Questions for Wednesday, May 1st 2019
Set by: Nic Paul
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Individual Round 1 Click here to enter text.
1. In which Olympic sport might you use a Foil, Epee and Sabre? Fencing
2. Who was created Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel on the morning of his 2018 wedding? Prince Henry acc Harry acc Duke of Sussex 3. Kiev is the capital city of which former Soviet republic? Ukraine
4. “Sleep Well Beast” was a 2017 UK number one album by which American band, with Matt The National Berninger on vocals, who at that point had not had a single in the UK chart? 5. Which word was added to the name of the town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent in 1909? Royal
6. Which European capital city is served by airports with the international codes LBG, CDG and Paris ORY? 7. Who was the first footballer to represent the full England men’s team to have been born since Jadon Sancho the year 2000? 8. Siamese, Burmese and Cornish Rex are all breeds of which common household pet? Cat
9. Which American river has a name that means ‘big river’ or ‘big water’ in the Algonquian Mississippi language? 10. ’’The Law of the conservation of energy’ is the first law of which branch of physics? Thermodynamics Team Round 2
1. Pop Music UK Number Ones One Hit Wonders a) ’In the Year 2525’ was a 1969 UK number one hit single for which duo? Zager and Evans
b) Under what name did DJ Morgan Geist have the 2013 UK number one single ‘Look Right Storm Queen Through’? c) A hit for Tears for Fears, which record was a 2003 number one single for Michael Andrews and Mad World Gary Jules? 2. Geography Coasts a) Coined by John Henry Marsh, the name of the Atlantic coast of Namibia and south of Angola Skeleton coast from the Kunene river to the Swakop river, has what name? b) Named for a local tribe and not a creature, what name is given to the region along the eastern Mosquito coast coast of Nicaragua and Honduras? c) The coastal region of North Africa from the 16th to 19th centuries, now incorporating parts of Barbary acc berbery coast Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya was known by what name? 3. Politics Foreign Secretary a) Which arch-rival of William Pitt the younger was, in 1782, the first person to be given the title Charles James Fox Foreign secretary by then Prime Minister the Marquess of Rockingham? b) In May 2006 which MP for Derby South replaced Jack Straw and became the UK’s first female Margaret Beckett foreign secretary? c) Which foreign secretary was awarded the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Locarno Austen Chamberlain Pact? 4. 2018 Three events from last year a) In which country were the ‘Wild Boars’ junior football team rescued from the Tham Luang cave Kingdom of Thailand system in 2018? b) On Christmas Eve 2018, Gitega was announced as the replacement for Bujumbura as the capital Republic of Burundi city of which landlocked African country in the Great Lakes region? c) With her partner Jen Wilson, which Tory politician gave birth to her first child, a boy with the Ruth Davidson forenames Finn Paul, in October 2018? Team Round 2 (Continued)
5. Q Words containing a Q but not a U a) What generic name is given to the standard computer keyboard layout used by the vast Qwerty majority of people in the western world? b) What two-letter name in Chinese culture is given to a vital force of life forming part of the living Qi entity? c) Also known as a Kariz, which Arabic term describes a gently sloping underground channel Qanat moving water from a well to the surface for drinking? 6. Rugby Union 2019 Six Nations a) Which Welshman, who captained his country, was named ‘Player of the Tournament’? (three- Alun-Wyn Jones word answer needed) b) England came up short when it came to the Grand Slam and Championship, but they did at least Ireland win the Millennium Trophy by defeating which team 32-20? c) Making his record breaking 66th appearance in the match against England, which Italian player Sergio Parisse has appeared in the most Six Nations matches? 7. The Musical Chain last letter answer one first letter of answer two etc a) According to tradition a true cockney should be born within the sound of which bells with a Bow three-letter name? b) Which group won the 2018 Mercury Music Prize for their second album ‘Visions of a Life’? Wolf Alice
c) What was the surname of the classical composer, born in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, Edward Elgar who was appointed Master of the King’s Musick in 1924? 8. Fashion American Clothing Companies a) Which chain acquired the subsidiary chain ‘Banana Republic’ in 1983 and launched the ‘Old GAP, inc Navy’ brand in 1994? b) Which chain, founded in 1967, has a flagship brand called ‘Polo’? Ralph Lauren corporation
c) Which fashion chain, founded by two men with the forenames David and Ezra, owns the Abercrombie and Fitch lifestyle brand Hollister? Individual Round 3 Each answer begins with the letter P. The answers will be one or more words
1. Which mythical creature is used as the logo for Readers Digest magazine? Pegasus
2. A ‘Cheeky Vimto’ is an alcoholic drink containing WKD Blue and which fortified wine? Port
3. Yelena Isinbayeva and Renaud Lavillenie are the women’s and men’s world record holders in Pole Vault which sporting discipline? 4. One of the largest bodies in the Asteroid Belt, which asteroid was discovered in 1802 and Pallas named after an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena? 5. The two-word term used to describe British universities, including Kent and Sussex, was derived Plate Glass from the material from which the buildings were made? 6. What name is given to a substance or treatment which has no therapeutic value, but which is Placebo designed to resemble an active medication? 7. The first winner of which title was actor Rupert Davis in 1964? The last winner was Stephen Fry Pipe Smoker of the Year in 2003? 8. Martes martes is the scientific name for which European member of the weasel family? Pine Marten
9. The first 12 British Open Golf championships were held on which course, around 30 miles south- Prestwick west of Glasgow? 10. In which opera could you hear the songs ‘I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’, ‘Oh Doctor Jesus’ and ‘It Ain’t Porgy and Bess Necessarily So’?
Team Round 4
1. Gates Events given the suffix -gate a) Who was the lifestyle guru who introduced Cherie Blair to conman Peter Foster in what became Carol Caplan known as ‘Cheriegate’? b) ‘Billygate’ was a controversy surrounding the brother of which American President and his Jimmy Carter financial links to Libya? c) ‘Gategate’ involved Tory MP Andrew Mitchell allegedly calling a policeman which four-letter Pleb word at the gates on Downing Street? 2. Media Magazines a) Which magazine was launched in 1993 by Richard Desmond as a rival to Hello? OK!
b) Lord Gnome is purported to be the proprietor of which fortnightly magazine? Private Eye
c) Which Talk Sport broadcaster launched the magazine ‘Total Sport’ and was editor of music Danny Kelly magazine ‘New Musical Express’ or ‘NME’? 3. On This Day May 1st a) In 1945 who was the Nazi minister of Propaganda who committed suicide with his wife Magda? Joseph Goebbels
b) In 1840 what was the two-word name given to the first adhesive postage stamp issued in the Penny Black UK? c) Former Navy SEAL Robert J. O'Neill has claimed he was the one to do what, specifically, on this Shoot/Kill Osama Bin Laden day in 2011? (wtte) 4. The Human Body Blood a) What is the most abundant free amino acid in human blood? Glutamine
b) Protecting against infectious disease and foreign bodies, how are Leukocytes more commonly White Blood Cells known? c) What nine-letter word is an alternative name for a nosebleed? Epistaxis Team Round 4 (Continued)
5. Comedy TV sitcoms a) Which sitcom, featuring two Glaswegian pensioners named Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade who Still Game first appeared in the comedy sketch show ‘Chewin’ the Fat’, is set in the fictional Craiglang? b) Mrs Blewett in ‘Open All Hours’, Molly Bickerstaff in ‘No Frills’ and Norah Batty in ‘Last of the Kathy Staff Summer Wine’ all sitcom roles played by which actress, born Minnie Higginbottom? c) Phoebe Waller-Bridge created and stars as the title character in which sitcom which began in Fleabag 2016 and ended in 2019? 6. Fruit All the answers contain a fruit. a) Based in Ontario, Canada, which electronic device is most closely associated with the company Blackberrys formerly known as ‘Research in Motion’ or RiM? b) The London dance studio founded by Debbie Moore in 1979 which provided fleeting fame for Pineapple studio the exuberant TV personality Louis Spence? c) Art historians believe that, prior to losing her arms, the Venus de Milo held which object in her Golden Apple hand? 7. The Protestant Bible Old Testament books a) Alphabetically (and discounting the books that are split and begin with numbers), which is the Amos first book of the Old Testament? b) The name of which book of the Old Testament has a name derived from the Greek meaning ‘To Genesis be born’? c) Which book, supposedly written by Jeremiah, follows the Book of Jeremiah in the list of Old Lamentations Testament books? 8. Social Networking Twitter a) “Spent The Day In Bed” was the first tweet sent by, as well as the title of a hit single by, which Morrissey controversial English pop star? b) What colour is the bird mascot of the Social Network company Twitter? Blue
c) As of April 2019, what is the maximum number of characters per tweet in an English language 280 (Two Hundred and Eighty) message? (Second Half) Individual Round 5 Click here to enter text.
1. Which Australian born academic wrote the 1970 work ‘The Female Eunuch’? Germaine Greer
2. Which part of an equestrian three-day event takes its name from the French word meaning Dressage ‘training’? 3. What is the three-letter currency of both North and South Korea? Won
4. Which large insect gets its common name because it looks like it is worshipping? Praying Mantis
5. Fluorine, Chlorine, Iodine, Bromine and Astatine have what collective name meaning ‘salt- Halogens producing? 6. The song ‘The Worst Pies in London’ comes from which 1979 Stephen Sondheim musical, Sweeney Todd subtitled ‘The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’? 7. Ridden by Davy Russell, which horse won the 2018 and 2019 Aintree Grand National? Tiger Roll
8. Which German toy company, famous for their teddy bears, have the motto ‘Only the best is Steiff good enough for children’? 9. Which Peter Farrelly directed 2018 film about a musician touring the Deep South of the USA, Green Book won the best film Oscar at the 2019 ceremony? 10. Who, at a 2004 press conference famously said “Please don’t call me arrogant, but I’m Jose Mourinho European champion and I think I am a special one”?
Team Round 6
1. Films Law and Order a) Which crime fighting title character was played by Peter Weller in the 1987 original and Joel RoboCop acc Alex Murphy Kinnaman in a 2014 remake? b) In which 2005 film did Burt Reynolds play the role of unethical county commissioner Boss Hogg? Dukes of Hazzard
c) Which actor won an Oscar for his performance as the racist, alcoholic police officer Jason Dixon Sam Rockwell in the 2017 movie ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’? 2. Land Borders With which country do the following share their longest land border a) Guatemala? Mexico
b) Angola? Democratic Republic of Congo acc D.R. Congo c) Guyana? Brazil
3. Food Named after people a) Which omelette comprising Haddock, Cream and Parmesan cheese was named after a writer with Omelette Arnold Bennett the given first name Enoch who dined regularly at the Savoy Hotel where the dish was created? b) Which dish of thinly sliced meat or fish was named after 15th/16th century Venetian artist? Carpaccio
c) Auguste Escoffier created a type of toast and a peach dessert in honour of which Australian Nellie Melba soprano? 4. Alcohol Wine a) Which word, meaning “foaming”, follows ‘Asti’ in the name of an Italian wine? Spumante
b) In which South American country are the wine producing regions the Bio Bio Valley and the Chile Maipo Valley? c) “We want the finest wines available to humanity, we want them here, and we want them now” Withnail and I was a famous line from which 1987 movie? Team Round 6 (Continued)
5. Battles Answers beginning with the letter L a) Battle of 1632 in the Thirty Years War at which King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed? Lutzen
b) Battle of the Napoleonic Wars also known as the Battle of the Nations? Leipzig
c) Battle of 1571 where the fleet of the Ottoman Empire was defeated by a combined Spanish, Lepanto Venetian and Genoese fleet of the Holy League under John of Austria? 6. Chemistry Element name derivations a) Which element, atomic number 1, has a name derived from Greek meaning ‘that which Hydrogen produces water’? b) Which element, atomic number 41, has name derived from the daughter of the King Tantalus in Niobium Greek mythology? c) Which element, atomic number 111, has a name derived from that of the first winner of the Roentgenium Nobel Prize for Physics? 7. Chefs Chefs seen on TV a) Known as ‘the Spice Master’, Who in 2001 was the first Indian chef in the UK to be awarded a Atul Kochhar Michelin star? b) Which protege of Gordon Ramsey was Chef-Patron at her own restaurant at The Connaught in Angela Hartnett Mayfair, London and is now Chef-Patron at Cafe Murano in London? c) Which Chef and TV personality who has lost a large amount of weight after giving up alcohol, Tom Kerridge launched his own catering company in 2018 named ‘Lush by the Hand and Flowers’? 8. Words Six-letter words a) Latin word indicating that relevant references can be found, or an editorial change should be Passim applied, throughout a text? b) ‘Equivalent VIII’ is the last and perhaps most famous work of minimalist artist Carl Andre. The Bricks work comprises one hundred and twenty what? c) In human anatomy, which term derived from the Latin for ‘bark’ or ‘husk’ can follow Cerebral to Cortex give the name of the outermost layer of the brain? Individual Round 7 Click here to enter text.
1. In the USA, which Californian city saw race riots in the Watts neighbourhood in August 1965? Los Angeles
2. ‘The Tower Treasure’ was the first story to feature which teenage sleuths with the forenames The Hardy Boys Frank and Joe? 3. Alençon, Chantilly and Guipure are all types on which fabric? Lace
4. Which EFL Championship football team play home matches at the KCOM stadium, having Hull City played at Boothferry Park until 2002? 5. Acrophobia is a common phobia and is the fear of what? Heights
6. By what three-letter name is Park Jae-sang, who had a worldwide hit single with ‘Gangnam Psy Style’, better known? 7. In which European country are the cities of Wroclaw, Gdansk and Poznan? Poland
8. What was the name of the wizard played by Ian McKellen in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Gandalf film trilogies? 9. Which German composer wrote the 1873 work ‘Variations on a theme of Haydn’ also known as Johannes Brahms ‘The St Anthony Choral’? 10. What is the closest planet to the Sun in our solar system? Mercury
Team Round 8
1. Monarchs Contemporary rulers a) Which European nation has been ruled since 2013, when his mother abdicated, by Willem- Netherlands acc Holland Alexander? b) Which Middle Eastern state has been ruled since 2013 by the Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani? Qatar
c) Since 2006 Jigme Khesar Wangchuck has been the ‘Dragon King’ of which kingdom? Bhutan
2. Television TV drama a) Also the name of a 19 line lyrical poem, what is the one word name of the assassin played by Villanelle Jodie Comer in the series ‘Killing Eve’? b) Which BBC drama, which ran between 2002 and 2011, was about a group of MI5 operatives Spooks working in a secure series of offices known as ‘The Grid’? c) Which series created by Jed Mercurio, focuses on the AC-12 anti-corruption squad in the Line of Duty fictional Central Police Force? 3. Business Business gone bad. a) What was the name of the rogue trader whose dealings in Singapore brought down Barings Nick Leeson Bank? b) Which Italian bank, which had allegedly been used by the Vatican Bank to send money to anti- Banco Ambrosiano communist groups in Europe and the Americas, collapsed in 1982? c) Which Swiss bank announced losses of $2 billion as a result of unauthorised trading by a man UBS group AG named Kweku Adoboli? 4. UNESCO World Heritage Sites In the UK a) Found in North Yorkshire, Studley Royal Park is listed alongside with the ruins of which Abbey? Fountains Abbey
b) The Industrial landscape of parts of which town in south east Wales was designated in 2000? Blaenavon
c) A village on the River Clyde founded by David Dale in 1786 who built cotton mills and housing New Lanark for the workers? Team Round 8 (Continued)
5. Marriage Married to the same person twice a) Colleen Dewhurst, sometime called the ‘Queen of Off-Broadway’ was twice married to which George C. Scott actor who refused an Oscar? b) Which actress was twice married to English playwright and screenwriter Robert Bolt? Sarah Miles
c) Which actress, the mother of Fifty Shades star Dakota Johnson, has twice been married to the Melanie Griffith (Don Johnson) same actor? 6. Art Members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood a) Which artists 1850 work ‘Christ in the House of His Parents’ caused controversy as it was John Everett Millais considered blasphemous by certain critics; including Charles Dickens? b) Which of the groups founders had a sister, Christina, a famous poet who wrote the words to the Dante Gabriel Rossetti Christmas carol ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’? c) Which early 1850’s painting by William Holman Hunt depicts Jesus preparing to knock on an The Light of the World overgrown door; a reference to a line in the biblical Book of Revelation? 7. Pop Music Supergroup line-ups a) Formed in 1965, Long John Baldry, Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll and Rod Stewart made up which Steam Packet group? b) Formed in 1966, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton made up which group? Cream
c) Formed in 2013, Tom Fletcher, James Bourne, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, Matt Willis and McBusted Harry Judd made up which group? 8. Mnemonics The following are used to remember the order of what. a) Do Kings Play Chess On Fine Green Silk Taxonomy classifications in biology
b) On Old Olympus Towering Top A Fin A German Vault And Hop. Cranial Nerves
c) How To Punish Bad Daleks Before Many Million Earthlings Truly See Clearly Why Dr Who actors Beer Round Click here to enter rubric.
1. Click here to enter title. Click here to enter rubric. a) Which 20th century poet laureate, who held the role for 37 years, wrote the children’s works John Masefield ‘The Midnight Folk’ and ‘The Box of Delights’? b) Which EU member state has an outline of the country on its national flag? Cyprus
c) Which comedian and writer appeared in every episode bar one of the panel show ‘Never Mind Phill Jupitus the Buzzcocks’? 2. Click here to enter title. Click here to enter rubric. a) Which 19th century poet laureate, who held the role for 42 years, wrote ‘In Memoriam A.H.H.’, Alfred, Lord Tennyson to commemorate the death of his friend Arthur Hallam? b) Which former constituent part of Yugoslavia has an outline of its country on its flag? Kosovo
c) Along with host Dara O’Briain, which actor and comedian is the only person to appear in every Hugh Dennis episode on the panel show ‘Mock the Week’?
Spare Questions
1. Which city, host of the Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1976, is the capital city of the Austrian Innsbruck state of Tyrol? 2. What was the name of the high fibre, calorie control diet launched in 1982 by Audrey Eyton? F Plan
3. Which spirit is the traditional alcoholic ingredient in a Planter’s Punch cocktail? dark Rum