Latest questions: 15 January 2019

This week's questions are from those written for Week 9 of the 2018–19 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Park Timers and the Rushton Diamonds.

The cover of the 1979 debut album by the British post–punk rock band Joy Division featured iconic artwork by Peter Saville, which was based on an image of radio waves from an astronomical object that was discovered in 1967 by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Anthony Hewish at Cambridge University. This was the first object of what type to be discovered?		Pulsar
The UCI is the world governing body of which sport?		Cycling
Which club did José Mourinho manage immediately before Chelsea (first time)? They won the UEFA Cup under him in 2002–3, and the Champions' League in 2003–4		Porto
Which coastal town in Fife is known as the 'home of golf', being home to the Royal & Ancient Golf Club?		St. Andrews
Who was appointed as Head Coach of the England netball team in 2015 – leading them to gold in the 2018 Commonwealth Games?		Tracey Neville
In 2016, which team became the first to win the ICC T20 World Cup for the second time?		West Indies
Who became Britain's most successful racehorse trainer ever in August 2018, when Frankie Dettori rode his 4,194th winner?		Mark Johnston
Which cult horror film, released in 1973, gave its name to a ride at Alton Towers that opened in March 2018?		The Wicker Man
What's the title of the verse drama by T. S. Eliot, first performed in 1935, about the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170?		Murder in the Cathedral
Who was chosen by public vote to be only the second woman honoured by a statue in Manchester (after Queen Victoria)? The statue was unveiled in St. Peter's Square in December 2018.		Emmeline Pankhurst
Which motorway serves Stansted Airport?		The M11
Which city is served by road and rail bridges over the Tay estuary, which link it to Edinburgh (via Fife and the Forth bridges)?		Dundee
What is Britain's most northerly motorway? It runs from the M9 (West of Edinburgh Airport) to Perth (via the Forth Road Bridge, which is an A road with the same number).		M90
Built by French colonists in the late 19th century, Hoa Lo prison was used during the Vietnam War for American prisoners of war, to whom it was known by what nickname?		The Hanoi Hilton
Bang Kwang prison is reputed to be one of the world's toughest, and is often known in the West by what nickname?		The Bangkok Hilton
In November 2018, who replaced Dominic Raab as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union?		Stephen Barclay
Which country allowed women to drive in 2018, for the first time?		Saudi Arabia
What name, inspired by the high–visibility jackets that protesters wore, was given to the populist, grassroots political movement for economic justice, that began in France in 2018?		Gilets jaunes (yellow vests)
Ginger and Merrylegs are friends of the title character of which classic children's book?		Black Beauty
At the time of his first single release (That's All Right, July 1954), what was Elvis Presley's occupation?		Truck driver
Which sitcom, originally broadcast on E4 (2008–10), features four teenage pupils of Rudge Park Comprehensive School (and their teacher, Mr. Gilbert)?		The Inbetweeners
Which BBC sitcom, originally broadcast from 1983 to 1986, starred Paul Nicholas and Jan Francis as former lovers Vince and Penny, who meet in a pub five years after he jilted her at the altar?		Just Good Friends
Which BBC Radio 6 Music presenter is currently standing in for Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs, while the latter is on sick leave?		Lauren Laverne
Who played (or plays) Jon Snow in the television series Game of Thrones?		Kit Harrington
Whose breakthrough role in films was the part of 13–year–old Briony Tallis in Atonement (released in 2007, when she was aged 12)?		Saoirse Ronan
Which famous English rose grower established a company with his "misanthropic" brother Alfred in 1919, which introduced the Princess Elizabeth rose in 1927? Known for his flamboyant appearance and opinions, he died in 1977, aged 78.		Harry Wheatcroft
Which punctuation mark shares its name with a body part?		The colon
Which versatile and innovative US guitarist was brought in by Gibson as a consultant in the development of a competitor to the Fender Telecaster, which was introduced in 1952 and named after him?		Les Paul
Which musical is based on Puccini's opera Madam Butterfly, reset in the context of the Vietnam War?		Miss Saigon
In The Flintstones, what's the name of the famous lawyer who cross–examines Barney Rubble in court when he and Wilma apply to adopt Bamm–Bamm?		Perry Masonry
Who played the drums, on the original (1984) recording of Do They Know it's Christmas?		Phil Collins
In 2010, RAF Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore became the first female member of which team?		The Red Arrows
What was the title of the 2018 "continuation and spin–off" of Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's film trilogy, with a largely female cast?		Ocean's 8
The name of which country comes from either the Portuguese or Spanish for 'bearded ones'?		Barbados

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