ONLINE QUIZ LEAGUE

Questions set by Aidan Linge

For use in league matches on 30/09/2020

Correct as at 23/09/2020

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Round 1
1a Which Australian celebrity chef has since 2005 presented MasterChef John TORODE
on BBC One alongside Gregg Wallace?

1b Sergio Parisse, Diego Dominguez and Martin Castrogiovanni are ITALY

amongst the greatest ever Rugby Union players from which country?

2a "Jersey Boys" was a 2005 jukebox musical based on the music of Frankie Valli and the FOUR
which band? SEASONS

2b The illegitimate brother of Don Pedro, "Don John" is a villainous MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
character in which Shakespeare play?

3a The city of Valdivia gives its name to the 1960 earthquake that is the CHILE
most powerful earthquake ever recorded. It occured in which country?

3b Which mountain that lies between Nepal and Sikkim, India is the third KANCHENJUNGA(Be generous on
highest mountain in the world? In 1905 English occultist Alasteir pronunciation)
Crowley made the first attempt to climb the mountain.

4a What adjective describes an animal species that is uniquely in only one ENDEMIC
part of the world?

4b What three words make up the internet acronym "LOL"? The acronym LAUGHing OUT LOUD
had formally meant "Lots of Love" but now has a much more common
meaning.

Round 2
1a The battles of "Pusan Perimeter", "Inchon" and "Chosin Reservoir" KOREAN War
took place in which war that lasted from 1950 to 1953?

1b Which UK motorway runs from the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby, M6

Coventry via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent,
Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle and terminating at
the Gretna junction?

2a Which element is the main element added to iron to make the alloy CARBON
"Pig Iron"?

2b The 1969 article "After Black Power, Women's Liberation" bought Gloria STEINEM
which American author and feminist to public attention? The woman in
question was co-founder of "Ms. magazine".

3a Which TV comedy panel show starring Lee Mack and David Mitchell WOULD I LIE TO YOU
shares its name with a 1992 number one hit by American R & B duo
Charles and Eddie.

3b The Greek equivalent was Dionysus, Who was the god of wine in BACCHUS
Roman mythology?
4a Although first devised in 1919 by Josef Matthias Hauer, which Austrian Arnold SCHONBERG
composer in 1923 published the best known version of the twelve tone
technique of musical compisition?

4b Which of the three original fictional cities introduced in the Grand Theft SAN ANDREAS
Auto video game series, is based on San Francisco with elements of
Los Angeles and Las Vegas?
Round 3
1a Which German-born American theoretical physicist became the 2nd Maria GOEPPERT MAYER (Accept
female Nobel Prize winner in physics, when she won the award in 1963 either surname)
for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus?

1b The traditional recipe for which cocktail is vodka, ginger, lime and MOSCOW MULE
soda?

2a Noted for his conquest of Pannonia, Dalmatia and Raetia, which TIBERIUS
stepson of Augustus was the second Roman emperor? Reigning from
AD 14 to 37.

2b Machu Picchu is a world famous tourist location that is found in which PERU
country?

3a Which English Indie pop duo comprised of Katie White and Jules De The TING TINGS
Martino had a 2008 UK number one with the song "That's Not My
Name"?

3b Set at the Rio Olympics in 2016, which Ethiopian runner is the current Almaz AYANA
women's 10,000 metres world record holder?

4a Which actor appeared in the most Carry On films? He is known for Kenneth WILLIAMS
famous quotes such as "Oh Matron" and "Infamy, Infamy, they've all
got it in for me".

4b Which 1912 Thomas Mann novella tells the story of a great writer DEATH IN VENICE(Acccept DER
suffering writer's block who visits an Italian city and is liberated, TOG IN VENEDIG
uplifted, and then increasingly obsessed, by the sight of a stunningly
beautiful youth?

Round 4
1a Which Spanish soprano dueted with Freddie Mercury on the hit Montserrat CABALLE
"Barcelona"? The song reached number two in the UK charts in 1992.

1b A pupil of Nicolas Poussin, which 17th century French painter was a Charles LE BRUN
court painter to Louis XIV who declared him "The greatest French
Artist of all time"? "The Fall of the Rebel Angels" and "Bassin
d'Apollon" are amongst his most famous works.

2a Which 2020 American computer-animated film by Disney, is set in a ONWARD

suburban fantasy world and follows two elf brothers who set out on a
quest to find an artifact that will temporarily bring back their deceased
father?

2b Which track cyclist is Britain's most successful Olympic female Laura KENNY (Accept Laura
competitor in any sport? She has won four Olympic gold medals TROTT)
between 2012 and 2016.

3a What is the sum of the interior angles of a pentagon? 540

3b Which two word term, is defined as "the conspicuous and disingenuous VIRTUE SIGNALLING
expression of moral values with the intent to enhance one's own
image"? It was popularised in 2015 by James Bartholomew in "The
Spectator".

4a Since 2018 which Liberal Party leader has served as the Prime Scott MORRISON
Minister of Australia?
4b Standing 848 feet high, "Commerzbank Tower" is the tallest building in FRANKFURT
Germany, it is located in which city?

Round 5
1a The battles of "Hamburger Hill", "La Drang" and "Hue" took place in VIETNAM War
which war that lasted from 1955 to 1975?

1b Hagia Sophia is a world famous tourist location that is found in which TURKEY
country?

2a Which Italian neurobiologist was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Rita Levi-MONTALCINI
Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the
discovery of nerve growth factor?

2b The traditional recipe for which cocktail is vodka, triple sec, cranberry COSMOpolitan
juice and lime juice?

3a Which English synth-pop act formed by singer Elly Jackson and LA ROUX
producer Ben Langmaid had a 2009 UK number one single with the
song "Bulletproof"?

3b Charles Marlow and the evil ivory trader Kurtz are central characters to HEART OF DARKNESS
which 1899 novella by the Polish-British author Joseph Conrad?

4a Which TV comedy panel show starring Andrew Flintoff and Jamie A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
Redknapp shares its name with a 1992 film starring Geena Davis,
Madonna and Tom Hanks?

4b Set at the Chicago Marathon in 2019, which Kenyan runner is the Brigid KOSGEI
current women's Marathon world record holder?

Round 6
1a Which element is the main element added to gold to make the alloy COPPER
"Rose Gold"?

1b Which American author and feminist wrote the highly influential 1963 Betty FRIEDAN
book "The Feminine Mystique"? The book is credited with sparking the
second wave of American feminism.

2a The first Roman Emperor who was born outside of Italy, which uncle of CLAUDIUS
Caligula served as the fourth Roman Emperor? Reigning from AD 41
to 54.

2b The UK motorway the M2 is solely located in which Southern county? KENT

3a Which actress and close friend of Kenneth Williams appeared in nine Barbara WINDSOR
Carry On films, but is perhaps best known for playing the role of
"Peggy Mitchell" in Eastenders?

3b Which of the three original fictional cities introduced in the Grand Theft VICE CITY
Auto video game series, is based on Miami?

4a Which Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School used Alban BERG
Schonberg's twelve tone technique on his 1924 opera "Wozzeck"?

4b Its Roman equivalent is Mercury, which God is the winged messenger HERMES
of the Gods in Greek mythology?
Round 7
1a "Sunshine on Leith" was a 2007 jukebox musical based on the music The PROCLAIMERS
of which band?

1b Felipe Contepomi, Agustin Pichot and Mario Ledesma are amongst the ARGENTINA
greatest ever Rugby Union players from which country?

2a Which British celebrity chef has since 2006 been the resident chef on Phil VICKERY
ITV's "This Morning"? Until 2020 he was married to Fern Britton.

2b The pupil of his father Jacob, which Dutch Golden Age painter is best Albert CUYP
known his large views of Dutch riverside scenes in a golden early
morning or late afternoon night? "The Maas at Dordrecht" and "Avenue
at Meerdervoort" are amongst his best known works.

3a What name is given to the science of naming, defining and classifying TAXONOMY
groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics?

3b What four words make up the internet acronym "LMAO"? LAUGHing MY ARSE/ASS OFF

4a Which US state was the location of a March 27, 1964 earthquake ALASKA
which is the most powerful earthquake in North American history?

4b Standing 1517 feet high, "Lakhta Center" is the tallest building in SAINT PETERSBURG
Russia, it is located in which city?

Round 8
1a Which 2020 Marvel film, that is a follow up to the 2016 film "Suicide BIRDS OF PREY
Squad" follows Harley Quinn as she joins forces with Helena Bertinelli,
Dinah Lance, and Renee Montoya to save Cassandra Cain from
Gotham City crime lord Roman Sionis?

1b Edmund, the illegitimate son of the Earl of Gloucester serves as the KING LEAR
main antagonist in which Shakespeare play?

2a Which Italian tenor dueted with Sarah Brightman on the hit "Time to Andrea BOCELLI
Say Goodbye"? The song reached number two in the UK charts in
1997.

2b Which road cyclist is Britain's most successful competitor in the Tour Chris FROOME
de France? He won the event four times between 2013 and 2017.

3a From 2015 to 2018 Scott Morrison served as the treasurer in the Malcolm TURNBULL
government of which man, who he replaced as Australian Prime
Minister?

3b In 1950 Frenchmen Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal became the ANNAPURNA
first people to complete a successful ascent of an eight thousand metre
high mountain when they climbed which massif in north-central Nepal?

4a What is the sum of the interior angles of a heptagon? 900

4b Which one word term, often associated with right wing males is defined MANSPLAINING
as "the explanation of something by a male, typically to a female, in a
manner regarded as condescending or patronizing"?

Spare Questions
1 The failed WW2 military action, Operation Market Garden, took NETHERLANDS(Accept HOLLAND)
 place in which European country?
2 Which 1970s sitcom star joined the cast of Coronation Street in Paula WILCOX
2020 playing the role of Elaine Jones?
3 Brazilians Allison Becker and Ederson who star for Liverpool and GOALKEEPER
Man City play which position?
4 Which man served as President of South Africa from 2009 to 2018? Jacob ZUMA