2023–4 Season: Week 2 – 14 November 2023

Set by the Sutton Club; vetted by the Poachers.

Specialist Rounds

1	Arts & Entertainment	2	Geography
3	Science	4	History – Don't Mention the War!
5	Name That Tune	6	Our Four–Legged Friends
7	Sport	8	Tom, Tommy or Thomas

Round 1: Arts & Entertainment

1	The News Agents is a podcast by Emily Maitlis and which other ex–BBC journalist?
	Jon Sopel
2	Lady Whistledown is the mysterious gossip columnist in which Netflix series?
	Bridgerton
3	The recent double A–side release by the Beatles comprises the new Now & Then and which earlier hit?
	Love Me Do
4	Which 1896 painting by John Everett Millais, originally called A Child's World, was famously used in an advertisement for Pears soap?
	Bubbles
5	Which actress was painted gold in the 1964 Bond film Goldfinger?
	Shirley Eaton
6	Boggis, Bunce and Bean are three farmers from which book by Roald Dahl?
	Fantastic Mr Fox
7	Piscine (pronounced Pisseen) Patel and Richard Parker are the main characters in which 2002 Booker Prize winning novel?
	The Life of Pi
8	In the musical Hamilton, which British monarch sings You'll Be Back?
	George III

Supplementaries:

1	I vow to Thee my Country is a poem set to the music from which movement of Holst's Planets suite?
	Jupiter
2	The first Guggenheim Museum of Art opened in which city in 1939?
	New York

Round 2: Geography

1	Which is the second largest country in the world by area?
	Canada
2	Melbourne is the capital of which Australian state?
	Victoria
3	The Sierra Madre is the main mountain range of which country?
	Mexico
4	Which African country lies directly south of Angola?
	Namibia
5	Topeka is the capital of which US state?
	Kansas
6	To the nearest million, what's the population of France?
	65 million (accept 62 to 68 million)
7	Which river runs through Lancaster?
	River Lune
8	Carrauntoohil (pronounced KARR–an–TOO–al) is the highest peak in which country?
	Ireland (County Kerry)

Supplementaries:

1	What is Australia's longest river?
	River Murray (1,558 miles)
2	Lake Titicaca straddles the border of two countries. Name either.
	Peru and Bolivia

Round 3: Science

1	In which decade of the 20th century was Halley's comet last seen?
	1980s
2	In computing, what does the 'R' stand for in RAM?
	Random (Random Access Memory)
3	Which branch of mathematics takes its name from the Greek for 'Earth measurement'?
	Geometry
4	In which decade of the 20 th century was insulin first used to treat diabetes?
	1920s
5	In which year was Microsoft's Windows 1.0 launched?
	1985 (accept 1984 to 1986)
6	Titan, Mimas, Rhea and Dione are four of the 20 known moons of which planet?
	Saturn
7	How many bones are there in the human body? Some leeway allowed.
	206 (accept 204 to 208))
8	What is the SI unit of force?
	The newton

Supplementaries:

1	Sent into orbit by the Russians, what was the name of the Samoyed that was the first dog in space?
	Laika
2	In an electrical circuit, what name is given to the opposition to the flow of an alternating current, which has the symbol Z?
	Impedance

Round 4: History – Don't Mention the War!

All questions in this round are about the second world war.

1	How was the German method of rapid warfare known?
	Blitzkreig
2	Complete the advice from the British propaganda campaign 'Where Careless Talk Costs Lives':  "Be like dad – keep ... "
	Mum
3	What was the operation code–name for the attempted allied crossing of the Rhine at Arnhem?
	Market Garden
4	Who led the famous Dambusters raid on the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe dams in May 1943?
	Wing Commander Guy Gibson
5	On April 30th 1945, who succeeded Adolf Hitler as Head of State and President of Germany?
	Admiral Karl Doenitz
6	What was the code–name for the planned invasion of Britain?
	Operation Sea Lion
7	On which of the five D–Day beaches were over 4,500 American casualties sustained?
	Omaha
8	What position in the war–time cabinet did Winston Churchill hold immediately prior to his appointment as Prime Minister?
	First Lord of the Admiralty

Supplementaries:

1	Who was the German Propaganda Minister from 1933 to 1945?
	Joseph Goebbels
2	The cruiser USS Phoenix was one of the few vessels to avoid damage at Pearl Harbour. By what name did she hit the headlines in 1982?
	General Belgrano

Round 5: Name That Tune

Given the first line of a song, give the title.

1	Let me take you to the place where membership's a smiling face; brush shoulders with the stars.
	Club Tropicana (Wham)
2	The race is on to get out of the bottom; The top is high so your roots are forgotten.
	Who do you think you are (The Spice Girls)
3	Sun is shinin' in the sky; There ain't a cloud in sight.
	Mr. Blue Sky (ELO)
4	Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner; But he knew it couldn't last.
	Get back (The Beatles)
5	Holdin' me back; Gravity's holdin' me back.
	As it was (Harry Styles)
6	I used to rule the world; Seas would rise when I gave the word.
	Viva la Vida (Coldplay)
7	You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht.
	You're so vain (Carly Simon)
8	Loving you isn't the right thing to do; How can I ever change things that I feel.
	Go your own way (Fleetwood Mac)

Supplementaries:

1	An old man turned ninety–eight; He won the lottery and died the next day.
	Ironic (Alanis Morissette)
2	She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene.
	Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
3	Baby, can't you see I'm calling? A guy like you should wear a warning.
	Toxic (Britney Spears)

Round 6: Our Four–Legged Friends

Horses, not dogs!

1	What is the name of the horse in the film War Horse?
	Joey
2	Who wrote the play Equus in 1973?
	Peter Shaffer
3	What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse?
	Bucephalus
4	In measuring horses, how big is a hand ?
	Four inches
5	Which horse finished runner–up to Red Rum in the famous run–in of the 1973 Grand National?
	Crisp
6	A horse described as skewbald has which two main colours?
	Brown and white
7	What was the 1972 hit Crazy Horses by the Osmonds about?
	Gas–guzzling cars – accept any reference to cars or the environment.
8	What was the name of the Duke of Wellington's horse?
	Copenhagen

Supplementaries:

1	Established in 1539, which is the oldest racecourse in the UK?
	Chester – actually known as the Roodee
2	What was the name of the horse in Benny Hill's hit song Ernie?
	Trigger – also the name of Roy Rogers's horse.

Round 7: Sport

1	Who was USA team captain for the 2023 Ryder Cup? Both names required.
	Zach Johnson
2	Which football club does Ronaldo play for in Saudi Arabia?
	Al Nasir
3	Who scored all of England's points in the Rugby World Cup group match versus Argentina which finished 27–10 for England?
	George Ford
4	How many career Grand Slam titles has Novak Djokovic won?
	24
5	Where are the 2028 Olympics to be held?
	Los Angeles
6	Who did Wigan Warriors defeat in the 2023 Rugby League Grand Final in October of this year?
	Catalans Dragons
7	What was the name of the Australian wicket keeper who controversially ran out Jonny Bairstow in this year's Ashes series?
	Alex Carey
8	Which team won the very first Europa Conference League in 2022?
	Roma

Supplementaries:

1	In which city did Katarina Johnson–Thompson win a World Championship Gold Medal for the heptathlon in 2023?
	Budapest
2	In cricket, what has happened if you've been Mankaded?
	You've been run out by the bowler for being out of your crease before the ball has been bowled (backing up too much).

Round 8: Tom, Tommy or Thomas

All answers begin with one of the above forenames.

1	Huckleberry Finn's friend.
	Tom Sawyer
2	Cabinet maker and furniture designer 1718 – 1779.
	Thomas Chippendale
3	Partnered Bobby Ball.
	Tommy Cannon
4	Creation of the Reverend Wilbert Awdry.
	Thomas the Tank Engine
5	Nickname of typical WWI British soldier.
	Tommy Atkins
6	A turbulent priest, according to Henry II.
	Thomas Becket
7	Inventor of the long lasting incandescent light bulb.
	Thomas Edison
8	Found on his Green Green Grass of Home.
	Tom Jones

Supplementaries:

1	Lord Chancellor executed by Henry VIII in 1535.
	Sir Thomas More
2	Five–foot seven–inch American actor, married at different times to Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes.
	Tom Cruise
3	Just like that (impersonation encouraged!)
	Tommy Cooper

General Knowledge

1	Sir Anthony Gormley's work of 100 cast iron figures facing the sea on Crosby Beach has what name?
	Another Place
2	Wirral Council has posthumously granted its Freedom of the Borough award twice this year. Paul O'Grady was the first recipient, who was the second?
	Glenda Jackson
3	Name either of the readings used in the measurement of blood pressure.
	Systolic and diastolic
4	Which of the great offices of state has never been held by a woman?
	Chancellor of the Exchequer
5	Which classical composer's life and career was the subject of Ken Russell's film The Music Lovers?
	Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
6	Which is the main town of the island of Lewis?
	Stornoway
7	What is the collective noun for a flock of rooks?
	Parliament (in case of dispute, it's a wisdom of owls and a murder of crows)
8	Who is the Chair of the Covid 19 inquiry?
	Baroness Hallett

 

9	Which American company was the first to manufacture nylon?
	Du Pont
10	Now used by the emergency services, which mobile phone app has divided the World into 3 metre squares in order to pinpoint any location?
	What3words
11	Of what is an escritoire an example?
	A writing desk – accept any mention of desk or writing furniture
12	Recently released Hackney Diamonds is which British rock band's 26th studio album?
	The Rolling Stones
13	Which printing process is derived from the Greek word for stone?
	Lithography – accept litho
14	Wrangell–St. Elias, the largest National Park in the USA, is in which state?
	Alaska (30,448 sq km)
15	Which shipwrecked sailor settled a war between King Bombo and King Little?
	Lemuel Gulliver (Gulliver's Travels)
16	in 1971, which film director became the first recipient of BAFTA's Lifetime Achievment award?
	Alfred Hitchcock

 

17	What did North American natives call the beads they used as currency?
	Wampum
18	Lemurs are native to which country?
	Madagascar
19	Which was England's first garden city?
	Letchworth (1904 – Welwyn 1920)
20	Although Wilko's have disappeared from the High Street, which company has bought the brand and website?
	The Range
21	What type of creature is a fer–de–lance?
	A snake
22	Which British destroyer was hit by an Exocet missile during the Falklands conflict. It sank a few days later whilst being towed?
	HMS Sheffield
23	What is the US equivalent of the Bank of England?
	The Federal Reserve
24	In Britain, the Saddleback is a breed of which animal?
	Pig

 

25	Who composed the music to the films Out of Africa, Dances with Wolves and an arrangement of the James Bond theme?
	John Barry
26	In books by Julia Donaldson, which creature has terrible teeth in terrible jaws?
	The Gruffalo
27	Apart from skiing, which other sport takes place on a piste?
	Fencing
28	The Amber Fort is in which Indian city?
	Jaipur
29	What is a noctule?
	A bat (mammal chiroptera)
30	Matt Healy is the lead singer in which British band?
	The 1975
31	What was the profession of a wainwright?
	Wagon or cart maker – accept farm vehicle
32	Who was the manager of Liverpool FC immediately before Jurgen Klopp?
	Brendan Rodgers

 

33	Brown Willy is the highest point in which English county?
	Cornwall
34	Emma Chambers, Trevor Peacock and Roger Lloyd–Pack were cast members in which Richard Curtiss created TV sitcom first aired in 1994?
	The Vicar of Dibley
35	Which well–known London statue is a monument to the reformer of child labour Lord Shaftesbury?
	Eros in Piccadilly Circus – sometimes called The Angel of Christian Charity but properly named Anteros (being the platonic brother of erotic Eros!)
36	Where, in the UK, was the recent AI summit held?
	Bletchley Park
37	What was Rod Stewart's first solo UK No. 1 hit single?
	Maggie May (1971)
38	A statue to whom was unveiled in St. Peter's Square, Manchester in 2018?
	Emmeline Pankhurst (suffragette along with daughters Christabel and Sylvia)
39	Which scientific word translates as disease producer?
	Pathogen
40	When did Manchester United last win the F.A. Cup?
	2016 (vs. Crystal Palace; won 2–1)

 

41	The First Ladies Detective Agency series of books by Alexander McCall are set in which African country?
	Botswana
42	"Thy choicest gifts in store, on him be pleased to pour" are lines from the second verse of which song sung daily somewhere?
	God Save the King (National Anthem)
43	Who composed the soundtrack music to the film Titanic in 1997?
	James Horner
44	In which country is the active volcano Mount Cotopaxi?
	Ecuador
45	How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team?
	18
46	Which word, of Norse origin, is used in Scotland to refer to a narrow inlet of the sea or river?
	Firth
47	Which one of Robin Hood's Merry Men was a travelling musician? Both names.
	Alan A'Dale
48	Released in 1963, what was the title of the Beatles' first LP or album?
	Please Please Me

 

49	What type of animal is a Kerry blue?
	A dog (terrier)
50	Which EFL Championship football club has a song thrush on its badge?
	West Bromwich Albion (The Throstles)
51	Which road runs continuously from Alaska to Chile?
	The Pan–American Highway
52	Which Shakespeare character asks "If you prick us, do we not bleed"?
	Shylock (in The Merchant of Venice)
53	Which Titan stole fire from the gods?
	Prometheus
54	In which year did the 100–1 outsider Foinavon win the Grand National?
	1967 (accept 1966 to 1968)
55	Which economist and philosopher wrote The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money?
	John Maynard Keynes
56	How many variations are there in Elgar's Enigma Variations?
	14

 

57	The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse rode different coloured horses. Which one rode The Pale Horse?
	Death
58	Who was the leader of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators?
	Robert Catesby
59	Washington Redskins have recently changed their name to what?
	Washington Commanders (accept Commanders)
60	What kind of animal was Rudyard Kipling's Rikki–tikki–tavi?
	A mongoose
61	Who, generally, played the matron in the Carry On films?
	Hattie Jacques
62	In which device in the home would you find a magnetron?
	A microwave oven
63	Which physicist, who discovered radio–active rays emitting from Uranium salts, shared the 1903 Nobel Physics prize with Pierre and Marie Curie?
	Antoine Bequerel
64	How do we better know the trauma of a peri–orbital haematoma?
	A black eye

 

65	What do we call the substance in which the froghopper nymph hides itself?
	Cuckoo spit
66	Which trade–marked product of high tensile strength synthetic fibres is used mainly in tyres and bullet–proof vests?
	Kevlar
67	What class of creature is a woodlouse?
	A crustacean
68	In the game of darts, what's the highest possible score without hitting a treble?
	150 (3 bulls–eyes)
69	Sir Bradley Wiggins was widely criticised for using TUEs before races. For what does the T stand?
	Therapeutic ( Therapeutic Use Exemption)
70	Most Germans call it a handy. What do we call it in Britain?
	A mobile phone
71	In Disney's Snow White film, which of the seven dwarves did not have a beard?
	Dopey
72	What is the capital of Liberia?
	Monrovia

 

73	The epee and foil are two of the three types of sword used in the modern sport of fencing. What's the other?
	The sabre
74	What does the title Q stand for in the James Bond stories?
	Quartermaster
75	In the financial acronym ISA, what does the I stand for?
	Independent (savings account)
76	In bricklaying, what name is given to a brick that's laid so that only its short end is visible?
	A header
77	Britain's cold–war bomber force consisted of three aircraft known as the three V's. Name any one of them.
	Valiant (Vickers), Victor (Handley–Paige) or Vulcan (Avro)
78	Why do you almost certainly tug on a YKK every day?
	YKK is the world's largest manufacturer of zips
79	Wallonia is one of three regions of which European country?
	Belgium
80	Who composed the music for the film trilogies Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit?
	Howard Shore

 

81	There is Nothing Like a Dame and Bali Ha'I are songs from which musical?
	South Pacific
82	What is the name of the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival?
	Palme D'or
83	Which famous European stadium is named after a WWI flying ace who was also first to fly non–stop across the Mediterranean Sea?
	Roland Garros
84	What number F1 car does Lewis Hamilton drive?
	44
85	Which anthem by Handel, also used for the UEFA Champions League and P&O cruise adverts, has been sung at every coronation since that of George II in 1727?
	Zadok the Priest
86	Samuel Pepys died in 1703, but why were his diaries not published until 1825?
	His shorthand could not be deciphered until then
87	Jonquil is a shade of which colour?
	Yellow
88	On which lake was Donald Campbell killed in 1967?
	Coniston Water (accept Coniston)

 

89	What was the currency of Portugal before they adopted the Euro?
	The escudo
90	Which British television series is filmed at the Weald and Downland living museum at Singleton in West Sussex?
	The Repair Shop
91	What do Australians call a long narrow lake, left behind when a river changes its course?
	A billabong
92	Gymnophobia is an abnormal fear of what?
	Nakedness or nudity
93	Which element must be added to steel to make it stainless?
	Chromium (minimum 10.5%)
94	What type of creature is a turnstone?
	A bird (genus Arenaria; family Scolopidae – sandpipers, snipes and phalaropes)
95	Who composed the music for Onward Christian soldiers, The Lost Chord and The Savoy operas?
	Sir Arthur Sullivan
96	Said to have been home to Shakespeare's Dark Lady, Gawsworth Old Hall has been owned by which family since 1962?
	Richards (Raymond Richards bought it in 1962 and his son Timothy died in 2016)

Supplementaries:

1	How old does a motor vehicle need to be for it to be exempt from VED tax under the Historic/Classic vehicle rule?
	40
2	Name any one of the four C's used in the valuation of diamonds?
	Cut, clarity, colour and carat
3	In which sport would a toxophilite take part?
	Archery
4	How many stars are there on the Australian flag?
	Six (New Zealand has only four)
5	What does the Latin phrase ad hoc mean?
	For this purpose or for this situation
6	Many light bulbs describe the fitting as ES or SES. What does the E stand for?
	Edison (Edison Screw or Small Edison Screw fitting)

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