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THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ONLINE QUIZ LEAGUE Questions set by OQL and OQL-USA Committee For use in MAGNUSSON-TREBEK TROPHY Matches on May 9, 2021 Correct as of May 5, 2021 Round 1 When The Godfather won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1a 45th Awards in March 1973 which musical film was also nominated? The film starred Liza Minelli (in a Best-Actress award winning CABARET performance) and Michael York and was set around the KitKat club in Berlin. The internet top-level domain .cw belongs to which island of the 1b CURACAO Caribbean, a constituent part of the Kingdom of The Netherlands? In game theory, what Nobel laureate gives his name to the type of 2a equilibrium where no one can gain by unilaterally changing their John Forbes NASH strategy? In which 2013 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog, did 2b players control Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl The LAST OF US Ellie, across a post-apocalyptic United States? Literally translating as "bathing cloth," what is the name for a light 3a cotton kimono that might be worn in the summer or after a bath in YUKATA Japan? Which Anglo-American poet wrote the play Murder in the Cathedral 3b and the collection Four Quartets? This man's initials stand for Thomas T.S. ELIOT Stearns. King SALMAN of Saudi Arabia (do 4a What is the regnal name of the current holder of the title Custodian not accept Muhammad bin of the Two Holy Mosques? Salman, he's different) Perhaps their biggest hit to date was 2012's "I Love It" which featured 4b Charli XCX; Swedish pair Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo perform ICONA POP electropop under which stage name? Round 2 A Spanish word for "marinade" has morphed into what Latin 1a American dish in which seafood is cured in an acidic liquid such as CEVICHE (acc. escabeche) citrus juice? Olga Korbut, Nellie Kim and Larisa Latynina were famous names in 1b GYMNASTICS which Olympic sport? What was the commonly-used name of the All-Union Leninist Young 2a Communist League, which was the state-established youth organization in the Soviet Union? Participation in local collectives by KOMSOMOL this name became a path to party leadership for leaders including Yuri Andropov. Which province of South Africa is by some distance the smallest in 2b area, but has the largest population? It is home to both Johannesburg GAUTENG and Pretoria. In the 2000 British film Quills, Kate Winslet plays the character of 3a Maddy LeClerc but which actor played the leading role of The Geoffrey RUSH Marquis de Sade? Which composer (1804-57) founded the Russian operatic tradition 3b with his A Life for the Tsar and his fairy-tale piece Ruslan and Mikhail GLINKA Lyudmila? According to at least several sources, what is the most common tree 4a in Britain? Its nuts are stereotypically and accurately beloved by English OAK squirrels. A general one-word answer is fine. Chinua Achebe took the title of his novel Things Fall Apart from a line 4b The SECOND COMING in which W.B. Yeats poem? Round 3 A group called the Mau revolted against New Zealand's colonial rule 1a of which island country? Post-independence, this country dropped SAMOA the word "Western" from its name. Which American artist is best-known for her Complete Untitled Film 1b Stills, a series of 70 black-and-white photographs of herself playing Cindy SHERMAN iconic film roles taken by a variety of women? What pricey New York City toy store was founded by a German- 2a American entrepreneur whose given names were Frederick August F.A.O. SCHWARZ Otto? Which section of an orchestra most commonly contains instruments 2b PERCUSSION such as timpani, the snare drum, and the cymbals? What is the term, generally, for the use of direct electrical current to 3a drive a chemical reaction? The term was coined by Michael Faraday ELECTROLYSIS and includes the suffix for "dissolution" or "breakdown." Which Australian state capital lies on the Torrens River, which 3b ADELAIDE empties into Gulf St. Vincent? Peter Engel is best known for his work on Saved by the Bell but he 4a also produced many other teen comedies including which show that CALIFORNIA DREAMS ran from 1992-1997 and focussed on the titular high school band? In the news recently for being part of the despised European Football 4b Super League. What is the surname of the family who own both GLAZER Manchester United and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Round 4 First known as Business Language Version 0 or B-Zero, what was the 1a name of the English-like programming language created by Grace FLOW-MATIC Hopper that was eventually used to create COBOL? Both blind, which couple from Mali were nominated for a Grammy 1b Award for their 2008 album Welcome To Mali? They have the AMADOU & MARIAM surnames Bagayoko and Doumbia respectively. It was recently revealed that the Kardashian family were a big 2a inspiration behind the fictional Featherington family in which period BRIDGERTON drama which premiered on Netflix on 25th December 2020? 2b JAPHETH In the Bible, Noah’s three sons were Shem, Ham, and which other? What Virginian was the President of the United States when British 3a James MADISON forces occupied Washington, DC in 1814? Which New Zealand golfer won his only major championship at the 3b Michael CAMPBELL 2005 US Open? Twelve years after her hit song "I Wanna Love You Forever" came out, 4a what singer and former portrayer of Daisy Duke announced her Jessica SIMPSON pregnancy by dressing as a mummy for Halloween with the caption "It's true, I am going to be mummy"? Switzerland is one of two European countries whose flag is a red 4b DENMARK background with a white cross - what is the other? HALF TIME – SWITCH ORDER Round 5 As well as Saved by the Bell and California Dreams, Peter Engel took 1a over as producer half way through the first series of which teen comedy show that was set in Indiana and focussed on the struggles of HANG TIME Julie Connor as she breaks into the school male varsity basketball team? One of the group known as "the Five", which composer of Russian 1b operas (1839-81) composed Boris Godunov, as well as the tone poem Modest MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain? What is the most common tree found in United States forests? Its 2a most important product is typically served with pancakes. A general Red MAPLE one-word answer is fine. 2b Which Australian state capital lies on the Swan River estuary? PERTH What word meaning "hash" in Spanish has come to mean a Latin American dish of ground meat cooked with tomato and additional PICADILLO 3a ingredients that may include raisins and olives? It's no minor sin to eat it. In 2014, which avant-garde Japanese artist - known for her affinity 3b with polka dots - became the most expensive living female artist at Yayoi KUSAMA auction when White No. 28 sold at Christie's in New York for $7.1 million? A group called the Mau Mau, composed mainly of Kikuyu people, 4a KENYA revolted against British rule in what modern country? Doing so at the 1976 Summer Olympics aged just 14, which Romanian 4b gymnast became the first person to be awarded a perfect 10 score in Nadia COMANECI gymnastics at the Olympics? Round 6 What is the regnal name of the current custodian of Christian and 1a Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem? Since 1924, this obligation has always King ABDULLAH (II) of Jordan been assumed by the leader of the Hashemite family. Which Anglo-American poet's best-known works include Funeral 1b Blues, which experienced a resurgence in popularity after being W.H. AUDEN featured in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral? His initials stand for Wystan Hugh. What "Game of Thrones" actress announced that she and her 2a husband, whom she told on the show he "knows nothing," were Rose LESLIE expecting a child in a September 2020 photo shoot for the UK's Make magazine? Which South African golfer won his only major championship at the 2b 2011 Masters? He became the third South African to do it, after Gary Charl SCHWARTZEL Player and contemporary Trevor Immelman. Grace Hopper created FLOW-MATIC as part of a company named for 3a two men, which she joined in 1949 to work on the UNIVAC project. J. Presper ECKERT OR Name either of these two men, typically cited as the creators of John MAUCHLY ENIAC. Known for his albinism, which singer-songwriter from Mali, a member 3b of the country's namesake royal family, has released albums such as Salif KEITA Ko-Yan, Folon, and Moffou? When The Godfather won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 4a 45th Awards in March 1973 which John Boorman Thriller film was DELIVERANCE also nominated? The film stars Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds and includes a famous scene featuring "Dueling Banjos." The internet top-level domain .sx belongs to which island of the SINT MAARTEN (Dutch for “Saint 4b Caribbean, a constituent part of the Kingdom of The Netherlands? Martin,” which is acceptable) Round 7 Nash equilibrium is rare in games where only partial information is 1a known. What British mathematician of the 18th century gives his Thomas BAYES name to such games, and to a theorem that predicts outcomes based on conditions? In which 2011 video game, developed by FromSoftware and set in the 1b fictional kingdom of Lordran, did players control a cursed undead DARK SOULS character on a pilgrimage to discover the fate of their kind? Spanish hit woman Idoia Lopez Riano was the inspiration behind the 2a character of Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer in which TV show? The KILLING EVE title character is played by Sandra Oh.