Latest questions: 10 December 2020

This week's questions are from those used in Week 8 of the 2019–20 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, set by the Brewers Arms and the Nags Head.

To which ethnic group do the majority of the population of Cambodia belong?		The Khmer
Which mammal has a name that's derived from the Greek word for a womb – perhaps indicating that surprisingly, given its nature, it has one?		The dolphin
In the book and film Watership Down, what's the name of the warren that the rabbits leave to start a new life at Watership Down?		Sandleford
Up to and including 2016, the Turner Prize was only open to artists below what age?		50
Belgium was established as an independent state, and Leopold I was installed as King of the Belgians, following riots in Brussels at the beginning of which decade of the 19th century?		1830s
Flourishing between around 1300 and 500 BC in the region that is now the states of Veracruz and Tabasco, in south–central Mexico, what is known as Mesoamerica's first civilisation? The people are best known today for their artwork, particularly the so–called 'colossal heads'; they also built the Great Pyramid at La Venta, which was abandoned around 400 BC "after 500 years of pre–eminence"		The Olmecs
Who played 299 League games in goal for Sheffield United between 1894 and 1905, and won one cap for England in 1897? He is said to have been 6'4" tall, and rumoured to have weighed 24 stone by the end of his career.		William 'Fatty' Foulke
In which Mediaeval 'martial game' would two armoured horsemen, each armed with a lance, ride towards each other at speed and try to break their lance on their opponent's shield, or unseat him?		Jousting
In the Wimbledon Championships, how many seeds are there in each of the two main Singles competitions (Gentlemen's and Ladies')?		32
The 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd books of the Old Testament are known as the Poetic Books. Psalms and Proverbs are two of them; name one of the other three.		Job
		Ecclesiastes
		The Song of Solomon
Which ancient Indian religion is often said to have been founded around 500 BC by Mahavira (a.k.a. Vardhamana), although its followers regard him as the 24th in a lineage of tirthankaras (saviours and teachers) through whom they trace their traditions back to around 900 BC?		Jainism
In the Jewish religion, the Ketubah is a contract of what?		Marriage
Which Christian theological movement began in Poland in the mid–sixteenth century, and first become formalised in Britain in 1774, when Theophilus Lindsey organised meetings with the polymath Joseph Priestley at Essex Street Church in London?		Unitarianism
Who was Jim Henson's principal collaborator on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and the 1982 film The Dark Crystal – the voices of Cookie Monster, Bert and Grover on Sesame Street, and Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal and Sam Eagle on the Muppets?		Frank Oz
Who is the youngest player ever to take part in a World Cup finals tournament, the youngest to score in a League Cup final, and the youngest to score in an FA Cup final?		Norman Whiteside
In which film, released in 1970, did Jenny Agutter gush the line "Daddy! My Daddy!"?		The Railway Children
In which 1979 film might you hear the line "'e's not the Messiah – 'e's a very naughty boy!"?		(Monty Python's) Life of Brian
Who came to the Japanese throne in May 2019, following the abdication of his father Akihito?		Naruhito
Which team defeated the Houston astros in the 2019 Baseball World Series?		Washington Nationals
Which ill–fated ITV soap opera, set in Salford and intended as a "companion" to Coronation Street, was first broadcast in 1985 but axed after just under a year?		Albion Market
17–year–old David Balfour is the central character and narrator of which historical adventure novel, first published in 1886?		Kidnapped
Who was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team?		Alan Ball
What name, subsequently used for breeds of cattle and horse, was originally given to early British settlers, and their descendants, in what is now the US state of Florida – using a historical term for a joker (i.e. anyone who tells jokes) or braggart?		Florida cracker
Which superhero, who first appeared in 1977 in the British comic 2000AD, has since been played on film by Sylvester Stallone (in 1995) and Karl Urban (in 2012)?		Judge Dredd
Which show, created by Alex Horne for the Edinburgh Fringe in 2010, and currently being broadcast on Dave and Channel 4, features Greg Davies issuing bizarre challenges to five regular contestants – usually comedians – assisted by Horne, who also acts as umpire?		Taskmaster
What name (meaning 'rapidity' or 'speed' in Tagalog, and originally used for a Philippine comic book hero created in 1947) was given to the tropical cyclone that caused widespread destruction in Japan in October 2019, causing some matches in the Rugby World Cup to be cancelled?		Hagibis
Which American financier and convicted sex offender, a friend of Prince Andrew, committed suicide in jail in August 2019?		Jeffery Epstein
Guy Garvey, the lead singer of Elbow, is married to the actress Rachael Stirling. Who is her well–known actress mother?		Diana Rigg
Specially–selected pre–teenaged girls are worshipped as Kumari, or 'living goddesses' – manifestations of the divine female energy or devi – by certain Hindus in which country?		Nepal
What's the name of the American technology entrepreneur, whose friendship with Boris Johnson from 2012 (when she was living in London and he was Mayor of London) came to national attention in September 2019 when he became Prime Minister, triggering allegations of conflicts of interest?		Jennifer Arcuri
Which Grade II listed building in Windsor Home park, built in 1801 at the direction of Queen Charlotte, became the home of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2019, when it was revealed that it had been renovated at a cost to the taxpayer of £2.4 million?		Frogmore Cottage
Who was the first Scot to be voted European Footballer of the Year – and the only one, to date (winning it in 1964)?		Denis Law
Which UK city is served by the airport that opened in 1939 as Elmdon Airport?		Birmingham
Who wrote the comic book series The Sandman (published from 1989 to 1996) and the novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline and The Graveyard Book (all published between 1997 and 2008)?		Neil Gaiman
Which Greater Manchester brewery introduced 'build a rocket boys!', a beer developed in collaboration with the rock band Elbow and named after their album released at the same time, as a limited edition in 2011, and Trooper, a premium bitter made to a recipe created by Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, in 2013?		Robinsons
Whose 1962 painting Masterpiece was sold for $165 million in 2017?		Roy Lichtenstein
Which short–lived television series, first broadcast in 1975, was inspired by an H. G. Wells novel, and starred David McCallum as scientist Daniel Westin?		The Invisible Man

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