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Questions for Wednesday, 28th November 2018 Set by: DWT 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 “Tom Watson”, “Watson” would be a correct answer, but “John Watson” 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. When you are ready to start reading the questions, proceed to the next page Press Page Up or Page Down to move between rounds (or half-rounds for team questions) Individual Round 1 All answers contain the name of a bird 1. Which character was played by Jodie Foster in Silence of the Lambs? Clarice Starling 2. By what name is super villain Oswald Cobblepot better known? The Penguin 3. ‘The day my Grandmother exploded’ is the first line of which novel? The Crow Road 4. Which organisation was the enemy of ‘The Man from UNCLE’? THRUSH 5. Nurse Ratched, also known as ‘big nurse’ is a main character in which novel? One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 6. Which Celebrity Masterchef winner played Christian Clarke in Eastenders? John Partridge 7. Who won a ‘best supporting’ Oscar for his role in ‘Good Will Hunting? Robin Williams 8. Who won the World snooker Championship in 1991? John Parrott 9. In which film is Mel Gibson the voice of Rocky the rooster? Chicken Run 10. Which 1976 film covers a plot by the Germans to kidnap or murder Winston Churchill? The Eagle has Landed Team Round 2 1. Films Give the surname of these eponymous film characters a) Luke, in ‘COOL HAND LUKE’ JACKSON b) Brian, in ‘LIFE OF BRIAN’ COHEN c) Harry, in ‘DIRTY HARRY’ CALLAHAN 2. Quotations Who said? a) “Oi’ll give it foive”, on Thank Your Lucky Stars. JANICE NICHOLLS b) “Well he would say that, wouldn’t he?” MANDY RICE DAVIES c) “Peace begins with a smile” MOTHER THERESA 3. CHILDREN’S T.V. Click here to enter rubric. a) In which village is Fireman Sam set? PONTYPANDY b) On which island is Thomas the tank engine set? SODOR c) Where are Koko, Wilson and Brewster trainees? CHUGGINGTON 4. Sport Click here to enter rubric. a) Who was the first National Hunt Jockey to ride 1,000 career winners? STAN MELLOR b) Who was the first cricketer to pass 10,000 test match runs? SUNIL GAVASKAR c) Which footballer was the first to be sold by a British club for more than £100,000? DENIS LAW Team Round 2 (Continued) 5. Literature In which books do these characters appear? a) Daisy Buchanan and Nick Carraway THE GREAT GATSBY b) Susan Henchard and Lucetta Templeman THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE c) Jo Gargery and Philip Pirrip GREAT EXPECTATIONS 6. Taglines Which companies or products use/used the following taglines a) There are some things money can’t buy MASTERCARD b) Simply clever SKODA c) Every Little Helps TESCO 7. Pop 2000s Click here to enter rubric. a) “Ruby” was a hit in 2007 for which Band? KAISER CHIEFS b) Alex Kapranos is the lead singer with which indie rock band? FRANZ FERDINAND c) Which band were the first to appear at the Live 8 concert in 2005? U2 (alongside Paul McCartney) 8. Agony Aunts In which daily newspaper do the following appear? a) Deirdre Sanders THE SUN b) Mariella Frostrup THE GUARDIAN c) Virginia Ironside THE INDEPENDENT (online) Individual Round 3 Mixed colours - All answers contain either ‘Green’ or ‘White’ 1. What is the name of Liam Gallagher’s clothing line? PRETTY GREEN 2. In which Stephen King serialised novel does the character John Coffey appear? THE GREEN MILE 3. Who wrote the novel ‘The Once and Future King’? T. H. WHITE 4. Who was the first gameshow host to use the ‘clapometer’? HUGHIE GREEN 5. A nice day for what? According to Billy Idol. A WHITE WEDDING 6. In 2017, Marcus Rashford was the last player to score at which football ground? WHITE HART LANE 7. Detective Sergeant Andy Crawford featured in which TV police series? DIXON OF DOCK GREEN 8. Which singer was known as the ‘Walrus of Love’? BARRY WHITE 9. What is the international symbol for mental health awareness? GREEN RIBBON 10. Which rock band features lead vocalist and guitarist Billy Joe Armstrong? GREEN DAY Team Round 4 1. Record Producers Name the Record Producers a) Which Producer was famous for his “Wall of Sound”? PHIL SPECTOR b) Which Producer, known as “Q”, had a hit with “Razzamatazz” in 1981? QUINCY JONES c) Who Produced Amy Winehouse’s Album “Back to Black”? MARK RONSON 2. PRIME MINISTERS WHO WAS PRIME MINISTER AT THE TIME OF: a) The beginning of the 19th Century? WILLIAM PITT THE YOUNGER b) The accession to the throne of Queen Victoria? VISCOUNT OR LORD MELBOURNE Or William Lamb c) The end of the 19th Century? MARQUESS OR LORD SALISBURY Or Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3. SPORT 2018 Click here to enter rubric. a) Who scored the winning goal in the 2018 F.A. Cup Final? EDEN HAZARD b) Who won the women’s US Tennis Open? NAOMI OSAKA c) Which team won the 6 Nations Championship? IRELAND 4. FOOTBALL TERMS ALL ANSWERS CONTAIN TERMS USED IN FOOTBALL a) Which novella, by Mary Hayley Bell, was adapted as a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber? WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND b) For which newspaper did Woodward and Bernstein work at the time of Watergate? THE WASHINGTON POST c) Arthur Wynne is credited as being the inventor of what, in 1913? THE CROSSWORD Team Round 4 (Continued) 5. World war 2 Click here to enter rubric. a) What was operation Barbarossa? THE GERMAN INVASION OF RUSSIA b) Who was the United Kingdom’s Deputy Prime Minister from 1942 till 1945? CLEMENT ATTLEE c) Who became Fuhrer upon the death of Hitler in 1945? (Admiral Karl) DONITZ 6. Geography Click here to enter rubric. a) Which is the only country with a coastline on both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf? SAUDI ARABIA b) At 2,277 feet Mount Borange is the highest point in which European country? BELGIUM c) In area, Alaska, Texas and California are the three largest US states. Which is the fourth largest? MONTANA 7. Queens To which kings were the following married? a) Marie Antoinette LOUIS XVI b) Catherine of Braganza CHARLES II c) Mary, Queen of Scots (first marriage) FRANCIS II (of France) 8. SNAKES ALL ANSWERS CONTAIN THE NAMES OF SNAKES a) ‘In a Broken Dream’, with Rod Stewart singing, was a hit for which band? PYTHON LEE JACKSON b) Who was Principal Conductor for the Berlin Philharmonic from 2002 to 2018? SIMON RATTLE c) What was the name given to Democrats in the Northern States who opposed the American Civil COPPPERHEADS War and wanted peace with the South? (Second Half) Individual Round 5 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1. What is a barista? SOMEONE WHO SERVES COFFEE 2. In the Netflix series “The Crown”, which former Dr Who plays Prince Phillip? MATT SMITH 3. In the Bible, who was the youngest son of Jacob? BENJAMIN 4. What is the name of the train in “The Night Garden”? THE NINKY NONK 5. For which newspaper was Stanley working when he “found” Livingstone? NEW YORK HERALD 6. Which car manufacturer makes the “Lexus”? TOYOTA 7. Which song had new lyrics written for Princess Diana’s funeral? CANDLE IN THE WIND 8. Which Scottish premiership football club is based in Perth? ST. JOHNSTONE 9. What is the American equivalent of an estate agent? REALTOR 10. Who married the fictional character Dora Spenlow? DAVID COPPERFIELD Team Round 6 1. OBITUARIES Whose death are they talking about? a) Said by John Cleese in 2002: “the great God of us all” SPIKE MILLIGAN b) Said by Dennis Healey, 1995 as “having no political principle or sense of direction”. HAROLD WILSON c) Said by The Times newspaper, “there never was an individual less regretted by his fellow GEORGE IV creature than this deceased king”. 2. THE WARS OF THE ROSES Click here to enter rubric. a) Which king was the husband of Margaret of Anjou? HENRY VI b) What was the surname of ‘the kingmaker’ – Richard, Earl of Earwick? NEVILLE c) Which battle fought on March 29th 1461, was the bloodiest of the wars? TOWTON 3. MONTY PYTHON Click here to enter rubric. a) In “the parrot sketch”, what was claimed to be a palindrome of Bolton? IPSWICH b) Name either of Cardinal Ximenez’s assistants in the ‘Spanish Inquisition’ sketch? CARDINAL BIGGLES OR CARDINAL FANG c) Harry “snapper” Organs pursued which brothers? THE PIRANHAS (Doug and Dinsdale) 4. WHO PRECEDED Click here to enter rubric. a) George I as monarch of Great Britain. QUEEN ANNE b) Jeff Stelling as host of countdown. DES O’CONNOR c) George Osborne as chancellor of the exchequer. ALISTAIR DARLING Team Round 6 (Continued) 5. EUROVISION Click here to enter rubric. a) Netta Barzilai won in 2018 representing which Country? ISRAEL b) What did Lulu sing when she tied for first place in 1969? BOOM BANG A BANG c) Who won representing Germany with “A Little Peace” in 1982? NICOLE 6. Songs from the shows Which Musical do they come from? a) “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” GYPSY b) “I Got Life” HAIR c) “Cell Block Tango” CHICAGO 7.

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