absorbs water from food?

A: The colon

Q82: What did social reformer George Williams found in 1844?

A: YMCA

Q83: Who wrote the Rolling Stones first top twenty hit “I wanna be your man”?

A: Lennon and Mcartney

Q84: What was the German codeword for the invasion of Russia in June 1941?

A: Barbarossa

Q85: Who is the patron saint of fishermen?

A: St Peter

Q86: Who is the patron saint of carpenters?

A: St Joseph

Q87: What illness is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus?

A: Glandular fever

Q88: Odynophobia is the fear of what?

A: Pain

Q89: Thierry Henry scored a goal for Arsenal on his return to the club last week.

In what year did he play his last game for them prior to leaving.

A: 2007

Q90: How is the German Mastiff better known?

A: Great Dane

Q91: On a London underground map what line is coloured green?

A: District line

Q92: In which country is the city of Aleppo?

A: Syria

Q93: What railway terminus would you arrive at if you caught a direct service

From Norwich to London?

A: Liverpool Street

Q94: Who presents the TV series “Great British Railway Journeys” currently on

Its third series.

A: Michael Portill

Q95: Name a year in the life of John Milton?

A: 1608-1674

Q96: Who surveyed the route of the Macclesfield canal?

A: Thomas Telford

SUPPLEMENTARIES

1: What is the capital of the Canadian province of Saskstchewan?

A: Regina

2: Which country has the only land border with the Dominion Republic?

A: Haiti

3: Who starred as Richard Hannay in the 1959 remake of “The 39 steps”?

A: Kenneth More

4. Who invented the Polaroid camera in 1947?

A: Edwin Land

QUIZ QUESTIONS: 10th January 2012

2012-01-11T01:40:00.001-08:00

SPECIALIST ROUNDS

Set by the Water Green Phoenix

Geography

History

Sport

Science

Arts & Entertainment

Film Quotes

Bob’s Silver Jubilee

Name that City

GEOGRAPHY

Q1: Natives of which British Overseas Territory call themselves Llanitos?

A: GIBRALTAR

Q2: Managua is the capital of which country?

A: NICARAGUA

Q3: Which seaside town in Kent, is famous for its oysters?

A: WHITSTABLE

Q4: In which country is the Christiansborg Palace?

A: DENMARK (seat of the folketing)

Q5: .Which river is the main tributary of the Dead Sea?

A: THE RIVER JORDAN

Q6: Iona is off the coast of which other Scottish Island?

A: MULL

Q7: Which triple flight of waterfalls is formed by the River Ure in mid-Wensleydale, and were featured in the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves?

A: AYSGARTH FALLS

Q8: Which Scottish town is traditionally known as the “Queen of the South”?

A: DUMFRIES

SUPPLEMENTARIES

S1: What is the UK’s most northerly motorway?

A: M90 (Dunfermline to Perth)

S2: In geography, what is a geonym (pronounced “jee-o-nim”)?

A: THE NAME OF A GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE OR PLACE.

HISTORY

Q1: The 1783 Treaty of Paris ended which war?

A: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR (War of American Independence).

Q2: What name was given to the Roman Road that linked London with York via Lincoln?

A: ERMINE STREET

Q3: What name is given to those who supported the claim of the House of Stuart to the British throne?

A: JACOBITES

Q4: Who was the British Prime minister at the time of John Kennedy’s assassination?

A: ALEC DOUGLAS-HOME (P.M. from Oct 1963 –Oct 1964).

Q5: Name a year during the Regency Period.

A: 1810 – 1820

Q6: Who was the last wife of Henry the Eighth?

A: CATHERINE PARR

Q7: Who led the Gunpowder Plot?

A: ROBERT CATESBY

Q8: What was the first battle of the English Civil War?

A: EDGEHILL

SUPPLEMENTARIES

S1: Between 1837-55 which movement attempted to better the conditions of the British working classes?

A: THE CHARTISTS

S2: What was the popular nickname of the Act by which suffragettes who had been released from prison while on hunger strike were rearrested as soon as they recovered their strength.

A: THE CAT AND MOUSE ACT

SPORT

Q1: Which athlete in the space of 40 days in 1979 broke the world records for the 800 metres, 1500 metres and the mile?

A: SEBASTIAN COE

Q2: In cricket, 111 is believed to be an unlucky score – what is it called?

A: THE NELSON

Q3: Which football club is known as The Owls?

A: SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY

Q4: In golf what is the traditional name for the No 10 iron?

A: THE PITCHING WEDGE (accept wedge)

Q5: Who won the Green Jersey in 2011’s Tour De France?

A: MARK CAVENDISH

Q6: In which season were the FA Premier League’s first games played?

A: 1992-93

Q7: Where were the 2004 Summer Olympics held?

A: ATHENS, GREECE

Q8: Who won the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa?

A: SPAIN

SUPPLEMENTARIES

S1: In Formula 1 motor racing, what does DRS stand for?

A: DRAG REDUCTION SYSTEM (not cheap sofas)

S2: What is the penalty for a relatively minor infringement in ice hockey?

A: TWO MINUTES IN THE PENALTY BOX.

SCIENCE

Q1: In the news recently what is the Maunder Minimum?

A: PERIOD OF VERY LOW SUNSPOT ACTIVITY COINCIDING WITH MINI ICE AGE IN BRITAIN 1645-1715. ( accept either LOW SUNSPOT ACTIVITY or MINI ICE-AGE).

Q2: In astronomy what is a VLT?

A: VERY LARGE TELESCOPE

Q3: Which mobile phone manufacturer did Google purchase?

A: MOTOROLA MOBILITY (accept Motorola)

Q4: What is the UK’s largest native butterfly?

A: SWALLOWTAIL

Q5: Which planet did Johan Galle discover in 1846?

A: NEPTUNE

Q6: In which decade were windscreen wipers patented in the UK?

A: 1920s

Q7: Who won the first Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to in 1976?

A: MILTON FRIEDMAN.

Q8: The periodic table shows 118 elements. In 1789, when a list of elements was first produced, it showed only 33. Who produced that first list of elements?

A: ANTOINE LAVOISER

SUPPLEMENTARIES

S1: What was the first remote controlled vehicle to land on the moon?

A: Lunokhod (1970-71)

S2: Which readily available ‘over the counter’ drug was first produced in a small test lab in Nottingham in 1961 by Boots pharmacologist Dr Stewart Adams and colleagues?

A: IBUPROFEN

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Q1: Wakefield’s new art gallery is named after which modern sculptor?

A: BARBARA HEPWORTH.

Q2: The Magnum Cooperative is devoted to which art form?

A: PHOTOGRAPHY

Q3: Which radio special agent had sidekicks called Snowy and Jock?

A: DICK BARTON

Q4 : What was the first name of The Fonz?

A: ARTHUR

Q5: Which book by Michael Morpurgo has been turned into a successful West End production and film?

A: WAR HORSE

Q6: Which London born artist has been appointed Professor of Drawing at the Royal Academy?

A: TRACEY EMIN.

Q7: Who played Ron Weasley in the “Harry Potter” films?

A: RUPERT GRINT

Q8: The actress America Ferrara became famous playing the lead role in which US comedy drama?

A: UGLY BETTY

SUPPLEMENTARIES

S1: What was the name of the BBC TV arts show that ran from 1958 to 1965?

A: MONITOR

S2: How is Kimball O’Hara better known?

A: KIM, in Rudyard Kipling’s novel of the same name.

FILM QUOTES

Q1: In which film does a dying man utter the word “Rosebud”?

A: CITIZEN KANE

Q2: Which film has the tagline “Every generation has a legend? Every journey has a first step. Every saga has a beginning.”?

A: STAR WARS (Episode One, but accept STAR WARS).

Q3: Which cult film has the tagline: “The residents of Summer Isle invited Sergeant Howie to their traditional May Day festival.

A: THE WICKER MAN

Q4: Name the film from which the following comes: - “That’ll do pig”

A: BABE

Q5: Name the film from which the following comes “I love the smell of napalm in the morning”

A: APOCALYPSE NOW.

Q6: Name the film from which the following comes:

"A boy's best friend is his mother."

A: PSYCHO.

Q7: Name the film from which the following comes

"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."

A: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

Q8: Name the film from which the following comes

"Round up the usual suspects."

A: CASABLANCA

SUPPLEMENTARIES

S1 Name the film from which the following comes

"After all, tomorrow is another day!"

A: GONE WITH THE WIND

S2: Name the film from which the following comes

“They call me Mr. Tibbs.”

A: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

BOB’S SILVER JUBILEE

Bob Langstaff started in the Macclesfield quiz league in the 1986-87 season, so this year is his Silver Jubilee. We thought we should celebrate this event with a specialist round in his honour. The obvious topic would be Bob’s jokes as these have been doing the rounds for the whole 25 years too, but as he needs to recycle them over the 2^nd half of the season we have had to come up with an alternative, which is; Famous Bobs!! Each question or answer will relate to a famous Robert, Bob or Bobby.

Q1: Robert the Magnificent (1000-1035 A.D.) was the father of which King of England

A: WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR.

Q2: Robert Gascoyne-Cecil was the first British Prime Minister of the 20^th century, what was his title?

A; THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY

Q3: Who was the American Attorney General at the time of the investigation into the corruption allegations and Mafia connections of union leader Jimmy Hoffa?

A: ROBERT (BOBBY) KENNEDY.

Q4: Which recording artist, who died aged 54 in 2003 in Paris, was for a time part of the 70’s group “Vinegar Joe” with Elkie Brooks before going on to have a successful solo career in the UK.

A: ROBERT PALMER

Q5: Who won a BAFTA award for best actor in 1986 for his role as George in Mona Lisa?

A: BOB HOSKINS

Q6: At the Royal Television Society’s Television Journalism Awards of 2008/9 who won both “Specialist Journalist of the Year” award and the “Television Journalist of the Year” award for his reporting of the credit crunch for the BBC?

A: ROBERT PESTON.

Q7: Kevin Spacey starred in the 2004 biopic “Beyond the Sea” playing which late American singer?

A: BOBBY DARIN.

Q8: Bob Dylan was part of the Travelling Wilburys alongside Roy Orbison and George Harrison. Name either of the other two band members.

A: JEFF LYNNE or TOM PETTY.

SUPPLEMENTARIES

S1: In Citizen Smith Robert Lindsay played the role of Wolfie Smith, self-proclaimed leader of the TPF. What does the “T” stand for in TPF?

A: TOOTING (Popular Front)

S2: Which goalkeeper won Championship and FA Cup medals in the 1970-71 season with Arsenal

A: BOB WILSON

NICKNAME THAT CITY

You will be given the nickname of a city. All you have to do is name that city.

Q1: Which city is known as the” Big Apple”?

A: NEW YORK

Q2: Which city is known as the “Windy City”?

A: CHICAGO

Q3: Which city is known as the “City of Angels”?

A: LOS ANGELES

Q4: Which city is known as the “Granite City”?

A: ABERDEEN

Q5: Which city is known as “Motown”?

A: DETROIT

Q6: Which city is known as the “The City of David”?

A: JERUSALEM

Q7: Which city is known as the “Crescent City” or “The Big Easy”?

A: NEW ORLEANS

Q8: Which city is known as the “City of Dreaming Spires”?

A: OXFORD

SUPPLEMENTARIES

S1: Which city is known as the “The Eternal City”?

A: ROME

S2: Which city suburb is known as “Tinseltown”?

A: HOLLYWOOD

General Knowledge Questions

(Set by Knot Know-alls)

1. What are the small discs used in the game of tiddly winks called? Answer: WINKS

2. In the Thomas the Tank Engine stories, what is the name of the smallest and cheekiest engine?

Answer: PERCY

3. By what name or title is Anne Heggety referred to on TV?

Answer: THE GOVERNESS (from The Chase)

4. At which location is the Peter Pan Cup contested annually on Christmas morning?

Answer: HYDE PARK LAKE or THE SERPENTINE (swimming) (accept either, as they are the same place)

5. Which Strictly Come Dancing regular recently admitted to The Mirror newspaper, to having had a breast reduction?

Answer: Craig Revel HORWOOD

(Quote: “I couldn’t cha cha cha without them jingling in my face”)

6. Which comedian’s best selling childrens’ novels include: The Boy in the Dress, Billionaire Boy and Gangsta Granny?

Answer: David WALLIAMS

7. What is the maximum number of characters available for a single twitter message?

Answer: 140

8. Who created Postman Pat?

Answer: John CUNLIFFE

9. Which English county gives its name to a pudding of suet pastry, which encases a whole lemon?

Answer: SUSSEX i.e. Sussex pond pudding

10. By what name is Anakin Skywalker better known?

Answer: Darth VADER

11. Which city is served by Dum Dum airport?

Answer: KOLKATA (CALCUTTA)

12. Which year did the Queen describe as her Annus Horribilis? Answer: 1992

13. What is the name of the glossy fabric, with a woven reversible pattern, which derives its name from a middle-eastern capital city?

Answer: DAMASK (from Damascus)

14. What forms the basis of the meat substitute quorn? nswer: MUSHROOMS

15. In Hinduism, who is the 8^th avatar of Vishnu and known as the Butter Thief?

Answer: KRISHNA

16. On what date in 2012 is the Olympic torch due to arrive in the Olympic stadium?

Answer: 27^th JULY

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17. Which comedian, musician, poet and podcaster started his stand-up career as Porky the Poet?

Answer: Phil JUPITUS

18. By what name is Irish singer-songwriter George Ivan better known?

Answer: VAN MORRISON (full name required)

19. If an American said he had swallowed a goofball, what would you expect him to do?

Answer: FALL ASLEEP (it’s a sleeping pill)

20. The Golden Temple of Amritsar is in which Indian state? Answer: THE PUNJAB

21. An example of a comic verse written in a regular rhythm is a limerick. What is comic verse called when written to have an irregular rhythm?

Answer: DOGGEREL

22. What is the technical name for the organ of hearing in the ear? Answer: COCHLEA

23. What is the name of the ship on which the first West Indian immigrants arrived in Tilbury in 1948?

Answer: EMPIRE WINDRUSH (accept Windrush)

24. What is the name given to the early 20^th century art movement, characterised by visible brush strokes and strong colours, which translates from the French for “wild beast”?

Answer: FAUVISM

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25. What is the name of the cult followers of the Hindu goddess Kali, who were notorious for robbing travellers and ritual murder by strangling?

Answer: THUGS or THUGGEES

26. Matthew Bourne adapted Bizet’s Carmen into a highly successful ballet. What is it called?

Answer: THE CARMAN

27. What exhibit has for the last 12 months occupied the 4^th plinth in Trafalgar Square?

Answer: SHIP IN A BOTTLE (Nelson’s Victory by artist Yinka Shonibare)

28. Who is the only astronaut who went to the moon twice but never landed on it?

Answer: Jim LOVELL

29. On the cover of Sergeant Pepper LP, what is John Lennon holding?

Answer: FRENCH HORN (also accept TUBA or WAGNER TUBA)

30. What is the name of the early 20^th Century dance craze which shares its name with an American state capital?

Answer: CHARLESTON

31. In WWII, the term “GI” became a generic name for US soldiers, especially ground forces. What does letter “I” stand for?

Answer: ISSUE (Government Issue)

32. What am I describing? “Lying flat, face down, in an unusual or original situation, with both hands touching the sides of the body. Somebody takes a photo and puts it on the internet.”

Answer: The recent craze of “PLANKING”

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33. For how many days was Edward VIII king of the UK? Answer: 325 (accept 310 – 340)

34. Name the dog, which shares its name with one of the six towns of the Potteries, that became a YouTube sensation, for its deer-chasing antics in November 2011?

Answer: FENTON

35. Where in Italy was Mussolini executed?

Answer: COMO

36. What biblical-sounding, off-coast rock formations would you discover along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia? Answer: THE TWELVE APOSTLES

37. Whose process decarbonised iron?

Answer: BESSAMER’S

38. What other animal appears on the front of a UK passport as well as a lion?

Answer: UNICORN

39. Which item of lingerie is also the language of the inhabitants of the Western Pyrenees?

Answer: BASQUE

40. Who was the first UK Prime Minister to make use of Chequers as his country residence?

Answer: David LLOYD GEORGE

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41. Which city is at the mouth of the rivers Don and Dee? Answer: ABERDEEN

42. Which film director, best known for the Oscar-winning Women in Love, and the film of the The Who's Tommy, died in November 2011?

Answer: KEN RUSSELL

43. Who was president of Egypt during the Suez Crisis of 1956?

Answer: Gamal Abdel NASSER

44. Which UK Prime Minister shares his name with a type of tea? Answer: EARL GREY

45. Who was given the Helen Rollason Award (for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity) at BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year 2011?

Answer: BOB CHAMPION

46. Name the actress who played Miss Havisham in the BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations in December 2011.

Answer: GILLIAN ANDERSON

47. Who won the Man Booker Prize 2011?

Answer: Julian BARNES (for A Sense of an Ending)

48. Martin Boyce won the Turner Prize 2011 for his installation called what?

Answer: DO WORDS HAVE VOICES

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49. Name the title of the 23^rd James Bond movie to be released this year (2012)

Answer: SKYFALL

50. Which Scottish River supplies over 90% of the water used in whiskey manufacture?

Answer: SPEY

51. Which foodstuff not rationed during WWII was rationed afterwards?

Answer: BREAD

52. A widget inside of a can of beer is an aid to produce a good head of beer. What is inside the pressurised pellet?

Answer: NITROGEN

53. Where in the human body is the lunula located?

Answer: FINGERNAIL or TOENAIL (it is the white crescent shape at the base of the nail)

54. Four different women won tennis grand slam singles titles in 2011: Kim Clijsters, Petra Kvitova, Samantha Stosur and who else? Answer: LI NA (full name required)

(also accept NA LI which she seems to be referred to sometimes)

55. What connects Steve Coogan, Max Mosley, Charlotte Church, J K Rowling, Hugh Grant and Sienna Miller?

Answer: All gave evidence at the LEVESON enquiry

56. What previously privately owned monument did Sir Cecil Chubb donate to the British Government in 1918?

Answer: STONEHENGE

57. Why was Mark Duggan in the news in August?

Answer: He was SHOT BY POLICE, and protests DEVELOPED INTO WIDESPEAD RIOTS IN THE UK

58. Of which US state is Jefferson City the capital?

Answer: MISSOURI

59. Which US city is appropriately twinned with the Italian city of Assisi?

Answer: SAN FRANCISCO

60. Which gemstone is fossilised Araucaria (monkey puzzle) tree? Answer: JET

61. What is obtained by boiling sugar beyond 115 degrees Centigrade?

Answer: CARAMEL

62. What was the real name of Genghis Khan?

Answer: TEMUJIN

63. Which club plays football at the Liberty Stadium?

Answer: SWANSEA CITY

64. Who is the only footballer to have scored in every season since the Premiership began in 1992-3 season? Answer: Ryan GIGGS

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65. Which fruit or vegetable has varieties Timperley Early, Champagne and Victoria?

Answer: RHUBARB

66. Since 1928, which breed has won Best in Show at Crufts seven times, three more than any other?

Answer: COCKER SPANIEL

67 . What distinguishes the Basenji or Congo Dog from all other breeds?

Answer: IT DOESN’T BARK

68. What is the oldest warship still in commission in the Royal Navy?

Answer: HMS VICTORY (launched 1765)

69. The US ship The Phoenix was one of only a few ships to escape from Pearl Harbour unscathed. It was sold by the US Navy, renamed and eventually sunk in action in 1982. What was its name at that time?

Answer: THE GENERAL BELGRANO

70. In Hardy’s novel The Mayor of Casterbridge, what despicable act did Michael Henchard commit involving his wife?

Answer: HE AUCTIONED HER [sold her]

71. What is the name of the theme tune to TV sitcom Absolutely Fabulous?

Answer: WHEELS ON FIRE (originally by Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger Trinity)

72. What was striking about the Welsh Grand National, run on Boxing Day 2011?

Answer: IT WAS A DEAD HEAT

73. What does an anemometer measure?

Answer: WINDSPEED

74. Which Hollywood actress has recently produced a cookery book called Notes From My Kitchen?

Answer: Gwyneth PALTROW

75. Charles Dickens was born near to which British seaport?

Answer: PORTSMOUTH (accept Portsea)

76. In which debtor’s prison was John, father of Charles Dickens, incarcerated?

Answer: MARSHALSEA

77. Now closed down, in what year was The News of the World founded?

Answer: 1843 (accept 1835 to 1850)

78. How many EU countries are there in the Eurozone (officially called the Euro Area)?

Answer: 17

79. Whose autobiography is called At My Mother’s Knee...........And Other Low Joints?

Answer: Paul O’GRADY

80. Name one of Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Gerona?

Answer: VALENTINE or PROTEUS

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81. Which of the American space shuttles was the last one to fly on a mission to the International Space Station, before the retirement of the entire fleet in July 2011?

Answer: ATLANTIS

82. At the start of 2012, NASA’s twin probes Grail A & B started a mission to circle the moon. What particular aspect of the moon is being studied?

Answer: Its UNEVEN GRAVITATIONAL PULL (accept anything to do with GRAVITY in the answer)

83. Which record Rugby Union try scorer, for the Welsh national team, retired in December 2011 after scoring his 58^th try with the very last touch of his international career?

Answer: SHANE WILLIAMS (full name required)

84. Which Scottish Rugby Union record cap and points holder, who retired from international rugby in December 2011, received an MBE in the recent New Year’s Honours list?

Answer: Chris PATERSON

85. Who was the hero in King Solomon’s Mines by H Rider Haggard?

Answer: Allan QUARTERMAIN

86 . What is the name of Britain’s largest example of public art?

Answer: ORBIT (Olympic Park)

87. What is the world’s longest freshwater lake?

Answer: TANGANYIKA

88. Who invented the mercury barometer?

Answer: Evangelista TORRICELLI

89. Which Dior fashion designer was sacked after his anti-Semitic rantings in a Paris Bar in March 2011?

Answer: John GALLIANO

90. Name one of the fathers who share the house with Father Ted on Craggy Island?

Answer: FATHER DOUGAL or FATHER JACK

91. Who plays the part of Karen in the BBC sitcom Outnumbered?

Answer: Ramona MARQUEZ

92. What name is given to the fluid which surrounds a foetus in the womb?

Answer: AMNIOTIC FLUID

93. What is the name of the adagio composed by Aram Khachaturian, for the ballet of the same name, and used as the theme for TV’s the Onedin Line?

Answer: SPARTACUS

94. Which American President said “I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I am in a cabinet meeting”?

Answer: RONALD REAGAN

95. My Eyes Adore You, and Sherry, are songs from which popular musical?

Answer: JERSEY BOYS

96. What was Elvis Presley’s middle name?

Answer: AARON

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SUPPLEMENTARIES

1. In which mountain range is mainland Spain’s highest point, Mulhacen?

Answer: SIERRA NEVADA

2. In which country is the infamous bridge on the River Quai? Answer: THAILAND

3. Who wrote the musical Oliver?

Answer: Lionel BART

4. Regarding furniture, what is a Cheval?

Answer: A long mirror mounted on swivels in a frame, accept MIRROR

5. What would a sportsman store in an Ascham?

Answer: ARROWS (it’s a tall narrow cupboard)

6. Who was born in Northern Ireland and became president of Israel

Answer: Chaim HERZOG

13th December Questions

2011-12-19T00:31:00.001-08:00

Set by

The Dolphin Dragons

(both Specialist and General)

And vetted by

The British Flag

&

The Robin Hood

Specialist Rounds:

Science

Lists (History)

On What Grounds (Sport)

Geography

Arts and Entertainment

and

The Name’s the Same

The F Word

A Round of Double Entendres

Happy Christmas, Everybody!

Specialist Rounds

Round 1:Science

Q1. What work does a leukocyte do? A1: Fights infection

(It’s a white blood cell)

Q2. What does a pathologist study? A2: Disease

Q3. Na is the symbol of ? A3: Sodium

Q4. Mg is the symbol of ? A4: Magnesium

Q5.What do we call the protrusion of part of the stomach into the oesophagus (gullet)? A5: A Hiatus Hernia

Q6. What disability is the inability to speak and/or understand speech? A6: Aphasia

Q7. What is the common name for the axilla? A7: Armpit

Q8. A micron is what fraction of a metre? A8:One millionth

Supplementaries

S1: Which constellation contains the pole star? A:The Little Bear

S2: Name one of the moons of mars A: Phobos, Demos

Round 2: Lists: (History)

Give the next in the following lists:

Q1: British PMs: Churchill, Eden, McMillan A1 Sir Alec Douglas /Lord Home

Q2: UK Presidents: Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman A2: Eisenhower

Q3: Popes: Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI A3: John Paul I

Q4: Roman Emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula A4: Claudius

Q5: British Monarchs: William I, William II, Henry I A5: Stephen

Q6: Leaders of the Conservative Party: Margaret Thatcher, John Major, William Hague A6:Iain Duncan-Smith

Q7: Leaders of the Labour Party: James Callaghan,Michael Foot, Neil Kinnock A7: John Smith

Q8: Leaders of the Lib/Lib Dems: Jeremy Thorpe, David Steele, Paddy Ashdown A8: Charles Kennedy (NB. Joe Grimond was temporary leader between Thorpe and Steele for 2 months)

Supplementaries:

S1: Wives of Henry VIII: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour A: Anne of Cleeves

S2: Olympic Venues: Helsinki, Melbourne, Rome A: Tokyo

Round 3: On What Grounds (Sport):

Q1. Which football league club play at the EBB Stadium?

A1. Aldershot

Q2. The ‘Giro’ cycle race tours which country? A2. Italy

Q3. In which Olympic venue did Seb Coe and Steve Ovett each win a gold medal but at the other’s speciality? A3. Moscow (1980).

Q4. What was the name of the Bradford City stadium severely damaged by fire in 1985? A4. Valley Parade.

Q5. Name either of the counties in which the Caesaravich horse race is run A5. Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. (It is run at Newmarket but the start post is in Cambridgeshire).

Q6. In which city are the famous Bislett Games held? A6. Oslo.

Q7. Traditionally, on which road does the Tour de France finish? A7. The Champs Elysee

Q8. On which race-course is the Welsh Grand National run? A8. Chepstow.

Supplementaries

S1: Leyton Orient FC want to move to the Olympic Stadium. What is their current home ground? A. Brisbane Road

S2: Which football played at the Vetch field until 2005? A. Swansea City

Round 4: Geography

Q1: Port Moresby (Pot Mosbi) is the capital city of which country?A1: Papua New Guinea

Q2: Cape York is the northernmost point of which country? A2: Australia

Q3: Which is the largest country the equator passes through?A3: Brazil

Q4: Which African city’s name means, actually,“three cities”? A4:Tripoli

Q5: Which European country is not a member of the UN?A5: The Vatican

Q6: Which is the longest river to flow into the Mediterranean?A6: The Nile

Q7: Which European country with a sea-coast has the shortest one?A7: Monaco

Q8: What is the capitol of Belarus?A8: Minsk

Supplementaries

S1: In which desert is Las Vegas? A1: The Mohave

S2: In which country is Dubrovnic? A2: Croatia

Round 5: Arts and Entertainment

Q1: Who wrote the series of TV monologues “Talking Heads”?A1: Alan Bennett

Q2: Who had a hit in the 1960’s with Bob Dylan’s Mr Tambourine Man?A2: The Byrds

Q3: On which TV series will you regularly see Aliona Vilani, Brendan Cole and Erin Boag? A3: Strictly come Dancing

Q4: What is the name of the famous museum and art gallery in St Petersburg? A4: The Hermitage

Q5: What was on the reverse side of Eleanor Rigby?A5:Yellow submarine

Q6: Who wrote the play The Winslow boy? (not the Wilmslow boy!) A6:Terence Rattigan

Q7: What is the name of the famous Art Gallery in Port Sunlight?A7:The Lady Lever

Q8: What is the name of the daytime TV programme that follows the fortunes of houses that are sold at auction?A8:Homes under the Hammer

Supplementaries

S1: Name one of the 2 Shakespeare plays that have characters named Portia. A: Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar

S2: Who was poet Laureate before Carol Ann Duffy?A: Andrew Motion

Round 6: The Name’s the Same!

For each question 2 people are described. Please give their common surname.

Eg. Q.Playwright who wrote Death of a Salesman and the author of eg Tropic of Capricorn A Miller (Arthur and Henry)

Q1. Leading light of the Arts and Craft movement, and children’s TV entertainer and animal voice artiste.A1.Morris (William & Johny)

Q2. Inventor of the postage stamp, and TV funny man. A2. Hill (Roland & Harry)

Q3. Motor car pioneer and 38^th US presidentA3.Ford (Henry & Gerald)

Q4.1960’s and 1970’s F1 driver and female BBC News readerA4 Stewart (Jackie and Moira)

Q5. Winner of the World snooker championship in 1985 and winner of best female actress for her part in Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf. A5.Taylor (Dennis and Elizabeth)

Q6.The organist in Under Milk Wood and the pirate who became governor of Jamaica.A6.Morgan (Organ and Henry)

Q7. Former NUM leader, and creator of the Angel of the NorthA7. Gormley (Joe and Anthony)

Q8.Creator of the Magic Roundabout and charismatic winner of Olympic athletics gold medals in 1980 & 1984A8.Thompson (Eric and Daley)

Supplementaries

S1. Actress who played Miss Marple on film, and the NZ born “father of nuclear physics”. A: Rutherford (Margaret & Ernest)

S2. The father of communism and Hollywood funny man. A Marx (Karl and Groucho)

Round 7: The F word

All answers start with F – if the answer is human, the F word will be the surname

Which F:

Q1: Is a style of Architecture from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? A1: Flamboyant

Q2 :Is Blue John stone a variety of?A2:Fluorspar (accept Fluorite?)

Q3: Was a French writer of farce (Died 1921)?A3: Feydeau (Georges)

Q4: Was a huge underskirt, popular in Elizabethan times?A4: Farthingale

Q5: Was a bundle of rods carried before important Roman magistrates?A5:Fasces

Q6: Was an English 20^th Century contralto, whose home was Blackburn?A6:Kathleen Ferrier

Q7: Was a Quaker pioneer of prison reform (died 1845)A7:Elizabeth Fry (nee Gurney)

Q8: Is spiral shaped pasta?A8: Fusilli.

Supplementaries

S1: Is the piccolo a small version of?A:Flute

S2: Is the red jasmine, or the perfume which smells of it?A: Frangipani (The food is Frangipane)

S3: Was an Italian born US nuclear Scientist – won a Nobel prize in 1938)A:Fermi (anxious because his wife being Jewish, he escaped to the US by not returning from the award ceremony in Sweden!)

Round 8: A Round of Double Entendres

The answer to all questions is a single word with at least 2 different meanings.

2 (or perhaps 3) definitions will be given – supply the word

For Example Cleave: To split apart, to cling to

Q1: Given temporarily, period of fasting A1: Lent

Q2: Past tense of verb meaning to take without permission, scarf to drape over shouldersA2: Stole

Q3: To go ahead strongly, smithy A3: Forge

Q4: A former PM, waste ground A4: Heath

Q5: A set of lessons, an open sports area A5: Course

Q6: A private group, a heavy blunt instrument A6: Club

Q7: A painful infection of a nerve, wooden roofing tiles A7: Shingles

Q8: A means of transport, one who trains others A8: Coach

Supplementaries

S1: To tell tales, a meadow plant A: Grass

S2: A group of dolphins, a seed cover A: Pod

S3: Quick, a period of not eating, stuck. A: Fast

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1	Q	Which country entirely surrounds Gambia (except for Gambia's very short coastline)?
	A	Senegal

2	Q	What is a pangram?
	A	A sentence with every letter of the alphabet in it.

3	Q	Which classic composer (d.1757) was born in the same year as Handel and Bach.
	A	Scarlatti

4	Q	In Lord of the Rings, who does the elf-maiden marry?
	A	Aragorn

5	Q	Which Manchester City player was sent off after only 12 minutesin the recent league match against Liverpool?
	A	Mario Balotelli

6	Q	Who won this year's oscar for best leading actress?
	A	Natalie Portman (for Black Swan)

7	Q	For what sporting achievement did Sam Waley-Cohen get his name in the papers last spring?
	A	He won the Cheltenham Gold Cup (as an amateur, riding Long Run).

8	Q	What is another name for the Sea Eagle?
	A	Osprey

9	Q	Who married Clementine Hoosier?
	A	Winston Churchill

10	Q	Which is the second largest country in Europe, after Russia?
	A	Ukraine

11	Q	In which hobby do you find references to O. Double O, HO, N etc?
	A	Model Railways

12	Q	Who wrote the Academic Symphony?
	A	Brahms


13	Q	Which Bank has the current slogan "For the Journey?"
	A	Lloyds TSB

14	Q	Which country's cricket team was attacked by terrorists in Pakistan in 2009?
	A	Sri Lanka

15	Q	Which silent film tells the story of the naval mutiny in Odessa in 1905?
	A	The Battleship Potemkin

16	Q	Near which city is the Hadron Collider ?
	A	Geneva

17	Q	Which hurricane threatened to disrupt the US tennis championships this year?
	A	Irene

18	Q	In which British TV Sit-Com of the 1970's would you have heard the line "I heard that, pardon?"
	A	I Didn't Know You Cared

19	Q	What is the smallest US state?
	A	Rhode Island

20	Q	Whose wife was the capital of South Australia named after?
	A	William IV (Adelaide)

21	Q	The Nobel Prize for Literature has gone most times to which country?
	A	France

22	Q	Name one of Elizabeth Taylor's husbands, other than Richard Burton and Mike Todd.
	A	Conrad (Nicky) Hilton, Michael Wilding, Eddie Fisher, John Warner, Larry Fortensky

23	Q	What, apart from al being alcoholic drinks, do Amstel, Newcastle Brown, John Smith's, Birra Moretti, Cruzcampo, Murphy's and Buckler have in common?
	A	All made by Heiniken

24	Q	Who was the manager who took Macclesfield into the football league?
	A	Sammy McIlroy

25	Q	At which course was the 2011 Open Golf championship held?
	A	St Georges/Sandwich (accept either, and indicate that you will!)

26	Q	Name one of the 3 Pakistani cricketers found guilty of spot fixing by a London court this Nov?
	A	Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif or Mohammad Amir

27	Q	Give the name traditionally given to either of the Virgin Mary's parents.
	A	Anne or Joachim

28	Q	Where is Podgorica the capital of?
	A	Montenegro

29	Q	How much was a groat worth?
	A	Four (old) pennies

30	Q	What is a Wyvern?
	A	A mythical creature (a sort of 2 legged dragon)

31	Q	What is a scalene triangle?
	A	One with no side measuring the same as another

32	Q	Who currently presents Film 2011 on BBC TV?
	A	Claudia Winkelman

33	Q	For which team did footballing legend Nat Lofthouse play for his whole career?
	A	Bolton Wanderers

34	Q	Ellis Bell is better known as?
	A	Emily Bronte

35	Q	The Nazi regime was known as the 3rd Reich. What was the 1st?
	A	The Holy Roman Empire

36	Q	Who did Spain beat in the final of the 2010 football world cup?
	A	The Netherlands

37	Q	What is a fumerole?
	A	A hole in the side of a volcano

38	Q	The abbreviation LED stands for Light Emitting what?
	A	Diode

39	Q	Which musician is the subject of the TV film "Living in the Material World" aired in November?
	A	George Harrison

40	Q	Who did Siegfried rescue from the ring of fire?
	A	Brunnhilde

41	Q	David Tennant and Catherine Tate starred in which Shakespeare comedy in a London theatre in the summer of 2011?
	A	Much Ado about Nothing

42	Q	Who won the 2011 US Tennis in the women's singles?
	A	Sam Stosur

43	Q	In which town in east Libya did this year's uprising begin?
	A	Ben Ghazi

44	Q	In heraldry, what is a luce?
	A	A pike (the fish type!)

45	Q	What was (and in a somewhat different form, still is) introduced by "At the sound of the Swinging Cymbal"?
	A	Pick of the Pops

46	Q	What is the capital of Minorca?
	A	Mahon

47	Q	Who succeeded De Gaulle as French President?
	A	George Pompidou


48	Q	What is tofu made of?
	A	Soya Beans

49	Q	What, in legend, is the name of King Arthur's mother?
	A	Ygraine

50	Q	Isabella Mayson, who lived in the nineteenth century, is better known as?
	A	Mrs Beeton

51	Q	In which country were the 2011 world Athletic championships held?
	A	South Korea

52	Q	Which Frenchman narrowly escaped charges of sexual misconduct in New York earlier this year?
	A	Domenique Strauss-Kahn

53	Q	What is measured on the Schoville scale?
	A	The hotness of peppers

54	Q	Which composer wrote an opera based on Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing, called Beatrice & Benedict?
	A	Berlioz

55	Q	In1964 Tanganika merged with which country to become Tanzania?
	A	Zanzibar

56	Q	Who has recently had a book published called "Death comes to Pemberley?
	A	PD James - it's a sort of murder mystery sequel to Pride & Prejudice

57	Q	In which US TV sitcom of the 1970's/early 80's would you have heard a voiceover saying: "These and many more questions will be answered in next week's episode of…?
	A	Soap

58	Q	Richard Madely and Judy what? (Madeley not acceptable!)
	A	Finnigan

59	Q	What, zoologically do we call the(old) man of the forest?
	A	An Orangutan (the meaning in Malay)

60	Q	What is hypoxia?
	A	Oxygen deprivation

61	Q	Who took over from Liam Fox as Secretary of Defence in October?
	A	Phillip Hammond

62	Q	Who wrote the poem Kubla khan?
	A	S.T. Coleridge

63	Q	Ergot is a disease of what?
	A	Rye (and some other grasses) It can poison humans if infected rye is used to make bread etc

64	Q	What is the largest English inland county?
	A	Shropshire

65	Q	Which duo was known in their early career as Tom & Jerry?
	A	Simon and Garfunkel

66	Q	Which Impressionist painter was the only one who exhibited at all 8 of the Impressionist exhibitions?
	A	Pissaro

67	Q	Who does Marianne Dashwood marry in Sense and Sensibility?
	A	Colonel Brandon

68	Q	What is Britain's largest carnivore (not including man!)
	A	The Grey Seal

69	Q	In Hebrew folklore who is Adam's first wife?
	A	Lilith (nb Not biblical, but folklore)

70	Q	Which ship rescued people from the Titanic?
	A	RMS Carpathia


71	Q	Which European city is home to the oldest university in the world?
	A	Bologna

72	Q	Name one of the 2 British Gold Medallists in this year's World Athletic Championships.
	A	Dai Greene or Mo Farrar

73	Q	What is Synaethesia?
	A	Hearing/seeing sounds as colours

74	Q	What is the alternative name for the Beatles' Norwegian Wood?
	A	This Bird has Flown

75	Q	Which actor is TV's Rab Nesbitt?
	A	Gregor Fisher

76	Q	Which horse trained by Ginger McCain won the Grand National - apart from Red Rum?
	A	Amberleigh House

77	Q	What is a leveret?
	A	A young hare

78	Q	Why was Graeme Knowles in the news in late October?
	A	He was the clergyman of St Paul's Cathedral (the dean,actually) who resigned over the protest camp outside.

79	Q	What is the name of the open-air theatre built in a cleft of the cliffs in Cornwall?
	A	The Minack theatre

80	Q	Name one of Michael Jackson's children
	A	Michael Joseph Jr (accept Prince), Paris-Michael Katherine, Prince Michael II (Blanket)

81	Q	In which area of expertise were the Tradescants, father and son, active?
	A	Gardening/ plants

82	Q	A fusee is found in the mechanism of what?
	A	A clock

83	Q	What is the given name of the new Sarkozy offspring?
	A	Guilia

84	Q	After the sad death of Humph, who is now the chairman of "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"?
	A	Jack Dee

85	Q	In sport,what position does Warren Gatland hold?
	A	Welsh Rugby Union Coach

86	Q	There are 2 species of Gorilla. One is the Lowland. What is the other?
	A	The Mountain Gorilla

87	Q	What is a Villanelle?
	A	A type of poem (eg Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night)

88	Q	Who is the current managing director of the International Monetary Fund?
	A	Christine Lagarde

89	Q	In which book do we encounter Molly Bloome?
	A	Ulysses (James Joyce)

90	Q	The hedge sparrow is also known as?
	A	The Dunnock

91	Q	What constituent of a catalytic converter makes it tempting to thieves?
	A	Platinum

92	Q	Per Una is a clothing range sold by which shop chain?
	A	Marks and Spencer

93	Q	What is the country seat of the Earls of Grantham?
	A	Downton Abbey

94	Q	Name the third Wise Man, according to legend - Caspar, Balthasar, and ?
	A	Melchior

95	Q	Dilma Rouseff is the President of which G20 country?
	A	Brazil

96	Q	Who was the first Chancellor of the reunited Germany?
	A	Helmut Kohl


Supplementary Questions:

1	Q	Which store currently has the slogan "live for less"?
	A	Sainsbury's

2	Q	What is the recently popular male voice choir from St Isaac in Cornwall?
	A	Fisherman's Friends

3	Q	Mohammed fled from Mecca to which city?
	A	Medina

4	Q	Who saved ancient Rome by "Keeping the Bridge" against the enemy?
	A	Horatius ( and Spurius Lartius, and Herminius, if you're picky!)

5	Q	Why was Scott Elstone in the sports news in the summer of 2011?
	A	He was the sub who took 2 catches in England's defeat of India at Trent Bridge.

6	Q	Who wrote the 19th century novel "Sybil"?
	A	Benjamin Disraeli

6 December 2011

2011-12-07T03:33:00.001-08:00

Set by the Ox-fford ‘C’.

Thanks to the Lamb Inn and the Pack Horse Bowling Club for their help in vetting them.

The specialist rounds are:

1. Sport

2. Science

3. Geography: Animals Around the World

4. Arts & Entertainment

5. Are You Twitching?

6. History

7. The Powers that Be

8. Songs for Whoever

Our reference source for the vast majority of these questions is Wikipedia: the free encyclopaedia that anyone can edit (but perhaps unwisely, we don’t let that put us off!).

Round One: Sport

1.	Q	Frenchman Sébastien Loeb, last month, became world champion for the eighth consecutive time – in which sport?
	A	Motor rallying
2.	Q	Which South African batsman scored his 12,000^th Test run recently?
	A	Jacques Kallis
3.	Q	Which sport provided three of the ten nominees for BBC Sports Personality of the Year when they were announced last week?
	A	Golf (Darren Clarke, Luke Donald and Rory McIlroy)
4.	Q	Who coached New Zealand to victory in the recent Rugby Union world cup?
	A	Graham Henry
5.	Q	In volleyball, how many times can a team hit the ball before passing it over the net?
	A	Three times
6.	Q	In golf, what term denotes the close-cut area of grass that surrounds a green?
	A	The apron
7.	Q	Which Rugby League club is moving to Langtree Park at the start of the 2012 season?
	A	St. Helens
8.	Q	How many red balls (including the power ball) are used in the new, sexed-up version of snooker known as Power Snooker?
	A	Nine

Supplementaries

9.	Q	Australia recently recorded their lowest total in a Test innings since 1902. What was it?
	A	47 (accept 45-49. The 9^th wicket fell at 21 – five runs short of the lowest ever Test total!)
10.	Q	Which club last week ended Huddersfield Town’s record-breaking unbeaten run?
	A	Charlton Athletic

Round Two: Science

1.	Q	The damselfly is a smaller relative of which more familiar insect?
	A	The dragonfly
2.	Q	What is the lowest layer of the earth’s atmosphere, where all weather systems occur?
	A	The troposphere
3.	Q	Which branch of science is concerned with the movement of air around a moving object?
	A	Aerodynamics
4.	Q	Which metal burns with a bright white light at comparatively low temperatures, and was used as a source of illumination in the early days of photography?
	A	Magnesium
5.	Q	Which element has the atomic number 15, and is commonly stored under water as it reacts violently with oxygen?
	A	Phosphorus
6.	Q	Which branch of science is concerned with the motion of projectiles?
	A	Ballistics
7.	Q	Which disease was certified by the World Health Organisation to have been eradicated in 1979?
	A	Smallpox
8.	Q	Which disease is caused by excess levels of uric acid in the blood?
	A	Gout

Supplementaries

9.	Q	Who discovered, in 1605, that planetary orbits are elliptical?
	A	Johannes Kepler
10.	Q	In birds, insects, and other animals, which part of the alimentary tract is used to store food prior to digestion?
	A	The crop (also accept croup or craw)

Round Three: Geography – Animals Around the World

In each case, either the question or the answer includes the name of an animal or a bird.

1.	Q	What is the most southerly point in Great Britain?
	A	The Lizard
2.	Q	Goat Fell is the highest point on which Scottish island?
	A	Arran
3.	Q	Situated close to Niagara Falls, which is the second most populous city in New York State?
	A	Buffalo
4.	Q	What name is given to sub-tropical latitudes between 30 and 35 degrees north and south, where ships often became becalmed in mid-ocean?
	A	The Horse Latitudes
5.	Q	Which of Spain’s seventeen regions includes Mount Teide (TAY-deh), the country’s highest mountain?
	A	Canary Islands
6.	Q	What is the chief port on the Gulf of Lion?
	A	Marseille
7.	Q	The Australian city of Perth is on the banks of which river?
	A	The Swan River
8.	Q	Tiger Bay is the former name of an area within which British city?
	A	Cardiff (it’s now known as Cardiff Bay)

Supplementaries

9.	Q	Which island in New York state has a name that comes from the Dutch word meaning “rabbit”?
	A	Coney Island
10.	Q	What is the name of the island off the south-west coast of the Isle of Man?
	A	The Calf of Man

Round Four: Arts & Entertainment

1.	Q	Who or what did Percy Bysshe Shelley refer to as “blithe spirit”?
	A	A skylark
2.	Q	Whose Meditation Seventeen included the lines “for whom the bell tolls” and “no man is an islande”?
	A	John Donne
3.	Q	Which rock band took its name from a novel by Herman Hesse, first published in 1927?
	A	Steppenwolf
4.	Q	Mendelssohn’s Wedding March is part of his incidental music to which Shakespeare play?
	A	A Midsummer Night’s Dream
5.	Q	Who composed the Bridal Chorus – better known as Here Comes the Bride?
	A	Richard Wagner (it’s from his opera Lohengrin)
6.	Q	What was James Dean’s last film, in which he played an oil-rich Texan called Jett Rink?
	A	Giant
7.	Q	Whose only appearance at the Oscars ceremony, to date, was in 2002, when he made a plea for producers to continue filming their movies in New York City after the 9-11 attacks?
	A	Woody Allen
8.	Q	Who was the original presenter of BBC television’s Blankety Blank?
	A	Terry Wogan

Supplementaries

9.	Q	Who played the leading role in the 1980 remake of the film The Jazz Singer?
	A	Neil Diamond
10.	Q	What inspired Carol Ann Duffy’s poem Achilles, which she wrote in 2010?
	A	The injury that kept David Beckham out of the World Cup finals

Round Five: Are You Twitching?

Note to question persons: this is a visual round. Before starting, please ask if any of the contestants is or are visually impaired; if anyone is, offer them (when it comes to their turn) one of the alternatives below.

You should have two copies of each picture. Hand out one copy to each team simultaneously, one question at a time.

Now please read out the following paragraph to the contestants!

This is a visual round. You will be shown a picture of a native British bird, and its Latin name. All you have to do J is give its common (or English) name.

1	Pica pica Magpie
2	Turdus merula Blackbird
3	Passer domesticus House Sparrow (full name required )
4	Troglodytes troglodytes Wren
5	Lagopus muta Ptarmigan
6	Alcedo atthis Kingfisher
7	Hirundo rustica Swallow
8	Sternus vulgaris Starling

Alternatives (for visually impaired contestants)

1	Q	Which member of the crow family has distinctive pinkish–brown plumage and blue striped wings?
	A	The jay
2	Q	What colour is the breast of the grey wagtail?
	A	Yellow

Supplementaries

Phalacrocorax carbo

Cormorant (accept Shag)

Falco subbuteo

Hobby

Round Six: History

1.	Q	What have Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter done that no other US president has?
	A	Won a Nobel (Peace) Prize
2.	Q	Who was the first Vice President of the United States?
	A	John Adams
3.	Q	The so-called Triple Entente was an alliance that was forged in 1907 between Britain, France, and which other country?
	A	Russia
4.	Q	Who was Britain’s first Labour prime minister?
	A	James Ramsay McDonald
5.	Q	Which pharaoh built the famous temples at Abu Simbel?
	A	Ramesses II (accept Ramesses)
6.	Q	Which war began in 1618 following a Protestant uprising in the Holy Roman Empire?
	A	The Thirty Years’ War
7.	Q	Who succeeded Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa in 1999?
	A	Thabo Mbeki
8.	Q	Who was the wife of Prasutagus (pra-SOO-ta-gus), king of the Iceni (eye-SEEN-eye)?
	A	Boudica or Boadicea

Supplementaries

9.	Q	Which English king did Owain Glyndwr (Owen Glendower) defeat in three campaigns from 1400 to 1402?
	A	Henry IV
10.	Q	Who established the first Viking settlement in Greenland?
	A	Eric Thorvaldsen (accept Eric the Red)

Round Seven: The Powers that Be

The American business and media company Forbes last month published its annual list of the 70 most powerful people on Earth. This round is about the top 12 people on that list – in no particular order.

(We extended our list to No. 12 because despite his being Chairman of the US Federal Reserve most of us had never heard of Ben Bernanke, who was named by Forbes at No. 8; and because Mark Zuckerberg, who’s No. 9, came up a couple of weeks ago)

1.	Q	Last year’s No. 1, this year he falls to No. 3: he’s the President of China
	A	Hu Jintao (accept Hu)
2.	Q	Up from No. 3 to No. 2: according to Forbes, the decision of his “loyal lapdog” to stand down in 2012 has set him up for a return to the job that “some claim he never gave up”
	A	Vladimir Putin
3.	Q	Credited by Forbes with “saving millions of lives” through the Foundation that he set up with his wife Melinda, which is “changing the world again, through vaccines”: he rises from No. 10 to No. 5
	A	Bill Gates
4.	Q	This year’s Number One: his debt-ceiling negotiating was derided and his popularity has plummeted, but Forbes rates him as the most powerful person on the planet by virtue of his job
	A	Barack Obama
5.	Q	A non-mover at No. 4: the only woman in the Top Ten, described as “de facto leader of the European Union”
	A	Angela Merkel
6.	Q	Down from No. 5 to No. 7: a former Hitler Youth who sprang from relative obscurity to worldwide fame in 2005, three days after his 78^th birthday
	A	Pope Benedict (the Sixteenth) – accept The Pope
7.	Q	The only Briton in the Top Ten: his fall of three places to No. 10 is partly attributed to the demise of his communications director
	A	David Cameron
8.	Q	Just failing to make the Top Ten, but the second woman on the list: born in Italy, she’s the President of India (both names required)
	A	Sonia Gandhi

Supplementaries

9.	Q	The oldest person in the Top Ten, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz is King of which country?
	A	Saudi Arabia
10.	Q	Mario Draghi is a new entry at No. 12. Which financial institution did he recently become President of?
	A	The European Central Bank

Round Eight: Songs for Whoever

Taking our title from the Beautiful South, in this round the answer to each question is a girl’s name that appears in the title of a song. For example:

	Q	Who did the Beatles describe as being in the sky with diamonds?
	A	Lucy

They’re not all as easy as that, obviously. But maybe some of them are …

1.	Q	Who was breaking Simon & Garfunkel’s heart?
	A	Cecilia (she did it again to Suggs about 30 years later)
2.	Q	Who did Status Quo entreat to take their hand, so that together they could rock and roll – while Neil Diamond simply assured her that good times never were so good?
	A	(Sweet) Caroline (strangely, both songs refer to Sweet Caroline in the lyrics, but Status Quo’s title is just Caroline while Neil Diamond’s is Sweet Caroline)
3.	Q	Who did the Beatles glimpse ‘filling in a ticket in her little white book’?
	A	(Lovely) Rita
4.	Q	Who got the Beach Boys ‘rocking and a-rolling, rocking and a-reeling’?
	A	Barbara Ann
5.	Q	Who has been Smokie’s next-door neighbour for the last twenty-four years?
	A	Alice (don’t ask … )
6.	Q	Whose daddy did Kid Creole and the Coconuts confess to not being?
	A	Annie
7.	Q	Who came to Barry Manilow and gave without taking? (And then did the same to Westlife.)
	A	Mandy
8.	Q	Who did Tom Jones ask to forgive him because he just couldn’t take any more?
	A	Delilah

Supplementaries

9.	Q	Who did The Police advise that there was no need to put on the red light?
	A	Roxanne
10.	Q	Who did the Zutons invite to come on over?
	A	Valerie
11.	Q	For whom did Tony Christie do what he did?
	A	Maria

General Knowledge

1.	Q	Which series of cartoons featured a grouchy cowboy or prospector named Yosemite (yo-SEMI-tee) Sam?
	A	Bugs Bunny
2.	Q	Which publishing company was founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane?
	A	Penguin
3.	Q	In brewing, what name is given to the liquid that results from the “mashing” of the grains – sometimes described as unfermented beer?
	A	Wort (rhymes with caught)
4.	Q	Which famous hymn or anthem has words by William Blake and music by Charles Parry?
	A	Jerusalem
5.	Q	What was the maiden name of Lady Diana Moseley, wife of Sir Oswald?
	A	Mitford (strictly speaking, it was Freeman-Mitford)
6.	Q	At which English town, now a city, did Charles Edward Stuart turn back in 1745?
	A	Derby
7.	Q	Popularly known as the Poll Tax, what was replaced by the Council Tax in 1993?
	A	Community charge
8.	Q	From which plant are linseed oil and linen produced?
	A	Flax
9.	Q	What rank is used instead of Corporal in the Royal Artillery?
	A	Bombardier
10.	Q	In a Looney Tunes cartoon, what sort of creature was Pepe le Pew?
	A	A skunk
11.	Q	What would you add to a Bechamel (BESH-uh-mel) sauce to make a Mornay sauce?
	A	Cheese
12.	Q	Not counting Wales and the Vatican City, what is Europe’s last country alphabetically?
	A	Ukraine
13.	Q	Whose debut album, released in 2004, was entitled Back to Bedlam?
	A	James Blunt
14.	Q	What nickname was given to the British champion jockey Harry Wragg and the American athlete Dave Wottle, because of their aptitude for timing their sprint finishes just right?
	A	The Head Waiter
15.	Q	Who was the first woman to be admitted to the Order of Merit?
	A	Florence Nightingale
16.	Q	Who was leader of the Labour party from 1980 until 1983?
	A	Michael Foot
17.	Q	What type of organism consists of a fungus and an alga living symbiotically?
	A	A lichen
18.	Q	Who currently appears on the back of a £20 note?
	A	Adam Smith
19.	Q	Which famous film was inspired by a book entitled The Seven Pillars of Wisdom?
	A	Lawrence of Arabia
20.	Q	The graham cracker is the American equivalent of which popular British snack?
	A	The digestive biscuit
21.	Q	What’s the only South American country that has both Pacific and Caribbean coastlines?
	A	Colombia
22.	Q	Which British singer, songwriter and pianist has released albums entitled Twentysomething, Catching Tales and The Pursuit?
	A	Jamie Cullum
23.	Q	Which comedian and TV presenter was born in Farnworth, Bolton in 1951 and has the real name David Gordon Bramwell?
	A	Dave Spikey
24.	Q	Who was the first Governor-General of India, famously impeached in 1787 but acquitted in 1795?
	A	Warren Hastings
25.	Q	Who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1956 until 1967, and again briefly in 1976?
	A	Jo Grimond
26.	Q	Who was the first black heavyweight boxing champion of the world?
	A	Jack Johnson
27.	Q	Who invented, and is still most famous for, jasperware?
	A	Josiah Wedgwood
28.	Q	Which 1965 film, directed by David Lean, was said by one critic to have done for snow what Lawrence of Arabia did for sand?
	A	Doctor Zhivago
29.	Q	In the game of bridge, how many tricks do you need to win if you make a contract of (for example) one club?
	A	Seven
30.	Q	Which river flows through Hamburg?
	A	The Elbe (EL-buh)
31.	Q	Claiming to be the original Take That tribute act, and still the best, their name differs from the real thing in only one letter. What are they called?
	A	Fake That
32.	Q	Born in London in 1979, how is the twice Mercury-nominated singer Natasha Khan better known?
	A	Bat for Lashes (she’s the only artist other than the Arctic Monkeys to be nominated for the Mercury twice)
33.	Q	Who led the British forces that surrendered to the combined American and French forces after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781?
	A	Lord Cornwallis
34.	Q	Which former pop singer sat in the US House of Representatives from 1995 until his untimely death following a ski-ing accident in 1998?
	A	Sonny Bono (accept “Sonny out of Sonny and Cher”, but the answer must include the first name. Just in case anyone is showing off, his real first name was Salvatore. Basically however, we are not talking about the bloke from U2!)
35.	Q	Who, in 1960, became the first boxer to regain the world heavyweight title?
	A	Floyd Patterson
36.	Q	Which animal was known in Middle English as the urchin?
	A	The hedgehog
37.	Q	Whose autobiography, completed by his widow and published posthumously in 2005, was entitled Margrave of the Marshes?
	A	John Peel
38.	Q	In table football, how many midfielders does each side have?
	A	Five (they play 2-5-3!)
39.	Q	In which European capital city is the Charles Bridge?
	A	Prague
40.	Q	What’s the name of the band formed in 2009 by Liam Gallagher and other former members of Oasis, after brother Noel left to form his High-Flying Birds?
	A	Beady Eye
41.	Q	According to the Bible, who succeeded David as King of Israel?
	A	His son Solomon
42.	Q	Who was commander-in-chief of the United States Pacific Fleet during World War Two?
	A	Admiral Chester Nimitz
43.	Q	Two bridges cross the Menai Straits. One is the Menai Bridge; what’s the other one called?
	A	The Britannia Bridge
44.	Q	Why was Wigan Athletic’s central defender Antolin Alcaraz suspended recently?
	A	For spitting at an opponent (apparently he didn’t know that spitting at people was considered offensive in this country – he’s from Paraguay)
45.	Q	Which Spanish word for a range of mountains appears in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
	A	Sierra
46.	Q	Who described his brief political career in a book that was published in 2001 and entitled An Accidental MP?
	A	Martin Bell
47.	Q	In Greek mythology, which Cypriot sculptor fell in love with a statue he had made?
	A	Pygmalion
48.	Q	In which mountain range is Elbrus, said by most authorities to be the highest mountain in Europe?
	A	The Caucasus
49.	Q	Which fictional town has been portrayed, in two separate TV drama series, by the Scottish towns of Callander and Auchtermuchty?
	A	Tannochbrae (in Dr. Finlay’s Casebook on the BBC in the 1960s, and in Dr. Finlay on ITV in the 1990s, respectively)
50.	Q	Which element is referred to in the Bible as brimstone?
	A	Sulphur
51.	Q	In which seaport, situated between the heel and toe of Italy, did the Royal Navy launch a famous attack on the Italian fleet in 1940?
	A	Taranto
52.	Q	Which famous TV advert, first shown in 1973, featured an arrangement of the Dance of the Reed Flutes, from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker?
	A	Cadbury’s Fruit & Nut (Everyone’s a Fruit & Nut Case)
53.	Q	Which Liverpool player was recently accused of making a racist comment aimed at Manchester United’s Patrice Evra?
	A	Luis Suárez
54.	Q	Which charitable organisation was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon H. D. Rawnsley?
	A	The National Trust
55.	Q	In which school is the novel Tom Brown’s Schooldays set?
	A	Rugby
56.	Q	In Greek mythology, who was carried to Olympus by an eagle, to be cupbearer to Zeus?
	A	Ganymede
57.	Q	In which modern country is the site of the ancient city of Antioch?
	A	Turkey
58.	Q	Which television crime-fighting duo were played by Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber?
	A	Dempsey & Makepeace
59.	Q	In the Zodiac, which constellation comes between Aquarius and Aries?
	A	Pisces
60.	Q	From which language did we get the word geyser (pronounced geezer or guy-ser – meaning a spring that spouts water intermittently)?
	A	It’s said to be the only word in the English language that comes from Icelandic
61.	Q	Who is leading the inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press?
	A	Lord Justice Leveson
62.	Q	On which course is the Scottish Grand National run?
	A	Ayr
63.	Q	What was built in 1856 on the site of the Peterloo Massacre?
	A	The Free Trade Hall
64.	Q	Which fictional character taught Latin at Brookfield School?
	A	Mr. Chips (Chipping)
65.	Q	Which American jazz pianist, whose compositions include Blue Rondo à la Turk, is celebrating his 91^st birthday today?
	A	Dave Brubeck (he didn’t actually compose Take Five!)
66.	Q	Which inlet of the sea lies between England and Scotland on the west coast?
	A	The Solway Firth
67.	Q	Who is set to take over as presenter of Countdown in January 2012?
	A	Nick Hewer
68.	Q	How many planets in the Solar System are bigger than Earth?
	A	Four (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune)
69.	Q	What term was originally used in relation to Northern politicians or businessmen going south to exploit conditions after the American Civil War?
	A	Carpetbaggers
70.	Q	Marc Jacobs was in the news recently when he was the victim of a robbery. In which field is he famous?
	A	He’s a fashion designer (most famous, apparently, for designing Steve Jobs’ rimless spectacles!)
71.	Q	In (or near) which city does the football club known as Espanyol play its home games?
	A	Barcelona (at the Olympic Stadium, until a couple of years ago)
72.	Q	What traditional event has taken place annually since the year 1445, in the Buckinghamshire village of Olney?
	A	A pancake race
73.	Q	Who founded the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1932?
	A	Sir Thomas Beecham
74.	Q	Which English sporting legend, who retired last year, is celebrating his 34^th birthday today?
	A	Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff
75.	Q	Which river is crossed by Brunel’s bridge at Saltash, near Plymouth?
	A	The Tamar
76.	Q	Who took over as presenter of The Apprentice: You’re Fired!, after Adrian Chiles left in 2010 to join ITV?
	A	Dara O’Briain
77.	Q	Which chemical substance is (or was) sometimes known as spirit of hartshorn?
	A	Ammonia
78.	Q	What term was originally applied to the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders, after they broke up a Russian attack at the Battle of Balaclava?
	A	They were the original thin red line
79.	Q	What sort of creature is a Maine Coon?
	A	It’s a type of domestic cat
80.	Q	Which football club was formerly known as Meadowbank Thistle?
	A	Livingston
81.	Q	Where is Britain’s National Media Museum?
	A	Bradford (formerly known as the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television)
82.	Q	What was the title of Edward Elgar’s set of five marches, one of which provided the tune for Land of Hope & Glory?
	A	Pomp & Circumstance
83.	Q	In which cathedral is Jane Austen buried?
	A	Winchester
84.	Q	Who succeeded his nephew Caligula as Emperor of Rome in 41 AD, and was succeeded thirteen years later by Nero – who was also his nephew?
	A	Claudius
85.	Q	Who became Prime Minister of Greece on the 11^th of November this year?
	A	Lucas Papademos
86.	Q	What is said to have been invented around 850 AD, when a Chinese alchemist mixed saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal?
	A	Gunpowder
87.	Q	Why might Dame Catherine Cookson, Dame Flora Robson, Sir Ridley Scott and Mr. Eric Idle all be referred to as Sand Dancers?
	A	Because they all come from South Shields
88.	Q	Which big cat, of the puma genus, is also known as the mountain lion?
	A	The cougar
89.	Q	What’s the most famous race that’s run at Flemington racecourse?
	A	The Melbourne Cup
90.	Q	Which government agency moved its headquarters in 2003, from Bracknell, to a site near Exeter?
	A	The Met Office
91.	Q	Who composed the operetta, The Merry Widow?
	A	Franz Lehar
92.	Q	Which US playwright was the father of Charlie Chaplin’s fourth wife Oona?
	A	Eugene O’Neill (also the grandfather of eight of Chaplin’s eleven children)
93.	Q	Who led the West Saxon army to victory over the Danes at the Battle of Ashdown in 871 AD?
	A	Alfred (the Great)
94.	Q	Who became Prime Minister of Italy on the 16^th of November this year?
	A	Mario Monti
95.	Q	Which wild flower is sometimes known as the windflower, thimbleweed, or smell fox?
	A	The common (or wood) anemone
96.	Q	Traditionally, what crucial ingredient was present in beer but not in ale?
	A	Hops

Supplementaries

97.	Q	Which country officially consists of four islands at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel?
	A	Comoros
98.	Q	Who wrote the novels Desperate Remedies, The Hand of Ethelberta and A Laodicean (lay-o-diss-EE-an) describing them as “Novels of Ingenuity”?
	A	Thomas Hardy
99.	Q	Which European country’s flag shows a black double-headed eagle on a red background?
	A	Albania
100.	Q	What’s the name of the ITV breakfast programme, currently (but not for much longer) presented from Monday to Thursday by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley?
	A	Daybreak
101.	Q	Which Roman emperor wrote twelve books of Meditations, setting forth his Stoic philosophy?
	A	Marcus Aurelius
102.	Q	Which Derby-based pop act is the work of Jyoti Prakash Mishra and had its only major hit in 1997 with Your Woman?
	A	White Town

29 November Questions

2011-12-01T07:49:00.001-08:00

SPECIALIST QUESTIONS

set by the Plough Horntails

Not a resignation issue….?
Science: Time and all that this entails
Geography
Arts & Entertainment
History
The Horse
Body Parts
Sport

1: So, just what is a RESIGNATION issue???

Q1. What’s the name of the Home Secretary who resigned over revelations over foreign prisoner release (rather than deportation) on May 5th 2006?

A1. Charles Clarke

Q2. Failure to disclose a home loan from millionaire Labour MP Geoffrey Robinson caused the resignation of which Secretary of State for Trade & Industry on December 23rd 1998?

A2. Peter Mandelson

Q3. On March 17th 2003, what was the cause of the first ever standing ovation given by MPs in the House of Commons?

A3. Robin Cook’s resignation speech (he opposed the invasion of Iraq)

Q4. Who resigned on December 15th 2004 over the topic of obtaining a visa for the nanny of his ex-lovers’ children?

A4. David Blunkett (…he was Home Secretary at the time….)

Q5. Who was the Education Secretary who quit as a result of controversy about marking of ‘A’ level exam papers in October 2002?

A5. Estelle Morris

Q6. What was the topic that caused Transport Secretary Stephen Byers to resign on 28 May 2002?

A6. Misleading parliament over the collapse of Railtrack

Q7. What was the cause for David Blunkett’s 2nd resignation from the cabinet on November 2nd 2005?

A7. Failing to disclose extra parliamentary jobs

Q8. What was the event that caused Stephen Byers ‘adviser’ Jo Moore to suggest that this was ‘good day to get out anything that we want to bury’?

A8. 2 aircraft being flown into the World Trade Centre, New York on September 11th 2001.

Supplementary Questions:

Q9. What caused Peter Mandelson’s 2nd resignation from the cabinet in January 2001?

A9. Involvement with passports for the Hinduja brothers

Q10. Clare Short resigned from the Government on May 12th 2003 over the cabinet decision related to the war in Iraq. What cabinet job did she hold at the time?

A10. International Development Secretary

2: Science. Time… and all that this entails.

Q1 How many time zones cover the continent of Australia?

A1 3 ( these are +8, +9 and +10 hours from UCT)

Q2 One of the world’s most accurate clocks keeps time to an accuracy of 0.0001 seconds per day. This is kept at the National Physical Laboratory in the UK. In which town is this?

A2 Teddington

Q3. In 1967, the time of 1 second was standardised for Universal use as the frequency defined by atomic clocks. What chemical element is used in these atomic clocks?

A3. Caesium

Q4 How many time zones are used in the country of China?

A4 One (since 1949) This is UCT +8 ( UTC means Universal Co-ordinated Time)

Q5 In which year did the speaking clock service begin the UK?

A5 1936, on July 24th.(The voice was a lady called Ethel Jane Cain)

Accept ±3 years

Q6 The US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin are covered by which time zone?

A6 Central

Q7 The Alaskan / Aleutian time zone covers most of the US state of Alaska. How long in hours does this differ from Universal Co-ordinated Time …what used to be called Greenwich Mean Time?

A7 9 hours

Q8 Tidal drag and movement of earth tectonic plates mean that ‘official’ time has to be changed periodically to stay in synch with atomic clock time. This is done by addition of a ‘leap second’. Approximately how often does this addition occur?

A8 Every 500 days. There have been 34 additions in 50 years. Accept 500 ± 50

Supplementary Questions:

Q1. What part of a second is an ATTO-SECOND?

A1. 10-18 ( i.e. 10 to the power minus 18) (the prefix ATTO comes from the Danish word for the number 18)

Q4 In the measurement of time, what does the S.I. unit fs stand for?

A4 Femto-second ( that is 10 -15 of a second)

3: Geography. Which bit is that then????

NOTE FOR QUESTION MASTER: Do NOT show any of the maps before the questions are asked. These maps are for clarification purposes after the quiz.

Q1. Which English county is immediately to the north of Essex and to the west of Suffolk and Norfolk?

A1. Cambridgeshire

Q2. Which English county lies immediately to the north of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire and to the east of Warwickshire?

A2. Northamptonshire

Q3. Which USA state lies immediately to the north of Oklahoma, to the west of Missouri and to the east of Colorado?

A3. Kansas

Q4. Which USA state lies immediately to the west of Ohio, to the north of Kentucky and to the south of Michigan?

A4. Indiana

Q5. Which African country lies immediately to the south of Egypt, to the north of Uganda and to the east of Chad?

A5. Sudan

Q6. Which African country lies immediately to the east of Republic of Congo, to the north of Mozambique and to the north east of Zambia?

A6. Tanzania

Q7. Which South American country lies immediately to the north of Argentina, to the east of part of Peru and to the north east of Chile?

A7. Bolivia

Q8. Which South American country lies immediately to the north of Brazil, and is sandwiched between Venezuela to the west and Surinam to the east?

A8. Guyana

Supplementary Questions.

Q9. Which South American country lies to the south west of Columbia and to the north west of Peru?

A9 Ecuador

Q10. Which African country lies to the south west of Algeria, to the east of Mauritania and to the north of Burkina Faso?

A10. Mali

4: Arts & Entertainment: Who said that?

1. Who said about Stanley Baldwin: ‘He occasionally stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened’

Winston Churchill

2. Which TV cartoon character said ‘Hello, son. I wanna apologize. I just got so caught up trying to encourage you I was blinded to your stinky performance. If you forgive me I promise I'll never encourage you again’

Homer Simpson

3. Which scientist said: ‘Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity but I’m not sure about the universe’

Albert Einstein

4. Which writer said ‘Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.’

Oscar Wilde

5. Which writer said ‘I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.’

Mark Twain

6. Which actor said: ’… Remember men, we're fighting for this woman's honor… which is probably more than she ever did!’

Groucho Marx in Duck Soup

7. Mort Sahl said that this American president won because he ran against Jimmy Carter, if he'd run unopposed he would have lost. Who was the American president?

Ronald Reagan

8. From which film is the following line taken? ‘There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?’

Airplane

Supplementary Questions:

9. Who said of Queen Victoria: Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty, you should lay it on with a thick trowel

Benjamin Disraeli

10. Which famous American said: ‘The main advantage of being famous is that when you bore people at dinner parties they think it is their fault’

Henry Kissinger

5: History

1. Which 1983 Nobel Peace Prize winner decided to send his wife to Oslo to accept the prize because he feared he would not be readmitted to his homeland?

Lech Walesa

2. Rosa Maltoni, a school teacher, married blacksmith and revolutionary socialist activist Alessandro. Who was their famous son?

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

3. Where was the first British colonial railroad?

Jamaica (opened in 1845, the first outside Europe & North America)

4. Which country employed Henry Hudson to find the famous 'North-West Passage'?

The Netherlands

5. Which Soviet premier, a former KGB head, succeeded Brezhnev?

Yuri Andropov

6. Of which country was Edmund Barton the first Prime Minister? He was Appointed in January 1901.

Australia

7. What was the title of the leader of the Genoan Republic?

The Doge

8. Only one South American country has had a Monarchy. Which was it?

Brazil

Supplementary Questions:

9. Name the commoner who ruled England in 1658-59.

Richard Cromwell

10. What was the given name of Stalin's daughter who defected to the US in 1967?

Svetlana

6: The Horse

1. Name one of the two mythical horses which pulled the chariot of Mars, the God of War?

a. Phobos and Diemos (also the names of the moons of Mars the planet)

2. Three Day Eventing and Show Jumping are 2 of the 3 equestrian events that are included in the modern Olympics. Name the third event.

a. Dressage

3. What the name given to the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey?

a. A Hinny

4. What is a wild Australian horse known as?

a. A Brumby

5. The St Ledger stakes at Doncaster is the oldest of Britain’s five Classic horse races. In which decade was it inaugurated?

a. 1770`s (actually the race was first ran in 1776)

6. According to legend the ancient Roman Emporer Caligula (37-41 AD) did what to his favorite horse Incitatus?

a. Made him a Consul and a Priest (accept either)

7. The horse called Bamboo Harvester was better known on TV as who?

a. Mr. Ed.

8. How many bones are there in the neck of a horse?

a. 7 (as in all mammals)

Supplementary Questions

9. What is the smallest breed of horse known as?

a. Fallabella

10. On a horse where would you find “the coronet”?

a. On top of the hoof below the pastern, accept top of hoof.

11. The winner of the 2011 2,000 guineas at Newmarket is currently, as of October 20th 2011, rated as the best racehorse in the World, who is he?

a. Frankel (British bloodstock agency McKeever Bloodstock has suggested that Frankel has a valuation of £100 million, an estimate which may be "conservative".)

7: The Human Condition or the naming of Body Parts

All questions relate to human anatomy or physiology.

1. Where would you find the brachial artery?
A: In the arm. (Accept upper or lower arm or armpit)

2. Where would you find the saphenous vein?
A: In the leg. (Accept upper or lower leg)

3. What is a glomerulus?
A: The structure in the kidney that is involved in the first step of
filtering blood to form urine.

4. How many valves are there in the heart?

A: Four – aortic, mitral, pulmonary & tricuspid

5. Which gland is inflamed when you are suffering from mumps?
A: The parotid

6. Which gland produces melatonin which helps correct sleeping patterns.
A: The pineal

7. There are 3 bones in the ear – the malleus, incus and stapes. What is
the more common name for the malleus?
A: The hammer

8. What is the function of the Islets of Langerhans?
A: They secrete the hormone insulin.

Supplementary Questions

9. Where would you find the pylorus?
A: Between the stomach and the duodenum (Accept either gastrointestinal system or alimentary tract/canal)

10. The internal organs of the body in the chest and the abdomen are
collectively known as what?
A: The viscera (Do not accept “guts” – they do not include items like lungs & heart which are viscera)

8 Sport

1. Who is Britain's youngest ever Formula 1 Driver?

A. Jensen Button he had his first race when 20 years and 53 days old.

2. When was the last bare-knuckle fight in professional boxing?

A. It took place in 1889. Accept ±10 years (John L Sullivan – 1858 to 1918 knocked out Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds.)

3. If you were playing darts and got a 'Shanghai' score of 72 with 3 darts which number have you scored on?

A. 12 (Single, Double and Treble)

4. How many times in succession did Bjorn Borg win the Men's Tennis Singles at Wimbledon?

A. 5 (1976, 77, 78, 79, 80)

5. How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team?

A. 18

6. Larry Holmes won his first 48 fights as a professional boxer. Who is the only boxer to have won his first 49 consecutive professional fights?

A. Rocky Marciano (professional career from March 17 1948 to April 27, 1956 – His first fight was fought as “Rocky Mack” but he didn’t like it because it wasn`t Italian enough)

7. Which team were Liverpool playing in the 1985 European Cup Final when the Heysel stadium disaster happened, banning all English clubs from European Football for 6 years?

A. Juventus

8. Which Italian footballer had the nickname of 'The Divine Ponytail'?

A. Roberto Baggio

Supplementary Questions

9. The Bill Shankly Kop Stand can be found at which football club's ground?

A. Preston North End (Deepdale was rebuilt in the mid 1990`s and the Spion Kop stand was renamed in 1998)

10. How many hoops are there on a croquet pitch?

A. 6

11. China has won the Swaythling cup more times than any other country. In which sport is the Swaythling cup played for?

A. Table Tennis

GERNERAL KNOWLEDGE

set by Harrington B

Just noticed all the questions for some reason are numbered 1 – don’t know why but probably not worth renumbering them - Nick

Which 2012 Olympic building has been designed by Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid?

THE AQUATIC CENTRE (accept swimming pool)

Name the motor manufacturer that produces the ‘Insignia’ model.

VAUXHALL

Which Star Wars actor was recently awarded an honorary Oscar?

JAMES EARL JONES (the voice of Darth Vader)

In the UK, how many fluid ounces are in a pint?

What is 100km per hour in miles per hour?

Name the actor who plays Lewis’s partner DS Hathaway in the Inspector Morse spin-off series.

LAURENCE FOX

What’s the name of the ex-head of the UK Border force suspended earlier this month in a row over relaxation of passport controls?

BRODIE CLARK

The Radisson Edwardian Hotel in Manchester is situated in which famous building?

THE FREE TRADE HALL

Europe-wide supermarket chain Lidl has its headquarters in which country?

GERMANY

Name the famously cross-dressing sculptor whose current exhibition at the British Museum is called ‘The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman’?

GRAYSON PERRY

Who became the first woman director to win Best Motion Picture at the 2010 Oscars for ‘The Hurt Locker’?

KATHRYN BIGELOW

With which foodstuff would you chiefly associate the McIlhenny Company?

TABASCO SAUCE

Bill Ward and Geezer Butler are members of which classic rock band?

BLACK SABBATH

Which iconic aircraft was originally going to be called the Shrew?

SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE

Once turning down the chance to manage England, who was the Burnley footballing legend who passed away in October?

JIMMY ADAMSON

Discount supermarket chain Netto has its headquarters in which country?

DENMARK

Name the composer of ‘Crown Imperial’, a march first performed at the coronation of George VI in 1937 and again at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation.

WILLIAM WALTON

“Guess who just got back today” is the opening line to which classic 1970s rock song?

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN (Thin Lizzy)

Which retailer sponsors ITV’s ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’?

ICELAND

Which is the only non-metal element that is liquid at standard room temperature?

BROMINE

Who was British Prime Minister from 1784 to 1800 and again from 1804 to 1805?

WILLIAM PITT, THE YOUNGER (must specify that it’s the Younger)

The Air Miles rewards scheme recently changed its name. To what?

AVIOS

In Greek mythology, who was the God of Music?

APOLLO

Name the insurance company that currently sponsors drama premieres on ITV.

AVIVA

Which car maker produces the Evoque?

RANGE ROVER (accept Land Rover)

Passing away in September, who was known as ‘Mr Aintree’?

GINGER McCAIN (Red Rum’s trainer)

The Pennine Way goes from Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders to which village in the Peak District?

EDALE

Give a year in which Viscount Palmerston was British Prime Minister.

1855 - 1864

What is the SI unit of frequency?

THE HERTZ

In which year was Prince Charles’ investiture as Prince of Wales?

1969

Which organisation briefly changed its name to Consignia in the early part of this century?

THE POST OFFICE

According to the Romans, who was the God of Fire, the Forge and Blacksmiths?

VULCAN

In which year did Prince Andrew marry Sarah Ferguson?

1986

James Stewart spent the whole of which film in a wheelchair?

REAR WINDOW

Which US President saw active service in both world wars?

EISENHOWER

Which group of islands was once known as the Sandwich Islands?

HAWAII

What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 4 o’clock?

120 DEGREES (one third of a circle)

Name either of the two main breeds of Corgi.

CARDIGAN OR PEMBROKE

Which country was formerly known as Portugese West Africa?

ANGOLA

Which architect designed both Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace?

SIR JOHN VANBRUGH

Name the sculpture that originally stood outside the City of Manchester Stadium, dismantled in 2009 for safety reasons.

B OF THE BANG

What is the capital of Mozambique?

MAPUTO

What’s the name of the Israeli Intelligence Agency?

MOSSAD

What number shirt is worn by Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney?

Who is the current presenter of Mastermind?

JOHN HUMPHREYS

Who was chairman of RBS at the time of their disastrous takeover of Dutch bank ABN Amro, which eventually led to its ‘nationalisation’?

SIR FRED GOODWIN

For which company did David Brent work in the comedy series The Office?

WERNHAM HOGG (paper company)

Name either of the founders of web-based travel business lastminute.com.

BRENT HOBERMAN or MARTHA LANE FOX

Who is the editor of Private Eye?

IAN HISLOP

Which horse won last month’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe?

DANEDREAM

What is the name of Tokyo’s main international airport, and the hub of Japan Airlines?

NARITA

The adjective ‘caprine’ refers to which type of animal?

GOATS

What are the thin leather straps a falconer uses to hold a bird to his wrist called?

JESSES

In which year did the Cato Conspiracy occur?

1820 (accept 1815 to 1825)

In the NATO communications alphabet, what word represents the letter P?

PAPA

What type of hat is named after a Moroccan city?

FEZ

Where was the Indy Car race in which British driver Dan Wheldon was killed?

LAS VEGAS

How did Gilad Shalit make the news last month?

HE WAS THE ISRAELI SOLDIER RELEASED BY HAMAS IN GAZA

Fingal’s Cave is on which island of the Inner Hebrides?

STAFFA

Which Spanish city is famous for the manufacture of swords?

TOLEDO

What nationality is world No.1 woman tennis player Caroline Wozniacki?

DANISH

What name is given to a male ferret?

A HOB

San Jose is the capital of which Central American country?

COSTA RICA

What’s the highest mountain in New Zealand?

MOUNT COOK

For which football club did Michael Owen make his Premiership debut?

LIVERPOOL

Which seabird has varieties called Atlantic, Horned and Tufted?

THE PUFFIN

In which century did Richard the Lionheart fight in The Crusades?

TWELFTH

The Church of St John the Baptist in Tideswell is better known by what name?

THE CATHEDRAL OF THE PEAK

When is the moon at its Apogee?

WHEN IT’S AT ITS FURTHEST FROM THE EARTH

Who invented the lightning conductor?

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Which Graham Greene novel takes its title from a line from the Lord’s Prayer?

THE POWER AND THE GLORY

In which country is Lusaka?

ZAMBIA

Which stretch of water separates the Inner and Outer Hebrides?

LITTLE MINCH

In which year was the first 4 minute mile run?

1954

Give a year in the life of Thomas Telford.

1757-1834

Queen Charlotte bore 15 children to which English monarch?

GEORGE III

Which company produced the Mosquito fighter bomber?

DE HAVILLAND

How many square metres are there in a hectare?

10,000

The Austro-Hungarian Empire ended in which year?

1918 – AT THE END OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Who was lead singer with Manfred Mann after Paul Jones left?

MIKE D’ABO

At rest, what is the average human heart rate?

72bpm (accept 64 to 80)

The Epsom Derby is restricted to horses of what age?

THREE YEARS

Which Bond theme featured Duran Duran?

A VIEW TO A KILL

What is the minimum total clearance in snooker?

72 (15 reds, 15 yellows and 27 for the colours)

Which parts of speech can be personal, possessive, demonstrative or reflex?

PRONOUNS

Where in the body is the deltoid muscle?

THE SHOULDER

Who wrote the poem ‘Kubla Khan’?

COLERIDGE

‘Ode to Joy’ comes from which of Beethoven’s symphonies?

THE NINTH

Which Caribbean island’s name means ‘bearded ones’?

BARBADOS

What was the name of the little girl who owned Bagpuss?

EMILY

Which tree provides cobs and filberts?

THE HAZEL

Which poem starts ‘On either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye’?

THE LADY OF SHALOTT (Tennyson)

Calendula is the scientific name of which plant?

MARIGOLD

Well-known for her cookery books, what was Mrs Beeton’s first name?

ISABELLA

In which country is the source of the Amazon?

PERU

Pica Pica is the scientific name for which bird?

MAGPIE

SUPPLEMENTARIES

In which year was the first Party Political Broadcast on UK TV?

1951 (accept 1950-52)

In 2010, who became the first European to win the US Open Golf Championship since Tony Jacklin?

GRAEME McDOWELL

Name any of the four current newsreaders who danced for Children in Need on November 18^th this year.

SIAN WILLIAMS, SOPHIE RAWORTH, EMILY MAITLIS AND SUSANNA REID

What is a female badger called?

A SOW

On which river is the Ironbridge Gorge?

SEVERN

Give a year in the life of Leonardo da Vinci.

1452 - 1519

22 November Cup/Plate Questions

2011-11-23T00:49:00.001-08:00

Set by The Cock Inn and The Harrington Academicals

1. Who surprised the Queen in July 1982?

MICHAEL FAGAN

2. In December 2003 one of the Queen's corgis was killed by a dog belonging to which other member of the Royal Family?

PRINCESS ANNE

3. The Peer and the Peri is the subtitle to which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?

IOLANTHE

4. Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is set in the Tower of London?

THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD

5. What material is used to make a sumo wrestling ring?

CLAY

6. In the childrens TV show In the Night Garden, who lives next door to the Pontipines?

THE WOTTINGERS

7. What was Huckleberry Hound's favourite song?

CLEMENTINE

8. From which language does the word census orginiate?

LATIN

9. Which US state is know as the Badger State?

WISCONSIN

10. Which ABBA album had a French title?

VOULEZ-VOUZ

11. In the 90's who had a hit with Goodnight Girl?

WET WET WET

12. In a TV studio what is a dolly?

A MOUNTING FOR A CAMERA

13. What is a studios chief electrician called?

GAFFER

14. Which chicken dish was named after a Napoleonic battle of 1800?

CHICKEN MARENGO

15. Which liqueur is used in a Sidecar cocktail?

COINTREAU

16. When I marry Mr Snow is a song from which musical?

CAROUSEL

17. Younger than Springtime is a song from which musical?

SOUTH PACIFIC

18. What is the name of the retirement home in the comedy series Waiting for God?

BAYVIEW

19 What is the name of the character played by Ronnie Corbett in the TV comedy Sorry?

TIMOTHY LUMSDEN

20. In which palace was Winston Churchill born?

BLENHEIM

21 In which castle was Princess Margaret born?

GLAMIS

22. What is the nearest seaside resort to London?

SOUTHEND

23. What are the canals in Cambridge called?

THE BACKS

24. Which actress was married to Jack Rosenthal?

MAUREEN LIPMAN

25. Who wrote the play The Crucible?

ARTHUR MILLER

26. Which spacecraft was flown by Steve Zodiac?

FIREBALL XL5

27. What is Blue Vinney?

CHEESE

28. Which meat is usually used in a crown roast?

LAMB

29. If someone is Krumping, what are they doing?

DANCING

30. Robert Dudley and Richard Devereux were favourites of which monarch?

ELIZABETH I

31. Since 1980 what is the country residence of the Foreign Secretary?

CHEVENING

32. Who married Marie Louise of Austria in 1810?

NAPOLEON

33. Which element in the Periodic Table takes its name from the sons of the Earth Goddess

in Greek mythology?

TITANIUM

34. Which scientist is quoted as saying "God does not play dice"?

EINSTEIN

35. "Riders" and "Polo" are two novels by which author?

JILLY COOPER

36. What part of a Roman Legionary's equipment was called a Scutum?

THE SHIELD

37. Which English building has held the Royal Mint and a royal menagerie during its history?

THE TOWER OF LONDON

38. Denim is believed to be named after a town in which country?

FRANCE (de Nimes)

39. In 1993 which horse "won" the void Grand National?

ESHA NESS

40. What French name is given to the tall white hat worn by chefs?

TOQUE

41. "If you prick us, do we not bleed" is a line from which Shakespeare play?

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

42. Who became ITN's first female newsreader in 1978?

ANNA FORD

43. What is the name of the large knife carried by Ghurka soldiers?

KUKRI

44. What is the art of clipping shrubs into ornamental shaped called?

TOPIARY

45. In Judaism what is the Day of Atonement called?

YOM KIPPUR

46. Which golf course hosts the US Masters?

AUGUSTA

47. Which film, starring Tom Cruise, was released in 2009 and was based on an

assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler?

VALKYRE

48. If you saw A.P. on a painting, what would it stand for?

ARTIST'S PRINT

49. Who wrote the Unfinished Symphony?

FRANZ SCHUBERT

50. A centaur was half-man and half what?

HORSE

51.Which restaurant closed this year after being voted second best in the world last year and best in the world in 2009

EL BULLI

53. Liverpool beat which Belgian side to win the 1978 European Cup?

FC Brugge (Bruges)

53. The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square is an annual gift from which country?

NORWAY

54. Orpheus went into Hades to rescue his wife - what was her name?

EURYDICE

55. Which Asian princess saved her life by telling stories for 1001 nights?

SCHEREZADE

56. Which American President ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb?

HARRY S TRUMAN

57 In which town is the Catalyst Science centre and museum, which is devoted to chemistry and how the products of chemistry are used in every day life

WIDNES

58. Which 19^th century rival of Edison gives his name to the SI unit of magnetic field (or flux density and has also had an electric sports car named after him

NIKOLA TESLA

59 In Indian food, what is the principle ingredient of Dhal

LENTILS

60 which EU country ceded control of Macau to China in 1999

PORTUGAL

61. St Paul wrote his epistle to the Corinthians. In what modern country did they live?

Greece

62. The road to which site of pilgrimage is marked by scallops shells and whose Pilgrims have traditionally worn a scallop shell

Santiago de Compostella

63. What is the longest time period there has ever been between general elections in this country

Very small amount of leeway

Accept between 9 and10 yrs

Nov 1935 to July 1945

64. What is the name given to a very steeply sloping roof, often punctured by dormer windows and topped by a much shallower sloped roof – the construction being named after the French architect credited with the design

Mansard

65. An electromagnetic shielding enclosure made from metal mesh is named after which physicist

Michael Faraday (A Faraday cage)

66. Hematite has been used in cave paintings – what colour is it Red

It is Red Ochre

67. The post war European Recovery Plan was named after which Secretary of State

George Marshall

68. What was the name of the wife of Richard I, who reputedly never set foot in England in his lifetime

Berengaria

69. What device was going to be called “the electric telescope” until the more familiar modern name was adopted

Television

70. The editor of which newspaper is quoted as saying “Television – the word is half Latin half Greek. No good can come of it”

The Manchester Guardian

Accept the Guardian

71. Which art gallery is hosting the 2011 Turner prize

Baltic, Gateshead

72. In what year was Private Eye first published

1961 – 50th anniversary edition last month

Allow 1959 - 1963

73. Who plays the role of Winston Churchill in the version of 3 days in Mat that opened in London this month

Warren Clarke

74. Which rock legend is collaborating with the tenor Alfie Bow, recording Tim Buckley’s “Song to the Siren” ?

Robert Plant

75. Who delivered the inaugural John Peel lecture, in which he accused Apple in general and I tunes in particular as being bloodsuckers

Pete Townsend

76. Which Macclesfield born blues musician, whose bands have included Eric Clapton, Peter Greene and Mick Taylor is now touring again after retiring earlier this year

John Mayall

77. From what fruit is the Balkan firewater Slivovitz usually distilled. (pronounced slivovitch)

Plum

78. In which country is the designer vodka, “Grey Goose” distilled?

France

79. The band Elbow designed a beer this year called “Build a Rocket, Boys” in conjunction with which brewery

Robinsons

(it is well worth trying)

80. Which brewery produces beers called “Wibbly Wallably”, “Sir Philip” and “Old Hag”

Wincle Brewery

81. In what year did the BBC first broadcast a promenade concert

Some leeway

1927 (allow 1925 to 1930 Tho it is the 75th anniversary)

82. John Foster Dulles served as secretary of state under which US president

Eisenhower

83. Who was Israel’s first female prime minister

Golda Meir

84. The band the Boo Radleys take their name from a character in which novel

To Kill a Mockingbird

85. Which Swiss psychiatrist wrote “The Psychology of the Unconscious”, published in 1912

Carl Jung

86. Which Channel 4 comedy is set at Reynholm Industries?

The IT Crowd

87. Untimely deaths at what early age link among others Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin and Amy Winehouse?

27. (Amy is the most recent person to join what is known by some as the “27 Club”.)

88. How many squares are there on a standard Scrabble board?

225

89. Hibernian in 1955 became the first British football club to do what?

Play in the European Cup. English champions Chelsea did not enter at the FA’s request.

90. Which well-known TV presenter is the daughter of former newspaper editor Eve Pollard?

Claudia Winkleman

91. Which European city is served by Arlanda airport?

Stockholm

92. Who were the first British club to win a European football trophy?

Tottenham – European Cup Winners Cup in 1963

93. What’s the current price of a 1st class stamp for a standard letter?

46p

94. Name one of the three 1970’s children’s programmes created by Gordon Murray

Trumpton, Camberwick Green or Chigley.

95. Best known for their children’s TV programmes, which comedy duo won episodes of Opportunity Knocks in 1967, New Faces in 1974, and are still touring today?

The Chuckle Brothers

96. What is the current cost of an NHS prescription?

£7.40

97. Which team won the 2011 baseball World Series?

St Louis Cardinals (who beat Texas Rangers 4-3 in the series)

98. How did Swedish billionaire Ingvar Kamprad make his fortune?

He is the founder of the IKEA group of stores. The IK comes from his name, the E and the A are named after the family farm and the village in which he grew up.

99. Which island was home to Father Ted?

Craggy Island

100. Why has Andreas Gursky been in the news recently

One of his photographs sold for a world record figure of $4.3m (£2.7m)

101. Who is the better-known brother of actor Emilio Estevez? Charlie Sheen (whose real name is Carlos Estevez. Dad Martin Sheen was born Ramon Estevez)

102. Which Lancastrian entertainer was deported from South Africa in 1946 for his refusal to play to white-only audiences?

George Formby

103. Which city is home to the Great South Run?

Portsmouth

104. In which year did Jimmy Saville present the 1st edition of Top of the Pops?

1964 Accept 1963-65

105. Name the Channel 4 music show presented by Jools Holland and Paula Yates that first aired in 1982

The Tube

106. The name of which martial art translates as “the way of fist and foot?

Taekwando

107. There are three water signs in the zodiac, Pisces and Scorpio are two. Name the third

Cancer

108. What make of car has the Latin for “I hear” as its name?

Audi

109. Devil's apron and laver are types of what?

Seaweed

110. Who (as of November 2) is the much embattled Prime Minister of Greece? Or may be was by now

George Papandreou

111. What was the currency of Holland before the euro?

The Guilder

112. Branches of which tree appear on the flag of the UN?

Olive

113. Nowadays it is all the rage to bring down your bank with unwise speculation. Which bank did Nick Leeson ruin?

Barings

114. At what age does a Jewish boy celebrate his Bar Mitzvah?

115. Acording to the Bible, who is the father of the Jewish race?

Abraham

116. Which US President’s signature is on a plaque on the moon?

Richard Nixon

117. What is the proper name for the shell of a tortoise?

A Carapace

118. How is Barbara Millicent Roberts better known?

Barbie

119. Two on the Seven Wonders of the ancient world are in modern Turkey. Name either.

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

120. Who said in the last century “Success is going from failure to failure with enthusiasm”?

Winston Churchill

SUPPLEMENTARIES

S1 From which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is the song “I am the very model of a modern Major General”

Pirates of Penzance

S2 From what disease did Julius Caesar, Alexandria the Great and Dostoyevsky all suffer?

Epilepsy

S3 Which US city is home to the Browns, The Indians and the Cavaliers?

Cleveland

S4 In Gulliver’s Travels what was the name of the flying island?

Laputa

TIE-BREAK QUESTION

How long (in km is the Suez Canal?

193.3Km

15th November Questions

2011-11-20T04:33:00.001-08:00

Specialist Questions set by The Dolphin

1. History Illustrated

2. Geography

3. Art and Entertainment

4. Science

5. Sport

6. Noah's Ark

7. In Memoriam

8. TV Comedy

Set by the Dolphin

HISTORY ILLUSTRATED

You will be shown a picture, and then asked a question relating to it.

1. This famous photo, now thought to have been faked, shows a death in action in which conflict?

The Spanish Civil War. (1936-39).

2. This cartoon appeared in Punch in 1890, and is entitled "Dropping the Pilot". Who was the pilot in question?

Bismarck. (After his dismissal as Chancellor by Kaiser William II, shown looking over the side of the ship).

3. The painting shows a famous diplomatic meeting of the early 16^th century between an English and a French king. What name is given to the venue?

The Field of the Cloth of Gold. (Artist unknown).

4. This painting, entitled 3^rd May, 1808, shows French troops taking reprisals against a popular rising the previous day: in which city?

Madrid. (The artist is Goya).

5. This 1 1^th century picture shows the Byzantine navy in action. What name is given he weapon being used?

Greek Fire

6. This daring surprise attack in the course of a mid-1 8^th century battle resulted in the capture of which city?

Quebec. (The storming of the Heights of Abraham).

7. A British national hero is about to be assassinated in 1884; in which city?

Khartoum (General Gordon).

8. This revolutionary' journalist and self-styled ''Friend of the People" stayed longer in his bath than he intended. What was h^:s name?

Marat

Supplementaries:

This violent assault by the authorities on a peaceful public meeting took place which city?

Manchester. (The Peterloo massacre, 1819).

10. 16-year-old John Maltravers Cornwall, known as "Boy" Cornwell is shown in action in the battle in which he lost his life but won the Victoria Cross; which battle?

A. Jutland, 1916.

Supplementary Q. Just for fun. Although he was a Londoner, Cornwell is commemorated in Chester Cathedral; why?

Because he served aboard HMS Chester.

In the Scout Movement, the exceptional award for great character and devotion to duty, combined with exceptional courage and endurance, is the Cornwell Badge.

For visually impaired contestants:

1. Where, in 1890, did the massacre take place that is generally regarded as the last
action in America's Indian Wars?

A. Wounded Knee South Dakota.

2. Who wrote the historical account of his own military exploits which begins as
follows: "The whole of Gaul is divided into three parts."?

A. Julius Caesar.

Geography

1. The ruins of Urquhart Castle overlook which body of water? Loch Ness.

2. At 449 ft high, and first climbed in 1966 by Chris Bonnington and others, what is he name of the famous sea stack in Orkney?

The Old Man of Hoy.

3. The city of Derby stands on which river?

The Derwent.

4. The Irrawaddy is the chief river of which country?

Burma.

5. Which is the world's most southerly volcano?

Mt. Erebus.

6. Which Commonwealth country is divided administratively into three counties, Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey?

Jamaica.

7. What is the capital of Kosovo? Pristine.

8. What is the capital of the recently independent state of South Sudan? Juba

SUPPLEMENTARIES

On what river does the city of Leicester stand?

Soar.

What is the largest county in Wales?

Powys

Arts and Entertainment

1. A cast of which sculpture by Rodin, on an historic subject, stands in Victoria Tower Gardens by the Houses of Parliament in Westminster?

The Burghers of Calais.

2. In Botticelli's famous painting, The Birth of Venus, on what is Venus standing?

A shell.

3. Who had a No 3 US hit in 1958 with Splish Splash

Bobby Darin.

4. Which Gilbert and Sullivan character made it his supreme object "to let the punishment fit the crime"?

The Mikado.

5. The saying "a plague on both your houses" has its origins in which Shakespeare play?

Romeo and Juliet.

6. The advice "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" was first given by a character in which Shakespeare play?

Hamlet.

7. According to the new film Anonymous, who really wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare?

Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford. (Accept name or title).

8. Who is the youngest person to win an Oscar?

Tatum O'Neal (for best supporting actress in Paper Moon, 1973). Supplementaries:

In Puccini's opera Tosco, what is Tosca's profession? ; Opera singer.

Which character created by Douglas Adams had an "Holistic Detective Agency"?

Dirk Gently.

Sport

1. Who is the only man to have held the world records for the 200 metres and the 400 metres simultaneously?

Michael Johnson.

2. In sporting terms what are Isis and Goldie?

Oxford and Cambridge reserve boat race crews.

3. In 1967 Denny Hulme became the only New Zealander so far to win which sporting world championship?

The Formula 1 World Championship.

4. The late Joe Frazier was beaten by only two boxers; one was Muhammed All, who was the other?

George Foreman.

5. Who as of 7^th November is Britain's No 1 women's tennis player?

Elena Baltacha.

6. Who was the Captain of the England cricket team on the infamous "Bodyline" bur of Australia in 1932 -33?

Douglas Jardine.

7. Who are the 2011 winners of the American Football Superbowl?

Green Bay Packers (beating Pittsburgh Steelers 31 -25).

8. Who are the 2011 winners of the Major League Baseball World Series?

St. Louis Cardinals (beating the Texas Rangers 4-3).

Supplementaries:

Who won an Olympic boxing gold medal for Great Britain in the Middleweight Division in the 1968 Mexico Olympics?

Chris Finnegan.

Which English cricketer's career was ended in 1969 by a motor accident that cost him the sight in his left eye?

Colin Milburn.

Science

1. What is the chemical name for saltpetre?

A. Potassium Nitrate.

2. In Physics what may be up, down, strange, charm, bottom or top?

Quarks.

3. What kind of creature is a loggerhead?

A turtle.

4. Aldebaran is the brightest star in which constellation?

Taurus.

5 What does a mycologist study?

A. Funghi.

6. What, precisely, does a coleopterist study?

Beetles.

7. Where in the body would you find the vitreous humour and the aqueous humour?
The eye.

8. Name either of the bones in the lower arm, between the elbow and the wrist.
A. Radius or ulna.

Supplementaries:

Which eminent scientist discovered the proton in 1911?
Ernest Rutherford.

What is the SI unit of electric current

The ampere.

NOAH'S ARK

Questions about animals in religion, myth and tradition.

1. The Hindu god Ganesh is normally portrayed with the head of which animal?

The elephant.

2. The ancient Egyptian god Horus is normally portrayed with the head of which bird?

3. In the Old Testament the prophet Balaam has difficulty dealing with which animal?

Donkey

4. In the New Testament, which animals had a disastrous encounter with Jesus near the town of Gadara?

Pigs (The Gadarene swine).

5. In Celtic folklore, the Pooka is a type of spirit which usually takes the form of which animal?

A horse.

6. In Celtic folklore, the Silkie is a type of spirit which usually takes the form of which animal?

A seal.

7. In Greek mythology which bird is sacred to the goddess Athene?

The owl.

8. In Greek mythology what kind of animal is Cerberus?

A dog (albeit with three heads.

Supplementaries:

What animal form does the Hindu god Hanuman normally take?

A monkey (accept ape).

In Greek mythology, what form did Zeus take to seduce Leda?

A swan.

IN MEMORiAM

Everyone in this round has shuffled of this mortal coil since the last Quiz Season ended.

1. This Latin-American band leader, popular in the 1940s, '50s and '60s, sold over 3 million copies of his "Wedding Samba" in 1949. The future Queen Elizabeth first danced in public at his club, and he frequently played at Buckingham Palace, well as on the BBC.

Edmundo Ros.

2. This Scottish folk guitarist and singer/songwriter was a founding member of the group Pentangle. He won two lifetime achievement awards at the BBC Folk Awards.

Bert Jansch.

3. English aristocrat and cousin of the Queen, whose country seat is near Leeds. Heavily involved in the world of opera, he served as Director of the Royal Opera House, and chairman of English National Opera. He was also President of the Football Association from 1963- 1972, and of Leeds United until his death.

(George Lascelles) Earl of Harewood. Name or title is acceptable.

'4. Yorkshire novelist of the "Kitchen Sink" school, his best known work was A Kind of Loving.

Stan Barstow.

6. This American lyricist achieved fame as half of the song-writing duo with Mike Stoller, producing hits such as Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, and Stand by Me.

Jerry Leiber.

6. This controversial British painter, member of a family famous in many fields, was noted for his portrait and figure painting, including the nude Benefits Supervisor Sleeping and a controversial 2001 portrait of the Queen.

Lucien Freud.

7. This England cricketer played as a bowler in two Ashes winning Test series, but is possibly best remembered for his top test batting score of 56, supporting Ian Botham in the 1981 victory over the Australians at Headingly.

Graham Dilley.

8. American film director and recipient of an Honorary Oscar, his most famous films were Twelve Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Network and the Verdict, for all of which he received Oscar nominations

Sidney Lumet

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Set by the Dolphin

1. Recently in the news, what is the best-known product of the Canadian company Research in Motion?

The Blackberry.

2. During the Second World War, what was known as "Station X"?

The code-breaking centre at Bletchley Park.

3. Which rock band took their name from the Buddhist term for Enlightenment?

Nirvana.

4. What term is used for the US equivalent of our postcode?

ZIP Code. (Zone Improvement Plan).

5. Which flag is flown when a merchant ship is about to leave port?

The Blue Peter.

6. Timothy White and Taylor was once a familiar name on the High Street. What was their business?

Chemists - pharmacy.

7. Who directed the 1968 film 2001: a Space Odyssey?

Stanley Kubrick.

8. The Order of Preachers, or Blackfriars, is a Catholic Religious order whose members are better known by what name, derived from their 13^th century founder?

Dominicans.

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9. Which musical, which won 5 Tony awards when first produced in 1948, includes the songs "Brush up your Shakespeare", "I hate men" and "I've come to wive it wealthily in Padua"?

Kiss me Kate. (Based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew).

10. In Greek mythology, the musician Orpheus was uniquely permitted to go down into the Underworld and bring back his dead wife, Eurydice, on one condition; what was that?

That he didn't look back at her until they reached the upper world. Needless to :, say, he failed to fulfil the condition and lost her forever.

11. What is the name of Lord Grantham's butler in Downton Abbey? Carson.

12. Most of what we know of the philosopher Socrates comes from the writings of which of his followers?

Plato.

13. Who is the hero of Conan Doyle's novel The Lost World?

Professor Challenger.

14. In Judaism, what is the Torah?

The body of Jewish law contained in the first five books of the Bible, traditionally written by Moses. Accept Jewish law, or the first five books of the Bible, but not The Old testament.

15. Which British birds could be short-eared, Little or Tawny?

Owls.

16. In the nursery rhyme "Bye, Baby Bunting", what has Daddy gone to fetch?

A rabbit skin (to wrap the Baby Bunting in).

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17. Which planet in the Solar System has the shortest day?

Jupiter (9.8 hours).

18. What is the capital of the Faroe Islands?

Torshavn.

19. In Islam, how many days fasting are there in Ramadan?

30 (accept 29-31). It is a month.

20. Who composed the music for the film The Good, fhe Bad and the Ugly?

Ennio Morricone.

21. In a Private Eye comic strip, David Cameron is portrayed as which well-known children's comic character?

Lord Snooty.

22. What, according to the saying, butter no parsnips?

Fine words (accept fair words or soft words).

23. In the title of a novel and play, what is the secret identity of the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney?

The Scarlet Pimpernel.

24. Which African country's flag has at its centre a grey crowned crane? (ie the bird, not the lifting device!).

A. Uganda.

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25. The following verse describes the climactic moment in which a brave young lad kills a terrifying monster:

"One, two! One, two! And through and through

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

He left it dead, and with its head

He went galumphing back.”

What is the monster's name?

The Jabberwock. (By Lewis Carroll). Accept Jabberwocky, the title of the poem.

26. Name either of the two famous operas based on plays by the 18^th century French dramatist Beaumarchais.

The Barber of Seville, or The Marriage of Figaro.

27. Jack Straw and John Ball were leading figures in which major historical event of the late 14^th century?

The Peasants' Revolt.

28. In the traditional dialect of the North West what is meant by skriking?

Crying.

29. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee were among three women awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, From which country do they come?

Liberia.

30. Which planet in the Solar System has the longest day? Venus (243 days - longer than the Venusian year of 225 days).

31. What term is used by MPs to refer to the House of Lords, and by Lords to refer to the House of Commons?

The other place

32. From which French wine region does Beaujolais come?

Burgundy.

33. The cathedral of which city is the largest Gothic church in Europe?

Koln (Cologne).

34 How did Tolstoy's heroine Anna Karenina die?

She threw herself under a train.

35. Which of the world's major cities was founded at the mouth of a river discovere by European explorers in the month of January?

A. Rio de Janeiro. (River of January in Portuguese).

36. Striding Edge is a notable feature of which Lake District mountain?

Helvellyn.

37. Who is the current Astronomer Royal?

Sir Martin Rees.

38. Which explorer founded the Royal Zoological Society and London Zoo in 1825?

Sir Stamford Raffles.

39. In which country, in 1920, was a drastic reform of the economy introduced under the title of the NEP, or New Economic Policy?

The Soviet Union. (Accept Russia).

40. What, according to the poet William Blake, "puts all Heaven in a rage"?

.A robin redbreast in a cage.

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41. Which sport is central to the film This Sporting Life?

Rugby League.

42. Which comedian would you associate with the characters Fred Scuttle, Chow Mein and Herbert Fudge?

Benny Hill.

43. Which government minister was recently spotted disposing of departmental "papers and constituents' letters in a park waste bin?

Oliver Letwin.

44. Which British birds can be pied, grey or yellow?

Wagtails.

45. Who said "When the President does it that means it is not illegal"?

Richard Nixon.

46. Which sport is central to the film The Colour of Money?

Pool.

47. Name either of the two 18^th century pioneers of the industrial revolution whose portraits appear on the reverse of the new £50 banknote.

Matthew Boulton and James Watt.

48. Julius Nyerere was the first president of which African country after independence?

Tanganyika; accept Tanzania.

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49. Robert Louis Stevenson disappointed his father by refusing to follow his Grandfather, Father and two uncles in the family engineering business For the design and building of what type of structure are the Stevensons famous?

Lighthouses.

50. Astronomers who search for distant planets which might have the conditions for sustaining life use which traditional children's story to refer to such a planet?

Goldilocks and the Three Bears (not too hot, not too cold, not too dry, not too wet. just right).

51. who wrote the classic Sci-fi novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick.

52. Complete this comment about France attributed to General de Gaulle: "How can you govern a country which has 246...."? "Varieties of cheese". (Accept cheeses).

53. The branch of the Franciscan order known as the Capuchin Friars take their name from which article of clothing?

The hood

54. Who was the last Norman king of England?

King Stephen

ing Stephen.

55. What name did Schubert's publisher give, after his death, to his last collection of songs?

Schwanengesang. Accept Swansong.

56. Which British MP claimed expenses for having his moat cleaned?

Douglas Hogg.

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57. Invented by J. H. Atkinson in 1897, what is a Little Nipper?

mousetrap. (It slams shut in 38,000s of a second; no rival beats it!).

58. Vhich actor died during the filming of Gladiator in 1999?

Oliver Reed.

59. Lucy Lockett lost her pocket. Who found it?

Kitty Fisher.

60. The TV series The Darling Buds of May was based on the writing of which novelist?

H. E. Bates.

61. In which city is the United States Naval Academy located?

Annapolis, Maryland.

62.In Geology, what name is given to a rock which does not naturally belong where It is found, having been brought there by a glacier?

Erratic.

63. In the TV series M*A*S*H, what affectionate nickname does Hawkeye give to his tent?

Swamp.

64. The European Economic Area consists of the European Union plus three other states. Name one.

Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein.

65. Which Australian Prime Minister was lost at sea, presumed drowned, in 1967?

Harold Holt

66. Dogfish is sometimes sold in fish and chip shops – under what name?

Rock salmon

67. In a medical procedure, what is a cannula primarily used for?

Introducing liquids, eg drips, painkillers, etc. into the bloodstream, or drawing off liquid, eg blood.

68. In the later years of his life, what flowers did the artist Monet frequently paint?

Water lilies.

69. Where, or when, might you see Bailey's Beads?

At a total eclipse of the Sun.

70. Who wrote the classic Sci-fi novel Dune?

Frank Herbert.

71. Which catering company once ran a chain of restaurants called "Corner ' Houses"?

~ Lyons.

72. What is the stage name by which Marie McDonald Mclaughlin Lawrie is better known?

Lulu.

73. After the death of Roy Plomley in 1985, who took over as host of the radio \programme Desert island Discs?

Michael Parkinson.

74. By what title did the late Jimmy Saville habitually refer to his mother? s»

Duchess.

75. What must one have done to qualify for membership of the informal association known as the Caterpillar Club?

Successfully escaped from a disabled aircraft using a parachute.

76. In terms of TV drama, what sequence links the following actors: Brian Blessed, George Baker, John Hurt and Derek Jacobi?

They played the first four Roman emperors, respectively Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and Claudius in the BBC series /, Claudius.

77. With what philosophical movement would you associate the writer Jean-Paul Sartre?

Existentialism.

78. hat is the name of the arch, built in 1912 and flanked by government offices, which provides pedestrian access from Trafalgar Square to the Mall?

Admiralty Arch.

79 What is used to make the Welsh delicacy Lava Bread?

Seaweed.

80. The Canadian scientist Ralph M. Steinman, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine posthumously this year, for his work in which field of medical research?

The immune system. (For the experts, "the discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity").

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81. Mark Zuckerberg founded which popular website?

Facebook.

82. As of 7^th November, who is the current Attorney General?

Dominic Grieve.

83. Melting watches were a feature of the paintings of which artist? Salvador Dali.

84. Which company manufacture the Galaxy Tablet. Samsung.

85. In the traditional dialect of the north-west what is meant by flitting?

Moving house.

86. In a Private Eye comic strip, Ed Milliband is portrayed as which popular comic TV and film character?

Mr. Bean. (Mr. Millibean).

87. In Greek mythology, what name was given to the region of the Underworld where the souls of heroes ended up?

Elysium, or the Elysian Fields.

88. What was Station 2LO?

The BBC - its first call sign. (At that time it was the British Broadcasting Company).

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89. Chianti comes from which Italian wine region?

Tuscany.

90. What colour shares its name with a 19^th century battle?

Magenta, Battle fought in 1859.

91. Proverbially, what is said not to exist among thieves?

Honour.

92. What marks are painted on some sections of motorways to persuade motorists to keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front?

Chevrons.

93. Who won an Oscar for composing the music to the film Chariots of Fire?

Vangelis.

94. The winners of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest represented which country? Azerbaijan.

95. The Cuillin Mountains on the Isle of Skye are divided into two parts, differentiated by colour. One part is the Red Cuillins; what colour is the other?

Black.

96. Who is the presenter of the BBC Radio 4 series exploring the history of ideas, In Our Time?

A. Melvyn Bragg.

Supplementaries:

97. The skeleton of a shark is made not of bone but of what material?
A. Cartilage.

98. Which river provides the setting for Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness?
A. The Congo.

99. in the sitcom Bread what was the name of the central family, with brothers Joey,
Billy, Adrian and Jack?

A. The Boswells.

100. What does the W stand for in, the name of the English poet W. H. Auden?

101. In 1983, whom did Neil Kinnock defeat in the contest for the leadership of the
Labour Party?

A. Roy Hattersley.

102. Which company owns the Marmite brand?
A, Unilever.

Macclesfield Pub Quiz League

24th Jan Questions

TUESDAY 17TH JANUARY 2012

QUIZ QUESTIONS: 10th January 2012

13th December Questions

Set by

The Dolphin Dragons

(both Specialist and General)

And vetted by

The British Flag

&

The Robin Hood

Specialist Rounds:

Science

Happy Christmas, Everybody!

Specialist Rounds

Round 1:Science

Round 2: Lists: (History)

A1. Aldershot

Supplementaries

Round 4: Geography

Round 5: Arts and Entertainment

For each question 2 people are described. Please give their common surname.

Supplementaries

Supplementaries

Round 8: A Round of Double Entendres

Q3: To go ahead strongly, smithy A3: Forge

Supplementaries

6 December 2011

Set by the Ox-fford ‘C’.

Thanks to the Lamb Inn and the Pack Horse Bowling Club for their help in vetting them.

The specialist rounds are:

1. Sport

2. Science

3. Geography: Animals Around the World

4. Arts & Entertainment

5. Are You Twitching?

6. History

7. The Powers that Be

8. Songs for Whoever

Round One: Sport

In volleyball, how many times can a team hit the ball before passing it over the net?

Three times

Supplementaries

Round Two: Science

Smallpox

Which disease is caused by excess levels of uric acid in the blood?

Gout

Supplementaries

Round Three: Geography – Animals Around the World

Supplementaries

Round Four: Arts & Entertainment

Who or what did Percy Bysshe Shelley refer to as “blithe spirit”?

A skylark

Whose Meditation Seventeen included the lines “for whom the bell tolls” and “no man is an islande”?

John Donne

Which rock band took its name from a novel by Herman Hesse, first published in 1927?

Steppenwolf

Mendelssohn’s Wedding March is part of his incidental music to which Shakespeare play?

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Who composed the Bridal Chorus – better known as Here Comes the Bride?

Richard Wagner (it’s from his opera Lohengrin)

What was James Dean’s last film, in which he played an oil-rich Texan called Jett Rink?

Giant

Whose only appearance at the Oscars ceremony, to date, was in 2002, when he made a plea for producers to continue filming their movies in New York City after the 9-11 attacks?

Woody Allen

Terry Wogan

Supplementaries

Neil Diamond

The injury that kept David Beckham out of the World Cup finals

Round Five: Are You Twitching?

Alternatives (for visually impaired contestants)

Supplementaries

Round Six: History

What have Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter done that no other US president has?

Won a Nobel (Peace) Prize

Who was the first Vice President of the United States?

John Adams

The so-called Triple Entente was an alliance that was forged in 1907 between Britain, France, and which other country?

Russia