ROUND 1 - Paired with Round 2

1.

Dame Maggie Smith CH died last month.  She won two acting Academy awards (Oscars).  One was for her performance in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.  For which film did she win her second?

2.

Armenia has land borders with four other nations.  Name TWO of them.

3.

Which album by Amy Winehouse provides the title of the 2024 biographical film starring Marisa Abela as the late singer?

4.

The King of which country was assassinated by his disgruntled son on 1st June 2001?  Several other family members were also killed.

5.

In which year of the 1980s did the following events occur:

a) Birth of Rory McIlroy and Taylor Swift,

b) Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune and its moon Triton,

c) Death of Iranian leader the Grand Ayatollah Khomeini,

d) On 26th May Arsenal win the League title in stoppage time of their last game.

6.

Chaired by pianist Joseph Cooper what was the name of the light-hearted panel game show on BBC TV that ran from 1966-84?  Robin Ray was a resident captain.

7.

Time for a run-along.  The answer to the first question provides some letters to the start of the second question:

a) Patrolling an area known as 'Liberty of Saint Peter and Peter Prison' in 1285 this is regarded as the first established English police force.  Around which famous landmark did they patrol?

b) A Welsh rock band formed in the village of Cwmaman in the 1990s with hits including The Bartender and the Thief, Dakota, and A Thousand Trees.

8.

Named after a French writer and diplomat which steak meat dish consists of a large front cut fillet of tenderloin?  It is often prepared for two diners.

Go to Round 1 questions with answers

ROUND 2 - Paired with Round 1

1.

What was the name of the root vegetable pie heavily promoted during rationing in the Second World War and named after the then Minister of Food?

2.

Time for another run-along…

a) American vocal group with six top ten hits in the UK between 1997 and 2002, the first being I Want You Back.  Justin Timberlake was one of the singers.

b) Scottish Rwandan actor presently on our screens as one of TV's most enduring character.

3.

Chaired by Robert Robinson what was the name of the highly competitive quiz show between two teams that ran on BBC 1 from 1967-84?  Call My Bluff it was not!

4.

In which year of the 1980s did the following events occur?

a) George Thomas is the last Speaker to be created a viscount,

b) Lester Piggott has his ninth (and final) Derby win on Teenoso,

c) Korean Air Line Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet fighter plane,

d) Death of David Niven and William Walton?

5.

The King of which country was assassinated by his disgruntled nephew on 25th March 1975?

6.

Back in Black was the follow up album to Highway to Hell by which rock and roll band founded by the Young brothers?

7.

Turkmenistan has land borders with four other nations.  Name TWO of them.

8.

Dame Maggie Smith CH who died last month had two sons both of whom are actors.  The elder is Chris Larkin.  Who is the younger?

Go to Round 2 questions with answers

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

Which sitcom set in Sparkhill, Birmingham was created by and starred Adil Ray?  It ran (inexplicably) for five series between 2012-2016.

2.

Which Dickens’s character (spoiler alert!) faces the guillotine instead of Charles Darnay at the conclusion of A Tale of Two Cities?

3.

Which Hollywood star of 27 films was born in November 1918 in Flirey, France?  He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, some years after his death.

4.

Which adult comic book character, who appeared from 1988 onwards, was born Rebecca Buckler and has adventures in a post-apocalyptic Australia.  Her boyfriend is a mutated kangaroo.  There was a film adaptation starring Lori Petty in 1995.

5.

What was the surname of the following father and son musicians: the father wrote the score for Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago; and the son was a pioneer in electropop and son et lumière spectacles

6.

What is the name of the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service who is retiring at the age of 47 due to health deterioration?

7.

Who preceded Ephraim Mirvis as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth?

8.

What is the common name of the brightly coloured venomous creatures belonging the genus Bungarus?  There are at least 18 species distributed in South Asia.

Sp.

The only biological child of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow is a lawyer/writer who now uses the name Ronan (his middle name) Farrow.  What was his unusual first name?

Go to Round 3 questions with answers

ROUND 4 - 'A really fab theme round - but with strings attached'

1.

Which British born singer and actress who died in 2022 was the granddaughter of Nobel Physics Prize winner Max Born?

2.

What was the character name of the policeman played by Sidney Poitier in the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night?

3.

Which battlecruiser was sunk on 24th May 1941 by the Bismarck and the Prinz Eugen with the loss of all but three of her 1418 crew?

4.

Which forename is shared by the two Booker Prize winners of 1979 and 1987?

5.

Which tribe migrated from the east into Roman territory extending to present day France and Spain before settling in North Africa where they disappear from history?  They are thought to be the ancestors of present day Ossetians in the North Caucasus.

6.

Which jockey, a many-times British flat racing Champion Jockey, is (to date) the only flat racing jockey to have been knighted?

7.

John Lennon had two posthumous No 1 singles at the end of 1980 and the start of 1981; but what is the title of the song, recorded at Stockport’s Strawberry Studios, that is sandwiched in between those hits to gain that year’s Christmas No 1 spot?

8.

Which surname is missing from this band of boys who had their last gig in May 2023:

Lopes, Lopes and Elliott?

Sp.

Which French speaking investigator owned a white wire fox terrier called Milou?

Go to Round 4 questions with answers

ROUND 5 - "Fab 4?  No it’s Fab 8 in this round"

1.

Which actress was the last to receive the now discontinued Academy Juvenile Award (Juvenile Oscar) for her role in the 1960 film Pollyanna?

2.

First published in 1950 which composer’s works are classified by the BWV system?  There are over 1,100 known compositions.

3.

Which American entrepreneur coined the slogan:

“You press the button, we do the rest”.

A philanthropist he endowed the dental clinic and research institute in London in 1926 that bears his name (surname sufficient).

4.

Which actor, who was born in Northern Ireland in 1931 and who died in 1977, starred in films including The Fantastic Voyage and The Man Who Never Was but is best remembered as the villainous Messala in Ben Hur?

5.

Born in Oldham who is the current Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science amongst other academic posts?

6.

Which politician said:

“All political lives, unless they are cut off midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, because that is the nature of politics and of human affairs”?

As his last thirteen years were spent as a Unionist MP for South Down he was probably correct.

7.

Analogous to the BRIT Music Awards what name is given to the annual popular music awards in Australia for excellence in music?  The acronym itself has a musical meaning.

8.

What acronym is used by estate agents to indicate that the seller might be prepared to negotiate a lower price than that advertised?

Sp1

In the book of Genesis Jacob had twelve sons.  What was the name of the eighth?  He was the younger son of Zilpah and Gad was his full brother.

Sp2

With one of the most magnificent names in maritime history who was the Admiral of the Fleet who went down with his ship (along with three other ships and nearly 2000 men) in the 1707 Scilly Isles disaster due to navigation mishaps?

Go to Round 5 questions with answers

ROUND 6 - Around the World

1.

ASIA

Due to over-crowding, pollution and the sinking of Jakarta, Indonesia has decided to build a new capital from scratch out of the rain forest.  Nusantara meaning 'archipelago' had construction work begin only a couple of years ago and is a long way off completion.  On which island is it to be found?

2.

ASIA

There are still over 100,000 people known as 'Hibakusha' in Japan. These individuals have been much maligned in Japanese society over their lifetimes due to prejudices over possible health issues.  There is no real equivalent in any other country.  Who are the Hibakusha?

3.

EUROPE

Jeanne Baret 1740-1807 was a French female botanist and explorer who, disguised as a man, boarded Bourganville's expedition to the Pacific Ocean in 1766.  As a result of which she is recognised as the first woman to achieve what feat?

4.

EUROPE

This song, a hit single in 1993 for the folk rock group The Levellers, has a single word title which is a country's name.  It is about how that country was affected by the Chernobyl disaster.  Can you name the song?

5.

THE AMERICAS

These islands were originally named 'Las Tortugas' which means 'the turtles' by Christopher Columbus.  Their modern name is derived from another reptile that can be found there.  Can you name this island group?

6.

THE AMERICAS

What is the popular name of a piece of British music composed in 1901, with lyrics added a year later, that is better known to Americans as the background music to their High School graduation ceremonies?

7.

OCEANIA

Where am I?  I am walking alongside the main river of this city, and I pass an historic building now a commercial centre that once housed the local brewery named after that river. A local professional sports team are 'The Scorchers' who must beware the local doctor!  A tourist favourite pastime is to visit the habitation of the local marsupial the Quokka.  It is known as “the happiest animal on earth” due to its cute appearance.  Name the city.

8.

OCEANIA

Where am I?  I am in a city of 150,000 named after a Belfast born colonial governor.  Many early settlers were Chinese and today it is also home to the largest number of ex-pats from Papua New Guinea.  It is in easy reach of two UNESCO natural world heritage sites.  It was the most populous city to experience totality during the solar eclipse of November 14th 2012.  Name the city.

Go to Round 6 questions with answers

ROUND 7 - Election Fever

1.

After almost two hundred years The Garrick Club now permits full female membership but so far only two women have been elected.  Name ONE of them.

2.

Claudia Sheinbaum has recently been elected as the first female, and the first person of predominantly Jewish heritage, to the presidency of which country?

3.

In the 2024 UK General Election Liz Truss saw her previous 26,195 majority evaporate as she was swept away in South West Norfolk.  Who was the last 20th century PM or ex-PM to stand and lose their seat at a General Election?

4.

In the 2024 UK General Election the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour.  This was due to split voting between the official Labour candidate and TWO previous Labour MPs standing as independents in the constituency they once represented.  In which city was this constituency?

5.

Following the 2024 UK General Election who is now 'The Mother of the House'?

6.

7.

In the USA Donald Trump is on the campaign trail and so far has survived two assassination attempts, one by Thomas Crooks, and one allegedly by Ryan Routh.  Name BOTH states in which these events occurred.

8.

Irish president Michael D Higgins is not on the campaign trail as he will complete his second seven-year term next year.  Four Presidents of Ireland, so far, have completed two seven-year terms (the longest allowed).  Name TWO of them.

Go to Round 7 questions with answers

ROUND 8 - An Olympic Miscellany etc.

1.

Blackburn Olympic were the first poor Northern working-class team to win the FA Cup in 1883. Which very wealthy upper-class Southerners did they defeat?

2.

The ocean liner Olympic was one of three constructed for the White Star Line company.  Name BOTH of her sister ships.

3.

At the 2024 Paris Olympics surfing events did not take place in Paris, nor off the coast of mainland France but 15,715 km away in which French territory?

4.

In June 1956 which long standing Olympic sport took place in Stockholm for safety reasons rather than in Melbourne in November 1956?

5.

Which is the most populous country in the world never to have won an Olympic medal despite appearing in 11 summer games so far?

6.

Which small country has competed in 22 Summer Olympics and 11 Winter Olympics and won nothing so far despite the enthusiastic participation of its current leader?

7.

Host countries of the Olympics usually benefit from home advantage and win many medals.  Which country was the first to win NO gold medals as hosts for the Summer Olympics?  Even worse was to follow twelve years later.

8.

The UK has won a gold medal in all thirty Summer Olympic games held so far.  However, in three of those games only ONE gold medal was won.  Give any ONE of these years (city not required).

Sp1

Which country, which has hosted two Winter Olympics, has topped the medal table in the last three Winter Olympics?

Sp2

Only one Men’s World Record was broken in the 2024 Paris Olympics Track and Field events.  Which one?

Sp3

Joe Biden is not on the campaign trail as he is not seeking re-election.  Who was the last President of the USA not to seek re-election to the second consecutive elected term permitted by the present constitution?

Sp4

Cn is the chemical symbol for which transuranic element?

Sp5

Who played the organ at the marriage of Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog on July 6th 1971?

Sp6

Death at the Sign of the Rook is the long awaited sixth novel featuring which private investigator?

Sp7

The 2024 Women’s Boxing event was somewhat controversial as two of the gold medallists had previously been banned by the IBA in 2023 after allegedly failing unspecified gender eligibility tests - a process the IOC declared “sudden and arbitrary” and “without due process”.  One woman competed for Chinese Taipei.  Which country did the other woman represent?

Sp8

At sixteen, and one of the oldest finalists, British veteran skateboarder Sky Brown won bronze for the second time in Women’s Park Skateboarding at the 2024 Paris Olympics.  What is the second category of skateboarding called?

Go to Round 8 questions with answers

ROUND 1 - Paired with Round 2

1.

Dame Maggie Smith CH died last month.  She won two acting Academy awards (Oscars).  One was for her performance in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.  For which film did she win her second?

California Suite

2.

Armenia has land borders with four other nations.  Name TWO of them.

(two from)

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Turkey

3.

Which album by Amy Winehouse provides the title of the 2024 biographical film starring Marisa Abela as the late singer?

Back To Black

4.

The King of which country was assassinated by his disgruntled son on 1st June 2001?  Several other family members were also killed.

Nepal

5.

In which year of the 1980s did the following events occur:

a) Birth of Rory McIlroy and Taylor Swift,

b) Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune and its moon Triton,

c) Death of Iranian leader the Grand Ayatollah Khomeini,

d) On 26th May Arsenal win the League title in stoppage time of their last game.

1989

6.

Chaired by pianist Joseph Cooper what was the name of the light-hearted panel game show on BBC TV that ran from 1966-84?  Robin Ray was a resident captain.

Face the Music

7.

Time for a run-along.  The answer to the first question provides some letters to the start of the second question:

a) Patrolling an area known as 'Liberty of Saint Peter and Peter Prison' in 1285 this is regarded as the first established English police force.  Around which famous landmark did they patrol?

b) A Welsh rock band formed in the village of Cwmaman in the 1990s with hits including The Bartender and the Thief, Dakota, and A Thousand Trees.

York Minster /

Stereophonics

8.

Named after a French writer and diplomat which steak meat dish consists of a large front cut fillet of tenderloin?  It is often prepared for two diners.

Chateaubriand (steak)

ROUND 2 - Paired with Round 1

1.

What was the name of the root vegetable pie heavily promoted during rationing in the Second World War and named after the then Minister of Food?

Woolton (pie)

2.

Time for another run-along…

a) American vocal group with six top ten hits in the UK between 1997 and 2002, the first being I Want You Back.  Justin Timberlake was one of the singers.

b) Scottish Rwandan actor presently on our screens as one of TV's most enduring character.

N-Sync /

Ncuti Gatwa

3.

Chaired by Robert Robinson what was the name of the highly competitive quiz show between two teams that ran on BBC 1 from 1967-84?  Call My Bluff it was not!

Ask the Family

4.

In which year of the 1980s did the following events occur?

a) George Thomas is the last Speaker to be created a viscount,

b) Lester Piggott has his ninth (and final) Derby win on Teenoso,

c) Korean Air Line Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet fighter plane,

d) Death of David Niven and William Walton?

1983

5.

The King of which country was assassinated by his disgruntled nephew on 25th March 1975?

Saudi Arabia

6.

Back in Black was the follow up album to Highway to Hell by which rock and roll band founded by the Young brothers?

AC/DC

7.

Turkmenistan has land borders with four other nations.  Name TWO of them.

(two from)

Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

8.

Dame Maggie Smith CH who died last month had two sons both of whom are actors.  The elder is Chris Larkin.  Who is the younger?

Toby Stephens

Go back to Round 2 questions without answers

ROUND 3 - Hidden theme

1.

Which sitcom set in Sparkhill, Birmingham was created by and starred Adil Ray?  It ran (inexplicably) for five series between 2012-2016.

Citizen Khan

2.

Which Dickens’s character (spoiler alert!) faces the guillotine instead of Charles Darnay at the conclusion of A Tale of Two Cities?

Sidney Carton

3.

Which Hollywood star of 27 films was born in November 1918 in Flirey, France?  He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, some years after his death.

Rin Tin Tin

4.

Which adult comic book character, who appeared from 1988 onwards, was born Rebecca Buckler and has adventures in a post-apocalyptic Australia.  Her boyfriend is a mutated kangaroo.  There was a film adaptation starring Lori Petty in 1995.

Tank Girl

5.

What was the surname of the following father and son musicians: the father wrote the score for Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago; and the son was a pioneer in electropop and son et lumière spectacles

Jarre

(Maurice and Jean-Michel)

6.

What is the name of the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service who is retiring at the age of 47 due to health deterioration?

Simon Case

7.

Who preceded Ephraim Mirvis as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth?

Jonathan Sacks

8.

What is the common name of the brightly coloured venomous creatures belonging the genus Bungarus?  There are at least 18 species distributed in South Asia.

Krait

Sp.

The only biological child of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow is a lawyer/writer who now uses the name Ronan (his middle name) Farrow.  What was his unusual first name?

Satchel

Theme: Each answer contains a container:

can, carton, tin, tank, jar, case, sack, crate, satchel

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ROUND 4 - 'A really fab theme round - but with strings attached'

1.

Which British born singer and actress who died in 2022 was the granddaughter of Nobel Physics Prize winner Max Born?

Olivia Newton-John

2.

What was the character name of the policeman played by Sidney Poitier in the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night?

Virgil Tibbs

3.

Which battlecruiser was sunk on 24th May 1941 by the Bismarck and the Prinz Eugen with the loss of all but three of her 1418 crew?

HMS Hood

4.

Which forename is shared by the two Booker Prize winners of 1979 and 1987?

Penelope

(Fitzgerald and Lively)

5.

Which tribe migrated from the east into Roman territory extending to present day France and Spain before settling in North Africa where they disappear from history?  They are thought to be the ancestors of present day Ossetians in the North Caucasus.

The Alans

6.

Which jockey, a many-times British flat racing Champion Jockey, is (to date) the only flat racing jockey to have been knighted?

Gordon Richards

7.

John Lennon had two posthumous No 1 singles at the end of 1980 and the start of 1981; but what is the title of the song, recorded at Stockport’s Strawberry Studios, that is sandwiched in between those hits to gain that year’s Christmas No 1 spot?

There’s No One Quite Like Grandma

8.

Which surname is missing from this band of boys who had their last gig in May 2023:

Lopes, Lopes and Elliott?

Parker-Bowles

(Camilla’s pageboys at the Coronation)

Sp.

Which French speaking investigator owned a white wire fox terrier called Milou?

Tintin

Theme: Each answer contains the name of a Thunderbirds character ...

John Tracy, Virgil Tracy, The Hood, Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward, Alan Tracy, Gordon Tracy, Grandma Tracy, Aloysius Parker

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ROUND 5 - "Fab 4?  No it’s Fab 8 in this round"

1.

Which actress was the last to receive the now discontinued Academy Juvenile Award (Juvenile Oscar) for her role in the 1960 film Pollyanna?

Hayley Mills

2.

First published in 1950 which composer’s works are classified by the BWV system?  There are over 1,100 known compositions.

Johan Sebastian Bach

3.

Which American entrepreneur coined the slogan:

“You press the button, we do the rest”.

A philanthropist he endowed the dental clinic and research institute in London in 1926 that bears his name (surname sufficient).

(George) Eastman

4.

Which actor, who was born in Northern Ireland in 1931 and who died in 1977, starred in films including The Fantastic Voyage and The Man Who Never Was but is best remembered as the villainous Messala in Ben Hur?

Stephen Boyd

5.

Born in Oldham who is the current Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science amongst other academic posts?

Brian Cox

6.

Which politician said:

“All political lives, unless they are cut off midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, because that is the nature of politics and of human affairs”?

As his last thirteen years were spent as a Unionist MP for South Down he was probably correct.

Enoch Powell

7.

Analogous to the BRIT Music Awards what name is given to the annual popular music awards in Australia for excellence in music?  The acronym itself has a musical meaning.

The ARIAS

(Australian Recording Industry Awards)

8.

What acronym is used by estate agents to indicate that the seller might be prepared to negotiate a lower price than that advertised?

O.N.O.

Sp1

In the book of Genesis Jacob had twelve sons.  What was the name of the eighth?  He was the younger son of Zilpah and Gad was his full brother.

Asher

(Jane Asher, Paul fiancée)

Sp2

With one of the most magnificent names in maritime history who was the Admiral of the Fleet who went down with his ship (along with three other ships and nearly 2000 men) in the 1707 Scilly Isles disaster due to navigation mishaps?

Sir Cloudesley Shovell

Theme: Each answer has a connection with someone who has been married to a Beatle ...

Heather Mills (Paul 2), Barbara Bach (Ringo 2), Linda Eastman (Paul 1), Pattie Boyd (George 1), Mary Cox (Ringo 1),

Cynthia Powell (John 1), Olivia Arias (George 2), Yoko Ono (John 2), Nancy Shivell (Paul 3)

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ROUND 6 - Around the World

1.

ASIA

Due to over-crowding, pollution and the sinking of Jakarta, Indonesia has decided to build a new capital from scratch out of the rain forest.  Nusantara meaning 'archipelago' had construction work begin only a couple of years ago and is a long way off completion.  On which island is it to be found?

Borneo

2.

ASIA

There are still over 100,000 people known as 'Hibakusha' in Japan. These individuals have been much maligned in Japanese society over their lifetimes due to prejudices over possible health issues.  There is no real equivalent in any other country.  Who are the Hibakusha?

Survivors of the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki

3.

EUROPE

Jeanne Baret 1740-1807 was a French female botanist and explorer who, disguised as a man, boarded Bourganville's expedition to the Pacific Ocean in 1766.  As a result of which she is recognised as the first woman to achieve what feat?

Circumnavigation of the Earth

4.

EUROPE

This song, a hit single in 1993 for the folk rock group The Levellers, has a single word title which is a country's name.  It is about how that country was affected by the Chernobyl disaster.  Can you name the song?

Belaruse

5.

THE AMERICAS

These islands were originally named 'Las Tortugas' which means 'the turtles' by Christopher Columbus.  Their modern name is derived from another reptile that can be found there.  Can you name this island group?

Cayman Islands

6.

THE AMERICAS

What is the popular name of a piece of British music composed in 1901, with lyrics added a year later, that is better known to Americans as the background music to their High School graduation ceremonies?

Land of Hope and Glory

7.

OCEANIA

Where am I?  I am walking alongside the main river of this city, and I pass an historic building now a commercial centre that once housed the local brewery named after that river. A local professional sports team are 'The Scorchers' who must beware the local doctor!  A tourist favourite pastime is to visit the habitation of the local marsupial the Quokka.  It is known as “the happiest animal on earth” due to its cute appearance.  Name the city.

Perth

8.

OCEANIA

Where am I?  I am in a city of 150,000 named after a Belfast born colonial governor.  Many early settlers were Chinese and today it is also home to the largest number of ex-pats from Papua New Guinea.  It is in easy reach of two UNESCO natural world heritage sites.  It was the most populous city to experience totality during the solar eclipse of November 14th 2012.  Name the city.

Cairns

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ROUND 7 - Election Fever

1.

After almost two hundred years The Garrick Club now permits full female membership but so far only two women have been elected.  Name ONE of them.

(either)

Dame Judi Dench

(or)

 Dame Sian Phillips

2.

Claudia Sheinbaum has recently been elected as the first female, and the first person of predominantly Jewish heritage, to the presidency of which country?

Mexico

3.

In the 2024 UK General Election Liz Truss saw her previous 26,195 majority evaporate as she was swept away in South West Norfolk.  Who was the last 20th century PM or ex-PM to stand and lose their seat at a General Election?

Ramsay McDonald

4.

In the 2024 UK General Election the Conservatives gained one seat from Labour.  This was due to split voting between the official Labour candidate and TWO previous Labour MPs standing as independents in the constituency they once represented.  In which city was this constituency?

Leicester

(Leicester East: Keith Vaz and Claudia Webb also stood)

5.

Following the 2024 UK General Election who is now 'The Mother of the House'?

Diane Abbott

6.

Rosie Duffield

7.

In the USA Donald Trump is on the campaign trail and so far has survived two assassination attempts, one by Thomas Crooks, and one allegedly by Ryan Routh.  Name BOTH states in which these events occurred.

Pennsylvania and Florida

8.

Irish president Michael D Higgins is not on the campaign trail as he will complete his second seven-year term next year.  Four Presidents of Ireland, so far, have completed two seven-year terms (the longest allowed).  Name TWO of them.

(two from)

Sean T O’Kelly,

Eamon de Valera,

Patrick Hillery and

Mary McAleese

Go back to Round 7 questions without answers

ROUND 8 - An Olympic Miscellany etc.

1.

Blackburn Olympic were the first poor Northern working-class team to win the FA Cup in 1883. Which very wealthy upper-class Southerners did they defeat?

Old Etonians

2.

The ocean liner Olympic was one of three constructed for the White Star Line company.  Name BOTH of her sister ships.

Titanic and Britannic

3.

At the 2024 Paris Olympics surfing events did not take place in Paris, nor off the coast of mainland France but 15,715 km away in which French territory?

Tahiti

4.

In June 1956 which long standing Olympic sport took place in Stockholm for safety reasons rather than in Melbourne in November 1956?

Equestrianism

5.

Which is the most populous country in the world never to have won an Olympic medal despite appearing in 11 summer games so far?

Bangladesh

6.

Which small country has competed in 22 Summer Olympics and 11 Winter Olympics and won nothing so far despite the enthusiastic participation of its current leader?

Monaco

7.

Host countries of the Olympics usually benefit from home advantage and win many medals.  Which country was the first to win NO gold medals as hosts for the Summer Olympics?  Even worse was to follow twelve years later.

Canada

(none in Montreal in 1976 and none in the Calgary Winter Olympics in 1988)

8.

The UK has won a gold medal in all thirty Summer Olympic games held so far.  However, in three of those games only ONE gold medal was won.  Give any ONE of these years (city not required).

(one of)

1904, 1952 or 1996

Sp1

Which country, which has hosted two Winter Olympics, has topped the medal table in the last three Winter Olympics?

Norway

Sp2

Only one Men’s World Record was broken in the 2024 Paris Olympics Track and Field events.  Which one?

Pole Vault

Sp3

Joe Biden is not on the campaign trail as he is not seeking re-election.  Who was the last President of the USA not to seek re-election to the second consecutive elected term permitted by the present constitution?

Lyndon B Johnson

Sp4

Cn is the chemical symbol for which transuranic element?

Copernicium

Sp5

Who played the organ at the marriage of Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog on July 6th 1971?

Benny Andersson

Sp6

Death at the Sign of the Rook is the long awaited sixth novel featuring which private investigator?

Jackson Brodie

Sp7

The 2024 Women’s Boxing event was somewhat controversial as two of the gold medallists had previously been banned by the IBA in 2023 after allegedly failing unspecified gender eligibility tests - a process the IOC declared “sudden and arbitrary” and “without due process”.  One woman competed for Chinese Taipei.  Which country did the other woman represent?

Algeria

Sp8

At sixteen, and one of the oldest finalists, British veteran skateboarder Sky Brown won bronze for the second time in Women’s Park Skateboarding at the 2024 Paris Olympics.  What is the second category of skateboarding called?

Street skateboarding

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