Latest questions: 26 November 2019

This week's questions are from those used in Week 7 of the 2018–19 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, set by the Royal Oak.

In medicine, the abbreviation 'COPD' is used to refer to a class of diseases that includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. What does COPD stand for?		Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Often described as the world's largest monolith, what type of rock is Ayers Rock made of?		Sandstone
Transport for London replaced the T–Charge (a £10 charge for driving older, more polluting vehicles into central London) with a ULEZ in April this year. What does ULEZ stand for?		Ultra Low Emission Zone
What's the second–largest object in the asteroid belt (after the dwarf planet Ceres)?		Vesta
Who painted Nocturne: Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge (1872–5)?		James McNeill Whistler
Who, this year, became the first English winner of the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award?
The title character of which book, made into a musical and several films, is known only as Erik?		The Phantom of the Opera
Which Spanish expression of surprise – said to be a euphemism for an anatomical reference – is a catchphrase used by Bart Simpson?		Ay, caramba!
Used as a warning, what does the German word achtung literally mean in English?		Attention
Which British weekly magazine, devoted to rock and metal music, was first published in 1981 as a one–time supplement in the music newspaper Sounds? Its title is onomatopoeic, imitating a resounding guitar chord		Kerrang!
"Fossilised fish–hooks!" was a catchphrase (used to express surprise or exasperation) of which character in children's literature?		(John Christopher Timothy) Jennings
Which toy was named 'Toy of the Century' by the British Association of Toy Retailers in January 2000?		Lego
What's the full name of the UK's Conservative Party?		The Conservative and Unionist Party
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, what's the name of Denmark's Royal castle?		Elsinore
In a literary trilogy by Mervyn Peake, published from 1946 to 1959, what's the name of the sprawling, decaying, Gothic–style castle where the family of the hero (and title character of the first novel) has lived since time immemorial? This is also the title of the trilogy, and of the second novel in the series.		Gormenghast
What's the 'official' name – after the peat bog near Wilmslow, Cheshire, in which it was found in 1984 – of a body, believed to date from between 2 BC and AD 199, and affectionately known as Pete Marsh?		Lindow Man
The actor best known for the role of Roy Batty in Blade Runner (1982), and for Guinness commercials, died earlier this year, aged 75. Voted Dutch Actor of the Century by the Netherlands public, in 1999, who was he?
March of the Volunteers – composed in 1934, and used in the 1935 film Children of Troubled Times – is the national anthem of which Asian country?		China
Which cult film, released in 2003, had the tagline "A romantic comedy. With zombies"?
In the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption, which actress appears on the first poster that Andy Dufresne uses to cover his escape tunnel? She is named in the title of the Stephen King novella on which the film is based.		Rita Hayworth
In the world of Arts and Entertainment, what does EDM stand for?		Electronic Dance Music
Who Am I, Again? is the recently–published autobiography of which British comedian?		Lenny Henry
Who plays Pennywise the Dancing Clown, the primary personification of the evil supernatural title character, in the 2017 film It and the 2019 sequel It: Chapter Two – based on a novel by Stephen King?		Bill Skarsgård skarsgard
Which annual prize for historical fiction was founded in 2010 by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleugh, and named after a writer who was closely linked to their family?		The Walter Scott Prize
Which band has been nominated a record five times for the Mercury Music Prize – the last time being in 2016 for A Moon Shaped Pool – but has never won it?		Radiohead

© Haydn Thompson 2019