Quiz League Set B

As promised the second half of the Quiz League set I set from the Sunderland League a week or so ago...

Sunderland Echo Quiz League

Set by Chesters

Set B

Round 1 - B

1.       What surname is shared by the Author listed by Guinness world records as the bestselling novelist of all time and a serial killer hanged in 1953 for the murder of at least eight people?	Christie
2.       This European country has a population of just over 1.3 million and consists of a mainland and around 2,000 islands. It is bordered by Russia in the East and Latvia in the South and joined Nato as a full member in 2004. Name this country?	Estonia
3.       Only two French players have scored more than 100 goals in the English Premier League. Thierry Henry is one….name the other?	Nicolas ANELKA
4.       Name either of the chemical elements to be named after asteroids.	Cerium or Palladium

 

Round 2- B

1.       Pierce Brosnan played James Bond in how many films?	4
2.       If you add together the symphony numbers of Mozarts “Prague Symphony” and Mahler’s “Titan” Symphony what number do you get?	39 (38 and 1)
3.       Which is the smallest and southernmost of the four main Balearic Islands?	Formentera
4.       Tessa Sanderson is one of only 2 women to compete in 6 consecutive Olympic Games in track and field events. In which year did she make her Olympic debut?	1976

 

Round 3 - B

1.       At which major tourist attraction in France would you find “Point Zero”, the point from which all French distances (especially those to and from Paris) are measured?	Notre Dame Cathedral
2.       Occurring in the 21st century, who was the last non-British, non-German winner of the Formula 1 World Championship?	Kimi RAIKONNEN
3.       Who am I?  In 1971 I became the 4th playwright of the 20th century to be knighted. I served in the Royal Air Force during World War 2 as a tail gunner which inspired my work “Flare Path” and I shared a writing credit with Graham Greene on the 1947 film of Brighton Rock.	Terence RATTIGAN
4.       To within a year either way, in which year was Theresa May born?	1956 (accept 1955-1957)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round 4 – B

1.       Two word answer required…..which constituency was the first to declare their result in the 2017 General Election?	Newcastle Central
2.       What name is shared by a film which won the Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and a band who had their only UK number one hit in 1977?	Wings
3.       The third pillar of Islam is Zakat. What does Zakat oblige  people to do?	Give to Charity/the Poor
4.       Signed in 1985, the Schengen Agreement is named after a town in which country?	Luxembourg

 

Round 5 - B

1.       The Dreamtime is the basis of the understanding of the world and the creation beliefs of which group of people?	Aborigines
2.       Interviewing over 900 witnesses and costing £150 million pounds, the inquiry by Lord Saville concluding in 1998, was the largest and most expensive enquiry in British legal history at the time. What infamous event was the inquiry looking into?	Bloody Sunday
3.       The Booker Prize winning novel “Rites of Passage” tells the tale of a 6 month voyage to which country?	Australia
4.       Also featuring in the name of a popular modern country band, which word refers to the period of American history and culture following the Revolutionary War but prior to the American Civil War?	Antebellum

 

Round 6 - B

1.       Pyrosis is the medical term for what common complaint?	Heartburn
2.       Lake Tanganyika, the world’s longest freshwater lake, is divided between 4 countries. Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo are 2. Name either of the others?	Zambia or Burundi
3.       What was the name of the round, brick, fortified gun positions, over a 100 of which were built in the early 19th century along the south coast of England to repel an expected invasion from Napoleon?	Martello Towers
4.       Which crime writer is the author of the “Women’s Murder Club” series including the books “1st to Die”,  “3rd Degree” “7th Heaven” and the latest in the series “15th Affair”?	James Paterson

 

Quiz Book Suggestion

I may have suggested this book on the blog before, but well worth a mention again. Packed to the brim of questions in a Quiz League style. The questions range from the medium difficulty to the very hard, there is very little filler and it is a great book to get to grips with those quiz league style questions you hear time and time again. Will take an age to work through it too as its a hefty tome.

Quiz League Set

It was my turn to set for the Sunderland League last week. The questions seemed to go down well and I have pasted set A below (Set B to follow later). These are team questions so have up to 6 brains working on them....

Sunderland Echo Quiz League

Set A

Round 1 - A

1.       In a 2006 auction of the works of Andy Warhol, portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy were sold but the portrait of which world leader sold for $17 million, a world record for the artist?	Chairman Mao
2.       Which is the only planet of the solar system whose name appears in the title of an Academy Award winner for Best Picture?	Earth (The Greatest Show on Earth)
3.       If you add together the symphony numbers of Mahler’s “Resurrection” symphony and Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony….what number do you get?	43 (2 and 41)
4.       Which is the third largest country in the EU by area, but only the 13th highest by Population?	Sweden

 

Round 2- A

1.       Due to be contested in the upcoming football season, which team do Crystal Palace play in what is known as the M23 Debry?	Brighton
2.       If black represents the dark past, and red represents blood shed in times of war, what does the colour Green represent on the flag of Afghanistan and several other middle eastern nations?	Islam (Accept Religion)
3.       The Booker Prize winning novel “The Life and Times of Michael K” is set during an imaginary civil war in which country?	South Africa
4.       Which of the Canary islands lies closest to mainland Africa?	Fuerteventura

 

Round 3 - A

1.       In which heptathlon event of the 2016 Rio Olympics did Great Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson outperform the gold medallist of the individual event?	High Jump
2.       There are six types (or flavours) of quarks – Up, down, top and bottom are four. Name either of the other two?	Charm or Strange
3.       When Kevin Moran became the first player to be sent off in the FA Cup Final in 1985, which opponent, later to become a Premier League manager, did he recklessly tackle to earn the red card?	Peter Reid
4.       To within a year either way, in what year was Jeremy Corbyn born?	1949 (Accept 1948-1950)

 

 

 

 

Round 4 – A

1.       The world's fifth largest by area, which North American lake is the largest lake contained entirely within one country?	Lake Michigan
2.       The British writer and critic AA Gill was married to which prominent politician and current MP, between 1990 and 1995?	Amber Rudd
3.       Who am I? In 1970 I became the third playwright of the 20th century to be knighted. During the second world war I volunteered to run the British Propaganda office in Paris. In 1943 I was awarded an honorary Academy Award for a film I co-directed with David Lean about the naval ship the HMS Torrin.	Noel Coward
4.       Which Italian has scored the highest numbers of goals in the English Premier League with a total of 69?	Paolo Di Canio

 

Round 5 - A

1.       In how many official films did Roger Moore play James Bond?	7
2.       The Darien scheme was an ill-fated attempt by which European country in the late 17th and early 18th centuries to establish a colony on the border of present day Panama and Columbia?	Scotland
3.       Occurring in the 1990s, who was the last non-European to win the Formula 1 World Championship?	Jacques Villeneuve
4.       Greece shares land borders with four countries. Albania, Turkey, Bulgaria and which other?	Macedonia

 

 

 

Round 6 - A

1.       Signed in 1916 and named after an island in the Ionian sea, what name is given to the treaty that made possible the creation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia?	Corfu Declaration (Accept Corfu Treaty or Similar)
2.       In 1957 which nation, once home to the 18th century “Ashanti Empire”, was the first sub-Saharan African nation to become independent of European colonisation?	Ghana
3.       Which specific point in London is deemed as the “Centre of the city” and is the point from which Distances from London are now measured?	Charing Cross
4.       Which UK Number 1 hit Single by Madonna shares a name with the highest grossing film of 2013?	Frozen

 

Only Connect Quiz Book

I am sure many readers of the blog are fans of Only Connect and will be pleased to know that they have released an excellent quiz book recently. Well worth a look...

Latest Quiz in the North...

Quiz Night Review - The Chesters, Sunderland (Speedquizzing)

 

Venue: The Chesters, Sunderland

Tuesday Nights from 9pm

1st Tuesday of Every Month is SpeedQuzzing!

 

People have varied opinions on SpeedQuizzing - which is a pub quiz using your phone as the answer pad - but I defy anyone to visit the Quiz Night at the Chesters and not enjoy it!

 

The pub itself is not only my home for Quiz League matches, but also a nice venue just outside the City Centre with plenty of space for all. The quiz is ran by a fellow team mate from the Quiz League and is very well attended. Due to complaints from locals (mainly those who Google) about the change from paper to phone quizzes, the SpeedQuiz now only runs on the first Tuesday of the month....but its one of the highlights of the week!

 

 

The first round is General Knowledge with a mix of numbers, letters and multiple choice questions (including picture rounds). Nice mix of subjects. This is followed by a music round and the best of all is kept to last, the buzzer round. Points are awarded throughout for correct answers and fastest teams but the final round is a buzzer, you answer the questions alone with your team and the rest of the pub decides to agree or disagree.

 

A great night, one of the most fun quiz nights in Sunderland and the only bad thing about it is that it doesn't run every week!