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British male BMX racer. He was a silver medallist at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He competed in the fourteenth series of Dancing on Ice in 2022.
Kye WHITE
Colombian cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and BMX World Champion. Won 2012 and 2016 and beaten by Shriever in 2020. Won 2011, 2014 and 2016 World Champs.
Mariana Pajon
BMX World Champs female American winner 2024 and 2019.
Alise WILLOUGHBY
British former bicycle motocross (BMX) racer and track cyclist whose prime competitive years began in 2002. She has won the UCI BMX World Championships three times 2007/08/10.
Shanaze Reade
French male BMX world champion 2024/2016/2011.
Joris DAUDET
First British male BMX world champion doing so in inaugural 1996 and later 2001.
Dale HOLMES
Second British male BMX world champion doing so in 2013.
Liam PHILLIPS
What four-letter word can be a measure of eight bushels of grain, a vein of coal within layers of rock, or a join between two pieces of fabric?
Seam
Pontianak in Indonesia claims to be the only city in the world that sits on which imaginary line of latitude?
Equator
Which Grimm’s fairy tale shares its title with a 1969 crime novel by Mario Puzo?
The Godfather
Which Italian brewery produces Nastro Azzurro beer?
Peroni
Which British luxury fashion brand created the Rocking Horse bag?
Burberry
Which letter of the alphabet links a painting by John Singer Sargent, an action sports competition founded by ESPN, and a punk rock band fronted by Billy Idol?
X
(Madame X, X-Games, Generation X)
In which European country did the Sandhurst Manifesto lead to the Bourbon Restoration of 1875?
Spain
Blots, checkers, and bearing off are terms used in which board game?
Backgammon
What “P” links song titles by Shampoo, Lorde, and Cliff Richard?
Power
(Girl Power, Solar Power, Power to All Our Friends)
Elafonissi beach, famous for its pink sand, is located on which Greek island?
Crete
American writer who primarily writes fantasy novels, and is best known for The Atlas Six, a New York Times best seller.
Olivie BLAKE
Which Russian city shares its name with the fruit of a sycamore tree and a Home and Away actress?
Samara
The “Willow Scene” features in which Shakespeare tragedy?
Othello
Which Robert Louis Stevenson character has been played on screen by Spencer Tracy, John Hannah, David Hasselhoff, and Michael Caine?
Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
Which is the only African country to observe daylight saving time?
Egypt
Which UK political party had a 2024 manifesto titled “Our Contract With You”?
Reform UK
Which Hungarian-British author wrote the short story collection Lady Molly of Scotland Yard?
Baroness Orczy
Charting in 1996, We’ve Got it Goin’ On was the first top ten UK hit for which boy band?
Backstreet Boys
Which 11th century pope is the only person to have held the papacy on three separate occasions?
Benedict IX
Which London hotel was the setting for the Channel 4 reality competition series Five Star Chef?
The Langham
Which fictional detective investigates a murder in the 1932 novel The Saint-Fiacre Affair?
Jules MAIGRET
Which novel by Jean Rhys takes its title from a poem by Emily Dickinson?
Good Morning, Midnight
Which twelfth-century cathedral in Wales houses the tomb of Saint Teilo?
Llandaff
Which 1970s television series starred Trevor Eve as a private detective with his own radio show?
Shoestring
Chionophobia is the fear of which weather phenomenon?
Snow (Greek for snow)
Surname of 2000 and 2004 Gold Discus winner Virgilijus and son Mykolas who is silver medal winner in 2024 in Discus.
ALEKNA
Jamaican track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. He broke the Olympic record to win the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics thus becoming the first Jamaican to be Olympic Champion at a throwing event.
Roje STONA
Which British athlete who was a major championship expert took Women’s 400m Gold at Beijing in 2008 and Silver at London in 2012?
Christine Ohuruogu
Allan Wells was denied the sprint double at Moscow in 1980 when which athlete snatched gold in the Men’s 200m?
Pietro Mennea
With a remarkable run in the event, which athlete won the Men’s Discus in 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968?
Al Oerter
And which athlete came close to matching this feat in the Men’s Triple Jump, winning gold in 1968, 1972 and 1976 plus silver in 1980?
Victor Saneyev (Georgian)
Which athlete went on to win the infamous Women’s 3000m at LA in 1984 after Zola Budd and Mary Decker Slaney clashed?
Maracica Puica
Which famous Dutch housewife won four athletic gold medals at London in 1948?
Fanny Blankers Koen
What nationality was Hasely Crawford who won the Men’s 100m at the 1976 Montreal games?
Trinidad and Tobago
Famously winning in bare feet at Rome in 1960, which athlete also won the Men’s Marathon at Tokyo in 1964?
Adebe Bikala
Which British athlete took a well deserved bronze medal in the Women’s 400m at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
Kathy Cook
Andre Phillips relegated the great Ed Moses into the bronze medal position in the Men’s 400m hurdles at Seoul in 1988. Which Senegalese athlete took a surprise silver?
Amadou Dia Ba
Jessica Ennis Hill made a brave defence of her Women’s Heptathlon crown at the 2016 Rio Olympics but lost out to which Belgian athlete?
Nafi Thiam
Which British athlete who was described as “one of us” after admitting to the odd cigarette after a race won silver in the Women’s 100m hurdles at LA in 1984?
Shirley Strong
When Jesse Owens won the 1936 Berlin Men’s Long Jump gold medal, which German who famously gave the American technical advice finished in silver?
Luz Long
Gabriel Tiacoh won a silver medal in the Mens 400m at LA in 1984 representing which country?
Ivory Coast
The youngest and oldest winner of the Women’s High Jump, who won gold in both 1972 and 1984?
Ulrike MEYFARTH
Polish track and field athlete, who is best known for winning a gold medal in the 3000 m steeplechase race during the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union and the silver four years earlier in Montreal. One year after his last Olympic appearance, Malinowski was killed in a car accident in Grudziądz, at the age of 30. Shares name with sociologist.
Bronislaw Malinowski
Which athlete won the Women’s Javelin at Helsinki in 1952 just an hour after her husband had won gold in the Men’s 5000m?
Dana Zatopkova (Zatopek husband)
Which athlete won the Women’s 100m at the 1932 Los Angeles games. She died in 1980 after getting inadvertantly getting caught in a shooting and it was found she had male body parts?
Stella Walsh
The first champion of the Modern Olympics in 1896 was James B Connolly. In which event did he win the top award of a silver medal?
Triple Jump
Neville O’Riley Livingston, Jamaician musici, known better with what name?
Bunny Wailer
Another Jamaican musician who appeared in “The Harder They Come”, which ska singer had modest UK success with the singles “Al Capone” (#18 in 1967) and “Whine and Grine” (#21 in 1998) but is perhaps better known for his influence on the band Madness? They named their debut single after him, and their second single was a cover of his mostly instrumental track “One Step Beyond”.
Prince Buster/Cecil Bustamente Campbell
By what stage name (a homophone of a popular beverage) is the reggae singer and rapper Mikayla Victoria Simpson better known? She is the youngest, and only female, artist to date to win the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, doing so at the 2020 ceremony for her EP “Rapture”.
Koffee
Which producer and singer, a key figure in the development of dub music, ran the popular reggae studio The Black Ark and recorded several of his own albums in the 1970s with the backing band The Upsetters? Towards the end of his career, he reached a wider audience by collaborating with several artists, such as The Beastie Boys, The Orb and Andrew W.K.
Lee “Scratch” Perry
Roots reggae artist Winston Rodney is better known by what stage name (taken from the name of a Kenyan military award)? A two-time winner of the Best Reggae Album Grammy (for “Calling Rastafari” in 2000 and “Jah Is Real” in 2009), he’s also known for contributing to the 1997 BBC Children in Need charity single “Perfect Day”.
Burning Spear
“That’s absolute crap and you know it!”: which dancehall musician was on the receiving end of this admonishment from presenter Mark Lamarr after he voiced homophobic sentiments during a 1992 appearance on Channel 4 show “The Word”? Despite the controversy, his single “Mr. Loverman” was a big worldwide hit.
Shabba Ranks/Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon
After limited success as solo musicians, reggae deejay John Taylor and singer Everton Bonner teamed up in the early 90s to form which popular duo? Their 1993 album “Tease Me” reached #1 in the UK and, as well as the title track, contained the #1 hit single “Twist and Shout”.
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Which self-styled “King of Dancehall” experienced international success (US top 20, UK top 10) in 2002 with the hit “Feel It Boy”, a collaboration with Janet Jackson? His other UK top 10 hits include 2004’s “Dude” (with Ms. Thing and Shawna) and 2000’s “Money” (with Jamelia).
Beenie Man/Moses Anthony Davis
A US #1 and UK top 5 in 1994, “Here Comes the Hotstepper” is the signature song of which reggae and dancehall singer?
Ini Kamoze/Cecil Campbell
Fronted by singer Toots Hibbert until his death in 2020, which ska/rocksteady band are credited with naming the reggae genre with their 1968 single “Do the Reggay”?
The Maytals
Originally a minor hit for American rock band Bread in 1972, “Everything I Own” was a UK #1 hit in 1974 for which reggae singer? He had another UK hit later that year with “Crying Over You”.
Ken Boothe
“Double Barrel” (a UK #1) and “Monkey Spanner” were big hits in the early 1970s for which reggae duo? Hint: the act’s name consists of two first names and one surname.
Dave and Ansell Collins
Starting her career in the late 60s, which rocksteady singer’s biggest hit didn’t come until 1994 when her single “You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)” became a worldwide hit? She recently appeared on Gorillaz’s 2023 album “Cracker Island”.
Dawn PENN
“No Letting Go”, from the album “No Holding Back”, is the biggest hit for which reggae and hip-hop singer? It reached UK #3 and US #11 in 2003.
Wayne WONDER
The answer to Q1 dubbed which other singer “the Crown Prince of Reggae”? Scoring his biggest UK hit with the 1979 single “Money In My Pocket”, he was one of the major pioneers of the lovers rock subgenre.
Dennis BROWN
“The Tide is High” (UK #1 for both Blondie and Atomic Kitten) and “OK Fred” (UK #11 for Errol Dunkley) were both written by which reggae singer? He originally recorded the former track in 1967, as a member of the rocksteady group The Paragons.
John HOLT
Another key figure in lovers rock, which singer is probably best known in the UK, due to its use in advertising, for the 1982 single and album “Night Nurse”?
Gregory ISAACS
Initially having success in the UK in 1970 with top 20 hit “Elizabethan Reggae”, which singer made a surprise comeback in 1986 with #1 “I Wanna Wake Up With You”? It was the third-biggest selling single in the UK that year.
Boris Gardiner
1995 single “Shy Guy” is the biggest international hit for which non-binary reggae fusion singer? They have also had hits with covers of “Ain’t Nobody” and “I Say a Little Prayer” (the latter of which featured on the soundtrack of 1997 film “My Best Friend’s Wedding”).
Diana KING
The NKVD and the OGPU were repressive government agencies in which country?
Soviet Union
Who was the first Soviet leader to visit the Vatican and meet with the Pope?
Mikhail Gorbachev
The first black hole ever discovered is in which avian constellation?
Cygnus
Which black comic book hero was introduced in Captain America issue 117 in 1969?
Falcon
Which NFL quarterback scored rushing touchdowns in four different Super Bowl games?
John Elway
Which singer-actor established his own California golf tournament in 1937 that eventually became the Pebble Beach Pro-Am?
Bing Crosby
According to Monty Python’s “The Philosopher’s Song,” who could outconsume Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel?
David Hume
Which American golfer won two of the four major PGA events in 2024?
Xander Schauffele
Costars Katharine Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor were both nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for their roles in which 1959 movie?
Suddenly, Last Summer
Predominantly consisting of Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), the float variety of what material can be produced by the Pilkington process, were it is poured in its molten state onto a bath of molten metal (usually tin) to form a sheet?
Glass
In radio broadcasting, if ‘FM’ stands for Frequency Modulation what does the abbreviation ‘AM’ stand for?
Amplitude Modulation
Ankole, Nguni and Sanga are all African breeds of what domesticated animal?
Cattle
Oceanic zones. Defined as lying between the depth at which 1 per cent of sunlight reaches (~200m) and where no sunlight reaches (~1,000m). What colloquial name is given to the mesopelagic zone? It shares its name with an American science fiction TV show originally airing in 1959.
The Twilight Zone
From the Greek for ‘Wheel’. What name is given to a curve traced out by a point fixed to a circle as it rolls along a straight line? These curves are said to be curate if the point lies within the circle or prolate if the point lies outside the circle. If the point lies on the circle the curve is called a cycloid.
Trochoid
Also known as the Screw-horned Goat. Which large goat is the national animal of Pakistan? In folklore it is alleged to kill snakes hence Its name is derived from the Persian language for ‘snake eater’.
Markhor
What name is given to a vent in the surface of the Earth from which hot volcanic gases (usually sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide) and vapors are emitted, without any accompanying liquids or solids?
Fumaroles
On which of the Canary Islands would you find the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory? It is home to the 10.4 meter GranTeCan Telescope, which is currently the World’s largest single aperture optical telescope.
La Palma
Invented in 1976 by an American mathematician and computer scientist. Who’s ‘Up Arrow’ notation can be used to denote very large integers? Seen below hyperoperations such as tetration and pentration can be represented this way.
Knuth
Which is the only South American country to have hosted the football World Cup twice?
Brazil
Which seventeenth-century English statesman rode a horse called Blackjack?
Oliver Cromwell
Which woodwind instrument completes the title of the Vermeer painting Girl with a ___?
Flute
If you asked for “El Tinto” in Colombia, what type of drink would you get?
Coffee
In a poem by Robert Frost, what word completes the line “Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ___”?
Ice
Cayo Coco is an island off the coast of which Caribbean country?
Cuba
In woodworking, what accompanies a mortise to form a joint?
Tenon
Haruka Kitaguchi and Kelsey-Lee Barber are famous names in which athletics throwing event?
Javelin
Salalah is the chief port of which Asian country?
Oman
Who played the femme fatale Vivian Rutledge in the 1946 film The Big Sleep?
Lauren Bacall
In rugby union, how many players are there from each team in a scrum?
8
William the Atheling, who died in the White Ship disaster of 1120, was the only legitimate son and heir of which king of England?
Henry I
Which English rock band had a 2009 number one album with West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum?
Kasabian
Which partially refined sugar is also known as Barbados sugar or khandsari?
Muscavado sugar
Which British pop group had UK hits in the 1970s with Good Morning Freedom and The Banner Man?
Blue Mink
Which British playwright wrote the 1926 farce Rookery Nook?
Ben Travers
Which American artist was sued for plagiarising several 1980s advertisements in his Banality series?
Jeff Koons
India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was educated at which English public school?
Harrow
Which word, when used in philosophy, usually means a type of reasoning that is reached after a dialogue between two people with opposing viewpoints? The Hegelian form is typically threefold, consisting of a thesis, an antithesis, and a synthesis
Dialectic
From the Latin for ‘enclosure’, what eight-letter word is a type of covered quadrangular walkway that is often found in
a convent, monastery, or cathedral? Many examples contain a garden or courtyard.
Cloister
Which sacred text, the most important to survive the Spanish conquest of the Maya people, tells of the history and mythology of the K’iche people? The ‘Hero Twins’, Hunahpú and Xbalanqué, are central figures in the work.
Popol Vuh
The eponymous hero of which Aphra Behn work is an African prince from Coramantien who ends up being forced into slavery? Behn used the female narrator of the story as a way of putting her own views into the work.
Oroonoko
Which 1980 work of non-fiction by the intersectional feminist writer Audre Lorde is split into three chapters and gives a
personal account of her battle with illness? Parts two and three of the work deal with her mastectomy and life after the procedure.
The Cancer Journals
What name is given to the voice that the occultist Aleister Crowley claims dictated the text of The Book of the Law to
him over the 8th, 9th , and 10th of April 1904?
Aiwass
Also sometimes called the “Russian method”, what more common name, after the dancer and teacher who devised it,
is given to the ballet training technique that fuses elements of Petipa’s French ballet technique with the physically
demanding Cecchetti method?
Vaganova method
In the folklore of the Orkney Islands, the Mither o’ the Sea is the only being that is able to control which horse-like
demon? During summer months she confines this demon to the depths of the ocean.
Nuckelavee
who took the photograph afghan girl?
Steve McCurry
Who has hosted Rip Off Britain alongside Julia Somerville and Angela Rippon since 2009? This regular panellist on Loose
Women hosted her own cookery and lifestyle show on Channel 5 between 1998 and 2002.
Gloria Hunniford
Which spicy sounding 2006 anime film, the last directed by Satoshi Ken before his death, tells the story of the theft of
a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients’ dreams? A thief uses the device to enter people’s minds while they are awake.
Paprika
Also known for his role as Thomas Cromwell in A Man for All Seasons (1966), which Australian actor later became a
household name on British screens for playing Horace Rumpole in the courtroom drama Rumpole of the Bailey?
Leo McKern
Andrew Scott stars as the lonely screenwriter Adam in which 2023 independent romantic drama film? Adam begins apassionate romantic relationship with his neighbour Harry after they encounter each other in a lift.
All of Us Strangers
Which British game show, hosted from 1955 until 1968 by Michael Miles, was the first game show broadcast in the UK to offer a monetary prize? This show was rebooted in the 1990s with Des O’Connor hosting.
Take Your Pick!
Which 1991 British coming-of-age film directed by Isaac Julien examines the social and cultural relationship between skinheads, punks, and soulboys in the UK during the late 1970s? The central storyline of the film revolves around a murder investigation that begins after the character TJ is killed at the beginning of the film.
Young Soul Rebels
Known to his owners as Etzel von Oeringen, what was the screen name of the German Shepherd who, alongside Rin
Tin Tin, Lassie, and Snoopy, is one of four dogs to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? He appeared in several silent films directed by Laurence Trimble in the 1920s.
Strongheart
For what does the acronym “EAR” stand in the name of the narrow zone that is developing at the divergent tectonic plate boundary where the African Plate is in the process of splitting into two new tectonic plates known as the Somali
Plate and the Nubian Plate?
East African Rift
Which English social theorist (1802-1876) was the first writer to translate the works of Auguste Comte into English? Often cited as the first notable female sociologist, she wrote the treatise How to Observe Morals and Manners.
Harriet Martineau
The largest city in the historical region of Silesia, which city in southwestern Poland is home to over 400 porcelain
dwarves that first appeared in the city’s streets in 2005 as an anti-Communist statement?
Wroclaw
Which small village on the north coast of County Antrim is the closest settlement to the Giant’s Causeway? This village is also home to a namesake Irish whiskey brand that claims to be the oldest whiskey distillery in the world.
Bushmills
The Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain is the only UNESCO World Heritage Site located entirely in which country? The mountain is located near the city of Osh in the Fergana Valley.
Kyrgyzstan
The event now attracts over 2 million annual visitors, making it the largest festival in the country. The city of Boryeong in South Korea hosts a festival each July that is centred around which substance? The event was originally used as a marketing vehicle for a range of cosmetics that used this substance.
Mud
Which saint lends his name to the chalk down near Ventnor that is the highest point on the Isle of Wight?
Boniface
Which businessman (1924-2023) served for a number of decades as the Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway? Warren
Buffett cited him as his right-hand man and one of his closest friends.
Charlie MUNGER
Which village within the Cotswolds is notable for the fact it has had no new houses built in its historic area since around 1600? On the outskirts of the village is a namesake motor racing circuit that opened in 1950.
Castle Combe
Cruelty to animals, obsession with arson, and regular bedwetting past the age of five make up the so-called triad used to predict future serial killers and violent offenders proposed by which New Zealand psychiatrist in 1963? The person in question claimed that the presence of any two of the triad in children was predictive of serial offending later in life.
John MACDONALD
Tonibler, in honour of Tony Blair, is a name given to boys in which modern-day European country? Blair is much loved in
this country due to his role in supporting the NATO air campaign against Slobodan Milošević-led Yugoslavia in 1999.
Kosovo
Labour MP Tam Dalyell first formulated which constitutional question, named after the constituency he represented
from 1962 to 1983? This question concerns whether non-English MPs should be allowed to vote on issues that only affect England.
West Lothian Question
The legal doctrine that courts should follow precedent is known by what two-word Latin term? In the aftermath of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court was criticised for abandoning this doctrine.
Stare Decisis
Which New Zealand-born teacher was killed during an anti-racism demonstration in Southall, London in 1979? The Cass report that followed the incident concluded that this person had likely died after being struck on the head by a member of the Metropolitan Police.
Blair PEACH
Sienna Mapelli Mozzi (born in 2021) is the daughter of which member of the British royal family? At the time of her
birth, this woman was fifth in line to the throne but has now dropped to ninth.
Beatrice
Which side dish in Indian cuisine is largely made up of dahi yoghurt and a mix of vegetables, most commonly
cucumber? The dish is often garnished with mint and sometimes eaten with a flatbread.
Raita
Operating 31 hospitals and 112 fitness and wellbeing centres, what is the largest healthcare charity in the UK? Founded
in 1957, this charity is named after the then President of BUPA who also lends his name to an Oxbridge college.
Nuffield Health
The flagship store of which luxury jeweller, known for high-end diamonds, is found on 178 New Bond Street in London? Headquartered in Liverpool, this company lends its name to a five-day tennis exhibition that is held in
Buckinghamshire in the run-up to Wimbledon.
Boodles
Which popular takeaway food that has origins in the Teesside area consists of breaded chicken steak covered in béchamel sauce and topped with cheddar cheese? The name of this dish references an American dish which itself
references an Italian dish.
Parmo
Founded in Huddersfield in 1981 by David and Luisa Scacchetti, which nursery brand that sell pushchairs, buggies, and car seats shares a name (but for definite articles) with an American pop group who released their biggest hit in 1965?
Mamas and Papas
What is the three-letter name of the meters that are commonly used by ghost hunters to measure and detect
radiation levels in their surroundings? K-II Enterprises’ Safe Range models became particularly popular after the television series Ghost Hunters claimed they were specially calibrated to help paranormal investigators.
EMF Meters
The “Big Three” Irish stouts are Guinness, Murphy’s Irish Stout, and which other that is now brewed by Heineken at
Murphy’s brewery? The company that originally brewed this stout, and names it, had been the largest brewery in preFamine Ireland.
Beamish
Which nightclub in the village of San Rafael on Ibiza has won the Best Global Club award at the International Dance Music Awards on four occasions since 2007? Associated with Balearic Beat sound, this club has a name that might also be something you suffer from if drinking too much while partying there.
Amnesia
Now owned by Swiss Precision Diagnostics, which brand, which sells home diagnostics products, produced the first
pregnancy test to give a result within 30 minutes, the first digital pregnancy test, and the first digital ovulation test?
Clearblue
What is the name of the University of Central Florida student who has become well known for creating Twitter bots to
track the private jets of billionaires? Elon Musk and Taylor Swift have both been targets of him.
Jack SWEENEy
In March 2015, the dating app Dattch was renamed what? Currently with around 13 million users, the app in question is
the most popular app aimed at lesbian, queer, and bisexual women.
Her
Which women’s name is also the name of the company founded by Emily Brooke that runs a dockless bicycle sharing
scheme around numerous English towns and cities? The company also sells the “Laserlight” range of bicycle lights.
Beryl
Hipster Whale became known in the video game industry after making which mobile game that has been described as like an endless version of Frogger? The default character, and app icon, for this game is a chicken.
Crossy Road
One of the best-known tracks recorded by blues musician Ma Rainey was which work of December 1927 that took its
name from a dance that was popular during the Jazz Age in America? The dance was most famously performed by Ann
Pennington of the Ziegfeld Follies.
Black Bottom
Malebolgia, a being said to be from the eighth circle of Hell, is the antagonist in which comic books series published by
Image Comics? The series is named after a character whose alter ego is AI Simmons.
Spawn
Including a studio record disc and a “Live at the Fillmore” disc, what Cream album became the world’s first platinumselling double album, following its released in 1968? This album includes the tracks “White Room” and “Crossroads”
Wheels of Fire
Capital FM DJ Jordan North and etiquette expert William Hanson co-host which podcast? The duo call on members of
the public to write in with embarrassing stories or questions.
Help I Sexted My Boss
Which English rapper came to prominence after the release of her 2017 single “Hurtin’ Me”, which featured French
Montana? She has since had several hits, including the song “Boasty”, a collaboration with Wiley and Sean Paul.
Stefflon Don
Kris Leonard was the lead vocalist for which indie rock group from Warrington? Four members of the band were killed
in 2016 alongside their manager after the vehicle in which they were travelling fell from a bridge in Sweden
Viola Beach
Receiving mixed reviews at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe, Orwell That Ends Well was a 2019 show by which Russian-British comedian and author? A co-host of the Triggernometry podcast, this person is well-known for his involvement with
culture wars.
Konstantin Kisin
What is the name of short-lived folk-rock group formed in 1970 by Sandy Denny following her departure from Fairport
Convention? The band took its name from a 1968 Fairport Convention track about an old English castle.
Fotheringay
The second track on Meat is Murder, which track by The Smiths, with clear rockabilly influences, interpolates the
Victoria Wood song “Fourteen Again” and has lyrics that set the scene of a raucous fair?
Rusholme Ruffians
CGM device used to measure glucose in blood what does CGM stand for?
Continuous Glucose Monitor
Erythema infectiosum and fifth disease are alternative names for which common childhood infection caused by Parvovirus B19? The common name we are looking for alludes to the fact that a certain area of the face is often affected by a bright red rash; alongside measles, scarlet fever, rubella, Dukes’ disease, and roseola, it is seen as one of the major rash-causing diseases in people under the age of 10.
Slapped Cheek Syndrome or SLAPFACE
Which model of particle physics combines electroweak theory and quantum chromodynamics into a single framework
to explain the interactions of subatomic particles, excluding those due to gravity? The discovery of the top quark and
the tau neutrino in recent decades have added further credence to this model.
Standard Model
EAB is the abbreviated name of a green species of the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae, that is destructive to which
family of trees? The females lay eggs in bark crevices in these trees, leading to larvae feeding underneath the bark.
Ash
In anatomy, what word refers to the bulk of the functional substance in an organ, as distinguished from the connective
and supporting tissue? In botany, this word refers to a specific type of ground tissue with thin cell walls and the ability to grow and divide
Parenchyma
Which single letter names the type of “big” notation that is used in computer science to classify algorithms according
to how their run time or space needs grow as the input size increases?
Big O Notation
Numenius arquata is the binomial of which bird, the largest wader found in Europe? This bird is mainly greyish brown, with some white, and is known for having a very long down-curved bill.
Curlew
The Jurassic Thrissops is the most common ray-finned fish found in which sedimentary deposit of marine clay that is
well exposed in Dorset but found all along the southern and eastern coasts of England and in the North Sea? The clay from this formation is of economic value as it is the major source rock for oil fields in the North Sea.
Kimmeridge clay
What is the two-word name given to the region of strong gravitational pull in intergalactic space that is seemingly the
central gravitational point of the Laniakea Supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way? This region is itself currently moving towards the Shapley Supercluster
Great Attractor
Considered one of the most overlooked people in the history of British science, which dietitian and nutritionist was,
along with her research partner Robert McCance, responsible for overseeing the addition of vitamins to rationed foods
in Britain during World War II? A pioneer in the fortification of foods, she was the first scientist to add calcium to bread.
Elsie WIDDOWSON
Since 2006, the Formula One season has ended either at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix or at the grand prix held in which country? In 2008, Lewis Hamilton dramatically won the world title at this race, preventing a Ferrari driver from claiming the title in his home country.
Brazil
Which traditional game involves throwing metal or rubber rings over a set distance with the aim of landing the rings
over a peg or spike that is typically in the ground? Variants of this game include ‘the northern game’ and ‘the long game’.
Quoits
In American football, a “pick-six” is a touchdown that is scored by the defensive team after which type of play has occurred? This specific type of turnover involves an attacking player passing the ball to the opposition.
Interception
In 1928, who took the first wicket for the West Indies in Test match cricket? An important campaigner against racial
inequality, this man was made the UK’s first black peer following the end of his sporting career.
Learie CONSTANTINE
Known as “The Voice”, due to his unique style of calling and very deep voice, which darts referee retired following the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship? Immediately after retiring he was inducted into the PDC Hall of Fame.
Russ BRAY
Which South African-born Scottish winger scored a hat trick of tries against England in the 30-21 Scottish victory at Murrayfield in the Six Nations this year? His prolific club career has seen him score 41 tries in 92 games for Edinburgh.
Duhan VAN DER MERWE
What award is given out annually in Major League Baseball to the players who have been judged to have been the best
fielders at each position in each of the National League and American League? It is considered one of the most
prestigious defensive awards in the sport
Gold Glove
The most decorated footballer from the United Kingdom, Noel Bailie had a career that saw him win 10 domestic league
titles, 8 cup titles, and 8 league cup titles among other things. For which club side did Bailie play over 1,000 matches?
Linfield
This tournament in North Rhine-Westphalia is traditionally played a fortnight before Wimbledon in the same week as
the Queens Club Championships. Which grass court tennis tournament, seen as a warm-up tournament for Wimbledon, was won by Roger Federer a record 10 times?
Halle Open
Following the Valley Parade fire in 1985, Bradford City played their home matches at which stadium for 18 months
while Valley Parade was being rebuilt? This stadium is best known for being home to the Bradford Bulls, who have played here for the bulk of the past 90 years.
Odsal Stadium
Having played over 200 times for England, which netball player, primarily a midcourt defender, is the most-capped player in the sport for a single country? In recent years, her club career has seen her play for several teams, such as Wasps, Leeds Rhinos, and London Pulse.
Jade CLARKE
The head trainer at Arlary House Stables, Scotland’s leading hunt yard, which person trained One For Arthur and
Corach Rambler when they won the Grand National in 2017 and 2023 respectively?
Lucinda Russell
Which Welsh track cyclist became the world champion in the individual sprint at the 2023 UCI world championships in track cycling? Becoming world champion at just the age of 20, she has been heavily tipped to be a breakout star at the upcoming Olympics.
Emma Finucane
Which country won a clean sweep on the Archery medals at Paris 2024?
South Korea
21 year old South Korea female archer won three Golds at 2024 Paris including individual, team and mixed team?
LIM Si-hyeon
South Korea male archer won three Golds at 2024 Paris including individual, team and mixed team, also won team at 2016 and 2020?
KIM Woo-jin
Turkish archer who won 2020 individual gold and 2024 team bronze, won 2023 Berlin individual gold at world champs too?
Mete Gazoz
Two Brits who won Silver at 2024 Paris Artistic Swimming duet?
Kate SHORTMAN
Isabelle THORPE
400m male gold medallist American 2024 Paris
Quincy HALL
Zambian male bronze medalist 400m 2024 Paris
Muzala Samukonga
Sudan-born Canadian 800m, 2023 World Champs gold, 2024 Paris silver.
Marco AROP
Kenyan 800m, 2024 Paris Gold, 2023 WC Silver
Emmanuel Wanyonyi
American 1500m Gold beating Josh Kerr into Silver at Paris 2024
Cole HOCKER
Three time 10,000m world champion, Gold in 2020 Tokyo 5000m, Gold in 2024 Paris 10,000m
Joshua CHEPTEGEI
110m hurdles, Silver 2020 Tokyo, Gold 2024 Paris
Grant Holloway
American won two Golds at 2024 Paris: 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay, won Silver to Karsten Warholm in 2020.
Rai BENJAMIN
3000m Steeplechase gold in Paris and Tokyo - Morocco
Soufiane EL BAKKALI
Ethiopian long distance runner who won Marathon gold at 2024 Paris?
Tamirat TOLA
New Zealand high jump Gold at 2024 Paris?
Hamish KERR
Which Jamaican long jumper came second to Miltiadis Tentoglou at Paris 2024 and WC 2023?
Wayne PINNOCK
Portuguese triple jumper won Gold 2022 WC, Gold Tokyo 2020 and Silver Paris 2024.
Pedro Pichardo
Cuban born Spanish triple jumper won Gold at 2024 Paris?
Jordan Diaz
Jamaican discus thrower won Gold at 2024 Paris?
Roje Stona
Canadian hammer thrower. He is the reigning Olympic and world champion in that event, winning gold in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics and in Budapest at the 2023 World Championships.
Ethan KATZBERG
Pakistani javelin thrower.[1] He is the reigning Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion. He is also the current silver medalist in the World Athletics Championship. He set an Olympic record with a throw of 92.97 metres (305.0 ft) at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Arshad NADEEM
Norwegian track and field athlete. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the decathlon, the first gold medal for Norway in this event since 1920.
Markus ROOTH
Who won 100m gold and 200m silver womens Paris 2024?
Julien Alfred
Who won 400m gold at 2020 Tokyo womens and 2016 Rio?
Shaunae Miller-Uibo
After winning silver in 400m at Tokyo 2020, who won gold for Dominican Republic in the womens Paris 2024 400m?
Marileidy Paulino
Which Kenyan won gold in 1500m at 2016, 2020 and 2024 Olympics? Won silver in 5000m in 2024 too.
Faith KIPYEGON
Kenyan long distance runner won the 5k and 10k double at 2024 Paris womens?
Beatrice CHEBET
Who won womens 110m hurdles at 2024 Paris?
Masai RUSSELL
Who won womens 110m hurdles at 2020 Tokyo for Puerto Rico?
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn
Ukrainian high jumper and women’s high jump world record holder. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2023 World Championships and 2022 World Indoor Championships.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Australian athlete who holds the national record in the pole vault.[3] She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2023 World Athletics Championships (shared with another high jumper) and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Nina Kennedy
American track and field athlete. She won a gold medal in women’s long jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics and also a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships.
Tara Davis-Woodhall
retired athlete who represented the Soviet Union and later Slovakia. She is the current world record holder in the long jump, jumping 7.52 metres on 11 June 1988.
Galina CHISTYAKOVA
Dominican-American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she won gold in the triple jump to claim the first ever Olympic medal for Dominica.
Thea LaFond
American athlete.[1] She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in both the long jump and the triple jump event. In 2022, she became the first American woman to qualify for the World Athletics Championships in both the long jump and the triple jump.
Jasmine MOORE
German athlete, 2020 Olympic champion and 2022 world champion in long jump. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, sheadded a silver medal in the long jump.
Malaika Mihambo
German shot putter. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2024 Paris Olympics with 20.00 meters in the last round.
Yemisi OGUNLEYE
American track and field athlete specializing in the discus throw. She is a two time Olympic champion, having won the gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics.
Valerie ALLMAN
Japanese female javelin thrower. She is the reigning Olympic and world champion in women’s javelin throw having won at 2024 Paris.
Haruka KITAGUCHI
Canadian athlete specializing in the hammer throw.[5] She is the reigning Olympic and World champion in that discipline having won at Paris 2024, in both cases the first Canadian woman to win that title.
Camryn ROGERS
Which Danish badminton player won Gold at 2024 Paris following his 2020 Tokyo gold and 2016 bronze?
Viktor Axelsen
Her penchant for scoring in crucial situations has earned her the nickname “White Mamba”, coined by Kobe Bryant. Has played for Phoenix Mercury since 2004 winning 3 WNBA champs, has won six gold medals at Olympics for USA. Now 42 as of 2024.
Diana Taurasi
Center for Las Vegas Aces won her first WNBA MVP in 2020, as well as her first Olympic Gold medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics. In 2022, she helped lead the Aces to their first title in franchise history, a feat she repeated in 2023 while earning Finals MVP. On July 7, 2024, in a matchup against the Dallas Wings, she became the Aces’ all time leading scorer in franchise history.
A’ja Wilson
Power Forward for Connecticut Sun since 2015. Won 2024 Paris gold with USA. She is one of four players to record 15+, 15+, 10+ with 0 turnovers (Nikola Vucevic 2021, Charles Barkley 1992, and Fat Lever 1988), the only WNBA player to do so ever.
Alyssa THOMAS
Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). NBA all star in 2019 and 2021. Orlando Magic 2012-21.
Nikola VUCEVIC
Which country won 5 boxing gold medals at 2024 Paris Olympics, the most of any single country?
Uzbekistan
Only British male boxer to medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics doing so in Welterweight getting a bronze.
Lewis Richardson
Who won two lightweight golds at 2020 and 2024 Olympics for Ireland?
Kellie Harrington
Cameroonian boxer who competed for the EOC Refugee Team at the 2023 European Games. She is the first-ever medalist for the Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympics, having won bronze in women’s 75 kg boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Cindy Ngamba
She competed for Taiwan at the 2024 Summer Olympics where she defeated Julia Szeremeta of Poland in the final of the women’s 57 kg category (featherweight). She is the first Taiwanese boxer to win an Olympic gold medal. Embroiled in the gender madness with Khelif.
LIN Yu-ting
Who won breaking gold for Canada at 2024 Olympics?
Phil Wizard - Philip KIM
Who won breaking gold for women for Japan at 2024 Olympics?
AMI Yuasa
British male Representing Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the C1 event, he finished second and won the silver medal, his first.
Adam BURGESS
British slalom canoeist won 2024 silver in Kayak Cross after winning gold 2016 K1.
Joe CLARKE
British slalom canoeist who has competed in C1, K1 and KX1 at the international level since 2011, she won the bronze medal in both the K1 event and the first ever women’s kayak-cross (KX1) event in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Kimberley WOODS
Which family swept the female canoeing events at 2024 olympics with one sister getting two in C-1 and K-1 and the other winning Kayak Cross?
Fox (Jessica and Noemie)
flatwater canoeist and New Zealand’s most successful Olympian, having won a total of eight gold medals and one bronze medal. Won three golds at Paris alone in K-1 500m, K-2 500m and K-4 500m.
Lisa CARRINGTON
Japanese freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal in the 57 kg division at the 2016 Olympics, won gold in 2024 Paris, he has been DQ before for being 50g overweight.
Rei HIGUCHI
Indian professional freestyle wrestler. She is a multiple Commonwealth Games gold medalist, having won golds at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Games. In the 2024 Summer Olympics, she became the first international wrestler to defeat the then-reigning Olympic champion Yui Susaki, on the way to becoming the first Indian female wrestler to reach an Olympic final. However, she was disqualified after exceeding the stipulated weight by 100 grams (3.52oz) on the second day of her event.
Vinesh PHOGAT
Cuban retired Greco-Roman wrestler. Widely considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, he is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time World Champion, and five-time Pan American Games champion. Upon beating Yasmani Acosta of Chile in the 2024 Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling 130 kg final, he became the first and only athlete in modern Olympics history to win five consecutive gold medals in the same individual event.
Mijain Lopez
Who won bronze for GB at 2024 Paris weightlifting in +81kg? Had won silver in 2020.
Emily CAMPBELL
Which triathlete won two bronzes at 2024 olympics, won in female indivdual and one in mixed relay?
Beth POTTER
Which Brit won Silver in taekwondo male +80kg at Paris 2024?
Caden Cunningham
Chinese professional table tennis player and Olympic champion - she won indivdual and team gold at 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris
CHEN Meng
Swedish professional table tennis player. He won silver in the men’s singles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics and in teams
Truls Möregårdh
Which table tennis grip is so-named because one grips the racket similarly to the way one holds a writing instrument?
Penhold
Though it is sometimes referred to as the “tennis” or “Western” grip, which table tennis grip is so named due it looking like an action one might do with a hand?
Shakehand
American female swimmer who got 5 medals at Paris 2024: 100m butterfly gold, 4x100m medley gold, 4x100m mixed medley gold , 100m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle silver.
Torri Huske
Canadian swimmer, she won 200m butterfly, 200m medley, 400m medley,, 400m freestyle silver.
Summer McIntosh
South African swimmer, she won 2020 200m breakstroke gold and 2024 100m breaststroke gold with the opposite silvers too.
Tatjana Smith
Australian swimmer backstroke 100m and 200m gold, 3 other golds at Tokyo, one silver and two bronzes at Paris. 9 medals olympics so far.
Kaylee McKeown
Australian swimmer. She is the reigning Olympic champion in the women’s 400-metre freestyle, having won the event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics and the world record holder in the long course 200-metre freestyle and 400-metre freestyle events. 4 golds and 8 olympic medals in all.
Ariarne Titmus
Hong Kong swimmer, 100m and 200m freestyle silvers at Tokyo, 100m and 200m freestyle at Paris.
Siobhan Haughey
Australian swimmer and the reigning Olympic champion in the 200 m freestyle. Two freestyle medley golds in Paris too. Two medley golds in Tokyo. Five golds and eight medals in totla olympics.
Mollie O’Callaghan
Swedish swimmer 50m and 100m freestyle golds, won 2016 gold butterfly in 2016, only silverin 50m freestyle in tokyo.
Sarah Sjostrom
Chinese freestyle swimmer, Olympic champion, and current world record holder of the 100 metre freestyle event, won 4x100m medley gold too both at Paris Olympics.
PAN Zhenle
In the 2024 film The Apprentice, which actor portrayed Roy Cohn, the late lawyer and
mentor of Donald Trump? In recent years he has won an Emmy and a Golden Globe
for playing a different, fictional ‘Roy’.
Jeremy Strong
Which musical term, from the old Italian for ‘carrying’, refers to a smooth change in
pitch from one note to another, particularly in singing? It is generally distinct from
‘glissando’, though in some contexts the terms coincide.
Portamento
Professional dancer Giovanni Pernice was let go from Strictly Come Dancing, after
allegedly bullying which star of Sherlock and Mr. Selfridge, his dance partner on the
2023 series?
Amanda ABBINGTON
Who is the reigning champion of the Tour de France Femmes [fam]? She was born
near Rotterdam, where the Tour starts next week.
Demi VOLLERING
Unreal Engine is a video game engine developed by which developer and
publisher? Their games Fortnite and Gears of War were built with this software.
Epic Games
In a 1975 thriller film, Robert Redford played a C.I.A. agent with what avian code
name? This word appeared in the slightly different titles of the movie, and the
novel by James Grady from which it was adapted.
Condor
From the French for ‘knoll’, which word refers to a steep, isolated, flat-peaked hill
of eroded rock, like those of Monument Valley, in Utah and Arizona? It sounds
like the name of a Scottish island.
Butte (beaut)
A parabola can be defined as the set of all points equidistant from a point called the focus, and a line known by what name?
Directrix
Actors Maureen Beattie and Nigel Davenport are former presidents of which
trade union, founded in 1930 by performers in the West End?
Equity
In the 2024 General Election, Ellie Chowns became the MP for which
constituency, with a two-word name? It is thus the first seat in the West Midlands
region represented by a Green MP.
North Herefordshire
Professional dancer Graziano Di Prima has also left Strictly Come Dancing,
admitting to kicking which star of Made in Chelsea and Love Island, his dance
partner on the 2023 series?
Zara McDermott
The Oresteia is a set of plays by which Ancient Greek dramatist? According to
Pliny, he was killed when an eagle dropped a tortoise on his head.
Aeschylus
Which musical term, from the Greek for ‘song’, refers to a singer varying pitch
several times while singing a single syllable of text? Synonyms include ‘vocal run’
and ‘roulade’.
Melisma
Which Northern Irishman finished second in the 1999 Formula One World
Drivers’ Championship, driving for Ferrari? He made his F1 debut for Jordan in
1993, partnering Barrichello
Eddie IRVINE
In general, a non-circular conic section can be defined as the set of all points
whose distances from a focus and directrix are in a fixed ratio, known by what
name? This number equals one for a parabola.
Eccentricity
‘Red’ also appears in the title of a 1964 number one single by the Rolling Stones,
where it follows ‘little’ and precedes which synonym of ‘cockerel’?
Little Red Rooster
From the name of an African-American folk religion, which word refers to an
irregular pillar of eroded rock, like those of Bryce Canyon, Utah? This word also
means ‘bad luck’.
Hoodoo
The Dumpling and Mademoiselle Fifi are short stories, from the 1880s, by which
French writer? Like many of his works, their setting is the Franco-Prussian War.
Guy de Maupassant
You might enjoy a khachapuri – a cheese-filled bread – at a keipi – a traditional
banquet in the culture of which country, who competed at UEFA Euro 2024?
Georgia
Corporal Daphne Pearson, A Balloon Site, Coventry and Ruby Loftus Screwing a
Breech-ring are among the works by which official war artist of the Second World
War?
Laura KNIGHT
Perhaps signifying their origins in Baltia, the Balti dynasty, whose kings included
Euric and Amalric, ruled which people?
Visigoths
John Webster of Boase Massimi Pollitt created many adverts including the Smash Martians. He created the Cresta slogan “”It’s frothy, man!” accompanied by what animal, also sometimes used in Coke advertising?
Polar Bear
Which British designer, the former manager of Norton & Sons and host of
Coronation Tailors: Fit for a King, has been a judge on every season of The
Great British Sewing Bee, alongside Esme Young? First or surname acceptable.
Patrick GRANT
Stanley Morison’s book “The Thunderer” in the Making is a history of which British institution?
The Times
Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for experimental work on which theorem which forbids the existence of local hidden variable theories of quantum mechanics?
Bell’s Theorem
What word follows ‘Lord’ in the name of the role currently held by Lord McFall of
Alcluith, who is responsible for overseeing debates in the House of Lords?
Speaker
Pliny the Elder suggested that adding boiled mice to the food of children was an
effective cure for which condition? Its name begins with the letter ‘E’, and it is
defined as the inability to control urination.
Enuresis
Which team won the first colour FA cup final in 1968, with the winning goal
scored by Jeff Astle?
West Bromwich Albion
Among the first companies to leave the FTSE 100 during the 2008 financial crash, which food company runs an enormous refinery at Silvertown on the Thames in east London?
Tate & Lyle
Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier was most likely played on either a clavichord or
which similar keyboard instrument
Harpsichord
A sea creature known as a Quinotaur was said in some sources to have fathered
the first member of what dynasty, whose monarchs such as Childeric [chill-derek]
were noted for their long hair?
Merovingians
Which potter, who has served as an expert judge on every season of The Great
Pottery Throw Down, renovated a church with his wife in Our Welsh Chapel
Dream? First name or surname acceptable.
KEITH Brymer JONES
Among John Webster’s other bear characters was George, a bear who
advertised which beer? People were encouraged to “follow the bear”.
Hoffmeister
Which party won the second most votes without winning a seat at the 2024 general election with 92,685? This regional party led by Patrick Harvie and Lorna later was in a coalition with the SNP until the agreement was terminated under
Humza Yousuf.
Scottish Green Party
Which official artist created the Submarines series of lithographs during the
Second World War? This artist created the image of the cricketers on the cover of
Wisden and died during the war in Iceland.
Eric Ravilious
Alan Arkin plays a sadistic criminal who drives a VW Camper Van in Wait Until
Dark. Which actress played the terrorised central character of the film, a blind
woman, gaining a fifth Academy Award nomination?
Audrey Hepburn
Jeff Astle suffered brain damage as a result of heading the ball, as did which
Northern Irish international, who passed away in 1993? This right-sided midfielder captained Tottenham to the league double in 1960-61.
Danny BLANCHFLOWER
The main road leading to Carrow Road is an avenue named for which city,
twinned with Norwich, and located at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle?
Koblenz
Deriving its name from the Latin for a comb used to card wool, what name is
given to substances, such as fennel, which are consumed to help prevent flatulence?
Carminative
Alain Aspect’s experiment provided an experimental response to which paradox
which stated that ‘some local hidden variables must exist that would allow entangled particles to possess knowledge about their counterparts’?
EPR Paradox (Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen)
The line “The first place I can well remember was a large pleasant meadow with
a pond of clear water in it” begins which children’s novel first published in 1877?
Black Beauty
What nickname is frequently used in Private Eye to refer to The Guardian, a
reference to its history of spelling mistakes
The Grauniad
Which London constituency is the only seat in which the Conservative gained
over 50% of the vote in the 2024 General Election? It is also their only majority
ethnic minority constituency.
Harrow East
Combining the multiple gas laws into one equation gives the statement pV = nRT.
What common word precedes ‘gas law’ in the name of this formulation?
Ideal
What dish of fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf is usually considered the Malaysian national dish? Its two-word name means ‘fat rice’ in the malay language.
Nasi lemak
Voiced by Samuel L Jackson, the corrupt police officer Frank Tenpenny is the
primary antagonist of which specific video game? This entry in a popular franchise is
set in the western USA.
GTA San Andreas
The film Mean Girls features a maths question on evaluating the limit of a function.
That example can be done using which French mathematician’s rule? When
determining the limit of f(x) over g(x) [eff ex over gee ex], this rule allows replacing
f(x) and g(x) with their derivatives.
L’Hopital’s rule
The film director Julia Ducournau [du-cor-no], who won the 2021 Palme d’Or for
Titane [tee-tan], also directed which 2016 French horror film? It follows a vegetarian
veterinary student who becomes addicted to cannibalism.
Raw
On the track Club Classics from Charli XCX’s 2024 album Brat, she sings about
wanting to dance to which musician? This electronic musician shaped the subgenre
of hyperpop with tracks like Immaterial and Faceshopping before her death in 2021.
SOPHIE
Asking for the name of a song on the internet may be met with a joke response of
Sandstorm, a song released in 1999 by a DJ from what country?
Finland
What standard variety of Persian is the only one written using the Cyrillic
alphabet, unlike Dari and Iranian Persian?
Tajik
Name either of the two other Nigeria internationals to have scored in the Europa
League final: one for Arsenal in 2019, and one for Rangers in 2022. Like
Ademola Lookman, both grew up in London.
Alex Iwobi, Joe Aribo
Nasi lemak is often served with what spicy condiment, originating in Indonesia
and made from a paste of chilli peppers prepared in a pestle and mortar?
Sambal
Japan was allowed to keep Qingdao [ching-dau] under the Treaty of Versailles,
fuelling popular anger in China that led to what cultural and political movement in
1919? Prominent figures in this movement included the writer Lu Xun [lu shun].
May Fourth Movement
The first boss battle in Hades takes place against one or all of Megaera, Alecto
and Tisiphone [tisifoni]. These goddesses of vengeance from Greek mythology
are known collectively as what?
Furies/Erinyes
Starring Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell as two young cannibals, Bones
and All is a film by which Italian director? This director is better-known for the
2017 romantic drama Call Me By Your Name, also starring Chalamet.
Luca Guadagnino
Charli XCX’s Brat also references which actress on the song 360, where she sings “I’m so <this>”? This actress, known for her unconventional fashion, played Adam Sandler's love interest in the 2019 thriller Uncut Gems.</this>
Julia Fox
Which Japanese clothing and homeware retailer, with six stores in London, has a
minimalist logo consisting of its four-letter name and the kanji for Muji·rushi Ryōhin, which translates as “no-brand quality goods”?
Muji
Home to the Zapotec people, what state of southern Mexico is known for its distinctive cuisine, influenced by its geography and indigenous cultures? A phonetic spelling of this state gives its name to a UK restaurant chain.
Oaxaca
Who was the author of the Gothic romance novel The Mysteries of Udolpho,
which is frequently referenced in Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey?
Ann Radcliffe
Voiced by Matthew Perry, the gang leader and secondary antagonist Benny is seen shooting the player character in the prologue of which specific video game? This spin-off from a popular franchise is set in the western USA.
Fallout: New Vegas
Playing on a common misconception about humans accidentally swallowing a
certain type of creature, what character created in a Tumblr post is said to “live in
a cave” and “eat over 10,000” of these creatures a day, and is therefore a statistical outlier and should not have been counted?
Spiders Georg
Which detective has been played on TV by John Hannah, Ken Stott and recently Richard Rankin?
Rebus
English screenwriter, novelist and occasional actor, known for his children’s fiction and for his collaborations with film director Michael Winterbottom. He has achieved fame as the writer for the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony and for sequels to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car, a children’s classic by Ian Fleming. In July 2024 he was appointed as Children’s Laureate, succeeding Joseph Coelho.
Frank COTTRELL-BOYCE
Which contact team sport with two teams of seven players is national sport of Bangladesh?
Kabbadi
What month is Commonwealth Day celebrated in?
March
Who played Butch Cassidy in 1969 film?
Paul Newman
In which month is ANZAC day?
April
Which 1865 poem by Caridnal Newman follows journye from death, through purgatory, then paradise and to God?
The Dream of Gerontius
Who plahyed DI JIM TAGGART on TV from `983 to 1994 death?
Mark McManus
The Welsh highland Railway runs between Porthmadog on Cardigan Bay and which town on the Menai Strait?
Caernarfon
Bleed Out is the latest album from which Dutch symphonic metal band, fronted by
lead singer Sharon den Adel? Their previous albums include The Heart of
Everything and The Silent Force.
Within Temptation
Which Irish jockey won consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cups riding Al Boum Photo
in 2019 and 2020 and again riding Galopin des Champs in 2023 and 2024?
Paul TOWNEND
Who, along with Kulvinder Ghir, was one of the two male leads in the 1990s
sketch show Goodness Gracious Me? He also starred as the adult son of the
family in The Kumars at Number 42.
Sanjeev BHASKAR
French sculptor known for her figurative works in bronze and marble. She died in relative obscurity, but later gained recognition for the originality and quality of her work.[1][2] The subject of several biographies and films, she is well known for her sculptures including The Waltz and The Mature Age.
Camille CLAUDEL
Who is considered the first of the three great unifiers of Japan? His defeat of
Ashikaga Yoshiaki in 1573 ended the Ashikaga shogunate.
ODA Nobunaga
Which strait separates the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido?
Tsugaru Strait
Chase, Black Cow, and Three Olives are vodka brands from which country?
UK
Genly Ai is the protagonist of which 1969 science fiction novel by Ursula K Le Guin? It depicts Ai’s visit to the planet Gethen whose inhabitants are ambisexual and have no fixed sex.
The LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS
Which team has won the most top division titles in Greek football? Based in
Piraeus, they play in red and white and are one of the only teams never relegated
from the Greek top flight, and this year became the only Greek team to win a
major UEFA competition.
Olympiacos
If you ordered uni from a Japanese menu, you would receive a dish made from
which marine mollusc?
Sea Urchin
Illinoise, a 2024 Tony Award nominee for Best Musical, was written by which
singer-songwriter, based on his 2005 album Illinois? His other albums include
The Age of Adz and Carrie & Lowell.
Sufan STEVENS
Which French astronomer gives his name to the ‘limit’ within which a planet’s tidal
gravitational forces would destroy an orbiting satellite?
Edouard ROCHE
Which Irishman trained the consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horses Al
Boum Photo in 2019 and 2020 and Galopin des Champs in 2023 and 2024?
Willie MULLINS
Welsh name for Snowdonia
Eryri
What term refers to the ovule producing part of a flower, sometimes called the
female reproductive part? This is a collective term for the ovary, style, and stigma.
PISTIL
Mauritania currency which isn’t split into multiples of ten
Ouguiya
Yesterwynde is the latest album from which Finnish symphonic metal band, fronted by their Dutch lead singer Floor Jansen? Their previous albums include Dark Passion Play and Endless Forms Most Beautiful.
Nightwish
If you ordered tako from a Japanese menu you would receive a dish made from
which marine mollusc?
Octopus
Shevek is the protagonist of which 1974 science fiction novel by Ursula K Le Guin? It depicts Shevek’s visit from his anarchist homeworld of Annares to a capitalist society on the planet Urras.
The Dispossessed
Which of the three great unifiers succeeded Oda Nobunaga as de facto leader of
Japan? Soon after his death his infant son was displaced as the leader of Japan
following the Battle of Sekigaraha in 1600.
TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi
Which strait separates the Japanese island of Hokkaido from the Russian
Sakhalin island?
La Pérouse Strait or
Sōya Strait
Which type of recreational footwear completes the following lyric from a 1971
song by Melanie Safka: “I’ve got a brand new pair of _____”?
Rollerskates
What is the name of the gulf off the northern coast of Australia, lying between the
Cape York peninsula of Queensland and the Arnhem Land of the Northern Territory.
Gulf of Carpentaria
Frequently used as an unofficial national anthem of Scotland especially in sporting
contexts, Flower of Scotland was written as recently as the 1960s by Roy Williamson, a
member of which Scottish folk band?
The CORRIES
Who voiced Disgust in Inside Out 2? She played Kianna in the 2008 film 21, Special Agent Michelle Lee in the CBS police procedural series NCIS and Ivy, Topher Brink’s assistant in Dollhouse.
Liza Lapira
Who voiced Embarrassment in Inside Out 2? breakout performance as the title character in Clint Eastwood’s drama film Richard Jewell, played Larry Hall in Black Bird winning GG.
Paul Walter HAUSER
Four of his novels have been adapted into films of the same names: Clint Eastwood’s Mystic River (2003), Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island (2010), and Gone Baby Gone (2007) and Live by Night (2016), both directed by Ben Affleck.
Dennis LEHANE
Who voived Nostalgia in Inside Out 2? For her role in the Alexander Payne directed comedy-drama film Nebraska (2013), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
June SQUIBB
Which comedian voiced Anger in Inside Out films?
Lewis BLACK
Who voived Sadness in Inside Out films?
Phyllis SMITH
Maya Hawke voived which emotion in Inside Out 2?
Anxiety
Who voifed Ennui in Inside Out 2? At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, she became the youngest person in the history of the festival to be awarded the Palme d’Or which she won alongside her co-star Léa Seydoux.
Adele Exarchopoulos
Who voived Envy in Inside Out 2?
Ayo Edebiri
Who voived Fear in Inside Out films?
Tony HALE
Pomology is the study of what seed-bearing structures in flowering plants? Many of these
things are edible to humans, and are often included as part of a healthy breakfast, such
as a topping for cereal or blitzed up in a smoothie.
Fruits
Which 2024 deck building roguelike video game sees players play poker hands to gain
chips, which are then multiplied for combinations by a range of joker card power-ups? The game’s title is an ancient Roman term for a professional jester.
Balatro
Since 1998, which country has marked 26th May as National Sorry Day? It
commemorates the many thousands of indigenous children, known as the Stolen
Generations, who were forcibly removed from their families in order to assimilate them
into the dominant culture.
Australia
Like any subculture, the music genre K-Pop has spawned its own lexicon. What Korean
word, which literally translates as ‘the youngest in a family’, is used by K-Pop fans to refer
to the youngest member of a group?
Maknae
Sam Reich is the CEO of which subscription streaming service and production company,
founded in 2018? The company was originally called CollegeHumor, and the streaming
service content includes the Dungeons and Dragons show Dimension 20, and the
comedy panel show Game Changer?
DROPOUT tv
Considered a classic of the Harlem Renaissance, which 1937 Zora Neale Hurston novel
sees the character Jane Crawford return to her old town in Florida and recount her life
story to her friend Pheoby?
Their eyes were watching god
Named for an American astrophysicist who devised it in order to stimulate discussions
rather than for actual quantification, whose equation is a probabilistic argument to
estimate the number of active extraterrestrial civilisations in the Milky Way?
Robert Drake
What word, that is a combination of the Korean words for ‘private’ and ‘life’, in reference
to the intrusion into celebrities’ private lives, is used in K-Pop to describe fans that are
obsessive, sometimes to the extent of harassment and stalking?
Sasaeng
Which 2019 deck building roguelike video game sees players play as one of the four
characters Ironclad, Watcher, Silent and Defect, defeating enemies as they move up the
titular structure?
Slay the Spire
In the queer male community, the name of what animal is used for a man or a group of
men that are hairy but much slighter in build than bears?
Otters
The top level internet domain name .bzh [dot bee-zed-aich] is used for websites relating
to what European people and their culture, or websites written in their language? Their
flag uses the colours black and white.
Breton (accept Breizh
or Brittany or
Brezhoneg)
Which 2023 Broadway musical composed by Jeanine Tesori tells the story of a lonely
teenage girl who has a rare disease that causes her to age four and a half times faster
than usual, and who dreams of visiting the Six Flags Great Adventure theme park?
Kimberly Akimbo
Another musician who joined SAULT on stage was which British singer-songwriter,
whose debut album was 2012’s Home Again, and whose eponymous third album won the
2020 Mercury Prize?
Michael Kiwanuka
Supposedly inspired by his asking “but where is everybody?” in a casual conversation,
which physicist gives his name to the paradox which highlights the discrepancy between
the high likelihood of extraterrestrial life but the lack of evidence for it?
Enrico FERMI
A member of England’s winning Euro 2022 squad, which footballer announced she would
leave Chelsea at the end of the 2024 season, a club she has played for since 2015? She
is the club’s leading goal scorer in the modern era.
Fran KIRBY
Dave Wiskus is the CEO of which subscription service that he co-founded in 2019 and
which is entirely creator-owned? Shows broadcast on the platform include Jet Lag: The
Game, and it is particularly associated with broadcasting video essays from creators such
as Broey Deschanel and Abigail Thorn.
Nebula
Catherine the Great became Empress after she overthrew her husband, the third man
with what forename to rule as Emperor? The first man with this name to rule as Emperor,
doing so from 1721 to 1725, was given the epithet ‘the Great’.
Peter III
Mentioned in its opening line as having “found himself transformed in his bed into a giant
insect”, who is the protagonist of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis?
Gregor SAMSA
Which nation co-hosted the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup with the nearby West Indies,
despite never before qualifying for the tournament? Venues included the Grand Prarie
Cricket park, a former baseball stadium.
USA
Its name derived from the Korean words for ‘fire’ and ‘meat’, what term refers to a specific
type of gui dish that is characterised by the Korean method of barbecuing thin marinated
slices of meat, typically beef?
Bulgogi
30th July would have been the 84th birthday of Clive Sinclair, who invented which
infamously unsuccessful electric vehicle that was launched in January 1985? S
C5
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, what 240-kilometre-long canal that is considered a masterpiece of 17th century engineering links the French cities of Toulouse and Sete, and along with the Canal de Garonne, connects the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea within France?
Canal du MIDI
Which of the protagonists of George Eliot’s Middlemarch is mentioned in its opening
line as “having the sort of beauty that seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress”?
Dorothea Brooke
Ireland’s Call, the anthem played for sports teams representing the whole island of
Ireland, was written in 1995 by which composer, who also co-wrote Cliff Richard’s
Congratulations and Sandi Shaw’s Puppet on a String with lyricist Bill Martin?
Phil Coulter
In which crafting hobby, a type of collage, are objects decorated by glueing paper
cutouts in combination with paint effects or gold leaf? Each layer is sealed with
multiple coats of varnish to remove the ‘cut-out’ appearance.
Decoupage
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, which canal is the oldest continuously-operated
canal in North America, and links Canada’s capital Ottawa to Kingston on Lake
Ontario, 202 kilometres away?
Rideau Canal
With a time of 2:16.16 [two hours sixteen point one six], which Kenyan athlete holds
the world record in the women’s only marathon, set during the 2024 London Marathon? It is the only current women’s athletics world record set in the United Kingdom.
Peres JEPCHIRCHIR
Clive Sinclair shares a 30th July birthday with Henry Ford, a significantly more
successful vehicle manufacturer, although Ford also experienced severe commercial
failure, such as with which range of cars characterised by a vertical grille, launched in
the late 1950s and named after his son?
Edsel
Although the preliminary rounds were held in the Arena Paris Nord, the medal
fights in the Paris 2024 boxing programme were held at what other location, an
iconic venue in a different sport?
Roland Garros
(real name Joshua Mainnie) is a Scottish electronic music producer and DJ from Edinburgh. His debut album When Will We Land? was released on 20 October 2023, being shortlisted for the 2024 Mercury Prize.
Barry Can’t Swim
Trinidad-born rapper, producer, and songwriter, who is now based in East London. In late 2021 Demotape/Vega was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize album of the year. Album Who Am I (12 July 2024) nominated for Mercury Prize.
Berwyn
English singer-songwriter. She is the singer and lyricist for the band Portishead, who have released three albums together. She released an album with fellow English musician Rustin Man, Out of Season, in 2002, and a recording of contemporary Polish composer Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 in 2019 with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. In 2024, she released her first solo album without collaboration, Lives Outgrown, nominated for Mercury Prize.
Beth GIBBONS
British-Liberian singer-songwriter who gained prominence with her 2020 single “Go”. The song’s popularity increased in 2022 through TikTok, eventually reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart. She released her debut album, Early Twenties, in July 2024 to a Mercury Prize nomination.
Cat Burns
Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. Her debut studio album, If My Wife New I’d Be Dead, was released in February 2022 and entered the Irish Albums Chart at number one. Her second studio album, Crazymad, for Me was released in October 2023 to Mercury Prize nomination.
CMAT
Who nominated for Mercury Prize for 2024 album Black Rainbows? Has won two Grammy Awards, one for work on Herbie Hancock album of the year River: The Joni Letters and one for Is This Love? cover Best R&B Performance.
Corinne Bailey Rae
music project formed in Glasgow by multi-instrumentalist Liam Shortall, The debut album “Bad With Names” was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize “Album Of The Year” 2024.
Corlo.alto
British music group from Leeds, who formed in 2020. They consist of vocalist Lily Fontaine, guitarist Lewis Whiting, drummer Douglas Frost, and bassist Nicholas Eden. In January 2024, the band announced their debut album This Could Be Texas, which was released on 12 April. The album was well received by critics and was nominated for the 2024 Mercury Prize.
English Teacher
Justin Jude Clarke-Samuels, grime rapper, 2024 album On Purpose With Purpose nominated for Mercury Prize.
Ghetts
Dehaney Hunt, After featuring on numerous ‘best of’ lists, she released a third EP, Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against the Wall, in 2023, which topped the UK Dance Albums Chart, followed by an album, Silence Is Loud, which peaked at No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart nominated for MP.
Nia Archives
The Last Dinner Party nominated for Mercury Prize for which album 2024?
Prelude to Ecstasy
India Haus Im Rattenfängerhaus is a popular restaurant in which German town?
Hamelin
The cash-for-questions affair damaged the government of which British Conservative prime minister?
John Major
Which Texas-based computer company makes the Inspiron range of laptops?
Dell
Which Italian filmmaker directed Ingrid Bergman in Stromboli and Europe ‘51?
Roberto Rossellini
What word completes the title of the Niklas Ekstedt outdoor cookery book Food from the ___?
Fire
Fernando Gomes (1956-2022) holds the record for scoring the most goals for which Portuguese football club?
Porto
Which novel by David Nicholls tells the story of a geography teacher attempting to walk Alfred Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route?
You Are Here
Which fragrance by Yves Saint Laurent shares its name with a model of car made by Honda?
Jazz
Which former One Direction member released the 2024 album Room Under the Stairs?
Zayn
In which 1903 spy novel does Carruthers join Davies on his yacht Dulcibella for a sailing trip around the Fresian islands?
The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers
Neils Ryberg Finsen is the only person from the Faroe Islands to have won a Nobel prize - in which category did he receive the award?
Medicine and Physiology - work on Lupus
Trivia: Everyone knows Ray Parker Jr for Ghostbusters, but he did have one other hit in the UK. What was it called?
I Don’t Think That Man Should Sleep Alone
Trivia: US Pop rock band Sixpence None The Richer had two hits in the UK, Kiss Me is the biggest, the second was a cover version of a Liverpudlian bands only top 40 hit. Can you name that hit and the original Scouse band?
There She Goes - The La’s
Scottish singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. Most notably, she performed lead vocals on the Oldfield songs “Family Man”, “Moonlight Shadow”, “To France”, and “Foreign Affair”, all of which were international hits in the early 1980s.
Maggie Reilly
English electronic music duo consisting of members Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt: What Can You Do for Me, Something Good, Believe In Me?
Utah Saints
Asked by the Washington Post in April 2024, the article ‘Can we eat our way out of America’s invasive species problem?’ centered on which large lizard invasive to the US state of Florida? This species has also hit headlines over the years, when unseasonable cold weather in Florida puts them in state of torpor, causing them to fall out of trees.
Green Iguanas
What is the more common and misleading name of the fungal infection of the skin known as Dermatophytosis or Tinea, usually characterised by an itchy, circular rash with clearer skin in the middle?
Ringworm
What two dimensional coordinate system in mathematics has positions defined by a radial coordinate (r) and an angular coordinate (theta)?
Polar coordinates
In which African country would you find the Fish River Canyon? At ~160 kilometres in length, up to 27 km wide and 500 m deep in places it is the largest canyon in Africa.
Namibia
Strap-toothed, Ginkgo-toothed, and Spade-toothed are all beaked species of what marine mammal? The Spade-toothed is said to be one of the poorest understood mammals and a rare carcass of one was washed up on a New Zealand beach in July 2024.
Whales
What ‘S’ is the botanical name of a winged fruit? Many trees such as maple, elm and ash trees use this mechanism to distribute their seeds using the wind and these fruit have whole range of common names - spinning jennies, wingnuts, helicopters, whirlybirds and whirligigs.
Samara
In the Xhosa calendar months are named after stars, plants and flowers that appear around the year in South Africa. May (the end of the year) is named EyeCanzibe after the appearance of which bright star? Designated Alpha Carinae, it is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina and the second-brightest star in the night sky after Sirius.
Canopus
First found in southern Alberta, Canada and named after the provinces capital. What hadrosaurid (duck-billed) dinosaur can be seen below? Fossils of these date to the cretaceous between 77 and 66 million years ago, could reach 12 m in height and would have a mass up to 6 tonnes.
Edmonton
Found in Indo-Pacific waters, which genus of fish are the World’s most venomous? If attacked or stood on the reef species of these uses its dorsal spikes to deliver a powerful verrucotoxin, which has been fatal to Humans.
Stonefish
Science Bunkum. In September 2011, The Oscillation Project with Emulsion-tRacking Apparatus (OPERA) experiment announced they had measured that the muon flavour of which neutral, almost massless particles, could travel faster than light? Arriving ~60 nanoseconds faster than what light would have between CERN in Geneva, Switzerland and the LNGS lab in Gran Sasso, Italy, the anomaly heralded ‘New Physics!’. It was later discovered an optical fibre in the experiments master clock had been loose which when fixed, meant the anomaly went away…..
Neutrinos
Which musical instrument was the specialty of jazz performers Laurindo Almeida, Earl Klugh, and Wes Montgomery?
Guitar
Which organic compound has the chemical formula CH3COOH?
Acetic Acid
Known locally as Dungshing Gang, the Black Mountains are located in what landlocked South Asian country?
Bhutan
Which quarterback led the L.A. Rams into the Super Bowl in the 1999 season after Trent Green went down with a torn ACL during preseason?
Played by Zachary Levi in American Underdog.
Kurt Warner
Which TV series began with con artist Sarah Manning witnessing her doppleganger jump in front of a moving train?
Orphan Black
Which actress was married to Christopher Lambert (1988-94) and Josh Brolin (2004-13)?
Diane Lane
In the Neil Gaiman children’s book Chu’s Day, what kind of animal is Chu?
Panda
What is the most populous city in the state of Florida with a two-word name?
St Petersburg
Models from which Italian car maker include the Mangusta, Pantera, and Guara?
De Tomaso
What vegetable native to China is also known as the voodoo lily, snake palm, or elephant yam?
Konjac
What links: Derby County (formerly); Kilmarnock FC; Wrexham FC?
Misnomer football stadiums: Baseball Ground; Rugby Park; Racecourse Ground (Y Cae Ras)
What links: Angela Hewitt; Glenn Gould; Oscar Peterson; Charles Richard-Hamelin?
Canadian pianists
What links: Archery; bungee jump; log flume; paddleboard; rollercoaster; Zumba?
2024 election photo ops for Ed Davey
What links: Challenger; Factorian; Litke; Milwaukee; Sunda?
Names given to deepest points of oceans: Pacific; Southern; Arctic; Atlantic; Indian.
What links: Benedict of Nursia; Robert of Molesme; Bruno of Cologne; Francis of Assisi; Dominic of Caleruega?
Founders of monastic and mendicant orders: Benedictine; Cistercian; Carthusian; Franciscan; Dominican.
What links: Stray dogs and cats; Only Fools uncle; Chopper’s Blues; Duke of Westminster; Astra car?
Thames bridges, going east: Battersea (animals home); Albert (Trotter); Chelsea (Ron Harris’s team); Grosvenor (family name); Vauxhall (car marque).
Who posed like Rodin’s The Thinker on Saturday night TV?
Bruce Forsyth in The Generation Game
Which Golden Age detective writer was one of the first women to graduate from Oxford?
Dorothy L Sayers
Which archipelago is known as BIOT?
British Indian Ocean Territory
What links: Basilica Cateriniana; Palazzo Pubblico; Piazza del Campo; Torre del Mangia?
Buildings and public spaces in Siena.
Dorset flag is named after which saint?
Saint Wite
What links: Dukkha; Samudaya; Nirodha; Magga?
Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
What links: Angel and Cleopatra; ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore and The Searchers; Bullitt and 12 Years a Slave; Stoner and Jaws?
Works by namesakes: Elizabeth Taylor, novel and film; John Ford, play and film; Steve McQueen, both film; John Williams, novel and film score.
Lana Peters, who died in Wisconsin in 2011, was whose daughter?
Joseph Stalin
Which king of England was born in Caernarfon?
Edward II
What unique sporting double did Golden Miller achieve in 1934?
Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National
What was Lina, owned by Albert Einstein?
Violin
What links: Angoroj (1964); Incubus (1966); Gerda Malaperis! (2006); La Patro (2007)?
Feature films in Esperanto
What links: Baruch; Esdras; Judith; Susanna; Tobit?
Books of the Apocrypha (King James’s Bible)
Which song might have been inspired by the “beloved wife of Thomas Woods”?
Eleanor Rigby
What is Apex, sold for a record $44.6m last month? July 2024
Stegosaurus fossil
Since 1993, Didi Senft has attended the Tour de France dressed as what>
Devil
What was the last royal house of Italy?
Savoy
What links: Amtrak; Edexcel; Microsoft; Netflix; Unilever; Yelp?
Portmanteau company names: American track; education and excellence; microcomputer and software; internet and flicks; Margarine Unie and Lever Brothers; help and Yellow Pages.
What links: King Priam; Derby winners in 1979 and 2024?
Troy: mythical king of; Troy and City of Troy.
What links: Composer Richard Bennett; director Steve McQueen; actor Ryan Reynolds; PM Keir Starmer?
Middle name Rodney
Which anonymous London graffiti artist was allegedly unmasked as Sam Moore
in 2023? One of the world’s most prolific, his two-word tag equates to about 3
metres in imperial measurement?
10 Foot
If you see a flock of crows, they’re probably not crows but what other more
sociable bird of the same family? Their greyish-white faces, thinner beak and
peaked head also differentiate them from crows.
Rooks
What term in climbing describes ascending a route not using the legs and only
the arms? A training board invented in 1988 by Wolfgang Güllich shares this name.
Campus
Which opera by Leos Janacek tells the story of the title character’s illegitimate
pregnancy by her lover Steva, who refuses to marry her after she is disfigured by
Laca, and the death of the child soon after?
Jenufa
In British Sign Language, waving both hands above the head in imitation of jazz
hands is used to signify what expression?
Applause
Which European conflict, named for its length, began with the Defenestration of
Prague and ended with the Peace of Westphalia? It lasted about 231 times longer than Liz Truss’s premiership.
30 Years War
Which 1996 BBC drama written by Amy Jenkins and starring Jack Davenport,
Amita Dhiri, Andrew Lincoln, Jason Hughes and Daniela Nardini tells the story of
five trainee barristers in south London?
This Life
Which cricketer is the leading run scorer in test cricket for Sri Lanka? As of 2024,
he is the second highest run scorer in Tests, ODIs and T20s combined, behind
Sachin Tendulkar.
Kumar Sangakkara
Which UK street artist is best known for his humanoid figures consisting of six
lines and two dots? His one-word moniker, a synonym of twig, describes simple,
child-like drawings.
Stik
Which global conflict between European powers, named for its length, included
the French and Indian War in North America and the Battle of Plassey in India? It lasted about 54 times longer than Liz Truss’s premiership.
Seven Years War
Which opera by Leos Janacek tells the story of the title character’s loveless
marriage to the alcoholic Tichon and her affair with Boris? She commits suicide
after learning her lover is leaving the village.
Katya Kabanova
Who created Elmer
David McKee
In British Sign Language, a flat hand with fingertips on the chin that moves down
and away from signer is used to signify what expression?
Thank you
What name is given to the scientific theory popularised by James Hutton that the
geology of the earth has gradually changed over long periods of time and that
geological events occur at the same rate now as they have always done?
Uniformitarianism
The black feathers of which bird mark it out as a crow, but unlike any other
member of the family, it has a red bill and legs? It is usually found only in the far
west of the British Isles.
Chough
What term in climbing describes ascending a route on the first attempt after
studying it, differentiating it from on-sight climbing?
Flash
Which bridge in Paris that links the Trocadero and Tour Eiffel is named for an
1806 battle won by Napoleon I? Not only forming the finishing line of the cycling
road race at the 2024 Olympic Games, its nearby carousel has featured in Emily in Paris.
Pont d’Iéna
Which writer is the author of the Roy Grace series of crime fiction novels set in
Brighton and filmed for television starring John Simm?
Peter JAMES
Keyboardist Jon Lord was a founder of which British heavy metal group in 1968,
whose hits include Smoke on the Water and Black Night?
Deep Purple
What name is given to Europe’s largest expanse of blanket bog in Caithness and
Sutherland in northern Scotland? It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024?
The Flow Country
capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania, Brâncuși Monumental Ensemble of this city is a new UNESCO site of 2024?
Targu Jiu
Cultural Landscape of which lake is new Russian UNESCO site in 2024?
Kenozero Lake
Made a UNESCO site in 2024, Located in northwestern Iran, “__________ provides important and rare evidence of the Medes civilisation in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE and later served as a summer capital of Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian rulers,” says UNESCO.
Hegmataneh
Moidams - the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty is a new UNESCO site of India and found in which state?
Assam
Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period
new unesco 2024 site and in which country?
Thailand
“The property is an earthen architectural complex established since the 16th century that bears testimony to the social organisation and cultural values of the Kasena people,” according to UNESCO. New UNESCO 2024 site Royal Court of Tiebele is found in which country?
Burkina Faso
The Sado Island Gold Mines new UNESCO 2024 site found in which country?
Japan
This mainly 19th-century property includes the Grand Duke’s Residence Palace and manor houses, cultural and sacred buildings, and the Pfaffenteich ornamental lake at the _____ Residence Ensemble, new 2024 UNESCO site found in which German state capital?
Schwerin (state capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
The Archaeological Heritage of Niah National Park’s Caves Complex - new unesco 2024 site found in which country?
Malaysia (on Borneo)
New 2024 unesco site The Cultural Landscape of Al-Faw Archaeological Area found in which country?
Saudi Arabia
New 2024 UNESCO site The Historic Town and Archaeological Site of Gedi is found in which country?
Kenya
Vjetrenica Cave - new 2024 unesco site found in which country?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Over half of this national park is made up of a white coastal dune field with temporary and permanent lagoons. Brazilian national park made a 2024 UNESCO site.
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
In Spain, which day of the week is considered unlucky when the 13th day of a
month falls on it? It is not, as in the UK, Friday.
Tuesday (martes trece)
What is the name, meaning ‘diet of the realm’, of the unicameral parliament of Sweden?
Riksdag
Temburong is an exclave and district of which Southeast Asian nation? It is separated from the main part of the country by Malaysia.
Brunei
For his performance as which civil rights activist did Colman Domingo receive a nomination for Best Actor at this year’s Oscars ceremony?
Bayard RUSTIN
A local word for a type of shell, what is the name of the main currency unit of Ghana?
Cedi
What five words, also the title of a 2017 Oscar-nominated film, appear in brackets
after ‘Montero’ in the title of Lil Nas X’s most recent UK No. 1 single?
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
In geology, what word describes the stable areas of the continents composed of ancient Precambrian rock? Examples include most of western Australia.
Shield
Actor Orlando Bloom was, from 2010 to ‘13, married to which model, who rose to
fame as a Victoria’s Secret Angel?
Miranda KERR
What is the name, meaning ‘people’s assembly’, of the unicameral parliament of Denmark?
Folketing
Oecusse is an exclave and region of which Southeast Asian nation? It is separated from the rest of the country by Indonesia.
East Timor
Electric Warrior was the only chart-topping album by which British rock band?
Their lead singer died in London in 1978, six years after its release.
T-Rex
On 13 February 1692, 40 members of the MacDonald clan died at the hands of
the Campbell clan in which Highland valley, after which the massacre is named?
Glen Coe
Which Balkan country won its only Olympic medal in 2012, when its women’s
handball team finished runners-up to Norway?
Montenegro
In Italy, which date in a month is considered unlucky when it falls on a Friday? This ordinal number, which is in the teens, is not the 13th.
17th [venerdi 17]
In geology, what word describes areas of generally flat sedimentary strata overlaying igneous or metamorphic rock? Examples include most of eastern Europe.
Platform
1MDB scandal what does it stand for?
1Malaysia Development Berhad
Italian fashion designer. After stints working at Fendi and Valentino, She was named creative director at Dior in 2016. The show featured many feminist references, including a T-shirt bearing the title of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay We Should All Be Feminists. Made Miranda Kerr wedding dress.
Maria Grazia CHIURI
What three words, also the title of a track by Destiny’s Child, appear in brackets
after ‘Spectrum’ in the title of Florence and the Machine’s only UK No. 1 single?
Say My Name
Taking place in 1419, the First Defenestration of Prague was a trigger for which
series of wars, named for a Christian reformer executed in 1415?
Hussite Wars
Which politician, for many years the only Labour MP representing a Scottish constituency, is the current Secretary of State for Scotland?
Ian Murray
What first and last names are shared by the creator of the TV series Six Feet Under, who
won an Oscar for writing American Beauty, and the midfielder who started for England in
the 1966 World Cup final and twice broke the British transfer record with his moves to
Everton and Arsenal?
Alan Ball
Later serving as Regius Professor of Modern History and Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Cambridge, which English historian is best known for his 1931 book The
Whig Interpretation of History?
Herbert BUTTERFIELD
Both names required. In the 1961 film The Parent Trap, what are the first names of the
identical twin sisters, both played by Hayley Mills? Their surnames are Evers and
McKendrick.
Susan and Sharon
In the XTC song Making Plans for Nigel, Nigel’s parents envision a future in which he
goes on to work at which then-nationalised company? This company is now owned by the
Indian conglomerate Tata, and its largest UK plant is located at Port Talbot.
British Steel
Which Italian-born French fashion designer, who died in 2020, was known for his
futuristic sensibility and use of geometric silhouettes, perhaps most famously in his
“bubble dress”, first introduced in 1954?
Pierre Cardin
Which Pakistani physicist, who joined the faculty at Imperial College London in 1957,
was a co-recipient of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics for “contributions to the theory
of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles”?
Abdus Salam
Although Islamabad has been the capital since 1967, which port city, which served as
the capital between 1947 and 1958, remains by far the largest city in Pakistan, with a
population of over 20 million?
Karachi
In George Eliot’s novel Middlemarch, who is the first husband of the heroine,
Dorothea Brooke? A scholar and clergyman, he claims to be working on a book
called The Key to All Mythologies.
Edward CASAUBON
Not to be confused with a similarly named Tuscan wine made from Sangiovese,
which Italian red wine grape is particularly associated with the region of Abruzzo,
although it is grown widely across central Italy?
Montepulciano
Muhammad Yunus was awarded the Nobel alongside which organisation, which
he founded, and that had pioneered so-called “micro-credit” loans? It takes its
name from a word for “village” in several south Asian languages.
Grameen Bank
In the Belle and Sebastian song Expectations, the protagonist’s family expect that
she will work in the lingerie section of which British department store? After 243
years in business, this company went into liquidation in 2021, closing all its stores
including the flagship at 334 Oxford Street.
Debenhams
Which historian and Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge is best
known for his 1883 book The Expansion of England which contained the oftquoted claim that Britain had “conquered half the world in a fit of absence of mind”?
J.R. Seeley
Both names required. In the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap, what are the first
names of the identical twin sisters, both played by Lindsay Lohan? Their
surnames are Parker and James
Hallie and Annie
What first and last names are shared by the fictional character who, along with
his brother Hal, is the main protagonist of Willard Price’s Adventure Series of
novels, and the forward who started for England in the 1966 World Cup final and remains Liverpool’s record goalscorer in league football?
Roger HUNT
Dorothea Brooke’s second husband is which cousin of Edward Casaubon? His
grandmother was disinherited for marrying a Polish musician.
Will Ladislaw
Barolo and Barbaresco are red wines made with which grape, native to Piedmont
and rarely grown outside northern Italy?
Nebbiolo
2007’s Charlie Wilson’s War was the final film by which American director and
EGOT winner, also known for his comedy partnership with Elaine May? His directorial debut was 1966’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Mike NICHOLS
Which American novelist won the 2002 Women’s Prize for Fiction for Bel Canto?
She has also been shortlisted for her novels The Magician’s Assistant and State
of Wonder and longlisted for The Dutch House.
Ann Patchett
Described as “bloody awful” by Spike Milligan, the Warsaw Concerto, composed
for the 1941 film Dangerous Moonlight, is a short work by which British composer?
Richard Addinsell
The Look of Love is a 2013 British biopic of which man played by Steve Coogan? English strip-club owner, publisher of pornography, and property developer who was dubbed the “King of Soho”.
Paul Raymond
A delicate thread hangs between two spaceships headed in the same direction. They start accelerating simultaneously and equally as measured in the inertial frame S, thus having the same velocity at all times as viewed from S. Therefore, they are all subject to the same Lorentz contraction, so the entire assembly seems to be equally contracted in the S frame with respect to the length at the start. At first sight, it might appear that the thread will not break during acceleration. Name of a thought experiment in special relativity. It was first described by E. Dewan and M. Beran in 1959?
Bell’s spaceship paradox
an apparent perpetual motion machine of the second kind (converting thermal energy into mechanical work), first analysed in 1912 as a thought experiment by Polish physicist Marian Smoluchowski, popularised by Feynman in 1962 lecture as an illustration of thermodyn laws. The simple machine, consisting of a tiny paddle wheel and a ratchet, appears to be an example of a Maxwell’s demon, able to extract mechanical work from random fluctuations (heat) in a system at thermal equilibrium, in violation of the second law of thermodynamics.
Brownian ratchet
Isaac Newton’s rotating _____ argument was designed to demonstrate that true rotational motion cannot be defined as the relative rotation of the body with respect to the immediately surrounding bodies?
Bucket
GHZ experiments are a class of physics experiments that can be used to generate starkly contrasting predictions from local hidden-variable theory and quantum mechanical theory, and permit immediate comparison with actual experimental results. A GHZ experiment is similar to a test of Bell’s inequality, except using three or more entangled particles, rather than two. GHZ stands for? Z won Nobel in 2022.
Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger experiment
In computing, what problem is a thought experiment meant to illustrate the pitfalls and design challenges of attempting to coordinate an action by communicating over an unreliable link?
the Two Generals’ Problem
In computability theory, which problem is the problem of determining, from a description of an arbitrary computer program and an input, whether the program will finish running, or continue to run forever?
the halting problem
In computer science, which problem is an example problem often used in concurrent algorithm design to illustrate synchronization issues and techniques for resolving them? It was originally formulated in 1965 by Edsger Dijkstra as a student exam exercise, presented in terms of computers competing for access to tape drive peripherals. Soon after, Tony Hoare gave the problem its present form.
the dining philosophers problem
a puzzle in decision theory in which an ideally rational epistemic agent is told she will be awoken from sleep either once or twice according to the toss of a coin. Each time she will have no memory of whether she has been awoken before, and is asked what her degree of belief that the outcome of the coin toss is Heads ought to be when she is first awakened.
Sleeping Beauty problem
a thought experiment in the field of computational protein structure prediction; protein folding seeks a stable energy configuration. An algorithmic search through all possible conformations to identify the minimum energy configuration (the native state) would take an immense duration, however, in reality, protein folding happens very quickly, even in the case of the most complex structures, suggesting that the transitions are guided into a stable state through an uneven energy landscape. named after American microbiologist.
Levinthal’s paradox
a type of geometric figure that has infinite surface area but finite volume
Gabriel’s horn (also called Torricelli’s trumpet)
Which 1969 UK number one single contained the lines ‘When we grow up we’ll both be soldiers, and our horses will not be toys’?
Two Little Boys by Rolf Harris
Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life’ was the 2007 memoir of which wild and crazy guy?
Steve MARTIN
The Phantom Planet song called ‘California’ was used as the theme tune to which American teen drama of the 2000s?
The OC
The cities of Plattsburgh, New York, and Burlington, Vermont, lie on the shores of which Lake, named after a French explorer?
Lake CHAMPLAIN
An American architect named Napoleon Charles LeBrun is best remembered for designing what kinds of civic buildings? Richard Booth’s first bookshop in Hay on Wye was located in a former building of this type
Fire Station
The best known section of Gabriel Faure’s ‘Dolly Suite’ became known in the UK as the close-out tune to which long-running radio show? This show often began with the phrase ‘Are you sitting comfortably?’
Listen With Mother
Believed to be the fourth most-spoken first language in the world after Mandarin, Spanish and English, what is the World’s most widely spoken language not to be one of the UN’s 6 official languages?
Hindi
What is the shared first AND last name of the British museum curator who was sacked in 2023 following the disappeances of a number of objects, and the British scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the mass of subatomic particles?
PETER HIGGS
What was the name of the 1982 Steve Martin movie which parodied film noir and pulp detective movies? Carl Reiner directed this film, which was costume designer Edith Head’s last
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was marrried to which American film producer between 2011 and 2014?
Trevor ENGELSON
Described as the greatest British painter of the social scene since Hogarth, which artist created works including ‘The Railway Station’, ‘Charles Dickens in his study’ and ‘The Crossing Sweeper’?
William Powell FRITH
The Klang River runs through which national capital? The 118 Tower in this city is currently the second tallest building in the world after the Burj Khalifa
Kuala Lumpur
What was the name of Charlesmagne’s legendary sword? This sword has been used in French royal coronation ceremonies since the 13th century, and is now kept at the Louvre
Joyeuse
Which English voice actor sang the theme tunes for Hi-de-Hi!, Postman Pat and Charlie Chalk? He provided the voice of Postman Pat too
Ken BARRIE
Which woman succeeded her mentor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to become President of Mexico in 2024? In doing so she broke the glass ceiling and became the country’s first female President
Claudia SHEINBAUM
With a ring like structure analagous to Benzene, Hexazine is a hypothetical allotrope of which chemical element?
Nitrogen
The Thin Lizzy song ‘The boys are back in town’ was released from what album with a one-word title? A man named Daniel Khalife performed an action with the same name on a bread delivery lorry in 2023
Jailbreak
What was the name of the ranch, previously a location for the filming of TV Westerns, which was used as a base for the Manson Family cult in the late 1960s?
SPAHN ranch
Second Chance’ by Peter, Bjorn and John was the theme tune to which 2010s sitcom about friends trying to raise the money to start a cupcake business?
2 Broke Girls
Nigel Farage might not like to be reminded that he once tweeted that the Liz Truss mini-budget was the best budget since 1986. Back in 1986, the Chancellor in question was Nigel Lawson - but who was his Labour Shadow at that point?
Roy HATTERSLEY
Critical for international trade, the The Culebra Cut, formerly called the Gaillard Cut, can be found in what country?
Panama
Which Italian singer achieved her only UK top ten hit with ‘Boys (Summertime Love)’ in 1987?
Sabrina
In what year did the Wimbledon tennis championship change from white balls to yellow balls? This year also saw the launch of the Mir space station and the Chernobyl disaster
1986
What lake to the North of New Orleans, actually part of a river estuary, is home to the longest continuous bridge over water in the world?
Lake PONTCHARTRAIN
Charles Edward Stuart, aka Bonnie Prince Charlie, was born and died in the same city - what city?
Rome
What was the 3-word name of the Divine Comedy song used as the theme tune for the sitcom Father Ted?
Songs of Love
General Ulysses S. Grant was once quoted as saying ‘I will not move my army without BLANK’. What kitchen staple fills the blank? These things were believed to have originated in what is now Pakistan, and today China is the biggest exporter
Onion
Which 1980 UK number one single tells the story of Tommy, Becky and the Gatlin Boys?
Coward of the County - Kenny Rogers
Which fictional adventure character first appeared in a 1932 story called ‘The White Fokker’?
Biggles
Which two actors comprised the titlular trio alongside Steve Martin in the 1986 John Landis movie ‘The Three Amigos’?
Martin SHORT and Chevy CHASE
Notes of a Dirty Old Man (1969), Ham on Rye (1982) and Tales of Ordinary Madness (1983) are all works by which man whose first name was Charles and who was dubbed the ‘laureate of American lowlife’?
Charles BUKOWSKI
Boys keep swinging’ was a UK top ten hit for which man in 1979? It was his biggest hit in the country for 2 years.
David BOWIE
Which woman, the queen consort of King Edward IV of England, was the subject of Philippa Gregory’s historical novel titled ‘The White Queen’?
Elizabeth WOODVILLE
In his early 20s, Steve Martin dated a lady named Melissa. She was the daughter of which screenwriter, the man who wrote Roman Holiday and Spartacus?
Dalton TRUMBO
First name ‘Charles’, which Hungarian-born film director is best known for his work on the 1946 romantic drama ‘Gilda’ starring Rita Hayworth? He also directed the 1939 film ‘The Lady in Question’ and the 1944 film ‘Cover Girl’
Charles VIDOR
In the Peanuts cartoons most of the other characters call Charlie Brown ‘Charlie’ but which character always called Charlie Brown ‘Chuck’?
Peppermint Patty
Jim Beam - J.B. Turner Train’ was a 1986 work by which American artist who is best known for his statues constructed from stainless steel with mirrored surfaces?
Jeff KOONS
Steve Martin was Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr, a pioneering neurosurgeon with a cruel and unfaithful new wife, Dolores in ‘The Man With Two Brains’. Who played Dolores? Her big breakthrough had came in Body Heat a couple of years earlier
Kathleen TURNER
Which city lying on the White Sea was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703, when it was replaced by the newly founded Saint Petersburg?
Arkhangelsk
In 2020, Michael Houghton, Harvey Alter and Charles M. Rice, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for their work discovering what virus?
Hep C
Steve Martin won a Grammy alongside which Bluegrass legend? This man is noted for popularising a three-finger banjo picking style which is now named after him
Earl SCRUGGS
The single ‘My Boyfriend’s back’ provided a 1963 U.S. number one for which American girl group? This is also the name of a Californian Baseball team
The ANGELS
The physicist Bernard Lovell originally intended to set up his radar experiments in Manchester but electrical interference from what meant that Jodrell Bank, as it would become known, would be located in rural Cheshire?
Trams
Featuring in the Saga of the Greenlanders and the Saga of Erik the Red, what was the first name of Erik the Red’s daughter, the full sister of Leif Erikson? Frida Gustavsson portrayed her in the 2022 Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla
Freydis
What city of around 600,000 inhabitants lies on the river Yenisei, about 45 miles from Lake Baikal? Many distinguished Russians were sent into exile in this city for their part in the Decembrist revolt of 1825
Irkutsk
Then a junction on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, much of the 1945 movie ‘Brief Encounter’ was shot at which Lancashire train station?
Carnforth
What hill in East Sussex is traditionally recognized as the site where Harold Godwinson stationed his troops before the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
SENLAC hill
Apart from Stephen Hendry, two other men defeated Jimmy White in the final of the World Snooker championship. One was Steve Davis, who was the other?
John PARROTT
In May 2023 which alliteratively named man’s home in Suffolk was commemorated with a blue plaque? This archaeologist is best remembered for the discovery and excavation of the Sutton Hoo site
Basil BROWN
Sung by Dexy’s Midnight Runners, what was the three-word theme song of the sitcom ‘Brush Strokes’?
Because of You
The 1962 painting ‘Station Approach’ was created by which man who coincidentally lived at 117 Station Road, Pendlebury?
LS Lowry
Which former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was buried in the Sussex village of Horton Keynes on the 5th January 1987?
Harold MacMillan
Dirty Rotten Scoundels’ starred Steve Martin and Michael Caine as two con men competing to swindle an heiress played by which American actress? She was also Tess Trueheart in the 1990 Dick Tracy movie
Glenne Headly
What is the scientific name for white blood cells? The first part of the word is derived from the Greek for white
Leukocytes
One More Good Night with the Boys’ was the last UK top 50 hit for Tasmin Archer. Tasmin Archer, Kiki Dee, Gareth Gates and Kimberley Walsh of Girls Aloud all hail from which English city?
Bradford
Josip Broz Tito was born in the village of Kumrovec in what was then Austria-Hungary. In what modern day country is the village of Kumrovec located?
Croatia
Which legendary TV theme tune composer came out of retirement to make the theme tune for the recent BBC comedy ‘Mammoth’? His previous credits include The A-Team, The Rockford Files, Magnum and Hill Street Blues
Mike POST
Meaning ‘Iron Pig’, Ystervark is the Afrikaans name for the Cape or South African species of which large rodent?
Porcupine
Living in Australia between the Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene (until around 40,000 years ago) the apex predator Thylacoleo was also commonly known as the ‘Marsupial [BLANK]’ due its resemblance to a placental feline?
Lion
Computer Science. Used in machine learning and modeled on a brain. What does the abbreviation ANN stand for?
Artificial Neural Network
In fluid dynamics, which dimensionless quantity usually denoted by the letters ‘Re’, is the ratio of the inertial to viscous forces within a fluid? Low values of this quantity indicate that a fluid flows smoothly and exhibits laminar flow and a high value of this quantity indicates a fluid flows turbulently.
Reynolds Number
Dubbed as ‘Sloth Fever’, which tropical viral infection discovered in 1955 and named after a river in Trinidad and Tobago, has made the news in August 2024? Common symptoms include fever, headaches, joint pain and vomiting and It is transmitted from sloths and non-human primates via mosquitoes and midges.
Oropouche fever
Mimicking the stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones found naturally in caves. What name is given to deposit of concrete, lime, mortar found in man-made urban environments? Generally composed of calcium carbonate you will have seen these in dingy multi storey car parks.
Calthemite
Which French Physicist 1774 – 1862 co discovered a law of magnetostatics with Félix Savart, that describes the magnetic field generated by a constant electric current (seen below)? As well as this he made contributions to the polarization of light and in was 1803 sent to investigate a meteor shower in L’Aigle, Normandy where some 3000 fragments of meteorites finally convinced people that the ‘stones’ were extraterrestrial in origin.
BIOT
Which meat is used to make a Cumberland pie?
Beef
His debut novel The Horse Whisperer was No. 10 on the list of bestselling novels in the United States for 1995 as determined by The New York Times. With 15 million copies sold, it is on the list of the best-selling books of all time. It was made into a film in 1998; Robert Redford directed, and he starred opposite Kristin Scott Thomas, along with Scarlett Johansson and Sam Neill.
Nicholas Evans
American writer whose mostly hardboiled stories took place during the Great Depression. His best-known novel is They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1935), which was made into a movie of the same name in 1969.
Horace MCCOY
America’s largest velodrome, the VELO Sports Center, is located in which U.S. state?
California
Which Soviet-born ballet dancer is the subject of the film The White Crow?
Rudolf NUREYEV
Which South American country produces the wine brands Casillero del Diablo and Errazuriz?
Chile
Which character did Frank Kelly play in the sitcom Father Ted?
Father JACK
Hetch Hetchy Valley and Mariposa Grove are locations in which U.S. national park?
Yosemite
What word can be one of the three theological virtues, a painting by G.F. Watts, or a village in Derbyshire?
Hope
What was the first name of US President John F. Kennedy’s father?
Joseph
Which fantasy author created the characters Lord Sepulchrave and Irma Prunesquallor?
Mervyn PEAKE
In the lyrics of a 1980 song by Martha and the Muffins, which idyllic location was “far away in time”?
Echo Beach
Harbour, Spectacled, and Dall’s are species of which cetacean?
Porpoise
In which Asian country can you visit the Cardamom Mountains?
Cambodia
Mary Berry and her son Egg are characters in which John Irving novel?
The Hotel New Hampshire
In which country can you find the Visrivier Canyon, the largest canyon in Africa?
Namibia
Which Beach Boys song begins with the lines “Well she got her daddy’s car, And she cruised through the hamburger stand, now”?
Fun, Fun, Fun
Which British colonial administrator wrote The History of Java in 1817?
Sir Stamford Raffles
Asgiriya Cricket Stadium, where Muttiah Muralitharan took his record-breaking 709th wicket, is located in which Sri Lankan city?
Kandy
Which Christian festival, celebrated on 1st August, is traditionally marked by bringing a specially baked loaf of bread for blessing and breaking it into four pieces?
Lammas Day
Which Take That song opens with a sample from Verdi’s Requiem?
Never Forget
What is added to custard to make a traditional Îles Flottantes dessert?
Meringue
Which English philospher fled to Holland after being implicated in the Rye House Plot to assassinate King Charles II?
Locke
What “R” has been a hit for Eminem, Ellie Goulding, and Miley Cyrus?
River
novel written in Latin in 1608 by Johannes Kepler. It was first published in 1634 by Kepler’s son, Ludwig Kepler, several years after the death of his father. In the narrative, an Icelandic boy and his witch mother learn of an island named Levania (the Moon) from a daemon. It presents a detailed imaginative description of how the Earth might look when viewed from the Moon, and is considered the first serious scientific treatise on lunar astronomy. Carl Sagan and Isaac Asimov have referred to it as one of the earliest works of science fiction.
Somnium “The Dream”
According to determinism, if someone (the demon) knows the precise location and momentum of every atom in the universe, their past and future values for any given time are entailed; they can be calculated from the laws of classical mechanics. This is whose demon?
Laplace’s Demon
A thought experiment that appears to disprove the second law of thermodynamics. a demon controls a door between two chambers containing gas. As individual gas molecules (or atoms) approach the door, the demon quickly opens and closes the door to allow only fast-moving molecules to pass through in one direction, and only slow-moving molecules to pass through in the other. Because the kinetic temperature of a gas depends on the velocities of its constituent molecules, the demon’s actions cause one chamber to warm up and the other to cool down. This would decrease the total entropy of the system, seemingly without applying any work, thereby violating the second law of thermodynamics. Whose demon?
Maxwell’s Demon
In physics, whose “device” is a thought experiment intended to illustrate the non-classical features of nature without making a direct reference to quantum mechanics. The challenge is to reproduce the results of the thought experiment in terms of classical physics? Authored by physicist in 1981.
Mermin’s device
In physics, the ______ and ______ is a hypothetical scenario often used to illustrate the effect of gravity on projectile motion. Uses idea of something dropping where would one shoot?
Monkey and Hunter
The scenario involves an indirect observation of a quantum measurement: An observer
W observes another observer F who performs a quantum measurement on a physical system. The two observers then formulate a statement about the physical system’s state after the measurement according to the laws of quantum theory. In the Copenhagen interpretation, the resulting statements of the two observers contradict each other. This reflects a seeming incompatibility of two laws in the Copenhagen interpretation: the deterministic and continuous time evolution of the state of a closed system and the nondeterministic, discontinuous collapse of the state of a system upon measurement. Whose friend?
Wigner’s Friend
Which Arabic scholar had the “floating man” thought experiment?
Avicenna
What in a box is is a famous thought experiment that Wittgenstein introduces in the context of his investigation of pains?
Beetle-in-a-box
In the philosophy of mind, the Brainstorm machine is a thought experiment described by which American philosopher, to show that it is not possible to intersubjectively compare any two individuals’ personal experiences, or qualia, even with perfect technology? It is based on a device described in the film Brainstorm, in which the visual experience of one individual is fed into the brain of another.
Daniel Dennett
an illustration of a paradox in philosophy in the conception of free will. It refers to a hypothetical situation wherein an ass (donkey) that is equally hungry and thirsty is placed precisely midway between a stack of hay and a pail of water named after which 14th century French philosopher?
Buridan’s Ass
The Chinese room argument holds that a computer executing a program cannot have a mind, understanding, or consciousness,[a] regardless of how intelligently or human-like the program may make the computer behave. The argument was presented in a 1980 paper by which American philosopher entitled “Minds, Brains, and Programs” and published in the journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences?
John Searle
Twin Earth is a thought experiment proposed by which American philosopher in his papers “Meaning and Reference” (1973) and “The Meaning of ‘Meaning’” (1975). It is meant to serve as an illustration of his argument for semantic externalism, or the view that the meanings of words are not purely psychological.
Hilary Putnam
Swedish award set up by philosopher/artist who lived 1933-1986, first awarded in 1993, considered Nobel Prize in Philosophy. Awards given in Logic/Philosophy, Mathematics, Visual Arts and Musical Arts.
Rolf Schock Prizes
1908 born philosopher, developed indispensability argument with Hilary Putnam, major writings include the papers “On What There Is” (1948), which elucidated Bertrand Russell’s theory of descriptions, and “Two Dogmas of Empiricism” (1951), which attacked the traditional analytic-synthetic distinction and reductionism.
Willard Van Orman QUINE
John Rawls famous 1971 work
A Theory of Justice
1980 book with the transcript of three lectures, given by the philosopher Saul Kripke, at Princeton University in 1970, in which he dealt with the debates of proper names in the philosophy of language.
Naming and Necessity
book about semantics and modal logic by the philosopher Rudolf Carnap. The book, in which Carnap discusses the nature of linguistic expressions published 1947?
Meaning and Necessity
British philosopher His first book, Reasons and Persons (1984), has been described as the most significant work of moral philosophy since the 1800s. His second book, On What Matters (2011), was widely circulated and discussed for many years before its publication. Won Rolf Schock in 2014.
Derek Parfit
Japanese architect, 2010 became second female winner of Pritzker, SANAA is firm now, won Rolf Schock in 2005 with Ryue Nishizawa.
Kazuyo SEJIMA
British-Palestinian multimedia and installation artist who lives in London. Exhbitions/work: Measures of Distance, Grater Divide, Hot Spot III. Won Rolf Schock in 2008.
Mona HATOUM
Female winner of 2021 Pritzker Prize in partnership with Jean-Philippe VASSAL.
Anne LACATON
Japanese architect. In 2024, he received the Pritzker Architecture Prize,[3] considered to be the most prestigious award in architecture, becoming the 9th Japanese architect to receive such honor. The Circle at Zurich airport, Tianjin Library.
Riken YAMAMOTO
Colombian-born visual artist and sculptor, did Shibboleth in Tate Modern turbine hall, Fragmentos multi-site work, won Rolf Schock prize in 2017
Doris Salcedo201
Malian Wassoulou singer of Fulani or Fula descent.[1] She is often referred to as “The Songbird of Wassoulou”. Won Rolf Schock 2024.
Oumou Sangare
Name of the foundation that awards the yearly Kyoto Awards
INAMORI Foundation
Romanian-born Greek-French avant-garde composer, important influence on the development of electronic and computer music. Among his most important works are Metastaseis (1953–54) for orchestra, which introduced independent parts for every musician of the orchestra; percussion works such as Psappha (1975) and Pléïades (1979); compositions that introduced spatialization by dispersing musicians among the audience, such as Terretektorh (1966);
Iannis XENAKIS
pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent. Since the 18th century, it has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music. Zakir Hussain winner of Kyoto Prize in 2022 is a player of this.
TABLA
a Korean artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the founder of video art.[1][2] He is credited with the first use (1974) of the term “electronic super highway” to describe the future of telecommunications.
Nam June PAIK
Church of the Light in Osaka architect and Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth - winner of Pritzker in 1995.
Tadao ANDO
French philosopher, sociologist and anthropoligist - best known for his books We Have Never Been Modern (1991; English translation, 1993), Laboratory Life (with Steve Woolgar, 1979) and Science in Action (1987).
Bruno Latour
In December 2018, which microblogging platform founded by David Karp banned ‘adult
content’ from its site?
Tumblr
“There Is No Second” is a phrase associated with which sporting contest, first
held in 1851?
America’s Cup
Which explorer, who gives his name to a Southern Hemisphere strait, was last
seen before leaving Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia in 1803?
George Bass
Which actress stars a stand-up comedian struggling with her mental health in the
2018 film All About Nina? One of her more recent roles was starring in the series
A Gentleman in Moscow alongside her husband, Ewan McGregor.
Mary Elizabeth WINSTEAD
Bowman’s Layer lies between the superficial epithelium and the stroma in which
part of the human eye?
Cornea
American artist, designer and educator, and former religious sister. Key themes in her work included Christianity, and social justice. She was also a teacher at the Immaculate Heart College. primary medium was screen printing, also known as Serigraphy.
Corita KENT
“A Tradition Unlike Any Other” is a phrase associated with which sporting contest,
first held in 1934?
US Masters
Political philosopher Hillel Steiner coined which portmanteau word, associated
with carrot-and-stick incentivisation, inspired by a notable quote from ‘The Godfather’?
Throffer
The St Louis pasta-based delicacy colloquially known as T-Ravs is an abbreviation of what two words?
Toasted Ravioli
Which British sprinter appeared in the 2024 revamp of Gladiators as Nitro? He won the BBC’s
Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2005 and has won multiple medals in the sprint relays
at European and World Championships.
Harry Aikines-Aryeety
Which Croatian city on the Istrian peninsula is home to a large Roman amphitheatre built
in the 1st century AD? Before Croatia adopted the Euro, the arena was depicted on the
reverse of many 10 Kuna notes.
Pula
Named after a European city, which type of biscuit is a mixture of nuts and sugar melted
together with butter and honey and coated on the bottom with chocolate?
Florentine
Located on the country’s North Island, what is the name of the largest lake in New
Zealand?
Lake TAUPO
To which meadows in the Greek underworld were the majority of ordinary souls sent?
With virtuous souls sent to Elysium and wicked souls to Tartarus, these meadows
were believed to be the destination of people who had led mediocre lives.
Asphodel Meadows
The song 1,2,3,4, which reached number 8 in the UK singles charts in 2007, was performed by which Canadian singer-songwriter?
Leslie Feist
Which acid, known by a four-letter initialism, is widely used as a ligand? It has
numerous practical applications such as acting as a water softener and for treating
lead or mercury poisoning in the blood.
EDTA
What is the name of New Zealand’s longest river? It rises on the slopes of the
stratovolcano Mt. Ruapehu [roo-uh-pay-hoo], before flowing through Lake Taupo
[toe-paw] and finally emptying into the Tasman Sea south of Auckland.
WAIKATO
Named after a European city, which type of holeless doughnut is made from a yeast
dough fried in oil with a jam or marmalade filling?
bERLINER
Which Tunisian city is home to a Roman amphitheatre that was built in the 3rd
century AD? It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
El Jem
Which Greek island in the Ionian Sea was privately owned by shipping magnate
Aristotle Onassis and was the location of his wedding to Jackie Bouvier?
Skorpios
Named for the German doctor who first described it, what effect occurs when a
liquid comes into contact with a surface significantly hotter than its boiling point,
creating an insulating layer of vapour, such as when water droplets placed on a
very hot pan dance around instead of evaporating instantly?
Leidenfrost effect
Which transnational political group has been the largest party in the European
Parliament since 1999? Positioned on the centre right, it includes Germany’s
CDU, France’s Republicans and, previously, the UK’s Conservative Party? Three
letter initialism acceptable.
European People’s Party
One of the largest business mergers ever, in 2016 Time Warner became part of
which company in a deal worth $85 billion?
AT&T
Which US country music singer broke many Billboard records in 2023? His album
One Thing At A Time topped the Billboard 200 for 19 weeks, with all of its 36
tracks entering the Billboard Hot 100.
Morgan WALLEn
What word follows “quantum” in a phenomenon where two or more particles become
linked in such a way that the state of one instantly determines the state of the other,
no matter how far apart they are?
Entanglement
What Commedia dell’arte character is typically depicted with a pot belly and a black
mask with a long nose. He represents the working class of Naples and is a cunning
trickster who oscillates between being a crafty servant and a buffoonish figure?
Pulcinella
Which Shakespeare play’s plot begins with a woman curing a king of an ailment and
being rewarded with choosing a husband from his court? She later tricks this man by
replacing someone else in a bed, and then fakes her own death.
All’s Well That Ends Well
Which singer, dubbed ‘The King of Country Music’ holds the record for the most
number one songs on all charts by an artist, in any genre of music? His 2008
album Troubadour won a Grammy Award and his best-selling album was 1992’s
Pure Country.
George Strait
How many dots are on the mat of the game Twister?
24
Which transnational political group has been the second largest in the European
Parliament since 1999, having previously always been the largest? Positioned on
the centre-left, it includes Germany’s SDP, France’s Socialists and, previously,
the UK Labour Party. Two or three letter initialism acceptable.
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)
In a merger worth $39 billion, Sky plc became part of which company in 2018?
Comcast
Reflecting the fact that it no longer contains pure ethanol, what word beginning
with D precedes ‘alcohol’ in the common US name for the solvent and fuel known
in the UK as methylated spirits?
Denatured
Which English county contains the towns of Wisbech, Soham, March and
Godmanchester?
Cambridgeshire
What is the stage name of the Filipino-born English singer whose albums include
2022’s Beatopia and 2024’s This Is How Tomorrow Moves? This stage name
begins with “Bea” [reader: spell BEA], a shortened version of her first name.
Beabadoobee
Which Shakespeare play’s plot begins with four men taking an oath to not spend
time with any women for three years? The oath is quickly broken when four
women arrive and the men fall in love with them, although they subsequently take
another oath of chastity at the end when the father of one of the women dies.
Love’s Labours Lost
What Commedia dell’arte character, mistress of Harlequin and wife of Pierrot, is
portrayed as a graceful, clever and witty servant girl, often wearing a cap or
ribbons?
Columbine
a thought experiment about the possibility of forming an intention to perform an act which, following from reason, is an action one would not actually perform: An eccentric billionaire places before you a vial of toxin that, if you drink it, will make you painfully ill for a day, but will not threaten your life or have any lasting effects. The billionaire will pay you one million dollars tomorrow morning if, at midnight tonight, you intend to drink the toxin tomorrow afternoon.
Kavka’s toxin
a philosophical thought experiment proposed by Frank Jackson in his article “Epiphenomenal Qualia?” (1982) describes a scientist who exists in a black-and-white world where she has extensive access to physical descriptions of color, but no actual perceptual experience of color. What is the name of this scientist who has learned everything there is to learn about color, but she has never actually experienced it for herself
Mary (Mary’s Room)
a thought experiment in philosophy concerning immediate recovery from blindness, notably referred to in John Locke’s An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689). The problem can be stated in brief, “if a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he, if given the ability to see, distinguish those objects by sight alone, in reference to the tactile schemata he already possessed?”
Molyneux’s problem
a thought experiment involving a game between two players, one of whom is able to predict the future. Created and named after American physicist However, it was first analyzed in a philosophy paper by Robert Nozick in 1969[1] and appeared in the March 1973 issue of Scientific American, in Martin Gardner’s “Mathematical Games”.
Newcomb’s paradox
a thought experiment first proposed by the Academic Skeptic philosopher Carneades of Cyrene. It explores the concept of self-defense in relation to murder and involves two drowning men.
Plank of Carneades
a thought experiment which states that an otherwise benevolent artificial superintelligence (AI) in the future would be incentivized to create a virtual reality simulation to torture anyone who knew of its potential existence but did not directly contribute to its advancement or development, in order to incentivize said advancement. Came from LessWrong discussion board.
Roko’s basilisk
the subject of a philosophical thought experiment introduced by Donald Davidson in his 1987 paper “Knowing One’s Own Mind”. In the experiment, Davidson is struck by lightning in namesake place.
Swampman
a philosophical metaphor originated by American transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. In his essay Nature, the metaphor stands for a view of life that is absorbent rather than reflective, and therefore takes in all that nature has to offer without bias or contradiction.
Transparent Eyeball
A Defense of Abortion is a moral philosophy essay by Judith Jarvis Thomson first published in Philosophy & Public Affairs in 1971. Uses which instrumentalist as example within debate.
Violinist
Which philosopher who used violinist argument within abortion debate named the Trolley Problem that Philippa Foot came up with?
Judith Jarvis Thomson
The utility monster is a thought experiment in the study of ethics created by which American philosopher in 1974 as a criticism of utilitarianism?
Robert Nozick
Which king of England was born in Caernarfon?
Edward II
What US exchange was the world’s first electronic stock market
NASDAQ
What was Lina, owned by Albert Einstein?
Violin
What links: Baruch; Esdras; Judith; Susanna; Tobit?
Books of the Apocrypha (King James’s Bible).
Which song might have been inspired by the “beloved wife of Thomas Woods”?
Eleanor Rigby
What is Apex, sold for a record $44.6m last month?
Stegosaurus fossil
Since 1993, Didi Senft has attended the Tour de France dressed as what?
Devil
What was the last royal house of Italy?
Savoy
Which monarch was Queen Victoria’s eldest grandchild
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Where are the crypts of Lieberkühn?
Small Intestine
What announcement was inspired by Elvis’s refusal to do encores?
Elvis has left the building
Which micronation is based on HM Fort Roughs in the North Sea?
Sealand
In the US, what is known as “the vine that ate the South”?
KUDZU
Which newspaper was launched in 1903 as “a reflection of women’s interests”?
Daily Mirror
AONB now known as what 2 word name in UK?
National Landscapes
Which historian founded Ukip?
Alan Sked
The nerpa is a seal found only in which freshwater lake?
Baikal Lake
Which royal family descends from one of Napoleon’s marshals?
Bernadotte
Which Italian novel was named by the New York Times as this century’s best book?
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
What links: Thomas Parker (1714); Queen Caroline (1729); Prince George (1811-20)?
Regents
Which island is named from the Old Norse for puffin?
Lundy
Burnley Miners Social Club is one of the world’s biggest consumers of which drink?
Benedictine
Which siblings were a worker of the ground and a keeper of sheep?
Cain and Abel
Who invented the orgone energy accumulator?
Wilhelm Reich
Which Memphis record label was nicknamed Soulsville USA?
Stax
What links: France (28); Belgium (34); Isle of Man (35)?
Most stage wins in the Tour de France: Bernard Hinault; Eddy Merckx; Mark Cavendish.
What links: Impala; impi; mamba; nagana; vuvuzela?
Zulu origni words
Which three crops provide just under half of global calories?
Rice, Wheat and Maize
What is the UK’s tallest bird?
Crane
Which group were tried en masse at York Castle in 1813?
Luddites
Which South American country lost its last glacier in 2024
Venezuela
Which single-issue party was founded by James Goldsmith?
Referendum Party
Which Roman roads meet at High Cross, Leicestershire?
Watling Street and Fosse Way
What links: Forrest & Reid; Hodges & Peacock; Moore & Prater; Pettigrew & Chacon?
Surnames of pop duos: Althea & Donna; Chas & Dave; Sam & Dave; Charles & Eddie
What links: Aberystwyth; Cambridge; Dublin; Edinburgh; London; Oxford?
Location of legal deposit libraries.
What links: Bessie Bellwood; Marie Lloyd; Lily Morris; Vesta Victoria; Nellie Wallace?
Music hall stars
What links: Byker Wall; Falowiec; Karl-Marx-Hof; Park Hill; Pruitt-Igoe?
Social housing projects: Newcastle; Gdańsk; Vienna; Sheffield; St Louis.
Who was the first woman named as heir to the English throne?
Matilda
What safety device is known as a “donkey’s back” in France?
Speed Bumps
In 45 years, Marion Tinsley lost only seven times at what game?
Draughts (checkers)
What links: Brian; Gary; Speedy; Turbo?
Fictional snails: Magic Roundabout; SpongeBob SquarePants; Timon & Pumbaa TV series; DreamWorks film.
What links: Departure Lounge; The City & the City; 12 Rules for Life; My Life on a Plate?
Books by writers with country first names: Chad Taylor; China Miéville; Jordan Peterson; India Knight.
What was the first spacecraft to fly beyond Mars?
Pioneer 10
Which pharmaceutical giant is Britain’s first £200bn company?
Astra Zeneca
Which leading Nazi wrote the memoir Inside the Third Reich
Albert Speer
What links Brideshead Revisited; Gaudy Night; Last Seen Wearing; Northern Lights??
Novels set in Oxford: Evelyn Waugh; Dorothy L Sayers; Colin Dexter; Philip Pullman.
What links: Basket toss; cradle catch; cupie; herkie; thigh stand?
Cheerleading terms
What links: The Chordettes; Culture Beat; ELO; the Killers; Shabba Ranks; Alexandra Stan?
Hits with Mr … songs: Sandman; Vain; Blue Sky; Brightside; Loverman; Saxobeat.
Where do Prince, JoJo and Larry live?
10 Downing Street (Cats)
What common stimulant has the formula C8H10N4O2
Caffeine
Which racket sport was invented in Acapulco in 1969?
Padel
Adrian Newey is a celebrated designer of what?
F1 Cars
What links: Coastal; interior; polar; rain shadow; subtropical?
Types of Desert
What links: Queen Mary of Denmark; Richard Flanagan; Errol Flynn; Ricky Ponting?
Born in Tasmania
What links: Joe Biden; Lyndon B Johnson; Harry S Truman; John Tyler?
Presidents who abandoned re-elections
What links:EE; MLE; SSBE; RP?
English accents: estuary English; multicultural London English; standard southern British English; received pronunciation.
Who was the only woman to report from the D-day frontline?
Martha Gellhorn
Which bookshop opened in 1879 in Oxford?
Blackwell’s
What is made up of the eye, eyewall and rainbands?
Hurricane
Which blues singer rose from a coffin at the start of concerts?
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
What links: 9 .cs; .dd; .su; .yu?
Internet domains of former countries: Czechoslovakia; East Germany; Soviet Union; Yugoslavia.
Black garden; narrow-headed; red; southern wood; yellow meadow?
What links:
Common ant species in UK
Which trio travelled further from Earth than any other humans?
Apollo 13 crew (Jim Lovell, Jim Swigert, Fred Haise)
What celebrated headline described a Scottish Cup tie on 8 February 2000?
“Super Caley go ballistic, Celtic are atrocious” (Celtic 1-3 Inverness).
Which US city reversed the flow of its river in 1900?
Chicago
Which bird stores up to 5,000 acorns each autumn?
Jay
What surname was adopted in 1448 by Richard, Duke of York?
Plantagenat
Which TV comedy had the working title Dead Belgians Don’t Count?
Drop the Dead Donkey
What links: A New Day …; Enigma + Jazz & Piano; Piece of Me; The Red Piano?
Las Vegas concert residencies: Celine Dion; Lady Gaga; Britney Spears; Elton John.
What links: Babu the red panda; Cinnamon the capybara; Lilith the lynx; Malu the binturong?
Animals that escape UK zoos
