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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
