Season 3 - Week 3 Flashcards
What name is shared by a 2020 instalment in the Assassin’s Creed video game series and a Norse-themed water flume ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
VALHALLA
Nicknamed ‘El Pistolero’ and currently playing for Atletico Madrid, which Uruguayan striker, notorious for reasons other than his football, won European Golden Boot awards in 2014 while at Liverpool and in 2016 while at Barcelona?
Luis SUAREZ
Members of what group wrote the 1986 hit Chain Reaction for Diana Ross, on which one of them can be heard as an uncredited backing vocalist? The group had a UK number one single the following year with You Win Again.
BEE GEES
In which 1950s game show did contestants answer questions while seated in isolation booths until they reached the titular number of points? Hosted by Jack Barry, this show was cancelled after its results were found to have been rigged.
TWENTY-ONE
Which boyband, whose members include Aston Merrygold and Marvin Humes, came second to Alexandra Burke in series five of The X Factor? They went on to have five UK number one singles, including Beat Again and Everybody in Love.
JLS
Which rapper, who featured on Lizzo’s 2021 single Rumours, collaborated with the US fast-fashion retailer Fashion Nova in 2018 and 2019? Other big-name Fashion Nova collaborators include Meghan Thee Stallion, with whom this artist recorded the track WAP.
CARDI B (accept Belcalis ALMANZAR)
Which rough collie dog, created by the author Eric Knight, first appeared in the 1943 movie [This dog’s name] Come Home? This canine character, initially played by a dog called Pal, would also star in a children’s TV series running from 1954 to ‘73, and appear in films as late as 1994 and 2005.
LASSIE
Which of Roger Hargreaves’s Mr Men characters is coloured orange and has long arms and a small blue hat? He is the title character of the first book in the series, which was published in 1971.
Mr TICKLE
Comedian Nigel Ng has become a hit on YouTube for creating what character, an orange polo shirt-wearing amateur food critic who reacts to videos of non-Asian chefs attempting Asian cookery? A video of him reacting to Jamie Oliver cooking egg fried rice has been viewed more than 18.5 million times - around 17 million times more than the video of the original recipe.
UNCLE ROGER
Despite being a trademark in the US, what generic term is often given to an indoor cycling workout set to music on a stationary bike? It was developed by Johnny Goldberg, and later adapted into programs such as Les Mills RPM and Sprint, and tests five core skills including standing climbs.
SPINNING
Which two words did the boardgame now known as Catan officially drop from its name in 2015?
SETTLERS OF
Keeley Hawes played the MI5 officer Zoe Reynolds in the first three series of which BBC One espionage drama, which ran from 2002 to ‘11? The title of this show is a popular slang term for spies.
SPOOKS
Which actress stars as Diana, Princess of Wales in the 2021 biopic Spencer, which focuses on the events leading up to her divorce from Prince Charles?
Kristen STEWART
The story of the rigging of Twenty One was told in which 1994 US drama film, directed and produced by Robert Redford, and nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award?
QUIZ SHOW
First appearing in 1971, which of the Mr Men is coloured blue and has two bandages wrapped around his head?
Mr BUMP
The American athlete Michelle Wie rose to prominence competing against men in what sport? Her only major tournament win came in 2014, when she finished two strokes under par at the U.S. Women’s Open.
GOLF
What name is shared by a 2018 instalment in the Assassin’s Creed video game series and a band who had UK Top 10 hits with Native New Yorker, Use It Up and Wear It Out and Going Back to My Roots?
ODYSSEY
With more than 10 million subscribers, the YouTube channel First We Feast is home to fast food-themed series like The Burger Show, Pizza Wars and Snacked - but is best known for which show, where celebrities are interviewed while eating an increasingly spicy array of chicken wings?
HOT ONES
Which 1994 film, directed by Neil Jordan, was adapted from an Anne Rice novel and featured regular Jordan collaborator Stephen Rea as Santiago? It also starred Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in leading roles.
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (accept INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE)
Which specific form of aerobics was created by Gin Miller, a competitive aerobics practitioner who successfully rehabilitated her knee injury using a milk crate and her front porch as a platform? It has developed into more intricately choregraphed workouts that are built up from moves such as the “basic”, “round the world” and the “three knee repeater”.
STEP aerobics (accept STEP training or BENCH aerobics)
In Uruguay’s final group game against Italy at the 2014 World Cup, which Italian defender, currently playing for Juventus, was bitten on the left shoulder by Luis Suarez? Regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, this player captained Italy to the Euro 2020 title.
Giorgio CHIELLINI
The 1984 song Somebody’s Watching Me was a hit for Rockwell. He was the son of Motown founder Berry Gordy, who had seemingly used his influence to have two brothers from which famous family, one of whom was Jermaine, performing backing vocals on the song?
JACKSONs
Which male vocal group came second to Steve Brookstein in the first series of The X Factor? They were known for their operatic versions of pop songs, and reached the UK top ten with a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody.
G4
Which Northern Irish TV presenter with a famous footballing husband collaborated with high street store Wallis in 2021? She was a co-presenter of The One Show between 2007 and ‘10, and a co-presenter of Dancing on Ice between 2012 and ‘14.
Christine LAMPARD (accept Christine BLEAKLEY)
