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ONLINE QUIZ LEAGUE Questions set by Ailsa Watson and Denewulf Edited by Daniel Fullard For use in matches on 10/3/2021 Correct as of 10/3/2021

Round 1

1 What Latin phrase, literally translated as “for oneself” refers to a defendant A acting as their own legal counsel during a trial? Pro se

1 At the Golden Globe awards held in 2021, which American received a Best B Director nomination for their debut film One Night in Miami? Regina King

2 2018 Australian Open tennis champion Caroline Wozniacki and long-time A world boxing titleist Mikkel Kessler are sports stars from which country? Denmark

2 The only world champion from his country, snooker player Ken Doherty B loves alliteration. He is known as either “Crafty Ken” or “The Darling of” which European capital city? Dublin

3 The Helix, a project to regenerate the area between Falkirk and A Grangemouth, is most notable for being the location of which equine sculptures, based on shape-shifting spirits from Scottish folklore? The Kelpies

3 2001's Time Person of the Year Rudolph Giuliani recently gave a press B conference in a parking lot sandwiched between a crematorium and a dildo store, after mistaking the parking lot for a hotel belonging to which intentional brand? Four Seasons

4 Whose first law of motion states that an object at rest will stay at rest, and an A object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by a net external force? Isaac Newton

4 What is the Dutch origin name of the small, cylindrical heat-proof baking Ramekin B dish used to cook and serve dishes such as soufflé and crème brûlée?

Round 2

1 In Greek mythology, the fight between Menelaus and Paris over which A woman sparks the Trojan War? Helen

1 The Tabernas desert - used a filming location for many spaghetti westerns - B is located in which Spanish province, found within the autonomous community of Andalusia? Almeria

2 Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier won the 2020 Nobel Prize in A Chemistry for developing which gene editing technique? CRISPR

2 What seven letter word replaces [blank] in this Ewan McGregor rant from B Trainspotting? “Some people hate the [blank]. I don't! They're just wankers! We, on the other hand, are colonised by wankers!” English

3 A What is the surname of the siblings in the band Oasis? Gallagher

3 What name is given to meat from young cattle, typically less than six months B old? Veal

4 In contract bridge, one of the most popular bidding systems is “2 over 1 A [blank] forcing”. What four letter word should replace [blank] in “2 over 1 [blank]-forcing”? Game

4 B Who is the current foreign minister of France? Jean-Yves Le Drian

Round 3

1 A A zonkey is a mixture of which two equine species? Zebra & Donkey

1 From 878 to 908, Denewulf was the Bishop of which Hampshire Diocese? B His seat was in the world’s longest Gothic cathedral, which is also the burial place of Jane Austen. Winchester

2 Which Booker Prize winning novel includes characters such as Somebody Milkman A McSomebody, First Brother-in-Law and Maybe Boyfriend as well as the (grudgingly accept titular antagonist? “The Milkman”)

2 In 1788 Mozart wrote a double concerto for flute and which other B instrument? Harp

3 Ukrainian athlete Inessa Kravets’s 15.50 metres has, since 1995 been the A world record in what discipline? One year later Kravets became the first female Olympic champion in this field. Triple Jump

3 B In The Simpsons, what colour dress does Marge typically wear? Green

4 What nickname did former Tory M.P Oliver Letwin’s enemies give him? It A consists of Letwin’s surname with two letters inserted at various points, to create a phrase that is a synonym of “not conservative”? Oliver Leftwing

4 Which country has land borders with Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and B Ecuador? Colombia

Round 4

1 In Euro ‘96, David Seaman saved which Scotsman’s late penalty kick, that A would have earned them a 1-1 draw? Gary McAllister

1 Which fashion designer, who launched the perfume Angel in 1992, designed B the costumes for Beyonce's I Am.... world tour? Thierry Mugler

2 Sharing his surname with the administrative centre of Renfrewshire, who A managed Liverpool to three European Cup wins in the 1970s and early Bob Paisley

1980s?

2 Sexy time (Accept B In Private Eye what are people doing if they “discuss Ugandan affairs”? Similar)

3 In econometrics which Greek-derived word refers to error terms in a A regression whose variance alters with the values of the independent variables? Heteroskedasticity

3 Which St. Lucian development economist won the 1979 Nobel Prize for B Economics? Sir Arthur Lewis

4 In the magnificent film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris and his friends head A for the Art Institute of Chicago. Cameron Frye has a bit of a moment of self- realisation while staring at a child featured in A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by which French pointillist? George Seurat

4 Since 2018, what has been British heavyweight slugger Dereck Chisora's B nickname? Edwin Starr says this three letter word is good for absolutely nothing, but it’s actually worth two points. War

Round 5

1 Polar & Grizzly (or A A pizzly bear is a mixture of which two ursine species? Brown) Bears

1 According to John Hardyng’s 15th century rhyming chronicles, Denewulf B and Mrs. Denewulf once gave refuge to (and witnessed the appalling baking of) which man whose greatness later earned him burial in Winchester cathedral? Alfred the Great

2 Which Booker Prize winning novel includes characters such as Marpessa A Dawson, Hominy Jenkins, Foy Cheshire as well as the narrator who is only named as Me (which is his surname)? The Sellout

2 At the Golden Globe awards held in 2021, which Brit received a Best B Director nomination for their debut film Promising Young Woman? Emerald Fennell

3 Footballer Lee Bradbury was christened with what nickname, after failing to A meet expectations at Manchester City? It consists of Bradbury’s surname with two letters removed at various points, creating a phrase that is a synonym of “poor purchase”. Lee Badbuy

3 Which country has land borders with Romania, Serbia, North Macedonia, B Greece and Turkey? Bulgaria

4 Kenyan runner Beatrice Chepkoech’s 8 minutes 44.32 seconds has, since A 2018 been the world record in what discipline, that was first competed in by women in the 2008 Olympics? 3000m steeplechase

4 What device, with a French name, consists of two nested cooking pots and is B often used to melt chocolate and make Hollandaise sauce? We want the term Bain-marie (prompt that according to Zosimos of Panopolis is named for a first century on water bath or alchemist. double boiler)

Round 6

1 Which Scottish goalkeeper’s save from Serbia's Aleksandar Mitrovic in a A penalty shootout ensured the Tartan Army’s qualification for Euro 2020, and set up a Wembley revenge rematch against The Auld Enemy? David Marshall

1 The Cave of Altamira, a UNESCO world heritage site famed for its B prehistoric cave paintings, is located in which Spanish province which shares its name with the autonomous community in which it is located? Cantabria

2 Sharing his surname with the administrative centre of South Lanarkshire, A who was knighted in the 2021 New Years Honours for services to motorsports? Lewis Hamilton

2 Which fashion designer, who launched the perfume Classique in 1993, B designed the costumes for Madonna's Blonde Ambition world tour? Jean-Paul Gaultier

3 A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte is the basis for the A Stephen Sondheim musical Sunday in the Park with George, which was due to transfer to the West End from Broadway in 2020. Which actor, who played the title roles in the films Donnie Darko and Nightcrawler, was due to reprise his role as the titular George? Jake Gyllenhall

3 B Who is the current foreign minister of Germany? Heiko Maas

4 In econometrics which term refers to error terms in a regression that are not A independent of each other? These can be a particular problem in time series Autocorrelation or analysis. serial correlation

4 Lovely Jubbly. Après 2018, what was British heavyweight slugger Dereck B Chisora's nickname? Consisting of two three-letter words, even Trigger would get this for two points so don’t be a plonker. Del Boy

Round 7

1 What Latin phrase, literally translated as “guilty mind” is used to refer to A whether the accused knew what they did was illegal? Mens rea

1 In 1887 Brahms composed his final work for orchestra. It was a double B concerto for violin and what other instrument? Cello

2 2019 U.S Open tennis champion Bianca Andreescu and two-time NBA Most A Valuable Player Steve Nash are sports stars from which country? Canada

2 Australia’s only world snooker champion is either a fan of oiled-up men, or B nicknames that rhyme - Neil Robertson is known as “The Thunder from” where? Down Under

3 Whose first law of planetary motion states that the orbit of a planet is an A ellipse with at one of the two foci? Johannes Kepler

3 B In The Simpsons, what colour t-shirt does Bart typically wear? Orange

4 Andy Scott, who designed the Kelpies, also designed a statue of which A architect which stands on St Vincent Street in Glasgow? This architect’s Charles Rennie most celebrated building has been gutted by fire twice in the last ten years. Mackintosh

4 2001's Time Person of the Year Rudolph Giuliani recently gave a press B conference during which he spontaneously grew a chinstrap beard. The Melting hair dye beard was not made of hair – but of what? (accept similar)

Round 8

1 In Arthurian mythology, the fight between Arthur & Lancelot over which A woman sparks a civil war? Guinevere

1 What six letter word replaces [blank] in this Ewan McGregor rant from B Trainspotting? ‘I chose not to choose life. I chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got [blank]’?’ Heroin

2 Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov won the 2020 Nobel Prize in A Physics for work with which two-dimensional allotrope of carbon? Graphene

2 In Private Eye, what has someone been doing if they are “tired and B emotional”? Inebriating

3 In contract bridge what four letter word comes after “Precision” and “Polish” A to give the names of popular bidding systems? Club

3 B What name is given to meat from sheep that is more than two years old? Mutton

4 A What is the surname of the siblings in the band The Bee Gees? Gibb

4 Which St. Lucian writer, known for his epic poem Omeros won the 1992 B Nobel Prize for literature? Derek Walcott

Spares

1 Born Ana Lynch, what is the stage name of the vocalist in the US band Scissor Ana Matronic Sisters? She has a regular show on BBC Radio 2 called Dance Devotion? 2 The 2018 California Wildfires that killed more than 100 people were, according A Jewish space to U.S Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, caused by what? laser (accept similar) 3 Ivor Novello winning songwriter Mitch Murray has penned five U.K number Stitcher ones including How Do You Do It? and I Like It. What was Murray’s birth surname? This word describes someone skilled at needlework, and is shared by his cousin - Merseyside quiz legend Jon. 4 On Friday who became the first woman with a three-dart average over 100 in a Lisa Ashton televised match? 5 Name either current regular weather presenter on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. Laura Tobin or 6 In March 2021 the Rio de Janeiro state legislature voted to change the name of Maracanã which building to the “Edson Arantes do Nascimento - Rei Pele” stadium?