201908201 Flashcards
Which actor played Austin in the play True West at the Vaudeville theatre in 2018? He also played Jon Snow in the television series Game of Thrones.
Kit Harington
In JRR Tolkien’s Middle-earth what is the name of the land in the south-east which is ruled by Sauron and is the location of Mount Doom?
Mordor
The subject of the remastered N.Sane trilogy initially developed for the PlayStation 4 what kind of Australian marsupial is the protagonist ‘Crash’?
Bandicoot
Which first century BCE Queen of Egypt is believed to have died by poisoning herself perhaps administered by the bite of an asp to prevent herself being taken as a prisoner to Rome by Octavian?
Cleopatra VII
Named one of the New7Wonders of Nature in 2011 which volcanic island is the largest in South Korea and comprises a Special Self-Governing Province off the country’s southern coast?
Jeju (Jeju-do) Island
Motherboard Noisey and Munchies are blogs run by which larger provocative magazine website?
Vice
The songs ‘Ex-Factor’ by Lauryn Hill and ‘Get Your Roll On’ by Big Tymers were sampled on which 2018 Drake track from the album Scorpion?
Nice for What
Born Loretta Pleasant what is the name of the woman who having had her cancer cells taken without her knowledge in 1951 are the source of the first immortalised human cell line?
Henrietta Lacks
Which city the largest in the state of Rajasthan is home to the Rajasthan Royals IPL franchise cricket team?
Jaipur
In which German university city was Martin Luther said to begin the Protestant Reformation by nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the Schlosskirche in 1517?
Wittenberg
Which character in the television series Red Dwarf was played initially by Clare Grogan and later by Chloe Annett?
Kristine Kochanski
In the New Testament what three-word term is used in chapter 6 of the Epistle to the Ephesians to describe a composite of spiritual protection such as the ‘breastplate of righteousness’ the ‘shield of faith’ and the ‘helmet of salvation’?
Armour of God
Dying aged 64 in February 2019 Mark Hollis was best known as the lead singer of which band whose 80s hits include ‘Life’s What You Make It’ and ‘It’s My Life’?
Talk Talk
Nephrology is the medical speciality focussing upon which internal organs?
Kidneys
Named by Guinness World Records this year as the world’s steepest street Ffordd Pen Llech in the town of Harlech can be found in which constituent country of the UK?
Wales
What name is shared by a hospital in Fitzrovia and the largest cities in both the US states of Oregon and Maine?
Portland
Located north of the city of Šiauliai [pron. “Show-Lay”] the Hill of Crosses is a site of Catholic pilgrimage in which northern European country?
Lithuania
Created by David Firth which animated web series centres around a green humanoid creature who collects amongst other things rusty spoons finger puppets and nettles?
Salad Fingers
Formed at Wesleyan University in Connecticut ‘Time to Pretend’ ‘Kids’ and ‘Electric Feel’ are tracks from the 2007 debut album Oracular Spectacular of which indie band?
MGMT
Which halogen derives its name from the Greek word for ‘stench’?
Bromine
In The Simpsons which 1994 movie starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock is misremembered by Homer as ‘The Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down’?
Speed
Which British landscape painter of Rain Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway is set to become the new face of the £20 note in 2020?
Joseph Mallord
After the departure of Rafael Benitez which Premier League team is now managed by Steve Bruce?
Newcastle United
Which Conservative Prime Minister who was in office from 1963-64 preceded Harold Wilson’s first premiership?
Alec Douglas-Home
Hibbing Minnesota is the home town of which singer and songwriter whose songs include Like A Rolling Stone Blowin’ in the Wind and Tangled Up in Blue?
Bob Dylan (Robert
Which planet in the Solar System lying between Jupiter and Uranus is the sixth furthest from the Sun?
Saturn
Which isthmus also the name of a major canal marks the boundary between Africa and Asia?
Suez
Which brand of grooming products named for a feline is known as Axe in European markets?
Lynx
Which player won his second NBA Finals MVP award after leading the Toronto Raptors to the championship in 2019? This summer he signed for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Kawhi Leonard
Which Californian ‘robber baron’ was president of the Central Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific and founded a namesake university near Palo Alto?
Leland Stanford
Which 1998 German film depicts three alternate realities in which a woman played by Franka Potente has twenty minutes to get 100000 Deutsche Marks to save her boyfriend’s life?
Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt)
Which German romantic painter created the 1818 artwork ‘Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog’?
Caspar David Friedrich
After the sacking of Chris Hughton which Premier League team is now managed by Graham Potter?
Brighton & Hove Albion
In JRR Tolkien’s Middle-earth what is the name of the land in the larger regions of Eriador and Arnor which is the home of most hobbits and is the location of Bag End?
The Shire
In The Simpsons which 1993 movie starring Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum is accidentally plagiarised by Principal Skinner for his novel ‘Billy and the Cloneasaurus’?
Jurassic Park
One of Saturn’s most notable features is a cloud at its north pole that resembles which regular polygon that has six sides?
Hexagon
Formed at Columbia University in New York ‘A-Punk’ ‘Oxford Comma’ and ‘Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa’ are tracks from the 2008 self-titled debut album of which indie band?
Vampire Weekend
The A.V. Club and Clickhole are websites run by which larger satirical media company?
The Onion
Standing 66m high the Millennium Cross is a landmark on Vodno Mountain to the southwest of the capital city of which Balkan country?
North Macedonia
Which Californian ‘robber baron’ controlled newspapers including the San Francisco Examiner and the New York Journal and founded a namesake communications company famed for its yellow journalism?
William Randolph Hearst
Which 1998 British-American film depicts two simultaneous alternate realities in which a woman played by Gwyneth Paltrow has different relationships based upon whether she boards or misses a London underground train?
Sliding Doors
Which halogen derives its name from the Greek word for ‘violet-coloured’?
Iodine
Which player won two consecutive NBA Finals MVP award after leading the Golden State Warriors to the championship in 2017 and 2018? This summer he signed for the Brooklyn Nets.
Kevin Durant
In the New Testament what four-word term is used in chapter 5 of the Epistle to the Galatians is used to describe virtues including ‘love joy peace patience kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness and self-control’?
Fruit of the (Holy)
Which isthmus also the name of a major canal connects North and South America
Panama
Which Labour Prime Minister who was in office from 1976-79 succeeded Harold Wilson’s second premiership?
James Callaghan
Chanhassen Minnesota is the site of Paisley Park a recording studio owned by which singer and songwriter whose songs include When Doves Cry 1999 and Purple Rain?
Prince (Rogers Nelson)
What two-word name is shared by a hospital in Hammersmith and a London railway station to the east of Trafalgar Square?
Charing Cross
The song ‘Why Can’t We Live Together’ by Timmy Thomas was sampled on which 2015 Drake track from the album Views?
Hotline Bling
Created by David Firth which live action character and star of his own web series is a Burberry cap wearing rapper whose songs include Crystal Meffin’ and Donny Soldier?
MC Devvo
Named one of the New7Wonders of Nature in 2011 which bay is famed for its 1600 limestone islands and shares its name with a city in northern Vietnam?
Ha Long Bay
Which Swiss city then an independent city state is said to be the birthplace of Calvinism being the home of John Calvin from 1541 until his death in 1564?
Geneva
The subject of the remastered Reignited trilogy initially developed for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One what kind of fire-breathing mythical creature is the protagonist ‘Spyro’?
Dragon
Voted Britain’s greatest painting in a 2005 BBC Radio 4 poll a depiction of which ship will be incorporated alongside a self-portrait of JMW Turner on the new £20 note?
The Fighting Temeraire (tugged to her last berth to be broken up)
Which actress played Caroline in the play I and You in 2018 at the Hampstead Theatre? She also played Arya Stark in the television series Game of Thrones.
Maisie Williams
Hepatology is the medical speciality focussing upon the gallbladder pancreas and which other large internal organ?
Liver
Succeeded by Ffordd Pen Llech the former steepest street in the world according to Guinness World Records was Baldwin Street. It can be found in the city of Dunedin in which southern hemisphere Commonwealth country?
New Zealand
Which first century CE Queen of the Iceni tribe killed herself by poison to avoid capture by the Romans according to Tacitus in his Annals?
Boudica (Boadicea)
Dying aged 49 in March 2019 Keith Flint was best known as the lead singer of which band whose 90s hits include ‘Charly’ and ‘Firestarter’?
The Prodigy
Which brand of body spray whose branding includes a tick logo is known as Rexona in European markets?
Sure
Which character in the television series Red Dwarf was played in the first second and eighth series by Norman Lovett and in the third fourth and fifth series by Hattie Hayridge?
Holly
Which 19th century American railway foreman became the subject of much neurological and psychological research having survived a spike being driven completely through his head?
Phineas Gage
Which city the largest in the state of Punjab is home to the Kings XI Punjab IPL franchise cricket team?
Mohali
Which English-born American painter of the Hudson River School created the five-part series ‘The Course of Empire’ in the 1830s?
Thomas Cole
Nicknamed the Freedom Tower One World Trade Center is the tallest skyscraper in the USA and can be found in which city?
New York City
Champions…About Bloomin’ Time is a book about the end of which cricket team’s 77 year wait to win their seventh County Championship outright in 2011?
Lancashire
Which 2019 Tory leadership contestant and Brexiteer was made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in July as well as being charged with no deal Brexit preparations by Boris Johnson?
Michael Gove
Which Pulitzer Prize winning book by Elizabeth Strout centres around the titular high school maths teacher who lives in Crosby Maine?
Olive Kitteridge
Now I Can Die in Peace is a book about the end of which baseball team’s 86 year wait to break the Curse of the Bambino and win a sixth World Series in 2004?
Boston Red Sox
Which 2019 Tory leadership contestant and Brexiteer was made Foreign Secretary in July by Boris Johnson?
Dominic Raab
Which Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Marilynne Robinson centres around the congregationalist pastor John Ames who lives in the titular Iowa town?
Gilead
Situated on the former site of the Southwark Towers what is the tallest skyscraper in London and the UK?
The Shard
The John Logan play Red is about which abstract expressionist artist remembered for colour-field paintings?
Mark Rothko
Part of the Eastern rift mountains in Tanzania what is the highest mountain in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro
Retiring in July this year which former New York Jets quarterback gained notoriety in 2012 for his ‘butt fumble’ play against the New England Patriots?
Mark Sanchez
Which Queen of Great Britain and Ireland who reigned from 1702-1714 was played by Olivia Colman in the film The Favourite?
Anne
