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"?
	Andre Previn
2	What was the first name of the character played by Victoria Wood in the sitcom dinnerladies?
	Brenda
3	In the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, which actor played the role of Atticus Finch?
	Gregory Peck
4	In the famous painting known as Whistler's Mother, what is Whistler's mother doing?
	Sitting on a chair
5	Which band has released the albums Boy, War, and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb?
	U2
6	Which singer's albums include Music and Me, Dangerous, and Off the Wall?
	Michael Jackson
7	A statue of which author was unveiled outside the BBC headquarters in November?
	George Orwell
8	What's the name of the detective that features in a series of novels by Peter Robinson?
	Inspector Banks

Supplementaries:

1	What was the name of the character played by Dooley Wilson in the film Casablanca?
	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
	Ted Hankey
2	England cricket captain in the 1960s, and later Chairman of Selectors
	Ted Dexter
3	Current All Blacks rugby player, who is also a professional boxer
	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
	Bill Foulkes
5	British jockey, four times Derby winner, last one in 1994
	Willie Carson
6	Captain of the last British Lions team to win a series in New Zealand
	Willie John McBride
7	Australian snooker player, who reached the final of the World Championships in 1973 and 1975, but never won it
	Eddie Charlton
8	US tennis legend of the 60s and 70s, who won an amazing 20 Wimbledon titles, including six in the singles
	Billie–Jean King

Supplementaries:

1	American jockey, died in 2003, who has a claim to be the greatest jockey of all time
	William (Bill) Shoemaker
2	Notoriously unsuccessful British Olympian, had a film made about him in 2016.
	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.
	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.
	Michael Faraday
3	Who, in about 1869, organised elements into the Periodic Table, predicting ones that had still to be discovered?
	Dmitri Mendeleev
4	In 1944, where did the world's first programmable, electronic digital computer become operational?
	Bletchley Park
5	If you have a garden shed, it is likely to contain the 1830s brainchild of Edwin Budding. What was his invention?
	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?
	Alessandro Volta
7	Which society was formed in 1660 to spread scientific information through an international network of scientists?
	The Royal Society
8	Who, in 1439, invented a printing press with re–usable letters, enabling new ideas to spread more rapidly?
	Johannes Gutenberg

Supplementaries:

1	Which royal physician, in 1628, showed that the heart repeatedly pumps a fixed amount of blood around the body?
	William Harvey
2	In 1897, which physicist realised the potential for long–distance communication using Morse code?
	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?
	Tokyo Rose
3	Which actress gained fame playing Ena Sharples in Coronation Street?
	Violet Carson
4	Which successful film of 2011 starred Bill Nighy, Judi Dench and Maggie Smith?
	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
5	In the Disney cartoons, what's the name of Donald Duck's girlfriend?
	Daisy
6	Which novelist's works include The Bell (1958) and A Severed Head (1961)?
	Iris Murdoch
7	Which F. Scott Fitzgerald novel features the character Daisy Buchanan?
	The Great Gatsby
8	Which character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night has a twin brother called Sebastian?
	Viola

Supplementaries:

1	Who was the famous mistress of the then Prince of Wales, later Edward the Seventh?
	Lillie (or Lily) Langtry
2	Until 1991, on which river would you see the ship The Royal Iris at work each day?
	It was the famous ferry across the Mersey.

Round 5: Geography

1	To which country does the Bismarck Archipelago belong?
	Papua New Guinea
2	Which two islands are separated by the Bonifacio Strait?
	Sardinia and Corsica
3	Which country would you be in if you were visiting Jaffna?
	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?
	Bangladesh
6	Which country would you be in if you visited Jaffa?
	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?
	Ecuador

Round 6: After U

All the answers in this round begin with the letter V.

1	Capital of Laos
	Vientiane
2	The Green Mountain State
	Vermont
3	Nom de plume of Francois Arouet
	Voltaire
4	Character whose catchphrase is "I don't believe it"
	Victor Meldrew
5	Band that launched the careers of Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer
	Vinegar Joe
6	The river on which Prague stands
	Vltava
7	Previously known as the New Hebrides
	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?
	Potassium
2	The Chorleywood Process is used in the mass production of which food?
	Bread
3	What is groundnut oil made from?
	Peanuts
4	What does the A stand for in RDA, frequently found on food labels?
	Reference Daily Amount
5	Omega 3, the famous miracle ingredient of oily fish, is what kind of substance? (Two–word answer.)
	Fatty acid
6	What is a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar commonly known as?
	Baking powder
7	What food characteristic is measured in Scoville units?
	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?
	Jackson Pollock
2	What is the French term for Dublin Bay prawns?
	Langoustines
3	What fishing item can be centre–pin or multiplying?
	A reel
4	Which fish migrates to the Sargasso Sea to spawn?
	The eel
5	The term gravlax (or gravadlax) for a cured salmon originated in which country?
	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"?
	A Winter's Tale
2	What kind of bird is a shoveller?
	A duck
3	Quebec stands on which river?
	The St. Lawrence
4	On TV, who was the arch–enemy of He–Man?
	Skeletor
5	Which month of the year has the old countryman's name of Filldyke?
	February
6	Which river flows through Derby?
	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?
	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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