Wrexham Quiz League Questions 21st January 2014 - League Week 12 
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Questions set by David Kenrick
Round 1
1
Who was the last Viceroy of India ?
LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN
2
Where in Mississippi was Elvis Presley born ?
TUPELO
3
'The Worm that Turned', where women ruled the world, was a serial from which TV sketch show ?
THE TWO RONNIES
4
Which city is called Baile Atha Cliath in its native language ?
DUBLIN
5
For which healing process does the body produce the soluble protein fibrin ?
BLOOD CLOTTING
6
Becky Sharp is the protagonist of which novel ?
VANITY FAIR
7
What part of a crustacean or turtle is the carapace ?
SHELL
8
Grossglockner is the highest mountain in which country ?
AUSTRIA
9
Who founded the company which manufactures the earthmoving vehicles popularly known by his initials ?
(Joseph Cyril) BAMFORD
10
Who was appointed Governor of the Bahamas in 1940 ?
DUKE OF WINDSOR
Round 2
11
Which building in Moscow started life as an insurance office and later became the headquarters of the KGB ?
THE LUBYANKA
12
Whose autobiography was the biggest-selling book in the UK in 2013 ?
ALEX FERGUSON
13
In Greek mythology, Stheno and Euryale were the immortal sisters of whom ?
MEDUSA
14
What , during the First World War, was renamed 'liberty cabbage' in the UK and the US because of anti-German feeling ?
SAUERKRAUT
15
What's the famous tourist attraction to be found at a castle founded by Cormac McCarthy in County Cork ?
THE BLARNEY STONE
16
Which chemical element is named after the Greek for 'hidden one' ?
KRYPTON
17
Who wrote the book 'Inferno', the best-selling novel in the UK in 2013 ?
DAN BROWN
18
Who sculpted the figure of the Statue of Liberty ?
AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI
19
The Liverpool FC anthem You'll Never Walk Alone comes from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ?
CAROUSEL
20
The multi-millionaire Hans Rausing made his fortune in what sort of industry ?
PACKAGING
Round 3
21
Who led the team that succeeded in climbing Mount Everest in 1953 ?
SIR JOHN HUNT
22
In the acronym REM, which describes stage of sleep during which dreams occur, for what does the R stand ?
RAPID
23
What, in the US, became known as a 'Liberty Sandwich' in World War 1 ?
HAMBURGER
24
'Gourmet Night' and 'The Kipper and the Corpse' were the titles of episodes from which TV series ?
FAWLTY TOWERS
25
Who wrote the 1961 novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ?
MURIEL SPARK
26
Who held the title of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports until her death in 2002 ?
QUEEN ELIZABETH/QUEEN MOTHER
27
The name of which chemical element derives from the Greek word for 'lazy'?
ARGON
28
The teeth of which animal were at one stage in history used by Native Americans as knife blades ?
BEAVER
29
Who currently holds the title of Lord of Mann ?
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
30
Ulysees is the Roman equivalent of which name from ancient Greek mythology ?
ODYSSEUS
Round 4
31
What name was given to the Nazi takeover of Austria in 1938 ?
ANSCHLUSS
32
Which branch of mathematics is named after the Latin word for pebble ?
CALCULUS
33
Which sporting venue was known for a time as Billy Williams' Cabbage Patch ?
TWICKENHAM
34
Which country has launched its Mars Orbiter spacecraft, also known as Mangalyaan, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre ?
INDIA
35
What was the name of the Benedictine monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury ?
ST AUGUSTINE
36
What was the title of the only UK No. 1 hit for Dusty Springfield ?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME
37
In the Muppett shows, what is the name of Kermit the Frog's nephew ?
ROBIN
38
'The Knowledge' that London taxi drivers need to learn is an intimate knowledge of all streets within a 6 mile radius of which London mainline station ?
CHARING CROSS
39
According to a 2013 survey commissioned by Time Out magazine, what was voted as the Most Romantic Film of All Time, beating Casablanca into second place ?
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
40
Which area of Czechoslovakia was transferred to Germany after the Munich conference of September 1938 ?
SUDETENLAND
Round 5
41
Kielder Water is a large artificial reservoir in which English county ?
NORTHUMBERLAND
42
Who designed the National Theatre building on the South Bank in London ?
DENYS LASDUN
43
The formula pi times radius squared times height gives the volume of which three-dimensional geometric shape ?
A CYLINDER
44
Who is the Patron Saint of grocers and police ?
ST MICHAEL
45
In 2013 , space probe Cassini discovered evidence of a new moon in the orbit of which planet of our Solar System ?
SATURN
46
What name was given to soldiers who travelled on horse but fought on foot?
DRAGOONS
47
What is the more common name of the Chilean Pine ?
MONKEY PUZZLE TREE
48
Now the site of an airport, which former English racecourse staged the Grand National from 1916 to 1918 after Aintree was taken into use by the War Office ?
GATWICK RACECOURSE
49
What was the title of the only U.K. No.1 hit for the group The Dave Clark Five ?
GLAD ALL OVER
50
Friar's Crag is a feature of which lake in the English Lake District, known as 'the Queen of the Lakes' ?
DERWENT WATER
Round 6
51
Which actor was the first director of the National Theatre ?
LAURENCE OLIVIER
52
What was the name of the drummer in TV's The Muppet Show ?
ANIMAL
53
Name EITHER of the regiments which compose the Household Cavalry.
LIFE GUARDS or BLUES AND ROYALS
54
What is the more common name of the wild hyacinth ?
BLUEBELL
55
Which Conservative politician has used the pseudonyms Michael Green and Sebastian Fox in his business life ?
GRANT SHAPPS
56
Which was the last four funnelled liner to be operated by the Cunard line ?
AQUITANIA
57
Which three-funnelled White Star liner was originally known as the Bismarck ?
MAJESTIC
58
George Osborne's family grew rich on the proceeds of what sort of business ?
WALLPAPER
59
Which London landmark gave its name to a now disused station situated after Tottenham Court Road on the Central Line ?
BRITISH MUSEUM
60
Which movie catchphrase has been voted the best of all time, according to a 2013 survey by LoveFilm ?
I'LL BE BACK
SPARE QUESTIONS
1
Which cartoon character lived in Bunkerton Castle ?
LORD SNOOTY
2
Flemish is almost identical in form to which other language ?
DUTCH
3
Which movie won the Oscar for Best Film at the 2013 Academy Award ceremony ?
ARGO
4
What was was first used in France in 1792 and last used there in 1977 ?
GUILLOTINE