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The Pie and Bovril Coronavirus Quiz Cup

Cardinal Richelieu

50 questions

Simon Dick

Art & Culture
1. Sharing his name with both the Gay Rights Movement from the Sixties and a sure-fire penalty in football, what was the nickname of General Thomas Jackson who rose to fame during the American Civil War?

Stonewall

Art & Culture
2. The most expensive painting ever sold was Salvator Mundi, fetching around $400m in an auction in 2017, and painted by which Italian artist?

Leonardo da Vinci

Art & Culture
3. Fidelio was the only opera composed by which German composer?

Ludvig van Beethoven

Art & Culture
4. Published in 2015 and only the second novel written by Harper Lee, Go Set a Watchman is the sequel to which 1960 novel?

To Kill a Mockingbird

Art & Culture
5. The shortest verse in the King James Bible can be found in the book of John and consists of which two words?

Jesus wept

Art & Culture
6. "Papa Doc" Duvalier, and later his son, "Baby Doc" Duvalier, were both dictators of which country?

Haiti

Art & Culture
7. The Greek God of shepherds and the wild shares his name with which kitchen utensil?

Pan

Art & Culture
8. A record currently held by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the cathedral in which English city was the tallest building in the world for nearly 250 years?

Lincoln

Civilisation
9. Widely believed to be the cause of the Coronavirus, from which country does Corona beer originate?

Mexico

Civilisation
10. The name of which car manufacturer, when translated from Czech into English, means "pity" or "shame" ?

Skoda

Civilisation
11. Former junior health minister Edwina Currie recently revealed a four-year affair with which former UK Prime Minister?

John Major

Civilisation
12. Ilich Sanchez is an Ecuadorian terrorist currently serving a life term, but he is better known by what nickname, which he received after a Frederick Forsyth novel was spotted amongst his possessions?

Carlos the Jackal

Civilisation
13. Which wireless technology is named after a 10th century Scandinavian king?

Bluetooth

Civilisation
14. Which small island country derives much of its revenue from the sale of its top-level internet domain, .tv ?

Tuvalu

Civilisation
15. Which motorway is the longest in the UK - at some 232 miles long?

M6

Civilisation
16. Including the Speaker and Sinn Fein MPs, how many MPs are elected to the House of Commons?

650

Entertainment
17. Francis Urquhart was the name of the scheming British Prime Minister in the original British version. Renamed Francis Underwood in the American version, what is the name of this Netflix TV series?

House of Cards

Entertainment
18. Most famous for the song Cotton Eye Joe, which Swedish band also released the similar sounding songs Pop in an Oak and The Way I Mate?

Rednex

Entertainment
19. The phrase "Jumping the Shark" refers to TV shows that aren't as good as they used to be and is taken from which sitcom where one of the lead characters jumped over a shark on water skis?

Happy Days

Entertainment
20. The Bollywood film industry is based in India, but in which country will you find the film industry referred to as Nollywood?

Nigeria

Entertainment
21. Its release has been delayed by the Coronavirus, but what is the name of the latest Bond film starring Daniel Craig?

No Time to Die

Entertainment
22. Which UK TV quiz show has been hosted by Liza Tarbuck, Michael Aspel and Simon Mayo, amongst others?

Blockbusters

Entertainment
23. Which film starring Robert Carlyle depicts apocalyptic life in the UK after the "Rage" virus is released into the public?

28 Weeks Later

Entertainment
24. Most famous for his song "The Elements", where he recites all the elements in the periodic table, his other works include "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" and "The Vatican Rag". He later retired from performing to pursue a career in mathematics. What is his name?

Tom Lehrer

Lifestyle
25. Sharing her name with a lager commonly referred to as "wifebeater", what is the first name of Paul McCartney's fashion designer daughter?

Stella

Lifestyle
26. El Pais in Spain, Le Figaro in France and Die Zeitung in Germany are examples of what?

Newspapers

Lifestyle
27. Which American actress and model was married three times, including to the baseball player, Joe Di Maggio, the playwright Arthur Miller?

Marilyn Monroe

Lifestyle
28. Tony the Tiger is the mascot of Kellogg's Frosties, but what colour is his nose?

Blue

Lifestyle
29. Bloody Mary is a cocktail that includes vodka and tomato juice, but what is the name of its non-alcoholic equivalent?

Virgin Mary

Lifestyle
30. The name of which former search engine is derived from the Spanish for High View?

Altavista

Lifestyle
31. Paul Sinton-Hewitt is the founder of which weekly mass participation event?

parkrun

Lifestyle
32. The O'Higgins wine region can be found in which country?

Chile

Physical World
33. The largest island in the world is not a country. Which autonomous territory of Denmark has this flag?

Greenland

Physical World
34. How many planets in our solar system have no known moons?

2

Physical World
35. Which mathematical constant is approximately equal to 22 divided by 7?

pi

Physical World
36. The last of the species of which extinct animal last lived on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean around 4,000 years?

Mammoth

Physical World
37. Two capital cities, Kinshasa and Brazzaville lie on opposite banks of which river?

Congo

Physical World
38. In terms of area, what is the largest lake in the United Kingdom?

Neagh

Physical World
39. Oology is study of what?

Eggs

Physical World
40. Which chemical element is named after a village in Aberdeenshire?

Strontium

Sport & Leisure
41. In Nintendo video games, what is the name of Mario's younger brother?

Luigi

Sport & Leisure
42. Which is the only city to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times?

London

Sport & Leisure
43. What is the highest possible checkout using a normal dartboard?

170

Sport & Leisure
44. Which Scottish football team participated in two English FA cup finals?

Queen's Park

Sport & Leisure
45. Also called a triple eagle, which bird is used to refer to a hole where a golfer scores four under par?

Condor

Sport & Leisure
46. EXCLUDING blanks, how many tiles are available in a Standard English Scrabble set?

98

Sport & Leisure
47. Which former stuntman completed the London Marathon in 2011, recording a time of approximately of 51 days?

EddieKidd

Sport & Leisure
48. Usain Bolt (Running) and Peter Bowler (Cricket) are two fine examples of nominative determinism. On a similar theme, who was the winner of the 2003 World Series of Poker main event, and is credited with the boom in popularity of online poker?

Chris Moneymaker

Random Fillers
49. Which TV entertainer's name is an anagram of I'm a merry bachelor?

Michael Barrymore

Random Fillers
50. And finally, if February is the shortest month of the year, which is the longest?

October