Season 4 - Week 3

Question 1

Which loyalty card scheme is owned by the supermarket chain Sainsbury’s? It can also be used to collect points on petrol in Esso garages and on purchases in Argos.

Answer 1

NECTAR

Question 2

Which website, the self-styled ‘front page of the Internet’, has faced numerous controversies, including in 2015, when users initiated a blackout in a protest about new CEO Ellen Pao? The website is perhaps best known for its Ask Me Anything sections.

Answer 2

REDDIT

Question 3

Which American boxer won light-heavyweight Olympic bronze at the 1984 Olympics, and was world cruiserweight champion during the late 1980s? During the 1990s, he became the only man to be world heavyweight champion on four separate occasions, including in a memorable 1997 fight with Mike Tyson.

Answer 3

Evander HOLYFIELD

Question 4

Sylvester Stallone has long been a mainstay of the Golden Raspberry Awards. One nomination was for his title role in which 1995 film, based on a 2000 AD comic character? It co-starred Diane Lane and Max Von Sydow.

Answer 4

JUDGE DREDD

Question 5

A popular series of exercise instruction albums in the early 1980s was Shape Up and Dance, fronted by various famous people of the time. The presenter of the second series was which TV newsreader, who starred in a 1976 sketch on The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show where she performed a high-kicking dance routine to Let’s Face The Music and Dance?

Answer 5

Angela RIPPON

Question 6

In the Super Mario games, which lead female character, whom Mario often has to rescue, wears a long pink dress?

Answer 6

Princess PEACH

Question 7

Airing on CBeebies since 2014, which animated children’s show features a three-year-old anthropomorphic black rabbit and is based on a series of books by Ted Dewan?

Answer 7

BING

Question 8

One of the anthems of the summer of 2022 in the UK was which song by the duo LF System, which samples I Can’t Stop (Turning You On) by Silk and spent eight weeks at the top of the UK singles chart?

Answer 8

AFRAID TO FEEL

Question 9

The Best Picture Academy Award winning film Parasite was produced in which country?

Answer 9

SOUTH KOREA (prompt on Korea, accept REPUBLIC OF KOREA, do not accept or prompt on North Korea or People’s Republic of Korea)

Question 10

Which East Sussex settlement, which forms a city with neighbouring Hove, is often considered the gay capital of the United Kingdom?

Answer 10

BRIGHTON

Question 11

In 2015, Shea Serrano published the Rap Year Book, in which he discusses the most important rap song from every year since 1979. The entry for 2000 was Big Pimpin’, a song by which rapper and spouse of Beyoncé? This rapper features four times in the book, although his track 99 Problems does not.

Answer 11

JAY-Z (accept Shawn CARTER)

Question 12

Which England striker was named Player of the Tournament at this year’s UEFA Women’s European Championships? Her six goals and three assists also meant that she won the Golden Boot award.

Answer 12

Beth MEAD

Question 13

Debuting in 1997, which Japanese anime series features a crew of bounty hunters travelling on board the titular spaceship? Despite only running for 26 episodes, the series is seen as a landmark of anime, and was adapted into a live action series in 2021 with John Cho playing the role of Spike Siegel.

Answer 13

COWBOY BEBOP

Question 14

In 1989, Sylvester Stallone was Razzie-nominated for two films. One was Lock Up; the other was which buddy cop film co-starring Kurt Russell, in which they play rival detectives framed for murder?

Answer 14

TANGO AND CASH

Question 15

Another anthem of summer 2022 has been which song by Burna Boy? A number 4 hit in the UK, it samples the 2000 Toni Braxton track He Wasn’t Man Enough.

Answer 15

LAST LAST

Question 16

One of the main figures in the outlaw movement in country music, which singer came to prominence with the release of the critically acclaimed 1973 album Shotgun Willie?

Answer 16

Willie NELSON

Question 17

What is the name of the loyalty card used by shoppers at Boots?

Answer 17

ADVANTAGE

Question 18

The Best Picture Academy Award-winning film The Artist was produced in which country?

Answer 18

FRANCE

Question 19

The early 1970s TV show The Comedians provided a breakthrough for many comics who would go on to become household names. One of these was which controversial Mancunian comic, who once shocked audiences when he admitted that he was a racist during an appearance on The Mrs Merton Show?

Answer 19

Bernard MANNING

Question 20

G-A-Y and the Admiral Duncan are gay hotspots in what district in the London Borough of Westminster, a centre of the city’s sex industry since the late 18th century? Oxford Street, Regent Street, Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue are generally said to demarcate this district.

Answer 20

SOHO

Question 21

Which US classified advertisements has a name which includes the forename of its founder, whose surname was Newmark? Several murderers have been nicknamed ‘the [this website] killer’ after finding victims using it, and its notorious adult services section was closed in 2010.

Answer 21

CRAIGSLIST

Question 22

Which American boxer won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in the lightweight division, before going on to hold world titles at six different weights from super-featherweight up to middleweight? Nicknamed Golden Boy, he was the world’s top pay-per-view earner before his 2008 retirement, when he was surpassed by Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

Answer 22

Oscar De La HOYA

Question 23

The seventh album in the Shape Up and Dance album series was presented by Jay Aston, a member of which pop group who enjoyed three UK number ones between 1981 and ’82?

Answer 23

BUCKS FIZZ

Question 24

In the Super Mario games, which younger brother of Mario is distinguishable because of his green shirt (as opposed to Mario’s red shirt)?

Answer 24

LUIGI

Question 25

Which street in Manchester describes itself as the “home of the original Queer as Folk?” The former series was set in and around the area, one of the UK’s biggest gay villages outside London.

Answer 25

CANAL Street

Question 26

One of the most prolific songwriters of the outlaw country music scene, which singer and actor has writing credits for Me and Bobby McGee, Help Me Make It Through the Night and For the Good Times?

Answer 26

Kris KRISTOFFERSON

Question 27

Airing on CBeebies since 2020, which Australian animated show features a six-year-old anthropomorphic puppy who lives with her parents and sister? The show has been praised for its humour as well as its positive parenting messages.

Answer 27

BLUEY

Question 28

Calling it “the perfect crossover rap track… at the peak of commercial rap”, the Rap Year Book’s choice for 2003 was In Da Club, an immensely popular hit for which rapper?

Answer 28

50 CENT (accept Curtis JACKSON)

Question 29

Debuting in 2002, which Japanese anime series features a ninja with a demonic fox-like entity trapped inside him? The series ran for 220 episodes, and gave rise to a popular meme featuring the character’s unique style of running with his arms stretched out behind him.

Answer 29

NARUTO

Question 30

Which American boxer, who was denied gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics by controversial scoring in the final, is the only man to begin his career at light middleweight and go on to win a world heavyweight title? He also won world titles at three intervening weight classes, and scored notable victories over the likes of Bernard Hopkins, James Toney and John Ruiz.

Answer 30

Roy JONES, JR

Question 31

Referencing a nickname of the chain, what is the name of the Marks and Spencer loyalty card?

Answer 31

SPARKS

Question 32

Following on from Jay Aston in the list of Shape Up and Dance album presenters was which British gymnast, who retired following the 1980 Olympics but was a BBC Superstars champion in 1982? She subsequently became a sports presenter for the BBC.

Answer 32

Suzanne DANDO

Question 33

Which Manchester City striker came on as a substitute to score the winning goal for England in the final of the 2022 UEFA Women’s European Championship? She celebrated by taking her shirt off and whirling it round her head, receiving a yellow card in the process.

Answer 33

Chloe KELLY

Question 34

Another anthem of summer 2022 has been which collaboration between Jax Jones and MNEK, which peaked at number 7 in the UK singles chart? It samples the bassline of Body Language by M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade.

Answer 34

WHERE DID YOU GO

Question 35

Which Irish comic and television presenter, who originally found fame on The Comedians, went on to be the original host of the game show Catchphrase?

Answer 35

Roy WALKER

Question 36

Rickrolling, lolcats and Pepe the Frog are all memes which were created or popularised on which controversial imageboard website? The website is also known for more harmless pranks, such as rigging a vote in an attempt to make Taylor Swift perform at a school for the deaf.

Answer 36

4CHAN (do not accept 8Chan)

Question 37

The Rap Year Book’s selection for 2007 was International Players Anthem, a collaboration between UGK and which duo from Atlanta? Comprised of Andre 3000 and Big Boi, the duo had huge hits at the start of the 21st century with Hey Ya! and Ms Jackson.

Answer 37

OUTKAST

Question 38

In the Super Mario games, which green anthropomorphic dinosaur can eat enemies with his long tongue or give Mario a ride?

Answer 38

YOSHI

Question 39

Roy Walker was not the only star of The Comedians who went on to host a popular British game show. Which television personality had his breakthrough on The Comedians before spending 14 years as the host of Bullseye?

Answer 39

Jim BOWEN

Question 40

Launched in 2018, which social media website, with a name deriving from the French for ‘to speak’, became widely associated with Donald Trump and his supporters? Its services became restricted in 2021 after it was used to coordinate the storming of the U.S Capitol.

Answer 40

PARLER

Question 41

Airing on CBeebies since 2014, which geography-focused animated show features an anthropomorphic unicorn named Ubercorn who acts as a mentor to the four heroes as they travel the world?

Answer 41

GO JETTERS

Question 42

Which Arsenal defender captained the England team to victory at the 2022 UEFA Women’s European Championship? She had taken over the role from Steph Houghton earlier in the year.

Answer 42

Leah WILLIAMSON

Question 43

Which 1986 action film saw yet another Golden Raspberry nomination for Sylvester Stallone? He also wrote the screenplay for this film, in which he starred as Lieutenant Marion Cobretti, a policeman tasked with looking after a witness played by Stallone’s then-wife Brigitte Nielsen.

Answer 43

COBRA

Question 44

After winning Olympic gold at middleweight in 1976, which American boxer was the undisputed world light heavyweight champion between 1983 and 1985, before holding a heavyweight title between 1985 and 1988? His only professional loss came in his 49th and final fight against Mike Tyson. His brother was also a world champion boxer, but surname is sufficient.

Answer 44

Michael SPINKS

Question 45

Debuting in 1999, which Japanese anime series features Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body gains the properties of rubber after he eats a Devil Fruit? A movie with the subtitle Red was released in 2022 in commemoration of the series’ 1000th episode.

Answer 45

ONE PIECE

Question 46

The Studio Ghibli film The Wind Rises was produced in which country?

Answer 46

JAPAN

Question 47

What is the alliterative name of the loyalty card used by shoppers at the supermarket chain Morrisons?

Answer 47

Morrisons MORE

Question 48

Another of the main figures in the outlaw country music scene was which singer, who wrote the hit Luckenbach, Texas, but is perhaps best known for giving his seat up to the Big Bopper on an ill-fated flight?

Answer 48

Waylon JENNINGS

Question 49

The presenter of the third album in the Shape Up and Dance series of albums was which Scottish singer and presenter, best remembered nowadays for co-hosting The Generation Game with Larry Grayson?

Answer 49

Isla ST CLAIR

Question 50

The Alfonso Cuaron-directed film Roma was produced in which country of the Americas?

Answer 50

MEXICO

Question 51

Which England midfielder was named player of the match in the 2022 UEFA Women’s European Championships final against Germany? Last week, she joined Barcelona from Manchester City for a world record fee for a female player.

Answer 51

Keira WALSH

Question 52

One of the most regular guests to appear on The Comedians was which Northern Irish comic, who was known for his trademark line “It’s the way I tell them”? A long-running gag on Tiswas involved him being covered in buckets of whitewash while reading spoof news bulletins.

Answer 52

Frank CARSON

Question 53

Another anthem of summer 2022 has been which collaboration between Nathan Dawe and Ella Henderson, which uses a sample previously heard in Alex Gaudino’s Destination Calabria and peaked at number 9 in the UK chart?

Answer 53

21 REASONS

Question 54

Which market town near Halifax in West Yorkshire is sometimes considered the “lesbian capital” of the UK? Ted Hughes wrote the poem The Stubbing Wharfe about a pub in the village that he and Sylvia Plath visited in the 1950s.

Answer 54

HEBDEN BRIDGE

Question 55

The Rap Year Book’s 2009 entry is Best I Ever Had, an early single by which acclaimed Canadian rapper? Shea Serrano describes the song as being the “insta-start of” this rapper’s career, although it took him six years to truly break into the mainstream with tracks like Hotline Bling and One Dance.

Answer 55

DRAKE (accept Aubrey GRAHAM)

Question 56

In the Super Mario games, which king of the turtle-like Koopa race is Mario’s primary antagonist?

Answer 56

BOWSER

Question 57

Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson joined up with Johnny Cash to form which country supergroup that were active between 1985 and ‘95?

Answer 57

The HIGHWAYMEN

Question 58

Debuting in 2019, which Japanese anime series features the central character of Tanjiro Kamado, a teenager looking to avenge the deaths of his family? A movie spin-off with the subtitle Mugen Train was the highest grossing movie globally in 2020, the first non-Hollywood film to achieve this feat.

Answer 58

DEMON SLAYER

Question 59

Airing on CBeebies since 2021, which animated children’s show features a four-year-old girl living in London who is looked after by her grandmother? Based on a picture book by Laura Henry-Allain, it is the first animated series to be based on a Black British family.

Answer 59

JOJO AND GRAN GRAN

Question 60

For which film did Sylvester Stallone win his first Golden Raspberry award? This 1984 musical comedy starred Stallone and Dolly Parton in a country music twist on My Fair Lady.

Answer 60

RHINESTONE