Quiz League set - Part #2 - Rounds 5-8

 Hopefully you enjoyed the first half of this quiz I posted up during last week. Here is the concluding 4 rounds and the spares for you to have a go at.

If you would like a copy of this in a word document to use in friendlies etc please email me at daniel@thequizaddict.com  and Ill send it over. Here are Rounds  5-8 (individual questions). The quiz was played last Tuesday and again if you are keen on playing in the actual league let me know and Ill put you in touch with the relevant person!

I collated and edited the set with the writers being myself, Tom Mead, Mat Williams, Liam McCarthy and David Hogg....

Round 5

1a	Prince George of Cambridge shares which of his middle names with his great-uncle Prince Edward?	Louis
1b	Stephanie Clifford was involved in a high profile legal dispute in 2018 over an alleged $130,000 payment of hush money to cover up an affair.  By what professional name is Stephanie Clifford better known? (Full two word name required)	Stormy Daniels
2a	Which ever-popular and spectacularly enduring UK band’s lesser known chart hits have included the following : Again and Again in the 70s, Rollin’ Home and Burning Bridges in the 80s, and a version of the Beach Boys Fun Fun Fun in the 90s	Status Quo
2b	Which well-known writer has achieved best seller status in the UK with the following titles [amongst many others] ‘At Home’, ‘The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid’, and ‘Down Under’?	Bill Bryson
3a	At 4,421 metres high, Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in which mountain range, located in California?	Sierra Nevada
3b	In 1970, Bernice Rubens became the first woman to win which annual award or prize ?	Booker Prize
4a	The French stew called cassoulet [SAY: Cass-oo-lay] a rich, slow-cooked casserole is made from meat [typically pork sausages, goose, duck or sometimes mutton] and which other main ingredient?	Beans
4b	Subject of the 2020 ITV Show, White House Farm, what is the name of the now 59 year old man, who was convicted of murdering 5 members of his own family in 1985 on their farm in Essex? He initially appeared to be getting away with it, as he made out it was a murder suicide by his sister.	Jeremy Bamber

Round 6

1a	Which American entrepreneur came to national attention in the UK in September 2019 over her alleged friendship with Boris Johnson when he served as Mayor of London, triggering investigations into conflicts on interest?	Jennifer Arcuri
1b	Princess Beatrice shares which of her middle names with her aunt, Princess Anne?	Elizabeth
2a	Which well-known writer has achieved best seller status in the UK with the following titles [amongst many others] ‘Wintersmith’, ‘Night Watch’, and ‘Unseen Academicals’?	Terry Pratchett
2b	Which ever-popular and spectacularly enduring UK band’s lesser known chart hits have included the following : ‘Respectable’ in the late 70s, ‘Waiting On A Friend’ in the 80s, ‘High Wire’ in the 90s, and a version of The Miracles’ Goin’ To A Go-Go in 1982	The Rolling Stones
3a	Which knighted English actor born in 1938, won the BAFTA for best actor in 1976 for his role in I Claudius, but is best known to pre-school age children as the narrator of the CBeebies show “In the Night Garden”?	Derek Jacobi
3b	Queen’s first UK #1 single was “Bohemian Rhapsody” in 1975 but which rockabilly-influenced song (released in 1979, from the album “The Game”) was their first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the USA?	Crazy Little Thing Called Love
4a	Football: Scoring 66 goals for three different clubs  between 1997-2004, who is the highest scoring Italian player in English Premier League history?	Paulo Di Canio
4b	Several members of which movement, supposedly named after a mutinous apprentice who has since been proven to be fictitious, were transported to Australia following a mass trial in York in 1813?	Luddites

 

Round 7

1a	When BBC TV broadcast the first edition of “Breakfast Time” on 17TH January 1983, there were three main presenters, two male and one female. Name any one of them of them.	Frank Bough Selina Scott Nick Ross
1b	Which prestigious position associated predominantly with the UK has been held by the following people – amongst many others? Nicholas Staggins, Maurice Green, Arthur Bliss and Arnold Bax. Current holder Judith Weir is the first female holder of the post.	Master of the Queens/Kings Music
2a	Barci the cockerel features in the logo of which restaurant chain?	Nandos
2b	The long distance footpath which follows the ancient Pilgrims' Way finishes at the cathedral city of Canterbury, having started at which other historically significant city?	Winchester
3a	David Bowie’s first UK #1 single was “Space Oddity” in 1975 but which funk-influenced song (released the same year, from the album “Young Americans”) was his first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the USA?	Fame
3b	Which knighted English actor won a BAFTA for his role in the 2015 movie ‘Bridge of Spies’, but is best known to pre-school age children as the voice of the character Flop in the CBeebies show “Bing”?	Mark Rylance
4a	James Brine, James Hammett, George and James Loveless and John and Thomas Standfield, all of whom were transported to Australia in 1834, were collectively known by which name?	Tolpuddle Martyrs
4b	The French stew called Bouillabaisse [ SAY: Boo-yer-base] is a traditional Provençal dish originating from the port city of Marseille. What is its main ingredient?	Fish

 

Round 8

1a	Which prestigious position associated predominantly with the UK has been held by the following people – amongst many others? Robert Southey, Thomas Shadwell, Colley Cibber, Nahum Tate	Poet Laureate
1b	When ITV broadcast the first edition of “Good Morning Britain” in February 1983, there were two main presenters, one male and one female. Name either of them	David Frost Anna Ford
2a	The South Downs Way also starts in Winchester and finishes in the town that is closest to Beachy Head. What is the name of that town?	Eastbourne
2b	What animal appears on the logo of Bacardi	Bat
3a	In 1993, Rachel Whiteread became the first woman to win which annual award or prize?	Tuner Prize
3b	Mt Elbert is the highest point in which mountain range that runs from British Columbia to New Mexico?	Rockies
4a	Known as the Muswell Hill Murderer, which serial killer is played by David Tennant in a 2020 ITV show? He was convicted of 6 counts of murder and died in Prison in 2018	Dennis Nilsen
4b	Only two French players have scored more than 100 goals in the English Premier League. Thierry Henry is one….name the other? He scored 125 goals between 1997 and 2014 for 6 different clubs.	Nicolas Anelka

 

 

Spares

1	Found in several European territories, which mammal is the national animal of Romania?	Lynx
2	Found in several European territories, which mammal is the national animal of Greece?	Dolphin
3	What was significant about the second goal scored by Kelechi Iheanacho for Leicester City in their 2-0 FA Cup victory over Fleetwood Town in January 2018?	It was the first in English football to be awarded by VAR (Video Assistant Referee
4	Popular with Western travellers in pursuit of sunshine and party opportunities, which state in the South-West of India with the capital Panaji is the smallest in the country?	Goa
5	Which television screenwriter is best known for creating the 1990s series Prime Suspect and, more recently, the Anna Travis series of crime novels?	Lynda La Plante