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Season 4 - Week 5 Flashcards

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The first eighth-generation video game console to be discontinued was Nintendo’s Wii U, which ceased production in 2017. It was replaced by which Nintendo model, named for the fact that it can either be handheld or docked to be used as a home console?

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SWITCH

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Premiering in 1959 and featuring the songs Do-Re-Mi, My Favorite Things and So Long, Farewell, what was the name of the final musical collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein III?

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The SOUND OF MUSIC

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What was eventually revealed to be the forename of the TV detective Inspector Morse? It is also the name of a prequel show that has aired on ITV since 2012.

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ENDEAVOUR

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Which 2017 Tom Cruise film was an attempted reboot of a franchise which starred Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz and began in 1999? This film received many negative reviews, with Cruise winning Worst Actor at the Razzies.

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The MUMMY

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Which modern slang word, beginning with B, can mean something overly obvious or too well-known? This word can also come before ‘and switch’ in retail sales schemes which are now banned in the UK.

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BAIT

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At which Test cricket ground, the home of Surrey, might a bowler deliver a ball from the Vauxhall End?

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The OVAL

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Which country’s Eurovision entries so far this century have included: the same duo singing one song about a woman wearing lipstick and another song about being close to the waterline; and a rubber turkey insisting this country was going to get maximum points? This country has not won the contest since the 1990s.

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Republic of IRELAND

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The winner of series 5 of Robot Wars, which silver robot’s main weapon was a lethal curved piercing arm capable of penetrating armour and breaking its opponents’ internal components?

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RAZER

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Really Cheesy is the flagship flavour of which brand of crisps, owned by Walker’s? Unlike the potato-based Quavers, these snacks are flavoured corn puffs and are bright orange in colour.

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WOTSITs

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Which TV presenter currently writes the Daily Telegraph’s agony uncle column? First rising to national prominence on ITV’s This Morning in the 1990s, this husband of Judy Finnegan can now often be seen hosting the channel’s breakfast show Good Morning Britain.

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Richard MADELEY

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The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team left the 2022 World Athletics Championships with a respectable seven medals, including a bronze in the women’s 200 metres for which sprinter? She had previously won gold in the event at the 2019 world championships in Doha.

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Dina ASHER-SMITH

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The Handmaid’s Tale, Little Fires Everywhere and Dopesick are all original programmes made for which US-based subscription television service? Like Disney+, This streaming platform is majority-owned by The Walt Disney Company and has around 45 million global subscribers.

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HULU

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Which Italian cyclist, a gold medal winner in the individual road race at the Barcelona Olympics, died following a crash during a descent on stage 15 of the 1995 Tour de France? In 1997, the Tour’s young rider classification was renamed in his honour.

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Fabio CASARTELLI

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Another Tom Cruise box office flop was which 2012 film, based on a soft rock-themed jukebox musical by Chris D’Arienzo? The female lead in this film was played by Julianne Hough, perhaps best known as a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars.

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ROCK OF AGES

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Which robot won series 3 and 4 of Robot Wars, making it the only two-time series winner? Largely black and silver, its weapon was a CO2-powered flipper that was powerful enough to flip opposing robots out of the arena and even flip the house robots. You do not need to give the digit forming part of this robot’s name.

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CHAOS 2

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Which song writing and record-producing trio is commonly abbreviated to SAW? They enjoyed sustained success in the 1980s and have produced more than 100 Top 40 hits overall.

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STOCK, AITKEN and WATERMAN

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Sales of the ninth generation of video game consoles proper began in November 2020, the month in which Sony released which model in its flagship PlayStation series?

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PlayStation 5 (accept PS5)

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Cool Original, Tangy Cheese and Chilli Heatwave are among the flavours of which triangular shaped crisp? They pair well with the dips this brand also offers.

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DORITOS

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In which 1954 Akira Kurosawa film does Toshiro Mifune play Kikuchiyo, the leader of a small group of warriors who are hired to protect a village from bandit raiders? Its plot is regarded as an influence on many subsequent films, most notably the 1960 western The Magnificent Seven.

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SEVEN SAMURAI (accept SHICHININ NO SAMURAI)

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Which panellist on the TV show Loose Women is currently the agony aunt for the Daily Mirror? She first found fame alongside her sisters as part of a 1980s pop group whose hits included I’m In The Mood for Dancing.

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Coleen NOLAN

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The musical The Sound of Music is set in which European country during its annexation by Germany in the run-up to World War II?

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AUSTRIA

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What forename is shared by DI Regan, played by John Thaw in The Sweeney, and DI Frost, as played by David Jason in A Touch of Frost?

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JACK

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In modern slang, which four letter word beginning with P means ‘attractive’? It often comes before the word ‘ting’.

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PENG

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At which Test cricket ground, the home of Lancashire, might a bowler deliver a ball from the James Anderson End?

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OLD TRAFFORD

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Which agony aunt column in The Sun is currently written by Sally Land, although it is named for the woman who wrote it from 1980 until her retirement in 2020? It is particularly famed for its Photo Casebook feature, in which readers’ problems are portrayed by actors.

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DEAR DEIDRE

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The first UK number one single produced by Stock, Aitken, Waterman was 1985’s You Spin Me Round (Like A Record). It was recorded by which Liverpool pop band, fronted by the late Pete Burns?

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DEAD OR ALIVE

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Which country’s Eurovision entries so far this century have included: a song about doing wild dances and taking wild chances; a singer in a mirror ball hat and sunglasses yelling “DANCING!”; and a man in a pink hat rapping about his mother? This country is the most successful Eurovision nation of the 21st century, winning the contest three times since the year 2000.

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UKRAINE

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Which Scottish athlete won bronze in the Women’s 1500m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships? She also won silver in the same event at the Tokyo Olympics, on both occasions finishing behind winner Faith Kipyegon.

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Laura MUIR

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Which British driver, a former IndyCar and Indy500 champion, died in 2011 when his car catapulted into the catchfence during an IndyCar race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway?

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Dan WHELDON

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Played by John Nettles and Mark McManus respectively, what forename was shared by the title characters of the TV detective shows Bergerac and Taggart?

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JIM or JAMES

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In November 2020, the Xbox Series X/S was also released as part of the ninth generation of video game consoles. It is the successor to which Microsoft Xbox model that had been on the market since 2013?

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Xbox ONE

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In modern slang, what four-letter word, beginning with W, can be used to refer to one’s car?

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WHIP

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In 2021, CBS All Access was rebranded as which subscription video service that has around 40 million global subscribers? The Good Fight, Star Trek: Picard and Halo are all original programmes on this service, which is available free in the UK to Sky Cinema customers.

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PARAMOUNT+

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The winner of series 6 of Robot Wars, which robot unusually had multiple different weapons throughout the series, including a vertical spinning disc and a pneumatic spike? Its box-like frame was invertible, allowing it to run upside down.

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TORNADO

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In which 1950 Akira Kurosawa film does Toshiro Mifune play Tajomaru, a bandit accused of a horrific crime, the story of which is retold four times from the perspectives of different characters? This device has since been used in several film and TV series, including the 2008 thriller Vantage Point.

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RASHOMON

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What is the first name of the main character in The Sound of Music? At the beginning of the musical, she is a resident of Nonnburg Abbey, and is considering whether or not she wishes to become a nun.

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MARIA

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In a huge upset, which British athlete won a gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships? He beat reigning Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen to do so and, in a heart-warming moment, won the race with his father Geoff commentating.

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Jake WIGHTMAN

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At which Test cricket ground, the home of Nottinghamshire, might a bowler deliver the ball from the Radcliffe Road End?

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TRENT BRIDGE

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In which 1961 Akira Kurosawa film does Toshiro Mifune play Kuwabatake [koo-WAB-uh-TAR-key] Sanjuro, a lone samurai who tries to play two gangs off against each other to free a small town? The 1964 western A Fistful of Dollars is often regarded as an unofficial remake of this film.

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YOJIMBO

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What is the surname of the family that Maria goes to work for as a governess in The Sound of Music? The family consists of Georg and his seven children.

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Von TRAPP

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Which country’s Eurovision entries so far this century have included: a woman straddling a microphone stand while proclaiming “it hurts”; a man smashing his way out of a glass case while insisting that he will be popular; and a barefoot woman singing about “going up, up, up, up, uh-up?” This country has won the contest twice since the year 2000.

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SWEDEN

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Station Eleven, The Flight Attendant and The Staircase are all original programmes made for which US-based subscription television service? Along with Discovery+, this is one of Warner Bros Discovery’s two flagship streaming channels, and has around 70 million global subscribers.

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HBO MAX

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Which 2014 Tom Cruise film was one of his few critically acclaimed works of the 2010s? Based on a Japanese light novel called All You Need Is Kill, this film featured Cruise’s character stuck in a time loop during an alien invasion, and used the tagline Live, Die, Repeat (which became the film’s title when it was released on home media).

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EDGE OF TOMORROW

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What was the forename of the titular Hawaii-based detective in Magnum PI?

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THOMAS (accept TOM)

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A disastrous crash at Le Mans in 1955 killed 83 spectators and which French driver, whose car went flying through the air after colliding with Lance Macklin’s Austin-Healey?

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Pierre LEVEGH (accept Pierre BOULLIN)

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Cheddar and Onion, Salt and Malt Vinegar, and Flame Grilled Steak are all flavours of ridge-cut crisp by which company?

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McCOYs

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PlayStation Now, Google Stadia and Amazon Luna are all products that offer what modern form of gaming, in which users stream games from remote servers rather than running them directly from their own consoles?

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CLOUD gaming

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Stock, Aitken and Waterman’s first US number one single was a cover of the Shocking Blue song Venus by which all-female pop group? Their members include Sarah Dallin and Keren Woodward, the only people to appear on both the 1984 and 1989 versions of Do They Know It’s Christmas?

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BANANARAMA

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In modern slang, what does the T stand for in the acronym KMT? The phrase is said to originate from Africa and the Caribbean and is used to show disapproval, with the K standing for ‘kiss’.

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TEETH

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Smith’s make two flavours of ‘Fries’ found in many pubs. One is Scampi Fries; the other has which meat flavour?

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BACON (prompt on pork)

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Dr Death, Bel Air and Rutherford Falls are all original programmes made for which US-based subscription television service, launched in 2020? This streaming channel, named for the logo of one of its parent companies, has around 13 million paid subscribers.

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PEACOCK

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In which 1957 Akira Kurosawa film does Toshiro Mifune play Taketoki Washizu, a general who receives a mystic message foretelling that he will become the lord of a great castle? It is widely regarded as one of the greatest cinematic retellings of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

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THRONE OF BLOOD (accept KUMONOSU-JU)

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Which robot was the most successful competitor to never win a series of Robot Wars? It had a unique pyramid-shaped design and used a powerful cutting disc as a weapon.

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PUSSYCAT

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Which Norwegian-born writer and broadcaster retired as the Observer’s agony aunt in 2021 after 19 years? Famed for her distinctive voice, she has presented several arts and literature programmes on British TV and radio since the 1990s, and currently hosts an afternoon show on Times Radio.

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Mariella FROSTRUP

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Who was Britain’s only silver medallist at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, finishing second in the women’s 800 metres? She also took silver in the same event in Tokyo, on both occasions being beaten by the USA’s Athing Mu.

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Keely HODGKINSON

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At which Test cricket ground, the home of Yorkshire, might a bowler deliver the ball from the Kirkstall Lane End?

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HEADINGLEY

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Which song was the first Stock Aitken and Waterman single to reach number one in both the UK and the US? This was the fourth 80s song to have over one billion views on YouTube, partly due to the popular internet practice of ‘Rickrolling’.

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NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP

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Which French racing driver died in 1980 after his Alfa Romeo crashed during a testing session at the Hockenheimring? The highlight of his career saw him win the 1978 Monaco Grand Prix while racing for Ligier.

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Patrick DEPAILLER

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Which country’s Eurovision entries so far this century have included: a trio conducting a love triangle behind an array of doors; a folk-punk band singing about a grandma playing a drum; and the same folk-punk band singing about a train journey between two capital cities? This country has never won Eurovision, but its Epic Sax Guy may be the contest’s most popular meme.

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MOLDOVA

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One of Tom Cruise’s final performances of the 2010s was playing Barry Seal in which 2017 film? Seal was a former airline pilot whose later career saw him become both a drug smuggler for the Medellin Cartel and later a DEA informant.

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AMERICAN MADE

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