Wednesday, October 28, 2015

1st round of the cup 27th October Questions

 

compiled by the Plough Horntails and the Robin Hood.

1. What is the capital of the US State of Kansas?
A. Topeka

2. What is the capital of the US State of Connecticut?
A. Hartford

3. Which Shipping Area lies between Wight and Plymouth
A. Portland?

4. Which Shipping Area lies between South East Iceland and Fair Isle
A. Faeroes?

5. Name the castle in Kent which was the home of the Boleyn family when their daughter Anne married Henry VIII.
A. Hever Castle

6. Monticello in the US state of Virginia was the home of which of their Presidents?
A. Thomas Jefferson

7. Which actress played Elizabeth Bennet to Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy in the TV production of Pride & Prejudice?
A. Jennifer Ehle

8. Which actor played Inspector George Gently?
A. Martin Shaw

9. Neville Norway was the real name of which 20th C novelist?
A. Nevil Shute

10. David Ivor Davies was the real name of which 20th C composer and entertainer?
A. Ivor Novello

11. In which city was the composer Frederick Delius born in 1862?

A.Bradford

12. What was the title of the first novel in Terry Prachett's Discworld series?

A.The colour of magic

13. What military rank was held by James Bond?

A.Commander, Royal Navy.

14. Who was the artistic director for the London 2012 Olympic Opening ceremony?

A.Danny Boyle.

15. What is the capital of Namibia?

A.Windhoek

16. Who founded the Bauhaus school of architecture and design in Germany in 1919?

A.Walter Gropius.

17. Which British playwright wrote "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"?

A.Tom Stoppard

18. Who in 1932 became the first female to fly non-stop across the Atlantic single-handed?

A.Amelia Earhart

19. Which was the first country to host a FIFA World Cup tournament for a second time?

A.Mexico (1970 & 1986).

20. Which author wrote the novels "Blott on the Landscape" and "Porterhouse Blue"?

A Tom Sharpe.

21. In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots imprisoned and later executed?

A Fotheringay.

22. Which obstacle to navigation does the Welland Canal bypass?

A Niagara Falls

23. Mountain, Grevys and Plains are the three subspecies of which animal?

A Zebra.

24. In Shakespeare’s plays who are Valentine and Proteus?

A The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

25. On which river does the city of Hereford stand?

A Wye

26. In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, what was the name of the computer that gave 42 as the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything?

A Deep Thought

27. Whose official country residence is Dorneywood, Buckinghamshire?

A Chancellor of the Exchequer.

28. What is the name for a line on a map connecting points of equal underwater depth?

A Isobath

29. From which plant are vanilla pods obtained?

A.Orchid, specifically the Vanilla Orchid.

30. Who wrote the book “The Interpretation of Dreams”?

A.Sigmund Freud.

31. Near which city are the villages of Bevendean, Saltdean and Roedean?

A.Brighton & Hove (accept Brighton)

32. In which county are the villages of Melmerby, Langwathby and Glassonby ?

A.Cumbria

33. Where is Narita airport?

A.Tokyo

34. Which city is served by airports called Tegel and Schoenefeld?

A.Berlin

35. What was the name given to the 8-engine aircraft designed & owned by Howard Hughes in the 1940’s?

A.The Spruce Goose

36. Who referred to the English as a ‘Nation of Shopkeepers’?

A.Napoleon Bonaparte

37. Which state in the USA has the words ‘THE FIRST STATE’ on its car number plates?

A.Delaware …. It was the first state to recognise the US constitution

38. Which state in the USA has the words ‘FIRST IN FLIGHT STATE’ on its car number plates?

A.North Carolina ... it was where the Wright Brothers were working.

39. Playing (Played) in the 2015 Rugby Union world cup, which team has the nickname of ‘The Cherry Blossoms’?

A.Japan

40. Also playing in the 2015 Rugby Union world cup, what is the nickname of Canada?

A.`The Canucks`

41. What is the name given to the top vertebra of the spinal column?

A.Atlas. ( also accept C1 vertebra or top Cervical)

42. Which car company used the words ‘Hand built by Robots’ in its advertising campaigns?

A.Fiat

43. Which car company uses the words ‘The Power of Dreams’ in its advertising campaigns?

A.Honda

44. Music with motoring connections: In 1965, the Beatles performed the song that contained the line: ‘Baby you can drive my car, yes I’m gonna be a star…’. What was the name of the album that contained this track?

A.Rubber Soul

45. In the TV series ‘Black Adder Goes Forth’, there was always a cunning plan. Which actor played the part of ‘Lieutenant The Honourable George Colthurst St Barleigh’?

A.Hugh Laurie

46. Which “late” fashion designer, known by his initials, had the middle names Henri Donat Mathieu?

A.Yves St Laurent

47. Which actor currently advertising bread on British TV played veteran racing driver Joe Tanto in the 2001 film ‘Driven’?

A.Sylvester Stallone

48. Toucher, Narrow and Bias are all terms used in which sport?

A.Bowls (lawn)

49. In 2002 Steve Fossett became the first solo person to circumnavigate the world non-stop and single-handed in what?

A.Hot-air balloon

50. If food is napped, how is it served?

A.In a Sauce or other Liquid

51. What is the title of The Beatles first feature film, released in 1964?

A.A Hard Day’s Night

52. Which English artist and poet was known to introduce himself as ‘Mr Abebika Kratoponoko Prizzikalo Kattefello Ablegorabalus Anleborinto Phashyph’ amongst other nonsense introductions?

A.Edward Lear

53. Arancione (pronounced Arran Chi Onie) is Italian for which colour?

A.Orange

54. The 1977 autobiography ‘Tall, Dark and Gruesome’ is by which British Actor?

A.Christopher Lee

55. Which country hosted the 1998 Winter Olympic Games?

A.Japan

56. Which island is divided among Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia?

A.Borneo

57. Which ‘ology’ is the search or study of animals whose existence has not been proven, such as the Yeti or Loch Ness Monster?

A.Cryptozoology

58. What is the name of a triangular piece of material that is inserted in a garment to make it flared or for ornamentation?

A.Godet

59. From which country did Russia finally withdraw its troops in 1989, after an unsuccessful campaign that lasted nearly ten years?

A.Afghanistan

60. Who directed and starred in the 1968 film ‘The Green Berets’?

A.John Wayne

61. What was the name of the British Royal navy research vessel, commanded by Lieutenant James Cook on his 1769 voyage of discovery to Australia and New Zealand?

A.HMS Endeavour (or Bark Endeavour)

62. The discovery of which mineral nearby caused the founding of S Africa’s Johannesburg in 1886?

A.Gold

63. Which US gangster had his occupation as ‘Used Furniture Dealer’ on his business cards?

A.Al Capone

64. Which playing card is known as ‘Grace’s Card’?

A.Six of hearts

65. How many events are in a tetrathlon?

A.Four

66. What is the opposite of dextral (on the right hand side)?

A.Sinistral

67. English author David Cornwell is better known by what name?

A.John Le Carre

68. In March 1977, the rings of which planet in our solar system were discovered?

A.Uranus

69. On which island is the 2001 film ‘The Others’ starring Nicole Kidman and Christopher Eccleston set?

A.Jersey

70. A battery operated version of which creature was the subject of a Christmas toy craze in 2009?

Answer: Hamster (Go-go/Zhu-Zhu depending on the country).

71. What was the name of the handheld digital pet that became a toy craze in 1997?

Answer: Tamagotchi

72. What was the name commonly given to the four pence piece minted in the UK until 1856?

Answer: A groat.

73. Bernard-Hogan Howe currently holds which public office?

Answer: Commissioner of the Metropolis (accept “Head of the Met Police” or words to that effect.)

74. John Thomas (Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd – “Cum-gi-eth”) has held which public office since 2013?

Answer: Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

75. “Go Set a Watchman” is a novel that was this year. It is the somewhat delayed sequel to which work?

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird (published in 1960!)

76. Which James Bond film marked the debut of Roger Moore?

Answer: Live and Let Die

77. Who wrote the play entitled Breath?

A.Samuel Beckett it’s a play which consists of about 25 seconds of screams and heavy breathing

78. Which nation’s football team were the runners up in the 2006 FIFA World Cup?

A.France

79. What is the surname of Muppet Dr Bunsen in the children’s television series ‘The Muppets’?

A.Honeydew

80. In August 1990 Iraq invaded which country, eventually leading to the Gulf War?

A.Kuwait

81. In the children’s television series ‘Four Feather Falls’, which British radio and television presenter provided the voice of Tex Tucker?

A.Nicholas Parsons

82. As of 24th October 2015, Michael Schumacher holds the record for the most Formula 1 Grand Prix wins with 91. Who lies second in the all-time list with 51 wins?

A. Alain Prost

83. Who wrote the novel , ‘Oranges are not the only Fruit’, for which he/she won the 1985 Whitbread Prize For a First Novel?

A. Jeanette Winterson

84. Who wrote the 18th century novel ‘The History of Tom Jones, the foundling’ , often known simply as ‘Tom Jones’

Answer: Henry Fielding

85. Who is the current Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs?

Answer: Elizabeth (Liz) Truss

86. What is Andy Burnham’s position in Jeremy Corbyn’s new Shadow Cabinet>

Answer: Shadow Home Secretary

87. The UK joined the EU predecessor, the European Economic Community in 1973. It was one of four countries invited to join at that time. Which of these four countries declined this invitation following a national referendum.

Answer: Norway

88. In which year did Jim Callaghan become Prime Minister

Answer: 1976

89. Which legendary singer/song writer co-wrote the theme tune to the TV series, Absolutely Fabulous, with Rick Danko.

Answer: Bob Dylan

90. Whom did the Spice Girls sack as their manager in early 1998?

Answer: Simon Fuller

91. Alistair Cook recently broke the record for the longest test innings by an England cricketer when he scored 263 over a period of 836 minutes in the recent test match against Pakistan. Who was the previous record holder for the longest innings in England test cricket?

Answer: Len Hutton

92. Australia hosted the 1956 Olympics (Melbourne), but the equestrian events were held in which other country?

Answer:Sweden

93. Who directed Argo, the 2012 winner of the Best Picture award at the Oscars?

Answer: Ben Affleck

94. What is the mathematical series that starts 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21 called?

Answer: Fibonacci series

95. This year’s Booker Prize winning novel is based around a fictional attempt on the life of which musician?

Answer: Bob Marley

96. Which Manchester building made the shortlist of this year’s Stirling Prize for architecture?

Answer: The Whitworth

97. What name is given to the German sweet gingerbread biscuits traditionally served around Christmas?

Answer: Lebkucken

98. Inspector Lynley features in a series of detective novels written by which author?

Answer: Elizabeth George

99. Galanthus nivalis is the botanical name for which early blooming plant?

Answer: Snowdrop

100. Which waterfalls are on the border between Brazil and Argentina?

Answer: Iguazu Falls

101. Which common garden bird has the Latin name Troglodytes Troglodytes?

Answer: The wren

102. Who played Geordie Peacock in the BBC series ‘Our Friends in the North’?

Answer. Daniel Craig

103. In September, Wayne Rooney overtook Sir Bobby Charlton as the top goal scorer for England. How many goals has he scored while playing for his country?

Answer: 50

104. In which county would your find the National Trust property Hidcote Manor?

Answer: Gloucestershire

105. Who shot Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe in July 2015?

Answer: Walter Palmer (American Dentist)

106. Which Shakespearian character, other than those named in the title of a play, speaks the most lines.

Answer: Iago (Othello)

107. Who wrote the book “Schindler’s Ark” on which Steven Spielberg based “Schindler’s List?

Answer: Thomas Kenneally

108. Which Benjamin Britten opera is named after a character who appears in the George Crabbe poem “The Borough”?

Answer: Peter Grimes

109. Who gave away hundreds of “Dusty Bins” as the host of the game show 3-2-1??

Answer: Ted Rogers

110. Which Mancunian, who gave her name to a now defunct secondary school in the city, served as Labour Minister of education between 1945 and her untimely death in 1947?

Answer: Ellen Wilkinson

111. Who composed the “Danse Macabre”, or “skeleton dance”?

Answer: Camille Saint-Saens (pr “San-Son”)

112. How many points in total were scored in the England vs. France match in the final week of the 2015, 6-nations?

Answer: 90 (accept 87-93)

113. What is the name of the predominantly light-blue, purple-spotted horned creature who is a leading protagonist in Monsters Inc.?

Answer: Sully (James P Sullivan in full)

114. What is the original full name of the long-term inmate of the US Military’s Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, who adopted the forenames Chelsea Elizabeth in 2013?

Answer: Bradley Manning

115. When Ben Johnson was disqualified from the 100m Olympic final in the 1988 Seoul games, who was elevated to the gold medal position instead?

Answer: Carl Lewis

116. The 23rd fence of the Aintree Grand National course is named after which horse, who won the 1967 race after most of the field became caught up in a “pile-up” at the fence?

Answer: Foinavon

117. Who served as General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party between Stalin and Kruschev?

Answer: Georgi Malenkov

118. What was the name of the village on the border between North and South Korea, name-checked in Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, where the Korean War armistice was signed?

Answer: Panmunjom

119. In 1951, Bobby Thomson hit the “shot that was heard round the world” to secure his team the Baseball National League Pennant. For whom was he playing?

Answer: New York Giants

120. Name any one of the senior Nazis who were unable to dodge an appointment with the executioner on October 16th, 1946 as a result of conviction in the Nuremberg Trials.

Answer: Hans Frank, Wilhelm Frick, Alfred Jodl, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Wilhelm Keitel, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Alfred Rosenberg, Fritz Sauckel, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Julius Streicher. NOT Hermann Goring!

Supplementaries:-

121. On ordnance survey maps, a cross represents a place of worship. What distinction is identified by the cross sitting on top a square or circle?

Answer: Whether the place of worship (accept church) has a tower or spire (and, now, a minaret or dome). [Square for a tower, but no need to identify which way around]

122. What colour is the triangular symbol that represents a Youth Hostel on Ordnance Survey maps?

Answer: Pink

123. In mathematics (particularly algebra) the letter e is often used to denote a number close to 2.72. After who is the number named?

Answer: Leonhard Euler (pr. “Oiler”) Euler’s number is an example of an irrational number. What is an irrational number? Any number that has digits that continues infinitely without terminating or reaching a pattern of numbers. OR any number that cannot be found by dividing one integer (whole number) by another.

124. Which song, also the name of a notable film and novella gave Deep Blue Something a one-hit wonder UK number one hit in 1996?

Answer: Breakfast at Tiffany’s

125. Which UK number one of 1996 has the same title (bar one additional word) as a 1956 play, a notable example of a “kitchen-sink drama”? Give the title of the song.

Answer: Don’t Look Back in Anger. (must include “Don’t”)

126. Which TV soap opera was centred around Wentworth Detention Centre?

Answer: Prisoner Cell Block H

127. Which actor progressed from a role in Neighbours to playing Edward VIII in The King’s Speech?

Answer: Guy Pearce

128. What was the name of the hijacked passenger liner from which wheelchair-bound hostage Leon Klinghoffer was pushed by Palestinian militants in 1985?

Answer: Achille Lauro

129. What creature has the German name “Fledermaus”

Answer: Bat

130. Who served as Shadow Chancellor between May and December this year, before resigning on the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Leader?

Answer: Chris Leslie

Tie Break Question:

Q. On 28 January 1896 Walter Arnold, of East Peckham, was the first person fined for driving above the speed limit in a motorised vehicle in the United Kingdom. How fast was he going?

A. 8 mph (13 km/h). He was exceeding the contemporary speed limit for towns of 2 mph (3.2 km/h) and had been caught by a policeman who had given chase on a bicycle. He was fined 1 shilling plus costs.

Friday, October 23, 2015

20th October–The Questions

 

Sorry the layout is a bit ragged – there are problems  converting from Excel and I’d still be doing it when next week’s questions are due to be published

Specialist Questions

Set by : Ox-fford

Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell died recently, he is best known for his novels featuring which policeman?

Kurt Wallander

Which magician recently embarked on a UK tour entitled "Seeing Is Believing"?

Dynamo

After 62 years, which magazine has announced it will no longer publish pictures of totally nude females because the internet has made them outdated?

Playboy

After 13 years, Stephen Fry has announced he will step down as the host of the BBC panel show QI. Who will replace him?

Sandi Toksvig

The original cast reunited in October 2015 to celebrate 30 years of which West End musical?

Les Miserables

Waterstones have removed which products from their shelves and replaced them with books, due to declining sales?

E-Readers accept Kindles etc.)

Edward Snowden recently revealed that GCHQ have a suite of tools for spying on mobile phones - they are named after which diminutive blue characters?

Smurfs

Who is the star of the recently released Ridley Scott film, The Martian?

Matt Damon

Who is the former Chelsea football club doctor who left her job alleging that she was subject to derogatory remarks by manager Jose Mourinho?

Eva Carneiro

 

Hugh Scully, who died recently, was the host of which TV show between 1981 and 2000?

Antiques Roadshow

       

1

Which Welsh river flows into the Bristol Channel at Newport?

Usk

2

Which is the largest loch in Scotland by surface area?

Loch Lomond

3

St. Margaret's Loch and Samson's Ribs are found in which Scottish city?

Edinburgh

4

Which main motorway passes close to Newport, Cardiff and Swansea?

M4

5

Which British city claims to have more canals than Venice?

Birmingham

6

In which city is the Ashmolean Museum, the oldest public museum in Britain?

Oxford

7

Which country’s capital city lies on the Yamuna River? (NB – country required, not the city)

India (Old and New Delhi lie on the Yamuna)

8

Which country consists of over 7,000 islands, the largest of which are Luzon and Mindanao?

The Philippines

S1

Belmopan is the capital city of which country?

Belize

S2

Swaziland is almost completely surrounded by which other country?

South Africa

1

Red and royal are two types of which fish?

Bream

2

In a flowering plant, what is the sticky surface that receives pollen known as?

Stigma

3

Which poisonous plant was once thought to have a root which resembled a human form and which shrieked when plucked?

Mandrake

4

Which British physicist developed three laws of motion?

Isaac Newton

5

What 'J' is a berry which provides the flavouring for gin?

Juniper

6

Which branch of medicine is concerned with children's diseases?

Paediatrics

7

Of what are Pascals a unit of measure?

Pressure

8

Elvers are the young of which fish?

Eel

S1

What name is given to the system of healing developed by Dr Andrew Still, involving the manipulation of bones in the body?

Osteopathy

S2

What name is given to the study and use of frequencies above the limits of human hearing?

Ultrasonics

     

1

Which children's author, who died in 1968, also used the Pen Name Mary Pollock?

Enid Blyton

2

Which actress played the title role in the 2000 film 'Erin Brockovich'?

Julia Roberts

3

Which musical show does the song 'The Music of the Night' come from?

Phantom of the Opera

4

Who wrote the horror story 'The Fall of the House of Usher'?

Edgar Allan Poe

5

Which British artist painted a controversially bleak portrait of the Queen to celebrate her Golden Jubilee in 2002?

Lucien Freud

6

In Coleridge’s poem “Kubla Khan”, where was there to be a “stately pleasure-dome”?

Xanadu

7

The title of which 1970’s BBC TV series, set around a taverna in Crete frequented by British expatriates, refers to travellers in Homer’s Odyssey, who ate a plant that made them forget their families and lose desire to go home?

The Lotus Eaters

8

In ‘The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin”, what company did Reggie work for?

Sunshine Desserts

S1

What was horror writer Stephen King's first published novel?

Carrie

S2

In the title of a 1953 Kenneth More film, who or what was 'Genevieve'?

A Car

1

Which beer did Jack Dee advertise in a series of 1990s TV commercials?

John Smith's

2

What is the main constituent of a Pontefract Cake?

Liquorice

3

What is the Mediterranean term for cooked squid?

Calamari

4

Which cocktail incorporating vodka and tomato juice was invented in 1920 by a Parisian bartender?

Bloody Mary

5

Carob is a substitute for which type of food?

Chocolate (it is a cocoa powder replacement)

6

What type of fruit is a Blenheim Orange?

Apple

7

What makes Pink Gin pink?

Angostura Bitters

8

Grenadine was originally made from water, sugar and the juice of which fruit?

Pomegranate

S1

The French word flambé means that food is served covered in what?

Alcohol

S2

In 2005 Kerry Katona advertised what supermarket chain on TV?

Iceland

     

Which French tennis player won her first and only Grand Slam title with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Sabine Lisicki in the 2013 Wimbledon Championships?

Marion Bartoli

For which club was Michel Platini playing when he won the European Footballer of the Year award in 1983?

Juventus

How many players are there in a Water Polo team?

Seven

In October 2011, who became the first British woman to win a major boxing title with victory over Frenchwoman Sarah Ourahmoune at the European championships?

Nicola Adams

During the Olympic games, which item is usually thrown the furthest in order for a man to win a gold medal?

Javelin

Which prestigious horse racing event is held annually on the first Tuesday in November?

Melbourne Cup

Which rugby league team plays its home games at a ground on Wheldon Road, which is called 'The Jungle' by its fans?

Castleford Tigers

In February 2006, Annika Sorenstam was declared the first ever world ranked number one woman in which sport?

Golf

What score did Donald Bradman make in his final-ever Test innings?

0 (Zero)

Ian Botham played for three County cricket teams. Somerset was one of them; name either of the other two.

Durham or Worcestershire

   

1

The Statue of Liberty in New York was a gift to the United States from the people of which country?

France

2

Which Lord led the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade?

Lord Cardigan

3

Anne Boleyn was the mother of which English monarch?

Elizabeth I (the First)

4

The foundation stone to which famous current London building was laid on the 21st of June 1675?

St Paul's Cathedral

5

Of which country did Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world's first female Prime Minister in 1960?

Sri Lanka (Ceylon, as was)

6

Which U.S. General was in charge of Allied Forces for the D-Day Landings?

Eisenhower

7

In 1738, John and Charles Wesley founded which movement in Britain?

Methodist

8

In 2013, historians staged a mock trial in a bid to settle competing claims for the location of which Italian river that Julius Caesar crossed with his army in 49 BC leading to war, uttering the phrase, "The die is cast"?

The Rubicon

S1

Which French king was overthrown during the French Revolution in 1789?

Louis XVI (Sixteenth)

S2

Which grave-robbing Edinburgh duo supplied dead bodies to the anatomist Dr. Robert Knox?

Burke and Hare

Macclesfield Quiz League

General Knowledge Questions - 20/10/2015

Set by : Ox-fford

1 In which mountain range are the Blue Ridge Mountains? The Appalachians

2 Only two actors have won the Oscar for best actor in

consecutive years. Tom Hanks in 1994 and 1995. Who was

the other?

Spencer Tracy

(1938 – Captains Courageous and 1939 - Boys Town)

3 In which Shakespeare play does the character Malvolio

appear?

Twelfth Night

4 Used in church Advent services, a Christingle is made using

which fruit?

Orange

5 In 1297, two people were made "Guardians of Scotland".

Andrew Moray was one, who was the other?

William Wallace

6 In the Bible, Goliath was the champion of which tribe? The Philistines

7 In football, which city is home to Feyenoord? Rotterdam

8 What is a young hippopotamus called? A calf

9 What kind of animal is a speckled racer? A snake

10 Which mountain’s name translates into English as “Ogre”? The Eiger

11 Only two actresses have won the Oscar for best actress in

consecutive years. Luise Rainer in 1937 and 1938 (No, I've

never heard of her either…). Who was the other?

Katharine Hepburn

(1968 - Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and 1969 - The Lion in Winter)

12 In which Shakespeare play does the character Lysander

appear?

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

13 Who first developed the laws of heredity after his research with

peas?

Gregor Mendel

14 Who was British Prime Minister at the time of the Suez Crisis? Sir Anthony Eden

15 In Greek mythology, who was the husband of Penelope? Odysseus

16 In football, which city is home to Juventus? Turin

17 Who won the Oscar for best actress at this year’s ceremony?

Julianne Moore (For “Still Alice”)

18 Which Greek island is historically associated with the Knights

of St John?

Rhodes

19 Specifically, what is the parasitic insect with the Latin name

Pediculus humanus capitis better known as?

Head Louse (do not accept just Louse)

20 In which 1951 film does Alec Guinness play bank clerk Henry

Holland, who carries out a plan to steal gold bullion?

The Lavender Hill Mob

21 Which sea separates Australia and New Zealand? The Tasman Sea

22 Which technology company, which now has its headquarters in

Redmond, Washington, was founded in Albuquerque, New

Mexico in 1975?

Microsoft

23 Who finished second in the Formula 1 Motor Racing World

Championship in 4 successive years from 1955 – 1958, and

never won the title?

Stirling Moss

24 Which is the largest island in the Caribbean? Cuba

25 Which city is served by George Bush Intercontinental airport? Houston, Texas

26 Who won the Oscar for best actor at this year’s ceremony?

Eddie Redmayne. (For “The Theory of Everything”)

27 Which island, belonging to Portugal, lies approximately 350

miles off the coast of Morocco?

Madeira

28 In humans, Grave's Disease affects which part of the body?

Thyroid Gland (accept Thyroid)

29 The 1958 film, A Night to Remember , was about which

historical event?

The sinking of the Titanic

30 What is the name given to an underground layer of waterbearing permeable rock?

Aquifer

31 In what unit is the resolution of digital cameras measured? Megapixels

32 In Formula 1, at which circuit is the Italian Grand Prix held? Monza

33 The writer Zane Grey is best known for which genre of novel? Westerns

34 Who plays Walter White in the TV series Breaking Bad ? Bryan Cranston

35 In which Italian region would you find Florence? Tuscany

36 Which of Henry Vlll’s wives was known as the Flanders Mare? Anne of Cleves

37 In Greek mythology, what was the name of the nymph who fell

in love with Narcissus, but who was said to have pined away

when her love was not returned, leaving only her voice?

Echo

38 Which popular pastime is based on its Victorian equivalent

called “The Magic Square”?

Crossword Puzzle

39 In which County would you find Corfe Castle, Milton Abbey and the Cerne Giant?

Dorset

40 What is “Varicella “ the correct name for? Chicken Pox

41 With which part of the body is a Trichologist concerned? Hair

42 Who wrote A Town Like Alice ? Nevil Shute

43 Who plays Saffy (full name Saffron Monsoon) in Absolutely

Fabulous ?

Julia Sawalha

44 In which geographical region of France would you find

Marseille?

Provence

45 Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner became President of which

South American country in December 2007?

Argentina

46 In Greek mythology, who was punished for his selfaggrandisement by being compelled to roll an immense

boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down; repeating this

action for eternity.

Sisyphus

47 Which British newspaper went tabloid on the 3rd of May 1971? Daily Mail

48 In which County would you find Beaulieu Motor Museum, HMS

Victory and the birthplace of Jane Austen?

Hampshire

49 Which 1970s TV character had a toad called Touchwood? Catweazle

50 What kind of creature is a Goldeneye? Duck

51 The poem ‘Funeral Blues’ by W H Auden is popularly known

by what name?

Stop All the Clocks

52 Which English Rugby Union team played their home games at

Adams Park?

Wasps

53 Which US comedian, who lived to be 100, said "When I was a

young man, the Dead Sea was still alive"?

George Burns

54 Which Film Studio claimed to have "more stars than there are

in heaven"?

MGM

55 Which town in Virginia is home to the FBI Academy and US

Marine Corps Officer Training School?

Quantico

56 Texas Hold ‘Em is a variation of which card game? Poker

57 With which athletics event is Jan Zelezny associated? Javelin

58 Which actor played the fifth TV Doctor Who? Peter Davison

59 What mythical creature is a lycanthrope? Werewolf

60 Who painted the Laughing Cavalier? Franz Hals

61 Where were the summer Olympic Games held in 1992? Barcelona

62 What was the name of the Orang-utan in the Clint Eastwood

film "Every Which Way But Loose"?

Clyde

63 Which successful British film led Colin Welland to declare that

"The British are Coming"?

Chariots of Fire

64 By what name is the US Military academy in New York State

usually known?

West Point

65 Mount Logan is the highest mountain in which country? Canada

66 The Juilliard School of Performing Arts is located in which

American city?

New York

67 Which 1997 film starring Colin Firth tells the story of a football

fan's obsession with Arsenal F.C.?

Fever Pitch

68 In the 1970s, the slogan “made to make your mouth water”

was used to advertise which confectionary?

Opal Fruits

69 What does the letter ‘D’ stand for in RADAR?

Detection (Radio Detection and Ranging)

70 Which ex-astronaut became a senator for Ohio and made an

unsuccessful bid for the U.S. presidency in 1984?

John Glenn

71 In which war was the battle of Marston Moor? English Civil War (in 1644)

72 Which title was first established in 1688 when James II

bestowed it on John Dryden?

Poet Laureate

73 Who wrote, "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we

practice to deceive"?

Sir Walter Scott

74 In which British city would you find Waverley Station? Edinburgh

75 For which book did Salman Rushdie win the Booker Prize in

1981?

Midnight's Children

76 What was the name of the British children's TV drama starring

Susan Tully and Todd Carty amongst many others?

Grange Hill

77 Which company sells ice cream flavours such as Karamel

Sutra, Cherry Garcia and Honey I'm Home?

Ben and Jerry's

78 How many years does it take the earth to complete one

revolution around the sun?

One

79 During World War II, which film studio produced wartime

cartoons for the U.S. government?

Disney

80 Which famous person is associated with Longstone

Lighthouse?

Grace Darling

81 Which British actor was born Krishna Bhanji in North Yorkshire

in 1943?

Ben Kingsley

82 Which murderer used the false name John Robinson whilst

trying to escape to Quebec with his mistress?

Dr Crippen

83 On which of the Great Lakes does Chicago lie? Lake Michigan

84 In George Orwell's '1984,' which ministry is responsible for

censorship?

Ministry of Truth

85 Who took over from Jonathan Ross presenting 'Film 2010' in

September of that year?

Claudia Winkleman

86 Single malt scotch is normally made entirely from which grain? Barley

87 Which female, in 1991, became the first Briton in space? Helen Sharman

88 What name is shared by ships employed by Captain Cook and

Captain Scott as well as one of NASA’s Space Shuttles?

Discovery

89 What name is given to a collective community in Israel that

was traditionally based on agriculture?

Kibbutz

90 The 50th anniversary of whose murder was marked across the

world in November 2013?

John F. Kennedy

91 Which English playwright wrote a series of monologues for TV

entitled 'Talking Heads'?

Alan Bennett

92 The pirate Henry Morgan was appointed Deputy Governor of

which West Indian island in 1674?

Jamaica

93 What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' older brother? Mycroft

94 Dustin Hoffman won the best actor Oscar for his role in which

1988 movie?

Rain Man

95 A 'wiener schnitzel' is what kind of meat? Veal

96 Which metal is added to steel to make it into “stainless steel”? Chromium

Supplementary Questions

S1 Whose three-volume autobiography was called "Diary of a

Genius"?

Salvador Dali

S2 How old is a horse when it changes from a mare to a filly? 4 Years

S3 In Shakespeare's King Lear, the King has 3 daughters, Regan

is one, name either of the other two.

Goneril or Cordelia

S4 On which river is the Kariba Dam? Zambesi

S5 Name either of the two countries connected by the Brenner

Pass

Italy or Austria

S6 What is the name of the Hunter who never catches Bugs

Bunny?

Elmer Fudd

East Cheshire Hospice Quiz

 

16 October 2015

Yes a bonus quiz this week – set to raise money for the East Cheshire hospice

 

ROUND 1

1. Which model car was launched by British Leyland in October 1980?

AUSTIN (MINI) METRO

2. What is the US state capital of Florida?

TALLAHASSEE

3 Toucher, Narrow and Bias are all terms used in which sport?

BOWLS

4. In 2002 Steve Fossett became the first solo person to circumnavigate the world non-stop and single-handed in what?

IN A HOT AIR BALLOON

5. If food is napped, how is it served?

IN A SAUCE

6. What is the title of The Beatles first feature film, released in 1964?

A HARD DAY’S NIGHT

7. Arancione is Italian for which colour?

ORANGE

8. The 1977 autobiography ‘Tall, Dark and Gruesome’ is by which British Actor?

CHRISTOPHER LEE

9 Vestiphobia is the irrational fear of which items?

CLOTHES

10 Which island is divided among Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia?

BORNEO

11. The cathedral in which British city is known as ‘The Ship of the Fens’?

ELY

12. From which decade of the 20th Century did Wales have a capital city?

1950s (1955)

13. A Spinone is what type of animal?

DOG

14. What is the name of the target in a game of curling?

HOUSE

15. Jaffa is an ancient port in which country?

ISRAEL

16. ‘Love is Like a Butterfly’ is a 1974 single written and recorded by which US singer

DOLLY PARTON

17 Which letter is furthest to the right on a top letter row on a computer keyboard?

P

18. In private healthcare what does BUPA stand for?

BRITISH UNITED PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION

19. Which SE Asian country is known as the ‘Land of Smiles’?

THAILAND

20 London landmark The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is better known by what name?

STATUE OF EROS

21. What is the surname of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, in the US television series?

SUMMERS

22. What shape, typically, is an ingot?

RECTANGULAR

23. The UK television drama series ‘Boys from the Black Stuff’ was set in which city?

LIVERPOOL

24. Rothschild, Kordofan, Nubian and Rhodesian are all species of which animal?

GIRAFFE

25. Orteil is French for which part of the body?

THE TOE


 

ROUND 2

1. Which US mobster is quoted as saying ‘Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class’?

AL CAPONE

2. ET is the international vehicle registration of which country?

EGYPT

3. Who plays Calvin J Candie in the 2012 film ‘Django Unchained’?

LEONARDO DE CAPRIO

4 Which fruit is traditionally used in the recipe for Liverpool Tart?

LEMON

5. In which US city was Dr Martin Luther King assassinated in 1968?

MEMPHIS

6. What type of creature is a cichlid?

FISH

7. The capital cities of which two South American countries lie on the Rio de la Plata?

URUGUAY AND ARGENTINA

8. People born on the 1st March have which sign of the Zodiac?

PISCES

9. Dydd Sadwrn is Welsh for which day of the week?

SATURDAY

10. In the first Harry Potter novel who is the headmaster of Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

PROFESSOR ALBUS DUMBLEDORE

11 In October 1977 three members of which US rock band died in a plane crash in Mississippi, three days after the release of their album ‘Street Survivors’?

LYNYRD SKYNYRD

12. Gorgonzola cheese is from which country?

ITALY

13. What is the title of the 2001 film in which Russell Crowe plays mathematician John Nash?

A BEAUTIFUL MIND

14. Lonicera is the Latin name for which garden plant?

HONEYSUCKLE

15. In nature, Greco, Ostro, Libeccio and Sirocco are all types of what?

WIND

16. Suva is the capital of which South Pacific island?

FIJI

17. Who became the host of the UK television game show Blankety Blank in 1984?

LES DAWSON

18. What type of meat dish is known as ‘Savoury Ducks’?

FAGGOTS

19. What was the first name of the wife of US President George Washington?

MARTHA

20. Dungeness is a headland on the coast of which English county?

KENT

21. Give one of the middle names of Queen Elizabeth II?

ALEXANDRA, MARY

22. A Sachertorte is a type of cake which traditionally has a layer of which flavour jam?

APRICOT

23. Urtication is the ancient use of which plant to stimulate the skin?

NETTLES

24. Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?

VENUS (constantly around 480 degC)

25. Mund is German for which part of the body?

MOUTH


ROUND 3

1. Mr and Mrs Spoon, Tina Teaspoon and Eggbert are all characters in which UK children’s television series?

BUTTON MOON

2. US author Truman Streckfus Persons is better known by what name?

TRUMAN CAPOTE

3. Which S Korean car manufacturer was the first to offer a 7year/150,000 km warranty on all cars sold in Europe?

KIA

4.  Stan and Francine Smith are the parents in which US television cartoon series?

AMERICAN DAD

5 Which is the fifth largest country in the world by area – Canada, Nigeria or Brazil?

BRAZIL

(Canada is 2, Nigeria 31)

6. Adnams Brewery is based in which English county?

SUFFOLK

7. What type of creature is a godwit?

BIRD

8. Which Roman numerals depict the year 1991?

MCMXCI

9. Who beat Brazil 3-0 in the 1998 FIFA World Cup final?

FRANCE

10. Which US actor played the title role in the television police drama ‘T J Hooker’?

WILLIAM SHATNER

11. The 1987 autobiography ‘They Made a Monkee Out of Me’ is by which member of The Monkees?

DAVY JONES

12. ‘I’ll eat my ‘what’ is a favourite expression of Mr Grimwig in the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens?

HEAD

13. What is the national animal of Greenland?

POLAR BEAR

14. Margaret Thatcher was elected as Conservative MP for which London borough in 1959?

FINCHLEY

15. Da Nang International Airport and Tan Son Nhat International Airport are located in which Asian country?

VIETNAM

16. Bikram, Anusara, Kundalini and Iyengar are all types of which activity?

YOGA

17 Which US television fantasy drama series is set in the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros?

GAME OF THRONES

18. Acajou is another name for which nut?

CASHEW

19. Manchego is what type of foodstuff?

CHEESE

20. Who wrote the 1898 book ‘The War of the Worlds’?

HG WELLS

21. How much, in pounds sterling, does the Best in Show Winner receive at the annual Crufts Dog Show?

£100

22. Traditionally a ‘coven’ refers to a meeting of how many witches?

13

23. In the ‘Harry Potter’ series of books what is the American version of the game of Quidditch?

QUODPOT

24 Corriedale is a breed of which animal?

SHEEP

25. In cooking, Senf is German for which condiment?

MUSTARD

ECH QUIZ 2015

ROUND 4

1. In our solar system which is the 5th planet from the Sun?

JUPITER

2. There were three popes in 1978 – name them

PAUL VI, JOHN PAUL I AND JOHN PAUL II

3. What were the first names of the characters played by Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue in the Australian series ‘Neighbours’?

SCOTT AND CHARLENE

4. ‘The Telephone Song’ and ‘Last Night of the World’ are songs from which musical?

MISS SAIGON

5. Which famous couple have daughters named Malia and Natasha?

BARACK & MICHELE OBAMA

6. British actress Audrey Kathleen Ruston was better known by what name?

AUDREY HEPBURN

7 Which is the largest city in Scotland by population?

GLASGOW

8. What replaced the flat iron in the board game Monopoly in 2013?

CAT

9. What are the first names of the parents of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge?

MICHAEL AND CAROLE

10. Hinge, Saddle, Pivot and Gliding are all types of what in the human body?

JOINTS

11 Saint Paul is the capital of which US state?

MINNESOTA

12 In which year did Edmond Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest – 1952, 1953 or 1954?

1953

13. Which constituency does Labour MP Dennis Skinner represent?

BOLSOVER

14 What is the width in feet of a full size regulation snooker table?

6 FEET

15. Which European capital city lies on the River Vistula?

WARSAW

16. Who sang with James Taylor on hits Mockingbird and How Sweet It Is?

CARLY SIMON

17 At which ‘Field’ was Richard III’s final battle?

BOSWORTH

18. The moss Sphagnum produces what traditional ancient fuel?

PEAT

19. ‘The mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, and its berry, is called what?

ROWAN

20. The removal of salt from brine to produce fresh water is commonly named what?

DESALINATION

21. Spell the human lung condition Pleurisy

PLEURISY

22. Founded in 1950, whose flag is a white compass rose/star in a circle on blue background?

NATO

23. Mumps can spread, rarely, to where in adult males?

TESTICLES (Orchiditis)

24. Which Greek hero cut off the head of Medusa the Gorgon?

PERSEUS

25. How many months of the year have 30 days?

11

ECH Quiz Marathon Rounds

 

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Marathon Rounds

1. Too Many Cooks?

2. Give Me a P…

3. Quotations

4. Before They Were Famous…

5. On This Day…

6. Shaken, But Not Stirred?

TOO MANY COOKS?

In honour of the Great British Bake Off, simply name these famous TV Chefs!


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GIVE ME A P…

All the people / objects / things in the pictures start with the letter P – just say what they are…


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QUOTATIONS

To which famous person are the following memorable words attributed?

1. “Doctor Livingstone, I presume?”

2. “You turn if you want to. The lady is not for turning”

3. “Religion is the opium of the people”

4. “The ballot is stronger than the bullet”

5. “Let them eat cake”

6. “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse”

7. “I don’t know anything about music. In my line you don’t have to”

8. “Bugger Bognor” (on his deathbed)

9. “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration”

10. “They think it’s all over …. it is now”


BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS

Simply name these famous people from the below pictures taken before we immediately knew who they were…


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ON THIS DAY…

A round of questions about things that have happened on this day in history – the 16th of October.

1. Which British actress best known for her role in the TV crime series Murder She Wrote was born on this day in 1925?

2. What was the name of the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I who was beheaded on this day in 1793?

3. U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave their famous “Black Power” salute on the winners' rostrum at the Summer Olympics on this day in which year?

4. Which Polish-born first Israeli Prime Minister, who was the leading force in the creation of the state, was born on this day in 1886?

5. Which former Chilean dictator was arrested in London on this day in 1998?

6. Which American media and entertainment company was founded by two brothers in Los Angeles on this day in 1923?

7. Which famous playwright, who only wrote one novel; The Picture of Dorian Gray, was born on this day in 1854?

8. In a career that saw a record 4,870 wins, which jockey had his first ride at Lingfield Park on this day in 1920?

9. Which long-running ITV series started on this day in 1984, eventually broadcasting some 2,400 episodes before ending its run in 2010?

10. Which popular children’s TV programme intended to develop language and number skills for the under-5’s began its 20 year run on the I.T.V. network on this day in 1972, starring Zippy and Bungle?

SHAKEN, BUT NOT STIRRED?

Then try this one – on 26 October the 24th “official” James Bond film will be released in the UK and 6 men have played the title role in these films.

Simply name all the “Bond” films for 1 point each, but you must match the right films to the right “Bond”. We have given you a clue as to how many each actor has made.

Sean Connery – 6

Dr No

From Russia with Love

Goldfinger

Thunderball

You Only Live Twice

Diamonds Are Forever

George Lazenby – 1

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Roger Moore – 7

Live and Let Die

The Man with the Golden Gun

The Spy Who Loved Me

Moonraker

For Your Eyes Only

Octopussy

A View To A Kill

Timothy Dalton – 2

The Living Daylights

Licence to Kill

Pierce Brosnan – 4

Goldeneye

Tomorrow Never Dies

The World is Not Enough

Die Another Day

Daniel Craig – 4

Casino Royale

Quantum of Solace

Skyfall

Spectre

Finally, for 1 extra point, name the “unofficial” James Bond film which was released in 1983 which also starred Sean Connery as Bond…

Never Say Never Again

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Too Many Cooks – Answer Sheet

Team Name .

1

Sophie Dahl

2

Paul Hollywood

3

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

4

Graham Kerr (The Galloping Gourmet)

5

Gordon Ramsay

6

Anthony Worrall Thompson

7

Levi Roots

8

Nigella Lawson

9

Mary Berry

10

Tom Kerridge

11

James Martin

12

Gary Rhodes

13

Michel Roux Jr.

14

Rick Stein

15

Fanny Cradock

16

Heston Blumenthal

17

Delia Smith

18

Ainsley Harriott

19

Ken Hom

20

Jamie Oliver

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Give Me A P – Answer Sheet

Team Name .

1

Passport

2

Penelope Pitstop

3

Piranha

4

Pyjamas

5

Pan’s People

6

Pekingese

7

Pimento (or Peppers)

8

Pupa

9

Palestine

10

Pegasus (the Winged Horse)

11

Pilates

12

Pudsey Bear

13

Paddy Power Bookmakers

14

Peanuts

15

Peter Parker

16

Porsche

17

Pablo Picasso

18

Patsy Palmer

19

Peru

20

Podium

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Quotations – Answer Sheet

Team Name .

1

Henry Stanley

2

Margaret Thatcher

3

Karl Marx

4

Abraham Lincoln

5

Marie Antoinette

6

Richard III

7

Elvis Presley

8

King George V

9

Thomas Edison

10

Kenneth Wolstenholme

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Before They Were Famous – Answer Sheet

Team Name .

1

David Hasselhoff

2

Jeremy Clarkson

3

Matt Damon

4

Woody Allen

5

Catherine Zeta-Jones

6

Jedward

7

Kate Moss

8

Robert De Niro

9

Barack Obama

10

Helen Mirren

11

Kevin Costner

12

Prince

13

Arnold Schwarzenegger

14

Gordon Brown

15

Keira Knightley

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On This Day – Answer Sheet

Team Name .

1

Angela Lansbury

2

Marie Antoinette

3

1968

4

David Ben-Gurion

5

Augusto Pinochet

6

Disney (founded by Walt and his brother Roy)

7

Oscar Wilde

8

Gordon Richards

9

The Bill

10

Rainbow

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MUSIC ROUND – Answer Sheet

Team Name .

ARTIST

SONG TITLE

1

Righteous Brothers

You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin

2

R.E.M.

Losing My Religion

3

Britney Spears

Toxic

4

Arctic Monkeys

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

5

Rolling Stones

Brown Sugar

6

Toni Basil

Mickey

7

Eurythmics

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

8

Isaac Hayes

Theme From Shaft

9

East 17

Stay Another Day

10

One Direction

What Makes You Beautiful

11

Nancy Sinatra

These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

12

Deee-Lite

Groove Is In The Heart

13

Martha and the Vandellas

Dancing in the Street

14

Eminem

Lose Yourself

15

Otis Redding

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

16

OutKast

Hey Ya!

17

A-ha

Take On Me

18

The Clash

London Calling

19

David Bowie

Changes

20

Psy

Gangnam Style