Wrexham Quiz League Questions 18th December 2011 - League Week 9 
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Questions set by Peter Roberts
Round 1
1
Khartoum is the capital of which country?
SUDAN
2
Kampala is the capital of which country?
UGANDA
3
Which famous speech of 1936 began with the words, "At last I am able to say a few words of my own"?
ABDICATION OF EDWARD VIII
4
Who was the only non-English person to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award during the 1980's, he was an Irishman and achieved the feat in 1985?
BARRY McGUIGAN
5
Who won the Oscar for Best Film Director in 1986 for the film 'Out of Africa'?
SIDNEY POLLACK
6
In jazz music, which instrument was Errol Garner most famous for playing?
PIANO
7
What is the name of the National Lottery draw where players pick five numbers from a range of 1 to 39 and one number from a range of 1 to 14?
THUNDERBALL
8
A skillet is an alternative name for which cooking item?
FRYING PAN
9
In mythology, what was the name of the Greek Goddess of Wisdom?
ATHENA
10
What type of fruit or vegetable is a Howgate Wonder?
APPLE
Round 2
11
In jazz music, what instrument was Dizzie Gillespie famous for playing?
TRUMPET
12
Who won the Oscar for Best Film Director for the film Silence of the Lambs?
JONATHAN DEMME
13
Who was the only non-English person to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award during the 1970's, he was a Scotsman and achieved the feat in 1973?
JACKIE STEWART
14
Which famous speech of 1968 began with the words "The supreme function of statesmanship is to provide against preventative evils"?
'RIVERS OF BLOOD' SPEECH BY ENOCH POWELL
15
What type of fruit or vegetable is a Pentland Javelin?
POTATO
16
In mythology, what was the name of the Greek Goddess of Marriage and Birth?
HERA
17
What type of kitchen utensil is a ladle?
SPOON
18
What is the name of the National Lottery draw where players pick five main numbers which can be any number between 1 and 50, then the players selects two different lucky star numbers from a pool of eleven balls?
EUROMILLIONS
19
Which famous fictional schoolboy who first appeared in literature in 1982 and on TV in 1985, attended Neil Armstrong Comprehensive school along with his sister Rosie?
ADRIAN MOLE
20
Which famous fictional girl who first appeared in literature in 1991 and on TV in 2002, attended a children's residential care home nicknamed The Dumping Ground along with her rival, a girl named Justine Littlewood?
TRACY BEAKER
Round 3
21
What was the surname of the East London gangsters, whose christian names were Charles and Eddie, who in the 1960's ran their own scrapyard business and were seen as the main rivals to the Kray twins?
RICHARDSON
22
Which famous three part opera by Puccini ends with the heroine throwing herself off a castle wall?
TOSCA
23
Ex Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher now holds the position of Baroness of where?
KESTEVEN
24
Dubris is the Roman name for which coastal town in England?
DOVER
25
Which famous four part opera by Puccini ends with Musetta praying, Mimi dies, Schaunard discovers Mimi lifeless, Rodolfo cries Mimi's name in anguish and weeps helplessly?
LA BOHEME
26
Which Scottish criminal, born in 1944 in Glasgow's Gorbals, was one of the city's leading gangland figures during the 1960's.  In 1967 he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder.  His autobiography and a TV show based on his life were entitles "A Sense of Freedom"?
JIMMY BOYLE
27
Isca Dumnoniorum is the Roman name for which southern city in England?
EXETER
28
Ex Prime Minister Tony Blair was a member of Parliament for which constituency from 1983 to 2007?
SEDGEFIELD
29
"The Camels are Coming" published in 1932 was the first book that featured which popular children's hero created by W.E.Johns?
BIGGLES
30
"The Black Gang" in 1922 and "Temple Tower" in 1929 were books that featured which fictional character created by Cyrile McNeile?
BULLDOG DRUMMOND
Round 4
31
What was the name of the IRA hunger striker who died in 1981 after a 66 day hunger strike?
BOBBY SANDS
32
What was the name of the Irish intruder who in 1982 managed to gain access to the Queen's bedroom?
MICHAEL FAGAN
33
What was the name of the horse ridden by Herbert Jones that trampled and killed suffragette Emily Davison during the 1913 Derby?
ANMER
34
What does the E stand for in the famous music initials EMI?
ELECTRIC
35
What was Bing Crosby's real first christian name?
HARRY
36
In a famous TV advert who declared that he was so impressed by the product that he bought the company?
VICTOR KIAM
37
With a population of over 150,000 inhabitants, Trondheim is the third most highly populated city of which European country?
NORWAY
38
Which famous novel of 1934 centres around the death of a character named Samuel Edward Ratchett?
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
39
The traditional Royal Navy game of Uckers, invented in the late 18th century was an early version of which now popular board game?
LUDO
40
Which film starring Dustin Hoffman won the award for Best Picture Oscar for 1969?
MIDNIGHT COWBOY
Round 5
41
In a famous TV advert which ran from 1968 to 2003 which famous product was advertised by several individuals including actor Gary Myers who starred in eleven of them between 1968 and 1984?
MILK TRAY
42
What was Buster Keaton's real first name?
JOSEPH
43
What does the A stand for in the famous record label RCA?
AMERICA
44
Ridden by a policeman named George Scorey, what was the name of the white horse used to clear the Wembley pitch at the 1923 FA Cup Final between Bolton and West Ham?
BILLIE
45
Which film starring Robert De Niro won the Best Picture Oscar for 1978?
THE DEERHUNTER
46
What is the name of the traditional throwing game, popular in fairgrounds, that features the head of an old woman with a clay pipe in her mouth?
AUNT SALLY
47
Which famous novel of 1930 centres on the death of a character named Colonel Protheroe?
MURDER AT THE VICARAGE
48
With a population of over 170,000 inhabitants, Szeged is the third most highly populated city of which European country?
HUNGARY
49
Which BBC comedy series centres on the main character called Agnes who is played by Irish actorBrendan O Carroll in drag?
MRS BROWN'S BOYS
50
Which comedy series, shown on Channel 4 in 2008 features four main characters called Will, Simon, Jay and Neil?
THE INBETWEENERS
Round 6
51
The A12 road connects London to which coastal resort in Norfolk?
GREAT YARMOUTH
52
Which famous London events which occurred between April 10th and April 12th 1981 were dealt with in the Scarman report?
BRIXTON RIOTS
53
Which ex heavyweight boxing champion's last ever fight took place on June 11th 2006 and ended in a defeat by Ireland's Kevin McBride in Washington DC?
MIKE TYSON
54
What was the name of the boy in the book "The Railway Children" who was brother to Roberta and Phillys?
PETER
55
Which famous event that occurred on 30th January 1972 is sometimes called The Bogside massacre?
BLOODY SUNDAY
56
The A23 road connects London to which coastal resort in East Sussex?
BRIGHTON
57
In the book "Tom Brown's Schooldays" what was the name of the school bully that Tom and his friend Harry eventually defeat in a fight after enduring several months of bullying?
FLASHMAN
58
Which ex heavyweight boxing champion's last ever fight took place on November 22nd 1998 and ended in a defeat by American Shannon Briggs in Atlantic City?
GEORGE FOREMAN
59
Stretching a total of 264 miles, which is New Zealand's longest river?
WAIKATO
60
Stretching a total of 80 miles, which is Northern Ireland's longest river?
BANN
SPARE QUESTIONS
1
What type of fruit is a Naartjie?
ORANGE OR MANDARIN
2
What is the name of the thoroughfare that Harry Potter lived with his Uncle's family?
PRIVET DRIVE
3
What was the name of the Jester in Shakespeare's "As You Like It"?
TOUCHSTONE