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WIST Friendly paper 03/10/24 |
Set by: Barrie Atkinson & Mike Bath |
QotW: R3/Q3 |
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Average Aggregate Score: 117.0 (Last season WIST Pre-season: 109.0) |
"... somewhat more accessible than last year's but there were plenty of taxing moments ... " "Round 5, the movie poster picture round seemed to be enjoyed with every picture being answered successfully" |
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ROUND 1 - Stockport format - Verbal
1.
There are two living species of alligator. One is the American alligator; what is the other?
2.
England cricketer Gus Atkinson plays county cricket for which side?
3.
Vega is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. In which constellation is it to be found?
4.
Andrews Airforce base is found in which US State?
5.
Avignon is a French city standing on which river?
6.
In which year did the painter Salvador Dali die?
7.
What was originally to have been the title of the TV comedy Dad's Army?
8.
What is the largest desert in North America?
9.
Which author wrote the children's book Room on the Broom?
10.
Document, Green and Reveal were albums released by which band?
11.
The eighth labour of Hercules was to steal the mares of which king of Thrace?
12.
Who is the current Secretary of State for Education?
13.
In 1980 who scored the only goal when Nottingham Forest beat Hamburg to win the European Cup?
14.
On October 17th the Royal Mail is to release a special set of stamps to celebrate the career of which rock band?
15.
Who played the part of Huggy Bear in the 1970s TV series Starsky and Hutch?
16.
Who played the part of Huggy Bear in the 2004 film of Starsky and Hutch?
17.
England cricketer Shoaib Bashir plays county cricket for which side?
18.
Aldebaran is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. In which constellation is it to be found?
19.
Who is the current Minister of State for Health and Social Care?
20.
Orleans is a French city standing on the banks of which river?
21.
In which year did the artist Pablo Picasso die?
22.
What was the title of the final episode of the TV comedy Dad's Army?
23.
In which US State will you find the Fort Knox depository?
24.
Who wrote the children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
25.
What is the largest desert in Australia?
26.
The tenth labour of Hercules was to to steal the cattle belonging to which giant?
27.
Recent Songs, Old Ideas and Popular Problems were albums released by which artist?
28.
There are three living species of zebra. Plains zebra and mountain zebra are two; what is the third?
29.
On September 3rd this year the Royal Mail released a set of special stamps celebrating which TV comedy series?
30.
In 1981 who scored the only goal when Liverpool beat Real Madrid 1 - 0 to win the European Cup?
ROUND 2 - Stockport format -
WrittenThere is a theme running through the answers to be found in words or part-words in each answer
1.
In which 1939 film did John Wayne play the part of The Ringo Kid?
2.
What is the real name of the actress who appears on TV as Philomena Cunk?
3.
Grus grus is the Latin name for which bird which was reintroduced into the UK in the 1980s?
4.
According to the Book of Genesis who was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau?
5.
Who married the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, in 2008?
6.
Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1968 for his role in the film Charly?
7.
What was the name of Dame Edna Everage's husband?
8.
Whose guitar had a label on it that said: "This guitar kills Fascists"?
9.
Sean Astin played which character in the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
10.
The deputy leader of Reform UK, Richard Tyce, is the MP for which constituency?
ROUND 3 -
WithQuiz format - Blockbuster BingoChoose your own question. The answer begins with the letter(s) given. Where the required answer is a person’s name both the first and surnames must be given.
1.
AS
What was described by Robert Louis Stevenson as:
“a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design”?
B
Since the 2024 General Election which is the only team out of the 92 English Football League clubs to have its home ground represented by a Conservative MP?
3.
DE
Which recent play features Raheem Sterling as one of its characters?
4.
MC
Which 18th century invention of John Harrison solved the problem of determining longitude at sea?
5.
YIRA
What is the opening line of Edward Thomas’ most famous poem about a railway station?
6.
JTO
Which novel is based in the fictional city of Christminster?
7.
ABATF-B
The world’s oldest registered trademark, the Bass beer triangle, appeared in which 1882 work of art?
8.
CDM
Which three counties of the province of Ulster remain outside of Northern Ireland?
9.
PF
What was the name of the circus featured in The Beatles’ song Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite?
10.
DP
In 1518 in Strasbourg there was a strange case of this involving up to 400 local residents. The outbreak was most likely caused by mass hysteria though widespread ergotism has been suggested. What was it?
11.
MV
What artefact was used to name the strategy of carefulness adopted by Keir Starmer and his team going into this year’s election?
12.
LA
What official description is given to wind classed as one on the Beaufort scale?
13.
RTS
What is the proper name, including regnal number, of the ruler known in ancient Greek sources as Oxymandias?
14.
OMOH
What was first scaled in 1966 by Chris Bonnington, Rusty Baillie and Tom Patey?
15.
ELR
As a traveller where would you find Irwell Vale and Summerseat?
ROUND 4 -
WithQuiz format - Announced themeEach answer contains ...
1.
Which Team GB athlete won the bronze medal in the Woman’s Park Skateboarding event at both the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics?
2.
The 1966 film Blow Up directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring David Hemmings was said to have been inspired by the life of whom?
3.
Which is the only mammal to belong to the species Megaptera?
4.
Which river was originally known as the River Granta?
5.
Jim and William Reid are founders and still singing with which Scottish alternative rock band? Their biggest hit was April Skies in 1987.
6.
Which line of poetry precedes “The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea”?
7.
Which prominent 20th century British politician served for a number of years as a director of Plymouth Argyle FC?
8.
Which 1945 film starred Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly and was famous for an animated scene where Kelly danced with Jerry Mouse from the Tom and Jerry cartoon series?
9.
In the field of sport what is Tattersall’s main line of business?
10.
What English name for a card game is said to be a corruption of the French word for a number that is significant in this particular card game?
11.
Damon Michael Gough is better known by what stage name?
12.
Which chemical element with the atomic number 8 derives its name for the Greek word meaning sharp or acidic?
ROUND 5 -
WithQuiz format - Picture Round1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
ROUND 6 -
WithQuiz format - Hidden themeEach answer contains a word, or part of a word, with roughly the same meaning
1.
After being laid off by the signalling department of the Underground Electric Railways of London, who went on to publish a work in 1933 which changed the course of mapmaking?
2.
Based on a series of novels by Robert Ludlum what was the name of the movie franchise in which Matt Damon starred and the majority of the films were directed by former World in Action researcher Paul Greengrass?
3.
Who sculpted the Prospero and Ariel statue on the front of BBC Broadcasting House in central London? He was also responsible for devising a popular typeface that bears his name.
4.
In literature who owned the dog called Bull’s-eye?
5.
No longer in existence, which football club won the FA Cup in 1883 - the first northern club to so do?
6.
The European part of Turkey belonged to which Roman province?
7.
In 1954 which road in Notting Hill, west London, was renamed Ruston Close following a judicial hanging?
8.
In the 14 months prior to his execution in 1649 where was Charles I imprisoned?
9.
Which long-running British TV mystery crime drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick had a creative consultant to a stage magician as its main character?
10.
James Joyce’s Ulysses, Marcel Proust’s À la Recherche du Temps Perdu and Sterne’s Tristram Shandy all include large tracts of what sort of prose?
11.
What is the name of a group of six buildings in the Foggy Bottom neighbourhood of Washington, D.C., which became very well-known across the world in 1972?
12.
Which well-known film star had sisters called Rain, Liberty and Summer?
Teams confer - nearest to the answer wins
In feet what is the combined height of Britain’s National Three Peaks (Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike)?
ROUND 1 - Stockport format - Verbal
1.
There are two living species of alligator. One is the American alligator; what is the other?
Chinese alligator
2.
England cricketer Gus Atkinson plays county cricket for which side?
Surrey
3.
Vega is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. In which constellation is it to be found?
Lyra
(accept harp or lyre)
4.
Andrews Airforce base is found in which US State?
Maryland
5.
Avignon is a French city standing on which river?
Rhone
6.
In which year did the painter Salvador Dali die?
1989
7.
What was originally to have been the title of the TV comedy Dad's Army?
Fighting Tigers
8.
What is the largest desert in North America?
The Chihuahuan desert
9.
Which author wrote the children's book Room on the Broom?
Julia Donaldson
10.
Document, Green and Reveal were albums released by which band?
REM
11.
The eighth labour of Hercules was to steal the mares of which king of Thrace?
Diomedes
12.
Who is the current Secretary of State for Education?
Bridget Phillipson
13.
In 1980 who scored the only goal when Nottingham Forest beat Hamburg to win the European Cup?
John Robertson
14.
On October 17th the Royal Mail is to release a special set of stamps to celebrate the career of which rock band?
The Who
15.
Who played the part of Huggy Bear in the 1970s TV series Starsky and Hutch?
Antonio Fargas
16.
Who played the part of Huggy Bear in the 2004 film of Starsky and Hutch?
Snoop Dogg
17.
England cricketer Shoaib Bashir plays county cricket for which side?
Somerset
18.
Aldebaran is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. In which constellation is it to be found?
Taurus
19.
Who is the current Minister of State for Health and Social Care?
Wes Streeting
20.
Orleans is a French city standing on the banks of which river?
Loire
21.
In which year did the artist Pablo Picasso die?
1973
22.
What was the title of the final episode of the TV comedy Dad's Army?
Never Too Old
23.
In which US State will you find the Fort Knox depository?
Kentucky
24.
Who wrote the children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
Eric Carle
25.
What is the largest desert in Australia?
The Great Victoria Desert
26.
The tenth labour of Hercules was to to steal the cattle belonging to which giant?
Geryion
27.
Recent Songs, Old Ideas and Popular Problems were albums released by which artist?
Leonard Cohen
28.
There are three living species of zebra. Plains zebra and mountain zebra are two; what is the third?
Grevy's zebra
29.
On September 3rd this year the Royal Mail released a set of special stamps celebrating which TV comedy series?
Porridge
30.
In 1981 who scored the only goal when Liverpool beat Real Madrid 1 - 0 to win the European Cup?
Alan Kennedy
ROUND 2 - Stockport format -
WrittenThere is a theme running through the answers to be found in words or part-words in each answer
1.
In which 1939 film did John Wayne play the part of The Ringo Kid?
Stagecoach
2.
What is the real name of the actress who appears on TV as Philomena Cunk?
Diane Morgan
3.
Grus grus is the Latin name for which bird which was reintroduced into the UK in the 1980s?
Common crane
4.
According to the Book of Genesis who was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau?
Rebecca
5.
Who married the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, in 2008?
Carla Bruni
6.
Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1968 for his role in the film Charly?
Cliff Robertson
7.
What was the name of Dame Edna Everage's husband?
Norm(an)
8.
Whose guitar had a label on it that said: "This guitar kills Fascists"?
Woody Guthrie
9.
Sean Astin played which character in the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Samwise Gamgee
10.
The deputy leader of Reform UK, Richard Tyce, is the MP for which constituency?
Boston & Skegness
Theme: Each answer contains a word connected with the TV series Cheers ...
Coach, Diane, Crane, Rebecca, Carla, Cliff, Norm, Woody, Sam and Boston
ROUND 3 -
WithQuiz format - Blockbuster BingoChoose your own question. The answer begins with the letter(s) given. Where the required answer is a person’s name both the first and surnames must be given.
AS
What was described by Robert Louis Stevenson as:
“a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design”?
Arthur’s Seat
(in Edinburgh)
B
Since the 2024 General Election which is the only team out of the 92
English Football League clubs to have its home ground represented by
a Conservative MP?
Bromley
DE
Which recent play features Raheem Sterling as one of its characters?
Dear England
(by James Graham)
MC
Which 18th century invention of John Harrison solved the problem of
determining longitude at sea?
Marine Chronometer
YIRA
What is the opening line of Edward Thomas’ most famous poem about a
railway station?
“Yes, I remember Adlestrop”
(from the poem Adlestrop)
JTO
Which novel is based in the fictional city of Christminster?
Jude the Obscure
(by Thomas Hardy – Christminster is a fictionalised version of Oxford)
ABATF-B
The world’s oldest registered trademark, the Bass beer triangle,
appeared in which 1882 work of art?
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
(by Édouard Manet)
CDM
Which three counties of the province of Ulster remain outside of
Northern Ireland?
Cavan, Donegal & Monaghan
PF
What was the name of the circus featured in The Beatles’ song Being
for the Benefit of Mr Kite?
Pablo Fanque
DP
In 1518 in Strasbourg there was a strange case of this involving up
to 400 local residents. The outbreak was most likely caused by mass
hysteria though widespread ergotism has been suggested. What was it?
Dancing plague
MV
What artefact was used to name the strategy of carefulness adopted
by Keir Starmer and his team going into this year’s election?
Ming vase
LA
What official description is given to wind classed as one on the
Beaufort scale?
Light air
RTS
What is the proper name, including regnal number, of the ruler known
in ancient Greek sources as Oxymandias?
Rameses the Second
OMOH
What was first scaled in 1966 by Chris Bonnington, Rusty Baillie and
Tom Patey?
Old Man of Hoy
(sea stack just off the island of Hoy in the Orkneys)
ELR
As a traveller where would you find Irwell Vale and Summerseat?
East Lancashire Railway
(they are the names of stations on this Heritage Line)
Go back to Round 3 questions without answers
ROUND 4 -
WithQuiz format - Announced theme - 'Connections'Each answer contains a word, or part-word, that can precede the word ‘bridge’ to make a word, name or phrase
1.
Which Team GB athlete won the bronze medal in the Woman’s Park Skateboarding event at both the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics?
Sky Brown
2.
The 1966 film Blow Up directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring David Hemmings was said to have been inspired by the life of whom?
David Bailey
(the photographer)
3.
Which is the only mammal to belong to the species Megaptera?
Humpback whale
4.
Which river was originally known as the River Granta?
River Cam
5.
Jim and William Reid are founders and still singing with which Scottish alternative rock band? Their biggest hit was April Skies in 1987.
The Jesus and Mary Chain
6.
Which line of poetry precedes “The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea”?
“The curfew tolls the knell of parting day”
(from Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray)
7.
Which prominent 20th century British politician served for a number of years as a director of Plymouth Argyle FC?
Michael Foot
8.
Which 1945 film starred Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly and was famous for an animated scene where Kelly danced with Jerry Mouse from the Tom and Jerry cartoon series?
Anchors Aweigh
9.
In the field of sport what is Tattersall’s main line of business?
Racehorse auctions
10.
What English name for a card game is said to be a corruption of the French word for a number that is significant in this particular card game?
Pontoon
(corruption of the French ‘vingt-et-un’)
11.
Damon Michael Gough is better known by what stage name?
Badly Drawn Boy
12.
Which chemical element with the atomic number 8 derives its name for the Greek word meaning sharp or acidic?
Oxygen
Go back to Round 4 questions without answers
ROUND 5 -
WithQuiz format - Picture RoundIdentify the film from the poster.
1.
Goodfellas
2.
The Exorcist
3.
Rebecca
4.
Metropolis
5.
Oppenheimer
6.
Blade Runner
7.
Interstellar
8.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
9.
Vertigo
10.
The Artist
11.
Out f Africa
12.
American Beauty
Go back to Round 5 questions without answers
ROUND 6 -
WithQuiz format - Hidden themeEach answer contains a word, or part of a word, with roughly the same meaning
1.
After being laid off by the signalling department of the Underground Electric Railways of London, who went on to publish a work in 1933 which changed the course of mapmaking?
Harry Beck
(the London Underground map)
2.
Based on a series of novels by Robert Ludlum what was the name of the movie franchise in which Matt Damon starred and the majority of the films were directed by former World in Action researcher Paul Greengrass?
The Bourne franchise
3.
Who sculpted the Prospero and Ariel statue on the front of BBC Broadcasting House in central London? He was also responsible for devising a popular typeface that bears his name.
Eric Gill
4.
In literature who owned the dog called Bull’s-eye?
Bill Sikes
(in Oliver Twist)
5.
No longer in existence, which football club won the FA Cup in 1883 - the first northern club to so do?
Blackburn Olympic FC
6.
The European part of Turkey belonged to which Roman province?
Thrace
7.
In 1954 which road in Notting Hill, west London, was renamed Ruston Close following a judicial hanging?
Rillington Place
(following the execution of John Christie)
8.
In the 14 months prior to his execution in 1649 where was Charles I imprisoned?
Carisbrooke Castle
(on the Isle of Wight)
9.
Which long-running British TV mystery crime drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick had a creative consultant to a stage magician as its main character?
Jonathan Creek
10.
James Joyce’s Ulysses, Marcel Proust’s À la Recherche du Temps Perdu and Sterne’s Tristram Shandy all include large tracts of what sort of prose?
Stream of consciousness
11.
What is the name of a group of six buildings in the Foggy Bottom neighbourhood of Washington, D.C., which became very well-known across the world in 1972?
Watergate
(complex)
12.
Which well-known film star had sisters called Rain, Liberty and Summer?
River Phoenix
Theme: Each answer contains a word meaning a type of watercourse …
beck, bourne, gill, syke, burn, race, rill, brook, creek, stream, water, river
Go back to Round 6 questions without answers
Teams confer - nearest to the answer wins
In feet what is the combined height of Britain’s National Three Peaks (Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike)?
11,182 feet