2017–18 Season: Week 7 – 5 December 2017
All questions were set by the Wharfies.
Specialist Rounds
Round 1: Arts & Entertainment
1 |
In a famous TV sketch, to whom did Eric Morecambe say, "I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order"? |
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Andre Previn |
2 |
What was the first name of the character played by Victoria Wood in the sitcom dinnerladies? |
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Brenda |
3 |
In the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, which actor played the role of Atticus Finch? |
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Gregory Peck |
4 |
In the famous painting known as Whistler's Mother, what is Whistler's mother doing? |
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Sitting on a chair |
5 |
Which band has released the albums Boy, War, and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb? |
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U2 |
6 |
Which singer's albums include Music and Me, Dangerous, and Off the Wall? |
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Michael Jackson |
7 |
A statue of which author was unveiled outside the BBC headquarters in November? |
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George Orwell |
8 |
What's the name of the detective that features in a series of novels by Peter Robinson? |
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Inspector Banks |
Supplementaries:
1 |
What was the name of the character played by Dooley Wilson in the film Casablanca? |
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Sam (as in "Play it again Sam") |
2 |
Who famously saved a penalty (after numerous retakes apparently) in the film Escape to Victory? |
 |
Sylvester Stallone |
Round 2: Bill & Ted's Excellent Sport Round
All the answers are people named Bill, Ted, or derivatives of those names.
1 |
Darts player from Stoke on Trent, known as The Count |
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Ted Hankey |
2 |
England cricket captain in the 1960s, and later Chairman of Selectors |
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Ted Dexter |
3 |
Current All Blacks rugby player, who is also a professional boxer |
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Sonny Bill Williams |
4 |
One of two survivors of the Munich air crash, along with Bobby Charlton, to win the European Cup with Manchester United |
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Bill Foulkes |
5 |
British jockey, four times Derby winner, last one in 1994 |
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Willie Carson |
6 |
Captain of the last British Lions team to win a series in New Zealand |
|
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Willie John McBride |
7 |
Australian snooker player, who reached the final of the World Championships in 1973 and 1975, but never won it |
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Eddie Charlton |
8 |
US tennis legend of the 60s and 70s, who won an amazing 20 Wimbledon titles, including six in the singles |
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Billie–Jean King |
Supplementaries:
1 |
American jockey, died in 2003, who has a claim to be the greatest jockey of all time |
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William (Bill) Shoemaker |
2 |
Notoriously unsuccessful British Olympian, had a film made about him in 2016. |
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Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards |
Round 3: Innovations in History
1 |
Who in about 1453 suggested that the planets rotate in circles around the Sun? The idea was not immediately accepted and could
not be proved experimentally. |
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Nicolaus Copernicus |
2 |
Which son of a blacksmith, in about 1831, discovered the possibility of transforming motion into electricity? He went on to
direct the laboratory of the Royal Institution. |
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Michael Faraday |
3 |
Who, in about 1869, organised elements into the Periodic Table, predicting ones that had still to be discovered? |
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Dmitri Mendeleev |
4 |
In 1944, where did the world's first programmable, electronic digital computer become operational? |
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Bletchley Park |
5 |
If you have a garden shed, it is likely to contain the 1830s brainchild of Edwin Budding. What was his invention? |
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The lawnmower (accept the adjustable spanner, which he also
invented) |
6 |
In 1800, whose battery or pile produced continuous current electricity for the first time? |
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Alessandro Volta |
7 |
Which society was formed in 1660 to spread scientific information through an international network of scientists? |
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The Royal Society |
8 |
Who, in 1439, invented a printing press with re–usable
letters, enabling new ideas to spread more rapidly? |
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Johannes Gutenberg |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which royal physician, in 1628, showed that the heart repeatedly pumps a fixed amount of blood around the body? |
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William Harvey |
2 |
In 1897, which physicist realised the potential for long–distance communication using Morse code? |
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Gugliemo Marconi |
Round 4: Scented Bouquet
All the questions or answers contain the name of a common garden flower.
1 |
Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera features the character Little Buttercup? |
 |
The Pirates of Penzance |
|
2 |
What was the name of the famous Japanese propagandist whose radio broadcasts during World War II were aimed at
disheartening Allied troops? |
|
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Tokyo Rose |
3 |
Which actress gained fame playing Ena Sharples in Coronation Street? |
|
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Violet Carson |
4 |
Which successful film of 2011 starred Bill Nighy, Judi Dench and Maggie Smith? |
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
5 |
In the Disney cartoons, what's the name of Donald Duck's girlfriend? |
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Daisy |
6 |
Which novelist's works include The Bell (1958) and A Severed Head (1961)? |
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Iris Murdoch |
7 |
Which F. Scott Fitzgerald novel features the character Daisy Buchanan? |
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The Great Gatsby |
8 |
Which character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night has a twin brother called Sebastian? |
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Viola |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Who was the famous mistress of the then Prince of Wales, later Edward the Seventh? |
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Lillie (or Lily) Langtry |
2 |
Until 1991, on which river would you see the ship The Royal Iris at work each day? |
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It was the famous ferry across the Mersey. |
Round 5: Geography
1 |
To which country does the Bismarck Archipelago belong? |
|
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Papua New Guinea |
2 |
Which two islands are separated by the Bonifacio Strait? |
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Sardinia and Corsica |
3 |
Which country would you be in if you were visiting Jaffna? |
|
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Sri Lanka |
4 |
Pusan is the principal port of which country? |
 |
South Korea |
5 |
If you paid a visit to Cox's Bazar, which country would you be in? |
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Bangladesh |
6 |
Which country would you be in if you visited Jaffa? |
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Israel |
7 |
Podgorica is the capital of which European country? |
 |
Montenegro |
8 |
Which country includes the islands of Alexander Selkirk and Robinson Crusoe? |
|
 |
Chile |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which country has Ghana to its west and Benin to its east? |
 |
Togo |
2 |
Which country includes the Galapagos Islands? |
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Ecuador |
Round 6: After U
All the answers in this round begin with the letter V.
1 |
Capital of Laos |
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Vientiane |
2 |
The Green Mountain State |
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Vermont |
3 |
Nom de plume of Francois Arouet |
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Voltaire |
4 |
Character whose catchphrase is "I don't believe it" |
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Victor Meldrew |
5 |
Band that launched the careers of Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer |
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Vinegar Joe |
6 |
The river on which Prague stands |
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Vltava |
7 |
Previously known as the New Hebrides |
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Vanuatu |
8 |
Currently appearing in Coronation Street as the new owner of the newsagents |
|
 |
Vic Reeves |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Adrian Edmondson's character in The Young Ones |
 |
Vyvyan |
2 |
God, one of the Hindu trinity |
 |
Vishnu |
Round 7: The Science of Food
1 |
Which metallic element is found in abundance in bananas? |
|
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Potassium |
2 |
The Chorleywood Process is used in the mass production of which food? |
|
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Bread |
3 |
What is groundnut oil made from? |
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Peanuts |
4 |
What does the A stand for in RDA, frequently found on food labels? |
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Reference Daily Amount |
|
5 |
Omega 3, the famous miracle ingredient of oily fish, is what kind of substance? (Two–word answer.) |
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Fatty acid |
6 |
What is a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar commonly known as? |
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Baking powder |
7 |
What food characteristic is measured in Scoville units? |
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Heat of chillies |
8 |
What is the constituent of red wine that makes it good for you? |
|
 |
An anti–oxidant, specifically resveratrol |
Supplementaries:
1 |
According to the British Nutrition Foundation website, what percentage of children aged 11 to 18 meet the five–a–day
recommendation? |
 |
8% (accept any answer below 15%) |
2 |
Which vitamin is the only one not found in an egg? |
 |
Vitamin C |
Round 8: Fishy Business
1 |
Which American abstract impressionist painter shares his name with a fish commonly found in British coastal waters? |
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Jackson Pollock |
2 |
What is the French term for Dublin Bay prawns? |
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Langoustines |
3 |
What fishing item can be centre–pin or multiplying? |
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A reel |
4 |
Which fish migrates to the Sargasso Sea to spawn? |
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The eel |
5 |
The term gravlax (or gravadlax) for a cured salmon originated in which country? |
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Sweden |
|
6 |
Who was Tintin's boozy friend? |
 |
Captain Haddock |
7 |
Which famous Welsh rugby union player once held the British record for the largest pike? |
 |
Gareth Edwards |
8 |
In 1969, who had a hit with I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag? The song also appeared on the Woodstock
film. |
|
 |
Country Joe & the Fish |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Peal and sewin are other names for which fish? |
|
 |
Sea trout |
2 |
In French cuisine, 'quenelles' are usually made with which fish? |
|
 |
Pike |
General Knowledge
1 |
Which of Shakespeare's plays features the stage direction "Exit, pursued by a bear"? |
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A Winter's Tale |
2 |
What kind of bird is a shoveller? |
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A duck |
3 |
Quebec stands on which river? |
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The St. Lawrence |
4 |
On TV, who was the arch–enemy of He–Man? |
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Skeletor |
5 |
Which month of the year has the old countryman's name of Filldyke? |
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February |
6 |
Which river flows through Derby? |
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The Derwent |
7 |
How were singers Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley better known? |
 |
The Righteous Brothers |
8 |
What, according to the Bible, is better than rubies? |
|
 |
Wisdom |
9 |
In the TV series Dalziel and Pascoe, which actor played Inspector Dalziel? |
 |
Warren Clarke |
10 |
Why was Leatherslade Farm in Buckinghamshire in the news in 1963? |
 |
It was used as a hideout by the Great Train Robbers |
11 |
Robert Hardy, who died this year, played which character in the TV series All Creatures Great and Small? |
 |
Siegfried Farnon |
12 |
The motto of which organisation is "For Home and Country"? |
|
 |
The Women's Institute |
13 |
Gorden Kaye, who died this year, played which character in TV's 'Allo 'Allo? |
 |
René Artois |
14 |
In the rhyme, who saw Cock Robin die? |
 |
The fly ("with my little eye") |
15 |
In the third Test at Lord's this summer, West Indian batsman Kraigg Braithwaite was bowled out for four runs. What was the
particular significance of this dismissal? |
 |
It was Jimmy Anderson's 500th Test wicket |
16 |
Which jazz bandleader's theme tune was Take the A–Train? |
 |
Duke Ellington |
17 |
In which TV game show were contestants urged to "say what you see"? |
 |
Catchphrase |
18 |
What do Americans call a child's dummy? |
 |
A pacifier |
19 |
In 1779, Samuel Crompton of Bolton invented which machine? |
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The spinning mule |
20 |
In which year did Britain abolish the death penalty for murder? |
 |
1965 (accept 1964 or 1966) |
21 |
What is the main ingredient of the Indian dish called dahl? |
 |
Lentils |
22 |
Who is the leader of the Catalan independence movement? |
 |
Carles Puigdemont |
23 |
What is the population of the Netherlands? |
 |
17,052,756 (accept 15 million to 19
million) |
24 |
Who was American president immediately before Richard Nixon? |
 |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
25 |
Which of Shakespeare's plays was banned in the latter stages of King George III's reign, in deference to
his condition? |
|
 |
King Lear (dealing with madness) |
26 |
Which county cricket team changes its county name to a city when it plays one–day cricket? |
|
 |
Warwickshire (becoming Birmingham Bears) |
27 |
With which male player did John McEnroe enjoy most of his doubles success? |
 |
Peter Fleming |
28 |
Entertainer Maurice Cole was born in Liverpool in 1944. With which name did he find fame? |
 |
Kenny Everett |
29 |
Singer Jim Osterberg was born in Michigan in 1947. With which name did he find fame? |
 |
Iggy Pop |
30 |
MG is a classic English car brand. The M stands for Morris; what does the G stand for? |
 |
Garages |
31 |
In Spain, what would you do with albondigas? |
 |
Eat them (they're meatballs) |
32 |
According to the title of his most famous song, how was Fred Wedlock described? |
 |
The Oldest Swinger in Town |
33 |
In which US state is Three Mile Island, the scene of a nuclear accident in 1979? |
 |
Pennsylvania |
34 |
What is the population of Sweden? |
 |
9.94 million (accept 9 million to 11 million) |
35 |
The octothorpe is a punctuation mark, enjoying a revival over the last ten years. What is its more familiar name? |
|
 |
Hash(tag) |
36 |
On a standard computer keyboard, which number shares a key with the percentage sign? |
 |
5 |
37 |
Whose most famous work was The Wind in the Willows? |
 |
Kenneth Grahame |
38 |
What was J. D. Salinger's best–selling work? |
 |
The Catcher in the Rye |
39 |
Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, overlooks which city? |
|
 |
Catania (Sicily) |
40 |
The Tongariro Crossing world heritage site is in which country? |
|
 |
New Zealand (it's a string of volcanoes, across the North Island) |
41 |
What did King Arthur receive as a wedding present from his new father–in–law? |
 |
The Round Table |
42 |
The dance known as the rumba comes from which country? |
 |
Cuba |
43 |
Which actress played Mrs. Slocombe in the original version of Are You Being Served? |
 |
Mollie Sugden |
44 |
In the 1963 film The Great Escape, who or what were Tom, Dick and Harry? |
 |
Escape tunnels |
45 |
Who was Marshal of Tombstone at the time of the famous Gunfight at the OK Corral? |
|
 |
Wyatt Earp |
46 |
Which important event took place in Britain on 23 June 2016? |
 |
The EU referendum |
47 |
The tango originated in which country? |
 |
Argentina |
48 |
Father and son Ian Wright and Shaun Wright–Phillips have both played in Premiership–winning teams. Only one other
father and son have done this. Name either of them. |
 |
Peter and Kasper Schmeichel |
49 |
Which Super League rugby league team play their home games at the Totally Wicked Stadium? |
|
 |
St. Helens |
50 |
Which BBC television drama series was based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth? |
 |
Call the Midwife |
51 |
How many farthings were there in one pound? |
 |
960 |
52 |
In which English city is there a district called the Lace Market? |
 |
Nottingham |
53 |
Ewan McGregor and Tara Fitzgerald starred in which 1996 film about a pit closure? |
 |
Brassed Off |
54 |
Which jazz musician was nicknamed 'the King of Swing'? |
 |
Benny Goodman |
55 |
In bullfighting, what do we call the horseman who jabs the bull with a lance to weaken it? |
 |
A picador |
56 |
Which musical instrument gets its name from the Italian for 'small'? |
 |
The piccolo |
57 |
The holy city of Mecca is in which country? |
 |
Saudi Arabia |
58 |
What's the common name for a regular quadrilateral? |
 |
A square |
59 |
How did soul singer Otis Redding die? |
 |
In a plane crash |
60 |
How many players make up a netball team? |
 |
7 |
61 |
Which famous writer owned a house called Abbotsford? |
 |
Walter Scott |
62 |
In 1981, Henry Fonda won the Oscar for Best Actor in On Golden Pond. Who co–starred and won Best Actress? |
 |
Katharine Hepburn |
63 |
In which East African city is the HQ of the Organisation of African Unity? |
 |
Addis Ababa |
64 |
You may have watched Victoria and Albert on TV recently. If you travelled along the Albert Canal, which country would you be in? |
 |
Belgium |
65 |
The oldest parliament in the world is called Althing. In which country is it? |
 |
Iceland (established about 930 AD) |
66 |
When you say "Amen" at the end of a prayer, what does it mean? |
 |
"So be it" or "Verily" |
67 |
Andorra has two heads of state. One is the Bishop of Seo de Urgel. Who is the other? |
 |
The President of France (currently Emmanuel Macron) |
68 |
How many players are there in a baseball team? |
|
 |
9 |
69 |
What is the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury? |
|
 |
Lambeth Palace |
70 |
What is the summer residence of the Pope? |
 |
Castel Gandolfo |
71 |
What is the name of the river on which Brisbane stands? |
 |
Oddly enough, it's the Brisbane River |
72 |
What word describes circles of different sizes that have a common centre? |
 |
Concentric |
73 |
Burgenland is a state in which European country? |
 |
Austria |
74 |
A sonata is played by one or more instruments. What's the equivalent musical term for a piece of music
that's sung? |
 |
Cantata |
75 |
The Caprivi Strip in Namibia gives it access to which river? |
 |
The Zambesi |
76 |
In the UK, Carol is a girl's name. It's also the name of two kings of which European country? |
 |
Romania |
77 |
Castro is usually thought of as the name of the Cuban dictator. Which other Latin American country was ruled by
Cipriano Castro? |
 |
Venezuela (from 1899 to 1908) |
78 |
How many coups did Fidel Castro lead against Batista? |
 |
Three (failures in 1953 and 1956, before success in 1959) |
79 |
In Arab countries, what is a 'fellah'? |
 |
A peasant farmer |
80 |
The development of the tractor was pioneered by an Irish man called Harry Ferguson. With whom did he join forces
to manufacture tractors in the USA? |
 |
Henry Ford (in 1938) |
81 |
Which stately home, outside York, represented Sebastian Flyte's home Brideshead in the TV and film versions of
Brideshead Revisited? |
 |
Castle Howard |
82 |
Which post is currently held by António Guterres? |
 |
Secretary General of the United Nations |
83 |
Which British writer recently won the Nobel Prize for Literature? |
 |
Kazuo Ishiguro |
84 |
Which word, featured in the titles, links songs by Radiohead and Culture Club? |
 |
Karma (Karma Police and Karma Chameleon,
respectively) |
85 | Which TV series, created, written and directed by Lena Dunham, had its final
season this year? |
 |
Girls |
86 |
Malcolm Turnbull holds which position in world politics? |
 |
Prime Minister of Australia |
87 |
What is the title of Ian Rankin's most recent Rebus novel? |
 |
Rather Be the Devil |
88 |
In which TV series does Kevin Spacey play politician Frank Underwood? |
|
 |
House of Cards |
89 |
To what does the adjective 'rhinal' refer? |
 |
The nose |
90 |
A Legacy of Spies is the title of the latest novel by which author? |
 |
John le Carré |
91 |
Which group of people were given the vote in Australia for the first time in 1965? |
 |
Aborigines |
92 |
Bubble and Saffron were characters in which TV programme? |
 |
Absolutely Fabulous |
93 |
How many quavers make up the same time as a semibreve? |
 |
8 |
94 |
Who wrote the poem that begins "Miss J. Hunter Dunn, Miss J. Hunter Dunn, furnish'd and burnish'd by Aldershot
sun"? |
|
 |
John Betjeman |
95 |
Which sport featured in the film When We Were Kings? |
 |
Boxing (it was about the Rumble in the Jungle) |
96 |
Which long–running TV show was first broadcast from a converted church in Manchester on 1 January 1964? |
 |
Top of the Pops |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Who wrote the novel England Made Me? |
|
 |
Graham Greene |
2 |
In which sport could you play an inwick or an outwick? |
|
 |
Curling |
3 |
Barwick Green is the theme tune to which long–running programme? |
 |
The Archers |
4 |
Which novel, banned by the Nazis because of its pacifist message, had a sequel called The Road Back? |
 |
All Quiet on the Western Front |
5 |
Which international organisation was founded in 1961 by Peter Benenson? |
 |
Amnesty (International) |
6 |
If ursine is bear–like, what is suilline? |
 |
Pig–like |
|
7 |
The Tablet is a weekly newspaper aimed at which specific group? |
 |
Roman Catholics |
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