2021–2 Season: Cup Round 2 – 25 January 2022

Ridgway's Revenge II – Puddings are a dish served cold!

Questions set by Andy Ridgeway (of the Shamrock Bar).

1	Future Nostalgia was the 2020 album release of which UK music star?
	Dua Lipa
2	How long does Prime Minister's Questions last?
	30 minutes
3	At which international restaurant chain is there are a choice of six spices including Fruit and Mango, Lemon and Herb and Extra Hot?
	Nando's
4	Pret a Manger is a popular sandwich chain in the UK, but what does the French name mean in English?
	Ready to eat
5	In 2002 the president of which country renamed the month of January after himself?
	Turkmenistan
6	The band Bros was made up of Matt Goss, Luke Goss and which other musician?
	Craig Logan
7	How is the Roman city of Verulamium known today?
	St. Albans
8	Which country finished as runners up at the Women's Football World Cup in 2019?
	Netherlands
9	Name either of the players Andy Murray has beaten in Wimbledon Singles Finals.
	Novak Djokovic or Milos Raonic
10	Which English performance poet had his only UK top 40 hit with Gimmix! (Play Loud) in 1979?
	John Cooper Clarke
11	In which year did Margaret Thatcher die?
	2013
12	Which American city held the first Fashion Week?
	New York (1943)
13	Which fashion designer reportedly had a relationship with Winston Churchill?
	Coco Chanel
14	What nut should you find at the centre of a Ferrero Rocher?
	Hazelnut
15	How many Olympic Gold medals were won by Sir Mo Farah?
	Four
16	How many minutes are there in a game of Rugby League?
	80
17	How many sides does a heptadecagon have?
	17
18	Which London Underground line has the most stations?
	District
19	How many countries in Africa still have the shilling as currency?
	Four: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Somalia
20	What is the name for a donkey crossed with a zebra?
	A zeedonk

21	What is the name of The Bride, played by Uma Thurman, in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill franchise?
	Beatrix Kiddo
22	Who has been the First Minister of Wales since December 2018?
	Mark Drakeford
23	Scorpio and Pisces are two of the three water signs in astrology. Which one is missing?
	Cancer
24	Which online auction site was launched in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar?
	Ebay
25	Which animal can be seen on the Porsche logo?
	Horse
26	James Michael Tyler played which character in Friends?
	Gunther
27	Which monarch officially made Valentine's Day a holiday in 1537?
	Henry VIII
28	Worship of Krishna is observed by followers of which religious faith?
	Hinduism
29	Which object in the night sky is represented by the Romanised Arabic word Qamar?
	The Moon
30	The James Webb telescope is named after the head of which organisation in the 1960s?
	NASA
31	Which High Street retailer stocks the Plant Kitchen range of non–meat products?
	Marks and Spencer
32	Which is the only edible food that never goes bad?
	Honey
33	Sipsmith's, Larios and Seagram's are some of the best-selling brands of which spirit?
	Gin
34	Name either of the two countries who have not missed one of the modern–day Olympics?
	Greece or Australia
35	What is the name of the professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Canada?
	Toronto Maple Leafs
36	The ancient Phoenician city of Constantine is located in which modern–day Arab country?
	Algeria
37	Which Central American country has a name that translates into English as 'The Saviour'?
	El Savador
38	In what type of matter are atoms most tightly packed?
	Solid
39	Which of Newton's laws states that "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction"?
	The third law of motion
40	Which vitamin is the only one that you will not find in an egg?
	C

41	Mark Corrigan and Jeremy Usborne, played by David Mitchell and Robert Webb, were characters in which comedy show?
	Peep Show
42	Who was the first gymnast to achieve a perfect score of 10?
	Nadia Comaneci
43	Dump, floater, and wipe are terms used in which team sport?
	Volleyball
44	In which country would you find Lake Bled?
	Slovenia
45	How many hearts does an octopus have?
	3
46	In which UK city was the pop–rock band known as The Animals formed?
	Newcastle upon Tyne
47	What are the folds of skin on a cat's ears called?
	Henry's pockets or cutaneous marginal pouches
48	Name either of the two species of mammals that lay eggs.
	Spiny anteater or (duck–billed) platypus
49	In information technology, what is measured in Mickeys?
	The speed of a computer mouse
50	Which English city was once known as Duroliponte?
	Cambridge
51	Which is the only vowel that's not the initial letter of any US State?
	E
52	In football, which team has won the Champions League (formerly the European Cup) the most times?
	Real Madrid (13)
53	In tennis, a representation of what type of fruit is found at the top of the Wimbledon men's singles trophy?
	Pineapple
54	What was grown on the farm on which the musician Taylor Swift grew up?
	Christmas trees
55	What part of an atom has no electric charge?
	The neutron
56	How many molecules of oxygen does ozone have?
	Three
57	Ford and Fiat are two of the USA's Big Three car companies. Which is the third?
	General Motors
58	Nash Motors were the first car manufacturer to offer what as a safety feature?
	Seat belts
59	What was the name of the group that Justin Timberlake used to be part of?
	NSYNC
60	Romulus and Remus were raised by what animal?
	A she–wolf

61	In 2001: A Space Odyssey, what song does the rogue computer system HAL 9000 sing to himself as he's shut down?
	Daisy Bell (accept Bicycle built for Two)
62	What type of animal is a Flemish giant?
	A rabbit
63	France, West Germany, Italy and Luxembourg are four of the six founding members of the European Union. Name either of the other two.
	Belgium or the Netherlands
64	Which piece of bathroom equipment was invented by Christophe des Rosiers?
	The bidet
65	What is the legal term for a voluntary written statement made under oath in the American legal system?
	Affidavit
66	What musical instrument does Lisa Simpson play?
	Saxophone
67	Which mammal has no vocal cords?
	Giraffe
68	Which watch company has a pointed crown as its logo?
	Rolex
69	"Think Different" is the slogan of which technology company?
	Apple
70	How many cards are there in a deck of Uno?
	108
71	What classic video game requires you to eat all the dots throughout a maze?
	Pac–Man
72	How many bags of wool did Baa Baa Black Sheep have?
	3
73	In The Farmer in the Dell, what did the cat take?
	The rat
74	In which month is Independence Day celebrated in Cambodia?
	November
75	The Islamic calendar is based on which cycle?
	Lunar
76	Which instrument has forty–seven strings and seven pedals?
	Harp
77	What name was given to the soldiers who protected Roman emperors?
	The Praetorian Guard
78	Name the port of Rome.
	Ostia
79	Which local author's latest book is entitled Treacle Walker?
	Alan Garner
80	Which music hall comedian had a white book and a blue book from which he compiled his act?
	Max Miller

81	Which film star of the 1930s and 1940s appeared in films including Boys Will Be Boys, Oh, Mr Porter, and The Goose Steps Out?
	Will Hay
82	What was the first product manufactured by Hewlett Packard (also known as HP)?
	Printers
83	Which city does the River Lagan flow through?
	Belfast
84	In which film did Paul Newman's character eat fifty hard-boiled eggs?
	Cool Hand Luke
85	Which sport takes place in Hong Kong's Happy Valley?
	Horse racing
86	How many sides, in total, would three triangles and three rectangles have?
	21
87	Who changed the name of his ship from the Pelican in mid–voyage?
	Sir Francis Drake
88	In which country would you find Europe's most northerly town?
	Norway (Hammerfest)
89	Who was the last prisoner to be held in the Tower of London?
	Rudolf Hess
90	Which word can be placed before bottle, bell and bird?
	Blue
91	Which Welsh poet advised us not to go gently into the night?
	Dylan Thomas
92	The Mexican dish known as ceviche is made by marinating raw fish in what type of liquid?
	Lime juice
93	What is Canada's biggest island?
	Baffin Island
94	Who was the last prophet of Islam?
	Muhammad
95	According to the Bible, which prophet was killed by being sawed in two inside a hollow log?
	Isaiah
96	In which country do children fill their baskets on Easter morning, hunting for eggs left by the Easter Cuckoo?
	Switzerland
97	You can get a fabulous view of what city from Mount Victoria?
	Wellington
98	Which country dominates the Jutland peninsula?
	Denmark
99	Who is the patron saint of music?
	St. Cecilia
100	Betz cells are found in which part of the body?
	The brain

101	What dangerous substance is sometimes known as woolly rock?
	Asbestos
102	From where in the Houses of Parliament can members of the public watch the proceedings of the House of Commons?
	The Strangers' Gallery
103	The Brahmaputra is the deepest river in which country?
	India
104	In Greek mythology, who is the goddess of agriculture?
	Demeter
105	A glossectomy is the removal of which part of the body?
	The tongue
106	Which instrument is used to measure the sound produced underwater?
	Hydrophone
107	Which US state is also known as Finlandia because of its resemblance to Finland?
	Minnesota
108	The logo for which popular app consists of a white telephone, in a white speech bubble, on a green background?
	Whatsapp
109	What does the surname Singh mean when translated into English?
	Lion
110	Who was the shortest–serving UK Prime Minister of the 20th century?
	Andrew Bonar Law (210 days)
111	Who was US president at the time of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation?
	Dwight D. Eisenhower (2 June 1953)
112	Which countryside animal would the French refer to as un hérisson?
	A hedgehog
113	Which word can come after 'dream', 'steam' and 'life' to form other words?
	Boat
114	In which year did the UK's Channel 4 begin transmission?
	1982
115	The largest complete fossil of which ancient marine predator was found at Rutland Water Nature Reserve last year?
	Ichthyosaur
116	The Ramblers and the Animal Lovers met recently in the third place play–off game in which TV quiz show?
	Only Connect
117	At which Macclesfield church did Olympic gold medal winning cyclists Laura Trott and Jason Kenny get married?
	St. Albans
118	Name either of the two names used by the Macclesfield band Joy Division, before they settled on Joy Division in 1978.
	Warsaw or Stiff Kittens
119	Who was known as the Ploughman Poet?
	Robert Burns
120	Which English author created the detective priest Father Brown?
	G.K. Chesterton

Supplementaries:

1	Emily, Elizabeth, Charlotte and Anne are four of the five Bronte sisters. Who is the missing sister?
	Maria
2	What is a duel between three people called?
	A truel
3	In which US state was Joe Exotic, also known as the Tiger King and operator of the G.W. Zoo, based?
	Oklahoma
4	OUTATIME is a license plate that appears in which series of films?
	Back to the Future
5	Café Terrace at Night is an oil painting, created in 1888 by which Dutch master?
	Vincent van Gogh
6	Created in 1990, what was the name of the first internet search engine?
	Archie
7	What ingredient is included in food in a Florentine style?
	Spinach

Tie–Breaker:

The longest word in English, formulated in America, has 189,819 letters. How long, in minutes, would it take to pronounce it?
	210 minutes

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