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21 June 2022

Latest questions: 21 June 2022

These questions were inspired by those set for use in Week 12 of the 2021–2 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Dolphin Dragons (Questions 1 to 11) and the Park Timers (12 to 21).

Which Austrian artist, born in 1862, enjoyed a 'golden phase' in the early 20th century, when he used gold leaf in many of his paintings? Click to show or hide the answer
Which film, released in 2015, had a screenplay by Alan Bennett, based on a memoir by him, and starred Maggie Smith as the title character, whose name was Mary Shepherd? Click to show or hide the answer
In January 2022, who became the third woman – after England's Charlotte Edwards and India's Mithali Raj – to captain her national cricket side in 150 matches? She became the youngest ever captain of the Australian women's team, in 2014. Click to show or hide the answer
Who played the chauffeur, Hoke Colburn, in the 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy – which won Jessica Tandy the Best Actress Oscar? Click to show or hide the answer
Which flower, known in French as the bleuet, is a symbol of remembrance in France – particularly in relation to the First World War, equivalent to the poppy in the UK? Click to show or hide the answer
On the 6th of March 1957, what became the third African country (after Morocco and Tunisia) to gain independence – the first in sub–Saharan Africa, and the first to gain independence from Britain? Click to show or hide the answer
Which Athenian politician and general, prominent in the later stages of the city's so–called Golden Age (around 461 to 429 BC) was described by the contemporary historian Thucydides as "the first citizen of Athens"? Click to show or hide the answer
Which former BDO world champion darts player, nicknamed The Viking, died in 2021 aged 59 (after a long history of ill health)? Click to show or hide the answer
Which club finished as runners–up to Leicester City in 2016, having played in every Premier League season but last won the title in 2004? Click to show or hide the answer
At the 1966 FIFA World Cup, which team finished in third place? Click to show or hide the answer
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, who finished second behind Ben Johnson in the men's 100 metres, but was awarded the gold medal after Johnson's disqualification? Click to show or hide the answer
What's the totally non–ironic name of the social media platform founded in October 2021 by Donald Trump, and launched in February 2022? Click to show or hide the answer
How many national republics were there in the Soviet Union? It was divided up into the same number of independent republics in 1991. Click to show or hide the answer
The Rio Grande and the Mississippi River (among others) empty into which body of water? Click to show or hide the answer
In the books by J. K. Rowling (and/or the films, by various directors), what is Harry Potter's middle name? Click to show or hide the answer
Which country has won more medals, and more golds, at the Winter Olympics than any other (not counting Germany – which, if you include West Germany and East Germany, has won slightly more)? Click to show or hide the answer
According to the latest United Nations estimates (published by world–population–review.com), what is the world's most populous city? Click to show or hide the answer
Whose 'readymade' art work My Bed – controversially nominated for the Turner Prize in 1999 – was sold at auction by Christie's in 2014 for just over two and a half million pounds? Click to show or hide the answer
Formerly Managing Director of the IMF, which French politician was appointed as the fourth President of the European Central Bank in 2019? Click to show or hide the answer
Which BBC television drama series, first shown between 2013 and 2022, was inspired by a real–life street gang operating in Birmingham in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Click to show or hide the answer
In place names, particularly in Scotland and northern England, what does 'kirk' signify? Click to show or hide the answer

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