Latest questions: 12 February 2019

This week's questions are from those set for Week 12 of the 2018–19 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Church House Bollington.

Which song, originally an instrumental hit in 1958 for Elias and his Zig Zag Jive Flutes, became a favourite on the football terraces after it was a top ten hit in 1980 for the Piranhas, who added words, including the chorus "The whole thing's daft, I don't know why, you have to laugh or else you cry" (etc.)?		Tom Hark
Which hairstyle, where the hair is worn short at the sides and long at the back, was popular in the 1980s and early 90s, until derided by the Beastie Boys (according to the Oxford English Dictionary)? It shares its name with a family of fishes.		The mullet
Situated on the railway line exactly half way between Sydney and Melbourne, its name meaning "many crows" in the local (aboriginal) language, what is the largest inland city in New South Wales?		Wagga Wagga
What's the first name of the father of Gary, Phil and Tracey Neville?		Neville
Which major international tourist destination in the western part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia – about 25 kilometres (16 miles) north–west of Tahiti – is famous for its aqua–centric luxury resorts?		Bora Bora
Who was Commander–in–Chief of the British Expeditionary Force for the first 18 months of the First World War?		Sir John French
What's the only country in the world that's named after a real (i.e. not fictitious, legendary or mythological) woman?		St. Lucia
Which country has laid claim to the part of Antarctica that it has named Queen Maud Land?		Norway
In which city would you find the arch known as the Gateway of India?		Mumbai (f.k.a. Bombay)
In which US city would you find the Space Needle (built in 1962 for the World's Fair)?		Seattle
In which American state was the "action–comedy" television series The Dukes of Hazzard set?		Georgia
Which pop singer has been married to Robert Fripp (best known as the guitarist and leader of the progressive rock group King Crimson) since 1986?		Toyah Willcox
Which children's television series, first broadcast on BBC1 from 1986–7, was centred around a boys' football team (Glipton Grasshoppers) and their enthusiastic Geordie manager, and was written by Geordie darts commentator and television personality Sid Waddell?		Jossy's Giants
Who replaced Nick Grimshaw as the presenter of Radio 1's Breakfast Show, in August 2018?		Greg James
In netball, for how long is a player allowed to hold the ball before passing or shooting?		3 seconds
The Hollywood actor Edward G. Robinson was born (Emmanuel Goldenberg) in which European capital city?		Bucharest
It was announced in November 2018 that a Formula One Grand Prix would be held for the first time in 2020, in which country?		Vietnam
Who founded the 7th century religious community that became Paisley Abbey (in Renfrewshire, Scotland), going on to become patron saint of the town, whose football club is named after him?		St. Mirin (Mirren)
At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, who scored England's decisive fifth penalty in the shootout against Colombia (with the score at 3–3)?		Eric Dier
Which battle of 42 BC proved decisive in the Wars of the Second Triumvirate, when Mark Antony and Octavian defeated Brutus and Cassius?		Philippi
What's the Italian name of the sweet bread loaf, originally from the Milan area, popular at Christmas and New Year?		Panettone
Named after its Italian inventor, what's a Gigli saw used for?		Bone cutting (amputation)
Hanse House and Marriott's Warehouse – the only surviving Hanseatic League buildings in the UK – are in which English port – the most important one in mediaeval times?		King's Lynn
'The Three Commas Club' is a metonym for what specific type of people?		Billionaires
Born Mary Gertrude Johnstone in 1916, which English pianist chose eight of her own recordings on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, in 1979?		Dame Moura Lympany
Who led the victorious army at the Battle of Edington in AD 878?		King Alfred (the Great)
Who wrote the music and lyrics for the musical Kinky Boots – which opened in Chicago in October 2012, on Broadway five months later, and in the West End in September 2015?		Cyndi Lauper
Which golf course on the Firth of Clyde, four times the venue for the Open Championship, was bought by the Trump Organisation in 2014?		Turnberry
In the 2016 television docu–drama series The People v. O. J. Simpson, who played O. J. Simpson?		Cuba Gooding Jr.
What's the highest number used in a standard game of bingo?		90
Which Peanuts character is always depicted surrounded by a cloud of dust and dirt?		Pig–Pen
Which popular children's author wrote the autobiographical volumes Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984) and Going Solo (1986)?		Roald Dahl
Name either of the two villages that were submerged by the creation of Ladybower reservoir – each of which is named, at least in part, after one of the two principal rivers that feed the reservoir.		Ashopton or Derwent
Which royal palace in London hosts an annual music festival in June (since 1993) and the world's biggest flower show in July (since 1990)?		Hampton Court
Who is the host of the ITV daytime quiz show Tenable?		Warwick Davis
Which social and political movement, founded in Manchester in 1905, adopted a colour scheme of "purple for loyalty and dignity, white for purity, and green for hope"?		The WSPU (suffragettes)
In which novel, first published in 1820, does the title character make his first appearance at a jousting tournament in Ashby–de–la–Zouch, Leicestershire?		Ivanhoe
Bridges of what type of bridge, also known as a ferry bridge or an aerial transfer bridge, can be found in Newport (Gwent/Monmouthshire), Warrington and (perhaps most famously) Middlesbrough?		Transporter bridge
Who set up the theatrical production company Really Useful Group, in 1977?		Andrew Lloyd Webber
What's the name of Donald Trump's mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, which he refers to as his Southern White House?		Mar–a–Lago
In the soap opera Dallas, which two first names were shared by Jock and J. R. Ewing, and JR's second and most favoured son?		John Ross

© Haydn Thompson 2019