2019–20 Season: Week 14 – 11 February 2020

All questions set by the Dolphin.

Specialist Rounds

Round 1: Geography

1	Which Latin–American capital city owes its name to the Catholic tradition concerning the elevation of the Virgin Mary to heaven after her death?
	Asunción (capital of Paraguay)
2	Which Latin–American capital city owes its name to Spanish Catholic devotion to St. James?
	Santiago (capital of Chile)
3	What is the name of the body of water in Orkney, a natural harbour used as a major royal naval base in the first and second world wars, which is surrounded by Mainland, Hoy, South Ronaldsay and other smaller islands?
	Scapa Flow
4	In which country are the sources of both the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
	Turkey
5	Cape Byron and Steep Point are respectively the eastern and western extremities of which country?
	Australia
6	Las Vegas is situated within Clarke County, in a basin of which desert?
	The Mojave Desert
7	Four countries have regions called Amazonas. One is Brazil; name one of the other three.
	Peru, Venezuela and Colombia
8	The medieval city of Nizhny Novgorod is the fifth largest city in Russia. By what name was it known during the Soviet Period?
	Gorky

Supplementaries:

1	Which small island lies between North and South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, and is joined to each by a road bridge?
	Benbecula
2	Name either of the two countries linked by the Alfred Beit Bridge.
	South Africa and Zimbabwe

Round 2: History

1	The coast of which South African province was first sighted by Portuguese sailors on Christmas Day, 1497?
	Natal
2	Christopher Jones was the captain of which ship, that made a historic voyage in 1620?
	Mayflower
3	Who orbited the Earth in Friendship 1 in February 1962?
	John Glenn
4	Who was the first US President to be impeached? (Full name required.)
	Andrew Johnson, in 1868
5	Which Island state in the Arabian Sea was the last country to leave the Commonwealth, doing so in 2016?
	The Maldives
6	Which neutral state was invaded by Britain in May 1940, and remained occupied (later by Canadian and US forces) until the end of the war?
	Iceland
7	Which ancient city was defeated and destroyed by the Romans over a series of three Punic Wars?
	Carthage
8	Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, conquered the Greeks in the late 4th century BC. He was king of which kingdom?
	Macedon (Accept Macedonia)

Supplementaries:

1	Which English king first declared that his son was to be Prince of Wales? (He didn't ask the Welsh for their approval!)
	Edward I
2	Where was King William II (William Rufus) killed?
	In the New Forest

Round 3: Sport

1	Which heavyweight boxer is known as 'the Gypsy King'?
	Tyson Fury
2	Which World Featherweight Champion boxer was nicknamed 'the Clones Cyclone'? (Clones pronounced Klone–es).
	Barry McGuigan
3	Loughborough Lightning, Surrey Storm and Manchester Thunder are all teams competing in the Super League of which sport?
	Netball
4	Coventry Blaze, Sheffield Steelers and Manchester Storm are all teams competing in the English National League of which sport?
	Ice Hockey
5	Which footballer was described by the then England manager, Sir Alf Ramsey as "ten years ahead of his time"?
	Martin Peters
6	Which Moscow Dynamo player, in 1963, became the only goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or?
	Lev Yashin
7	At the 2019 World Athletics Championship in Qatar, the USA won the gold medal in which event, never before staged in the history of the competition?
	Mixed 4 x 400 relay
8	Athlete Phillips Idowu won silver for Team GB in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in which field event?
	Triple jump

Supplementaries:

1	With 13 golds and 22 medals in total, which nation has been the most successful in the sport of ice hockey at the Olympics?
	Canada (the figures are for men's and women's medals combined)
2	Which world title is currently held by Martins Licis? (Pronounced leeches.)
	World's Strongest Man

Round 4: Acronymical Ds

You will be given an acronym that includes the letter D; you have to say what the D stands for.

1	AIDS – a medical term.
	Deficiency – acquired Immune deficiency syndrome
2	PDSA – an animal charity.
	Dispensary – the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals
3	IED – a military term.
	Device – improvised explosive device
4	BDS – a professional qualification.
	Dental – Bachelor of Dental Surgery
5	OECD – an international organisation.
	Development – Organisation for Economic Cooperation and development
6	FDA – a US Government agency.
	Drug – Food and Drug Administration
7	QED – written at the end of a mathematical proof.
	Demonstrandum – Quod erat demonstrandum – that which was to be demonstrated
8	TARDIS – familiar to followers of Doctor Who.
	Dimensions – Time and Relative Dimensions in Space

Supplementaries:

1	RADA – an educational institution.
	Dramatic – Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
2	DSO – a military award.
	Distinguished – Distinguished Service Order

Round 5: Go with the Flow

All the answers include the name of a river in the British Isles. In some cases full names are required, not just the name of the river.

1	Name of the Egyptian mother goddess.
	Isis (the name of the Thames around Oxford)
2	Among card players, a slang term for the five of any suit.
	Don (Scottish river at the mouth of which is the city of Aberdeen, or Yorkshire river on which Doncaster stands)
3	The host of Radio 4's spoof quiz, I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue. (Full name required.)
	Jack Dee (rivers in Scotland and, of course, at Chester and Llangollen)
4	An electronics and computer expert in the TV sci–fi series Blake's 7, often in conflict with Blake.
	(Kerr) Avon (first name not required)
5	A structure in a harbour or on a canal side where ships may dock to load and unload cargo.
	Wharf (a river in the Yorkshire Dales)
6	A rough but durable woven woollen fabric, particularly suitable for outdoor clothing.
	Tweed (river forming part of the boundary between England and Scotland)
7	A trial, or means of assessment.
	Test (a river in Hampshire)
8	A Biblical paradise.
	Eden (the river on which Carlisle stands)

Supplementaries:

1	A verb that means to irritate or annoy.
	Irk (a river in north Manchester, a tributary of the Irwell)
2	The discoverer of the minor planet Pluto. (Full name required).
	Clyde Tombaugh
3	A verb that means 'to fly high in the air'.
	Soar (the principle river of Leicestershire, a tributary of the Trent)

Round 6: Art & Entertainment

1	By what name is the painting entitled La Gioconda more commonly known?
	The Mona Lisa
2	What word, the Italian for Spring, is the title of a famous painting by Botticelli?
	Primavera
3	Which railway station provided the setting for the 1945 film Brief Encounter?
	Carnforth
4	Who was the first black actor to win an Oscar for best actor in 1964, for Lilies of the Field?
	Sydney Poitier
5	Why Me? was the biggest selling vinyl LP of 2019; who is the artist?
	Liam Gallagher
6	"Come on Barbie, let's go party" is a line from a 1997 song by which Euro pop group?
	Aqua
7	To whom or what did Robbie Burns address his poem that begins "Wee sleekit cowrin' tim'rous beastie"?
	To a mouse (on turning her up in her nest with the plough, November 1785)
8	To which historic event was the poet Wordsworth referring when he wrote "Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, but to be young was very heaven"?
	The French Revolution

Supplementaries:

1	Last Blood is the title of the latest film to feature which famous character?
	John Rambo. (Both names required)
2	Who painted the picture entitled Self–Portrait with Bandaged Ear?
	Vincent Van Gogh

Round 7: Dining Out

1	Baklava is a sweet pastry dish, popular in Greece and Turkey, made with what kind of pastry?
	Filo
2	Which fruit is the chief ingredient of tarte tatin?
	Apple
3	A speciality of Lombardy, what is the Italian name of the stew of veal shank, a name which means 'bone with a hole'?
	Osso buco
4	Known in French as boeuf en croute, a dish consisting of beef fillet, coated in paté and a mushroom paste, wrapped in parma ham and puff pastry and baked in the oven, is known by what name to English diners?
	Beef Wellington
5	In a Greek restaurant, what is the equivalent of Spanish tapas, i.e. a number of small portions shared out among all the diners?
	Meze
6	In an Italian restaurant they are polpette, in a Spanish Tapas restaurant they are albondigas; what are they in English?
	Meat balls
7	In which kitchen utensil is a balti dish cooked?
	A wok (accept balti bowl or bucket)
8	In a French restaurant, how would a dish served en brochette be cooked, and possibly served?
	On skewers (accept kebabs)

Supplementaries:

1	What name, derived from a town in Morayshire, is given to the traditional Scottish soup of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions?
	Cullen skink
2	What vegetable is known in Indian cuisine as aloo?
	Potato

Round 8: Science & Nature

1	The adrenal glands are located immediately above which organs in the human body?
	The kidneys
2	Two stars in the constellation of the Plough are known as 'the Pointers'; to what do they point?
	The Pole Star, or Polaris
3	Which single word follows Montague's, Marsh and Hen in the names of three British species of birds of prey?
	Harrier
4	Which Greek mathematician, who flourished around 300 BC, is best known for his 13–volume work Elements?
	Euclid
5	What is calculated by the formula "half the base times the perpendicular height"?
	The area of a triangle
6	Which single word follows Willow, Chetti's and Dartford in the names of three related species of migratory British birds?
	Warbler
7	Maat Mons, a massive shield volcano, is the highest volcano and the second highest mountain on which planet?
	Venus
8	Where in the human body would you find small bones called ossicles?
	In the ears

Supplementaries:

1	What is the scientific name of the chemical compound popularly known as laughing gas?
	Nitrous oxide
2	Which branch of medicine is concerned with the healthcare of the elderly?
	Geriatrics

General Knowledge

1	Which fictional character was portrayed on TV recently by the Danish actor Claes Bang?
	Dracula
2	Which English cathedral is noted for a grotesque carving on an inside wall known as the imp?
	Lincoln
3	Octavia Hill was a founder of which environmental organisation in 1895?
	The National Trust
4	Vinfossen, found to the south west of Trondheim in Norway, is the tallest example of which natural feature in Europe?
	Waterfall
5	What is the world's lightest wood?
	Balsa
6	The chorus For Unto Us a Boy Is Born and the aria I Know That My Redeemer Liveth are heard in which 18th century oratorio?
	Messiah
7	Who, as of 6th February, is the British Home Secretary?
	Priti Patel
8	With what was the Leveson Enquiry concerned?
	Phone hacking by the press

9	In which country will the 2020 football Champions' League Final be played?
	Turkey – the Ataturk Stadium, Istanbul
10	Tea belongs to which plant genus, which includes a popular garden shrub giving a very showy floral display in early spring?
	Camellia (specifically, Camellia sinensis)
11	Lee Marvin won a Best Actor Oscar for his dual roles as drunken gunfighter Kid Sheleen and his villainous brother, Tim Strawn, in which 1985 comedy Western, co–starring Jane Fonda?
	Cat Ballou
12	On 23rd October the Allerton Oak was named England's Tree of the Year. It grows in Calderstones Park in which English city?
	Liverpool
13	Which Polish composer and pianist gave a concert in Manchester in 1848 – a year before his early death – and is commemorated with a statue of him, playing the piano, on Deansgate?
	Frederic Chopin
14	Which company manufactures the soft drink Irn–Bru?
	A. G. Barr
15	What term, of Latin origin, is given to the belief, common in traditional religions, that objects, places or creatures (e.g. animals, rivers, rocks, etc.) are imbued with a spiritual essence?
	Animism
16	What is the name of the latest Star Trek series, currently showing on the E4 channel?
	Star Trek – Discovery (accept Discovery)

17	Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016 for bringing to an end a 50–year civil war in which country?
	Colombia
18	The founder and the next nine leaders of Sikhism are all known by what title, a Sanskrit word meaning teacher, guide and counsellor?
	Guru
19	Name either of the two brothers of Helen of Troy.
	Castor or Pollux
20	Which Roman fortification stretched from Old Kilpatrick on the Firth of Clyde to Carriden on the Firth of Forth?
	The Antonine Wall
21	Who would you expect to wear a toque?
	A chef
22	The bloodiest battle of the English Civil War was fought just outside York in 1644. What is this battle called?
	Marston Moor
23	Master of Puppets, an influential thrash metal album released in 1986, was the third studio album for which metal band?
	Metallica
24	Where, according to tradition, is the one–eyed man king?
	In the kingdom of the blind

25	In October 2019, HMV opened 'The Vault', the biggest entertainment store in Europe with 25,000 square feet of shop floor space – in which English city?
	Birmingham
26	First published in 1858, and regularly reappearing in updated editions, the directory of clergy of the Church of England was originally compiled by whom?
	John Crockford
27	What is the county town of Buckinghamshire?
	Aylesbury
28	Who, in 2016, became England's shortest–serving football manager, lasting just 67 days in the job?
	Sam Allardyce
29	In the late 18th century, Matthew Boulton established a business making steam engines at the Soho Foundry in Smethwick, near Birmingham. Who was his chief business partner and engineer?
	James Watt
30	What three words precede "fast falls the eventide" in the opening of a well–known hymn?
	Abide With Me
31	Which river flows through the picturesque village of Bourton–on–the–Water in the Cotswolds?
	The Windrush
32	What geological term is given to fine, fertile soil deposited by rivers, often on flood plains or deltas?
	Alluvium, or alluvial deposit

33	Which month of the year is mentioned in the first lines of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and Eliot's The Waste Land?
	April
34	The formula used to adjust government spending allocated to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is named after which former Labour Chief Secretary to the Treasury, who devised it in 1978?
	(Joel) Barnett – the Barnett Formula
35	Long used as a landmark by sailors in the North Sea, the tower of St. Botolph's church in Boston, Lincolnshire, is popularly known by what nickname?
	The Boston Stump (accept Stump)
36	Sandi Toksvig has hosted three TV series in the last decade. QI and 15 to 1 are two of them; what's the other?
	The Great British Bake Off
37	Labour government minister Liam Byrne, on leaving office after the 2010 general election, left a note for his incoming successor. What did it say?
	"There's no money left!"
38	Who is the host of In Our Time, the Radio 4 academic discussion programme covering a wide range of historical topics?
	Melvyn Bragg
39	Which cocktail, consisting of Bourbon, sugar, water, crushed ice and fresh mint, is associated with the American south, and is the traditional beverage of the Kentucky Derby?
	Mint julep
40	The administrative capital of which African country was moved to Gitega in December 2019?
	Burundi (Bujumbura remains the economic capital and centre of commerce)

41	Which British monarch appears as a character in the stage show Hamilton, an American Musical?
	George III
42	Who is the director of the film 1917?
	Sam Mendes
43	Graphene is an allotrope of which element?
	Carbon
44	In which country are the Juno Awards presented in music to individual artists and bands?
	Canada
45	Who won the 2020 Women's Singles title at the recent Australian Open tennis championships?
	Sofia Kenin
46	The British Standard Whitworth is an imperial unit introduced in the 19th century, establishing a standard for what items, important in the development of mass production in engineering?
	Screw threads (accept screws)
47	What product was traditionally made by a perukier?
	Wigs
48	To which prominent public position has Stephen Cottrell recently been appointed?
	Archbishop of York

49	Who said "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve it through not dying"?
	Woody Allen
50	The Australian composer Barrington Pheloung, who died last year, is best known for writing the theme music to a TV crime series that ran from 1987 to 2000. The composer included references in his music to the title character; who was he?
	Inspector Morse (the reverences are in Morse code)
51	Name either of the presenters of the BBC Radio 4 popular science programme The Infinite Monkey Cage.
	Brian Cox or Robin Ince
52	There are four Inns of Court. Inner Temple and Middle Temple are two of them; name either of the others.
	Gray's Inn or Lincoln's Inn
53	Which eponymous pantomime hero uses deceit and trickery to help his low–born master to become Marquis of Carabas, and to win the hand of a princess in marriage?
	Puss in Boots
54	Which Australian cricketer used an aluminium bat in a Test Match against England in 1979?
	Denis Lillee
55	Penda and Offa were kings of which Anglo–Saxon kingdom?
	Mercia
56	According to an apocryphal tradition, when American bank robber Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, what was his reply?
	Because that's where the money is

57	Blantyre is the second city by population, and the financial and commercial centre, of which African country?
	Malawi
58	What in France is SNCF?
	The national railway company
59	Granma is the yacht that was used to transport fighters of the Cuban Revolution from Mexico to Cuba in 1959 for the purpose of overthrowing which military dictator?
	Fulgencio Batista
60	Which character in children's literature is commemorated with a statue in London's Kensington Gardens?
	Peter Pan
61	Lake Maracaibo is in which country?
	Venezuela
62	On an Ordnance Survey map, a white letter V inside a solid blue circle indicates what?
	A visitor centre
63	The atmosphere of the planet Mars consists almost entirely of which gas?
	Carbon dioxide
64	Do You Hear the People Sing? is a song from which long–running musical?
	Les Misérables

65	The LHC at CERN, Switzerland, is the world's largest and most powerful particle collider. What does the H stand for?
	Hadron
66	What was the family name of Harold II, the last Anglo–Saxon king of England?
	Godwinson (accept Godwin)
67	What is the Christian name of Megan Markle's father?
	Thomas
68	In the nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence, what was the maid doing?
	Hanging out the clothes
69	The recipient of a Brit award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, this conductor's career journey took him from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, before his appointment as director of Music at the London Symphony Orchestra in 2017. Who is he?
	Sir Simon Rattle
70	Which dessert, of ice cream and fruit, gets its name from an Australian opera singer?
	Peach Melba
71	Jack Reacher is a character in two films starring Tom Cruise, based on novels by which British thriller writer?
	Lee Child
72	Traditionally, what work was done by an ostler?
	He looked after horses, particularly at an inn or hotel

73	What, according to tradition, is the mother of invention?
	Necessity
74	What is the name of the hospital in the Wirral where people returning from China are being quarantined as a precaution against the coronavirus?
	Arrowe Park Hospital
75	Which company has replaced Virgin in running trains on the west coast mainline?
	Avanti West Coast (accept Avanti)
76	In Greek mythology, which daughter of Cronos and Rhea and sister/wife of Zeus was the goddess of marriage, women and childbirth?
	Hera
77	Puppeteer Carroll Spinney died in December 2019. Name either of the characters that he voiced on Sesame Street.
	Oscar the Grouch, or Big Bird
78	According to tradition, who originally told the series of stories which make up the 1001 Arabian Nights?
	Sheherezade
79	Hilary Clinton has recently been elected Chancellor of which UK University?
	Queen's University, Belfast
80	Who won the 2020 American Football Superbowl?
	Kansas City Chiefs

81	Which meringue–based dessert gets its name from a Russian ballerina?
	Pavlova
82	What is the county town of Wiltshire?
	Trowbridge
83	Which reference book, that has been published annually since 1955, was co–founded by the twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter?
	The Guinness Book of Records
84	Originating from the left ventricle of the heart, and distributing oxygenated blood to the rest of the body, which is the largest artery in the human body?
	The aorta
85	What three words precede "marching as to war" in the opening of a well–known hymn?
	Onward Christian soldiers
86	In the acronym UNHCR, which word is represented by the letter R?
	Refugees (UN High Commission for Refugees)
87	Which Olympic sport is played on a sheet?
	Curling
88	Named after a Scottish–born chemist, which genus of tree, native to the east coast of Australia, is widely grown for its nuts, a rich source of protein and fibre?
	Macadamia

89	What is the trade name of the plastic–coated cardboard cartons for milk and fruit juice, first produced by the Rausing family in Sweden in 1952?
	Tetra Pak
90	In the 1950s Oh Mein Papa and Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White were Number 1 instrumental hits for which artiste, known as 'the Man with the Golden Trumpet'?
	Eddie Calvert
91	The sackbut is an early form of which modern musical instrument?
	Trombone
92	Which war provided the setting for the film, and subsequent TV series, M*A*S*H?
	The Korean War
93	Released in 1929, Blackmail is regarded as the first British talking picture; who was the director?
	Alfred Hitchcock
94	Whom did Barack Obama defeat in the 2012 US Presidential Election?
	Mitt Romney
95	Derek Fowlds, an actor and a former partner of Basil Brush, died last month at the age of 82. Name the character he played in either Yes, Minister or Heartbeat.
	Bernard Wooley or Oscar Blaketon
96	What pen name was adopted by the novelist Samuel Langhorne Clemens?
	Mark Twain

Supplementaries:

1	In which industry would you find a saggar maker's bottom knocker?
	Pottery
2	What kind of creature was Beatrix Potter's Tailor of Gloucester?
	A mouse
3	William IV was the younger brother of which king?
	George IV
4	Name any one of the three alcoholic ingredients of a Negroni cocktail.
	Gin, Campari or red Vermouth (accept Vermouth)
5	Who was the only non–Mercedes driver to win the Formula 1 Championship in the 2010s?
	Sebastian Vettel
6	What game is governed internationally by FIDE?
	Chess
7	Which Chinese city was the starting point for the outbreak of the recent coronavirus epidemic?
	Wuhan
8	How many stars are there on the flag of the EU?
	12

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