Plate Questions - QM notes- Pictures 21-30 -last round before half
time, 51-60 - Letters round - Letters on Answer sheets for clues
1 What is the earliest form of digital electronic communication - originally for stock price telegraphy - also describing US celebrations/parades,
Ticker
from
Tape
its use as confetti?
What was the code name of the World War II operation in which British children were evacuated from the cities to the countryside?
Pied Piper
Which capital city houses the headquarters of the African Union?
Addis Ababa
Who was the official court painter to Henry VIII of England?
Hans Holbein (The Younger)
Who composed the music for the 1924 ballet 'The Miraculous Mandarin"?
(Bela) Bartok
The characters James Wormold, Charles Fortnum, Holly Martins and Pinkie Brown were created by which British author, who died in
Switzerland in 1991?
Graham Greene
2
3
4
5
6
7 Which actress played the title role in the 1976 film Carrie?
Sissy Spacek
Which Democrat candidate did Richard Nixon defeat in the 1968 Presidential Election?
Herbert Humphrey
1a Who was the first woman to be elected in 1992 as Speaker of the House of Commons?
BETTY BOOTHROYD
4b What was the name of the woman who was Tony Blair's fitness adviser and Cherrie Blair's style adviser?
CAROL CAPLIN
8
9
10
11 Give one year in the life of artist Frans Hals?
1580-1666
12
York Minster
In which cathedral would you find the ‘Five Sisters’ window?
13 The six highest mountains in South America are all wholly or partly in which country?
Argentina
14 In medicine, a lumbar puncture for cerebrospinal fluid testing is called a what?
Spinal tap
English architecture that was prevalent between 1714-1830 is known as what period?
15
Georgian
Bob Hope
16 Whose theme song was "Thanks for the memory"?
17 How many golfers make up a Ryder Cup team?
12 (Twelve)
18 Who wrote the music for the Lord of the Rings trilogy of films?
Howard Shore
Which town beginning with "C" has the dialling code 01246?
Chesterfield
19
According to the popular saying, "Necessity is the mother of (What?)"?
20
Invention
With which sport is Michaela Tabb associated?
Snooker or Pool accept either
21
22 When VAT was introduced in Britain in 1973, what percentage was it initially set at?
10 percent
The Afro-asiatic language Coptic was which nation's until the 17th century?
23
24
Egypt
What Yorkshire coastal town event gave its name to a medieval song adapted/popularized by Simon and Garfunkle,
about two lovers issuing each other impossible tasks?
Scarborough Fair
Which Government post is held by Chris Grayling since July 2016?
Secretary of State for Transport
In the 1940 classic Pinocchio, what kind of animal is the crooked John Worthington Foulfellow, otherwise known as Honest John?
A fox
25
26
27 Which Motorway runs from Manchester to Rochdale?
28 Which famous sports-sponsoring organization has a winged hourglass logo, the oldest registered mark of its industry?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 20 seasons in which sport?
M66
Longines (the Swiss timing machines and watchmaker,
owned by Swatch)
Basketball
29
30 Name the three directors of the "Sin City" Franchise?
Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez
31 Which French region is shown here?
Brittany
32 She is the new leader of UKIP?
Diane James
33 Which manager?
Mike Phelan
34 Which singer?
Emeli Sande
35 Which actress?
Julie Walters
36 Which Rugby Union club badge is shown here?
Saracens
37 Which swimmer?
Ellie Simmonds
38 What is the meaning of this Dingbat?
Wish upon a star
39
40
41
By what name was the Amu Darya river, which forms part of Afghanistan's borders with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, known
in classical times?
Oxus
Gavin Maxwell’s book Ring of Bright Water is about which creatures?
42
Otters
Located in the Orkney Islands, which sea stack is the third tallest in Britain?
43
Old Man of Hoy
In which musical do the songs "As Long as He Needs Me" and "Food Glorious Food" feature?
44
Oliver
What is the alternative name for the Snow Leopard?
45
Ounce
Two chemical elements start with O. One is oxygen. What is the other?
46
Osmium
Paul Arthurs and Tony McCarroll were members of which music group?
47
Oasis
In which English town was Wilfred Owen born?
48
Oswestry
49 In terms of population which is Portugal's second largest city?
Oporto (Porto)
1B In a French restaurant what are 'huitres'?
50
Oysters
Letters
51 When Roger Federer achieved a career grand slam in 2009, he was the first man to do so since who in 1999?
Andre Agassi
Which internet company was founded by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Evan Williams and Biz Stone in 2006?
Twitter
Which film starring Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams won the Best Picture Oscar in 2015?
Spotlight
52
53
54 In which West African country does the Niger river empty into the Atlantic ocean?
Nigeria
55 Which country's parliament is known as the Cortes Generales?
Spain
56 What sort of foodstuff is measured in coombs?
Corn
The Americas Cup (in Sailing - introduced 1851)
57 What is the oldest trophy in international sport?
58 Which rank in the RAF comes between Wing Commander and Air Commodore?
Group Captain
59 In degrees, what is the interior angle of a regular pentagon?
108°
60 Holborn Station is on which two underground lines?
Central and Piccadilly
Reserves