Summer League 1-8 Flashcards
In April which prestigious horse race was won by Tiger Roll for the second year in succession?
Grand National
Which Tory politician the current environment secretary last month admitted to taking cocaine at several social events in the 1990s?
Michael Gove
Sharing its name with one of Queen’s biggest hits what is the name of the Freddie Mercury biopic released last year?
Bohemian Rhapsody
The site of a major nuclear disaster in 1986 in which present-day country is the now closed Chernobyl power plant?
Ukraine
With which of its neighbours which it almost completely encircles was Senegal joined in a confederation for much of the 1980s?
Gambia
Rows in the periodic table are usually referred to as periods. What term is commonly used to refer to the columns?
Groups (accept families)
Which of Ireland’s provinces lends its name to a coat popular in Victorian times and often seen in Sherlock Holmes adaptations?
Ulster
What two-word alliterative term can describe Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well Measure for Measure and Troilus & Cressida reflecting the fact they can’t easily be categorised as tragedies or comedies?
Problem plays
Which action film franchise which began in 2010 features Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham as former SAS soldier Lee Christmas?
The Expendables
Give any year in the reign of Henry III the longest-reigning English king from the House of Plantagenet.
1216-1272
One of only two British men to reach a tennis Grand Slam singles final between WWII and 2008 who lost the 1997 US Open final to Pat Rafter?
Greg Rusedski
Re-elected this year Joko Widodo has been president of which Southeast Asian nation since 2014?
Indonesia
Singer-songwriter Ralph McTell had his biggest hit in 1974 reaching Number Two in the UK singing about the streets of which British city?
London
According to Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Criticism a little of what is a dangerous thing?
Learning (accept knowledge)
Which island nation and EU Member State has its capital at Valetta?
Malta
Sharing its name with an American desert what is the name of Apple’s current Mac operating system released in 2018?
Mojave
Which former Yugoslav republic has one of the world’s shortest coastlines – a 12-mile stretch around the resort town of Neum?
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Also a verb meaning to rummage around in search of something what name is given to the domesticated form of the European polecat?
Ferret
Premiering in 1893 Falstaff was the last opera by which Italian composer best known for his many operas?
Giuseppe Verdi
The works of which 18th century philosopher include The Social Contract in which he declares ‘Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains’?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which major world religion’s calendar in which it is currently the year 1440 includes the months of Muharram and Ramadan?
Islam / Muslim
Active during their country’s so-called Golden Age what nationality were artists Johannes Vermeer and Rembrandt?
Dutch
Known for his frequent collaborations with Johnny Depp which director’s films include Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow?
Tim Burton
Established in Glasgow in 1849 which group of department stores was last year bought by Sports Direct shortly after going into administration?
House of Fraser
What six-letter word beginning with ‘V’ follows ‘Like A’ in the title of Madonna’s second studio album?
Virgin
Which fictional character has encounters with a chamber of secrets and goblet of fire according to titles of books in the series?
Harry Potter
Meaning ‘weight’ in Spanish what is the unit of currency in a number of Latin American countries including Argentina and Chile?
Peso
Danish chemist Soren Sorensen is credited with the introduction of which scale for measuring acidity and alkalinity on which 7 is neutral?
pH
Which actress played the lead role a sexual health worker and whistle- blower in the award-winning 2017 BBC miniseries Three Girls?
Maxine Peake
The Gallic and Palmyrene Empires were short-lived entities which broke away from which larger empire in the 3rd century CE?
Roman Empire
In football the Premier League attendance record was set in 2018 when over 83000 watched the North London derby at which stadium?
Wembley
Which man a former Downing Street Director of Communications was expelled from the Labour Party recently having admitted to voting Lib Dem in the European elections?
Alistair Campbell
Known for his frequent collaborations with Robert De Niro which director’s films include Mean Streets and Casino?
Martin Scorsese
Which Tory politician the current international development secretary last month admitted to smoking opium at a wedding in Iran?
Rory Stewart
Which major world religion’s calendar in which it is it currently the year 5779 features the holidays of Purim and Yom Kippur?
Judaism / Jewish
In which series of novels do the protagonists encounter a magician’s nephew lion and witch according to titles of books in the series?
The Chronicles of Narnia
Premiering in 1829 William Tell was the last complete opera by which Italian composer best known for his numerous operas?
Gioachino Rossini
What term describes elements such as boron and silicon with properties between those of metals and non-metals?
Metalloids
Located on its namesake gulf Piran is the main resort town on which former Yugoslav republic’s 28-mile coastline – one of the world’s shortest?
Slovenia
The Yuan Dynasty and Ilkhanate were among the successor states to which large empire when it broke up in the 13th century CE?
Mongol Empire
In 1993 which South London stadium saw the Premier League’s lowest ever attendance – fewer than 4000 watching Wimbledon play Everton?
Selhurst Park
The works of which 20th century philosopher include Existentialism is a Humanism in which he declares humans are ‘condemned to be free’?
Jean-Paul Sartre
Which actor played the lead role a TV comedian accused of rape in the award-winning 2016 Channel 4 miniseries National Treasure?
Robbie Coltrane
Re-elected this year Muhammadu Buhari has been president of which West African nation since 2015?
Nigeria
Derived from the Sanskrit for ‘wrought silver’ what is the unit of currency in a number of South Asian countries including India and Nepal?
Rupee
Established on Wigmore Street in 1778 which group of department stores went into administration in April with over 20 stores set to close?
Debenhams
What six-letter word beginning with ‘P’ follows ‘Like A’ in the title of Madonna’s fourth studio album?
Prayer
Sharing its name with a baked dish which can be savoury or sweet what is the name of the current Android operating system released in 2018?
Pie
Which Scottish city lends its name to a coat or cape popular in Victorian times and particularly associated with Sherlock Holmes?
Inverness
Also a heraldic term for a pattern of black shapes on a white background what name is given to a stoat in its white winter coat – and the fur thereof?
Ermine
Lasting from 1958 to ‘61 the United Arab Republic was a union between Egypt and which other nation located to the north-east of Israel?
Syria
Give any year in the reign of Henry I the longest-reigning English king from the House of Normandy.
1100-1135
Also the name of one of his biggest hits what is the name of the Elton John biopic released last month?
Rocketman
Active during their country’s so-called Golden Age what nationality were artists Diego Velázquez and Bartolomé Murillo?
Spanish
In April this year which of golf’s major tournaments did Tiger Woods win for the fifth time in his career?
US Masters
According to Pope’s An Essay on Criticism what do fools do where angels fear to tread?
Rush in
Which island nation and EU Member State has its capital at Nicosia?
Cyprus
The site of a major nuclear incident in 2011 in which country is the now disabled Fukushima power plant?
Japan
Bruce Springsteen had one of his biggest hits in 1994 reaching Number Two in the UK singing about the streets of which US city?
Philadelphia
Danish astronomer Ole Romer is credited with making the first quantitative measurements of what now known to be just under 300000 km/s?
Speed of light
Who became the first British man to contest a tennis Grand Slam singles final post-WWII when he reached the Australian Open final in 1977?
John Lloyd
Give the name of either of the plays which together with Cymbeline and Pericles are often known as Shakespeare’s ‘Late Romances’.
The Tempest or
The Winter’s Tale Which 2010 comedy action film and its sequel features Helen Mirren and Bruce Willis as retired CIA agent Frank Moses?
Red
Which veteran peer and former Deputy PM had the Tory whip withdrawn recently having admitted to voting Lib Dem in the European elections?
Michael Heseltine
In which country is the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup taking place?
France
Keats wrote and dated five of his six 1819 Odes in the spring of that year. Which did he write later in September?
To Autumn
On gaining its independence from Britain what spelling change did Guyana make to its name (in addition to dropping the word ‘British’)?
Changed I to Y [Guiana to Guyana]
Give any year in the 72-year reign of France’s Louis XIV.
1643-1715
James Dean Bradfield is the lead singer with which Welsh rock band?
Manic Street Preachers
Which group of artists was founded by William Holman Hunt John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti?
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Taking over from Nick Grimshaw in August 2018 who is the current presenter of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show?
Greg James
What is the capital city of Slovakia?
Bratislava
Which American general was leader of all of the coalition forces in the First Gulf War?
Herbert (Stormin’) Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
As cats are feline and dogs are canine which mammals are lutrine?
Otters
When Sunderland beat Arsenal 1-0 to win the 1973 FA Cup who scored the goal?
Ian Porterfield
Which car manufacturer produces the Duster Latitude and Logan models?
Renault
Which late magician was known for his catchphrase ‘Not a lot!’?
Paul Daniels
Which river a tributary of the Yare flows through Norwich?
Wensum
The instruction ‘con legno’ tells a musician to do what?
Play with the wood of the bow
Which famous novel ends: ‘The knife came down missing him by inches and he took off’?
Catch 22 (Joseph Heller)
In American football who are the current Super Bowl champions?
New England Patriots
Which brand of beer was advertised as ‘the cream of Manchester’?
Boddingtons
Who was UK Prime Minister in between Harold Wilson’s two terms of office?
Edward Heath
Organic chemistry is concerned with which chemical element?
Carbon
What epithet has been given to William the Conqueror’s campaigns to subjugate Anglo-Danish rebellion encouraged by Edgar Atheling?
Harrying of the North
Who won the 1935 Nobel Prize in Psychics for the discovery of the neutron?
James Chadwick
In 2015 Leander Paes (pron. pace) won the Australian US and Wimbledon mixed doubles titles with which partner?
Martina Hingis
In Greek myth who was the goddess of the moon?
Selene
Who composed the operas The Marriage of Figaro Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In Treasure Island what is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot?
Captain Flint
In the first three series of Only Fools and Horses who played Grandad?
Lennard Pearce
Which country lies immediately to the north of Namibia?
Angola
How many players are on the field at the start of a rugby union match?
Thirty (2x15)
Thor Heyerdahl’s raft ‘Kon-Tiki’ was made from which wood?
Balsa wood
From 1983-9 Manuel Noriega was dictator of which country?
Panama
In the computer programming language BASIC what does the ‘B’ stand for?
Beginner’s (All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code)
Since 2010 former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq has been married to which comedian?
Charlie Brooker
Aconcagua Monte Pissis and El Muerto are in which mountain range?
Andes
The song Yesterday first appeared on which Beatles album?
Help!
In Richmal Crompton’s Just William stories what is the first name of William’s elder sister?
Ethel
From series four of Only Fools and Horses until his death in 1999 who played Uncle Albert?
Buster Merryfield
Which group of writers artists philosophers and intellectuals included Virginia Woolf E.M. Forster and Lytton Strachey?
Bloomsbury Group / Set
Who composed the operas Rigoletto Aida and Otello?
Giuseppe Verdi
In the Bible Noah’s ark was made from which wood?
Gopher wood
In 2017 Martina Hingis won the US and Wimbledon mixed doubles titles with which partner?
Jamie Murray
As crows are corvine and eagles are aquiline which birds are psittacine?
Parrots
What epithet has been given the war between England and Scotland intended to break the ‘Auld Alliance’ and to force Scotland to agree to the marriage of Mary Queen of Scots and Edward son of Henry VIII?
Rough wooing
Mount Massive Mount Harvard and Mount Lincoln are in which mountain range?
Rocky Mountains/Rockies
The song Yellow Submarine first appeared on which Beatles album?
Revolver
In Roman myth who was the goddess of the hearth?
Vesta
From 1990-98 former Blue Peter presenter Anthea Turner was married to which DJ?
Peter Powell
Which famous novel ends: ‘unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth’?
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
From 1973-90 Augusto Pinochet was dictator of which country?
Chile
Which country lies immediately to the south of Egypt?
Sudan
How many players are on the field at the start of a rugby league match?
Twenty-six (2x13)
Aerobic respiration describes the breathing of which chemical element?
Oxygen
When Ipswich beat Arsenal 1-0 to win the 1978 FA Cup who scored the goal?
Roger Osborne
Who won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for investigations into the origin and nature of isotopes?
Frederic Soddy
In 1989 who was the first African-American to be appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and played a major role in the Desert Shield and Desert Storm operations in Iraq?
Colin Luther Powell
Which river a tributary of the Trent flows through Leicester?
Soar
Taking over from Chris Evans in January 2019 who is the current presenter of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show?
Zoe Ball
In Oliver Twist what is the name of Bill Sykes’ dog?
Bulls Eye
Kelley Jones is the lead singer with which Welsh rock band?
Stereophonics
Which brand of lager was advertised as reassuringly expensive’?
Stella Artois
Who was UK Prime Minister in between Winston Churchill’s two terms of office?
Clement Attlee
What is the capital city of Slovenia?
Ljubljana
In baseball who are the current World Series champions?
Boston Red Sox
In the computer programming language COBOL what does the ‘B’ stand for?
(Common) Business (Oriented Language)
The instruction ‘con sordino’ tells a musician to do what?
Play with the mute
Which car manufacturer produces the Jetta Tiguan and Up models?
Volkswagen
Which late magician was known for his catchphrase ‘Just like that’?
Tommy Cooper
In Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories what is the first name of Sherlock’s elder brother?
Mycroft
General George Armstrong Custer died at which 1876 battle?
Little Bighorn
How many Olympic gold medals has Sir Chris Hoy won?
Six
Which French chanteuse was known as ‘The Little Sparrow’?
Edith Piaf / Gassion
What is the capital city of The Faroe Islands?
Torshavn
Photographer Steve McCurry is best known for his photo ‘Afghan Girl’ which first appeared on the June 1985 cover of which monthly magazine?
National Geographic
Which two words describe a video game genre most closely associated with Fortnite? The genre sees multiple competitors bid to eliminate each other to become the sole survivor and takes its name from a dystopian Japanese film released in the year 2000.
Battle royale
Which word can succeed ‘Equatorial’ and precede ‘Bissau’ to form the names of two different African countries?
Guinea
The first state funeral held at St Paul’s Cathedral was in 1806 for which naval hero who had died the year before when shot at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Horatio Nelson
In Shakespeare’s The Tempest Ariel tells Ferdinand ‘Full fathom five thy father lies’. This means that Ferdinand’s father lies how many feet underwater?
30
Which brass instrument similar to the tuba is named after the American bandleader known as ‘The March King’?
Sousaphone
The dhole a mammal of Central and South Asia belongs to which family of animals?
Canidae/dog
What is the family name of Norwegian brothers Henrik Filip and Jakob who all represent their country at distance running? Youngest brother Jakob notably won the 1500m and 5000m on consecutive days at the 2018 European Championships.
Ingebridtsen
Peak Cavern and Blue John Cavern are two of the four tourist caves in Castleton located in which county?
Derbyshire
Which Scottish botanist and collector best known as the namesake of a species of fir tree died in 1834 when he fell into a pit trap in Hawaii and was subsequently crushed by a bull who fell into the same trap?
David Douglas
As per the title of Max Beerbohm’s only novel from 1911 what is the surname of the character whose first name is Zuleika [pron. ZOO-LEE-KA]?
Dobson
The podcast ‘Athletico Mince’ is hosted by Andy Dawson and which 60-year-old comedian best-known as part of a double act?
Bob Mortimer
What is the chemical formula for ozone?
O3
Which team have won the most Formula 1 Constructors’ Championships in the sport’s history with 16? The wins included a six-year streak from 1999 to 2004 when Michael Schumacher was among their drivers.
Ferrari
If a fish has been filleted what exactly has been removed?
Bones
Beginning with the letter J which country completes these thought-provoking lyrics from the band Right Said Fred: ‘I’m too sexy for Milan too sexy for Milan New York and…’
Japan
In 2014 which American pharmaceutical company bought Alliance Boots for cash and shares worth more than US$15bn?
Walgreens
From 1961 to 1962 the singer Billy Fury was supported by a backing band named ‘Georgie Fame and the…’ what?
Blue Flames
Mass multiplied by velocity provides what property of a moving body?
Momentum
Kim Kardashian’s second husband Khloe Kardashian’s former husband and Khloe Kardashian’s current partner all play or played which sport professionally?
Basketball
Which Italian building contains multiple frescos by Sandro Botticelli and Pietro Perugino on its walls and most famously Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgment’ on its ceiling?
The Sistine Chapel
The most watched TV programme of 2019 so far was the final episode of which Jed Mercurio-scripted BBC police procedural drama starring Martin Compston and Vicky McClure?
Line of Duty
In 2020 New York will see the opening of the ninth location of which theme park? Its first park was opened in Billund Denmark and it has a notable UK outpost in Windsor.
Legoland
The American radio journalist Herbert Morrison is remembered for his phrase: ‘Oh the humanity!’ when reporting live on which 1937 event?
The Hindenburg disaster
The cardiology section of a hospital deals with problems pertaining to which body part?
Heart
The TV programmes Pot Black and Big Break prominently featured which sport?
Snooker
Which nine-letter word a plural containing only one vowel forms one of the letters of the strategic planning technique known as a SWOT analysis?
Strengths
Which rock band has had two of the most lucrative tours in history: Voodoo Lounge and A Bigger Bang?
Rolling Stones
Cres [pron. TS-RES] the 20th-largest Mediterranean island by area is the biggest island belonging to which European country?
Croatia
Which Democrat became the youngest woman to serve in the US Congress when defeating incumbent Joe Crowley in the 2018 midterms and has also gained headlines for her proposed Green New Deal? You may give either her name or the three initials by which she is often known.
Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez / AOC
In 2018 BBC2 showed the arts series Civilisations a follow-up to the 1969 series Civilisation that was written and presented by which art historian?
Kenneth Clark
In the 2012 Avengers film and its three direct sequels culminating in Endgame which actor played the role of the Incredible Hulk?
Mark Ruffalo
Hong Kong Shanghai and Tokyo are three of the four non-American locations of which famous theme park chain? The fourth is located in Marne-la-Vallée Paris.
Disneyland
In 2019 Nintendo released a battle royale version of which title a tile-matching video game first released in 1984?
Tetris
Milan’s Santa Maria delle Grazie church has an altarpiece designed by Titian and a famous mural in its refectory named ‘The Last Supper’ created by which Italian polymath?
Leonardo da Vinci [accept either underlined part]
The TV programmes One Hundred and Eighty and Bullseye prominently featured which sport?
Darts
Mass divided by volume provides what measure of an object?
Density
Which string instrument similar to the zither derives its name from the Latin for ‘sweet melody’?
Dulcimer
In 2010 Kraft Foods bought Cadbury for nearly US$19bn. In 2012 Kraft’s confectionery business became which new name of which Cadbury is now a subsidiary?
Mondelez International
Which German politician became leader of the Christian Democratic Union in 2018 succeeding Angela Merkel and is widely tipped to be Merkel’s replacement as Chancellor? You may give either her name or the three initials by which she is often known.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer / AKK
In 2019 Radio 4 played the arts series New Ways of Seeing a follow-up to the 1972 series Ways of Seeing that was written and presented by which art critic and Booker Prize winner?
John Berger
Tennis player Ana Ivanovic’s husband and singer Shakira’s partner of the last eight years both play which sport professionally?
Football (soccer)
Djerba the 15th-largest Mediterranean island by area is the biggest island belonging to which African country?
Tunisia
Which 51-year-old comedian best-known as part of a former double act presents the Leicester Square Theatre podcast interview series commonly abbreviated as ‘RHLSTP’ [pron. RUH HUH LUSTER PUH and spell out]?
Richard Herring
Which nine-letter word containing six vowels describes a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and is the most common type of cancer in children?
Leukaemia
In 1941 an NBC affiliate in Honolulu provided the only live reporting of which event commenting: ‘It is no joke. It is a real war’?
Attack on Pearl Harbour
The neurology section of a hospital deals with problems pertaining to which body part or parts?
Accept brain spinal cord or nervous system
Beginning with the letter J which country completes these lyrics from a release by Mint Royale: ‘Round about now since dey say I am da sexiest man in…’
Jamaica
Distributed around Central and South America what sort of creature is a tamandua?
Anteater
From 1962 to 1963 Billy Fury used which backing band an instrumental group who had a number one single and a subsequent top 5 hit with the song Globetrotter?
The Tornados
If a cowboy was literally wearing a ten-gallon hat this would mean it held how many pints?
80
Which explorer closely associated with the search for the source of the Nile accidentally killed himself in 1864 during a shooting expedition?
John Speke
Which compass point can precede both ‘Africa’ and ‘Sudan’ to form the names of two different African countries?
South
The most watched non-sports TV programme of 2018 was which Jed Mercurio-scripted BBC drama starring Richard Madden and Keeley Hawes?
Bodyguard
Published by Life magazine in 1945 photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt is best known for his photo depicting a sailor grabbing and kissing a stranger to celebrate VJ Day. In which New York location was it taken?
Times Square
Which team have won the past five Formula 1 Constructors’ Championships? They are odds-on to make it a sixth this year with a team of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton.
Mercedes
If an olive has been pitted what exactly has been removed?
Stone (accept pit grumpily)
The second state funeral held at St Paul’s was in 1852 for which duke? He was twice Prime Minister but was best known for leading the British army at the Battle of Waterloo.
Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley)
What is the chemical formula for carbon monoxide?
CO
Which rock band has had two of the most lucrative tours in history: Vertigo and 360° the latter being the highest-grossing tour ever?
U2
As per the title of Sinclair Lewis’ satirical novel of 1926 what is the surname of the character whose first name is Elmer?
Gantry
What is the family name of Belgian siblings Jonathan Kevin Dylan and Olivia who all represent their country at athletics distances between 100m and 400m? Though twins Jonathan and Kevin have the higher profile Olivia is the only member with an Olympic gold medal.
Borlée
The Wookey Hole caves can be found in which range of hills that run between Weston-Super-Mare and Frome?
Mendips
In the 2012 Avengers film and its three direct sequels which actor played the role of Captain America?
Chris Evans
