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DPQL 2016 Jan 27 Verified DPQL: Quiz Questions 27/01/16 Question Reader: All parts of the answer shown in Bold Face are required. Parts shown in ordinary type are not essential, but if given incorrectly will mean that the answer is wrong; for example, if the answer shown is “Fred Smith”, “Smith” would be a correct answer, but “John Smith” would be incorrect. Parts shown in italics are purely explanatory and are not required. If the answer offered is incomplete (for example, “Roosevelt” for “Theodore Roosevelt”, you may, at your discretion, ask the person answering to expand the answer. In the event of any problem, three spare questions can be found on the final sheet. Notes for Teams Notes for Teams: DPQL: Quiz Questions 27/01/16 Individual Round 1 1. What was the first name of John Lennon’s first wife, who died last April? CYNTHIA 2. On which children's television show did Ant and Dec first meet? BYKER GROVE 3. Lauren Silverman gave birth to baby Eric in Feb. 2014. What is the name of his famous, if SIMON COWELL rather unpopular, father, now 56? 4. Jeremy Corbyn is the MP for the XXX North constituency. The missing word? ISLINGTON 5. With which brand name do you associate the synthetic substance polytetrafluoroethylene? TEFLON 6. What is the married surname of Lady Sarah, daughter of Princess Margaret? CHATTO 7. What name is given to Toyota’s luxury vehicle division? LEXUS 8. What does scotopic vision help one to do? SEE BETTER IN THE DARK 9. How was Joseph Merrick, who died in 1890, better known? ELEPHANT MAN 10. Joe Chill is a character in the comics and films involving which fictional Superhero? BATMAN Team Round 2 1. GEOGRAPHY – EUROPE. a) Which country’s largest cities (by population) include Klagenfurt (no.6) and Villach (no.7)? AUSTRIA b) Which German city in the western part of the Ruhr Area has the world’s biggest inland harbour? DUISBURG c) Excluding San Marino and Vatican City, with how many countries does Italy share land borders? FOUR 2. FILMS – DOUBLE TROUBLE X 3. (All three answers are of two words, and all six words begin with the same letter.) a) Who won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her role as the title character in ‘Mrs. SHERIDAN SMITH Biggs’ (2012)? b) Born in 1952, which US actor is also a film producer, screenwriter, film director, martial STEVEN SEAGAL arts exponent, musician, reserve deputy sheriff, and entrepreneur? c) Who won the 1995 Best Actress Oscar for her part in ‘Dead Man Walking’? SUSAN SARANDON 3. TRIVIAL PURSUIT. a) Starting from the hub, how many moves does it take to go along a spoke, complete one 48 lap of the board, and then get back to the hub via the same spoke? b) What nationality are/were the two inventors of the game? CANADIAN c) In what decade was it created? 1970s (1979) 4 IN THE NEWS IN 2015. a) In December, which politician apologised for racist remarks he made in the 80s? OLIVER LETWIN b) After 55 years, the sequel to ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ was published in February. What was GO SET A WATCHMAN its title? c) In April, which sportsman married his childhood sweetheart Kim Sears? ANDY MURRAY 5. IN WHAT DECADE? Each question begins ‘In what decade …’ a) … were Claude Debussy, Joseph Merrick and Edvard Munch all born? 1860s b) … ‘The Godfather’ won the Best Picture Oscar, and the Sears Tower was completed. 1970s c) … Leonard Nimoy was born, and a National Government replaced the Labour one. 1930s 6. LITERATURE. a) In ‘Bleak House’, what is the surname of both parties in the never-ending legal case? JARNDYCE b) In which 1999 novel does the parish priest, Francis Reynaud, do battle with Vianne CHOCOLAT Rocher, a young single mother? c) In a poem by W.B. Yeats, where were the wild swans to be found? COOLE (acc. Coole Park) 7. ARCHITECTURE. What architectural terms are being described? a) A decorative recess set into a wall for the purpose of displaying a statue, vase, font, or NICHE other object. b) The base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted. (Either answer.) PEDESTAL or PLINTH c) A symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side. (Seven letters.) GAMBREL 8. TEST CRICKET – TOP SCORERS. One question, three answers. In a list of test batsmen who have the most career runs, Brian Lara is at no.6, and Sachin R. PONTING, J. KALLIS, Tendulkar is at the top. Name any three of the four in between. (Surnames will suffice.) R. DRAVID, K. SANGAKARRA A.Q.S. Page 1 of 9 DPQL: Quiz Questions 27/01/16 Individual Round 3 1. In what year did the Eastern Bloc countries boycott the Olympic Games in the USA? 1984 2. Named Jumping Badger at birth, he later became Buffalo Bull Sits Down. How is he better SITTING BULL known in modern times? 3. NEARLY HEADLESS NICK In the Harry Potter novels, Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington is known by what nickname? (Three words.) 4. Although probably apocryphal, legend has it that James I knighted a joint of what meat? BEEF (sirloin) 5. Pearl Harbour is in which present-day US state? HAWAII 6. In what country were the terracotta warriors discovered in 1974? CHINA 7. To what animals does the adjective ‘murine’ apply? MICE (and the brown rat) 8. Which present-day Premiership soccer team was managed by the late Don Howe from ARSENAL 1983 to 1986? 9. Which brewery produces the 4.4% ale ‘Rhesus to be Cheerful’? BLUE MONKEY 10. Who left Clannad in 1982 to become Ireland’s best-selling solo musician? ENYA Team Round 4 1. SPORT. a) In golf, what ‘M’ is a term used for a player being informally allowed a chance to replay a a MULLIGAN shot, despite this being against the formal rules? b) About which former Manchester City player was Barry Davies speaking when he said: “… FRANCIS LEE very interesting. Look at his face! Just look at his face!”? c) Which male professional tennis player, past or present, holds the record for consecutive ROGER FEDERER weeks as ATP no. 1, with 237? 2. POP MUSIC – PARENTHESES. Pop hits where part of the title is in brackets. All answers are of two words. a) ‘Put a Ring on it’ were the words in parentheses in Beyonce’s 2008 no.7 hit. What was the main title? SINGLE LADIES b) Which group had two sets of parentheses either side of ‘Fight for Your Right’ in 1987? BEASTIE BOYS c) Who had a 2007 Top 20 hit with ‘You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)’? WHITE STRIPES 3. FAMOUS HAMILTONS. a) Who was born Amy Lyon near Neston in Cheshire, in May 1765? EMMA, LADY HAMILTON b) The co-creator of ‘Drop the Dead Donkey’ is only 5’ 3”, and has no thumb on his right ANDY HAMILTON hand. What is his name? c) Who played the Wicked Witch of the West in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (1939)? MARGARET HAMILTON 4 DANCE. a) In the paso doble, the female role is generally meant to represent what? MATADOR’S CAPE b) The bossa nova is a type of what more generic dance? SAMBA c) With what dance do you associate the man born Ernest Evans in South Carolina in 1941? The TWIST 5. TELEVISION CATCHPHRASES. a) In which fictional institution was the phrase “Naff off!” frequently heard? SLADE PRISON b) With which character do you associate “You’re my wife now”? PAPA LAZAROU c) With what catchphrase would you associate the village of Llanddewi Brefi? I’M THE ONLY GAY IN THE VILLAGE 6. SHERLOCK HOLMES. a) Which US actor played him in the 2011 film, ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’? ROBERT DOWNEY JUNIOR b) Who plays Mrs. Hudson in the BBC tv series ‘Sherlock’? UNA STUBBS c) What was ‘the speckled band’, in the short story of that name? A SNAKE 7. AN A-B-C OF SCIENCE. But in what order? a) The first what was drilled by a group of Monks in a certain French province in 1126? ARTESIAN WELL b) What was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig BESSEMER process iron prior to the open hearth furnace? c) AKA Beestings, the first milk secreted by a mammal, usually just before giving birth, is known as what? COLOSTRUM 8. HISTORY. a) Which of the Stuart monarchs had the shortest reign, 3 years and 309 days? JAMES II b) It was said that Caligula planned to make his horse a consul, although, if this was correct, INCITATUS it may have been purely as a prank. What was the name of the horse? A.Q.S. Page 2 of 9 DPQL: Quiz Questions 27/01/16 c) Who was the virtual dictator who ruled Portugal for 36 years, from 1932 to 1968? Antonio SALAZAR A.Q.S. Page 3 of 9 DPQL: Quiz Questions 27/01/16 Individual Round 5 Theme: Blockbusters Gold Run. 1. JSC. What phrase was trending worldwide on Twitter after the events of 7th Jan. 2015? JE SUIS CHARLIE 2. FG. In American Football, this is worth three points. FIELD GOAL 3. JM. Who became the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in September 2015? JOHN McDONNELL 4. DM. Who is generally credited with the publication, in 1869, of the first widely recognized DMITRI MENDELEEV periodic table of the chemical elements? 5. IPAR. Name the Kaiser Chiefs song that made the Top 10 in 2004? I PREDICT A RIOT 6.
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