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Rachel Weisz plays twin gynaecologists Elliot and Beverly mantle in 2023 tv series based on which 1988 David cronenburg film in which Jeremy irons plays the twins?
Dead Ringers
Which Austrian currently holds team principal for Mercedes’ f1?
Toto Wolff
Who “takes a trip” in name of famous boutique that opened on london kings road in 1966 and was noted for its psychedelic murals on its shopfront?
Granny
Which player, number 7 seed, made 147 break at worlds snooker championship in his first round match against Ryan day? He lost in second round and has same surname with another player at crucible this year 2023?
Kyren Wilson
Which American costume designer won oscwr for black Panther and sequel? First black woman to win Oscar’s twice in same category.
Ruth E Carter
Which DJ released his debut single Hyph Mngo in 2009 helping to popularise dubstep at end of 2000s? Dj stage name is one letter different from that of member of travelling Wilbur us?
Joy Orbison
One of most famous exhibits at which English museum is a taxidermied walrus that was overstuffed due to taxidermists being unaware that walruses had wrinkled skin?
Horniman Museum
In a metal mood is a 1997 album of jazz and big band style covers of hard rock and heavy metal songs performed by which singer! Second biggest selling act of 1950d after elvis in America, songs included Love Letters in the Sand and Ill be Home.
Pat Boone
Cholesterol, fats and organic oils are all part of what wider group of molecules? One type of molecule in this group, triglycerides, is main component of body fat in humans.
Lipids
Which player 6 seed made two 146 breaks at 2023 world snooker championships in first round match against Wu Yize? He lost in second round and shares his surname with another player who played at crucible Mathis year.
Neil Robertson
Rising to prominence through work on Merchant Ivory films which English costume designer has been nominated for an academy award in twelve occasions, winning for A Room with a View, Mad Max: Fury Road and Cruella? Stephen fry deleted Twitter after a joke about her.
Jenny Beavan
A central aim of monetary policy is to control which economic variable, defined as the ease with which assets can be connected into cash? In a so called trap named for this variable, monetary policy becomes ineffective as a means of controlling an economy.
Liquidity
Associated with swinging sixties scene a chain of London boutiques noted for selling a range of old fashioned military uniforms was called “I was (whose) valet”?
Kitchener
Another of Theseus Labour saw him kill the Crommyonian Sow which was the offspring of typhon and which cave dwelling monster taking half woman half serpent form?
Echidna
Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Kaplan star as Dan Gallagher and Alex Forrest in a 2023 tv series based on which 1987 film directed by Adrian Lyne?
Fatal Attraction
Who held role of team principal for Red Bull since 2005?
Christian Horner
Which rocky island located off coast of iverAgh peninsula off county Kerry was declared as a unesco whs 1996? Along with smaller neighbour formed in same geological event that created MacGillycuddys Reeks?
Skellig Michael
Which tyre company has a logo known as wingfoot which is based on foot of Roman god Mercury?
Goodyear
Emperor Gaozu’s grandson Gaozong was married to which empress, who served as empress consort and dowager empress before reigning in her own right from 690 to 705Ce. The only empress regnant in Chinese history she was deposed by her son Zhongzong and his wife Empress Wei.
Wu
A branch of the natural history museum featuring a large taxidermy collection of extinct and unusual hybrid animals can be found in which Hertfordshire town?
Tring
Playing Jerry Leadbetter in The Good Life and Jim Hacker in Yes Minister?
Paul Eddington
Which band, grime and punk rock, won kerrang best album 2022 and best alt music act at 2022 mobos? Band name one letter different from that of an ever of travelling wilburys.
Bob Vylan
What is name of Japanese craft that differs from origami in that it can be cut as well as folded?
Kirigami
What word follows Act of to give the common name of legislation passed in 1701 that disqualified catholics from inheriting the throne leading to the accession of Queen Anne?
Settlement
Which photographer won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography with The Terror of War an image depicting children trying to escape from a napalm bomb attack during the Vietnam war?
Nick Ut
What word is given to a common component of a routine medical examination that involves a physician checking a patients body with their hands to check the size, consistency, texture, location and tenderness of an organ or body part? It is often listed second in a sequence of four techniques used in abdominal exam.
Palpation
Nominated for best international film feature film academy award but losing out to Juan Jose Campanella’s The Secret in the Their Eyes which 2009 Jacques Audiard film stars Tahar Rahim in the title role as an imprisoned French-Algerian petty criminal who becomes an assassin and drug trafficker while incarcerated?
A Prophet
Which river, the longest in South Africa, rises in Drakensberg mountains along the border between South Africa and Lesotho before flowing westward to the Atlantic ocean?
Orange River
President of Turkey 2007 until 2014?
Abdullah Gül
In horticulture, what word is used to describe a kind plant that has bred and selected for desired traits and when propagated retains those traits? These include almost all agricultural crops and many ornamental flowers.
Cultivar
Which actor received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her role as title character’s daughter Darlene, in the tv sitcom Roseanne? She later had a recurring role as Leslie Winkle on The Big Bang Theory.
Sara Gilbert
“A time of gifts” was a 1977 travel book that recounts a journey taken on foot from Hook of Holland to Istanbul. Written by which acclaimed British writer and soldier who fought in the Cretan resistance during WW2 and who died in 2011?
Patrick Leigh Fermor
Russian entrepreneur Andrey Andreev founded which dating app in 2006? Using a smiling heart as it’s logo, worlds most widely used dating network.
Badoo
Russian search engine internet site
Yandex
Which is the 14th battle listed in Edward Shepherd creases book the 15th decisive battles of the world taking place in 1792 which saw the French army defeat the Prussian forces led by the Duke of Brunswick and led to the National Convention formally establishing the French first Republic
Battle of Valmy
Which Finnish ski jumper list of accolades includes four World Cup titles and five Olympic medals including three golds in 1988? Flying Finn.
Matti Nykanen
What word is given to common component of a routine medical examination that involves a physician listening o the internal sounds of a patient body usually by using a stethoscope? Often listed fourth in sequence of four techniques used in abdominal examination.
Auscultation
abdominal examination consists of which four basic components
inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation
What word follows “acts of….” to give name of two pieces of legislation passed by English Parliament in 16th century that established the monarch as the head of Church of England?
Supremacy
Which photographer won 1969 Putlizer prize for breaking news photography with Saigon Execution an image depicting execution of Nguyen Van Lem an officer of Viet Cong?
Eddie Adams
Only person to win the RTE Sports Person of the Year award more than Katie Taylor is which Irish athlete who has won the award five times? Silver medal at 2000 Olympics and gold at 1995 world camps both in 5000m.
Sonia O’Sullivan
Telling story of three sheffield families over course of sixty years, which musical with lyrics and music written by Richard Hawley won the 2023 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical?
Standing at the Sky’s Edge
What word given to biological sonar used by certain species of bats whales birds to navigate and detect?
Echolocation
Which English pop singer had transatlantic hit 1986’witj cover of Supremes “you keep me hangin on”? Biggest hit since 1981 debut single.
Kim Wilde
12th battle in Edward Shepherd Crease’s book 15 decisive battles of the world, taking place 1709 decisive battle of great northern war and Peter tbe great defeated Swedish forces led by Charles XII
Battle of Poltava
Which author of crime fiction created character dci jane tennison, Helen Mirren in prime suspect?
Lynda La Plante
Operating with slogan “find your crush” which French dating app has over 50!’illion users worldwide? Thunderbolt logo, on it crossed paths.
Happn
Of the many ways to propagate a cultivar what technique involves joining the roots of one plant known as the root stock with another plant known as the scion which has been selected for is desirable leaves flowers or fruits
Grafting
Travel writer a novelist made us 1977 debut with a book about his experiences in South America titled in Patagonia
Bruce Chatwin
Chancellor of the exchequer Grace and favour home found in Buckinghamshire
Dorneywood
Country house used as grace and favour for foreign Secretary found in Kent
Chevening House
Which French basketball player who plays for Metropolitans 92 is believed to be one of best prospects of all time and widely expected pick one by San Antonio Spurs in nba draft.
Victor Wembanyama
Which powerful Japanese feudal lords owned most of the land during the Edo Period and were only subordinate to the shogun and emperor?
Daimyo
Templo Mayor was the central temple of the mexica people and was the primary location for tributes and human sacrifices. Which Aztec god of sun and war was the left half of the Templo Mayor dedicated to?
Huitzilopochtli
Film director of Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and ShAw, Bullet Train?
David Leitch
Who was the director of the John Wick films?
Chad Stahelski
Which singer had uk hit in 1993 with his composition “Fields of Gold”? When asked about origins of song he claimed “there’s something inherently sexy about the sight, something primal, as if the wind were making love to the barley”.
Sting
Which Marxist social historian helped found the journal Past and Present? He later developed his history of the “long 19th century” in his trilogy of “age of” books comprising Revolution, Capital and Empire.born 1917 Alexandria.
Eric Hobsbawm
Most southerly city in South America? This Argentinian city is end destination of series 2 of race across the world.
Ushuaia
British designer Esme Young created an outfit themed around which animal worn by Renee Zlweger in 2001 film Bridget jones diary?
Bunny
Who played Martha jones dr who?
Freema Agyeman
Which welsh rugby Union player and lock for the Ospreys since 2005 has most caps of any rugby Union player?
Alun Wyn JONES
Which class of subatomic particles have half integer spin and obey the Pauli Exclusion principle?
Fermions
Which teen magazine first published in 1983 and discontinued in 2004 was sister of smash hits? It is not to be confused with main rival Sugar.
Just Seventeen
Eastenders Walford post code
E20
Which British soap shown on channel 4 and set in liverpool showed the first pre watershed lesbian kiss on British television in 1994 between Beth and Margaret?
Brookside
Which English real housewife of Beverly Hills is subject of several spin off shows? These have included one focussing on her restaurant titled “_______ Rules” and one focussing on her dog sanctuary.
Lisa Vanderpump
Chinese American particle physicist worked on Manhattan project but perhaps best known for her eponymous experiment to establish whether or not conservation of parity applied to wean interactions?
Chien-Shiung WU
Named for a salvation army’s children’s home in liverpool, Beatles strawberry fields forever was one half of a double a sided number one in 1967. What song also named for a location in liverpool was the other a-side of this record?
Penny Lane
Which Aztec god the god of rain and water was right half of the Templo Mayor dedicated to?
Tlaloc
Which teen magazine first published in 1993 and discontinued 2023 in its later years has advertised itself as the number 1 magazine for YouTubers? Zoella and Sprinkle of Glitter both had columns in this magazine.
Shout
Which Irish rugby Union player and former outside centre for Leinster between 1999 and 2014 has the most caps of any Irish player and the fifth most caps of any rugby Union player?
Brian O’Driscoll
Sarah in Palm Springs and mother in how j met your mother
Cristin Milioti
New Zealand lock and player for crusaders who is currently second higher for country in rugby Union appearances behind richie mccaw for time being by five games (May 2023)
Sam Whitelock
Most rugby Union appearances for Italy?
Sergio Parisse
Most rugby Union appearances for Australia?
George Gregan
Most rugby Union appearances for Romania ?
Florin Vlaicu
Most rugby Union appearances for South Africa?
Victor Matfield
Capped for Ireland rugby Union 124 times before retiring 2019, was captain for 2016-19
Rory Best
Most rugby Union appearances for England?
Ben Youngs
Most rugby Union appearances for Georgia ?
Davit Kacharava
Most rugby Union appearances for Scotland?
Ross Ford
Portuguese rugby Union brothers with first names Vasco and Gonçalo.
Uva
Castleford Tigers stadium
Wheldon Road
Catalans Dragons stadium
Gilbert Brutus Stadium
Huddersfield Giants stadium
Kirklees Stadium
Hull FC stadium
MKM Stadium
Hull Kingston Rovers stadium
Craven Park
Leeds Rhinos stadium
Headingley
Leigh Leopards stadium
Leigh Sports Village
St Helen’s stadium
Totally Wicked Stadium
Wakefield Trinity stadium
Belle Vue
Warrington Wolves stadium
Halliwell Jones Stadium
Wigan Warriors stadium
DW Stadium
Bath rugby Union stadium
The Recreation Ground
Bristol Bears rugby Union stadium
Ashton Gate
Gloucester rugby Union stadium
Kingsholm Stadium
Harlequins rugby Union stadium
Twickenham Stoop
Leicester tigers rugby Union stadium
Welford Road
London Irish rugby Union stadium
Gtech community stadium
Newcastle falcons rugby Union stadium
Kingston Park
Northampton Saints rugby Union stadium
Cinch stadium at Franklins Gardens
Sale Sharks rugby Union stadium
Aj bell stadium
Saracens rugby Union stadium
Copthall Stadium/StoneX
fashion group, best known for its chain of Zara and Bershka clothing and accessories shops owned by Amancio Ortega
Inditex
Richest woman in the world, heiress to L’Oréal fortune
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
Which communist social historian helped found the journal New Left Review? He also wrote one of foundational history works on class consciousness, the making of the English working class?
Edward Palmer Thompson
Co-writer of Wittgenstein film by Derek Jarman, which author wrote Why Marx was Right, Literary Theory: An Introduction.
Terry Eagleton
Which actor played the part of Dr Who companion Bill Potts? Sharing name with wedding anniversary in 2023 she was honour Newton in Tim Jones and Alysse in Netflix The Diplomat?
Pearl Mackie
Played by Judi Dench in 2020 film, the elderly medium Madame Arcati appears in which comedy by Noel Coward in which she holds a seance to contact a writers deceased first wife?
Blithe Spirit
Which group had top ten uk hit with Fields of Fire (400 miles) in 1983?
Big Country
Which US band had top five uk hit with Cotton Fields in 1970?
Beach Boys
Name of Half Life theoretical physicist during an alien invasion at Black Mesa facility
Gordon Freeman
DICE develops this series of military shooters which focus on large maps and vehicle warfare. In 2016 this series tenth instalment taking place in WW1 and conusfing numbered as 1.
Battlefield
This most recent Counter-Strike game was released in 2012. The danish team Astralis has won the most titles at this game’s major championships.
Counter Strike: Global Offensive
System shock and system shock 2 major innovators in fps hybrid both see the player against this rogue AI.
SHODAN
System Shock’s spiritual sequel BioShock follows a protagonist who has been brainwashed to always follow instructions preceded by this three word trigger phrase?
Would you kindly….
Following operative JC Denton, this video game would receive a 2011 sequel subtitled human Revolution.
Deus Ex
The ever popular Call of Duty franchise first introduced its endless zombies mode in this game. This games single player campaign follows Dimitri Petrenko and C Miller.
Call of Duty: World at War
Settings for this open ended game series include the mountainous Kyrat, the Tropical Rook Islands, the dictatorship of Yara and the cult infested Hope.County, Montana.
Far Cry
This series by RunningwithScissors feature an immoral protagonist and a whole lot of south park esque shock humour. A memorable moment from this series second game has the player ask people to sign a petition.
Postal
1998 Gods and Monsters won an Oscar for screenplay and stars Ian McKellen as which film director’s experience of WW1?
James Whale
Philosophical sci fi novel Roadside Picnic 1972 authors
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
In 2011 shooter Homefront, you play an American guerilla fighting against invading forces of this nation.
North Korea
Cyberpunk 2077 takes place in this city in the Free States of California, called a city of dreams by protagonist V.
Night City
The Launch game for Xbox, halo in 2011 had which subtitle on first game
Combat Evolved
1993 video game in which player travels via special book to titular mysterious island, problem solving then to the end.
Myst
Sony video game released 1997 in europe about a rhythm game rap based gameplay namesake rapping dog title character.
PaRappa the Rapper
First arcade video game released in 1971. Created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted dab ey. Derivative of 1962 Spacewar! Featuring rocket controlled in a battle with flying saucers.
Computer Space
Name of inquiry set up to identify the lessons to be learnt from the Iraq war.
Chilcot Inquiry
Which Persian physician and philosopher of the Islamic Golden Age is considered the father of paediatrics? He was first physician to recognise the reaction of eyez pupil to light and first to distinguish between smallpox and measles.
Abu Bakr Al-Razi
Directed by Jonathan Demme, Stop Making Sense is a concert album featuring which iconic music group?
Talking Heads
2 F1 champions who took their title with only one Grand Prix that year. The first was which Brit driving for Vanwall in 1958? He would go on to lose his life just three months later.
Mike Hawthorn
2 F1 champions who took their title with only one Grand Prix that year. 1982 winner?
Keke Rosberg
Which 1998 crime film directed by Steven Soderbergh is adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel of same name? George Clooney plays an escaped bank robber who falls for his kidnapped US Marshal played by J Lo.
Out of Sight
Compiled by Cato the Elder in early 2nd century BCE and covering the period of founding of Rome to his contemporary time, what is the name of the now lost work considered the first example of Roman historiography?
Origines
Alongside his now-wife sophie Habboo which made in Chelsea star cohosts the podcast Nearly Weds, documenting their journey to the altar? Replaced by eventual champion Kelvin Fletcher in 2019’s Strictly after injuring his foot.
Jamie Laing
Which west African ethnic group whose spiritual home is in Daura, Nigeria has the second most spoken language after Arabic in the Afro-asiatic family? With several communities scattered along the traditional Hajj route this ethnic group practices islam.
Hausa
In only fools and horses, Rodney’s wife Cassandra is played by which actress?
Gwyneth Strong
Referred to as golden voice of africa which Malian singer songwriter is notable for his albinism that saw him ostracised due to bad luck in Mandinka culture?
Salif Keita
The New Zealand based fitness company Les Mills produces a wide range of workout programmes. Which programme uses a mix of non contact martial arts inspired exercises to help cardio fitness and train the whole body?
BodyCombat
What is name of Les Mills fitness programme that uses elements of Pilates and Tai Chi to form a yoga based workout to music?
BodyBalance
Which English rugby Union team entered administration in October 2022 six days before wasps? They played their games at sixways and their closest rivals are Gloucester.
Worcester Warriors
In only fools and horses; Del boy’s Raquel played by which actress?
Tessa Peake-Jones
One of the most prominent African singers of her time; which beninese/French singer songwriter was made a polar music laureate in 2023 and is notable for many collabs on albums such as 2007’s Djin Djin?
Angelique Kidjo
Directed by Martin Scorsese, the last waltz is a classic concert film depicting the farewell appearance of which Canadian music group?
The Band
Whcuh 2002 sci film by Steven soderberg is adapted by Stanislaw Lem novel of same name? Set on space station orbiting the titular planet and stars George Clooney and Viola Davis.
Solaris
Which artist appears scene times in list of 30 most expensive photographs ever, with works taken from his Untitled (Cowboy) series? He is known for reappropriating other photos to create new work.
Richard Prince
WhT is pear shaped lute type instrument that is a staple of Levantine, Arabic, and Middle Eastern folk?
Oud
Both cashews and nutritional yeast are popular vegan replacement for what foodstuff due to its strong flavour?
Cheese
Due to its expansion, which European country’s economy in the 1990s and 2000s is referred to as its tiger period ?
Ireland
Which west African ethnic group contributes to a fifth of Nigeria’s population and is second largest in the country? This groups traditional relgiion revolves around concept of Orisa, various gods and spirits who serve the creator force.
Yoruba
Compiled by Sima Tan and Sima Qian during the Han Empire and covering a 2500 year period, what is the name of the text that is considered the foundational text of Chinese historiography?
Shiji
One of four queens of crime; which author known for hero the gentleman sleuth Albert Campion?
Margery Allingham
In 2023, who broke Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s british world record for high jump?
Morgan Lake
Which British newspaper has a logo of an eagle carrying a newspaper in its talons?
The independent
On Indian restaurant menu what type of seafood is Kekra?
Crab
Which season completes the title of Ingmar Bergman’s 1978 film about a concert pianist ______ Sonata?
Autumn
In the books by Lynley Dodd, what type of animal is Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s dairy?
Dog
Which British guitar group had uk hits in 1960s with FBI, Kon Tiki and Stingray?
The Shadows
How many Indians jones films have been directed by Spielberg?
Four (the fifth The Dial of Destiny is m by James Mangold)
Which director of Girl Interupted, Walk the Line; 3:10 to Yuma, The wolverine; Logan and Ford v Ferrari, will direct the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny?
James Mangold
Teflon non stick polymer made up of which two atoms?
Carbon and Fluorine
Which English composer wrote music for 1915 childrens play The Starlight Express?
Edward Elgar
Which spice is traditionally used in Skolebrod also known as Norwegian custard buns?
Cardamom
According to proverb, the shoemakers son always goes…
Barefoot
Game of thrones; which houses sigel is a crowned black stag on a field of gold?
Baratheon
The space of disse is in which organ of human body?
Liver
In which city did deposed Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz live in exile until his death in 1915?
Paris
What is second book of Veronica Roth’s Divergent trilogy?
Insurgent (third is Allegiant)
Situated on banks of the Brahmaputra river, Guwahati is largest city in which Indian state?
Assam
One Man Up (2001) was directorial debut of which Italian film maker?
Paolo Sorrentino
I was dreaming when I wrote this forgive me if it goes astray?
1999
What is a singing hinny in the north east of England?
Dessert (type of cake)
Kings date of birth
14th November 1948
In what month of the year does trooping the colour normally take place in?
June
Who was second oldest to come to throne after King Charles III?
William IV (who was 64)
In which Gulf of the Mediterranean Sea would you find the island
of Ischia? This densely populated island of around 62000 people
was the victim of an 1883 earthquake which saw 3000 deaths and
80% of the homes on the island destroyed.
Gulf of Naples
Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the defenders at Rorke
Drift, but this is not actually the highest number awarded to
fighters at a single battle. That record goes to British soldiers at
Crimean War battle of the 5th November 1854. What was that
battle?
Battle of Inkerman
One of the important sea routes between the Atlantic and the
Pacific, which natural passage was first discovered by a Spanish
expedition in 1520 and named after their Potuguese captain?
Straits of Magellan
The Menai Suspension bridge was the first major suspension
bridge in the world and was an engineering marvel when it was built in 1826. Who built it?
Thomas Telford
A proposed tunnel connecting Dalian on the Liaodong Peninsula
with Yantai on the Shandong Peninsula in China will go under
what strait? This strait takes its name from a marginal sea on the
east coast of Mainland China?
Bohai Strait
What was the two-word name of the memoir and expose writter
by Christina Crawford, the adopted daughter of the actress Joan
Crawford? It attracted much controversy for its portrayal of joan
Crawford as a cruel, unbalanced, and alcoholic mother
Mommie Dearest
White Clam Pie, a pizza, originated in which New England city?
This is the third-largest city in Connecticut after Bridgeport and
Stamford.
New Haven
The Convention of Kanagawa effectively meant the end of Japan’s
220-year-old policy of national seclusion (sakoku) by opening the
ports of Shimoda and Hakodate. In what decade was this treaty
signed?
1850s
Who wrote the novel “Submission”, which imagines a scenario
where an Islamist party win the 2022 French General Election? The
book drew an unusal amount of attention as it was released on
the same day as the Charlie Hebdo attacks.
Michel Houellebecq
Which European city lies on banks of Dambovita river? 4th largest in EU
Bucharest
Whcih Australian desert is an erg that contains worlds longest parallel sand dunes? 4th largest desert in Oz location of big red bash which is most remote music festivals.
Simpson Deserr
Banned in the Irish republic, what was the name of Nancy Friday’s
1973 book of women’s sexual desires? The title, if not the
content, is similar to a 1911 story by Frances Hodgson Burnett
My secret garden
Name of winter palace used. Y Dalia lamas 1649-1959
Potala Palace
What is the second-largest anglophone city in the Caribbean,
after Kingston, Jamaica? The city was the subject of a namesake
song by Bobby Bloom in 1970
Montego Bay
Name of Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark?
Sacagawea
Which NASA mathematician and aerospace engineer did Janelle
Monae play in the movie “Hidden Figures”? This American
scientist shared her surname with the songs “Is she really going
out with him” and “Steppin’ out”
Mary Jackson
Which “Father of Geology” (1726 to 1797) was an early exponent
of uniformitarianism, the science which explains features of the
Earth’s crust as the outcome of continuing natural processes over
the long geologic time scale?
James Hutton
Who was emperor of rome when Pompeii destroyed in AD79
Titus
Constructed by the Teutonic Knights, which Polish castle and
UNESCO world heritage site is the largest castle in the world
measured by land area?
Malbork
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In Ancient Rome, the “Crisis of the 3rd Century” ended when
which man became Emperor in 284? This Emperor, nicknamed
Jovius, separated and enlarged the empire’s civil and military
services and reorganized the empire’s provincial divisions
Diocletian
43 - With the initial one released in 1999, the first twelve installments
of which video game series all take place during World War I1? The
story of the first three games was created by film director and
producer Steven Spielberg
Medal of Honour
45
_Percy Fawcett was a British explorer who disappeared in the
jungles of Brazil in 1925. What name did he give to the supposed
ancient lost city he was searching for? Charlie Hunnam played
Fawcett in a 2016 movie about this
Lost City of Z
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After his discovery the MP John Stonehouse attempted to win
asylum in which island nation rather than return to the UK? The
flag of this country is called the “Four Bands” and is comprised of
four horizontal bands of equal width coloured red, blue, yellow
and green from top to bottom
Mauritius
Which General of the Confederate Army led an ill-fated charge
towards the centre of the Union lines on the last day of the
Battle of Gettysburg? Often cited as one of the turning points of
the war, the farthest point reached by the attack has been
referred to as the high-water mark of the Confederacy.
George Pickett
What African lake is the second-oldest freshwater lake in the
world, the second-largest by volume, and the second-deepest, in
all cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia?
Tanganyika
What “B” is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge
developed by the British army for use in WW2?
Bailey Bridge
The Japanese islands of Honshu and Kyushu are separated by
which straits? These straits silt up at the rate of about 15
centimetres per annum, and dredging has made it possible to
build the Kitakyushu Airport at low cost.
Kanmon Straits
Which empire did the British governer of Sierra Leone, Sir Charles
McCarthy, declare war on in 1823? He was later killed in the
battle of Nsamankow, with his skull used as a trophy of war.
Ashanti
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Which hard Italian cheese made from Sheep’s milk has a name
derived from the Italian for sheep? The six main varieties all have
protected designation of origin status, with Romana being the
most famous
Pecorino
Which English polymath (1794-1866) coined, among other terms,
scientist, physicist, linguistics, consilience, catastrophism,
uniformitarianism, and astigmatism? He also suggested to
Michael Faraday the terms electrode, ion, dielectric, anode, and
cathode.
William Whewell
Mount Everest farthest from sea level, what Hawaii mountain tallest in world when measured from its base?
Mauna Kea
Some say that the famous Portland vase in the British museum
shows Cleopatra seducing Mark Anthony. What is the Portland
vase made from?
Cameo Glass
The Gulf of Martaban is situated off the shore of which Asian country? This country is home to the Laykyun Sekkya, the 3rd tallest statue of Buddha in the world
Myanmar
Which UK bookshop chain, which was a feature of high streets
between 1987 and 2006 shared its name with two Kings of
Bohemia, one of them being a son of Wenceslaus I?
Ottokar’s
In the video game “Life is strange”, the protagonist Max Caulfield
is a student of which subject at Blackwell Academy? Jeff Bridges
and Lenny Kravitz are keen hobbyists in this area of the arts
Photography
Ngerulmud is one of those rare capitals which has a lower
population than the Vatican. It became the capital of which Pacific
Island republic in 2006?
Palau
Capital of Nauru
Yaren
Largest city of Denigomodu is largest city of which country?
Nauru
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Siblings Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal have both been Oscar
nominated. Maggie got a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for
which 2021 psychological drama starring Olivia Colman? The movie
was based on a 2006 novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante.
The Lost Daughter
In 1838 Friedrich Bessel made the first successful measurement of
the distance to a star other than the Sun. What constellation was
that star located in? This constellation is one of the most
recognisable, and it features a prominent asterism known as the
Northern Cross
Cygnus
What was the name of the small highly-maneuverable sailing
ships developed in the 15th century by the Portuguese to explore
along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean? It was
in such ships that Christopher Columbus set out on his expedition
in 1492
Caravel
The traditional Libyan food of Couscous is made of steamed rolled
granules of what? This substance has a name deriving from the
Italian for Bran Flour
Semolina
80
The first implicit measurement of Gravity with an accuracy within
about 1% is attributed to a 1798 experiment by which scientist?
He is also noted for his discovery of hydrogen, which he termed
“inflammable air”
Henry Cavendish
The hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk, with a population of around 1000, is
one of the few permanent settlements on the shores of which
marginal sea? The longest river in Canada, the MacKenzie River,
flows into this sea
Beaufort Sea
If Amelia Earhart was repeating her 1932 Transatlantic flight
today, in which country would she be taking off from and in
which country would she be landing? Both for the point
Canada and Northern Ireland
Which young adult novel written by Jay Asher in 2007 became the
third-most banned book in the United States between 2010 and
2019? Critics raised concern as to how the novel’s subjects of
bullying and suicide impact young adult readers. A 2017 Netflix
adaptation starred Dylan Minnette
Thirteen Reasons Why
87
What name is given to the wind that arises from warm, dry,
tropical air masses that are pulled northward by low-pressure
cells moving eastward across the Mediterranean Sea? The wind
originates in the Arabian or Sahara deserts
Sirocco
Which African coastal desert has endured arid or semi-arid
conditions for 55-80 million years and therefore may be the
oldest desert in the world? It contains some of the world’s driest
regions, with only South America’s Atacama Desert to challenge it
for age and aridity benchmarks
Namib Desert
Located in what is now modern Libya, the ancient city of Leptis
Magna was founded by which Semitic thalassocratic civilization
originating in the Levant?
The Phoenicians
96
Which British astronomer predicted the position and existence of
Neptune using only mathematics? The post of Astronomer Royal
was offered him in 1881, but he preferred to pursue his teaching
and research in Cambridge.
John Couch Adams
In which country would you find the “Great Bitter Lake”? The so-
called “Yellow Fleet” of 15 ships were trapped in this lake between
1967 and 1975
Egypt
Known officially as the “Off-shore Islands” by the Namibian
government, how are the islands stretching along the coastline of
this country more commonly known? The name comes from the
birds that live there
Penguin Islands
1Queen Victoria’s new title of “Empress of India” was proclaimed at
the Delhi Durbar on Ist January of what year? At that point in
time Benjamin Disraeli was the British PM and Ulysses 5 Grant
was US president. 3 years either way accepted
1877
Rather than snow “men” there is a tradition in Japan of making
snow versions of what animals? The Japanese call these
“Yukiusagi”. In literature General Woundwort was one of these
animals
Rabbit
The four biologically defined deserts of North America are the
Mojave, Sonoran, Chihuahuan and which other? This desert lies
between the Sierra Nevada and Wasatch ranges
Great Basin Desert
Ciampino airport in Rome lies very close to which large film
studio, once dubbed “Hollywood on the Tiber”? Recent
productions made here include HBO’s “Rome” and the 2019 movie
“The Two Popes”
Cinecitta
Neil Gaiman is a great advocate of using fountain pens. He claims
to have used a certain brand of fountain pen to sign one million
signatures. What brand? This brand are the largest pen
manufacturers in Japan
Pilot
The Blue Ridge Mountains are part of two major US national
parks, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and which other?
Perhaps singing John Denver’s “Country Roads” will help
Shenandoah
What bird lends its name to a special construction of floors used
in Japan so that the boards made a chirping sound as people
moved across them?
Nightingale Floors
What city on the left bank of the Euphrates river was the capital
of the Abbasid Caliphate between 796 and 809, and then the
capital of the Islamic State from 2014 to 2017?
Raqqa
The Volta reaches the Gulf of Guinea in which African country? The
area formerly known as British Togoland is now part of this
country
Ghana
129
Which British overseas territory is nicknamed “The Emerald Isle of
the Caribbean” both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for
the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants?
Montserrat
The Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 gave Germany control of
the Caprivi Strip, which was vital for access to the Zambezi River.
The geographic salient known as the Caprivi Strip can be found in
which modern African country?
Namibia
Which Battle of 1827, fought between an allied force of Russian,
French and British against the Ottoman Empire, is said to be the
last major naval battle fought entirely with sailing ships?
Battle of Navarino
167 Named after the explorer Felix Booth who lived between 1780
and 1850, the Gulf of Boothia is a geographical feature of what
country? The Fury and Hecla Strait can be found in the same area
Canada
166 What name is given to the posited body that struck the Earth to
produce the Moon?
Theia
34
Which ancient Roman stadium, adjacent to the Colloseum and
now a public park, is the supposed location of the legendary
“rape
of the Sabine women”?
Circus Maximus
What straits separate the Gulf of Aquaba from the Red Sea?
Blockades of Israeli shipping from these straits and the Suez
Canal have led to wars in 1956 and 1967
Straits of Tiran
Which mountain is the second-highest volcano in Antarctica
(after Mount Sidley), the highest active volcano in Antarctica, and
the southernmost active volcano on Earth?
Mount Erebus
Which lake, the southernmost lake in the East African Rift System,
is thought to be home to more species of fish than any other in
the World?
Lake Malawi
The Olmecs got their name from the Nahuatl word for which
substance? This substance having been used by the Olmecs since
ancient times
Rubber
The Nachi Waterfalls of Wakayama Prefecture, Japan are believed
to be home to the spirits worshipped in Shintoism. With 4
letters, what word is used for the deities, divinities or spirits in
Shintoism?
Kami
What Straits separate Ellesmere Island and Greenland? Its name
derives from a British naval officer. It has a nearly permanent
current from the north, powered by the Beaufort Gyre, making it
harder to traverse for ships coming from the south,
Nares Strait
Anise is used around the Mediterranean to flavour various
traditional spirits. In Italy these would be called Sambuca, in
Greece they’d be called Ouzo. What they most likely be called in
Turkey?
Raki
The Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido are separated by
which strait? The world’s longest undersea tunnel by overall
length, the Seikan Tunnel, runs under this strait
Strait of Tsugaru
The word
“Sahara
‘ is derived from the Arabic word for desert.
What desert name is derived from the Tuareg word for desert?
Tenere
What bridge is “The Great Bridge”
according to the name of David
McCullough’ 1972 non-fiction classic? This suspension bridge
designed by John A. Roebling was the longest in the world when
it was opened in 1883
Brooklyn Bridge
How is lake Tiberius more commonly known?
Sea of Galilee
What was the two word title of the Rabbids and Mario game
which is believed to be the best selling non-Nintendo created
game for the Switch? The 2017 game follows Mario, his friends,
and a group of Rabbids who try to save their world from invadin
Rabbids that accidentally misused a powerful invention and
began to wreak havoc
Kingdom Battle
Which seabird found around the British Isles takes its name from
its distinctive call? Beginning with the letter “k” a colony of these
birds on the Tyne Bridge are the furthest inland colony in the
World
Kittiwakes
Of all the current members of OPEC, which African country has the
lowest population? The small volcanis island of Annobon is the
only part of this country south of the Equator
Equatorial Guinea
Which cat was left £1.3m in Karl Lagerfeld’s will?
Choupette
Who was the creator of Buck Rogers debuting in 1929?
Philip Francis Nowlan
First appearance 1929 in Thimble Theatre, Popeye created by?
EC Segar
Who created Lone Ranger in 1933 and Green Hornet and Kato in 1936?
George Trendle
Conan the Barbarian first appeared in 1932 by the hand of which writer?
Robert E Howard
Dick Tracy first appears in 1931 by which artists hand?
Chester Gould
First appearing in On the Planet Mongo in 1934 Flash Gordon created by who?
Alex Raymond
Superman first appeared in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in which comic books first issue?
Action Comics #1
Bob Kane and Bill Finger created Batman in 1939 in the #27 issue of which comic book series?
Detective Comics
Which superhero, with the real name Jay Garrick, first appeared in 1940 namesake comic series by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert?
Flash
All American Comics #16 by Martin Nodell, Bill Finger debuted which real name Alan Scott character?
Green Lantern
Joe Simon and Jack Kirby debuted which superhero in March 1941 in namesake comic book series?
Captain America
Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941)
Aqua Man
Pearl harbour date
7th December 1941
D day landing date
6th June 1944
In 2020, NK Jemisin created Sojourner Mullein as latest version of which hero in Far Sector #1.
Green Lantern
Who plays Kamala Khan in Ms Marvel
Iman Vellani
Who plays She Hulk: Attorney at Law
Tatiana Maslany
Meaning evening courier, best selling paper in Italy published in Milan
Corriere della Sera
Who created Rupert the Bear
Mary Tourtel
False authenticity of Hitler diaries ruined this historian reputation
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Fashion designer born Darlington, Durham, in 1969, worked with New Look and been in relationship with Gwendoline Christie since 2013.
Giles Deacon
Long side whiskers worn without a beard named after a lord from Tom Taylor’s comedy 1858?
Dundreary
Rome 1918 company founded as leather and fur workshop by Adele Casagrande until changed name in 1925 when got married.
Fendi
Long side whiskers merging into a moustache nMed after emperor of Austria
Franz Josef
Originally clog or wooden sole attached to shoe, now overshoe usually made of rubber or plastic
Galosh
French fashion designer designed Madonna cone bra for 1990 blond ambition tour
Jean Paul Gaultier
Plain woven cotton cloth especially striped or checked literally means striped in Malay
Gingham
Venezuelan born fashion designer best known for dressing First Ladies Jacqueline Onassis to Michelle Obama
Caroline Herrera
Fashion designer artistic director at Louis Vuitton 1997-2014
Marc Jacobs
Welsh fashion designer 1943-92 revolutionised menswear by introducing high fashion to Savile row in 1969 funded by cilla black?
Tommy Nutter
British fashion designer the creative director of fashion brands Céline from 2008 to 2018 and Chloé from 2001 to 2006
Phoebe Philo
From Dutch for small dot, what make up brush used to apply variety of make ups?
Stippling Brush
Who does make up brand Flower?
Drew Barrymore
Make up Kora organics by which actress
Miranda Kerr
Selena Gomez make up brand
Rare Beauty
Ariana Grande make up brand
REM Beauty
Idris Elba make up brand with Sabrina
S’able
Florence by Mills is make up brand by who?
Millie Bobbie Brown
Who owns Humanrace make up brand, now Louis Vuitton mens creative director replacing Virgil Abloh
Pharrell Williams
Who plays Cameron Frye in Ferris Buellers Day off, Connor Roy in Succession?
Alan Ruck
Who stars as Siobhan “Shiv” Roy in Success?
Sarah Snook
Who plays Kendall Roy in Succession? Also Lee Harvey Oswald in PARKLAND, Jeremy Rubin in The Trial of Chicago 7 (by Aaron Sorkin)?
Jeremy Strong
Who plays Roman Roy in succession?
Kieran Culkin
Term used in modern times to describe power of the press
Fourth estate
Name of series of bilateral superpower summit meetings held in 1980s between Gorbachev and Reagan?
Geneva Summit 1985
name of the United States Army Air Forces B-29 bomber that dropped a Fat Man nuclear weapon over the Japanese city of Nagasaki
Bockscar
Political slogan adopted by Mao
Zedong (Mao Tse-tung)in 1956 and launched as a movement in February 1957 to allow more free speech in Communist China. The high level of.strikes that followed caused Mao to retract his original statement and suggested that the campaign
was a means of identifying reactionary elements.
100 Flowers Bloom
Hungarian former communist PM who took power of Hungary to withdraw from Warsaw Pact in 1956
Imre Nagy
Pro soviet regime of post Hungarian uprising Hungary After Imre Nagy was which prime minister?
Janos Kadar
From Arabic for shaking off, Palestinian mass popular uprising in the Gaza Strip and West Bank which started in December 1987 with demos, strikes and violent confrontation between Palestinian youths and Israeli occupying forces. Israel responded with an iron first approach.
Intifada
What year was Iranian embassy siege?
1980
Term coined by gaddafi means state of the masses
Jamahiraya
What year was Khaki Election?
1900 called by marquess of Salisbury named after boer war khakis
Building in name of which agreement lord Carrington brokered which ended UDI and heralded independence of Rhodesia. Ian Smith present, bishop Abel Muzorewa, Robert Mugabe.
Lancaster House Agreement
Bulgarian journalist killed 1978 by poison ricin from on from umbrella
Georgi Markov
June 1955 meeting between foreign ministers of Belgium France Italy Luxembourg Netherlands and west Germany which led to rome treaty of 1957.
Messina Conference
Hoard of Roman silver of 4th century discovered ploughing in Suffolk in 1942, the great dish.
Mildenhall Treasure
Film about excavation of Sutton Hoo starring Carey Mulligan as Edith Pretty and Ralph Fiennes as Basil Brown
The Dig
Peacock Throne used for which country’s royalty?
Iran
Trial and acquittal of who in uk in 1985 under 1911 official secrets act, high flying civil servant accused of leaking classified info to Tam Dalyell of Labour relating to Belgrano ship dining in 1982.
Clive Ponting
Architect who used bribery and corruption and led to Reginald Maudling resigning as Home Secretary in 1972
John Poulson
Newly elected Czechoslovakia leader who underwent Prague Sppring before getting booted
Alexander Dubcek
Czech student who self immolation during prague spring uprising
Jan Palach
Proposal advanced by French foreign minister on 1950 which formed the European coal and steel community?
Schumann Plan (Robert Schuman)
Two defections in 1951 of Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean. Who was third man in 1963?
Kim Philby
Two defections in 1951 of Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean. Who was third man in 1963 Kim Philby. Who was fourth man in 1979
Guy Burgess
Escalating violence during and after the apprentice boys March in Derry on 12 august 1969 became known as the battle of what?
Bogside
In July 1988, which American warship mistook an Iran air commercial flight for a fighter and shot it down killing 290 lives.
Vincennes
What year Waco siege?
1993
carts used during the French Revolution to convey victims to the guillotine
Tumbrel
French for a knitting woman. The term is most often used in its historical sense as a nickname for the women in the French Revolution who sat in the gallery supporting the left-wing politicians in the National Convention
Tricoteuse
Wild hog with upturned tusks native to Malay archipelago
Babirusa
Arboreal civet of Southern Asia with shaggy black coat and a prehensile tail
Binturong
Specific fish which makes Bombay duck
Bummalo
Six letter alt name for the bush baby specifies Lorisidae
Galago
Most cats have how many toes
18
Name of cheese with maggots in it
Casu Marzu
Six letter term for flying lemur
Colugo
Genus astacus also known as spiny lobster
Crayfish
Small beetle which makes. Sound like a watch ticking once supposed to portend death
Death watch beetle
Beginning with d, cuon alpinus, fierce canine pack hunting mammal of forests of central and Southeast Asia
Dhole
Glis Glis
Edible dormouse/fat dormouse
Night monkey or owl monkey monkey of South America has large staring eyes
Douroucouli
Largest of the living antelopes has spirally twisted horns
Giant Eland
What is a galliwasp?
West Indian lizard
Brownish baboon with a bare red patch on its chest native to Ethiopia
Gelada/sometimes Bleeding Heart Monkey
Large powerful monkey of the plants and open rock area of southern Arabia or Arabian baboon
Hamadryas
Wild ass of a race native to tibet with a thick furry coat, subspecies of asiatic ass
Kiang
Z domestic humped ox of Asia and Africa
Zebu
Dali had a pet called Babou of what animal type
Ocelot
Which Australian island is primary setting for the Quokkas off coast of Perth Western Australia?
Rottnest Island
Short tailed primate some English-speaking parts of Africa, they are called “softly-softlys”, has vertebral spines protruding through its neck.
Potto
Tropical rainforest mammal of central and South America, Potos Flavius, based on the Algonquian name for the wolverine.
Kinkajou
Felis Pardalis
Ocelot
Small Asian deer has jo antlers and males hVe long protruding canine teeth?
Musk Deer
Small North American rattlesnake named from corruption of an Ontario river?
Massasauga
Capra falconeri - large spiral horned wild goat of Central Asia
Markhor
Felis Wiedii - small wild central and South American cat
Margay
Papio Sphinx monkey with bright face and big buttocks
Mandrill
Six letter name for the Malayan stink badger or skunk badger
Teledu
Helostoma Temminckii - small brightly coloured freshwater fish, a popular aquarium pet
Kissing Gourami
Term for fish who swim up a river from sea to spawn
Anadromous
Term for any placental ungulate mammal whose hoofs have even amount of toes like pigs, sheep, camels, deer, cattle etc.
Artiodactyl
How many noses does an ant have and also how many eyes does a bee have?
Five of each
Term for a fish that swims down. River to the sea to spawn
Catadromous
If carapace is the top of a Chelonian creature she’ll what is the bottom part?
Plastron
One word alternative name of a Russian Hunting Sighthound
Borzoi
Dog guards monasteries and translates as bark lion sentinel dog
Lhasa Apso
Which terrier breed named after Haverfordwest, Wales, the estate of Captain John Edwardes?
Sealyham Terrier
Which spaniel breed named after estate of Duke of Newcastle?
Clumber Spaniel
Dog breed named after character created by Sir Walter Scott in his novel Guy Mannering (1815)
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Dog breeed Chinese for “sand-skin.”
Shar Pei
Dog breed named after translates to little lion in mandarin
Shih Tzu
Dog breed quickly became popular on the barges and earned its name, which means “little captain” in Flemish
Schipperke
Pimlico Plumbers owner
Charlie Mullins
Other great Lama of Tibet other than Dalai Lama
Panchen Lama
Religion founded by Persian in 6th or 7th century BCE
Zoroastrianism
Relgiion founded by a Persian prophet 216-74 based on conflict between good and evil. Describes any heretical philosophy involving dualistic doctrines.
Manichaeism (Mani)
First translation of what to English was by George Sale in 1734 from native language, although Alexander ross translated French into English in 1649?
Quran
Founder of Jehovah’s Witness
Charles Taze Russell
Two branches of Buddhism
Theravada and Mahayana
Nickname black friars order
Dominicans
Nickname black monks order
Benedictines
Nickname grey friars order
Franciscans
Nickname white monks order
Cistercians
Nickname white friars order
Carmelites
Adams first wife before Eve
Lilith
Dog licences abolished year
1988
Spraints are droppings of which animal?
Otter
Crotties are the droppings of which animal
Deer
Term used for the hibernation like state that cold blooded animals utilise during very cold weather?
Brumation
Word for a black and white horse colouring
Piebald
Word for a brown and white horse colouring
Skewbald
Term for any placental ungulate mammal whose hoofs have an odd number of toes eg horse tapirs and rhinoceros?
Perissodactyl
Pismire is a Middle English name for whcih insect as smell
Ant
Name of a young hare
Leveret
First garden city designed by Ebenezer Howard opened in 1903
Letchworth in Hertfordshire
Term for bird having a keel less breastbone and therefore unable to fly
Ratite
Term for bird having a keel breastbone and therefore able to fly
Carinate
Term for a young bird or animal requiring care and feeding by the parents after hatching or birth
Altricial
Term for those species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching.
Precocial
Brian Boru died at which battle 1014
Battle of Clontarf
Which Slovenian cyclist won 2023 Giro Ditalia beating Geraint Thomas? Also won Vuelta a espana2019/20/21
Primoz Roglic
South American cyclist won Giro 2014 and Vuelta 2016?
Nairo Quintana
Who beat Gujarat Titans to win IPL in 2023?
Chennai Super Kings
After Jameson, which is second largest brand of Irish whisky globally? It is named after county town of Offally in republic where distilled.
Tullamore DEW
Chongqing and Antwerp have dedicated walkways separating phone users and non phone users. Which portmanteau word used for pedastrians walking slowly and without attention to their surroundings because they are focused upon their phones?
Smombie
First held in 1780, which was first outdoor sporting event to be televised live in 1931?
Epsom Derby
Coinage Act 1971: 1p and 2P can be used to pay for bill of what maximum price?
20p
Coinage Act 1971: 5p and 10p can be used to pay for bill of what maximum price?
£5
F1, 2017 changed to how many points for a win?
25
Coinage Act 1971: 20p and 50p be used to pay for bill of what maximum price?
£10
Which former anchor for Newsnight left bbc in 2022 after allegations of lack of impartiality over Rod Liddle, Dominic Cummins and Piers Morgan, now hosts podcast The News Agents?
Emily Maitlis
Which city in the Palestine territory is located 846 ft below sea level, which makes it the lowest city in the world and, with archaeological
remains dating back to 9,000 BC, also has a claim to be the oldest
city in the world?
Jericho
Which creatures in Scottish myth are said to live as seals in the sea but shed skin to come humans on land?
Selkies
Which mythical monster whose primary purposes seems to frighten children into good behaviour inspired 1977 picture book which in turn gave us 2016 tv adaptation starring Timothy Spall with Victoria Wood in her final TV appearance?
The Bogeyman
Said to be man on moon but according to Asian and indigenous north and Central American folklore which animal is in markings on near side of moon?
Rabbit/Hare
Founded in 1861, by what name was Bristol Beacon concert hall known as until 2020?
Colston Hall
Coach in charge of wolrd cup winning springboks in 2007? Captain was John Smit
Jake white
Which actress won best support actress Oscar for Cactus Flower in 1969, costarred with Peter Sellers in Theres a girl in my soup and costarred with Bette midler and Diane Keaton in the first wives club?
Goldie Hawn
What tile was adopied by Anne of Cleves following the annulment
of her marriage to Henry VIlI? No doubt Henry was wishing to
promote the fact that the marriage had not been consumated
The Kings Beloved Sister
The Queen Consort of George IV was Caroline of Brunswick but he
had undergone an unsanctioned marriage earlier in his life at the age
of 21. What was the name of the woman he had “married” on that
occasion?
I
Maria Fitzherbert
James V of Scotland married which powerful French joblewoman?
This woman was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, and she ruled
Scotland as regent for a time
Mary of Guise
The name of which of the Dinosaurs means Heavy Claw alluding to the very large claw on the animal’s first finger? It was first discovered by an amateur fossil collector in Surrey in 1983
Baryonyx
Name for fossilised faeces
Coprolites
Dinosaur name beginning with A means deceptive lizard?
Apatosaurus
Mary Anning discovered that Belemnite fossils contained fossilised what? Made them similar to modern day cephalopods.
Ink Sacs
15% of all mid jurassic discoveries made worldwide have occurred on which Scottish island?
Skye
The Nemegt Basin, which is noted for its fossil treasures including
early mammals, dinosaur eggs, and prehistoric stone implements,
can be found in which desert?
Gobi Desert
In Egyptian mythology, which Ibis headed scribe of the gods invented X
hieroglyphics? His Greek equivalent was Hermes
Thoth
Ancient Egyptians referred to their own country name with what term beginning with K, means Land of Black Soil?
Kemet
The ram-headed god Khnum was believed to dwell under which island near the present day city of Aswan from which he controlled the flooding of the Nile?
Elephantine
What “H” is the name given to the period when Egypt was first ruled
by foreigners? The true extent and duration of this period is uncertain,
but is believed that the horse and chariot was introduced to Egypt at
this time
The Hyksos Period
Scoring a US number one and a UK top 40 hit in 1981, which
succesful American duo warned us that “Private Eyes”,
were
watching you?
Hall and Oates
Who, in 1974 at the age of 10, became the youngest person in
history to have an album in the top ten of the UK Albums Chart
with “Mal He’s making eyes at me”? The single of the same name
also reached the top ten
Lena Zavaroni
Which American vocalist’s only two UK solo number ones of the 1970s both had the word “Eyes” in their titles?
Art Garfunkel
“The night had a thousand eyes” according to which man in
1963? This man got his big break when he filled in for Buddy
Holly at the concert Holly had been heading to when he crashed
Bobby Vee
Which alliteratively-named former page 3 model, now the wife of
ex-Brookside actor Sam Kane, took a song called “Eye Contact”
into the UK top 100 in 1986?
Linda Lusardi
The 1968 top 5 hit “Blue Eyes” by the one man band Don Partridge is unusual in that it begins with what instrument?
Kazoo
What sort of eyes did Billy Idol sing about in his 1984 top 20 hit?
Without A Face
Greek city of Thessaloniki sits on which body of water on which sea?
Thermaic Gulf on the Aegean Sea
Named after the explorer Felix Booth who lived between 1780
and 1850, the Gulf of Boothia is a geographical feature of what
country? The Fury and Hecla Straits can be found in the same
area.
Canada
55 ~ Which gulf is situated between the north coast of Somalia and
the south coast of Yemen? Ibn Majid referred to this as the Gulf
of Berbera but we usually refer to it using the name of a Yemeni
city
Gulf of Aden
What gulf sits between Sfax and Djerba in Tunisia?
Gulf of Gabes
Bbc radio station serving Derry NI?
Foyle
Gene Hackman character in French connection
Popeye Doyle
Baddy from Blade Runner played by Rutger Hauer
Roy Batty
Writer of Derry Girls
Lisa McGee
Name of good witch who helps Dorothy when first arrives in Oz
Glinda
What does Dorothy need to say while clicking heels to get backs home
There’s no place like home
Which man born William Duckinfield 1880-1946 was originally the wizard in wizard of Oz?
Wc fields
Of all the musical adaptations of L Frank Baum’s work which one has most Tony awards?
The Wiz
Which steam locomotive was the first to hit 100mph in the UK?
This occurred on the 30th November 1934
Flying Scotsman
The carriages of the luxury train running between Pretoria and
Cape Town were traditionally painted in which colour? The line
would eventually become synomonous with this
Blue Line
The Maitree Express (meaning Friendship Express) runs from the
Indian city of Kolkata to which national capital?
Dhaka
In the Harry Potter movies, which viaduct, lying on the Mallaig to
Fort William line, is regularly featured in scenes when Harry is
travelling to Hogwarts?
The Glenfinnan Viaduct
Which city is the most northernly on the Canadian Pacific
Railway? Indeed, this provincial capital of over one million people
is regarded as the Northernmost “large” city on the continent
Edmonton
According to 2020/21 data, busiest train station in Britain outside London?
Birmingham New Street
In which Canadian city would you find longest fully automated driverless mass transit system in the world? This city has fourth largest port by tonnage in Americas.
Vancouver
The “Miniatur Wunderland” exhibition home to worlds largest railway. 15,400m of railway track, in which German city?
Hamburg
Name of train going from Adelaide to Darwin?
Ghan
Who is New Zealand’s highest ever run scorer in test cricket?
Ross Taylor
With 519 in total, which man is West Indies top wicket taker in test cricket?
Courtney Walsh
Who is highest run scorer in history of Pakistani cricket?
Younis Khan
Which man took over 400 test wickets for Pakistan cricket and therefore has record?
Wasim Akram
Who is Sri Lanka’s highest ever run scorer in test cricket?
Kumar Sangakkara
Which man has taken more wickets for New Zealand than any ever?
Richard Hadlee
What was the name of Armando lanucci’s 2009 book where he
cast his eye over modern life? The title of this book differs by
just one letter from Barack Obama’s 2006 bestseller
The Audacity of Hype
What unit of length is defined as exactly 1852 metres?
Nautical Mile
The word parsec is the portmanteau of what short series of words?
Parallax of one second
Who has been fittingly French face of Chanel No 5 since 2020!
Marion Cotillard
In which country would you be if you were enjoying the winter
sport facilities at Jaca? This location has bidded for the Winter
Olympics four times but has failed on each occasion
Spain
Until retirement in 2022, June spencer at 103 was most probably oldest soap actress of all time. Played who in The Archers?
Peggy Woolley
Colombian Beto Perez credited with founding which fitness craze in 2001? This activity involves cardio and Latin inspired dancing.
Zumba
Which man British champion jump jockey in 1953/54 season? He was onboard Devon Loch when it fell in 1956 grand national.
Dick Francis
Name of Russian battleship sank 80 miles south of Odesa in 2022? Became largest warship to be sunk since ww2.
Moskva
Which American politician became highest ranking us official to visit Taiwan since 1990s this year? China responded by carrying out huge military exercises in area.
Nancy Pelosi
Which actor was Raj Koothrappali in The Big Bang Theory? Forbes
listed him as the world’s third-highest-paid television, actor in
2015 and 2018
Kunal Nayyar
Who played Howard Wolowitz on BBT?
Simon Helberg
Shared name of shipping forecast area and a disputed uninhabited islet which lies 187 miles west of Scotland and 263 miles north west of Ireland?
Rockall
What foodstuff thrown at Mona Lisa in 2022 by just stop oil?
Cake
The Eysturoy Tunnel featuring the worlds first undersea roundabout can be found in what island group?
Faroe Islands
Fenster in Usual Suspects, imagine people say “hand my the keys you cocksucker” to him still on a daily basis?
Benicio Del Toro
Starred in some huge movies like Outbreak, Get Shorty, Ransom, In the Line of Fire
and Lethal Weapon 3 & 4 then more or less vanished.
Rene Russo
My first crush as a young lad, she starred as Arnie’s daughter Jenny in Commando
before starring in TVs Who’s The Boss and Charmed.
Alyssa Milano
Played Mrs Doyle in Father Ted and Libby Croker in Shameless.
Pauline McLynn
One of three acting brothers, he was in old school, Charlie’s angels, anchorman.
Luke Wilson
Actor was in Casper, Final Destination, played title character in Eminem’s video Stan.
Devon Sawa
Plays either someone upholding the law or breaking it. He’s played villains such as
one of the Fratellis in the Goonies, Bond nemesis in Licence to Kill and snide FBI
agent Johnson in Die Hard
Robert Davi
Actor started opposite Schwarzenegger in Commando and Predator, also appears in Sister Act 2, A Rage in Harlem, tv played Percy Odell in Black Lightning.
Bill Duke
Received Oscar nominations for Nixon, The Crucible and The Contender. Played John travolta wife Eve in Face/Off, Governor in Death Race and recurring role in The Bourne films.
Joan Allen
Played kelly Taylor in Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise.
Jennie Garth
Nadia in American pie; scary movie and Colin brings home at end of love actually.
Shannon Elizabeth
Started in ET, Shauni in Baywaych then got kit off as playboy model in Steven seagal action flick Under Siege.
Erika Eleniak
Played Ricky Fitts in American Beauty, was in hunger games and mission impossible fallout.
Wes Bentley
Actor who was in The Fisher King, Jurassic Park III, Eduard Delacroix in The Green Mile.
Michael Jeter
Started in itv Band of Gold, films Emma, Jane Eyre, two Oscar nominations one for Sweet and Lowdown and one for In America. Was in Fantasgic Beasts and where to find them and also The Whale 2022.
Samantha Morton
squeaky voices lady done loads of voice work, was bride of Chucky and dated Frasier crane as two different characters in cheers and Frasier.
Jennifer Tilly
Hit it big after the full monty, had success with A Knights Tale and played Fred flintstone in big screen. Also Robert Baratheon on game of thrones
Mark Addy
John Wick’s wife, i robot and Lord of War. In Blue Bloods tv show.
Bridget Moynihan
Actress in Cocktail, Red heat, showgirls, face off, ps I love you, house of Versace, played Gladys Jones on Riverdale. Also Brooklyn nine nine guest star.
Gina Gershon
Alexander Mahone in Prison Break, was in Crash, Eric Sacks/Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
William Fichtner
Chesty Puller in The Pacific, Luther Sloan in Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Heywood in Shawshank Redemption, Colonel Stuart in Die Hard 2.
William Sadler
John McClane’s wife Holly Genaro in Die hard 1 and 2.
Bonnie Bedelia
Most recognised role is Tricia Poe in con air wife of nic cage( also along came a spider and patch Adams:
Monica Potter
Played Lolita in 1997 Adrian Lyne adaptation, also Jamie Archer in John Woo’s Face/Off. Also music video to Shawn Mullins Chart hit Lullaby.
Dominique Swain
Once one of recognisable plus size actors, lost weight and been on American history x, evolution and Wolf of Wall Street; also my name is Earl:
Ethan Supplee
Jon Arbuckle in Garfield movies, first in clueless, then lead in Road Trip.
Breckin Meyer
Starred in Road Trip, strange little intro at start of britney’s Boys music video and also Legit with Jim Jefferies.
DJ Qualls
The original Buffy in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer, also known for being Christie Boner in Dude WhereS My Car?
Kristy Swanson
Royal family member who died 18 February 1478 drowned in a barrel of Malmsey wine?
George Plantagenet Duke of Clarence
King of France died when striking head on lintel of door on way to watch real tennis in 1498
Charles VIII
Despite efforts of Ambroise Pare and Andreas Vesalius, which king of France died 1559 from sepsis from splintered Lance of one of his Scottish guards?
Henry II of France
Astronomer died 1601 from issue resulting from not peeing at a banquet?
Tycho Brahe
Scottish Arkstkcrat, polymath and first translator of Rabelais’s writings into English said to have died laughing upon hearing that Charles II had taken the throne?
Thomas Urquhart
Moliere died 1673 during performance of which play?
Le malade imaginaire
Son of George II and father of George iii said to have died from struck by cricket ball
Frederick Prince of Wales
Which famous detective died 1884 when he tripped and severely bit tongue resulting I. Gangrene
Allan Pinkerton
Empress Elisabeth of Austria assassinated in 1898 by which Italia. Anarchist while strolling through Geneva?
Luigi Lucheni
French President died 1899 while engaging in sexual action? George’s Clemenceau said he thought he was Caesar but he died as Pompey (pun on pomper meaning to suck out).
Felix Faure
Austria-Hungary tailor and inventor died 1912 jumping from Eiffel Tower wearing parachute of own invention?
Franz Reichelt
Name of servant to Frank Lloyd wright who went on murder spree in 1914 at his Taliesin studio in Wisconsin with a hatchet?
Julian Carlton
Flood in 1919 in Boston of what?
Molasses
Which president’s son died while at White House playing tennis for blister on foot which got infected?
Calvin Coolidge
Which author died 1931 drinking two water in Paris and got typhoid; warned of it too he was?
Arnold Bennett
Chemical engineer involved in leaded gasoline and first CFCs, polio left disabled so he made device which ended up strangling him.
Thomas Midgley
Logician who developed fear of poisoning and only eat if wife did it, wife hospitalised sk be starved to death.
Kurt Godel
Year was Georgi Markov poisoning with ricin on street?
1978
Actor who died in 1982 filming twilight zone the movie?
Vic Morrow
Dick Wertheim died in 1983 as a tennis linesman got hit in groin by an errant serve by which tennis player at US Ooen?
Stefan Edberg
2006 which Russian former FSB officer was assassinated with polonium 210?
Alexander Litvinenko
Name of segwayniwjernwhonfirr off a Cliff in Thorp Arch England?
Jimi Heselden
Australian test and ODI cricketer killed by a bouncer striking his neck causing artery dissection November 2014
Philip Hughes
Name of cinematographer who died on set of western film Rust when actor Alec Baldwin discharged a colt. Also hit Joel Souza director.
Halyna Hutchins
1903 name of elephant killed/executed and caught on 74 second of film
Topsy
1916 elephant name of elephant who photograph hanged from neck of crane for killing trainer in Tennessee.
Mary
How many bars on wifi logo?
3
Contactless payment logo has how many curved bars
4
What are spirits in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees? Seen in Princess Mononoke
Kodama
Which Saudi team just won the league in 2023? They beat Ronaldos Al Nasr. Managed by Nuno Espírito Santo.
Al-Ittihad
Who was the first recipient of the Michael Faraday Award by Royal Society for communicating scientific ideas in 1986?
Charles Taylor
British neuroscientist 1989 recipient of the Michael Faraday Award by Royal Society for communicating scientific ideas, known for work in vision and development of brain and controversial due to positive views on animal testing?
Colin Blakemore
Michael Faraday Prize 1990, royal society President 1985-90, Nobel prize chemistry in 1967 with Eigen and Norrish. Known for flash photolysis and applied photophysics.
George Porter
Who wrote 1884 book Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions?
Edwin Abbott Abbott
Mathematician and winner of Michael Faraday Prize wrote Does God Play Dice? The New Mathematics of Chaos, Flatterland (sequel of Flatland), The Science of Discworld.
Ian Stewart
Malacologist is studied of what phylum?
Mollusc
Scientist and broadcaster female House of Lords member known for treatment of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Wrote fiction 2121 and non fiction about Mind Change, controversial views in digital impact.
Susan Greenfield
British scientist and tv presenter known for work in ivf and fertility treatment
Robert Winston
South African born developmental biologist who has won the Michael faraday award. Known for his French flag model of embryonic development where used French flag as visual aid to explain how embryonic cells interpret genetic code for expressing characteristics. Books: Triumph of the Embryo, Malignant Sadness, how we live and why we die.
Lewis Wolpert
Born 1939 Wisbech and winner of Michael faraday award, also won 1996 Nobel prize for chemistry with Robert curl and Richard smalley for discovering fullerenes.
Harry Kroto
American Pie, American Beauty and costar in Loser which was teenage dirtbag film.
Mena Suvari
This guys best role was in oscar nominated in As Good As it Gets
then a few years later a career low point playing Matt Damon’s
conjoined twin in Farrelly Bros
“comedy” Stuck On You. Recently
starred in the excellent Black Bird on Apple TV
Greg Kinnear
90s pinup went saved by the bell to 90210 then back to saved by bell for reboot
Tiffani Thiessen
Played Johnny Rico in starship troopers followed by supporting role in sleepy hollow then TV movies and video games?
Casper Van Dien
Most famously detective Mike Hammer on Tv and warden Henry pope in tv prison break
Stacy Keach
Best known for portraying Tichard Thornburg the reporter in die hard and die hard 2 and also Walter peck in ghostbusters.
William atherton
The one not many girls fancied on 90210 but later married Megan fox so not too bad
Brian austin green
A well known face in 90s thanks to Point Break, a league of their own with Madonna and most famously tank girl. Made comeback on orange is the new black.
Lori Petty
Orange is new black prison name
Litchfield penitentiary
Career highlight was the usual suspects, became born again religious convert after 9/11 then now religious movies mostly
Stephen Baldwin
First attention as Dr Jack Boomer Morrison in St Elsewhere; then green mile as “brutal”, contact; 12 monkeys, the rock, big bloke.
David Morse
Ben Dtiller ex wife in dodgeball( zooland( tropic thunder
Christine Taylor
Actor prominent role in four spike Lee movies, West Indian Archie in Malcolm x, also Crooklyn; clockers, da 5 bloods. Also in Get shorty, cider house rules; gone in 60 seconds
Delroy Lindo
Road trip; rat race, the butterfly effect actress.
Amy Smart
Ex wrestler turned movie tough guy playing Brian in Predator and Captain Freedom in The running man?
Jesse Ventura (governor of Missouri)
2002 how to build a time machine, 2010 The eerie silence, 1995 Templeton prize, Michael faraday prize.
Paul Davies
Born 1962 Baghdad. Michael faraday prize 2007, science and Islam 2009, shock and awe story of electricity 2011.
Jim Al-Khalili
The Music of the Primes, what we cannot know; around the world in 80 games. Godmother was Valerie Eliot. Second Simonyi Professor for public understanding of science at uni of Oxford.
Marcus de Sautoy
1943-2014 British planetary scientist, was principal investigator for Beagle 2 Mars lander project. Won Michael faraday prize.
Colin Pillinger
1967 born British biochemist and writer, won Michael faraday 2016 prize: books power sex suicide mitochondria and the meaning of life, life ascending the ten great inventions of evolution, transformer the deep chemistry of life and death?
Nick Lane
British chemist working on gaining insights into chemistry and environment acceptable materials, core is supercritical fluids. Main presenter for YouTube channel Periodic Videos. Hit news for saying World Cup couldn’t be solid gold as couldn’t pick up.
Martyn Poliakoff
2020 Michael Faraday Prize winner which statistician, books Sex by Numbers, The Art of Statistics, Covid By Numbrszx
David spiegelhalter
Robin ince and Brian cox radio 4 comedy and popular science series show from 2009-present?
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Whcih K is a capital of Kush 2400-1500BC before moving onto Meroe as the capital?
Kerma
QUESTION TWO
Greek mythology tells the story of which prince of Troy, who was taken as a lover by Eos? Eos asked Zeus to make this man immortal but forgot to request he also be granted eternal youth, and this prince eventually became a cicada,
Tithonus
QUESTION THREE
Which author wrote a series of ten letters to the officer cadet Franz Xaver Kappus between 1902 and 1908? These letters were published as the collection Briefe an einen jungen Dichter (Letters to a Young Poet) three years after their author’s death in 1926.
Rainer Maria Rilke
JESTION ONE
Art Nouveau is said to have reached its apex in France in 1900, when which designer
Created the first generation of entrances to Paris Metro underground stations? To
date, 86 of this man’s entrances are still in place
Hector Guimard
QUESTION TWO
In the April 1994 edition of The Modern Language Review, Donald Shaw wrote about the Latin American Boom and the difficulty in establishing when the movement began and ended. He starts by citing Alfred MacAdam, who states that the Boom began in 1963 with which postmodern novel by Julio Cortázar, notable for including almost 100
“expendable chapters”?
Hopscotch/Rayuela
QUESTION THREE
Europe’s tallest statue, Rodina-mat’ zovyot! (The Motherland Calls) stands 85 m (279 ft) high and can be visited in which city?
Volgograd (Stalingrad or Tsaritsyn)
QUESTION ONE
The existence of the neutrino was originally hypothesised by Wolfgang Pauli, and its
name coined by Enrico Fermi, to explain the continuous energy spectrum of which
specific physical process?
Beta Decay
UESTION TWO
A gamelan orchestra typically includes several kendang players and a bedug. The
kendang and bedug belong to what general class of instrument, other examples of
which include the tom-tom, dholak, and cajón?
Drum
Who popularised the term BRIC and MINT?
Jim O’Neill
Leakey’s orangutan expert
Birute Galdikas
Donald Shaw goes on to refer to the arguments of Gerald Martin, who claims that the Latin American Boom’s beginnings can be traced back to the 1949 publication of Hombres de maíz (Men of Maize), a novel written by which Nobel Prize-winning author? Three years earlier this author wrote El Señor President, basing the dictatorial
President on Manuel Estrada Cabrera.
Miguel Angel Asturias
Plato uses the character of Socrates to argue that the soul is immortal in which of his dialogues? This is the fourth dialogue about Socrates’ final days and ends with him drinking hemlock as ordered by the Athenian government.
Phaedo or On the Soul
QUESTION THREE
Hector Guimard [ghee-mar] rose to prominence as an architect with his design for which apartment building, the first in Paris to be designed in the Art Nouveau style? To further promote Art Nouveau (and himself), Guimard organised a marketing campaign
based around this building.
Castel Beranger
Beta decay is a generic term for three decay mechanisms - beta plus and minus, and electron capture. In beta plus decay, a proton is converted into a neutron, releasing an electron-neutrino and which other subatomic particle?
Positron/antielectron
Another of Leakey’s ‘Trimates” was Dian Fossey who is remembered for her work at the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. Both the park and the centre are in which mountain range also known as Mufumbiro?
Virunga Mountains
the only English king since the Norman Conquest to be crowned during his father’s reign
Henry the Young king (son of Henry II and died 1183)
In which city is the tallest statue in south america( a 46.72m version of Virgin Mary? Was tallest Mary until 2021 of Mary in Batangas City Philippines?
Trujillo, Venezuela
The Calvin Cycle is the name given to the series of light-independent reactions that occur during photosynthesis. In plants, these reactions occur within the stroma of which membrane-bound organelle?
Chloroplast
The Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang attempted to become immortal by drinking which substance? A later description of his tomb by historian Sima Qian [see-ma chee-an] said that it contained a hundred rivers made from this substance.
Mercury
Among his best-known novels are La traición de Rita Hayworth (Betrayed by Rita Hayworth, 1968), Boquitas pintadas (Heartbreak Tango, 1969), and El beso de la mujer araña (Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1976) which was adapted into the film released in 1985, directed by the Argentine-Brazilian director Héctor Babenco; and a Broadway musical in 1993.
Manuel Puig
Another of Rilke’s [rill-kuh’s] best-known works written in the same “creative storm” that produced Die Sonette an Orpheus (The Sonnets to Orpheus), is which collection of ten elegies, named after the castle on the Adriatic Sea coast near Trieste where they
were composed?
Duino Elegies
Chinese mythology holds that the immortality of the deities was granted by which fruit? In Xi You Ji Journey to the West), Sun Wukong is given the duty of protecting these fruits and he consumes one before Xi Wangmu arrives to host a banquet of this
fruit.
Peaches
Hector Guimard’s [ghee-mar’s] design for Castel Béranger was inspired by the time he spent in Brussels with the Belgian architect, Victor Horta. Guimard was particularly inspired by which town house, designed by Horta and named after the scientist for whom it was built in 1892 and 1893? It is often cited as the first Art Nouveau building.
Hotel Tassel
A gamelan orchestra may also include a suling, which is an example of what sort of instrument? The suling, Indian bansuri, and the Western concert examples of these instruments are side-blown, whereas the Chinese xiao and Malagasy sodina are end
blown.
Flute
The transmutation of a proton to a neutron in beta plus decay occurs due to the conversion of an up quark to a down quark, and vice versa in beta minus decay. This process is mediated by the weak force, via the exchange of which subatomic particle?
W Boson
Who wrote Satantango
Laszlo Krasnahorkai
Which 14th century French philosopher known for namesake ass that presents the paradox brought about by having to choose between two things of equal value?
Jean Buridan
Occasionally called the Moa eagle, largest eagle ever known to have existed is which New Zealand species that hunted moa and according to Māori, hunted humans until extinction of moa caused its own extinction in around 1400?
Haast’s Eagle
In which village in Gyeonggi province on de facto border between north and South Korea was the armistice signed that ended Korean War in 1953?
Panmunjom
Which 1987 chinua Achebe novel takes place in imaginary west African country Kangan where officer identified only as Sam and known as his excellency has taken power following military coup?
Anthills of the Savannah
Name derived from Greek word for digestion, which enzyme is released by chief cells in stomach to degrade food proteins into polymers of amino acids?
Pepsin
Donald Shaw cites two other scholars who agree that the Latin American Boom began in 1963, but argue the first major work was La ciudad y los perros (The Time of the Hero), the debut work from which author? The book was so critical of the Lima military academy in which it was set that copies were burned by the academy’s leaders as ‘Ecuadorian propaganda’.
Mario Vargas Llosa
Who is the title character* of Rilke’s [rill-kuh’s] only full-length novel, who asks “Ist es möglich, daß die ganze Weltgeschichte mißverstanden worden ist?” (*‘Is it possible that the whole history of the world has been misunderstood?”) You may give the
character’s first name or last name,
Malte Laurids Brigge
The Wu experiment investigated the beta-minus decay of Cobalt-60 to an excited state of Nickel-60 to prove that the weak force violates parity conservation. This was shown experimentally by measuring the emission direction of what type of electromagnetic radiation, released by the excited Nickel-6o before decaying to its ground state?
Gamma rays
Both Hector Guimard [ghee-mar] and Victor Horta took inspiration from which French architect whose 1872 book Entretiens Sur L’Architecture (Lectures on Architecture) laid out several principles adopted by Art Nouveau? This man’s own architectural projects included restoration work done on French landmarks including Mont Saint-Michel and the walls of Carcassonne.
Eugene Viollet-Le-Duc
In the 1990s Codemasters had major success with a series of games based on
which toy cars? For 3 to 4 years, they were the largest selling toy car line in
the US with total dollar sales exceeding the combined sales of the next top-
selling lines: Hot Wheels, Matchbox and Majorette.
Micro Machines
Eleven men were inducted at the founding of the Golf Hall of fame in 1974
Which one of these men was “The Long Ball Hitter from West Virginia”? -He is
credited with winning 82 tour events, a record only matched by Tiger Woods
Sam Snead
What film name links (allowing for a spelling difference) a Craig Brewer-
directed comedy movie of 2021 and a 1988 comedy movie directed by John
Landis? Saul, the Jewish barbershop customer, is a character in both movies
Coming to America/Coming 2 America
What kind of Eyes gave Al Martino a smash hit in 1966? Originally composed
as “Moon over Naples”, this song has been recorded over 500 times
Spanish Eyes
What 1992 hit was one of only 2 UK top 5 hits for Richard Marx? The chorus
included the lyrics “I swear I left her by the river, I swear I left her safe and
sound’
Hazard
How is the reality TV star Nicole Elizabeth LaValle (née Polizzi) better known?
As well as her TV work she has competed at Wrestlemania
Snooki
Which “Suzie” currently holds the highest score and highest batting average in
the New Zealand Women’s Twenty20 cricket team?
Suzie Bates
Achieving a Gamespot review score of 10 out of 10, Guns of the Patriots was
the 4th game in which video game series? 3-word answer
Metal Gear Solid
13
The “in Memoriam” section at the 2023 Oscars ceremony included a nod to
which American actor whose last film credit might well be the unusual comedy
horror film “Cocaine Bear”? In the world of video games this man voiced
characters in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Call of Duty: Black Ops Il
Ray Liotta
14
Carey Mulligan received a Golden Globe nomination in 2023 for her role as the
real life reporter Meghan Twohey. In the movie “She Said”, Twohey is
investigating what man?
Harvey Weinstein
The TV show “Wednesday” received a couple of nominations at the 2023
Golden Globes. Which Puerto Rican actor took on the role of Gomez Adams in
that show? His film credits include Boogie Nights and Traffic
Luis Guzman
16
Sounding like a Chinese dish, which Australian group have been ARIA Award
nominated for the songs “Stranger” and “Fire/ Reprisal”? Two word answer
Peking Duk
17
Which female Tennis player was the top-ranked Australian singles player for
452 consecutive weeks, from October 2008 to June 2017? She won a Grand
Slam singles title at the 2011 US Open, where she beat Serena Williams in the
final and became the first Australian woman since Evonne Goolagong Cawley
in 1980 to win a Grand Slam singles tournament
Samantha Stosur
8 The cyclist Bernard Hinault was nicknamed “The Badger”. He won the Tour de
France general classification five times. Can you name any of the years this
happened?
1978/79/81/82/85
What song from “Honeysuckle Rose” was nominated for the Best Original
song Academy Award in 1980? Lyrics of this country and western classic
include “Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway”
On the Road Again
20 Which WW2-themed vertical scrolling shooter arcade game gave Capcom one
of their first big hits? Despite being made by a Japanese company, the aim of
the game was to reach Tohyo and destroy the Japanese Air Fleet
1942
The multi-million-selling game franchises Resident Evil, Street Fighter and
Devil May Cry were all created by which Japanese company?
Capcom
26 Which actor was Johnny Cade in ‘The Outsiders’? His most famous role was
playing a character who defeated johnny Lawrence in the final of the 1985 ‘All
Valley tournament
Ralph Macchio
Chloe Zhao was full of praise for which Irish actor who appeared as Druig in
the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals? This man would later win a
BAFTA for best supporting actor in the movie “The Banshees’of Innisherin”
Barry Keoghan
In 2011 Corey Feldman appeared in the video for which Katy Perry song? Lyrics
of this song include “There’s a stranger in my bed, there’s a pounding in my
head”
Last Friday Night
29 The Lahore cricket ground which hosted the 1996 Cricket world cup final was
named after which dictator who lived between 1942 and 2011?
Colonel Gaddafi
31
Dave Grohl joined with Josh Homme and John Paul Jones to form which rock
supergroup? Together they won a Grammy in 2011 with the song “New Fang”.
3 word answer
Them Crooked Vultures
32 What Spanish man went 14 games unbeaten in the Davis Cup between 2011 and 2016? This player, born 1982, holds the distinction of winning the most
matches on the ATP Tour without ever winning a Major
David Ferrer
34 In 1998 Eg White wrote the song “Chained” for which man? He was the long-
time lead guitarist with Bon Jovi and the former husband of actress Heather
Locklear
Richie Sambora
35 In Fl what colour flag means “A faster car is approaching. Move aside’?
Blue
36 Real name Douglas Trendle, who was the impressively named lead singer of
the ska band Bad Manners? First and last name required
Buster Bloodvessel
38 Which “Geoff” is an Australian professional golfer who won the 2006 U.S. Open and has also won three World Golf Championships?
Geoff Ogilvy
39
Which genre of dance music developed in London in the early 2000s out of
UK garage scene? It draws influences from jungle, Dancehall and hip hop
Grime
40 As heard on the “Guardians of the Galaxy” soundtrack, who became the first Native American band to get into the US top 5 when they released “Come and get your love” in 1974?
Redbone
Which English actress, a star of “Harlots”, has received two Academy Award
nominations, one for Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen’s Sweet and
Lowdown (1999), and the other for Best Actress for Jim Sheridan’s In America
(2003)?
Samantha Morton
42 The American electronic engineer Jerry Lawson was the inventor of what item, which help speed up the growing popularity of video games? These items
were larger than floppy disks and had less memory space but that didn’t stop
their widespread use throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s
Game Cartridges
43 . Set against the backdrop of Nazi occupied Italy in 1944, “BLANK is dead” is a 2022 psychological horror game. What girls name fills the blank? This is also the first name of the woman who is the oldest ever Sport Illustrated Swimsuit cover model
Martha
44 Hugh Hefner made a voice-only appearance as himself in which 2011 Easter themed movie? James Marsden was the live action star whilst Russell Brand voiced the central CGI character
Hop
45 Natasha Khan was nominated for the Ivor Novello award in 2013 for the song
“Laura”. Under what 3-word name does Natasha Khan perform?
Bat for Lashes
Jamie Murray has been partnered by which American woman in his last three
mixed doubles finals? This woman has won nine Grand Slam titles, and an
Olympic gold medal, and is a former world No. 1 in doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Which American TV host and Media Mogul created the game shows “Jeopardy”
Ind “Wheel of Fortune”?
Merv Griffin
49 - What was the 5-letter name of the construction foreman, Mario and Luigi’s
boss, according to the recent Super Mario movie? This character shared his
name with the Fonzie’s cousin, Snoopy’s Brother and Dexter Fletcher in Press
Gang
Spike
Second defined as tradition between two hyperfine levels of ground state of an atom of which isotope?
Caesium 133
Which base unit uses Planck constant (6.626 x 10^-34) in its definition?
Kilogram
Which base unit for electric current uses the elementary charge as part of its definition?
Ampere
Which base unit uses the Boltzmann constant k (1.381 x 10^-23)?
Kelvin
Which base unit named after a scientist born 1775?
Ampere (electric current)
10^30
Quetta
10^27
Ronna
10^24
Yotta
10^21
Zetta
10^18
Exa
10^15
Peta
10^-30
Quecto
10^-27
Ronto
10^-24
Yocto
10^-21
Zepto
10^-18
Atto
10^-15
Femto
10^-12
Pico
10^-9
Nano
Unit named after an American scientist who invented the bolometer, is a unit of heat transmission used to express rate of solar radiation received by the earth?
Langley
Non-SI unit of spectral flux density or spectral irradiance used especially in radio astronomy and named after American physicist who in 1933 was first to discover radio waves emanating from Milky Way in Sagittarius.
Jansky
Metric unit of area equal to 10^-28 m^2 used in nuclear physics for expressing the cross sectional area of nuclei and nuclear reactions.
Barn
What distance defined as exactly 1852m?
Nautical mile
What is defined as exactly 1.852km/h
Knot (one nautical mile per hour)
Unit of acceleration typically used in precision gravimeter. Defined as 1cm/s^2.
Gal (named after Galileo Galilei)
Si derived unit for plane angle
Radian
Si derived unit for a scientist born 1857 Hamburg
Hertz (Frequency)
Si derived unit named after scientist born 1643
Newton (Force, Weight)
Si derived unit after scientist born 1623, defined as one Newton per square metre
Pascal (used in internal pressure, stress, Young’s Modulus, ultimate tensile strength)
Si derived unit after physicist born 1818
Joule (energy, work, heat)
Si derived unit after english inventor born 1736
Watt (power, radiant flux)
Si derived unit after French scientist born 1736
Coulomb (electric charge)
Si derived unit after scientist born 1745
Volt (electric potential, voltage; emf)
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Farad (capacitance)
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Ohm (resistance, impedance, reactance)
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Siemens (electrical conductance)
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Weber (magnetic flux)
Si derived unit after inventor born 1856
Tesla (magnetic flux density)
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Henry (inductance - he was first secretary of Smithsonian institution)
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Becquerel (activity referred to a radionuclide, decays per unit time)
Si derived unit after English physicist born 1905
Gray (absorbed dose of ionising radiation)
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Sievert (equivalent dose of ionising radiation)
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Degree Celsius
Monteverdi last opera priE her Venice 1643 about mistress of Roman emperor Nero?
L’incoronazione di Poppea
Successor of teacher Monteverdi in Venetian musical life; did operas Ormindo, Giasone, La Calisto.
Francesco Cavalli
The first opera and by who performed in Florence 1598 music now lost?
Dafne by Jacopo Peri
The earliest opera whose music survives performed in 1600 and by who?
Euridice by Jacopo Peri
Based on Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso, the first opera written by a woman was La Liberazione di Ruggiero? Who by?
Francesca Caccini
First German opera was 1627 Dafne, music now lost and was by who?
Heinrich Schutz
First Spanish opera was 1660 La Purpura de La Rosa, music now lost and was by who?
Juan Hidalgo
First French opera was 1671 Pomone, was by who?
Robert Cambert
First English opera was 1683 Venus and Adonis, music now lost and was by who?
John Blow
Who wrote the Libretti to Ricard Strauss’s operas Elektra 1909, Der Rosenkavalier 1911, Ariadne Auf Naxos 1912, die frau ohne schatten 1919, Die Agyptische Helena 1928, Arabella 1933?
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
1873 opera Boris Godunov only completed opera by which Russian composer?
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Which Italian composer did La Cenerentola? Cinderella.
Gioachino Rossini
Mozart opera by librettist Caterino Mazzola with title Roman emperor
La Clemenza di Tito
Czech language opera The Cunning Little Vixen by which composer?
Leos Janacek
Who did libretto for Henry Purcell 1688 opera Dido and Aeneas?
Nahum Tate
Who did opera Don Pasquale and L’elisir d’amore?
Gaetano Donizetti
Which French composer did two operas: L’enfant et Les sortileges and L’heure espagnole?
Maurice Ravel
Based on Alexander Pushkin novel in verse 1825-32, who did opera Eugene Onegin?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Italian librettist and composer whose only completed opera was Mefisfofele? Did libretto to Verdi’s Otello and Falstaff and Ponchielli’s La Gioconda.
Arrigo Boito
Which French composer did Le Tribut de Zamora about battle of Zamora 939, Romeo et Juliette 1867, La Reine de Saba, Sapho 1851, Faust 1859, Philemon et Baucis?
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Who composed La Forza Del Destino?
Giuseppe Verdi
German composer born 1786, operas Der Freischutz (The Marksman), Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbam), Silvana, Abu Hassan, Euryanthe and Oberon.
Carl Maria von Weber
Derived from Alexander Pushkin’s 1834 poem The TAle of the Golden Cockerel, who did opera The Golden Cockerel ?
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
German composer who created Les Huguenots, L’Africaine (about Vasco de Gama), L’etoile du nord, Robert Le diable including the ballet blanc Ballet of the Nuns?
Giacomo Meyerbeer
One word title Mozart opera with subtitle “re di creta” or king of Crete?
Idomeneo
Name of the title character of Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri?
Isabella
Premiered in Brno in 1904 who composed Jenufa? Also did Kata Kabanova
Leos Janacek
Who was the librettist of The Magic Flute and builder of the Theater an der Wien?
Emanuel Schikaneder
Based on 1731 Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prevost, who composed Manon? Also did Le Cid, Werther, Thais,?
Jules Massenet
Who did the Libretti to The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cosi fan tutte?;94/5 Professor of Italian literature at Columbia university?
Lorenzo Da Ponte
Italian composer born 1760-1842, first opera Demophoon, Eliza, Medee, Ali Baba?
Luigi Cherubini
Composer of Moses und Aron, Erwartung (Expectation), Von Heute auf morgen.
Arnold Schoenberg
