England Place Retention and President's Cup Meanderings
European Championships National Selection
Selected for the England quiz team again. Gosh, it makes me feel like Theo Walcott before the 2006 World Cup. Nope that was last year. Actually, that's a complete lie, it just makes me feel honoured and slightly relieved to have retained my place as that fella in the so very baggy green polo shirt I felt like I should have been selling vials of dope on a Baltimore street corner and who ought to have known his dead Smashing Pumpkins and floral Powerpuff Girls a lot better (I have cited those two examples many times before in a hilarious, pop culture whizz-kid really knows bugger-all when it matters kind of way and, hopefully, they will be the last two examples I do cite, like ever, once the European Nations side of things at the EQC is decided this time round).
Hopefully, this time we will have got to grips with relative subject strengths, the three-point jump and tactics. Steven De Ceuster, of the nation that constitutes our very friendly Belgian quiz nemeses, has mentioned their underdog status to me, but I'm not so sure. This is their format after all and they play for the team, all contributing something definite and delineated to the side. Because us Englishmen are perhaps a teensy bit afraid of doing anything differently, and because our chosen quarter grabbed the top four spots at the Worlds in June, we have gone for the individualistic Galactico approach, which frankly, did bugger all for Real Madrid, at least in the David Beckham years. However, it must be said we - as a foursome - are getting better and better at the international subject matter (according to the empirical data) and the shock of the lack of parochialism our predecessors (though, of course, two of us were these predecessors) first encountered all those years ago in our first tussle with the Belgians. As I've explained before.
Sunday President's Cup Shenanigans
As I mentioned in the previous post we managed to win a game we would have lost or just as believably drawn in the past against London. For the first time each "Sussex" player scored in double figures, which means we fully achieved that elusive blighter called Consistency.
As for the questions, they ranged from the nutty to the nice: the usual delightful confection we get on Sundays. Though the less questions we get on Welsh geography and Crosby school alumni, the less likely I will go "UHHHH??!!" (admittedly, that is my personal preference and you know how peculiar and high-minded they can be).
But they also got me wondering are the usual QLL questions getting closer in standard to the President's Trophy sent down to us from the Merseyside Quiz Leagues? Apart from a half-dozen insane ones that make us think yep, it's Sunday afternoon and I am in a pub team-quizzing the old fashioned way, the vast majority would not appear out of place on a Tuesday evening in London (after all, our Allsorts-Broken Hearts match yielded a smaller aggregate on Tuesday - oh we won ... NICE - with, in my opinion, teams of a higher calibre) Anyway, just a personal reflection made in the heat of the moment. And not really a complaint either. Only you do notice the same questions coming up on "pesto" and "Rebus" and wonder about Quizzica-MQL mind melds. Still, both London and Sussex missed getting Kings Markham as Inspector Wexford's regular stomping ground. After all these years of quizzing - unforgivable.
On a final personal preference note: you know what? Not a single brewery question in sight. Hallelujah and pass us some fancy, foreign cocktails from the Americas (though, alas, in actuality we didn't get questions on mojitos and the like either.)
Friendly Time
Right, enough nattering. Here's the friendly. I think it scored 50-32 to Sussex with Stainer getting 23. I am quite possibly biased towards my own team's strengths. No, I am. I am SO blatantly biased, but in a very subconscious, innocent way. Unanswered questions marked * as per usual.
President's Cup friendly 21/10/07
Round 1
1a Which German founder of the Bauhaus school designed such buildings as the Harvard Graduate Centre, the University of Baghdad and the US Embassy in Athens?
WALTER GROPIUS
1b Who has won the 2007 Man Booker Prize for her novel The Gathering?
ANNE ENRIGHT
2a Jefferson Farfan, Juan Manuel Vargas and Jose Paolo Guerrero are among the more famous names who play football for which South American country?
PERU
2b Who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the 2005 film Million Dollar Baby?*
MORGAN FREEMAN
3a In 2001, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Traffic?
BENICIO DEL TORO
3b Which Bauhaus director found fame with his 1929 Barcelona Pavilion, and later designed the IBM Plaza skyscraper at 330 North Wabash and the Farnsworth House, both in Chicago?
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE
4a Before Anne Enright, who was the last Irish novelist to win the Man Booker prize in 2005 for his book The Sea?
JOHN BANVILLE
4b Juan Manuel Pena, Juan Carlos Arce and Jaime Moreno are some of the more famous footballers in which South American country's national side?
BOLIVIA
Round 2
1a A great success that established his reputation as a composer of Italian opera in 1710, Agrippina was the last opera to be composed in Italy by which man?
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
1b Which woman is celebrated in a public holiday every year on October 19 in Albania?
MOTHER TERESA
2a In Edward Creasy's 1851 book The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World of which 331 BC clash did he write: "the ancient Persian empire, which once subjugated all the nations of the earth, was defeated when Alexander had won his victory"?*
GAUGAMELA or ARBELA
2b Which Italian composer's 1733 work, La serva padrona or The Servant Mistress, became a model for many of the opera buffas that followed it, including those of Mozart?
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI
3a The Guinness Premiership team London Irish play home games at which ground?
MADEJSKI STADIUM
3b Guinness Premiership side Saracens use which stadium for their home games?
VICARAGE ROAD
4a Which man is traditionally and perhaps controversially celebrated every year on October 12, on a day also known as Dia de la Raza in many Latin American countries?
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
4b In Edward Creasy's aforementioned book, of which 732 AD battle did he write "the great victory won by Charles Martel ... gave a decisive check to the career of Arab conquest in Western Europe"?
TOURS or POITIERS
Round 3
1a Which former Times newspaper staff member is Tory Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families?
MICHAEL GOVE
1b Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler formed two-thirds of which chart-topping band during the late 70s and early 80s?
THE JAM
2a Though Koror is the largest city, Melekeok is the capital of which tiny Pacific republic?
PALAU
2b Who opened his first Habitat shop in Chelsea with his third wife Caroline Herbert in 1964?
TERENCE CONRAN
3a Active during the late 70s and early 80s, which chart-topping musician's ever evolving backing band included such members as Matthew Ashman, Leigh Gorman, Marco Pirroni and Gary Tibbs?
ADAM (or STUART GODDARD) & THE ANTS
3b South Tarawa is the largest city and the capital of which Pacific republic that borders the International Date Line to the east?
KIRIBATI
4a Terence Conran's sister Priscilla is the wife of which leading chef and restaurateur, whose books include An Invitation to Italian Cooking and Southern Italian Feast?
ANTONIO CARLUCCIO
4b Which woman barrister and former member of the European Parliament for the London constituency is Tory Shadow Secretary of State for Transport?*
THERESA VILLIERS
Round 4
1a What Italian musical term refers to a solo section, usually in a concerto or similar work, that is used to display the performer's technique, sometimes at considerable length?
CADENZA
1b Which high street retailer, known for selling electrical and home entertainment goods, had its first shop opened by its eponymous founder Henry at 271 Belgrave Gate, Leicester in 1888?
CURRYS
2a On May 8, 1790, the French National Assembly decided that the length of which new unit of measurement would be equal to the length of a pendulum with a half-period of one second?
METRE
2b An musical term Italianised from a French word, what word describes a continuous sliding from one pitch to another in its so-called "true" form, or an incidental scale executed while moving from one melodic note to another in its "effective" form?
GLISSANDO
3a In which field are Joaquin de Luz, Angel Corella, Miyako Yoshida and Leanne Benjamin renowned performers?
BALLET DANCING
3b What unit of mass, equal to 200 mg, was adopted by the 4th General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1907?
CARAT
4a Named after its founder Tim after his sacking by WH Smith, which bookshop chain opened its first store in Old Brompton Road, London in 1982?
WATERSTONE'S
4b In which field are Roland Mouret, Margaret Howell and Roberto Cavalli are current famous names?
FASHION DESIGN
Round 5
1a Later known as Lady Charles Cavendish, what was the first name of Fred Astaire's elder sister who was his dance partner from 1905 to 1931?
ADELE
1b Mozart's only sibling who survived past birth was his sister Maria Anna. By what name was she affectionately known?
NANNERL
2a To within five either way, how many London Underground stations are there?*
275 stations (accept answers between 270 and 280 stations)
2b Maria Bicknell is the subject of an 1816 portrait by which English painter whom she married in October of that year?
JOHN CONSTABLE
3a The American physicist and patent attorney Chester Carlson is best known for inventing what process?
XEROGRAPHY (accept ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY)
3b To within five miles either way, what is the total system length of the London Underground?*
253 miles (accept answers between 248 miles and 258 miles)
4a What designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Essex-Suffolk border comprises the area the River Stour between Manningtree and Bures, and is the eponymous subject of a famous 1802 painting by Constable?
DEDHAM VALE
4b The Hungarian physicist Dennis Gabor is most famous for inventing which science?
HOLOGRAPHY
Round 6
1a In which American TV series was the hero aided and abetted by his buddies, helicopter pilot Theodore "TC" Calvin and playboy and members club manager Orville "Rick" Wright?
MAGNUM PI
1b Which country were the last winners of the Olympic rugby union event?
USA
2a The Bolsa de Madrid is the largest and most international of four such regional corporations in Spain. What type of organisation is it?
STOCK EXCHANGE
2b In which US TV series was our hero helped by Vietnam Vet Albert "Al" Calavicci and a sentient supercomputer called Ziggy?
QUANTUM LEAP
3a Which country are current men's field hockey Olympic champions?
AUSTRALIA
3b Which Japanese car company's models include the Cherry, the Armada and the Frontier?
NISSAN
4a Which car company began production of its first model, the Saga, in September 1985 at its first manufacturing plant in Shah Alam in the state of Selangor?*
PROTON
4b The BSE Sensex is the name of the stock exchange in which major Asian city?
BOMBAY/MUMBAI
Round 7
1a Which daily and Sunday comic strip ran from October 2, 1950 to February 13, 2000, the day after its creator's death?
PEANUTS (by Charles M Schulz, of course)
1b The 240-km long Canal du Midi connects which French river with the Mediterranean Sea?
GARONNE
2a Spaghetti, snipe, sawtooth and witch are types of which fish?
EELS
2b Which 12th century King of England was married to Edith of Scotland and then Adeliza of Louvain?
HENRY I
3a The Caledonian Canal connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near which town - the largest in the west highlands of Scotland - that lies at the southern end of the Great Glen?
FORT WILLIAM
3b Bramble, prickly, nurse and goblin are types of which fish?
SHARK
4a Which 11th century King of England was married to Edith of Wessex?
EDWARD THE CONFESSOR
4b Often featuring cows since they were its creator's favourite subject for humour, which surreal American comic strip was launched on January 1, 1980 and ended on the same date in 1995?
THE FAR SIDE (by Gary Larson)
Round 8
1a The first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, which drug was first isolated by researchers at Rutgers University on October 19, 1943?
STREPTOMYCIN
1b Which Barbadian fast bowler finished his West Indies Test career in 1987 with 259 wickets at an average of 20.97 runs?
JOEL GARNER
2a Which Michael Caine revenge film was based on the 1969 Ted Lewis novel Jack's Return Home?
GET CARTER
2b Given the brand name Lipitor, Atorvastatin is the generic name given to the bestselling drug in the world, having more than double the dollar sales of its nearest rival. What is it used to combat?
CHOLESTEROL (accept OBESITY)
3a Which controversial Chief Constable of North Wales and speed camera fan recently called for all classified drugs to be legalised in the UK?
RICHARD BRUNSTROM
3b Michael Caine last played which character in the 1967 film Billion-Dollar Brain?
HARRY PALMER
4a Which Antigua-born fast bowler ended his Test career in 1983 with 202 wickets at an average of 25.61 runs?
ANDY ROBERTS
4b The UK's most senior openly gay police officer, which Deputy Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police Service is in line to become the Liberal Democrat candidate for the coming London Mayoral Elections?
BRIAN PADDICK
Spares
1 What was Magnum PI's first name?
THOMAS (SULLIVAN MAGNUM IV)
2 Applied for example to a special tremolo effect on the harp where a chord or note is rapidly repeated at a low volume, what does the musical term "bisbigliando" literally mean in Italian?
WHISPERING
3 How many yards are there in a chain?
22
4 What is the heaviest planet in our solar system?
JUPITER
5 Who was the leader of the "Individual Psychology" school and also proposed the "inferiority complex"?
ALFRED ADLER
6 Which American heavy metal band, known for their wild antics, originally considered calling themselves "Christmas"?
MOTLEY CRUE
Selected for the England quiz team again. Gosh, it makes me feel like Theo Walcott before the 2006 World Cup. Nope that was last year. Actually, that's a complete lie, it just makes me feel honoured and slightly relieved to have retained my place as that fella in the so very baggy green polo shirt I felt like I should have been selling vials of dope on a Baltimore street corner and who ought to have known his dead Smashing Pumpkins and floral Powerpuff Girls a lot better (I have cited those two examples many times before in a hilarious, pop culture whizz-kid really knows bugger-all when it matters kind of way and, hopefully, they will be the last two examples I do cite, like ever, once the European Nations side of things at the EQC is decided this time round).
Hopefully, this time we will have got to grips with relative subject strengths, the three-point jump and tactics. Steven De Ceuster, of the nation that constitutes our very friendly Belgian quiz nemeses, has mentioned their underdog status to me, but I'm not so sure. This is their format after all and they play for the team, all contributing something definite and delineated to the side. Because us Englishmen are perhaps a teensy bit afraid of doing anything differently, and because our chosen quarter grabbed the top four spots at the Worlds in June, we have gone for the individualistic Galactico approach, which frankly, did bugger all for Real Madrid, at least in the David Beckham years. However, it must be said we - as a foursome - are getting better and better at the international subject matter (according to the empirical data) and the shock of the lack of parochialism our predecessors (though, of course, two of us were these predecessors) first encountered all those years ago in our first tussle with the Belgians. As I've explained before.
Sunday President's Cup Shenanigans
As I mentioned in the previous post we managed to win a game we would have lost or just as believably drawn in the past against London. For the first time each "Sussex" player scored in double figures, which means we fully achieved that elusive blighter called Consistency.
As for the questions, they ranged from the nutty to the nice: the usual delightful confection we get on Sundays. Though the less questions we get on Welsh geography and Crosby school alumni, the less likely I will go "UHHHH??!!" (admittedly, that is my personal preference and you know how peculiar and high-minded they can be).
But they also got me wondering are the usual QLL questions getting closer in standard to the President's Trophy sent down to us from the Merseyside Quiz Leagues? Apart from a half-dozen insane ones that make us think yep, it's Sunday afternoon and I am in a pub team-quizzing the old fashioned way, the vast majority would not appear out of place on a Tuesday evening in London (after all, our Allsorts-Broken Hearts match yielded a smaller aggregate on Tuesday - oh we won ... NICE - with, in my opinion, teams of a higher calibre) Anyway, just a personal reflection made in the heat of the moment. And not really a complaint either. Only you do notice the same questions coming up on "pesto" and "Rebus" and wonder about Quizzica-MQL mind melds. Still, both London and Sussex missed getting Kings Markham as Inspector Wexford's regular stomping ground. After all these years of quizzing - unforgivable.
On a final personal preference note: you know what? Not a single brewery question in sight. Hallelujah and pass us some fancy, foreign cocktails from the Americas (though, alas, in actuality we didn't get questions on mojitos and the like either.)
Friendly Time
Right, enough nattering. Here's the friendly. I think it scored 50-32 to Sussex with Stainer getting 23. I am quite possibly biased towards my own team's strengths. No, I am. I am SO blatantly biased, but in a very subconscious, innocent way. Unanswered questions marked * as per usual.
President's Cup friendly 21/10/07
Round 1
1a Which German founder of the Bauhaus school designed such buildings as the Harvard Graduate Centre, the University of Baghdad and the US Embassy in Athens?
WALTER GROPIUS
1b Who has won the 2007 Man Booker Prize for her novel The Gathering?
ANNE ENRIGHT
2a Jefferson Farfan, Juan Manuel Vargas and Jose Paolo Guerrero are among the more famous names who play football for which South American country?
PERU
2b Who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the 2005 film Million Dollar Baby?*
MORGAN FREEMAN
3a In 2001, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Traffic?
BENICIO DEL TORO
3b Which Bauhaus director found fame with his 1929 Barcelona Pavilion, and later designed the IBM Plaza skyscraper at 330 North Wabash and the Farnsworth House, both in Chicago?
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE
4a Before Anne Enright, who was the last Irish novelist to win the Man Booker prize in 2005 for his book The Sea?
JOHN BANVILLE
4b Juan Manuel Pena, Juan Carlos Arce and Jaime Moreno are some of the more famous footballers in which South American country's national side?
BOLIVIA
Round 2
1a A great success that established his reputation as a composer of Italian opera in 1710, Agrippina was the last opera to be composed in Italy by which man?
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
1b Which woman is celebrated in a public holiday every year on October 19 in Albania?
MOTHER TERESA
2a In Edward Creasy's 1851 book The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World of which 331 BC clash did he write: "the ancient Persian empire, which once subjugated all the nations of the earth, was defeated when Alexander had won his victory"?*
GAUGAMELA or ARBELA
2b Which Italian composer's 1733 work, La serva padrona or The Servant Mistress, became a model for many of the opera buffas that followed it, including those of Mozart?
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI
3a The Guinness Premiership team London Irish play home games at which ground?
MADEJSKI STADIUM
3b Guinness Premiership side Saracens use which stadium for their home games?
VICARAGE ROAD
4a Which man is traditionally and perhaps controversially celebrated every year on October 12, on a day also known as Dia de la Raza in many Latin American countries?
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
4b In Edward Creasy's aforementioned book, of which 732 AD battle did he write "the great victory won by Charles Martel ... gave a decisive check to the career of Arab conquest in Western Europe"?
TOURS or POITIERS
Round 3
1a Which former Times newspaper staff member is Tory Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families?
MICHAEL GOVE
1b Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler formed two-thirds of which chart-topping band during the late 70s and early 80s?
THE JAM
2a Though Koror is the largest city, Melekeok is the capital of which tiny Pacific republic?
PALAU
2b Who opened his first Habitat shop in Chelsea with his third wife Caroline Herbert in 1964?
TERENCE CONRAN
3a Active during the late 70s and early 80s, which chart-topping musician's ever evolving backing band included such members as Matthew Ashman, Leigh Gorman, Marco Pirroni and Gary Tibbs?
ADAM (or STUART GODDARD) & THE ANTS
3b South Tarawa is the largest city and the capital of which Pacific republic that borders the International Date Line to the east?
KIRIBATI
4a Terence Conran's sister Priscilla is the wife of which leading chef and restaurateur, whose books include An Invitation to Italian Cooking and Southern Italian Feast?
ANTONIO CARLUCCIO
4b Which woman barrister and former member of the European Parliament for the London constituency is Tory Shadow Secretary of State for Transport?*
THERESA VILLIERS
Round 4
1a What Italian musical term refers to a solo section, usually in a concerto or similar work, that is used to display the performer's technique, sometimes at considerable length?
CADENZA
1b Which high street retailer, known for selling electrical and home entertainment goods, had its first shop opened by its eponymous founder Henry at 271 Belgrave Gate, Leicester in 1888?
CURRYS
2a On May 8, 1790, the French National Assembly decided that the length of which new unit of measurement would be equal to the length of a pendulum with a half-period of one second?
METRE
2b An musical term Italianised from a French word, what word describes a continuous sliding from one pitch to another in its so-called "true" form, or an incidental scale executed while moving from one melodic note to another in its "effective" form?
GLISSANDO
3a In which field are Joaquin de Luz, Angel Corella, Miyako Yoshida and Leanne Benjamin renowned performers?
BALLET DANCING
3b What unit of mass, equal to 200 mg, was adopted by the 4th General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1907?
CARAT
4a Named after its founder Tim after his sacking by WH Smith, which bookshop chain opened its first store in Old Brompton Road, London in 1982?
WATERSTONE'S
4b In which field are Roland Mouret, Margaret Howell and Roberto Cavalli are current famous names?
FASHION DESIGN
Round 5
1a Later known as Lady Charles Cavendish, what was the first name of Fred Astaire's elder sister who was his dance partner from 1905 to 1931?
ADELE
1b Mozart's only sibling who survived past birth was his sister Maria Anna. By what name was she affectionately known?
NANNERL
2a To within five either way, how many London Underground stations are there?*
275 stations (accept answers between 270 and 280 stations)
2b Maria Bicknell is the subject of an 1816 portrait by which English painter whom she married in October of that year?
JOHN CONSTABLE
3a The American physicist and patent attorney Chester Carlson is best known for inventing what process?
XEROGRAPHY (accept ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY)
3b To within five miles either way, what is the total system length of the London Underground?*
253 miles (accept answers between 248 miles and 258 miles)
4a What designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Essex-Suffolk border comprises the area the River Stour between Manningtree and Bures, and is the eponymous subject of a famous 1802 painting by Constable?
DEDHAM VALE
4b The Hungarian physicist Dennis Gabor is most famous for inventing which science?
HOLOGRAPHY
Round 6
1a In which American TV series was the hero aided and abetted by his buddies, helicopter pilot Theodore "TC" Calvin and playboy and members club manager Orville "Rick" Wright?
MAGNUM PI
1b Which country were the last winners of the Olympic rugby union event?
USA
2a The Bolsa de Madrid is the largest and most international of four such regional corporations in Spain. What type of organisation is it?
STOCK EXCHANGE
2b In which US TV series was our hero helped by Vietnam Vet Albert "Al" Calavicci and a sentient supercomputer called Ziggy?
QUANTUM LEAP
3a Which country are current men's field hockey Olympic champions?
AUSTRALIA
3b Which Japanese car company's models include the Cherry, the Armada and the Frontier?
NISSAN
4a Which car company began production of its first model, the Saga, in September 1985 at its first manufacturing plant in Shah Alam in the state of Selangor?*
PROTON
4b The BSE Sensex is the name of the stock exchange in which major Asian city?
BOMBAY/MUMBAI
Round 7
1a Which daily and Sunday comic strip ran from October 2, 1950 to February 13, 2000, the day after its creator's death?
PEANUTS (by Charles M Schulz, of course)
1b The 240-km long Canal du Midi connects which French river with the Mediterranean Sea?
GARONNE
2a Spaghetti, snipe, sawtooth and witch are types of which fish?
EELS
2b Which 12th century King of England was married to Edith of Scotland and then Adeliza of Louvain?
HENRY I
3a The Caledonian Canal connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near which town - the largest in the west highlands of Scotland - that lies at the southern end of the Great Glen?
FORT WILLIAM
3b Bramble, prickly, nurse and goblin are types of which fish?
SHARK
4a Which 11th century King of England was married to Edith of Wessex?
EDWARD THE CONFESSOR
4b Often featuring cows since they were its creator's favourite subject for humour, which surreal American comic strip was launched on January 1, 1980 and ended on the same date in 1995?
THE FAR SIDE (by Gary Larson)
Round 8
1a The first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, which drug was first isolated by researchers at Rutgers University on October 19, 1943?
STREPTOMYCIN
1b Which Barbadian fast bowler finished his West Indies Test career in 1987 with 259 wickets at an average of 20.97 runs?
JOEL GARNER
2a Which Michael Caine revenge film was based on the 1969 Ted Lewis novel Jack's Return Home?
GET CARTER
2b Given the brand name Lipitor, Atorvastatin is the generic name given to the bestselling drug in the world, having more than double the dollar sales of its nearest rival. What is it used to combat?
CHOLESTEROL (accept OBESITY)
3a Which controversial Chief Constable of North Wales and speed camera fan recently called for all classified drugs to be legalised in the UK?
RICHARD BRUNSTROM
3b Michael Caine last played which character in the 1967 film Billion-Dollar Brain?
HARRY PALMER
4a Which Antigua-born fast bowler ended his Test career in 1983 with 202 wickets at an average of 25.61 runs?
ANDY ROBERTS
4b The UK's most senior openly gay police officer, which Deputy Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police Service is in line to become the Liberal Democrat candidate for the coming London Mayoral Elections?
BRIAN PADDICK
Spares
1 What was Magnum PI's first name?
THOMAS (SULLIVAN MAGNUM IV)
2 Applied for example to a special tremolo effect on the harp where a chord or note is rapidly repeated at a low volume, what does the musical term "bisbigliando" literally mean in Italian?
WHISPERING
3 How many yards are there in a chain?
22
4 What is the heaviest planet in our solar system?
JUPITER
5 Who was the leader of the "Individual Psychology" school and also proposed the "inferiority complex"?
ALFRED ADLER
6 Which American heavy metal band, known for their wild antics, originally considered calling themselves "Christmas"?
MOTLEY CRUE
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