2021–2 Season: Week 7 – 1 February 2022
All questions set by the Queen Bs; vetted
by the Chester Road Tavern and the Sutton Mutton.
Specialist Rounds
Round 1: Groundhog Day
In this round, each answer contains either the word 'ground', 'hog' or 'day'. For each question, the full answer is
required.
1 |
Which actor, with dual British and Irish citizenship, won three Best Actor Oscars – the most recent being for his role in
Lincoln? |
|
Daniel Day–Lewis |
2 |
Which rugby union player, who plays for Exeter Chiefs, is also the current captain of the Scotland team? |
|
Stuart Hogg |
3 |
Which barrister and Conservative politician was known as the Second Viscount Hailsham between 1950 and 1963, before disclaiming
his hereditary peerage? |
|
Quintin Hogg |
4 |
Which song was the Christmas No. 1 in 2002 for Girls Aloud? |
|
Sound of the Underground |
5 |
Which American actress and singer co–starred with Rock Hudson in Pillow Talk in 1959 and with James Garner in
Move Over, Darling in 1963? |
|
Doris Day |
6 |
Which outstanding television journalist, said to have transformed the television interview, chaired the BBC's Question
Time from 1979 to 1989? |
|
Robin Day |
7 |
Which Terry Pratchett character, the title character of a novel and a two–part television film, is the Discworld's
equivalent of Father Christmas? |
|
The Hogfather |
8 |
What is the opening line to David Bowie's song Space Oddity? |
|
Ground Control to Major Tom |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which American rock band, formed in the East Bay of California in the late 1980s by Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt, took its
name from their fondness for cannabis? |
|
Green Day |
2 |
Which schematic map was designed in 1931 by Harry Beck? |
|
The map of the London Underground (or Tube) |
Round 2: History
1 |
Mary Todd was the wife of which US President? |
|
Abraham Lincoln |
2 |
What was the first pitched battle in the American War of Independence, in 1775? |
|
Bunker Hill |
3 |
Name either of the two countries that signed a peace agreement at Camp David in 1978. |
|
Egypt or Israel |
4 |
Which country did Britain fight in the War of Jenkins'
Ear, from 1739 to 1745? |
|
Spain |
5 |
Which future British Prime Minister donated a fifth of his personal wealth in 1919 to help reduce the National Debt?
|
|
Stanley Baldwin |
6 |
Who allegedly said, on becoming British Prime Minister, "I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole"? |
|
Benjamin Disraeli |
7 |
Which British monarch was murdered at Berkeley Castle? |
|
Edward II |
8 |
Who led the British forces at the Siege of Mafeking? |
|
Robert Baden–Powell |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which event is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry? |
|
The Battle of Hastings |
2 |
Which of Henry VIII's wives gave him the legitimate male heir that he wanted so much? |
|
Jane Seymour |
Round 3: Science
1 |
How many pairs of ribs are there in the normal human body? |
|
Twelve |
2 |
In computer science and information technology, what does the B stand for in the initialism USB? |
|
(Universal Serial) Bus |
3 |
What anomaly connects bromine and mercury? |
|
They're the only elements that are liquid at room temperature and
pressure |
4 |
Which hard set polymer was used in old–fashioned telephones and electrical insulators? |
|
Bakelite |
5 |
Which type of rock has a name that's derived from the Latin word for fire? |
|
Igneous (ignis) |
6 |
Which acid is also known as aqua fortis? |
|
Nitric acid |
7 |
What's the medical term for a drug that prevents you being sick (or vomiting)? |
|
Anti–emetic |
8 |
Of the elements in the Periodic Table, which would come first in alphabetical order? |
|
Actinium |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Europa is a satellite of which planet in the Solar System? |
|
Jupiter |
2 |
In the human body, which is the only organ capable of regeneration? |
|
The liver |
Round 4: Arts and Entertainment
1 |
Which musical film of 1964 featured the song I Love to Laugh? |
|
Mary Poppins |
2 |
Which animal did Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, describe as "dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the
middle"? |
|
The horse |
3 |
In the novel Animal Farm, who is the farmer, Mr. Jones, said to represent? |
|
Tsar Nicholas II |
4 |
Which play did William Shakespeare write as a Christmas present for Queen Elizabeth I? |
|
The Merry Wives of Windsor |
5 |
Which famous British artist supposedly had himself tied to the mast of a ship so that he could paint a storm?
|
|
J. M. W. Turner |
6 |
Who, in 1867, became the first person to have his birth place commemorated with an official Royal Society of Arts blue plaque? |
|
Lord Byron |
7 |
What did Prometheus steal from Mount Olympus and give to mankind? |
|
Fire |
8 |
Which English actor was born Krishna Pandit Banjhi on New Year's Eve 1943? |
|
Ben Kingsley |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Into which Hogwarts house did the Sorting Hat place Harry Potter? |
|
Gryffindor |
2 |
Which actor, who played David Horton, the Chairman of the Parish Council in twenty–five episodes of The Vicar of
Dibley, died earlier this year aged 78? |
|
Gary Waldhorn |
Round 5: Food and Drink
1 |
What name, Italian for 'stocking' or 'trouser', is given to an oven–baked pizza, made with leavened dough
and folded? |
|
Calzone |
2 |
Which popular spice takes its English name from the Latin and/or French word for a nail? |
|
Cloves (Latin clavus, French clou) |
3 |
Which liqueur is said to be made according to Bonnie Prince Charlie's secret recipe? |
|
Drambuie |
4 |
What is mixed with Guinness to make the mixed drink known as a black velvet? |
|
Champagne |
5 |
What name is given to the cuisine that stems from the French colonists who left Canada in 1755 and settled in and around the
swamps and Bayou area of Louisiana? |
|
Cajun |
6 |
'Cheese' was the original family name of which English comedy actor and writer? |
|
John Cleese |
7 |
What name is given to the fruit that's a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine? |
|
Tangelo, or ugli fruit |
8 |
Extracts from what kind of orange are used to flavour Earl Grey tea? |
|
The bergamot |
Supplementaries:
1 |
What's the Japanese name for green horseradish? |
|
Wasabi |
2 |
In which country did the dish known as chop suey originate? |
|
USA |
Round 6: Sport
1 |
"The corridor of uncertainty" is a phrase principally used by commentators in which sport?
|
|
Cricket (accept football) |
2 |
In which country would you find the cricket stadium known as Eden Gardens? |
|
India (Kolkata) |
3 |
Which eventing star was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2006 – 35 years after her mother did the same? |
|
Zara Phillips (accept Tindall) |
4 |
What's the only country to have hosted the Summer Olympics and not won a single gold medal?
|
|
Canada |
5 |
Which rugby league team plays its home games at the Totally Wicked stadium and has won the Super League championship for the last
three years? |
|
St. Helens |
6 |
Which rugby union team plays its home games at The Stoop and are the current Champions of England, having won the title once
previously (in 2012)? |
|
Harlequins |
7 |
In 2021, Mark Cavendish brought his tally of Tour de France stage wins to 34, thus joining which other rider with the most stage
wins in the history of the race? |
|
Eddy Merckx |
8 |
Which Team GB female competitor is the most successful Olympian, having won, to date, five gold medals and one silver?
|
|
Laura Kenny (accept Trott) |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which heavyweight boxer broke Muhammad Ali's jaw, in a fight in San Diego in 1973? |
|
Ken Norton |
2 |
Who partnered Jamie Murray to win the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles in 2017? |
|
Martina Hingis |
Round 7: Geography
1 |
Which country surrounds The Gambia? |
|
Senegal |
2 |
After being sold in 1968, London Bridge was reassembled in which US state? |
|
Arizona (Lake Havasu City) |
3 |
Which country is nicknamed "the cockpit of Europe" because of the number of battles fought on its soil throughout
history? |
|
Belgium |
4 |
Which country has the most islands? |
|
Sweden (267,570) |
5 |
Which river has the world's lowest elevation? |
|
The Jordan |
6 |
Port Moresby is the capital of which country? |
|
Papua New Guinea |
7 |
The Battle of North Cape took place in 1943, off the coast of which country? |
|
Norway |
8 |
What is the world's largest and busiest port? |
|
Shanghai |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Which is the smallest of the Great Lakes, by surface area? |
|
Ontario |
2 |
Which is the only major river in North West England that flows from south to north? |
|
The Eden |
Round 8: Groundhog Day (no it's not a typo!)
Each answer contains the name of a Wimbledon singles champion (male or female). For each question the full answer is required.
1 |
Which alcoholic drink, made particularly in the counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, is made from fermented
pears? |
|
Perry |
2 |
Bara lawr is a Welsh food product made from an edible seaweed. How is it better known in English?
|
|
Laverbread |
3 |
Thomas Woodward is the real name of which singing superstar? |
|
Tom Jones |
4 |
Television commentator of the BBC's live Formula One coverage between 1976 and 1996? |
|
Murray Walker |
5 |
Which American singer, songwriter and musician, born in Arkansas in 1932, was nicknamed 'the Man in Black'? |
|
Johnny Cash |
6 |
1922, The Mist, and The Shawshank Redemption are short stories by which author? |
|
Stephen King |
7 |
Who starred in the sitcom Friends as Monica? |
|
Courtney Cox (Margaret Court, née Smith) |
8 |
Which English actor, born in 1926, was best known for his comedy roles, including a series with Tony Hancock, and being one of the
main characters in a record 26 out of the 31 Carry On films? |
|
Kenneth Williams |
Supplementaries:
1 |
Who was the third member of the rock supergroup formed in 1970, along with Carl Palmer and Greg Lake? |
|
Keith Emerson |
2 |
Which company produced its first solid–bodied electric guitar, the Les Paul, in 1952? |
|
Gibson (Althea Gibson – Ladies' Singles winner in 1957 and 1958) |
General Knowledge
1 |
Queen Bee and Sausage were the first two winners on which British reality television series? |
|
The Masked Singer |
2 |
Which country was ruled by Queen Beatrix from 1980 until her abdication in 2013? |
|
The Netherlands |
3 |
Which artist was nicknamed Jack the Dripper? |
|
Jackson Pollock |
4 |
Who designed the sculpture nicknamed 'the Gateshead Flasher'? |
|
Anthony Gormley |
5 |
What was announced in October 2021 as the new name of Facebook? |
|
Meta |
6 |
Which Carry On film, released in 1992, was the 31st and last to be made? |
|
Carry On Columbus |
7 |
Name either of the two authors that shared the Booker Prize in 2019. |
|
Margaret Atwood or Bernardine Evaristo |
8 |
What nationality is Damon Galgut, winner of the 2021 Booker Prize? |
|
South African |
9 |
How many gold stars are there on the official flag of the European Union? |
|
Twelve |
10 |
In how many films did Daniel Craig play the role of James Bond, 007? |
|
Five |
11 |
No One is Too Small to Make a Difference is a book that consists of a collection of speeches by which environmental
activist? |
|
Greta Thunberg |
12 |
Which property is missing here from the yellow set on a Monopoly board? Leicester Square, Piccadilly, and ... ? |
|
Coventry Street |
13 |
What's the title of the latest album released by Adele? |
|
30 |
14 |
Which YouTube blogger had a record fourth consecutive UK Christmas Number One record in 2021 with Sausage Rolls for
Everyone? |
|
LadBaby (accept Mark Hoyle) |
15 |
Who played the role of Elton John in the 2019 film Rocketman? |
|
Taron Egerton |
16 |
What's the more common name for lateral epicondylitis? |
|
Tennis elbow |
17 |
All five members of which British pop group, formed in 1983, had the surname Pearson? |
|
Five Star |
18 |
Who played the role of Freddie Mercury in the 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody? |
|
Rami Malek |
19 |
What nationality is the very successful film director James Cameron? |
|
Canadian |
20 |
What colour links the title of the 1968 UK Christmas Number One single, and the group that had the UK Christmas Number One single
in 1979? |
|
Pink (Lily the Pink, by the Scaffold, and Pink Floyd –
Another Brick in the Wall) |
21 |
On the London Underground map, what colour represents the Circle Line? |
|
Yellow |
22 |
In which country is the ancient stone fortress known as Masada, a UNESCO World Heritage Site? |
|
Israel |
23 |
In the titles of the series of eighty Horrible Histories magazines, written by Terry Deary, what
alliterative adjective was used to describe the Romans? |
|
Rotten (not Ruthless, as in the books) |
24 |
Similarly: in the titles of the Horrible Histories magazines, what alliterative adjective was used to describe the
Tudors? |
|
Terrible (not Terrifying, as in the books) |
25 |
What was the first named storm of the 2021–2 European windstorm season, which caused so much widespread damage in the UK
at the end of November 2021? |
|
Arwen |
26 |
What's the name of the FIA Formula One race director who made the controversial decision during the season–ending race
of the 2021 Formula One season in Abu Dhabi? |
|
Michael Masi |
27 |
How much does a first–class postage stamp currently cost in the UK? |
|
85 pence |
28 |
What game would you be playing if your balls were red and yellow and your opponent's were black and blue? |
|
Croquet |
29 |
What's the name of the singer, actor and radio presenter, known for his role as Gio Compario in the gocompare.com insurance
television adverts in the UK? |
|
Wynne Evans |
30 |
What's the title of the weekly official publication of the Salvation Army – one of the UK's longest–running
magazines, first published in 1897? |
|
War Cry |
31 |
Which actress, born in 1989, is the granddaughter of the actress Tippi Hedren? |
|
Dakota Johnson |
32 |
What's the nickname of the current PDC World (Darts) Champion, Peter Wright? |
|
Snakebite |
33 |
In which Carry On film did Kenneth Williams speak the famous (or one might say "infamous") line: "Infamy!
Infamy! They've all got it in for me!"? |
|
Carry On Cleo (he was playing the role of Julius Caesar) |
34 |
On which series of books by the American writer George R. R. Martin is the Emmy–award–winning HBO series A Game
of Thrones based? |
|
A Song of Ice and Fire |
35 |
In the United States, what name is given to a second–year student at High School or University? |
|
Sophomore |
36 |
What is the ordinal number of the current US President, Joe Biden? |
|
46th |
37 |
What first name did the Duke and Duchess of Sussex give to their second child? |
|
Lilibet (second name Diana) |
38 |
As of the 21st of January 2022, who is the manager of Macclesfield FC? |
|
Danny Whitaker |
39 |
What's the principal river that flows through Norwich? |
|
The Wensum |
40 |
What was the name of the alpaca that made headlines last year, after a high–profile High Court battle, relating to whether
or not he had bovine tuberculosis, failed to save his life? |
|
Geronimo |
41 |
A cat's paw and a monkey's fist are examples of what? |
|
Knots |
42 |
In the New Testament, which book comes directly after the Gospels? |
|
Acts (of the Apostles) |
43 |
What's the largest landlocked country in the world? |
|
Kazakhstan |
44 |
FIDE, an international organisation based in Switzerland, is the governing body for which game? |
|
Chess |
45 |
To the nearest whole billion, what is the current world population? |
|
8 billion (7.93 billion) |
46 |
In the novel Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes, what's the name of Don Quixote's horse? |
|
Rosinante |
47 |
An arctophile is a person who collects, or is very fond of, what? |
|
Teddy bears |
48 |
According to Greek mythology: in the Trojan War, who killed Achilles by shooting him in the heel with an arrow? |
|
Paris |
49 |
Who appears on the reverse of the American one–dollar banknote? |
|
George Washington |
50 |
Who appears on the reverse of the Bank of England polymer £50 banknote, issued on the 23rd of June 2021? |
|
Alan Turing |
51 |
In which country is the men's T20 World Cup scheduled to be held later this year? |
|
Australia |
52 |
In January 2022, We Don't Talk About Bruno became the first Disney song to reach Number One in the UK charts. Which
animated film is it from? |
|
Encanto |
53 |
What's the name of the Handforth Parish Council officer whose strong handling ("hailed for her fortitude and stoicism")
at a council meeting held in December 2020 went viral? |
|
Jackie Weaver |
54 |
The works of which 17th–century Dutch artist included Woman with a Pearl Necklace and Girl with a Pearl
Earring? |
|
Johannes Vermeer |
55 |
The End of an Earring, first published in 2015, is the autobiography of which EastEnders actress? |
|
Pam St. Clement |
56 |
As of the 21st of January 2022, who is the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport? |
|
Nadine Dorries |
57 |
On the cover of the Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road, who is the last Beatle walking across the zebra crossing? |
|
George Harrison |
58 |
Which Beatle wrote a book entitled A Spaniard in the Works? |
|
John Lennon |
59 |
What did Swaziland change its name to in 2018? |
|
Eswatini |
60 |
Which actress, born in 1893, said "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough"?
|
|
Mae West |
61 |
What was the code name of the 1943 World War Two operation codenamed Chastise? |
|
The attack on German dams by the RAF's 617 Squadron (the Dambusters raid) |
62 |
During World War Two, what code name did the Germans give to their planned invasion of the UK during the Battle of Britain? |
|
Operation Sea Lion |
63 |
Which darts player is nicknamed Queen of the Palace? |
|
Fallon Sherrock |
64 |
Which BBC newsreader is the current host of Mastermind? |
|
Clive Myrie |
65 |
In the initialism MRI, as in "MRI scanner", what does the M stand for? |
|
Magnetic |
66 |
In the news recently, how have Jake Scuse, Rhian Graham, Milo Ponsford and Sage Willoughby been collectively referred to? |
|
The Colston Four |
67 |
According to the title of the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury, at what temperature does book paper catch fire and burn? |
|
Fahrenheit 451 |
68 |
In which country is the village of Ytterby (it–terby), where ores of the element yttrium (it–trium)
were first found and after which the element is named? |
|
Sweden |
69 |
Lester Piggott won his first race at Haydock Park in 1948, as a 12–year–old, on a horse whose name is now the title of which
television quiz show? |
|
The Chase |
70 |
In an Indian restaurant, which vegetable is known as gobi? |
|
Cauliflower |
71 |
In which English county is the Mediaeval Anglo–Saxon burial site of Sutton Hoo? |
|
Suffolk |
72 |
Which English monarch was nicknamed 'Longshanks' and 'Hammer of the Scots'? |
|
Edward I |
73 |
In 2016, who replaced Miss White as one of the murder suspects in the board game Cluedo? |
|
Dr. Orchid |
74 |
Which is the UK's most northerly motorway? |
|
M90 |
75 |
In the classic Deep Purple track Smoke on the Water, what is the body of water in question? |
|
Lake Geneva |
76 |
In the popular game Twister, how many coloured circles are there in total on the standard floor mat? |
|
24 |
77 |
If you ordered lassi in an Indian restaurant, what should you expect to be served with? |
|
A yoghurt–based drink |
78 |
How much is the current NHS prescription charge per item? |
|
£9.35 |
79 |
Which series of children's books was created by the English author and illustrator Martin Handford? |
|
Where's Wally? |
80 |
Which novel by Robert Louis Stevenson was originally published under the title The Sea Cook? |
|
Treasure Island |
81 |
As of the 21st of January 2022, who is the UK's Foreign Secretary? |
|
Elizabeth (Liz) Truss |
82 |
Which South African President ordered the release of Nelson Mandela from prison? |
|
F. W. de Klerk |
83 |
On an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, what does the abbreviation MS refer to? |
|
A milestone |
84 |
Similarly, on an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, what does the abbreviation FB refer to? |
|
A footbridge |
85 |
Which is the nearest city to the castle where visitors kiss the Blarney Stone to give them "the gift of the gab"? |
|
Cork |
86 |
Which society was founded in 1946 by barrister Roland Berrill and scientist Dr. Lance Ware? |
|
Mensa |
87 |
The inscription "For Valour" appears on the Victoria Cross medal. What similar inscription appears on the George
Cross? |
|
For Gallantry |
88 |
South Sudan gained independence from the Republic of Sudan in 2011. The capital of Sudan is Khartoum; what's the capital of
South Sudan? |
|
Juba |
89 |
What's the capital of the island nation of Fiji? |
|
Suva |
90 |
According to tradition, the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus was killed by having a creature of what type dropped on his head
by an eagle? |
|
A tortoise |
91 |
On which main river does the Australian city of Melbourne stand? |
|
The Yarra |
92 |
In which organ of the human body might you find the loop of Henle and Bowman's capsule? |
|
The kidney |
93 |
In human medicine: inguinal, femoral, epigastric and spigelian are all types of what? |
|
Hernias |
94 |
The name of which popular game is derived from the Swahili word for 'to build'? |
|
Jenga |
95 |
Which singer was born Marvin Lee Aday in Dallas, Texas, in 1947? |
|
Meat Loaf (died on 20 January 2022 – RIP!) |
96 |
What did Mel Blanc request should be engraved on his gravestone, the catchphrase that was the hallmark of his character Porky Pig? |
|
That's All Folks! |
Supplementaries:
1 |
What is a ghillie suit used for? |
|
Camouflage (designed to resemble the background environment – foliage,
sand, snow, etc.) |
2 |
Cranachan is a Scottish dessert, traditionally made with oats, cream whisky and which fruit? |
|
Raspberries |
3 |
Name either of the two Asian countries whose common border is marked by the Durand Line. |
|
Afghanistan or Pakistan |
4 |
Which organ is removed from the human body in the operation known as a cholecystectomy
(coal–e–sis–tek–tommy)? |
|
The gall bladder |
5 |
Give the forename of either of the Wright brothers (the first men to successfully engage in powered heavier–than–air
flight, in 1903, in their aircraft named the Wright Flyer). |
|
Orville or Wilbur |
6 |
In 1974, Michael O'Brien became the first person to do what at a major British sporting event?
|
|
Streak (Twickenham – rugby union, England v France – PC Bruce
Perry did well to cover him up with his helmet!) |
7 |
In the 2014 television mini–series Cilla, who played the lead role of Cilla Black? |
|
Sheridan Smith |
8 |
Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh play the main protagonists in which BBC spy thriller television series? |
|
Killing Eve |
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