2018–19 Season: Week 16 – 12 March 2019
All questions set by the Pack Horse Bowling Club.
Specialist Rounds
Round 1: Questions on Scotland
1 |
Which single Scottish loch has been calculated to contain nearly twice as much fresh water as all the rivers and lakes in
England and Wales combined? |
|
|
Loch Ness |
2 |
In which year was the Battle of Bannockburn fought? (There is some leeway.) |
|
1314 (accept 1309 to 1319) |
3 |
Which Scottish city does St. Johnstone Football Club call home? |
|
Perth |
4 |
What was stolen from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day in 1950? |
|
The Stone of Destiny (accept Stone of Scone)
– (aka 'The Coronation Stone') originally taken from Scotland by Edward I in 1296 |
5 |
The 30–metre–high horse–head sculptures, in Falkirk, depict kelpies. What are kelpies? |
|
|
Shape shifting water spirits |
6 |
In what year was the road bridge linking the Isle of Skye to the Scottish mainland opened? (There is leeway.) |
|
|
1995 (accept 1994 to 96) |
7 |
Name the university (formerly a technical college) which has its main campus on the outskirts of Edinburgh. |
|
Herriot–Watt University |
8 |
Name the boat lift, opened in 2002, that reconnected the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal, for the first time
since the 1930s. |
|
The Falkirk Wheel |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Name one of the towns or cities located at either end of the long–distance walking route known as the Great Glen
Way. |
|
Fort William or Inverness |
2 |
Name one of the five 'new towns' established in Scotland since 1950. |
|
East Kilbride, Cumbernauld, Livingston,
Irvine, or Glenrothes |
Round 2: History
From the following brief descriptions, please identify the following British heroes.
1 |
The only King to be given the title 'the Great'. |
|
Alfred |
2 |
Nurse executed by the Germans during the First World War, for helping Allied soldiers to escape capture. |
|
Edith Cavell |
3 |
The discoverer of penicillin. |
|
Alexander Fleming |
4 |
The only man to score a hat trick in a World Cup Final. |
|
Geoff Hurst |
5 |
Helped her father rescue survivors of the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838. |
|
Grace Darling |
6 |
The leader of the expedition that reached the top of Everest for the first time in 1953. |
|
John Hunt (not New Zealander Edmund Hillary, who reached the top) |
7 |
The first cricketer to claim all ten wickets in a test innings. |
|
Jim Laker |
8 |
The inventor of the hovercraft. |
|
Christopher Cockerell |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Builder of the Great Western Railway, among many other engineering feats. |
|
Isambard Kingdom Brunel |
2 |
Lieutenant Colonel of the Parachute Regiment, awarded a posthumous VC in the Falklands war. |
|
Herbert Jones (known as 'H') |
Round 3: Famous Last Words
Each question consists of the last few words from a well–known film. You'll be given the year of the film's release and the name of
the leading actor or actress, but please note it may not be that person who speaks the lines in question. Please name the film.
1 |
1942, Humphrey Bogart. "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!" |
|
Casablanca |
2 |
1933, Fay Wray. "Oh no, it wasn't the aeroplanes – it was beauty killed the beast!" |
|
King Kong |
3 |
1979, Sigourney Weaver. "This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off" |
|
Alien |
4 |
1969, Michael Caine. "Hang on lads; I've got a great idea" |
|
The Italian Job |
5 |
1994 Tim Robbins. "I hope to see my friend. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope" |
|
The Shawshank Redemption |
6 |
1959 Charlton Heston. "And I felt his voice take the sword out of my hand" |
|
Ben Hur |
7 |
1968 Keir Dullea. "The 4 million year old black monolith has remained completely inert, its origin and purpose still a total
mystery" |
|
2001: A Space Odyssey |
8 |
1991 Anthony Hopkins. "I'm sorry we can't chat for long, but I'm having an old friend for dinner" |
|
|
The Silence of The Lambs |
Supplementaries:
1 |
1979 Marlon Brando. "The horror ... the horror ... ". |
|
Apocalypse Now |
2 |
1985 Michael J Fox. "Roads? Where we're going, we won't need roads! |
|
Back to the Future |
3 |
2005 Martin Freeman. "Not that anyone cares what I say, but the restaurant is at the other side of the Universe" |
|
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
4 |
1998 Tom Hanks. (This is an old man talking to his daughter in a military graveyard) "Tell me I have led a good life, tell
me I'm a good man" His daughter's reply is "You are" |
|
Saving Private Ryan |
Round 4: Sport
1 |
Andy Murray recently announced that he may be forced to retire after this year's Wimbledon due to a recurring injury
to which part of his body? |
|
Hip (don't accept leg) |
2 |
Which team did England face in the third–place playoff in last year's FIFA World Cup? |
|
Belgium |
3 |
Who was named the 2018 BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year? |
|
England women's netball team |
4 |
Durham County Cricket Club and Middlesbrough Football Club both have stadiums called what? |
|
The Riverside |
5 |
Ole Gunnar Solskjær is currently on loan to Manchester United, as interim manager, from which European club? |
|
|
Molde |
6 |
Which country was England rugby union head coach, Eddie Jones, in charge of at the last Rugby World Cup in 2015? |
|
Japan |
7 |
Which sports event has been sponsored down the years by Gillette, Mars, ADT, Nutrasweet, Flora and currently,
Virgin Money? |
|
The London Marathon |
8 |
The 2011 film Moneyball featured which sport? |
|
|
Baseball |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which city will host next year's Olympic Games? |
|
Tokyo |
2 |
Eton school has devised and plays two unique codes of football. Name either. |
|
The wall game or the field game |
Round 5: Two–Wheeled Transport
1 |
Who had a 1975 hit song, Motor Bikin'? |
|
Chris Spedding |
2 |
What is the name of the first commercially available, wooden, human–propelled, steerable, two wheeled bicycles
made in 1820? |
|
The velocipede or draisine |
3 |
In 1959 Triumph introduced a twin cylinder motorcycle named after which American geographical feature used for speed tests? |
|
The Triumph Bonneville |
4 |
Which motor cycle company produced models called Scout and Chief? |
|
The Indian
Motorcycle Company |
5 |
What is the name of the bicycle, epicyclic, in hub, gearing system, made for over 100 years and gear selection is by a small
handlebar mounted lever? |
|
Sturmey–Archer |
6 |
Which tragic 1965 song, by The Shangri–Las, featured a revving motorcycle at the start of the disc? |
|
Leader of the Pack |
7 |
Which motor cycle manufacturer has made engine types called Flat Head, Knuckle Head and Pan Head? |
|
Harley Davidson (Flatheads 1935, Knuckleheads 1936, Panheads 1948) |
8 |
In 1967 Norton introduced a twin cylinder motorcycle named after which green beret wearing branch of the Royal Marines? |
|
The Commandos |
Supplementaries:
1 |
BSA made a motorcycle named after which breed of small chicken? |
|
The bantam |
2 |
Which Japanese manufacturer produced a 3–cylinder, 2–stroke 750–cc production motorcycle from 1971 to 1975,
nicknamed 'the Widow Maker' for its ferocious performance? |
|
Kawasaki (the legendary H2 Mach IV) |
Round 6: Geography
1 |
With an area of almost 70,000 square kilometres, which is the largest lake in Africa? |
|
Lake Victoria |
2 |
Which island was the only known home of the Dodo? |
|
Mauritius |
3 |
The Pindus mountains divide which European country? |
|
Greece |
4 |
What is the capital and largest city in Papua New Guinea? |
|
Port Moresby |
5 |
The Vinson Massif is the highest peak on which continent? |
|
Antarctica |
6 |
The River Elbe has its source in which country? |
|
The Czech Republic, or Czechia (in the Karkonosze
mountains) |
7 |
Gaborone is the capital and largest city of which African nation? |
|
Botswana |
8 |
Which is the longest river in Asia? |
|
The Yangtze (3,915 miles) |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which European country is split into Kypros and Kibris? |
|
|
Cyprus |
2 |
The mythical Thunder Dragon appears on the flag of which country? |
|
Bhutan |
Round 7: Science and Nature
1 |
What is the opposite of vaporisation called? |
|
|
Condensation |
2 |
What was the chemical element that Cavendish called 'inflammable air'? |
|
Hydrogen |
3 |
What name is given to the silk–like fabric or yarn, manufactured from the hair of the Angora goat? |
|
Mohair |
4 |
Which animal is the symbol of the World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly the World Wildlife Fund)? |
|
The giant panda |
5 |
Who, in 1687, wrote the book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy? |
|
|
Sir Isaac Newton |
6 |
Which famous Greek mathematician wrote the work entitled Elements? |
|
Euclid |
7 |
What is the Patella Bone more commonly known as? |
|
Kneecap |
8 |
Which brothers created the first hot air balloon to be flown? |
|
The
Montgolfier brothers |
Supplementaries:
1 |
By what shortened name is a modulator demodulator known? |
|
A modem |
2 |
Which natural pigment is good at absorbing low levels of ultraviolet radiation and darkens your skin tone? |
|
Melanin |
Round 8: Arts and Entertainment
1 |
What is the painting medium made with egg yolk called? |
|
Tempera |
2 |
Which Raymond Briggs book depicts a nuclear attack on Britain from the viewpoint of a retired couple? |
|
When the Wind Blows |
3 |
Which author wrote the 'Bourne' series of books? |
|
Robert Ludlum |
|
4 |
The Monarch of the Glen is a famous painting by which English artist? |
|
Edwin Landseer |
5 |
The music video for Blur's Country House was directed by which famous British artist? |
|
Damien Hirst |
6 |
Which American rock band was formed by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons in 1973 and is still active today? |
|
Kiss |
7 |
Ethan Hunt is the lead character in which film series? |
|
Mission Impossible |
8 |
He starred as the Sheriff of Nottingham and Severus Snape, and tragically died in 2015. Who is he? |
|
|
Alan Rickman |
Supplementaries:
1 |
In which TV series would you meet the character Sheldon Cooper? |
|
The Big Bang Theory |
2 |
In which comedy series did Maxine Peake play the character Twinkle? |
|
Dinnerladies |
General Knowledge
1 |
Which project name was given to the first American manned space flights? |
|
Project Mercury (1958 to 63) |
2 |
Which French author's work forms a series called The Human Comedy? |
|
Honoré De Balzac |
3 |
What type of creature is a porbeagle? |
|
A fish
(it's a type of shark) |
4 |
The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of which larger body of water? |
|
The Mediterranean |
5 |
In which county was the Battle of Bosworth Field fought in 1485? |
|
Leicestershire |
6 |
Harry Redknapp is the uncle of which famous footballer, who is now retired from playing? |
|
Frank Lampard |
7 |
In the movie Shaun of the Dead, which item of sporting equipment does Shaun use as a weapon against the undead? |
|
A cricket bat |
8 |
What do Amontillado, Madeira and Marsala wines have in common? |
|
They're fortified |
9 |
Rye and which other cereal is used to make American bourbon whiskey? |
|
|
Maize (accept corn) |
10 |
What is the name of the telescope that will be the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope? |
|
The James Webb telescope |
11 |
Which British reptile resembles a snake but is actually a legless lizard? |
|
The slow–worm |
12 |
Which over developed cartoon character was created in 1919 by Elzie Crisler Segar? |
|
Popeye the sailor man |
13 |
The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt to assassinate which king? |
|
James I of England (James VI of Scotland
– accept either) |
14 |
In which country are the Vosges Mountains? |
|
France |
15 |
In 1990, which item of kit was made compulsory for all football players by FIFA? |
|
Shin pads |
16 |
Which 2014 Darren Aronofsky film was described, by its director, as "the least biblical film ever made" |
|
Noah |
17 |
Which band's album Songs of innocence suddenly appeared on every iTunes account in 2014? |
|
U2 |
18 |
Which Swiss mountain features on Toblerone packaging? |
|
The Matterhorn |
19 |
Which components in a set of binoculars bend the light travelling between the lenses? |
|
The prisms |
20 |
Which natural fibre is used to make the strings of a violin bow? |
|
Horsehair |
21 |
Who wrote the 2011 erotic novel 50 Shades of Grey? |
|
E. L. James |
22 |
Bohemia is a historical region in which modern day country? |
|
The Czech Republic or Czechia |
23 |
In 1955, which American civil rights activist, famously, refused to give up her seat to a white passenger? |
|
Rosa Parks |
24 |
In 2018 Team Silverline won the Harmsworth Trophy at an average speed of 54 mph, in which sport? |
|
Motor boat racing (accept power boat; it was in Cowes
week) |
25 |
Which footballer was known as 'the Wizard of Dribble'? |
|
Sir Stanley Matthews |
26 |
In which 1952 film did Tex Ritter sing the theme tune Do Not Forsake Me, O My Darlin'? |
|
High Noon |
27 |
What type of vehicle was a Sunderland? |
|
A flying boat or seaplane (accept either) |
28 |
Which element has the symbol Ti? |
|
Titanium |
29 |
Which wind is a warm southerly coming from the Sahara Desert over the Mediterranean? |
|
Sirocco |
30 |
Which Charles Dickens novel is set during the Gordon Riots of 1780? |
|
Barnaby Rudge |
31 |
Mount Cook, also known as Aoraki, is the highest mountain in which country? |
|
New Zealand |
32 |
The 1856 Treaty of Paris ended which war? |
|
The Crimean War |
33 |
In what year did the Channel tunnel open? There is some leeway. |
|
1994 (accept '93 to '95) |
34 |
In which Olympic cycle race is a small moped followed by the competitors? |
|
The Keirin |
35 |
How many presidents feature on the Mount Rushmore Memorial? |
|
Four (Washington, Roosevelt, Lincoln and Jefferson) |
36 |
What device do Punch and Judy artists use to produce the voice of Mr. Punch? |
|
A swazzle |
37 |
Also known as the Dog Star, what is the brightest star in Earth's night sky? |
|
Sirius |
38 |
The Sharon fruit, a trade name after the Sharon Plain in Israel where it is grown, is known by which other name? |
|
The persimmon or diospyros kaki. ("Kaki" is
acceptable) |
39 |
Which prolific English author wrote six romances under the pen name Mary Westmacott? |
|
Agatha Christie |
40 |
Carrara, in Italy, is famous for its production of what? |
|
Marble (white or blue–grey) |
41 |
Which country, in the Pacific Ocean, is often referred to as 'the Friendly Isles' after the congenial reception given
to Captain Cook in 1773? |
|
Tonga |
42 |
Who was the first King of the House of York? |
|
Edward IV |
43 |
What was the original name of Wembley Stadium? |
|
The Empire Stadium (or the British Empire Exhibition Stadium!) |
44 |
Which 1995 Spanish dance song by Los del Rio has been described by VH1 as "the greatest one hit wonder ever"? |
|
The macarena |
45 |
Which fictional superhero was created in 1938 by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster? |
|
|
Superman |
46 |
In what year was the first Apple Macintosh computer launched? (There is some leeway.) |
|
1984 (accept 1983 to 1985) |
47 |
What name is given to the egg of a head louse? |
|
Nit |
48 |
In the novel Gulliver's Travels, what is Gulliver's first name? |
|
Lemuel |
49 |
The book Death in the Afternoon, by Ernest Hemingway, details the ceremony and traditions of which "sport"? |
|
Bullfighting |
50 |
Which British architect's best–known buildings are Brighton's Royal Pavilion and Buckingham Palace? |
|
|
John Nash |
51 |
What colour were the bathing suits worn by the lifeguards in the TV series Baywatch? |
|
Red |
52 |
In cricket, how many runs is a double Nelson? |
|
222 |
53 |
Which Elvis Presley hit from 1960 is based on the Italian song O sole mio? |
|
It's Now or Never |
54 |
In which country are the world's three highest–selling newspapers published? |
|
Japan (the Yomiuri Shimbun, Ashai Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun) |
55 |
Which colourless gas, with a characteristic pungent smell has the chemical formula NH3? |
|
Ammonia |
56 |
By what name are trees of the genus Salix more commonly known? |
|
Willow |
57 |
What is an otter's underground home called? |
|
A holt |
58 |
Which American author wrote the novels The Call of the Wild and White Fang? |
|
Jack London |
59 |
Name the Exotic dancer who was convicted of spying for Germany in WW1 and executed by firing squad in 1917? |
|
Mata Hari |
60 |
Which singer had a nineties hit with the song Livin' la Vida Loca? |
|
Ricky Martin |
61 |
In which sport might you hit the 'tin'? |
|
Squash |
62 |
Which X factor winner of 2008 released the song Hallelujah, which broke the European digital downloads record, at that
time with over 105,000 in one day? |
|
Alexandra Burke |
63 |
Which religion's ultimate aim is to reach a state of Nirvana? |
|
Buddhism |
64 |
Jonas Salk developed the first successful vaccine for which disease? |
|
Polio |
65 |
Metals make up 25% of the Earth's crust. Which is the most abundant? |
|
Aluminium (8% of the crust) |
66 |
Which chemical element with the symbol Si, has the atomic number 14? |
|
Silicon |
67 |
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less was the first novel for which author? |
|
Jeffrey Archer |
68 |
Name the female police officer who was shot and fatally wounded during a protest outside the Libyan embassy in London in 1984? |
|
Yvonne Fletcher |
69 |
Which now major Hollywood star played Doctor Doug Ross in the TV series ER from 1994 to 99? |
|
George Clooney |
70 |
Dazzler is the autobiography of which England cricketer? |
|
Darren Gough |
71 |
In which daytime TV series are contestants occasionally awarded the 'Golden Gavel'? |
|
Bargain Hunt |
72 |
In which village are the headquarters of the British National Rifle Association? |
|
Bisley |
73 |
To an Inuit person, what are mukluks? |
|
Boots (accept footwear) |
74 |
Hungarian Edward Teller is known as the father of what? |
|
The hydrogen bomb (accept atom bomb) |
75 |
What name is given to the four stages of insect development from egg to adult? |
|
Metamorphosis |
76 |
Who wrote the poem Funeral Blues, also known as Stop all the Clocks? |
|
W. H. Auden |
77 |
In which city would you find the tallest cathedral tower in France, at 151 metres? |
|
Rouen |
78 |
What was the name of the US figure skater who was clubbed on the knee one month before the start of the 1994 Winter
Olympics? |
|
Nancy Kerrigan |
79 |
Whose autobiography was entitled Scoring at Half Time? |
|
|
George Best |
80 |
Who replaced Carol Vorderman solving the sums on countdown? |
|
Rachel Riley |
81 |
With whom does comedian Jack Whitehall co–present his chat show Backchat |
|
His father, Michael |
82 |
A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented is the subtitle of which famous Thomas Hardy novel? |
|
Tess of the d'Urbervilles |
83 |
Who designed and helped develop the V2 and Apollo rocket systems? |
|
|
Wernher von Braun |
84 |
Which animal used to be called a Camelopard? |
|
The giraffe |
85 |
Whose best–known works are Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine and Blood Brothers? |
|
Willy Russell |
86 |
Which sculptures depict the armies of Qin Shi Huan, the first emperor of China? |
|
The terracotta army |
87 |
Which renowned designer made Madonna's infamous pointy coned brassiere for her 1990 Blond Ambition tour? |
|
Jean Paul Gaultier |
88 |
Which cricketing commentator has the nickname 'Bumble'? |
|
David Lloyd |
89 |
Which football club, founded in 1889, is the oldest 'United' in English football? |
|
|
Sheffield United |
90 |
Who presents the one–on–one ITV chat show Life Stories? |
|
Piers Morgan |
91 |
Japanese horseradish is better known by what name? |
|
Wasabi |
92 |
What would you use an anemometer to measure? |
|
Wind speed |
93 |
Which is the world's slowest–moving fish? |
|
|
Seahorse |
94 |
What name is given to the stick used by artists to support the hand with which they hold their paintbrush? |
|
|
A maulstick |
95 |
Name one of the three husbands of Mary, Queen of Scots. |
|
Francis II (King of France), Henry Stuart (Lord
Darnley) or James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Boswell (accept any of the words in bold as an answer) |
96 |
Which major London attraction was first opened to the public in 1993? |
|
|
Buckingham Palace |
Supplementaries:
1 |
What is the biological polymer in paper? |
|
Cellulose |
2 |
Malbec is a variety of which fruit? |
|
Grape |
3 |
Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of which religion? |
|
Buddhism |
4 |
The strapline to which 2010 David Fincher film was "You don't get 500 million friends without making a few
enemies"? |
|
The Social Network |
5 |
What is the diameter, in inches, of an ice hockey puck? |
|
Three inches |
6 |
Which movie "mockumentary" had the strapline "Does for Rock and Roll what The Sound of Music did for
hills"? |
|
This Is Spinal Tap |
© Macclesfield Quiz League 2019