Questions for Wednesday, 29th January 2020.

Set by: Arnhem Quiz Services.

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Individual Round 1 An A-B-C of general knowledge. (All answers begin with one of those three letters.)

1. The duffle coat derives its name from a town in which country? BELGIUM

2. What word is British theatrical slang for being unable to keep a straight face during rehearsals CORPSING or performances, especially when playing a supposedly ‘straight’ role? 3. Baku is the capital and largest city of what country? AZERBAIJAN

4. Which chemical element, atomic number 51, gets its two-letter symbol from the Latin word ANTIMONY stibium? 5. What is the surname of Roderick, the gentleman detective created by author Ngaio Marsh? ALLEYN

6. What is the main flavouring of a ‘Nice’ biscuit? COCONUT

7. What type of animal is a Maine Coon? CAT

8. What type of warship is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a rated (or CORVETTE ‘proper’) warship? 9. Born in Devon in 1956, who won a singles title at the French Open in 1976? (Surname gives SUE BARKER the letter.) 10. What word is used for a basic shelter out in the country, usually left unlocked and available for BOTHY anyone to use free of charge?

Team Round 2 1. FIFTY. To celebrate Arnhem Quiz Services’ 50th quiz for the DPQL. a) To the nearest half a kilometre, how far is fifty miles in kilometres? 80.5

b) Only getting to No.23 in the UK, but topping the charts in several countries, which Paul Simon FIFTY WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR song relies on Jack, Stan, Roy, Gus, and Lee for some of its rhymes? LOVER c) Of the fifty states of the USA, how many have names that begin with ‘O’? THREE (Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon)

2. SO THAT WAS XMAS. Click here to enter rubric. a) Surpassing even the Queen’s speech and with an average of 11.6 million viewers, what was the GAVIN AND STACEY Xmas most-watched TV programme on Xmas Day? special b) On Boxing Day, what sort of solar eclipse was visible from southern Asia? (Seven letters.) ANNULAR

c) Aged only 55, Melanie Penayiotou died over the festive season. By what name was her late GEORGE MICHAEL brother commonly known? 3. MIDDLE NAMES. Click here to enter rubric. a) What was the middle name of Mark Chapman, John Lennon’s murderer? DAVID

b) Which of his middle names does Prince Charles share with his elder son and a legendary British ARTHUR ruler? c) Goldie Hawn’s daughter has the middle name Garry. Who is she? KATE HUDSON

4. ENTERTAINMENT – TAXI DRIVERS. Click here to enter rubric. a) Films. Who directed the 1976 film ‘Taxi Driver’? MARTIN SCORSESE

b) TV. What was the name of the sex-change taxi driver in ‘’? BARBARA

c) Pop. What was the name of the taxi driver in Vanessa Paradis’ 1987 no.3 hit? JOE Team Round 2 (Continued) 5. SPORT – FOOTBALL (THREE TYPES). a) Association. Which English club were previously known as Newton Heath F.C.? MANCHESTER UTD

b) American. Active only since 1996, the Ravens are a team from which US city? BALTIMORE

c) Rugby league. A player wearing the number 1 shirt plays in what position? FULL BACK

6. THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTION. All answers are even numbers. a) The SNP gained thirteen seats, to win how many of the 59 available? 48

b) How many MPs did the DUP lose? TWO

c) Plaid Cymru won how many seats? FOUR

7. HOBBIES. Click here to enter rubric. a) In Batik, what is painted onto fabric along with the dye? WAX

b) Mainly used in North America, the term ‘spelunking’ refers to what hobby or pastime? CAVING

c) What hobby can involve the collecting of medals, as well as other items for which it is better NUMISMATISM known? 8. LITERARY MISQUOTES. a) From ‘Macbeth’: “If it were done when ‘tis done, then ‘twere better it were done quickly.” WELL What word should replace “better”? b) From ‘Lycidas’ (Milton): “At last he rose, and twitched his mantle blue: tomorrow to fresh WOODS (for ‘fields’) fields, and pastures new.” Replace one word after the colon with the correct version. c) From ‘Hamlet’: “Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him well …”. Replace ‘well’ with a name, for the HORATIO correct version. Individual Round 3 An A-B-C of ‘Double Trouble’ – alliterative answers that begin with one of those three.

1. The Wallace and Gromit films are produced in Bristol by what company? AARDMAN ANIMATIONS

2. What popular sporting competition has been sponsored by an energy drink company since CARABAO CUP August 2017? 3. In comics and films, what fictional doctor is The Hulk’s alter ego? (Robert) BRUCE BANNER

4. Whose is the background voice in the TV programme ‘Gogglebox’? CRAIG CASH

5. What retired sports star was married to Brooke Shields from 1997 to 1999? ANDRE AGASSI

6. On which farm might you find “something nasty in the woodshed”? COLD COMFORT Farm

7. What part does Brad Pitt play in a 2008 film that is based on a 1922 short story by F. Scott BENJAMIN BUTTON Fitzgerald? 8. With the formula CH3COOH, what, apart from water, is the main ingredient of vinegar? ACETIC ACID

9. Often seen in pregnant women, the condition of forgetfulness and lack of clarity of thought is BABY BRAIN known as what? 10. “I walk down the Strand with my gloves on my hand / Then I walk down again with them off.” BURLINGTON BERTIE Who is this character from an old music-hall song?

Team Round 4 1. FILMS – RUNNING. Click here to enter rubric. a) Who was the star of the 2007 film, ‘Run Fatboy Run’? SIMON PEGG

b) In ‘Logan’s Run’ (1976), people are killed under the guise of being ‘renewed’ when they reach THIRTY what age? c) What 2000 film features the voices of Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, , and CHICKEN RUN Timothy Spall, among others? 2. H.G. WELLS. Click here to enter rubric. a) George was his middle name – what was his first name? HERBERT

b) Finish the title of his 1896 novel, ‘The Island of Doctor …’. MOREAU

c) The British musical 'Half a Sixpence' is based on which of his novels? KIPPS ('The Story of a Simple Soul’) 3. POP MUSIC – WALKING. Click here to enter rubric. a) In 2013, The Wanted got to no.4 in the charts with ‘Walks Like …’ whom? RIHANNA

b) Who was the male artist who wrote and recorded ‘I Walk the Line’ in 1956? JOHNNY CASH

c) “Holly came from Miami F.L.A.” is the opening line of what 1972 Top 10 hit? WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

4. WOMEN IN SPORT. Click here to enter rubric. a) Having been made an MBE in 2013, who was awarded the OBE in the 2020 New Year Honours JADE JONES for her services to taekwondo and sport? b) Of the fourteen players on a netball court, how many are allowed to score? FOUR

c) In 1979, which Norwegian runner became the first woman in history to run the marathon in GRETE WAITZ under two-and-a-half hours? Team Round 4 (Continued) 5. TV – CATCHPHRASES AND CLICHES. Name the show from the stock phrase or catchphrase, and the extra clue provided. a) “Diggity!” (Cartoon.) FAMILY GUY

b) “Fire up the Quattro!” (Original programme OR sequel.) ASHES TO ASHES or LIFE ON MARS c) “How very dare you!” ( show, ended 2009.) CATHERINE TATE SHOW

6. NOT THE ABUNDANCE SET. Click here to enter rubric. a) In the tales of Robin Hood, the male offspring of the miller has what name? MUCH (accept Midge, Moche, Nick) b) In geology, deposits of metalliferous ore deposited or embedded between layers of rock are LODES known as what? c) What Biblical character was said to be the son of Haran and the nephew of Abraham? LOT

7. SO THAT WAS 2019. Name the month in 2019 in which the following took place. a) 39 Vietnamese nationals were found dead in the back of a lorry (23rd), and tourists climb OCTOBER Uluru (Ayers Rock) for the last time (25th). b) For ten days, Extinction Rebellion took over five sites in London, including Parliament Square, APRIL and a general election takes place in Spain (28th). c) Donald Trump makes a state visit to the UK (3rd to 5th), and Xi Jinping makes a state visit to JUNE Russia (5th to 8th). 8. CHILDREN’S WORLD. Click here to enter rubric. a) What 1985 film is an unofficial sequel to ‘The Wizard of Oz’? RETURN TO OZ

b) Who wrote ‘The Water Babies’ (1862-3)? CHARLES KINGSLEY

c) In the title of Judith Kerr’s popular 1968 book, what did a tiger do? CAME FOR TEA (Second Half) Individual Round 5 Click here to enter text.

1. What was the name of the late US financier and convicted sex offender, an erstwhile friend of JEFFREY EPSTEIN Prince Andrew? 2. What children’s story is known in French as ‘La Belle au Bois Dormant’? SLEEPING BEAUTY

3. “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness / Close bosom-friend of the xxx sun …”. What is the MATURING missing word in this 1819 poem? 4. How is the creature with the scientific name Hippocampus more familiarly known? SEAHORSE

5. Why is Ulverston in Cumbria twinned with Harlem in Georgia? LAUREL AND HARDY connection

6. The Italian translation of ‘the staircase’ is la … what? SCALA

7. Bo, a Portuguese Water Dog, is the pet of what famous family? THE OBAMAS

8. With nine victories, which jockey has won the Epsom Derby the most times? LESTER PIGGOTT

9. Who played the part of C3PO in the ‘Star Wars’ films? ANTHONY DANIELS

10. What type of pasta is commonly known as “shells” or “seashells”? CONCHIGLIE

Team Round 6 All three answers begin with the same letter. (Please wait for all three before saying ‘yes’ or ‘no’.) 1. Click here to enter rubric. a) What is the surname of Larry, who is said to have made $500 million profit from insuring SILVERSTEIN World Trade Centre Building 7 just two months before 9/11? b) What is the only town on the Isle of Lewis? STORNOWAY

c) An adjective often used in cooking, what French word translates as ‘jumped’? SAUTÉ

2. Click here to enter title. Click here to enter rubric. a) In 1987, with what song did T’Pau top the charts in the UK and several other countries? CHINA IN YOUR HAND

b) What is the capital city of Moldova? CHISINAU

c) In ‘Hi De Hi’, what was the name of Peggy’s supervisor and nemesis? (First name not needed.) Miss CATHCART

3. Click here to enter title. Click here to enter rubric. a) What widely-distributed bird comes in many species, three of the main ones being golden, PLOVER ringed, and grey? b) The edible fruit of the tree species Diospyros, the most widely-cultivated being the Asian or PERSIMMON/PERSIMON Japanese. c) Work on what engineering feat began in 1881, but stopped temporarily because of PANAMA CANAL engineering problems and a high mortality rate among the workforce? 4. Click here to enter title. Click here to enter rubric. a) What was the surname of the naval attaché at the Soviet Embassy who was involved in the IVANOV Profumo affair? b) What 2009 film shares its name with a multi-sport Games that first took place in London in INVICTUS 2014? c) What song did Susan Boyle sing when she appeared on the third series of ‘Britain’s Got I DREAMED A DREAM Talent’? Team Round 6 (Continued) 5. Click here to enter title. Click here to enter rubric. a) It is occasionally called a whistler, monax, and several other names, but its main alternative GROUNDHOG name is the woodchuck. How is this mammal more commonly known? b) In ‘His Dark Materials’, what is the name of the mysterious and evil people who kidnap GOBBLERS children on behalf of the General Oblation Board? c) In 2000, the first recorded event in what activity was by Dave Ulmer from Oregon? (It was GEOCACHING similar to the old game of ‘Letterboxing’.) 6. Click here to enter title. Click here to enter rubric. a) In the US it is sometimes called a ‘Mississippi Mudflap’. What do we call this hairstyle? MULLET

b) What cocktail is the traditional beverage of the Kentucky Derby? MINT JULEP

c) What was the currency of Finland before the Euro? MARKKA

7. Click here to enter title. Click here to enter rubric. a) What hill in east Shropshire is 1,335 feet high? The WREKIN

b) Which English town is home to the J.D. Wetherspoon chain? WATFORD

c) Who said: “It does not mean, of course, that the pound … in your pocket or purse or in your Harold WILSON bank, has been devalued”? (Surname gives the letter.) 8. Click here to enter title. Click here to enter rubric. a) In August of last year, many residents of Whaley Bridge had to be evacuated when a dam on TODDBROOK reservoir what reservoir was in danger of collapsing? b) What branch of physics deals with heat and temperature, and their relation to energy, work, THERMODYNAMICS radiation, etc.? c) Jacopo Comin, aka Jacopo Robusti, was a famous Italian artist of the 16th century. How was TINTORETTO he better known? Individual Round 7 ECHOES!

1. Who was the successful and fashionable osteopath who was also involved in the Profumo STEPHEN WARD affair? 2. “Let’s do this, Bradley” has become a stock phrase on what TV programme? THE CHASE

3. What is the name of Julia Sawalha’s elder sister? NADIA

4. 2019 events. Julian Assange was finally arrested after spending seven years in which embassy ECUADOR’S in London? 5. After ‘Northern Lights’ and ‘The Subtle Knife’, what is the third book in the ‘His Dark THE AMBER SPYGLASS Materials’ trilogy? 6. Living from 1917 to 1992, who was the English and actor who originally used the FRANKIE HOWERD words “How very dare you!”? 7. What G is an artificial lake on the Panama Canal, built to reduce the amount of excavation GATUN Lake work required? 8. Children’s world. In the title of films made in 1977 and 2016, whose name precedes ‘Dragon’? PETE’S

9. ‘Running’ films. Who played the part of Charlie McManus/Sister Inviolata in ‘Nuns on the Run’ ROBBIE COLTRANE (1990)? 10. What nationality was Dame Ngaio Marsh? NEW ZEALANDER

Team Round 8 1. SO THAT WAS THE DECADE. Click here to enter rubric. a) The Scottish independence referendum took place in the September of what year? 2014

b) The most Oscars won by a single film in the decade was seven, in 2013. Starring Sandra GRAVITY Bullock and George Clooney, what was the title? c) In 2015, what three-word hashtag and logo became massively popular after terrorists killed JE SUIS CHARLIE twelve staff on a French satirical newspaper? 2. MUSIC MIX. Click here to enter rubric. a) Who composed ‘Zadok the Priest’ for the coronation of King George II? George Frideric HANDEL

b) Having been one third of a popular band in the late 70s and through the 80s, who began his STEWART COPELAND ‘Adventures in Music’ mini-series on BBC4 on January 17th? c) In what decade of the last century was Dizzy Gillespie born? 1910s (1917)

3. FOOD AND DRINK. Click here to enter rubric. a) What is the Italian word for breadsticks? GRISSINI

b) The dish known as ‘ceviche’ is the national dish of Peru. What is the chief ingredient? FISH

c) On French wine labels, what word translates as ‘growth’? CRU

4. THEY DIED AT THE AGE OF FIFTY. Click here to enter rubric. a) Who died at Kimbolton Castle, Cambridgeshire, on 7th January, 1536? CATHERINE OF ARAGON

b) Possibly because of his diet of fast food, too much coffee, and cigarettes, the author of the STIEG LARSSON Millennium Trilogy died of a heart attack on 9th November, 2004. His name? c) Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after whose death on 25th June, MICHAEL JACKSON 2009? Team Round 8 (Continued) 5. SCIENCE MIX. Click here to enter rubric. a) A device that receives a signal in the form of one type of energy and converts it to a signal in TRANSDUCER another form is known as a what? b) What branch of biology is concerned with the structure and function of plant and animal CYTOLOGY cells? c) Running down the length of the thigh, what is the longest muscle in the human body? SARTORIUS

6. GHOSTS. Click here to enter rubric. a) What large breed of dog is often referred to as ‘the grey ghost’? WEIMARANER

b) In the Harry Potter books and films, which ghost haunts the toilets in which she was killed? MOANING MYRTLE

c) The 4.5% beer Ghost Ship is brewed by whom? ADNAMS

7. FILM SETTINGS. Name the cities in which these films are entirely or mostly based. a) ‘Ratatouille’ (2007) PARIS

b) ‘Letter to Brezhnev’ (1985). LIVERPOOL

c) ‘The Italian Job’ (1969). TURIN

8. LINKS. Who or what connects each of the following? a) Crisp (1973), L’Escargot (1974), and Churchtown Boy (1977). FINISHED 2nd TO RED RUM IN UK GRAND NATIONAL b) A circus ring with a flying trapeze, a zoo that’s got chimpanzees, and a park that’s covered ‘TELL ME ON A SUNDAY’ lyrics with trees. c) Fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine, and possibly Tennessine. HALOGENS (accept Group 17 of the periodic table) Beer Round Tonight’s topics are: anagrams of EFL Championship managers; it happened in 1950; and ?.M.F. . 1. Click here to enter title. Click here to enter rubric. a) Make the name of a Championship manager out of the letters in ‘IN BILL’S CAVE’ (6,5). SLAVEN BILIC (Apostrophe not needed.) b) On 8th February, East Germany founded its secret police force. What was it called? STASI (accept Ministry for State Security) c) What is the full name of PMF, an online dating site since 2002? PLENTY MORE FISH

2. Click here to enter title. Click here to enter rubric. a) Make the name of a Championship manager out of the letters in ‘HAIR LINERS’ (4,6). NEIL HARRIS

b) On 4th November, the United Nations ended the diplomatic isolation of which European SPAIN nation? c) In science, for what is EMF an abbreviation? ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE

Spare Questions

1. Deriving its name from Italian, what C is a type of sideboard-cupboard? CREDENZA

2. On 16th July 1950, who beat Brazil 2-1 to win the World Cup? URUGUAY

3. What Latin phrase translates as “Time flies”? TEMPUS FUGIT