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Season 3 - Week 8 Flashcards

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Which British comedian wrote the story and lyrics for the musicals The Beautiful Game and Love Never Dies, as well as the jukebox musicals Tonight’s The Night and We Will Rock You? He is also a prolific writer of novels.

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Ben ELTON

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Which British athlete won gold in the men’s long jump at the 2012 Summer Olympics?

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Greg RUTHERFORD

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Numerous UK foodstuffs have protected status. One example is the Isle of Man queenie, a species of what edible bivalve mollusc?

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SCALLOP

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Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, known as Lili, became Queen Elizabeth II’s eleventh great-grandchild when she was born in June 2021. Which of the Queen’s grandchildren is father to Lili?

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Prince HARRY, Duke of SUSSEX (accept either underlined part)

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Containing a chemical element in its name, which 1958 Oscar-nominated film starred Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie Pollitt, Paul Newman as her husband Brick and Burl Ives as Big Daddy, Brick’s rich dying father?

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CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

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Which actor, best known for playing the lead role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, accompanies Raj to the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in the very last episode of The Big Bang Theory, entitled The Stockholm Syndrome?

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Sarah Michelle GELLAR

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What was the one-word nickname of the Grange Hill character Samuel Maguire, who was played by Lee MacDonald between 1982 and ‘87? This character became addicted to heroin in the show’s ninth series.

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ZAMMO

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A select group of songs have spent more than 50 weeks in the UK top 75. One of them is Rockstar, a 2007 single by which Chad Kroeger-fronted Canadian rock band?

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NICKELBACK

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In 2019 and 2021, which Mexican fighter was named Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year? Currently ranked the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, he is perhaps best known for his pair of fights with Gennady Golovkin.

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Saul ‘CANELO’ ALVAREZ (accept either underlined part)

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French footballer Thierry Henry famously used the catchphrase “va-va-voom” while appearing in TV adverts for which car manufacturer?

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RENAULT

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Which actress has won the Black Entertainment Television (BET) award for Best Actress on two occasions? Her contrasting performances were for If Beale Street Could Talk and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous. In more recent times, she has moved into directing.

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Regina KING

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Which prolific Egyptian forward has helped Liverpool win Premier League and Champions League titles over the last few years, forming one of the most dangerous attacking trios in world football alongside his team-mates Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino?

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Mohamed SALAH

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Which duo reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989 with Blame It on The Rain? The song reached only #52 in the UK, although two other singles by the act in question did reach the UK top 3 in 1988 and ‘89.

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MILLI VANILLI

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The youngest of Queen Elizabeth II’s great-grandchildren, Sienna Mapelli Mozzi was born in 2021 to Eduardo Mapello Mozzi and which of the Queen’s grandchildren? This person’s sister, Eugenie, had given birth earlier in the year to a son named August.

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Princess BEATRICE

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Another song to have spent more than 50 weeks on the UK top 75 is Radioactive, a 2012 hit for which Nevadan rock band, led by Dan Reynolds?

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IMAGINE DRAGONS

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Which American author has sold more than 350 million copies of his books and is the most-adapted of any living author? Novels by this author that have been adapted into movies include Carrie, Christine and Misery.

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Stephen KING

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Which British-born, Australian comedian wrote the music and lyrics for Matilda: The Musical, a stage adaptation of the Roald Dahl book which made its West End debut in 2011?

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Tim MINCHIN

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In 2018, which Ukrainian boxer was named Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year? In 2021, this multi-weight world champion defeated Anthony Joshua on points.

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Oleksandr USYK

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Commonly seen in mobile and console games, MTX is an abbreviation for which business model in which players can purchase virtual goods that may facilitate success in the game itself?

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MICROTRANSACTION

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French footballer David Ginola uttered the famous catchphrase “Because I’m worth it” while appearing in TV commercials for hair products by which cosmetics company?

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L’OREAL

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Which American won gold in the men’s long jump at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics, shattering the world record in the process? His new world record stood for 23 years.

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Bob BEAMON

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Granted Protected Designation of Origin status in 2014, Halen Môn is a variety of what foodstuff, produced in the Menai Strait and Anglesey?

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Sea SALT

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Containing a chemical element in its name, which 1944 black comedy film stars Cary Grant as the writer Mortimer Brewster, who discovers that the elderly aunts who raised him have a predilection for courting and murdering lonely bachelors?

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ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

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Which actor, best known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars movies, had a cameo in the Big Bang Theory episode The Bow Tie Asymmetry? After Howard finds his missing dog, he agrees to officiate Sheldon and Amy’s wedding ceremony.

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Mark HAMILL

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French footballer Eric Cantona has, since 2014, appeared in several TV commercials advertising the 1664 brand of lager made by which brewery that is nowadays owned by Carlsberg?

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KRONENBOURG

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Which American author and lawyer has sold more than 300 million copies of his books to date? Thrillers by this author that have been adapted into movies include The Firm, The Pelican Brief and A Time to Kill.

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John GRISHAM

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What was the one-word nickname of the Grange Hill character Peter Jenkins, who was played by Todd Carty between 1978 and ‘82? This character also appeared in a spin-off show called [This character’s nickname’s] Luck.

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TUCKER

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Which actress was nominated for four consecutive years (2013 to ‘16) for the BET Best Actress Award, all for her role as Olivia Pope in Scandal? Her only victory in those four year was in 2013, when she also appeared in Django Unchained.

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Kerry WASHINGTON

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Which band reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986 with Sara? The song only reached #66 in the UK, although the band had a #12 hit the previous year and would go on to have a UK number one later in the decade.

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STARSHIP (accept JEFFERSON STARSHIP, but not Jefferson Airplane)

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Musk’s, Eric Tennant and Powters are the three recipes of the Newmarket variety of what foodstuff, awarded Protected Geographic Indicator of Origin status in October 2012?

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SAUSAGEs

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First staged in 2001, the controversial musical Jerry Springer: The Opera was written by composer Richard Thomas and which British comedian, who is best known for his TV show Comedy Vehicle and his work with Richard Herring?

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Stewart LEE

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Containing a chemical element in its name (as part of a longer word), which 1981 drama stars Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda (in his final cinematic role) as the ageing couple Ethel and Norman Thayer? It won its leads the Best Actor and Actress Academy Awards, Hepburn for the fourth and final time.

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ON GOLDEN POND

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One of the most expensive attacking trios ever assembled was the so-called BBC, which delivered Real Madrid a much sought after tenth Champions League title. Which Welsh winger completed the trio alongside Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo?

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Gareth BALE

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Another song to have spent more than 50 weeks on the UK top 75 is Counting Stars, a 2013 hit for which Coloradan rock band, led by Ryan Tedder?

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ONEREPUBLIC

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DLC is a term used to refer to an expansion for an existing video game, often accessed via a microtransaction. For what two words do the letters DLC stand?

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DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT

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Despite never winning an Olympic gold medal, which American long jumper is best known for breaking Bob Beamon’s long jump world record in 1991?

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Mike POWELL

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Whose record in the Best Actress category at the BET Awards stands at one nomination and one win, that being for her role in Girls Trip? This stand-up comedian is only the second black woman, after Whoopi Goldberg, to win the Grammy for Best Comedy Album, for her 2020 release Black Mitzvah.

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Tiffany HADDISH

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Which actor, best known for both his role as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek and his LGBT activism, had a cameo in the Big Bang Theory episode The Hot Troll Deviation? In this episode, he appeared in one of Howard’s bathtub fantasies and gave him relationship advice.

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George TAKEI

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What two-word term is used to describe a common type of video game microtransaction wherein a user purchases a virtual treasure chest containing undisclosed items such as weapons, armour, or customization options?

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LOOT BOX (accept LOOT CRATE or LOCK BOX)

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Which Cuban long jumper beat Mike Powell’s world record by one centimetre in 1995 in Sestriere, only to be denied the record because a correct wind measurement was not taken? He had to console himself with five World Championship and Olympic gold medals between 1995 and 2001.

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Ivan PEDROSO

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Appearing in Grange Hill between 1985 and ‘89, the wheeler-dealer Luke Gardner, played by John Holmes, was known by which one-word nickname?

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GONCH

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The rival to Real Madrid’s BBC attacking trio was Barcelona’s MSN trio, consisting of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and which Brazilian forward, who has since moved to Paris St Germain?

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NEYMAR da Silva Santos Junior

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James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn, is the youngest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II. He was born in 2007 to which of the Queen’s sons and his wife, Sophie?

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Prince EDWARD, Earl of WESSEX (accept either underlined part)

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Given PGI status in May 2013, the Stornoway variety of what foodstuff must be produced on the Isle of Lewis and the surrounding Stornoway Trust area in order to bear the town’s name?

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Stornoway BLACK PUDDING

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Which male singer reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988 with Roll With It? The song only reached #53 in the UK, although the singer had two other UK top 20 hits, in 1986 and 1987.

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Steve WINWOOD

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Oleksandr Usyk was the second consecutive Ukrainian boxer to be named Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year, after which fighter won the award in 2017? A world champion at featherweight, super-featherweight and lightweight, he defeated British boxer Luke Campbell on points in 2019.

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Vasyl LOMACHENKO

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Which comedian, actor and writer adapted and revised the Noel Gay musical Me and My Girl with Mike Ockrent in 1984? This version won two Olivier Awards during an eight-year West End run.

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Stephen FRY

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Which American author, who passed away in 2008, has sold more than 200 million copies of his books to date? Thrillers by this author that have been adapted into movies include The Andromeda Strain, Sphere and Jurassic Park.

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Michael CRICHTON

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Containing a chemical element in its name, which 1931 romantic comedy film starred Jean Harlow as Anne Schuyler, a society heiress who falls for Stew Smith, an ace newspaper reporter played by Robert Williams? It shares its title with one of Harlow’s nicknames.

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PLATINUM BLONDE

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Which American super-middleweight and light-heavyweight was named Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year in 2011? He earned several notable victories during his undefeated career, including one over Carl Froch.

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Andre WARD

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One of the greatest attacking trios the Bundesliga has seen in recent times was that of Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben and which Polish striker at Bayern Munich? He was controversially beaten to the Ballon D’Or in 2021 despite incredible back-to-back seasons with Bayern.

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Robert LEWANDOWSKI

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Founded by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, which video game platform hosts user-created games coded in the programming language Lua? Although free-to-play, the system has been criticised for its use of microtransactions which allow children to spend large sums of money via the platform’s own virtual currency.

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ROBLOX

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Another song to have spent more than 50 weeks on the UK top 75 is Ho Hey, a 2012 hit for which Coloradan rock band, led by Wesley Schultz?

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LUMINEERS

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In 2018, French footballer Antoine Griezmann, along with Gianluigi Buffon, appeared in a TV commercial advertising which anti-dandruff shampoo?

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HEAD AND SHOULDERS

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Which actress has been nominated eight times for the BET Best Actress award without ever winning? Her nominated roles include appearing in Bad Boys II, Being Mary Jane and Cradle 2 The Grave, and her advocacy on women’s health and on violence against women led to Time magazine listing as her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.

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Gabrielle UNION

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Best known for his role as Batman in the 1960s TV series, which actor had a cameo in the Big Bang Theory episode The Celebration Experimentation, in which he addresses Sheldon as Sherman while wishing him a happy birthday?

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Adam WEST

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Which New Hampshire-born American author has sold more than 200 million copies of his books to date? Thrillers by this author that have been adapted into movies include Angels and Demons and Inferno.

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Dan BROWN

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Which female singer reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990 with Love Will Lead You Back? The song only reached #67 in the UK, although the singer in question had another #3 hit in 1988 and two more top 20 hits.

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Taylor DAYNE

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The Grange Hill character Eric Greaves, who joined the show in 1986 when he moved to the school from his native Liverpool, was known by which one-word nickname?

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ZIGGY

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Savannah and Isla, the Queen’s two eldest great-grandchildren, were born to which son of Princess Anne and his then-wife Autumn Kelly? He is the Queen’s oldest grandchild and a brother to Zara.

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PETER PHILLIPS (accept either underlined part)

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