2022–3 Season: Week 13 – 7 March 2023

Set by the Dolphin.

Specialist Rounds

1	Films In Series	2	Arts & Entertainment, In Colour
3	History	4	Geography
5	Science and Nature	6	Sport
7	Cheshire	8	Tom, Dick and Harry

Specialist Questions

Round 1: Films in Series

All questions about films that have one or more sequels.

1	Which given name and surname are missing from the titles of this film trilogy: International Man of Mystery; the Spy who Shagged me; Gold member?
	Austin Powers
2	Name any one of Edgar Wright's so–called Cornetto Trilogy starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
	Sean of the Dead; Hot Fuzz; At World's End
3	Which character in the first Jaws film uttered the famous line "you're gonna need a bigger boat"?
	Chief Brody
4	In which country was Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy largely filmed?
	New Zealand
5	Which actor played the man in black, Chris Adams, in the original film The Magnificent Seven and its sequel, Return of the Seven?
	Yul Brynner
6	How many miles per hour did the de Lorean have to reach to initiate time travel in the Back to the Future series of films?
	88 mph
7	Which Oscar–winning actor played the character Michael Corleone in the Godfather and Godfather 2 films?
	Al Pacino
8	Which film immediately followed A Fistful of Dollars in the second of Sergio Leone's so–called Dollars Trilogy?
	For a Few Dollars More

Supplementaries:

1	Who played the character Frank Drebbin in the Naked Gun film trilogy?
	Leslie Nielsen
2	What was the name of Han Solo and Chewbacca's ship in the Star Wars series of films?
	The Millennium Falcon

Round 2: Arts & Entertainment, In Colour

All the answers to these questions include a colour; simply identify the colour.

1	What was the title of the first Sherlock Holmes novel?
	A Study in Scarlet
2	In the title of a story by L. M. Montgomery what is the name of the farm in Canada which becomes the home of orphan Anne Shirley?
	Green Gables
3	What is the stage name of singer Alecia Beth Moore Hart?
	Pink
4	Which pop/rock group which has recorded seven albums, from Songs about Jane (2002) to Jordi (2021)?
	Maroon 5
5	Which Stanley Kubrick film of 1971, based on a novel by Anthony Burgess, features a gang of violent, youthful thugs known as Droogs?
	A Clockwork Orange
6	Which Ridley Scott film of 2001 concerns the shooting down of a US military helicopter in Somalia?
	Black Hawk Down
7	Which Science Fiction comedy TV series aired on BBC 2 from 1988 to 99 starred Craig Charles and Chris Barrie?
	Red Dwarf
8	Which police–based comedy TV series, created by Ben Elton, aired on BBC 1 from 1995 to 96 starring Rowan Atkinson and James Dreyfus?
	The Thin Blue Line

Supplementaries:

1	Which song, which reached No 8 in the UK charts in 1967, was written and performed by Donovan?
	Mellow Yellow
2	Which novel by US author Alice Walker won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for fiction?
	The Color Purple

Round 3: History

1	Who was the pilot of the American U2 spy plane shot down by the Russians in 1960?
	Gary Powers
2	In which British city did the so–called Ice Cream Wars take place in the 1980s?
	Glasgow
3	Which important public office, whose holders have been frequently in the news in recent years, was created in 1694 and first held by Sir John Houblon?
	Governor of the Bank of England
4	In 1832 the banker John Ryle and the Silk Manufacturer John Brocklehurst became the first men in Macclesfield to do what?
	Serve as Members of Parliament for the newly formed constituency
5	Taken from the creek that bears its name, which massacre of Lakota Sioux Indians took place on 29th December, 1890?
	The Battle of Wounded Knee
6	In the triangular trade system important to the European economy in the 18th century, what commodity was carried on the middle passage?
	Slaves
7	Who established his control over the Roman Empire by defeating his rival Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312AD?
	Constantine
8	Atahualpa, who was killed in 1533, was the last ruler of which empire?
	The Inca Empire

Supplementaries:

1	In 1645, who was appointed commander–in–chief of Parliament's New Model Army?
	Sir Thomas Fairfax
2	Who held the post of Minister of Propaganda in the Nazi Government of Germany from 1933 to 1945?
	Josef Göbbels

Round 4: Geography

1	The rivers Test and Itchen flow into which body of water?
	The Solent. (But accept, pedantically, Southampton Water)
2	Which is the largest of the Greater Antilles islands?
	Cuba
3	Which capital city stands on the River Vistula?
	Warsaw
4	Which is the only Asian country through which the Equator passes?
	Indonesia
5	The Great and Small Bitter Lakes form part of what larger waterway?
	The Suez Canal
6	Which capital city stands on the River Vltava?
	Prague
7	On which Scottish island would you find Fingal's Cave?
	Staffa
8	The rivers Witham and Welland flow into which body of water?
	The Wash

Supplementaries:

9	Mount Denali, the highest mountain in North America, was formerly known by what name?
	Mount McKinley
10	What is the county town of Buckinghamshire?
	Aylesbury

Round 5: Science and Nature

1	What are Perseids and Leonids?
	Meteor showers
2	Which non–metallic element is added to iron to produce steel?
	Carbon
3	What scientific name is given to any mollusc with a body that is enclosed in a two–part hinged shell?
	Bivalve
4	What is the five–letter name of the hot fluid or semi–fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling?
	Magma
5	Which bitter tasting compound made from the bark of the cinchona tree is recommended to treat malaria?
	Quinine
6	Part of the anatomy of birds, notably the chicken, the furcula is popularly known by what name?
	The wishbone
7	Yellowcake is an oxide produced during the processing of which element?
	Uranium
8	What's the common, one–word name for a small, extremely dense neutron star that emits a bright beam of electromagnetic radiation as it rotates rapidly?
	Pulsar

Supplementaries:

1	Which 19th century French chemist and bacteriologist developed the germ theory of disease?
	Louis Pasteur
2	When a body is immersed in a fluid there is an upthrust on it equal to the weight of fluid displaced is a principle of physics first identified by whom?
	Archimedes

Round 6: Sport

1	At the first Wrestlemania event in 1985, which A Team actor partnered Hulk Hogan in their match with Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff?
	Mr. T
2	What sporting first was achieved by French woman Stéphanie Frappart on 1st December, 2022?
	First woman to referee a World Cup Finals match. (Germany v Costa Rica)
3	Ten players of which nationality were recently suspended by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association amid claims of match fixing?
	China
4	Founded there by Dr. William Penny Brookes and directly inspiring the modern Olympic Games, which town in Shropshire has hosted its own annual Olympic Games since 1850?
	Much Wenlock (accept Wenlock)
5	Including an indoor velodrome, a BMX arena and Mountain Bike trails, in which city is the National Cycling Centre located?
	Manchester
6	What is the name of the cup contested by the Scottish and Welsh Rugby Union teams each year? It was inaugurated in 2018, and is named in honour of a distinguished Scottish player, who died in 2022 after a long battle with motor neurone disease.
	The Doddie Weir Cup
7	Against which cricket Test opponents do England contest the Wisden Trophy?
	The West Indies
8	Who won the 2023 American Football Super Bowl?
	Kansas City Chiefs

Supplementaries:

1	At the 2008 Beijing Olympics which Mansfield–born swimmer won two gold medals in the 400m and 800m freestyle events, making her the most successful British female Olympic swimmer for 100 years?
	Rebecca Adlington
2	What is the given name of the daughter of Muhammed Ali, who followed in his footsteps to become a professional boxer (now retired)?
	Laila

Round 7: Cheshire

1	Where in Cheshire have beavers recently been reintroduced?
	Hatchmere Nature Reserve (accept Delamere Forest)
2	The public library in Northwich is named in honour of which industrialist and MP for Northwich, who, in partnership with German chemist Ludwig Mond, formed the chemical company which later became ICI?
	John Brunner
3	Which controversial Allied General had his headquarters at Peover Hall, near Knutsford, in early 1944, and met General Eisenhower at the de Tabley Arms pub (popularly known as the Bells of Peover)?
	General George S. Patton
4	Published in 2021, Treacle Walker is a novel by which noted Cheshire author?
	Alan Garner
5	In the novel Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell, the eponymous town is based on which Cheshire town?
	Knutsford
6	Which Cheshire town was the setting for the sitcom Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps?
	Runcorn
7	What is the name of the long–distance footpath which stretches from Whitchurch in the south to Frodsham in the north and follows the line of the mid–Cheshire Ridge?
	The Sandstone Trail
8	Name either of the two rivers which meet in the centre of Stockport to form the river Mersey.
	The Tame or the Goyt

Supplementaries:

1	Which Cheshire stately home contains a 17th century organ once played on by Handel?
	Adlington Hall
2	Which medieval Cistercian Abbey on the banks of the river Weaver, dissolved by Henry VIII in 1538, gave its name to a former Cheshire local government district from 1974 to 2009?
	Vale Royal

Round 8: Tom, Dick and Harry

All questions relate to people, real or fictional, named Tom, Dick and/or Harry.

1	What was the nickname of Sir Harry Percy, son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland, who died in 1403 at the Battle of Shrewsbury while in rebellion against King Henry IV?
	Hotspur
2	In the nursery rhyme, what was the profession of the father of Tom, who "stole a pig and away did run"?
	Piper
3	According to legend, the original Peeping Tom was guilty of peeping on whom?
	Lady Godiva
4	Tom, Dick or Harry is a musical number for a young woman desperate to get married, and her three suitors, in which 1948 musical comedy by Cole Porter?
	Kiss Me, Kate
5	In a traditional Devon song, a number of men, including Harry Hawk and Old Uncle Tom Cobley, borrow a horse from Tom Pearse to go on an ill–fated journey to the fair in which Dartmoor village?
	Widdecombe
6	A man who briefly, and reluctantly, served as ruler of England, earned the disparaging nickname Tumbledown Dick. Who was his much more famous father?
	Oliver Cromwell
7	Of which eponymous protagonist of a novel of 1749 was it said that "it was the universal opinion ... that he was certainly born to be hanged"? The character was played by Albert Finney in a film released in 1963.
	Tom Jones
8	The 1973 film Magnum Force, is the sequel to which 1971 film?
	Dirty Harry

Supplementaries:

1	Who was the Gold Commander in the ill–fated 2007 anti–terror operation which ended with the gunning down of innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes on the London Underground? (Full name required)
	Dame Cressida Dick
2	In the animated TV series The Wacky Races, who was the partner of Muttley?
	Dick Dastardly

General Knowledge

1	Since the TV crime drama Shetland first aired in 2013, which actor has played the lead role of Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez?
	Douglas Henshall
2	What Latin phrase refers to an event or action used to justify a decision to go to war?
	Casus belli
3	In the poem The Owl and the Pussycat, the pair are said to have "dined on mince and slices of quince". What precise item of cutlery did they use to eat this meal?
	A runcible spoon. (The word is a nonsense invention of Edward Lear)
4	At the beginning of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty Four, what time were the clocks striking?
	Thirteen
5	Who will captain the European Team in this year's Ryder Cup?
	Luke Donald
6	Much in the news recently, who is the General Secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union?
	Mick Lynch
7	According to the New Testament, who was the father of the Apostles James and John?
	Zebedee
8	What's the county town of West Sussex?
	Chichester

9	Name either of the two jazz musicians – one a guitarist, the other a violinist – who in 1934 formed the Quintette du Hot Club de France.
	Django Reinhardt (guitar) or Stephan Grappelli (violin)
10	Who was the father of Alexander the Great?
	Philip II of Macedon (regnal number not required)
11	Which musical instrument is often used by Bingo callers to refer to the number 76?
	The trombone
12	Which city is served by Mother Teresa Airport?
	Tirana
13	According to the French philosopher Voltaire, in England "it is considered good, from time to time" to do what "to encourage the others"?
	Kill an Admiral
14	On which river does Kiev stand?
	The Dnieper or Dnipro
15	Which Chancellor of the Exchequer returned Britain to the Gold Standard in 1925, causing untold and lasting damage to the economy?
	Winston Churchill
16	George Herman were the two forenames of which baseball player, usually known by his nickname?
	Babe Ruth

17	Which imperial unit of measurement is equal to 33,000 foot pounds per minute or 550 foot pounds per second?
	1 horse power
18	Which variety of cheese is used to make Tiramisu?
	Mascarpone
19	Which city is served by Christopher Columbus Airport?
	Genoa
20	In which Cornish town is the Furry Dance celebrated on 8th May each year?
	Helston
21	In geographical terms what do the Otter, Camel, Lark, Mole and Dove have in common?
	They are all English rivers
22	What's the name of the naughty boy who is the central character in the 1963 children's story Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak?
	Max
23	Two of Mendelssohn's symphonies were inspired by his visits to different European countries. Name either country.
	Scotland (3rd Symphony) and Italy (4th Symphony)
24	Who became Glastonbury's oldest ever headliner, at the age of 80, when he closed Sunday night's proceedings in June 2022?
	Paul McCartney

25	In Greek mythology, which youth fell in love with his own reflection?
	Narcissus
26	What occupation appears both in the title of a book by Beatrix Potter and a novel by John le Carré?
	Tailor. (The Tailor of Gloucester and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy)
27	The Leazes stand, Milburn Stand and Gallowgate End are all to be found at which Premier League football ground?
	St. James's Park, Newcastle
28	Who, in the early 17th century, formulated the laws of planetary motion?
	Johannes Kepler
29	Which city is the home of the FIAT motor company?
	Turin
30	Who was the Chancellor of the Exchequer who in 1909 introduced the so–called People's Budget which led to a constitutional crisis when it was rejected by the House of Lords?
	David Lloyd George
31	To which public position did Paul Novak succeed in January, 2023, after his unopposed endorsement at a General Assembly in September 2022?
	TUC General Secretary
32	What's the name of the throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected rope or cord, which is used to capture animals by entangling their legs?
	Bolas or bolases

33	Drumlins, moraines and arêtes are all landscape features caused by what geological process?
	Glaciation
34	As well as being a film actor and director, Woody Allen is a jazz musician. What is his instrument?
	The clarinet
35	According to Mark Twain, "familiarity breeds contempt – and ... " what else?
	Children
36	Who is the First Minister of Wales, and Leader of the Welsh Labour Party?
	Mark Drakeford
37	At the age of 20, who became Glastonbury's youngest ever headliner, closing Friday night's proceedings in June, 2022?
	Billy Eilish
38	The painting The Treachery of Images by René Magritte includes a written sentence. What does it say? (Answer in French or English).
	Ceci n'est pas une pipe (this is not a pipe)
39	Which cosmological theory was first propounded by the Belgian Catholic priest Georges Lemaitre around 1932?
	The Big Bang Theory (of an expanding universe)
40	What is the principal ore of aluminium?
	Bauxite

41	The well–known poem Casabianca, whose opening line is "The boy stood on the burning deck", is based on an incident in which battle of 1798?
	The Battle of the Nile (also known as Aboukir Bay)
42	Which is the largest member of the seal family?
	The southern elephant seal (accept just elephant seal)
43	Which German politician is currently President of the European Commission?
	Ursula von der Leyen
44	Athlete Rebecca Jayne Romero won world titles in two different sports; name either.
	Rowing or cycling
45	Typically found in South American swamps, which member of the boa family is the world's heaviest snake?
	The anaconda
46	When French General Bosquet commented that "it's magnificent, but it's not war", to what was he referring?
	The Charge of the Light Brigade
47	What's the name of the psychopathic killer in the TV series Happy Valley, played by James Norton? Full name required.
	Tommy Lee Royce
48	The phrase "not bloody likely" sent shock waves through the theatre–going public in 1914 when it was first spoken on stage by a central character in which play by George Bernard Shaw?
	Pygmalion (the character is Eliza Doolittle, the actress Mrs Patrick Campbell – 49 years old at the time!)

49	Slivovitz is a type of brandy distilled from which fruit?
	Plums
50	Name either of the two countries between which the Orinoco River forms a natural border.
	Venezuela or Colombia
51	Name any of the three traditional divisions of the historic county of Lincolnshire.
	Holland, Kesteven or Lindsey
52	According to the proverb, who is king in the Kingdom of the Blind?
	The one–eyed man
53	Which fictional hero fell to his death along with his bitterest enemy in the Reichenbach Falls, in Switzerland, in 1891?
	Sherlock Holmes
54	What name is shared by Mozart's last symphony and a movement of Holst's Planets Suite?
	Jupiter
55	What is the motto of the Prince of Wales? (Answers can be given in either German or English).
	Ich dien (I serve)
56	In which middle–east city did 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate explode in 2020?
	Beirut

57	The eccentric but highly effective Liverpudlian charity fundraiser who is currently on his final charity walk from John O'Groats to Land's End clad only in swimming trunks and a fur hat goes by what nickname?
	Speedo Mick. (Real name Mick Cullen)
58	In the Bible story of the Good Samaritan, the victim of robbers was travelling along the road from Jerusalem to which other city?
	Jericho
59	The two wars fought between Britain and China, 1839–42 and 1856–60, are generally referred to by what name?
	The Opium Wars
60	What was the trade or profession of a cordwainer?
	Shoe making
61	Prominently in the news currently, Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Hamza Yousaf, and no others, have what in common?
	They are the three candidates for the leadership of the SNP
62	By what popular name is the garden flower antirrhinum generally known?
	Snapdragon
63	What Latin phrase is used to refer to an action or condition which is indispensable, or essential?
	Sine qua non
64	In Greek mythology, which hero killed the Gorgon Medusa, and rescued Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus?
	Perseus

65	In an international tournament in Bakuriani, Georgia, on the 27th of February, 16–year–old Mia Brookes, from Sandbach, became the youngest ever world champion at what sport?
	Snowboarding (specifically, women's slopestyle)
66	What term is used by MPs in Parliament when referring to the House of Lords?
	The other place (or another place)
67	Which Spanish artist created the series of prints entitled Disasters of War, illustrating the horrors of the Peninsular War against Napoleon's forces?
	Goya
68	Fought in a snowstorm on Palm Sunday, 1461, which battle was the bloodiest ever on English soil?
	Towton (generally estimated to have resulted in 28,000 deaths)
69	On 22nd July 2022 what record was set in the town of Coningsby, Lincolnshire?
	The UK's highest ever recorded temperature – 40.3°. (The precise temperature is not needed)
70	Currently leading their championship in England, the London Lions, who play their home games at the Copperbox Arena, take part in which sport?
	Basketball
71	With which Italian city would you associate pesto sauce?
	Genoa
72	Which online newspaper first investigated Nadim Zahawi's dubious tax affairs when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, and was threatened with legal action for doing so?
	The Independent

73	What's the name of the multi–coloured patchwork elephant who first appeared in children's stories in 1968? His stories have been narrated by Johnny Morris.
	Elmer
74	The Doug Ellis Stand, the Trinity Road Stand and the Holte End are all to be found at which Premier League football ground?
	Villa Park. (Aston Villa is acceptable)
75	With pioneers such as Wiley and Dizzee Rascal, followed more recently by the likes of Stormzy, which genre of music was born out of the UK garage, jungle and hip–hop scenes of the early 2000s?
	Grime
76	Alluvial plains are often very fertile areas, created by what geological process?
	Deposition by running water (e.g. rivers or streams)
77	Who succeeded Augustus as Roman Emperor in AD 14?
	Tiberius
78	The actor Antonio Fargas is probably best known for playing the character Huggy Bear, in which TV series from 1976 to 79?
	Starsky & Hutch
79	Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove and Old Harry Rocks are geological features along the coast of which English county?
	Dorset
80	According to Mark Twain, "School's all right, provided you don't let it interfere with..." what?
	Your education

81	Bloomsday is celebrated on 16th June in which city?
	Dublin
82	According to a nursery rhyme story of gross agricultural irresponsibility, which led to the sheep being in the meadow and the cows in the corn, where was the boy who looks after the sheep?
	Under the haystack (fast asleep) – Little Boy Blue
83	What was the trade or profession of a peruker?
	Making wigs
84	Musician Raphael Ravenscroft is best known for his alto saxophone solo on which record, which reached No. 3 on the UK singles charts in 1978?
	Baker Street
85	A painting by Picasso of a group of naked prostitutes is entitled The Young Ladies (Les Demoiselles) of which French city?
	Avignon
86	With which Italian city would you associate balsamic vinegar?
	Modena
87	Jamaican footballer Khadija Shaw of Manchester City, currently joint leading scorer in the Women's Super League, is usually known by what nickname?
	Bunny
88	The brief military conflict between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969 is generally known by what name?
	The Football War

89	To ensure stability in their quality, what products are stored in a humidor?
	Cigars
90	In which city are the headquarters of Boots the Chemists?
	Nottingham
91	What's the alternative name for the fragrant garden shrub philadelphus?
	Mock orange
92	Domenikos Theotokopolous (1541–1614) was an artist who spent most of his working life in Toledo, Spain. By what nickname is he generally known?
	El Greco (the Greek)
93	According to the proverb, who finds work for idle hands?
	The devil
94	Which rank in the army lends its name to a form of punishment intended to cause physical pain to an offender?
	Corporal
95	"All children, except one, grow up" is the opening line of which J. M. Barrie novel?
	Peter Pan
96	Since the TV crime drama Vera first aired in 2011, which actor has played the lead role of Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope?
	Brenda Blethyn

Supplementaries:

1	The climax of the Oscar–winning film Chariots of Fire takes place at which summer Olympics? (Year or city is acceptable).
	Paris, 1924
2	Between the books of Obadiah and Micah in the Old Testament is the book of which minor prophet, who was allegedly swallowed by a great fish?
	Jonah
3	What's the sub–title of the film Avatar 2?
	The Way of Water
4	Which US city stands near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers?
	St. Louis
5	In May 2020, craft beer giant Brew Dog released the beer Barnard Castle Eye Test – inspired by whose journey?
	Dominic Cummings
6	What was the trade or profession of a stevedore?
	A dockworker – a specialist in loading and unloading ships (until containerisation made him redundant)
7	The films Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report are all based on stories by which Science Fiction writer?
	Philip K. Dick
8	What farm vehicle provided the title for a painting by John Constable?
	A hay wain
9	What institution started life in Toad Lane, Rochdale, in 1844?
	The Co–operative Society
10	Which secretive garden bird has the scientific name Troglodytes troglodytes?
	The wren

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