Buzzer Quiz Questions #2

 As promised here are the second batch of Buzzer Quiz Questions...

 

6	“There are no ugly women, only lazy ones” is a famous quote from a businesswoman of this nationality. The first woman to sail solo around the world was this nationality. The man who invented a temperate scale which he proposed in 1724 and is still widely used today is, by birth, this nationality. The Footballer who is third on the list of the most international goals by a male European is this nationality. The author and Nobel Prize winner of the 1896 work ‘Quo Vadis’ is this nationality. The first person to win the Nobel Prize twice and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields is this nationality. For ten points, what is the nationality of Krystyna Chojowska-Liskiewiicz, Daniel Fahrenheit, Helena Rubenstein, Robert Lewandowski, Henryk Sienkiewicz and Marie Curie?	Polish
	Bonus – Famous Poles
Bonus 1	An airport in Warsaw is named after which composer and  Virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote works primarily for solo piano?	Frederic Chopin
Bonus 2	Which Polish man directed the 2002 Palme D’Or winning movie ‘The Pianist’? This controversial director is currently residing in Europe as a fugitive from the US Criminal justice system – Which has been the case for the past 45 years.	Roman Polanski
Bonus 3	Which Polish Goalkeeper ended his career with a 4 year spell at Real Madrid, a career which perhaps peaked when he won the 2005 Champions League with Liverpool?	Jerzey Dudek

 

 

7	The Grand Prix that takes in this country has been held at 23 different venues. For 11 years this grand prix was the final race of the season and took place on a street circuit. Michael Schumacher and home driver Lex Davison hold the records for wins at this Grand Prix with 4 each. Earlier this season Max Verstappen became the latest winner of this Grand Prix.  Since 1996, the current hosting track has been the season opening grand prix for 20 of the 25 times it has hosted. For ten points, name this Southern Hemisphere nation which hosts an annual Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne?	Australia
	Bonus – British Motorsport
Bonus 1	Who was the first British man to win the Formula One World Championship? In his career he also won the Le Mans 24 Hour race and sadly died in a road accident 3 months after retiring in 1959	Mike Hawthorn
Bonus 2	Which British racer is the only man to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels? He won the 1964 Formula One World Championship, which came shortly after his 7 World Titles in Motorcycling	John Surtees
Bonus 3	In 1995, who became the first British Driver to win the World Rally Championship? This Scotsman was killed in a 2007 helicopter crash	Colin McRae

 

 

8	According to Greek Myth, this god was born lame and cast from heaven in disgust by his mother Hera. Dionysus returned him to Olympus where he crafted weapons and military equipment for the gods and certain mortals, including armour for Achilles and sandals for Hermes. In the Illiad, Homer lists Charis as this person wife. The symbols of this god, who was also the god of Metallurgy, sculptors and blacksmiths, were the hammer, anvil and a pair of tongs.  With a Roman Counterpart of Vulcan, for ten points name this Greek god of, amongst many things, fire?	Hephaestus
	Bonus – Greek Mythology
Bonus 1	Which goddess sprung fully formed from the forehead of Zeus? This goddess was responsible for transforming Arachne into a spider	Athena
Bonus 2	Which Greek goddess was the mother of Persephone? Whilst searching for her daughter this goddess of agriculture neglected her duties and plunged the world into famine	Demeter
Bonus 3	Which King of Thebes unwittingly killed his father, Laius, and married his mother  Jocasta who killed herself when she discovered this truth?	Oedipus

 

 

9	“Treat every part of your towel nicely, because the part that wipes your buttocks today will wipe your face tomorrow” is one of many famous quotes by this man who served as a teacher in the 1950s. Shortly after turning to politics he was jailed for ten years for making subversive statements. After he was released from prison he lead a Guerrilla movement, which started him on his path to becoming Prime Minister of his country in 1980 which began a long period of leadership. This man caused a food shortage in his own country when he encouraged the black population to violently seize white owned farms. Economic woes were furthered when in 2022 the EU and US placed sanctions on the country for human rights violations. In 2003, this man withdrew his country from the commonwealth and in 2008 he was stripped of his honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II. In 2008, he retained power in a controversial election in which he was the only candidate and in 2009 held a lavish bash to celebrate his 85th Birthday despite his country being in a deep economic crisis. In 2017, this man fired his Vice President in order to make way for his wife, Grace, to succeed him but plans failed and in 2017 he was placed under house arrest by the military,  ending his 37 year rule. Emmerson Mnangagwa replaced this man as leader who later died in 2019 after a four month stay in a Singapore hospital. Born in 1929 in Southern Rhodesia, For ten points, name this revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister and the President of Zimbabwe between 1980 and 2017?	Robert Mugabe
	Bonus – Dictators
Bonus 1	Ferdinand Marcos ruled which country as President from 1965-1986? Public outrage over the assassination of opponent Ninoy Aquino in 1983 helped play a part in his eventual downfall	Philippines
Bonus 2	Enver Hoxha was leader of which European Nation from 1944 until his death in 1986? He came to power after the formal abolition of the Monarchy led by King Zog	Albania
Bonus 3	What was the name of the Cuban Dictator who was overthrown by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in 1959?	Fulgencio Batista

 

 

10	This singer has had 2 UK Number 1 singles and 14 UK Top Ten hits. The LA Times listed this woman as the top earning singer of the decade starting in the year 2000. This was largely due to her record tours including the Taking Chances Tour and albums including ‘One Heart’  and ‘Miracle’.  She has sold over 200 million records worldwide and is the best selling recording artist from her home country, as well as the best selling recording artist in the French language. In one of this persons UK Number 1s she asks her lover to “look back before you leave my life” and her other number one was composed by James Horner and featured on the soundtrack of a 1997 movie. Born in Canada in 1968, for ten points, name this singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland in 1988 and is famous for tracks including ‘The Power of Love’ ‘Think Twice’ and ‘My Heart Will Go On’?	Celine Dion
	Bonus – Eurovision 2023
Bonus 1	Who is set to represent the UK at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest with the track ‘I Wrote a Song’?	Mae Muller
Bonus 2	Having previously won the contest with the song ‘Euphoria’, who is returning to the contest in 2023 with the song ‘Tattoo’?	Loreen
Bonus 3	Along with Graham Norton and Alesha Dixon, which British actress will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest? She is best known for playing club owner Rebecca Welton in the TV series ‘Ted Lasso’	Hannah Waddingham

Buzzer Quiz Sets #1

 I recently wrote some Buzzer Quiz Questions for use within team practice and thought I would share them on the blog!

Ill post five a day for the next few days.......If you would like these as a Word document please email daniel@thequizaddict.com and Ill send them over 

1	This woman was born in 1973 in San Francisco, California.  Prominent royal biographer Andrew Morton wrote a biography about this woman published in 1999.  Her hobby of knitting to cope with stress lead her to release a series of handbags under her name and the word ‘Real’. This woman appeared in adverts for a diet company and was paid $1 million providing she lost 40 pounds in 6 months. She would later get a job on Channel 5 as a cross-Atlantic reporter. In October 2014 she began a campaign against cyberbullying labelling herself as ‘patient zero’ of online harassment.  A record 70 million viewers watched an ABC news interview with this woman in March 1999. Prior to her fame, Linda Tripp began secretly recording telephone conversations with this woman in September 1997. Independent counsel Kenneth Starr was one of the people who investigated the actions of this woman and obtained the blue dress which provided crucial evidence that this woman was telling the truth. For ten points, name this woman who took up a position in the White House Office department of Legislative Affairs in December 1995 and embarked on an infamous affair herself with President Bill Clinton?	Monica Lewinsky
	Bonus – Presidential Scandals
Bonus 1	When the news of the affair broke out, Monica Lewinsky hid from public view in her mothers apartment at which complex in Washington DC, the  name of which was given to the Scandal that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon?	Watergate
Bonus 2	Prior to Watergate, The Teapot Dome Scandal was considered the biggest scandal in US Presidential History and involved the leasing of Navy Petroleum Reserves in Wyoming in the early 1920s. Who was President at the time of this scandal?	Warren G Harding
Bonus 3	The Iran Contra affair under the Presidency of Ronald Regan, involved the sales of arms to the Contras, who were anti-communist rebels in which Central American country?	Nicaragua

 

 

 

 

2	In a 2007 Radio Times survey, this actor was labelled the ‘Coolest Man on TV’. His then ten year old daughter made her acting debut in a Kenneth Branagh film and this is one of four children he shares with a fellow actress. Notable TV roles for this actor include a Venetian adventurer, a mind controlling Marvel character and a demon who has lived on earth since the dawn on creation. He has also portrayed the real life figures of Arthur Eddington (the English polymath) , the Wales and Manchester United footballer Jimmy Murphy, Scottish writer Walter Scott and  Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko. Both this actor, and his father in law, played the same famous leading role in a long running TV series.  Film roles for this actor include voicing Spitelout in the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ series and playing Barty Crouch Jr in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’. In 2021, this actor won an International Emmy for playing serial killer Denis Nilsen in the ITV series ‘Des’ and starred as DI Alec Hardy in all 24 episodes of ‘Broadchurch’. For ten points, name this Scottish actor who played the tenth incarnation of The Doctor in the long running sci-fi series ‘Doctor Who’?	David Tennant
	Bonus – Actors to have played The Doctor
Bonus 1	David Tennant’s father in law and former Doctor Who actor Peter Davison, became famous in 1978 for his role as Tristan Famon in the BBC adaption of which set of stories by English veterinary surgeon James Herriot? The show was remade by Channel 5 in 2020	All Creatures Great and Small
Bonus 2	Prior to reinventing Doctor Who, Russell T Davies cast which future Doctor as Steve Baxter, a man who realises he is the Son of God, in the 2003 TV Drama  ‘The Second Coming’?	Christopher Ecclestone
Bonus 3	After playing the Doctor, which man played the title role in the TV Series Worzel Gummidge between 1979 and 1989?	Jon Pertwee

 

 

3	In 2022, this car manufacturer was listed as the 9th largest automobile maker in the world. The first car produced by this company was named after the surnames of the companies’ investors Den, Aoyama and Takeuchi. In the 1920s the vast majority of this car manufacturers output was trucks. They provided a vast amount of vehicles for the US Army during the Korean war and during the 1964 Olympics they held a contest to find “Miss Fairlady” who would then lead the marketing campaign for their car the ‘Datsun Fairlady 1500’. Whilst serving as Chairman of this company Carlos Ghosn was arrested at Tokyo airport in 2018 leading to him fleeing from Japan to Lebanon, hidden inside a musical instrument box. This company produced the bestselling Electric Car of the 2010s. For ten points, name this Japanese car manufacturer with a UK base in Sunderland, who make models including the Micra, the Qashqai and the Leaf?	Nissan
	Bonus – Electric Cars
Bonus 1	One of the 10 best selling Electric Cars in the UK is the Kona, which is produced by which South Korean manufacturer?	Hyundai
Bonus 2	What three letter name, usually a female forename, is given to Renaults best selling electric car in the UK? A regular version of this car model is also a common site on UK Roads	Zoe
Bonus 3	The top two best selling electric cars in the UK in 2022, were the Model Y and the Model 3, both of which are made by which American company?	Tesla

 

4	This singer was originally part of a band called Shaking Trees who received some exposure on the BBC Introducing series. In 2022, this artist was the fourth most streamed UK female singer on Spotify behind Adele, Ellie Goulding and Dua Lipa. She has two Brit Awards to her name including the ‘British Song of the Year Award’. This singer rose to prominence after appearing on The Voice and in 2014 became the first contestant from that show to have a UK Number 1 single. She progressed into the judges seat on the TV series Project Icon which first aired in 2023. Her UK Top 10 hits have included collaborations with Sigala, David Guetta and Ella Henderson. Her debut album ‘Only Honest on the Weekend’  contained, for ten points, the singles ‘Better of Without You’ ‘Heaven on My Mind’ ‘Remember’ and ‘My Heart Goes (La Di Da)’?	Becky Hill
	Bonus – British Song of the Year
Bonus 1	Who holds the record for the most number of wins at the Brits in the ‘British Song of the Year’ award? These include three as a member of a boy band and three as a solo act	Robbie Williams
Bonus 2	The first winner of the award in the 1980s was which song that opens with the lyrics “Sometimes I feel I’ve got to Run Away”?	Tainted Love
Bonus 3	Who was the first solo female winner of the award, when she won in 2004 for her song ‘White Flag’?	Dido

 

5	During the early years of his life this man lived in exile in the North West of his home country due to the activity of his poet father. After studying animation at his nations Film Academy, he was a co founder of the Avant Garde group ‘Stars’.  Later in his career he would also found the architectural studio ‘Fake Design’. After a period living in the USA, this person befriended the poet Alan Ginsberg. Work that alienated him from his home nation including investigation into government cover ups, in particular work concerning school construction. In 2010  this man was placed under house arrest and in 2011, this man was arrested at an airport for ‘economic crimes’ and detained without charge for 81 days. This period of detention is reflected in his work ‘S.a.c.r.e.d’, with other key works by this figure including a photography series in which he sticks  his middle finger up at significant world landmarks. For ten points, name this contemporary artist who was finally permitted to leave China in 2015 and has resided in Europe ever since?	Ai Wei Wei
	Bonus – Ai Wewei
Bonus 1	Ai Weiwei collaborated with Swiss architects Herzog and Meuron on a National Stadium in Beijing that was given which nickname because of its fretted structure? It was the centre piece of the 2008 Beijing Olympics	Birds Nest
Bonus 2	In 2011, an Ai Weiwei work involved  100 million of what kind of seeds being poured into the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern?	Sunflower Seeds
Bonus 3	In 2023, Ai Weiwei unveiled a recreation of which iconic painting by Claude Monet that he produced with 650,000 multi coloured Lego Bricks?	Water Lillies

 

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