Derbyshire Pub Quiz League

DERBYSHIRE PUB QUIZ LEAGUE

2011/2012. NOV 16TH 2011 SET BY GEOFF JACKSON. PLEASE REMEMBER FOR ROUNDS 2 AND 6 SUBJECTS TO BE READ TO TEAMS TO CHOOSE.

ROUND 1 INDIVIDUAL. PICK A NUMBER FIRSTS 1.Who was the first British woman in Space? HELEN SHARMAN 2.Who was the first Spanish golfer to be British Open champion? (SEVVY)BALLESTEROS 3.Who was the first Bond girl on film in Dr No? URSULA ANDRESS 4.What was the first Sherlock Holmes novel? A STUDY IN SCARLET 5.According to the Bible Book of John, who was first to see Jesus after the resurrection? MARY MAGDALENE 6.Who was the first English footballer sent off in a full International? (ALLAN)MULLERY 7..Who first flew over the english channel solo in an aeroplane? BLERIOT 8.Which pop group was the first to be seen on Channel 5 TV? SPICE GIRLS 9.Who discovered the first antibiotic? FLEMING 10.As well as hosting Top Gear, who was the first female newsreader of the BBC News ? (ANGELA)RIPPON

ROUND 2 TEAM 1.ADVERTISING SLOGANS Name the products using these slogans. A.1000 songs in your pocket? I POD B.The best a man can get? GILLETTE(RAZORS) C.It comes from paradise and tastes like heaven? MALIBU 2.EVENTS IN HISTORY. Name the decade in which these events occurred. A.Completion of the Domesday Book? 1080`S(1086) B.Beginning of the English Civil War? 1640`s(1642) C.English defeat French at Agincourt? 1410`S(1415) 3.SCIENTIFIC PEOPLE A.Which physicist in 1911 deduced that atomic structure must include a dense nucleus at its centre? (ERNEST) RUTHERFORD B.Which French physicist/mathematician clarified the concept of pressure and vacuum?(BLAISE)PASCAL C.Which british contemporary of Newton and Wren discovered the law of elasticity?(ROBERT)HOOKE 4.ENTREPRENEURS.Name the companies founded by these people in the years given. A.Jerry Yang and David Filo (1994)? YAHOO B.Ingvar Kamprad (1943)? IKEA C.Allen Lane (1935)? PENGUIN BOOKS 5.OPENING LINES OF BEST SELLERS A.From Zadie SmithÈarly in the morning, late in the century.Cricklewood Broadway`?WHITE TEETH B.From Jung ChangÀt the age of 15 my grandmother became the concubine of a warlord general`? WILD SWANS C.From Dashiell Hammett`Samuel Spade`s jaw was long and bony,his chin a jutting V under the more flexible V of his mouth`? THE MALTESE FALCON 6.THEME AND SIGNATURE TUNES Who is most associated with these tunes, in these years A.I do like to be beside the seaside(1930-1970)? REG DIXON B.Love is like a violin (1960)? KEN DODD C.Somebody stole my gal (1931)? BILLY COTTON 7.IT`S A WINDY DAY A.In which country is the hot dry north wind the Berg found? SOUTH AFRICA B.The Zonda is a hot dusty north wind in which south american country? ARGENTINA C.What name is given to the cooling sea breeze during a western Australian summer?FREEMANTLE DOCTOR 8.CELEBRITY CHILDREN A.Sean Preston`s mother is Britney Spears but who is his father? KEVIN FEDERLINE B.Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q has a mother Alison Stewart but who is the pop star father? BONO(PAUL HEWSON) C.Tallulah Pine has a singer father and model mother.Name either parent?SIMON/YASMIN LE BON 2 ROUND 3 INDIVIDUAL THE SECOND IN LINE PICK A NUMBER nd 1.Who was the 2 Vice President of the USA (1797-1801)? (THOMAS)JEFFERSON nd 2.Who in 1962 was the 2 American to go into space? (JOHN)GLENN nd 3.After the Cairngorms, which is Britain`s 2 largest National Park? THE LAKE DISTRICT nd 4.Who in 1994/95 was the 2 man to win successive Best Actor Oscars? TOM HANKS nd 5.Catherine Deneuve was the 2 wife of which photographer? DAVID BAILEY nd 6.After the South China which is the 2 largest sea in the world? CARIBBEAN nd 7.Rhode Island is the smallest US state.Which is the 2 smallest? DELAWARE nd 8.Who after David Scarborough was the 2 actor to play Mark Fowler on Èastenders`? TODD CARTY nd 9.After The Wanderers, which educational establishment was the 2 to win the FA Cup? OXFORD UNIVERSITY nd 10.Who was the 2 wife of Henry VIII? ANNE BOLEYN

ROUND 4 TEAM CHOOSE A NUMBER 1.QUIZ AND GAME SHOWS A.Name either of the original team captains on `Never Mind The Buzzcocks`? SEAN HUGHES/PHIL JUPITUS B.Which show did Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton revive in 2008? MR AND MRS C.What is the name of the animated robot on `Catchphrase`? MR CHIPS 2.GARDENING. A.If you had garden soil with a pH of under 4 what word would describe it? ACIDIC B.Blossom End rot most commonly attacks which fruit? TOMATOES C.Where, built between 1836-40, was the building The Great Stove? CHATSWORTH(GLASS STRUCTURE) 3.NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES. A.Which country has Bolivia to the west,Argentina to the south and Brazil to the east? PARAGUAY B.Which country has Niceragua to the south and Guatemala to the west? HONDURAS C.Which country has South Africa to the south,Mozambique to the east, Zambia to the north and Botswana to the west? ZIMBABWE 4.MUSIC MAESTRO PLEASE. A.What would you most likely be doing when singing a brindisi? DRINKING(USUALLY TOASTING) B.The Amati family of Cremona were most associated with which instrument? VIOLIN C.The Argentinian Bandoneon is a variation of which instrument? ACCORDION/Concertina 5.ALTERNATIVE NAMES IN NATURE A.By what common name is the Antirrhinum better known? SNAPDRAGON B.Mentioned in the bible by what common name is Fraxinella known? BURNING BUSH C.By what other name is the Maidenhair tree known? GINKGO 6.BRITISH PRIME MINISTER`S SPOUSES A.Norma Johnson married which later Prime Minister? JOHN MAJOR B.Which PM married Gladys Mary Baldwin? HAROLD WILSON C.Which PM of 1828-30 married Catherine Pakenham? DUKE OF WELLINGTON(ARTHUR WELLESLEY) 7.KICKED OFF THE LINE /SPORTING NEAR MISSES A.Who lost the 1992 world professional snooker final 18-14 after leading 14-8? JIMMY WHITE B.Which horse stumbled over an imaginary fence to lose the 1956 Grand National? DEVON LOCH C.Which Wakefield player missed a last minute conversion in front of the posts at the 1968 Rugby League challenge cup final to hand Leeds the trophy? (DON)FOX 8.NEWSLINE OCTOBER 2011 th A.The labour MP Steve Rotherham on October 16 during a commons debate was moved to tears during his reading out of what list which brought him a standing ovation? THE 96 HILLSBOROUGH VICTIMS B.Fauja Singh from Ilford became the oldest ever person to complete a Marathon.How old is he? 100 C.A Blue plaque honouring which man who spent his last 10 years in the town was unveiled at Chesterfield Railway Station? (GEORGE)STEPHENSON

3. ROUND 5 INDIVIDUAL.DOUBLE TROUBLE. All answers are 2 words beginning with the same letter. 1.Which artist painted`Girl Balancing on a ball` in 1905? PABLO PICASSO 2.In which London Pub did Ron Kray shoot George Cornell? BLIND BEGGAR 3.Which venue saw the premiere of Britten`s `War Requiem`? COVENTRY CATHEDRAL 4.Which Herman Melville novel tells of a young sailor killing a sadistic Master at Arms? BILLY BUDD 5.Who is the second and current wife of Ringo Starr? BARBARA BACH 6.Multi world boxing champion Henry Armstrong had what nickname? HOMICIDE HANK 7.The cocktail scotch whisky,vermouth and bitters is named after which patriot? ROB ROY 8.Which area of sea in the northern hemisphere is surrounded by water? SARGASSO SEA 9.What term is used when hostages grow empathy with their captors? STOCKHOLM SYNDROME 10.In which book is the goal`The Celestial city` and the hero`Christian`? PILGRIMS PROGRESS

ROUND 6 TEAM CHOOSE YOUR SUBJECT 1.UNFORTUNATE SHIPS AND BOATS. A.Which supertanker ran aground off Brittany in 1978? AMOCO CADIZ B.Which battleship, sister to the Bismarck was sunk in April 1944? TIRPITZ C.What was the name of Quint`s boat in the film `Jaws`? ORCA 2.PHYSICS A.What name is given to the elementary particle that carries electromagnetic force? PHOTON B.What is defined as`the rate of doing work` or `energy being converted`? POWER C.What apparatus measures electrical resistance by equalising the potential at 2 points in a circuit? WHEATSTONE BRIDGE 3.MULTI OSCAR NOMINATED ACTRESSES. A,B AND C. Only 3 actresses have been oscar nominated as best actress on 10 or more occasions.For 1 point each name the three.? MERYL STREEP/KATHERINE HEPBURN/BETTE DAVIS. 4.MODERN BRITISH HISTORY A.Which milestone in establishing the state of Israel was issued in 1917? BALFOUR DECLARATION B.Patrick Armstrong,Gerard Conlon.Carole Richardson,Paul Hill.By what joint name were they known? THE GUILDFORD FOUR C.Which document was published on 17 January 1969 setting out a policy of controlling industrial relations through legal sanctions? IN PLACE OF STRIFE 5.FICTIONAL SECRET SOCIETIES. A.To which society did Fred Flintstone belong?(LOYAL)ORDER OF WATER BUFFALOES B.Which organisation was the arch enemy of the Men from Uncle? THRUSH C.Which Chuck Palahniuk novel tells of an organisation run by Tyler Durden? FIGHT CLUB 6.IT`S DANCE TIME Identify the dances. A,A fast rhythmic and erotic Brazilian dance popularised in the 1980`s in which couples dance with their hips touching? LAMBADA B.A traditional central american dance in which sombreros feature prominently?MEXICAN HAT DANCE C.A popular latin american dance, its name meaning sauce in Spanish? SALSA 7.AT THE THEATRE OR OPERA. A.In which city is Madame Butterfly set? NAGASAKI B.Who in original West End shows has played Edith Piaf, Eva Peron and Norma Desmond?ELAINE PAIGE C.Margaret Kelly founded which famous dancing troupe? BLUEBELL GIRLS. 8.INVENTIONS. A.What was first demonstrated by Dutch optician Hans Lippershey in 1608? TELESCOPE. B.What was developed by the Zenith Radio Corporation in 1950 and originally called`Lazy Bones`? REMOTE CONTROL C.What was created by Alfred Bird in 1837 because his wife was allergic to eggs? INSTANT CUSTARD 4. ROUND 7 INDIVIDUAL PICK A NUMBER Number crunching all answers contain a number. 1.What number US President is Barack Obama? 44TH 2.What number connects Clothing and cricketer Brian Lara in 1994? 501(LEVI/RECORD INNINGS) 3.In which Ray Bradbury story are all books banned? FAHRENHEIT 451 4. In a normal 147 break at snooker how many red balls are potted? 15 5.In darts which finishing score is called `the madhouse`? THREE or two 6.At 37 degrees centigrade. What in fahrenheit is the normal body temperature in humans? 98.6DEGREES 7.How many keys are there on a traditional standard modern piano? EIGHTY EIGHT. 8.In the song 76 trombones how many cornets followed in the big parade? 110 (CORNETS) 9.How many years are celebrated in a pearl anniversary? THIRTY 10.What is the minimum age allowed of a candidate for the US Presidency? THIRTY FIVE

ROUND 8 TEAM SELECT A NUMBER. 1.NAME THE FILM.Name the films from the characters. A.Ethan Edwards,Martin Pawley,Laurie Jorgensen? THE SEARCHERS B.Holly Martin,Anna Schmidt,Harry Lime? THE THIRD MAN C.Marsellus Wallace,Vincent Vega,Jules Winnfield? PULP FICTION 2.MOUNTAIN RANGES. A.At 22.834 ft what is the highest peak in the Andes range? ACONCAGUA B.Mt Mitchell at 6.684 ft is the highest point of which eastern USA range? APPALACHIANS C.Mt Kinibalu at 13,455 ft is the highest point of the Crocker range.On which island? BORNEO 3.WALLS. A.Which wall is Kosel in Hebrew and Al -Buraa in arabic? WAILING WALL(WESTERN WALL). B.Which city in the british isles was the last complete walled city built? LONDONDERRY(DERRY) C.Bootham Bar and Micklegate bar are walled gates in which city? YORK 4.AMERICANISMS.What are the following called in the USA. A.A baby`s dummy? PACIFIER B.ACashier in a bank? TELLER C.A Public Convenience? COMFORT STATION 5.PLACES IN POP HIT TITLES. A.Where was the destination for Madness in 1979 in `Nightboat to...? CAIRO B.Which train did Crosby, Stills and Nash catch in the late 1960`s? MARRAKESH EXPRESS C.Which Mott the Hoople hit tells of a guitar lost in transit? ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS 6.MILITARY OPERATIONS. A.Autumn Mist was the codename for which 1944 battle of the Ardennes campaign? BATTLE OF BULGE B.Officially in the USA what was entered in the Blue Book? (UNEXPLAINED)UFO SIGHTINGS. C.Which daring raid,much acclaimed but underachieving of May 1943 was nicknamed Chastise? THE DAMBUSTERS(RUHR DAMS) 7.MODERN PLAYWRIGHTS. A.Who wrote `Abigails Party` and`Nuts in May`? (MIKE)LEIGH B.Who wrote`The Entertainer` and`Look back in anger`? (JOHN)OSBORNE C.Who wrote`Blast from the past` and`Popcorn`? (BEN)ELTON

8.AN OPERA PLOT PRECIS. Name the opera. A.Count Almaviba pursues Rosina,Her guardian who also wants her tries to stop him but fails? THE BARBER OF SEVILLE(ROSSINI 1816) B.A contest between Good(high priest Sarastro) and Evil(Queen of the night)? THE MAGIC FLUTE(MOZART 1791) C.Violetta, a courtesan falls in love with an aristocrat.They are parted but return to each other as she dies from consumption? LA TRAVIATA(VERDI 1853)

5 BEER ROUND AND A FEW SPARES IF NEEDED.

BEER ROUND 1.A.Sven Goran Eriksson was manager of which club prior to his England appointment in 2001? LAZIO. B.Atomic number 9,what is the lightest of the halogens? FLUORINE C.Who was British Prime minister from 1929-35? RAMSEY MACDONALD

2.A.Fabio Capello was manager of which club prior to his England appointment ? REAL MADRID nd B.Atomic number 10 which is the 2 lightest of the inert gases after Helium? NEON C.Who was British Prime minister from 1924-29? STANLEY BALDWIN

SPARES INDIVIDUAL. 1.There are 3 types of triangle classified by length of sides.Equilateral,Isosceles and which other? SCALENE. 2.What morbid coincidence links musicians Mama Cass and Keith Moon? BOTH DIED AT SAME ADDRESS IN LONDON 3.Inky,Pinky,Binky and Clyde are the 4 ghosts in which game? PAC-MAN. 4.What do you call a stuffed Pizza folded over and baked? CALZONE

TEAM A.Which british title first bestowed in 1664 was again bestowed this very year? DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE(AND PRESUMABLY ALSO DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE) B.As at this date what is the current minimum wage per hour for an over 21 adult? £6.08. th C.Peter Shilton played his 1000 league game for which club? LEYTON ORIENT