Latest questions: 13 February 2018

This week's questions are from those written for Week 12 of the 2017–18 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Harrington 'B' and the Park Timers.

In which year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?		1986
What is the governing body of world tennis?		International Tennis Federation (ITF)
Which French former rally driver has been President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) – the governing body of world motor sport – since 2009?		Jean Todt
Which President of UEFA (elected in 2007) was banned from all football–related activities for 8 years, in December 2015 (along with Sepp Blatter) over a $2 million payment made to him by FIFA in 2011?		Michel Platini
What name was given to the independent companies of militia that were raised from loyalist Highland clans for policing and peacekeeping duties, following the first Jacobite Rebellion (of 1715)?		The Black Watch
Who provided the voice of Paddington Bear, in Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017)?		Ben Whishaw
Which African country changed its flag in 2017, by adding red bands at the top and bottom (to a yellow star and upward–pointing crescent on a green field)?		Mauritania
Since Mauritania added red bands to its flag, what is the only country whose flag doesn't have red, white or blue?		Jamaica
Which prestigious magazine was founded in 1892 by US businessman Arthur Baldwin Turnure, to report on New York society? It was bought in 1905 by Condé Nast, who targeted it at women and began publishing outside the USA.		Vogue
Approximately 28% of the Yorkshire Dales National Park is in which county?		Cumbria
Which city is served by Benazir Bhutto International Airport?		Islamabad
What year gives its 'name' to the war during which British troops occupied Washington and set fire to many public buildings, including the White House (then known as the Presidential Mansion) and the Capitol?		1812
Which band, founded in 1983 by Paul Heaton, often referred to themselves as "the fourth best band in Hull"?		The Housemartins
Which word, of uncertain origin, was chosen by Robert Baden–Powell to denote a large gathering of Scouts – the first being held at Kensington Olympia in 1920?		Jamboree
Which supporter represents Scotland in the UK's Royal Coat of Arms (as opposed to the English lion)?		Unicorn
What term is most commonly used in the British Isles for a black and white horse?		Piebald
Which drink was created in British India, when army officers began mixing quinine (which they took to combat malaria) with soda water and tonic to make the quinine more palatable? It was first produced commercially in 1858.		Tonic water
Which Prime Minister led the National (coalition) Government that took Britain out of the Gold Standard in 1931?		Ramsay MacDonald
Who became Italy's youngest ever Prime Minister, when elected in 1922?		Benito Mussolini
Which Dutch brewer sponsored European rugby union's most prestigious international club competition, from its inauguration in 1995 until 2013?		Heineken
What colour is the blood of an octopus (normally)?		Blue
Smiling Buddha was the code name for the first nuclear weapon test carrried out, in 1974, by which country?		India
In the Old Testament, what's the name of the wealthy land–owner who is obliged to marry Ruth in order to carry on the inheritance of their interlinked families – going on to become the great–grandfather of David?		Boaz
Who played both Kray twins in the 2015 film Legend?		Tom Hardy
In which London building did Margaret Thatcher die, after suffering a stroke, having lived there for the last four months of her life after experiencing difficulty negotiating the stairs at her flat in Chester Square, Belgravia?		The Ritz Hotel
Who directed the films The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)?		Guy Ritchie
What stretches (according to some – e.g. Wikipedia) from the city of Dandong in the east to Lop Lake in the West?		Great Wall of China
In which British city was the future Prime Minister Tony Blair born?		Edinburgh
In which country was Julian Assange, the founder of the website Wikileaks, born?		Australia
In Which California city, part of the San José conurbation, does Apple Inc. have its headquarters?		Cupertino

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