2018–19 Season: Week 8 – 11 December 2018
Specialist Rounds
Set by the Park Taverners; vetted by the Chester Road Tavern and the Royal Oak.
Round 1: Alliterative Alphabetical A & E
All the people we are looking for start their given names and family names with the same letter.
For Question 1 the letter is A, for Question 2 it's B, and so on up to the letter H.
In accordance with tradition, family names will do – but both names much preferred!
1 |
American photographer, best known for his black and white landscapes of the American West, particularly
Yosemite National Park. |
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Ansel Adams |
2 |
At 6' 7", a giant of English comic acting. He appeared in The Army Game and fourteen
Carry On films. |
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Bernard Bresslaw |
3 |
English author from the North East. She was a prolific writer, publishing over 100 novels; most famous for her
romantic historical genre, including The Fifteen Streets |
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Catherine Cookson |
4 |
English writer and journalist. Most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe |
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Daniel Defoe |
5 |
English composer who wrote two symphonies, Pomp and Circumstance marches and most famously a
Cello Concerto in E minor. |
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Edward Elgar |
6 |
Scottish Indie rock band named after an assassinated archduke. Their early single Take Me Out remains one
of their better known songs. |
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Franz Ferdinand |
7 |
British comedian, actor, author, artist, presenter, pop star, and all round goodie who wrote Doctor in the House and
voiced Bananaman. You will be sorry if you don't have a clue who this is. |
|
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Graeme Garden |
8 |
Fictional professor in Pygmalion |
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Henry Higgins |
Supplementaries:
1 |
The letter is J. American singer/songwriter encompassing rock, soul and blues, who was known as Pearl. |
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Janis Joplin |
2 |
The letter is K. 50 foot gorilla with a penchant for BASE jumping, swatting planes and femmes fatales. |
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King Kong |
Round 2: History – The Noughties
Question 1 is from year 2000, question 2 2001 etc.
1 |
What is the name of the bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden that opened on the 1st of July 2000? |
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Oresund |
2 |
What was the name of the Texan energy, commodities and services company that filed for bankruptcy on the 3rd of December 2001
after a series of revelations involving irregular accounting procedures? |
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Enron Corporation |
3 |
On the 3rd of July 2002, who became the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon? |
|
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Steve Fossett |
4 |
Who was enthroned as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury on the 27th of February 2003? |
|
Rowan Williams |
5 |
Whom did George W Bush defeat in the US Presidential Election on the 2nd of November 2004? |
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John Kerry |
6 |
Which member of the Royal Family married on the 9th of April 2005 (a day later than originally planned due to the funeral of
Pope John Paul II)? |
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Prince Charles (to Camilla Parker–Bowles) |
7 |
Which American politician was in the news on the 11th of February 2006 for accidentally shooting a Texas attorney whilst
participating in a quail hunt? |
|
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Dick Cheney |
8 |
Who became the 23rd President of France on the 16th of May 2007? |
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Nicolas Sarkozy |
Supplementaries:
1 |
On the 4th of December 2008, who was convicted of the kidnapping of her daughter, Shannon, in Dewsbury earlier that year? |
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Karen Matthews |
2 |
The H1N1 flu outbreak was declared an epidemic on the 11th of June 2009. How was it more commonly known? |
|
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Swine flu |
Round 3: Geography (Picture Round)
You will be shown a picture representing an island. Name the island.
Supplementaries:
Visually impaired question:
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Which city dominates the south west end of Lac Leman? |
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Geneva |
Round 4: Oranges are not the only fruit
The answers in this round all incorporate the name of a fruit. The fruit may form part of a longer word in the answer. The full answer is required,
not just the fruit.
1 |
This book is set during the Great Depression, and focuses on the Joad family of Oklahoma. Which 1939 novel won the Pulitzer
prize for fiction that year? |
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck) |
2 |
In which town was Salvador Dali born, in 1904? |
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Figueres (Spain) |
3 |
This Glaswegian post punk band had its only claim to fame for the single Rip It Up in 1983? |
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Orange Juice |
4 |
In August this year, this company became the first public US company to be valued at over a trillion US dollars? |
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Apple |
5 |
This British manufacturer of personal computers was
bought out in 1990, but appeared again in 2008 for a short time. |
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Apricot Computers |
6 |
What is the name of the children's TV programme which ran from 1968 to 1970, whose theme song was covered by the Dickies in
1978? |
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The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (accept Banana Splits)
(Aka: The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)) |
7 |
Which ITV show ran for 18 years from 1985 and was was recently resurrected with Melanie Sykes taking over voiceover duties from
(our) Graham Skidmore? |
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Blind Date |
8 |
Complete the following Monty Python quote: "Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of ... " |
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Elderberries |
Supplementaries:
1 |
What is the nickname of Premiership football club AFC Bournemouth? |
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The Cherries |
2 |
What is the name of the Irish band, who this year lost their lead singer Dolores O'Riordan? |
|
The Cranberries |
Round 5: Science
1 |
In the periodic table, which of the halogens has the lowest atomic number? |
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Fluorine |
2 |
Associated with medical trials, which term is derived from the
Latin: "I will please" |
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Placebo |
3 |
The BepiColombo space mission launched in October this year. Which planet is its final planned destination (intended arrival
date 2025)? |
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Mercury |
4 |
Which computer language takes its name from a comedy TV programme running from 1969 to 1974? |
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Python (after Monty Python's Flying Circus) |
5 |
What does a pitot (pee–toe) tube on an aircraft measure? |
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Speed through the air (it does this by measuring pressure, so allow that too) |
6 |
Which major broadcast and telecommunications transmitter is sited just above Bolton? |
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Winter Hill |
7 |
What is a person's weight in kilos divided by their height in metres squared commonly known as? |
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BMI Body Mass Index (allow
Quetelet Index) |
8 |
Mercury is one of only two elements that is liquid at room temperature (25°C) and standard pressure.
What's the other one? |
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Bromine (freezes at –7°C, boils at 59°C) |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which South American camelid species shares its name with the Spanish for flame? |
|
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Llama |
2 |
Which letter is used in aviation to label the various standard speeds, e.g. Take off safety speed, Stall speed? |
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V (e.g. V2 is Take off safety speed, Vs is Stall speed) |
Round 6: Sport
Name the individual from the clues given. To help further there is a geographic place in each name.
1 |
Born in 1951, this iconic centre forward played for Leeds and Man Utd as well as scoring 11 goals for Scotland. |
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Joe Jordan |
2 |
Born in 1956 in Pennsylvania, 'The Comeback Kid' is best known for his 4 Superbowl wins as the Quarterback of the San
Francisco 49ers. |
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Joe Montana |
3 |
Born in 1989, this golden girl of British swimming won 400 and 800m freestyle at the Beijing Olympics. |
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Rebecca Adlington |
4 |
Born in 1959 in California, this runner set 100m & 200m world records in 1988 which still stand. Suspiciously, she retired
immediately after the 1988 Seoul Olympics. |
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Florence Griffith–Joyner (accept
Flo–Jo) |
5 |
Born 1962 in California, this prodigy went on to win two Grand Slam singles titles at the US Open in Flushing Meadow. She is now
a regular contributor to BBC commentary and analysis |
|
Tracy Austin |
6 |
Born in 1994 in Jamaica, this England forward began his career at QPR before moving on to Liverpool and Manchester City. |
|
Raheem Sterling |
7 |
Rugby Union playing brothers who both earned their first caps in the same match for Scotland in 1986 against France. Both went
on to represent the Lions. |
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Scott or Gavin Hastings |
8 |
Born in 1963 in Kingston Jamaica, this English fast bowler is most remembered for his figures of 9 wickets for 57 runs, that
destroyed the South African batting at The Oval in 1994. |
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Devon Malcolm |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Born in 1959 in Govan, Glasgow, this striker played for Ipswich, Spurs and Man Utd as well earning 13 caps for his
country. |
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Alan Brazil |
2 |
Born in 1949, she is the only British woman to have won tennis titles at all four Grand Slam events, counting both the singles
and doubles competitions. |
|
Virginia Wade |
Round 7: Keep it in the family
You will be given the familial relationship between two people and a short description of them both. You need to name one of them.
1 |
Husband and wife.
Husband: British documentary maker, and producer of "Man Alive" and "That's Life". Died in 2000.
Wife: Journalist and TV presenter. Set up ChildLine in 1986. |
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Desmond Wilcox or Esther
Rantzen |
2 |
Mother and son.
Mother: English actress. Starred alongside Tommy Steele in the film Half a Sixpence.
Son: Broadcaster, writer and adventurer. TV credits include New Lives in the Wild. |
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Julia Foster or Ben
Fogle |
3 |
Grandfather and grandson.
Grandfather: English potter and entrepreneur, 1730–1795. Products still made today include Jasperware.
Grandson: Naturalist and biologist, 1809–1882. Introduced the theory of natural selection. |
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Josiah Wedgwood or Charles Darwin |
4 |
Mother and daughter.
Mother: Journalist, author and former tabloid editor; TV appearances include Through the Keyhole and Loose Women.
Daughter: TV presenter. Currently presents Strictly Come Dancing. |
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Eve Pollard or Claudia Winkelman |
5 |
Father–in–law and son–in–law. Both have played Doctor Who. |
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Peter Davison or David Tennant
(Davison's daughter, Georgia Moffett married D. Tennant) |
6 |
Father–in–law and son–in–law.
Father–in–law: Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist, 1811–1886.
Son–in–law: German composer, mainly of operas, 1813–1883. Founder of the Bayreuth (by–roit) Festival. |
|
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Franz Liszt or Richard Wagner |
7 |
Brothers–in–law.
(First) Food writer and TV presenter, programmes include Amazing Hotels: Life beyond the lobby.
(Second) Comedian and actor. Plays William Shakespeare in Upstart Crow. |
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Giles Coren or David Mitchell
(Giles' sister, Victoria, is married to David) |
8 |
Brother and sister.
Brother: American actor, aged 81. Roles include Bonnie and Clyde and Shampoo.
Sister: Actress, aged 84. Won best actress Oscar for Terms of Endearment. |
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Warren Beatty or Shirley MacLaine |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Father and daughter.
Father: Brummie comedian, actor and TV presenter. Had a chart hit with Funky Moped in 1975.
Daughter: Actress. Most famous for roles in The Office and The Archers. |
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Jasper Carrott or Lucy Davis |
2 |
Brother and sister.
Brother: Former Tory MP, and Chairman of the Tory Party 1994–95.
Sister: former actress and presenter of children's TV programme Magpie. |
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Jeremy or Jenny Hanley |
Round 8: Who took the vowels out?
You will be given a clue and shown a picture of the answer with all the vowels removed and the consonants squashed up.
Please note that some of the answers may contain more than one word.
1 |
Charles Dickens novel: TLFTWCTS |
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A Tale of Two Cities |
2 |
1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner: MTHRTRS |
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Mother Teresa |
3 |
Member of the lute family of string Musical instruments: KLL |
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Ukulele |
4 |
1984 winner of best Picture Oscar: MDS |
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Amadeus |
5 |
French painter: DGRDGS |
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Edgar Degas |
6 |
North African city: CR |
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Cairo |
7 |
England goalkeeper of the 1970s and 1980s: JCRRGN |
|
Joe Corrigan |
8 |
Conservative MP for Esher and Walton: DMNCRB |
|
Dominic Raab |
Supplementaries:
1 |
US State: H |
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Ohio |
2 |
Literary character created by George Bernard Shaw: LZDLTTL |
|
|
Eliza Doolittle |
Visually impaired question:
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What word describes the process of creating a word which phonetically imitates the sound that it describes?
For example: 'miaow'. |
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Onomatopoeia |
General Knowledge
Set by the Chester Road Tavern.
1 |
What does the letter 'L' represent in the acronym ISIL? |
|
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Levant (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) |
2 |
The 'Big Five' of African safaris consists of the elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and which other animal? |
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Buffalo (African Cape buffalo) |
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3 |
As which clown is Justin Fletcher best known on current children's TV? |
|
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Mr Tumble |
4 |
In which country would you find the Mato Grosso? |
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Brazil |
5 |
Which town in Kent is particularly well known for its oysters? |
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Whitstable |
6 |
The Ponte Vecchio in Florence spans which river? |
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The Arno |
7 |
Who was appointed as the new manager for Macclesfield Town FC in November? |
|
Sol Campbell |
8 |
As on the 5th of December 2018, who is the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs? |
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Michael Gove |
9 |
Orangutans are currently only found in the rainforests of two islands. Name either of them. |
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Borneo and Sumatra |
10 |
Kurt Cobain was the lead singer for which group? |
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Nirvana |
11 |
What was the name of Alexander the Great's famous horse? |
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Bucephalus |
12 |
How is Hansen's disease more widely known? |
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Leprosy |
13 |
Which famous event took place at Max Yasgur's farm in 1969? |
|
Woodstock |
14 |
What was the name of the ship which ran aground off the Scilly Isles in
1967, causing a massive oil spill? |
|
The Torrey Canyon |
15 |
In which city are Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde buried? |
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Paris (Pere Lachaise cemetery) |
16 |
Name either of the ice skaters involved in controversy over a physical assault before and during the 1994 Winter Olympics. |
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Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan |
17 |
Who wrote The Mill on the Floss? |
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George Eliot (accept Mary Anne Evans) |
18 |
What was the name of the painting that featured in the sitcom 'Allo Allo'? |
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The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies (accept The Fallen
Madonna) |
|
19 |
In which ocean is the Kuril trench found? |
|
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The Pacific Ocean |
20 |
What is the smallest British bird? |
|
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Goldcrest or firecrest (accept either) |
21 |
Who is the President of the European Council? |
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Donald Tusk |
22 |
Portland Bill is connected by road to which resort? |
|
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Weymouth |
23 |
Who is the Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the EU? |
|
Sir Kier Starmer |
24 |
Who was the Roman god of fire? |
|
Vulcan |
25 |
Which pop group sang Car Wash in 1976? |
|
Rose Royce |
26 |
Who was the first contestant to leave I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in 2018? |
|
Noel Edmonds |
27 |
Who became king of England in 1422? |
|
Henry VI |
28 |
Who wrote Cider with Rosie? |
|
Laurie Lee |
29 |
When do all racehorses (in the Northern Hemisphere) have their birthday? |
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1st of January |
30 |
Astral Weeks and Avalon Sunset are albums by which artist? |
|
Van Morrison |
31 |
Who wrote The Compleat Angler? |
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Izaak Walton |
32 |
In which country is the Var River? |
|
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France |
33 |
What nationality was cyclist Eddie Merckx? |
|
Belgian |
34 |
How many feet are there in a fathom? |
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Six |
35 |
Which group had a UK hit in 1995 with Common People? |
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Pulp |
36 |
Where might you find the Pinky Ponk, the Ninky Nonk and the Tombliboos? |
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In The Night Garden |
37 |
Which actress was painted gold in the Bond film Goldfinger? |
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Shirley Eaton |
38 |
San José is the capital of which Central American country? |
|
Costa Rica |
39 |
The Eagles is one of the nicknames of which London football team? |
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Crystal Palace |
40 |
What is Charles Dickens's only novel with a female character name in the title? |
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Little Dorrit |
41 |
What name is given to natives of Sydney, Australia? |
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Sydneysiders |
42 |
The adjective 'vulpine' refers to which animal? |
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The fox |
43 |
How often does Halley's Comet visit planet Earth? |
|
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Every 75
or 76 years (also accept 74 or 77) |
44 |
Camp David, the country retreat of the US president, is in which state? |
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Maryland |
45 |
What is the most northerly city in the UK? |
|
Inverness |
46 |
Which group wrote and first performed Flower of Scotland? |
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The Corries (written by member Roy Williamson) |
47 |
Who hosted ITV's The Krypton Factor for 18 years? |
|
Gordon Burns |
48 |
On what river does the Victoria Falls stand? |
|
Zambesi |
49 |
Who married Jack Brooksbank earlier this year? |
|
Princess Eugenie |
50 |
In which year was Pearl Harbour attacked? |
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1941 |
51 |
Which golfer won this year's US Masters? |
|
Patrick Reed |
52 |
In which town was the UK TV series The Office set? |
|
Slough |
53 |
The first Star Wars film, released in 1977, was later re–titled as what? |
|
Star Wars – A New Hope |
54 |
Who was found guilty of match fixing and banned from playing snooker for 12 years in 2013? |
|
Stephen Lee |
55 |
About whom did Eric Clapton write the ballad Wonderful Tonight? |
|
|
Pattie Boyd |
56 |
In legend, Mordred was killed at the battle of Camlann where his adversary was mortally wounded. Who was his adversary? |
|
King Arthur |
57 |
The Stooges found fame as whose backing band? |
|
Iggy Pop |
58 |
What chemical element has the symbol P? |
|
Phosphorus |
59 |
Who was the Russian leader during the Cuban missile crisis? |
|
Nikita Khrushchev |
60 |
The 'girl from Ipanema' comes from which city? |
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Rio de Janeiro |
61 |
Magnus Carlson recently retained what? |
|
The World Chess Championship |
62 |
Where has "InSight" been since the 26th of November 2018? |
|
|
On Mars |
63 |
Which war was fought in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648? |
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The Thirty Years War |
64 |
Who played PC 'Fancy' Smith in Z Cars, Richard IV in the first Blackadder series, and is
the voice of Grampy Rabbit in Peppa Pig? |
|
Brian Blessed |
65 |
Complete the quote "you can kill all the bluejays you want, if you can hit
'em, but remember it's a sin to ..." |
|
Kill a Mockingbird |
66 |
Jeff Bezos overtook Bill Gates as the richest man in the world in 2018.
Which company did he found? |
|
Amazon |
67 |
After changing his name from Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1972, what heroic
middle name did Elton John adopt? |
|
Hercules |
68 |
What was the last black and white film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? |
|
|
The Artist |
69 |
What is the culinary term for cutting food into long thin strips? |
|
Julienne |
70 |
After leaving John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Peter Green became a founding member of which famous band? |
|
|
Fleetwood Mac |
71 |
In which film is Room 237 a hellish place to visit? |
|
The Shining |
72 |
The Irrawaddy is the longest river in which Asian country? |
|
Myanmar (accept Burma) |
73 |
Which writer was responsible for 'The Three Laws of Robotics'? |
|
Isaac Asimov |
74 |
Which often typecast actor played Lee Harvey Oswald in the film JFK? |
|
Gary Oldman |
75 |
The name of which overseas territory of the United Kingdom can be translated into English as 'eel'? |
|
|
Anguilla |
76 |
Laurent Blanc was the first player ever to do what in a FIFA World Cup match? |
|
|
Score a 'Golden Goal' |
77 |
Who has a vehicle with the famous registration plate 'SCV 1'? |
|
|
The Pope (SCV stands for Stato della Citta del Vaticano
or Status Civitatis Vaticanae) |
78 |
In literature, who was rescued by Kala? |
|
|
Tarzan |
79 |
Who sang the first released hit single War, featuring the lyric: "War: what is it good for"? |
|
Edwin Starr |
80 |
Name any of the goalscorers in the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final between Liverpool and Real Madrid. |
|
Karim Benzema, Sadio Mané, or Gareth
Bale |
81 |
What is the state capital of Alaska? |
|
Juneau |
82 |
What codename was given the evacuation of Dunkirk? |
|
Operation Dynamo |
83 |
Name either of the two main characters played by Tim McInnerny in the Blackadder series. |
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Lord Percy or Captain Darling |
84 |
Gryffindor and Slytherin are two of the four school houses of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series. Name one of the other two. |
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Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff |
85 |
Which capital city is located on the island of Zealand? |
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Copenhagen |
86 |
The Secret Society of Harmonious Fists started which rebellion? |
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The Boxer Rebellion |
87 |
Which actor had a recurring role as the Mayor of Quahog (pronounced co–hog) in the TV series Family Guy? |
|
Adam West |
88 |
Which record label was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1960? |
|
Tamla Motown (accept Motown) |
89 |
What day of the year links the deaths of Charlie Chaplin, Dean Martin and James Brown? |
|
25th December |
90 |
Who invented the mercury thermometer? |
|
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit |
91 |
What is the name of the large knife carried by Gurkha soldiers? |
|
Kukri |
92 |
What is the longest river wholly in France? |
|
The Loire |
93 |
Which radio and television presenter co–founded the Women's Equality Party? |
|
Sandi Toksvig |
94 |
Following the death of George Bush Sr. in December 2018, how many surviving
former US presidents remain? |
|
4
(Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack Obama) |
95 |
Who plays the Toymaker in the 1968 film version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? |
|
Benny Hill |
96 |
Which black American activist was assassinated in 1965 while addressing a
rally in New York City? |
|
Malcolm X (accept Malcolm Little) |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which comic actor/writer plays brother and sister Paul and Pauline Calf? |
|
Steve Coogan |
2 |
The name for which form of transport stems from the Latin 'for all'? |
|
Bus (from Omnibus) |
3 |
Who partnered Francesco Molinari during Europe's victory at the Ryder Cup in September this year? |
|
Tommy Fleetwood |
4 |
The characters Marshall, Rubble, Chase and Skye feature in which animated TV series? |
|
PAW Patrol |
5 |
Chris Chibnall is the current showrunner for which popular TV programme? |
|
|
Doctor Who |
6 |
The name of which board game translated means 'sparrows'? |
|
Mahjong |
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