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Question Reader: All parts of the answer shown in Bold Face are required. Parts shown in ordinary type
are not essential, but if given incorrectly will mean that the answer is wrong; for example, if the answer
shown is “Fred Smith”, “Smith” would be a correct answer, but “John Smith” would be incorrect. Parts
shown in italics are purely explanatory and are not required. If the answer offered is incomplete (for
example, “Roosevelt” for “Theodore Roosevelt”, you may, at your discretion, ask the person answering
to expand the answer.
In the event of any problem, three spare questions can be found on the final sheet.
Notes for Teams:
The Draw for the next round of Trophy/Plate games on 16 March is:
TROPHY
PLATE
Lakeside
V
Square & Compass
Strutt Club
V
Duke of Clarence ‘B’
Royal Oak Ock
V
Steam Packet
Royal Oak Wirk
V
Rising Sun ‘B’
Bridge U
V
Brunswick
Amber Hotel
V
Burton Bridge Inn
Son of Lakeside
V
Blue Stoops
Bowling Green
V
Rising Sun ‘A’
If you don’t have any games left in the Trophy/Plate, why not play a friendly on those
dates. Just let us know and we’ll send you some questions.
Notes for Teams:
The Draw for the next round of Trophy/Plate games on 16 March is:
TROPHY
PLATE
Lakeside
V
Square & Compass
Strutt Club
V
Duke of Clarence ‘B’
Royal Oak Ock
V
Steam Packet
Royal Oak Wirk
V
Rising Sun ‘B’
Bridge U
V
Brunswick
Amber Hotel
V
Burton Bridge Inn
Son of Lakeside
V
Blue Stoops
Bowling Green
V
Rising Sun ‘A’
If you don’t have any games left in the Trophy/Plate, why not play a friendly on those
dates. Just let us know and we’ll send you some questions.
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DPQL: Quiz Questions 2
March 2016
Individual Round 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Which revealing item of clothing was invented by Louis Reard in 1946?
Which animal is the symbol of the Rastafarian religion?
When first discovered what name was given to Tasmania?
What does a misanthrope dislike?
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein what is Frankenstein’s first name?
Which rebel was stabbed to death by the Lord Mayor of London in 1381?
Kalamata is a variety of which food item?
Which kiddies dolls were created by American art student Xavier Roberts in 1978?
What is the longest river in South Africa?
The patterns called ‘mehndi’ applied to the hands of Indian women are made with which
dye?
Bikini
Lion
Van Dieman’s Land
People/Human Race
Victor
Wat Tyler
Olive
Cabbage Patch Kids
Orange River
Henna
Team Round 2
1.
a)
b)
c)
History Mix
Which early king of England foolishly ordered the St Brice’s Day Massacre?
Which famous Italian died in poverty in 1506?
What was the code-name for the 1941 German invasion of Russia?
2. Acronyms
a) TAVR?
For what do the following stand:
Territorial Army Volunteer
Reserve
National Council for Civil
Liberties
Bicycle Motocross
b) NCCL?
c) BMX?
3. Books
a) Who is the hero of the novels Greenmantle and Mr Standfast?
b) Which comic novel records the daily events in the lives of London clerk Charles Pooter
and his wife?
c) Published in 1960, Who wrote the novel A Kind of Loving?
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Ethelred (the Unready)
Christopher Columbus
Barbarossa
Comedians of Yesteryear
a) Which English comic regularly utilised the 1963 Boots Randolf composition Yakety Sax?
b) Which comedian hugely popular in the early 60’s created the character Oscar
Pennyfeather who never spoke?
c) The Sheik of Araby was which famous comic’s signature tune?
Richard Hannay
Diary of a Nobody
Stan Barstow
Benny Hill
Arthur Haynes
Tommy Cooper
5.
a)
b)
c)
Science
Atoms that have either gained or lost electrons are called what?
What term is used for the junction between two nerve cells?
Fungi do not have seeds – what do they have?
Ions
Synapse
Spores
6.
a)
b)
c)
Geography
What name is given to the flat seabed lying off a coastline?
The Strait of Malacca separates the Malay Peninsula from what Indonesian island?
The famous Ponte Vecchio spans which river?
Continental Shelf
Sumatra
Arno (in Florence)
7.
a)
b)
c)
Dogs on the Telly
On which programme is the presenter followed around by a dog called Nigel?
What is the name of the Barlow’s border terrier in Coronation Street?
Who own a greyhound called Santa’s Little Helper?
Gardener’s World
Eccles
The Simpsons
8.
a)
b)
c)
Aviation History
Which early aviator flew in a plane christened Jason?
What was the name of the first pilot to break the sound barrier?
Which entrepreneur launched Skytrain in 1977 but went bankrupt in 1982?
Amy Johnson
Chuck Yeager
Freddy Laker
Phil Garner
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Individual Round 3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is the sporting interest of a ‘wet bob’ at Eton?
What is the name of Donald Duck’s girlfriend?
Where is the UK’s annual four-day Bestival music festival held?
What kind of creature is a megrim?
In which month of the year does Lammas Day fall?
Which English racecourse has a ‘Glorious’ summer meeting?
Steve Martin’s character in the film Roxanne was based on which literary character
created by Edmond Rostand?
8. Which drink was once known as ‘the green fairy’?
9. Which prime minister launched the ‘I’m Backing Britain’ campaign?
10. By the Sleepy Lagoon is the signature tune of which radio programme?
Rowing
Daisy
Isle of Wight
Fish
August
Goodwood
Cyrano de Bergerac
Absinthe
Harold Wilson
Desert Island Discs
Team Round 4
1. Film Down the Years
a) Which famous film had the working title ‘A Boy’s Life’?
b) Which actor later a TV detective played one of Alex’s (Malcolm McDowell’s) droogs in the
1971 film A Clockwork Orange?
c) Red Grant was a villain in which James Bond movie?
E.T.
Warren Clarke
From Russia With Love
2.
a)
b)
c)
Customs
Which annual census takes place in the third week of July on the river Thames?
Which tradesmen performed most of the wedding ceremonies at Gretna Green?
th
Which Spanish city is the scene of the annual bull-running from July 6 to 14th?
3.
a)
b)
c)
Plays
Complete the title of the play by adding the last word
Mourning Becomes ……….(by Eugene O’Neill)?
Electra
Bartholomew …………..? (by Ben Jonson)?
Fair
Six Characters In Search Of An …………(by Luigi Pirandello)?
Author
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Fairly Recent News
a) Which Oscar-winning actor pulled a man from a burning car in California, saving his life?
b) Who died in Antarctica only 30 miles from the finish of his heroic charity effort?
c) What did Darlington head teacher Kate Chisholm ask parents of her pupils not to do in a
letter home recently?
Swan Upping
Blacksmiths
Pamplona
Jamie Foxx
Henry Worsley
Wear Pyjamas when delivering
or picking up kids
5.
a)
b)
c)
Architecture
Which architectural style was widely promoted by the famous Inigo Jones?
How was the famous architect Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris better known?
What do we call a bell-tower not attached to a church?
Baroque
Le Corbusier
Campanile
6.
a)
b)
c)
Famous People
After their deaths:
Whose head was stuck on the roof of parliament after his body had been exhumed?
Which philosopher’s body was stuffed and placed in a case at University College, London?
Whose body was preserved in a barrel of brandy for the sea journey home?
Oliver Cromwell
Jeremy Bentham
Lord Nelson
7. Greek Mythology
a) Autolycus the son of Hermes, was given the gift by his father, of making whatever he
touched ………..what?
b) Penelope was the wife of which Greek hero?
c) Who was given asses’ ears by an angry Apollo?
Invisible
Odysseus
Midas
8.
a)
b)
c)
Bob Dylan
Oh Carol
Patty Boyd
Pop Songs About Real People
The song Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands is about which singer’s wife?
Which Neil Sedaka track was dedicated to an ex-girlfriend?
Originally released by Derek and the Dominoes who is depicted in Layla?
Phil Garner
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Individual Round 5
1.
2.
3.
4.
In the nursery rhyme Sing A Song Of Sixpence what pecked off the maid’s nose?
What type of fruit is a comice?
th
Which 20 century artist was famous for his ‘drip’ style of painting?
Which fictional character is the subject of George Frampton’s bronze statue in London’s
Kensington Gardens?
5. Which heraldic term is used for a diamond shape?
6. Celandine, topaz and gamboge are shades of which colour?
7. What type of person is an anchorite?
8. Which fictional character’s butler is Alfred Pennyworth?
9. In sport what is the informal name of the box or bench to which offending players are
sent as a penalty during the game?
10. The 1963 Hitchcock film The Birds is based on a story by which novelist?
A Blackbird
Pear
Jackson Pollack
Peter Pan
Lozenge
Yellow
Hermit/Recluse
Batman/Bruce Wayne
Sin Bin
Daphne du Maurier
Team Round 6
1.
a)
b)
c)
Television Gold
In which TV programme
Did Freddy leave his wife for Lilo Lil?
Was an attempt made to kill Jeff with poisonous office paint?
Was Assumpta electrocuted in the cellar?
Bread
Dynasty
Ballykissangel
2.
a)
b)
c)
Fictional Detectives
Earl Derr Biggers?
Ellis Peters?
Dashiell Hammett?
Charlie Chan
Brother Cadfael
Sam Spade
Which literary sleuth was created by:
3. World History
a) The defenestrations in which Governors were thrown from windows, leading to the start
of the 30 Years War, took place in which city?
b) The Society of Harmonious Fists was responsible for which rebellion?
c) Which federal democracy, set up in Germany after World War I, was abolished by Hitler
in 1933?
4
Sport
a) Boris Rankov was on the winning side six times in which famous event?
b) Who became the oldest goalscorer in World Cup history when scoring against Russia in
the 1994 finals at the age of 42?
c) American Greg Louganis twice won Olympic gold at which sport?
Prague
Boxer Rebellion
Weimar Republic
University Boat Race
Roger Milla
Diving
5.
a)
b)
c)
Science
What is absorbed in an endothermic reaction?
The Conservation of Energy is the first ……..what?
What is the most malleable metal?
Heat
Law of Thermodynamics
Gold
6.
a)
b)
c)
Peoples & Tribes
In which Asian state do the Karen people make up 7% of the population?
The Harijans of India were traditionally called ………what?
What are the French speaking citizens of Belgium called?
Burma
The Untouchables acc Dalits
Walloons
7.
a)
b)
c)
World Politics
Which country finally joined the United Nations in 2002?
How was the Eastern European Mutual Assistance Treaty better known?
Which country withdrew from NATO in 1966?
Switzerland
Warsaw Pact
France
8.
a)
b)
c)
Movie History
Who was President of the Screen Actor’s Guild in the 40s and 50s?
What was the title of cult film hero James Dean’s last film?
Whose first venture into ‘talkies’ was Anna Christie?
Ronald Reagan
Giant
Greta Garbo
Phil Garner
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Individual Round 7
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Who did Jacqueline Kennedy marry on Skorpios in 1968?
Providence is the capital of which US state?
The tomb of which English king is in Worcester Cathedral?
The adjective caprine refers to which animals?
Who played Queen Victoria in the 1997 film Mrs Brown?
Sevruga, Sterlet and Ossetra are types of which delicacy?
What was the name of the submarine piloted by fictional character Troy Tempest?
Which author created the primitive, barely human race the Yahoos?
What is the V-shaped flying formation of a flock of wild geese called?
The 1945 film Brief Encounter was based on a play by which actor/writer?
Aristotle Onassis
Rhode Island
King John
Goats
Judi Dench
Caviar
Stingray
Jonathan Swift
Skein
Noel Coward
Team Round 8
1.
a)
b)
c)
What Links
What links the following lists:
Timothy Evans; Michael Shields; Derek Bently; Alan Turing?
Titan; Resurrection; Tragic; Song of the Night; Of A Thousand?
Hughes; Fowler; Ashman; Keppel; Gibson; Simmons?
2. Around Britain
a) Lady Isabella on the Isle of Man is the world’s biggest ……..what?
b) What is the name of the illuminated manuscript Gospel book written in Latin and kept in
the library of Trinity College, Dublin?
c) What is the name of the Stone Age village on the main isle of Orkney, exposed by a great
storm in 1850?
3.
a)
b)
c)
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Insects
Egg; Larva; Adult – which stage of complete metamorphosis is missing?
Used frequently in laboratories what is the common name of Drosophila?
If you cut off a cockroach’s head from what would it be likely to die?
Famous Firsts
a) Nicholas Lanier?
b) Sir John Reith?
c) John Flamsteed?
Received Royal Pardons
Mahler Symphonies
Eggheads (on TV quiz)
Waterwheel (aka The Laxey
Wheel)
Book of Kells
Skara Brae
Pupa
Fruit Fly
Starvation
What exalted position were the following the first to hold:
Master of the Kings/Queens
Music
Director General of the BBC
Astronomer Royal
5.
a)
b)
c)
Geographical Terms
Which wind has a name meaning ‘snow eater’ in American Indian language?
What is a col?
What geographical features come in types called – Continental, Mountain and Piedmont?
Chinook
Mountain Pass
Glaciers
6.
a)
b)
c)
What Is It?
A Gilet?
Matzo?
A Saraband?
Sleeveless Jacket
Jewish Bread (Unleavened)
A Dance (Spanish)
7.
a)
b)
c)
British Monarchs
Francis Walsingham was the spy-master of which monarch?
Which king didn’t meet his wife until the marriage ceremony?
Who was the last reigning Stuart monarch?
Elizabeth I
George III
Queen Anne
8.
a)
b)
c)
Sculptors
Born October 1901, Which sculptor specialised in ‘stick-like’ figures?
Which sculptor was refused entry to the French Academy three times?
Which sculptress died in an accidental fire at her Trewyn studios in 1975?
Giacometti
Rodin
Barbara Hepworth
Phil Garner
What are the following:
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Beer Round
1.
a) Who wrote the songs Camptown Races and Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair?
b) According to the old advert which beer ‘refreshes the parts other beers can’t reach’?
c) Which show jumper achieved success on Mister Softee?
2.
a) Who wrote the songs Keep The Home Fires Burning and We’ll Gather Lilacs?
b) According to the old advert which beer ‘looks good, tastes good and by golly it does you
good’?
c) Which show jumper achieved success on Foxhunter?
Stephen Foster
Heineken
David Broome
Ivor Novello
Mackeson
(Col) Harry Llewellyn
Spare Questions
1. Which former England cricketer is nicknamed The Cat
2. Who wrote the 1963 novel The Bell Jar?
3. Which American invented the first portable fully automatic machine gun?
Phil Garner
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Phil Tufnell
Sylvia Plath
Hiram Maxim