6th December–The Qu4estions

 

Specialist Questions set by

PLOUGH TAVERNERS

 

Subjects are:

· History

· Geography

· As simple as ABC

· Arts and Entertainment

· Science

· "Americans and British are one people separated by a common language."

· Assassins

· Sport

History

Q1  Who was Richard the Lionheart’s father?

A1   Henry II

Q2  Which of Henry VIII’s wives is buried next to him in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle?

A2  Jane Seymour

Q3  In which year was the Battle of Little Bighorn?

A3  1876 (accept 1874 – 1878)

Q4  Suleiman the Magnificent was the ruler of which Empire?

A4  The Ottoman Empire (accept Turkish)

Q5  The Bevin Boys were conscripted during the Second World War to do what kind of work?

A5  Mining

Q6 How many children did Queen Victoria have?

A6  Nine

Q7  Against whom did Rome fight the Punic Wars?

A7  Carthage

Q8 Which politician was assassinated on 21 May 1991 by a female suicide bomber? First name and family name required.

A8  Rajiv Ghandi

Supp 1  Guy Fawkes enlisted in the army of which European country in 1593?

SA1  Spain

Supp 2  Who was the Iron Chancellor who united Germany?

SA2  Otto von Bismarck

Supp 3  Who became Prime Minister of Great Britain on 7 December 1916?

SA3  David Lloyd George

Supp 4  Which famous battle was fought at Senlac Hill?

SA4  The Battle of Hastings

Geography

Q1 In which country is Cox’s Bazar Beach – probably the longest unbroken sandy beach in the world?

A1  Bangladesh

Q2  Which city is the state capital of Minnesota?

A2  Saint Paul

Q3  Brazil has had three capital cities – Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro are two – what is the third?

A3 Salvador

Q4  In which English county is most of the Forest of Dean?

A4  Gloucestershire

Q5  What is the most northern capital city in Europe?

A5  Reykjavik, Iceland

Q6 Which river rises on Mount Hermon and flows into the Dead Sea?

A6  The River Jordan

Q7 Which is the highest mountain of the Canary Isles?

A7  Teide (On Tenerife)

Q8 What is the name of the industrial city on Honshu island in Japan, which is associated with the manufacture of motor bikes?

A8  Kawasaki

Supp 1 What is the name of the straits between South East Ireland and South West Wales?

SA1  St George’s Channel

Supp 2  In which country is the Albert Canal?

SA2  Belgium

Supp 3  To which group of islands does Corfu belong?

SA3  The Ionian Islands

Supp 4 What is the name of the world’s largest sand island north-east of Brisbane?

SA4  Fraser Island

AS SIMPLE AS ABC

The answers to each question is a word that begins with 3 sequential alphabetic characters

e.g. To win a victory over – DEFEAT

Q1 Northern Hemisphere marine fish, valued as a source of caviar

A1 Sturgeon

Q2 To rob a vehicle by stopping it in transit

A2  Hijack

Q3 The amount by which a sum of money falls short of an expected amount

A3 Deficit

Q4 A professional guide and servant for sportsmen

A4 Ghillie

Q5 Country of the South-West Pacific consisting of nine islands

A5 Tuvalu

Q6 No longer operative, effective or respected

A6 Defunct

Q7 Headgear traditionally worn by Muslim women in the presence of adult males outside of their immediate family

A7  Hijab

Q8 The workroom of an artist or photographer

A8  Studio

Supp 1 To spoil or mar the surface or appearance

SA1  Deface

Supp 2  Substantially built

SA2  Sturdy

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Q1 “Life, don’t talk to me about life.” Which character in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy said this?

A1 Marvin the Paranoid Android

Q2 Screened in 1979, what was the first of David Attenborough’s blockbuster series with the Natural History Unit?

A2 Life on Earth

Q3 The Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, on the Sgt Pepper album, was banned by the BBC due to its alleged references to drugs. Which other track on the same album was also banned for the same reason.?

A3 A Day in the Life

Q4 In which of the arts was Frederick Ashton a significant British figure in the 20th century?

A4 Ballet

Q5 In which town is Coronation Street set?

A5 Weatherfield

Q6 What is the cinematic connection between Singapore, Zanzibar, Morocco, Utopia, Rio, Bali and Hong Kong?

A6 The ‘Road’ movies

Q7 The Rostovs are a central family in which famous novel?

A7 War and Peace

Q8 Which series of concerts is held in late summer at the Royal Albert Hall?

A8 The Proms

Supp 1 Which dance band leader disappeared during World War II?

SA1 Glenn Miller

Supp 2 A balalaika originates from which country?

SA2 Russia

Science

Q1  Whose law may be expressed as V=I x R ?

A1  Ohm’s Law

Q2   What is the more scientific name for the God Particle?

A2 The Higgs Boson

Q3 Which gas smells like rotten eggs?

A3 Hydrogen Sulphide

Q4 What is produced by a Wimshurst Machine?

A4 High voltage static electricity

Q5 Betz cells are found in which part of the body?

A5 The brain

Q6  In biology, what is the process called when water passes from a dilute solution to a less dilute solution through a semipermeable membrane?

A6  Osmosis

Q7  In the laboratory, what might be generated in a Kipps Apparatus?

A7  A gas

Q8 In mathematics, what is the name given to a quantity which has both magnitude and direction?

A8 A vector

Supp 1 What is the term for a positive electrode?

SA1 Anode

Supp 2  In electronics, what is the name given to a component which allows current to flow in one direction but not in the reverse direction?

SA2 A Diode

"Americans and British are one people separated by a common language."

Q1  What do Americans call the silencer of a car?

A1  A Muffler

Q2  What is played on a gridiron?

A2 American Football also accept NFL or AFL

Q3 If an American male was using suspenders, what would we say he was using?

A3 Braces

Q4  What would Americans be doing if they were “Shooting the breeze”?

A4 Chatting to each other

Q5 What do the British call a buzz saw?

A5  A circular saw. (Not a chain saw)

Q6  What do teamsters do for a living?

A6  Drive trucks

Q7 What is played on a ballpark?

A7 Baseball

Q8  Who would use a nightstick?

A8  A Policeman – it’s a form of truncheon.

Supp 1  What might you be doing if you were in the bleachers?

SA1  Watching an event, usually sporting

Supp 2  Jelly Roll Morton was an influential jazz pianist, but what do we call a Jelly Roll?

SA2  A swiss roll or jam roll

Assassins

All the questions and/or answers in this round are related to assassins / assassinations.

Q1  Who was assassinated on The Ides of March?

A1 Julius Caesar (15th of March, 44 BC)

Q2 In the novel “The Day of the Jackal” who is the target of The Jackal’s assassination attempt?

A2 Charles de Gaulle

Q3 How old   as John Lennon when he was shot dead in December 1980?

A3 40 (Accept 39 to 41)

Q4 what was used to assassinate Leon Trotsky assassinated in August 1940?

A4 An Ice-axe (accept ice-pick)

Q5 Who was assassinated on January 30th 1948 by Nathuram Godse?

First name and family name required.

A5 Mahatma (or Mohandras) Gandhi

Q6 In which decade was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?

A6 1860’s (1865)

Q7 Edward Oxford attempted to assassinate which monarch in June 1840?

A7 Queen Victoria

Q8 Which US President survived 2 assassination attempts within 3 weeks of each other in September 1975?

A8 Gerald Ford

Supp 1 Who shot Ronald Reagan on March 30th, 1981?

SA1 John Hinckley (Jr)

Supp 2 “Assassing” was a 1984 single for which rock band ?

SA2 Marillion

Sport

Q1 Rugby Union: On 05th November 2016 Ireland beat New Zealand for the first time ever. In which country did the match take place?

A1 USA (Chicago). Score was 40-29.

Q2 In October 2016 Freddy Tylicki was left paralysed after an accident in which sport?

A2 Horse Racing

Q3 According to the official rules of Badminton, how many feathers are used to make the cone of a Shuttlecock?

A3 Sixteen

Q4 Which sportsman has recently published a crime novel inspired by his early life entitled “Framed”?

A4 Ronnie O’Sullivan.

Q5 Cricket: Name any of the 3 current First Class counties that have never won the County Championship

A5 Somerset, Northamptonshire, or Gloucestershire

Q6 Blue, White, Yellow, and Double Yellow balls (differentiated by small coloured dots) may be used in which sport?

A6 Squash

Q7 Golf: Name either Gold Medal winner (men’s or women’s) at the Rio Olympics?

A7 Men: Justin Rose (Great Britain), Women: Inbee Park (South Korea)

Q8 Formula 1: Name any of the countries that hosted the first 3 races in the 2016 calendar.

A8 , Bahrain, Australia or China

Supp 1 Which baseball team has recently won the World Series for the first time since 1908?

SA1 Chicago Cubs

Supp 2 Which city hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics?

SA2 Atlanta, USA

 

GENERAL KNOWLEDEGE

Set by Harrington B

1. Which English comedy actor has had great success with his own American chat show and also provides the voice of "Biggie" in the latest Dreamworks film Trolls?

JAMES CORDEN

2. Which British paralympian won Gold Medals in both athletics and cycling in Rio?

KADEENA COX

3. What sort of bird is a Kea?

PARROT (from New Zealand)

4. In the world of horticulture what are Sungold and Gardeners Delight varieties of?

TOMATOES

5. Which is Britain’s newest National Park, established in 2009 and becoming fully operational in 2011?

THE SOUTH DOWNS

6. After dwindling sales of its normal products and filing for bankruptcy in 2012, which large U.S. Company launched its first smartphone the IM5 in 2015?

KODAK

7. Sam Allardyce resigned from his job as England football manager after being filmed talking to undercover reporters from which newspaper?

DAILY TELEGRAPH

8. In which Scottish town does football team Queen of the South play its home games?

DUMFRIES

9. Which South American country is the only one to have English as its official language?

GUYANA

10. In 1967 Louis Washansky found fame in the world of medicine. Why?

HE WAS THE FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENT

11. How many times has Brazil won the football World Cup?

FIVE

12. Which large, wealthy country has no cinemas as they’ve been banned for over 30 years?

SAUDI ARABIA

13. Which Middle Eastern country has compulsory military service for women?

ISRAEL

14. How many funnels did the Titanic have?

FOUR

15. What are the tiny sacs in the lungs where oxygen is transferred from the bronchioles to the blood vessels (or capillaries)

ALVEOLI

16. What is the most common non-contagious disease in the world?

TOOTH DECAY

17. What is the name of the National Trust Garden at Over Alderley in Cheshire?

HARE HILL

18. What is the smallest class of vessel considered to be a warship?

CORVETTE

19. Name the actor who played the character Arnold Rimmer in the Red Dwarf TV series.

CHRIS BARRIE

20. What part of a church is at right angles to the nave?

THE TRANSEPT

21. In which American state is Fort Knox?

KENTUCKY

22. Where is Admiral Lord Nelson Buried?

ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL

23. Which car maker produces the Duster model?

DACIA

24. What is the county town and Administrative centre of Buckinghamshire?

AYLESBURY

25. In Greek mythology, who was the God of Sleep?

HYPNOS

26. Who was Theresa May’s final opponent in the elections to succeed David Cameron?

ANDREA LEADSOM

27. Keith Vaz, much in the news in the last 3 months, is the MP for which constituency?

LEICESTER (East)

28. In India, what is a Dhoti?

A LONG LOINCLOTH WORN BY MEN

29. What name is used for the colour blue in heraldry?

AZURE

30. In what film is Holly Golightly the main female character?

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANYS

31. In which sport did Joe Clark win a Gold Medal in Rio for Team GB?

CANOEING (Men’s K1 Kayak)

32. How was Mossack Fonseca in the news 6 month ago?

PANAMA-BASED LAWYERS NAMED IN TAX EVASION SCANDAL

33. Who currently presents ‘The Apprentice: You’re Fired’?

RHOD GILBERT

34. How do you spell Sapphire, i.e. the gemstone?

SAPPHIRE

35. Which Yorkshire football club is known as the Terriers?

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN

36. What is England’s most northerly town?

BERWICK-UPON-TWEED (accept Berwick)

37. How do you spell poignant, i.e. deeply moving?

POIGNANT

38. Which London football club is known as the Lions?

MILLWALL

39. England were well set to win this year’s World T20 cricket competition until Carlos Braithwaite hit 4 sixes off the last over to give West Indies victory. Who was our unfortunate bowler for that last over?

BEN STOKES

40. Serendip is the old Persian name for which country? Its present name translates as `Resplendent Island’?

SRI LANKA

41. How is the cockchafer beetle better known?

THE MAY BUG

42. Who is the Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government?

SAJID JAVID

43. Who is the Secretary of State for Work & Pensions?

DAMIAN GREEN

44. In the American TV series, what does the ‘N’ in NCIS stand for?

NAVAL (accept NAVY) (Naval Criminal Investigative Service)

45. Who wrote the Adrian Mole books?

SUE TOWNSEND

46. What, amongst big cats, is unique about a cheetah’s claws?

THEY CAN’T BE FULLY RETRACTED (to aid traction when running)

47. What is the capital of Barbados?

BRIDGETOWN

48. What is the capital of Mauritius?

PORT LOUIS

49. We have all heard of ATOL through our holiday bookings. What does the O in ATOL stand for?

AIR TRAVEL ORGANISER’S LICENCE

50. In the term Paralympics, what is `Para’ short for?

PARALLEL OLYMPICS

51. What local position is held by Gareth Tidman?

EDITOR OF MACCLESFIELD EXPRESS (also accept editor of Rossendale Free Press and Accrington Observer)

52. Which family occupied Errwood Hall prior to its demolition for the construction of Errwood Reservoir?

THE GRIMSHAWES

53. What is the name of Sir Philip Green’s latest superyacht?

LIONHEART

54. In which county is Sports Direct’s headquarters and massive warehouse situated?

DERBYSHIRE (Shirebrook)

55. What other sport is played at Wimbledon’s All England Club?

CROQUET

56. What is the home ground of Warwickshire County Cricket Club?

EDGBASTON

57. The River Sheaf flows through which city?

SHEFFIELD

58. Who scored England’s winner (the first for his country) against Slovakia in Sam Allardyce’s only game in charge?

ADAM LALLANA

59. What local sporting triumph did Ian Stannard achieve in September?

HE WON THE TOUR OF BRITAIN STAGE WHICH PASSED THROUGH CHESHIRE EAST ON 6th SEPTEMBER

60. Name the Wallasey MP who was the first to mount a challenge against Jeremy Corbyn in July.

ANGELA EAGLE

61. Who won Team GB’s first gold medal at the Rio Olympics?

SWIMMER ADAM PEATY

62. According to the UN’s World Population Day report in 2014, what is the world’s most populated city?

TOKYO (over 38million)

63. What is the most southerly state in the USA?

HAWAII

64. Name the keyboard player with 70s prog rock group Genesis.

TONY BANKS

65. Who was the lead singer with rock legends AC/DC before Brian Johnson?

BON SCOTT

66. In motor racing, which F1 circuit made its first appearance on the 2016 calendar?

BAKU (accept AZERBAIJAN) – as the European Grand Prix

67. F1 driver Nico Rosberg and his father Keke have both now been World Champions. Who are the only other father and son to have become champions?

GRAHAM AND DAMON HILL

68. Give a year in the life of composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

1685 to 1750

69. Give a year in the life of artist Thomas Gainsborough.

1727 to 1788

70. In Africa, what is a ‘kudu’?

A TYPE OF ANTELOPE (accept DEER)

71. In music, what are splash, crash and ride types of?

CYMBALS

72. Which country has land borders with Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina?

PARAGUAY

73. Which country has land borders with Western Sahara, Algeria, Mali and Senegal?

MAURITANIA

74. Which winning act from the X Factor recently released an album called ‘Glory Days’?

LITTLE MIX

75. Who sang this year’s Children in Need song?

CRAIG DAVID

76. The only pub in Britain with two Michelin stars is the Hand & Flowers in Marlow, Bucks. Which celebrity chef owns it?

TOM KERRIDGE

77. ‘Britain’s Best Restaurant’, according to the Good Food Guide, is L’Enclume in Cartmel in the Lake District. Which celebrity chef owns it?

SIMON ROGAN

78. What’s the second largest stringed instrument in an orchestra?

CELLO

79. Which film won the Best Picture Oscar in 2015?

BIRDMAN (starring Michael Keaton)

80. What type of pastry is used for profiteroles?

CHOUX

81. What name is given to an omelette that contains smoked haddock, parmesan cheese and cream?

AN ARNOLD BENNETT

82. Name the Hollywood music composer, responsible for the Titanic and Avatar scores, who was tragically killed in an air crash in 2015?

JAMES HORNER

83. Where in the human body is the only bone that doesn’t articulate with another bone?

THE THROAT (the HYOID bone, which supports the tongue)

84. In South Africa, what does the term ‘Braai’ (pronounced ‘bry’) refer to?

Note to QM: please spell BRAAI

A BARBECUE

85. Which supermarket’s 2016 Christmas commercials feature a carrot called Kevin?

ALDI

86. In which gland of the human body is the hormone cortisol produced?

THE ADRENAL GLAND

87. In November, the first named storm of the 2016/17 season hit the South coast of the UK. What was it called?

STORM ANGUS

88. Which author wrote the novel ‘Cannery Row’?

JOHN STEINBECK

89. Which book by DH Lawrence was named after a meteorological phenomenon?

THE RAINBOW

90. Who was the last British king born outside of the UK?

GEORGE II

91. Which old name for Britain derives from the Latin word for white?

ALBION

92. Ben Miller and Ruth Jones star in commercials for which retailer?

TESCO

93. Which is Britain’s largest cathedral?

LIVERPOOL’S ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL

94. How many hearts has an octopus?

THREE

95. Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?

VENUS

96. Which car manufacturer produces the F-Pace model?

JAGUAR (accept JAGUAR LAND ROVER)

Supplementaries

Which is the only rock to float in water?

PUMICE

What has the chemical formula H₂O₂?

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

Which Canadian territory forms most of the border with Alaska?

YUKON

What was scientist Friedrich Miescher the first to identify in 1869?

DNA (accept NUCLEIC ACIDS)

Which train did Casey Jones drive?

CANNONBALL EXPRESS

On an Indian menu, what does a dish whose name includes ‘Sag’ contain?

SPINACH

Who, in November, was re-elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives in the US?

PAUL RYAN

For which club side does England Rugby Union Captain Dylan Hartley play?

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

For which king was Brighton Pavilion built?

GEORGE IV