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Swedish Heptathlete winner of Gold in 2004. Only athletes to win three consecutive world titles in Heptathlon.
Carolina Kluft
Guadeloupe born French runner who won 400m Gold at 1992 and 1996 and 200m Gold at 1996 Olympics.
Marie-Jose Perec
100m winner of 1992 and 1996 Golds at Olympics. Also won female 4x100m at 1996.
Gail Devers
Female Slovenian rock climber who won the Combined climbing Gold at 2020 Olympics.
Janja Garnbret
Czech rock climber winner of competitions in lead climbing and bouldering. Born 1993.
Adam Ondra
Top 14 rugby team playing in Paris
Stade Francais
Top 14 rugby club playing in Nanterre (suburb of Paris).
Racing 92
Most wins of Top 14 rugby Union league.
Toulouse
Levante football club play in which Spanish city?
Valencia
Who hosted 1982 World Cup?
Spain
Who hosted 1978 World Cup?
Argentina
Who hosted the 1974 World Cup?
West Germany
Who hosted 1970 World Cup?
Mexico
Who hosted 1962 World Cup?
Chile
Who hosted 1958 World Cup?
Sweden
Who hosted 1954 World Cup?
Switzerland
Who hosted 1950 World Cup?
Brazil
Who hosted 1938 World Cup?
France
Who hosted 1934 World Cup?
Italy
Who won 1934 World Cup?
Italy
Who won 1938 World Cup?
Italy
Who won 1950 World Cup?
Uruguay
Who won 1954 World Cup?
West Germany
Who won 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cups?
Brazil
Who won 1974 World Cup?
West Germany
Who won 1978 World Cup as host country?
Argentina
Who won the 1982 World Cup?
Italy
Who won the 1986 World Cup?
Argentina
Who won 1990 World Cup?
West Germany
Who won 1994 and 2002 World Cup?
Brazil
Final of 2022 World Cup will take place in which stadium?
Lusail Iconic Stadium
Head Coach of La Rochelle of Top 14, winner of 2022 European Cup final against Leinster. Irish but born in San Diego.
Ronan O’Gara
IPL cricket team based in Chennai.
Super Kings
IPL cricket team based in New Delhi.
Capitals
IPL cricket team based in Ahmedabad. Stadium named after Narendra Modi.
Gujarat Titans
IPL cricket team based in Kolkata. Plays at Eden Gardens.
Knight Riders
IPL cricket team based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Super Giants
IPL cricket team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and playing at Wankhede Stadium
Indians
IPL cricket team based in Punjab.
Kings
IPL cricket team based in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Royals
IPL cricket team based in Karnataka.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
IPL cricket team based in Hyderabad, Telangana, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.
Sunrisers
Who won the WBO Heavyweight title from Tommy Morrison in 1993 and lost to Herbie Hide in 1994? Played Sonny Liston in Ali (2001).
Michael Bentt
British heavyweight boxer born in Nigerianwas WBO champion between 1996 and 1997?
Henry Akinwande
BBC womens footballer of year in 2021, which Dutch footballer scores loads for country and arsenal club?
Vivianne Miedema
FIFA Womens Best Player 2021 for Barcelona and Spain.
Alexia Putellas
2021 2nd best womens fifa footballer, Australia captain and plays for Chelsea
Sam Kerr
Right back for Barcelona and England who won 2020 Best FIFA Womens player award while playing for Man City?
Lucy Bronze
Who won 2018 Ballon Dor Feminin playing to Lyon? She is Norwegian.
Ada Hegerberg
Who won 2019 Ballon Dor Feminin? Playing for OL Reign and USA.
Megan Rapinoe
Who won 2022 and 2021 Ballon Dor Feminin playing for Spain and Barcelona?
Alexia Putellas
Who came second in Ballon dor Feminin in 2022, she plays for England and arsenal?
Beth Mead
Who came second in 2019 Ballon Dor Feminin losing to her compatriot and Barcelona teammate Alexia Putellas?
Jennifer Hermoso
Which Hmong American artistic gymnast won the 2020 Olympics all around gold after Simone Biles dropped out? Also silver on Team and bronze on uneven bars
Sunisa Lee
Football team nicknamed cobblers
Northampton town
Who played Raquel Watts in Corrie and then went into Lark Rise to Candlefird, Last tango in Halifax and happy valley
Sarah Lancashire
Who won 2012 all around gymnast gold winner? She was first African American to take gold
Gabby Douglas
Football team nicknamed the Saddlers
Walsall FC
Czech male decathlete was silver at 2000 Olympics then won 2004 gold.
Roman Sebrle
Town in Austrian state of Vorarlberg which hosts a Hypo-Meeting every year for decathletes and heptathletes.
Gotzis
October 2022 which yankees outfielder hit 62nd home run of season and broke American League record held since 1961 by Roger Maris.
Aaron Judge
In September 2022 which Dominican first baseman for St Louis Cardinals became only fourth player in major league history to hit 700 career home runs.
Albert Pujols
Which athletics meeting held in namesake stadium in Oslo hosts the Dream Mile?
Bislett Games
American wrestler is cousin of snoop dogg, first black women to headline a wrestle mania in 2021 alongside Bianca Belair
Sasha Banks
African American wrestler current Raw Womens champion, won 2021 royal rumble female.
Bianca Belair
Longest reigning wwe universal champion, reclaimed wwe championship from Lesnar in April 2022
Roman Reigns
Russian female tennis player never won grand slam, runner up at French open 2008 and Australian open 2009
Dinara safina
Serbian tennis player ranked #1 but no grand slam, she was runner up at us open in 2008
Jelena Jankovic
Home ground of Ipswich town
Portman Road
T20 World Cup final held in which stadium
Melbourne cricket ground (mcg)
Only Latvian to have won a grand slam singles title: 2017 French open
Jelena Ostapenko
European nation only one to fail to score a single try while playing at the rugby Union World Cup only appearance is in 1999
Spain
Which Olympic Games saw brawl between Hungary and Soviet Union called blood in water match
1956 Melbourne
Belgian cyclist tested positive between 1969 and 1973, he won eleven grand tours and all five monuments.
Eddy Merckx
Which Italian cyclist admitted to using amphetamines, nicknamed “champion of champions” he won Giro Ditalia five times and Tour de France twice in 1949 and 1952.
Fausto Coppi
First cycling classic of the year, known as La Primavera, goes from Lombardy to Liguria. Most successful rider is 7 time winner Belgian Eddy Merckx
Milan-San Remo
One of two Cobbled classics, which cycling race is the week before Paris-Roubaix and takes part in Belgium.
Tour of Flanders
The second of the cobbled classics, which cycling race is nicknamed the queen of the classics and “the hell of the north”, it is in North France from the capital to near to Belgian border.
Paris-Roubaix
Known as La Doyenne, the oldest cycling classic, first raced in 1892, held in the Ardennes region of Belgium. Most successful eddy merckx.
Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Only Autumn classic, known as “race of the falling leaves”, first held in 1905 as Milano-Milano, climbers classic includes iconic Madonna del Ghisallo.
Giro di Lombardia
Five hardest races of year including Milan-San Remo, Paris-roubaix and tour of flanders known collectively as what?
Monuments
Who was third man on podium during the black power salute at 200m final at 1968 Mexico City Olympics alongside Tommie smith and John Carlos
Peter Norman (Australian won silver)
The number two court of the Us tennis tournament is named after which musician?
Louis Armstrong
Four spectator grandstands at French Open main court named after which four French tennis players nicknamed the four musketeers?
Jacques Brugnon, Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet, Rene Lacoste
1926 who first woman to swim across body of English Channel?
Gertrude Ederle
Which brit won 1995 world rally championship?
Colin McRae
Which brit won 2001 world rally championship?
Richard Burns
Which frenchman won 2004-12 world rally championship?
Sebastian Loeb
Which frenchman won 2013-18 and 20-21 world rally championship?
Sebastien Ogier
Which estinian won 2019 world rally championship?
Ott Tanak
Which Finn won 2022 world rally championship
Kalle rovanpera
2022 Giro Ditalia winner
Jai Hindley (Australian)
Vuelta Despana 2022 winner
Remco Evenepoel (Belgian)
Tour de France winner 2022
Jonas Vingegaard
Who won the 2021 and 2020 Tour de France?
Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia)
Who won 2020 Giro Ditalia
Tao Geoghegan Hart
Who won the 2019 Tour de France and 2021 giro Ditalia
Egan Bernal
Who won the 2019-21 Vuelta despana
Primoz Roglic (Slovenian ex ski jumper)
Last Frenchman to win Tour de France
Bernard hinault
Last Spaniard to win Vuelta despana
Alberto Contador
Last Italian to win giro Ditalia
Vincenzo Nibali
Maurice Garin was first winner of which cycling race in 1903?
Tour de France
Luigi Ganna was first winner of which cycling race in 1909?
Giro Ditalia
Whcih Belgian cyclist was first winner of Vuelta despana in 1935?
Gustaaf Deloor
Eddy Merckx, Fausto Coppi and alfredo binda are joint highest winners of which cycling race with 5 wins?
Giro Ditalia
Who are the four joint most winners of the Tour de France with 4 wins?
Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Jacques Anquetil, Miguel Indurain
Who has won the most Vuelta despana with 4 wins?
Roberto Heras
Which Brit has been worlds strongest man in both 2021 and 2022?
Tom Stoltman
Tom Stoltman is Britain’s first worlds strongest man since which winner inn2017?
Eddie Hall
Whcih Brit was worlds strongest man in 1983 and 1985
Geoff Capes
Which Brit was worlds strongest man in 1989
Jamie Reeves
Which Brit was worlds strongest man in 1993
Gary Taylor
Which American strongman has won worlds strongest man four times 2011,13,15,16?
Brian Shaw
Which Lithuanian strongman has won worlds strongest man four times 2009,10,12,14
Zydrunas Savickas
Which polish strongman has won the worlds strongest man a record five times 2002,03,05,07,08
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Which Icelandic strongman has won the worlds strongest Man four times in 1984,86,88,90
Jon Pall Sigmarsson
Which Icelandic strongman has won the worlds strongest Man four times in 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996
Magnus ver magnusson
Which American won the first two worlds steongest man in 1977/78
Bruce Wilhelm
Which Brit won the inaugural Grand Prix 500cc MotoGP in 1949?
Leslie Graham
Whcih Brit won the 500CC MotoGP four times 1951, 53,54,55
Geoff duke
Which motorcyclist who also won an F1 championship won the 500cc MotoGP championships four times 1956, 58,59,60
John Surtees
Which Brit won the 500cc MotoGP championship four times 1962-65
Mike Hailwood
Which Italian won 500cc MotoGP championship eight times 1966-72, 75
Giacomo Agostini
Which Brit won the 500gp MotoGP championship twice in 1973/74
Phil Read
Which Brit won the 500cc MotoGP championship twice in 1976 and 1977?
Barry Sheene
Which Australian won the 500cc MotoGP championship five times from 1994-98
Mick Doohan
Which Australian MotoGP won championships in 2007 and 2011
Casey Stoner
Valentino Rossi has how many MotoGP championships at 500cc?
7 (2001-05, 2008-9)
Spanish MotoGP championships 2010,12 and 15
Jorge Lorenzo
Which Spanish MotoGP has six championships 2013-14, 2016-19?
Marc Marquez
2020 500cc MotoGP champion Spanish
Joan Mir
2021 500cc MotoGP champion French
Fabio Quartararo
2022 500cc MotoGP champion Italian for Ducati
Francesco Bagnaia
Ducati 2022 motogp win with Francesco bagnaia first Italian win amongst Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha since 2007 win by which ducati rising Australian?
Casey Stoner
Leslie Graham inaugural 500cc MotoGP championship won riding which three letter bike company?
AJS
Geoff Duke won his first MotoGP championship riding which brand of motorbike? The last British constructor to win the 500cc MotoGP to date - 1951
Norton
Who was the first British GP solo motorcycle world champion since Barry Sheene in 1977 when they won 2015 moto3 world championship?
Danny Kent
Line you can’t cross in curling
Hog Line
Name of hedge fund manager and general wrong’un who brought Wu Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin
Martin Shkreli
Who won the 1958 f1 world championship?
Mike Hawthorn
Who won the 1962 and 1968 f1 world championship?
Graham Hill
Who won the 1969, 1971, 1973 F1 championships?
Jackie Stewart
Who won the 1963 and 1965 f1 world championship?
Jim Clark
Who won the 1964 f1 world championship?
John Surtees
Who won the 1976 f1 world championship?
James Hunt
Who won the 1992 f1 world championship?
Nigel Mansell
Who won the 1996 f1 world championship?
Damon Hill
Who won the 2008, 2014-15, 2017-20 f1 season?
Lewis Hamilton
When Lewis Hamilton won his first f1 title he was driving for which team?
McClaren
Who won the 2009 f1 world championship?
Jenson Button
Who won the 2010-13 f1 world championship?
Sebastian Vettel
Who won the 2016 f1 world championship?
Nico rosberg
Who won the 2021 and 2022 f1 world championship?
Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Who won the 2007 f1 world championship?
Kimi Raikkonen
Who won the 2005-06 f1 world championship?
Fernando Alonso
Who won the 1994-95 and 2000-04 f1 world championship?
Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher won his first two titles 1994-95 racing for which team?
Benetton
Who won the 1998-99 f1 world championship?
Mika Hakkinen
Who won the 1997 f1 world championship?
Jacques Villeneuve
Who won the 1985-86, 1989, 1993 f1 world championship?
Alain Prost
Who won the 1988, 1990, 1991 f1 titles?
Ayrton Senna (McClaren)
Who won the 1981, 1983, 1987 f1 world championship?
Nelson Piquet
Who won the 1975, 1977 and 1984 f1 world championship?
Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda won 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari, who was he driving with in 1984?
McClaren
Who won the 1982 f1 world championship?
Keke Rosberg
Who won the 1980 f1 world championship?
Alan Jones (Williams)
Who won the 1979 f1 world championship?
Jody Scheckter (Ferrari)
Who won the 1978 f1 world championship?
Mario Andretti
Who won the 1972 and 1974 f1 world championship?
Emerson Fittipaldi
Who won the 1970 f1 world championship?
Jochen Rindt (Lotus)
Who won the 1967 f1 world championship?
Denny Hulme (NZ)
Who won the 1959-60, 1966 f1 world championship?
Jack Brabham
1961 f1 champion
Phil Hill
Who won the 1951 (second ever), 1954-57 f1 world championship?
Juan Manuel Fangio
Who won the 1952-53 f1 world championship? First two time winner
Alberto Ascari
Who won the inaugural F1 championship in 1950 driving for Alfa Romeo
Giuseppe Farina
Old stadium of Brentford
Griffin Park
Old stadium of Hull City
Boothferry Park
Old stadium of Stoke City
The Victoria ground
Old stadium of Sunderland
Roker Park
Old stadium of MIDDLESBOROUGH
Ayresome Park
Term introduced to describe a crescent-shaped dune by Alexander von Middendorf based on occurrence in Turkestan.
Barchan
Statue of whcih former England cricketer can be found in Canal basin of Skipton?
Fred Trueman
Most northerly horse racing course in Britain
Perth
What athletics event did Holly Bradshaw win a bronze medal for Team GB at Tokyo in 2021?
Pole Vault
2020 Tokyo, Matt Walls won gold in this event, in womens laura Kenny won this in 2012 and 2016 but couldn’t retain
Omnium
1896 battle between Menilek II’s Ethiopia vs Italy.
Adwa
Manager of Qatar at 2022 WC
Felix Sanchez
Manager of Saudi at 2022 WC
Herve Renard
Manager of Senegal at WC 2022
Aliou Cissd
Manager of Tunisia at WC 2022
Jalel Kadri
Manager of Canada at WC
John Herdman
Manager of Argentina
Lionel Scaloni
Manager of brazil at Wc
Tite
Belgium at WC 2022 manager
Roberto Martinez
Manager of Croatia WC 2022
Zlatko Dalic
Manager of Germany WC
Hansi Flick
Manager of Portugal at WC
Fernando Santos
Manager of Wales national team at WC
Robert Page
Middleweight boxer, real name Walker Smith Jr, beaten by Brit boxer Randolph Turpin in 1951
Sugar Ray Robinson
Who was the first goal scorer of the 2022 World Cup tournament mens?
Enner Valencia
Born Shimon Hayut, what was the name of the Israeli conman told about in the Netflix documentary The Tindler Swindler
Simon Leviev
What is the name of the Russian born German con artist and fraudsrer who posed as a wealthy heiress to access upper echelons of NY from 2013-17. Netflix made the 2022 miniseries Inventing _____.
Anna Sorokin
Who was the conman who founded a luxury music festival called Fyre, held in Bahamas and cohosted by Ja Rule (Jeffrey Bruce Atkins)
Billy McFarland
Held on the Bahamian island of Great Exuma what was the name of the festival set up by Billy McFarland in 2017?
Fyre
Who was the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX
Sam Bankman-Fried
Who was the CEO of Alameda Research, a quantitative trading firm founded by Sam Bankman-Fried. Thencompany owed ftx $10b.
Caroline Ellison
What was the real name of Peter Davison? It is shared by the maiden name of his daughter Georgia.
Moffett
Name of actor in tv War of the Worlds and young Aegon II Targaryen in House of the Dragon. Son of Georgia and David.
Ty Tennant
Whcih British athlete won the 400m gold at 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London silver at same distance, two bronzes
Christine Ohuruogu
Whcih Paralympic wheelchair athlete has won total of six golds at 2008 and 2012 paralympics and eight London marathons at racing
David Weir
Which paralympian has 17 golds in total 28 medals at paralynpians in swimming and cycling, record
Sarah Storey
Whcih paralympian swimmer won 20 medals including 5 golds between 1984 and 1996 for team gb?
Janice Burton
Which paralympian male swimmer has 16 golds out of 18 medals from 1976-1988
Mike Kenny
Which paralympian equestrian has 14 golds for team GB
Lee Pearson
Which paralympian won 10/17 golds between 1964 and 1988 Olympics at athletics, table tennis, swimming and wheelchair fencing?
Carol Bryant
In what month of the year is St Leger traditionally run?
September
Doddie Weir Cup contested between which two countries?
Scotland and Wales
Name of the main prize of Rugby Wirld Cup Sevens, named after the town in Scotland where rugby sevens in 1883.
Melrose Cup
Name of trophy of rugby between England and Ireland
Millennium Trophy
Ireland and Scotland contest what rugby cup?
Centenary Quaich
What countries contest the Auld Alliance Trophy in rugby Union?
Scotland and France
What cup is contested by Wales and Scotland in rugby Union?
Doddie Weir Cup
What cup is contested between Italy and Scotland and named after Italian captain and Scotland scrum coach who died of covid in 2021?
Cuttitta Cup
New Zealand and Australian contest which cup named after which former governor of New Zealand?
Bledisloe Cup
Which two teams contest the Mandela Challenge Plate in rugby union?
Australia and South Africa
The Freedom Cup is contested between whcih two Southern Hemisphere rugby teams?
New Zealand and South Africa
What trophy is contested by Australia and Argentina in rugby Union?
Puma Trophy
To celebrate bicentenaries in 1988 and 1989 respectively the Trophee des Bicentenaires is contested between whcih two countries in rugby Union
Australia and France
Which trophy replaced the Cook Cup as the perpetual trophy to be won between matches of rugby Union between Australia and England. England won the first in 2022.
Ella-Mobbs Trophy
Which trophy is contested between Australia and Scotland, it is named after a Scotsman who was Governor General of Australia too?
Hopetoun Cup
Which trophy was played for between Australia and Ireland and named after the home of Ireland rugby up to demolition in 2007 ready for aviva stadium
Lansdowne Cup
Named after a famous All Blacks captain who was killed in Belgium during WW1, which trophy is played for in rugby matches between New Zealand and France
Dave Gallaher Trophy
Which shield is contested in rugby matches between New Zealand and England? Named after famous New Zealander
Hillary Shield
The cup contested between South Africa and Wales is named after which royal figure?
Prince William Cup
Named after Anthim the Iberian a native of one of the nations who became a big figure in Wallachia, the Antim Cup is contested between which two rugby countries?
Georgia and Romania
A trophy contested between UsA and Romania rugby is named after which general of AEF during WW1, nicknamed Black Jack
John Pershing (Pershing Cup)
The Siam Cup is contested between which two islands in rugby? Made from Siam Ticals at behest of Rama VI
Jersey and Guernsey
No trophy involved but what are rugby matches between England and France nicknamed
Le Crunch
Boca Juniors vowed their colours would be those on the flag of the next ship to enter La Boca harbour, what nation ship arrived?
Sweden (blue and yellow)
River Plate play in which two colours
Red and White
Which Brazilian football team have won the most league titles in their Serie A?
Palmeiras
Which city does Palmeiras football team play in?
São Paulo
Football team Athletico Mineiro play in whcih Brazilian football city
Belo Horizonte (capital of Minas Gerais)
The Brazilian football team Flamengo play in Whcih city?
Rio de Janeiro
Which Rio de Janeiro football team was founded in 1902 by Oscar Cox making it the older of itself vs rivals Flamengo
Fluminense
Which city does the Brazilian football team Internacional play in?
Porto Alegre
The football team Corinthians play in which Brazilian city?
São Paulo
Whcih team has won the most Argentina primera division?
River Plate
Argentine football team Estudiantes play in which city?
La Plata
The Argentine football club Newells OLD boys play in which city?
Rosario
Which Chilean football team are sixth most succcessful in country and shares name with a British team?
Everton
Which uruguayian football team play games at Estadio Belvedere based in Montevideo and have name same as famous British one
Liverpool
Deportivo Wanka play in which country?
Peru
What is the name of the Bolivian team who were first to win league title without conceding a goal living up to their name?
The Strongest
Sharing name with British team, which Argentine premier league side play games at estadio julio grondona and won league in 2012
Arsenal
Stadium is largest on island of a Ireland and the Hq of the Gaelic athletic association, capacity or 82300
Croke Park, Dublin
Variant of Hurling is played by women
Camogie
Vs which country does all-Ireland Gaelic football team compete for the Cormac McAnallen Cup, culmination of biennial international rules series
Australia
In rugby league substitutes are known as what
Interchanges
Embedded into each of the visa pages of a current Uk passport is which Briton
William Shakespeare
Only two women appear on British passport, one is which architect of the Roayl Shakespeare theatre in stratford upon Avon
Elisabeth Scott
Other woman on UK passport other than architect elisabeth Scottnisnwhich computer genius
Ada LovelAce
Also known as lady’s cushion or sea pink, armeria maritima is known as what plant and found on Pre decimalisation threepenny bits?
Thrift
The reverse of the halfpenny depicted which iconic ship? Dubious proceeds from voyages paid off entire government debt.
Golden Hind
Tim Hortons is popular coffee chain in Canada, Tim Horton died at 44 in car crash but before then played which sport professionally.
Ice Hockey
UK Chmapionship in snooker takes place at which location
York Barbican
Which snooker player nicknamed the pistol beat Ding Junhui to win the UK championship in 2022?
Mark Allen
Which country will be in first Rugby Union World Cup in 2023 after winning playoff against Canada
Chile
Who beat UsA to qualify for their second Ruby Union World Cup in 2023 due?
Portugal
Name of golden shoe in French award most goals in Europe top division
Soulier d’Or
Who is only English winner of European golden shoe on 1999-2000
Kevin Phillips
Two welsh winners of European golden shoe, Ian Rush in 1983-84 and which other League of Wales footballer in 1993-4
David Taylor
Whcih Scottish player won European golden shoe in 1991-92 and 1992-93
Ally McCoist
Whcih player has won European golden shoe 2020-21 and 2021-22
Robert Lewandowski
Which Italian won European golden shoe in 2019-20
Ciro Immobile
Liverpool training ground called
Melwood
Chadwell Heath is name of whcih club’s training ground
West Ham
What is the name of Man U training ground
Carrington
What is Chelsea training ground called
Cobham
What is the name of Real Madrid academy comes from “the factory”
La Fabrica
What is the name of Barcelona’s youth academy known from “the farmhouse”
La Masia
Italian for mixed zone, tactic used in Italian football from 70s to 90s, by Luigi Radice and Giovanni Trapattoni (juventus won lots then Italy then Ireland 2012 euros). It’s doing zonal marking while attacking like total football.
Zona mista
Five coAches who have won league titles in four different European countries
Carlo Ancelotti
Ernst Happel (Austrian, feyenoord 1970, Hamburg 1983 European wins)
Giovanni Trapattoni
Jose Mourinho
Tomislav Ilic (Croatian, Yugoslav, Ajax, Anderlecht, Marseille 1991-92)
Three coaches to have won all theee major European club competitions (European cup, uefa cup and uefa cup winners cup)
Udo Lattek (Munich 1974, Monchengladbach UEFA 1979 and Barca)
Jose Mourinho
Giovanni Trappattoni
Ernst Happel has won two European cups which two teams
Feyenoord 1970
Hamburg 1983
Ottmar Hitzfeld has won European cup with two different teams?
Borussia Dortmund 1997
Bayern Munich 2001
What does Borussia mean
It is Latin for Prussia
Carlo Ancelotti European cup wins
Ac Milan 2003, 2007
Real Madrid 2014, 2022
Jose Mourinho European cup wins
Porto 2004
Inter Milan 2010
UEFA Cup; Porto 2003
Europa League: Man U 2017
Europa Conference Lesgue: Roma 2022
Jupp Heynckes has won two European cups
Real Madrid 1998
Bayern Munich 2013
Who has won champions league twice once with Madrid and once with Munich
Late Spanish broadcast Andres Montes said to have popularised whcih term for Spanish football play in commentary against Tunisia 2006 WC
Tika Taka
Italian for door bolt fives what tactical system of football with strong emphasis on defence
Catenaccio
Whcih football technique is named after the Spanish for playing hooky or skipping school, first seen by a Ricardo Infante in game between Estudiantes de La Plata vs Rosario Central in 1948
Rabona
Which style of penalty was first seen in the UEFA Euro 1976 final when Czechoslovakia beat Hermany on penalties in Belgrade
Panenka
Which style of penalty is named after a Czech attacking midfielder best executed in the 1976 euros final?
Panenka
Madagascar football team
Nickname after a species of Zebu
The Barea
Morocco nickname after range and animal
Atlas Lions
Nigeria are super eagles, what are womens football team
Super Falcons
Rwanda known as what nickname football team
The wasps
The Lions of Teranga nickname of what football team?
Senegal - Teranga is Wolof word meaning hospitality
South Africa nickname meaning Boys Boys
Bafana Bafana
Eagles of Carthage are what country football
Tunisia
Zambia team nickname deriving from Copper Bullets
Chipolopolo
The Lions of Khorosan whcih football team
Afghanistan
Druk Eleven are whcih from football team
Bhutan
India football team
Nickname after colour and animal
Blue Tigers
Native name for Gurkhas is Nepal football team nickname
Gorkhali
North Korea football nickname after a mythical horse
Chollima
Name of a Turkmen horse breed, national emblem of Turkmenistan, nickname of national football team
Akhal-Teke
Australian womens football team nickname
Matildas
Name of the blue and red circle used on South Korean flag
Taegeuk - meaning great duality
Which caribbean football team known as Wadadi Boyz after local dance
Antigua and Barbuda
Whcih football team known as Rake and Scrape Boys after local music native to country
Bahamas
Football team known as Gombey Warriors after iconic symbol of the territory full of colour and masquerade/dance
Bermuda
Nickname of Dom Republic team after the name for Hispaniola in Taino
The Quisqueyanos - Quisqueya is name of Hispaniola
Soca Warriors are which country after music genre in country
Trinidad and Tobago
Bula Boys whcih football team after a greeting used in country
Fiji
The Men in Black and Gold are whcuhnnations football team
Vanuatu
Nickname of Argentina from colours
Albiceleste
Brazilian nickname from colours
Verde-Amarela
The Colombian womens team nickname references which tv show
Powerpuff Girls - Las Chicas Superpoderosas
Powerpuff Girls names and colours
Blossom - pink
Bubbles - blue
Buttercup - green
Powerpuff girls appearances were inspired by the art of which artist l, seen in Tim Burtons 2014 film Big Eyes
Margaret Keane
Paraguay football nickname meaning white red
La Albirroja
Peru football nickname after white red
La Blanquirroja
Which football team has a nickname La Remolacha Mecanica meaning The Clockwork Beet
Venezuela
Member of Auden Group, which poet and academic died in 1995. The Australian satirist Barry humphries was his son in law.
Stephen Spender
Barry Humphries’ Melbourne housewife persona
Dame Edna Everage
Barry Humphries’ male, Roman Catholic Sydney’s uncouth persona
Sir Les Patterson
Which papal name was chosen by Jude Law’s character in The young Pope (13th of that name) and by character in Babylon 5 series (15th of name)
Pius
Only two field events not to be part of the Olympic decathlon
Hammer and Triple Jump
Men Decathlon events in order
100m, Long Jump, Shotput, High Jump, 400m.
110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1500m.
Heptathlon events in order
100m Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, 200m
Long Jump, Javelin, 800m
Buzz Aldrin real first name
Edwin
Characters of which Hardy book include Dick Dewy and Fancy Day.
Under the Greenwood Tree
In women testosterone is made in whcih two paired organs
Adrenal glands and Ovaries
Sampdoria Football Team based in whcih city
Genoa
Name of the honour when winning Serie A
Scudetto
Atalanta are from which city in Lombardy
Bergamo
Football team Alaves plays in which city, the capital of Basque Country and of province of Alava
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Espanyol play in which city
Barcelona
Levante play in which city
Valencia
Osasuna play in which city
Pamplona
Rayo Vallecano play in whcih city
Madrid
Real Betis play in whcih city
Seville
Real Sociedad play in which city
San Sebastian
French kings were crowned in which cathedral
Reims Cathedral
German kings were crowned in which cathedral
Aachen
Which football team play at Volkswagen Arena in Germany
VfL Wolfsburg
Whcih football team play at Mercedes-Benz arena in Germany
VfB Stuttgart
Stuttgart capital and largest city of WhT state
Baden-Wurttemberg
Wolfsburg found in which German state
Lower Saxony
VfB in German teams stands for what
Verein fur Bewegungsspiele (Stuttgart) means association for active games
VfL in German team names like BOCHUM AND Wolfsburg standsnfornwhat
Verein fur Leibesubungen means Club for bodily exercise)
Who synthesised mauveine from a coal tar derivative in 1856, start of synthetic dye industry!
William Henry Perkin made what first synthetic dye in 1856?
In 1856 whcih American scientist worked out CO2 trapped heat in atmosphere?
Eunice Foote
What year Mendeleev publish periodic table 9 years after stanislao Cannizzaro proposes international set of atomic weights relative to hydrogen
1869
Dutch scientist who proposed intermolecular forces holding molecules together
Van der Waals
Who discovered electron and what year?
JJ Thomson 1897
Who discovered biochemical processes are driven by enzymes and do not require living cells in 1897?
Edward Buchner
Swiss geologist who in 1840 posits earth experienced an ice age
Louis Agassiz
Name of a curve showing that co2 spikes in May and lowest in September, named after scientist who did research in Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii in 1958
Keeling Curve
Chemical formula of laughing gas or nitrous oxide
N2O
IPCC stands for
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Swiss paint maker Johann Jacob Diesbach MAKES WHICH SYNTHETIC PIGMENT IN 1706
Prussian Blue
Danish microbiologist 1884 discovers gentian violet dye stains certain bacteria species
Hans Christian Gram
1859 Francois-Emmanuel Verguin created a red dye first named fuchsine after fuchsia but then renamed to mark French Sardinian victory over Austrians at which 1859 battle?
Battle of Magenta
Perkin, Graebe, Lieberman and Caro all independently discovered way to synthesise which dye (also known as Turkey red) normally derived from madder plant.
Alizarin
What dye for colour known as “blue gold” was created by a Karl Heumann using anilin after Adolf von Baeyer determined chemical structure in 1865z
Indigo
1775 Carl Wilhelm Scheele invented which vivid pigment which contained arsenic used for wallpapers and toys.
Sheele’s Green
Carl Hausserman in 1891 discovered what has explosive properties after first invented as yellow dye?
TNT Trinitrotoluene
Nobel’s second invention after dynamite was what named for material and wood, was made from mixed nitroglycerine and gun cotton (nitrocellulose). Could be used underwater.
Gelignite
Whose law states The electromotive force around a closed path is equal to the negative of the time rate of change of the magnetic flux enclosed by the path.
Faradays Law
Which Austrian scientist determines the number of molecules in a mole later termed Avogadro’s number
Johann josef Loschmidt
In 1835 who reported metals can be distinguished by emission spectra or their sparks. Also invented the English concertina, the stereoscope (a device for displaying three-dimensional images), and the Playfair cipher (an encryption technique)
Charles Wheatstone
Originally observed as dark features (absorption lines) in optical spectrum of sun, set of spectral absorption lines are named after which German scientist born 1787
Joseph von Fraunhofer
Barium makes what colour flame in flame test?
Green
Flame test colour for sodium
Yellow
Strontium flame test colour also used in fireworks for this colour
Red
What colour flame does calcium give in flame test and in fireworks
Orange
WhAt colour flame test for copper and fireworks
Blue
Lithium gives what in flame test and fireworks
Red
Potassium flame test result
Lilac
Caesium gives what two colours in flame test
Blue/violet
What elements can give white in fireworks
Titanium, zirconium, magnesium eg
What is the Centre Parcs in Bedfordshire called
Woburn Forest
Name of Centre Parcs in Wiltshire
Longleat Forest
Name of centre Parcs in Suffolk
Elveden Forest - closest town Thetford which is norfolk
Name of centre Parcs in Nottinghamshire
Sherwood Forest
Name of centre Parcs in Cumbria
Whinfell Forest - closest town is Penrith
Name of centre Parcs in Ireland
Longford Forest, shares name with the county it is in
John Dryden made poet laureate 1668 by Charles II after which famous poem 1667?
Annus Mirabilis
Who succeeded John Dryden as the second poet laureate?
Thomas Shadwell
Who was third poet laureate between 1692 and 1715 known for adaption of King Lear and also libretto for Henry Purcell opera Dido and Aeneas
Nahum Tate
Who was poet laureate between 1730 and 1757 known for colourful memoir Apology for the Life of ____________. Became chief target, head dunce, of Alexander Pope’s The Dunciad.
Colley Cibber
Which alliterative poet became poet laureate in 1757 when Thomas Gray declined the position until 1785?
William Whitehead
Whcih lake poet was poet laureate 1813-1843? Known for “after Blenheim” poem and original version of Goldilocks and Three Bears.
Robert Southey
Who was Poet Laureate between 1843 and 1850?
William Wordsworth
Tennyson was poet laureate between whcih years
1850 and 1892
Whcih poet laureate began in 1896 four years after Tennyson died?
Alfred Austin
Who was poet laureate between 1913-1930. Through his efforts that Gerard Manley Hopkins achieved posthumous fame. He developed his own phonetic alphabet for English. Wrote Eros and Psyche: A Narrative Poem in Twelve Measures and did Milton’s Prosody.
Robert Bridges
Who was poet laureate between 1930-67? Wrote childrens novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights and the poems The Everlasting Mercy and “Sea Fever”.
John Masefield
Which John Masefield poem starts: I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky.
Sea Fever
Which John Masefield poem starts: Quinquereme of Nineveh from distant Ophir, Rowing home to haven in Sunny palestine, with a cargo of ivory, and apes and peacocks, sandalwood, cedar wood and sweet white wine.
Cargoes
Poet Laureate between 1968 and 1972, wrote under pseudonym Nicholas Blake: Nigel Strangeways private detective. Translated Virgil’s Georgics, Aeneid and Eclogues.
Cecil Day-Lewis
Which poet laureate from 1972-84 founding member of Victorian society and defender of architecture; saving st Pancras from destruction. “Slough” poem. Summoned by Bells.
John Betjeman
Ted Hughes poet laureate years of service
1984-1998
Who poet laureate 1999-2009
Andrew Motion
Name of Ted Hughes domestic partner between 1962 and 1969 before she committed suicide
Assia Wevill
Sylvia Plath years of life. Wrote The Colossus and Other Poems, Ariel, The Bell Jar.
1932 Boston - 1963 London
Effect is the phenomenon that poets are more susceptible to mental illness than other creative writers. Coined by James Kaufman in 2001.
Sylvia Plath
Who was elected Children’s Laureate in 2022? Poetry anthologies Werewolf Club Rules, Overheard in a Tower Block. Wrote children picture book The Girl Who Became a Tree.
Joseph Coelho
Childrens Laureate 2019-22 known for Emily Brown Series, The Treetop Twins and How to train your dragon
Cressida Cowell
2017-19 childrens laureate Charlie and Lola
Lauren Child
2015-17 childrens laureate illustrator
Chris Riddell
Childrens Laureate 2013-15 wrote Noughts and Crosses series: last one Endgame (2021). Co-wrote “Rosa” episode of Doctor Who in 2018.
Malorie Blackman
Mandip Gill character name for Jodie Whitaker’s doctor who
Yasmin Khan
John Bishop’s character name in JodenWhitaker’s doctor who
Dan Lewis
Eccentric businessman best for tunnels under his direction in edge hill area of liverpool, mole of edge hill
Joseph Williamson
Which doctor who villain first appeared in 1966 in the last episode of season four, last regular episode of William hartnell
Cybermen
Portuguese ship which sunk in 1511, Afonso de Albuquerque was returning from Malacca when sunk, features in Dr Who last season
Flor de La Mar
Dr who companion played by Sophie aldred, companion of Sylvester McCoy.
Ace (real name Dorothy)
Who played the Fugitive Doctor in dr who?
Jo Martin
What was Bradley Walsh character name in Dr Who?
Graham O’Brien
Name of actor who played teacher Ian Chesterton opposite William hartnell between 1963-65 then appeared in cameo in 2022 The Power of the Doctor making it 57 years after character first appearance.
William Russell
Whcih Croatian actor played nikola Tesla in doctor who? Also dr luka kovac in ER and Garcia Flynn in Timeless.
Goran Visnjic
2009-11 children’s laureate: writer and illustrator of children books
Anthony Browne
2011-13 childrens laureate Known for work with Axel Scheffler
Julia Donaldson
2007-09 Childrens Laureate poet and activist
Michael Rosen
2005-07 childrens laureate big author
Jacqueline Wilson
2003-05 childrens laureate his original idea based on convo with Ted Hughes
Michael Morpurgo
Second childrens laureate between 2001-03 succeeding Quintin Blake
Anne Fine
The inaugural childrens laureate between 1999 and 2001
Quintin Blake
Dying age 31, who was lead singer of Fairport Convention? Brief singer of Strawbs and Fotheringay. Four solo albums North Star Grassman and the Raven. Did The Battle of Evermore with Robert Plant for Led Zeppelin IV in 1971.
Sandy Denny
Voltaire real name
Francois Marie Arouet born 1694
Voltaire’s magnum opus and subtitle
Candide, ou l’Optimisme
Candide’s mentor in Voltaire’s Candide
Professor Pangloss
Japanese rice ball name
Onigiri
Italian rice ball name
Arancini
Korean rice ball term
Jumeok-bap
Which actress who starred as young Jane in Jane the Virgin and Ellie Alves in second season of You, is playing the titular role of Wednesday Addams in Netflix series Wednesday?
Jenna Ortega
Who playing Morticia and Gomez Addams in Netflix show Wednesday?
Catherine Zeta Jones and Luis Guzman
Australia womens rugby Union team nickname
Wallaroos
Australia womens national rugby league team nickname
Jillaroos
Philip Olivier played Tim O’Leary in Brookside better known by which character name
Tinhead
Name of trophy for Indy 500.
Borg-Warner Trophy
Named after an athletic Bilbao striker nickname Rafael Moreno, name of award given by Marca newspaper to top scorer of La Liga
Pichichi Trophy
American physicist who first in 1934 described the property concerning the breakdown of electrical insulators. Later used by bell labs to make a namesake diode.
Clarence Zener
Name of the trophy given by Marca newspaper to best goals-to-games ratio in La liga
Ricardo Zamora Trophy
Most outstanding pitcher in MLB trophy name
Cy Young award
Outstanding goalkeeper of fifa World Cup trophy
Yashin Award
Highest award given by Geological Society of London named after scientist who discovered palladium and rhodium, observed dark gaps in solar spectrum, invented camera lucida.
Wollaston Medal
Prize named after German born inventor, immigrated to cuba, ambassador to Israel, established namesake foundation, prizes in six fields, agriculture, maths, arts (rotates) then chemistry; physics, medicine.
Wolf Prize
American astronomer born 1906, worked at Harvard for more than 70 years, “dirty snowball” hypothesis and invention of namesake shield: hyper velocity shield used to protect spacecraft from collisions with micrometeoroids.
Fred Whipple
Named after American nasa scientist, scenario proposed that density of objects in Low Earth Orbit due to space pollution is high enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade in which each collision generates space debris so more collisions.
Kessler syndrome
Johnny Warren Medal is awarded to best player in which league?
Australian A-League football
Cricket trophy awarded to winner of Tests between Australia and Sri Lanka, both best bowlers
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy
Sri Lanka only bowler to take 800 test wickets
Muttiah Muralitharan
Wanamaker Trophy is awarded to winner of what golf contest
PGA Championship
State of Origin series is best of three rugby league between which two teams
New South Wales Blues
Queensland Maroons
State of Origin player of series trophy in rugby league between NSW Blues and Queensland Maroons
Wally Lewis Medal
Named after grandfather of a president, the name of the trophy contested by mens amateur teams representing Us and GB Ireland.
Walker Cup
1952 Nobel Medicine awarded to scientist who researched decomposition of organisms that live in soil enabled the discovery of streptomycin eg.
Selman Waksman
Name of prize presented to UK natural history book named after author of a pictorial guide to the Lakeland fells.
Wainwright Prize
Award to the best left handed pitcher in MLB
Warren Spahn Award
Trophy given to the winners of Major League Lacrosse championship named after fitness businessman who founded league.
Steinfeld Trophy
The championship game of the Canadian football league is known as what?
Grey Cup
Canadian Football League teams in East Division
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Montreal Alouettes
Ottawa Redblacks
Toronto Argonauts (most Grey Cup wins)
Canadian Football League teams in West Division
BC Lions - Vancouver
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Elks (1978 Commonwealth)
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Trophy awarded to Canadian player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup game, championship of CFL.
Dick Suderman Trophy
Memorial Award awarded at Oscar’s named after head of production division of MGM.
Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award
Trophy in Rugby League awarded to the annual Challenge Cup Final’s man of the match. Named after a New Zealand born player who was killed in road accident during WW2.
Lance Todd Trophy
Trophy awarded in Rugby League to the man of the match in the Super League Grand Final, named after an Australian rugby league football administrator in UK.
Harry Sunderland Trophy
Harry Sunderland Trophy in 2022 awarded to which St Helen’s player?
Jonny Lomax
2021 Harry Sunderland Trophy awarded to which Fijian St Helens rugby league player.
Kevin Naiqama
Winner of the Lance Todd Trophy in 2022 while playing for Challenge Cup runner ups Huddersfield Giants?
Chris McQueen
What tournament is an international badminton competition among mens teams?
Thomas Cup
Cup awarded to the world womens team championship in badminton
Uber Cup
International badminton mixed team competition contested by Badminton World Federation, Thomas is mens, Uber is womens, this is mixed.
Sudirman Cup
What’s name of trophy awarded by LPGA to the golfer with lowest scoring average for the season?
Vare Trophy
LPGA player of the year and Vare Trophy winner in 2022? New Zealand
Lydia Ko
2006-09 four time lpga award winner Mexican
Lorena Ochoa
1995, 1997-98, 2001-05 Swedish golfer lpga and Vare Trophy winner
Annika Sorenstam
Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to NHL player of whcih position?
Goaltender the best of NHL gets which trophy each year
Sophia Awards are awarded to the best films in which country?
Portugal
Challenge trophy contested by womens professional teams representing the us and Europe golf
Solheim Cup
Trophy for mvp of the Stanley Cup playoffs
Conn Smythe Trophy
Russian American aviation pioneer in both helicopter and fixed wing aircraft
Igor Sikorsky
Born 1907-2014, Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist. Founded large film production companies in Hong Kong and TVB (dominant tv channel in HK). Established namesake prize.
Run Run Shaw
Biennial golf tournament between professional male golfers one team GB/Ireland and other Europe, played when no Ryder Cup, held from 2000-13.
Seve Trophy
Trophy awarded to British national who demonstrates outstanding skill, courage and initiative on land, water, air.
Segrave Trophy
The inaugural recipient of the Segrave Trophy was to whcih Australian? He piloted the first transpacific flight and first between Australia and New zealand.
Charles Kingsford Smith
First female winner of Segrave Trophy in 1932 when she was cited for flight from London to Cape Town in de Havilland Puss Moth.
Amy Johnson
First woman to fly solo from London to Australia in 1930
Amy Johnson
Winner of Segrave Trophy in 1966, only person to set both land and water speed records in same year (1964). Died during water speed record attempted at Coniston Water.
Donald Campbell
What craft did Donald Campbell die in on Coniston Water in 1967
Bluebird K7
Name of new Zealand racing car designer who founded a team whcih has won 8 world constructor championships and 12 world drivers. He won 3 Indy 500s as well as 24 Le Mans and 12 Hours Sebring.
Bruce McLaren
Annual motorsport endurance race held at a Florida international raceway over 12 hours. Tom Kristensen is Danish record holder of six wins.
12 Hours of Sebring
Sebring race for FIA World Endurance Championships is for how many miles?
1000 miles of sebring
World Endurance Championship race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps called what?
6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps
World endurance championship race held in Italy?
6 Hours of Monza
What is the course that the 24 hours Le Mans is raced on?
Circuit de la Sarthe
World endurance championship race held in Japan
6 hours of Fuji
World endurance championship race held in Middle East
8 hours of Bahrain
Last five winners of American triple crown:
Secretariat (1973)
Seattle Slew (1977)
Affirmed (1978)
American Pharaoh (2015)
Justify (2018)
First winner of triple crown america was who in 1919
Sir Barton (Omaha was 1935)
Kentucky Derby run at Louisville at Churchill Downs. What’s flower based nickname?
Run for the Roses (first race 1875)
Belmont Stakes are run where?
Elmont, New York
Belmont Stakes flower based nickname
Run for the Carnations - third and final leg of triple crown
Preakness Stakes run at which race course and location?
Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland
Preakness Stakes is the middle run of triple crown, KD 1st and BS 3rd, what’s its flowery nickname?
Run for the Black eyed Susans
Who was the northern Irish motorcyclist died in 2000 in Tallinn while leading a 125cc race
Joey Dunlop
Youngest recipient of Segrave trophy in 2018 after crash in 2017 led to double amputation of legs. Still racing and doing tv work.
Billy Monger
Billy Monger nickname off the beano fast character
Billy Whizz
Which company was founded by Eric Broadley in 1958 until 2012? Bromley to Slough to Huntingdon.
Lola Cars
Female pilot first solo flight from England to New Zealand in 1936? Winner of Segrave same year.
Jean Batten
Brazilian racing driver won Indy 500 four times 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2021
Helio Castroneves
Name of American racing driver who won Indy 500 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977z
AJ Foyt
Swedish driver winner of Indy 500 2022
Marcus Ericsson
American race car driver won Indy 500 four times 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991
Rick Mears
American racing driver part of racing dynasty, second to have won 4 Indy 500!1970, 1971, 1978, 1987.
Al Unser
Japanese driver won two time winner of Indy 500 2017 and 2020
Takuma Sato
Training exercise in Star Trek franchise
Kobayashi Maru
Japanese driver and winner of 2021 24 hours of Le Mans
Kamui Kobayashi
How many laps does Indy 500 consist of? The 500 refers to miles.
200 laps - makes each lap 2.5 miles
British racing driver is a three time winner of Indy 500 in 2007, 2010 and 2012 and won 24 hours of Daytona.
Dario Franchitti
British driver who won Indy 500 twice, in 2005 and 2011, co winner of 2006 24 Hours of Daytona. Died in 2011 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Dan Wheldon
British driver winner of Indy 500 1965
Jim Clark
British driver winner 1966 Indy 500
Graham Hill
Italian Briton race car driver was winner of 1916 Indy 500. Nicknamed Dolly.
Dario Resta
Hawksbill Mountain is highest peak in which national park whose main park road is Skyline Drive. Virginia.
Shenandoah National Park
Plane nicknamed the Wooden Wonder. lord beaverbrook, minister of aircraft production, nicknamed it Freeman’s Folly.
De Havilland DH98 Mosquito
Motorcyclist had four 500CC championships, 6 wins at Isle of Man TT 1950s and won Segrave Trophy in 1951.
Geoff Duke
Stirling Moss won 1957 Segrave Trophy for winning three Grand Prix races with which team founded by Tony Vandervell
Vanwall
What was the first vertical and/or short take off and landing jet fighter bomber landed on HMS Ark Royal and led to Bill Bedford winning Segrave Trophy?
Hawker Siddeley Kestrel (led to Hawker Siddeley Harrier)
1980 Segrave Trophy for becoming the first woman to achieve more than 100mph on water on Lake Windermere
Fiona Gore
Who captained the flagship HMS Hermes during the Falklands Islands
Sandy Woodward
Which British driver was the 1988 World Sportscar champion with silk cut jaguar? Won 1988 24 hours Daytona and 1990 24 hours Le mans
Martin Brundle
Whcih British motorcycle racer won the 1994 Superbike Wolrd Championshop and in 1995, 1998 and 1999? Won Segrave Trophy in 1994.
Carl Fogarty
Who directed Top Gun Maverick, Tron Legacy, Oblivion, Spiderhead
Joseph Kosinski
Which Briton is a six time superbike world champion from 2015-20
Jonathan Rea (driving Kawasaki)
2021 Superbike World Champion, Turkish motorcyclist
Toprak Razgatlioglu
2022 Superbike world champion riding Panigale
Alvaro Bautista
2003 British Superbike world champion
Neil Hodgson
2004 and 2007 Superbike world champion British racer
James Toseland
British racer won 2013 Superbike world champion
Tom Sykes
Colin McRae won 1995 world rally championship with whcih team
Subaru
British racer from Scotland, three time winner of 24 hours Le Mans (1998, 2008, 2013), won the World Endurance Championship in 2013.
Allan McNish
Three time winner of Red Bill Air Race World Championship, 2009, 2010 and 2015.
Paul Bonhomme
British aerobatics pilot winner of 2014 Red Bull Air Race world championship
Nigel Lamb
Current CTO of Red Bull Racing, designed cars for Williams and McLaren winning there then moved to Red Bull Racing in 2006 where won constructor 2022 and drivers 2021 and 2022.
Adrian Newey
Dubai based British rally raid motorcycle rider best known for Dakar Rally whcih he won in 2017 and 2022
Sam Sunderland
What year was the last proper Paris-Dakar rally?
2001
1992 first year Paris Dakar rally didn’t finish in Dakar where did it go to!
Cape Town
Dakar Rally took place in what continent from 2009-2019
South America - mix of countries
Which country has Dakar Rally taking place in since 2020?
Saudi Arabia
What British adventurer in 2014 became first person to compete triathlon of Everest, cycle around world and rowing Atlantic? In 2019 he landed gyrocopter in Basingstoke, circumnavigated globe in 175 days.
James Ketchell
American billionaire who has done seven summits and visited all five deepest points of all five oceans?
Victor Vescovo
The Horizon Deep is in which trench, the second deepest in world after Mariana and deepest in south hemisphere.
Tonga Trench
Name of the third deepest point after Challenger Deep (Mariana) and Horizon Deep (Tonga)
Sirena Deep
Name of the deepest trench in the Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Rico Trench
Name of the Deep containing the Brownson Deep of the Puerto Rico Trench
Milwaukee Deep
What is the trench containing the deepest point of the Southern Ocean?
South Sandwich Trench
Lowest point of the Indian Ocean found in which trench
Sunda Trench (sometimes Java Trench)
Name of the lowest point of the Arctic Ocean in the Fram strait
Molloy Deep
Schneider Cup awarded to winner of race for what
Seaplanes and flying boats
Peace prize named after a soviet nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate in 1975, given by European Parliament.
Sakharov Prize
2022 Abel Prize winner for groundbreaking contributions to topology.
Dennis Sullivan
Prize named after mathematician lived 1802-1829
Abel Prize
Aga Khan Trophy given for what
Ireland’s showjumping Nations Cup competition
Medal awarded by Royal Society of London to sciences of any nationality
Copley Medal
Dutch super cup trophy contested between eredivisie and KNVB cup named after which footballer
Johan Cruyff Shield
Womens amateur teams USA against GB/Ireland in golf is what trophy
Curtis Cup
Which two teams have won most titles for Ligue 1
PSG and Saint-Etienne have 10 each as of 2021-22 season
Which team won Ligue 1 in 2020-21
Lille
Which teams have won top 4 leagues of country the most times?
Premier League - Man U - 13 times
La Liga - Real Madrid - 35 times
Serie A - Juventus - 36 times
Bundesliga - B Munich - 31 times
Russian Premier League most titles
Spartak Moscow
CSKA stands for what
Central Sports Club of the Army
Whcih team won Russian premier league for last four seasons
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Most successful club in J1 league football
Kashima Antlers (Kashima means deer island)
Name portmanteau from Japanese for three and Italian for arrows gives Hiroshima J1 football team
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
J1 football team comes from Japanese for “to do your best”
Gamba Osaka
Football team in J1 league, Wenger, Lineker and Dragan Stojkovic, named after dolphins “Risso’s Dolphin” on top of local castle.
Nagoya Grampus
Most wins Australian and New Zealand A League
Sydney FC (5 - last in 2020)
Australian A League fun team names
Brisbane Roar
Newcastle Jets
Melbourne Victory
Wellington Phoenix
Winner of 2020-21 Serie A
Inter Milan
2021-22 Serie A winner
AC Milan
2020-21 La Liga winner
Athletico Madrid
Who created inspector Wexford
Ruth Rendel
Whose first appearance was From Doon with Death in 1964
Ruth Rendell’s Inspector Wexford
Inspector Wexford first name and who played him in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Reginald “Reg” Wexford and George Baker
Author wrote first novel Blindsighted (2001), 2018 novel Pieces of Her adapted by Netflix, Grant County series, Will Trent series.
Karin Slaughter
Highest building in the EU is now what Warsaw structure since October 2022
Varso Tower is found in which EU capital?
What building did Varso Tower overtake as EU tallest building in 2022, found in Frankfurt
Commerzbank Tower
Three traditional units of length in China.
Bu, Chi, Li
1 Bu = 5/6 Chi
1 Li = 300/360 Bu
Actor who played Captain Peacock in Are you being served? And it’s sequel Grace and Favour. Also Herbert Truly Truelove in Last of Summer Wine
Frank Thornton
British athlete won long jump gold medal at 1964 Summer Olympics, also won the silver pentathlon and bronze at 4x100m at same olympics
Mary Rand
Ginger Rogers real name and Oscar film
Virginia McMath
Kitty Foyle (1941)
Who wrote Defensor Pacis (The Defender of Peace)? Appeared in 1324.
Marsilius of Padua
Four languages of Switzerland
French, German, Italian (Ticino, Graubunden), Romansh (Graubunden)
Term for the Romance language and the traditional language of the Jersey people
Jerriais
Most successful team in Netball Superleague
Team Bath
Name of Leeds netball superleague team that started in 2021
Leeds Rhinos
Team which plays netball super league from cardiff
Celtic Dragons
London team in Netball Superleague
London Pulse
Loughborough Lightning and Team Bath play in which sport in UK
Netball (superleague)
Severn stars of the Netball Superleague play from whcih city?
Worcester
Saracens Mavericks from netball Superleague are based in whcih town
Hatfield
Team based in Belle vue in netball Superleague
Manchester Thunder
Only Scottish team in netball Superleague, in district of glasgow Dalmarnock
Strathclyde Sirens
Surrey Storm play in netball Superleague from which town
Guildford
Whcih netball team final season in netball Superleague was 2022, name like rugby same city
Wasps Netball from Coventry
Speedway Champions in 2021 are whcih team based in Cambridgeshire
Peterborough Panthers
Speedway premiership second place 2021 are which team based in Manchester
Belle Vue Aces
British Speedway Premiership team based in Suffolk
Ipswich Witches
British speedway premiership team based out of Norfolk
Kings Lynn Stars
British speedway team premiership based from midlands
Wolverhampton Wolves
Speedway premiership team based out of Yorkshire
Sheffield Tigers
Whcih Womens cricket team has won The Hundred in both 2021 and 2022?
Oval Invincibles
Whcih Womens cricket team has been runner up in The Hundred in both 2021 and 2022?
Southern Brave
Which mens cricket team won The Hundred in 2022 against Manchester Originals in the final?
Trent Rockets
Whcih mens cricket team won The Hundred in 2021 against Birmingham Phoenix?
Southern Brave
1930 World Cup golden boot Uruguay
Guillermo Stabile
1934 World Cup golden boot Czech
Oldrich Nejedly
1938 World Cup golden boot Brazilian
Leonidas
1950 World Cup golden boot Brazilian
Ademir
1954 World Cup Golden Boot Hungarian
Sandor Kocsis
1958 Sweden World Cup golden boot winner Frenchman
Just Fontaine 13 goals
1962 Chile World Cup golden boot 6 players scored four goals: Hungarian, russian, two Brazilians, Yugoslav, Chilean
Florian Albert, Valentin Ivanov, Garrincha, vava, Drazan Jerkovic, Leonel Sanchez
1966 World Cup golden boot
Eusebio
1970 mexico World Cup golden boot German
Gerd Muller
1974 West Germany World Cup golden boot polish
Grzegorz Lato
1978 Argentina World Cup golden boot Argentinian
Mario Kempes
1982 Spain World Cup golden shoe Italian
Paolo Rossi
1986 Mexico World Cup golden shoe
Gary Lineker
1990 Italy World Cup golden shoe Italian
Salvatore Schillaci
1994 Usa world cup golden shoe joint 6 goals each Russian and Bulgarian
Oleg Salenko and Hristo Stoichkov
1998 France world cup golden shoe winner Croatian
Davor Suker
2002 Japan/SK World Cup golden shoe winner Brazilian
Ronaldo
2006 Germany World Cup golden shoe German
Miroslav Klose
2010 South Africa World Cup golden boot German
Thomas Muller
2014 Brazil World Cup golden boot winner
James Rodriguez Colombia
2018 Russia World Cup golden boot winner
Harry Kane
Born Kim Taylor, British tv presenter known for presenting Rough Guide and Reportage in 1990s. Later did Young Gifted and Broke.
Magenta Devine
New Zealand sportswoman who has played cricket for womens team (White Ferns) and field hockey for womens team (Black Sticks Women). She doesn’t wear a helmet. Captain of NZ cricket team.
Sophie Devine
Who played Cookie, sidekick of Roy Rogers in 10 films, alongside John Wayne in Stagecoach, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, How the West Was Won? Was voice of Friar Tuck in Robin Hood.
Andy Devine
John Ford four best director Oscars
The Informer (1935)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Who voices Prince John in Disney’s Robin Hood
Peter Ustinov
Who sang King of the Road, Dang Me, England Swings. Voiced Alan-a-Dale in Disney’s Robin Hood.
Roger Miller
Who voiced Robin Hood in Disney film?
Brian Bedford
Who voiced Sir Hiss in Robin Hood, known for his gap in two front teeth?
Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Stevens)
Who created the vocal persona of Basil Brush basing it on Terry-Thomas
Ivan Owen
Who voiced Baloo in Jungle Book, Thomas O’Malley in Aristocats, Little John in Robin Hood and Patou in Rock-a-Doodle?
Phil Harris
Which Australian band sings I Touch Myself
Divinyls
Which Dutch scientist discovered superconductivity in 1911?
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Which Dutchman liquefied helium for the first time in 1908?
Heike Kamerlingh Onnessl
Who coined the term entropy in 1865?
Rudolf Clausius
Who coined the term enthalpy in 1909 in print but probably said orally before? He won Nobel Prize Physics in 1913.
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Symbol for Enthalpy
H
The symbol for entropy
S
What is the expulsion of a magnetic field from a superconductor during its transition to the superconducting state when it is cooled below the critical temperature? Named after German physicist.
Meissner Effect
Named after American Nobel winner, term for a pair of electrons bound together at low temperature in a certain way. This state is responsible for superconductivity as described in BCS Theory.
Cooper Pair
Second largest city in the Arctic Circle. A lot of large nickel deposits, lots of mining.
Norilsk
Largest city inside the arctic circle, sits on Kola Bay, inlet of Barents Sea. City named for Coast it is on, term for archaic term Russian for Norwegian.
Murmansk
Russian naval officer and arctic explorer: sea named after him, found between Kara Sea to west and East Siberian Sea to east. Lena flows into it.
Laptev
Which sea of Arctic Ocean is named after a river with name from “hummocked ice”? It is between Barents Sea (west) and Laptev Sea (East)
Kara Sea
Which sea is named after a Dutch navigator (1550-1597)?
Barents Sea
Whcih marginal sea of Arctic Ocean which has southern limit of Bering Strait. Beaufort Sea to right and East Siberian Sea to left. Named after the Siberian indigenous people who lived on namesake peninsula.
Chukchi Sea
Marginal sea of Arctic Ocean above Cape Columbia (alert is northernmost continuously inhabited place on earth located on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut) and Greenland. Sea named after secretary of war (son of President).
Lincoln Sea
Sea area bounded by Jutland peninsula to west, and Sweden to the east
Kattegat
Strait running between Jutland peninsula of Denmark and south east coast of Norway
Skaggerak
Narrow region of Gulf of Bothnia separating Bothnian Bay from Bothnian Sea.
Kvarken
Name of the largest of a string of lagoons that stretch along French coast from Rhone river to foothills of Pyrenees and the border to Spain in the languedoc-Roussillon. Considered second largest lake of France
Etang de Thau
Which is the deepest lake located entirely within France? Either largest or second largest in France depending on season. It is southernmost end of Jura Mountains in Savoie department.
Lac du Bourget
Lake southwest of Nantes, in Loire-Atlantique department, largest lake in winter and second after Lac du bourget in summer.
Lac de grand-lieu
Largest lake in Italy, lake shared between Brescia, Verona and Trentino provinces.
Lake Garda
Second largest lake in Italy, shared between Piedmont and Lombardy in Italy and Swiss canton of Ticino. Extends between Locarno and Arona.
Lake Maggiore
Third largest lake in Italy found in Lombardy. Has villa Olmo, villa Serbelloni, villa Carlotta.it is shared like a Y shape which forms the Larian Triangle with Canzo as capital.
Lake Como
Fourth largest lake in Italy. Province of Perugia, region of Umbria, on border of Tuscany. Battle took place 217BC during second Punic war: Hannibal beat Gaius Flaminius.
Lake Trasimeno
Russian-German-Prussian zoologist and explorer known for expedition to extreme north and east of Siberia describing effects of permafrost. Animals include his grasshopper warbler, his cape on Novaya Zemyla, Kodiak Bear (Ursus Arctos ________). Coined term Aufeis for sheet like mass layered ice from successive water flows.
Alexander von Middendorf
What year was the Khaki election so named due to the belief a war had been won
1900 (second boer war) first time Churchill elected.
Which year election was called the coupon election after coined by Herbert Henry Asquith? Letters signed by David Lloyd George Coalition liberals and Bonar Law of Conservatives.
1918
When was VAT first introduced in UK replacing Purchase Tax
1973
First what sold to Alderman Sir Cuthbert Ackroyd by Postmaster General Dr Charles Hill in 1956
Premium Bond
In premium bond selling what does Ernie stand for!
Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment
What were introduced in 2020 and the first qualifications awarded in August 2022? Mentioned by Hammond in 2017 statement.
T Level
Who was president of Plaid Cymru for 36 years 1945-81 and the first Plaid Cymru MP at Westminster. Couldn’t take oath in welsh. Managed to get welsh tv channel.
Gwynfor Evans
Canadian born criminal of Lithuanian descent, Alvin Karpis was nicknamed what?
Creepy
Which criminal with the gangster name Creepy spent most time at Alcatraz serving 26 years
Alvin Karpis
Only four people given Public Enemy #1 by FBI, only one alive, who they?
Alvin Creepy Karpis (alive)
John Dillinger
Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd
Lester Joseph Gillis - George “Baby Face” Nelson
Robert Yates invented what in 1955 kitchen appliance
Can Opener
British explorer and geographer disappeared in 1925 in Brazil looking for “Z” lost city: born 1867, film called The Lost City of Z in 2016 directed by James Gray starring Charlie Hunnam.
Percy Fawcett
Film director directed Little Odessa, The Yards, We Own the Night, Two Lovers (based on Dostoyevsky’s 1848 short story White Nights), the immigrant, Ad Astra, Armageddon Time.
James Gray
Harley Davidson founded in 1903 in which city?
Milwaukee
Schlitz, Blatz, Pabst and Miller are four breweries founded in which US city famous for brewing?
Milwaukee
What movement founded 1961 in Belgrade referring to countries not linked to major blocs?
Non Aligned Movement
British agency name indicates original military purpose of mapping Scotland in the wake of Jacobite rebellion in 1745? Scared of invasion by napoleonic wars.
Ordnance Survey
1962: Jean Ames in Britain and Leonard Rivkin in America invented which car passenger safety equipment independently?
Car seats for kids
What was invented in 1959 by Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin?
Modern three point seatbelt
Mary Anderson, Robert Douglass and John Apjohn independently patented what car safety devices in 1903?
Windscreen wipers
US architect largest responsible for the “california” style and known most for “Pickfair” mansion belonging to Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks?
Wallace Neff
Which champagne brand founded 1760 by a Francis Delamotte, focused on exporting to foreign markets, displayed coat of arms of Elizabeth II on bottles.
Lanson
Name for the stage where lees must be consolidated for removal, called remuage in French, placed on pupitres hold at 35 degree angle, once every two days champagne bottles shaken and turned.
Riddling
Sparkling wine in Portugal called what? Compare to French champagne and Spanish cava.
Espumante
Charmat method is an alternative to the traditional method of making what?
Sparkling wine
Term for deposits of dead yeast or residual yeast that are carried by The action of “fining”, to bottom of vat of wine after fermentation and again.
Lees
Whose passport named after League of Nations high commissioner for refugees, also a Nobel peace prize winner?
Nansen Passports
Language family including Swahili, Xhosa, Zulu, Shona.
Bantu
Which welsh international rugby player in 2011 became first person for explorers grand slam, seven summits and north and South Pole all in same year
Richard Parks
Largest town in South Lanarkshire, designated scotlands first new town in May 1947.
East Kilbride
Chaplin was acquitted, Jack Johnson and Chuck berry convicted under which us federal law about transporting women over state lines?
Mann Act
African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on seven voyages to arctic over 23 years.
Matthew Henson
Geodesic dome architect
Buckminster Fuller
Donoghue v Stevenson, Mrs Donaghue found what in ginger beer establishing duty of care and negligence law cases?
Paisley Snail or Snail in the Bottle
1962: first commercial hovercraft service on welsh coast from moreton, Merseyside, to which welsh seaside resort?
Rhyl
Town on Potomac in Virginia has us marine corps base and fbi academy
Quantico
Which Irish playwright posthumously funded development of alphabet which 1) at least forty letters, 2) be as phonetic as possible, 3) be distinct from Latin alphabet
George Bernard Shaw (Shavian alphabet)
One of englands first mosques in liverpool in 1889 founded by who? A think tank aimed at challenging Islamic extremism is named after him.
William Henry “Abdullah” Quilliam
Search for Odin in 1990: link tribes from Azerbaijan and azov with migrations to Scandinavia. Known for other voyages.
Thor Heyerdahl
Who was first native American to receive an electoral college vote for President (so with Hillary first two women to receive votes) in 2016?
Faith Spotted Eagle (by Robert Satiacum in Washington)
Which canal connects village of Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp with Sound of Jura, providing route between Clyde and Inner Hebrides?
Crinan Canal
Ancient Roman goddess of war
Bellona
Band singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill (died 2020 covid, married to Catherine Mayer of Womens Equality Party), in which band?
Gang of Four
Who created Derry Girls
Lisa McGee
Star of a series of novels written by Janet Evanovich. She is a spunky combination of Nancy Drew and Dirty Harry, and—although a female bounty hunter—is the opposite of Domino Harvey.
Stephanie Plum
MC Beaton created lackadaisical police constable of the fictional Scottish Highland town of Lochdubh as portrayed by Robert Carlyle?
Hamish Macbeth
Hamish Macbeth first book
Death of a Gossip
Played by Penelope Keith on radio 4 and Ashley Jensen tv series whcih detective was created by MC Beaton?
Agatha Raisin
Agatha Raisin first book by mc Beaton?
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
Detective created by Ann Cleeves and played by Brenda Blethyn
Vera Stanhope
Ben Aldridge plays which Ann Cleeves created detective in the TV adaptation The Long Call?
Matthew Venn
Tv show Shetland stars Douglas Henshall as whcih Ann Cleeves created detective?
Jimmy Perez
Which tv detective first appeared in 1999 book The Crow Trap?
Vera Stanhope - Ann Cleeves
The Four Seasons Quartet starting with Raven Black and the Four Elements Quartet are the books on whcih tv show is based
Shetland
name given in western culture to a purportedly huge and magical city in the interior of Africa, on the banks of the Niger River, Niger
Houssa
Name of disease whcih causes copper to accumulate in liver and brain
Wilsons DiSease
Syndrome affects the heart Caused by allergic reaction To drugs and named after Greek doctor
Kounis syndrome
Also known as toxic diffuse goiter, autoimmune disease affecting thyroid named after Irish surgeon - in German it’s named after Basedow so called Morbus Basedow. Rodney Dangerfield, Gail Devers, Marty Feldman, Christina Rosseti.
Graves Disease
Rumoured to have killed Jane Austen, disease long term endocrine disorder inadequate reproduction of steroid hormones cortisol and aldosterone by adrenal glands. Originally called melasma suprarenale by eponymous doctor. jFK had too.
Addison’s disease
Named after Japanese physician, autoimmune disease which thyroid gland is gradually destroyed.
Hashimoto’s Disease/Thyroiditis
Emperor who became first monarch of Empire of Japan in 1867-1912
Emperor Meiji
Emperor of Japan 1912-26 replacing Meiji and before Showa. Give official name and person name.
Emperor Taisho - Yoshihito
Emperor of Japan 1926-89, era name and personal name.
Showa Emperor - Hirohito
Emperor of Japan 1989-2019. 1989 got to the Chrysanthemum Throne. Three children Naruhito, Fumihito, Sayako (princess Nori).
Emperor Heisei - Akihito
Emperor of Japan since 2019. Son of Akihito and Michiko. Has one daughter Aiko, Princess Toshi. Plays viola and interested in water conservation.
Naruhito - will be renamed Reiwa Era later
Who is the heir presumptive of Emperor Naruhito even though hasndaughter Aoki? His brother.
Fumihito
French name of Alain-Fournier only novel, in English it’s lost estate or lost domain.
Le Grand Meaulnes
Making an argument using only quantitative observations is the quantitative fallacy and named after which US secretary of defence 1961-68
McNamara fallacy
Which term Latin for little person is first attributed to Paracelsus (1493-1541) is used in a fallacy name using middle man for explanation, so explaining in terms of concept itself without explaining real nature?
Homunculus Fallacy
Boyle’s Law called what in France
Mariotte’s Law
Which law states pressure by given mass is inversely proportional to the volume it occupies if temperature and amount of gas is unchanged?
Boyles Law
French scientist named law experimental that describes how gases tend to expand when heated eg when pressure same, temperature and volume will be in direct proportion.
Charle’s Law
Whose law states equal volume of gasses, at same temp and pressure, have same number of molecules.
Avogadro’s Law
Whose law of combining volumes states ratio between volumes of reactant gases and the gaseous products can be expressed in simple whole numbers, born 1778
Gay Lussac’s Law
Which equation named after Swedish scientist proposed it in 1889, is a formula for the temperature dependence of reaction rates?
Arrhenius equation
1920 Nobel chemistry for third law of thermodynamics and namesake equation for chemical thermodynamical relationship that permits calculation of a reduction potential of a reaction.
Nernst equation
Name of 2017 British comedy by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais about fictional namesake King of England played by Charles Edwards
Henry IX
Who played Lord Celebrimbor in Rings of Power, Henry IX in comedy, Michael Gregson in Downton Abbey and Michael Charteris in The Crown?
Charles Edwards
British army officer and courtier of Elizabeth II, longest serving assistant private secretary to sovereign for over 20 years, became private secretary.
Martin Charteris
Name of Private Secretary to the sovereign since September 2022
Clive Alderton has had what role since September 2022
Ben Edlund created which fictional superhero as a newsletter mascot for the New England comics chain.
The Tick
Actor born in Liverpool, voice of Darth Maul in Phantom Menace and Pete in Shaunnfonthe Dead.
Peter Serafinowicz
Name of the outermost edge of the heliosphere
Heliopause
CME significant release of plasma and accompanying magnetic field from suns corona into the heliosphere.
Coronal Mass Ejection
Ruined medieval fortification in town of same name in Shropshire, overlooking river Teme, Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon had honeymoon there in 1501.
Ludlow Castle
Catherine of Aragon died in which Cambridgeshire country house family seat of earls and dukes of Manchester.
KimBolton House
Catherine of Aragon buried in which cathedral?
Peterborough Cathedral
Previously known as Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, what stadium in Qatar takes it name from number of shipping containers used to construct it?
Stadium 974
Which family are a prominent martial arts family originally from Belém, state of Pará, Brazil whose ancestors came from Paisley, Scotland. They are known for creating the self-defense martial arts system of known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Gracie
Brazilian gymnast who won Gold on Vault 2020 Tokyo and Silver in all-round, first Brazilian to medal in gymnastics
Rebeca Andrade
Directed by Terry Gilliam, which dark comedy film with Orwellian overtones was originally going to be called 1984½?
Brazil
Since 2005, which term has replaced Bachelor and Spinster in marriage registers to describe men and women who have never been married?
Single
Used as a poison in breaking bad, which flower was reportedly favourite of Queen Elizabeth II and theme of poem “Floral Tribute” by poet laureate Simon armitage published week after death.
Lily of the valley
Convallaria Majalis woodland flowering plant
Lily of the Valley
Which motto on heraldic badge of prince of wales sits under three ostrich feathers encircled by a gold coronet with a ribbon below with motto?
Ich Dien (I serve in German)
Central Government War Headquarters is 35 acre complex built 120ft underground in event of nuclear conflict or war with Soviet Union. Located in which county?
Corsham, Wiltshire.
Oolitic limestone comprising granular fragments of calcium carbonate. Originally obtained from Combe Down and Bathampton Down Minds in Somerset. Honey appearance and is a freestone meaning can be sawn in any direction.
Bath Stone
Pre war film stock made of which inflammable material?
Cellulose Nitrate
Symbol for youth hostel on ordnance survey map?
Pink triangle
What does a + symbol mean on ordnance survey map?
Site of Worship
WhT symbolises battle ground on ordnance survey map?
Crossed Swords
English heritage logo has how many protrusions coming from the red square
12 (3 on each side)
Who narrated In the Night Garden?
Derek Jacobi
15th wedding anniversary is what?
Crystal
“Can’t pay? Won’t pay!”, accidental death of an anarchist, trumpets and raspberries, the open couple, Italian playwright
Dario Fo
Wooden foot used by shoemakers and cordwainers for manufacture and repair of shoe?
Last
Word comes from Hebrew for a rams horn once used as a trumpet?
Jubilee
TV character served in several military campaigns, including the Gordon Relief Expedition to the Sudan, the Boer War and the First World War, though is best known for his voluntary service in World War II and his advice for people to stay calm?
Lance Corporal Jones
Oldest video game in video game hall of game. Released in 1962 and a space combat game written for newly installed DEC PDP-1 at MIT
Spacewar!
1971 video game developed teach school children about realities of 19th century pioneer life. From Independence Missouri to namesake place.
The Oregon Trail
What year was Pong released by Atari?
1972
1976 text based adventure game for PDP 10 mainframe computer, explores cave systems rumoured to be filled with treasure and gold.
Colossal Cave Adventure
Inspired by Colossal Cave Adventure, which 1977 game players explore abandoned great underground empire in search of treasure. PDP-10 text based game.
Zork
Designed by Steve Wozniak and influenced by Pong, later of bricks in top third of screen and goal to destroy them using ball and paddle. Released in Japan by Namco.
Breakout
1986 block breaker arcade game published by Taito, North American by Romstar. Colourful blocks and paddle like craft called Vaus. Expanded on previous 1976 game.
Arkanoid
1978 Taito (Japan) and Midway (overseas) video game.
Space Invaders
In space invaders how many aliens start on the screen at start of game
55 - 5 rows of 11
Japanese sci-fi anime series from 1974-75 which inspired Space Invaders. Name derived from WW2 ship.
Space Battleship Yamato
Port and major ship building city situated on Seto Inland Sea in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Second oldest naval dockyards in Japan and has naval base.
Kure
Truk Naval Base used by Japan in WW2 is situated in current day country?
Micronesia - Chuuk Lagoon
Two battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, one the namesake of the class battleship. Both sunk participating in Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944.
Yamato and Musashi
Japanese military fiction media franchise featuring giant robots or mecha, with the namesake of the series name. The name comes from portmanteau of a certain weapon and another word.
Gundam
Created by Hideaki Anno and owned by Khara, which franchise features apocalyptic mecha action story revolves around efforts of paramilitary NERV to fight hostile beings called Angels using giant humanoids known as the namesake of series.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Mechanical game originating in Japan used as an arcade game and much more frequently for gambling. Name from onomatopoeic sound.
Pachinko
What year PAC-Man Released
1980
1981 fixed shooter arcade game one of first with significant female player base, shoot all segments of namesake arthropod that winds down playing field.
Centipede
Which other creatures appear in the arcade game Centipede and are worth varying points?
Fleas: drop vertically
Spiders: zig-zag pattern
Scorpions: move horizontally
Sequel to 1981 arcade game Centipede
Millipede
Video game designer who codeveloped Super Breakout, codeveloped Asteroids with Lyle Rains, and helped with Centipede, Millipede, the Gauntlet series.
Ed Logg
Term for invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton from green for joint foot?
Arthropod
Arthropod’s jointed limbs and cuticles made of what long chain polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, an amide derivative of glucose. It is the second most abundant polysaccharide after cellulose.
Chitin
Primary component of cell walls in fungi, the radula, cephalopod beaks and gladii of molluscs. Second most polysaccharide in nature behind cellulose.
Chitin
Term for the anatomical structure used by molluscs for feeding sometimes compared to a tongue
Radula
Term from Latin for beak for anatomy, in crustaceans toward extension of the carapace in front of eyes, insects name for piercing mouthparts of some, molluscs little beaks.
Rostrum
Octopodiformes is super order of the subclass Coleoidea comprising of octopuses and which creature ?
Vampire Squid
Term for the fluid found in arthropods analogous to blood in vertebrates.
Hemolymph
In 1981 arcade video game Donkey Kong, Mario is trying to rescue which character from clutches of Donkey Kong?
Pauline
1982 arcade game partner of PAC Man
Ms Pac-Man
1982 video game released for IBM PC where player flies a Cessna 182 in Chicago, LA, NYC or Seattle. Video Game Hall of Fame.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0
1984 adventure game for IBM PCjr, designed by Roberta Williams, young knight Sir Graham must save the Kingdom of Daventry to become King.
Kings Quest 1
Educational video game released in 1985, distributed with The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Takes control of role of rookie in fictional ACME Detective Agency, tasked to track down crooks from the VILE organisation. Namesake is leader of VILE.
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
What year was Super Mario Bros released for the NES? Two years after first appearance in arcade game Mario Bros.
1985 (1983 arcade game - first DK appearance 1981)
Name of Princess Peach in 1985 Super Mario Bros game.
Princess Toadstool
Original version of what game was programmed by Wes Cherry and cards designed by Susan Kare? Video game hall of fame.
Solitaire
Name of baseball video game in 1987 that led to John Madden Football being made.
Earl Weaver Baseball
First John Madden Football game released on Apple II in 1988. The first in the 1990 series was on which console?
Sega Genesis
Sega Genesis was how many bits?
16
What Sega video game console succeeded the Genesis in 1994?
Sega Saturn
Sega game console after Saturn, it was the last Sega console.
Dreamcast
Subtitle of Street Fighter II released in 1991 by Capcom, in sequel to 1987 original.
The World Warrior
In Street Fighter II, who was the leader of the Shadaloo organisation who sets up a world fighting tournament to select best fighters?
M Bison
Main protagonist and master of ceremony of Street Fighter Series
Ryu
Ryu’s best friend in street fighter series.
Ken Masters
Street Fighter II introduced which sumo wrestler fictional character?
E Honda
Beast like mutant from Brazil who was raised in the jungle in Street Fighter II?
Blanka
First ever female playable character to appear in fighting game to gain mainstream recognition, character in Street Fivhter II is a chinese Marita artist who works as interpol officer.
Chun-Li
Russian professional wrestler and sambo fighter from Soviet Union on Street Fighter II?
Zangief
Russian martial art with soviet origins, comes from acronym translating to “self defence without weapons”.
Sambo
Fire breathing yoga master from India in Street fighter II?
Dhalsim
American boxer with similarity to Mike Tyson, street fighter 2?
Balrog
Spanish bullfighter who wields a claw and uses ninjutsu in Street Fighter 2.
Vega
A Muay Thai kick-boxer from Thailand and former world warrior champion from original street fighter.
Sagat
Dr Robotnik first name in Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 video game.
Ivo
How many playable characters from original Super Mario Kart in 1992?
8
1992 arcade fighting game developed by Midway?
Mortal Kombat
Game takes place in Earthrealm, tournament held on Shang Tsung’s Island. Goro undefeated at tournament for 500 years.
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat character from 1992: action movie star with an extensive martial arts background.
Johnny Cage
Mortal Kombat character from 1992: leader of the Black Dragon, has a cybernetic eye. Archenemy of Sonya Blade.
Kano
Mortal Kombat character from 1992: debuted as Shaolin monk.
Liu Kang
Mortal Kombat character from 1992: based on Japanese deity Raijin, depicted as god of thunder who possesses control over lightning. Wore hat.
Raiden
Mortal Kombat character from 1992: an undead ninja, primary weapon Kunai spear, fatality is fire breath. Defined by quest to avenge deaths of himself family and clan.
Scorpion
Mortal Kombat character from 1992: solo female fighter, inspired by Cynthia Rothrock, military officer with special forces. Archenemy with Kano.
Sonya Blade
Mortal Kombat character from 1992: warrior from fictional Lin Kuei clan, controls ice in many forms, only fighter to appear in every main installment of series.
Sub-Zero
Mortal Kombat character from 1992: final boss and one of main villains, powerful sorcerer, can shapeshifter and absorb souls of defeated warriors.
Shang Tsung
Mortal Kombat character from 1992: first secret character in fighting game history, hidden opponent in this game. He is a Zaterra Saurian.
Reptile
Mortal Kombat character from 1992: sub-boss Shokan, half human half dragon has four arms and enormous.
Goro
Mortal Kombat 2 character from 1993: leader of special forces unit , metal bionic arms all upper body strength.
Jax Briggs
Staff weapon used in Okinawa, normally 1.8m, used by Jade in Mortal Kombat series.
Bo
Japanese sword characterised by curved single edged blade with circular guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Used by samurai.
Katana
Sarn Park, Magor, Leigh Delamere, Membury and Chieveley are all services on which motorway?
M4
Fleet and Winchester services in which motorway?
M3
Pease Pottage services on which motorway?
M23
Maidstone, Folkestone on which services motorway?
M20
South Mimms, Thurrock, on what motorway
M25
Southernmost motorway service station of M1
London Gateway
What motorway is Birchanger Green services on?
M11
Waterford Gap services are in which county?
Northamptonshire
Which motorway is Toddington, Newport Pagnell, Leicester Forest East, Donington, Trowell, Tibshelf, Woodall, Woolley Edge are services on which motorway?
M1
Exeter, Cullompton, Taunton Deane, Bridgwater, Sedgemoor, Gordano, Gloucester, Strensham, Frankley, all services on which motorway?
M5
Warwick, Cherwell Valley, Oxford, Beaconsfield all services on which motorway?
M40
Norton Canes, Stafford, Keele, Sandbach, Knutsford, Charnock Richard, Lancaster (Forton), Burton-in-Kendal, Killington Lake, Tebay, Southwaite, Todhills (most north) all on which motorway?
M6
Commonly known as Harthill Services, the Heart of Scotland services, is on which motorway?
M8
Which british service station operator operates 59 stations cross uk? Currently biggest provider, logo has little yellow line looking like smile.
Moto
Second largest motorway service station operator with 35 stations. Green and white wording on logo.
Welcome Break
21 services operated by whcih company founded 1973? Red and white logo.
Roadchef
What year did Virgil Earp fight against The Cowboys in Tombstone, Arizona?
1881
Erection of hairs due to involuntary contraction of small muscles at base of hair follicles. Comes from Latin for hair.
Piloerection
Official magazine of the Magic Circle
Magic Circular
Within ghost hunting and parapsychology, what does EVP stand for?
Electronic voice phenomenon
Vampire Bats found mostly in which continent?
South America
Nickname of Peak Cavern one of four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire due to sounds it makes after heavy rain.
The Devil’s Arse
Before pumpkins the Irish carved faces into which vegetables!
Turnips
Name of the last person in Scotland to be convicted of Witchcraft Act 1735 for fraudulent claims. Famous for producing ectoplasm.
Helen Duncan
What kind of make was the Ghostbusters car with the reg ECTO-1
1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulance
Which mythical creatures were said to have arithmomania meaning to count things and actions. People scattered rice and salt to keep them counting.
Vampires
Address of the Munsters
1313 Mockingbird Lane, Mockingbird Heights
In Cape Town folklore, which Dutch sailor in 18th century challenged the devil to a smoking competition on slopes of Devil’s Peak on Table Mountain.
Jan van Hunks
Most common blood group in world
O+
Universal donor blood type because they can receive any donations
O Negative
Universal recipient blood type
AB+
Born 1900 in Budapest, Hungary. Called The Sun Queen due to work on solar energy technologies. Google doodle December 2022. Worked with creating solar distillation, used sodium sulphate early on. In the 1940s her and architect Eleanor Raymond used solar to heat house for first time.
Maria Telkes
Name of whcih small nocturnal lizard from Malay for the imitation of its cry
Gecko
Glam rock band which covered Spirit in the Sky and got to Number 1. Lead singer Clive Jackson.
Doctor and the Medics
Bal du moulin de La Gallette 1876 painting by which French artist?
Pierre Auguste Renoir
Playing Dr Simon Sparrow who starred in 1954 Doctor in the House and then Doctor at Sea in 1955.
Dirk Bogarde
Who produced the HD DVD in competition with Sony Blu Ray?
Toshiba
Which American company created the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system. Founded by McNealy, Khosla, Bechtolsheim, Joy in 1982. Bought by Oracle in 2009 for $7.4bn.
Sun Microsystems
R in RSA algorithm stands for
Rivest
S in RSA algorithm stands for
Shamir
A in RSA algorithm stands for
Adleman
April 30 1970 Nixon publicly announced incursion into whcih Asian country?
Cambodia
Gulf of Tonkin incident year
1964
What was signed in January 1973 which saw all Us troops pulled out of Vietnam
Paris Peace Accords
