2018–19 Season: Week 13 – 12 February 2019
Specialist Rounds
Set by the Harrington Academicals; vetted by the Cock Inn.
Round 1: In the News and Views
Each answer contains a name featured in News and Views. Identify the quizzer.
(Editor's note: the answers given here are the names of the people or things described in the question –
not the quizzers. I think it's safe to assume that this was what was required.)
1 |
English author, best known for his 1960 novel A Kind of Loving |
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Stan Barstow |
2 |
Gingerbread cake, traditionally made with oatmeal and black treacle, and particularly associated with bonfire night |
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Parkin |
3 |
Captain of Lions tour of South Africa in 1974, infamous for the "99" call |
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Willie John McBride |
4 |
Mercury prizewinners 2018 |
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Wolf Alice |
5 |
Actress who played Hermione Granger in Harry Potter films |
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Emma Watson |
6 |
An imperial measure of dry volume, equivalent to 2 dry gallons |
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Peck |
7 |
An undercarriage with four or six wheels, pivoted beneath the end of a railway vehicle |
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Bogie |
8 |
English physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics, credited with the discovery and identification of the electron |
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J. J. Thompson |
Supplementaries:
1 |
A type of portable, pre–fabricated truss bridge, developed by the British during World War II |
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Bailey Bridge |
2 |
A complete dump, ten miles to the south–west of Manchester city centre. It lies on the southern bank of the Manchester Ship
Canal, opposite Cadishead |
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Partington |
Round 2: Russians in History
Identify the famous Russian.
1 |
Considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport (1929–1990) |
|
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Lev Yashin |
2 |
Poet and novelist, best known for Doctor Zhivago |
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Boris Pasternak |
3 |
Ballet dancer who defected to the West in 1961 |
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Rudolph Nureyev |
4 |
Composer of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, as well as six symphonies, several operas and well–known
overtures |
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
5 |
Russian general, inventor and military engineer, most famous for developing the AK–47 assault rifle |
|
|
Mikhail Kalashnikov |
6 |
Tsar until his death in 1725. He led a cultural revolution to modernise and westernise Russia,
and built a new city that was the
capital until 1917 |
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Peter the Great |
7 |
Born Princess Sophie of Anhalt–Zerbst; was Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796, the country's longest–ruling female
leader. |
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Catherine the Great |
8 |
First woman in space |
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Valentina Tereshkova |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Former Russian spy, poisoned in Salisbury |
|
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Sergei Skripal |
2 |
One of the greatest cellists of the 20th century: in 1978 he was deprived of his Soviet citizenship |
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Mstislav Rostropovich |
3 |
The last Tsar (regnal number required) |
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Nicholas II |
4 |
Gymnast who won 3 golds in Munich Olympics whose acrobatics overthrew the sport's traditional emphasis on artistry |
|
Olga Korbut |
Round 3: Sport
1 |
Which Wigan rugby league legend is now Assistant Coach to the Ireland rugby union team? |
|
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Andy Farrell |
2 |
Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the most Formula One pole positions. Whose record did he break? |
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Michael Schumacher (he now has 83 to Schumacher's 68. Senna
managed 65). |
3 |
What is the lap distance of an Olympic standard Velodrome track? |
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250m |
4 |
Which iconic sporting venue is found at Prestbury Park? |
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Cheltenham racecourse |
5 |
Whose record did Jimmy Anderson break to become the leading wicket–taking fast bowler in test cricket? |
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Glenn McGrath (Anderson now has 565 to McGrath's 563) |
6 |
Renowned as one of the largest trophies in world sport, in which sport is the Stanley Cup competed for? |
|
Ice hockey |
7 |
The Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup are the world team championships in which sport? |
|
Badminton |
8 |
What is the final event of the Olympic decathlon? |
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1500m |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Melbourne Renegades, Brisbane Heat, and the Hobart Hurricanes are teams in which sport? |
|
Cricket (Australian T20 franchises) |
2 |
Which club side did Alex Ferguson leave to take over at Manchester United? |
|
Aberdeen |
Round 4: Geography
Identify the river from the cities or places it flows through.
1 |
Three of the capital cities that this river flows through are Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade. |
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Danube |
2 |
This river flows through Turin and Milan. |
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|
Po |
3 |
This river flows through Vientiane, Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City. |
|
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Mekong |
4 |
This river flows through Khartoum and Cairo. |
|
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Nile |
5 |
This river flows through Perth and Dundee. |
|
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Tay |
6 |
This river flows through Shrewsbury, Worcester and Tewkesbury. |
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Severn |
7 |
This river flows through Minneapolis, Memphis and New Orleans. |
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Mississippi |
8 |
This river flows through the Grand Canyon. |
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Colorado |
Supplementaries:
1 |
This river flows through Nottingham, Derby and Lichfield |
|
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Trent |
2 |
This river flows through Valladolid and Porto |
|
|
Douro |
Round 5: Arts and Entertainment – Give us an F
Each answer begins with the Letter F.
1 |
Name the rock band who led the chant at Woodstock with "give us an F" |
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The Fish – with Country Joe |
2 |
Ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky |
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The Firebird |
3 |
Beethoven's only opera |
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Fidelio |
4 |
Group of four violin concerti by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi |
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The Four Seasons |
5 |
Rock band named after the only Austrian Archduke most of us could name |
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Franz Ferdinand |
6 |
TV game show, presented by Bob Monkhouse in 1980 then Max Bygraves, Les Dennis and finally Andy Collins when it finished in 2003 |
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Family Fortunes |
7 |
Author of A Room with a View |
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E. M. Forster |
8 |
X–rated cartoon film of 1972, based on a comic strip by Robert Crumb |
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Fritz the Cat |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Italian film director whose works include La Dolce Vita, 8½ and Satyricon |
|
Federico Fellini |
2 |
Name of several superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. |
|
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The Flash |
3 |
American architect best known for the geodesic dome |
|
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Buckminster Fuller |
Round 6: Science
1 |
How many atoms are there in a molecule of sulphuric acid? |
|
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7 |
2 |
What is the name of the Chinese robotic spacecraft which recently landed on the dark side of the moon? |
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Chang'e–4 |
3 |
Which Age, translated as 'Middle Life', was the age of the dinosaurs? |
|
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Mesozoic (includes the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous
periods) |
4 |
What is the small Swedish town from which the names of four chemical elements are derived? |
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Ytterby (erbium, terbium, yttrium and ytterbium) |
5 |
What is the mathematical symbol for the speed of light? |
|
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C |
6 |
Name either of the two men who are credited with the discovery of the mathematical technique of calculus. |
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Isaac Newton or Gottfried Wilhelm (von)
Leibni(t)z |
7 |
Many new medicines have names ending in MAB. What does the M stand for? |
|
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Monoclonal (Antibody) |
8 |
What is the fluid that lubricates human joints? |
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The synovial
fluid |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which Apollo expedition first used a car (or lunar roving vehicle) on the moon? |
|
Apollo 15 |
2 |
Kemp's Ridley and Hawksbill are which type of creature? |
|
Turtle |
Round 7: Simply the (Second) Best
1 |
What is the world's second longest river? |
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Amazon. The Nile is the longest. |
2 |
What is the world's second largest rainforest? |
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The Congo
rainforest. The Amazon is the largest. |
3 |
What is the World's second largest ocean? |
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Atlantic. The Pacific Ocean is the largest. |
4 |
What is the world's second most populous country? |
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India. China is the most populous country. |
5 |
What is the second biggest planet in our Solar System? |
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Saturn. Jupiter is the biggest. |
6 |
What is the world's second highest mountain? |
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K2. Mount Everest is the highest |
7 |
Which artist (or band) has the second most Number 1 singles on the UK chart? |
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The Beatles. Elvis has the most. |
8 |
Which actress has the second most Oscar wins? |
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Meryl Streep (3 wins, 21 nominations). Katharine Hepburn had 4 wins and 12 nominations. |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which British athlete finished second to Michael Johnson in the 400m at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics? |
|
Roger Black |
2 |
What is Tina Turner's second nationality (after being American)? |
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Swiss. Tina gave up her American citizenship after gaining her Swiss passport |
3 |
What is the world's second tallest land animal? |
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African elephant. The giraffe is the tallest land animal. |
Round 8: Dumb Britain
These questions have been reported in Private Eye
as having been asked in UK Quiz shows. Give the correct answer or the answer
given by the contestant.
1 |
Complete the title of this Oliver Goldsmith novel: The Vicar of ... |
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Wakefield / Dibley |
2 |
What "L" do you make in the dark when you don't consider the consequences? |
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Leap / Love |
3 |
The Anne Frank museum can be found in which city? |
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Amsterdam / Berlin |
4 |
Which actress starred in Sleepless in Seattle and
When Harry Met Sally? |
|
Meg Ryan /
Tom Hanks |
5 |
Who initiated the Chinese cultural revolution? |
|
Chairman Mao / Ming |
6 |
What is the correct name for the Australian wild dog? |
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Dingo / Dingbat |
7 |
In 2017 the Queen's Sapphire Jubilee marked how many years on the throne? |
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65 / 100 |
8 |
Emma Hamilton was the mistress of which naval hero? |
|
Nelson / Popeye |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which Cluedo character has a military rank? |
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Colonel Mustard / Colonel Sanders |
2 |
Which British composer took the music for Land of Hope and Glory from his Pomp and Circumstance marches? |
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Elgar / Tchaikovsky |
3 |
Who sang the song Je t'aime, moi non plus with Jane Birkin? |
|
Serge Gainsbourg / Jacques Chirac |
General Knowledge
Set by the Cock Inn; vetted by the Harrington Academicals.
1 |
Which household appliance was patented by Percy Spencer, an American working for Raytheon in the 1940s? |
|
The microwave oven |
2 |
Which famous German automatic pistol was named after the man who first developed it, with the first model being the 1900
Parabellum? |
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Luger |
3 |
What is the capital of St. Lucia? |
|
Castries |
4 |
Known to the French as persil, which herb with aromatic leaves is used in cooking? |
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Parsley |
5 |
What is main ingredient of the Swiss food dish rosti? |
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Potatoes |
6 |
Who composed the Music for The Royal Fireworks? |
|
Handel |
7 |
Bolero, used by Torvill & Dean in their gold medal performance in 1984, is one of the most popular works of which
composer? |
|
|
Ravel |
8 |
Kicking Horse Pass is a pass in which mountain range? |
|
The Rockies |
9 |
Mount Logan is the highest mountain in which country? |
|
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Canada |
10 |
What is the surname of the Mayor of Springfield in The Simpsons? |
|
Quimby |
11 |
On the Good Ship Lollipop was the signature tune of which child actress? |
|
Shirley Temple |
12 |
What is used to flavour the carbonated drink known as cream soda? |
|
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Vanilla (and raspberry) |
13 |
Which classic cocktail consists of brandy, orange liqueur and lemon juice? |
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Sidecar |
14 |
In nautical terms, what is a grapnel? |
|
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An anchor |
15 |
What name is given to the luxury railway sleeping cars introduced by a US businessman who died in 1897? |
|
Pullman |
16 |
Which actress was painted gold in the Bond film Goldfinger? |
|
Shirley Eaton |
17 |
Whose first major role was in the 1930 film The Blue Angel? |
|
|
Marlene Dietrich |
18 |
Who was the first black tennis player to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon? |
|
Arthur Ashe |
19 |
Which Brazilian racing driver was killed at Imola in 1994? |
|
Ayrton Senna |
20 |
Prince Edward Island is a province of which country? |
|
Canada |
21 |
Which island in New York harbour was a reception centre for immigrants from 1892 to 1943? |
|
Ellis Island |
22 |
From which Russian city did Napoleon make his retreat in 1812? |
|
Moscow |
23 |
In which county is Chequers, the weekend home of the Prime Minister? |
|
Buckinghamshire |
24 |
Which TV family lived on the Ponderosa? |
|
The Cartwrights |
25 |
Which comedy series was originally set at Fort Baxter? |
|
The Phil Silvers Show (accept Sgt. Bilko) |
26 |
Which car maker manufactures the Model X, Model 3 and Model S? |
|
Tesla |
27 |
Which UK car maker is owned by the Tata Group? |
|
Jaguar Land Rover (accept either) |
28 |
What is the name of the former British colony of Northern Rhodesia? |
|
Zambia |
29 |
How many colonies in North America broke away from Britain in 1776? (Acknowledged by Britain in 1783.) |
|
13 |
30 |
Which company produces the "LiftSystem" (used for vertical take–off) as used on the Lockheed Martin
F35B? |
|
Rolls Royce |
31 |
Which company produced the Mosquito WW11 aircraft? |
|
De Havilland |
32 |
As at the 1st of January 2019, who is the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer? |
|
John McDonnell |
33 |
As at the 1st of January 2019, who is the Home Secretary? |
|
Sajid Javid |
34 |
Who wrote Lord of the Flies? |
|
William Golding |
35 |
Who wrote the novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning? |
|
Alan Sillitoe |
36 |
Who won the Golden Boot in the 2018 World Cup? |
|
Harry Kane |
37 |
Who won the Premier League Golden Boot in 2018? |
|
Mohammed Salah |
38 |
During which war was the term 'Concentration Camp' first used? |
|
The Boer War (1900–1902) |
39 |
Which canal links Lake Erie and Lake Ontario? |
|
Welland Ship Canal |
40 |
What does the Old English word 'weald' mean? |
|
Forest or wooded district |
41 |
Who was the first of the Lancastrian kings? |
|
Henry IV |
42 |
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman candidate for which office? |
|
President of the USA |
43 |
In history, how was Sir Henry Percy (1364–1403) better known? |
|
Hotspur |
44 |
Who was the world's first female Prime Minister? |
|
Mrs. Bandaranaike (Ceylon, now Sri Lanka) |
45 |
Which group of people were emancipated in Britain in 1829? |
|
|
Roman Catholics |
46 |
In the theatre, what would you be doing if you were "papering the house"? |
|
Filling the theatre with invited guests on complimentary
tickets |
47 |
A famous monument was blown up in O'Connell Street, Dublin in March 1966. To whom was it dedicated? |
|
Horatio Nelson |
48 |
Which Roman road runs from the coast of Devon to Lincoln? |
|
The Fosse Way |
49 |
According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman on earth? |
|
Pandora |
50 |
Which Queen of England married her brother–in–law? |
|
Catherine of Aragon
(first wife of Henry VIII – previously the wife of his elder brother Arthur |
51 |
Which borough of New York is the largest in area? |
|
Queens |
52 |
In the words of Winston Churchill, which organisation was founded in 1940 to "Set Europe Ablaze"? |
|
The Special Operations Executive (accept
SOE) |
53 |
What is the name of the dog that met an unfortunate end in the recent TV production A Very English Scandal,
and in the real life events being dramatized? |
|
Rinka |
54 |
In culinary terms, what is a London Peculiar or a London Particular? |
|
|
(Pea and ham) soup – hence a London fog being a Pea
Souper |
55 |
In which National Park would you find the town of Bakewell? |
|
|
The Peak District |
56 |
What did Sherlock Holmes call the street children who helped him with various cases? |
|
|
The Baker Street Irregulars |
57 |
Svetlana Savitskaya was the first woman to do what? |
|
Walk in space |
|
58 |
Which Shakespeare play includes the line "How sharper than a serpent's tooth is it to have a thankless child"? |
|
|
King Lear |
59 |
Who was the last king of England to die in battle? |
|
Richard III |
60 |
The island of Capri is located in which gulf? |
|
|
The Gulf of Naples |
61 |
What was banned by sumptuary laws in Medieval and Tudor England? |
|
The inappropriate wearing of fine clothes (and other conspicuous consumption) |
62 |
Hepatitis C is a disease affecting which organ of the body? |
|
|
The liver |
63 |
Who wrote the script for the musical We Will Rock You? |
|
|
Ben Elton |
64 |
"In victory you deserve it, in defeat you need it". To which drink was Winston Churchill referring? |
|
|
Champagne |
65 |
Who was the first actress to play M in the James Bond films? |
|
Judi Dench |
66 |
The son of which King of England became the first Prince of Wales? |
|
Edward I |
67 |
Who was responsible for printing the edition of The Canterbury Tales in 1476, which was among the first books printed
in England? |
|
William Caxton |
68 |
According to the Guinness Book of Records, what is the longest running (non–consecutive) sci–fi series ever made
for TV? |
|
Doctor Who |
69 |
In which book would you find Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth? |
|
Little Women |
70 |
How many lines are there in a sonnet? |
|
14 |
71 |
What sport is featured in the film Escape to Victory? |
|
Football |
72 |
Which bird was considered an omen of prophecy, war and death by the Ancient Britons? |
|
The raven |
73 |
Asuncion is the capital of which country? |
|
Paraguay |
74 |
When were postcodes introduced in the UK? |
|
1968 (allow 1967 or 1969) |
75 |
What is a poniard a type of? |
|
Dagger |
76 |
Which part of the body is affected by thlipsis? |
|
|
Blood vessels |
77 |
In Hinduism, who is the goddess of destruction and death? |
|
Kali |
78 |
In the radio programme ITMA, what did the letter "A" stand for? |
|
Again |
79 |
Titan is a moon of which planet? |
|
Saturn |
80 |
In which decade was Amnesty International established? |
|
1960s |
81 |
What is the chemical symbol for lead? |
|
Pb |
82 |
What nationality was the composer Chopin? |
|
Polish |
83 |
In which modern country is the site of the ancient city of Babylon? |
|
Iraq |
84 |
Which country has the car registration code "T"? |
|
Thailand |
85 |
What is an ossicle? |
|
|
A small bone |
86 |
Whose report led to vast cuts in the British rail network in the 1960s? |
|
Dr. Beeching |
87 |
At Royal Ascot, which day of the week is Ladies' Day? |
|
Thursday |
88 |
What is a Kelvedon Wonder a variety of? |
|
Pea |
89 |
In the film Mary Poppins, how much does it cost to feed the birds? |
|
Twopence a bag |
90 |
What was the nationality of the First World War spy Mata Hari? |
|
Dutch |
91 |
Marilyn Monroe was born and died in which city? |
|
Los Angeles |
92 |
In what manufacturing process or craft working hobby would you use 'slip'? |
|
Pottery |
93 |
In which city was Terry Waite kidnapped? |
|
Beirut |
94 |
Who succeeded James Callaghan as leader of the Labour Party? |
|
Michael Foot |
95 |
In which historic building would you find the chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula? |
|
The Tower of London |
96 |
What is the only active volcano on the mainland of Italy? |
|
Vesuvius |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Between which two cities does the M8 run? |
|
Glasgow and Edinburgh |
2 |
How many Oscars has the Godfather trilogy won? |
|
9 |
3 |
Which Nazi leader was known as the Butcher of Lyon? |
|
Klaus Barbie |
4 |
Who ruled England for only nine days? |
|
|
Lady Jane Grey |
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