SETT VALLEY QUIZ LEAGUE — 16th January 2020
1. Which Australian ballet dancer played the child catcher in the film ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’?
A: Robert Helpmann
2. Manchester Airport Temlinal 2 was ofiicially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh in which year?
A: 1993
3. Anita Pallenberg had 3 children with which Rolling Stone?
A: Keith Richards
4. Which imperial measure is equal to 304.8 mm ?
A: A foot
5. This ‘Silver State’ was admitted as the 36th US state in 1864. Name it.
A: Nevada
6. Which UK body of water holds the greatest volume of water?
A: Loch Ness
7. Which country won the revamped Davis Cup toumament in 2019?
A: Spain
8. Which is the only vitamin not found in an egg?
A: Vitamin C
9. What colour is mollusc blood when oxygenated?
A: Blue
10. Who directed the film ‘The Piano’?
A: Jane Campion
11. Which name of a music style is also the name of a nymph in Greek mythology?
A: Calypso
12. As of December 2019 what percentage of the London Underground is actually underground? (5% either way)
A: 45%
13. Which famous Los Angeles landmark marks the official end of Route 66?
A: Santa Monica Pier
14. Howard Hughes' H-4 Hercules flying boat - the Spruce Goose - was made almost entirely of which wood?
A: Birch
15. Why did Louis Warshkansky suddenly become famous in December 1967?
A: First successful Heart Transplant patient
16. The actor Nicholas Cage is the nephew of which Oscar-winning director?
A: Francis Ford Coppola
17. Bocconcini are egg-sized balls of which Italian cheese?
A: Mozzarella
18. The woody climbing plant ‘Campsis Radicans' is known by which ‘musical’ name?
A: Tmmpet Wne or Trumpet Creeper
19. What links Bishop of Auckland, Bishop of Llandafl, Bishop of Oxford and Bishop of Leicester?
A: All varieties of Dahlias
20. As what is Sarah Woodmff known in a book by John Fowles?
A: The French Lieutenanfs Woman
21. In 1833 the British claimed sovereignty over which islands?
A: Falklands
22. Founded in Chicago in 1907, what did the company Bell and Howell manufacture?
It Cameras and Projectors for the movie industry
23. The P1127 aircraft is more commonly known as what?
A: Harrier Jump Jet
24. ‘Reflection with 2 Children‘ is a 1965 work by which English painter who died in 2011?
A: Lucien Freud
25. Immediately following the death of Princess Diana, which politician was appointed ‘special guardian’ to Princes
William and Harry?
A: John Major
26. Jonathan Rea won Northem Ireland Sports Personality of the Year. World Champion in which sport?
A: Superbike Racing
27. Whose statue appears outside the Nou Camp in Barcelona, since August 2019, along with the Hungarian Laszlo
Kubala?
A: Johan Cruyff
28. What does the acronym MRI stand for in MRI scanning?
A: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
29. In which year did India first win a test series on English soil?
A: 1971
30. In March 2010 Russia had eleven. Now they have only nine. What?
A: Time zones
1st Half Spares
1 What is the number of Herbie, the beetle? A: 53
2 Name the trophy contested for at the PDC Darts World Championships. A: The Sid Waddell Trophy
31. Give a year in the life of legendary Australian outlaw and bushranger Ned Kelly.
A: 1854- 1880
32. European football club Dynamo Brest play in which country?
A: Belarus
33. Who preceded Carol Ann Dufly as Poet Laureate?
A: Andrew Motion
34. The River Plate has which capital city on it's banks?
A: Buenos Aires
35. Which location is regarded as the centre of London for travel distance purposes?
A: Charing Cross
36. Which London theatre began life as The Royal Coburg Theatre in 1818?
A: The Old We
37. Fallon Sherrock is the first woman to beat a man at the World Championships doing what?
A: Playing darts
38. Who played Henry Vlll in Fred Zinnerman's 1967 film ‘A Man For All Seasons’?
A: Robert Shaw
39. In what country is HP sauce manufactured?
A: Netherlands (or Holland)
40. Which stadium hosts the Italian Tennis Open?
A: Foro ltalioo
41. How long did it take for the Pilgrim Fathers to sail to America?
A: 66 days
42 The 2020 Super Bowl is to be held next month atthe Hard Rock Stadium in which US City? A: Miami
43. What is the most northerly point of mainland Australia?
A: Cape York (Queensland)
44. Since Test cricketers started wearing numbered shirts, what number shirt has been wom by England cricket captain Joe Root?
A: 66
45. Which UK city is to become the new headquarters of Channel 4?
A: Leeds
46. Who is the central character of Menryn Peake’s 1950's fantasy novels ‘Gormenghast series?
A: Titus Groan
47. Yaounde is the capital of which French-speaking West African country?
A: Cameroon
48. Madison is the capital of which US state?
A: Wisconsin
49. What is the name of the actress who played ‘Lolita’ in Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film and who died last month?
A: Sue Lyon
50. Which US novelist wrote ‘The Call of the Wild’ and ‘White Fang‘?
A: Jack London
51. How many Oscars did the film ‘Titanic’ win?
A: 11
52. Which animal has green coloured fat?
A: Crocodile
53. ln which city is the oldest zoo in the world? A: Vienna
54. What is the occupation of Peter Grimes in the opera of that name?
A: Fisherman
55. Whose four Christian names were Mary Isobel Catherine Bemadette?
A: Dusty Springfield
56. The novel ‘The Daughter of Time’ was voted number 1 in The Top 100 Cn'me Novels of All Time in 1990, by the
British Crime Writers Association. Who was the author?
A: Josephine Tey
57. The ‘Caroline’ era began with the reign of which King?
A: Charles 1
58. Designed by Edwin Lutyens, what was the last castle to be built in England?
A: Castle Drogo
59. The Egyptian god of war , Montu, was represented by the head of which bird?
A: Falcon
60. How long did it take the Jarrow marchers to reach London?
A: 25 days
2nd Half Spares
1 What is the name of the ship in Stevenson's ‘Treasure Island"? A: Hispaniola
2 Candlemas falls on the 2nd of which month? A: February