2018–19 Season: Week 7 – 4 December 2018
All questions set by the Ox–fford 'C', and vetted by the Pack Horse Bowling Club
Specialist Rounds
Round 1: Geography
1 |
In which country is Mount Sinai? |
|
Egypt |
2 |
In which country is the Simpson desert? |
|
Australia |
3 |
The world's longest sea crossing, a new 55 kilometre bridge opened in October across the Pearl River delta. Name one of the
three cities that it links. |
|
Hong Kong,
Macau or Zhuha |
4 |
What is the capital of Somalia? |
|
Mogadishu |
5 |
What's the smallest country on the African mainland? |
|
Gambia |
6 |
In which range of hills in south–west England could you visit Cheddar Gorge and the Wookey Hole caves? |
|
The Mendips |
7 |
What is Cumbria's westernmost point, and the western extremity of Wainwright's Coast to Coast path? |
|
St Bees Head |
8 |
What is the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba? |
|
Winnipeg |
Supplementaries:
1 |
What is the world's most populous Portuguese speaking city? |
|
Sao Paolo |
2 |
The rupiah is the currency of which country? |
|
Indonesia |
Round 2: History
1 |
Who was the paternal grandfather of Charles Edward Stuart, otherwise known as Bonnie Prince Charlie? |
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King James II (James VII of Scotland) |
2 |
Which city, near Macchu Picchu, was the capital of the Inca Empire? |
|
Cuzco |
3 |
Which British explorer was murdered by natives in Hawaii in 1779? |
|
James Cook |
4 |
Give a year in the life of the merchant and traveller Marco Polo. |
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1254–1324 |
5 |
Born on this day in 1865, who said before her execution in October 1915: "Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred
or bitterness towards anyone"? |
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Edith Cavell |
6 |
Who was Britain's first liberal prime minister, and in 1865 became the last to die in office? |
|
Lord Palmerston |
7 |
In which war did the battles of Alma and Inkerman take place? |
|
The Crimean War |
8 |
Which future president was defeated by John F. Kennedy in the 1960 US presidential election? |
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Richard Nixon |
Supplementaries:
1 |
In 1997, who became the youngest leader of the Conservative party for over 200 years? |
|
William Hague |
2 |
Who succeeded his father, King John, to the English throne at the age of 9? |
|
Henry III |
Round 3: Arts & Entertainment: Watch the Birdie
Each answer contains the name of a bird.
1 |
Which character has been played by Johnny Depp in five films? |
|
Captain Jack Sparrow |
2 |
Who was the first person to receive a Best Actor Oscar posthumously, for his role in the film Network? |
|
Peter Finch |
3 |
The first episode of which TV show, in July 1968, was presented by Pete Brady, Susan Stranks and Tony Bastable? |
|
Magpie |
4 |
Which Norwich–based character first appeared as a sports presenter in the radio show On the Hour before starring
in his own shows on radio and TV? |
|
Alan Partridge |
5 |
In which poem, first published in 1845, does the title character constantly repeat the word 'nevermore'? |
|
The Raven (by Edgar Allen Poe) |
6 |
Which piece of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams has come top of the Classic FM Hall of Fame poll eight times? |
|
The Lark Ascending |
7 |
Which band's studio albums include Desperado, On the Border, and One of these Nights? |
|
(The) Eagles |
8 |
Which singer's most recent album Reputation was the
best–selling album of 2017 in the USA? |
|
Taylor Swift |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which best–selling 2013 novel by Donna Tartt takes its name from a 17th century Dutch painting? |
|
The Goldfinch |
2 |
Who was the first female presenter on Radio 1? |
|
Annie Nightingale |
Round 4: Science
1 |
Which part of the body is technically known as the hallux? |
|
The big toe |
2 |
How many pairs of chromosomes are there in a human cell? |
|
23 |
3 |
What unit of measurement was originally defined as one–sixtieth of a degree of latitude? |
|
Nautical mile (do not accept mile) |
4 |
What is the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature? |
|
Kelvin |
5 |
Which disease was once known as marsh fever? |
|
Malaria |
6 |
Which German won the Nobel prize in physics in 1918 for his work on quantum theory? |
|
Max Planck |
7 |
Which chemical is sometimes known as aqua fortis? |
|
Nitric acid |
8 |
What name is given to the unit of measurement that describes the expansion of the universe? |
|
The Hubble Constant |
Supplementaries:
1 |
What name, after an English theologian, is given to the principle that the simplest solution to any problem is
probably the correct one? |
|
Occam's razor |
2 |
What's the common name for the tree that has the Latin name Araucaria araucana? |
|
Monkey puzzle |
|
Round 5: Sport
1 |
Who played over 550 league games in England (mainly for Middlesbrough and Fulham) and is Australia's most–capped
footballer? |
|
Mark Schwarzer |
2 |
In which event did Zola Budd clash with Mary Decker at the 1984 Olympics? |
|
3,000 metres |
3 |
Jürgen Hingsen was which British athlete's main rival in the 1980s? |
|
Daley Thompson |
|
Which St. Helens full back was named rugby league's Man of Steel in 2018? |
|
Ben Barba |
5 |
In which sport is Silvestre de Sousa a famous name? |
|
Horse racing (champion flat jockey 2015, 2017, 2018) |
6 |
Innsbruck is one of three venues to have hosted the Winter Olympics twice. Name either of the other two. |
|
Lake Placid or St. Moritz |
7 |
Who is the current captain of the England women's cricket team? |
|
Heather Knight |
|
In which country is test cricket played at St George's Park, Newlands and Kingsmead? |
|
|
South Africa |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Who did Novak Djokovic beat in the 2018 Wimbledon singles final? |
|
Kevin Anderson |
2 |
In which city do the La Liga team Real Betis play their home games? |
|
Seville |
Round 6: Simply Red
The word red, or a shade of red, appears in either the question or the answer.
1 |
What organisation was founded by Henri Dunant in 1864? |
|
|
The Red Cross |
2 |
Which Asian capital city stands on the Red River? |
|
|
Hanoi |
3 |
Scarlets are a professional Welsh rugby team based in which town? |
|
Llanelli |
4 |
"After all, tomorrow is another day" is the last line spoken by which character in both a famous book
and film? |
|
Scarlett O'Hara |
5 |
What item of film memorabilia was recovered in September, having been stolen 13 years ago from the Judy Garland
museum in Grand Rapids Minnesota? |
|
Ruby slippers from
The Wizard of Oz |
6 |
What four word phrase was a cold–war slogan suggesting that a communist society is better than the prospect
of nuclear war? |
|
Better red than dead |
7 |
What was the alternative name to the Red Army Faction, founded in Germany in 1970? |
|
The Baader–Meinhof Group |
8 |
Tommy Stack won the 1977 Grand National on Red Rum, but which jockey rode him to his first two victories? |
|
Brian Fletcher |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which plant is sometimes known as the poor man's weather–glass? |
|
The scarlet pimpernel (accept red pimpernel) |
2 |
Which butterfly has the scientific name Vanessa atalanta? |
|
Red admiral |
Round 7: Theme tunes
1 |
Which Oasis song was used as the theme to the sitcom The Royle Family? |
|
Half the World Away |
2 |
Which band sang the Friends theme tune I'll be there for you? |
|
The Rembrandts |
3 |
Who wrote and performed The Writing's on the Wall, theme song to the 2015 Bond film Spectre? |
|
Sam Smith |
4 |
Which well–known theme song begins with the lines: 'They say I might as well face the truth, That I'm just too
long in the tooth'? |
|
One Foot in the Grave |
5 |
The Dance of the Knights, from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, is the theme tune to which TV show? |
|
The Apprentice |
6 |
What product has recently been advertised using a film theme originally performed by Queen, and a very clean labradoodle? |
|
Flash |
7 |
News of the World by the Jam is the theme to which comedy panel show? |
|
Mock the Week |
8 |
The theme tune to which TV programme was written and performed by the duo known as Elementfour and became a hit single in 2000? |
|
Big Brother |
Supplementaries:
1 |
The theme to which film became a Number 2 hit in 1984 for Ray Parker Junior? |
|
Ghostbusters |
2 |
J. S. Bach's Partita in E major is the theme tune to which radio show? |
|
Counterpoint |
Round 8: People's best friends
This round is all about pets.
1 |
What was the name of Michael Jackson's pet chimpanzee? |
|
Bubbles |
2 |
Which famous family had a cat named Socks and a dog named Buddy? |
|
The Clintons (Bill, Hillary and Chelsea) |
3 |
What was the name of Adolf Hitler's German shepherd dog – given to him in 1941 by Martin Boorman? |
|
Blondi |
4 |
What was the name of Roy Hattersley's dog, whose "diaries" ("as told to Roy Hattersley") were published
in 1998? |
|
Buster |
5 |
Which historical figure owned a dog name Diamond, which destroyed years of experimental results by upsetting a candle? |
|
Isaac Newton |
6 |
Which village in Snowdonia is supposed to be the burial place of Prince Llewellyn's faithful wolfhound? |
|
Beddgelert |
7 |
What was the name of the Skye terrier that watched over his master's grave in Edinburgh for 14 years? |
|
Greyfriars Bobby |
8 |
Whose favourite pets included Dash the spaniel, Lory the parrot, Nero the greyhound, and Hector the deerhound? |
|
Queen Victoria |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which celebrity owned a Jack Russell terrier named Chalky, who died in 2007 aged 17? |
|
Rick Stein |
2 |
Whose pet monkey Mally was seized by German customs in March 2013 as its paperwork was not in order? |
|
Justin Bieber |
General Knowledge
1 |
Who will be taking over as presenter of Radio 2's Drivetime show when Simon Mayo and Jo Whiley step down? |
|
Sara Cox |
2 |
Paul Allen, who died in October, was the co–founder of which technology company in 1975? |
|
Microsoft |
3 |
Which European country has been ruled since 1972 by Queen Margrethe ( Mar–grey–tuh) the second? |
|
Denmark |
4 |
Which 19th century mathematician, the daughter of Lord Byron, is considered to be the first computer programmer? |
|
Ada Lovelace |
5 |
What was the name of the vehicle that landed on Mars in 2003 but was not seen or heard from again for over eleven years? |
|
Beagle 2 (accept Beagle) |
6 |
Which European nation was the colonial power of Indonesia for 350 years, finally ceding control in 1949? |
|
The Netherlands (accept Holland) |
7 |
Who became the youngest ever Nobel laureate when she was awarded the 2014 Peace prize? (First name is acceptable) |
|
Malala Yousafzai |
8 |
By what name was America's second tallest building, the Willis Tower in Chicago, formerly known? |
|
The Sears Tower |
9 |
Which Japanese word literally translates into English as 'a thing to wear'? |
|
Kimono |
10 |
The biggest prison escape in UK history occurred in 1983 and involved 38 IRA members. What was the prison? |
|
The Maze (accept Long Kesh although the name was changed
to the Maze in 1976) |
11 |
Far right politician Jair Bolsonaro will become the next president of which country in 2019? |
|
Brazil |
12 |
In Private Eye, who is purported to be the proprietor of the magazine? |
|
Lord Gnome |
13 |
Which film role did Anjelica Huston claim to have based on her friend Jerry Hall? |
|
Morticia Addams |
14 |
In which Charles Dickens novel is the title character imprisoned for his participation in the Gordon Riots? |
|
Barnaby Rudge |
15 |
Which drink has the advertising slogan "What's the worst that could happen"? |
|
|
Dr Pepper |
16 |
Actor Rami Malek plays which superstar in a recent biographical film? |
|
Freddie Mercury (in Bohemian Rhapsody) |
17 |
What is the name of Bradford City's stadium, which was severely damaged by fire in 1985? |
|
Valley Parade |
18 |
In which English county is Silverstone motor racing circuit? |
|
Northamptonshire |
19 |
What does the word pluvial refer to? |
|
Rain |
20 |
The dance craze known as flossing is particularly associated with which video game, hugely popular amongst young
people at the moment? |
|
Fortnite |
21 |
Which cocktail is made from vodka, coffee–flavoured liqueur such as Kahlúa, and cream? |
|
|
White Russian |
22 |
To which specific type of creature does the adjective aquiline refer? |
|
Eagle |
23 |
Which 2017 film musical includes the songs This is Me and Rewrite the Stars? |
|
The Greatest Showman |
24 |
Why did Tracey Crouch resign from her role as UK sports minister last month? |
|
In protest at the delay in curbing fixed odds betting terminals (accept
anything that mentions restricting gambling) |
25 |
What term is often used to describe settlements in England and Wales where no servicemen died in World War I? |
|
Thankful villages |
|
26 |
Whose letters to politicians have been given the nickname 'black spider memos'? |
|
Prince Charles (the Prince of Wales) |
27 |
Which cartoon superhero lived at 29 Acacia Road? |
|
Bananaman (accept his alter–ego Eric Wimp) |
|
28 |
Who wrote the opera Gloriana, in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth I's coronation? |
|
|
Benjamin Britten |
29 |
In Greek mythology, who killed the Minotaur? |
|
|
Theseus |
30 |
In Greek mythology, whose abduction by Paris was said to have initiated the Trojan wars? |
|
Helen (of Troy) |
31 |
In which month is Martin Luther King Day celebrated in the USA? |
|
January |
32 |
What is the UK's highest award for civilian bravery? |
|
|
The George Cross |
33 |
Which company produces the perfume Opium? |
|
Yves St Laurent |
34 |
What does the D stand for in the fashion brand DKNY? |
|
Donna (Donna Karan New York) |
35 |
What feature of websites and apps is typically indicated by a cogwheel icon? |
|
Settings |
36 |
Sir Alec Issigonis is most famous for designing what? |
|
The Mini |
|
37 |
What was the name of the horse on which, according to legend, Dick Turpin rode from London to York? |
|
Black Bess |
38 |
Who is currently fifth in line to the British throne? |
|
Prince Louis (of Cambridge) |
39 |
What does a conchologist collect? |
|
|
Shells |
40 |
Which country's postage stamps are marked 'Magyar Posta'? |
|
Hungary |
41 |
What name is given to a plant with fleshy leaves (or other parts) in which it stores water? |
|
Succulent |
42 |
For which 1953 film, playing opposite Gregory Peck, did Audrey Hepburn win the Best Actress Oscar? |
|
Roman Holiday |
43 |
The headquarters of Derbyshire County Council moved in 1956, from Derby to which town? |
|
Matlock |
44 |
In which European city could you visit Oskar Schindler's factory? |
|
Krakow |
45 |
Which town on the river Medway was home to a Royal Navy dockyard for over 500 years until its closure in 1984? |
|
Chatham |
46 |
What is the nickname of William Henry Hare, Leicester Tigers RUFC's record points scorer and currently their chief scout? |
|
|
Dusty |
47 |
Name one of Great Britain's two gold medallists at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. |
|
Steve Redgrave or Matthew Pinsent (in the
coxless pairs) |
48 |
Which legendary phantom ship is said to haunt the Cape of Good Hope? |
|
The Flying Dutchman |
49 |
Which battle took place on the 18th of June 1815? |
|
Waterloo |
50 |
What was the name of ITV's teletext service? |
|
Oracle (BBC's service was Ceefax) |
51 |
What is the only New England state to have the word 'new' in its name? |
|
New Hampshire |
52 |
In architecture, what is a paternoster? |
|
A type of lift |
53 |
Whose painting, entitled Portrait of an Artist (Pool with two Figures), recently sold at auction for $90 million,
breaking the record for a work by a living artist? |
|
David Hockney |
54 |
What runs from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish borders? |
|
The Pennine Way |
55 |
According to legend, which Roman god was the father of Romulus and Remus? |
|
Mars |
56 |
In which country is the port of Narvik, scene of one of the first major battles of World War II? |
|
Norway |
57 |
Which space probe, launched in 1977, is currently the furthest man–made object from the earth? |
|
Voyager 1 (accept Voyager) |
58 |
Which chemical element has a name that comes from the Greek word for 'hidden'? |
|
Krypton |
59 |
The classic horse races the 1000 and 2000 Guineas are run at which course? |
|
Newmarket |
60 |
In golf, over how many holes is a major tournament contested? |
|
72 |
61 |
In Absolutely Fabulous, what is the name of Edina's daughter, played by Julia Sawalha? |
|
Saffron (accept Saffy) |
62 |
Which team knocked Macclesfield Town out of the FA Cup last month? |
|
Maidstone United |
63 |
Which 17th century mathematician is credited with inventing logarithms and the decimal point? |
|
John Napier |
64 |
Geoffrey Hayes, who died in September, was best known for presenting which TV show, from 1974 to 1992? |
|
Rainbow |
65 |
Name either of the two carriages that are sometimes pulled by Thomas the Tank Engine |
|
Annie or Clarabel |
66 |
Who created a series of paintings entitled Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, in response to Napoleon's
attempt to control the Iberian peninsula? |
|
Francisco Goya |
67 |
What famous building was presented to Henry VIII in 1529 by its original owner Cardinal Thomas Wolsey? |
|
|
Hampton Court Palace |
68 |
What was George Michael's first solo No. 1 single in the UK? |
|
|
Careless Whisper |
69 |
Which US city is nicknamed The Big Easy? |
|
New Orleans |
70 |
Key, Persian, kaffir and desert are varieties of which fruit? |
|
Lime |
71 |
Stephen Barclay is the third person so far to hold which political post? |
|
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
(accept Brexit secretary) |
72 |
Which company makes guitars known as the Telecaster and Stratocaster? |
|
Fender |
73 |
What is the name of the palace and fortress built by the Moors in Granada in the 13th century? |
|
The Alhambra |
74 |
In which region of Italy is Chianti produced? |
|
Tuscany |
75 |
What is a Scotch bonnet? |
|
A type of chilli pepper (accept chilli or
pepper) |
76 |
By what name is the Gravelly Hill Interchange more commonly known? |
|
Spaghetti Junction |
77 |
In which English city is the National Railway Museum? |
|
York |
78 |
Which Las Vegas–based rock band is fronted by Brandon Flowers? |
|
The Killers |
79 |
After which French president is Europe's largest modern art museum named? |
|
|
Georges Pompidou |
80 |
In which English county is the river Camel? |
|
|
Cornwall |
81 |
In the music industry acronym 'A & R', what does the R stand for? |
|
(Artists &) Repertoire |
82 |
What word can mean a surgical instrument or a type of arch or window? |
|
Lancet |
83 |
What name was given to the eleven states that opposed the Union in the American Civil War? |
|
The Confederacy |
84 |
Written in Reading Gaol, to whom was Oscar Wilde's letter De Profundis addressed? |
|
Lord Alfred Douglas (accept 'Bosie') |
85 |
Who is the choirmaster of the Military Wives? |
|
Gareth Malone |
|
86 |
What is the first name of Fidel Castro's brother, to whom he handed over power in Cuba in 2006? |
|
Raul |
87 |
What name links Fred Astaire to the Battle of the Three Emperors? |
|
Austerlitz (It's Astaire's original surname and an alternative name
of the battle) |
88 |
What word for a form of psychological manipulation, making a person question their sanity, takes its name from a 1944 Ingrid
Bergman film? |
|
|
Gaslighting |
89 |
Name one of the two letters that are worth eight points in the standard English version of Scrabble. |
|
X or J |
90 |
Stella Rimington was the first woman to head which organisation? |
|
MI5 |
91 |
Which planet is known as both the Morning Star and the Evening Star? |
|
Venus |
92 |
As Command Module Pilot, which member of Apollo 11's crew didn't get to walk on the Moon? |
|
Michael Collins |
93 |
In the Book of Revelation, what name is given to the final battle at the end of the world between the forces of good and evil? |
|
Armageddon |
94 |
The Soldier's Song is the national anthem of which country? |
|
Republic of Ireland |
95 |
What first name did the Beckhams give to their fourth child and first daughter? |
|
Harper (Seven) |
96 |
By what name is London's Shaftesbury Memorial commonly known? |
|
Eros |
Supplementaries:
1 |
What is Egypt's second largest city? |
|
Alexandria |
2 |
Which Shakespeare character's dying words are "The rest is silence"? |
|
Hamlet |
3 |
By what name was the Indian state of Tamil Nadu known until 1967? |
|
|
Madras |
4 |
Which French explorer discovered the St Lawrence River in 1534? |
|
Jacques Cartier |
5 |
Aldebaran (al–DEB–uh–ran) is the brightest star in which constellation? |
|
Taurus |
6 |
Which footballer was reported by Mensa in 2009 to have scored "one of the highest set of marks ever recorded
by the company doing the tests"? |
|
Frank Lampard |
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