Latest questions: 15 October 2019

This week's questions are from those written for Week 2 of the 2019–20 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Sutton Mutto and the Dolphin Dragons.

Which country removed "Former Yugoslav" from the provisional name under which it was admitted to the United Nations in 1993, and inserted "North", in February this year (following the resolution of a dispute with Greece)?		(North) Macedonia (Republic of)
What name was given to the intergovernmental organization formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, comprising all former Soviet republics except the Baltic states (which continue to regard their membership in the Soviet Union as an illegal occupation)? Georgia withdrew in 2008, and Ukraine (effectively) in 2018		Commonwealth of Independent States
Which professional body has the abbreviation CIMA?		Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Which professional body has the abbreviation RCGP?		Royal College of General Practitioners
The Vale of Evesham, in Worcestershire, has a "protected food name" for which vegetable?		Asparagus
Which children's book opens "Once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it ... "?		Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
In the Poldark saga, by Winston Graham, who is the title character of the fourth novel in the series, and Ross Poldark's arch–enemy? An industrialist and businessman, he becomes enamoured of Poldark's first love, Elizabeth, eventually marrying her after she is widowed		George Warleggan
Who succeeded Tim Farron as Leader of the Liberal Democrats in July this year, havng been Deputy Leader since 2017?		Jo Swinson
What's the common name for plants of the genus Ligustrum – particularly Ligustrum vulgare and Ligustrum ovalifolium?		Privet
In Greek mythology, Persephone was tricked by Hades into eating the seeds of which fruit, after which she was obliged to spend the winter months each year in the Underworld?		Pomegranate
Which mythological figure is often accompanied by his animal companions and familiars – the wolves Geri and Freki and the ravens Huginn and Muninn, who bring him information from all over his domain?		Odin (in Norse mythology)
Which peninsula and administrative region forms the westernmost part of mainland France?		Brittany
Who bowled England's 'golden over' in the 2019 Cricket World Cup final?		Joffra Archer

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