Wrexham Quiz League Questions 17th January 2012 - League Week 11 
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Questions set by David Kenrick
Round 1
1
Which opera by Richard Strauss features The Dance of the Seven Veils?
SALOME
2
Which model village, near Bradford, was founded in the Victorian era by Sir Titus Salt?
SALTAIRETHE
3
Edmond Dantes is the protagonist of which famous French novel?
COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
4
What is Mock Turtle soup made from?
CALF'S HEAD
5
Which substance, found in many fruits, makes jam and jellies set?
PECTIN
6
Which of Dennis Potter's plays for television was about a group of 7 year old children playing in the woods, all of whom were played by adults?
BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS
7
Flourine, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine and Astatine comprise which group of chemical elements?
HALOGENS
8
Which was the earliest London underground line?
METROPOLITAN LINE
9
Which English royal palace was largely destroyed by fire in 1698?
WHITEHALL
10
Which English actress did James Bond star Daniel Craig marry in a secret wedding service last year?
(Rachel) WEISZ
Round 2
11
As played by Bob Hoskins, what was the name of the sheet music salesman in the TV series Pennies from Heaven scripted by Dennis Potter?
(Arthur) PARKER
12
In Heraldry, how is a 'lion couard' depicted?
WITH ITS TAIL BETWEEN ITS LEGS
13
31, Toad Lane, Rochdale was the address of the first branch of which organisation?
THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY
14
Saint-Ettienne is the capital of which French department that shares its name with the country's longest river?
LOIRE
15
The adult male of which animal is known as a silverback?
GORILLA
16
To which song does Bill Murray wake up to each day in the film Groundhog Day?
I GOT YOU BABE
17
What French term describes the large excursion boats on which sightseers travel up and down the Seine in Paris?
BATEAUX MOUCHES
18
During the reign of which Roman Emperor was Christ crucified?
TIBERIUS
19
In which spoof science fiction film are the invading aliens repelled by Slim Whitman's recording of The Indian Love Call?
MARS ATTACKS
20
Which opera by Borodin features the Polovtsian Dances?
PRINCE IGOR
Round 3
21
Which European country switched to driving on the right in 1967?
SWEDEN
22
Which is the largest mammal in the world, reaching up to 35m in length?
BLUE WHALE
23
Kurt Russell is the long term partner of which actress?
GOLDIE HAWN
24
What is the first name of Madame Bovary in Flaubert's 1856 novel?
EMMA
25
Which Roman Emperor was also known as Octavius?
AUGUSTUS
26
Which calamity in Ireland was a major factor in Sir Robert Peel's decision to repeal the Corn Laws in 1846?
IRISH POTATO FAMINE
27
In heraldry what is signified by the term 'statent'?
STANDING STILL
28
For the manufacture of what did Sir Alistair Pilkington develop the 'float process'?
GLASS
29
Which town in Hertfordshire was built in 1903 as England's first garden city?
LETCHWORTH
30
Originally standing in front of Buckingham Palace, what was removed to Hyde Park in 1851?
MARBLE ARCH
Round 4
31
Who is the current Work and Pensions Secretary?
IAIN DUNCAN SMITH
32
Which system of physical fitness that increases the strength and flexibility of the body was originally known by the term 'contrology'?
PILATES
33
Which ancient city in the Middle East did poet John William Burgon describe as 'a rose-red city half as old as time'?
PETRA
34
Who played Scottish police officer Hamish Macbeth on TV in the 1990's?
ROBERT CARLYLE
35
Which British zoo took delivery of two giant pandas from China last year?
EDINBURGH
36
Also known as Bismark, what name is usually given to a mixture of stout and champagne?
BLACK VELVET
37
Daniel Casey played the role of Detective Sergeant Troy in which TV series?
MIDSOMER MURDERS
38
Who is the current Secretary of State for Transport?
JUSTINE GREENING
39
What is the main spirit used in a Cosmopolitan cocktail?
VODKA
40
The Virgin's House and the ruins of the Temple of Artemis can be found in which city in Turkey?
EPHESUS
Round 5
41
Which tennis player was stabbed by a spectator in 1993?
MONICA SELES
42
Which Scottish engineer gave the first public demonstration of TV?
(John Logie) BAIRD
43
What is the international vehicle registration code for Switzerland?
CH
44
Who is the Greek God of War?
ARES
45
By what name was the B-24, the most numerous allied heavy bomber of World War II, better known?
THE LIBERATOR
46
On exhibition since 1802, what is believed to be the most visited object in the British Museum?
THE ROSETTA STONE
47
Which organ that develops in pregnant women provides the unborn baby with nourishment and oxygen?
PLACENTA
48
What was the more common name for the German World War II dive bomber the Junkers Ju 87?
STUKA
49
Which inventor said in 1876 "Mr watson, come here, I want you"?
(Alexander Graham) BELL
50
What species of animal was 4 year old Knut, who died in Berlin zoo last year?
POLAR BEAR
Round 6
51
Often referred to by trainers in gyms, for what do the letters BMI stand in regard to physical fitness?
BODY MASS INDEX
52
In which English county is Borstal, which gave its name to young offenders' institutions?
KENT
53
Which Welsh writer's last words are reputed to have been: "I've had 18 straight whiskies, I think that's the record"?
DYLAN THOMAS
54
Who is the tennis playing sister of Venus Williams?
SERENA
55
In Greek mythology, who fell in love with his own statue of a woman?
PYGMALION
56
What name is given to the soft spots on a baby's head which, during birth, enable the bony plates of the skull to flex allowing the child's head to pass through the birth canal?
FONTANELLE(S)
57
The Elgin Marbles, the second most visited attraction in the British Museum, consist mainly of sculptures from which building?
PARTHENON
58
What is the international vehicle registration code for Gibraltar?
GBZ
59
Which slang word for prison comes from the name of an old jail in south London?
CLINK
60
Which work by Dylan Thomas starts with the words "To begin at the beginning"?
UNDER MILKWOOD
SPARE QUESTIONS
1
Which is the largest lake in South America by volume?
LAKE TITICACA
2
How many yards are there in a chain?
22
3
Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion are the band mates of which lead vocalist?
CHRIS MARTIN
4
Which type of zebra was hunted to extinction in the 19th century?
QUAGGA