Week 1 M1

Question 1

Sampling My Favourite Things from the musical The Sound Of Music who had aUK no.1 hit in 2019 with 7 Rings?

Answer 1

Ariana Grande

Question 2

In which decade of the 20th century did the Korean War take place?

Answer 2

1950s

Question 3

Haverfordwest is the county town of which county or principal area of Wales?Before 1974 it was part of the old county of Dyfed.

Answer 3

Pembrokeshire

Question 4

A regular columnist for the Telegraph which food writer’s books include TheContented Cook and It’s Raining Plums?

Answer 4

Xanthe Clay

Question 5

The core of a cricket ball is traditionally made from the bark of Quercus suber.What is the common name of this species of oak tree whose bark is also usedwidely in wine making?

Answer 5

Cork Oak

Question 6

Subtitled Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor who wrote the 2017 bestseller This IsGoing To Hurt?

Answer 6

Adam Kay

Question 7

Also known for playing DCI Tennison in ITV crime drama Prime Suspect whichEnglish actress won an Academy Award in 2007 for playing Queen Elizabeth II inThe Queen?

Answer 7

Helen Mirren

Question 8

In 2000 which short-to-middle distance wheelchair athlete became the first paraathlete to make the top three at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year? Shewon the lifetime achievement award in 2019.

Answer 8

Baroness CerysDavina ‘Tanni’ Grey-Thompson

Question 9

At which racecourse in Esher Surrey is the Henry VIII Novices’ Chase run eachDecember?

Answer 9

Sandown Park

Question 10

Which actor starred in the Hitchcock films Rope Rear Window The Man WhoKnew Too Much and Vertigo?

Answer 10

James Stewart

Question 11

Elizabeth Warren candidate in 2020 for the Democratic Presidential nominationand Ed Markey are senators representing which US New England state?

Answer 11

Massachusetts

Question 12

Which instrument in a symphony orchestra is slightly larger and lower in pitchthan a violin but held and played in a similar way to a violin?

Answer 12

Viola

Question 13

Which soft drink was advertised from the 1980s with the slogan ‘The totallytropical taste’?

Answer 13

Lilt

Question 14

The Namib Kalahari and Sahara are all what type of geographical feature on thecontinent of Africa?

Answer 14

Desert

Question 15

The painting Desdemona by Rodolfo Amoedo shows the death of Desdemona ascene from which Shakespeare play?

Answer 15

Othello

Question 16

From the Greek for ‘study of flow’ what name is given to the study of the flow ofplastic solids and non-Newtonian fluids?

Answer 16

Rheology

Question 17

In the original Swiss version of Cluedo the Hall was replaced by the Chambre àCoucher which translates as which room?

Answer 17

Bedroom

Question 18

Which of the North American Great Lakes shares its name with an Americanstate?

Answer 18

Michigan

Question 19

In the titles of novels by Charles Dickens and F Scott Fitzgerald what adjectivedescribes Expectations and Mr Gatsby?

Answer 19

Great

Question 20

In chemistry what four letter term is given to an assembly of anions and cations?Examples include magnesium sulphate and calcium chloride.

Answer 20

Salt

Question 21

Which Scottish snooker player has the nickname the Wizard of Wishaw?

Answer 21

John Higgins

Question 22

Which broadcaster and former newspaper editor is the regular host of Start theWeek on BBC Radio 4 on Mondays at 9am?

Answer 22

Andrew Marr

Question 23

Born in Belfast in 1944 who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976alongside Betty Williams as founders of Women for Peace?

Answer 23

Mairead Corriganaccept Maguire

Question 24

Dana Lulu and ABBA are all former winners of which international musiccompetition?

Answer 24

The Eurovision SongContest

Question 25

In the late 18th century the Montgolifer brothers were pioneers of which mode of transport originally known in French as the globe aérostatique?

Answer 25

Hot Air Balloon

Question 26

Who won the Carnegie Medal in 1958 for her children’s novel Tom's Midnight Garden?

Answer 26

Phillippa Pearce

Question 27

Hosted by Anna Richardson which controversial dating TV show did a journalistdescribe as ‘Channel 4’s confusing remake of Free Willy’?

Answer 27

Naked Attraction

Question 28

The Blue Jays Raptors and Maple Leafs are the major Baseball Basketball and Ice Hockey teams representing which North American city?

Answer 28

Toronto

Question 29

Boomtown music festival takes place on the outskirts of which city in south of England?

Answer 29

Winchester

Question 30

Which royal house governed Scotland from 1306-1371? Its name is strongly associated with its first monarch Robert I?

Answer 30

Bruce

Question 31

Except for Argentina all UN member states whose common English names begin with the letter A share what colour on their flag?

Answer 31

Red

Question 32

The clothing chain Zara was founded (and is still headquartered) in whichEuropean country?

Answer 32

Spain

Question 33

Cricket bats are traditionally made from a variant of the Salix alba tree. Whatcommon English name is given to the tree genus Salix?

Answer 33

Willow

Question 34

What is the pseudonym of the author who wrote Stories of the Law and How It'sBroken the 2018 inside account of the English legal profession?

Answer 34

The Secret Barrister

Question 35

Also known for playing DS Miller in ITV crime drama Broadchurch which actresswon an Academy Award in 2019 for playing Queen Anne in The Favourite?

Answer 35

Olivia Coleman

Question 36

In 2017 which amputee sprinter became the second and most recent paraathlete to make the top three at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year? Hefinished 8th in Strictly Come Dancing that year.

Answer 36

Jonathan ‘Jonnie’Peacock

Question 37

Sampling It’s A Hard Knock Life from the musical Annie who had a UK No.2 hitin 1998 with Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)?

Answer 37

Jay-Z [accept ShawnCarter]

Question 38

In which decade of the 20th century did the Spanish Civil War take place?

Answer 38

1930s

Question 39

Mold is the county town of which county or principal area of Wales? Before 1974it was part of the old county of Clwyd.

Answer 39

Flintshire

Question 40

A regular columnist for the Guardian which food writer’s books include One MoreCroissant For The Road and Completely Perfect?

Answer 40

Felicity Cloake

Question 41

Which soft drink was advertised from the 1980s with the slogan ‘Made inScotland from girders’?

Answer 41

Irn Bru

Question 42

The Orinoco Colorado and Amazon are all what type of geographical feature onthe continent of South America?

Answer 42

River

Question 43

The painting Ophelia by John Everett Millais shows the death of Ophelia a scenefrom which Shakespeare play?

Answer 43

Hamlet

Question 44

From the Greek for ‘study of waves’ what name is given to the study of wavemotion?

Answer 44

Kymatology

Question 45

At which racecourse in Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey is the King George VI Chaserun each December?

Answer 45

Kempton Park

Question 46

Which actor starred in the Hitchcock films Suspicion Notorious To Catch A Thiefand North by Northwest?

Answer 46

Cary Grant

Question 47

Kamala Harris candidate in 2020 for the Democratic Presidential nominationand Dianne Feinstein are senators representing which US west coast state?

Answer 47

California

Question 48

Which instrument in a symphony orchestra is smaller and higher in pitch than aflute but held and played in a similar way to a flute?

Answer 48

Piccolo

Question 49

Which English snooker player has the nickname the Jester from Leicester?

Answer 49

Mark Selby

Question 50

Which broadcaster and member of the House of Lords is the regular host of InOur Time on BBC Radio 4 on Thursdays at 9am?

Answer 50

Melvyn Bragg

Question 51

Born in Bangor NI in 1944 who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998alongside John Hume as architects of the Belfast Agreement?

Answer 51

(William) DavidTrimble

Question 52

JLS Olly Murs and the QLL’s Jenny Ryan are all former runners-up of whichBritish music competition and franchise?

Answer 52

The X Factor

Question 53

In the original Swiss version of Cluedo the Conservatory was replaced by theSalle de Bain which translates as which room?

Answer 53

Bathroom

Question 54

Which of the North American Great Lakes shares its name with a Canadianprovince?

Answer 54

Ontario

Question 55

In the titles of novels by Charles Dickens and Francis Hodgson Burnett whatadjective describes Dorritt and Lord Fauntleroy?

Answer 55

Little

Question 56

In chemistry what four letter term is given to a substance that can accepthydrogen ions? Examples include sodium hydroxide and ammonia.

Answer 56

Base

Question 57

Tramlines music festival takes place in which city in the north of England?

Answer 57

Sheffield

Question 58

Except for the interregnum in the 1650s which royal house governed Scotlandfrom 1371 until the Act of Union in 1707? Monarchs from this house includeseven monarchs called James Charles II and Anne.

Answer 58

Stewart/Stuart

Question 59

All UN member states whose common English names begin with the letter I [i]share what colour on their flag?

Answer 59

White

Question 60

The clothing chain H&M was founded (and is still headquartered) in whichcountry?

Answer 60

Sweden

Question 61

In the early 20th century the Wright brothers were pioneers of which mode oftransport such as the Wright Flyer built in 1903?

Answer 61

Airplane [acceptsimilar]

Question 62

Who won the Carnegie Medal in 1998 for his children’s novel Skellig?

Answer 62

David Almond

Question 63

Hosted by Paddy McGuinness which recently axed ITV1 dating show did ajournalist suggest should be renamed ‘Desperate Moron Lift Disco’?

Answer 63

Take Me Out

Question 64

The Red Sox Celtics and Bruins are the major Baseball Basketball and IceHockey teams representing which US city?

Answer 64

Boston

Question 65

Combining the name of a drink commonly produced in Somerset and the capitalof the Indian state of Telangana what nickname is given to the CooperAssociates County Cricket Ground in Taunton?

Answer 65

Ciderabad

Question 66

Who is the only person to have won both a Booker Prize and an Oscar? She wonthe former for Heat & Dust in 1975 and the latter for the screenplays for A RoomWith A View and Howard’s End?

Answer 66

Ruth PrawerJhabvala (accepteither surname)

Question 67

Jack Dorsey is the founder and CEO of which microblogging and socialnetworking service. It counts US President Donald Trump as a prolific user.

Answer 67

Twitter

Question 68

What Chinese dynasty in force between 1271 and 1368 shares its name withthe unit of currency used in China today?

Answer 68

Yuan