2019–20 Season: Week 8 – 3 December 2019

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Specialist Rounds

1. Geography

2. Science

3. Arts & Entertainment

4. History

5. Sport

6. Religions of the World

7. To be Frank, Norman?

8. Who said that on the silver screen?

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Round 1: Geography

1 In which European city would you find the Rialto bridge?

Venice 2 Name the highest peak in England which is not inside the boundaries of the Lake District National Park.

Cross Fell 3 Which is the most northerly of the Channel Islands to be inhabited?

Alderney 4 Which lake is the largest body of water in Wales?

Bala Lake or (its Welsh name) Llyn Tegid 5 More than half of the United States of America's entire coastline is situated in which state?

Alaska 6 What is the more common name for the Batty Moss Grade 2 listed structure?

The Ribblehead Viaduct 7 Which peak makes up the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge – Pen–y–Ghent, Whernside and?

Ingleborough 8 On which river does the town of Darlington stand?

River Skerne

Supplementaries:

1 Which island is the world's main producer of vanilla?

Madagascar 2 Khmer is the official language of which Asian country?

Cambodia

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Round 2: Science

1 The name of which clever and playful mammal stems from the Greek word for womb?

Dolphin (Delphys) 2 What is the name of the tyre–shaped radiation belt that surrounds the Earth?

The Van Allen Belt 3 In 1997 a NASA space probe landed on Mars, what was it called?

Pathfinder 4 The Cottontop Tamarin is what type of animal?

Monkey 5 Weighing between 35 and 60 pounds, which animal has the scientific name of Castor Canadensis

Beaver 6 What is the most flexible muscle in the Human Body?

Tongue 7 Which animal's kidneys are so efficient that urine comes out as a thick syrup and their faeces are so dry it can fuel fires?

Camel 8 The Fossa is a cat–like mammal related to the mongoose and is found only in one country of the world, which one is it?

Madagascar

Supplementaries:

1 How much does an African Bush Elephant's molar tooth weigh?

5 kilograms (accept 3 to 7 kilograms) 2 What is the largest bird native to Australia?

Emu

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Round 3: Arts & Entertainment

1 In the book and film 2001: A Space Odyssey, where is the first monolith found?

Buried on the Moon 2 In which classic Disney film is there an evil whale called Monstro?

Pinocchio 3 In which classic comedy film does the Grand Duchy of Fenwick obtain a weapon of mass destruction known as the Q–Bomb?

The Mouse That Roared 4 Which book/film begins with a small group fleeing in the night from their home Sandleford?

Watership Down 5 From the Greek for 'All the Devils', which uproarious name did 17 th Century English poet John Milton give to the capital city in Hell?

Pandemonium 6 Name either of the actors who have portrayed PC George Dixon on Film/Television or Radio?

Jack Warner (Film/TV) / David Calder (Radio) 7 Which American author and screenwriter, who died in 2012, was best known for his novels Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles?

Ray Bradbury 8 Which radio star of the 1930s and 1940s had the catchphrase "Can you hear me, Mother?"

Sandy Powell

Supplementaries:

1 Until 2017 what was the maximum age to be considered for the Turner prize

50 2 Duncan Laurence was the 2019 winner of which singing contest?

The Eurovision Song Contest

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Round 4: History

1 Who made the first flight across the Pacific Ocean from California to Brisbane in 1928?

Charles Kingsford–Smith 2 Who in September 1935 became the first person to drive an automobile over 300mph? (First name and surname required)

Sir Malcolm Campbell 3 Henry IV was the first king of which royal house?

Lancaster 4 The Belgium Revolution of 1830 which led to the kingdom of Belgium being formed, but from which country did they secede?

United Kingdom of the Netherlands (accept Netherlands or Holland) 5 Which US President was the first to give a televised address?

Harry S Truman 6 In which year of the 1960s was the Forth Road Bridge opened near Edinburgh?

1964 7 In which year of the 1960s did Nelson Mandela begin his 28 years of imprisonment?

1962 8 Case Red or Fall Rot was the German codename for the second phase of the invasion of which country during World War II?

France

Supplementaries:

1 What was the codename for the Allied plan to reconquer the Burmese capital of Rangoon near the end of World War II?

Operation Dracula 2 Which was the first known civilisation in the Americas to build pyramids?

Olmecs (around 1000 BC)

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Round 5: Sport

1 In which sport would you compete in the Curtis Cup?

Golf 2 In the late 19th/early 20th centuries, celebrated footballer William 'Fatty' Foulke played in what position?

Goalkeeper 3 Who led the USA's men's track relay team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

Jesse Owens 4 Following his unique participation at the Sydney Olympics of 2000, what nickname was given to the swimmer Mousambani Malongo?

Eric the Eel 5 Who did Dennis Priestley beat in the first World Darts Championship in 1994?

Phil Taylor 6 Which Medieval sport involved two lance–wielding competitors charging at each other on horseback?

Jousting 7 What pattern jersey is awarded to the King of the Mountains in the Tour de France?

Polka–dot 8 Also known as The Roodee, where is the oldest racecourse in England, still in use, located?

Chester

Supplementaries:

1 In which year of the 1970s was the first Cricket World Cup held in England?

1975 2 How many players are seeded in the men's and women's main draw at Wimbledon?

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Round 6: Religions of the World

1 Psalms and Proverbs are two of the five 'Poetic' books of the Old Testament. Name any one of the remaining three.

Job, Ecclesiastes, The Song of Solomon 2 Which religion, 'The Way of the Gods' is an Eastern polytheistic belief system involving the veneration of deities known as Kami?

Shinto 3 Which "open–minded and individualistic approach to religion" is practised at King Edward Chapel in Macclesfield?

Unitarianism 4 This religious text is made up of 114 chapters, known as Surah, and are classified as Meccan or Medinian. By what title is the text known?

The Koran / Quran 5 Brigham Young and Joseph Smith were early leaders of which religion?

The Church of Latterâ€“Day Saints / Mormonism 6 Which ancient religion from India teaches that the way to liberation and bliss is to live a life of harmlessness and renunciation?

Jainism 7 Which religion features 'The Five Ks', including the Kara, a steel bracelet?

Sikhism 8 At what ceremony in the Jewish religion would the Ketubah be read out?

Wedding â€“ it is the groom's obligations to his bride

Supplementaries:

1 Wiccans, Druids, Shamans, Sacred Ecologists, Odinists and Heathens all make up parts which religious community?

Paganism 2 Which religion is defined by the BBC as being "a young religion founded in Jamaica in the 1930s"?

Rastafari

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Round 7: To be Frank, Norman?

1 Ava Gardner, Mia Farrow and Nancy Barbato were three of the wives of this singer/actor?

Frank Sinatra 2 British politician, member of Margaret Thatcher's cabinet in the mid–1980s, famous for his thug–like puppet on Spitting Image and telling the unemployed to "get on their bikes"

Norman Tebbit 3 American novelist, born in 1923, died in 2007, after being married six times, most notable for his first novel The Naked and The Dead

Norman Mailer 4 Which English comedian/actor had an act full of "oohs" and "aahs" and enjoyed success as slave Lurkio?

Frankie Howerd 5 This actor and puppeteer has supplied the voices of Miss Piggy, Cookie Monster, Grover and Animal as well as assisting to direct the 1982 film The Dark Crystal

Frank Oz 6 Born in 1804, this politician went on to become the 14th President of the United States (1853–1857), a Democrat who saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the unity of the USA.

Franklin Pierce 7 Probably the most famous western actor in Albania, this British star of film and TV career including films such as The Square Peg and The Early Bird as well as nine years in the TV series Last of The Summer Wine

Norman Wisdom 8 Born in Reddish, Stockport in 1935 becoming one of the world's most renowned architects, best known for the Gherkin in London

Norman Foster (Lord Foster of Thames Bank)

Supplementaries:

1 Northern Irish footballer, who made his name at Manchester United in the 1980s and is one of the youngest players to have taken part in the World Cup Finals

Norman Whiteside 2 Born in 1961 with a middle name of Roy, he went on to become WBC heavyweight champion of the world, and always wanted to know "Where's Harry?

Frank Bruno

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Round 8: Who said that on the silver screen?

From the information supplied, name the actor or actress who delivered the well–known line.

1 1940s Romantic Drama – Here's looking at you kid

Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca) 2 1960s Thriller – A Boy's best friend is his mother

Anthony Perkins (Psycho) 3 1970s Family film – Daddy, my daddy!

Jenny Agutter (The Railway Children) 4 1970s Comedy – He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy

Terry Jones (Monty Python's Life of Brian) 5 1990S Mystery Thriller – I see dead people

Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense) 6 1950s Drama – Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night

Bette Davis (All about Eve) 7 1950s Film Noir – I am big, it's the pictures that got small

Gloria Swanson (Sunset Boulevard) 8 1930s Romantic Drama – I want to be alone

Greta Garbo (Grand Hotel)

Supplementaries:

1 1950s Drama – I coulda' had class, I coulda' been a contender

Marlon Brando (On The Waterfront) 2 1940s Crime Thriller – Made it Ma, Top of the World

James Cagney (White Heat)

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General Knowledge

1 What is the name of the new ruling Emperor of Japan?

Naruhito 2 Who was the lead Prohibition agent responsible for the indictment of Al Capone?

Eliot Ness 3 Who was the straight man in the comedy double act whose films include Buck Privates and Lost in a Harem?

Bud Abbott 4 Name either of the two teams that competed in this year's Baseball World Series.

Houston Astros or Washington Nationals 5 What was the name of the ITV soap opera from the 1980s that was intended as a companion to Coronation Street?

Albion Market 6 David Balfour is the narrator of which novel by Robert Louis Stevenson?

Kidnapped 7 What is the name of the island upon which Joe Rosenthal's iconic flag–raising war photograph was taken?

Iwo Jima 8 In which English county is Market Rasen racecourse?

Lincolnshire 9 Who was the youngest of England's 1966 World Cup Final winners?

Alan Ball 10 What is described as removing a magnetic field, for example, from a screen?

De–Gaussing 11 What was the name of the computer that beat Garry Kasparov in a game of chess in 1996?

Deep Blue 12 What is the body of water lying between Yemen and Somalia?

The Gulf of Aden 13 What breed of domestic chicken was developed in New England in the late 19th century?

The Rhode Island Red 14 What variety of farm animal is a Florida Cracker?

Cow 15 Which hit TV series spawned the 2019 movie El Camino?

Breaking Bad 16 Which comic book hero has been played on film by Sylvester Stallone and Karl Urban?

Judge Dredd

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17 Give either of jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie's given names.

John or Birks 18 Give either of jazz musician Count Basie's given names?

William (accept Bill) or James 19 Who played PC Fancy Smith on TV between 1962 and 1965?

Brian Blessed 20 Who sets the tasks on the Dave channel's Taskmaster TV series?

Alex Horne 21 Which group had albums entitled New World Record and Discovery?

The Electric Light Orchestra (accept ELO) 22 Which group had albums called Heavy Horses and Minstrel in the Gallery?

Jethro Tull 23 Which European city is served by the International airport with the code BTS?

Bratislava 24 Which European city is served by the International airport with the code BCN?

Barcelona 25 Who is the Secretary of State for Transport (as of 12 November 2019)?

Grant Shapps 26 What was the name of the typhoon that created devastation in Japan and caused some Rugby World Cup matches to be cancelled?

Hagibis 27 Only eight female British athletes have won gold medals at the World Athletics Championships. Dina Asher–Smith and Katarina Johnson–Thompson are the latest, but who was the first in Tokyo in 1991?

Liz McColgan 28 Whose final, posthumous, album Thanks for the Dance was released in November?

Leonard Cohen 29 Name either of the leaders of the Green Party in the UK?

Sian Berry or Jonathon Bartley 30 Who was the American businessman friend of Prince Andrew, convicted of sex trafficking, that committed suicide in prison in 2019?

Jeffrey Epstein 31 Stephen Moore, who died in October, was the voice of which character "with a brain the size of a planet" in a popular radio and TV programme of the 1970s and 1980s?

Marvin (the Paranoid Android) 32 Guy Garvey, the lead singer of Elbow, is married to the actress Rachael Stirling. Who is her well–known actress mother?

Diana Rigg

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33 Which English civil war battle was fought nearest to Macclesfield?

Nantwich 34 Which Irish actor was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar a record eight times but never won?

Peter O'Toole 35 Three of DH Lawrence's novels were banned on publication in the UK. Lady Chatterley's Lover and Women in Love are two. What is the third one?

The Rainbow 36 Which cricketer wrote Dazzler on the Dance Floor?

Darren Gough 37 Which war was ended with the Peace Treaty of Vereeniging in 1902?

The 2nd Boer War (accept Anglo–Boer War or South African War) 38 Which city is home to the Burrell art collection that includes important mediaeval and Islamic art as well as Egyptian and Chines artefacts?

Glasgow 39 What is the nickname of the men's New Zealand basketball team?

The Tall Blacks 40 From 1903 to 1958, every Pope, bar one, took which name?

Pius 41 What is the last book in the Old Testament?

Malachi (be lenient with pronunciation; there are alternative names in earlier translations from the Latin) 42 In which country are Kumari or Living Goddesses worshipped?

Nepal 43 What is the county town of Northumberland?

Alnwick 44 What is the county town of Suffolk?

Ipswich 45 Which car company makes the Tarraco SUV?

Seat 46 Which car company makes the Edge SUV?

Ford 47 What is the name of the American businesswoman who was a "friend" of Boris Johnson's and allegedly received favourable access to trade fairs etc?

Jennifer Arcuri 48 Which Shakespeare play begins "When shall we three meet again, in thunder, lightning or in rain"?

Macbeth

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49 What is the name of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new home which was renovated at a cost of £2.4M?

Frogmore Cottage 50 Which Scottish town was home to a league football club that folded in 1967 and a racecourse that closed in 1977?

Lanark 51 Which aviation pioneer was born in Butt Lane (about 15 miles from Macclesfield) in 1895?

R. J. Mitchell 52 Which English engineer, known mainly for his work on canals, served an apprenticeship as a millwright in Sutton (approximately 3 miles from Macclesfield)?

James Brindley 53 Who is the manager of Leicester City (as of 17 November 2019)?

Brendan Rodgers 54 Who was the first Scot to be voted European Footballer of the Year?

Denis Law 55 What legal term is Latin for ‘elsewhere’?

Alibi 56 Rome is the major city of which Italian region?

Lazio 57 Which famous ship was named after the nickname of the witch Nannie Dee in the Robert Burns's 1791 poem Tam o' Shanter?

The Cutty Sark 58 Which American university awards the Pulitzer prize?

Columbia 59 Which of Henry VIII's wives was married four times?

Catherine Parr 60 In which Berkshire village is Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck restaurant?

Bray 61 Judy Garland died in which year?

1969 (accept 1967 to 1971) 62 Freddie Mercury died in which year?

1991 (accept 1990 to 1992) 63 The Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1829 was the culmination of the process of Catholic Emancipation throughout the UK. Which Prime Minister was in office when it was passed?

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (accept either) 64 Who was leader of the Conservative Party immediately prior to David Cameron?

Michael Howard

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65 Which British International airport was previously known as Elmdon?

Birmingham 66 Which British International airport was previously known as Turnhouse?

Edinburgh 67 Which animal is the world's largest rodent?

The capybara 68 What type of animal is an aye–aye?

A lemur 69 Who was the antiques expert who made his name in the TV series, Going for a Song?

Arthur Negus 70 After whom is the main telescope at Jodrell Bank named?

Bernard Lovell 71 In mythology, who slew the minotaur?

Theseus 72 In mythology who was the twin brother of Artemis?

Apollo 73 Which author's books include the 1939 offering Coming Up for Air?

George Orwell 74 Whose books include The Graveyard Book and American Gods?

Neil Gaiman 75 Which actor plays the title role in the 2019 movie Joker?

Joaquin Phoenix 76 Who plays Sarah Connor in the latest Terminator film, Terminator: Dark Fate?

Linda Hamilton 77 In September 2019, who was named as the BBC's best–paid on–screen talent?

Gary Lineker 78 Which city became the first in the United States to ban the sale of e–cigarettes, a ban that takes effect from February 2020?

San Francisco 79 Which herb is a main ingredient of a Mojito cocktail?

Mint 80 What do you add to Guinness to make a Black Velvet?

Champagne (or sparkling wine)

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81 What role is played in UK politics by Richard Tice (as of 17 November 2019)?

Chairman of the Brexit Party 82 Which TV series featured the Lannister and Stark families?

Game of Thrones 83 Which Premier League team has been managed by Mauricio Pochettino, Mark Hughes and Ronald Koeman?

Southampton 84 What was the family name of the dynasty that ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917?

Romanov 85 Which brewery has made beers with the band elbow and Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden?

Robinsons 86 Which Football League club plays its home matches at Boundary Park?

Oldham Athletic 87 Which author wrote The Tailor of Panama?

John le Carré 88 Which author wrote Our Man in Havana?

Graham Greene 89 What is Kathy's surname in Wuthering Heights? (Either her maiden or married surname is acceptable)

Earnshaw or Linton 90 Which pub links Annie Walker, Bet Gilroy, Natalie Barnes and Toyah Battersby?

The Rover's Return 91 Which artist, responsible for some of the most expensive paintings ever sold, has the nickname Jack the Dripper?

Jackson Pollock 92 Which pop artist's painting Masterpiece sold for $165 million in 2017?

Roy Lichtenstein 93 In what year did Gordon Brown become Prime Minister?

2007 94 Name either of the two countries that joined the EEC at the same time as Great Britain.

Denmark or the Republic of Ireland (accept Eire or Ireland) 95 The US capital Washington DC sits on which river?

The Potomac (also accept Anacostia, which is a minor tributary of the Potomac) 96 The German capital Berlin sits on which river?

The Spree

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Supplementaries:

1 Who was the lead singer of The Prodigy that committed suicide in March this year?

Keith Flint 2 Which actor played the 'Danger Man', secret agent John Drake, in the 1960s TV series?

Patrick McGoohan 3 Who is the current owner of Chelsea Football Club (as of 12th November 2019)?

Roman Abramovich 4 Which actor played the 'Invisible Man', scientist Dr. Daniel Westin, in the 1970s TV series?

David McCallum 5 Who is the controversial major shareholder in Sports Direct Group?

Mike Ashley 6 Jair Bolsonaro became President of which country in 2019?

Brazil 7 Which actor played Father Dougal McGuire in the Father Ted TV series?

Ardal O'Hanlon 8 What is Kermit's nephew called in The Muppets?

Robin 9 How many bytes are there in a kilobyte?

1,024

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