2023–4 Season: Week 13 – 5 March 2024
Set by the Park Timers; vetted by the Dolphin Hammers.
Specialist Rounds
Round 1: Geography
1 |
Which strait links the Gulf of Oman to the Persian Gulf? |
|
Straits of Hormuz |
2 |
Which sea, that is part of the Mediterranean, separates Italy and Greece? |
|
The Ionian Sea |
3 |
What's the name of the fracture in the earth's crust which extends from the North West coast of
California down to the Mexican border? |
|
The San Andreas Fault |
4 |
To which European country does the island of Madeira belong? |
|
Portugal |
5 |
Santa Fe is the capital of which US state? |
|
New Mexico |
6 |
What word is used to describe fields or land left unseeded in order to rest the ground? |
|
Fallow |
7 |
In which ocean is the Bermuda triangle? |
|
The Atlantic |
8 |
Akrotiri and Dhekelia are British sovereign bases on which Mediterranean island? |
|
Cyprus |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which is the UK's most northerly motorway? |
|
The M90 |
2 |
What's the capital of Peru? |
|
Lima |
Round 2: History
1 |
Which British monarch was forced to add his seal to the Magna Carta in 1215, limiting the power of the
monarchy? |
|
King John |
2 |
In what year was the World Wide Web (WWW) invented, marking a significant milestone in the early days
of the internet? |
|
1991 (accept 1990 or 1992) |
3 |
Which ancient civilization is credited with the invention of the first written language, known as
cuneiform? |
|
The Sumerians of Mesopotamia (accept either Sumerians
or Mesopotamian) |
4 |
Which ancient civilisation built the famous city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains of
present–day Peru? |
|
The Incas |
5 |
Which US president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, effectively outlawing segregation and
discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, or national origin? |
|
Lyndon B. Johnson (accept LBJ) |
6 |
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14? |
|
Augustus |
7 |
During what year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur, resulting in a catastrophic nuclear accident
in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union? |
|
1986 (no leeway) |
8 |
What was the name of the Soviet space station that orbited the Earth from 1971 to 2001, serving as a
symbol of Soviet space dominance during the Cold War? |
|
Mir |
Supplementaries:
1 |
What was the name of the Carthaginian military commander who led an army, including war elephants,
across the Alps to invade Italy during the Second Punic War? |
|
Hannibal Barca (accept Hannibal) |
2 |
What was the name of the treaty signed in 1919 that officially ended World War I and imposed heavy
penalties on Germany, leading to widespread resentment and setting the stage for World War II? |
|
The Treaty of Versailles |
Round 3: Diaries
1 |
The first instalment of which current podcaster's diaries was entitled Prelude to Power
1994–97? |
|
Alastair Campbell |
2 |
Which ennobled author wrote three volumes of his prison diary entitled Hell, Purgatory
and Heaven? |
|
Jeffrey Archer
(Baron Archer of
Weston–super–Mare) |
3 |
Whose fictional comic diary is loosely based on Pride and Prejudice? |
|
Bridget Jones's Diary |
4 |
Fictional US schoolboy Greg Heffley had his daily antics published under which book title? |
|
Diary of a Wimpy Kid |
5 |
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, whose diary plays a crucial role? |
|
Tom Riddle (accept Lord Voldemort) |
6 |
Which politician's diaries chronicled life inside (Baroness) Margaret Thatcher's government? |
|
Alan Clark |
7 |
Who commits thoughtcrime by writing "DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER" in his diary? |
|
Winston Smith (in Nineteen Eighty–Four) |
8 |
Sasha Swire's Diary of an MP's Wife lifted the lid on which former prime minister's
inner circle? |
|
David Cameron (Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton) |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which 20th Century revolutionary had his youthful travels published as The Motorcycle Diaries? |
|
Che Guevara |
2 |
Whose diaries, spanning 1915 to 1941, offer insight into the Bloomsbury movement in literature? |
|
Virginia Woolf |
Round 4: Sport
1 |
Who is the youngest player to win a ranking snooker tournament? |
|
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1993 UK championship
aged 17 |
2 |
Who is the oldest Golfer to win a major tournament? |
|
Phil Mickelson (2021 PGA tournament aged 50) |
3 |
Who is the oldest player to play for the England men's football team? |
|
Sir Stanley Matthews (42) |
4 |
Who is the youngest player to win a tennis grand slam tournament? |
|
Martina Hingis (16) |
5 |
The R and A is a governing body in Golf. For what does the A stand? |
|
Ancient |
6 |
BSC young boys are a football team in which country? |
|
Switzerland |
7 |
In 1844 the USA and Canada played the first international sports match. In which sport was it? |
|
Cricket |
8 |
Who was the first woman to beat a man at the PDC world darts championship? |
|
Fallon Sherrock |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Who is the youngest driver to win a F1 race? |
|
Max Verstappen |
2 |
Newell Old Boys are a football team in which country? |
|
Argentina |
Round 5: Science
1 |
What's the name of the main telescope at Jodrell Bank? |
|
The Lovell Telescope |
2 |
For the discovery of what did James Chadwick win a Nobel prize? |
|
The neutron |
3 |
What's the largest land predator in the UK? |
|
The badger |
4 |
How is the Pica pica commonly known? |
|
The magpie |
5 |
What type of sugar is found in milk? |
|
Lactose |
6 |
Which is the largest cell in the human body? |
|
The ovum (accept egg) |
7 |
Fuggle, Citra and East Kent Golding's are all types of what? |
|
Hops |
8 |
Coeliac disease causes an intolerance of what? |
|
Gluten |
Supplementaries:
1 |
What was the first man–made object to break the sound barrier? |
|
A whip (when it cracks) |
2 |
The triple point of water, when it can be in all three phases, is what temperature? |
|
0.01 °C (accept 0 to 1 °C) |
Round 6: Global Elections
An estimated 49% of the world's electorate will vote in 2024.
1 |
In UK elections, what is the term used to describe the period between the time an election is announced
and the date the election
is held? |
|
Purdah (Hindustani in origin, used in politics
to prevent Government announcements in the run up to an election) |
2 |
What's the name of the Republic of Ireland's lower house of parliamentary representation? |
|
Dáil Éireann (doyl air–en).
Accept Dáil |
3 |
Vladimir Putin has held continuous positions as president or prime minister of Russia since what year? |
|
1999 |
4 |
Which African country, that will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Monday 15 July 2024,
has been named in the
title of a Bill currently going through the UK Parliamentary process? |
|
Rwanda (Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration)
Bill) |
5 |
Mexicans will also go to the polls on 15 July 2024 to elect a new president. What's the name of the
incumbent, who has reached the end of the maximum 6–year term of office? |
|
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (also known
by his initials, AMLO). Accept AMLO or Obrador |
6 |
Which country, that held elections last week (1 March 2024), was one of the "axis of evil"
countries referred to in George W. Bush's State of the Union address on 29 Jan 2002? |
|
Iran |
7 |
Which European Union and NATO member country, with a coastline on the Black Sea, holds its legislature
in the second largest public administrative building in the world? |
|
Romania (the Parliament Palace in Romania's
capital of Bucharest is the second largest building in the world, the Pentagon being the largest) |
8 |
Which Central American country, that will hold a general election on 5 May 2024, is renowned as a
global tax haven, details of which were published by WikiLeaks in 2016? |
|
Panama |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which European Union member country elects the most MEPs to the EU parliament? |
|
Germany (96 MEPs, the maximum allowed) |
2 |
In the voting system STV, what does the T stand for? |
|
Transferable (Single Transferable Vote) |
Round 7: Words that Start with GU
1 |
The name of a hamlet near Sutton, incorporating the King's Head pub. |
|
Gurnett |
2 |
What name is given to a car door hinged at the roof rather than the side, as seen on the De Lorean
in the film Back to the Future? |
|
Gullwing |
3 |
What's the name of the device with a sharp blade, designed to cut paper precisely? |
|
Guillotine |
4 |
Town in Surrey, 27 miles South West of London, surrounded on three sides by the Surrey Hills Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty. |
|
Guildford |
5 |
Dip made primarily from crushed avocado. |
|
Guacamole |
6 |
1976 film about a US coast to coast race, which inspired The Cannonball Run |
|
The Gumball Rally |
7 |
What was the currency of the Netherlands prior to its adoption of the Euro? |
|
The guilder |
8 |
What name is given to the group of dogs developed to assist hunters in finding and retrieving game? |
|
Gundogs |
Supplementaries:
1 |
What adjective is used to describe the election for state governor in the USA? |
|
Gubernatorial |
2 |
Slang term for a private detective, derived from the type of shoes they wear. |
|
Gumshoe |
Round 8: Arts & Entertainment
1 |
Who composed the iconic American musical West Side Story, which premiered on Broadway in
1957? |
|
Leonard Bernstein |
2 |
Which British television series, created by Charlie Brooker, presents standalone dramas that explore
techno–paranoia and dark, satirical themes related to modern society? |
|
Black Mirror |
3 |
Who wrote the classic novel Moby–Dick, first published in 1851, which tells the story
of Captain Ahab's obsessive quest for revenge on the white whale? |
|
Herman Melville |
4 |
Which artist is known for her iconic self–portraits, which often depict her distinctive
'unibrow' and traditional Mexican attire? |
|
Frida Kahlo |
5 |
Who directed the 1980 horror film The Shining , based on the novel by Stephen King and known
for its chilling atmosphere and iconic performances? |
|
Stanley Kubrick |
6 |
Who wrote the dystopian novel Brave New World , which depicts a futuristic society where people
are engineered and conditioned for specific social roles? |
|
Aldous Huxley |
7 |
Which American artist is famous for his iconic paintings of everyday American life, such as
Nighthawks and Morning Sun? |
|
Edward Hopper |
8 |
Which French sculptor is famous for creating The Thinker, a bronze sculpture depicting a man
lost in profound thought? |
|
Auguste Rodin |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Who directed the 1954 film Seven Samurai, a classic Japanese film often cited as one of the
greatest films ever made? |
|
Akira Kurosawa |
2 |
Which British television show, created by Russell T. Davies, follows the lives and adventures of a group
of friends living in Manchester during the 1990s and early 2000s? |
|
Queer as Folk |
General Knowledge
1 |
In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what word represents H? |
|
Hotel |
2 |
What common modern–day financial term is derived from old French and Latin words meaning 'death
pledge'? |
|
Mortgage |
3 |
What's the profession of someone with the letters RIBA after their name? |
|
Architect |
4 |
Which early computer language was named after a French mathematician? |
|
Pascal |
5 |
Which capital city is on the Chao Phraya River? |
|
Bangkok |
6 |
Gingivitis is the inflammation of which part of the body? |
|
The gums |
7 |
What term is given to the oldest geological era? |
|
The Pre–Cambrian |
8 |
Achluophobia is a fear of what? |
|
Darkness |
9 |
Fallen Empires is a 2011 album by which band? |
|
Snow Patrol |
10 |
Who was the MP for Congleton, immediately before Fiona Bruce? |
|
Ann Winterton |
11 |
What's the most northerly point of mainland Great Britain? |
|
Dunnet Head |
12 |
What's the name of the human–controlled underground city in the Matrix films? |
|
Zion |
13 |
What's the only Central American country with English as an official language? |
|
Belize |
14 |
Which British airport was originally known as Abbotsinch? |
|
Glasgow |
15 |
Sir John Chilcot conducted a seven–year enquiry into which event, the results of which were
published in 2016? |
|
The Iraq War |
16 |
Who played the title role in the 2014 film John Wick and its 2017 sequel? |
|
Keanu Reeves |
17 |
Roll with the Punches is the 37th studio album by which singer–songwriter? |
|
Van Morrison |
18 |
What is the lower house of the Russian Parliament called? |
|
The Duma |
19 |
What's the primary focus of Haynes manuals? |
|
Car maintenance |
20 |
In which country do 100 stotinki make up one lev? |
|
Bulgaria |
21 |
Which French philosopher is famous for his remark, "I think, therefore I am?" |
|
René Descartes |
22 |
The 1964 comedy film A Shot in the Dark featured which fictional inspector? |
|
Inspector Clouseau |
23 |
Which TV crime–fighting duo's first names were Christine and Mary Beth? |
|
Cagney and Lacey |
24 |
Who wrote the 1791 political pamphlet The Rights of Man? |
|
Thomas Paine |
25 |
What type of creature is a gelada? |
|
A monkey (baboon) |
26 |
Which rock star got his professional name because he used to wear a striped jumper that made him look
like a wasp? |
|
Sting |
27 |
What was the name of the hotel in Brighton that was bombed by the IRA in 1984, during the Conservative
Party Conference? |
|
The Grand Hotel |
28 |
Which Dickens novel is partially set in the Marshalsea prison for debtors? |
|
Little Dorrit |
29 |
Which Roman road linked London and Wroxeter in the Welsh Borders? |
|
Watling Street |
30 |
Which UK monarch's coronation took place in 1911? |
|
George V |
31 |
In which Cornish Town would you find a Tate Gallery? |
|
St. Ives |
32 |
In the Bible, what was the name of Isaac's wife, the mother of twins Jacob and Esau |
|
Rebecca |
33 |
In the TV series Steptoe and Son, who played Steptoe (Senior)? |
|
Wilfred Brambell |
34 |
Due to overuse and global warming, which lake no longer forms the north–eastern border of Nigeria? |
|
Lake Chad |
35 |
In the proverb, procrastination is the thief of what? |
|
Time |
36 |
What specific name is given to the longest possible chord of a circle? |
|
A diameter |
37 |
Anne Boleyn was the mother of which English monarch? |
|
Elizabeth I |
38 |
What name is given to the fruit of the blackthorn? |
|
The sloe |
39 |
In which country is the Alqueva Dam? |
|
Portugal |
40 |
From which wine region does Claret originate? |
|
Bordeaux |
41 |
Agoraphobia is the fear of what? |
|
Open spaces |
42 |
In Hinduism, what word or term describes the social division based solely on birth which totally
restricts choice, for example, of occupation or marriage partners? |
|
Caste |
43 |
What type of West Indian folk song shares its name with a nymph in Greek mythology? |
|
Calypso |
44 |
On Kosovo's and which other European country's flag has a map of itself? |
|
Cyprus |
45 |
Monkeys and apes belong to which order of mammals? |
|
Primates |
46 |
Which royal house ruled in England for the whole of the 16th Century? |
|
The Tudors |
47 |
Which Shipping Forecast area off Northern Ireland is east of Rockall? |
|
Malin |
48 |
What name is given to water that collects in the bottom of a boat? |
|
Bilge water |
49 |
How many surfaces does a mobius strip have? |
|
One |
50 |
What name is given to the public gallery in the House of Commons? |
|
The Strangers' Gallery |
51 |
Which sports drink is promoted by Internet personalities Logan Paul and KSI? |
|
Prime |
52 |
Which player has scored the most points for the England Rugby Union men's team? |
|
Owen Farrell |
53 |
Vespa is the Italian name for which animal? |
|
The wasp |
54 |
Who is the current Editor of Private Eye? |
|
Ian Hislop |
55 |
Who is the Editor in Chief of Vogue? |
|
Anna Wintour |
56 |
How many points is the bull's eye worth in darts? |
|
50 |
57 |
What is added to a Martini to make it dirty? |
|
Olive brine (accept olive) |
58 |
What's the largest city in the southern hemisphere? |
|
Sao Paulo |
59 |
The house of Orange–Nassau is the reigning house of which country? |
|
The Netherlands |
60 |
The Chinese firm ByteDance owns which social media platform? |
|
TikTok |
61 |
Who played Cleo in Carry On Cleo? |
|
Amanda Barrie |
62 |
Who took Ken Bruce's slot on BBC Radio 2? |
|
Vernon Kay |
63 |
Who formulated the first periodic table? |
|
Dmitri Mendeleev |
64 |
Who is the current Bishop of Rome? |
|
Pope Francis I |
65 |
What's the name of the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police? |
|
New Scotland Yard |
66 |
What was the house of the first little pig made from? |
|
Straw |
67 |
What is a trebuchet? |
|
A catapult (accept weapon) |
68 |
Scotch Bonnet and Caroline Reaper are verities of what? |
|
Chilli pepper |
69 |
With what do you start an ice hockey match? |
|
A face off |
70 |
The town of Axminster is associated with the manufacturer of what? |
|
Carpets |
71 |
Who founded the Body Shop? |
|
Anita Roddick |
72 |
Which country was formally called Siam? |
|
Thailand |
73 |
In music, what does the instruction adagio mean? |
|
Slowly |
74 |
Who is the Greek goddess of victory? |
|
Nike |
75 |
In which European city would you be able to visit the royal palace of Belvedere? |
|
Vienna |
76 |
Who is the only US president to have served more than two terms? |
|
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) |
77 |
Who composed the opera The Marriage of Figaro? |
|
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
78 |
What's the only bird known to fly backwards? |
|
The hummingbird |
79 |
In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of wisdom? |
|
Athena |
80 |
Who is the only artist to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times? |
|
Eric Clapton |
81 |
What's the chemical formula for ozone? |
|
O 3 |
82 |
Who was the first European explorer to reach India by sea? |
|
Vasco da Gama |
83 |
Who painted The Persistence of Memory? |
|
Salvador Dalí |
84 |
What's the only sea without any coastlines? |
|
The Sargasso Sea |
85 |
Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia? |
|
Ethiopia |
86 |
Who was the first person to reach the South Pole? |
|
Roald Amundsen |
87 |
What's the only continent with land in all four hemispheres? |
|
Africa |
88 |
Venus and which other planet in the Solar System have no moons? |
|
Mercury |
89 |
What's the only letter in the English alphabet that doesn't appear in the name of any US state? |
|
Q |
90 |
Syncopy Inc. is a film production company founded and operated by which British–American filmmaker? |
|
Christopher Nolan |
91 |
What's the smallest dog breed in the world? |
|
The Chihuahua |
92 |
What's the common name for the flower genus Helianthus? |
|
Sunflower |
93 |
Which American actress is known for her roles in films like Labyrinth and Requiem for a
Dream? |
|
Jennifer Connelly |
94 |
Which non–landlocked country has the shortest coastline? |
|
Monaco (4.1 km or 2.5 miles) |
95 |
What's the only number whose letters are in alphabetical order? |
|
Forty |
96 |
What's the longest continuously running parliament in the world? |
|
The Tynwald – the parliament of the Isle of Man
(operating continuously since AD 979). Accept Isle of Man |
Supplementaries:
1 |
What's the only breed of cat that has a naturally occurring bobtail? |
|
The Manx cat |
2 |
How many ghosts chase Pac–Man at the start of each game? |
|
Four |
3 |
What character have both Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumberbatch played? |
|
Sherlock Holmes |
4 |
Which country drinks the most coffee per capita? |
|
Finland |
5 |
Aureolin is a shade of what colour? |
|
Yellow |
6 |
Which is the only body part that is fully grown from birth? |
|
The eye |
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