Latest questions: 12 November 2019

This week's questions are from those set for Week 5 of the 2018–19 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Sutton Club.

Which US Government agency, with its headquarters at Langley, Virginia, has its origins in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), founded during World War II and modelled on Britain's MI6 and Special Operations Executive (SOE)?		The Criminal Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Which is the largest country without a river?		Saudi Arabia
The islands of Raasay, Scalpay, Rona and Rum belong to the same group as which larger British island?		Skye
Which Asian country is bigger than France, Spain and Germany combined, but has a population of only just over 3 million – making it the least densely populated UN member state?		Mongolia
New Haven, New Britain and New London are cities in which US state?		Connecticut
The speech beginning "Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises" – said to be one source of inspiration for Danny Boyle's opening ceremony to the 2012 Olympics (entitled Isles of Wonder) – appears in which play by Shakespeare?		The Tempest (spoken by Caliban)
Since its revival in 2018, the French Grand Prix has returned to which circuit near Marseille – named after the drinks magnate who financed it?		Paul Ricard
How many players are there on a team, in hockey (sometimes known as field hockey)?		Eleven
The BBC "reality" television programme Castaway 2000 is best remembered for launching the career of which television presenter (who was one of the castaways)?		Ben Fogle
Who played the title role in the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia?		Peter O'Toole
What kind of molecules were first described by the Dutch chemist Gerardus Johannes Mulder, and named in 1838 by his Swedish associate Jöns Jacob Berzelius from a Greek word meaning "primary", "in the lead", or "standing in front" – because they were believed to be the most important nutrients for maintaining the structure of the body?		Proteins
Known in the USA as a 'stump', what word – from the name for a governing assembly in early Germanic society – is used in the UK for an event where one or more political candidates speak or debate?		Husting(s)
Which Arabic term for a valley is used in English for a dry riverbed, in which water may flow after heavy rain?		Wadi
Which company was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I in 1600, to trade in the Indian Ocean region, particularly in basic commodities including cotton, silk, indigo dye, salt, spices, saltpetre, tea, and opium?		The East India Company
Which word, of Norse origin, is used in Scotland to refer to a narrow inlet of the sea or river inlet?		Firth
Which short–lived British supergroup, formed in February 1969, consisted of Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and Ric Grech (pronounced gretch)?		Blind Faith
What was the title of the 2006 film about the flight that was intended to be part of the 9/11 attacks (of 2001), but which crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers attempted to take control from the hi–jackers?		United 93
When used to refer to a ship (such as the Titanic), what does 'RMS' stand for?		Royal Mail Ship

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