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Online Quiz League

Questions set by: Aidan Linge For use in: Week 3 matches played 27/01/2021 Correct as of: 23/01/2021

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Round 1

1a The fictional continent of "Westeros" is the main setting for which major HBO TV series? GAME OF THRONES

1b Vancouver is the largest city in the Canadian province of British Columbia, but which other city is the capital of the VICTORIA province?

2a Haiti and Zaire made their only appearance at the men's FIFA World Cup in which year’s tournament? 1974

2b The company HiteJinro is the world's leading producer of which traditional clear, colourless distilled beverage of SOJU Korean origin?

3a Raphael Warnock's victory in the 2020-21 US Senate election in Georgia helped give the Democrats control of the US Martin Luther Senate. Since 2005 he has been the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Georgia. Which very famous man was co- KING Jr pastor of the same church from 1960 to 1968?

3b On 18 March 1965, which Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to conduct a spacewalk? Alexei LEONOV

4a Which UK grime collective achieved two number one singles in the early 2010s with the songs "Good Times" and "Green ROLL DEEP Light"?

4b "Cogito, ergo sum" commonly translated as "I think therefore I am" is a quote first made in 1637 by which philosopher? René DESCARTES

Round 2

1a Which Bulgarian, who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, is the current women's world record holder in Stefka the high jump? KOSTADINOVA 1b What is the two-word name of the meme, that involves a smug-looking baby clenching his fist at the beach? SUCCESS KID / I HATE SANDCASTLES

2a Zak, Cain, and Shadrach are all members of which family in the TV soap Emmerdale? They first appeared in 1994 and 11 DINGLE generations of the family have appeared in the soap.

2b Which large obelisk found in the National Mall in America's capital city, was built to commemorate the first US WASHINGTON President? Monument

3a The only completed opera of its composer, the opera "Boris Godunov" which premiered in 1874, was a work by which Modest Russian composer? MUSSORGSKY

3b Dmitri, Ivan and Alexei are the titular characters in which Fyodor Dostoevsky novel? The BROTHERS KARAMAZOV

4a Coming to the throne in 1485, Henry VII was the first English monarch from which royal house? TUDOR

4b Named for a villain from Greek mythology, which chemical element that is number 73 in the Periodic Table, is used in TANTALUM electronic equipment such as mobile phones and DVD players?

Round 3

1a Founder of the "Green Belt Movement", in 2004 Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace KENYA Prize. She was from which country?

1b The British author Malorie Blackman is best known for which series of five novels and three novellas, that is set in an NOUGHTS AND alternative history in which native African people had colonised the European people? CROSSES 2a Ranked number 10 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the Greatest Drummers of all time, Stewart Copeland was the The POLICE drummer in which band?

2b The Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine (also known as the BCG vaccine), is a vaccine that is primarily used against which TUBERCULOSIS / disease? TB

3a Starring Ingrid Bergman and Angela Lansbury in an Oscar-nominated debut role, which 1944 film noir is set against the GASLIGHT backdrop of the murder of world-famous opera singer Alice Alquist?

3b Which dish of cold cooked chicken meat, herbs and spices, and a creamy mayonnaise-based sauce, was first prepared for a CORONATION 1953 event involving Queen Elizabeth II? CHICKEN

4a "The Road Hole" is the famous 17th hole at which British golf course? ST ANDREWS

4b In economics, which word describes an economy "that is experiencing slow economic growth, whilst also experiencing STAGFLATION inflation and high levels of unemployment"?

Round 4

1a "What you want, baby, I got it. What you need, do you know I got it?" are lyrics in which song, that was first released “RESPECT” by Otis Redding in 1965, but is best known for its 1967 release by Aretha Franklin?

1b The extremely sharp teeth of which South American fish have been used as tools for wood carving and cutting hair, by a PIRANHA number of South American tribes?

2a Which French city gave its name to the battle that was the opening phase of the WW1 Allied offensive, which began on 8 AMIENS / August 1918 and was later known as the Hundred Days Offensive? PICARDY 2b One of the "les trois grandes dames" (the three great ladies) of Impressionism, which woman was the only American who Mary CASSATT was officially part of the Impressionism movement?

3a Ilie Nastase and Simona Halep are Grand Slam tennis champions from which country? ROMANIA

3b Notable for its processing of tuna, Pago Pago is the territorial capital of which non-sovereign state? AMERICAN SAMOA

4a Set in a distant future, where the polar ice cap has completely melted, which 1995 Kevin Costner film was the most WATERWORLD expensive film ever made at the time of its release?

4b From 1973 until his death in 2002, the British actress Sheila Hancock was married to which actor? John THAW

HALF-TIME - PLEASE CHANGE ORDER Round 5

1a Angola, Togo and Trinidad and Tobago made their only appearance at the men's FIFA World Cup in which year’s 2006 tournament?

1b Which philosopher famously proclaimed "God is dead" in his 1882 work "The Gay Science"? Friedrich NIETZCHE

2a Coming to the throne in 1603, James I was the first English monarch from which royal house? STUART

2b What is the two-word name of the meme, that involves a young girl with a devilish smile in front of a burning house? DISASTER GIRL

3a Jack, Annie, and Jo were members of which family in the TV soap Emmerdale? The family was introduced in the show's SUGDEN first episode in 1972. 3b Calgary is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta, but which other city is the capital of the province? EDMONTON

4a What is the name of the English DJ who achieved two number one singles in the early 2010s with the songs "Louder" and DJ FRESH "Hot Right Now"?

4b Used in the construction of powerful permanent magnets, which hard, slightly malleable silvery metal, with a name NEODYMIUM derived from the Greek for "new" and "twin" is number 60 in the Periodic Table?

Round 6

1a Ranked number 1 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the Greatest Drummers of all time, John Bonham was the drummer LED ZEPPELIN in which band?

1b In 1955, American virologist Jonas Salk created one of the first effective vaccines against which disease? Albert Sabin POLIO developed another oral vaccine against the disease in 1961.

2a Starring Will Smith and Kevin Kline as two U.S secret agents who work together to protect Ulysses S. Grant, which 1999 WILD WILD film was at the time of its release the most expensive film ever made adjusting for inflation? WEST

2b Noumea is the capital and largest city of which non-sovereign state? During WW2 the city served as the headquarters of NEW the United States military in the South Pacific. CALEDONIA

3a Fought in an area of modern day Poland, which WW1 battle fought between 26 August and 30 August 1914, resulted in Battle of the almost complete destruction of the Russian Second Army by German forces? TANNENBERG

3b Which chicken wing dish is generally deep-fried then coated or dipped in a sauce consisting of a vinegar-based cayenne BUFFALO wings pepper hot sauce and melted butter? It is named after the city in New York state it was invented in. 4a "Amen Corner" is a trio of famous golf holes at which American golf course? AUGUSTA National

4b One of the "les trois grandes dames" (the three great ladies) of Impressionism, "Summer's Day" was a key work by which Berthe MORISOT French painter, who was the sister-in-law of Edouard Manet?

Round 7

1a Starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck, which 1945 Hitchcock film noir tells the story of the new head of a mental SPELLBOUND asylum who turns out not to be what he claims?

1b Which three-word term in economics describes "the process of breaking down tasks so that separate groups or individuals DIVISION OF can carry out each task"? LABOUR

2a "You took a mystery and made me want it. You got a pedestal and put me on it" are the opening lyrics to which 1986 song “CHAIN by Diana Ross? REACTION”

2b The capybara, which is native to South America, is the largest animal in which order of mammals? RODENTS / RODENTIA

3a Petr Korda and Petra Kvitova are Grand Slam tennis champions from which country? CZECH REPUBLIC / CZECHOSLOVAK IA / CZECHIA

3b Which American author is best known for the "Broken Earth" trilogy of novels? For these works she became the first NK JEMISIN author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel in three consecutive years. 4a In 2011 which woman became the second African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize? From 2006 to 2018 she was the Ellen Johnson President of Liberia. SIRLEAF

4b From 1983 until his death in 2017, Puerto Rican beauty queen Wilnelia Merced was married to which British Bruce FORSYTH entertainer?

Round 8

1a Jon Ossoff's victory in the 2020-21 US Senate election in Georgia helped give the Democrats control of the US Senate. At Joe BIDEN 33 years old he will be the youngest Democrat elected to the US Senate since which very famous man was elected as a senator for Delaware aged 30 in 1973?

1b The best selling liquor in China, which clear colourless liquor is usually distilled from fermented sorghum? BAIJIU

2a Which Czech athlete, who won gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, is the current women's world Barbora record holder in the javelin? SPOTAKOVA

2b The cavalry officer Count Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky, is the lover of which titular character in a 1878 Leo Tolstoy novel? ANNA KARENINA

3a Premiering in 1934 "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District", was an opera by which Russian composer? Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH

3b Which man who was killed in the 1967 Apollo 1 mission, in 1965 became the first American to walk in space? Ed WHITE

4a Which author wrote the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of novels, on which the TV series "Game of Thrones" was based George RR on? MARTIN 4b Found across from the Washington Monument on the western end of the National Mall, which US national memorial LINCOLN was built to honour the 16th President of the United States? The man in question was President from 1861 to 1865. Memorial

Spares

1 Which French racing driver died in a crash during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans that also killed eighty-three Pierre LEVEGH spectators?

2 Which Greek philosopher gave his name to the octopus in the original Addams Family TV series? ARISTOTLE

3 Also called benzoic sulfimide, which artificial sweetener (about 300-400 times sweeter than common sugar) is SACCHARIN manufactured from toluene or coal tar?

4 The Dutch navigator Willem Schouten was the first known explorer to sail round which notable geographical Cape HORN extremity that he named after the city of his birth?

5 Cochise and Geronimo both led bands of which much larger Native American tribal group? APACHE