Quiz Set by Heysham Cricket Club All Answers Are Given in Bold Type, Surnames Will Suffice
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LANCASTER CITY QUIZ LEAGUE: Quiz set by Heysham Cricket Club All answers are given in Bold type, surnames will suffice. Round 1; Local People The given clues refer to a person who share their surname with the name of a locally, populated area (all within a 20 mile radius of Heysham Cricket Club). Answers may be homophones – pronounced the same but spelt differently. 1a Author of the books Fever Pitch and About a Boy Nick Hornby 1b Lancashire born cricketer who died in 2012, who with a height of Harry Pilling 5 foot 3 inches, had the distinction of being the shortest English professional cricketer of modern times 2a Singer who recorded the albums Eye to the Telescope, Drastic KT Tunstall Fantastic and Tiger Suit 2b Actress made famous for her role in the original King Kong Fay Wray 3a Morecambe business man who had toy shops on Queen Street, Richard Lancaster Lancashire Street and Marine Drive West 3b Former lead singer of the Housemartins and the Beautiful South Paul Heaton 4a Leeds born boxer, who unsuccessfully fought world title fights James Wharton against Nigel Benn, Robin Reid and Chris Eubank (Warton) 4b Actor who films include Hot Fuzz, Flash Gordon and the Living Timothy Dalton Daylights Spare Aunt of George and Charlotte, daughter of Carole and Michael Pippa Middleton Spare Usual bit-part American stage, film and TV actress who is Kelly Overton currently the lead character in the Netflix series Van Helsing Round 2 ; Song and Book or Film From the given clues, identify the song and book or film, that share the same title 1a 1995 Nick Hornby novel and 1980 Elvis Costello single High Fidelity 1b 1987 Haruki Murakami novel and 1965 Beatles song from the Norwegian Wood Rubber Soul LP 2a 1990 film starring Richard Gere & Julia Roberts and 1964 single (oh) Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison 2b 1987 film starring Steve Martin & Daryl Hannah and 1979 single Roxanne by the Police 3a 1815 Jane Austin novel and 1974 Hot Chocolate single Emma 3b 1847 Emily Bronte novel and 1978 Kate Bush single Wuthering Heights 4a 1984 film starring Jeff Bridges & Karen Allen and 1972 single by Star M an the David Bowie 4b 1958 film starring James Stewart & Kim Novak and 2004 single Vertigo by U2 Spare 1960 film starring Yul Brynner & Steve Mc Queen film and 1981 The Magnificent single by the Clash Seven Spare 1978 Stephen King collection of short stories and 1985 Night Shift Commodores single Round 3 ; Don’t Mention the Premiership! You had a taster in Round 8, last week! This round is only concerned with the 72 clubs that are currently in the English Football League. Give the name of the Football League team that plays its home games at the ground / stadium you are given. 1a The Pirelli Stadium Burton Albion 1b Brunton Park Carlisle United 2a Portman Road Ipswich Town 2b Home Park Plymouth Argyle 3a Rodney Parade Newport County 3b Fratton Park Portsmouth 4a Wham Stadium Accrington Stanley 4b Huish park Yeovil Town Spare Highbury Stadium Fleetwood Town Spare Bramall Lane Sheffield United Round 4 ; History, Geography, Sport or Science? There are two questions for each, but are you sat in the right seat? 1a During the reign of which English Monarch did the 100 Year Edward the Third War begin? 1b What is the derived SI unit of electrical capacitance? The Farad 2a Of the 16 nominees for the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of Nicola Adams the Year, who was the only one from the sport of Boxing? 2b On which river are the Victoria Falls? The Zambezi 3a In Chemistry, what is the figure 6.022 x 10²³ known as? Avogadro’s Number / Constant 3b During the reign of which English Monarch was the Battle of Henry the Fifth Agincourt? 4a Which US city is known as the ‘Big Easy’? New Orleans 4b Jamie Murray finished 2016 ranked as the world No.1 in the Bruno Soares Men’s Doubles, but who was his partner? History Who was the last Norman King of England? Steven Spare Geography What is a motorway known as in Italy? Autostrada Spare Sport Of the 16 nominees for the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of Max Whitlock Spare the Year, who was the only one from the sport of Gymnastics? Science What is the derived SI unit of pressure / stress? Pascal Spare Round 5; Ornithology All answers required are the name of a bird 1a Which bird, a member of the Auk family, is also the name of the Puffin children's imprint of British publishers Penguin Books? 1b Which bird shares its name with a type of pedestrian crossing Toucan found in the United Kingdom that also allows bicycles to be (i.e. two-can cross at ridden across? the same time) 2a What bird appears on the crest of Notts County FC? Magpie 2b What bird appears on the crest of Wycombe Wanderers FC? Swan 3a What species of bird has the varieties Little, Humboldt and Penguin Chinstrap? 3b What species of bird has the varieties Red Faced, Blue Winged Parrott and Grey? 4a What bird is also the title of play by Russian dramatist Anton The Seagull Chekhov? 4b What bird is also the title of a narrative poem by American writer The Raven Edgar Allan Poe? Spare What bird appears on the RSPB logo? Avocet Spare In golf, what is the name of bird given to a score of three-under- Albatross par on a single hole (sometimes known as a double eagle)? Round 6; Eurovision means Eurovision We may be on the verge of leaving the European single market, but we will always have the Eurovision song contest! 1a Who in 1967 was the first singer or group to win for the UK? Sandy Shaw 1b Who in 1997 was the last singer or group to win for the UK? Katrina and the Waves 2a What was the name of the Heavy Metal band who won for Lordi Finland in 2006? 2b What was the name of the UK group who failed to score any Jemini points in 2003? 3a ABBA rose to fame after winning the 1974 contest, but in which Brighton UK seaside resort was the competition held? 3b The 1982 contest was held in which Yorkshire town? Harrogate 4a With a total of seven, which country holds the record for the Ireland most wins in the competition 4b Which country did Celine Dion represent when she won the Switzerland competition in 1988? Spare Cliff Richard came second in 1968 with ‘Congratulations’, but Spain which country won that year with the song ‘La, La, La’? Spare Johnny Logan won the completion for Ireland in both 1980 and ‘What’s Another 1987. Name either of his winning songs Year?’ (1980) ‘Hold Me Now’ (1987) Round 7; It’s my round! Apologies in advance to the teetotallers, wine connoisseurs and lager drinkers! Give the name of the brewery responsible for producing the three given beers. 1a Dead Pony Club, Punk IPA, Elvis Juice Brew Dog 1b Hobgoblin, Black Wych, Goliath Wychwood 2a Doombar. Atlantic, Wolf Rock Sharps 2b Pride of Pendle, Black Cat, Blond Witch Moorhouse’s 3a Sun Chaser, Tiger, Beacon Everards 3b Ruskin’s, Monumental, Tiffin Gold Kirkby Lonsdale 4a Aviator, Golden Fleece, Ramsbottom Dent 4b Landlord, Bolt Maker, Ram Tam Timothy Taylor’s Spare Moose Jaw, Riggwelter, Baa Baa Black Sheep Spare Cumberland, Sneck Lifter, Cocker Hoop Jennings Round 8 General 1a Who was the last Governor of Hong Kong? Chris Patten 1b On an Ordnance Survey map, what symbol is used to An Elephant depict a zoo? 2a In what year did the National Lottery begin in the UK? 1994 2b By what name is the former city of Stalingrad now Volgograd known? 3a By what name is the former country of French Sudan Mali now known? 3b How many miners were trapped underground in the 33 Chilean mining disaster? 4a What specific feature would a place of worship have if a Tower identified on an Ordnance Survey map by a black Do not accept square with a cross on top? spire, minaret or dome 4b What is the singer Adele’s surname? Adkins Spare In what part of the body would you find the brachial The Arm artery? Spare What are the names of TV’s, the Hairy Bikers? Dave Miles & Si King .