Latest questions: 19 November 2019

This week's questions are from those used in Week 6 of the 2018–19 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, set by the Queens.

Which island in the Solomon Islands gave its name to the first major Allied offensive of World War II against the Japanese Empire (August 1942 to February 1943)?		Guadalcanal
Which 1988 film, starring Wynona Ryder and Christian Slater and since adapted into a musical and a television series, gets its title from the fact that three of the four central characters have the same first name?		Heathers
In First Aid, the mnemonic 'ABC' is often used for basic life–saving assessment. What does ABC stand for?		Airway, Breathing, Circulation
Who was the first non–American golfer to finish at the top of the Ladies' PGA money list, won the Ladies' European Tour Order of Merit a record seven times between 1985 and 2006, and was appointed a Dame (DBE) in 2014?		Laura Davies
Who was knighted in 2018 for services to football, particularly in recognition of his support to the families and victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster?		Kenny Dalglish
Who was one of the first British pair to climb the North Face of the Eiger, and led five major Himalayan expeditions between 1970 and 1982? He was knighted in 1996		Chris Bonington
Which former cricketer was controversially knighted in Theresa May's resignation honours list, having scored over 8,000 runs in 108 Tests for England between 1964 and 1982?		Geoffrey Boycott
What are the two "impostors" that Rudyard Kipling warns about in his poem If?		Triumph and disaster
Which American tennis player's career was effectively ended at the age of 26 by a near–fatal motor vehicle accident on the 3rd of August 1989?		Tracy Austin
In the 1860s, who lived at Red House, in Bexleyheath, Kent, which he co–designed himself and which now belongs to the National Trust?		William Morris
Which UK bank was advertised as "the listening bank", prior to its rebranding in 1999 following a takeover?		The Midland
Which Belgian town has given its name to any place where mineral–rich spring water (or seawater) is used to give medicinal baths?		Spa
Which recent BBC TV drama series was based on the real–life story of the industrialist Anne Lister?		Gentleman Jack
The Irishman, starring Robert de Niro and Al Pacino, is the latest film by which director?
What's the subtitle of Episode IX of the Star Wars film series, due for release in the US next month?		The Rise of Skywalker
Which scientist is to appear on the next edition of the £50 note, due to be issued in 2021?		Alan Turing
What word or phrase has been defined by Collins English Dictionary as "the young adults of the 2010s, viewed as being less resilient and more prone to taking offence than previous generations"?		Snowflake (generation)
In which fairy tale does the title character give up her tongue, and with it her beautiful voice, in exchange for a chance to gain an immortal soul?		The Little Mermaid
Who is the newly–appointed Speaker of the House of Commons?		Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Which current West End musical includes the songs Popular and Defying Gravity?		Wicked

© Haydn Thompson 2019