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Season 5 - Week 3 Flashcards

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Although some of them are now based elsewhere, or owned by companies from other countries, the car marques Saab, Volvo and Koenigsegg [KERN-igg-zegg] were all founded in which Scandinavian country?

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SWEDEN

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Nicknamed Posh Spice, what is the forename of the Spice Girl whose solo singles include Not Such An Innocent Girl, from her self-titled debut album, and Out Of Your Mind, recorded with True Steppers and Dane Bowers?

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VICTORIA Adams Beckham (accept VICKY)

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In the student sitcom Fresh Meat, which actress played Oregon, a privileged idealist seeking to reinvent herself at university? Since 2019, she has also played a lead role in the BBC One comedy Ghosts.

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Charlotte RITCHIE

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Played by Renee Zellweger in the 2002 film, which character in Chicago is an aspiring vaudevillian who kills her lover, and initially tries to get her husband Amos to take the rap for the murder? Her forename (rather than her surname) is required.

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ROXIE Hart

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The Summer Olympics are often a hotbed for political controversy. Which city hosted the 1936 games, where a number of athletes performed Nazi salutes on the podium in deference to the host country?

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BERLIN (prompt on Germany)

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At the Academy Awards held in 2004, which New Zealander won the Best Director award for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?

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Peter JACKSON

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Which group of creatures were first seen in a namesake Rovio Entertainment mobile phone game in 2009? 2022 saw the release of a Netflix spin-off animated series entitled [This game]: Summer Madness.

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ANGRY BIRDS

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In Cockney rhyming slang, ‘dog’ refers to what kind of widely used communications device, via the phrase ‘dog and bone’?

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TelePHONE

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Which Swedish boxer surprisingly defeated Floyd Patterson to become world heavyweight champion in 1959? He lost the title the following year when Patterson beat him in a rematch.

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Ingemar JOHANSSON

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Born in 1983, which British designer is known for his eponymous ‘House’, and his collaborations with Agyness Deyn? He also hosted the T4 series Frock Me.

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Henry HOLLAND

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Which Coronation Street character, played by Julie Goodyear, appeared in the series on and off from 1966 to 2003? Initially a barmaid at The Rovers Return, she later became landlady. Her forename (rather than her surname) is required.

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BET Lynch (accept BET Gilroy)

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What name, deriving from the French word for “to melt”, is given to the Swiss dish in which cheese is melted in a pot and bread is dipped into the cheese using long-stemmed forks?

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FONDUE

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Sometimes, things that are held to be common knowledge are actually wrong. Due to it being the most repeated lyric in the song, what 1998 Fatboy Slim single is often wrongly referred to as The Funk Soul Brother?

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The ROCKAFELLER SKANK

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Played by Catherine Zeta Jones in the 2002 film, which character in Chicago goes on trial for killing her husband and sister after catching them having an affair? She leads numbers such as All That Jazz and I Can’t Do It Alone. Her forename (rather than her surname) is required.

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VELMA Kelly

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In Cockney rhyming slang, ‘apples’ refers to what part of a multi-storey house, via the phrase ‘apples and pears’?

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STAIRS

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One of the biggest shocks in Rugby World Cup history was which European nation’s 1999 semi-final victory over a New Zealand side featuring Jonah Lomu at his peak? Christophe Lamaison’s kicking helped this country to victory, although they would go on to lose the final to Australia.

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FRANCE

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Proton and Perodua are, by some distance, the two largest car marques produced in which southeast Asian country?

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MALAYSIA

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Nicknamed The Ambling Alp, which Italian boxer beat Jack Sharkey in June 1933 to become world heavyweight champion? Standing at around six feet six inches and fighting at as much as 275 pounds, he was until recently the heaviest champion in boxing history.

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Primo CARNERA

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Which 2003 film depicts the life of the Florida serial killer Aileen Wuornos, played by Charlize Theron?

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MONSTER

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Which French fashion designer has been creative director at Celine since 2018 – a position he has previously held at Dior and Yves Saint Laurent? He has dressed celebrities including David Bowie, Lady Gaga and Daft Punk.

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Hedi SLIMANE

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Nicknamed Ginger Spice, what is the forename of the Spice Girl whose singles include Bag It Up, from the album Schizophonic, and a cover of It’s Raining Men, from the album Scream If You Wanna Go Faster?

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GERI or GERALDINE Horner (accept GERI or GERALDINE Halliwell)

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Which actress played Vod, a rebellious spirit whose partying ways are a front for insecurity and a fear of failure, in Channel 4’s Fresh Meat? She also starred in civil service sitcom Not Safe for Work and is engaged to Tom Hiddleston, whom she will join in the MCU as the villain in 2023’s The Marvels.

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Zawe ASHTON

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The USA was among several countries that boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics, which were held in which capital city? This boycott was due to a recent invasion of Afghanistan by the host country.

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MOSCOW (prompt on Soviet Union, USSR or Russia)

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At the Academy Awards held in 2006, which Taiwanese film-maker won the Best Director award for the film Brokeback Mountain?

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Ang LEE

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Which American fashion designer, the creative director of Moschino, has muses including Bjork and model Devon Aoki? Karl Lagerfeld said this man was the only one who could take over Chanel when he left.

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Jeremy SCOTT

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Five penalties by Ayumu Goromaru helped which Asian nation to a shock 34-32 win over South Africa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup? Future England coach Eddie Jones led this team at the tournament.

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JAPAN

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Trevor Belmont is the central character of which 2017 Netflix animated fantasy horror series, based on a Konami video game franchise? Belmont is the last remaining member of a clan of monster hunters, and defends Wallachia from Dracula with his comrades Alucard and Sypha Belnades.

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CASTLEVANIA

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Which EastEnders character was played by Pam St Clement and appeared from 1986 to 2012? She was both a barmaid and landlady of the Queen Vic, and was known for her rivalries with Peggy and sister-in-law Big Mo. Her forename (rather than her surname) is required.

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PAT or PATRICIA Evans (accept PAT or PATRICIA Beale, Butcher, Harris or Wicks))

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Their biggest UK hit, which 4 Non Blondes single is often wrongly referred to as What’s Going On, after the refrain at the end of the chorus?

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WHAT’S UP

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Which Welsh actress played Josie, a seemingly sweet dentistry student who gets kicked off her course after drunkenly drilling through a patient’s cheek, in Fresh Meat? She also appeared in the BBC One period drama Cranford and starred alongside Chris Ramsey in the BBC Two sitcom Hebburn.

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Kimberley NIXON

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Founded in 1880, the car manufacturer Spyker is by far the largest automobile manufacturer from which north-western European country? Other marques from this country include VDL and Vencer, and the lorry manufacturer DAF.

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NETHERLANDS

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The Soviet Union responded to the 1980 US boycott of the Moscow Summer Olympics by boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics, which were held in which American city?

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Los Angeles

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Which Swiss dish is made by heating cheese, scraping off the melted part and serving it, typically with melted potatoes? The same name is given to a cheese specifically made for use with this dish.

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RACLETTE

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In Cockney rhyming slang, a ‘syrup’ refers to what kind of accessory worn by some people on their head, via the phrase ‘syrup of fig’?

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WIG

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Which 2007 film is named after the pseudonym of a real-life unidentified serial killer who operated in California in the 1960s? Jake Gyllenhaal stars in the lead role as Robert Graysmith, a true crime author who is known for his work on the case.

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ZODIAC

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Nicknamed ‘Scary Spice’, what is the forename of the Spice Girl whose debut solo single was I Want You Back, a duet with Missy Elliott? Her other hits include Tell Me and Feels So Good, both taken from the album Hot.

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MELanie Brown (accept MEL B, disallow anything that suggests Mel C or Melanie Chisholm)

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Which EastEnders character, played by Martine McCutcheon, was a school friend of Bianca Jackson? After becoming a barmaid at The Queen Vic, she married Grant and had a daughter, Courtney, with him. Her forename (rather than her surname) is required.

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TIFFANY or TIFF Mitchell (accept TIFFANY or TIFF Raymond)

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At the Academy Awards held in 2021, which Chinese-born director became the second woman to win the Best Director award, for her movie Nomadland?

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Chloe ZHAO

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Which 1971 film begins in 1944 with the real-life serial killer John Christie, played by Richard Attenborough, murdering one of his victims at the titular Notting Hill address where Christie lived?

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10 RILLINGTON PLACE

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Nicknamed ‘Baby Spice’, what is the forename of the Spice Girl whose singles include What Took You So Long, from the album A Girl Like Me, and a cover of Edie Brickell’s What I Am, recorded with Tin Tin Out?

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EMMA Bunton

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Premiering on Netflix in 2021, Arcane is an animated series based on which Riot Games video game series, set in the city of Piltover? Inspired by Defence of the Ancients, this game has given rise to one of the most popular e-sports.

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LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

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Which dish, eaten in the French and Italian Alps, involves melted Reblochon cheese being scattered over potatoes, onion and bacon and then cooked?

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TARTIFLETTE

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Played by Queen Latifah in the 2002 film, which character is matron of the Cook County Jail where Roxie and Velma are incarcerated in Chicago? You may give her nickname or her surname (or both).

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MAMA MORTON (accept either underlined part)

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In the Channel 4 series Fresh Meat, which actress played Candice, a literature student who moves into the house in Season 3 and falls into a relationship with the oddball Howard? Her other TV roles include The Waif in Game of Thrones, Vel Sartha in Andor, and the title character in the BBC’s Love, Nina.

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Faye MARSAY

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Which 1977 hit for Bob Marley and the Wailers is often wrongly referred to as Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be All Right, an assurance Marley repeatedly offers in the lyrics?

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THREE LITTLE BIRDS

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Which German boxer held the world heavyweight title between 1930 and 1932? He is the only boxer to win a world title on a foul, and died aged 99 in 2005, making him the longest living heavyweight champion.

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Max SCHMELING

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Now owned by Bugatti, Rimac [REE-mats] is a car company based in which country in south-eastern Europe? At the time of its release in 2015, its Concept One model was marketed as the fastest mass-production electric vehicle in the world.

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CROATIA

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Brian Lima and Pat Lam were among the players who helped which Pacific Island nation to a 16-13 win over Wales at the 1991 Rugby World Cup? You may give either the name of nation at that time, or its current name.

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Western SAMOA

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American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave Black Power salutes on the podium at the 1968 summer Olympic games, which were held in which city?

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MEXICO CITY (prompt on Mexico)

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Which British boxer beat James J. Corbett in 1897 to become world heavyweight champion? He is the lightest man to hold this title, weighing in at just 165 pounds, and was the only Briton to do so until Lennox Lewis almost a hundred years later.

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Bob FITZSIMMONS

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Which dish from the Massif Central in France involves melting cheese, often the local Tomme d’Auvergne variety, and blending it into mashed potatoes, often including garlic?

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ALIGOT [al-EE-go]

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Which 1968 film, based on a real-life case, begins with police officers concluding that a serial killer is on the loose, following the discovery of three elderly women who have been murdered? The film stars Tony Curtis as the lead character, Albert DeSalvo, who is known by the titular epithet.

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The BOSTON STRANGLER

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In Cockney rhyming slang, a man might refer to which of his household members using the term ‘trouble’, via the phrase ‘trouble and strife’?

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WIFE

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Which fashion designer was Burberry’s Chief Creative Director from 2018 to 2022? He had previously been creative director of Givenchy and is known for his close friendship with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.

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Riccardo TISCI

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Which Coronation Street character, played by Sarah Lancashire, became a barmaid at the Rovers Return and was allowed by Bet to live in the pub? She had relationships with Des Barnes and Curly, who later became her husband. Her forename (rather than her surname) is required.

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RAQUEL Watts (accept RAQUEL Wolstenholme)

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Which Mexican film-maker won consecutive Best Director Academy Awards at the ceremonies held in 2015 and 2016, for the movies Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) and The Revenant?

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Alejandro Gonzalez INARRITU

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France was on the receiving end of a Rugby World Cup shock in 2011 when they lost 14-19 to which Pacific island nation? Despite the result, this side were knocked out in the first round, and France steadied themselves to reach the final.

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TONGA

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Which song by The Who is often incorrectly referred to by the title Teenage Wasteland, due to Roger Daltrey singing that phrase multiple times?

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BABA O’RILEY

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The 2016 Netflix TV animation Skylanders Academy, based on the Activision video game Skylanders, features Stealth Elf, Eruptor and which dragon, who made his first appearance in a 1998 video game?

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SPYRO

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Played by Richard Gere in the 2002 film, which lawyer do Velma and Roxie fight over in Chicago? He attempts to turn his clients into celebrities to elicit sympathy from the public and jury. His forename (rather than his surname) is required.

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BILLY Flynn

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