Latest questions: 9 February 2021

This week's questions have mainly been gleaned from those set for use in Weeks 14 and 15 of the 2016–17 season in Stockport Quiz League, by the Star (Questions 1 to 20) and the Railway (Questions 21 to 36).

Richard Crossman (1970–2) and Anthony Howard (1972–8) are two of the past editors of which weekly magazine, founded in 1913?		New Statesman
The singer–songwriter Bruno Mars (real name Peter Gene Hernandez) was born in 1985, in which American state capital?		Honolulu
Which former US president died on the same day as his predecessor, under whom he'd served as vice–president?		Thomas Jefferson
Give either of the first names of the Irish–American novelist J. P. Donleavy, who died in 2017 aged 91.		James or Patrick
What name was commonly used in English, from the 16th century until the early 19th, for the coastal regions of North Africa?		Barbary
Which singing superstar was replaced in 1970, in the vocal group in which she made her name, by Jean Terrell?		Diana Ross
In Coronation Street, what was the nickname of Emily Bishop's 'eco–warrior' nephew, Geoffrey (who appeared from 1997 to 2003)? Emily herself left the Street in 2015 to join him in Peru, working to save the environment.		Spider
Jerry Harrison (keyboards and guitar), Tina Weymouth (bass), and Chris Frantz (drums) were three of the four members of which band – critically–acclaimed pioneers of the 1980s 'New Wave'?		Talking Heads
Named after its second president, and officially its capital from 1948 to 1976, Quezon City is the most populous city in which country?		The Philippines
What's the second largest island in the Inner Hebrides (after Skye)?		Mull
Commonwealth Day is normally celebrated on the second Monday of which month?		March
What Spanish word for a town, village or people, was used by early Spanish explorers to refer to Native American settlements or buildings that were permanent, as opposed to nomadic?		Pueblo
What's the sum of all the positive integers up to and including 100?		5,050 (50 x 101)
Matilda of Flanders was the consort of which King of England?		William I (Conqueror)
Matilda of Scotland – also known as Good Queen Maud, or Matilda of Blessed Memory – was the consort of which King of England?		Henry I
Matilda, Countess of Boulogne, was the consort of which King of England?		Stephen
Which Olympic sport is played on a court, 28 metres by 15 metres?		Basketball
Also known as a triple eagle or double albatross, which bird gives its name to a score of four under par on a golf hole?		The condor
Also known as an umialak, ongiuk, or anyak, what is an umiak? (It can also be spelt umiaq, umiac, oomiac or oomiak.)		A type of boat
Which hamlet near Versailles gave its name to two palaces (the Grand and Petit) built by Louis XIV in the 1670s, one of which in turn gave its name to the treaty of 1920 that formally ended hostilities in World War I between most of the Allies and the Kingdom of Hungary?		Trianon
The works of which British film director include Bullitt (1968) and The Dresser (1983)?		Peter Yates
Born in 1955 in Grodno, Belarus (actually about 150 miles from Minsk), and achieving worldwide fame in the 1970s, who is nicknamed 'the Sparrow from Minsk'?		Olga Korbut
What name is used in English for the small female rabbit created by the Dutch writer and illustrator Dick Bruna, who died in 2017, aged 89? The rabbit appeared in approximately 30 books for young children, between 1953 and 2019.		Miffy
Which British triathlete won the Ironman World Championship in three consecutive years, (2007–9)? She missed the 2010 event through illness, but won again in 2011.		Chrissie Wellington
Who directed the films Planet of the Apes, Patton, Nicholas and Alexandra, Papillon, and The Boys from Brazil (all released between 1968 and 1978)? Patton won him the Academy Award for Best Director.		Franklin J. Schaffner
Which cocktail, probably invented in the United States, some time during or after the mid–1970s, is made with vodka (officially vodka citron), triple sec, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed or sweetened lime juice?		Cosmopolitan
Which musical has lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, is based on Thornton Wilder's play The Matchmaker (a reworking of his earlier play The Merchant of Yonkers), was first performed in 1964, and includes the songs Put On Your Sunday Clothes and Before the Parade Passes By?		Hello, Dolly!
Bella Swan is the central character in which series of books and films?		Twilight
The Angus Prune Tune was the 'playoff' theme (i.e. always played at the end) of which BBC Radio comedy sketch show?		I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
What type of snake has a name that's the Portuguese word for a snake?		The cobra
In which Oscar–nominated 1957 film are none of the characters named, until the very end when two of them exchange surnames (Davis and McCardle)?		12 Angry Men
In the aforementioned 12 Angry Men, who played Juror No. 3 – the last to hold out for a guilty verdict?		Lee J. Cobb
Which popular and long–running ITV crime drama series features characters created by the Warwickshire–born writer Caroline Graham?		Midsomer Murders
Which German physician, regarded as the founder of modern bacteriology, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905 for his research into tuberculosis?		Robert Koch
Which poet wrote these words? "I know that I shall meet my fate / Somewhere among the clouds above / Those that I fight I do not hate / Those that I guard I do not love"		W. B. Yeats
Who designed, wrote and illustrated the award–winning children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar – first published in 1969?		Eric Carle
What's the name of the Meeting Clerk from the Cheshire Association of Local Councils, who won plaudits for her assertive handling of a recent online meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee of the Parish Council in the suburban village of Handforth?		Jackie Weaver

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