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14 January 2020

Latest questions: 14 January 2020

This week's questions are from those used in Week 10 of the 2019–20 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, set by the Plough Horntails and the Harrington 'B'.

In which city was the word 'ghetto' first used, for an area where Jews were forced to live from 1516 until 1797? Click to show or hide the answer
In which US state does the Missouri river rise? Click to show or hide the answer
On an Ordnance Survey map (1:50,000 or 1:25,000) two chevrons on a road indicate a gradient of at least what value? Click to show or hide the answer
The name of which country comes from the Spanish word for 'depths', after an alleged remark by Columbus? Click to show or hide the answer
Which war was was ended by the Paris Peace Accords – signed on 27 January 1973? Click to show or hide the answer
Which city gave its name to the 1962 agreement by which the USA agreed to supply Polaris missiles to the UK, and in return gained a submarine base at Holy Loch in the Firth of Clyde? Click to show or hide the answer
Which Spanish city gave its name to the treaty of 1529 that defined the areas of Castilian (Spanish) and Portuguese influence in Asia? Click to show or hide the answer
Margaret Beaufort was the wife of the Earl of Richmond, and the mother of which English king? Click to show or hide the answer
Which model and actress, the grand–daughter of a famous novelist, took a fatal drug overdose in 1996, aged 42 – 35 years, almost to the day, after her grandfather's suicide by gunshot? Click to show or hide the answer
Name either one of the American tennis players who won 20 Grand Slam doubles titles between 1942 and 1957. Between them, they also won 12 singles titles, 18 mixed doubles, and 2 other ladies' doubles – total 72 Click to show or hide the answer
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Which car manufacturing company was founded in Detroit in 1902 by engineer and inventor Henry Leland, after Henry Ford left the company that bore his name (going on to found the present Ford Motor Company in 1903)? Click to show or hide the answer
Which company, founded in Detroit in 1903, opened its first manufacturing plant outside the USA in Trafford Park, Manchester, in 1911? Click to show or hide the answer
Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov, two Russian–born Professors at Manchester University, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 for "groundbreaking experiments" regarding which two–dimensional material? Click to show or hide the answer
Which cricketer, who retired from all forms of the game in 2013 following his 200th Test match, was known to his fans as 'the Little Master', 'the Master Blaster', or even 'the God of Cricket'? Click to show or hide the answer
Which darts player, nicknamed Wolfie, was BDO World Champion in 2007, 2010 and 2011, and captain of the England team from 1993 to 2013? Click to show or hide the answer
What is or was the surname of painters and illustrators N. C. (Newell Convers), Andrew and Jamie – three generations of the same family from Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, where their home and studio is now a museum? Click to show or hide the answer
What is the standard capacity of a normal–sized wine bottle – often used to indicate the relative capacity of bottles of other sizes (for example, a magnum is two bottles)? Click to show or hide the answer
Which French microbiologist proved in 1857 that alcoholic fermentation was conducted by living yeasts and not by a chemical catalyst? Click to show or hide the answer
Who was the captain of Celtic's European Cup–winning team of 1967, and as such the first British player to lift the trophy? He died in 2019, aged 79. Click to show or hide the answer
Which multi–role strike aircraft, manufactured by European consortium Panavia (and nicknamed the Tonka), was retired by the RAF in 2019 after 39 years' service in the Gulf and Bosnia, among other places? Click to show or hide the answer
On 27 September 2019, while replacing its Tornado fleet, the RAF took delivery of its 160th and last example of which European multi–role fighter, manufactured by the Eurofighter consortium, which had entered service in 2003? Click to show or hide the answer
Which single–seat multi–role combat aircraft, manufactured in the USA by Lockheed Martin, replaced the RAF's BAE Harrier GR9 fleet in 2010, and is intended to be "Britain's primary strike aircraft for the next three decades"? Click to show or hide the answer
What's the name of the CIA operative who returned to the USA claiming diplomatic immunity in September 2019, three weeks after allegedly causing the death of 19–year–old motor cyclist Harry Dunn while driving on the wrong side of the road, shortly after leaving RAF Croughton, in Northamptonshire? Click to show or hide the answer
What word is used to refer to someone who is versed in the law, as a judge, lawyer or scholar? Click to show or hide the answer
How many counties are there in the Republic of Ireland? Click to show or hide the answer
In UK Government circles, what do the initials COBR (often rendered as COBRA) stand for? Click to show or hide the answer
Who became the first woman to win a match at the BDO World Darts Championships, when she beat Ted Evetts in the first round at the recent tournament? Click to show or hide the answer
Who was named last month as the next Governor of the Bank of England, set to replace Mark Carney in March 2020? Click to show or hide the answer
The American Professor Robert H. Goddard was a pioneer in which field of technology? Click to show or hide the answer
What are birds doing when they nidificate? Click to show or hide the answer
In which subject did Prince William graduate from St. Andrews University in 2005? Click to show or hide the answer
What name has been given to the Aston Martin–badged, limited production hybrid sports car, built in collaboration with Red Bull Racing and several other manufacturers, as a track–oriented car that can be used and enjoyed on the road? Shown from 2016, production is due to begin in 2020 Click to show or hide the answer
What word do naturalists use to refer to a young bat? Click to show or hide the answer
What's the name of the Estate in Windsor Home Park, which includes Queen Victoria's Mausoleum, and the Royal Burial Ground alongside it, as well as a House (used by the Royal Family for entertaining – including the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's wedding reception in 2018) and a Cottage which became the UK home of the aforesaid Duke & Duchess in 2019? Click to show or hide the answer

© Haydn Thompson 2020