2018–19 Season: Week 2 – 16 October 2018
All questions set by the Dolphin Dragons, vetted by the Sutton Mutton and Brewers Arms.
Specialist Rounds
Round 1: Geography
1 |
On which river does Florence stand? |
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The Arno |
2 |
Which mountains form the spine of Italy? |
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The Appenines |
3 |
Name a national park in Wales, other than Snowdonia. |
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Brecon Beacons or Pembrokeshire Coast |
4 |
Name one of the two villages at either end of the Pennine Way. |
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Edale or Kirk Yetholm |
5 |
In which country do the Pindus mountains run North to South? |
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Greece |
6 |
Which US State borders on four of the five Great Lakes? |
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Michigan |
7 |
In which range of hills is the Cheddar Gorge? |
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Mendips |
8 |
On which major European river do you find the gorge known as the Iron Gates? |
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The Danube |
Supplementaries
1 |
What is the county town of Wiltshire? |
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Trowbridge |
2 |
What is the county town of Surrey? |
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Guildford |
|
3 |
What is the county town of Cumbria? |
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Carlisle |
Round 2: History
1 |
Who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as US president? |
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Andrew Johnson |
2 |
What is the alternative name for the Battle of Hastings? |
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Senlac (Field) |
3 |
Which king was murdered in Pontefract Castle? |
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Richard II |
4 |
Who was Obama's Republican opponent in 2012? |
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Mitt Romney |
5 |
What is Margaret Bondfield's claim to fame? |
|
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First woman cabinet minister |
6 |
Why was Edward VII's coronation delayed for six weeks? |
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The king had appendicitis |
7 |
What age did women have to be when they were first allowed to vote? |
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30 |
8 |
In what movement was Annie Kenney a leading light? |
|
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The Suffragettes (the campaign for women's suffrage) |
Supplementaries
1 |
Which king was the youngest son of William the Conqueror? |
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Henry I |
2 |
Which king, other than Henry VIII, reigned when divorced? |
|
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George I |
Round 3: Arts & Entertainment
1 |
Which film star was born Camille Javal? |
|
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Brigitte Bardot |
2 |
Who played Private Walker in Dad's Army? |
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James Beck |
3 |
Shakespeare wrote three plays with couples as titles. Romeo and Juliet was one of them; name one of the other two. |
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Antony and Cleopatra or Troilus and Cressida |
4 |
Who wrote the Poldark novels? |
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Winston Graham |
5 |
What was the name of the holiday camp in Hi–di–Hi? |
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Maplins |
6 |
Who was the first person to be eliminated from this year's Strictly Come Dancing? |
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Susannah Constantine |
7 |
The painter, Domínikos Theotokópoulos (theo–to–ko–pol–os)
(1541–1614), is better known as what? |
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El Greco (The Greek!) |
8 |
Who was the conductor at this year's Last Night of the Proms? |
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Sir Andrew Davis |
Supplementaries
1 |
Which duo sang of The Gnu and The Hippopotamus? |
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Michael Flanders and Donald Swan |
2 |
Which Gilbert and Sullivan Opera features the character Bunthorne, a take–off of Oscar Wilde? |
|
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Patience |
Round 4: Sport
1 |
Which County Cricket team travels furthest from its base to play some of their first class matches? |
|
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Glamorgan (Cardiff to Colwyn Bay) |
2 |
Which fence in the Grand National is named after the 1967 winner? |
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Foinavon (the 7th and 23rd fence) |
3 |
Name the Olympic Gold medal winning long jumper who has recently announced his retirement from the sport? |
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Greg Rutherford |
4 |
Simon Yates has recently doing Britain proud in which sport? |
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Cycling (he won the Vuelta a España) |
5 |
Who was the non–playing captain of the recent (Sept 2018) successful European Ryder Cup Team? |
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Thomas Bjorn |
6 |
Who knocked Manchester United out of this season's Carabao Cup on 25 September? |
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Derby
County |
7 |
20–year–old Sam Curran has recently been making a name for himself in which sport? |
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Cricket |
8 |
Name the former Welsh Rugby Captain who recently announced his retirement from the game. |
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Sam Warburton |
Supplementaries
1 |
Who won the 2018 Giro d'Italia? |
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Chris Froome |
2 |
The inaugural multi–sport European Championships were held this year in and around Glasgow (that includes Edinburgh)
and which other city? |
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Berlin |
Round 5: Science (etc.)
1 |
Name one
of the two types of chambers found in the human heart. |
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Atrium or ventricle |
2 |
Where on the human body would you find an auricle? |
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On the side of the head. (It's the exterior part of the
ear) |
3 |
Two members of the thrush family are winter visitors to Britain. Name either. |
|
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Redwing or fieldfare |
4 |
How is a diamond shape known in geometry? |
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Rhombus |
5 |
In chemistry, what do nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson have in common? |
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They are the four new elements (named in December 2016) |
6 |
Name one of the six naturally occurring so–called 'noble' gases. |
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Helium, neon, argon,
krypton, xenon, or radon. |
7 |
'Half the base times the height' is the formula for discovering the area of which shape? |
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A triangle |
8 |
The reindeer is called what in North America? |
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Caribou |
Supplementaries
1 |
What astronomical discovery did Clyde Tombaugh make in 1930? |
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Pluto |
2 |
The main telescope at Jodrell Bank is named after which scientist? |
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Sir Bernard Lovell |
Round 6: Fictional Siblings
Name the book, play or programme (etc.) in which you find these:
1 |
Biff and Happy Loman |
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Death Of A Salesman |
2 |
John, Michael & Wendy Darling |
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Peter Pan |
3 |
Michael & Jane Banks |
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Mary Poppins |
4 |
Elinor & Marianne Dashwood |
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Sense and Sensibility |
5 |
Adam, Debbie, Kate, Alice Aldridge |
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The Archers |
6 |
Martin, Mark and Michelle Fowler |
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Eastenders |
7 |
Edgar and Isabella Linton |
|
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Wuthering Heights |
8 |
Sebastian and Viola (surname not given) |
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Twelfth Night |
Supplementaries
1 |
Celie & Nettie (surname not given) |
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The Color Purple |
2 |
Maggie & Tom Tulliver |
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The Mill On The Floss |
3 |
Anne, Julian and Dick (surname not given) |
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The Famous Five books |
Round 7: Davids
Name the David who:
1 |
... was a member of the crew of Red Dwarf |
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Lister |
2 |
... was the first Prime Minister of Israel |
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Ben Gurion |
3 |
... was the first European to see the Victoria Falls |
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Livingstone |
4 |
... played Che in the original production of Evita |
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Essex |
5 |
... was MP for Whitney, 2001–16 |
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Cameron |
6 |
... was a Frenchman who played for Newcastle, Spurs, Aston Villa
and Everton in the late 1990s and early 2000s |
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Ginola |
7 |
... led England to victory in the 1985 Ashes |
|
Gower |
8 |
... was born in Manchester, and was the UK's last Liberal Prime minister |
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Lloyd George |
Supplementaries
1 |
... was a royal, known to the Royal family as David |
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Edward VIII |
2 |
... was the first English football player to win league titles in four countries: (England, Spain, the United States
and France) |
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Beckham |
Round 8: Trains and Boats and Planes
1 |
Which Brunel ship is now a tourist attraction in Bristol? |
|
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The SS Great Britain |
2 |
Which city is served by Vaclav Havel airport? |
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Prague |
3 |
What is the name the name of the Fat Controller (in the Thomas the Tank Engine books?) |
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Sir Topham Hatt |
4 |
Who drives Ivor the Engine? |
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Jones the Steam |
5 |
Which engine was common to Spitfires and Lancasters? |
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Rolls Royce Merlin |
6 |
Which museum ship re–opened to visitors on 25 April 2012, after a fire destroyed much of the interior in May 2007 while
undergoing conservation? |
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The Cutty Sark |
7 |
Which Paris station is the terminus for Eurostar? |
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Gare du Nord |
8 |
Which aircaft designer was responsible (along with Henry J. Kaiser) for the wooden Spruce Goose? |
|
Howard Hughes |
Supplementaries
1 |
Which train leaves, according to the song, from track 29? |
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The Chatanooga Choo Choo |
2 |
Which London Station does the Eurostar leave from? |
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St. Pancras |
3 |
For what was Peter Twiss famous? |
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First test pilot to exceed Mach 1 (break the sound barrier) |
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General Knowledge
1 |
Which English explorer was executed in 1618, fifteen years after being found guilty of conspiracy against King James I of
England (and VI of Scotland)? |
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Sir Walter Raleigh |
2 |
Who has controversially recently been elected to the US Supreme court as one of the nine permanent judges? |
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Brett Kavanaugh |
3 |
What did David Quayle and Richard Block found in Southampton in 1969? |
|
B & Q |
4 |
Which citrus fruit is used to flavour Earl Grey tea? |
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The bergamot (a type of orange, but bergamot must be in
the answer) |
5 |
Which scientific word means 'disease producer'? |
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Pathogen |
6 |
Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the sub–title The Slave of Duty? |
|
The Pirates of Penzance |
7 |
Which French town is known for producing nougat? |
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Montélimar |
8 |
What type of animal is a Turkish Van? |
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A breed of cat |
9 |
Name one of the countries separated by the Palk Strait. |
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Sri Lanka
or India |
10 |
Who was the father of King Arthur? |
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Uther Pendragon |
11 |
Who is the highest ranked UK mens tennis player? |
|
Kyle Edmund |
12 |
What Channel 4 programme does Kevin McCloud introduce? |
|
Grand Designs |
13 |
For which role did Claire Foy recently win the Emmy for best actress? |
|
Queen Elizabeth II (in The Crown) |
14 |
Which golfer won (the maximum) 5 points in this year's Ryder Cup? |
|
|
Francisco Molinari |
15 |
Two of Shakespeare's plays are set in Verona. One is the Two Gentlemen of said city. Which is the other? |
|
Romeo and Juliet |
16 |
Of which US state is St Paul's the capital? |
|
Minnesota |
17 |
Who is to take over from Chris Evans on BBC Radio 2's breakfast show? |
|
Zoe Ball |
18 |
On silver, what is the assay mark for the Birmingham office? |
|
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An anchor |
19 |
What is the connection between Frankie Valli and Vivaldi? |
|
The Four Seasons (name of the former's pop group, and of a composition
of the latter) |
20 |
Which sugar is found in milk? |
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Lactose |
21 |
The name of which very popular edible product translated means 'twice cooked'? |
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Biscuit |
22 |
Which businessman recently took over the House of Fraser chain? |
|
|
Mike Ashley (of Sports Direct) |
23 |
Why was US politician Nikki Haley in the news earlier this month? |
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She resigned as US ambassador to the UN |
24 |
Who was British PM when the US started the war of independence? |
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Lord North |
25 |
Which film, in 1949, was the first non–US film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? |
|
Hamlet |
26 |
Whose World War I Requiem used words by Wilfred Owen? |
|
Benjamin Britten |
27 |
Of what race was Goliath? |
|
The Philistines |
28 |
In which late 20th century novel do we find the country of Gilead? |
|
|
The Handmaid's Tale |
29 |
Near which town was the armistice signed after the end of the first world war? |
|
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(In the forest of) Compiègne (in a railway carriage) |
30 |
Name one of the two countries, apart from the UK, that are in both the EU and the Commonwealth. |
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Malta or Cyprus |
31 |
Jimmy Donal Wales is best known as being the co–founder and promoter of which internet presence? |
|
AWikipedia |
32 |
What is the device called that mixes air and fuel in an internal combustion engine? |
|
|
The carburettor |
33 |
Which team does Gareth Bale play for? |
|
Real Madrid |
34 |
Dry ice is a form of which gas? |
|
|
Carbon dioxide |
35 |
Which Prime Minister made Victoria Empress Of India? |
|
|
Benjamin Disraeli |
36 |
In which country does the Zambesi River reach the sea? |
|
Mozambique |
37 |
What name is often given to Franz Schubert's 'Symphony No. 8? |
|
The Unfinished Symphony |
38 |
Who is played by David Mitchell in the TV series Upstart Crow? |
|
William Shakespeare |
39 |
Which time–saving device was invented by Percy Spencer? |
|
The microwave oven |
40 |
Who was England's youngest, and later, oldest, batsman? |
|
|
Brian Close |
41 |
Which UK Scientist discovered oxygen? |
|
Joseph Priestley |
42 |
Who is supported by the charity Bliss? |
|
Premature babies (and their families) |
43 |
For what is Humphry Repton (1752–1818) famous? |
|
|
Landscape gardening |
44 |
Nobles, bezants and angels were old what? |
|
|
Coins (English) |
45 |
Apart from Wales, only two countries have a dragon on their flag. Name one of them. |
|
|
Bhutan or Malta |
46 |
Which term defines the rate of change of speed? |
|
Acceleration (not velocity) |
47 |
On which current TV programme do Dave Arch and his orchestra appear? |
|
Strictly Come Dancing |
48 |
Which recent film has Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in roles played in an earlier version by Judy Garland and
James Mason? |
|
|
A Star is Born |
49 |
What was Zeus disguised as, when he seduced (or raped) Leda? |
|
A swan |
50 |
Who was the manager of Macclesfield Town, briefly, from June to October this year? |
|
Mark Yates |
51 |
Who is credited with saying "To err is human, but it feels divine"? |
|
Mae West |
52 |
Which French hero of World War I was tried for treason after World War
II? |
|
Marshal (Phillippe) Pétain |
53 |
Name one of the two women who tell a story in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. |
|
The Prioress or the Wife of Bath |
54 |
Who gave his name to a type of whirlpool bath? |
|
Candido Jacuzzi |
55 |
What word is used to describe fruit trees etc, when they are grown flat against a wall? |
|
Espalier (but fan or even cordon can be
accepted) |
56 |
Meng Honwei, who recently went missing in China, is the head of which international organisation? |
|
Interpol |
57 |
Which fashion business had its first factory in Carno, mid–Wales? |
|
Laura Ashley (both names needed: that is the brand name) |
58 |
Which garden designer (1843–1932), often worked in partnership with the architect Lutyens, designing gardens to go with
his houses etc? |
|
Gertrude Jekyll |
59 |
Who was Sir Galahad's Father? |
|
Lancelot |
60 |
What was the original name for the band The Shadows? |
|
The Drifters |
61 |
Who is the leader of the Scottish Conservative Party? |
|
Ruth Davidson |
62 |
Who was killed by the king's horse at the 1913 Derby? |
|
Emily Davison |
63 |
Which country has the third largest population of Spanish speakers in the world? |
|
Spain (after Mexico and Colombia) |
64 |
Which company has announced a two–week shutdown in production later this month? |
|
Jaguar/Landrover |
65 |
How is the combination of Anise, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves and Fennel better known? |
|
(Chinese) five spice |
66 |
Which famous first was achieved by Constance Markievicz on 14 December 1918? |
|
|
She was the first woman to be elected to the (British) House of
Commons |
67 |
Who is the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer? |
|
John McDonnell |
68 |
What is the Ordsall Cord? |
|
|
The new cross–Manchester railway line, connecting Victoria
Station with Piccadilly (and other stations such as Deansgate and Oxford Road) |
69 |
What would you classify using the Dewey Decimal System? |
|
Books (especially in libraries) |
70 |
Which union has been responsible for frequent rail strikes this year? |
|
RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) |
71 |
What popular name was given to the European recovery programme after WWII? |
|
The Marshall Plan |
72 |
What is meant by treen? |
|
Objects made of wood |
73 |
Who is the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party? |
|
Arlene Foster |
74 |
In which country is Timbuktu? |
|
Mali |
75 |
Which of the halogens is liquid at room temperature? |
|
Bromine |
76 |
Which former royal is now married to US sportswoman, Sandy Pflueger? |
|
|
Mark Phillips (she is a US dressage Olympian) |
77 |
As of 9 October, three Premier League teams have yet to win a match this season. Name one of them. |
|
Cardiff City, Huddersfield Town or
Newcastle United |
78 |
Who solved the Riddle of the Sphinx? |
|
Oedipus |
79 |
What was the surname of René in 'Allo, 'Allo? |
|
Artois |
80 |
In which country will next year's Eurovision Song Contest be held? |
|
Israel |
81 |
Why was Jack Brooksbank on the society and gossip pages this last week? |
|
He married Princess Eugenie |
82 |
Going Straight was the follow up to which sitcom? |
|
Porridge |
83 |
Of which US state is Helena the capital? |
|
Montana |
84 |
What position in the government does Michael Gove hold (as of 4 October)? |
|
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (accept
DEFRA) |
85 |
Which record is still held by the SS United States? |
|
Fastest crossing of the Atlantic by a liner (the Blue Riband) |
86 |
Which type of bread has a name that translates as slipper? |
|
Ciabatta |
87 |
Other than Anthony Joshua, which other boxer holds a recognised World Championship Heavyweight title? |
|
Deyontay Wilder (WBC champion) |
88 |
Mistress Page and Mistress Ford are the eponymous heroines of which Shakespeare play? |
|
The Merry Wives of Windsor |
89 |
Who composed the opera Turandot? |
|
Giacamo Puccini |
90 |
Which New York street is synonymous with the US advertising industry? |
|
Madison Avenue |
91 |
Which word, used in modern day science and often preceding the word 'equation', is Latin for 'amount'? |
|
|
Quantum |
92 |
What was special about West Ham winning the FA Cup in 1975? |
|
They were the last all–English side to do so. |
93 |
Name either of the only two countries on the mainland of South America that drive on the left. |
|
|
Guyana or Surinam |
94 |
On 27 March 2010, Russia had eleven; today they only have nine ... what? |
|
|
Time zones |
95 |
'Rich Uncle Pennybags', a round old man in a top hat, serves as the mascot for what? |
|
|
Monopoly |
96 |
What is the name of the nineteenth century philanthropist who founded a horticultural institute, where a horticultural product
bearing his name was developed? Both names, please! |
|
John Innes |
Supplementaries
1 |
What name is given to the men who accompanied Jason on his quest for the
Golden Fleece? |
|
The Argonauts |
2 |
The Silkmen are on the brink of equalling whose all–time English league record for consecutive games without a victory? |
|
Derby County |
3 |
In which famous film does Dave "kill" Hal? |
|
2001: a Space Odyssey |
4 |
Where were Vulcan bombers built? |
|
Woodford |
5 |
Who composed Moon River, as featured in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's? |
|
|
Henry Mancini |
6 |
Who played Baby, alongside Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing? |
|
Jennifer Grey |
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