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22 October 2019

Latest questions: 22 October 2019

This week's questions are from those written for Week 3 of the 2019–20 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the British Flag.

Which country will host the next Rugby World Cup, in 2023? Click to show or hide the answer
Which city has hosted the Russian Grand Prix since its re–introduction in 2014 (after a gap of exactly 100 years) – and gives its name to the circuit on which it's held? Click to show or hide the answer
What was the title of the Beatles' surreal comedy television film, first broadcast (in black & white) on BBC1 on Boxing Day 1968 and repeated on BBC2 (in colour) on 5 January 1968? Click to show or hide the answer
Which film won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards, held in February this year? Click to show or hide the answer
Which film, a psychological thriller released in 1987, is the origin of the phrase "bunny boiler"? Click to show or hide the answer
According to the Old Testament, who was thrown into a lions' den, for praying to the God of Israel – but was unharmed, claiming that God had sent an angel to close the lions' mouths? Click to show or hide the answer
What name has been given to the 25th James Bond film, due for release on the 3rd of April 2020? Click to show or hide the answer
Which Spanish city did the warlord known as El Cid capture from the Moors in 1094, following a two–year siege? He ruled it as his personal fiefdom for five years, but died when it was besieged by the Almoravids (a Berber Muslim dynasty, centred on Morocco) Click to show or hide the answer
What's the closest translation into English of El Gordo – the colloquial name for the weekly Spanish lottery whose full official name is El Gordo de la Primitiva? Click to show or hide the answer
Which American gymnast became the most decorated competitor in World Championships history earlier this month when she won nine gold medals, bringing her career total to nineteen? Click to show or hide the answer
Which "Game of physical skill" has a name that's derived from a Swahili word meaning 'to build' Click to show or hide the answer
Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh play the main protagonists in which BBC spy thriller television series? Click to show or hide the answer

© Haydn Thompson 2019