Latest questions: 27 November 2018

This week's questions are from those written for Week 6 of the 2018–19 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Waters Green Lemmings and the Harrington 'B'.

Which Byzantine emperor, who ruled from AD 610 to 641, introduced Greek as the official language of the Byzantine Empire?		Heraclius
Which English philosopher supported the right to revolt in Two Treatises on Government (1690), and is commonly known (according to Wikipedia) as the Father of Liberalism?		John Locke
Who alienated the Prince Regent in 1813 by asking his friend Lord Alvanley "Who's your fat friend?" when the Prince 'blanked' him and another host of the Masquerade Ball?		'Beau' Brummell
Which boxer was, or is, sometimes referred to as the Galveston Giant?		Jack Johnson
Which Formula One racing driver is known as 'the Iceman'?		Kimi Räikkönen raikkonen
Which flowering plant, popular with gardeners and as a gift for growing indoors, gives its name to the genus that includes onions and garlic?		Amaryllis
Who won an Oscar for his performance as Winston Churchill in the 2017 film Darkest Hour?		Gary Oldman
In which city are four of the most popular operas set? It's named in the title of one of them.		Seville
Starting with the ballad tradition, who is commonly shown as the only one of the Merry Men present at the death of Robin Hood?		Little John
Which English actor, singer and songwriter was Joan Collins's second husband (from 1963 to 1970)?		Anthony Newley
Which English actor and singer wrote many songs with Leslie Bricusse, including What Kind of Fool Am I? and the theme to Goldfinger?		Anthony Newley
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284–1312) was the 'favourite' of which English king?		Edward II
Which elderly, deluded thespian is Steve Delaney's most famous comic creation?		Count Arthur Strong
What was the title of the best–selling 1996 autobiography of convicted drug smuggler Howard Marks, which became his 'cognomen'?		Mr. Nice
Which band, formed in Salford in 1976, was originally known as Warsaw? They changed it in early 1978 to avoid confusion with the short–lived London punk band Warsaw Pakt		Joy Division
What name is used to refer to a dictionary of place names?		Gazetteer
What's the only band in which every member has composed more than one No. 1 single?		Queen
Which American guitarist and vocalist was a co–founder of Chic, and has also produced records for David Bowie, Diana Ross, Daft Punk, Sister Sledge, Sam Smith, Duran Duran and INXS (among others)?		Nile Rodgers
In which US state is Stanford University?		California
Who, in 1643, was the first European to visit Fiji?		Abel Tasman
The French Grand Prix returned to the Formula 1 calendar in 2018, for the first time in ten years – at which circuit, where it was last held in 1990?		Circuit Paul Ricard
Which 1954 film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, stars James Stewart, whose character is confined to a wheelchair throughout?		Rear Window
What is the real surname of the comedian and TV presenter Graham Norton?		Walker
Which song, written by Roy Orbison for his wife, whom he married in 1957, was recorded in 1958 by the Everly Brothers, backing All I Have to Do is Dream in a double A–side? The record gave them their first UK No. 1		Claudette

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