2023–4 Season: Week 17 – 9 April 2024

Set by the Waters Green Nags; vetted by the Park Timers.

Specialist Rounds

1	History	2	Oranges No Lemons
3	Geography	4	Science & Nature
5	Sport	6	What Comes Next?
7	Arts & Entertainment	8	London Calling

Round 1: History

1	Which Portuguese academic, economist and politician served as Prime Minister / Dictator from 1932 to 1968?
	António de Oliveira Salazar
2	Who was the final leader of the Soviet Union?
	Mikhail Gorbachev
3	In which year did Pakistan gain independence from the UK?
	1947 (accept 1946 or 1948)
4	Which modern–day New England state was an independent republic from 1777, before being admitted in to the United States in 1791?
	Vermont (Vermont maintained its independence as neither British nor American, with its own constitution, currency and postal service)
5	What confrontation lasted from 16th to 28th October 1962, and is widely considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into full–scale nuclear war?
	The Cuban missile crisis
6	In which French city was Joan of Arc burned at the stake in 1431?
	Rouen
7	Which British Prime Minister came immediately before Margaret Thatcher?
	James Callaghan
8	Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in which US state?
	Tennessee

Supplementaries:

1	The monument known as White Nancy, overlooking Bollington from the top of Kerridge Hill, was built in 1817 to commemorate what?
	Victory at the Battle of Waterloo
2	Hengist and Horsa were Germanic brothers, said to have led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Britain in which century?
	The 5th Century (following the end of Roman rule in 410 AD)

Round 2: Oranges no Lemons

Oranges, or kinds of oranges, feature in either the question or the answer.

1	What is the name of the coming–of–age novel written by Jeanette Winterson in 1985, about a lesbian growing up in a Pentecostal community?
	Oranges are Not the Only Fruit
2	The Tangerines is the nickname of which Lancashire football club?
	Blackpool
3	The Orange River is the longest river in which country?
	South Africa
4	The singer and dancer Jason Orange retired from which pop group in 2014?
	Take That
5	Flavoured with the dried peel of the bitter orange laraha, which alcoholic drink is often bright blue in colour?
	Curacao
6	What is the name of the Netflix TV series based on Piper Kerman’s memoirs about her time in prison for felonious money–laundering?
	Orange is the New Black
7	Clementine was the first name of the wife of which UK Prime Minister?
	Winston Churchill
8	Founded in 1932, which confectioner invented the chocolate orange?
	Terry’s (of York)

Supplementaries:

1	What is the most widely spoken form of Chinese, with approximately 1.2 billion speakers worldwide?
	Mandarin
2	In the board game Trivial Pursuit, what category does the colour orange correspond to?
	Sports and Leisure

Round 3: Geography

Each answer in this round is bird–related.

1	Name the large district of north London where Margaret Thatcher was MP from 1959 to 1992.
	Finchley
2	Name the coastal village in North Yorkshire, 6 miles south of Whitby, but with absolutely no connection to the legendary character it is supposedly named after.
	Robin Hood's Bay
3	Name the town on the river Thames, famed for an annual summer event on the sporting and social calendar.
	Henley–on–Thames
4	Name the market town in Bedfordshire on the River Ouzel, 36 miles northwest of London, with a station on the West Coast Main Line that you may have passed through on your way to Watford or London.
	Leighton Buzzard
5	A town in Dare County, North Carolina that became world–famous after the Wright brothers made the first controlled powered airplane flights in 1903.
	Kitty Hawk
6	Name the settlement in Lafonia on East Falkland in the South Atlantic, the scene of the first land battle of the Falklands War in May 1982?
	Goose Green
7	Name the country that has borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
	Turkey
8	Name the small park in Macclesfield, at the back of the parish church and at the top of the 108 steps.
	Sparrow Park

Supplementaries:

1	Name the coastal town in the south east of Dorset at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck .
	Swanage
2	Name the Spanish autonomous island archipelago off the coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. It comprises seven main islands and numerous smaller ones.
	The Canary Islands (accept Canaries)

Round 4: Science and Nature

A round relating to all things Spring.

1	The city of Hitachi in Japan holds an annual flower festival in April based on what type of tree that famously blossoms in the spring?
	Cherry
2	In the UK, we call them spring onions. What are these vegetables known as in the USA?
	Scallions
3	What name is given to the first day of Spring, when the night and day are the same length?
	The Vernal Equinox
4	According to the National Farmers Union (NFU), the UK produces 90% of the world's stock of which Spring flower?
	Daffodil
5	Sheep are known for giving birth to their young predominantly in Spring. For how many weeks, on average, are female sheep pregnant before they give birth to a lamb?
	21 weeks (accept 19 to 23)
6	Rhododendron arboreumproduces bell–shaped flowers in the Spring. Its red variety is the national flower of which Asian country?
	Nepal
7	In Spring about half a million monarch butterflies begin their long–distance migration across which continent?
	North America (principally from Mexico)
8	What is the correct name for a baby rabbit?
	Kitten (accept kit or kitties)

Supplementaries:

1	The tulip is a member of what flower family?
	Lily
2	What type of pond–dwelling amphibian is the Spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)?
	A frog

Round 5: Sport

1	Which Gloucestershire football club appointed Hannah Dingley as caretaker manager in 2023, making her the first woman to take charge of a senior professional men’s team?
	Forest Green Rovers
2	At which stadium, with a record attendance of over 102,000, does the rugby league team Bradford Bulls play home games?
	Odsal
3	Where do Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club play their home games?
	Trent Bridge
4	Who was the 100 metres sprinter and Olympic champion immortalized in the film Chariots of Fire?
	Harold Abrahams
5	What sport do the Manchester Giants play?
	Basketball
6	Which Surrey race course is best known for winter all–weather flat racing?
	Lingfield
7	Who, aged 16, became the youngest player to reach the PDC World Darts Championship final?
	Luke Littler
8	Which golfer was known as ‘the Big Easy’?
	Ernie Els

Supplementaries:

1	What is the professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton in Canada?
	Oilers
2	What is the only horse to win the Grand National three times?
	Red Rum (1973, 1974 and 1977)

Round 6: What Comes Next?

Give the next answer in the sequence.

1	Hartnell, Troughton, Pertwee, Tom Baker, ??
	Peter Davison (Dr Who Actors)
2	Moderate Breeze (4), Fresh Breeze (5), Strong Breeze (6), High Wind (7), ??
	Gale (8) (Beaufort Scale)
	Edward IV, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V, ??
	Richard III (Kings During Wars of the Roses)
4	Melbourne, Rome, Tokyo, Mexico City, ??
	Munich (Summer Olympic Host Cities 1956 to 1972)
5	Sir Winston Churchill, Jane Austen, J.M.W. Turner, ??
	Alan Turing (characters appearing on £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes)
6	Old Kent Road, Whitechapel Road, The Angel Islington, Euston Road, ??
	Pentonville Road
7	Brazil, USA, China, Canada, ??
	Russia (countries in ascending order of area)
8	Chamberlain, Churchill, Attlee, Churchill, ??
	Anthony Eden (Prime Ministers)

Supplementaries:

1	Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, ??
	Boron (Start of the Periodic Table of Elements)
2	Uruguay, West Germany, Brazil, Brazil, ??
	England (Post–war World Cup Winners 1950 to 1966)

Round 7: Arts & Entertainment

This is a round about dogs in the movies.

1	What was the name of the German shepherd dog, rescued from a First World War battlefield, who went on to become a huge canine star in the 1920s silent era?
	Rin Tin Tin
2	Which canine movie superstar of the 1940s, real name Pal, had her origins in an 1859 short story by Elizabeth Gaskell?
	Lassie
3	Which 1970s TV cartoon classic was turned into a predictably disappointing 2002 live–action remake about the titular Great Dane?
	Scooby Doo
4	What was the name of Andy's dog in the Toy Story franchise – good at going downstairs, but not so good going up?
	Slinky
5	What is the name of John and Michael Darling's Newfoundland family dog in the original books that became a Saint Bernard nursemaid in the 1953 Disney film?
	Nana
6	What is the name of Emmett ‘Doc’ Brown's dog in the Back to the Future franchise?
	Einstein
7	What was the name of the female cocker spaniel, the romantic lead in a 1955 Disney animated film, who falls for the streetwise, stray terrier–mix?
	Lady
8	Who was Miss Gale's pet dog in a 1939 movie classic that was filmed partly in black and white and partly in colour?
	Toto (Miss Gale is Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz)

Supplementaries:

1	Which 1973 British children's fantasy–adventure comedy film starred Jim Dale and the biggest dog in the world?
	Digby
2	What was the name of the Saint Bernard who starred in a franchise of eight films, from 1992 to 2014?
	Beethoven

Round 8: London Calling

A round about England’s capital city.

1	In what decade was the London Underground Railway, the world’s first underground rail system, opened?
	1860s (1863 Metropolitan Line)
	Parliament Square contains statues of seven former Prime Ministers. Disraeli, Lloyd–George & Churchill are three of them; name any one of the other four.
	George Canning, Viscount Palmerston, Robert Peel or The Earl of Derby
	Created by Charles I as a deer park, and still populated by over 600 fallow deer, which is London’s largest Royal Park?
	Richmond Park
4	Which eye hospital is the oldest and largest centre for ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in Europe?
	Moorfields
5	Only five restaurants in the UK hold three Michelin stars. The flagship Chelsea restaurant of which famous chef has held three Michelin stars since 2001?
	Gordon Ramsay
6	Named after a part of central London, what is the name of the collective of influential writers and intellectuals which included Virginia Woolf, J. M. Keynes and E. M. Forster?
	The Bloomsbury Group
7	The boundaries of Soho are Charing Cross Road, Shaftesbury Avenue and two other thoroughfares – name either one of them?
	Oxford Street or Regent Street
8	Who was the first directly elected Mayor of London in 2000?
	Ken Livingstone

Supplementaries:

1	The West End play The Mousetrap is the world’s longest running show, with over 27,000 performances. In what year did it open?
	1952 (accept 1950 to 1954)
2	Which Camden Town based band had their first chart success in 1979 with The Prince?
	Madness

General Knowledge

1	In the Middle Eastern fables known as The One Thousand and One Nights, Sinbad the Sailor discovered the eggs of which giant bird?
	The roc
	Who is the main character in John Braine's 1957 novel Room at the Top – played in the 1958 film adaptation by Laurence Harvey?
	Joe Lampton
	Which series of muscle contractions moves food through the digestive tract?
	Peristalsis
4	0141 is the dialling code for which UK city?
	Glasgow
5	The Roman road Ermine Street ran north from London to two modern–day English cities. Name either city.
	Lincoln or York
6	In American universities, what is a second–year student called?
	A sophomore
7	How many records are castaways allowed on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs?
	Eight
8	Give the name (not the date) of any of the Quarter Days observed in England.
	Lady, Midsummer, Michaelmas or Christmas

9	In music, and primarily referring to stringed instruments, what does the term pizzicato mean?
	Plucking (accept playing with the fingers)
10	Which short–range wireless technology standard, used for exchanging data, is named after a 10th–century Danish king? The logo is the king's initials written in ancient runes.
	Harald Bluetooth Gormsson
11	In association football, what does the letter A stand for in the initials of the much– maligned VAR?
	Assistant (Video Assistant Referee)
12	Although his formal title is the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, what is the nickname of the leader of the Catholic religious order known as the Jesuits?
	The Black Pope
13	What is the largest body of fresh water in the UK?
	Lough Neagh (in Northern Ireland)
14	The 2018 album Everything is Love by the Carters is the only collaborative album by two phenomenally successful solo artists. Name either of them.
	Beyoncé or Jay–Z
15	In the Christian calendar, what name is given to the first day of Lent?
	Ash Wednesday
16	Champion Brighttouch Drift the Line Through Dialynne, known to his friends as Viking, was crowned Best in Show at Crufts last month. What breed of dog is Viking?
	Australian shepherd

17	How many square metres are there in a hectare?
	10,000
18	How many checkers does each player have at the start of a game of backgammon?
	Fifteen
19	In Arthurian legend, which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?
	Sir Galahad
20	What was the former name of the Indian city of Mumbai?
	Bombay
21	When did ITV start broadcasting?
	1955 (accept 1954 or 1956)
22	Who was Moses' assistant in the books of Exodus and Numbers, and later succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelite tribes?
	Joshua
23	What was the name of the farm in George Orwell’s novel, where the animals staged a revolt and renamed it Animal Farm?
	Manor Farm
24	In which British city is Napier university (created in 1992)?
	Edinburgh

25	Who is the only British–born manager to have won the European Cup and/or Champions League three times?
	Bob Paisley
26	Name any one of the three Native Indian tribes that combined forces to defeat the US Cavalry at the Battle of the Greasy Grass in 1876.
	Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne or Arapaho (Greasy Grass is the native name for the Little Big Horn)
27	Which city in the east of England stands on the river Wensum?
	Norwich
28	When did Sky TV start broadcasting in the UK?
	1989 (accept 1987 to 1991)
29	If you roll the number 4 on a die (i.e. singular of dice), what is the sum of the other four visible faces?
	Fourteen
30	Which Asian super–villain was created by the English author Sax Rohmer, in a series of novels in the early 20th century?
	Dr. Fu Manchu
31	Tracing its origins back to 1870, in which East Midlands city is De Montfort university?
	Leicester
32	Someone born in the year 2000 is said to be part of Gen Z. What is the name given to someone born since 2010?
	Generation Alpha

33	Which general and politician, who died in 30 BCE, formed the Second Triumvirate of ancient Rome in 43 BCE, along with Octavian (later the Divine Emperor Augustus) and Lepidus?
	Mark Antony
34	The river Sherbourne runs through which West Midlands city?
	Coventry
35	In the Beano comic, what is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog?
	Gnasher
36	Matthias was the only one of the twelve apostles who wasn't chosen by Jesus. Instead, the other disciples chose him to replace whom?
	Judas (accept Iscariot)
37	In the name of the poet W. H. Auden, the initial W stands for Wystan. What does the H stand for?
	Hugh
38	What colour ribbon does the Victoria Cross currently have?
	Crimson (accept purple)
39	The Isle of Man TT is a series of motorcycle racing events held annually since 1907. For what do the initials TT stand?
	Tourist Trophy
40	The Treaty of Brest–Litovsk, signed in 1918 with the Central Powers, allowed which country to withdraw from World War I?
	Russia

41	Of all the US states that have a land border with Canada, which has the shortest border?
	Idaho (45 miles)
42	Who was the lead singer of the New Romantic band Duran Duran?
	Simon le Bon
43	What icon was created by Aaron while Moses was on Mount Sinai?
	The Golden Calf
44	In the name of the poet and playwright T. S. Eliot, the initial T stands for Thomas. What does the S stand for?
	Stearns
45	In American universities, which three–word Latin phrase meaning "with great praise" is awarded to graduates typically in the top 5% of their class?
	Magna Cum Laude
46	Which regional metro network in the UK would you be travelling on if you got off at The Hawthorns?
	West Midlands
47	Which significant European war was concluded by the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648?
	The Thirty Years War
48	An ancient Greek word meaning 'cycle (or circle) of little animals' is used today as the name of what?
	The Zodiac

49	The 2023 Martin Scorsese film Killers of the Flower Moon is based on murders amongst which native American tribe?
	Osage (O–sage)
50	Founded in 1964, what is the nickname of the British Parachute Regiment's parachute display team?
	Red Devils
51	What is Christian's ultimate destination in Pilgrim's Progress?
	Celestial City
52	How many watts are there in a megawatt?
	1 million
53	Which Asian country, with a population of over 170 million, is the largest country by population never to have won a medal of any colour at the Olympic Games, either Summer or Winter?
	Bangladesh
54	Which English king founded the Most Honourable Order of the Bath in 1725? (Name and regnal number required.)
	George I
55	What is the capital city of Uganda?
	Kampala
56	By area, rather than length or depth, which is the largest loch in Scotland?
	Loch Lomond (71 square kilometres – Loch Ness is second at 56 sq. km)

57	The Trial of the Pyx is a judicial ceremony in the UK to ensure that what objects conform to the required specifications of dimension and fineness?
	Coins (newly minted coins from the Royal Mint)
58	Eric Hill is an English author and illustrator of children's books – best known for which puppy character?
	Spot
59	The mandrill, native to west central Africa, is a member of which animal family?
	Monkey
60	Dancing with Vito Coppola, which celebrity was crowned champion of Strictly Come Dancing in December 2023?
	Ellie Leach
61	Which English king founded the Most Noble Order of the Garter in 1348? (Name and regnal number required.)
	Edward III
62	What is the smallest inhabited island in the Balearics?
	Formentera
63	Which rock supergroup comprised Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker?
	Cream
64	Death in Venice, based on Thomas Mann's novella, was the last of the 14 operas composed by which British composer?
	Benjamin Britten
65	Who is the angry young man in John Osborne's 1956 play Look Back in Anger?
	Jimmy Porter
66	Indian dishes named dopiaza are traditionally onion–based. The word dopiaza is of Persian origin but what does it literally mean?
	Two onions
67	Who is the manager of Macclesfield FC?
	Michael Clegg
68	Which ancient British road, later adopted by the Romans, ran from Dover to Shropshire and formed the boundary of the Danelaw with Wessex and Mercia?
	Watling Street
69	What was the former name of the Indian city of Chennai?
	Madras
70	Introduced in 1948, what type of animal was Biffo – the mascot of the Beano for several decades?
	Bear
71	From which language does the word alphabet come?
	Greek (alpha beta)
72	Isca Dumnoniorum was a Roman legionary fortress and town on the site of which modern–day English city on the south coast?
	Exeter

73	Which Austrian physicist gave his name to a measurement that compares the speed of an object to the speed of sound?
	Ernst Mach
74	Rugby union's Heineken Cup has been won most frequently by teams from which country?
	France (11 times; England 10, Ireland 7)
75	Which religious order became known as the Black Friars?
	Dominicans (accept Order of Preachers)
76	What is the smallest US state by area?
	Rhode Island
77	Who provides the voice of the donkey in the Shrek films?
	Eddie Murphy
78	Since 1969, the Roman Catholic church has ended Lent on which day of the week?
	Thursday (known as either Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday)
79	Who is the author of the Mr Men and Little Miss books?
	Roger Hargreaves
80	In the Jewish faith, what item of clothing is a tallit?
	A prayer shawl

81	How many pieces or men does each player have at the start of a game of draughts?
	Twelve
82	In Arthurian legend, Sir Bedivere was tasked with returning what on Arthur's death?
	Excalibur (to the Lady of the Lake; accept a sword)
83	After Brazil, what is the second most populous country in South America?
	Colombia (52 million; Brazil’s population 216 million)
84	In the Madagascar movie franchise, who provides the voice of Marty, the Zebra?
	Chris Rock
85	What is the nickname of the Royal Military Police?
	Red Caps
86	In Blackadder Goes Forth, Captain Blackadder was accused of murdering Speckled Jim. What type of animal was Speckled Jim?
	A pigeon (Lord Melchett’s childhood pet and only friend)
87	In which English city, on the river Severn, is King John of England buried?
	Worcester (Cathedral)
88	In which December 2023 contest did Nigel Farage only come third in the popular vote, losing out to winner Sam Thompson?
	I’m A Celebrity (Get Me Out of Here!)

89	Which Irish abbot and missionary evangelist, credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland, arrived in Iona in AD 563?
	St. Columba
90	Gitega is the capital of which relatively small, land–locked country in East Africa?
	Republic of Burundi
91	Who was the lead singer of the New Romantic band Spandau Ballet?
	Tony Hadley
92	Who is the major female character and storyteller in the Middle Eastern collection of tales known as the One Thousand and One Nights?
	Scheherazade
93	Who composed the opera Don Giovanni?
	Mozart
94	Which capital city hosted COP 28 – the UN climate change conference held in December 2023?
	Dubai
95	Having been on the run for 30 years, Daniela Klette was brought to trial for robbery and attempted murder in March this year. Of which notorious organisation, prominent in the 1970s and 80s, was she a member?
	Accept Red Army Faction, RAF or Baader–Meinhof Group
96	The story of which British stockbroker (or banker), who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis and was dubbed ‘the British Schindler’, is told in a 2023 film starring Anthony Hopkins?
	Nicholas Winton

Supplementaries:

1	Which British bird was depicted on the farthing?
	The wren
2	What year was the General Strike in the UK
	1926 (accept 1925 or 1927)
3	In the Sikh religion, what is a kirpan?
	A curved, single–edged sword or dagger (that Khalsa Sikhs are required to wear as part of their religious uniform)
4	In which English building is the Great East Window, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in Britain?
	York Minster
5	By area, which is the largest of the Canary Islands?
	Tenerife
6	Name either of the two large IT or technical companies with headquarters in Redmond, Washington, USA.
	Microsoft or Nintendo
7	0121 is the dialling code for which UK city?
	Birmingham
8	What is the oldest university in Scotland?
	St. Andrews (founded in 1413)
9	In what year did the novelist Charles Dickens die?
	1870 (accept 1869 or 1871)
10	Who replaced Suella Braverman as Home Secretary in November 2023?
	James Cleverly

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