Latest questions: 29 October 2019

This week's questions are from those written for Week 4 of the 2019–20 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Park Timers and the Waters Green Rams.

Which film, originally released in 1952, has a plot that involves turning a silent film entitled The Dueling Cavalier into a musical entitled The Dancing Cavalier, in order to compete with The Jazz Singer?		Singin' in the Rain
Which musical is based on a comic strip created by Harold Gray?		Annie
In which television comedy series, created by Armando Ianucci and Chris Morris, based on their radio series On the Hour, and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1994, did Steve Coogan's character Alan Partridge first appear?		The Day Today
Which comedy panel game television show, broadcast on ITV since 2008, is hosted by Leigh Francis as Keith Lemon?		Celebrity Juice
Haematoma auris, and 'auricular haematoma', are technical terms for which condition, often found in boxers and rugby footballers?		Cauliflower ear
What was the capital of Vietnam from 1955 – later the capital of South Vietnam – whose fall to the Viet Cong on 30 April 1975 ended the Vietnam War? It was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976.		Saigon
Nullius in verba (liberally translated from the Latin as "Take nobody's word for it") is the motto of which organisation?		The Royal Society
In the human body, which tube connects the kidney to the bladder? (cf. next question)		The ureter
... and which tube (not to be confused with the above) connects the bladder to – Ahem! – the place where the urine leaves the body?		The urethra
A temperature of 38.7°C – a British record – was recorded in July 2019, in which English city?		Cambridge
Which actor, famous for action roles – notably in the Fast & Furious fanchise – was a member of England's diving team in the 1990 Commonwealth Games, and has been "romantically involved" with the model and actress Rosie Huntington–Whiteley since 2010?		Jason Statham
Phuket (a popular holiday destination) is the largest island of which country – giving its name to one of its provinces?		Thailand
Madeira and its archipelago are off the coast of which country?		Morocco
In Roald Dahl's book Esio Trot – the last published in his lifetime – what type of animal is the title character?		A tortoise
Which country's coat of arms, shown on the national flag, shows the Guayas River descending from the volcano Chimborazo, and is crested with a condor?		Ecuador
Who presented the BBC Radio 2 programme Sounds of the 60s, from 1990 until shortly before his death in 2017?		Brian Matthew
In the ITV comedy drama series Doc Martin, what's the surname of the title character?		Ellingham
In the 2019 biopic Mrs. Lowry and Son, who playes Mrs. Lowry (the artist's mother)?		Vanessa Redgrave
What's the name of the character played by Olivia Newton–John in the film version of the musical Grease? (In the original stage version, she had the surname Dumbrowski)		Sandy Olsson

© Haydn Thompson 2019