Next 27 Flashcards
The Ironclad, the Watcher, the Silent, and the Defect are the four playable characters in which roguelike deck-building video game, released for Windows in 2017 and for consoles two years later, in which the player battles various monsters while climbing up through a building?
Slay the Spire
Which multi-talented sports star – who also competed in golf, field hockey and archery – won the first of her five Wimbledon Singles Championships in 1887 aged just 15?
Lottie Dod
Named to commemorate an event that was first held in 1891 and that now takes place every four years in France, what wheelshaped dessert is made from choux pastry, filled with a praline-flavoured cream and topped with flaked almonds?
Paris-Brest
What nine-letter term is given to the jelly-like mass of amphibian eggs found floating in ponds during the mating season of amphibians?
Frogspawn
Ridden by Paul Townsend and winning at odds of 7/1 [seven to one], which horse won the 2024 Grand National?
I am Maximus
Caused by cerebellar disorders or impaired sensory input to the spinal cord, what term is given to a disorder of balance and coordination that can result in a wide-based or high-stepping gait, poor coordination and falls? This term follows “Friedreich’s” in the name of a genetic condition.
Ataxia
American journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her work on what longform piece about slavery and the early history of the United States? The piece was named in reference to the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans in the Virginia colony. You may answer with just the year.
The 1619 Project
Which British comedian coined the catchphrase “I don’t really know” while performing impressions of the character Mavis Reilly from Coronation Street, despite the character never having used the phrase herself?
Les Dennis
In architecture, what demonym precedes the word ‘gable’ to describe any gable which is curved and has a pediment at the top?
Dutch
With an estimated population of close to 2.5 million and spanning around 22 square miles in Karachi, what is the most populated slum in the world?
Orangi Town
What game – usually played outdoors, though an indoor version used to be popular in pubs – requires players to throw rings made of metal, rope or rubber over a set distance with the aim of it landing over a spike or pin?
Quoits (coytz)
Derry Girls star Louise Harland plays the title character in which historical fantasy adventure series, which premiered on Disney+ in March 2024?
Renegade Nell
English actor, best known for playing Don Beech in The Bill from 1995 to 2004, Johnny Allen in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2005 to 2006, and Captain John Price in the video games Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Billy Murray
Which French dessert consists of choux pastry puffs piled into a cone shape and bound together with threads of caramel?
CROQUEMBOUCHE
In which TV gameshow hosted by Michael Barrymore did contestants try to avoid ‘hotspots’ that meant they lost prizes?
Strike It Lucky
A shadowy cabin-dwelling dealer named Leshy acts as gamemaster in which 2021 roguelike deck-building video game whose other memorable characters include an irritable stoat and a stunted wolf, both of which have been turned into cards that are used to play the game?
Inscryption
In 1887, Lottie Dod won the first major tennis event of the year, the Irish Championships. Who did she defeat in the final? This
player had won the first two Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles Championships in 1884 and 1885.
Maud Watson
Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan plays Maggie, a thirtysomething with bipolar disorder in which Channel 4 sitcom, which began in March 2024?
Big Mood
Located in Mumbai, what slum community houses more than 1 million people in just under 1 square mile, making it among the
most densely-populated areas in the world?
Dharavi
What game, that was traditionally popular in English pub gardens, requires players to throw a baton or stick at a ball known as a ‘dolly’? This game shares its name with a logical fallacy also called a straw man, and a character from a children’s TV show that ran from 1979 to 1981.
Aunt Sally
Sometimes associated with a syrinx and named after a Viennese pathologist, what name is given to a brain malformation in which the cerebellar tonsils protrude through the foramen magnum into the spinal canal, resulting in the need for decompressive surgery if obstruction occurs?
Chiari Malformation
Isabel Wilkerson’s book The Warmth of Other Suns was written about what period of African American history, where
around six million African Americans moved away from states in the American South?
Great Migration
The catchphrase “I wanna tell you a story” became associated with entertainer Max Bygraves after which impressionist coined
the phrase while doing impressions of him during the 1970s?
Mike Yarwood
In 2019, which Northern Irish golf course returned to the roster of courses for the Open? It will host the competition again in 2025.
Royal Portrush
What savoury porridge dish, popular in east and southeast Asia, is made by boiling rice in water until it completely softens?
Sometimes eaten as a breakfast, it can be topped with a variety of ingredients, such as spring onions, fish or pickled vegetables
Congee
The War of the Spanish Succession confirmed the accession of which King of Spain, the first Spanish monarch from the House of Bourbon? Name and regnal number required.
Philip V
What sweet porridge dish, popular in the Indian subcontinent, is made by boiling rice in milk and sugar? Usually eaten as a
dessert, this dish can be flavoured and topped with a variety of ingredients such as cardamom, saffron, dried nuts and fruit.
Kheer
In 2006, which Irish golf course became the first Irish course to host the Ryder Cup?
K Club (Kildare Club)
Which battle of 991 CE took place in Essex between the English and the Viking invaders? The battle ended in victory for the
Vikings, with the English paying 10,000 Roman pounds of silver to end the conflict.
Battle of MALDON
Located in the Northwest Territories and running for 4,241 kilometres, what is the longest river in Canada?
Mackenzie River
Which songwriter wrote numerous number ones in the 1960s including Gerry and the Pacemakers’ ‘How Do You Do It?’ and ‘I Like It’?
Mitch MURRAY
She was the wife of Joseph and the mother of his sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Asenath
Five albums by Police ONLY CONNECT
Outlandos d’Amour
Reggatta de Blanc
Zenyatta Mondatta
Ghost in the Machine
Synchronicity
Which 1972 Pink Floyd album was recorded as the soundtrack for La Vallée, a
French film directed by Barbet Schroeder about a woman on a spiritual voyage of
discovery in the New Guinea bush?
Obscured by Clouds
Often used in laboratory settings where high-purity water is required, and sometimes also known as demineralised water, DI water is water from which charged particles have been removed. What is the DI short for in this context?
Deionised
Death In Paradise lead detective now fifth in 2024 ONLY CONNECT
Ben Miller
Kris Marshall
Ardal O’Hanlon
Ralf Little
Don Gilet
The name of which dairy product is used in baseball as a slang term for a fastball, particularly one that is difficult to hit?
Cheese
The name of which dairy product is used in baseball as a slang term for a
fastball, particularly one that is difficult to hit?
Royal Vauxhall Tavern
The Indian-administered parts of the disputed region of Kashmir consists of two
union territories: Jammu and Kashmir is one, what is the other?
Ladakh
Which novel, by American author Ann Patchett and based on a hostage crisis of
1996-97, won the 2002 Women’s Prize for Fiction, then known as the Orange Prize?
Bel Canto
Last four Womens Prize winners up to 2023 ONLY CONNECT
Hamnet
Piranesi
The Book of Form and Emptiness (Ruth Ozeki)
Demon Copperhead
In 1623, the internal floors of the French Ambassador’s residence in London
collapsed under the weight of those present, killing around 100 people. Which
type of religious service was being held there at the time, giving this event its
name of ‘the Fatal _______’?
Vespers
Which American apparel company, founded in the late 19th century but now a popular streetwear brand, is known for its heavy-duty workwear clothing, often made from heavy denim? Their logo consists of a bright yellow rounded shape, resembling a swirling wave, on a white background.
Carhartt
Which colour precedes ‘stone’ in a term used for the stones used to build Stonehenge, many of which had been transported from Wales?
Blue
What is the largest city of the disputed region of Kashmir, and the capital of the
Indian Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir?
Srinagar
In 2008, which Radio DJ, TV Presenter and car collector bought a 1963 Ferrari
250, that had previously belonged to the actor James Coburn, for 6.4 million
euros, at the time the highest price ever paid at auction for a car?
Chris Evans
Which American slang term for a common starchy vegetable is traditionally used
in baseball to refer to either the ball itself, or to a home run?
Tater
Which 1969 Pink Floyd album was recorded as the soundtrack for the film with
the same single-word name, the directorial debut of Barbet Schroeder, about drug addiction in Ibiza?
More
Partly named for a mathematician and scientist, and with uses including physically erasing stored data, what word denotes the process of reducing or eliminating a remnant magnetic field?
Degaussing
Howard Webb was the third Englishman to referee a FIFA World Cup final,
following William Ling in 1954 and Jack Taylor in which other year? He awarded
the first ever penalty given in a World Cup final.
1974
The Tulip Revolution was a change of power that took place in which Central Asian country in 2005, leading to the resignation of President Askar Akayev, who fled from Bishkek to Kazakhstan, and then on to Russia?
Kyrgyzstan
Which American apparel company, founded in the early 20th century but now a popular streetwear brand, is known for its workwear, including chino-like ‘Work Pants’ and flannel ‘Work shirts’? Prominent tags carry their logo, whose yellow ox
collar is often mistaken for a horseshoe.
Dickies
Jakob Beer, a Polish Holocaust survivor, is a central character of which novel by
Canadian writer Anne Michaels, which won the 1997 Women’s Prize for Fiction,
then known as the Orange Prize?
Fugitive Pieces
In 1184, Henry VI, the future Holy Roman Emperor, survived the collapse of a room in which he was hosting a large meeting of nobles, where around 60 people died when they fell into the latrine below, many drowning or suffocating in the fumes. This event is known as which Thuringian city’s ‘Latrine Disaster’?
Erfurt
Which retired teacher from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire was one of the biggest stars of the 2nd UK series of the The Traitors, until she was ‘murdered’ in episode 7? In episode 3 she had revealed to the audience that she was actually the mother of fellow contestant Ross. (first or surname accepted)
Diane Carson
Lifestyle business by Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen
Elizabeth and James
Director of Menance II Society
Hughes Brothers
First song ever featured on TOTP
Dusty Springfield’s I Only Want To Be With You
First act ever to perform on TOTP
I Wanna Be Your Man by Rolling Stones
TOTP running time years
1964 to 2006
Who sponsors London Marathon from 2022 taking over from Virgin Money?
Tata Consultancy Services
Who wrote and performed the 1966 World Cup song for England “World Cup Willie”?
Lonnie Donegan
English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire. The band found success at home and abroad after teaming up with Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. They have had a number of lineup changes and were still actively touring in 2024. Their most popular hit single, “Living Next Door to Alice”, peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
Smokie
Official England squad song for 1970 World Cup
Back Home
Written by Chris Norman and Pete Spencer of Smokie, what was name of official England squad song for 1982 World Cup?
This Time (We’ll Get It Right)
Official song for 1986 England World Cup modified from 1980 Notts Forest 1980 European Cup FInal song?
We’ve Got the Whole World at Our Feet
What year was World in Motion by New Order released for?
1990 World Cup
Official song for 1998 World Cup written by Ian McCulloch and sang by England United (Echo and B, Space, Spice Girls, Simon Fowler)? Overshadowed by Vindaloo and Three Lions 98.
“(How Does it Feel to Be) on Top of the World?”
band from Liverpool, England, who formed in 1992 initially as a trio of Tommy Scott (vocals, bass, guitar), Jamie Murphy (vocals, guitar) and Jamie Island (drums), who was later replaced by Andy Parle. Keyboard player Franny Griffiths joined the line-up a year later, and the band signed to Gut Records in 1995, eventually rising to prominence with hit singles such as “Female of the Species”, “Me and You Versus the World”, “Neighbourhood”, “Avenging Angels” and “The Ballad of Tom Jones”, the latter a duet with Cerys Matthews of Catatonia.
Space
2010 World Cup song for England written by Roland Orzabal and performed by Dizzee Rascal and James Corden
“Shout (Shout for England song)”
English rock band formed in Bailiff Bridge, West Yorkshire, in 1990. The band consists of brothers singer Danny McNamara and guitarist Richard McNamara, bassist Steve Firth, keyboardist Mickey Dale, and drummer Mike Heaton. Sang 2006 World Cup England song “World at your Feet”.
Embrace
British hip hop duo from London, consisting of Casyo Valentine “_____” Johnson BEM (born 4 February 1990, Gipsy Hill) and Karl Dominic “_____” Wilson BEM (born 3 September 1989, Thornton Heath), the son of Delroy Wilson otherwise known as ‘Jamaica’s first child star’.
Krept and Konan
George Eliot fictional county
Loamshire
Aichi Sendou, the protagonist of the show, is a timid young boy in his third year of junior high school. The one thing that keeps him going is his trading card Blaster Blade from namesake trading card game. Oriignal run 2011-12.
Cardfight!! Vanguard
Group 1 horserace at Sandown Park in July
Eclipse Stakes
England 2022 World Cup base in Qatar
Al Wakrah
Who played Harold Bishop in Neighbours?
Ian Smith
Plays:
Bouncers
1977
Teechers
1984
Happy Families
1985
April in Paris
1993
Up ‘n’ Under
1985
Dracula
1998
John Godber
Myrmecobius fasciatus known as Walpurti - insect eating marsupial
Numbat
Signal Iduna Park or Westfalenstadion which football team’s stadium?
Borussia Dortmund
an imprint of Penguin Random House that was formerly an independent book publishing company founded in London in 1855 by John Camden Hotten, after his death reorganised under names of two business partners.
Chatto and Windus
W&N Publishing House short for which two surnames? British publisher of fiction and reference books.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
American publishing company owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924, by namesake pair? Considered one of the Big Five UK Publishing firms alongside Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins and Macmillan Publishers.
Simon & Schuster
1722 to 5 March 1790, is best known for helping Charles Edward Stuart evade government troops after the Battle of Culloden in April 1746. Her family had generally backed the government during the 1745 Rising.
Flora MacDonald
South African vegetable relish, usually spicy, that is traditionally served with bread, pap, samp, stews, or curries. Originated in the townships of Johannesburg or in the gold mines surrounding Johannesburg, when Mozambican mineworkers leaving their shift cooked tinned produce (tomatoes, beans) with chili to produce a spicy Portuguese-style relish to accompany pap.
Chakalaka
Cape Town’s most famous sandwich: foot-long, soft-white sub stuffed with combinations of meat (polony, masala steak, chicken or calamari), slap tjips (chips), sauce (piri-piri, tomato), cheese, fried eggs and salad
Gatsby
Who sang “Don’t Call Me Baby”?
Madison Avenue
Author, The Making of the English Working Class
EP Thompson
He has worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and is known for his portrayal of Kurt Wallander in the Netflix series Young Wallander, as a lead [Christian] in the series Before We Die and as the lead character, Tom Blixen, in the series Moscow Noir.
Adam Palsson
first saw mainstream recognition as one half of the Mississippi-based hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd, which he formed with his brother Slim Jxmmi, He guest featured on French Montana’s 2017 single “Unforgettable,” which became his first song to reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, his single “Sunflower” (with Post Malone) was released for the accompanying soundtrack to the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
Swae Lee
British historian, television presenter and author of popular history books and novels,[1][2] including Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (2003), Jerusalem: The Biography (2011), The Romanovs 1613–1918 (2016), and The World: A Family History of Humanity (2022).
Simon Sebag Montefiore
British curler most famous for skipping the British women’s team at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where the team claimed the gold medal. She has also skipped for the Scotland curling team at both the World and European Championships.
Rhona Martin
Scottish cross-country skier and biathlete. He has represented Great Britain at six Olympic Games in cross-country skiing and biathlon.[1] He is only the seventh athlete from any country to have competed at six Winter Games[2] and is one of fewer than fifty athletes to have competed in at least six Olympic Games. Carried flag at 2002 winter olympics.
Mike Dixon
Last four Summer Olympics flag carriers up to Tokyo 2020 ONLY CONNECT
2008 Mark Foster
2012 Chris Hoy
2016 Andy Murray
2020 Hannah Mills (Sailing) and Moe Sbihi (Rower)
English World Cup alpine ski racer who specialises in slalom. Widely considered to be the greatest British skier of all time, he has competed for Great Britain in four Olympics, seven World Championships, and won the Europa Cup. His best World Cup result was a victory in 2022 Kitzbühel slalom, the first victory for any British athlete at that level in Alpine skiing. Carried flag at 2022 Winter Olympics.
Dave Ryding
Order of the Golf Majors ONLY CONNECT
The Masters
US Open
The Open
US PGA
One word name for Dutch Sheepdog, is a breed of dog originating in the Netherlands
Schapendoes
1937 play in music by Marc Blitzstein. Originally a part of the Federal Theatre Project, it was directed by Orson Welles and produced by John Houseman. Set in Steeltown, U.S.A., the Brechtian allegory of corruption and corporate greed includes a panoply of social figures. It follows the efforts of Larry Foreman to unionize the town’s workers and combat the powerful industrialist Mr. Mister, who controls the town’s factory, press, church, and social organization. The piece is almost entirely sung-through, giving it many operatic qualities, although Blitzstein included popular song styles of the time.
The Cradle Will Rock
eighth studio album by the American rock band the Flaming Lips, released on October 28, 1997, by Warner Bros. Records - consists of four CDs
Zaireeka
fourth studio album by the English punk rock band the Clash. It was released on 12 December 1980 as a triple album containing 36 tracks, with 6 songs on each side.
Sandinista!
Six The Clash Albums ONLY CONNECT
The Clash
Give Em Enough Rope
London Calling
Sandinista!
Combat Rock
Cut the Crap
derives from Sanskrit texts, and is thought to mean “place of tranquility.” From buddhist mythology. Now a festival.
Shambala
Mr. Hockey
Gordie Howe
Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm
This dish is from the Moghul dynasty that started off its life as a type of kebab. This curry takes name from hindi/urdu for Favourite is a rich curry that favours dark meats and starchy veg.
Pasanda
Constellation separated into two parts by Ophiuchus
Serpens (Caput and Cauda)
“Aserejé” band
Las Ketchup
Google 3D modelling software
SketchUp
Playstation and Xbox control buttons from North to West
Green Triangle / Yellow Y
Orange Circle / Red B
Blue X / Green A
Pink Square / Blue X
“Sexual Healing” drum machine
808
Four things wrong week to quit in Airplane by Lloyd Bridges as tower supervisor? ONLY CONNECT
Smoking
Drinking
Amphetamines
Sniffing Glue
an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and was selected by the 49ers with the final pick in the 2022 NFL draft, becoming that year’s Mr. Irrelevant. Got to Superbowl in 2024.
Brock Purdy
What Coca-Cola is, according to their longtime slogan
The Real Thing
Tom Stoppard 5 Tony Awards ONLY CONNECT
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1968), Travesties (1976), The Real Thing (1984), The Coast of Utopia (2007), and Leopoldstadt (2023)
baseball jargon for a . 200 batting average, the supposed threshold for offensive futility at the Major League level
Mendoza Line
Three letter word for the terrestrial juvenile phase of a newt?
Eft
type of bread typically associated with Provence but found in other regions. Some versions are sculpted or slashed into a pattern resembling a head of wheat, derived from Latin for focus meaning hearth.
Fougasse
Mexican dish or antojito made with namesake bread dipped and fried in a red guajillo pepper sauce. It is traditionally filled with papas con chorizo or with papas only but there are different varieties
Pambazo
Japanese milk bread, also called Hokkaido milk bread, or simply milk bread in English sources, is a soft white bread commonly sold in Asian bakeries, particularly Japanese ones.
Shokupan
Three letter word honey wine, like mead, that is brewed and consumed in Ethiopia and Eritrea
Tej
Name of Venus Fly Trap in 2023 John Lewis Christmas advert
Snapper
Who sang the 2023 John Lewis Christmas advert song Festa?
Andrea Bocelli
Thames Water mascot released in 2023
Otis the Otter
First Direct mascot released in 2023
Skint Skunk
Who were the couple played by Anthony Head and Sharon Maughan for Nescafe GOLD BLEND?
Tony and Sharon
The show’s unkempt Baldy Man character (as played by Gregor Fisher) struggles to pose calmly in a photo booth, and after his height-adjustable seat drops him almost out of the frame, is heard to strike a match. As Fisher’s face reenters the screen, he exhales smoke and smiles as a voiceover reads the slogan “Happiness is a cigar called ______”.
Hamlet
fictional characters created to advertise the Renault Clio in the United Kingdom between 1991 and 1998 played by Estelle Skornik and Max Douchin?
Papa and Nicole
Which country does the dish saganaki come from?
Greece - fried cheese
In cookery, what name is given to the process of cooling and heating chocolate to give it a glossy finish?
Tempering
Primary site of His Majesty’s Naval Base, Clyde – headquarters of the British nuclear Trident submarine fleet.
Faslane
Catchphrase of Jimmy Krankie.
Fandabidozi
What was the nationality of the last protagonist to be killed at the end of World War I, one minute before the 11.00 am armistice to cease further fighting?
American (Henry Gunther)
During the Wars of the Roses, the longest siege of any castle in the British Isles occurred between 1461 and 1468 (lasting seven years). Which castle was it?
Harlech Castle
In which year did a tsunami hit the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary, causing widespread damage and loss of life?
1607
As well as Sir Alex Ferguson, which other ex–premier league manager owned a horse that won at this year’s Cheltenham festival?
2024
Harry Redknapp
Who is the current British No.1 women’s tennis player?2024
Katie Boulter
Jimmy Anderson holds the record for the most test wickets by a fast bowler. Which fast bowler is second on the list?
Stuart Broad
A recent World Snooker Tour event in Saudi Arabia featured a significant change to standard snooker rules. What was it?
An extra 20–point golden ball for players who complete a 147, meaning a maximum break of 167 was possible
Who is Team GB’s most successful female Olympian?
Dame Laura Trott (Kenny)
Which classic comedy character was terrified of his Aunt Agatha?
Bertie Wooster
Louis Wain is best known for his paintings of which animal?
Cats
New Albion was the name of the area of America claimed by Sir Francis Drake for England in 1579, in which state is it now located?
California
Name either of the two bodies of water that are separated by the Straits of Mackinac.
Huron and Michigan
Which is the nearest mainland country to the island of Cyprus?
Turkey
Isoprene, Nitrile and butyl are all types of what substance
Rubber
Which comet collided with Jupiter in July 1994, the first direct observation of a collision in the Solar System?
Shoemaker Levy 9
Buccula is the scientific name for which undesirable feature of the human body?
Double Chin
Of the 88 keys on a standard grand piano, how many are black? There is some leeway.
36
Which salad vegetable is known as arugula in the USA?
Rocket
Which female forename did the magazine Private Eye use to refer to Queen Elizabeth II?
Brenda
Which Test cricketing feat was achieved by Jim Laker in 1956, Anil Kumble in 1999 and Ajaz Patel in 2023?
All ten innings in a match
Which famous Sunday Express cartoonist created the character known as Grandma, a statue of whom can be seen in Ipswich town centre?
Giles
RoSPA is The Royal Society for the Prevention of what?
Accidents
What six letter word names the Mafia’s code of silence about criminal activity and a refusal to give evidence to the police?
Omerta
What is Twelfth Night better known as in the Christian church?
Epiphany
Which Pacific island nation was originally called The Friendly Islands by Captain James Cook after the congenial reception he received in 1773?
Tonga
The musical numbers Rich Mans Frug and Big Spender appear in which 1969 musical, directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse?
Sweet Charity
In a standard car, only under which circumstances is the driver allowed to go without a seatbelt?
When reversing
If a musical note is neither sharp nor flat, what is it?
Natural
Eau–de–nil (literally ‘water of the Nile’) is a shade of which colour?
Green
On 11th October 2000, which South African Test captain was banned for life on match fixing charges?
Hansie Cronje
Named for the legendary Biblical city, Mount Sodom lies alongside which body of water?
Dead Sea
In dyeing, what name is given to a substance used to bind dyes onto fabrics?
Mordant
For the benefit of touch typists, small bumps or ridges called homing bars are found on two keyboard letters. Name either.
F or J
Guernsey, Jersey, and The Isle of Man are neither counties nor countries, and neither part of the UK nor overseas territories. They are classified as what type of administrative division?
Crown Dependency
Although it is broken and never been used, The Tsarsky Kolokol is the world’s biggest example of what?
Bell
Which Danish–American comedian and pianist earned the nickname ‘the Clown Prince of Denmark’ for his blend of music comedy and wit?
Victor Borge
Green room, Sushi Roll and Superman are all terms in which new Summer Olympic sport?
Surfing
In which year did Pakistan gain independence from the UK?
1947
Which modern–day New England state was an independent republic from 1777, before being admitted in to the United States in 1791?
Vermont
Hengist and Horsa were Germanic brothers, said to have led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Britain in which century?
The 5th Century (following the end of Roman rule in 410 AD)
Clementine was the first name of the wife of which UK Prime Minister?
Winston Churchill
Name the coastal village in North Yorkshire, 6 miles south of Whitby, but with absolutely no connection to the legendary character it is supposedly named after.
Robin Hood’s Bay
Name the market town in Bedfordshire on the River Ouzel, 36 miles northwest of London, with a station on the West Coast Main Line that you may have passed through on your way to Watford or London.
Leighton Buzzard
In the UK, we call them spring onions. What are these vegetables known as in the USA?
Scallions
What name is given to the first day of Spring, when the night and day are the same length?
Vernal Equinox
According to the National Farmers Union (NFU), the UK produces 90% of the world’s stock of which Spring flower?
Daffodil
The tulip is a member of what flower family?
Lily
At which stadium, with a record attendance of over 102,000, does the rugby league team Bradford Bulls play home games?
Odsal
Who was the 100 metres sprinter and Olympic champion immortalized in the film Chariots of Fire?
Harold Abrahams
Which 1973 British children’s fantasy–adventure comedy film starred Jim Dale and the biggest dog in the world?
Digby
In what decade was the London Underground Railway, the world’s first underground rail system, opened?
1860s (1863 Metropolitan Line)
Which eye hospital is the oldest and largest centre for ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in Europe?
Moorfields
Only five restaurants in the UK hold three Michelin stars. The flagship Chelsea restaurant of which famous chef has held three Michelin stars since 2001?
Gordon Ramsay
The West End play The Mousetrap is the world’s longest running show, with over 27,000 performances. In what year did it open?
1952
Which Camden Town based band had their first chart success in 1979 with The Prince?
Madness
Who is the main character in John Braine’s 1957 novel Room at the Top – played in the 1958 film adaptation by Laurence Harvey?
Joe Lampton
0141 is the dialling code for which UK city?
Glasgow
How many records are castaways allowed on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs?
Eight
Although his formal title is the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, what is the nickname of the leader of the Catholic religious order known as the Jesuits?
Black Pope
What is the largest body of fresh water in the UK?
Lough Neagh
Champion Brighttouch Drift the Line Through Dialynne, known to his friends as Viking, was crowned Best in Show at Crufts last month. What breed of dog is Viking?
Australian Sheepdog
How many square metres are there in a hectare?
10,000
How many checkers does each player have at the start of a game of backgammon?
Fifteen
In Arthurian legend, which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?
Galahad
When did ITV start broadcasting?
1955
Who was Moses’ assistant in the books of Exodus and Numbers, and later succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelite tribes?
Joshua
Who is the only British–born manager to have won the European Cup and/or Champions League three times?
Bob Paisley
Name any one of the three Native Indian tribes that combined forces to defeat the US Cavalry at the Battle of the Greasy Grass in 1876.
Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne or Arapaho (Greasy Grass is the native name for the Little Big Horn)
When did Sky TV start broadcasting in the UK?
1989
The river Sherbourne runs through which West Midlands city?
Coventry
Of all the US states that have a land border with Canada, which has the shortest border?
Idaho
The 2023 Martin Scorsese film Killers of the Flower Moon is based on murders amongst which native American tribe?
Osage
What is Christian’s ultimate destination in Pilgrim’s Progress?
Celestial City
Founded in 1964, what is the nickname of the British Parachute Regiment’s parachute display team?
Red Devils
Which Asian country, with a population of over 170 million, is the largest country by population never to have won a medal of any colour at the Olympic Games, either Summer or Winter?
Bangladesh
Which English king founded the Most Honourable Order of the Bath in 1725? (Name and regnal number required.)
George I
Who is the angry young man in John Osborne’s 1956 play Look Back in Anger?
Jimmy Porter
Which ancient British road, later adopted by the Romans, ran from Dover to Shropshire and formed the boundary of the Danelaw with Wessex and Mercia?
Watling Street
Introduced in 1948, what type of animal was Biffo – the mascot of the Beano for several decades?
Bear
Beano ostrich from old days name
Big Eggo
Isca Dumnoniorum was a Roman legionary fortress and town on the site of which modern–day English city on the south coast?
Exeter
Rugby union’s Heineken Cup has been won most frequently by teams from which country?
France
Since 1969, the Roman Catholic church has ended Lent on which day of the week?
Thursday (known as either Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday)
In the Jewish faith, what item of clothing is a tallit?
A prayer shawl
How many pieces or men does each player have at the start of a game of draughts?
12
Who was tasked with returned Excalibur to woman in the lake?
Sir Bedivere
What is the nickname of the Royal Military Police?
Redcaps
In which English city, on the river Severn, is King John of England buried?
Worcester
Which Irish abbot and missionary evangelist, credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland, arrived in Iona in AD 563?
St Columba
Who was the lead singer of the New Romantic band Spandau Ballet?
Tony Hadley
Having been on the run for 30 years, Daniela Klette was brought to trial for robbery and attempted murder in March this year. Of which notorious organisation, prominent in the 1970s and 80s, was she a member?
Red Army Faction, RAF or Baader–Meinhof Group
What year was the General Strike in the UK
1926
In which English building is the Great East Window, the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in Britain?
York Minster
1999 Scottish winner of The Open golf
Paul Lawrie
2011 Northern Irish winner of The Open golf
Darren Clarke
DI Jack Frost was the lead character in a series of books written by which English author and radio dramatist?
RD Wingfield
According to a saying often attributed to Picasso: “Good artists copy, great artists …” do what?
Steal
Who was beaten by Jannick Sinner in the final of the Australian Open Tennis in 2024?
Daniil Medvedev
Aphrodite was born from the foaming sea after whose testicles were thrown in by his son, Cronus?
Uranus
In which decade were the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts (The Proms) founded?
1895
The Venice Cup is a biennial world championship for women, in which activity?
Contract Bridge alongside the Bermuda Bowl (Open), Wuhan Cup (Mixed) and d’Orsi Bowl (Seniors).
Which football club did Harry Redknapp manage in his first managerial role between 1983–1992?
Bournemouth
Which great soprano was nicknamed ‘La Divina’?
Maria Callas
Which record label was formed in 1983 by the NME journalist Paul Morley, the producer Trevor Horn, and his wife Jill Sinclair?
ZTT Records
Which Liverpudlian snooker player won his only world title in 1991, defeating Jimmy White in the final?
John Parrott
Which HBO comedy–drama series shares its name with a rebellion that took place in central China between 1796 and 1804?
The White Lotus
In 1995, Juliette Binoche became the face of which French cosmetics house’s perfume Poême?
Lancome
Which word describes high volumes of unwanted creatures that are caught in fishing methods such as gillnetting?
Bycatch
What is the main river in Baltimore, which flows into Chesapeake Bay
Patapsco
In Music Hall, who was known as the Prime Minister of Mirth?
George Robey
Which singer, in 1915, recorded the first million selling record?
Enrico Caruso
Who led the half–time musical interlude at the 2024 Superbowl (Superbowl LVIII – fifty–eight)?
Usher
There are four surviving original copies of Magna Carta. Two are in the British Library; name the location of one of the others.
Lincoln Castle or Salisbury Cathedral
What new award category is being introduced at the Academy Awards from 2026?
Best Casting
Who recently took over from Roy Hodgson as manager of Crystal Palace?
Oliver Glasner
Who is the current manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers (as of 23 March)?
Gary O’Neil
Currently, how long is the term of office for the President of France?
Five years (changed from seven years following a referendum in 2002)
Which Briton won the San Diego women’s tennis championship last month?
Katie Boulter
What was the title of the Rolling Stones’ first UK Number One hit, in 1964?
It’s All Over Now
Known for its Power Leggings, which women’s activewear brand is named after a song by the Macc Lads?
Sweaty Betty (founded in 1998 by Tamara and Simon Hill–Norton)
Michael Curtiz said, “Bring on the empty horses!” while directing which 1936 film?
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Which politician, whose grandson won the 1950 Nobel prize in literature, was the last Whig prime minister?
Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell. The Nobel laureate is Bertrand Russell
Roedean School is located on the outskirts of which English city?
Brighton and Hove
What was the hottest room in an ancient Roman bath?
Caldarium
England’s first International Dark Sky Park opened in 2013, in which county?
Northumberland
Thomas Edison reputedly said “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like … “ what?
Work
Which 19th century engineer devised an internal combustion engine that works without using a sparking plug?
Rudolf Diesel
On which canal system in England would you pass through the Harecastle tunnel?
The Trent & Mersey (at Kidsgrove)
Which famous 19th century engineer, born in Stockport, had an accepted standard for screw threads and a major Manchester street named after him?
Joseph Whitworth
Which Scottish island is separated from the mainland by the Sound of Sleat?
Isle of Skye
In Six Nations rugby, what’s the minimum number of tries that a team must score to get a bonus point?
Four
What surname was taken by all ten of the illegitimate children fathered by William IV with his mistress Dorothea Jordan?
FitzClarence
Which anthem by Felix Mendelssohn features the line: “O for the wings, for the wings of a dove!”?
Hear My Prayer
Livorno is the most important port city in which Italian region?
Tuscany
Which Ulster Unionist MP for South Down, from 1974 to 1987, was a Professor of Greek?
Enoch Powell
Richard Burridge wrote the 1992 book The Grey Horse: The True Story of _______ which racehorse?
Desert Orchid
The Laerdal Tunnel, at 24.51 kilometres the world’s longest road tunnel, is in which country?
Norway
Which element has the lowest density of all metals?
Lithium
Who is the wife of John McEnroe, who duetted on the 1992 song Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough with Don Henley?
Patty Smyth
Which Indian tennis player played an MI6 operative in the Bond film Octopussy?
Vijay Amritraj
Mdina Glass is made in which Mediterranean country?
Malta
Worleys Mendip Hills, Sheppy’s Vintage Reserve and Perry’s Redstreak are types of what?
Cider
The 2010 film Outland, starring Sean Connery, is set on a moon of which planet?
Jupiter (Io)
What was the title of Jia Yinghua’s 1992 biography of Sun Yaoting, who died in 1996?
The Last Eunuch of China
The Eye in the Door (1993) is the middle novel in which historical trilogy by Pat Barker?
The Regeneration trilogy
Who wrote the 1906 narrative poem The Highwayman?
Alfred Noyes
What is the most abundant rare–earth element?
Cerium
The demon Chernobog appears in which tone poem by Modest Mussorgsky?
Night on Bare Mountain
For whose funeral in 1806 is the Times believed to have produced its first ever illustration?
Lord Nelson
Which London born contemporary composer and conductor, who founded the Cambridge singers, is best known for his choral pieces including the Christmas works the Candlelight Carol and All Bells in Paradise, his 1985 Requiem and his 1977
Beatles Concerto?
John Rutter
Name either of the Scottish Premiership football teams that play in the same city as
the club Spartans, who were promoted into the fourth tier in 2023?
Hearts / Heart of
Midlothian or Hibs /
Hibernian
Claiming to be the world’s bestselling chainsaw brand, which company was founded
in 1926 near Stuttgart? It founded a namesake Timbersports Series in 1985.
STIHL
Mark Ashton and Mike Jackson were the original founders, in 1984, of the British
activist group LGSM, whose name stood for ‘Lesbians and Gays Support …’ which
people
Miners
In 1709 in the Shropshire village of Coalbrookdale, which pioneer of the industrial revolution developed an innovative method of iron smelting using coke rather than charcoal? His grandson of the same name built the Ironbridge over the Severn.
Abraham Darby
The Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, built as a temporary replacement for the cathedral damaged in an earthquake, and the Centre Pompidou in Metz were designs of which Japanese architect, who won the Pritzker Prize in 2014?
Shigeru Ban
Which group of bacterial diseases, spread by invertebrates such as lice or fleas, were
historically known as gaol fever due to their ease of spreading in unsanitary prison conditions, and are not to be confused with a different disease spread by Mary Mallon?
Typhus
10 Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7LS, is the address of which financial
building, close to St Paul’s Cathedral?
London Stock Exchange
The twin sisters Poppy and Bryony Cleall both represent England in which team sport?
Rugby Union
Which battle of 405 BC saw the destruction of the Athenian fleet and effectively brought the Peloponnesian War to an end?
Aegospotami
The children’s author Eleanor Farjeon also wrote the text of which popular Christian hymn, whose second line describes a blackbird having “spoken, like the first bird”?
Morning Has Broken
Which narrow spit or ‘arrow’ of land runs up the side of the Crimean peninsula,
separating the salty lagoon areas on the East coast of Crimea from the rest of the
Sea of Azov?
Arabat Spit / Arrow of Arabat
Which bacterial disease, often associated with tuberculosis and affecting lymph
nodes of the neck, was historically known as king’s evil, because of the belief that
the touch of a royal could cure sufferers?
Scrofula
Sometimes known as ‘the Father of the English Canal System‘, which engineer
and pioneer of the Industrial Revolution built the Barton Aqueduct over the
Bridgewater Canal in Lancashire in 1761?
James Brindley
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park was designed by which Japanese architect, who won the Pritzker Prize in 1987? He also designed the urban and architectural master plan for rebuilding Skopje following an earthquake in 1963.
Kenzo Tange
Founded in 2002 and currently curated by Billy Bragg, which tent at Glastonbury
hosts comedy and political debates as well as music? Its name, referring to its
political leaning, is shared with a British electronic dance music duo.
The Left Field
Which brand of multi-tool, named for the man who founded the company in Oregon in 1983, is primarily known for their portable hand tools, built around a set of pliers with folding knives and other tools inside the handles?
Leatherman
Which pianist and contemporary composer, whose works include I Giorni [ee JORN-ee], Eden Roc and Le Onde, has written scores for films including This is England?
Ludovico Einaudi
Which American author wrote My Year of Rest and Relaxation about an art history graduate’s prescription-fuelled quest to sleep for a year? Her other works include the film Causeway and her 2015 debut novel Eileen, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Ottessa Moshfegh
With a name meaning ‘trench gate’, which isthmus connects the Crimean
Peninsula to the rest of Ukraine to the north, specifically the Kherson oblast, which has been mostly Russian-occupied since 2022?
Isthmus of Perekop
One part white sugar to two parts butter and three parts plain flour is a standard
recipe for what food, traditionally associated with Scotland?
Shortbread
What term, beginning with P, denotes the party in a criminal court case who
attempt to prove the charges brought against the defendant?
Prosecution
Which military and political leader commanded the victorious Spartan forces at
the battle of Aegospotami, and following the Athenian defeat in the war, installed
the Thirty Tyrants to rule Athens?
Lysander
In computing and communications, what six-letter adjective refers to a process of
transmitting data one bit at a time consecutively along a single conductor, as opposed to in parallel?
Serial
20 Dean’s Yard, London, SW1 3PA, is the address of which religious building?
Westminster Abbey
The sisters Kadeen and Sasha Corbin, who both previously represented England, switched allegiance in 2023 to play for Barbados in which team sport?
Netball
What Old English-derived word beginning with H refers to a public meeting in
which rival candidates for an election address potential voters?
Hustings
Which Korean director won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for his 2019 film Parasite, which also won Best Picture? He is also known for Snowpiercer.
BONG Joon-Ho
What type of lotion, usually made from a strong alkali, is used in hairstyling by people whose hair is naturally tight or curly, in order to make it easier to straighten the hair? The natural hair movement encourages people of African descent not to use these chemicals.
Relaxer
The bicameral legislature of Spain, composed of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate, is sometimes referred to simply as the
Spanish Parliament, but more often known by what two-word name?
CORTES GENERALES
Which 1942 biopic film starred Gary Cooper as the great baseball player Lou Gehrig, who had died from motor neurone
disease a year before the film’s release?
The Pride of the Yankees
Having won seven Paralympic gold medals since her debut in London 2012, which British wheelchair racer holds the world
record in the T34 classification for the 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500 metres?
Hannah Cockcroft
Which Dutch-born American physicist and chemist gives his name to a model he developed in 1912 for estimating the phonon contribution to the specific heat in a solid?
Peter Debye
Which play by Tim Price opened at the National Theatre in March 2024 with Michael Sheen playing the title politician? It is a joint production with the Wales Millennium Centre?
Nye
Which 1942 biopic film starred James Cagney as entertainer George M. Cohan who became known as ‘the Man Who Owned Broadway’?
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Which British Paralympian won two gold medals in athletics in the Rio 2016 Paralympics? She broke the world record in the 500
metre time trial in cycling four days before winning gold on the athletics track in the 400 metres.
Kadeena Cox
Some advocates of the natural hair movement choose to embrace protective hairstyles that minimise damage and allow for growth.
Which protective hairstyle takes its two-word name from the technique of taking a square section of hair and plaiting it from the scalp to the ends?
Box Braiding
The island of Streymoy is the largest and most populous of which island group in the Atlantic?
Faroe Islands
Who was the original bass guitarist with Sonic Youth? She also acted as a vocalist for the band, alongside Thurston Moore
Kim Gordon
Which play written by Jack Thorne concerns a 1964 production of Hamlet that starred Richard Burton and was directed by John
Gielgud? It opened in March 2023 starring Johnny Flynn, Mark Gatiss (GAIT-iss) and Tuppence Middleton.
The Motive and the Cue
Located in the west-central area of the country, which salt lake is the largest lake in China?
Lake QINGHAI (or
CH’INGHAI)
Treating the nucleus as a drop of incompressible nuclear fluid, the liquid drop model of nuclear physics was first proposed by which
20th-century Soviet-born cosmologist? Along with Edward Teller, this scientist names the selection rule for beta decay.
George Gamow
Stephen King’s short story The Apt Pupil and M. E. Kerr’s young adult novel Gentlehands both revolve around teenagers
discovering that elderly men that they know had what secret past?
Nazis
One of the holiest sites for Shia Muslims, in which city in Iraq is the Imam Ali Shrine, believed to contain the tomb of ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib, the first Shia Imam? The city is also home to the largest cemetery in the world, Wadius-Salaam.
Najaf
Who is Mayor of Paris? She’s the first woman to hold the office, and has served in the role since 2014.
Anne Hidalgo
San Francisco mayor
London Breed
Chicago mayor since April 2023
Brandon Johnson
Los Angeles mayor
Karen Bass
The standardised Air Quality Index (AQI) measures air quality and considers various pollutants, including “PM2.5” and “PM10”. What does the “P” stand for in these abbreviations?
Particulate Matter
Henri Matisse’s 1937 painting “Woman in a BLANK Coat” (or “BLANK Robe and Anemones”) depicts Matisse’s assistant Lydia Delectorskaya in exotic Moroccan clothing of which colour, that replaces the word “blank” here?
Purple
Which Russian pre-school animated comedy TV show was named as the most watched pre-school series in the world for 2023? Its “Recipe for Disaster” episode is the most viewed video on YouTube that is not a music video.
Masha and the Bear
Featured in the V&A Museum’s “Video Games: Design/Play/Disrupt” 2018 exhibition, which Thatgamecompany game,
set in a vast desert, sees players communicate through musical tones? It won several awards at the 2013 BAFTA Video
Games Awards, including Best Game Design.
Journey
Middle class repression erupts whenever Johnny Nice Painter or his wife Katie mentions which colour, sending him
insane, shouting wildly about the despair of mankind? He was played by Charlie Higson from 1994-1997 on the Fast Show.
Black
Also the name of a Stone Roses single, the Guaíra, on the Paraná River between Paraguay and Brazil, ceased to exist (or didn’t “carry on through it all”) in 1982, and was an example of what type of geographical feature?
Waterfall
Also called eclipse snakes, what is the name of the faint, wavy lines of alternating light and dark patterns that can briefly appear on the ground just before and after a total solar eclipse?
SHADOW BANDS
In perfumery, which French term gives its name to the traditional process of extracting essential oils and perfumes from flowers using odourless animal or vegetable fats?
Enfleurage
Notable for its almost complete lack of dialogue, Jean-Jacques Annaud’s 1988 award-winning family film follows the journey of what animal as he navigates the wilderness after being orphaned, encountering various challenges and
dangers, and befriending an adult male?
Bear
In his 1957 essay collection ‘Mythologies’, philosopher Roland Barthes calls which French-language travel guide (France’s oldest tourist guide series) an ‘agent of blindness’ because it does not offer travel but only monuments of the past and hides the true culture of the places and people”?
Guide Bleu
Other than chopped tomatoes in a salad, tomato-based salsas, and the ‘technical’ fruit corn-on-the-cob, whatis the only fruit available to buy at KFC in the UK, which comes as part of Kids’ Buckets?
Pineapple
Which dried, hollowed-out fruit also known as a bottle gourd, is used as a resonating chamber for various percussion instruments, including drums in many traditional African and Afro-Caribbean musical cultures? The sitar is a stringed instrument that commonly has one as its resonating chamber.
Calabash
Priest Miguel Hidalgo played a pivotal role in the fight for independence of which Latin American country from Spain in the early 19th century? Revolution came roughly 100 years later in the 1910s.
Mexico
Current holder of world record womens footballer 2024 Zambian bought by Bay FC from Madrid
Racheal Kundananji
Which hypothetical elementary particle has been proposed to solve certain problems in the standard model of particle physics, particularly related to the strong force and the violation of CP symmetry? If they exist and have low mass within a specific range, they are of interest as a possible component of Cold Dark Matter (CDM).
Axions
After enfleurage, the fat becomes saturated with fragrance and is then called which six-letter term, nowadays used more often in connection with hair styling?
Pomade
Which 21-string West African harp-lute, featuring a calabash as its resonating chamber, completes the title of the 2017 song by the musical collective Les Amazones d’Afrique: “I Play the [BLANK]”? The song celebrates the strength and resilience of African women, with profits going to Dennis Mukwege’s Panzi Foundation.
Kora
What was the most common weather condition in the Republicca Democratia Militaria between 1994 and 1997? Poula Fisch presented the weather on the country’s Chanel 9 Neus show, played by the Fast Show’s Caroline Aherne.
Scorchio
Which complex form of mirage, seen in both polar regions and deserts, occurs when layers of air with different temperatures and densities cause light rays to bend and create distorted images of distant objects, often appearing as shimmering, elongated shapes or structures in the sky or on the horizon?
Fata Morgana
In Mythologies, Barthes demonstrates how mythologies are formed to perpetuate ideologies of the ruling class and its media using an example of a front cover from the July 1955 edition of which French-language weekly news magazine, showing a young black soldier in French uniform saluting?
Paris Match
The Prince of Wales pub serves as a meeting place for the Birmingham foundry workers in the 1929 modernist novel “Living”, written by which English writer? His other novels include Party Going, Loving and Doting.
Henry Green
What’s the most subscribed pre-school series on YouTube? Now also a successful Netflix series, the channel, which specialises in 3D animation videos of nursery rhymes, was the target of diss-track by PewDiePie in 2021.
CocoMelon
Who is Mayor of Berlin? In 2023 he became Berlin’s first conservative mayor in 22 years.
Kai Wegner
Who became the next band to be listed as the “loudest band” record holder in 1976, helped by the acoustics at Charlton’s The Valley football stadium? It was one of their late drummer’s last major appearances with the band.
The WHO
Also featuring in the Design/Play/Disrupt exhibition, which FromSoftware game follows the player’s character through the decaying, Gothic city of Yharnam, where a disease turns its inhabitants into monstrous creatures? It won the 2016 BAFTA Video Games Award for Game Design, among many others.
Bloodborne
In DH Lawrence’s 1913 short story “Strike-Pay,” the group of Nottinghamshire men who spend their strike pay on a day out were working in which industry? Workers in this industry were involved in the Tonypandy riots of 1910-11, part of the wider Great Unrest of 1911-1914.
Coalmining
Described as “the heart of the Shia Iran”, in which city is the Imam Reza Shrine – the largest mosque in the world by area? It’s Iran’s second-most populous city.
Mashhad
In Henri Matisse’s 1915 abstract painting of a curtain, in his paintings in 1926 and 1937 of odalisques, and in his 1938 painting, Cat with Red Fish, the titular objects are which colour?
Yellow
Which series of sticker trading cards, originally released in 1985 were designed to parody the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls popular at the time?
Garbage Pail Kids
Which two-word alliterative term, first used by K. Eric Drexler in Engines of Creation (1986) refers to a hypothetical global catastrophe where self-replicating nanobots consume all matter, turning it into a mass of the namesake colour and consistency?
Grey Goo
What are the three colours of the annual New Orleans Mardi Gras parade, which feature on its flag? They also appear on the flag of Grenada, along with red, white and black.
Green Yellow and Purple
Which American Marxist and feminist co-founded the organisation Critical Resistance, an
organisation working to dismantle the prison-industrial complex? She also wrote 1981’s
Women, Race and Class.
Angela Davis
Forename or surname acceptable. Considered one of the greatest composers in
Renaissance music, which Franco-Flemish composer built upon the works of Johannes
Ockeghem and Guillaume Du Fay to develop expressive polyphony found in works such
as El Grillo (The Cricket)?
JOSQUIN Des Prez
What two-word term describes the “advice animal” Frog in a 2010s image macro meme?
Examples include “Run out of deodorant? Febreze your armpits”, and “Bowls are dirty?
Have a glass of cereal”.
Foul Bachelor Frog
Which English comedian was a joint recipient of the Edinburgh Comedy Award in
2017 for his partially self-titled show, which examined the breakdown of his
relationship with fellow comedian Sara Pascoe?
John Robins
Which New Zealand-Malaysian Scrabble player is widely regarded as the greatest tournament Scrabble player of all time? He has won five English language titles, and has also won the French-language championship, without
being able to speak French.
Nigel Richards
Invented by milliner Caroline Reboux, which hat popular in the 1920s and 30s takes its name from the French word for “bell”?
Cloche Hat
Which chart used to measure eyesight is named after a Dutch ophthalmologist?
These charts consist of rows of letters of gradually smaller sizes.
SNELLEN Chart
A one-word answer is sufficient. Anna Soubry was the leader of which short-lived
centrist political party from June 2019 to December 2019, when all its members
lost their seats at that general election?
Change UK
Which archaeologist; Persianist; and Arabist advocated with T.E. Lawrence for
independent Arab states following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire? She founded the Iraq Museum in order to keep excavation findings from leaving the country.
Gertrude Bell
The 1959 album The Shape of Jazz to Come is the third album by which jazz
saxophonist, a pioneer of free jazz? It is widely regarded as a cornerstone of the free jazz genre.
Ornette Coleman
What two-word term describes the “advice animal” Penguin in a 2010s image macro meme? Examples include “Wished a happy birthday - Replies ‘Thanks, you too!””, and “Waves back at someone - They weren’t waving at you”.
Socially Awkward Penguin
Which battle of March 1896 was the climax of the First Italo-Ethiopian War? The Ethiopian victory arrested further Italian conquests in the Horn of Africa, and secured Ethiopia’s sovereignty until the 1930s.
Battle of Adwa
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Lindsay Jacobellis lost a certain gold after trying to showboat with a method grab on the penultimate jump while racing in which discipline? She fell and had to settle for silver, with Switzerland’s Tanja Frieden taking the gold. A one-word answer is acceptable.
Snowboard Cross
Which American author and feminist focused on the intersection of race;
capitalism; and gender, in works such as 1981’s Ain’t I A Woman: Black Women and Feminism?
bell hooks (Gloria Jean Watkins)
Josquin’s reputation was eventually overshadowed during the Baroque period by which Italian Renaissance composer? Known for his masses and motets, and development of counterpoint, his most performed works include Missa Papae Marcelli and Missa brevis.
Giovanni Pierluigi da
PALESTRINA
In 1983, Bahija Khalil Ismail became the first female director of the Iraq Museum. She is most notable for studying texts from which Iraqi city, the location of Ashur·bani·pal’s library?
Nineveh
Designed to show off the shape of a cloche hat, what hairstyle, whose two-word name includes that of an English public school, was worn in the 1920s by Josephine Baker, among others?
Eton Crop
Named for a Japanese ophthalmologist, which colour vision test, consisting of a
solid circle of coloured dots, is perhaps the best known of those that measure
red-green colourblindness?
Ishihara Test
Former actor Laurence Fox leads which right-wing populist political party,
launched in 2020? Fox stood in the 2021 London mayoral election on a platform
of “[fighting] against extreme political correctness”.
RECLAIM Party
Never losing a World Championship match, which American mathematician is regarded as the greatest-ever draughts/checkers player? One of the seven games he lost in his career came while he was drunk, and two more came against Chinook, the computer which eventually solved the game.
Marion TINSLEY
Which incredibly loud man, played by Neil Burgess, was the advertising mascot
for Cillit Bang from 2005-2007 and 2013-2016?
Barry Scott
Who was commander in chief of the French forces at the start of World War II until he
was replaced by Maxime Weygand mid-way through the disastrous Battle of France?
Maurice Gamelin
Which board game, which won the 2018 Spiel des Jahres (“Shpeel dess Yahruss”),
has spawned spin-off versions with subtitles including Stained Glass of Sintra,
Summer Pavilion and Queen’s Garden?
Azul
What is the largest lake in the Republic of Ireland? It lies close to Galway on Ireland’s
west coast.
Lough Corrib
dragon who gnaws at a root of the world tree, Yggdrasil
Nidhoggr
In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Lizzie Bennet is from which English county?
The settlements of Longbourn and Meryton are also in this county.
Hertfordshire
Which English cricketer and all-rounder was player of the series in the 2005 Ashes
series, won by England, where he picked up two man of the match awards?
Andrew Flintoff
Which “Alliance” of airline companies was founded by American Airlines, British
Airways, Canadian Airlines International, Cathay Pacific and Qantas in 1999? It is currently the third largest airline group by market share.
OneWorld Alliance
Who, since March 2024, has been the Labour leader in the Welsh Senedd and First Minister of Wales? One of his middle names is the
patronymic ap David.
Vaughan Gething
Which 2004 psychological thriller directed by Roger Michell and starring Daniel Craig
and Rhys Ifans is based on a 1997 novel of the same name by Ian McEwan? The
plot concerns the strange relationship between two characters after witnessing a ballooning accident.
Enduring Love
What is the common English name for a chilli pepper frequently used in
Caribbean cooking, which earned its name due to a resemblance to a Tam O’Shanter hat?
Scotch Bonnet Chilli
The trading of agricultural futures on which vegetable has been banned in the
USA since 1958, after Sam Siegel and Vincent Kosuga successfully cornered the
market for these vegetables in 1955?
Onions
Which country won the gold medal in netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games,
before hosting the 2019 World Cup, where they finished third?
England
Alex Brummer is the City editor of which UK national daily newspaper?
Daily Mail
2023 Netball Winners World Cup
Australia (beat England in final)
By what name is Prelude Op. 28, No. 15, by Frédéric Chopin commonly known?
It is named after the repeating A flat, which is reminiscent of this weather phenomenon.
Raindrop Prelude
The NFL Most Valuable Player 2023 was Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens, but which player won Offensive Player of the Year - a running back with the San Francisco 49ers?
Christian McCaffrey
Which “Alliance” of airline companies was founded by AirCanada, Lufthansa, Thai Airways, United Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines in 1997? It is now the world’s largest airline group by market share.
STAR Alliance
Which 2017 drama directed by Dominic Cooke and starring Saoirse (“SAIRshuh”) Ronan and Billy Howle is based on a 2007 novel of the same name by Ian McEwan? The plot concerns the relationship between two characters after their wedding night.
On Chesil Beach
In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mr Darcy is from which English county?
The settlement of Lambton and the estate of Pemberley are also in this county.
Derbyshire
Which English cricketer and all-rounder was player of the series in the 1981
Ashes series, won by England, where he picked up three man of the match awards?
Ian Botham
What is the largest lake in Wales? Its level was raised by Thomas Telford to
provide water for the Ellesmere Canal
Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid)
Who was French prime minister during the Battle of France, succeeding Daladier and being replaced after France’s defeat by Petain?
Paul Reynaud
The NFL Most Valuable Player 2023 was Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore
Ravens, but which player won Rookie of the Year, the quarterback of the Houston Texans?
CJ Stroud
Anna Isaac is the City editor of which UK national daily newspaper?
The Guardian
ER=EPR is a name given to the conjecture that quantum entanglement is effected by wormholes, as entangled particles are sometimes known as EPRpairs. The E and the R in EPR stand for Einstein and Rosen respectively; for which Russian-American physicist does the P stand for?
Boris PODOLSKY
By what name is Étude Op. 10, No. 12 by Frédéric Chopin commonly known? It
was inspired by the 1831 Russian attack on Warsaw during the November Uprising.
Revolutionary Etude
Prior to being banned, onion futures were primarily traded on which exchange, still the world’s largest options and futures exchange? Siegel and Kosuga managed to amass 98% of the supply of onions in and around the US city after which this exchange is named.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
What is the common English name for a chilli pepper frequently used in Thai cuisine, which may have earned its name due to early cultivars’ resemblance to a part of an animal’s body? These peppers are now typically long and thin.
Bird’s Eye Chilli
What is the name of the system of laws based on customs and court decisions made by judges rather than Acts of Parliament and which forms the basis of the legal system in England and Wales?
Common Law
American transgender actress, best known as a Warhol superstar.[2][3] She starred in Andy Warhol’s films Flesh (1968) and Women in Revolt (1971), and was a muse of the Velvet Underground.
Candy Darling
English actress who became one of the first sex symbols of British television through her role as Elsie Tanner, an original cast member of Coronation Street, a role which she portrayed from its first episode in 1960 until she quit the role in 1984.
Pat Phoenix
English actress best known for playing Mildred Roper opposite Brian Murphy in the sitcom Man About the House (1973–1976) and its spin-off George and Mildred (1976–1979).
Yootha Joyce
Which actress played Lynette Scavo in the comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives?
Felicity Huffman
Created by Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco, what name is given to the American late-night television programming block owned by Cartoon Network that broadcasts Japanese anime and American action animation?
Toonami
Which Spanish conquistador was known for leading the first official European expedition to Puerto Rico and Florida in the early 1500s?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula. He played an important role in Francisco Pizarro’s conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru, but is best known for leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States (through Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and most likely Arkansas). He is the first European documented as having crossed the Mississippi River.
Hernando de Soto
What do you call the major element of a narrative that creates challenges in a story by adding uncertainty as to whether the goal will be achieved?
Conflict
What was the name of the horse that was planned to be made a consul by the Roman emperor Caligula?
Incitatus
What is the name of the incumbent defence minister of Indonesia who won the country’s presidential election held in February 2024?
Prabowo Subianto
A leader of the Harlem Renaissance, which author wrote the novel Not Without Laughter and the short story collection The Ways of White Folks?
Langston Hughes
Which US cyclist won the 2023 Vuelta a España?
Sepp Kuss
Which Roald Dahl book features Trunky the Elephant and Humpy-Rumpy the hippopotamus?
The Enormous Crocodile
Who was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for playing Mary Queen of Scots in a 1971 biopic? She had previously been nominated for a role as Isadora Duncan.
Vanessa Redgrave
Who is the villain in the ballet The Nutcracker?
The Mouse King
