Latest questions: 11 February 2020

This week's questions are from those used in Week 13 of the 2019–20 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, set by the Weaver.

There are currently fifteen people who have earned the right to be termed EGOTs. What do the letters in this acronym stand for?		Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony
In which country was Jonas Salk – the physician who developed the first successful polio vaccine – born?		USA
At which racecourse were the remains of the horses Desert Orchid and Kauto Star buried, following their respective deaths in 2005 and 2016?		Kempton Park
Who replaced Trevor Bayliss as Head Coach of the England men's cricket team, in October 2019?		Chris Silverwood
What is the largest city (by population) in either the Western or Southern hemispheres?		São Paulo
Which river is crossed by the Prince of Wales Bridge, which was officially so renamed on 2 July 2018?		The Severn
Which carnivorous plant, native to the south–eastern USA, has the Latin name Dionaea muscipula?		Venus flytrap
What was the title of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer's comedy panel game television show – featuring 'the Dove from Above'?		Shooting Stars
What was the title of David Bowie's final album – released in 2016, on his 69th birthday and two days before his death?		Blackstar
Which European capital city's airport is named after Mother Teresa (of Calcutta)?		Tirana
Which 1944 film – a black comedy, based on a stage play of the same title – stars Cary Grant as Mortimer Brewster, a writer who discovers that the aunts who raised him are serial murderers, ministering to lonely old bachelors by ending their "suffering"?		Arsenic and Old Lace
By what name is Dylan Kwabena Mills – a pioneer of 'grime' music, born in 1984 – better known?		Dizzee Rascal
The word 'omphalic' means of or pertaining to which part of the body?		The navel
The headquarters of the airline EasyJet are in Hangar 89, at which UK airport?		Luton
Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati are the three largest cities in which US state?		Ohio
Which popular but challenging dish has a name that comes from the Portuguese for 'wine and garlic'?		Vindaloo
The name of which French stew, made with lamb or mutton, and vegetables, is sometimes said to be named after a battle of the Greek War of Independence, fought in 1827, but is more likely from the French for turnips?		Navarin
In Germany, what word – also meaning 'cyclist' – is used for a drink made with equal quantities of beer and lemonade?		Radler
Which future Prime Minister was born in Dublin on the 1st of May 1769, the son of the 1st Earl of Mornington?		Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Which inter–family quiz about television was hosted by Noel Edmonds and first broadcast on BBC1 from 1985 to 1998?		Telly Addicts

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