Latest questions: 18 May 2021

This week's questions have been gleaned from those set for use in Weeks 5 and 6 of the 2011–12 season in Stockport Quiz League, by the Chunky (Questions 1 to 20) and the Tiviot (21 to 32).

The World as Will and Representation (first published in 1818, and expanded in 1844) is the best known work of which German philosopher, born in Danzig in 1788?		Arthur Schopenhauer
Which Belfast–born BBC radio newsreader replaced Eric Robson in 2019 as presenter of Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time?		Kathy Clugston
"John Thomas says good–night to Lady Jane, a little droopingly, but with a hopeful heart" is the closing line from which famous novel?		Lady Chatterley's Lover
Who played Jimmy McNulty, the central character in the HBO crime drama series The Wire?		Dominic West
The Karpas Peninsula is one of the most prominent geographical features of which island nation?		Cyprus
The badge of which motor vehicle manufacturer features a griffin, derived from the coat of arms of Falkes de Breauté – a mercenary soldier who was granted the Manor of Luton for services to King John in the thirteenth century?		Vauxhall
Mentioned in the lyrics of Creeque Alley, what was the name of the short–lived band that launched the careers of Denny Doherty and Cass Elliot, before they joined with John and Michelle Phillips to form the Mamas & the Papas?		The Mugwumps
Which rock band was formed in Leicester in 1997 by Tom Meighan (mee–un), Sergio Pizzorno, Chris Karloff and Chris Edwards – joined in 2004 by drummer Ian Matthews?		Kasabian
Which television crime drama series, first broadcast on BBC1 from 1998–99, starred Pauline Quirke in the title role, as a police detective who employs unorthodox methods?		Maisie Raine
Released in 2006, the debut album of which rock band – formed in Sheffield in 2002 – was the fastest–selling debut album in UK chart history?		Arctic Monkeys
Which former BBC executive has presented the Radio 4 obituaries programme Last Word since its launch in 2006?		Matthew Bannister
Which two–part television drama series, first broadcast on BBC1 in 2009, was based on an Orange prize–winning novel of the same title by Andrea Levy?		Small Island
Which American singer, known (according to Wikipedia) as the King of Soul, was shot dead in self–defence by a female motel manager in Los Angeles in 1964?		Sam Cooke
What German word is used in the UK for the activity or technique that's known in North America as rappel(ling) – a word of French origin?		Abseil(ing)
Which American car and truck manufacturer, founded in Detroit in 1900, is associated with the hood (or bonnet) ornament in the shape of a ram, which adorned all its cars and trucks from 1932 to 1954? It introduced the Ram pickup truck in 1981, and produced it until 2010, when it became a brand in its own right.		Dodge
What has been the family name of the Dukes of Somerset, since 1660?		Seymour
With a height of 2,599 metres (or 8,527 feet) above sea level, the Grauspitz is the highest point in which country?		Liechtenstein
Which rock group was formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, and named after a French fashion magazine?		Depeche Mode
Which Lancashire–born BBC TV and radio presenter – currently to be heard on Five Live Drive – was formerly editor–in–chief and managing director of the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport newspapers?		Tony Livesey
The durukuli or douroucouli is the only nocturnal genus of what type of creature?		Monkey
Which "Democratic Socialist" magazine, founded in 1937 by two wealthy Labour MPs, took its title from a type of public official in ancient Rome, elected to represent the plebs?		Tribune
Which fictional detective appeared in twelve novels, starting with Faceless Killers (first published in 1991, and 1997 in the UK) and ending with The Troubled Man (2009 and 2011)?		Kurt Wallander
Which brewery, described by The Independent as "Britain's first craft brewery", is named after the Derbyshire country house in whose grounds it opened in 2005? It now owns the house, but does most of its brewing in Bakewell; its best–known brews include Jaipur IPA and Bayern pils.		Thornbridge
What name is given to a type of starch, obtained from the rhizomes of certain tropical plants and widely cultivated in parts of the West Indies, which is used to make clear fruit gels and was popular in Victorian times for use in biscuits, puddings, jellies, cakes, hot sauces, and also beef tea?		Arrowroot
What's the common or English name for the two genera of ducks whose only members are the goosander, the smew, and the Brazilian, red–breasted and scaly–sided varieties?		Mergansers
Which country is, or was, allied to Scotland (from 1295) by the so–called Auld Alliance?		France
What is the capital city of the Spanish autonomous region of Aragon, and home to more than 50% of its population?		Zaragoza (Saragossa)
Which Gilbert & Sullivan opera concerns the trials and tribulations of Sir Ruthven (riven) Murgatroyd – disguised as Robin Oakapple, a Young Farmer – and his noble family, including the ghosts of several of his ancestors?		Ruddigore
In which Gilbert & Sullivan opera do the roles include three Officers of Dragoon Guards, two Poets (one Fleshly and one Idyllic), four Rapturous Maidens, a silent solicitor, and the title character – a Dairy Maid?		Patience
The 'wings' of which fish are fried with capers and black butter, in what has been described as "a classic French working man's dish"?		Skate
Which device or apparatus was originally known as the louisette, after the eighteenth–century French surgeon Antoine Louis – who built an early prototype?		The guillotine
In which Italian city was the jockey Frankie Dettori born?		Milan

© Haydn Thompson 2021