201908063 Flashcards
A white poodle called Boy was owned by Prince Rupert of the Rhine before he was killed at the Battle of Marston Moor during which conflict?
English Civil War (War of the Three Kingdoms)
At the intersection of Europe and Asia which mountain range extends between the Black and Caspian Seas and has Mount Elbrus as its highest peak?
(Greater) Caucasus Mountains
According to a Canadian Medical Association Journal article Owl is dyslexic Piglet has a Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Eeyore could be helped from antidepressants combined with individual therapy. They are all friends of which bear of very little brain in a series of books by AA Milne?
Winnie-the-Pooh
Before finally achieving fame as the narrator of the children’s TV series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends who was the drummer with The Beatles?
Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey)
Which actress who provided the voice for Interpreter Nelson in the Wes Anderson film Isle of Dogs played the heavily pregnant police chief Marge Gunderson in Fargo and the bereaved mother Mildred Hayes winning two Oscars?
Frances McDormand
How many Apollo missions have successfully landed on the moon?
Six
Often seen as a curtain-raiser to the Tour de France which multistage cycle race takes place in the first half of June in its namesake region of southeast France? Jakob Fuglsang won the 2019 edition.
Criterium du Dauphiné
Which novelist poet and nature writer – the author of The Living Mountain and The Quarry Wood – is depicted on the Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note?
Nan Shepherd
The poems ‘No Coward Soul is Mine’ ‘The Prisoner’ and ‘Remembrance’ were written by which author today best known for her novel Wuthering Heights?
Emily Bronte
Hysterical groupies and the destruction of musical instruments on stage are nothing new. Which pianist and composer who wrote the ‘Faust and ‘Dante symphonies and a series of Hungarian Rhapsodies regularly damaged pianos through his forceful playing?
Franz Liszt
Following the death of William Pitt the Younger in 1806 which Prime Minister and Lord formed a unity government nicknamed the ‘Ministry of All the Talents’?
William Lord (1st Baron) Grenville
Which city on Hawke’s Bay on New Zealand’s North Island is famed for its Art Deco architecture the result of rebuilding following a 1931 earthquake?
Napier
Even though the city hasn’t been in this county since the 14th century Bristol County Ground is the home of which English county cricket team?
Gloucestershire
Timbits might form part of an 11 o’clock snack in which Commonwealth country where they were first created by Tim Hortons in 1976?
Canada
What first name is shared by actresses with the surnames Garbo Scacchi and Gerwig?
Greta
In the nursery rhyme ‘London bridge is falling down which two elements with the chemical symbols Ag and Au are suggested as building materials?
Silver and gold
Dogtooth Alps and The Lobster are films by which Oscar-nominated Greek director?
Yorgos Lanthimos
Which Swedish chemist who first isolated the element cerium in 1803 is known for his work on determining atomic weights and the development of modern chemical symbols?
(Jöns) Jacob Berzelius
Sharing her name with one of a horse’s basic gaits which rider won both individual and team gold in eventing at the 2018 World Equestrian Games?
Ros(alind) Canter
Which Swedish car manufacturer maker of the iconic 9-3 and 900 models went bankrupt in 2012? Its one-time parent and namesake continue as an aerospace company.
Saab
Who was Lord of Mayor of London four times in the 14th century? He financed drainage schemes for the poor and a hospital for unmarried mothers and his legacy includes a pantomime about him & his cat.
Richard (Dick) Whittington
Named for the queen consort of King William IV what city is the capital of the state of South Australia?
Adelaide
The poet Nick Laird the author of the collections To a Fault and Feel Free is the husband of which British author who herself writes novels including White Teeth On Beauty and Swing Time?
Zadie Smith
‘Hands touching hands / Reaching out touching me touching you is the bridge to the chorus of which Neil Diamond song?
Sweet Caroline
Back in the 1970s Subbuteo could sell one set of players to fans of multiple clubs. Which colour shirt was worn by the plastic figures representing Aberdeen Charlton Middlesbrough and Liverpool?
Red
Also called a moving staircase what means of ascending a building was first introduced to London in Harrods in 1898? The longest type of this device on the underground is at Angel station?
Escalator
Whose sitcom roles include Ned Smanks in Nathan Barley and Moss in The IT Crowd and has presented the shows including The Crystal Maze and Travel Man on Channel 4?
Richard Ayoade
Snow greylag barnacle and Canada are all types of what waterfowl?
Goose
Which Norwegian author of the Harry Hole series of crime novels including The Snowman and Knife published a re-telling of Macbeth for the Hogarth Shakespeare project in 2018?
Jo Nesbø
Tomorrowland and Pukkelpop are both music festivals to be found in which European country in 2019?
Belgium
What is the name of the official residence of the First Minister of Scotland in Edinburgh?
Bute House
What is reputed to be the last completed castle in England? Designed by Edwin Lutyens it was completed in 1930 near Drewsteignton in Devon.
Castle Drogo
The novelist Graeme Gibson the author of Five Legs and Perpetual Motion is the partner of which Canadian author who herself writes novels including The Handmaid’s Tale and Alias Grace?
Margaret Atwood
At the intersection of Europe and Asia which Russian mountain range extends between the Arctic Sea and its namesake river and has Mount Narodnaya as its highest peak?
Ural Mountains
Who was Mayor of London for two terms in the 21st century in office between 2007 and 2016?
Boris Johnson
Pioneered by Elisha Otis what means of ascending a building was first introduced to London at the Grosvenor hotel in 1860? The deepest type of this device on the underground is at Hampstead station?
Lift (elevator)
Sharing his name with one of a horse’s basic gaits which retired Warwickshire and England cricketer scored a century on his test debut against Australia in 2009 and was named ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2011?
(Ian) Jonathan Trott
Which was the last Apollo mission to successfully land on the moon doing so in 1972?
Apollo 17
Children of Men Great Expectations and Y Tu Mama Tambien are films by which Oscar-winning Mexican director?
Alfonso Cuarón
Awakenings and Dekmantel are both music festivals to be found in which European country in 2019?
The Netherlands
What is the name of the official residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the Queen when she is in Northern Ireland?
Hillsborough Castle
Which American car marque maker of SUVs and trucks based on military designs and the iconic H2 often modified to form stretch limousines became defunct in 2010 as a result of parent company General Motors’s bankruptcy?
Hummer
Which British author of the Patrick Melrose series of novels including the Booker Prize shortlisted Mother’s Milk published a re-telling of King Lear entitled Dunbar for the Hogarth Shakespeare project in 2017?
Edward St Aubyn
Which city in India is reputed to have more Art Deco buildings than any other in the world after Miami? Its Art Deco architecture along Marine Drive and around the Oval Maidan are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mumbai
Whose sitcom roles include Jones in Nathan Barley and Richmond in The IT Crowd as well as presenting shows including The Great British Bake-Off on Channel 4?
Noel Fielding
‘She says we’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got /It doesn’t make a difference if we make it or not / We’ve got each other and that’s a lot for love / We’ll give it a shot is the bridge to the chorus of which Bon Jovi song?
Livin’ on a Prayer
Back in the 1970s Subbuteo could sell one set of players to fans of multiple clubs. Which colour shirt was worn by the plastic figures representing Rangers Leicester City Portsmouth and Everton?
Blue
In the nursery rhyme ‘London bridge is falling down which element with the chemical symbol Fe and which alloy made of that element plus carbon are suggested as building materials?
Iron and steel
Often seen as a curtain-raiser to the Isle of Man TT which motorcycle event takes place in May on a triangular course in Northern Ireland between Coleraine Portrush and Portstewart?
North West 200
Which Swedish chemist independently discovered elements including oxygen and chlorine in the late 18th century but didn’t publish his findings before Joseph Priestly or Humphry Davy leading to them being credited?
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Which actress who provided the voice for the dog Nutmeg in the Wes Anderson film Isle of Dogs has played a virtual assistant called Samantha in Her and a Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero with the alter ego Natasha Romanoff?
Scarlett Johansson
Charismatic musicians under Satanic influences are nothing new. Which Italian violinist and composer wrote the 24 Caprices for Solo Violin one of which inspired a namesake rhapsody by Rachmaninov?
Niccolò Paganini
Under section 24 of the Immigration Act 1971 which bear could be prosecuted after he enters the UK illegally from Peru in a series of books by Michael Bond? His adoptive Brown family could also face prosecution under section 25 of the same Act.
Paddington Bear
Named for the Queen who succeeded William IV to the throne Melbourne is the capital of which state of Australia?
Victoria
A black poodle called Moustache was a mascot of the French army before he was killed at the Siege of Badajoz in 1812 during the Peninsular War the Iberian theatre of which Europe-wide conflict?
Napoleonic War(s)
Tim Tams might form part of an 11 o’clock snack in which Commonwealth country where they were first created by Arnotts in the 1950s?
Australia
What first name is shared by actors with the surnames Olivier Fishburne and Fox?
Laurence
Before finally achieving fame as the father of fashion designer Stella and the husband of Heather Mills who was the bass guitarist with The Beatles.
(James) Paul McCartney
Even though this town hasn’t been in Scotland since the 15th century which Northumberland town’s football and rugby teams both play in the Scottish league?
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Mute Bewick’s trumpeter and black are all types of what waterfowl?
Swan
Gordon Brown attempted to form a ‘Government of all the Talents’ after becoming Prime Minister in 2007. Which former head of the CBI and Lord became a Minister of State for Trade & Investment in Brown’s ministry?
Lord (Baron) Digby Jones
Which entrepreneur and restauranteur famed as a patron of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the proprietor of the Willow Tea Rooms in Glasgow will be depicted on the Royal Bank of Scotland £20 note from next year.
Miss Catherine (Kate) Cranston
The poems ‘O May I Join the Choir Invisible’ ‘In a London Drawingroom’ and ‘I Grant You Ample Leave’ were written by which author today best known for her novels including Middlemarch and Adam Bede?
George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans)
Which castle located on an island accessible by a causeway off the Northumbrian coast was significantly restored and altered by Edwin Lutyens in 1901?
Lindisfarne Castle
Chris Rock’s ‘No Sex (In the Champagne Room) was a parody of which 1999 spoken word single by Baz Luhrmann which reached no 1 in the UK chart?
(Everybody’s free to) Wear Sunscreen
Which author of the book Gone Girl is writing an adaptation of Hamlet for the Hogarth Shakespeare project due to be published in 2021?
Gillian Flynn
Which football club currently playing in the EFL Championship has a suffix taken from an area of the town although the club have never had a stadium in that district?
West Bromwich Albion (accept WBA West Brom etc.) Prompt on ‘Albion.
Which British javelin thrower was ‘eating a cheese ploughman’s on a stationary GWR train in Taunton when she found out in 2018 that she would be awarded a bronze medal from the 2008 Beijing Games after one of her competitors failed a drugs test?
(Katharine Dinah) Goldie Sayers
