Latest questions: 28 January 2020

This week's questions are from those used in the Quarter–Finals of the Cup and Plate competitions in the 2019–20 season of Macclesfield Quiz League, set by the Sutton Mutton and the Robin Hood.

Which African country has its origins in a settlement (now its capital city) founded by the British in 1787 as a home for freed slaves?		Sierra Leone
Who was the head of Germany's military intelligence service from 1935 to 1944 – dismissed, and executed in April 1945, after being found guilty of plotting against Hitler and his regime?		Wilhelm Canaris
Which cocktail, possibly originating in the 1970s, is made with coffee liqueur, Irish cream, and orange liqueur (typically, Kahlúa, Bailey's and Grand Marnier)?		B–52
Whose body was carried from Waterloo to Hanborough on the 30th January 1965, on a special train hauled by Battle of Britain class steam locomotive number 34051?		Sir Winston Churchill
In an underground comic strip first published in Austin, Texas in 1968, how were Fat Freddy, Phineas T and Freewheelin' Franklin collectively known?		The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
Whose score of 92 as a nightwatchman (turning defeat into victory) in the second innings of the Test match against Ireland, his part in an unbeaten last wicket stand of 73 with Ben Stokes (scoring his only run right at the end!) in the third Test against Australia, and two wickets off the last two balls in the final Ashes Test, to win the match and level the series, made him the unlikely hero of the latter half of England's 2019 cricket season?		Jack Leach
Which "country pop" singer was born Eilleen (sic) Regina Edwards, in Windsor, Ontario, in 1965?		Shania Twain
In which English county is Causey Arch, the world's longest single–arch railway bridge, build in 1725–6?		Durham
Which UK motorway service station was opened in 1972 as a joint venture between John and Barbara Dunning (farmers whose land the motorway crossed) and the Birkett family (local bakers), and is still run as a family business, sensitive to the local environment and championing local produce?		Tebay
Which UK public transport comany, that has attracted criticism for unfair practices in respect of competitors (especially in bidding wars), is run by Ann Gloag and her brother Brian Souter?		Stagecoach
In the 2002 bio–pic 24 Hour Party People, who played Anthiony H. 'Tony' Wilson, the founder of Factory Records?		Steve Coogan
Which veteran US comedian and actor played Papa Elf in the 2003 film Elf?		Bob Newhart
Which fruit has an English name that comes (via French) from the Latin for 'Persian apple' (malum persicum), and a scientific (Latin) name that means 'Persian plum'?		Peach
Name one of the two letters of the alphabet that are vowels in Welsh but not in English (or in most other languages).		W
		Y
Which country produces about one third of the world's coffee?		Brazil
In which country was Sir Mo Farah – the most successful British track athlete in Olympic history – born?		Somalia
Which popular musician was made a Companion of Honour in the 2020 New Year's honours list?		Elton John
"It's a cracker!" was a catchphrase used by which comedian, born in Belfast in 1926?		Frank Carson
Which porcelain brand was named after the new village in the Ironbridge Gorge, in Shropshire, where it was produced from about 1795 to 1926?		Coalport

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