ONLINE QUIZ LEAGUE FRIENDLY Questions set by Joe Ashdown

Edited by Daniel Fullard

For use in matches on 14/4/2021

Correct as of 13/4/2021

Round 1

1a: Previously known for her starring role in the BBC drama series Anya TAYLOR-JOY The Miniaturist, which actress who holds triple British, American and Argentinian citizenship played the chess prodigy Beth Harmon in the 2020 Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit”? 1b: The Bellelli Family, Woman Seated Beside a Vase of Flowers and Edgar DEGAS The Singer With the Glove are all works by which French impressionist artist who died in 1917? 2a: What is the name of the Mars Group’s branded chocolate CELEBRATIONS selection box that features miniature sized bars of products such as Twix, Milky Way and Bounty? 2b: Taking its name from a German engineer and abbreviated to the SIEMENS letter S, what is the SI derived unit for electrical conductance? 3a: A sporting first from last weekend – Which jockey became the Rachael BLACKMORE first female to ride the winning in the Grand National when she did so on board Minella Times? 3b: Which female popstar spent 9 weeks at Number 1 in the UK in Olivia RODRIGO 2021 with the ‘Drivers Licence’? 4a: Which of the seven breed categories at the Crufts dog show GUNDOG includes the breeds Irish Setter, Labrador Retriever and the Sussex Spaniel? 4b: The name of which current Premier League football ground is STAMFORD BRIDGE shared with the location of a battle that took place in September 1066 between the English Army and an invading Norwegian force in the East Riding of Yorkshire?

Round 2

1a: What was the name of the Chinese dynasty that lasted from 206 HAN Dynasty BCE to 220 CE and whose reign coincided with the opening of the Silk Road to connect to the West and the invention of paper and porcelain? 1b: Giving his name to a street in Hove’s fashionable Poets’ Corner William COWPER area, which nineteenth century English poet’s best known works include the poems “Light Shining Out of Darkness” and “On the Receipt of My Mother’s Picture”? 2a: Celebrating her feast day on 3rd February each year, the seventh CHESTER century Anglo-Saxon princess St Werburgh is the patron saint of which English cathedral city in the North West of England? 2b: Taking its name from its French born founder, what is the name of BERNADOTTE the family that has been the royal house of Sweden since 1818? 3a: The cities of Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla are the second, third COLOMBIA and fourth largest cities by population in which South American country? 3b: Which spirit is the main alcoholic ingredient in the cocktails White GIN Lady, French 75 and Aviation? 4a: What is the title of John Grisham’s 1989 debut novel that was A TIME TO KILL adapted into a 1996 legal thriller film that starred Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey and Sandra Bullock? 4b: In meteorology, what name is given to a line on a weather map that ISOHYET connects points that have an equal amount of rainfall over a given period?

Round 3

1a: Mother and Children, A Girl With a Watering Can and Boating on Auguste RENOIR the Seine are all works by which French impressionist artist who died in 1919? 1b: The daughter of an actress who has had a continuous role in a Phoebe DYNEVOR British soap opera since 1986, which actress plays the role of Daphne, the Duchess of Hastings in the 2020 Netflix period drama “Bridgerton”? 2a: Taking its name from an American scientist and abbreviated to the HENRY letter H, what is the SI derived unit for inductance? 2b: What is the name of Cadbury’s chocolate selection box that HEROES features miniature versions of products such as Dairy Milk, Twirl and Double Decker? 3a: Initially gaining fame singing sea shanties on Tiktok, which Scottish Nathan EVANS singer was the lead artist on the 2021 UK Number 1 single “Wellerman”? 3b: A sporting first from last weekend – Who became the first male Hideki MATSUYAMA Japanese golfer to win a Major when he took victory at the 2021 US Masters 4a: The name of which current Premier League football ground is ST JAMES’S PARK shared with a 23-hectare public green space in the London Borough of Westminster that has an adjacent namesake tube station that is served by District and Circle Lines on the London Underground?

4b: Which of the seven breed categories at the Crufts dog show includes the breeds Old English Sheepdog, Border Collie and Corgi? PASTORAL

Round 4

1a: Giving his name to a street in Hove’s fashionable Poets’ Corner James MONTGOMERY area, which nineteenth century Scottish poet’s best known works include the poems “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief” and “A Cry From South Africa”? 1b: What was the name of the Chinese dynasty that lasted from 960 to SONG Dynasty 1279 CE and whose reign coincided with the invention of gunpowder, paper money and the compass? 2a: Taking its name from the northernmost town in Germany, what is GLÜCKSBURG the name of the ruling Royal Family in both Denmark and Norway? 2b: Celebrating her feast day on 19th October each year, the eighth OXFORD century English princess St Frideswide is the patron saint of which English cathedral city in the South of England? 3a: Which spirit is the main alcoholic ingredient in the cocktails Dark RUM and Stormy, Knickerbocker and Spice 75? 3b: The cities of Arequipa, Trujillo and Chiclayo are the second, third PERU and fourth largest cities by population in which South American country? 4a: In meteorology, what name is given to a line on a weather map that ISOTACH connects points that have an equal amount of wind speed? 4b: Published in 1992, what is the title of John Grisham’s third novel The PELICAN BRIEF that was adapted into a 1993 legal thriller film that starred Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts and Sam Shepard?

Round 5

1a: Upon winning Time Magazine’s Person of the Year award in 2019, Angela MERKEL Greta Thunberg became the second female recipient of the award in the 21st Century. Which world leader was the first female winner this century when she won the award in 2005? 1b: Mainly native to Africa, what is the name of the tree-dwelling, HYRAX herbivorous mammal with a short tail that is renowned for huddling in the sun in order to keep warm that takes its name from the Ancient Greek word for “shrewmouse”? 2a: Following much media hype, which song taken as the lead single COUNTRY HOUSE from the album “The Great Escape” helped Blur to beat Oasis to the UK number 1 spot in August 1995? 2b: What casual clothing brand that is commonly associated with the BEN SHERMAN mod movement, opened its first clothing store at 35 Duke Street, Brighton in 1967? A two word name is required. 3a: One of three female directors nominated for the Academy Award PROMISING YOUNG for Best Director in the upcoming 93rd Oscars ceremony, Emerald WOMAN Fennell is the director of which 2020 film that stars Carey Mulligan? 3b: What is the name of the series of crime novels written by James WOMENS MURDER CLUB Patterson that include entries such as ‘1st to Die’ ‘6th Target’ ‘11th Hour’ and ‘17th Subject’? 4a: What brand of virtual reality headsets did the Facebook OCULUS VR corporation acquire for $2.3 billion in March 2014? 4b: One of only four states to have two official mottos, Bismarck is NORTH DAKOTA the capital city and Fargo is the largest city of which US state that has the nickname “The Peace Garden State”?

Round 6

1a: Which British pop group that achieved two UK number 1 hit The NEW SEEKERS singles in the 1970s finished second in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Beg, Steal Or Borrow”? 1b: Although it is a member state of the European Union, Croatia Croatian KUNA has not adopted the Euro. What is the name of its national currency? 2a: What is the only racecourse located in the English county of LUDLOW Shropshire? 2b: What two-word term that comprises a soft drink and a water- MILKSHAKE DUCK dwelling bird and refers to a meme that describes people who gain viral popularity on social media for positive attributes but are later revealed to have distasteful histories, was chosen by the Macquarie Dictionary as its Word of the Year in 2017? 3a. What one word appears in the title of all sixteen of Peter James’ DEAD detective novels to feature Detective Superintendent Roy Grace to date? 3b: Which former graduate of Oxford University’s acclaimed Aung San SUU KYI Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree course was arrested by her country’s military in February 2021, after it had declared the November 2020 general election results of that country to be fraudulent? 4a: Which BBC comedy-drama series that first aired in April 2019, BACK TO LIFE stars Daisy Haggard as Miri Matterson, a woman who returns to her hometown in Kent after serving an eighteen-year prison sentence? 4b: Allocated to fourteen Popes to date, what is the fourth most CLEMENT frequent papal name, although it has not been used since 1774?

Round 7

1a: Alternatively referred to as a ‘sea cow’, what is the name of the MANATEE herbivorous marine mammal noted for its paddle-shaped tail which has varieties called Amazonian, West Indian and West African? 1b: Upon winning Time Magazine’s Person of the Year in 2019, Charles LINDBERGH Greta Thunberg became the youngest ever recipient of the award, aged 16. Which US aviator had previously held the record for its youngest winner since winning the inaugural award aged 25 in 1927? 2a: What cosmetics and perfume retail outlet, whose founder The BODY SHOP received a damehood in 2003, opened its first shop at 22 Kensington Gardens, Brighton in 1976? 2b: Which song, taken as the second single from the album “What ROLL WITH IT The Story Morning Glory” lost out in the “Battle of the Bands” between Blur and Oasis in August 1995, stalling at number 2? 3a: With the first instalment released in 2005, what is the name of GOD OF WAR the video game series that is loosely based on ancient mythology and follows the lead character Kratos, a Spartan warrior who was tricked into killing his family? 3b: One of three female directors nominated for the Academy NOMADLAND Award for Best Director in the upcoming 93rd Oscars ceremony, Chloe Zhao is the director of which 2020 film that stars Frances McDormand? 4a: One of only four states to have two official mottos, Columbia is SOUTH CAROLINA the capital city and Charleston is the largest city of which US state that has the nickname “The Palmetto State”? 4b: What American online database and search engine that allows GIPHY users to search for and share short looping videos with no sound was acquired by the Facebook corporation for $400 million in May 2020?

Round 8

1a: Although it is a member state of the European Union, Romania Romanian LEU has not adopted the Euro. What is the name of its national currency? 1b: Which British rock group that achieved five UK number 1 hit The SHADOWS singles in the 1960s finished second in the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Let Me Be The One”? 2a: What one-word term with thirteen letters that describes the act DOOMSCROLLING of navigating through a large quantity of online news at once was chosen by the Macquarie Dictionary as their Word of the Year in 2020? 2b: What is the only racecourse located in the English county of MARKET RASEN Lincolnshire? 3a: Which former graduate of Oxford University’s acclaimed Benazir BHUTTO Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree course served two separate terms as her country’s Prime Minister and became the first female leader to give birth while in office in January 1990? 3b: The soldier Marcus Fenix is the main protagonist in the first GEARS OF WAR three instalments of which third-person video game series that was first launched for the Xbox 360 console in 2006? For the fourth instalment of the series, he was replaced by his son, JD. 4a: Allocated to thirteen Popes to date, what is equal-fifth in the list INNOCENT of most frequent papal names, although it has not been used since 1724? 4b: First airing on Sky One in March 2020 and now in its second BREEDERS series, which sitcom co-stars Daisy Haggard and Martin Freeman as Ally and Paul, an unmarried couple struggling with bringing up their two children?

SPARE QUESTIONS

1. In the fifth series of which BBC drama serial did Anya Taylor-Joy play PEAKY BLINDERS the part of Gina Gray? 2. One of only four states to have two official mottos, Frankfort is the KENTUCKY capital city and Louisville is the largest city of which US state that has the nickname “The Bluegrass State”? 3. In August 1995, Country House by Blur replaced what song by Take NEVER FORGET That at number 1 in the UK singles chart? 4. In 1968, Bill Clinton won a Rhodes scholarship to study for a UNIVERSITY College Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree at which of Oxford’s colleges? 5. First contested in 1957, the Uber Cup is a world team competition for BADMINTON female participants usually played biennially in which indoor sport? 6. Commanded by Walter M. Schirra and lasting for ten days in October APOLLO SEVEN 1968, what was the first Apollo space mission to feature crewed flight? 7. Which British economist, the sister of a BBC newsreader and Kate RAWORTH journalist, wrote the 2017 book “Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways To Think Like a 21st Century Economist”? 8. The Phoenix in Clapham, The Cat’s Back in Stockwell and the Royal HARVEY’S Oak in Southwark are all London pubs owned by which independent brewery that was founded in Lewes, East Sussex in 1790? 9. Originating on the Indonesian island of Java, what is the name of the BATIK method of producing coloured designs on textiles by dyeing them, having first applied wax to the parts to be left undyed? 10: Originating its name from the Arabic word for ‘bedspread’, what is MACRAMÉ the name of the form of textile design that uses knotting to make garments and accessories, instead of using weaving or knitting techniques? 11: Which businesswoman, who served as Chief Executive of the airline Dame Carolyn McCALL Easyjet between 2010 and 2017, has been the Chief Executive of the broadcast media company ITV since January 2018? 12: Which Scottish born, former Chief Executive of the Football Adam CROZIER Association and Royal Mail did Carolyn McCall succeed as ITV’s Chief Executive in January 2018?