LEAGUE MATCHES 17 FEBRUARY 2011
QUESTIONS BY THE CROWN
Updated Thursday 27 September 2012
First Verbal Round
1.
Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy is the work of which modern British artist?
David Hockney
2.
In terms of population Debrecen is the second-largest city of which European country?
Hungary
3.
Helen Graham and Gilbert Markham feature in which 19th century novel?
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Bronte)
4.
What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
Port Moresby
5.
Who is currently (as of 1 Feb 2011) MP for the Buckingham constituency?
John Bercow (Speaker)
6.
Bad To Me was a number one hit in August 1963 for which band?
Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas
7.
For which Australian state does Michael Hussey play in the Sheffield Shield competition?
Western Australia
8.
.is is the internet web domain code for which country?
Iceland
9.
Which city was the venue for the 1976 Winter Olympics?
Innsbruck
10.
Give the year: Essex University opened; the farthing ceases to be legal tender; the first space flight by Yuri
Gagarin.
1961
11.
see note 1
Where in the human body would you find the macilla bones?
The skull/head
12.
see note 2
With which instrument is jazz great Arthur ‘Art’ Tatum primarily associated?
Piano
13.
What is the SI unit of inductance?
Henry
14.
A fresh breeze would register at what level on the Beaufort Scale?
Five
15.
What is the currency of Ghana?
Cedi
16.
Who was the British Prime Minister when the very first FA Cup Final was played?
William Gladstone (1872)
17.
The albums Hounds of Love and The Red Shoes were recorded by which artist?
Kate Bush
18.
Who wrote the opera Tristan and Isolde?
Richard Wagner
19.
In Dickens’ Great Expectations what is Pip’s real name?
Philip Pirrip
20.
What is the sum, to the nearest whole number, of the internal angles of a heptagon?
900 degrees
21.
Who provided the voice of Rocky the Rooster in the film Chicken Run?
Mel Gibson
22.
Doctor Who’s companion, Jo Grant, was played by which actor?
Katy Manning
23.
Which county of the Irish Republic forms the southern border of County Tipperary?
Waterford
24.
In Rising Damp what was Rigsby’s first name?
Rupert
25.
The goldcrest and the firecrest belong to which family group of birds?
Warblers
26.
see note 3
In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, who is steward to Olivia?
Malvolio
27.
Who directed the film Midnight Cowboy?
John Schlesinger
28.
Pd is the chemical symbol for which element?
Palladium
29.
In the ‘70s TV series Sapphire and Steel, who played Sapphire?
Joanna Lumley
30.
What term is used to describe the close pruning of a mature tree to produce a head of young branches?
Pollarding
First written round THERE IS A THEME
31.
What is the largest island of the Cyclades?
Naxos
32.
Who wrote the novel, published 1906, White Fang?
Jack London
33.
What it the state capital of South Carolina?
Columbia
34.
George Cave, Charles Ross and Arthur Turner are all varieties of which fruit?
Apple
35.
In which sea would you find the Great Barrier Reef?
Coral Sea
36.
Who was the Queen of George IV?
Caroline of Brunswick
37.
I Know Him So Well, One Night in Bangkok and Endgame are songs from which 1980s musical?
Chess
38.
Which element has the symbol Hg?
Mercury
39.
As of 1 February 2011, Dominic Mohan is the editor of which national daily newspaper?
The Sun
40.
By the Sleepy Lagoon is the theme tune to which long-running radio programme?
Desert Island Discs
The theme is record labels
Second Verbal Round
41.
What term is used to describe the regular pruning back to stumps of a tree or shrub, thus providing a
continual supply of poles or firewood?
Coppicing
42.
The Ingalls family featured in which 1970s US TV series?
Little House on the Prairie
43.
Se is the symbol for which element?
Selenium
44.
Who directed the film On the Waterfront?
Elia Kazan
45.
Shakespeare’s play Othello is set in Venice and which Mediterranean island?
Cyprus
46.
The nightingale and robin are members of which bird family group?
Thrush
47.
see note 4
In the Rambo films, what was the first name of Rambo?
John
48.
Which county of the Irish Republic forms the northern border of County Cork?
Limerick
49.
Doctor Who’s companion, Martha Jones, was played by which actor?
Freema Agyeman
50.
The voice of Woody in the Toy Story films was provided by which actor?
Tom Hanks
51.
What is the sum, to the nearest whole number, of the internal angles of a nonagon?
1260 degrees
52.
In Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend, what is the name of the wooden-legged villain?
Silas Wegg
53.
Who wrote the opera Orfeo?
C. W. Gluck
54.
see note 5
Who recorded the albums Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal and New York?
Lou Reed
55.
Who was the British Prime Minister when the first Australia v England cricket Test Match was played?
Benjamin Disraeli (1877)
56.
What is the currency of Morocco?
Dirham
57.
A near gale would register at what level on the Beaufort Scale?
Seven
58.
What is the SI unit of magnetic flux?
Weber
59.
With which instrument is jazz legend Coleman Hawkins primarily associated?
Saxophone (tenor)
60.
The thoracic bones are located in which part of the body?
Vertebrae/back
61.
see note 6
Give the year: first crossing of the English Channel by hovercraft; Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the
USA; first section of the M1 motorway opens.
1959
62.
Which city was the venue for the 1972 Winter Olympics?
Sapporo
63.
.ee is the internet web domain code for which country?
Estonia
64.
For which Australian state does Ricky Ponting play in the Sheffield Shield competition?
Tasmania
65.
Who had a number one hit in April 1966 with Somebody Help Me?
The Spencer Davis Group
66.
Who is currently (as of Feb 1 2011), MP for the Brighton Pavilion constituency?
Caroline Lucas (Green Leader)
67.
What is the capital city of Costa Rica?
San José
68.
Margaret Hale and John Thornton feature in which 19th century novel?
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
69.
In terms of population Plovdiv is the second-largest city of which European country?
Bulgaria
70.
Which 18th century English artist painted A Rake’s Progress?
William Hogarth
Second written round
71.
Of the twelve original members of the Football League (1888/89 season), who finished in the highest
position in the Premiership in the season 2009/10?
Aston Villa
72.
Which EU state has the smallest land area?
Malta
73.
What was Eric Morecambe’s real name?
Eric Bartholomew
74.
see note 7
The Brazilian, Marta, has won the world player of the year award in 2006/07/08 and 09. In which sport?
Women’s Football
75.
Alan Johnson resigned as Shadow Chancellor on 20 January 2011, to be replaced by Ed Balls. Who
replaced Ed Balls as Shadow Home Secretary?
Yvette Cooper
76.
Which king is buried in Worcester Cathedral?
King John
77.
Which US President won the Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage?
John F. Kennedy
78.
Which Aix-en-Provence-born artist painted The Card Players and The Suicide’s House?
Paul Cézanne
see note 8
79.
Which river was known as Sabrina to the Romans?
Severn
80.
If you damaged your pollex, where would it hurt?
Thumb
Spares
1.
Chinese New Year beginning on 3 February 2011 is the year of which animal?
Rabbit
2.
Who is currently Prime Minister of India?
Manmohan Singh
3.
Who was the first American to win the Tour de France?
Greg LeMond
4.
Dot dot represents which letter in Morse Code?
The letter i
5.
On what date is Europe Day celebrated?
9 May see note 9
6.
Which English King was nicknamed Longshanks?
Edward I
Notes and corrections
1
The founding of Essex University was announced in 1961, but it didn’t actually open until 1964.
2
This would appear to be a ‘c-is-next-to-x-on-a-keyboard’ typo: the maxilla is the upper jaw bone.
3
The goldcrest and firecrest belong to the Regulidae family (which is commonly referred to as the kinglet
or crest family). True warblers belong to the (completely separate) Sylviidae family.
The question setting guidelines contain specific (and usually ignored) advice on setting questions on
animal/plant families (the best advice being ‘don’t’).
4
The nightingale and robin were previously considered to be members of the Turdidae (thrush) family, but
have recently been ‘re-classified’ as members of the Muscicapidae (Old World flycatcher) family, so
either answer would seem to be acceptable.
5
The correct answer is Claudio Monteverdi, who wrote L’Orfeo in 1607. The title of Gluck’s opera is Orfeo
ed Euridice.
6
These bones are almost always referred to as thoracic vertebrae. The term ‘thoracic bones’ is
misleading as it could apply equally to the ribs, in which case ‘chest’ would be a correct answer.
7
His real name was John Eric Bartholomew.
8
The painting is usually referred to as The House of the Suicide.
9
There are actually two Europe Days (whoop de doo!): 9 May celebrates the European Union and 5 May
is observed as the anniversary of the founding of the Council of Europe.
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