2022–3 Season: Week 16 – 4 April 2023

All questions set by the Park Taverners, and vetted by the Nags Head.

Specialist Rounds

1	What's In a Name?	2	Geography
3	Arts & Entertainment	4	Science
5	Blockbusters	6	History
7	Sport	8	One–Liners

Specialist Questions

Round 1: What's In a Name?

In this round, all the letters in each answer can be found in 'Quiz Master'. You will be given a definition or clue to the single–word answer. For example: the clue 'friend' gives the answer 'mate'

1	A hard crystalline mineral composed of silica, 7 on the Mohs scale?
	Quartz
2	Greek goddess of the hunt, the wilderness and animals; or the name of the NASA program to return humans to the surface of the moon using the Orion space capsule and the SLS rocket?
	Artemis
3	A male rank of the aristocracy, lying below Duke and above Earl?
	Marquis
4	Fully developed; grown up in terms of appearance, behaviour and thinking.
	Mature
5	The use of humour, irony, exaggeration and ridicule to expose stupidity and hypocrisy, often used against political figures and policy?
	Satire
6	A man of high social standing who owns and lives on an estate in a rural area; or a young nobleman acting as an attendant to a knight?
	Squire
7	A large airy space within a building, usually with lots of skylights; or one of the upper chambers in the heart?
	Atrium
8	Multi-coloured chocolate sweet with a hard shell, usually found in tubes. In our case we want the singular.
	Smartie

Supplementaries:

1	Microsoft's public cloud platform; or a brilliant blue sky on a sunny day?
	Azure
2	Deserving of reward or commendation; the type of mark you get for doing well at school.
	Merit

Round 2: Geography

1	What scientific name is given to the typical thundercloud, extending high into the atmosphere and producing a characteristic anvil shape when it reaches the tropopause?
	Cumulonimbus (cumulus or nimbus not acceptable by themselves)
2	Name either of the two acids that were the most common pollutants dissolving in water in the atmosphere to form acid rain.
	Sulphuric or nitric
3	What do you call a build–up of hard snow on the leeward side of a mountain or ridge, which often overhangs cliffs and other steep slopes below?
	A cornice
4	What forms when layers of vegetation are subsumed over time into waterlogged, anaerobic soils and bogs?
	Peat
5	Rising in Montana and flowing to St Louis, what is the longest river in North America?
	The Missouri
6	Which river forms the western boundary of the city of Hyderabad and is the primary waterway of Pakistan?
	The Indus
7	The Cook Strait separates which two Islands?
	North and South Islands of New Zealand
8	Mainland Russia and America are 55 miles apart at their closest point. What body of water separates them here?
	The Bering Sea (accept Bering Strait)

Supplementaries:

1	The straits of Hormuz separate the Gulf of Oman from which other body of water?
	The Persian Gulf (accept Arabian Gulf)
2	Which is the largest lake in the UK, by surface area?
	Lough Neagh

Round 3: Arts & Entertainment

Alliterative A&E. All the people (one animal) we are looking for start their given names (or nicknames) and family names with the same letter. In accordance with tradition, family names will do – but both names much preferred!

1	Fictional professor in Pygmalion.
	Henry Higgins
2	Scottish Indie rock band named after an assassinated archduke. Their early single Take Me Out remains one of their better–known songs.
	Franz Ferdinand
3	English writer and journalist, most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe.
	Daniel Defoe
4	Reality TV star and frontman for Black Sabbath.
	Ozzy Osbourne
5	English composer whose works included two symphonies, five Pomp and Circumstance marches and famously a cello concerto in E minor.
	Edward Elgar
6	Fifty–foot gorilla, with a penchant for BASE jumping, swatting planes and femmes fatales.
	King Kong
7	British comedian, actor, author, artist, presenter, pop star, Radio 4 stalwart of shows like I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, and all–round Goodie, who co–wrote Doctor in the House and voiced Bananaman.
	Graeme Garden
8	US writer and Anglophile, famous for Notes from a Small Island and Notes from a Big Country.
	Bill Bryson

Supplementaries:

1	American singer/songwriter encompassing rock, soul and blues, who was known as Pearl.
	Janis Joplin
2	American actor who collaborated with Paul Newman in The Sting and as the Sundance Kid.
	Robert Redford

Round 4: Science

1	Elements in Group 17 of the periodic table, including chlorine and iodine, are known by what collective name?
	Halogens
2	On the pH scale of the acidity of substances, what number represents a neutral position between acids and bases?
	7.0 (seven)
3	First observed by Jocelyn Bell in 1967, what name is given to a specific type of neutron star that emits regular beams of electromagnetic radiation?
	Pulsar
4	What creature has the largest known eye, measuring 16 inches in diameter?
	The colossal squid (allow giant squid, or indeed just squid)
5	With two forms but using the same name, what energy unit is defined as the heat required to raise one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius in its large form and one gram of water by one degree Celsius in its small form?
	The calorie
6	Which planet in our solar system has the longest day – longer even than its year?
	Venus (243 Earth days)
7	In mathematics. what name is given to a second–degree equation with one unknown variable – for example, y = 3x2 + 2x + 1 (Y equals three X squared plus two X plus one)?
	A quadratic equation
8	The first vaccine against an infectious disease was developed in 1796 to protect us from which disease?
	Smallpox (not cowpox)

Supplementaries:

1	What is the only even prime number?
	Two
2	Which US founding father was knocked unconscious while attempting to electrocute a turkey?
	Benjamin Franklin

Round 5: Blockbusters

Based on the TV show, you need to complete the word or phrase from the given initial letter or letters and the clue.

1	What 'I' is the inability to sleep?
	Insomnia
2	What 'FB' was a British boxer who appeared frequently in HP sauce ads and Panto?
	Frank Bruno
3	What 'S' is a part of Italy and a London hotel in The Strand?
	Savoy
4	What 'R' means to repent or deeply regret?
	Rue
5	What 'A' is a semi–circular east end of a church?
	Apse
6	What 'B' is the North American equivalent of the yeti?
	Bigfoot
7	What 'F' was a fictional foppish little lord?
	Fauntleroy
8	What 'FF–M' was a Charlie's Angel?
	Farah Fawcett–Majors

Supplementaries:

1	What 'O' is a German village famed for its ten–yearly Passion plays?
	Oberammergau
2	What 'F' was an early Christian symbol which is still used today?
	Fish

Round 6: History

They say history only remembers the winners, but can we recall those who came second?

Each question will give you the name of a runner up or loser, and a bit of brief ancilliary information. The answer required is the winner.

All protagonists will be matched, so if the question gives a country, the answer will be a country; if it is a person the answer will be a person.

For example:

0	Donald Trump, November 2020
	Joe Biden

1	Admiral Pierre Villeneuve; October 1805
	Admiral Horatio Nelson
2	Robert Scott; 1911/12
	Roald Amundsen
3	Mark Antony and Cleopatra; battle of Actium 31 BC
	Octavian (accept Augustus he changed his name when he became Emperor, or Marcus Agrippa commanded the fleet of Octavian)
4	Neil Kinnock: 1992 General Election
	John Major
5	Chris Chataway: Oxford University 6 May 1954
	Roger Bannister (the first sub–four–minute mile)
6	Persia: battle of Marathon 490 BC
	Greece (accept Athenians)
7	F. W. de Klerk: 1994 elections to National Assembly of South Africa
	Nelson Mandela
8	King Harald Hardrada; September 1066 at Stamford Bridge in the East Riding of Yorkshire
	King Harald Godwinson

Supplementaries:

1	Richard III: Bosworth Field on the 22nd of August 1485
	Henry Tudor (accept Henry VII)
2	General Albert Sidney Johnston: Battle of Shiloh, April 1862
	General Ulysses S. Grant

Round 7: Sport

Name the individual from the clues given. To help further there is a geographic place (or homophone thereof) in each individual's name

1	Born in 1985, this racing driver holds the F1 records for number of wins, poles and podium positions, amongst others.
	Lewis Hamilton
2	Born in 1989, this golden girl of British swimming won 400 metres and 800 metres freestyle at the Beijing Olympics.
	Rebecca Adlington
3	Born in 1963 in Kingston Jamaica, this England fast bowler is most remembered for his figures of 9 wickets for 57 runs, which destroyed the South African batting at The Oval in 1994.
	Devon Malcolm
4	Born in 1988, this Welsh rugby union star plays on the wing or at full back. With 783 (as at 3 Mar 2023) he is the third highest points scorer for Wales and was voted player of the series in the 2013 Lions tour of Australia.
	Leigh Halfpenny
5	Born in 1994 in Jamaica, this England forward began his footballing career at QPR before moving on to Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea.
	Raheem Sterling
6	Born in 1993 in Dallas, this putting sensation burst onto the PGA tour in 2013 and has the Masters, Open and US Open amongst his 16 professional wins.
	Jordan Spieth
7	Born in 1945 in Bournemouth, she moved to South Africa at the age of 1 and has a total of 55 tennis singles titles (8th on the all–time list), including the US Open in 1968, Australian Open in 1972, and Wimbledon in 1977.
	Virginia Wade
8	Born in 1958 in Llandudno, this football goalkeeper made 578 appearances for Everton and 92 for Wales.
	Neville Southall

Supplementaries:

1	Born in 1983 in Leicester, this snooker player has four world titles, three Masters titles and two UK Championships to his credit. In snooker triple crown tournaments (equivalent to golf majors) this puts him equal with John Higgins on nine, and he has only Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and Steve Davies ahead of him.
	Mark Selby
2	Born in 1956 in Pennsylvania, 'the Comeback Kid' is best known for his four Superbowl wins as the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers.
	Joe Montana

Round 8: One–Liners

Each question will give the first part of a (hopefully) funny and (hopefully) well known quip, witticism or joke; you just need to complete it. QMs will need to use a bit of discretion (sorry!); we are looking for the gist of the phrase to be right. Key parts of the answer are highlighted in bold to help QMs.

1	Reporter to Mahatma Gandhi: "What do you think of Western civilisation?" Gandhi in reply: "I think ...
	... it would be a good idea."
2	Bessie Braddock to Winston Churchill: "You're drunk, and what's more, disgustingly drunk." Churchill in reply: "You're ugly, and what's more, disgustingly ugly. But ...
	... when I wake up, I'll be sober and you will still be ugly."
3	Dorothy Parker on the Harvard prom: "If all the ladies attending were laid end to end ...
	... I wouldn't be surprised one bit."
4	Groucho Marx: "I never forget a face, but in your case ...
	... I'll be glad to make an exception."
5	George Burns: "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close–knit family ...
	... in another city."
6	Phyllis Diller: "Never go to bed mad ...
	... stay up and fight."
7	Winston Churchill (again): "History will be kind to me ...
	... for I intend to write it."
8	Jerome K Jerome: "I like work, it fascinates me; I could ...
	... watch it for hours."

Supplementaries:

1	Albert Einstein: "Two things are infinite; the Universe and human stupidity, but ...
	... I'm not sure about the Universe."
2	Noel Coward to Edna Ferber: "Edna, you look almost like a man." Edna in reply:
	"So do you."

General Knowledge

1	How many wings does a bee have?
	Four
2	Who found fame as the songwriting partner of Elton John?
	Bernie Taupin
3	What's the nickname for the Manchester–based cricket team competing in The Hundred?
	Originals
4	The act of delaying or preventing a decision on proposed legislation by prolonging debate is known as what?
	Filibustering
5	The outdoor world record for which Olympic sport stands at 76' 8" for men and 74' 3" for women?
	Shot put
6	What connects the following: Sydney Opera House, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plain?
	Things that can't be seen out of the windows of Fawlty Towers. Accept any answer to this effect.
7	England rugby captain Owen Farrell plays for which club?
	Saracens
8	The disagreements between Britain and Iceland over fishing rights were known as what?
	The Cod Wars

9	Which major river flows south through Burgundy and joins the Rhone at Lyon?
	Saone
10	Following the lyrics of the song, Route 66 traverses the US with the last place mentioned being San Bernadino on the outskirts of Los Angeles. If Los Angeles is at the end, where does it start?
	Chicago
11	What was founded in November 1660 by Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins and William Brounker amongst others?
	The Royal Society
12	Complete the sequence: epoch, period, era ...
	Eon (geological time periods increasing in length)
13	The modern pentathlon finishes with a combined running and shooting event. Name any one of the first three events.
	Fencing, Swimming, Show Jumping
14	Yann Martel won the Man Booker prize for fiction in 2002, with which novel? The film adaption also went on to win four Oscars, including best director for Ang Lee.
	Life of Pi
15	What name is given to a straight line that touches a circle or curve without crossing it?
	A tangent
16	Architectural columns with scroll–like patterns at the top, belong to which classical style?
	Ionic

17	What was commissioned by Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his wife Mumtaz Mahal?
	The Taj Mahal
18	Boudicca was queen of which historic tribe of eastern Britain?
	The Iceni
19	What was the last club the current England manager, Gareth Southgate, managed before joining the National setup in 2013?
	Middlesbrough (2006–9)
20	Who was the first King of all England, ruling from AD 927 to 939?
	Athelstan
21	Dolores O'Riordan was the lead singer for which Irish band?
	The Cranberries
22	Which US state has the longest border with Canada?
	Alaska
23	Named after a novel, what concept is defined as "a problem for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule." For example, you can't find your glasses if you can't see without them.
	Catch–22
24	Since its inauguration in the 92/93 season, the Premier League has been won by seven teams. Manchester Utd, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool are the obvious five, Leicester were the famous outsiders, but which was the other?
	Blackburn Rovers

25	Which reddish–brown colour gets its name from a pigment extracted from cuttlefish?
	Sepia
26	Straddling the river Neckar in the state of Baden–Württemberg, which picturebook German city is home to the country's oldest university, founded in 1386 on the instruction of Pope Urban VI?
	Heidelberg
27	Who has had thirteen UK No. 1 singles (more than any other female artiste) and twelve UK No. 2 singles (more than any other artiste, male or female)?
	Madonna
28	Which first class cricket county plays its home games at New Road?
	Worcestershire
29	Who was the last British Monarch to have been born outside of the UK?
	George II (born in Hanover)
30	Which company's advertising strap line is "Food. We get it"?
	Deliveroo
31	If you addressed a letter using the postcode SW1A 0AA, where should it be delivered?
	The Houses of Parliament
32	Who beat Penrith Panthers to claim the 2023 Rugby League World Club Challenge?
	St Helens

33	Who was married to both Louis VII of France and Henry II of England, making her Queen Consort of both countries?
	Eleanor of Aquitaine
34	According to the RSPB, what is the largest native UK bird of prey?
	The white–tailed eagle (accept sea eagle, but not 'eagle' alone or any other type of eagle)
35	Taking its name from an early Napoleonic victory over Austria in 1797 and with the Louvre on its southern side, which Parisian street is famous for its shopping, featuring all the iconic and fashionable brands?
	Rue de Rivoli
36	Which football club plays its home games at Turf Moor?
	Burnley
37	Name one of the three African countries that have four (and only four) letters in their names.
	Chad, Mali or Togo
38	In mathematics, what is the name of an angle greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees?
	An obtuse angle
39	Vietnam claimed independence from which country in 1945?
	France
40	Which fish is used to make an Arbroath smokie?
	Haddock

41	Sheku Kanneh–Mason is associated with which musical instrument?
	The cello
42	How many moons and planets (not asteroids, comets or Earth) have seen a successful 'soft' landing, where the spacecraft, once landed, has transmitted data back to Earth?
	Four (Earth's moon, Venus, Mars, and the Saturnian moon Titan)
43	Sapporo is the regional capital of which Japanese island?
	Hokkaido
44	Which rock band has become only the fifth group to feature on a series of Royal Mail stamps – going on general sale on the 12th of January 2023?
	Iron Maiden
45	In the 80s and 90s, which science fiction author presented television shows documenting his Mysterious World, his World of Strange Powers, and his Mysterious Universe?
	Arthur C. Clarke
46	What is the third highest mountain in England, after Scafell Pike and Scafell?
	Helvellyn
47	In which century did Joan of Arc live?
	The 15th century (1412–31)
48	Which major trunk road connects Stirling to Thurso, via Perth and Inverness?
	The A9

49	Which UK football club is second only to Egypt's Al Ahly on the all–time list in terms of total trophies won, with 116?
	Glasgow Rangers
50	Who commissioned the Arc de Triomphe?
	Napoleon I (accept Napoleon and Napoleon Bonaparte)
51	What type of fish is a sockeye?
	A salmon
52	Who was the narrator in the book Moby Dick?
	Ishmael
53	Malcolm Fraser, Sir Robert Menzies and Joseph Lyons were all 20th century Prime Ministers of which country?
	Australia
54	Who was assassinated by Nathuram Godse on the 30th of January 1948?
	Mahatma Gandhi
55	Which of the lower 48 states of America (i.e. excluding Alaska and Hawaii) has the longest coastline?
	Florida
56	With which instrument do you associate Nicola Benedetti?
	Violin

57	Two new Freeports have been announced earlier this year for Scotland. Where will either be?
	Inverness and Cromarty Firth (accept Inverness) or Firth of Forth
58	Which darts player is known as 'Snakebite'?
	Peter Wright
59	Canaan Banana was the first ever President of which country, albeit in a ceremonial capacity?
	Zimbabwe
60	The only truly wild monkey colony in Europe can be found where?
	Gibraltar
61	Situated between Nepal and Bhutan, Sikkim is a region belonging to which country?
	India
62	In which century did Richard the Lionheart rule England?
	The 12th century (1189–99)
63	Dave Gahan is best known as the singer with which English electronic band, coming to prominence in the 1980s?
	Depeche Mode
64	Into which ocean do the Ob and Yenisey rivers both drain?
	The Arctic Ocean

65	Coinciding with a regeneration of popularity in 2005, who played the ninth Doctor Who?
	Christopher Eccleston
66	In which geological era were almost all of the UK's coal resources laid down?
	The Carboniferous
67	By what alliterative nickname was William Frederick Cody better known?
	Buffalo Bill
68	Which famous speech begins "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"?
	The Gettysburg Address (Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863)
69	Which vegetable is alternatively known as 'bhindi' or 'ladies fingers'?
	Okra
70	The world record for which Olympic event is 7 minutes 54 seconds for men and 8 minutes 44 seconds for women (to the nearest second)?
	The 3000 metres steeplechase (3000m alone is not right – different event and not in the Olympics)
71	The act of manipulating the boundary of an electoral constituency to gain an advantage is known as what?
	Gerrymandering
72	What mineral makes up the black flecks found in most granites?
	Mica

73	Which county would you travel to in order to see Barnard Castle?
	Durham
74	Which General was in charge of the Argentinian Junta, and President from Dec 1981 to June 1982 when they invaded the Falkland Islands?
	General Leopoldo Galtieri
75	In which city is an annual concert held on New Year's Day to celebrate (principally) the music of the Strauss family?
	Vienna
76	Name any of the five African countries that are crossed by the prime meridian (zero degrees).
	Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, and Ghana
77	Someone who believes in antidisestablishmentarianism is opposed to the disestablishment of what?
	The Church of England (accept the Church)
78	Who won Rugby Union's Heineken Cup in 2022?
	La Rochelle (accept Stade Rochelais)
79	What did Dmitri Shostakovich give his son Maxim for his nineteenth birthday?
	He wrote his second piano concerto for him
80	The genus Quercus contains plants with what overriding common name?
	Oak

81	In the PDC darts calendar of tournaments, what is unique about the format of the World Grand Prix?
	The first scoring dart of each leg has to be a double
82	According to the proverb, 'A nod is as good as a wink' to what?
	A blind horse (accept blind anything within reason)
83	Keswick lies at the foot, or outflow, of which Lake District lake?
	Derwentwater
84	With approximately 1,500 known works on the subject, what or who was Edgar Degas fascinated with painting?
	Ballet dancers
85	What name has been given to the widely–held theory that the universe experienced a period of extremely rapid or exponential expansion very shortly after the Big Bang?
	Cosmic inflation (accept Inflation)
86	What was the name of the tower block where Del Boy and Rodney Trotter lived in Only Fools and Horses?
	Nelson Mandela House
87	Which small town in the Welsh Borders is famous for its international book festival?
	Hay–on–Wye (accept Hay)
88	How many MPs are elected to the UK House of Commons?
	650 – accept 640 to 660

89	The Battle of Goose Green was fought during which war?
	The Falklands War
90	Recent retiree and GOAT, Quarterback Tom Brady has more Superbowl wins to his name than any NFL Franchise has ever achieved. How many?
	Seven (Patriots and Steelers both have six)
91	Which Bank, specialising in providing services to technology companies, went out of business in March this year?
	Silicon Valley Bank (accept SVB)
92	Which US state capital city is located on Puget Sound?
	Olympia (Seattle is not the state capital)
93	Which nursery rhyme finishes with the words "'What a good boy am I"?
	Little Jack Horner
94	Erithacus rubecula is the Latin name for which common bird? Native to the UK, it is considered the gardener's friend, but it is naturally aggressive and territorial.
	The (European) robin
95	Who won the 2023 Players Championship at Sawgrass, the unofficial fifth golfing major?
	Scottie Scheffler
96	If the instruction Rallentando is given to a section of music, how should it be played?
	Gradually slowing down in tempo

Supplementaries:

1	If someone is described as "ursine", to what are they being likened?
	A bear
2	What is the currency of India?
	The rupee
3	The women's T20 cricket world cup in 2023 was held in which country?
	South Africa
4	Tim Healy, Jimmy Nail and Kevin Whately starred in which TV series?
	Auf Wiedersehen Pet
5	Which footballer won the first ever Football Writers Player of the Year award in 1948?
	Stanley Matthews
6	Which London building do you pass under to go from The Mall to Trafalgar Square?
	Admiralty Arch

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