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sub-boss of the first Mortal Kombat game. He is a Shokan, a half-human, half-dragon race distinguished by his four arms and enormous size. He became Grand Champion of the Mortal Kombat tournament after defeating the Great Kung Lao, and held the title for the next 500 years as part of evil sorcerer Shang Tsung’s plan to manipulate the tournament in order to achieve Outworld emperor Shao Kahn’s goal of dominance of Earthrealm.
Goro
Introduced in the original 1992 MK game, he is an action movie star with an extensive martial arts background. In the rebooted timeline, he is also the love interest to Special Forces officer Sonya Blade and the father of their daughter Cassie. He is inspired by martial arts star Jean-Claude Van Damme, particularly Van Damme’s character, Frank Dux, in the 1988 film Bloodsport.
Johnny Cage
first depicted in the Mortal Kombat canon as a Japanese-born American (Australian in later games) who was the leader of the Black Dragon criminal empire and a wanted man in thirty-five countries.
Kano
Depicted as Earthrealm’s greatest warrior and champion, he debuted in the original 1992 MK game as a Shaolin monk with special moves, which were intended to be the easiest for players to perform. The character’s storyline sees him win the eponymous Mortal Kombat tournament in the first and second games, saving Earthrealm.
Liu Kang
Mortal Kombat character based on the Japanese deity Raijin god of thunder, he is depicted as the god of thunder who possesses control over lightning. He debuted in the original 1992 game and has appeared as a playable character in every main installment except Mortal Kombat 3 (1995)
Raiden
Mortal Kombat of the Saurian race, He debuted in the original 1992 game as a hidden opponent, establishing him as the first secret character in fighting game history.
Reptile
A ninja dressed in yellow, his primary weapon is a kunai rope dart, which he uses to harpoon opponents. An undead Japanese warrior principally defined by his quest to avenge the deaths of himself, his family, and his clan; he kills Sub-Zero, the apparent murderer, in-between the original game and Mortal Kombat II (1993), leading to a bitter feud between himself and the new Sub-Zero.
Scorpion
He debuted as the final boss in the original 1992 MK game and has remained one of the franchise’s primary villains. A powerful sorcerer, he is principally defined by his abilities to shapeshift into other characters and to absorb the souls of defeated warriors.
Shang Tsung
She debuted in the original 1992 game as the roster’s sole female fighter, a military officer with the Special Forces. Ends up with Johnny Cage and mother to Cassie.
Sonya Blade
They are depicted as two Chinese brothers who are ninja warriors of the Lin Kuei clan and principally defined by their blue attire and ability to control ice in many forms. Mortal Kombat.
SUb Zero
Introduced in Mortal Kombat II (1993) as the leader of a Special Forces unit, he became a mainstay of the series, including as the protagonist of the action-adventure spin-off Mortal Kombat: Special Forces (2000). The character is distinguished by his metal bionic arms.
Jax Briggs
Debuting in Mortal Kombat II (1993), she is a royal from the fictional realm of Edenia. Her primary weapon is a pair of steel fans, which she uses for most of her special attacks. She is also the love interest of Mortal Kombat hero Liu Kang.
Kitana
Depicted as emperor of the fictional realm Outworld, he is one of the franchise’s primary villains. Feared for his immense strength, which he complements with a large hammer, and knowledge of black magic, he seeks conquest of all the realms, including Earth. Main villain of MK 2, MK3 and others.
Shao Kahn
Mortal Kombat: Debuting as an unlockable character in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1995), he is an amalgam of the souls of deceased warriors and possesses telekinetic abilities.
Ermac
He debuted in Mortal Kombat 3 (1995) as a Native American shaman selected to help defend Earthrealm against invading forces from Outworld.
Nightwolf
Fighting game 1992 made by Midway Games
Mortal Kombat
Published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, fighting game debuting in 1994
Tekken
Published by Capcom, fighting game debuted in 1987
Street Fighter
fictional species created for the Final Fantasy franchise by Square Enix (originally Square). A galliform bird commonly having yellow feathers, they were first introduced in Final Fantasy II (1988), and have since featured in some capacity in nearly every Final Fantasy title, usually as a means of transport.
Chocobo
2023 video game: set in the twin continents of Valisthea, currently divided between six nations who hold power through access to magical Crystals and Dominants, humans who act as hosts for each nation’s Eikon. Tensions between the nations escalate as a magical drought dubbed the Blight begins consuming the land. Clive Rosfield, guardian to his younger brother Joshua, witnesses his kingdom destroyed and becomes involved in the growing conflict between Valisthea’s nations and a secret power driving the war.
Final Fantasy XVI
Most recent Need for Speed video game released 2022 which subtitle?
Unbound
Most recent Sonic video game released 2022 which subtitle?
Frontiers
John Madden namesake of video game coached which side to Superbowl XI victory in 1977?
Oakland Raiders
2023 star wars video game name
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
2019 stars wars video game name
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
First Battlefield video game released in 2002 and had which year in title?
1942
2021 Battlefield video game released with which year in title?
2042
Tom Clancy franchise Squad-based first person tactical shooters, based on the novel of the same name, typically taking place in closed urban environments first released 1998
Rainbow Six
Tom Clancy video game francise from 2001 Squad-based first-and third-person tactical shooters. Unlike Rainbow Six, this two word name usually takes place in larger, outdoor environments
Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy franchise video games from 2002-13 action-adventure third-person shooter covert-ops stealth games; lately spawned a line of books written by a series of different authors, all writing under the pseudonym David Michaels
Splinter Cell
2016+ Tom Clancy video game franchise role-playing third-person shooter video game developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft, _______________ is set in a dystopian New York City in the aftermath of a smallpox pandemic; the player, who is an agent of the titular Strategic Homeland organisation.
The Division
Players select one of the available characters, representing Vault Hunters that have traveled to the planet Pandora to try to seek its fabled Vault. Each Vault Hunter has a different skill tree and one or more unique abilities. The small yellow robot Claptrap is the de facto mascot for the franchise.
Borderlands
Byleth Eisner, Corrin, Ike, Marth, Lucina, Robin and Chrom are all on Super Smash Bros but originate from which video game franchise?
Fire Emblem
character in the Mario series of video games. She debuted in the 1989 Game Boy launch game Super Mario Land as the ruler of Sarasaland where she was given the role of damsel in distress for Mario to rescue, presented as Luigi’s love interest.
Princess Daisy
Pit, Palutena and Dark Pit are all characters in Super Smash Bros but originate from which video game franchise?
Kid Icarus
It was released in 1985 for both the arcade VS. System and the Famicom / Nintendo Entertainment System console. The characters Popo and Nana, collectively known as the title characters, scale 32 vertically scrolling, ice-covered mountains to recover stolen vegetables from a giant condor.
Ice Climber
Video game: Set in the far future on a post-apocalyptic Earth inhabited by anthropomorphic marine animals, the series centers around terrestrial cephalopods known as Inklings and Octolings – based on squids and octopuses respectively – which can transform between humanoid and cephalopod forms at will.
Splatoon
Isabelle and Villager are both playable characters in Super Smash Bros but also originate from which series?
Animal Crossing (Isabelle is a shih-tzu)
character in Bandai Namco’s Tekken fighting game series, first featured as the protagonist in the original 1994 game and later became one of the main antagonists of the series, eventually serving as the main antagonist of Tekken 8. Son of main Zaibatsu CEO.
Kazuya Mishima
character in Capcom’s Street Fighter series, this character is the best friend and rival of Ryu, who has also appeared in all Street Fighter games.
Ken Masters
the antihero of the Kirby series. Introduced to the series as the main antagonist of the game Kirby’s Dream Land (1992), in which he steals Dream Land’s food supply, prompting Kirby to travel to his castle and confront him.
King Dedede
a fictional anthropomorphic crocodile and the main antagonist in Nintendo’s Donkey Kong video game franchise, as well as the archnemesis of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.. Leader of the Kremlings.
King K.Rool
Little Mac is a fictional boxer and the protagonist in which Nintendo boxing video game?
Punch-Out!
England rugby union coach at Six Nations 2024
Steve Borthwick
France rugby union coach at Six Nations 2024
Fabien Galthie
Ireland rugby union coach at Six Nations 2024
Andy Farrell
Italy rugby union coach at Six Nations 2024
Gonzalo Quesada (Argentina)
Scotland rugby union coach at Six Nations 2024
Gregor Townsend
Wales rugby union coach at Six Nations 2024
Warren Gatland (New Zealand)
England rugby union captain at Six Nations 2024, plays hooker for Saracens
Jamie George
France rugby union captain at Six Nations 2024 plays Number 8 for La Rochelle
Gregory Alldritt
Ireland rugby union captain at Six Nations 2024 plays as flanker for United Rugby Championship club Munster
Peter O’Mahony
Italy rugby union captain at Six Nations 2024 plays as flanker for United Rugby Championship team Benetton
Michele Lamaro
Wales rugby union captain at Six Nations 2024 who plays as lock for Exeter Chiefs
Dafydd Jenkins
Home stadium to Olympique de Marseille, It is the largest club football ground in France, with a capacity of 67,394 spectators. The stadium is also used regularly by the France national rugby union team.
Stade Velodrome
Introduced in Pokemon X and Y and a playable character in Super Smash Bros, which pokemon is the final evolution of froakie and a water/dark pokemon?
Greninja
Introduced in films and then Diamond and Pearl, whcih fighting/steel pokemon is a playable character in Super Smash Bros?
Lucario
Lucas, a young boy with psychic abilities, and Ness are playable characters in Super Smash Bros and originates from which one word video game franchise?
Mother
Capcom mascot created by Akira Kitamura in debut game 1987, a playable character in Super Smash Bros whose original story was an assistant to Dr Light to battle the mad scientist Dr Wily. Has an arm cannon.
Mega Man
Which character from 2017 fighting game Arms is a playable character on Super Smash Bros?
Min Min
1980-81: Created by game designer Gunpei Yokoi, the product derived its name from it featuring a single game as well as a clock on an LCD screen. Pair is a playable character on Super Smash Bros. Mr ____ & _____.
Mr Game & Watch
The players Mythra, Pyra and Shulk are playable characters on Super Smash Bros and originate from which video game franchise developed by Monolith Soft?
Xenoblade Chronicles
Main protagonist of the Pikmin series who is also a playable character on Super Smash Bros?
Olimar
Simon Belmont and Richter are both playable characters in Super Smash Bros but originate from which video game franchise created by Konami in 1986?
Castlevania
Playable character on Super Smash Bros, also known by his aliases Geoform 187 and The Cunning God of Death, is a fictional supervillain and the main antagonist of the Metroid series. An evil and aggressive draconic extraterrestrial hailing from the planet Zebes, he became Samus Aran’s archnemesis
Ridley
Toy robot accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) who is a playable character on Super Smash Bros
R.O.B.
Current voice of Mario and Luigi, name is a demonym
Kevin Afghani
pink, anthropomorphic dinosaur who wears a red bow on her head, and has a round mouth that can fire eggs as projectiles, first appeared in Super Mario Bros 2, maybe transgender, one of first ever transgender video game character
Birdo
She was created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and first appeared in Donkey Kong (1981) as the damsel in distress, being held captive by Donkey Kong at the top of a large construction site.
Pauline
Yoshi’s helper dog in Super Mario, debuted in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
Poochy
a scientist and inventor. He primarily appears in the Luigi’s Mansion series, in which he invented several objects, such as Luigi’s Poltergust 3000 and Gooigi from Luigi’s Mansion 3.
Professor Elvin Gadd
an elderly Toad character who is Princess Peach’s steward. He is depicted showing concern for the princess’ safety and acts as a prime caretaker for the Toads debuted in Super Mario Sunshine
Toadsworth
pink Toad character who debuted in Mario Kart: Double Dash (2003) as a playable driver
Toadette
a princess character introduced in 2007’s Super Mario Galaxy. As a child who fled into space after her mother’s death, she becomes the adoptive mother of the Lumas — mysterious and friendly star-like creatures that inhabit space in the Mario franchise
Rosalina
rabbit-like creature who steals items from Toad. He was introduced in New Super Mario Bros. U (2012).
Nabbit
a member of the fictional Magikoopa species who is Bowser’s childhood caretaker, and later in life one of his high-ranking minions, the main antagonist of the Yoshi series
Kamek the Magikoopa
character and the main protagonist of Disney and Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts video game series. Introduced in the first Kingdom Hearts game in 2002, they are portrayed as a cheerful teenager who lives on the Destiny Islands and has been best friends with Riku and Kairi since childhood. Super Smash Bros playable character.
Sora
Only Minecraft character that is playable on Super Smash Bros is which character?
Steve
Terry Bogard is a playable character in Super Smash Bros but originates from which video game franchise fighting by SNK?
Fatal Fury
2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic character name of which character and Belaya, another female Jedi were also heavily implied to be lovers. This would make her the first known gay character in the Star Wars universe.
Juhani
AFCON 2023 (Jan 2024) hosted in which country?
Ivory Coast
Captain of the Equatorial Guinea football team, all time top scorer, scored five so far in AFCON 2024 as of Feb 3 2024. Plays in third league of Spain, Intercity.
Emilio Nsue
Inspired by Infinity Engine-era games, particularly Planescape: Torment, the 2019 video game was written and designed by a team led by Estonian novelist Robert Kurvitz and features an art style based on oil painting with music by the English band Sea Power.
Disco Elysium
Young son of Kratos in God of War video game franchise
Atreus
Protagonist and son of Hades in the video game Hades
Zagreus
2016 video game a farm life simulation game developed by Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone. Players take the role of a character who inherits their deceased grandfather’s dilapidated farm in a namesake place
Stardew Valley
Danish video game company that released Limbo in 2010 and then sequel Inside in 2016
Playdead
After Empress Emily Kaldwin is deposed by the witch Delilah Copperspoon, the player may choose between playing as either Emily or her Royal Protector and father Corvo Attano as they attempt to reclaim the throne.
Dishonored 2
2015 video game follows the player’s character, a Hunter, through the decrepit Gothic, Victorian-era–inspired city of Yharnam, whose inhabitants are afflicted with a disease which transforms the residents, called Yharnamites, into horrific beasts. Attempting to find the source of the plague, the player’s character unravels the city’s mysteries while fighting beasts and cosmic beings.
Bloodborne
players control the eponymous adventurer as he goes on a journey to rescue his partner Shield Knight while fighting the Enchantress and her Order of No Quarter, can attack with titular weapon. Crowdfunded. 2014 Yacht Club Games, known as best ever.
Shovel Knight
Players take on the role of a Guardian, protectors of Earth’s last safe city as they wield a power called Light to protect the City from different alien races. Guardians are tasked with reviving a celestial being called the Traveler, while journeying to different planets to investigate and destroy the alien threats before humanity is completely wiped out. 2014 FPS.
Destiny
The 2013 video game is set in the year 1912 and follows its protagonist, Booker DeWitt, who is sent to the airborne city Columbia to retrieve Elizabeth, a young woman held captive there. Booker and Elizabeth become involved in a class war between the nativist Founders that rule Columbia and the rebel Vox Populi, representing the city’s underclass. Elizabeth possesses the ability to manipulate “Tears” in the space-time continuum, and Booker and Elizabeth discover she is central to Columbia’s dark secrets.
BioShock Infinite
2012 video game The game is set in 1989 Miami, and revolves primarily around an unnamed silent protagonist—dubbed “Jacket” by fans—receiving coded messages on his answering machine instructing him to commit massacres against the local Russian mafia.
Hotline Miami
2012 video game the player controls a robed figure in a vast desert, traveling towards a mountain in the distance. Other players on the same journey can be discovered, and two players can meet and assist each other, but they cannot communicate via speech or text and cannot see each other’s names until after the game’s credits.
Journey
The game takes place on the fictional Rook Islands, a tropical archipelago which can be freely explored by players. After a vacation goes awry, protagonist Jason Brody must save his friends, who have been kidnapped by pirates, and escape from the island and its unhinged inhabitants. 2012 video game.
Far Cry 3
The narrative and tone, inspired by Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness and Dashiell Hammett’s novel Red Harvest, focused on the lengths to which people would go to survive through terrible circumstances. FPS in which players take control of a mercenary in an unnamed fictional African nation in the middle of a civil war. 2008 Video Game.
Far Cry 2
Set on a mysterious tropical archipelago, the game follows Jack Carver, a former American special operations forces operative, as he searches for journalist Valerie Constantine, who accompanied him to the islands but went missing after their boat was destroyed by mercenaries. As Jack explores the islands, he begins to discover the horrific genetic experiments being conducted on the local wildlife and must confront the mad scientist behind them. 2004 video game.
Far Cry
2020 video game sequel: Set within a fictionalised representation of a futuristic, dystopian London, the game’s story follows the hacker syndicate DedSec as they seek to clear their names after being framed for a series of terrorist bombings. While searching for the true culprits, DedSec also attempt to liberate London’s citizens from the control of Albion, an oppressive private military company that has turned the city into a surveillance state following the bombings.
Watch Dogs: Legion
2007+ video game franchise The first three games form a trilogy in which the player character, Commander Shepard, attempts to save the Milky Way galaxy from a race of ancient, hibernating machines known as the Reapers.
Mass Effect
Name of Spyro’s dragonfly sidekick in the Spyro the Dragon series.
Sparx
2015 survival horror video game. The game’s story follows an undercover agent named Kyle Crane who is sent to infiltrate a quarantine zone in a fictional Middle Eastern city called Harran. It features an enemy-infested, open-world city with a dynamic day–night cycle, in which zombies are slow and clumsy during daytime but become extremely aggressive at night.
Dying Light
2002 video game: a feline humanoid mechanic of the Lombax race, and a diminutive, sentient Zoni “defective” robot
Ratchet & Clank
2021 video game sequel to Ratchet & Clark?
Ratchet & Clark: Rift Apart
2001 video game debut It is primarily developed and published by Capcom. The series centers on the demon hunter Dante and his efforts to thwart various demon invasions of Earth.
Devil May Cry
Set in an alternate history, the game tells the story of a world war between two globalized factions: the Global Defense Initiative of the United Nations and a cult-like militant organization called the Brotherhood of Nod, led by the mysterious Kane. The groups compete for control of Tiberium, a mysterious substance that slowly spreads across the world.
Command & Conquer
First Total War video game was released in 2000 and set in Japan - name
Shogun
2,803-day reign as WWWF World Heavyweight Champion is the longest in the championship’s history as well as the longest world title reign in WWE history. Italian-American wrestler starting reign in 1963.
Bruno Sammartino
the first non-kayfabe Russian male wrestler to compete in the WWE, and is also the first Russian-born champion in the company’s history. Current NXT Champion as of February 2024.
Ilja Dragunov
Inaugural WWE Universal Champion from 2016 was which Irish wrestler with real name Fergal Devitt
Finn Balor
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship 2022+ defeated Raw’s WWE Champion Brock Lesnar to win the latter’s title and become recognized as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, a recognition he maintains as of February 3, 2024
Roman Reigns
Inaugural World Heavyweight Champion in 2023 and inaugural NXT Champion in 2019. Married to Becky Lynch.
Seth “Freakin” Rollins
Who won first WWE Championship ever in April 11 1963? Eventually beaten by Bruno Sammartino.
Buddy Rogers
Real name Mary Lillian Ellison, which female wrestler stagename for the WWE’s inaugural women’s champion?
The Fabulous Moolah
English professional wrestler known as Saraya Jade Bevis, known as what one word name under WWE?
Paige
OVERWATCH: a genetically engineered gorilla, scientist, and adventurer. He wields a short-range Tesla Cannon that electrocutes enemies at close range, and wears armor that incorporates a Jump Pack, allowing him to make leaps across great distances and damage foes on landing
Winston
OVERWATCH: a super-intelligent hamster mechanic and adventurer who competes in battles piloting a large spherical mech suit with two forms: a quadrupedal form used for firing his Quad Cannons
Wrecking Ball
Known as throwing stars/ninja stars and Japanese for literally: “hand-hidden blade” is a Japanese concealed weapon used by samurai or ninja or in martial arts as a hidden dagger or metsubushi to distract or misdirect
Shuriken
Street Fighter main character, current rival Ken Masters in first game
Ryu
an African-American boxer wearing blue trunks with white trim and a torn white shirt under a blue tank top, as well as red boxing gloves and boxing shoes. In Japan, he is named M. Bison.
Balrog
Also known by birth name Jimmy, Street Fighter II in 1991, he was once human, but after a plane-crash in Brazil, he mutated, resulting in his green colouring and his ability to generate electricity.
Blanka
Street Fighter character played by Kylie Minogue in movie
Cammy
professional sumo wrestler and sentō proprietor, Street Fighter II.
E Honda
mask-wearing, claw-wielding fighter from Spain who uses a personal fighting style combining Japanese ninjutsu and Spanish bullfighting, earning him the nickname of “Spanish Ninja”.
Vega
Of Ossetian origin, he is a professional wrestler that fights to prove Russia’s superiority over other nations’ fighters. He was the canon grand champion of Street Fighter IV, being the only character to defeat Seth.
Zangief
He made his first appearance in the 1993’s Super Street Fighter II as one of the four new characters introduced in the game. In the series, he is a Jamaican kickboxer and karateka, as well as a recording artist and breakdancer. He was the only character at the time to be designed by an American.
Dee Jay
She first appeared in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in 1991 and is the first female playable character to appear in a fighting game to gain mainstream recognition. She is an expert martial artist and Interpol officer who restlessly seeks revenge for the death of her father at the hands of the evil M. Bison, leader of the Shadaloo crime syndicate.
Chun-Li
Street Fighter: He sometimes goes by the alias “long-arm” and his fighting ability includes stretching his limbs. In the series, he is a mystical yogi who is loved by his villagers and family alike. He is also a pacifist who goes against his beliefs by entering the World Warrior tournament to raise money for his poor village.
Dhalsim
Name of the fighting bear in the Tekken video game series
Kuma
Name of the fighting kangaroo in the Tekken video game series
Roger
Cold-blooded professional assassin, who made her first appearance in the original 1994 installment. She is one of three playable characters to appear in all main installments of the Tekken series, alongside Paul Phoenix and Yoshimitsu.
Nina Williams
Appeared in every Tekken video game: hot-headed American biker and martial artist who regularly enters the King of Iron Fist fighting tournaments to prove he is “the toughest fighter in the universe” while hoping to use the prize money to pay off his debts, yet he falls short of victory each time due to various circumstances.
Paul Phoenix
Japanese character in Tekken, only one of three to appear in all Tekken games along with Nina Williams and Paul Phoenix. name used by three different characters who appear in the Tekken and Soulcalibur series of fighting games by Namco.
Yoshimitsu
Which Tekken video game character wears a JAGUAR mask?
King
Canadian director who directed Shiva Baby and Bottoms?
Emma Seligman
Wimbledon 2023 winner Czech woman
Marketa Vondrousova
Wimbledon 2022 winner Kazakhstani woman
Elena Rybakina
2021 French Open winner Czech woman
Barbora Krejcikova
American woman who won only grand slam 2020 Australian Open
Sofia Kenin
Canadian woman who won only grand slam 2019 US Open
Bianca Andreescu
Danish woman who won only grand slam 2018 Australian Open
Caroline Wozniacki
2017 US Open female only grand slam
Sloane Stephens
2017 French Open female only grand slam Latvian
Jelena Ostapenko
Italian woman 2015 US Open only grand slam
Flavia Pennetta
2013 Wimbledon French female only grand slam
Marion Bartoli
2011 Australian woman US OPen winner only grand slam
Samantha Stosur
2010 French Open female winner only grand slam Italian
Francesca Schiavone
Russian female player won 2004 US open and 2009 French Open
Svetlana Kuznetsova
2008 French Open female winner only grand slam, now married to Bastian Schweinsteiger
Ana Ivanovic (Serbian)
2004 French Open female winner only grand slam Russian
Anastasia Myskina
Wimbledon 1998 Female was which Czech winning only grand slam
Jana Novotna
1994 Wimbledon female only grand slam for which Spaniard?
Conchita Martinez
1990 US Open female only grand slam for which Argentine?
Gabriela Sabatini
Whose only grand slam victory is 2021 US Open?
Daniil Medvedev
Whose only grand slam victory is 2020 US Open?
Dominic Thiem
Whose only grand slam victory is 2014 US Open?
Marin Cilic
Whose only grand slam victory is 2009 US Open?
Juan Martin Del Potro
Whose only grand slam victory is 2003 US Open?
Andy Roddick
Whose only grand slam victory is 2004 French Open?
Gaston Gaudio
Whose only grand slam victory is 2003 French Open?
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Whose only grand slam victory is 2002 French Open?
Albert Costa
Whose only grand slam victory is 2002 Australian Open?
Thomas Johansson
Russian former number one who won gold at 2000 Sydney, won 1996 French Open and 1999 Australian Open?
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Who won only two grand slams both US Open in 1997 and 1998?
Pat Rafter
Whose only grand slam victory is 1998 Australian Open?
Petr Korda
Whose only grand slam victory is 1998 French Open?
Carlos Moya
Whose only grand slam victory is 1996 Wimbledon?
Richard Krajicek
Whose only grand slam victory is 1995 French Open?
Thomas Muster
Who won only two grand slams both French Opens 1993 and 1994?
Sergi Bruguera
1990 French Open only grand slam victory for which Ecuadorian tennis player?
Andres Gomez
1991 Wimbledon only grand slam victory for which player?
Michael Stich
Soviet agronomist and pseudo-scientist. He was a strong proponent of Lamarckism, and rejected Mendelian genetics in favour of his own idiosyncratic, pseudoscientific ideas later termed after his surname.
Trofim Lysenko
Most famous work, Progress and Poverty. He inspired his namesake economic philosophy, the belief that people should own the value they produce themselves, but that the economic value of land (including natural resources) should belong equally to all members of society. He famously argued that a single tax on land values would create a more productive and just society.
Henry George
Born 1484, a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland, born during a time of emerging Swiss patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swiss mercenary system. In 1531, his alliance applied an unsuccessful food blockade on the Catholic cantons. The cantons responded with an attack at a moment when Zürich was ill-prepared, and he died on the battlefield.
Huldrych Zwingli
The second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate. He ruled from April 680 until his death in November 683. His appointment by his father Mu’awiya I was the first hereditary succession to the caliphate in Islamic history. His caliphate was marked by the death of Muhammad’s grandson Husayn ibn Ali and the start of the crisis known as the Second Fitna.
Yazid I (Yazidism)
Created Integral Yoga, wrote The Life Divine and “Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol”. Born 1872 Calcutta, an Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet, and Indian nationalist. He was also a journalist, editing newspapers such as Vande Mataram.
Sri Aurobindo
leading member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1966, he was convicted of plotting the assassination of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and was executed by hanging. He is considered as “the Father of Salafi jihadism”, the religio-political doctrine that underpins the ideological roots of global jihadist organisations such as al-Qaeda and ISIL.
Sayyid Qutb
Born Elis 360BC, credited as being the first Greek skeptic philosopher and founder of namesake philosophy.
Pyrrho of Elis
Evil Demon Problem by Descartes first mentioned in what 1641 work.
Meditations on First Philosophy
Brain in a Vat problem first proposed by which American philosopher in 1970s?
Gilbert Harman
The five-minute hypothesis is a skeptical hypothesis put forth by which philosopher, that proposes that the universe sprang into existence five minutes ago from nothing, with human memory and all other signs of history included.
Bertrand Russell
This hypothesis is one attempt to reconcile the scientific evidence that the Earth is billions of years old with a literal interpretation of the Genesis creation narrative, which implies that the Earth is only a few thousand years old. Idea named after Philip Henry Gosse’s 1857 book.
Omphalos Hypothesis
What is the philosophical idea that only one’s mind is sure to exist?
Solipsism
Lowest point of Egypt is Qattara Depression, what is the highest point?
Mount Catherine
Cerro El Pital is highest peak of which Central American country?
El Salvador
Pico Basile is the highest peak of which African country?
Equatorial Guinea (it’s on Bioko island)
Emba Soira is the highest point and the Lake Kulul the lowest point of which country?
Eritrea
Suur Munamägi highest point of which country?
Estonia
Emlembe is the highest point of which country?
eSwatini
Located in the Simien Mountians, what is the highest point of Ethiopia, the lowest point is called Danakil Depression?
Ras Dejen (acc Ras Dashen)
Mount Usborne is the highest point of which British Overseas Territory?
Falkland Islands
Slættaratindur is the highest point of which overseas territory?
Faroe Islands (on island of Eysturoy)
Largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands, with capital Torshavn on it. Name means “island of currents”.
Streymoy
Formerly known as Mt Victoria, Mt Tomanivi is the highest point of which island country?
Fiji (on Viti Levu largest island of Fiji)
Highest point of Finland found on border of Norway and Finland
Halti
Saltwater lagoon that is France’s lowest point
Etang de Lavalduc
Bellevue de l’Inini is the highest point of which French Overseas Department?
French Guiana
Mont Orohena is the highest point of which of France’s Oversea Departments?
French Polynesia (on Tahiti)
Mont Bengoue is the highest point of which country?
Gabon
Georgia’s highest point (country)
Shkhara
Germany’s highest point is the highest point of the Wetterstein Mountains
Zugspitze
Mount Afadjato is the highest point of which country?
Ghana
Gunnbjorn Fjeld is tallest point of which overseas territory?
Greenland
Mount Saint Catherine is the highest point of which Caribbean country?
Grenada
Highest peak of Guadeloupe has what name found on island of Basse-Terre?
La Grande Soufriere (or just Soufriere)
Volcán Tajumulco is highest point of which country?
Guatemala
Highest point of both Ivory Coast and Guinea has what name?
Mont Nimba
Monte Torin is the highest point of which country?
Guinea-Bissau
Name of Guyana’s highest point, found on tri-point of Guyana, Brazil and Venezuela
Mount Roraima
Pic la Selle or Morne la Selle is the highest peak of which country?
Haiti
Mawson Peak of Big Ben is highest point of which Australian external territory island?
Heard Island (and McDonald Islands)
Cerro Las Minas is the highest peak of which country?
Honduras
Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak of which city island?
Hong Kong
Hungary’s highest peak?
Kekes
India’s highest peak?
Kangchenjunga
Highest peak of Indonesia found on New Guinea?
Puncak Jaya or Carstensz Pyramid
Highest peak of Iran and highest volcano in Asia
Damavand
Highest peak of Iraq, means Black Tent in Kurdish
Cheekha Dar
Area of mud-flats at the estuary of the river Slaney at Wexford Harbour, lowest point of Ireland, 3m below sea level
North Slob
Highest point of Isle of Man
Snaefell
Lake in Akita Prefecture in Honshu which is the lowest natural point of Japan
Hachiro-gata
Highest point of Jersey island?
Les Platons
Jabal Umm ad Dami is the highest point of which country?
Jordan
a mountain of the Tian Shan mountain range. It is on the China—Kyrgyzstan—Kazakhstan tripoint, east of lake Issyk Kul. the second-highest mountain in the Tian Shan, surpassed only by Jengish Chokusu.
Khan Tengri
on the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, and is the second-highest point of both countries. Mountain is called Lenin Peak but also has alternative name named after Islamic philosopher.
Avicenna Peak
Highest peaks of Batian, Nelion and Point Lenana are on which mountain itself the highest mountain in its country?
Mount Kenya
Tallest mountain on North Korea
Paektu Mountain
Shield volcano on South Korea island of Jeju and therefore highest mountain in South Korea
Hallasan
it is the highest mountain of Kosovo, and also the highest mountain of Serbia according to the view held by the government of Serbia. Exactly on the border of Kosovo and North Macedonia.
Velika Rudoka
Jengish Chokusu highest mountain in which country?
Kyrgyzstan
Phou Bia is highest mountain in which country
Laos
Gaiziņkalns is the highest mountain in which country?
Latvia
Qurnat as Sawda’ is the highest mountain in which country?
Lebanon
Thabana Ntlenyana is highest mountain in which country?
Lesotho
Mount Wuteve is highest mountain in which country?
Liberia
Bikku Bitti is highest mountain in which country?
Libya
Grauspitz is highest mountain of which country?
Liechtenstein
Aukštojas Hill is highest point of which country?
Lithuania
Kneiff is the highest point in which country?
Luxembourg (replaced Buurgplaatz in 1997)
the highest peak of both Albania and North Macedonia and is also one of only two summits in Europe to be the highest point for more than one country
Korab
Maromokotro is highest point of which country?
Madagascar
Mount Mulanje is highest point of which country? Lowest point is the Shire River which is largest in the country.
Malawi
What is both the highest peak of Borneo and the highest point of Malaysia?
Kinabalu
Hombori Tondo or Mount Hombori is highest peak of which country?
Mali
Ta’Dmejrek is highest point of which European country?
Malta
Highest point of Martinique, active volcano
Mount Pelee
Kediet ej Jill is the highest peak of which country?
Mauritania
Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire highest point of which country?
Mauritius
Benara on Mahoré is the highest peak of which French overseas territory?
Mayotte
Mount Nanlaud is the highest peak of which island country?
Micronesia
Bălănești Hill is the highest peak of which country?
Moldova
along Chemin des Révoires on Mont Agel is the highest point of which country?
Monaco
Khüiten Peak is the highest point in the Altais and which country?
Mongolia
Zla Kolata is one of highest peaks of Accursed Mountains on border of two countries, it’s the highest peak of which country?
Montenegro
Chances Peak is a summit of stratovolcano named Soufriere Hills and found on which British Overseas Territory?
Montserrat
Jbel Toubkal is highest point of which country?
Morocco
Monte Binga highest point of which country?
Mozambique
Hkakabo Razi highest point of which country?
Myanmar
Song “Amanda” is by which Australian actor from Home & Away and Neighbours?
Craig McLachlan
Who won Mens Cross-Country Gold at 2020 Olympics, won cyclo-cross world championships too multiple times? Team GB.
Tom Pidcock
On what material is the Mona Lisa painted?
Poplar Wood
A wainwright is a maker and repairer of what?
Wagon (acc Dray/Cart)
Who is the main character and narrator of the adventure novels ‘Kidnapped’ (1886) and
‘Catriona’ (1893)?
David Balfour
Sometimes described as “Yorkshire’s own Land’s End”, what covers 280 acres above high water
and 450 acres of foreshore?
Spurn Head
Who was the Australian Prime Minister from 2010 to 2013?
Julia Gillard
Updated after the 2023 Irish Open, the rankings saw three men named Mark in the top ten. What are their surnames?
Allen, Selby, Williams
“Well, this is just a little Peyton Place / And you’re all [BLANK] Valley hypocrites” and “The day my mama socked it to the [BLANK] Valley PTA”. What word fills the blanks in these lyrics from a 1968 US No.1?
Harper
What is the motto of media company MGM?
Ars Gratia Artis (accept “Art for Art’s
Sake”)
‘Cf’, meaning ‘to compare’, is an abbreviation of what Latin word?
confer or conferatur
In 1977, who got to No.5 in the UK singles charts with ‘Good Morning, Judge’?
10CC
Who was the judge at Donald Trump’s fraud trial in October and November New York?
Arthur Engoron
What medical problem involves inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production
of mucus? Contains TAR in word.
Catarrh
What large, terrestrial birds live mainly on the steppes and in dry, grassland areas, and are
known for their slow, deliberate walking style?
Bustards
LINKS. What links each of the following?
a) Pee-wee Herman, Robin Day, Frank Muir, and Colonel Sanders.
Bow Ties
His writing and performing partnership with Denis Norden endured for most of their careers. Together they wrote BBC Radio’s Take It from Here for over 10 years, and then appeared on BBC radio quizzes My Word! and My Music for another 35.
Frank Muir
Which Sec of State for Defence had autobiography “Here Today Gone Tomorrow” from Newsnight when Robin Day used the quote to describe him?
John Nott
In what 1969 film does Paul Newman’s character perform stunts on a bicycle?
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE. SUNDANCE KID
Who played Bluto in the 1980 live-action film ‘Popeye’?
Paul L Smith
Folk. Dave ‘Swarb’ Swarbrick joined which band in 1969? He is credited with assisting them to
produce their seminal album ‘Liege and Lief’ which initiated the British folk-rock movement.
Fairport Convention
How many different people appear on screen in an episode of ‘Blankety Blank’?
11
In a rugby league match, how many players in total would form a scrum?
12 (six each)
In a rugby union match, how many players in total would form a scrum?
16 (8 each)
The ‘Pastry War’ of 1838-39 was also known as the first French intervention in … which country?
Mexico
Jimmy Carter’s wife died in November, aged 96. Give either her first name, or her middle name
by which she was generally known?
(Eleanor) Rosalynn
Who was being tried for living on the earnings of prostitution when Mandy Rice-Davies uttered
her legendary riposte – “Well he would, wouldn’t he?”?
Stephen Ward
The Dunmow Flitch Trials exist to award a flitch of bacon to married couples if they can satisfy
the judge and jury that they have satisfied the criteria. In which English county is this held?
Essex
What infection of the inner ear usually affects your balance as well as your hearing?
Labyrinthitis
Dubbed ‘Britain’s loneliest sheep’, what name was given to the ewe rescued from the bottom of a Scottish cliff in November?
Fiona
Something/someone that leads a trend gets its name from the lead sheep in a flock. What term
is used for both?
Bellwether
Jennifer Gibney, who plays Agnes Brown’s daughter in TV’s ‘Mrs. Brown’s Boys’, is married to whom?
Brendan O’Carroll
Which former British Prime Minister was badly injured as an infantry officer during WWI,
suffering pain and partial immobility for the rest of his life?
Harold Macmillan
Whom did England beat to secure third place in the 2023 Rugby World Cup?
Argentina
Which dessert generally has a whole lemon enclosed in the middle?
Sussex Pond Pudding
With which British city do you associate ‘chippy sauce’?
Edinburgh
What name follows ‘So Long’, in the title of a track on Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over
Troubled Water’?
Frank Lloyd Wright
Who was the Australian documentary maker, best known for his film Year Zero, about the Pol
Pot regime in Cambodia, who died on the 30th December 2023?
John Pilger
She appeared in ‘Boon’ and ‘Still Open Al Hours’ but was best known for playing Thelma in
‘Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads’. She passed away on the 1st. What was her stage name?
Brigit Forsyth
MODERN TV SERIES BASED ON REAL PEOPLE. Who were the main subjects of these series?
a) ‘The Reckoning’. (BBC 1 mini-series, 2023.)
Jimmy Savile
MODERN TV SERIES BASED ON REAL PEOPLE. Who were the main subjects of these series?
a) ‘The Long Shadow’. (ITV Seven Parter, 2023.)
Peter Sutcliffe
“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, / Close bosom-friend of the [BLANK] sun.” What word
is missing from Keats’ ‘Ode to Autumn’?
Maturing
“Do you remember an Inn, Miranda? / Do you remember an Inn?” The opening lines to what
poem?
Tarantella (Hilaire Belloc)
‘I Wouldn’t Leave My Little [BLANK] Hut’ – what is the missing word?
Wooden
In 1967, in which British newspaper did the journalist Murray Sayle break the story that Kim Philby was a Russian spy?
The Sunday Times
The La Corbière Lighthouse is situated at the extreme southwestern point of which Channel island?
Jersey
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, named after the world’s first female fighter pilot, is located in which Turkish city?
Istanbul
Which French luxury watchmaking company was famous for producing the Model A Mystery Clock, designed by Maurice Couet?
Cartier
Jeff Goldblum made his his film debut in which 1974 Michael Winner-directed thriller?
Death Wish
Which play by Anton Chekhov features the title character Ivan Voynitsky?
Uncle Vanya
A giant version of which foodstuff is created each Easter in the French town of Bessières?
Omelette
Between 1923 and 1989, the Wightman Cup was a team competition in which sport?
Tennis
What is the first name of Hyacinth Bucket’s husband in the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances?
Richard
Which Egyptian-American author wrote the 2007 bestselling novel Call Me by Your Name?
Andre Aciman
What four-letter word links songs by The Troggs, Cat Stevens, Duran Duran, and Flo Rida?
Wild
(Wild Thing, Wild World, The Wild Boys, Wild Ones)
Which British politician resigned as foreign secretary in 1982, three days after Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands?
Peter Carrington
Which Japanese technology company uses an infinity symbol as part of its logo and has the mission statement “Building trust in society through innovation”?
Fujitsu
Which French physicist discovered the radioactive element Francium in 1939?
Marguerite Perey
Which American reggae band had a 1994 hit with Baby I Love Your Way?
Big Mountain
What “M” is a tapered cylindrical tool, also known as a triblet, used by jewellers to shape rings or bracelets?
Mandrel
Which figure of eight racecourse in West Sussex was used as a location for filming the Dick Francis thriller Dead Cert?
Fontwell Park
Which 2014 biographical film about Mother Teresa starred Juliet Stevenson in the title role?
The Letters
In Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, who is the father of the Antipholus twins?
Egeon
Which English chef and founder of the St John restaurant wrote the 1999 cookery book Nose to Tail Eating?
Fergus Henderson
Parkville, South Yarra, and Fishermans Bend are neighbourhoods of which Australian city?
Melbourne
For which 1976 film was Laurence Olivier Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of Dr Christian Szell, a Nazi war criminal with a penchant for dentistry?
Marathon Man
1993 American science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla in his directorial debut. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, and Nigel Hawthorne. Stallone is John Spartan, a risk-taking police officer who has a reputation for causing destruction while carrying out his work.
Demolition Man
During filming of which film did Laurence Olivier apparently say to Dustin Hoffman, “have you ever tried acting?”?
Marathon Man
What 3 properties on a Monopoly board are yellow? 1 point for each, all 3 needed for a pass.
Leicester Square, Coventry Street, Piccadilly
He appeared in numerous productions on stage and screen, receiving BAFTA awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Trading Places (1983), A Private Function (1984) and Defence of the Realm (1986), and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Mr. Emerson in A Room with a View (1985). He is also known for his performances in Alfie (1966), A Doll’s House (1973), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Maurice (1987), September (1987), and Noises Off (1992). He portrayed Marcus Brody in the Steven Spielberg and George Lucas films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
Denholm Elliot
She is best known for the films A Town Like Alice (1956), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Born Free (1966), and Ring of Bright Water (1969), as well as her work with the Born Free Foundation.
Virginia McKenna
The borders of which two counƟes pass through the summit
of the MaƩerhorn? One point for one, three for both, both
for a pass.
Switzerland and Italy
Angola three borderign countries
DRC, Namibia, Zambia
Which former CoronaƟon Street actress and MP is the directly elected mayor of West Yorkshire?
Tracy Brabin
On 1st April last year Cumbria’s two-Ɵer local authoriƟes were
reorganised into two unitary authoriƟes. Name either.
CUMBERLAND or
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
Who did Ronnie O’Sullivan beat in the final of the 2024 Masters Snooker tournament earlier this month?
Ali Carter
The guitarist Denny Laine died in December 2023. Which band
did he found in 1964 with Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder?
Moody Blues
What is the name of the house on the east side of Coniston Water bought by John Ruskin in 1871 and now museum to his memory?
Brantwood
Born 1170 Austria, a Minnesänger who composed and performed love-songs and political songs (“Sprüche”) in Middle High German. He has been described as the greatest German lyrical poet before Goethe; his hundred or so love-songs are widely regarded as the pinnacle of Minnesang, the medieval German love lyric, and his innovations breathed new life into the tradition of courtly love.
Walther von der Vogelweide
a Latin word deriving from the Ancient Greek meaning “the praise of a person or thing.” Oirignally was song of chorus held at Panhellenic Games in honour of victor.
Encomium
abusive, reproachful, or venomous language used to express blame or censure; or, a form of rude expression or discourse intended to offend or hurt; vituperation, or deeply seated ill will, vitriol. from Latin adjective means ‘scolding.’
Invective
1668-1733: French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as _______ le Grand (“_________ the Great”) to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented ___________ family.
Francois Couperin
Fifth son of Bach, called the Buckeburg Bach
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
Eighteenth son of Bach called the London Bach
Johann Christian Bach
Fifth child and second son of Bach called the “Berlin Bach”, later the “Hamburg Bach”
Carl Philipp Emanuel
What is the name of Neville LongboƩom’s toad in the ‘Harry PoƩer’ books?
Trevor
What is the largest species of toad on Earth?
Cane Toad
What is the name of Kermit’s nephew in the ‘The Muppet Show?’
Robin
What 1984 single was released by Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus?
We All Stand Together
What is the name of the frog that has translucent skin so that you can see its internal organs, bones, and muscles?
Glassfrog
1A What is the most poisonous species of frog on Earth?
Golden Poison Frog
Who portrayed Bruce Wayne in the streaming series Titans?
Iain Glen
Dick Grayson in Titans, Henry Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Brenton Thwaites
He is known for starring as Stefan Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017) and James T. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present).
Paul Wesley
Who played Captain Mainwaring in Dad’s Army The Lost Episodes? Known for Joshamee Gibbs in Pirates films.
Kevin McNally
he was cast as pompous management consultant David Marsden in the ITV comedy drama Cold Feet, which ran for five series from 1998 to 2003 and again for four further series from 2016 to 2020. Also Toast of London. Also Sergeant Wilson in Dad’s Army The Lost Episodes.
Robert Bathurst
He featured in British comedy television shows of the 1990s including Fist of Fun, This Morning with Richard Not Judy, Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge, Big Train, Brass Eye and Jam. Also Lance Corporal Jones in Dad’s Army The Lost Episodes.
Kevin Eldon
British comedy show, initially a BBC Radio 1 series in 1993 and then a BBC2 television series in 1995. It was written by and starred the comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. Three word name: Simon Quinlank, Rod Hull and Peter characters.
Fist of Fun
a BBC comedy television programme, written by and starring Lee and Herring. Two series were broadcast in 1998 and 1999 on BBC Two. The name was a satirical reference to ITV’s This Morning. The Curious Orange, Histor’s Eye.
This Morning With Richard Not Judy
Alan Partridge was a spin-off character from which spoof radio show?
On The Hour
On The Hour was later transferred to the TV as which show?
The Day Today
1998-2002 British television sketch show created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan - The title of the show is derived from the song run during the credits which was recorded by Max Greger and his Orchestra. The series starred the actors Kevin Eldon, Mark Heap, and Simon Pegg in both series one and two.
“Big Train”
comedic parody of British science television shows, devised and written by Robert Popper and Peter Serafinowicz, and narrated in the first series by Nigel Lambert. The first series of eight 10-minute shorts was shown in 2002. Pay homage to early 1980s educational films and school programmes such as ITV’s “Experiment” series and BBC’s “For Schools and Colleges”.
Look Around You
British satirical television series parodying current affairs news programming. A series of six episodes aired on Channel 4 in 1997, and a further episode in 2001. The series was created and presented by Chris Morris. David Amess made to ask about cake drug in Parliament.
Brass Eye
British experimental black comedy sketch show, created, co-written, produced and directed by Chris Morris. It was broadcast on Channel 4 between 23 March and 27 April 2000. Many of the sketches re-used the original radio soundtracks with the actors lip-synching their lines, an unusual technique which added to the programme’s unsettling atmosphere.
Jam
British sketch comedy show that was originally broadcast between 1999 and 2003 on Channel 4. The main performers on the show were Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips.
Smack the Pony
She co-created, wrote and performed in the double-Emmy-award-winning Smack the Pony. She frequently collaborates with Armando Iannucci and Steve Coogan, having played multiple characters in The Day Today, Brass Eye and Alan Partridge, and has also appeared in Toast of London and Two Doors Down.
Doon Mackichan
Scottish television sitcom, produced by BBC Studios. It was created by Simon Carlyle and Gregor Sharp, and stars Arabella Weir, Alex Norton, Doon Mackichan, Jonathan Watson and Elaine C. Smith as neighbours in a suburban street in Scotland.
Two Doors Down
Notorious for its dark humour, the show follows narcissistic sociopath Jill Tyrell (Julia Davis) alongside her moronic personal assistant Linda (Ruth Jones). Jill learns that her husband Terry (Kevin Eldon) has cancer. She uses this to manipulate new neighbour Cathy Cole (Rebecca Front), who suffers from MS, and her husband Don (Angus Deayton), a doctor and the man with whom Jill becomes increasingly obsessed.
Nighty Night
The film follows the story of Nobody (Terence Hill), who attempts to get his idol Jack Beauregard (Henry Fonda) to take on the Wild Bunch gang of outlaws. 1973 film was directed by Tonino Valerii and based on an idea by Sergio Leone.
My Name Is Nobody
British Channel 4 television sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, directed by Morris and starring Nicholas Burns as title character.
Nathan Barley
As a comedian and comic actor, he is known for his use of surreal humour and black comedy. During the 2000s he was part of The Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongside comedy partner Noel Fielding.
Julian Barratt
2005 tv show French-British adult animated series and sitcom, billed by its producers as “Father Ted meets South Park”. The series was internationally controversial, and was not screened by BBC Three, the channel which commissioned it. drawings depict the life of Father Nicholas, who lives in a Vatican City parody.
Popetown
a British television science fiction sitcom broadcast by BBC Two in 2006 and 2007. Set in 2151 and 2152, it follows the crew of HMS Camden Lock as they stumble through their heroic mission to protect British interests in a changing galaxy.
Hyperdrive
British sitcom starring Steve Coogan as main character: The show is set in Stevenage and depicts middle-class suburban life. A former roadie with anger issues who now owns a pest control business
Saxondale
It stars Dee as Rick Spleen, a cynical and misanthropic comedian whose life is plagued by petty annoyances, disappointments and embarrassments.
Lead Balloon
He reached prominence playing Brian Johnson in CITV’s My Parents Are Aliens (episodes of which he also wrote) and Michael, the café owner in Jack Dee’s BBC sitcom Lead Balloon. Between 2012 and 2020, he played John in five series of the critically acclaimed romantic drama series Last Tango in Halifax.
Tony Gardner
British stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street (1961–1971); Jean in the sitcom dinnerladies (1998–2000); and her role as Celia Dawson in Last Tango in Halifax (2012–2020) for which she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award
Anne Reid
British zombie horror miniseries written and created by Charlie Brooker and directed by Yann Demange. The show takes place primarily on the set of a fictional series of the real television show Big Brother. The five episodes, aired over five consecutive nights, chronicle a zombie outbreak that strands the housemates and production staff inside the Big Brother House, which quickly becomes a shelter from the undead.
Dead Set
It is set in the fictitious Kirke University and follows the lives of the staff, in particular the power-crazed and callous vice chancellor Jonty de Wolfe.
Campus
British black comedy produced by Sky and written by Julia Davis, 2012-15. Set in the 1830s, this black comedy centres on Helene, a woman who is washed ashore after her ship is wrecked off the English coast.
Hunderby
She is best known for her role as Becky in the BAFTA winning sitcom Him & Her and playing Renee Zellweger’s best friend Miranda in Bridget Jones’s Baby, for which she was nominated for an Evening Standard Best Actress Award. She also had roles in the British comedy TV series Bad Education and The Wrong Mans.
Sarah Solemani
He is the voice of Poetry Pete in the children’s televisions series Sarah & Duck. Rose to prominence originating the title role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1979 Peter Shaffer play Amadeus, for which he received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination. Joined the Miloš Forman 1984 film adaptation, this time portraying Emanuel Schikaneder.
Simon Callow
He wrote the libretto of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute and was the builder of the Theater an der Wien.
Emanuel Schikaneder
Who played Jim Ignatowski in the comedy series Taxi (1978–1983)?
Christopher Lloyd
British comedian, impressionist, writer and actress played Mrs Jenkins in 2020 The Witches? Had namesake show, also The Agency.
Morgana Robinson
She appeared in the Channel 4 comedy sketch show Absolutely, and wrote, produced, and appeared in the British ensemble film The Announcement. She voices Mummy Pig, Madame Gazelle and Dr Hamster in the children’s series Peppa Pig. Married to David Baddield since 2017.
Morwenna Banks
He portrayed Barry Welsh, presenter of the HTV Wales series Barry Welsh Is Coming. He has also had major roles in Naked Video, Absolutely, Fireman Sam, Shaun the Sheep, and Jeff Global’s Global Probe, and is the narrator of the children’s television show Peppa Pig.
John Sparkes
She is known for her roles in the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), the ITV drama Hollington Drive (2021), and as voice of the titular Peppa Pig (2020–) on Channel 5.
Amelia Bea Smith
He portrayed Alan Ashburn in the ITV television drama Fat Friends, Bernard Green in the BBC One comedy-drama Common as Muck, Mr. Bumble in the BBC series Dickensian, and is the voice of Daddy Pig in Peppa Pig. Dad of Freya _____, singer of “Lost Without You” and self titled album with song “Castles”.
Richard Ridings
British private detective television series, starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope respectively as the namesake private detectives
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
He played Inspector Javert in the original London production of the stage musical Les Misérables, First Officer Douglas Richardson in the award-winning radio series Cabin Pressure, and DCI Fred Thursday in the TV series Endeavour. Narrator of Sarah & Duck.
Roger Allam
Who voices Scarf Lady on Sarah & Duck? three-time SAG Award winner in the Best Cast in a Drama Series category for her role as Beryl Patmore in the ITV and PBS drama TV series Downton Abbey. Voice of Professor Matilda Weasley in Hogwarts Legacy.
Lesley Nicol
who voices headmaster Phineas Nigellus Black in hogwarts legacy
simon pegg
Gold original comedy (Charles Edwards), King of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, is having a mid-life crisis, unhappy with his life and wanting to do more. 2017
Henry IX
Gold original comedy British television sitcom created by Joe Wilkinson and David Earl. Set on the Isle of Wight, it stars Wilkinson as Simon and Diane Morgan as his girlfriend Donna. The show begins with Simon and Donna returning to Simon’s home to visit his family for his fortieth birthday.
The Cockfields
Gold original comedy adapted from radio pilot Antiquity: The show stars well-known comic actors Robert Lindsay and Maureen Lipman as the eponymous siblings and antiques shop owners Rupert and Beverley
Bull
The series revolves around magistrate Marley Wise (Sarah Alexander) who is able to see and talk with a trio of ghosts comprising her husband (John Hannah), her lover (Nicholas Burns), and the local vicar (Jo Joyner). Gold original comedy.
Marley’s Ghosts
British television sitcom set in the Nottinghamshire town of Newark-on-Trent, England. The series aired on Gold on 28 March 2022, and revolves around the life of a recently divorced woman, her son and her ex-husband. starring Morgana Robinson and Matthew Horne
Newark, Newark
a British sitcom made for Channel 4 by JAX Media and Universal International Studios, starring Simon Bird, Kate O’Flynn, Amy James-Kelly, Harry Connor and Morgana Robinson. A coming-of-age sitcom about a Manchester family who are part of a puritanical Christian sect.
Everyone Else Burns
storytelling television series aimed at adults and inspired by the popular children’s series Jackanory. It is broadcast on the UKTV channel Dave.
Crackanory
three-part British television drama based on the best-selling 2011 P. D. James novel of the same name. Her murder mystery was based on the style and characters of Jane Austen’s 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.
Death Comes to Pemberley
British sitcom set around the life of Danny Baker. It began airing on 3 September 2015. The sitcom stars Laurie Kynaston as Danny Baker, Peter Kay, and actress Lucy Speed as Danny Baker’s parents.
Cradle to Grave
English former child actress, best known for playing young Elizabeth Shaw in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. Played Emma Kennedy in The Kennedys.
Lucy Hutchinson
Emil and the Detectives (German: Emil und die Detektive) is a 1929 novel set mainly in Berlin by which German writer?
Erich Kastner
Colonel K (voiced by Stephen Fry) is what type of creature (not a Walrus) who serves as Danger Mouse and Penfold’s boss. His beard and moustache is a sentient lifeform and now and then detaches itself from his face.
chinchilla
Danger Mouse’s main nemesis
Baron Silas von Greenback
In Danger Mouse: Greenback’s pet fluffy white caterpillar, whose intelligence and duplicity is often underestimated.
Nero
British television sitcom shown on Channel 4. It is set in the office of the children’s services department of fictional Elm Heath Council. Written by and starring Jo Brand and Morwenna Banks.
Damned
The programme stars Taylor, Adelayo Adedayo, Samson Kayo and Kadiff Kirwan as the members of an unsuccessful all-black South London jazz quartet who time-travel to the 1920s, and later the 1950s, visiting the Jazz Age and post-war cool jazz period while experiencing culture clashes as they manoeuvre in the unfamiliar eras.
Timewasters
British historical fiction television series based on Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories series of novels. A feature-length sequel that concluded the series story, titled Seven Kings Must Die, premiered on 14 April 2023 on Netflix. Alexander Dreymon plays Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
The Last Kingdom
British historical drama television series adapted by Andrew Davies from an unfinished manuscript by Jane Austen and starring Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Theo James, and Ben Lloyd-Hughes. Set during the Regency era, the plot follows a young and naive heroine as she navigates the new seaside resort.
Sanditon
It was written by Andrew Davies and was inspired by his experiences as a lecturer at the University of Warwick, and it has been interpreted as a commentary on contemporary trends in education. Stephen Daker (Peter Davison), joining a university medical centre staffed by an ill-assorted group of doctors.
A Very Peculiar Practice
British-American period television crime drama created by Rachael New, starring Kate Phillips and Stuart Martin as the title characters, two Victorian era detectives. Debuted on Alibi on 2020, season four premiered 2024.
Miss Scarlet and The Duke
American fantasy streaming television series developed by Eric Heisserer for Netflix. It is based on the written works of Leigh Bardugo, and set in the Grishaverse, which consists namesake trilogy and Six of Crows duology.
Shadow and Bone
a thriller television series created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, with Idris Elba starring in the lead role. It premiered on 28 June 2023 on Apple TV+. In January 2024, the series was renewed for a second season. Sam, a talented business negotiator, must use his skills to broker a peaceful end to a hijacking of a seven-hour flight from Dubai to London.
Hijack
Scottish black comedy crime drama television series, based on the BBC Radio 4 drama _____ Stranded. Nicola Walker title role, talks about Norway alot due to ancestry. Found on Alibi original programming.
Annika
Alibi original based on idea by Val McDermid: Show focuses on three female forensic professionals, Emma Hedges, Sarah Gordon and Kathy Torrance, working together at the fictitious Scottish Institute of Forensic Science and Anatomy (SIFA) in Dundee, Scotland, as they uncover the truth of a murder case and bring a killer to justice.
Traces
Polish-British mathematician and philosopher. He was known to friends and professional colleagues alike by the nickname Bruno. Did 1973 The Ascent of Man.
Jacob Bronowski
UKTV network channel that deals with science and nature documentaries
Eden
British railway historian, TV presenter, geographer and travel editor. He is known for his presenting and writing work, primarily on rail transport and architecture. He also works as a travel editor for transport website Trainline. The Architecture the Railways Built, Secrets of the London Underground.
Tim Dunn
a British television programme that was first broadcast on Dave and hosted by comedian Alan Davies. In each episode Davies holds an unscripted roundtable discussion with four guests.
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
TV show on Dave with Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont
Meet the Richardsons
British comedy game show broadcast on Dave. Pairs of comedians compete in survival-themed tasks for badges awarded by the host David Mitchell. The show was widely compared upon release to Taskmaster, a Dave original programme where comedians were set tasks to complete as individuals, which had moved to Channel 4 in 2020.
Outsiders
Which four letter word for the central character or protagonist in a story, play or film is a New York term for an Italian style sandwich known elsewhere as a submarine?
Hero
Which multinational company can trace its origins to antiques seller Marcus Samuel who in 1833 decided to try selling oriental seashells as well, capitalising on their popularity in the interior design industry?
Shell
Which formerly common unit of measurement, generally defined in England as three miles, is thought to have originally represented the distance a man could walk in an hour?
League
Which is the only discipline in modern fencing where a touch can be scored using the edge of the blade as well as the point?
Sabre
Listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world, to the nearest 100 years, how long ago was the Forbidden City in Beijing constructed?
600 (1406 to 1420)
Which term derived from the firepower of artillery is used in baseball as a term for the pitcher and catcher considered as a single unit, and the effectiveness of the combination? The same word can also mean an unlawful attack or a combination of simple instruments.
Battery
Which 5 letter word meaning an instance of figurative or metaphorical language is, according to the New York Times WordleBot, the best starting guess for Wordle on its hard setting?
TROPE
Geoff Dyer’s 2018 book “Broadsword Calling Danny Boy”, which describes Clint Eastwood as “not just squinting but squinting in German” is a scene-by-scene analysis of which 1968 film?
WHERE EAGLES DARE
Which driver became the youngest person to compete in Formula One at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, when he was aged 17 years, 166 days, before he had passed his road driving test?
Max Verstappen
Which was Timothy Dalton’s second and last Bond film, the first one not to not use the title of an Ian Fleming story?
Licence to Kill
Sharing its name with a Bond film and a line of computers from HP, what is the name of the first electric car manufactured by Rolls Royce?
Spectre
Which birds are the subject of the Mafia hypothesis?
Cuckoo
The theme tune Strange Game for Slow Horses starring Gary Oldman, Kristen Scott-Thomas and Jonathan Pryce was written and performed by which singer songwriter born in 1943 and knighted in 2003?
Mick Jagger
The most significant official change of clocks for any international land frontier is 3.5 hours on the border between Afghanistan and which other country?
China
Which three letter word could be a computer key, Coca Cola’s first diet drink discontinued in 2020, a fast march or a pejorative term for a Cambridge student?
Tab
Owned by the Royal Caribbean Group, what is the largest cruise ship in the world? It is due to set sail from Miami on its maiden voyage.
Icon of the Seas
a character in William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. He is the Prince of Verona. He holds authority over the Montague and Capulet households.
Escalus
Which Chinese-born US filmmaker is best known for writing and directing the films Posthumous (2014) and The Farewell (2019)?
Lulu Wang (Barry Jenkins is partner)
Which comedian will return to host the Monday night episodes of The Daily Show through the 2024 US presidential election?
Jon Stewart
The former location of the Babri Masjid mosque, the Ram Mandir was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2024. This Hindu temple is located at the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, believed to be the birthplace of which Hindu god?
Rama
Coined by Orator F. Cook in 1906, what do you call the evolutionary process by which populations evolve to become distinct species?
Speciation
What do you call the phenomenon that sees the emission of electrons when electromagnetic radiation, such as light, hits a material?
Photoelectric Effect
Born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, which New Zealand opera singer attracted attention by portraying the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro in 1971?
Kiri Te Kanawa
Charles Jewtraw won the first gold medal at the first Winter Olympics in 1924. He competed in which sport?
Speed Skating
Founded by Tadashi Yanai, Fast Retailing is the parent company of what Japanese casual wear designer?
Uniqlo
What do you call the metabolic pathway that converts glucose into pyruvate and occurs in the liquid part of cells in most organisms?
Glycolysis
Which chilli of the habanero family is commonly used in West African and Carribean cuisine? It has a rating of 100,000–350,000 Scoville units
Scotch Bonnet
Beginning with m, what plant resin adds chewiness to Turkish Dondurma ice cream?
Mastic
The leaves of which plant, often likened to vanilla, is used to flavour rice and desserts across South East Asia? Called the vanilla of south east asia.
Pandan
Dangmyeon noodles, used in Korean Japchae are made from what root vegetable?
Sweet Potato
The Catalan word for what animal fat gives its name to the Mallorcan Ensaimada pastry?
Lard
Empanadas are often listed on menus as al horno or frito. What does al horno mean?
Baked
Beginning with C, what can be either a vegetable or the Caribbean stew made from the vegetable. In an episode of Death in Paradise, DCI Neville Parker beat the reigning champion in a contest for this dish by adding a few drops of Worcestershire sauce.
Callaloo
What small, custard pastry originating in Bordeaux is traditionally baked in a copper mould and flavoured with rum or vanilla?
Canele
Ramune is a type of carbonated drink from which country? It is one of the few drinks still sold in a Codd-neck bottle characterised by a marble stopper.
Japan
Elote is a Mexican street food made by grilling which crop and topping it with mayo, cheese, chilli and lime?
Corn
Fufu is a pounded meal from West Africa made with cassava which has to be prepared carefully to remove which toxic substance?
Cyanide
Which unleavened flatbread is traditionally consumed during Passover?
Matzo
What middle-eastern spice mix containing sumac, sesame seeds, oregano and other herbs is spread onto pide to make manakish?
Za’atar
Native to Africa, the pulp of which fruit with a sweet and sour flavour is used in chutney, curries, and mexican sweets?
Tamarind
What Indonesian food is made by fermenting whole soy beans with a starter culture, producing a mycelium that binds the beans together.
Tempeh
Beginning with B, what is the Hindi name for Aegle Marmelos, known as Bengal Quince or Wood Apple in English? This tree is sacred to Hindus and hot tea made from its fruit is served as a soothing refreshment after a Thai Massage.
Bael
A dessert made from thin threads of egg yolk, known as Angel Hair in English was introduced to Japan, Thailand and Kerala by people of which seafaring nation?
Portugal
