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Quiz Unknowns 6
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fibres of cotton are made almost entirely of which natural polymer? | Cellulose |
| The herb sweet basil belongs to the family of flowering plants Lamiaceae, that is alternatively known by which name? | Mint |
| When working with wood, a brace and bit is a hand tool used to do what? | Bore holes |
| What was the name of the European Space Agency probe which crashed onto the surface of Mars in October 2016? | Schiaparelli |
| An important function of which part of the body is the production of digestive enzymes by cells called acinar cells? | Pancreas |
| “Doesn't have a point of view, knows not where he’s going to, isn’t he a bit like you and me?” are lyrics from which 1965 song? | Nowhere Man |
| Which rock band was formed by a group of pupils from the public school Charterhouse? | Genesis |
| What is the name of the 2017 posthumous album by Chuck Berry, which includes a sequel to his 1958 hit Johnny B. Goode entitled Lady B. Goode? | Chuck |
| Hornbostel-Sachs is the name of a system used to classify what? | Musical instruments |
| Who directed and starred as Shakespeare’s Falstaff in the 1965 film Chimes At Midnight? | Orson Welles |
| Saint Kevin, whose feast day is June 3rd, is a patron saint of which city? | Dublin |
| Who is the co-founder and CEO of BuzzFeed? | Jonah Peretti |
| What is the name of the 1897 battle in which 21 Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army held off over 10,000 Afghan tribesmen in a famous rear-guard action? | Battle of Saragarhi |
| The Battle of Mirbat occurred in 1972 in which country? | Oman |
| Which 1944 battle in which the Allies held back Japan from taking India is often referred to as the Stalingrad of the East? | Battle of Kohima |
| Which children’s book begins with the line “The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play, so we sat in the house all that cold, cold, wet day”? | The Cat in the Hat |
| What title did Robert Graves give to his 1929 autobiographical work that recounted his experiences in World War I? | Good-Bye To All That |
| What Latin name was given to the letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol to “Bosie” - Lord Alfred Douglas? | De Profundis |
| “Deprivation is for me what daffodils were for Wordsworth” - is a quote by which poet? | Philip Larkin |
| How many Olympic gold medals has Mo Farah won? | Four |
| Which England cricketer has been nicknamed Malfoy due to a perceived similarity to a character from the Harry Potter films? | Stuart Broad |
| What does TUE stand for, as famously and controversially used by Bradley Wiggins in 2011 and 2012? | Therapeutic Use Exemption |
| Anthony Watson typically plays in which position for the England rugby union team? | Wing |
| Which Denver Broncos quarterback lost three times at the Super Bowl before finally triumphing on successive occasions in 1998 and 1999? | John Elway |
| Which 2016 animated film was based on an original story by Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill and Evan Goldberg? | Sausage Party |
| Which actor appears in the films Step Brothers, The Lego Movie and Daddy’s Home? | Will Ferrell |
| Teddy Boys of the 1950s were named after what? | The Edwardian era |
| Which politician married Kirsten Mehr in 1999? | Nigel Farage |
| Which politician was forced to install iron shutters on their house after angry protesters had broken the windows? | Duke of Wellington |
| The First International, an organisation which brought together left-wing and anarchist groups, was founded in 1864 in which city? | London |
| Which term is used for a member of the United States electoral college who casts their vote for a different presidential candidate from whom they had pledged? | Faithless elector |
| Johnny Marr became famous playing which instrument for The Smiths? | Guitar |
| Which French word is used in cycling to refer to someone’s record of achievements in the sport? | Palmares |
| In 1873, Tom Kydd became the first sportsman to receive which famous trophy? | Claret Jug |
| Dong Dong from China won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in the men’s competition in which sport? | Trampoline |
| The three mountain ranges called Matra, Tatra and Fatra are often said to be represented on the flag of which country? | Slovakia |
| Which city is in a region once known as the Austrian Riviera? | Trieste |
| Barra is a member of which Scottish island group? | Outer Hebrides |
| Cambodia has a coastline on which gulf? | Gulf of Thailand |
| In 1861, which Scottish scientist made the first public demonstration of a colour photograph produced using a three-colour process? | James Clerk Maxwell |
| Which author’s 1879 book The Red Room has been described as the first modern novel in his native country’s literature? | August Strindberg |
| Which medical condition, whose name is derived from the Greek for “bad” and “doing”, affects coordination and dexterity? | Dyspraxia |
| Who was the lead singer of the 1980s pop group Japan? | David Sylvian |
| Who was the lead singer of Echo & The Bunnymen? | Ian McCulloch |
| Kings of Leon hail from which US state? | Tennessee |
| What is used to perform the US composer Steve Reich’s 1966 piece Come Out? | Tape recorders |
| The Brain river flows through which English county? | Essex |
| Shepton Mallet is a market town in which traditional English county? | Somerset |
| The Oregon Treaty of 1846 brought to an end a dispute between the US and which other country? | Great Britain |
| What name was given to the English Parliament from 1661 to 1679? | Cavalier Parliament |
| According to FIFA rules, what is the maximum length of a senior professional level football pitch touchline? | 130 yards |
| The Iron is the nickname of which English football team that plays home matches at Glanford Park? | Scunthorpe United |
| In 1990, the Scottish athlete Tom McKean won the gold medal at both the indoor and outdoor European Championships in which event? | 800m |
| Announced in late 2016, the route of the 2017 Tour de France was notable for having only 36km of what? | Individual time trials |
| Which country does the tennis player Carla Suarez Navarro play for? | Spain |
| In the phrase “In one’s best bib and tucker”, meaning looking at one’s most presentable, the tucker is a piece of decorative lace worn where? | At the neckline |
| The reddish giant star Aldebaran is said to represent which part of the bull’s anatomy in the constellation of Taurus? | Eye |
| Willemstad is the capital of which Caribbean island? | Curacao |
| Taken from the name of their commanding officer, which country’s troops were known during World War I as Byng Boys? | Canada |
| The orbicularis oculi is a muscle in the human body that performs what function? | Closes the eyelid |
| Which symbol is conventionally used to refer to the atomic number of an element? | Z |
| To which continent is Apis dorsata, sometimes known as the giant honey bee, native? | Asia |
| Who provides the voice for the tree-like creature Groot in the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy? | Vin Diesel |
| Which character in Dad’s Army is constantly referred to by Private Pike as “Uncle Arthur”? | Sergeant Wilson |
| Who played the role of William Shakespeare in the TV comedy series Upstart Crow? | David Mitchell |
| Who directed the 2015 TV series Wolf Hall? | Peter Kosminsky |
| What is the literal translation of “kopytka”, the name for a type of Polish dumpling? | Little hooves |
| In which Italian region is the wine grape called Primitivo grown? | Puglia |
| What is the process of putting forward a question or motion in parliament officially called? | Tabling |
| The Halloween Massacre was the term used to describe the reorganisation of which US President’s cabinet? | Gerald Ford |
| On which date is the feast of St George? | April 23rd |
| In 1973, See My Baby Jive became the first UK Number 1 for which group? | Wizzard |
| Jesse Lingard made his senior debut for England in which sport in October 2016? | Football |
| What is the British Army’s equivalent of the Royal Navy’s rank of Rear Admiral? | Major General |
| In 2016, whom did the Oxford University press credit with being the co-writer of three Shakespeare plays? | Christopher Marlowe |
| Amarillo Slim Preston, Doyle Brunson and Stu Ungar have all claimed the title of world champion at which card game? | Poker |
| In the USA, the day in November when women can propose marriage to men is named after which character from a cartoon? | Sadie Hawkins |
| What was the approximate population of Wales at the 2011 census? | 3 million |
| Mar de Hoces is an alternative name for which body of water? | Drake Passage |
| The Cerne Abbas Giant is a figure cut into a hillside in which county? | Dorset |
| What is the most populated town of the Shetland Islands? | Lerwick |
| In January 2016, Nick Brett became an indoor world champion in which sport by beating Robert Paxton? | Bowls |
| The Hawk-Eye ball tracking system was first used in cricket broadcasting in what year? | 2001 |
| What is the name of Middlesbrough FC’s home ground? | Riverside Stadium |
| What is the name of Watford FC’s home ground? | Vicarage Road |
| What was the first Patricia Cornwell novel to feature the character Kay Scarpetta? | Postmortem |
| The US artist Ad Reinhardt’s work is most commonly associated with which art movement? | Abstract expressionism |
| What was the name of the bemusement park created by the artist Banksy and opened in Weston-Super-Mare in 2015? | Dismaland |
| The Heavy Entertainment Show is a 2016 album by which singer? | Robbie Williams |
| The 20th century piano virtuoso Arthur Rubinstein was born in a city that is now part of which country? | Poland |
| In the TV sitcom Only Fools and Horses, what was the name of Boycie’s wife? | Marlene |
| Malcolm Campbell broke the land speed record for the first time in which decade? | 1920s |
| Samuel Morse’s famous 1844 telegraph message was sent on a line connecting which two cities? | Washington DC, Baltimore |
| What is the traditional starting point for the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run? | Hyde Park |
| Which British actor was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016? | Hugh Laurie |
| Who played the intelligence officer Angela Burr in the 2016 TV series The Night Manager? | Olivia Colman |
| Who directed the 2016 film Nocturnal Animals? | Tom Ford |
| Which 1980s sci-fi film was set largely on a planet called LV-426? | Aliens |
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