Wrexham Quiz League Questions | 17th April
2012 - Yale Trophy Final
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Round 1 |
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1 |
What French
word for a month of the year is the same as the English word
for a planet? |
MARS |
2 |
What French word for a month
of the year is the same as the English word for a girl's
name? |
AVRIL |
3 |
Which is the most heavily
populated city in China? |
SHANGHAI |
4 |
The song "Leaving on a jet
plane" was a number 1 hit for "Peter, Paul and Mary" in
1970. Which successful recording artist wrote this
song? |
JOHN DENVER |
5 |
Royal Chantenay is a variety
of what fruit or vegetable? |
CARROT |
6 |
Which author created the
crime solving character Lord Peter Wimsey? |
DOROTHY L. SAYERS |
7 |
Which author created the
crime solving character Jane Tennyson? |
LYNDA LA PLANTE |
8 |
Champagne is a variety of
what fruit or vegetable? |
RHUBARB |
9 |
The song "Mighty Quinn" was a
number 1 hit for "Manfred Mann" in 1968. Which
successful recording artist wrote this song? |
BOB DYLAN |
10 |
Which is the most heavily
populated city in Brazil? |
SAO PAULO |
Round 2 |
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11 |
There are only three
coniferous trees native to the British Isles. The
Scots Pine and the Yew are two native species, what is the
third? |
JUNIPER |
12 |
In the Beijing Olympics,
Britain's only Boxing gold medal was won by whom? |
JAMES DE GALE |
13 |
Who was the most prominent
country and town house architect in Georgian Britain?
As well as buildings he was noted for internal design.
Examples of his work are to be seen in many places including
Chandos House, The Whitehall Admiralty, the Royal Society of
Arts and Osterly Park. |
ROBERT ADAM |
14 |
In which battle of 1513 was
the Scottish king James IV killed? |
FLODDEN |
15 |
Before 1966 the Republic of
Botswana was a protectorate of the British Government and
was known as what? |
BECHUANALAND |
16 |
Maggie Pollit and her husband
Brick were the central characters in which classic play and
later film |
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF |
17 |
Which two words complete the
old proverb, "Dilligence is the mother of ........... ? |
GOOD LUCK |
18 |
Near which local village does
the river Alyn rise? |
LLANDEGLA |
19 |
The results of the 2012 RSPB
national survey of birds shows the House Sparrow to be the
most common bird to be seen in the UK. What is the
second most common bird to be seen in the UK overall? |
STARLING |
20 |
The House Sparrow was also
found to be the most commonly seen bird in Wales and in
Wrexham. The second most commonly seen bird to be seen
in Wales and in Wrexham was not the Starling, whay was it? |
BLUE TIT |
Round 3 |
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21 |
Near which local village does
the river Gwenfro rise? |
BWLCHGWYN |
22 |
Which coniferous species of
tree now found in Britain, introduced from other countries,
is unique in that it sheds its yellow needles in Autumn,
making it Britain's only deciduous conifer? |
LARCH |
23 |
In the Beijing Olympics
Britain did particularly well in swimming and cycling but in
other sports less well. Louis Smith won a Bronze
medal, but was our only medal winner in which sport? |
GYMNASTICS |
24 |
Born in Holland, who is
regarded as the finest woodworker to have worked in
England. Noted for his Baroque garlands of still life
framing mirrors and doorways, examples of his workmanship
are seen in many buildings including St Paul's, Hampton
Court and Bleheim palaces. |
GRINLING GIBBONS |
25 |
In which battle of 1403 was
Henry Percy, known as Hotspur, killed? |
SHREWSBURY |
26 |
Before 1966, the kingdom of
Lesotho was a British crown colony with what name? |
BASUTOLAND |
27 |
Jimmy Porter and his wife
Alison were the central characters in which classic play and
later film? |
LOOK BACK IN ANGER |
28 |
Which two words complete the
old proverb, "A mackerel sky is never ......? |
LONG DRY |
29 |
ANAGRAMS - Which country is
an anagram of the capital of Peru? |
MALI (Lima) |
30 |
ANAGRAMS - Which country is
an anagram of the female film star famous mostly for her
roles in "When Harry met Sally" and "Sleepless in Seattle"? |
GERMANY (Meg Ryan) |
Round 4 |
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31 |
Sporting firsts - Who was the
first British cyclist to win the "green jersey" in the Tour
de France? (The green jersey is for the leader in the
points classification and is awarded to the champion
sprinter) |
MARK CAVENDISH |
32 |
Ian Huntley was convicted of
the murders of two schoolgirls in 2002. In waht
village did the murders take place? |
SOHAM |
33 |
What is Prince William's
second christian name? |
ARTHUR |
34 |
Which general introduced
martial law in Poland in 1981? |
JARUZELSKI |
35 |
Which natural food item is
named after American John McAdam? |
MACADAMIA NUTS |
36 |
Which group had number 1 hits
in the 1980's with "It's a sin", "Heart" and " Always on my mind"? |
PET SHOP BOYS |
37 |
Which Russian composer wrote
15 symphonies, 6 concertos, an opera called "The Nose" and a
ballet called "The Age of Gold"? He was born in St
Petersburg and was a firefighter in the siege of Lenningrad. |
SHOSTKOVICH |
38 |
The film director Oliver
Stone won 2 "Best Director" oscars. His first in 1987
was for "Platoon". His second, in 1990, was for what
film? |
BORN ON THE 4th OF JULY |
39 |
In the chemical Periodic
Table how many chemical elements are included in the group
reffered to as the Halogens? |
5 (Flourine, Bromine, Iodine, Astatine and Chlorine) |
40 |
In the chemical Periodic
Table how many chemical elements are included in the group
reffered to as the Noble Gases? |
6 (Helium, Argon, Radon, Krypton, Neon and Xenon) |
Round 5 |
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41 |
The film director Milos
Foreman won 2 "Best Director" oscars. His first in
1976 was for "One flew over the Cuckoos Nest". His
second, in 1985, was for what film? |
AMADEUS |
42 |
Sporting Firsts - Who was the
first golfer for 35 years to achieve an "albatross" at the
US Masters tournament this year? (an albatross is a
score of three under par at any hole) |
LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN |
43 |
Timothy McVeigh was executed
in the United States in 2001 for a bombing atrocity in which
168 people were killed and over 800 injured. In which
state capital city did the atrocity take place? |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
44 |
What is the name of Prince
William's stepbrother? |
TOM PARKER BOWLES |
45 |
Who was the East German
leader tried for high treason in 1993? |
Erich HONECKER |
46 |
Which food item is named
after the Tamil word for "pepper water"? |
MULLIGATAWNY |
47 |
Which group had number one
hits in the seventies with "Tiger Feet", "Lonely this
Christmas" and "Oh Boy"? |
MUD |
48 |
Which Italian composer who
wrote church music, string quartets and symphonies, ws noted
mainly for his many operas, among which were "Anne Boleyn"
and "Lucretia Borgia"? He was born in Bergamo and
joined the Austrian army at the end of the Napoleonic era. |
DONIZETTI |
49 |
On this day, April 17th, in
1984, during an infamous incident in London, the murder of
which person toolk place which has had long term political
implications? |
YVONNE FLETCHER |
50 |
On this day, April 17th, in
1961, which infamous conflict took place in the Caribbean
with major immediate political repercussions? |
BAY OF PIGS |
Round 6 |
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51 |
The tombs of almost all
British monarchs are located within the UK. One of the
few exceptions is William I (The Conqueror). Near
which French town or city is his burial place? |
CAEN |
52 |
What is the name of the
Scottish systems administrator, accused by the USA of
computer hacking into US Army systems and currently fighting
against extradition? |
Gary McKINNON |
53 |
Tennis - what is the term
used to refer to a shot made by a player who chases back to
retrieve a lob and then hits the ball between his legs with
his back to the net? |
HOT DOG |
54 |
Which is the largest
landlocked country in the world with an area of over a
million square miles? |
KAZAKHSTAN |
55 |
What is the largest
landlocked state in the USA with an area of just under
150,000 square miles? |
MONTANA |
56 |
The tombs of almost all
Britih monarchs are located within the UK. One of the
few exceptions is George I. Near which German town or
city is his burial place? |
HANOVER |
57 |
What is the name of the
retired English businessman, accused by the USA of exporting
batteries to Iran? He was extradited this year and is
currently in prison in New Mexico awaiting trial. |
Christopher TAPPIN |
58 |
Tennis - what is the term
used to refer to a defensive shot made by a player that is a
medium-height lob hit with top spin made to give the player
time to get back into position? |
MOONBALL |
59 |
Economics - what term is now
used to refer to the big four countries which are deemede to
be the world's fastest growing economies? The term is
an acronym to refer to the big four of China, India, Brazil
and Russia. |
BRIC's (or BRIC Countries) |
60 |
Economics - what term is now
used to refer to the six countries recognised as favoured
emerging markets due to their dynamic and divers
economies? The term is an acronym of the six countries
of South Africa, Turkey, Egypt, Vietnam, Indonesia and
Columbia. |
CIVETS |
SPARE
QUESTIONS |
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1 |
Graphology
is the study of what? |
HANDWRITING |
2 |
Which is
the world's deepest lake? |
LAKE BAIKAL |
3 |
Who joined
Roy Jenkins, Bill Rogers and Shirley Williams as the Social
Democrats "Gang of Four"? |
DAVID OWEN |
4 |
Which politician was the
first rail fatality, killed under the wheels of Stephenson's
"Rocket" in 1830? |
WILLIAM HUSKISSON |
5 |
Which was the first newspaper
to have a crossword? |
DAILY EXPRESS |
TIE-BREAKER |
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According to the Ordnance
Survey National Mapping agency, there ar over 6000 "islands"
in the British Isles. The majority of these are 2point
features" such as groups of rocks or sandbanks. How
many of these "islands" are substantial enough to have a
defined coastline and are therefore capable of being mapped,
probably giving a better estimate of the number of true
"islands"? |
803 |