Latest questions: 27 February 2024

Published in 2023, Who Am I? is the "candid" autobiography of which frequently wayward England rugby international?		Danny Cipriani
Give either the title or the author of the winner of the 1992 Man Booker Prize, which won the Golden Man Booker Prize (awarded to celebrate 50 years of the Prize) in 2018.		The English Patient, by Michael Ondaatje
Which Hollywood film director bought a vineyard in 1975, with the proceeds of one of his best–known films, and is said (by Britannica) to have "made far more money with his wine–making side hustle than by making movies"?		Francis Ford Coppola
Death Valley – the lowest place in North America, thought to be the hottest place on Earth in summer – is part of which desert?		The Mojave Desert
Named after the militias formed during the War of Independence, what is currently the USA's only operational land–based intercontinental ballistic missile?		The Minuteman
What was the English title of the critically acclaimed, award–winning French romantic comedy film, released in 2001, that starred Audrey Tatou as a Paris waitress who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better while dealing with her own isolation?		Amélie
Opened in 1914 and bought by the city council 50 years later, in which English city is the Alhambra Theatre?		Bradford
What name do geographers give to a 'trough' in a system of folded rocks (the opposite of an anticline)?		A syncline
Name the younger sister of a famous British Formula 1 driver, who was European Ladies' Rally Champion five times between 1958 and 1965		Pat Moss
Which film, released in 2001, was the first winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature?		Shrek
Opened in 1973 by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Sherman Theatre is in which British city?		Cardiff
The Lord Chancellor's breakfast – a reception held in early October in Westminster Hall (following a service in Westminster Abbey) marks the start of what?		The legal year
In ancient Latin literature, who is usually considered to be the mother of Cupid?		Venus
Which jockey won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe a record fifth and sixth time in 2017 and 2018?		Frankie Dettori
Sue Carr was sworn in on the 1st of October 2023 as the first woman to hold which office?		Lady Chief Justice
What was the name of the second Blue Peter pet, and the first cat?		Jason
Which popular fruit comes from a plant with the scientific or Latin name Musa acuminata?		The (Cavendish) banana
Who said to Lord Grey, in the 19th century, "You are an Englishman, and have subsequently drawn the greatest prize in the lottery of life"?		Cecil Rhodes
Which court astronomer to Queen Elizabeth I is said to have coined the term 'British Empire', and inspired the character of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest? He may also be referred to in Spenser's The Faerie Queen.		John Dee
Which critically–acclaimed HBO comedy–drama series, first broadcast between 2018 and 2023, starred Brian Cox as the patriarch of the Roy family, owners of global media and entertainment conglomerate?		Succession
Who played Varinia, the fictional wife of the title character, in the 1960 film Spartacus?		Jean Simmons
Which edible European flatfish is characterised by its smooth brown skin, with distinctive red spots and a bony ridge behind the eyes?		The plaice
Widely used as a fuel since the early twentieth century, natural gas consists primarily of which gaseous compound?		Methane
At which British stadium did a crowd of 149,415 – still the British record, and a record for an internatiional match in Europe – attend a football match in 1937?		Hampden Park (Glasgow)
Monmore Green Stadium is a greyhound racing venue (which also hosted speedway, until 2023) in which English city?		Wolverhampton
Which song, now regarded as a classic of "Southern rock", was written by the Southern rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd as a rebuttal to the Canadian–born singer–songwriter Neil Young, some of whose lyrics criticise attitudes to race in the southern United States?		Sweet Home Alabama
Who played Bo 'The Bandit' Darville, in the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit?		Burt Reynolds
Which building in Arlington, Virginia, is the headquarters of the US Department of Defense, for which its name has become a metonym?		The Pentagon
The name of which Middle Eastern street food, derived from the doner kebab, originates in a Turkish word meaning 'turning'?		Shawarma
The cheesesteak sandwich is a characteristic street food of which US city?		Philadelphia
Fuchka is a Bengali variant of which Indian street food, consisting of deep–fried breaded spheres filled with potato, onion, or chickpeas, often spiced with tamarind chutney, chili powder or chaat masala?		Panipuri
The 'parmo' – a breaded cutlet of chicken or pork topped with a white béchamel sauce and cheese – is a popular street food in which English town, city or region?		Middlesbrough (Teesside)

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Latest questions: 27 February 2024