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Question 1

1 Which horse under jockey Frankie Dettori and trained by John Gosden won the 2018 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe having also won in 2017?

Answer 1

1 Enable

Question 2

2 Marie Antoinette (born 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of which Holy Roman Emperor?

Answer 2

2 Francis I

Question 3

3 Which French artist has museums dedicated to him in Le Cateau-Cambrésis where he was born on December 31 1869 and Nice where he died on November 3 1954?

Answer 3

3 Henri Matisse

Question 4

4 Which horse trained by David Hall in 2003 and Lee Freedman in 2004 and 2005 won the Melbourne Cup in three successive years under jockey Glen Boss?

Answer 4

4 Makybe Diva

Question 5

5 Which Kenyan long-distance runner (born 5 November 1984) won the Olympic marathon in 2016 and is the current marathon world record holder with 2:01:39?

Answer 5

5 Eliud Kipchoge

Question 6

6 In one of the most decisive battles of the Thirty Years’ War which king of Sweden was killed at the Battle of Lützen on November 6 1642?

Answer 6

6 Gustavus Adolphus

Question 7

7 Which Belfast-born writer won the 2018 Man Booker Prize for the novel ‘Milkman’?

Answer 7

7 Anna Burns

Question 8

8 Opened to the public on November 8 2017 the Louvre has an outpost museum in which middle eastern city?

Answer 8

8 Abu Dhabi

Question 9

9 In which US state is Miami University established in 1809?

Answer 9

9 Ohio

Question 10

10 Born in Limerick on November 10 1985 which Irish television presenter film & theatre producer and public speaker was the winner of Mister World 2010?

Answer 10

10 Kamal Ibrahim

Question 11

11 Which former American IFBB professional bodybuilder (born November 11 1959) won the Mr Olympia bodybuilding title eight years in a row from 1984 to 1991 inclusive?

Answer 11

11 Lee Haney

Question 12

12 Which Saudi Arabian journalist who had been sharply critical of the Saudi Arabian regime disappeared on 2 October 2018?

Answer 12

12 Jamal Khashoggi

Question 13

13 Which Italian-born fashion designer gave the name Shocking Pink to the colour she popularised in the 1940s? She died on 13 November 1973.

Answer 13

13 Elsa Schiaparelli

Question 14

14 Which American cartoonist and illustrator and writer of children’s books (November 14 1907 – October 3 2003) was best known for the picture books Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Abel’s Island and Doctor De Soto he was also the creator of Shrek! which inspired the film series of the same name?

Answer 14

14 William Steig

Question 15

15 Which American professional golfer born November 16 1959 and nicknamed (The) Bulldog won his only major championship at the 95th U.S. Open in 1995 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton New York?

Answer 15

15 Corey Pavin

Question 16

16 Dying of influenza on 17 November 1558 who was an English cardinal of the Catholic Church and the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury holding the office from 1556 to 1558 during the Counter Reformation?

Answer 16

16 Reginald Pole

Question 17

17 Which Austrian composer (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was nicknamed the Little Mushroom (“Schwammerl”) by his friends because he was only 1.52 m tall?

Answer 17

17 Franz Schubert

Question 18

18 Which English lexicographer and etymologist (born 19 November 1964) has appeared in “Dictionary Corner” on the Channel 4 game show ‘Countdown’ every year since 1992?

Answer 18

18 Susie Dent

Question 19

19 Winner of the women’s singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 which Czech-born tennis player died of cancer aged 49 on November 19 2017?

Answer 19

19 Jana Novotná

Question 20

20 Which South African writer and political activist (20 November 1923 – 13 July 2014) was the recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature? She was recognized as a woman “who through her magnificent epic writing has – in the words of Alfred Nobel – been of very great benefit to humanity”.

Answer 20

20 Nadine Gordimer

Question 21

21 Which Pope was born Giacomo della Chiesa at Pegli a suburb of Genoa Italy on November 21 1854?

Answer 21

21 Pope Benedict XV

Question 22

22 How was the French photographer painter and poet Henriette Theodora Markovitch (22 November 1907 – 16 July 1997) better known as the lover and muse of Pablo Picasso?

Answer 22

22 Dora Maar

Question 23

23 The stage name of which actress and singer born with forenames Destiny Hope in Tennessee on November 23 1992 is derived from her childhood nickname that she was given because she smiled a lot?

Answer 23

23 Miley Cyrus

Question 24

24 In which sport does Oliver Dingley (born November 24 1992) represent Ireland?

Answer 24

24 Diving

Question 25

25 What title is currently held by the Icelandic actor and former professional basketball player Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (born November 26 1988)?

Answer 25

25 World's Strongest Man

Question 26

26 Françoise Gilot (born 26 November 1921) is a French painter critic and bestselling author who is also known as the lover and artistic muse of Pablo Picasso from 1943 to 1953 and the mother of their two children Claude and Paloma. In 1970 she married which American vaccine pioneer?

Answer 26

26 Jonas Salk

Question 27

27 Which American film director (April 29 1923 – November 27 2010) directed 'The Empire Strikes Back' (1980) 'Never Say Never Again' (1983) and 'RoboCop 2' (1990)?

Answer 27

27 Irvin Kershner

Question 28

28 Born November 28 1960 which Gibraltar-born British-Spanish fashion designer was the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy (July 1995 to October 1996) Christian Dior (October 1996 to March 2011) and his own label (1988 to 2011)?

Answer 28

28 John Galliano

Question 29

29 Which physicist (29 September 1901 – 28 November 1954) was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize for Physics "for his demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons"?

Answer 29

29 Enrico Fermi

Question 30

30 Born on 30 November 1874 who is the author of the four-volume 'A History of the English-Speaking Peoples'?

Answer 30

30 Winston Churchill

Question 31

31 "It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils" is the first line of Chapter 5 of which famous novel?

Answer 31

31 Frankenstein

Question 32

32 The reigning UFC Lightweight Champion he is the first Russian and the first Muslim to win a UFC title; who defeated Conor McGregor in the fourth round via submission at UFC 229 on October 6 2018 in Las Vegas?

Answer 32

32 Khabib Nurmagomedov

Question 33

33 Who is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization in the world?

Answer 33

33 Dana White

Question 34

34 Who is the current editor of the 'Sunday Independent' newspaper?

Answer 34

34 Cormac Bourke

Question 35

35 The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games were held in which capital city?

Answer 35

35 Buenos Aires

Question 36

36 Which team defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 to win baseball's 2018 World Series?

Answer 36

36 Boston Red Sox

Question 37

37 Which horse trained by Joseph O'Brien and ridden by Corey Brown won the 2017 Melbourne Cup?

Answer 37

37 Rekindling

Question 38

38 Which horse trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Damien Oliver won the 2002 Melbourne Cup?

Answer 38

38 Media Puzzle

Question 39

39 And which horse also trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Mick Kinnane won the 1993 Melbourne Cup?

Answer 39

39 Vintage Crop

Question 40

40 In which EU capital city is Margaret Island a popular recreational area?

Answer 40

40 Budapest

Question 41

41 Which bird with the scientific name corvus marinus is nicknamed the sea crow?

Answer 41

41 Cormorant

Question 42

42 Sharing its name with a percussion instrument which relative of the antelope native to Africa possesses white vertical stripes on its body?

Answer 42

42 Bongo

Question 43

43 In October 2018 which former military officer and politician was elected President of Brazil?

Answer 43

43 Jair Bolsonaro

Question 44

44 The name of which boyband was chosen by the founding member Tom Fletcher because of his love for the film 'Back To The Future'?

Answer 44

44 McFly

Question 45

45 The Verkhovna Rada meaning Supreme Council is the unicameral parliament of which East European country?

Answer 45

45 Ukraine

Question 46

46 What French term is used for little appetisers typically consisting of a small piece of bread or toast with a savoury topping served with drinks or as hors d'oeuvre?

Answer 46

46 Canapes

Question 47

47 Which nut is used in the French confection Marron glacé?

Answer 47

47 Chestnut

Question 48

48 Not counting honorary degrees who is the only US President to earn and be awarded a PhD for his doctoral dissertation 'Congressional Government: A Study in American Politics'?

Answer 48

48 Woodrow Wilson

Question 49

49 Located at 57 rue de Varenne in the 7th arrondissement of Paris what is the official residence of the Prime Minister of France?

Answer 49

49 Hôtel Matignon

Question 50

50 In the greatest maritime tragedy in the Irish Sea which Royal Mail Steamer was struck by a German torpedo on 10 October 1918 resulting in the tragic loss of 567 people?

Answer 50

50 RMS Leinster

Question 51

51 In addition to Delaware which US state has a coastline on Delaware Bay? 

Answer 51

51 New Jersey

Question 52

52 The only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron and his wife Anne Isabella "Annabella" Milbanke Lady Wentworth which English mathematician and writer (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) is chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer the Analytical Engine? She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation and published the first algorithm intended to be carried out by such a machine. As a result she is sometimes regarded as the first to recognise the full potential of a "computing machine" and the first computer programmer.

Answer 52

52 Ada Lovelace

Question 53

53 Caloris Montes is the tallest mountain on which planet?

Answer 53

53 Mercury

Question 54

54 'A Pale View of Hills' (1982) was the debut novel of which Nobel Prize winning author born November 8 1954?

Answer 54

54 Kazuo Ishiguro

Question 55

55 Larger than the smallest planet Mercury what is the second-largest moon in the Solar System after Jupiter's moon Ganymede?

Answer 55

55 Titan (moon of Saturn)

Question 56

56 Which band only released three full-length studio albums in their seven-year career 'Bleach' (1989) 'Nevermind' (1991) and 'In Utero' (1993)?

Answer 56

56 Nirvana

Question 57

57 Which American film and television screenwriter (born November 27 1957) in 1992 became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for the film 'Thelma & Louise'?

Answer 57

57 Callie Khouri

Question 58

58 Tilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Karen Crowder in which 2007 film?

Answer 58

58 Michael Clayton

Question 59

59 Sharing his name with a character from a US comedy drama series that ran from 1972 to 1983 which German symbolist artist and sculptor (1857-1920) is best known for his 1902 statue of Beethoven and ten etchings entitled "Paraphrases on the Finding of a Glove"? 

Answer 59

59 Max Klinger

Question 60

60 Which town in Amhara Region northern Ethiopia is famous for its monolithic rock-cut churches?

Answer 60

60 Lalibela

Question 61

61 Kenophobia is the fear of what?

Answer 61

61 Empty spaces

Question 62

62 Ädelost (meaning "noble cheese") made from pasteurized cow's milk is a blue cheese from which country?

Answer 62

62 Sweden

Question 63

63 In 1903 Marie Curie was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Who became the second woman when she shared the 1963 Physics Prize with J. Hans D. Jensen and Eugene Wigner "for their discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure"?

Answer 63

63 Maria Goeppert Mayer

Question 64

64 And in 2018 who became only the third woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics which she shared with Gérard Mourou and Arthur Ashkin "for their method of generating high-intensity ultra-short optical pulses"?

Answer 64

64 Donna Strickland

Question 65

65 The Madha and Musandam surrounded by the United Arab Emirates on their land borders are exclaves of which country?

Answer 65

65 Oman

Question 66

66 Which large city on the Bohai Gulf of the Yellow Sea is a major seaport and gateway to Beijing?

Answer 66

66 Tianjin

Question 67

67 Well known as a venue for great white shark tourism the Neptune Islands lie off the coast of which state?

Answer 67

67 South Australia

Question 68

68 Which American screenwriter director and producer (born 1968) won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for 'The Usual Suspects'? A frequent collaborator with Tom Cruise writing and directing 'Jack Reacher' 'Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation' and 'Mission: Impossible – Fallout' and co-writing the screenplays for 'Valkyrie' 'The Mummy' and 'Edge of Tomorrow'.

Answer 68

68 Christopher McQuarrie

Question 69

69 Taiyuan is the capital and Yuncheng the largest city of which Chinese province?

Answer 69

69 Shanxi

Question 70

70 Also known as the Sea of Trees which forested area on the northwestern flank at the base of Mount Fuji is a frequent location for suicides in Japan?

Answer 70

70 Aokigahara

Question 71

71 In Chinese martial arts what is Muk Yan Jong (Cantonese) or Mu Ren Zhuang (Mandarin)?

Answer 71

71 Wooden training dummy

Question 72

72 At 72 acres which is the largest of the Magnificent Seven Victorian cemeteries in London?

Answer 72

72 Kensal Green

Question 73

73 Who is the current reigning Miss Ireland who will represent Ireland at the 2018 Miss World pageant?

Answer 73

73 Aoife O'Sullivan

Question 74

74 Born on 30 November 1874 who is the author of 'Anne of Green Gables'?

Answer 74

74 Lucy Maud Montgomery

Question 75

75 Havarti is a soft creamy cheese from which European country?

Answer 75

75 Denmark

Question 76

76 The Mond process sometimes known as the carbonyl process is a technique created by Ludwig Mond in 1890 to extract and purify which metal?

Answer 76

76 Nickel

Question 77

77 Which American Thoroughbred race horse won the Triple Crown in 1977 — the tenth of thirteen horses to accomplish the feat?

Answer 77

77 Seattle Slew

Question 78

78 What is the fruit of Citrus japonica a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae?

Answer 78

78 Kumquat

Question 79

79 In the novel 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker what was the name of the Russian ship that brought Dracula to England running aground at Whitby?

Answer 79

79 Demeter

Question 80

80 Which fictional horror movie character has been portrayed by Nick Castle Tony Moran Will Sandin (child) Dick Warlock George P. Wilbur Don Shanks Chris Durand Brad Loree Tyler Mane Daeg Faerch (child) Chase Wright Vanek (child) and James Jude Courtney?

Answer 80

80 Michael Myers in the 'Halloween' series of films