ONLINE QUIZ LEAGUE Questions set by Quotidian For use in league matches between 10/05/2020 and 10/10/2020

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BLANK Round 1 1a Calling Billy Corgan a "crybaby", and having to tour with her estranged husband are among the tidbits dished by what rocker in her memoir, "Girl in a Band"?

1b The Swallows professional baseball team of Tokyo bears the name of YAKULT what Japanese corporation, whose signature product is a sweetened probiotic milk beverage?

2a First made in 1950, what brand of realistic-looking plastic model horses BREYER is a 2020 finalist for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame?

2b Published in March 2020, "The Mirror & the Light" is the final Thomas CROMWELL instalment in Hilary Mantel's fictionalized account of the life of what advisor to Henry VIII and architect of the Reformation?

3a Although perhaps better known for buildings in Paris, France and I.M. PEI Cleveland, Ohio, what architect's works include the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and the Christian Science Plaza in Boston?

3b Dating to the 5th century B.C., "The Art of War" is a classic text on SUN-TZU military strategy by what Chinese general?

4a In taxonomy, human beings belong to what class, which also includes MAMMALIA (Accept Mammal(s)) manatees, lions, and bats?

4b Despite the title character's eye-popping look, 2019's "Joker" lost the BOMBSHELL Oscar for Best Make-up and Hairstyling to what drama starring Margot Robbie?

Round 2 1a One of the Five Pillars of Islam, sawm, which is practised from dawn to FASTing dusk each day for one month of the year, means what in English?

1b Philadelphia's Academy of Music is a stand-in for New York's The AGE OF INNOCENCE Metropolitan Opera House in what 1993 period drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer?

2a Zendaya recently won an Emmy for the show "Euphoria," but is not The GREATEST SHOWMAN credited with a Grammy for her performance of "Come Alive" and other songs on the Grammy-winning soundtrack of what 2017 film?

2b "It Made Sense Mostly in Her Mind" and the portrait of Michelle Obama Amy SHERALD in Washington's National Portrait Gallery are works by what Baltimore- based contemporary artist?

3a In chemistry, what seven-letter adjective describes a mixture of left- RACEMIC and right-handed forms of a chiral molecule in equal proportion?

3b Sojourner Truth's speech on abolition and women's rights at the 1851 AIN'T I A WOMAN? Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, is popularly known by what title?

4a More popularly known as the 59th Street Bridge and the Queensboro Ed KOCH Bridge, the bridge connecting Long Island City in Queens to Manhattan's Upper East Side is now officially named after what former mayor? 4b In 2017, Shalane Flanagan became the first American woman in 40 NEW YORK City years to win what city's marathon that is held annually on the first Sunday of November?

Round 3 1a Originally one of the oldest lakes in the world, what large tidal estuary Lake MARACAIBO is connected to the Gulf of Venezuela by Tablazo Strait?

1b What alliteratively named English composer wrote the opera “Noye’s Benjamin BRITTEN Fludde” and “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra,” both of which are featured in the 2012 Wes Anderson film “Moonrise Kingdom”?

2a Also known as Mariotte's Law in France, the physical law that states Robert BOYLE that the pressure of a gas increases as the size of its container decreases, is named for what Irish scientist?

2b Brits Dominic West and Idris Elba adopted convincing American The WIRE accents to play a police officer and a drug dealer, respectively, on what acclaimed HBO drama?

3a In 1986, what band released the album "Invisible Touch," whose title GENESIS track hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard charts?

3b Which WNBA Eastern Conference team takes its name from the CONNECTICUT SUNS (Accept casino that owns it? EITHER name)

4a "Does she or doesn't she?" was a long-time advertising slogan of what CLAIROL hair-care company, which is now a division of Coty?

4b The period from January 1989 to April 2019, corresponding with the HEISEI reign of the emperor Akihito, is known in Japan by what rhyming name?

Round 4 1a Sometimes used to treat cancers of the head and neck, a glossectomy TONGUE is the removal of all or part of what body part?

1b What year is the namesake of the New York Times project that, quote: 1619 "plac[es] the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative"?

2a Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo are the three airports that MOSCOW serve the metro region of what world capital?

2b Named for a Beatles song, what 2004 board game offers expansion TICKET TO RIDE packs titled "United Kingdom," "France," and "Japan"?

3a Typically made from teff flour, what spongy, fermented flatbread is INJERA often used as a utensil to scoop up stewed meat and vegetables in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine?

3b Including a member called "The Female," the title characters of what The BOYS Amazon streaming series are a band of vigilantes who fight superheroes gone rogue?

4a Originally a cabaret and poetry house, what legendary music venue on Village VANGUARD New York City's Seventh Avenue South has been a jazz club since 1957?

4b What term in ballet refers to the male dance partner of a ballerina in a CAVALIER pas de deux, and can also refer to any member of a certain NBA Eastern Conference team?

HALF TIME – SWITCH ORDER Round 5 1a First made in 1968, what dark-skinned baby doll with textured hair was Baby NANCY designed to reflect Black pride, and is a 2020 finalist for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame?

1b Despite the achievement of turning Eddie Murphy into an older white BEETLEJUICE man, 1988's "Coming to America" lost the Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling to what Tim Burton film?

2a In a bilateral oophorectomy, what body parts are removed? OVARIES

2b The Hawks professional baseball team of Fukuoka bears the name of SOFTBANK what Japanese conglomerate, in the news of late because of its majority shareholding position in WeWork?

3a Narita, which handles most international service, and Haneda, which TOKYO handles mostly domestic flights, are the two airports that serve the metro region of what world capital?

3b What term in ballet refers to balancing the body on one leg with the ARABESQUE raised leg straight, and can also refer to an interlocking pattern used in Moorish design?

4a What rock musician and "Because the Night" singer is also a prolific Patti SMITH author whose memoirs include 2010's "Just Kids" and 2015's "M Train"?

4b What year is the title of the David McCullough history that is subtitled 1776 "Britain and America at War"?

Round 6 1a In taxonomy, human beings are the sapiens species of what genus, all HOMO of whose other species are now extinct?

1b What American author wrote the biography of Alexander Hamilton that Ron CHERNOW was famously adapted by Lin-Manuel Miranda into a franchise worth more than a billion dollars?

2a Typically made with olive oil and wheat flour, what leavened Italian FOCCACIA flatbread can be distinguished from pizza dough by its higher yeast content?

2b Dating to the 16th century, "The Prince" is a classic text on political Niccolo MACHIAVELLI strategy by what Italian diplomat?

3a A version of the Sam Cooke tune "Havin' a Party" featuring Bruce The STONE PONY Springsteen is the unofficial theme song of what legendary music club located approximately 35 miles from New York City?

3b Named for a town in South-Western France, what 2000 board game CARCASSONNE offers expansion packs titled "Inns & Cathedrals" and "The Princess & the Dragon"?

4a More than fifty churches in London, including St. Paul's Cathedral, Christopher WREN were designed by what English architect?

4b Led by Rip Hunter, the title characters of what CW series are a band of LEGENDS OF TOMORROW superheroes whose enemies include a group called the Time Masters?

Round 7 1a John Legend joined the EGOT club in 2018 for his role as an executive JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR producer of a live TV performance, including the songs "Hosanna" and "Everything's Alright," of what Andrew Lloyd Webber musical?

1b In 2018, Desiree Linden became the first American woman in 33 years BOSTON to win what city’s marathon that is held annually on Patriots' Day in April?

2a With a UNESCO-estimated age of 25 million years, what ancient lake Lake BAIKAL in southeastern Siberia is the world's deepest?

2b Chicago's O'Hare airport both plays itself as the origin of a family's HOME ALONE vacation and also serves as a stand-in for Paris's Orly airport as the family's destination, in what 1990 comedy?

3a In fluid dynamics, the principle that pressure is lower at points of higher Daniel BERNOULLI fluid speed, is named for what Swiss scientist?

3b The period from 303 to 439 AD in China is known by what two-word SIXTEEN KINGDOMS name, reflecting the chaos of multiple feudal states ruled by self- proclaimed kings and emperors?

4a One of the Five Pillars of Islam, salat, which is practiced five times per PRAYer/PRAYing day, means what in English?

4b What alliteratively named English composer wrote “Pomp and Edward ELGAR Circumstance March No. 1,” a melody of which is featured at many American graduation ceremonies?

Round 8 1a Two of Pittsburgh's "Three Sisters" bridges are named for Andy Warhol Roberto CLEMENTE and Rachel Carson; the third, which passes closest to PNC Park, is named after what late outfielder?

1b "Napoleon Leading the Army Over the Alps" and the portrait of Barack Kehinde WILEY Obama in Washington's National Portrait Gallery are works by what Brooklyn-based contemporary artist?

2a In 1986, what former Genesis frontman released the solo album "So," Peter GABRIEL whose songs included "Red Rain" and "Big Time"?

2b "I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman, but I have the heart TILBURY and stomach of a king," comes from a 1588 speech given by Elizabeth I to her troops in what Essex town?

3a "Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's [BLANK]" was a long-time MAYBELLINE advertising slogan of what cosmetics company, which is a subsidiary of L'Oreal?

3b Brit Hugh Laurie adopted a convincing American accent to play a HOUSE, M.D physician with a genius for diagnosis on what acclaimed Fox drama?

4a In chemistry, what eight-letter adjective describes two liquids that can MISCIBLE (Pronounced MISSIBLE combine together in any proportion without separation into two or MISCIBLE, Do not allow phases? MIXIBLE)

4b Which WNBA Eastern Conference team takes its name from a speech ATLANTA DREAM (Accept EITHER given on August 28, 1963? name)

Spare Questions 1 In the novel, The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, what is the FULL DAISY BUCHANAN name of Nick Carrway's cousin who is married to Tom but in love with Gatsby?

2 “On the air and unaware” was the tagline to which 1998 comedy drama The TRUMAN SHOW film?

3 What is the middle name, which some consider to be quite clever, of HARRISON(Harry's son!!) Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son, Archie?

4 Which chemical element takes its name from the Greek for colour? CHROMIUM