Weekly Quiz 682

22nd September 2019

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Round 1 - Bridges
1. Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal in Venice
2. Brooklyn Bridge on the East River in New York City
3. The Humber Bridge on the Humber near Hull
4. The Golden Gate Bridge on San Francisco Bay
5. London Bridge on Lake Havasu in Arizona (originally in London before being relocated)
6. Cambridge officially called the Wooden Bridge, but commonly known as Mathematical Bridge
7. Prague Charles Bridge
8. Bristol the Clifton Suspension Bridge
9. Porto the Dom Luís I Bridge
10. Florence the Ponte Vecchio
11. The River Tees Infinity Bridge in Stockton-on-Tees
12. The River Clyde the Clyde Arc in Glasgow
13. The River Thames Lambeth Bridge in London
14. The River Severn the Second Severn Crossing, linking England and Wales
15. The River Tyne the Tyne Bridge, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead

Notes
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Round 2 - History
1. In 1924, who became the first director of the FBI? J. Edgar Hoover
2. What was the full three-word name of the political party founded in 1981 Social Democratic Party
by Labour politicians Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley
Williams?
3. Later renamed as Istanbul, what was the name of the capital of the Ottoman Constantinople
empire between 1453 and 1922?
4. In 1835, English-born house painter Richard Lawrence became the first Assassinate the US President
known person to attempt to do what - something that has only been done
successfully by four people since?
5. What new tax was introduced in the UK in 1973 to replace the purchase tax? Value added tax (“VAT”)
6. What name for a large two-handed sword used historically by Scottish Claymore
Highlanders comes from Scottish Gaelic terms meaning "great" and
"sword"?
7. Which of the following was another name used to refer to the unidentified b) the Whitechapel Murderer
serial killer more commonly known as Jack the Ripper?... a) the Whitehall
Murderer; b) the Whitechapel Murderer; or c) the White City Murderer?
8. Who married Eva Braun in 1945? Adolf Hitler
9. Which is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to have a The Hanging Gardens of
location that has never been definitively established, with some speculation Babylon
that it may not have existed at all?
10. What type of item became known in the USA as the Denver boot, as it was The wheel clamp
first used in the city of Denver in the 1950s?

Round 3 - Connections
9 questions on General Knowledge, plus a final question asking for a connection between the previous 9 answers
1. The title character in which novel was played by Nicholas Clay in a 1981 Lady Chatterly's Lover
film, Sean Bean in a 1993 TV series, and Richard Madden in a 2015 TV film?
2. Who wrote the song I Shot The Sheriff, which was a hit single in 1974 for Eric Bob Marley
Clapton?
3. Shown as part of TV-AM during the school holidays between 1985 and Timmy Mallett
1992, who hosted the TV series Wacaday?
4. Who was the god of the underworld in Roman mythology? Pluto
5. In 1992, when playing for Sheffield United, who scored the first ever goal in Brian Deane
the English Premier League?
6. On which TV game show were contestants told "keep out of the black and Bullseye
into the red... there's nothing in this game for two in a bed"?
7. Which famous person in history did Gary Oldman play in the 1994 film Ludwig van Beethoven
Immortal Beloved?
8. Who was named BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year in 2008, 2009 Usain Bolt
and 2012?
9. What species of owl is Harry Potter's pet, Hedwig? Snowy owl
10. What is the connection between the previous nine answers? Fictional dogs - Lady (Lady
And The Tramp), Marley
(Marley And Me), Timmy (The
Famous Five), Pluto (Disney),
Brian (Family Guy), Bullseye
(Oliver Twist), Beethoven
(Beethoven film series), Bolt
(Bolt), Snowy (Tin Tin)
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Round 4 - In The News

1. With the recent release of the latest film, Rambo: Last Blood, how many Five
films have there now been in the Rambo series?
2. What is the three-word title of David Cameron's recently released For The Record
autobiography?
3. Reported to be in line for an 87 million pound bonus despite ongoing Ryanair
strikes in his company and plans for up to 700 job cuts, which company is
Michael O’Leary the chief executive officer of?
4. What nationality was former Rangers footballer Fernando Ricksen, who died Dutch
recently after a six-year battle with motor neurone disease?
5. The US government has filed a civil lawsuit against who recently, saying Edward Snowden
his memoir, called Permanent Record, is in violation of non-disclosure
agreements he signed with both the CIA and National Security Agency?
6. After presenting the show for 32 years, who said "I am more proud than John Humphrys
I can say that you have put up with me for so long" on his last ever Today
programme on Radio Four?
7. The Royal Mail has issued a set of new stamps to commemorate the 500- The Royal Navy
year history of what?
8. Who won the 2019 Mercury Prize for his debut album, called Psychodrama? Dave
9. Which country is hosting the 2019 Rugby World Cup, becoming the first Japan
ever country in Asia to host the tournament?
10. What nationality is new Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse? South African

Round 5 - Initial Pairs

10 questions on General Knowledge where each correct answer is made up of 2 words and with its initial letters being the
same as those of one other answer in the round
1. What brand of coffee has the slogan "good to the last drop" and was named Maxwell House
after a hotel in Nashville that was its first major customer?
2. According to the number of new vehicle registrations, what was the make Ford Fiesta
and model of the most popular car in the UK in 2018?
3. Named after its colour and shape, what is the name of the oldest military Purple Heart
award that is still given to members of the US military?
4. What is the title of the only UK number one hit single by the Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Chile
Experience?
5. In a 1980s TV advert, what is the title of the book by J.R. Hartley that a man Fly Fishing
is searching for, eventually finding a copy with the help of Yellow Pages, and
revealing that his name is J.R. Hartley when he reserves a copy?
6. In 2017, who replaced Tim Farron as leader of the Liberal Democrats? Vince Cable
7. As at September 2019, which football manager has been in charge of more Sam Allardyce
teams than any other in the history of the English Premier League, having
managed seven different clubs?
8. What was the stage name of the Dutch dancer Margaretha Geertruida Mata Hari
MacLeod, who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War
One and executed by firing squad in France?
9. Who resigned as US Vice President in 1973 after being investigated on Spiro Agnew
suspicion of extortion, tax fraud, bribery and conspiracy and was later
charged with having taken bribes of over 100,000 dollars while in office?
10. In 2010, who won a special Worst Actress of the Decade award at the Paris Hilton
Golden Raspberry Awards for her roles in the films House Of Wax, The Hottie
And The Nottie, and Repo: The Genetic Opera?
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Round 6 - Music
1. "Three chords and the truth" is a regularly quoted phrase that was coined b) country
by songwriter Harlan Howard to describe what genre of music?... a) blues;
b) country; or c) folk?
2. In 2019, who became the first female artist to have charted on the US Miley Cyrus
Billboard charts under three different names, when using the name of a
character called Ashley O, who she played in an episode of the TV series
Black Mirror?
3. In 2012, which British group released the chart-topping album, The Second Muse
Law, with the first single from this, Survival, being used as the official song
for the 2012 Summer Olympics?
4. According to the lyrics of the song Valerie, which was written and recorded Ginger ("and I've missed your
by the Zutons and later covered by Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse, what ginger hair and the way you
colour of hair does Valerie have? like to dress")
5. Desert Island Discs is broadcast on which BBC radio station? Radio Four
6. Which group, who had two UK top ten hit singles in 2007, were formed in The Hoosiers
Indiana and named themselves after a slang term used to refer to residents
of Indiana?
7. Who had both the UK's best-selling album of 2001, with No Angel, and of Dido
2003, with Life For Rent?
8. Which married couple referred to themselves as The Carters on their 2018 Beyoncé and Jay-Z (referring
album Everything Is Love? to their married surname)
9. Written between 1914 and 1916, how many movements made up Gustav Seven (one for each planet
Holst's orchestral suite called The Planets? other than Earth, with Pluto
not having been discovered
then)
10. Best known for their hit single The Final Countdown, which country in Sweden
Europe do the rock group Europe come from?

Round 7 - 80s Movie Taglines

“Can you name the films from the 1980s that were advertised with the following taglines?”
1. A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood. A Fish Called Wanda
2. Don't get him wet, keep him out of bright light, and never feed him after Gremlins
midnight.
3. Man is the warmest place to hide. The Thing
4. He’s the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born. Back To The Future
5. Be afraid... be very afraid. The Fly
6. Five strangers with nothing in common, except each other. The Breakfast Club
7. No one thought she had the courage... the nerve... or the lingerie. Shirley Valentine
8. Say it once... say it twice... but we dare you to say it three times. Beetlejuice
9. Man has made his match... now it's his problem. Blade Runner
10. Does for rock and roll what The Sound Of Music did for hills. This Is Spinal Tap

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Round 8 - Balls
10 General Knowledge questions themed around “balls”
1. Between 2015 and 2018, Ed Balls was chairman of which English football Norwich City
team?
2. Who became the first woman of African-American descent to win a Best Halle Berry
Actress Oscar after winning for her role in the 2001 film Monster's Ball?
3. Co-founded by John Cleese in 1976, the Secret Policeman's Ball is a series of Amnesty International
benefit shows staged to raise money for which organisation?
4. In the novel Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Alice plays a game of Hedgehogs
croquet in which flamingos are used as mallets. What are used as balls?
5. Which of the following hasn't been a contestant on Strictly Come c) Michael Ball
Dancing?... a) Zoe Ball; b) Johnny Ball; or c) Michael Ball?
6. Quaffle and bludger are two of the three types of ball used in what sport? Quidditch (in the Harry
Potter novels; the third is the
golden snitch)
7. Benny the Ball is a close friend of the title character in which TV series? Top Cat
8. In what sport do balls have a blue dot if they have a very high bounce, a red Squash
dot if they have a high bounce, a yellow dot if they have a low bounce, or
two yellow dots if they have a very low bounce?
9. In the National Lottery's Thunderball jackpot draw, players have to choose 5 14
numbers between 1 and 39, plus a final Thunderball number between 1 and
what?
10. In a well known TV series, what is the nickname of the character who has Trigger (from Only Fools And
the real name of Colin Ball, with one character thinking this nickname Horses)
meant that he was an armed criminal, before another revealed that it was
coined because he looked like a horse?

Note
As this is the final round in the quiz, you might want to consider adding a gambling element to this, such as 2 points
for each correct answer, but where teams can leave answers blank as they get 2 points deducted for each incorrect
answer, or 2 points for a correct answer, but where teams can leave answers blank as they score 0 for the round if they
get any answers wrong.

Tie Breaks
According to figures published by the Office for National Statistics in 2018, what is the total 296
road length, in miles, of all the motorways in Scotland?
In what year did the town of Godalming in Surrey become the first place in the world to have 1881
street lighting from a public electricity supply?

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Substitute Questions - Easier

Round 2 In 1924, J. Edgar Hoover became the first director of which The Federal Bureau of
Question 1 organisation? Investigation (FBI)
Round 3 With a planet named after him that has now been reclassified as a dwarf Pluto
Question 4 planet, who was the god of the underworld in Roman mythology?
Round 3 Which real-life German composer did Gary Oldman play in the 1994 film Ludwig van Beethoven
Question 7 Immortal Beloved?
Round 4 Which famous person’s autobiography, called For The Record, was David Cameron’s
Question 2 released on September 19th?
Round 5 In 2010, which socialite won a special Worst Actress of the Decade Paris Hilton
Question 10 award at the Golden Raspberry Awards for her roles in the films House
Of Wax, The Hottie And The Nottie, and Repo: The Genetic Opera?
Round 6 Which group, who had two top ten hit singles in 2007 with Worried The Hoosiers
Question 6 About Ray and Goodbye Mr A, were formed in Indiana and named
themselves after a slang term used to refer to residents of Indiana?
Round 7 The man with the hat is back... and this time, he’s bringing his dad. Indiana Jones And The
Question 3 Last Crusade
Round 8 Quaffle, bludger and golden snitch are the three types of balls used in Quidditch (in the Harry
Question 6 which fictional sport? Potter books)

Substitute Questions - More Difficult

Round 2 When value added tax, or VAT, was first introduced in the UK in 1973, Purchase tax
Question 5 what was the name of the other tax that it replaced?
Round 3 Who scored the first ever goal in the English Premier League? Brian Deane
Question 5
Round 4 What is the title of Dave’s 2019 Mercury Prize winning album? Psychodrama
Question 8
Round 5 What is the name of the oldest military award that is still given to Purple Heart
Question 3 members of the US military?
Round 6 In 2019, Miley Cyrus became the first female artist to chart on the US Ashley O
Question 2 Billboard charts under three different names, when using the name of
a character she played in an episode of the TV series Black Mirror. What
was the name of this character?
Round 7 Pathetic earthlings... who can save you now? Flash Gordon
Question 2
Round 8 In the Harry Potter novels, the golden snitch is one of three types of ball Quaffle and bludger
Question 6 used in the sport of Quidditch. Name the other two types.
Round 8 What colour of dot is on squash balls that have the highest bounce? Blue
Question 8

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