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Monday Night Quiz 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the F stand for in the name of American author F Scott Fitzgerald? | Francis |
| The North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession was known by what name in the British colonies? | Queen Anne's War (1702–1713) |
| Puerto Baquerizo Moreno is the capital of which group of islands in the Pacific Ocean? | Galápagos Islands |
| In the television cartoon series Scooby Doo, created by Hanna-Barbera, what is the real name of Shaggy? | Norville Rogers |
| Which car manufacturer makes the model the Sportage? | Kia |
| The Last Night of the Proms staple Rule, Britannia was originally included in which masque first performed in 1740? | Alfred |
| Made into a multi-Academy Award winning 1966 feature film, the 1960 play A Man For All Seasons was written by which playwright? | Robert Bolt |
| What was the name of Governor for Texas who was seriously wounded while riding in President Kennedy's car when the president was assassinated? | John Connally |
| Who wrote the 1955 poem Howl, published in a collection the following year entitled Howl and Other Poems? | Allen Ginsberg |
| What is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains of North America? | Mount Elbert |
| The name of which chemical element is taken from the Greek for light-bearing? | Phosphorus (Atomic number 15) |
| Where in London are the Golden Gallery and the Stone Gallery? | St. Paul's Cathedral |
| Which city and historic county town in the north-west of England stands at the head of the estuary of the river Lune? | Lancaster |
| In a coroners court, what phrase affirms a crime has been committed but without specifying the criminal, or in a case of suspicious death the cause of death? | An open verdict |
| Commonwealth Day is celebrated annually on the second Monday of which month? | March |
| What are digital socks? | Socks that have been knitted so that each toe is individually encased the same way as fingers within a glove |
| What name is given to the large bottle protected by a cage of metal or basket work used for carrying liquid chemicals - acids for example? | Carboy |
| How is the Latin word videlicet, meaning namely, usually abbreviated? | Viz |
| In English law, what is deemed to be the first priority for payment from the estate of a deceased person? | The funeral expenses |
| Mount Wilson in California, Siding Spring in Australia and Mauna Kea in Hawaii. What’s the scientific connection? | Astronomical observatories |
| How many witches make a coven? | Thirteen |
| Which is the only city to have twice held the rugby union World Cup final? | Auckland (1987 & 2011) |
| Which successful BBC2 series of 2013 is filmed at Harptree Court, Somerset? | The Great British Bake Off |
| Which jazz musician was called "the Maharajah of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington? | Oscar Peterson |
| Which poem begins with the line: “O, to be in England, now that April’s there”? | Home Thoughts from Abroad by Robert Browning |
| Which architect designed The Senedd in Cardiff, The European Court Of Human Rights in Strasbourg and Terminal 5 at Heathrow? | Richard Rogers |
| Who claimed to be The Earl of Warwick and, in 1487 led the first rebellion against Henry VII flowing the end of the Wars of the Roses ? | Lambert Simnel |
| Which event, in 325 AD, established for the first time a common date for Easter? | The (first) Council of Nicaea |
| Which event, in 800 AD, is the subject of a fresco by Raphael in the Room of the Fire in Borgo, in the Vatican? | The Coronation of Charlemagne |
| Which Benjamin Britten opera centres on the election of the May King in the village of Loxford? | Albert Herring |
| Whose novels include Cock and Bull, My Idea of Fun and Great Apes? | Will Self |
| Popular in the 1960s and 1970s, what was the name of the hybrid motorcycles that combined the engine of a Triumph in the frame of a Norton? | Triton |
| Which castle stands on the shores of Loch Duich, by it’s meeting point with Lochs Alsh and Long? It was, bizarrely, used to represent Fotheringay Castle in the film Elizabeth: The Golden Age. | Eilean Donan |
| Which UK Prime Minister was nicknamed the Ironmonger? | Stanley Baldwin (After the family business) |
| 'Ox headed' is the literal translation of the name of the favourite horse of Alexander the Great. What was it's actual name? | Bucephalus |
| In weaving what is the name given to the threads that run lengthwise along the loom through which the weft threads are woven? | Warp |
| Who imposed the twelve labours upon Hercules as penance for the murder of his own family, in a fit of madness, which had been sent by Hera? | Eurystheus, king of Tiryns |
| Bright's Disease is an inflammatory disease of which organ of the human body? | Kidneys |
| Who became World Chess Champion when they beat the reigning champion Viswanathan Anand in November 2013? | Magnus Carlsen (NOR) |
| In which British city is Armley Prison located? | Leeds |
| What of fruit is used to make the dessert Belle Helene? | Pear |
| Prior to 2014, how many boxes are there on the tv show Deal or No Deal? | 22 (In Jan 2014, a 23rd box was introduced which comes into play at the end of the game) |
| Located in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Stark's Park is the home ground of which football club? | Raith Rovers |
| Who hosted the BBC tv game show Reflex? | Shane Richie |
| Which foodstuff has varieties called Oyster, Chestnut and Blewit? | Mushroom |
| A Carbonade is stew cooked in what? | Beer |
| Who played the part of the Child Catcher in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? | Robert Helpmann |
| Which is Britain's largest species of bat? | The Noctule |
| Which Russian composer's death on 5th March 1953, was overshadowed by that of Josef Stalin who died the same day? | Sergei Prokofiev |
| Standing at 2,034 ft (620m), what is the highest mountain on the Isle of Man? | Snaefell |
| The American jazz musician and composer Lester Bowie played which instrument? | Trumpet |
| The mineral Sphalerite is the chief ore of which metal whose atomic number is 30? | Zinc |
| The temporary public sculpture House, a concrete cast of the inside of an entire Victorian terraced house, won the 1993 Turner Prize for which artist? | Rachel Whiteread (She became the first female winner of the award) |
| The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, designed by the American landscape artist Kathryn Gustafson, is located in which Royal Park? | Hyde Park |
| The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground is located in which Royal Park? | Kensington Gardens |
| Oedipus the King, also known by the Latin title Oedipus Rex, is a play written by which ancient Greek writer? | Sophocles |
| In the 1960s US television series Batman, who played the part of the Joker? | Cesar Romero |
| What is the highest mountain in Spain? | Mount Teide |
| Founded in England during the 18th century, The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing are more commonly known by what name? | Shakers |
| In which US city is Hartsfield Jackson International Airport? | Atlanta (The world's busiest for passenger traffic since 1998) |
| Isca Dumnoniorum was the Roman name for which English city? | Exeter |
| Which is the least dense planet in the solar system? | Saturn |
| Which US born writer wrote the poem Ariel? | Sylvia Plath |
| What's the name of the hill in Gloucestershire where an annual cheese rolling competition takes place every Spring Bank Holiday? | Cooper's Hill |
| Which world famous horse race forms part of the Spring Double with the Lincoln Handicap for betting purposes? | The Grand National |
| What is the name of the official newspaper of the Cuban Communist Party? | Granma |
| What is the name of the unconvential American reformer and feminist, who became the first woman to run for the office of President in 1872? | Victoria Woodhull |
| The secret intelligence service agent Bernard Samson is a character featuring in novels by which author? | Len Deighton |
| Alfred Hitchcock's 1948 film Rope, was based on a 1929 play of the same name by whom? | Patrick Hamilton |
| What was the only new song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the film adaptation of their musical Evita? | You Must Love Me |
| Released in February 2012, Our Version Of Events is the debut album by which artist? | Emile Sande |
| Maggie Tulliver is the central character of which novel first published in 1860? | The Mill On The Floss |
| The Kelpies, two 30m-tall horse heads made of steel, standing alongside the Forth and Clyde Canal are the work of which Glaswegian sculptor? | Andy Scott |
| What is the name of the sandbank at the mouth of the Thames Estuary that marks the point where the River Thames meets the North Sea. It also gives its name to a naval mutiny of 1797? | Nore |
| The plant Beta vulgaris is the world's second most important source of which foodstuff? | Sugar (It's the sugar beet) |
| Which painter returned to his family home in Kendal in 1799 suffering from ill health and mental depression? He died there in 1802. | George Romney |
| Passiflora is the botanical name for which plant because parts of the flower were thought to resemble some aspects of the crucifixion? | Passion flower |
| Who wrote the 1969 novel The Poseidon Adventure? | Paul Gallico |
| What building designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens is located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D.C.? | British Embassy |
| The 1996 movie Shine is about the life of which gifted but troubled Australian pianist, played as an adult by Geoffrey Rush? | David Helfgott |
| The 1928 book Memoirs Of A Fox Hunting Man was the first of three semi-autobiographical works by which writer, best known for his war poetry? | Siegfried Sassoon |
| The long running tv soap opera Crossroads was set in which fictional West Midlands village? | King's Oak |
| Duke or Duchess of Brabant is the title held by the heir apparent to the throne of which European country? | Belgium |
| "People and nations are forged in the fires of adversity," is a famous quotation from which President of the USA? | John Adams |
| What is the pen name of the American novelist Daniel Handler, the author of a series of children's biographies of which he is the narrator? | Lemony Snicket |
| What is the name of the global transportation and logistics company based in Schindellegi, Switzerland? Founded in Bremen, Germany in 1890, in 2010 it was the leading global freight forwarder. | Kuehne + Nagel International AG |
| Founded in 1821 with a bequest from James McGill, McGill University is located in which Canadian city? | Montreal |
| As well as being the names for their respective city's Speedway teams, Leicester Lions and Sheffield Tigers compete at which sport? | Rugby Union |
| Founded in 1927, which company, now part of Rexel UK Limited, is the UK's largest electrical wholesaler? | Newey and Eyre |
| Extremadura is an autonomous community of which country? | Spain |
| The Crab Nebula and the Pleiades are located in which constellation? | Taurus |
| In 1988 Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, purchased which professional basketball team? | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Meaning "railroad" or "the railway", what was the original version of the card game baccarat when it was introduced to France? | Chemin de fer |
| Known until 1953 as Shangri-La, Camp David, the rural retreat of the President of the USA is located in which state? | Maryland |
| What is the name for the Basque region in the Basque language? | Euskara |
| In 1969 which two nations fought a brief war known as the Football War? | El Salvador and Honduras |
| Who wrote the British historical novel published in 1855 Westward Ho! | Charles Kingsley |
| In the Wallace and Gromit created by Nick Park, what breed of dog is Gromit? | Beagle |
| Which Italian brewer's premium lager brand is Nastro Azzurro? | Peroni Brewery |
| What is the real first name of ex-England footballer Nobby Stiles? | Norbert |
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