201908132 Flashcards
In July 1976 Israeli commandoes rescued hostages who had been flown to Entebbe Uganda after the hijacking of a plane. Just one Israeli soldier died in the mission the older brother of which current Israeli politician?
Benjamin Netenyahu
The grooming expert on the Netflix series Queer Eye hosts which weekly podcast ‘Getting Curious with…’?
Jonathan Van Ness
The venues which popular sport include St Andrews Royal Birkdale and Carnoustie?
Golf
Abraham de Lacy Giuseppe Casey Thomas O’Malley is a feline character in which Disney full length animated cartoon?
The Aristocats
On 12 July 2011 which planet completed its first orbit since it was discovered in 1846 by Johann Galle?
Neptune
In the works of JRR Tolkien what type of fictional creatures are Arwen Luthien and Fingolfin?
Elves
Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius is a work set to the text of a poem by which writer?
Cardinal John Henry Newman
Which brand of champagne is nicknamed ‘The Widow’?
Veuve Clicquot
Also the name of a prog rock band what is the first book of the Bible?
Genesis
Which track the second on the album Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the only one to feature Ringo Starr on lead vocals and begins with him asking what might happen if he sang out of tune?
With a Little Help from my Friends
Which fitness event held each Saturday morning was established by Paul Sinton-Hewitt in Bushy Park in 2004?
Park Run
Which MP for Livingston was the first Foreign Secretary in the Blair Government serving from 1997 to 2001?
Robin Cook
In the television series I’m Alan Partridge Alan tries to sell some programme ideas to his boss Tony Havers. One such idea is Youth Hostelling with which world champion boxer?
Chris Eubank
Who played in 7 men’s singles finals at Wimbledon between 1985 and 1995 winning 3 of them?
Boris Becker
Which of Shakespeare’s plays is mostly set in Rome with part of Act 4 set near Sardis and Act 5 on a battlefield near Philippi?
Julius Caesar
Reaching 38.7 degrees Celsius the record for the highest air temperature to be recorded in Britain was set in July 2019 in the Botanical Gardens of which University city home to an apple tree descended from that believed to have inspired Newton’s theory of gravity?
Cambridge
In 1988 Penny Marshall became the first woman to direct a film which grossed over $100 million. Featuring Tom Hanks and a fortune telling machine called Zoltar what was that film?
Big
Beaten by England in the quarter finals of this summer’s football World Cup which nation’s solitary World Cup triumph came in the 1995 tournament?
Norway
As indicated in the full title of Martins Creed’s 2001 Turner Prize-winning installation Work No. 227 essentially consisted of an empty room with what else happening?
The lights going on and off (or similar
Echoing the plot of a 1997 movie starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in November 2005 surgeons in France carried out the first partial transplant of which part of the body on Isabelle Dinoire?
Face
What is the two word name given to a small lift designed to carry objects rather than people and often used to transport items from a kitchen to a restaurant or canteen on a different floor?
Dumbwaiter (accept lazy waiter)
Factory Records adopted a system of numbering for its products. Which 1983 New Order single the best selling 12 inch single of all time in the UK was designated FAC 73?
Blue Monday
Although probably not coined by sports commentator Murray Walker which chocolate bar has for many years been advertised in the UK with the slogan helps you work rest and play’?
Mars Bar
Which queen of France was wife of King Louis XIII and acted as regent until her son Louis XIV turned 13?
Anne of Austria
Situated in the Wetterstein Mountains which is the highest peak in Germany?
Zugspitze
The name of which animal of the Chinese zodiac follows the word War in the title of a book by Michael Morpurgo?
Horse
Winner of the best British single at the 2019 Brit Awards who duetted with Calvin Harris on One Kiss?
Dua Lipa
Marsh Sedge and Willow are British species of which family of birds?
Warbler
The storming of the Winter Palace in 1917 was an event during the October Revolution in which country?
Russia
One of the papers that Alastair Campbell worked on in his early career The Morning Advertiser is a twice monthly publication for which particular trade?
Pubs/Publican
In which board game do players take turns in describing and guessing as many words as possible on different subjects? The describer cannot say the word itself the length the starting letter any derivative or what it rhymes with or sounds like.
Articulate!
Which entertainment figure noted for his fez died on live TV during an appearance on Live From Her Majesty’s in April 1984 the audience laughing uproariously as he slumped to his death?
Tommy Cooper
The largest moon of Neptune discovered 17 days after the planet itself and the only large moon in the solar system to have a retrograde orbit is named after which son of Poseidon?
Triton
In the works of JRR Tolkien what type of fictional creatures are Bolg Ugluk and Shagrat?
Orcs (accept goblins)
Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony uses as its text excerpts from a poem by which writer?
Walt Whitman
In 1965 which champagne house put a black border around the labels of bottles it shipped to the UK to mark the death of Winston Churchill who considered it his favourite?
Pol Roger
Which brother of a 1970s US President was known for his often drunken behaviour which once including urinating on an airport runway in view of visiting dignitaries?
Billy Carter
The fashion expert on the Netflix series Queer Eye released the book ‘Naturally…’ in June 2019 about his experience growing up in a traditional Muslim family?
Tan France
The venues for which popular sport include The Oval Trent Bridge and Headingly?
Cricket
The character Toulouse in the Disney film The Aristocats is a talented painter loosely based on which 19th century French artist?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
In the television series I’m Alan Partridge Alan tries to sell some programme ideas to his boss Tony Havers. One such idea is Arm Wrestling with which pop duo?
Chas Hodges & Dave Peacock
Although she never won Wimbledon who played in 13 Grand Slam singles finals between 1990 and 1998 winning 9 of them?
Monica Seles
Which of Shakespeare’s plays is mostly set in Verona with Act 5 set in Mantua?
Romeo and Juliet
At 56.7 degrees Celsius the global record for the highest air temperature was set in 1913 at Furnace Creek in which valley in California?
Death Valley
Also the name of an album by Bob Marley and the Wailers what is the second book of the Bible?
Exodus
Featuring vocals from Lennon and McCartney and a description of the state of road repairs in Blackburn which is the longest and final track on the Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album?
A Day in the Life
Over what distance are Park Run events run?
5 km
Which MP for Blackburn was the first Home Secretary in the Blair Government serving from 1997 to 2001?
Jack Straw
From the Latin for ‘our father’ what is the term given to a passenger lift consisting of a chain of open compartments which move slowly up and down inside a building without stopping?
Paternoster
Factory Records adopted a system of numbering for its products. Opening in 1982 which nightclub in Manchester was designated FAC 51?
The Hacienda
Although possibly not coined by the author Fay Weldon we were advised in the 1970s and 80s to go to work ‘on’ which food product?
An Egg
Which queen of France was the daughter of King Henry II of France sister of King Henry III and husband of King Henry IV?
Margaret of Valois
Starring Gal Gadot as the title character which film released in 2017 and directed by Patty Jenkins became the highest grossing film to be solely directed by a woman?
Wonder Woman
Beaten by England in the group stages of this summer’s football World Cup which nation’s solitary World Cup triumph came in the 2011 tournament?
Japan
The 2005 Turner Prize winning entry by Simon Starling consisted of what object which was converted into a boat sailed down the Rhine and then converted back again?
Shed
In February 2013 American scientists used a 3D printer to create a living lab-grown version of which part of the human body? The 1970s TV character Jaime Sommers had a bionic version.
Ear
The storming of the Bastille in 1789 was an event during the revolution in which country?
France
Available in 9 languages L’Osservatore Romano is a daily newspaper which is published in which European State?
Vatican City
In which board game do players move around the board through 4 colour coded categories - Creative Cat Data Head Star Performer and Word Worm – completing various tests and challenges at each stage?
Cranium
Which entertainment figure best known for his work with Emu died in March 1999 after falling from his roof as he tried to adjust his TV aerial during the Champions League quarter final tie between Manchester United and Inter Milan?
Rod Hull
Situated on Tenerife in the Canary Islands which is the highest mountain in Spain?
Mount Teide [TAY-day]
The name of which animal of the Chinese zodiac follows the words How To Train Your in the title of a book by Cressida Cowell?
Dragon
Winner of the best British video at the 2019 Brit Awards Nicki Minaj duetted with which band on Woman Like Me?
Little Mix
Reed Snow and Corn are British species of which family of birds?
Bunting
Featuring the character Lord Melbury in an episode called A Touch of Class which TV programme was shown for the first time on BBC TV in September 1975?
Fawlty Towers
The European Union was founded in February 1992 following the signing of a Treaty in which Dutch city?
Maastricht
Which military science fiction video game franchise shares its name with a 2008 hit for Beyonce?
Halo
Which cathedral city in West Yorkshire was saw an important 1460 battle in the War of the Roses and is the home town of Indie Band The Cribs?
Wakefield
