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What silky-haired dog breed has a name that means “swift” in Russian?
Borzoi
A nun named Miss Clavel was the teacher for which title kiddie lit character created by Ludwig Bemelmans?
Madeline
Gro Harlem Brundtland was the first female prime minister of which European country?
Norway
The 1985 movie Kiss of the Spider Woman, based on Argentine author Manuel Puig book, is set in a prison in which country?
Brazil
What waxy substance is naturally produced by sheep to protect their wool?
Lanolin
Which cartoon character made his first appearance in a 1919 short film titled Feline Follies under the name Master Tom?
Felix the Cat
What son of Lord North’s private secretary became a leader of English fashion famous for his friendship with King George IV?
Beau Brummell
What subject of a narrative poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson is shipwrecked on a desert island for 10 years before he returns home to discover his wife has remarried?
Enoch Arden
Who caught a touchdown pass in the Philly Special, a trick play in Super Bowl LII?
Nick Foles (first to throw and catch a touchdown pass in Superbowl)
What notorious club for high-society rakes was established in England in 1749 by Francis Dashwood?
Hellfire Club
Which competitor in the decathlon in the 1912 Olympic Games served as the president of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972?
Avery Brundage
What is the repetitive name used for the common dolphinfish?
Mahi-Mahi
Which actor plays country music with his band, Modern West?
Kevin Costner
What comedian has made several guest appearances on the TV show Brooklyn Nine-Nine as the character Fire Marshall Boone?
Patton Oswalt
Which architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom got its two-word name from a Swedish phrase first used by Alison and Peter Smithson for their pioneering approach to design?
New Brutalism
Which English architect and designer won first commission on Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork when only 35? Later work on Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch under the instruction of John Crichton-Stuart, Marquess of Bute.
William Burges
Which 19th century industrialist, philanthropist and architectural patron was responsible for the
renovation of both Cardiff Castle and the nearby Castell Coch in the Gothic Revival style?
John Crichton-Stuart, Marquess of Bute
Which English female vocalist featured on the original recording of ‘The Great Gig in the Sky’ on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon album? Although her wordless vocal section was originally uncredited, she subsequently sued (successfully) for songwriting co-authorship. also covered the Dolly Parton single “Love Is Like a Butterfly” for the opening titles of the BBC TV series Butterflies
Clare Torry
Named for its Hungarian-born inventor, the Schick [SHICK] test is used to determine susceptibility to which serious bacterial disease?
Diphtheria
Mantoux or Mendel-Mantoux test can be used to diagnose which disease?
TB
Which female actor won the best supporting actor award at the 1991 Oscars for her performance in ‘The Fisher King’?
Mercedes Ruehl
What is the name of the ‘wise-cracking’ ex basketball player turned Sports Agent/Private Detective who features in a series of novels by US-author Harlen Coben?
Myron Bolitar
If you went into a shop in Wales and asked for some ‘cwrw’ (NOTE TO READER SPELL THIS OUT)
(pronounced ‘coo-roo’) what would you come out with?
Beer
Which island is the largest of the St Kilda archipelago, and contains the UK’s highest cliffs?
Hirta
Which 19th English explorer of Australia led several expeditions in New South Wales and Victoria, which established that the west-flowing rivers all merged into the Murray River? – the highway from Wagga Wagga to Adelaide is named after him
Charles Napier Sturt
Which football club, relegated to the Scottish League fourth tier in 2018, won the inaugural ScottishCup in 1874 and won it a total of 10 times in the next 20 years, but never since?
Queen’s Park
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, Opus 67, is written in which key?
C Minor
In the BBC sitcom, Gavin and Stacey which Welsh actress played Stacey’s mother Gwen whose
culinary skills focused around the production of omelettes at a moment’s notice
Melanie Walters
The distillery for Bushmills whiskey can be found in which Irish county?
County Antrim
In cytogenetics, what term describes the entire chromosomal complement of a cell which may be observed during mitotic metaphase?
Karyotype
Although never formally a member of the band, which English female vocalist featured on many of Culture Club’s albums and singles between 1981 and 1985? She went on to have one Top 40 hit in 1984 with ‘Love Lies Lost’ and is now Executive Producer of the Brit Awards.
Helen Terry
Which Welsh19th century industrialist, landowner and Liberal politician was responsible for the renovation of Margam Castle in South Wales in the Gothic Revival style?
Christopher Talbot (Port Talbot named after him)
What is the term for the marker that designates the final 1km of each stage of the Tour de France?
Flamme Rouge
Who wrote the TV drama ‘Boys from the Blackstuff’, set in and around Liverpool, which first aired in 1980?
Alan Bleasdale
Which 19th Scottish explorer of Australia led the first successful expedition to traverse the Australian mainland from south to north and return?– the highway from Port August, South Australia to Darwin, Northern Territory is named after him
John McDouall Stuart
Which is the largest and most populated of the Faroe Islands?
Streymoy
In cytogenetics, the presence of an abnormal number of chromosomes in a cell, for example a human cell having 45 or 47 chromosomes instead of the usual 46 is known as what?
Aneuploidy
Nicknamed The Sons, which football club, relegated to the third tier in 2018, were top-flight
champions in both of the first two seasons of the Scottish Football League, in 1891 and 1892, but never since?
Dumbarton
In the BBC sitcom, Gavin and Stacey, which Welsh actress played Stacey’s elderly next door
neighbour Doris, who regularly dates younger men, even offering herself up to Gavin for “discreet” extramarital relations and is described by Bryn as “a player”.
Margaret John
Bach’s Toccata and Fugue, BWV 365, is written in which key?
D Minor
The distillery for Tullamore Dew whiskey can be found in which Irish county?
Count Offaly
If you went into a shop in Wales and asked for some ‘caws’ (NOTE TO READER SPELL THIS OUT)
(pronounced ‘cow-ss’) what would you come out with?
Cheese
What is the name of the ‘wise-cracking’ Private Detective who features in a series of novels by USauthor Robert Crais?
Elvis Cole (who has partner Joe Pike)
Which female actor won the best supporting actor award at the 2000 Oscars for her performance in ‘Pollock?
Marcia Gay Harden
Which book by Jorge Amado, first published in 1943, with an English translation following in 1945, tells the story of the violent struggles to develop the cacao plantations in the Brazilian state of Bahia?
The Violent Land
First broadcast in 1986, the UK children’s TV series Jossy’s Giants, was written by which legendary, late sports commentator, who passed away in 2012? One of his more memorable quotes is “”The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in with a portion of chips, you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them!!”
Sid Waddell
What is the most common brand name of the drug that has the generic name
Nitrazepam? It is used for short-term relief from severe, disabling anxiety and insomnia.
Mogadon
Which singer’s backing group’s members included Hoyt Hawkins, Neal Matthews and
Gordon Stoker?
Elvis Presley (The Jordanaires)
Beggar’s Banquet, Let it Bleed and Black and Blue, as well being titles of Rolling Stones
albums, are also books by which writer?
Ian Rankin
Previously known as Newman College of Higher Education and later Newman University
College, in which English city is Newman University?
Birmingham
What was the first name of Mr Hudson, the butler played by Gordon Jackson in Upstairs
Downstairs?
Angus
From which language do we get the word noodle?
German
Which letter of the alphabet is used to denote the highest band of Council Tax in
England?
H
With a name combining elements of the groups in which they came to fame, what is the
name of the self-proclaimed ‘supergroup’ comprising Keith Duffy and Brian McFadden?
Boyzlife
At the time he was taken hostage in Lebanon (1987-1991), Terry Waite was a special envoy for which Archbishop of Canterbury?
Robert Runcie
With a length of 386 miles, the Glomma is the longest river in which country?
Norway
Which President is on the $2 bill?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the name of Ian Dury’s son, who appears alongside him on the cover on his
acclaimed 1977 album New Boots and Panties!! and is now an accomplished musician in
his own right?
Baxter Dury
The Silver Y is one of the most common species of which creature found in the British
Isles?
Moth
Which Channel 4 property show has the Twitter hash tag #LIOLI?
Love It or List It
Which English poet wrote the lines ‘God’s in his heaven, all’s right with the world’?
Robert Browning in Pippa Passes
Which French city, the capital of the Isère department, styles itself the ‘Capital of the
Alps’?
Grenoble
Which county, with Dundalk as its county town, is affectionately known as ‘the Wee
County’ due to it being the smallest county in the Republic of Ireland?
Louth
In terms of the number of ranking titles won, who is the most successful snooker player
from outside of the UK?
Neil Robertson
On which island are the towns of Gorey and St Aubin to be found?
Jersey
Which chemical element, atomic number 104, is named after the scientist known as the
‘father of nuclear physics’?
Rutherfordium
Which chemical element, atomic number 103, is named after the scientist who invented the cyclotron?
Lawrencium
Headquartered at Taoyuan International Airport, which airline is the national carrier
of Taiwan?
China Airlines
Which airline is the national carrier of China?
Air China
Who in 2019, made history by becoming the first person to win an Oscar, Grammy,
BAFTA and Golden Globe within a single year?
Lady Gaga
By what name is the multi-sport venue in London’s Olympic Park that was previously
known as the Handball Arena now known?
Copper Box Arena
Collectively called the calyx, what name is given to the leaf-like parts of a flower that typically function as protection for the bud, supporting the petals when in bloom?
Sepals
Known as the ‘Golden Voice of Africa’, which Malian singer-songwriter was ostracised as a child because his albinism was considered a sign of bad luck in Mandinka culture? Despite this early adversity he went on to release Grammynominated albums such as Papa and Moffou.
Salif Keita
In October 2021, which Adelaide United footballer came out as gay? He is the only male player currently playing for a
top-flight club to have done so.
Josh Cavallo
Led by Joe Dumars and Isiah Thomas, which franchise won the 1989 and 1990 NBA titles?
Detroit Pistons
With its dark brown colouration, which aromatic fizzy soft drink takes its name from the two wild flowers that have been used to produce it since mediaeval times?
Dandelion and Burdock
Judi Dench stars as the title character of which 2005 biographical film directed by Stephen Frears that sees an eccentric
widow open London’s famous Windmill Theatre with the help of the impresario Vivian Van Damm?
Mrs Henderson Presents
German-American psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychological development of human beings. He coined the phrase identity crisis. Childhood and Society (1950)
Young Man Luther (1958)
Gandhi’s Truth (1969 - won Pulitzer Prize)
Erik Erikson
Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and former University Professor of the Humanities at New York University: known for studies of social ties in cities. First book: The Uses of Disorder: Personal Identity and City Life. The Culture of New Capitalism, The Craftsman. Married to Saskia Sassen.
Richard Sennett
Dutch-American sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration: term global city was coined and popularized by Sassen in her 1991 work, The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo. Married to Richard Sennett.
Saskia Sassen
Which French political historian who specialised in Russian history won the Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences in 2023? From 1999 up until her death in August 2023, she served as the Perpetual Secretary of the Académie Française, to which she was first elected in 1990. Cousin of Salome Zourabichvili, the current President of Georgia.
Hélène CARRERE D’ENCAUSSE
Who was the winner of Princess of Asturias Award in 2022? This Mexican archaeologist from 1978 to 1982 directed excavations at the Templo Mayor, the remains of a major Aztec pyramid in central Mexico City and continued to make important contributions to Mexican archaeology over career.
Eduardo MATOS MOCTEZUMA
Winner of Princess of Asturias Award in 2020 was which Turkish economist? The question of what constitutes good economic policy and why some governments are more successful than others at adopting it is at the center of his research. His works include Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science and The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy.
Dani Rodrik
Winner of Princess of Asturias Award in 2018 was which American political philosopher works at Harvard Law School where his course Justice was the university’s first course to be made freely available online and on television? He is also known for his critique of John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice in his first book, Liberalism and the Limits of Justice (1982). Justice: Whats the Right Thing to Do? (2009).
Michael Sandel
Winner of Princess of Asturias Award in 2017 was which British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion? Created the Charter for Compassion. Books: A History of God, The Battle for God, The Spiral Staircase, The Case for God.
Karen Armstrong
Born Zurich, 1969, Swiss-born British author and public speaker, He published Essays in Love (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997), Status Anxiety (2004), and The Architecture of Happiness (2006). The Consolations of Philosophy.
Alain de Botton
Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist who was a key figure in the Spanish Golden Age (1492–1659) of Baroque literature. Cervantes called him “The Phoenix of Wits” (Fénix de los ingenios) and “Monster of Nature” (Monstruo de naturaleza). Known for: Fuenteovejuna, The Dog in the Manger, Punishment Without Revenge
Lope de Vega
Born 1947, American philosopher whose works include: The Fragility of Goodness, Cultivating Humanity, Sex and Social Justice, Hiding from Humanity.
Martha Nussbaum
Born 1946, American radical feminist writer and activist best known for her analysis of pornography. Appeared on British show After Dark in 1988. Woman Hating (1974) , Pornography (1981), Intercourse (1987)
Andrea Dworkin
Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and artist from the Japanese New Wave era. He is best known for the 1964 film Woman in the Dunes. He is also known for directing other titles such as The Face of Another (1966), Natsu No Heitai (Summer Soldiers, 1972), and Pitfall (1962). First person of Asian descent to be nominated for Best Director oscar.
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Born 1924, which Japanese writer best known for his 1962 novel The Woman in the Dunes that was made into an award-winning film by Hiroshi Teshigahara in 1964? Also: The Face of Another, The Box Man, the play The Man Who Turned Into A Stick.
Kobo Abe
Which 2019 video game designed by Hideo Kojima was said to be inspired by Kobo Abe’s play The Man Who Turned Into A Stick? The game features Sam Porter Bridges (Norman Reedus), a courier tasked with delivering supplies to isolated colonies and reconnecting them via a wireless communications network.
Death Stranding
American actress best known for her leading role in the American science fiction television series The Bionic Woman (1976–1978), in which she portrayed character Jaime Sommers. She first played the role on the series The Six Million Dollar Man.
Lindsay Wagner
American actor known for his role as James Dempsey in the British drama series Dempsey and Makepeace (1985–1986). His theatre credits include the original Broadway production of Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (1969), and playing Jerry Springer in the West End production of Jerry Springer: The Opera (2003–2004). Married to Lindsay Wagner 1976-79 and Glynis Barber 1989+.
Michael Brandon
South African actress known for her portrayals of Sgt. Harriet Makepeace in the British police drama Dempsey and Makepeace, Glenda Mitchell in EastEnders, DCI Grace Barraclough in Emmerdale, Fiona Brake in Night and Day, and Soolin in Blake’s 7. In 2022, she joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Norma Crow.
Glynis Barber
Which TV show 1985-86 has oddball pairing of two police detectives: an elegant British noblewoman, Sgt Harriet _______, and a streetwise working-class New Yorker, Lt James _______, both working for an elite and armed unit of the London Metropolitan Police
Dempsey and Makepeace
American actor most noted for the voice of Ubercorn in the TV series Go Jetters and the origination of the role Barry Belson in the musical Jersey Boys. Voice actor in video games including Fallout 76, Saints Row, Bayonetta 3, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Starfield.
Tommie Earl Jenkins
Which CBeebies TV show follows the adventures of four heroes, Xuli, Kyan, Lars and Foz, as they travel the world with their mentor and friend, Ubercorn?
Go Jetters
New cadet Tala of Go Jetters in series 3 is voiced by which actress who also best known for playing DCI Lauren McDonald in the ITV crime drama McDonald & Dodds (2020–present)?
Tala Gouveia
Video game franchise launched 2006, set in the fictional city of Stilwater. Players create their own character referred to as “Playa”. After being caught in a shootout between three warring gangs—the Vice Kings, Los Carnales, the Westside Rollerz—the player character is rescued by a fourth, smaller namesake gang. 2023 relaunches series.
Saints Row
Third video game in which franchise was released in 2022? Titular angel-hunting witch who must face against man-made bioweapons called Homunculi, and an entity known as the Singularity which threatens to destroy the multiverse.
Bayonetta (3)
Canadian-born American voice actress with work in video game franchises such as Baldur’s Gate, Mass Effect, Metal Gear Solid, BioShock Infinite, Metroid Prime, Overwatch, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. In 2013, she was recognized by Guinness World Records as the most prolific video game voice actress.
Jennifer Hale
Who is known for his video game roles, including Joel Miller in The Last of Us franchise, Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite (2013), Samuel “Sam” Drake in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (2016) and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017), Rhys Strongfork in Tales from the Borderlands (2014), Snow Villiers in Final Fantasy XIII (2010), Kanji Tatsumi in Persona 4 (2008), Higgs Monaghan in Death Stranding (2019), and Talion in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
Troy Baker
Greek economist, politician, and a dominant figure in Greek politics, known for founding the political party PASOK, which he led from 1974 to 1996. He served three terms as the 3rd and 8th prime minister of Greece from 1981-89 and 1993-96. His father and son were both PMs of Greece (son George was 2009-11).
Andreas Papandreou
American feminist legal scholar, activist, and author, focuses on women’s rights and sexual abuse and exploitation, including sexual harassment, rape, prostitution, sex trafficking and pornography, Sexual Harassment of Working Women (1979);[3] Feminism Unmodified (1987), Toward a Feminist Theory of the State (1989); Only Words (1993).
Catherine A MacKinnon
American developmental psychologist winner of 2011 Prince of Asturias Award, best known for his theory of multiple intelligences, as outlined in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences.
Howard Gardner
Winner of Prince of Asturias Award in 2000, Italian Jesuit, cardinal of the Catholic Church and a Biblical scholar. He was Archbishop of Milan from 1980 to 2004 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983. A towering intellectual figure of the Roman Catholic Church, Martini was the liberal contender for the Papacy in the 2005 conclave, following the death of Pope John Paul II.
Carlo Maria Martini
In philosophy of mathematics, which pair of Harvard colleagues developed their namesake indispensability argument, an argument for the reality of mathematical entitie?
Quine-Putnam
Born Akron 1908, American philosopher and logician who wrote works including From a Logical Point of View, Word and Object, The Roots of Reference, Two Dogmas of Empiricism.
Willard Van Orman Quine
Russian mathematician born 1903 smashed all kinds of maths, in 1922 gained international recognition for constructing a Fourier series that diverges almost everywhere. Famous for theorem with Arnold and Moser and loads of other namesake stuff.
Andrey Kolmogorov
A major work of the Frankfurt School, in which 1964 book did Herbert Marcuse [mar-KOO-zuh] discuss how the “advanced industrial society” has caused critical thought to wither away and create the titular type of person?
One Dimensional Man
Which word, derived from a Latin word meaning crowd, describes the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by large numbers of individual particles?
Turbidity
What two-word Latin name was given to the sequence of increasingly important public offices held by politicians during the Roman Republic?
Cursus Honorum
First arriving in Europe in the 17th century, what pigment produces a dark yellow colour and is traditionally used to dye
the robes of Buddhist monks? Its name is derived from the Latin word for Cambodia.
Gamboge
Broadcasting from a different location each week, Kathy Clugston took over from Eric Robson as the chair of which longrunning Radio 4 factual panel programme, currently airing on Friday afternoons?
Gardener’s Question Time
Headquartered at Stein in Bavaria, which German artists’ materials manufacturer founded in 1761 gained its modern hyphenated name when the founder’s descendant married a German countess?
Faber-Castell
Another key work by a philosopher associated with the Frankfurt School was which 1981 two-volume work by Jürgen Habermas, in which he attempted to ground the social sciences in a theory of language?
The Theory of Communicative Action
John Cale had previously produced the eponymous 1969 debut album of which proto-punk rock group fronted
by Iggy Pop? The album produced the singles I Wanna Be Your Dog and 1969.
The Stooges
Led by Hakeem Olajuwon, which franchise won the 1994 and 1995 NBA titles?
Houston Rockets
Which fizzy soft drink, designed to taste like a dairy-based dessert, was originally made in the 19th century with
sparkling water, sugar, wheat flour, egg whites and vanilla?
Cream Soda
Based on the book of the same name by Shrabani Basu, which 2017 Stephen Frears historical drama stars Judi Dench and Ali Fazal as the title characters and charts the real-life relationship between the monarch and her IndianMuslim servant?
Victoria & Abdul
Directed by John Madden, 1997 British drama film starring Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher, and Gerard Butler in his film debut
Mrs Brown
He is known for directing Shakespeare in Love (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has also gained recognition for directing The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) and its sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015). Mrs Brown, Operation Mincemeat too.
John Madden
John Madden debut film starring Liam Neeson as title character and based on Edith Wharton work? Patricia Arquette stars as Mattie Silver.
Ethan Frome
English author The War of Don Emmanuel’s Nether Parts (1990)
Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord (1991)
The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman (1992)
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (1994)
Louis de Bernieres
2005 film Proof directed by John Madden based on 2000 play Proof by whcih playwright? Aslo done screenplays for The Lake House, The Girl in the Park, Georgetown (directed by Christoph Waltz). Was script consultant on Jonathan Larson’s Tick Tick… Boom!
David Auburn2
Killshot is a 2008 film by John Madden starring Diane Lane and Thomas Jane and based on which author’s 1989 work? Also done Out of Sight, Swag, Hombre and Mr Majestyk.
Elmore Leonard
Who played Frank Castle/The Punisher in 2004 film The Punisher? Created the comic book series Bad Planet, was Ray Drecker in tv show Hung, married to Patricia Arquette 2006-11.
Thomas Jane
In May 2022, which Blackpool footballer became the first male professional player in British football to come out
as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990?
Jake Daniels
Based in Westbury, Wiltshire, which British butter brand is recognisable by its yellow and green packaging, with
its name and maritime logo inscribed in red?
Anchor
What name is given to the female reproductive organ of a flower consisting of the stigma, style and ovary? Pistils and the gynoecium may be formed of several of these structures.
Carpel
John Wilson, Kirsty Lang and Samira Ahmed are the current presenters of which arts and media programme broadcast on weekday evenings at 7:15 on Radio 4?
Front Row
Notable for its griffin logo and for being the first company to patent squeezable metal paint tubes with screw caps for moist watercolours, which London-based supplier and manufacturer of artists’ materials was founded in 1832 by
a scientist and a painter who gave their names to the company?
Winsor & Newton
Which German architect was the third and final director of the Bauhaus, before it was closed by the Nazis? His minimalistic
approach was summed up with the aphorism “less is more”.
Ludwig MIES van
der Rohe
In chemistry, what name – derived from the Latin for tuft of wool – is given to the process by which a chemical coagulant added to the water acts to facilitate bonding between particles, creating larger aggregates that are easier to separate?
Flocculation
Which magisterial position in the cursus honorum was inferior only to that of consul? Romans typically ran for this position after serving as quaestor or aedile.
Praetor
Taking its name from the French verb for “to variegate”, and similar to intarsia, what term is given to the craft of using pieces of veneer to make distinctive patterns or pictures on furniture or panels?
Marquetry
noted Egyptian architect who pioneered appropriate technology for building in Egypt, especially by working to reestablish the use of adobe and traditional mud construction as opposed to western building designs, material configurations, and lay-outs, 2017 google doodle, Balzan Prize 1980
Hassan Fathy
first of the major plant hormones to be discovered, from the Greek for “to grow”, Frits Warmolt Went first described them and Kenneth V Thimann first to isolate them.
Auxin
a class of plant hormones that promote cell division in plant roots and shoots, name froms the act of cell division
Cytokinin
Known as GAs, which plant hormones that regulate various developmental processes, including stem elongation, germination, dormancy, flowering, flower development, and leaf and fruit senescence? Led to green revolution of 1960s, name from a fungus.
Gibberellin
Shortened as ABA, which plant hormone functions in many plant developmental processes, including seed and bud dormancy, the control of organ size and stomatal closure? It is especially important for plants in the response to environmental stresses, including drought, soil salinity, cold tolerance, freezing tolerance, heat stress and heavy metal ion tolerance.
Abscisis Acid
German evolutionary biologist born 1904, known for theory of peripatric speciation (new species formed from an isolated peripheral population). In his book Systematics and the Origin of Species (1942) he wrote that a species is not just a group of morphologically similar individuals, but a group that can breed only among themselves, excluding all others.
Ernst Mayr
American psychologist who made significant contributions to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in educational psychology, coined the word “scaffolding”, introduced concept of spiral curriculum.
Jerome Bruner
South African palaeoanthropologist best known for his work at South Africa’s hominid fossil sites and activist against apartheid. Studied the Kalihari San people (bushmen), Tonga people of Zambia/Zimbabwe, was involved with Louis Leakey with the classification of Homo Habilis. Involved in the STERKFONTEIN archeological site in Gauteng.
Phillip Tobias
The Taung Child is the fossilised skull of a young of which extinct species discovered in 1924 and described by Raymond Dart in Nature in 1925?
Australopithecus africanus
From Italian for rubble, rock composed of large angular broken fragments of minerals or rocks cemented together by a fine-grained matrix?
Breccia
Born 1923, which Hungarian-Austrian composer was born in Transylvania, used technique called micropolyphony on orchestral work called Atmospheres, wrote anti-opera Le Grand Macabre, Lux Aeterna.
György Ligeti
In the TV series Hi Di Hi, what nickname was given to the entertainment staff at the Maplins Holiday camp at Crimptonon-Sea wear when carrying out their role? The nickname was derived from the distinctive article of clothing they wore when on duty.
Yellow Coat
The actor Steven Seagal holds a 7th Dan Blackbelt in which Japanese Martial art and was also the first non-Japanese martial artist to operate a dojo for this martial art in Japan? It Is typically used as a defensive technique with practitioners attempting to use an attacker’s momentum against them.
Aikido
What was the name and number of the spacecraft which put the dog Laika into space, making her the first animal to
orbit the Earth?
Sputnik 2
Whilst it can be either waxing or waning depending on whether it is before or after the full moon, what name is given to
the phase of the moon which is the opposite of a crescent moon where about three quarters of the moon can be seen?
Gibbous
David Mendenhall won the Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor in 1987 for playing Michael Cutler in what Slyvester Stallone film about arm wresting championship?
Over the Top
The Kiso, Hida and Akaishi Mountain ranges combine together to form which larger mountain range?
Japanese Alps
Which King of Scots was the first monarch from the House of Stuart?
Robert II
In the Chronicles of Narnia, which mountainous country and ally of Narnia lies to its immediate south? The Battle of Anvard in The Horse and his Boy takes place at the end of this country?
Archenland
Who played Beth Brennan in Neighbours?
Natalie Imbruglia
Who played Flick Scully in Neighbours?
Holly Valance
(Two Word Answer Required) Beverley is the county town of which English county that was re-established in 1996 afterbeing abolished in 1974?
East Yorkshire
What name is given to the hybrid animal which is the offspring of a Bull and a female American Bison?
Beefalo
The professional wrestler David Harwood uses the ring name Dax Harwood when he currently competes in the promotion All Elite Wrestling, what ring name did he use when he competed in the WWE?
Scott Dawson
Two stadia in South Yorkshire hosted games at the 2022 Women’s European Football Championship. One of these was
Sheffield United’s Bramhall Lane, the other was the home stadium of which team whose men’s team currently play in the Championship? (note - name the team not the stadium)
Rotherham United
In the TV series Hi Di Hi, what response were campers expected to say when a member of the entertainment staff at the Maplins Holiday camp at Crimpton-on-Sea said Hi De Hi?
Ho De Ho
The song Burning Heart by Survivor in the opening track on the soundtrack of the 4th film in which film series?
Rocky
What was the name and number of the spacecraft which took Valentina Tereshkova into space, making her the first woman to orbit the Earth?
Vostok 6
What spacecraft took Yuri Gagarin to space?
Vostok 1
Between 1979 and 1989 the country now known as Cambodia had what other name?
Kampuchea
What name is given to the hybrid animal which is the offspring of a male false killer whale and a female Bottlenose Dolphin?
Wholphin
The professional wrestler Adrienne Reese uses the ring name Athena when she currently competes in the promotion All
Elite Wrestling, what ring name did she use when she competed in the WWE?
Ember Moon
Jody Whatley was the only American woman to sing on the original 1984 version of Do They Know It’s Christmas. She was a
member of which band?
Shalamar
Between 1974 and 1996, Middlesbrough was the county town of which short lived now defunct English country?
Cleveland
The 1999 film She’s All That and its 2020 remake He’s All That are both loosely based on which play that has also been re-made as a musical which won the Oscar for Best Picture?
Pygmalion
Not happening that often, what name is given to a 13th full moon in the same calendar year?
Blue Moon
There were only two Kings of Scots from the House of Bruce, the first was Robert the Bruce, who was the other who
succeeded his father, Robert?
David II
Which mountain in the Akaishi mountain range is the highest in the Japanese Alps and the second highest in Japan?
Mount Kita
Which athlete won the Gold Medal in the women’s 100 metres at both the 1997 and 1999 World Athletics Championships? She’s been allowed to keep these medals unlike the Gold Medals in the 100 and 200 metres titles at the
2000 Sydney Olympics which she was stripped of?
Marion Jones
Estelle Getty won the Razzie for Worst Supporting Actress in 1992 for playing Tutti Bomowski in what Sylvester Stallone
film?
Stop or My Mom Will Shoot!
Lewis Hamilton won 6 of his 7 Formula One World Championships driving for which team, whose cars are always predominantly silver in colour?
Mercedes
What team was Jenson Button driving for when he won the 2009 F1 title?
Brawn
Which is the first gaseous element of the periodic table which doesn’t start with the letter H?
Nitrogen
Which Battle of 1870 was a decisive loss for the French in the Franco-Prussian War, it saw the capture of French Emperor
Napoleon III and enabled the Prussian Army to besiege Paris?
Battle of Sedan
In the Chronicles of Narnia which semi-arid empire is separated from Narnia by the Great Desert? The two countries
have never got on but the desert and Narnia’s reputation for magic prevent this country from attacking until the launch
a full-scale invasion attempt in the novel The Last Battle.
Calormen
Due to Lance Armstrong being stripped of his award, which 5 times winner of the Tour De France, is currently the only cyclist to win the Award for BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year?
Jacques Anquetil
What was the name of the World War 2 prisoner of war camp where both the Wooden Horse Escape and the Great Escape occurred?
Stalag Luft III
Which spice, made from the dried berries of the Pimenta tree, is one of the main ingredients of Jamaican jerk seasoning along with Scotch bonnet chilis?
Allspice
Located near the Stenness Standing Stones in Orkney, which is the only Neolithic henge in Britain that forms an almost perfect circle?
Ring of Brodgar
In rugby union, the front row of the scrum is made up of the hooker and two players in what position?
Prop
L.A. Turnaround is a 1974 album by which Scottish folk singer-songwriter and guitarist? He was a foundingmember of Pentangle.
Bert Jansch
The Roskilde [ROSK-il-duh] Festival is a music event held annually in which country?
Denmark
Brothers Tughril and Chaghri founded which empire in the 11th century CE? With its first capital at Nishapur, at its greatest extent it controlled a vast area including Anatolia and the Levant in the west to the Hindu Kush in the east.
Great SELJUK Empire
Screenwriter Taylor Sheridan’s trilogy of frontier movies began with 2015’s Sicario and continued the following year with which heist film? In this movie, Chris Pine and Ben Foster play brothers who commit a series of bank robberies to save their family ranch.
Hell or High Water
Based in Varese [va-RAY-zeh], which Italian luxury fashion house is best known for its colourful knitwear and distinctive zig zag or chevron patterns? The brand is named for founders Ottavio and Rosita who started the business in 1953.
Missoni
What name, taken from the Welsh for “river”, is shared by several English rivers, one of which flows below the
Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol before flowing into the Severn Estuary?
Avon
Which 17th-century Dutch rationalist philosopher is known for his magnum opus Ethics, published posthumously in 1677?
Baruch Spinoza
The sixth largest in the world, which desert spans an area of northern China and southern Mongolia?
Gobi Desert
Playing out of their namesake South London ground, which cricket team won the 2022 season of the Hundred women’s competition? The final, played on September 3rd, was a rematch of the 2021 final as this team again beat the Southern
Brave.
Oval Invincibles
Which team won the 2023 The Hundred Mens competition? Although thee men’s first win, the women’s version had won the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Oval Invincibles
Which team won the 2023 The Hundred Womens competition? Although the women’s first win, the men’s version had won the 2021 competition.
Southern Brave
Which Oval Invincibles player was the first cricketer for South Africa to take a hat-trick in a Women’s Twenty20 International match? Married to her teammate Dane van Niekerk. Won Player of the Series of the 2023 The Hundred.
Marizanne Kapp
Which Surrey cricketer who made test debut for England in 2022 plays for Manchester Originals in The Hundred and won player of the tournament in the 2023 version?
Jamie Overton
Which female cricketer who made her test debut for England against Australia in the 2023 Ashes in June, scored for most runs during the 2023 The Hundred Womens competition while playing for Southern Brave?
Danni Wyatt
What is the name of the trophy for the English women’s cricket 50-over domestic competition? Named after female cricketer.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
What is the name of the trophy for the English women’s cricket Twenty20 domestic competition? Named after female cricketer.
Charlotte Edwards Trophy
Which Southern Braves player, won the 2022 T20 World Cup with England, bowled the most wickets for mens The Hundred competition in 2023 for the Southern Brave?
Tymal Mills
Which 19th-century Russian author and playwright first made his name in 1852 with the short story collection A Sportsman’s Sketches, based on his observations of the lives of Russian peasants? Books: Fathers & Sons, Mumu and Asya.
Ivan Turgenev
Considered among the best female mixed martial artists of all time, which Brazilian fighter defeated Ronda Rousey in the latter’s second and final loss of her career? She is currently the champion of both the UFC’s Featherweight and Bantamweight divisions.
Amanda Nunes
The 1942 Agatha Christie novel The Moving Finger takes its title from Edward Fitzgerald’s 1859 translation of the Rubaiyat of which 11th-century CE Persian astronomer and poet?
Omar Khayyam
Built around 2800 BCE and giving its name to a type of chambered cairn found only on the islands, which passage grave on Mainland Orkney is a notable example of Neolithic craftsmanship and forms a UNESCO
World Heritage Site along with the Ring of Brodgar, Stones of Stenness and Skara Brae?
Maeshowe
In rugby union, what position is played by the two players who form the second row of the scrum? The position is sometimes just known as “second row”.
Lock
Featuring the track ‘May You Never’, Solid Air was an acclaimed 1973 album by which folk singersongwriter and guitarist? The title track was dedicated to his close friend, Nick Drake.
John Martyn
She married into the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, but Queen Victoria was the final monarch of which British ruling house?
House of Hanover
Which reddish spice made from the dried berries of a shrub in the Rhus genus, is used to add a lemony taste
to many middle-eastern dishes including the Lebanese salad fattoush, and in the spice mix za’atar?
Sumac
In which Disney+ series of 2022 does May Calamawy [ca-la-MA-wee] star as Layla Al-Faouly, the wife of the title character played by Oscar Isaac? After unlocking powers of her own, Calamawy’s character becomes a rare
example of an Arab superhero.
Moon Knight
Which German rationalist philosopher and polymath developed the metaphysical system of Monadism in his 1714 work Monadology?
Gottfried Liebniz
The final instalment of Taylor Sheridan’s frontier trilogy is which 2017 murder mystery set on the titular Indian reservation? Jeremy Renner stars as an expert tracker and agent of the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wind River
Giorgio Armani rose to prominence working for which luxury fashion house known for its ready-to-wear menswear? This fashion house was founded by an Italian designer in 1967, but has the year 1881 in its name in reference to the year his grandfather founded a textile mill.
Cerruti 1881
What is the name given to the functionally integrated genetic unit for the control of gene expression in bacteria? A
famous example, lac, is responsible for the metabolism of lactose in E. coli.
Operon
Which K in statistics refers to the relative weight of values in the tails of a probability distribution compared to the centre?
Kurtosis
From Lewis Carroll: what is the name for the stilt-legged birds living in Wonderland in Tulgey Wood? “a thin shabby-looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round, something like a live mop.” by Humpty Dumpty.
Borogrove
A golf course will have a ‘par’ score which is set by a number of criteria according to the R&A, it will also have an SSS
which is a better measure of the actual course difficulty. In this context what does the middle S stand for if the first S is
Standard and the third S is Score?
Scratch
A photo taken by David Scherman in April 1945 depicts which female model, journalist, and surrealist bathing in the bathroom of Adolf Hitler’s Munich apartment? She was also an apprentice to Man Ray, with some of her early
photographs being attributed to him.
Lee Miller
Also called a consonant alphabet, what “A” is a writing system that only contains symbols for consonants? Extant examples include the writing systems used for Arabic and Hebrew.
Abjad
American actor played Joshua brother to Jason in Jason’s Lyric, in second series of Fargo, Shocker in Spider-Man: Homecoming, played saxophonist David “Fathead” Newman in Ray Charles biopic Ray. Also in 2023 film Old Boys.
Bokeem Woodbine
Founder of Atlantic Records, Turkish-American record producer
Ahmet Ertegun
Music journalist turned producer, coined term “rhythm and blues” and signed/produced Ray CHarles, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield and signed Led Zeppelin to Atlantic Records, produced 1979 Bob Dylan album Slow Train Coming.
Jerry Wexler
American rhythm-and-blues saxaphonist known for work as sideman on seminal recordings by Ray Charles. Played by Bokeem Woodbine in biopic Ray.
Fathead Newman
Who directs and stars in 2023 film Old Dads also starring Bobby Cannavale and Bokeem Woodbine?
Bill Burr
Which TV producer and writer produced and wrote Fargo, Legion (X-Men tv show)? Directed and co-wrote Lucy in the Sky in 2019 about Lisa Nowak who as astronaut but fell into controversy?
Noah Hawley
What is the name of the crime series based on the Liebermann Series of books by Frank Tallis? In this series Matthew Beard plays Max Lieberman, a doctor and student of Sigmund Freud who acts as an unlikely partner with ‘traditional’ Police Detective Oskar Reinhardt.
Vienna Blood
Which 2019 horror film was the directorial debut for Rose Glass, it follows a recent Christian convert nurse who becomes obsessed with delivering the soul of one of her patients?
St Maud
What is the second largest region in metropolitan France by area? It contains the city of Toulouse and its name is that of a
larger cultural region whose language is also an official language in Catalonia
Occitania
The last Welsh-born Prince of Wales served as squire to Henry Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV, only in later life to launch a rebellion against English rule, and appeared as a King in Shakespeare’s Henry IV. What is his name?
Owain Glyndwr
Which word of French-origin in ecology can be understood as a species’ role within an environment or community? Species with a narrow one of these are known as specialists, whereas those with wider ones are generalists.
Ecological Niche
Sixteen Tons’ was the most famous hit of which musician, who was Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1990?
Tennessee Ernie FORD
What S in statistics refers to the distribution of error terms? If the errors are random with constant variance, this is prefixed ‘homo-‘,and if there is a pattern it is prefixed ‘hetero-‘.
Scedasticity
On a golf course, the holes have an SI rating, which ranks the holes by difficulty. The I stands for Index, for what does the S stand?
Stroke Index
“Rooster”, “Nutshell”, and “Down in a Hole” were among the songs performed for MTV Unplugged in 1996 by which Grunge band? This was their first performance in over two years, and one of the last for singer Layne Staley.
Alice in Chains
Another brand experiencing a resurgence due to the ‘Y2K’ trend, which tattoo artist gives his name to a clothing brand recognisable for its use of his tattoo-style artwork on items such as T-shirts, hoodies, and caps?
Ed Hardy
Also called an alphasyllabary, what “A” is a writing system where each symbol represents a consonant and diacritics denote different vowel sounds? Extant examples include Tamil and Ge’ez.
Abugida
an inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order, historically found in churches, monasteries and other ecclesiastical buildings
Abecedarium
Which 2016 horror film was the feature length directorial debut for Julia Ducournau, it follows a first semester veterinary medicine student who develops an insatiable lust for human flesh?
RAW
What Knight was was a prime mover in the deposition of Richard II in favour of Henry Bolingbroke in 1399? Known for his
readiness to attack, he joined Owain Glyn Dwr to rebel against King Henry iV and died in the Battle of Shrewsbury
Sir Henry PERCY,
What element precedes the word ‘jaw’ in the name of an illness developed by young women who worked as watch dial painters in the early 20th century? The disease was caused by the ingestion of paint made with this element.
Radium
Which Cantonese dipping sauce is made of fermented soybeans and often includes five spice, chilies, garlic and sugar?
Its name is derived from the Chinese word for seafood despite it not containing any such ingredients.
Hoisin Sauce
What is the name of the crime series set in Victorian London, in which Kate Philips plays Eliza, a private detective
struggling to build a reputation in a male dominated world? Eliza often partners, or competes with traditional Detective
Inspector William Wellington of Scotland Yard
Miss SCARLETT and the DUKE
Many of the early photographs attributed to the photographer Robert Capa were likely taken by which female photographer? A song named after her by the band Alt-J describes the events of Capa’s death 17 years after her own in
1937, as a result of a car accident during the Spanish Civil War.
Gerda TARO
What three countries border tri-point Mount Roraima?
Brazil/Guyana/Venezuela
Brie Larson plays Envy Adams, the lead singer of the fictional band “The Clash at Demonhead” and the ex-girlfriend of the titular character in which Edgar Wright movie?
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
‘Big Bad John’ was one of the most famous hits of which musician, also known for his eponymous TV show? He was
inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame shortly before his 2010 death.
Jimmy Dean
In cricket, what word can precede ‘sweep’ when a batsman has switched hands to play this shot, the batsman gains an advantage by attacking an area with fewer fielders?
Reverse
Which word in ecology means an interaction between two individuals or species where the presence of one will lower the
fitness of the other? This is commonly categorised as either inter or intra-specific.
Competition
What is the name of the brimless, rounded cap worn by North, East and West African men? It can be made of cloth or by knitting or crocheting and is not to be confused with the similar Taqiyah which predominantly worn by the Muslim faith of Central and East Asia.
Kufi
World Rugby introduced some trial regulations to help improve the game. One such rule is when the ball is ‘held up’ in the
‘in goal area’, in the past the attacking team gained a 5m scrum, now the defending team gets to kick from what line on the
pitch?
GOAL Line
Another trial regulation in World Rugby is a kick from inside one’s own half, which if it goes out of play beyond a line on the pitch, results in the kicking team retaining the possession. Named for a number, what is this line called?
22m Line
About which 2022 film did Harry Styles say “My favourite thing about the movie is it feels like a movie” during its chaotic
press tour which has contained leaked texts, a spitting scandal, a love triangle and multiple potential feuds between cast
members and the director.
Don’t Worry Darling
Chocolate Digestive, Jelly & Ice Cream, and Welsh Cake Cwtch are among the flavours of loose leaf tea sold by which
British brand?
Bird and Blend
On sale since 2018, which high performance luxury SUV is the best-selling model ever produced by Lamborghini?
Urus
The 1999 song ‘Every Morning’ was an international hit for which US rock band fronted by singer Mark McGrath?
Sugar Ray
Noted as among the first multiplayer dungeon crawlers, in which influential 1985 hack-and-slash arcade game, developed by Atari Games, can up to four players take on the roles of a warrior, a wizard, a Valkyrie, or an elf as they
attempt to negotiate a series of mazes while fighting various monsters?
Gauntlet
Which epithet precedes both “Lemon Jefferson” and “Willie McTell” to give these blues musicians their common nickname?
Blind
Which Australian comedian won the eleventh series of Taskmaster, beating Mike Wozniak, Lee Mack, Jamali Maddix and Charlotte Ritchie?
Sarah Kendall
What name is given to a type of cryptocurrency whose value is pegged to a reference asset such as a currency or tradeable commodity?
Stablecoin
What Arabic word, meaning conflict or strife, is the name given to the four civil wars that took place from the 7th to 9th centuries CE, the first of which led to the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate?
Fitna
The England squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup included two players contracted to AC Milan; one was Mark Hateley, but which former Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder was the other?
Ray Wilkins
Rod Stewart’s 1990 UK top ten single ‘Downtown Train’ was written by which American singer-songwriter? The song originally appeared on his 1985 album Rain Dogs.
Tom Waits
One of the best-loved multiplayer games of the 1980s is which 1986 platform arcade game developed by Taito [tie-toe] in which players take on the roles of dragon-like creatures who must complete 100 levels in the Cave of Monsters in order to rescue their girlfriends from Baron Von Blubba and Super Drunk?
Bubble Bobble
Which brewery, based in the Cornish town of Rock, is best-known for its flagship Doom Bar bitter?
Sharp’s Brewery
Langurs and lutungs, native to India and Southeast Asia, both belong to which family of mammals?
Old World MONKEYS
The best-selling full-size luxury SUV in the United States is which model produced by Cadillac since 1999?
Escalade
What is the brand name of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna? Part of its name references the structure of the coronavirus itself.
Spikevax
The England squad for the 1988 UEFA European Championships included two players contracted to AS Monaco; one was Mark Hateley, but which former Tottenham midfielder was the other?
Glenn Hoddle
Rod Stewart’s 1993 UK top ten single ‘Have I Told You Lately’ was written by which singer-songwriter? The song originally appeared on his 1989 album Avalon Sunset
Van Morrison
The prophet Muhammad was born into the Hashim, one of ten main clans that formed which ruling tribe that controlled Mecca and acted as custodians of the Kaaba, Islam’s most important mosque?
Quraysh
Snow Country and The Master of Go were novels by which author, a benefactor of Yukio Mishima, who, in 1968, became the first Japanese writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Yasunari Kawabata
First launched as RealCoin, which asset-backed stablecoin that launched in 2015 has its value pegged to the US Dollar?
Tether
Which British comedian and impressionist won the twelfth series of Taskmaster, beating Victoria Coren Mitchell, Desiree Burch, Guz Khan and Alan Davies?
Morgana Robinson
Which actress starred as Marty McFly’s mother Lorraine Baines-McFly in the Back to the Future movies?
Lea Thompson
In power between 1792 and 1806, who was the last person to hold the position of Holy Roman Emperor?
Francis II
Which German battleship, the heaviest ever built by a European navy, was attacked and sunk by Lancaster bombers whilst off the shores of Norway on 12th November 1944?
Tirpitz
Which ancient Athenian aristocrat is the first of the seven esteemed figures to deliver a speech in the narrative of Plato’s ‘Symposium’? His relatively short speech primarily details the value of love.
Phaedrus
Established in 1921 by King Christian X, the Order of the Falcon is the only order of chivalry in which European country?
Consisting of five classes, the honours are appointed by the nation’s Prime Minister and a five-member council.
Iceland
Nicknamed Golden Girl, which English darts player won 10 World Darts Championships with the BDO, along with 7 British Open Championships, both being records still held today?
Trina Gulliver
The name of which moon of Jupiter can be made by taking a 4-letter species of freshwater fish, and adding a vowel to the end of it?
Carpo
One of the 20 best-selling jazz albums of all time according to the RIAA, ‘Still Life (Talking)’ is the fifth studio album by which jazz fusion outfit? Named after their main songwriter and bandleader, they remained together until 2010.
Pat Methany Group
Which song by The Beatles got to Number 1 on the UK singles chart in March 1987, after it was released as a charity single by the artist collective known as Ferry Aid? The song in question was originally released in 1970 from the Fab Four’s final studio album of the same name.
Let It Be
One of the principal deities of Hinduism, who was the goddess of wealth, prosperity, love and beauty? Icons of this goddess often depict her having four arms, and sitting upon a lotus throne.
Lakshmi
A poetry collection titled the Quan Tangshi was produced under the order of which Chinese emperor, the third emperor of the Qing dynasty? He also ordered the creation of a dictionary of Chinese characters (which was named after him), and he still stands as China’s longest ruling emperor.
Kangxi Emperor
The Decade Volcanoes are 16 volcanoes that are considered worthy of close study due to the size of their eruptions in relation to large towns and cities. Two of these volcanoes are located in Japan. Which is the largest of these two volcanoes? Located near Shimabara in Nagasaki, and with a height of 4,875ft, its last known eruption was in 1995.
Mount Unzen
With their eponymous series first airing in 1971 on the CBS network, the main trio of the Hair Bear Bunch consisted of Hair Bear, Bubi Bear and who else?
Square Bear
Lithuanian classical violin prodigy and a virtuoso performer of the theremin, sister to pianist Nadia Reisenberg.
Clara Rockmore
Which Brazilian surfer won the inaugural gold medal in the men’s shortboard event at Tokyo 2020? He also won the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup in Australia that same year.
Italo Ferreira
Philip Michael Thomas played which character in Miami Vice?
Ricardo Tubbs
Which man is the most recent person to be awarded a solitary Nobel Prize for Chemistry, receiving the honour in 2011 for his discovery of quasicrystals?
Dan Shechtman
Ruben Östlund is the second Swedish film-maker to have won the Palme d’Or twice. Which other Swedish film-maker achieved this distinction previously? He was also the first ever person to achieve the feat, doing so in 1951 with the film ‘Miss Julie’?
Alf Sjoberg
Which ancient Athenian statesman and general is the last of the seven esteemed figures to deliver a speech in Plato’s ‘Symposium’? His speech, delivered in an inebriated state, heaps praise upon Socrates, even admitting to a sexual
attraction to him.
Alcibiades
Established in 1703, by King Augustus II the Strong, the Order of the White Eagle is the highest order of chivalry awarded
in which European country? It is one of the oldest chivalric distinctions still in use today.
Poland
By contrast, Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel holds the shortest tenure as a British Queen consort, at only 1
and a half years due to her untimely death at the age of 53. Who was she Queen consort to?
George IV
George II consort?
Caroline of Ansbach
With their eponymous series first airing in 1968 on NBC, the Banana Splits were a musical quartet consisting of Fleegal, Bingo, Drooper and who else?
Snorky
The Temple Of Heaven and the Forbidden City - two UNESCO World Heritage Sites - were constructed in Dongcheng under the order of which Chinese emperor of the Ming dynasty? The latter site became the winter residence for every Chinese emperor for the following 500 years.
Yongle Emperor
Another two of the Decade Volcanoes are located in the USA. Which of the two is located in the state of Washington, close to Seattle? It stands at 14,409ft, and though it has not erupted since 1895, is still considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth, with the United States Geographical Survey stating that “around 80,000 people and their homes are at
risk…”
Mount Rainier
Nicknamed The Black Pepper, which English darts player - born in Kingston, Jamaica - has won 5 British Open Championships, and is currently ranked as the world’s number 2 female player by the World Darts Federation?
Deta Hedman
The name of which moon of Jupiter can be made by taking a 5-letter large mammal, and adding a vowel just before the final letter?
Pandia
Born in Louisiana in 2000, which dancer and social media personality is currently the fourth most followed account on TikTok, and caused controversy in 2021 when she appeared on the Jimmy Fallon show due to presenting several dances without crediting the original choreographers?
Addison RAE
Another of the 20 best-selling jazz albums of all time, ‘Elegant Gypsy’ is the second studio album by which jazz fusion guitarist? Still performing to this day, he released a live album titled ‘Saturday Night in San Francisco’ earlier this year.
Al Di Meola
Ghanaian currency?
Cedi
Nigerian currency?
Naira
Which Slovenian climber won the inaugural gold medal in the women’s combined sport climbing even at Tokyo 2020? She was also the season winner for the Women’s Lead event at the Climbing World Cup that same year.
Janja Garnbret
Min Xiao-Fen is widely celebrated as one of the most accomplished performers of which traditional Chinese stringed instrument? It has a pear-shaped body and is sometimes referred to as a ‘Chinese Lute’.
Pipa
Having been the most popular cocktail for eight years running according to Drinks International, which cocktail – consisting of whiskey mixed with plain water, Angostura bitters and sugar, all garnished with orange zest and a cocktail cherry – was relegated to the number 2 spot of the 2021 most popular cocktails list?
Old Fashioned
Which man is the most recent person to be awarded a solitary Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, receiving the honour in 2010 for the development of in vitro fertilisation?
Robert Edwards
Which moon of Jupiter shares its name with an edible cultivar of cabbage?
Kale
Odori Park and Susukino are major sites of a snow festival held annually in which Japanese city since 1950?
Sapporo
Best selling brand of tequila in the world?
Jose Cuervo
FOunded in 1795, American brand of bourbon whiskey produced in Clermont, Kentucky, by Beam Suntory?
Jim Beam
Founded in 1875 in Lynchburg, Tennessee, leading this spirit to be the alcoholic component of a Lynchburg Lemonade?
Jack Daniels
small-batch bourbon whiskey produced in Loretto, Kentucky, by Beam Suntory, brand is the dipped red wax seal.
Maker’s Mark
Owned by Beam Suntory, Bowmore Distillery is on which island?
Islay
Which Scotch whisky distillery on the south coast of the isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland is owned by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, and produces a heavily peated Islay whisky? The distillery uses malted barley sourced from the maltings in Port Ellen.
Ardbeg Distillery
What is the nickname of the only rugby league team from New Zealand in Australia’s NRL?
New Zealand Warriors
Which American soap opera, that has run since 1973, is set in a fictionalised version of Genoa City, Wisconsin and follows the lives of families including the Newmans, the Abbotts and the Chancellors?
The Young and the Restless
