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WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League QUESTION PAPER February 2nd 2022 |
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WithQuiz League paper 02/02/22 |
Set by: WithQuiz (Tom Benson) |
QotW: R4/Q7 |
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Average Aggregate Score: 106.0 (WIST Ave. Agg. to-date: 102.8) |
"It was a well-balanced quiz which brought out a wide range of knowledge." "I particularly liked the narrative approach to the 30-question Round 1 where, instead of dancing crazily from one topic to another he let many of the questions flow naturally from the answers to the previous questions." "Excellent paper for a quiz final and Tom pitched it at the right level for the right audience" |
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ROUND 1 -
Stockport style - Verbal1.
Who played Bamber Gascoigne in the 2006 film Starter for Ten? first name and surname required
2.
Who played Chris Tarrant in the 2020 TV mini-series Quiz? again, I need first name and surname
3.
What two surnames complete this remark by the comedian Jo Brand?
"My husband can do the work of two men. Unfortunately, those men are…".
The duo in question had a dog called Laughing Gravy.
4.
Which comedy duo’s songs include The Gasman Cometh and Slow Train?
5.
The Flanders & Swann song Slow Train mentions which station between Hightown and Freshfield on the Merseyrail Northern Line? It is located near a red squirrel reserve.
6.
The Flanders & Swann song Ill Wind sets to music the rondo finale of a horn concerto by which composer?
7.
The Flanders & Swann song First and Second Law concerns which branch of physics, associated with scientists such as Clausius and Rankine?
8.
‘Heat death of the universe’ is an expression associated with what quantity, introduced by Clausius from 1850? It is represented by the letter ‘s’ for ‘starter’.
9.
What word represents the letter ‘s’ in the NATO spelling alphabet? In Spanish, this word means ‘mountain range’.
10.
Which early 19th-century poem includes the expression "wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command"?
11.
Published in 1816, what poem include the words ‘stately pleasure dome’? I need a two-word title
12.
In the 1980 film Xanadu, Danny McGuire is played by which actor, in his final film role?
13.
The Legend of Xanadu was a 1968 number one hit for which British band?
14.
Tich Freeman is the only cricketer to have taken 300 wickets in an English season, doing so in 1928. Which southern county did he play for?
15.
Sold for more than half a million pounds in 2006, a 1907 painting by Albert Chevallier Tayler depicts a cricket match at Canterbury. The batsman is Johnny Tyldesley. Who are Kent’s opponents?
16.
The surname of what fictional detective begins the name of a town just east of Junction 18 on the M6?
17.
The surname of what fictional detective sounds similar to the French word for 'leek' (the vegetable, that is)?
18.
The town of Leek in Staffordshire is associated with which 18th-century canal engineer? He built the Bridgewater canal.
19.
Brindley built the first Harecastle Tunnel on the Trent & Mersey canal. This ran between Tunstall and which town on the border of Cheshire and Staffordshire?
20.
Kids See Ghosts is a hip-hop duo that comprises Kid Cudi and which other leading Rapper?
21.
The 2021 Spielberg adaptation of West Side Story saw which actress make her film debut as Maria?
22.
Zager and Evans had a one-hit wonder in 1969 with what single? I need only the number in the song title
23.
At a scale of 1 to 25,000, Ordnance Survey Explorer maps currently have covers of what colour?
24.
Which future prime minister succeeded George Lansbury as Leader of the Opposition?
25.
Who is the protagonist of Jules Verne’s 1872 novel Around the World in 80 Days? first name and surname required
26.
Jules Verne was born in which French city, capital of the Somme department? Its gothic cathedral is one of the largest in France.
27.
President Macron was also born in Amiens. What six-letter French word completes the name of the party he leads: 'La République en…..'?
28.
Marche (pronounced Mar-kay) is an Italian region that shares a border with which country?
29.
The city of Urbino in Marche was the birthplace, in 1483, of which prominent artist?
30.
Of the four artists represented by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which one died before two of the other three were born?
Sp1
A prominent advocate of women’s rights, who was the wife of the second US president, John Adams? I need only her given name
Sp2
In geological time, what period comes between the Silurian and the Carboniferous?
ROUND 2 -
Stockport style - Written1.
Claimed to be a musical adaptation of a long poem written by the fictional eight-year-old Gerald Bostock, Thick as a Brick was a 1972 album by which rock band?
2.
Active in the 1970s, what terrorist grouping unwittingly gave its name to a cognitive bias sometimes known as ‘frequency illusion’? In this phenomenon, a thing one has just noticed or experienced suddenly seems to appear constantly.
3.
The letters ‘LS’ are an abbreviation of what time adjustment? Two of these were added to UTC in 1972, meaning that that year is sometimes cited as ‘the longest year in history’.
4.
January 1890 saw which US journalist complete her record-breaking 72-day circumnavigation of the world? you may give either her first name OR surname
5.
In which film does Amy Adams play a linguist who attempts to translate extra-terrestrial communications?
6.
In 1972, which two English clubs contested the final of the inaugural UEFA Cup?
7.
What is the first word of the Shakespeare Sonnet that includes the words "..darling buds of May.."?
8.
In the 1840s, Jabez Tunnicliff was among the founders of what temperance group, intended to direct children away from alcohol? 3-word name needed
9.
In the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, what kind of animal is 'Gold'? It's a shrew-like mammal that lives in Madagascar.
10.
What is the national fruit of India, Pakistan and the Philippines?
ROUND 3 - WithQuiz style - Announced theme 'Bells and Belles'
1.
Hemingway’s novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is set largely in what country?
2.
La Belle Sauvage is a 2017 novel by which British author? It is the first of a planned trilogy known as The Book of Dust.
3.
In the 1960s, Bell Laboratories reputedly coined the term ‘octothorpe’ for what touch-tone telephone symbol?
4.
Jocelyn Bell Burnell is a British astronomer noted for the 1967 discovery of what extremely distant celestial objects? a single-word answer is sufficient
5.
What is the pen name of the US feminist, author, and social activist, Gloria Jean Watkins, who died in 2021? 2-word answer needed
6.
The Bells is a 1913 choral symphony by which Russian composer?
7.
Kristen Bell voiced which character in the 2013 film Frozen?
8.
Which constituency did Martin Bell represent from 1997 to 2001? precise single-word name required
Sp1
Belleek Pottery takes its name from a village situated mainly in which Ulster county?
Sp2
Summoned by Bells is a blank verse autobiography by which poet laureate?
ROUND 4 -
WithQuiz style - Run-onsNote that all of these are ‘three-letter’.
In each case, the last three letters of the first name form the first three letters of the second, for example ‘Japan-Panama’, or ‘Palace Theatre-Tremendous Knowledge Dave’.
1.
The artist whose works include the 1962 Marilyn Diptych.
&
The 1980 song that includes the lines "Now you can go where they get things done".
2.
A company founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick.
&
A fictional cowboy hero played on screen by William Boyd.
3.
10cc song that includes the words "I don't like cricket / I love it".
&
A 1967 song in which the title figure wakes up with a "homecoming queen".
4.
A 1977 song by The Ramones.
&
A Warrington-born member of the girl band Atomic Kitten.
5.
An 1868 novel about Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.
&
A 1990s sitcom about Deborah, Dorothy, Gary and Tony.
6.
The 1955 novel whose protagonist is Humbert Humbert.
&
The byname of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.4 in A Major.
The Leader of the House of Commons from 2017 to 2019.
&
A 1970s sitcom about an accident-prone simpleton.
8.
A 1969 novel by Mario Puzo.
&
The sequel to the 1968 film The Love Bug.
Sp1
The two given names of the character played by Yvonne Strahovski in The Handmaid’s Tale.
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The Salford band whose debut album was Unknown Pleasures.
Sp2
A song by Madness that includes the line "I’ve heard he’s changed a lot since then".
&
A 2013 superhero film starring Henry Cavill in the title role.
Sp3
A 1981 song by Soft Cell.
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A song sung by Judy Garland that begins "Somewhere...".
Sp4
The character played by Orlando Bloom in The Lord of the Rings.
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A long-running sitcom filmed in and around Holmfirth.
ROUND 5 & 6 - WithQuiz style
- 1972 Double BingoSelect a number to get your question to get your question on an event from 1972
1.
Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin Diaries are the basis for which award-winning film of 1972?
2.
According to Robert Calvert, which 1972 single was based on Alfred Jarry’s essay How to Construct a Time Machine?
3.
Which football club won their only major trophy to date when they beat Chelsea in the 1972 League Cup final?
4.
Which football club were voted out of the Football League in 1972, to be replaced by Hereford United? They regained 4th-tier status in 2020.
5.
An event marked by the composer John Adams, to which country did President Nixon make an unprecedented visit in February 1972?
6.
Which city in Hokkaido was the venue for the 1972 Winter Olympics?
7.
Launched in 1972, which spacecraft later became the first man-made spacecraft to leave the solar system? the name alone is sufficient
8.
Self-portrait Facing Death is a 1972 work by which artist? He died the following year in the south of France.
9.
A pair of interlocking oak leaves is the logo of which conservation charity founded in 1972?
10.
Heddon Street near Piccadilly Circus appears on the sleeve of which 1972 album? a two-word abbreviated title is sufficient
11.
About twice the size of the Isle of Man, which island northeast of Taiwan was returned to Japanese administration in 1972?
12.
Manufactured by Atari and released in 1972, what was the name of the first commercially successful video game?
13.
A plaque outside the Farriers Arms in St Albans marks the first branch meeting in 1972 of which consumer organisation?
14.
Which American became the first World Chess Champion for more than 100 years after winning a match in Reykjavik against Boris Spassky?
15.
The third book in the Earthsea series, The Farthest Shore is a 1972 work by which US author?
16.
16 October 1972 saw the first broadcast of which enduring soap opera?
17.
In December 1972, which NASA space mission took the ‘blue marble’ photo of earth?
18.
The name of what corporation completes the title of this 1972 work by Peter Black: The Biggest Aspidistra in the World: A Personal Celebration of Fifty Years of......?
Bonus Round - WithQuiz style
- Announced theme - 'Potted Shrimps'To be played for light entertainment at the end of the evening
Questions in t
his round features the names of former and current member of Compulsory Mantis Shrimp, whether playing in WithQuiz or the Online Quiz League1.
Horton Hears a Who! is a 1954 work by which US children’s author?
2.
Born in 1867, EF Benson wrote a series of humorous novels that feature which two characters, residents of the south-coast town of Tilling?
3.
A 'Barr Body' is an inactive form of what long DNA molecule?
4.
Born in Jamaica, Liz Mitchell was a vocalist in which ‘Euro-Disco’ band? Their first album was the 1976 Take the Heat Off Me.
5.
Bryce Canyon is a national park in which US state?
6.
Neiman Marcus is a luxury department store chain with its HQ in which city, about 30 miles east of Fort Worth?
7.
Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of which 2006 memoir, subtitled One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia?
8.
Which 1931 thriller by Fritz Lang stars Peter Lorre as the serial killer, Hans Beckert?
Sp.
What surname is shared by Octavia, a founder of the National Trust, and Rowland, the originator of the penny post?
Nearest the bull wins the question and best out of 3 wins the match
1.
How many floors does the Burj Khalifa in Dubai have?
2.
How many days elapsed between the first episode of Coronation Street and the first episode of University Challenge?
3.
(You will need to listen carefully here - this may be an unfamiliar subject)
The number of people who win a ‘Match 5’ in the National Lottery ‘Lotto’ draw varies between about 20 and 90. On 23 March 2016, how many people picked five numbers correctly? The winning numbers were: 7, 14, 21, 35, 41 and 42.
Go to Tiebreaker questions with answers
1.
Who played Bamber Gascoigne in the 2006 film Starter for Ten? first name and surname required
Mark Gatiss
2.
Who played Chris Tarrant in the 2020 TV mini-series Quiz? again, I need first name and surname
Michael Sheen
(NOT Martin Sheen or Barry Sheene, of course)
3.
What two surnames complete this remark by the comedian Jo Brand?
"My husband can do the work of two men. Unfortunately, those men are…".
The duo in question had a dog called Laughing Gravy.
Laurel and Hardy
4.
Which comedy duo’s songs include The Gasman Cometh and Slow Train?
(Michael) Flanders and (Donald) Swann
5.
The Flanders & Swann song Slow Train mentions which station between Hightown and Freshfield on the Merseyrail Northern Line? It is located near a red squirrel reserve.
Formby
6.
The Flanders & Swann song Ill Wind sets to music the rondo finale of a horn concerto by which composer?
Mozart
7.
The Flanders & Swann song First and Second Law concerns which branch of physics, associated with scientists such as Clausius and Rankine?
Thermodynamics
8.
‘Heat death of the universe’ is an expression associated with what quantity, introduced by Clausius from 1850? It is represented by the letter ‘s’ for ‘starter’.
Entropy
9.
What word represents the letter ‘s’ in the NATO spelling alphabet? In Spanish, this word means ‘mountain range’.
Sierra
10.
Which early 19th-century poem includes the expression ‘wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command’?
Ozymandias
(by Shelley)
11.
Published in 1816, what poem include the words ‘stately pleasure dome’? I need a two-word title
Kubla Khan
(by Coleridge; NOT Xanadu)
12.
In the 1980 film Xanadu, Danny McGuire is played by which actor, in his final film role?
Gene Kelly
(prompt on ‘Kelly’)
13.
The Legend of Xanadu was a 1968 number one hit for which British band?
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
14.
Tich Freeman is the only cricketer to have taken 300 wickets in an English season, doing so in 1928. Which southern county did he play for?
Kent
15.
Sold for more than half a million pounds in 2006, a 1907 painting by Albert Chevallier Tayler depicts a cricket match at Canterbury. The batsman is Johnny Tyldesley. Who are Kent’s opponents?
Lancashire
16.
The surname of what fictional detective begins the name of a town just east of Junction 18 on the M6?
Holmes (Chapel)
17.
The surname of what fictional detective sounds similar to the French word for 'leek' (the vegetable, that is)?
(Hercule) Poirot
(leek = poireau)
18.
The town of Leek in Staffordshire is associated with which 18th-century canal engineer? He built the Bridgewater canal.
(James) Brindley
19.
Brindley built the first Harecastle Tunnel on the Trent & Mersey canal. This ran between Tunstall and which town on the border of Cheshire and Staffordshire?
Kidsgrove
20.
Kids See Ghosts is a hip-hop duo that comprises Kid Cudi and which other leading Rapper?
Kanye West
21.
The 2021 Spielberg adaptation of West Side Story saw which actress make her film debut as Maria?
(Rachel) Zegler
22.
Zager and Evans had a one-hit wonder in 1969 with what single? I need only the number in the song title
(In The Year) 2525
23.
At a scale of 1 to 25,000, Ordnance Survey Explorer maps currently have covers of what colour?
Orange
24.
Which future prime minister succeeded George Lansbury as Leader of the Opposition?
(Clement) Attlee
25.
Who is the protagonist of Jules Verne’s 1872 novel Around the World in 80 Days? first name and surname required
Phileas Fogg
26.
Jules Verne was born in which French city, capital of the Somme department? Its gothic cathedral is one of the largest in France.
Amiens
27.
President Macron was also born in Amiens. What six-letter French word completes the name of the party he leads: 'La République en…..'?
Marche
28.
Marche (pronounced Mar-kay) is an Italian region that shares a border with which country?
San Marino
29.
The city of Urbino in Marche was the birthplace, in 1483, of which prominent artist?
Raphael (Sanzio)
30.
Of the four artists represented by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which one died before two of the other three were born?
Donatello
(c. 1386-1466;
Raphael, 1483-1520;
Leonardo, 1452-1519;
Michelangelo, 1475-1564)
Sp1
A prominent advocate of women’s rights, who was the wife of the second US president, John Adams? I need only her given name
Abigail (Adams)
Sp2
In geological time, what period comes between the Silurian and the Carboniferous?
Devonian
1.
Claimed to be a musical adaptation of a long poem written by the fictional eight-year-old Gerald Bostock, Thick as a Brick was a 1972 album by which rock band?
Jethro Tull
2.
Active in the 1970s, what terrorist grouping unwittingly gave its name to a cognitive bias sometimes known as ‘frequency illusion’? In this phenomenon, a thing one has just noticed or experienced suddenly seems to appear constantly.
Baader-Meinhof (gang)
3.
The letters ‘LS’ are an abbreviation of what time adjustment? Two of these were added to UTC in 1972, meaning that that year is sometimes cited as ‘the longest year in history’.
Leap second
4.
January 1890 saw which US journalist complete her record-breaking 72-day circumnavigation of the world? you may give either her first name OR surname
Nellie Bly
5.
In which film does Amy Adams play a linguist who attempts to translate extra-terrestrial communications?
Arrival
6.
In 1972, which two English clubs contested the final of the inaugural UEFA Cup?
Spurs and Wolves
7.
What is the first word of the Shakespeare Sonnet that includes the words "..darling buds of May.."?
"Shall"
("...I compare thee to a summer’s day" in Sonnet 18)
8.
In the 1840s, Jabez Tunnicliff was among the founders of what temperance group, intended to direct children away from alcohol? 3-word name needed
Band of Hope
9.
In the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, what kind of animal is 'Gold'? It's a shrew-like mammal that lives in Madagascar.
Tenrec
10.
What is the national fruit of India, Pakistan and the Philippines?
Mango
Go back to Round 2 questions without answers
ROUND 3 -
WithQuiz style - Announced theme 'Bells and Belles'1.
Hemingway’s novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is set largely in what country?
Spain
2.
La Belle Sauvage is a 2017 novel by which British author? It is the first of a planned trilogy known as The Book of Dust.
(Philip) Pullman
3.
In the 1960s, Bell Laboratories reputedly coined the term ‘octothorpe’ for what touch-tone telephone symbol?
Hashtag or Hashkey
4.
Jocelyn Bell Burnell is a British astronomer noted for the 1967 discovery of what extremely distant celestial objects? a single-word answer is sufficient
Pulsar(s)
5.
What is the pen name of the US feminist, author, and social activist, Gloria Jean Watkins, who died in 2021? 2-word answer needed
Bell hooks
6.
The Bells is a 1913 choral symphony by which Russian composer?
(Sergei) Rachmaninoff
7.
Kristen Bell voiced which character in the 2013 film Frozen?
(Princess) Anna
8.
Which constituency did Martin Bell represent from 1997 to 2001? precise single-word name required
Tatton
Sp1
Belleek Pottery takes its name from a village situated mainly in which Ulster county?
Fermanagh
Sp2
Summoned by Bells is a blank verse autobiography by which poet laureate?
(John) Betjeman
Go back to Round 3 questions without answers
Note that all of these are ‘three-letter’.
In each case, the last three letters of the first name form the first three letters of the second, for example ‘Japan-Panama’, or ‘Palace Theatre-Tremendous Knowledge Dave’.
1.
The artist whose works include the 1962 Marilyn Diptych.
&
The 1980 song that includes the lines "Now you can go where they get things done".
(Andy) Warhol
&
Holiday in Cambodia
2.
A company founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick.
&
A fictional cowboy hero played on screen by William Boyd.
(The) Body Shop
&
Hopalong Cassidy
3.
10cc song that includes the words "I don't like cricket / I love it".
&
A 1967 song in which the title figure wakes up with a "homecoming queen".
Dreadlock Holiday
&
Daydream Believer
4.
A 1977 song by The Ramones.
&
A Warrington-born member of the girl band Atomic Kitten.
Sheena is a Punk Rocker
&
Kerry Katona
5.
An 1868 novel about Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.
&
A 1990s sitcom about Deborah, Dorothy, Gary and Tony.
Little Women
&
Men Behaving Badly
6.
The 1955 novel whose protagonist is Humbert Humbert.
&
The byname of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.4 in A Major.
Lolita
&
Italian
7.
The Leader of the House of Commons from 2017 to 2019.
&
A 1970s sitcom about an accident-prone simpleton.
(Andrea) Leadsom
&
Some Mother’s Do ‘Ave ‘Em
8.
A 1969 novel by Mario Puzo.
&
The sequel to the 1968 film The Love Bug.
The Godfather
&
Herbie Rides Again
Sp1
The two given names of the character played by Yvonne Strahovski in The Handmaid’s Tale.
&
The Salford band whose debut album was Unknown Pleasures.
Serena Joy
&
Joy Division
Sp2
A song by Madness that includes the line "I’ve heard he’s changed a lot since then".
&
A 2013 superhero film starring Henry Cavill in the title role.
Bed and Breakfast Man
&
Man of Steel
Sp3
A 1981 song by Soft Cell.
&
A song sung by Judy Garland that begins "Somewhere...".
Tainted Love
&
Over the Rainbow
Sp4
The character played by Orlando Bloom in The Lord of the Rings.
&
A long-running sitcom filmed in and around Holmfirth.
Legolas
&
Last of the Summer Wine
Go back to Round 4 questions without answers
ROUND 5 & 6 -
WithQuiz style - 1972 Double BingoSelect a number to get your question on an event from 1972
1.
Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin Diaries are the basis for which award-winning film of 1972?
Cabaret
2.
According to Robert Calvert, which 1972 single was based on Alfred Jarry’s essay How to Construct a Time Machine?
Silver Machine
(by Hawkwind)
3.
Which football club won their only major trophy to date when they beat Chelsea in the 1972 League Cup final?
Stoke (City)
4.
Which football club were voted out of the Football League in 1972, to be replaced by Hereford United? They regained 4th-tier status in 2020.
Barrow
5.
An event marked by the composer John Adams, to which country did President Nixon make an unprecedented visit in February 1972?
China
(The People's Republic of China NOT Taiwan)
6.
Which city in Hokkaido was the venue for the 1972 Winter Olympics?
Sapporo
7.
Launched in 1972, which spacecraft later became the first man-made spacecraft to leave the solar system? the name alone is sufficient
Pioneer (10)
8.
Self-portrait Facing Death is a 1972 work by which artist? He died the following year in the south of France.
(Pablo) Picasso
9.
A pair of interlocking oak leaves is the logo of which conservation charity founded in 1972?
Woodland Trust
10.
Heddon Street near Piccadilly Circus appears on the sleeve of which 1972 album? a 2-word abbreviated title is sufficient
(The Rise and Fall of) Ziggy Stardust (and the Spiders From Mars)
11.
About twice the size of the Isle of Man, which island northeast of Taiwan was returned to Japanese administration in 1972?
Okinawa
12.
Manufactured by Atari and released in 1972, what was the name of the first commercially successful video game?
Pong
13.
A plaque outside the Farriers Arms in St Albans marks the first branch meeting in 1972 of which consumer organisation?
CAMRA
14.
Which American became the first World Chess Champion for more than 100 years after winning a match in Reykjavik against Boris Spassky?
(Bobby) Fischer
15.
The third book in the Earthsea series, The Farthest Shore is a 1972 work by which US author?
(Ursula K) Le Guin
16.
16 October 1972 saw the first broadcast of which enduring soap opera?
Emmerdale (Farm)
17.
In December 1972, which NASA space mission took the ‘blue marble’ photo of earth?
Apollo 17
18.
The name of what corporation completes the title of this 1972 work by Peter Black: The Biggest Aspidistra in the World: A Personal Celebration of Fifty Years of......?
(The) BBC
Go back to Round 5 & 6 questions without answers
To be played for light entertainment at the end of the evening
Questions in this round feature the names of former and current member of Compulsory Mantis Shrimp, whether playing in WithQuiz or the Online Quiz League
1.
Horton Hears a Who! is a 1954 work by which US children’s author?
Dr Seuss
2.
Born in 1867, EF Benson wrote a series of humorous novels that feature which two characters, residents of the south-coast town of Tilling?
Mapp and Lucia
3.
A 'Barr Body' is an inactive form of what long DNA molecule?
(X) chromosome
4.
Born in Jamaica, Liz Mitchell was a vocalist in which ‘Euro-Disco’ band? Their first album was the 1976 Take the Heat Off Me.
Boney M
5.
Bryce Canyon is a national park in which US state?
Utah
6.
Neiman Marcus is a luxury department store chain with its HQ in which city, about 30 miles east of Fort Worth?
Dallas
7.
Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of which 2006 memoir, subtitled One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia?
Eat, Pray, Love
8.
Which 1931 thriller by Fritz Lang stars Peter Lorre as the serial killer, Hans Beckert?
M
(Charlie Fritz, from Chicago, Illinois, joined the OQL team in 2021)
Sp.
What surname is shared by Octavia, a founder of the National Trust, and Rowland, the originator of the penny post?
Hill
Go back to Bonus Round questions without answers
Tiebreakers
Nearest the bull wins the question, and best out
of 3 wins the match
1.
How many floors does the Burj Khalifa in Dubai have?
163
(i.e. 154 & 9 maintenance)
2.
How many days elapsed between the first episode of Coronation Street and the first episode of University Challenge?
651
(9.12.1960 to 21.9.1962 = 22+365+264 = 651; no leap days involved)
3.
(You will need to listen carefully here - this may be an unfamiliar subject)
The number of people who win a ‘Match 5’ in the National Lottery ‘Lotto’ draw varies between about 20 and 90. On 23 March 2016, how many people picked five numbers correctly? The winning numbers were: 7, 14, 21, 35, 41 and 42.
4,082
Quote: "It meant the pot of £61,230 available had to be shared more widely than normal, the result being that the winners ended up with £15 each - less than the guaranteed £25 for getting three right."