ONLINE QUIZ LEAGUE Questions set by Liam Thom Edited by Daniel Fullard and Alex Furby For use in matches on 11/08/2021

Correct as of 11/08/2021

Round 1 1a The execution of which Austrian archduke and Emperor of the Maximilian I (accept any Second Mexican Empire was depicted in a series of paintings by version of Ferdinand Edouard Manet? The archduke had accepted the crown of Maximilian Joseph Mexico, in 1864, following a second invasion by the French. Maria; in German: Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen; in Spanish: Fernando Maximiliano Jose Maria de Habsburgo-Lorena) 1b Beginning with a ‘K’ {k for kilo}, what city is the capital city of Kampala Uganda 2a ‘Defence against the Dark Arts’ is one of the compulsory Remus Lupin subjects at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Who taught the subject in Harry Potter’s third year? His teacher tutored Harry privately, teaching him how to produce a Patronus charm. 2b Prior to Donald Trump, who was the last US President to serve George Herbert Walker only one term? Bush / George Bush Senior / Bush 41 3a Originally based on a remedy to cure Spanish flu, which national Caipirinha drink of Brazil is made with cachaça (spirit from a sugar cane) or white rum/vodka, brown sugar, and lime juice. 3b Born in Dopart in 1804, whose law states that “The direction of Lenz’s Law the electrical current which is induced in a conductor by a changing magnetic field created by the induced current, opposes changes in the initial magnetic field”? 4a Which football team, who have made headlines in recent days for FC Barcelona parting company with the world’s highest-paid footballer, were the most prolific champions of the Cup Winners’ Cup, winning the competition on four occasions? 4b Which member of the Adenuga [adda-NOO-ga] family won the Skepta / Joseph Junior 2016 Mercury Prize for his album ‘Konichiwa’? A longstanding Adenuga figure on the grime scene, his first UK chart entry was 2008’s Rolex Sweep. Stage name or first name required.

Round 2 1a In vocal classification, what name is given to the lowest pitched Bass male singing range? The word is also used to commonly referred to an instrument found in rhythm sections and low audible noise frequencies? 1b Novak Djokovic has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles. Who Ana Ivanovic became the only other Serbian Grand Slam singles winner, doing so in the same year as Djokovic won his first, in 2008, with that year’s French Open? 2a Which mountain, on the border of North Macedonia and Albania Mount Korab is, at 9068 feet, the highest point of both countries? 2b The best-selling pop-science book, Nudge, was written by which Richard Thaler Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner? The book was published in 2008, and its author won the Nobel Prize in 2017. 3a Which Ghanaian served as UN Secretary General from January Kofi Anan 1st 1997 to December 31st 2006? 3b Which sequel film of 1978 was marketed with the tagline “Just Jaws 2 (do not accept when you thought it was safe to go back into the water”? Like its ‘Jaws’) predecessor, the film is set on the fictional Amity Island, just off the coast of Long Island. 4a What proteins act as a key component of the immune systems of Antibodies mammals, in detecting pathogens and triggering immune system responses? 4b Which London-based brewery, founded in 2011, produces the Beavertown beers ‘Gamma Ray’ and ‘Neck Oil’?

Round 3 1a Which event of 1969 is widely considered as marking the start of Stonewall Riots the modern Gay Rights movement? In this event, police raided the namesake in that catered for the most marginalised of the city’s gay community. 1b Dr Robert Ford and Arnold Weber are the two chief inventors of Westworld the ‘host-technology’ used in a technologically advanced amusement park in which 3-series American TV drama series, starring Anthony Hopkins as Dr Ford and was partially based on a 1973 movie with which it shares its name. 2a What is the derived SI unit of pressure? pascal 2b Which dish or cooking process, considered the unofficial national adobo dish of the Philippines, involves marinating meat, seafood or vegetables in a mixture of soy sauce, cane vinegar, bay leaves and black peppercorns? The name of this dish is also used to describe the Spanish and Portuguese equivalent method, which uses more Europe-centric spices for marinating. 3a The final Rockness festival was held in Inverness in 2013, but Plan B / Ben Drew which performer closed the festival for the final time? His debut album ‘Who Needs Actions When You Got Words’ was released in 2006 but he has also achieved acting fame, in particular through writing, directing, and scoring for the film Ill Manors? 3b Which football team, who have made headlines in recent days for FC Barcelona parting company with the world’s highest-paid footballer, were the most profilic champions of the Cup Winners’ Cup, winning the competition on four occasions? 4a Which former Soviet republic’s flag features “a white crescent Turkmenistan and 5 stars, on a green field, with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side containing 5 carpet guls? 4b Later adapted into a film that became the highest grossing film at Gone With the Wind its release and now holding the record with its revenue is adjusted for inflation, what was Margaret Mitchell’s only novel?

Round 4 1a Which Mars confectionary brand currently uses the slogan ‘The Maltesers lighter way to enjoy chocolate’? 1b Which chemical element derives its name from the Latin name Hafnium for Copenhagen? 2a Lily Owsley and Nicola White won gold medals for Great hockey Britain at the Rio Olympics in 2016, in which sport? 2b Later going on to represent the UK in 2011 Eurovision Song Blue Contest Final, which English boy band first found fame in the early noughties with hits such as All Rise, One Love and Fly By II? 3a Which of Shakespeare’s plays is the shortest? The play’s title The Comedy of Errors contains one of the three genres that Shakespeare plays are typically classified into. 3b Which explorer, born in 1450, became known for his 1497 John Cabot voyage to North America under the commission of Henry VII? He landed at what he called ‘New-found-land’ in present day Canada (which he mistook for being Asia) and claimed the land for England. 4a In 2009, at the Tables, ladders and chairs (TLC) event, which Sheamus / Stephen WWE Superstar defeated John Cena to become the first Irish- Farrelly born WWE Champion in the company’s history? 4b Who was the Austrian dictator assassinated by members of the Engelbert Dollfuss Austrian Nazi party in 1934?

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Round 5 1a Both considered the national drink of Peru and Chile, what Pisco sour cocktail is named after its base liquor which is mixed with lemon juice, syrup, egg white and aromatic bitters. 1b Born in London in 1684, whose law states that “the maximum Jurin’s Law height of a liquid in a capillary tube is inversely proportional to the tube’s diameter”? 2a Which football team, intracity rivals of Roma with whom they Lazio groundshare Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, were the last winners of the European Cup Winners Cup in 1999? 2b The only woman of the four Adenuga siblings, which television Julie Adenuga and former radio broadcaster is currently one of the co-hosts of Catfish UK alongside infamous Eggheads contestant Oobah Butler? This broadcaster also spent five years as the London headline host of Beats 1 online radio. First name is required. 3a Another depiction of the execution of Maximilian was “The Last Jean-Paul Laurens moments of Maximilian”, painted by which Third Republic French history painter and sculptor? This painter is said to be one of the “last exponents of the French academic style”. 3b Beginning with a ‘K’ {k for kilo}, what city is the capital city of Kigali Rwanda? 4a ‘Defence against the Dark Arts’ is one of the compulsory Dolores Umbridge subjects at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Who taught the subject in Harry Potter’s fifth year? This teacher had a strong opposition to teaching practical magic and instead taught a theoretical course. 4b Who is the only US President to serve 2 non-consecutive terms Grover Cleveland as President doing so in 1893-1897 and 1885-1889?

Round 6 1a Which Peruvian served as UN Secretary General from January Javier Perez de Cuellar 1st 1982 to December 31st 1991? 1b Which sequel film of 1982 was marketed with the tagline “For Airplane II (do not accept the ride of your life... All you need for Christmas are your two only ‘Airplane’) front seats”? Whilst its predecessor helped launch the comedy film career of Leslie Nielsen, his commitments to the TV series Police Squad! meant he was unable to reprise his role as Dr Rumack. 2a Alongside antibodies, which type of white blood cells carry out T-cells important roles in the immune system and can be subdivided into undertaking the roles of stimulating B-cells to produce antibodies or carrying out cytotoxic activities themselves? 2b Which Leeds-based brewery, founded in 2013, produces the Northern Monk beers ‘Faith’ and ‘Eternal’? 3a In vocal classification, what name is given to the highest female Soprano singing range? The world derives from the Latin word meaning “above”. 3b Dominic Thiem [team] won the men’s singles titles at the 2020 Thomas Muster US Open. Who is the only other Austrian to have won a tennis Grand Slam singles title, doing so with at the 1995 French Open? 4a Which mountain, on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mount Dinara Croatia is, at 6007 ft, the highest point of the latter? 4b The best-selling pop-science book, Thinking: Fast and Slow, was Daniel Kahneman written by which Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner? The book was published in 2011, and its author won the Nobel Prize in 2002.

Round 7 1a The final T in the Park festival was held in Strathallan Castle in Red Hot Chili Peppers 2016 but which group closed the festival for the final time? They are strongly associated with the US state they originate from, and the closest they’ve arguably come to a UK No.1 single was in the form of being sampled on Crazy Town’s Butterfly. 1b Which football team, intracity rivals of Roma with whom they Lazio groundshare Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, were the last winners of the European Cup Winners Cup in 1999? 2a Which former Soviet republic’s flag has “a gold sun with 32 rays Kazakhstan above a soaring golden steppe eagle centered on a sky-blue background”? The hoist side displays a national ornamental panel in gold. 2b Sharing its name with an object, typically used in scientific The Bell Jar experiments to create vacuums, but can also be used as a transparent display case, what was Sylvia Plath’s only novel? 3a In 1966, which cafeteria in San Francisco, where transgender Gene Compton’s Cafeteria women could openly congregate, was the focal point of a riot? The riot was sparked when, following police harassment, an officer attempted to arrest one of the women. 3b Elliot and his sister Darlene are two of the founders of ‘fsociety’, Mr Robot an underground hacker group based in New York, in which 4- series American TV drama, starring Rami Malek as Elliot? 4a What is the derived SI unit of force? newton 4b Which disk or cooking process, originating in China but also Suan Cai now present in Thailand and Vietnam, involves compressing Chinese cabbage during fermentation and pickling? This dish is thought to be the original inspiration for German Sauerkraut.

Round 8 1a Which of Shakespeare’s plays is the longest? Set in Denmark, Hamlet the play contains one of Shakespeare’s most famous soliloquys that begins “to be or not to be, that is the question”? 1b Which explorer, born in 1467, was regarded as the ‘discoverer’ Pedro Álvares Cabal of Brazil. this Portuguese navigator was the first European to touch the Brazil coast in 1500. 2a In 2020, at Wrestlemania 36, which WWE Superstar defeated Drew McIntyre / Andrew Brock Lesnar to become the first Scottish-born WWE Champion Galloway in the company’s history? 2b Who was the Romanian Prime Minister assassinated in 1933 for Ion Gheorghe Duca trying to suppress the Iron Guard? 3a Which Nestlé confectionary brand used the slogans ‘Feel the Aero bubbles’ and ‘irresistabubble’? 3b Which chemical element derives its name from the Latin name Holmium for Stockholm? 4a Katie Archibald and Elinor Barker won gold medals for Great Cycling Britain at the Rio Olympics in 2016, in which sport? 4b Which Danish-Norwegian Europop music group had hit songs in Aqua the late nineties and early noughties which included Barbie Girl, Doctor Jones and Turn Back Time?

Spare Questions 1 Defeating Michael van Gerwen in the 2020 PDC World Championship final, Peter Wright ‘Snakebite’ is the nickname of which Scottish-born darts player? 2 Defeating Phil Taylor in the 2015 PDC World Championship final, ‘The Flying Gary Scotsman’ is the nickname of which 2-time world champion darts player? Anderson 3 Which island is the 2nd biggest in the Caribbean Island group, after Cuba? The Hispaniola island in question is shared by two nations: Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 4 Which island is the largest in Asia, and the third largest in the world? The island in Borneo question is shared by three nations: Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia. 5 Who has held the position of Scottish First Minister since November 2014? Nicola Sturgeon 6 Who has held the position of Welsh First Minister since December 2018? Mark Drakeford 7 Which curler skipped Great Britain’s 2014 Winter Olympics women’s team to a Eve bronze medal? She also won gold in the 2013 World Championships representing Muirhead Scotland. 8 Which curler skipped Great Britain’s 2014 Winter Olympics men’s team to a silver David medal? He has also twice won gold in the World Championships representing Murdoch Scotland.