2021–2 Season: Week 14 – 5 April 2022

Specialist Rounds

1	Where There's a Will	2	Science (and Nature)	3	Music: Opening Lines	4	Geography
5	Arts & Entertainment	6	Sport	7	History	8	Classic Literature

Specialist Questions

Set by the Chester Road Tavern.

Round 1: Where There's a Will

Each answer is the name of someone whose first name is William, or a common abbreviation thereof.

1	Which country both hosted and won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930?
	Uruguay
1	Politician who was Home Secretary under Thatcher.
	William Whitelaw
2	Actor who played Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and Billy Mack in Love Actually.
	Bill Nighy
3	Actor particularly well known for a variety of roles including a newscaster, a skater, a racing car driver and an elf.
	Will Ferrell
4	Captain of Celtic when they won the European Cup in 1967.
	Billy McNeill
5	Winner of 39 Grand Slam tennis titles.
	Billie Jean King
6	Rapper with Black Eyed Peas.
	will.i.am
7	Surname of the schoolboy antihero created by Richmal Crompton.
	(William) Brown
8	Member of the Humblebums, with Gerry Rafferty, before embarking on a long career as a comedian.
	Billy Connolly

Supplementaries:

1	ZZ Top vocalist and guitarist.
	Billy Gibbons
2	Bass guitarist for the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993.
	Bill Wyman

Round 2: Science (and Nature)

1	Who discovered the minor planet Pluto?
	Clyde Tombaugh
2	What's the lowest layer of the atmosphere called?
	The Troposphere
3	Which genus of plants has the Latin name Ilex?
	Holly
4	Name either of the planets between which the asteroid belt is located.
	Mars and Jupiter
5	In which part of the body is the soleus muscle located?
	The leg (it's the calf muscle)
6	How is the plant Helianthus better known?
	Sunflower
7	Which country did Tim Peake launch from and return to, on his trip to the International Space Station?
	Kazakhstan
8	Entomology is the study of what?
	Insects

Supplementaries:

1	Which metallic element has the symbol Sn?
	Tin
2	What medical aid was invented by René Laennec?
	Stethoscope

Round 3: Music – Opening lines

Give the song title from the opening lyric. Song title required only.

1	Well, she was just seventeen, You know what I mean
	I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles)
2	It's nine o'clock on a Saturday, The regular crowd shuffles in
	Piano Man (Billy Joel)
3	Sun is shinin' in the sky, There ain't a cloud in sight
	Mr Blue Sky (ELO)
4	You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain
	Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis)
5	I don't have to sell my soul, He's already in me
	I Wanna Be Adored (The Stone Roses)
6	You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips
	You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling (The Righteous Brothers)
7	They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
	Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)
8	Well I don't know why I came here tonight, I've got a feeling that something ain't right
	Stuck in the Middle with You (Stealers Wheel)

Supplementaries:

1	I guess now it's time for me to give up
	Back for Good (Take That)
2	Every night in my dreams, I see you, I feel you
	My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion)

Round 4: Geography

1	How many boroughs are there in New York City?
	Five – The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island
2	As of 11th March 2022, what country is the newest in the world to be recognised by the UN?
	South Sudan
3	In which country will you find the city of Shiraz?
	Iran (accept Persia)
4	What's the largest lake in the UK, by area?
	Lough Neagh
5	Name either of the two South American countries with which Brazil does not share a border.
	Chile or Ecuador
6	Which is the highest mountain outside of Asia?
	Aconcagua (in Argentina)
7	What is the geographical term given to knife–edge ridges such as Crib Goch on Snowdon and Striding Edge on Helvellyn?
	Arête
8	In which country is the mining town of Iron Knob?
	Australia

Supplementaries:

1	Which country has the longest coastline in Europe?
	Norway
2	What's the oldest recorded town in the UK?
	Colchester

Supplementaries:

Round 5: Arts & Entertainment

1	With which of the arts would you associate Egon Madsen?
	Ballet
2	Which Florentine artist's name, possibly nickname, translates as 'little barrel'?
	Botticelli
3	Jim Morrison was the lead singer of which band during 1965 to 1971?
	The Doors
4	Which actor starred in the films Crimson Tide, Training Day and Philadelphia?
	Denzel Washington
5	George, Anne, Julian, Dick, and Timmy the dog, are better known as which collective?
	The Famous Five (Enid Blyton)
6	Chrissie Hynde was the lead singer of which band, formed in 1978?
	The Pretenders
7	Which British artist is known for an exhibit that featured a tiger shark preserved in formaldehyde?
	Damien Hirst
8	In the trilogy His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman, which book precedes The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass?
	Northern Lights (accept The Golden Compass – its US title)

Supplementaries:

1	Correggio's famous work The Assumption of the Virgin can be seen on the cupola of the cathedral of which Italian City?
	Parma
2	How many lines are there in a sonnet?
	14

Round 6: Sport

1	In January 2022, who became the first male to win 21 tennis Grand Slams?
	Rafael Nadal
2	Which Premier League team does Christian Eriksen play for?
	Brentford
3	Who has recently been announced as the captain of this year's American Ryder Cup team?
	Zach Johnson
4	Who equalled Eddy Merckx's record of 34 stage wins in last year's Tour de France?
	Mark Cavendish
5	Name either of the two bowlers that were left out of the England cricket team that toured the West Indies earlier this year, and have taken over 1,000 test wickets between them.
	James Anderson or Stuart Broad
6	Which rugby union team play their home matches at Mattioli Woods Welford Road?
	Leicester Tigers (accept Leicester or Tigers)
7	Sam Quek represented England at which sport?
	(Field) Hockey
8	Who is Tyson Fury due to fight in April this year?
	Dillian Whyte

Supplementaries:

1	Where would you find Valentines, the Canal Turn and the Chair?
	Aintree racecourse (accept the Grand National)
2	Mick the Miller and Ballyregan Bob are best known for their exploits in which sport?
	Greyhound racing

Round 7: History

1	The battle of Bunker Hill was fought during which conflict?
	The American Revolutionary war (accept American War of Independence)
2	Which war ended in 1902 with the Treaty of Vereeniging?
	The (Second) Boer War
3	Which British Monarch was murdered in Berkeley Castle?
	Edward II
4	Who referred to the English as a nation of shopkeepers?
	Napoleon Bonaparte
5	Which empire ended in 1453, when the Ottomans conquered Constantinople?
	The Byzantine Empire
6	Which English monarch was also known as Henry Bolingbroke?
	Henry IV
7	Who invented the barometer in 1643?
	Evangelista Torricelli
8	Who was the last Emperor of Russia?
	Nicholas II

Supplementaries:

1	What was the meaning of Mahatma Gandhi's principle of 'Satyagraha'?
	Non–violent protest
2	Which French province was under English control from 1154 to 1204?
	Anjou

Round 8: Classic Literature

You will be given the names of three characters from a book. Just name the book.

1	Pip, Estella, Magwitch.
	Great Expectations
2	Meg, Jo, Beth.
	Little Women
3	Marilla, Matthew, Anne.
	Anne of Green Gables
4	Bathsheba, Gabriel, Troy.
	Far from the Madding Crowd
5	Atticus, Scout, Boo.
	To Kill a Mockingbird
6	Napoleon, Snowball, Boxer.
	Animal Farm
7	Winston, Julia, O'Brien.
	Nineteen eighty–four
8	Ralph, Piggy, Jack.
	Lord of the Flies

Supplementaries:

1	Roberta, Peter, Perks.
	The Railway Children
2	John, Carver, Lorna.
	Lorna Doone

General Knowledge

Set by the Sutton Mutton.

1	David Rutley, the current (as of 15th March 2022) Minister for Welfare Delivery, used to work for which supermarket chain?
	Asda
2	Which of the four reservoirs above Langley was the last to be constructed?
	Trentabank
3	The collection of natural history paintings by which Langley–born artist was moved from West Park Museum to the Silk Museum during the pandemic?
	Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe
4	Name one of the government departments (excluding the Post Office) that used to occupy Craven House on Churchill Way, before it was converted into Lusso.
	HM Revenue and Customs or Department for Work and Pensions
5	The four stations on the standard British Monopoly board were all served by which one of the pre–nationalisation big four railway companies?
	The London and North Eastern Railway (accept LNER)
6	Which is the most recently opened motorway service area on the M5?
	Gloucester (accept Gloucester North or South)
7	Name either of the stops at the end of the Pink line on the Manchester Metrolink tram network.
	East Didsbury or Rochdale
8	Which US state is surrounded by the states of Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and California?
	Nevada

9	What is oology the study of?
	Birds' eggs
10	Name the cat that was appointed as Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office in 2011.
	Larry
11	Name the octopus that, allegedly, correctly predicted the results of all Germany's games in the 2010 World Cup finals.
	Paul
12	What is herpetology the study of?
	Reptiles and/or amphibians (accept either, and note that a snake is a reptile)
13	One of Britain's commonest pub name signs is supposed to come from John of Gaunt's coat of arms. What's the name of the pub?
	The Red Lion
14	In heraldry, what colour is known as murrey?
	A deep purple–red – the colour of mulberries (do not accept just red)
15	If Britannia is the personification of Great Britain, who is the personification of the French Republic?
	Marianne
16	What's the UK equivalent of 'Boob Day' in Spain?
	April Fool's Day

17	Which fashion company was one of the companies responsible for manufacturing the black uniforms worn by the SS in Nazi Germany?
	Hugo Boss
18	The name of which British Prime Minister is connected with a type of felt hat, that he popularised?
	Anthony Eden
19	The word 'ephemeral' means brief or short lived, but what was the precise original meaning of the word?
	Lasting a day (from the Greek word ephēmeros, meaning such)
20	An NFT (November, Foxtrot, Tango) is a digital asset, such as an artwork or game, that's uniquely identifiable, and 17 billion dollars'–worth were reported to have been sold in 2021. What does the F (Foxtrot) in NFT stand for?
	Non–Fungible Token
21	Name the US hunter, fur trader and taxidermist who set up a very successful frozen foods business in 1924.
	Clarence Birdseye
22	Which former Formula 2 and Formula 3 motor racing driver bought BHS for £1 in 2015, but put it into administration 13 months later?
	Dominic Chappell
23	Named after a cup bearer to Zeus, which is the largest moon of Jupiter?
	Ganymede
24	Which moon of Mars is named after the God and personification of fear and panic in Greek mythology?
	Phobos

25	Which island in the Leeward Islands has its legally recognised capital at Plymouth?
	Montserrat
26	Where in the world is Marie Byrd Land?
	Antarctica (with an area of 1,610,000 km², it's the largest unclaimed territory on Earth)
27	Denis Charles Pratt was an actor and writer who died in 1999. By what name was he better known?
	Quentin Crisp
28	Born in 1936, by what name is musician William George Perks better known?
	Bill Wyman
29	What's the name of Donald Trump's mansion in Palm Beach, Florida?
	Mar–a–Lago
30	What name did Ian Fleming give to his dream villa and estate in Jamaica?
	Goldeneye
31	Which is Britain's oldest museum, whose founding collection came from a 17th Century English politician, astrologer and alchemist?
	The Ashmolean in Oxford (dating from 1683)
32	The Imperial War Museum in London occupies a site that was previously more famous as the site of what?
	Bethlem Royal Hospital or Bedlam (accept either answer)

33	Which novel, written in 1859, contains a character called Count Fosco?
	The Woman in White (by Wilkie Collins)
34	David Balfour is the 17–year–old narrator, and main character, in which 1886 novel?
	Kidnapped
35	Bobotie (ba–bo–tea), a dish of spiced mince with an egg–based topping, is supposedly the national dish of which country?
	South Africa
36	The three ingredients in a classic gremolata are garlic, lemon zest, and which herb?
	Parsley
37	Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
	Saint Augustine
38	Which English monarch was a great–great–great–grandson of Rollo the Viking?
	William I (the Conqueror)
39	Which event at the SoFi stadium in Inglewood, California, on the 13th February this year, featured a show with performances by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige, with special appearances by 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak (Anderson Dot Paak)?
	Super Bowl (LVI – 56)
40	Which confusingly–named event in January and February this year featured games in Yaoundé, Douala, Limbé, Bafoussam and Garoua?
	Afcon 2021 (accept 2021 Africa Cup of Nations)

41	How many states comprise the north eastern region of the United States known as New England? (No leeway.)
	Six (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont)
42	How many stars are there on the Australian National Flag? (No leeway.)
	Six (the seven–pointed Commonwealth star, and the five stars of the southern cross)
43	When women in the United Kingdom were first enfranchised by the Representation of the People Act 1918, at what age did they become eligible to vote (provided they were householders)? (No leeway.)
	Thirty (30)
44	In American football, how many players could an NFL franchise have on its active roster during the 2021 regular season (i.e. how big is the playing squad)?
	53
45	How many member states does the United Nations have? (No leeway.)
	193 (also accept 195 as there are two non–member observer states – the Holy See and Palestine)
46	BBC Radio 4 LW broadcasts on 1500 metres long wave. What's the frequency of this long wave signal?
	198 kilohertz (kHz)
47	The summit of Whetstone Ridge is the second highest point in Cheshire. How high is it? (There is some leeway.)
	547 metres or 1,795 feet
48	How many MPs are there in the House of Commons? (No leeway.)
	650

49	The Queen's official birthday is usually on the second Saturday in June, but in which month was she actually born?
	April (21 April 1926)
50	In the Girl from Uncle TV series, which U.N.C.L.E. agent was played by the actress Stephanie Powers? (Full name required.)
	April Dancer
51	Which Seattle–based grunge rocker committed suicide by shooting himself in April 1994?
	Kurt Cobain
52	Which British prime minister resigned on the 5th of April 1955 because of his failing health?
	Winston Churchill
53	In the United Kingdom, on what date does each tax year finish?
	5th April
54	As of the 17th March 2022, the Akashi–Kaikyo bridge, which opened on the 5th of April 1998, is the world's longest suspension bridge. In which country is it?
	Japan (a longer bridge opened in Turkey on the 18th March 2022!)
55	Birkenhead Park, generally acknowledged as the first publicly funded civic park in the world, was opened on the 5th of April 1847. Which gardener, architect and engineer, knighted in 1851 for his work on another building, designed it?
	Joseph Paxton
56	Which month in the Islamic or Hijri calendar begins on the 2nd of April this year, and finishes on the 1st of May?
	Ramadan

57	What was the name of the farmer who owned the battlefield where Generals James Wolfe and Louis–Joseph de Montcalm both died? (First name, last name, or both, are acceptable.)
	Abraham Martin (the battle of the plains of Abraham)
58	In which town in South Wales was Dai Woodham's scrapyard?
	Barry (accept Barry Docks or Barry Island)
59	On which island was Napoleon Bonaparte born?
	Corsica
60	Havarti is a white, semi–hard cheese, made from cow's milk, originally produced in which country?
	Denmark
61	Dutch–born Tim Smit was the Co–Founder, and is the current Executive Vice–Chair, of which brown sign destination in Cornwall?
	The Eden Project
62	In 1979, Jerry Rawlings led the group of military officers who overthrew General Acheampong, the then head of state of Ghana. What was Jerry Rawlings's military rank at the time?
	Flight Lieutenant
63	By what name is the Spanish renaissance painter, sculptor and architect Doménikos Theotokópoulos better known?
	El Greco
64	Crataegus monogyna is the scientific name for what flowering plant?
	Hawthorn

65	Graham Hill is the only driver to achieve the Triple Crown of motorsport – winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Monaco Grand Prix, and which other motor race?
	Indianapolis 500
66	Which Irish writer was married to Nora Barnacle?
	James Joyce
67	Which was the last operational deep coal mine in the UK?
	Kellingley Colliery
68	Which African city is served by Murtala Mohammed International Airport (named after the fourth military ruler of the country it's in)?
	Lagos
69	In revolutionary and first republic France, what were Pluviose, Germinal and Thermidor?
	Months (in the decimalised calendar)
70	What title did the newspaper magnate Alfred Harmsworth take on being raised to the peerage in 1905?
	Baron (later 1st Viscount) Northcliffe
71	On aircraft, what colour are the so–called 'black boxes'?
	Orange
72	In which series of animated children's television programmes did police officer PC Selby appear?
	Postman Pat

73	Who was the last queen–empress of India?
	Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
74	Ferroequinology is the study of what?
	Railroads (accept railways, railway locomotives, trains, etc.)
75	Which root vegetable is a cross between a turnip and a type of cabbage – probably kale?
	Swede
76	Furmint – a white Hungarian variety – is the principal grape in which dessert wine?
	Tokaji (tock–eye)
77	Who was the co–organiser, along with Bob Geldof, of Live Aid in 1985?
	Midge Ure
78	What type of aircraft is XM608, the only complete aircraft on display at the Avro Heritage Museum at Woodford?
	Avro Vulcan
79	Bush House was home to which service until 2012?
	The BBC World Service
80	What's the last letter in in the Welsh language alphabet?
	Y (Yankee)

81	Which Premier league football team was managed by Gianfranco Zola between 2008 and 2010?
	West Ham United
82	Which company was operating the Herald of Free Enterprise (ferry) when it capsized outside Zeebrugge in 1987?
	Townsend Thoresen
83	Zebedee's supposed catchphrase, "Time for bed", was usually said to which young girl at the end of each episode of the TV programme?
	Florence
84	What's the name of the process in which a protective coating is applied to pieces of steel or iron by submerging them in a bath of molten zinc?
	Hot–dip galvanizing
85	The line "Zulus to the south–west – thousands of 'em" comes from a Michael Caine film about the defence of what mission station?
	Rorke's Drift
86	Which recording artistes had a number one single that featured the lyrics "I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah"?
	The Spice Girls (Wannabe spent seven weeks at No. 1 in 1996)
87	On what part of the body is a zuchetto (zoo–kett–oh) worn?
	The head (it's a skull cap, worn by popes, cardinals, etc.)
88	As of the 14th of March 2022, what's the current role of former actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy?
	President of the Republic of Ukraine

89	Who or what did David Bowie lay to rest on the 3rd of July 1973, during a live concert at London's Hammersmith Odeon?
	The persona of Ziggy Stardust, and the Spiders from Mars (accept Ziggy, the Spiders, etc.)
90	Which virus disease is transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day, and is of concern as infection during pregnancy can cause infants to be born with microcephaly and other congenital malformations?
	Zika virus
91	What's the term for a disease or infection that's naturally transmissible from animals to humans?
	Zoonosis
92	Bishop Abel Muzorewa was a leader of the non–violent independence movement in which present–day country?
	Zimbabwe (accept Southern Rhodesia)
93	Which variety of black–skinned wine grape is grown mostly in California, where the red, rosé blush and white wines made from it led to the grape being regarded as the American wine grape (although DNA sampling indicates that it may be the same as the Primitivo grape and have its origins in Croatia)?
	Zinfandel
94	What religion, first recorded in Persia in the pre–Christian era, is or was practised by the parents of Faroukh Bulsara?
	Zoroastrianism (accept Zarathustrianism or Parseeism)
95	Name any animal that appears after 'zebra' in an English dictionary.
	Zebu, zibet, zoril or zyzzyva
96	What was Bob Dylan's birth surname?
	(Robert Allen) Zimmerman

Supplementaries:

1	How many building societies are there in the United Kingdom?
	43 (accept any number between 37 and 49.)
2	Mary Anning, who lived in Lyme Regis and died in 1847, was noted for what?
	Fossil hunting (accept palaeontology)
3	In what trench is the Challenger Deep?
	The Mariana Trench
4	Who played multiple roles in the 2004 film Polar Express, as well as being its executive producer?
	Tom Hanks
5	What whole fruit is found in the bottom of a Sussex pond pudding?
	A lemon
6	Tommy Ducks, a pub in in central Manchester (now demolished), was noted for having what suspended from the ceilings?
	Knickers (accept ladies' underwear, or any item thereof.)
7	Which 2012 Summer Olympics venue was designed by the architect Zaha Hadid?
	The London Aquatics Centre
8	What's the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet?
	Zeta

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