Latest questions: 14 December 2021

These questions were inspired by those set for use in Week 3 of the 2021–2 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Waters Green Weavers.

Siem Reap is the second largest city in which country, and is best known globally for its proximity to that country's best–known tourist attraction?			Cambodia
What is the UK's last city, alphabetically?			York
Flying Fish Cove – named after the ship of the Royal Navy that landed there in 1887, but often known simply as The Settlement – is the largest settlement on which island, an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean?			Christmas Island
The chimpanzee and the bonobo are the only two species in which genus of primates, named after a Greek god?			Pan
What's the name of the robotic rover launched by NASA in July 2020, to investigate "an astrobiologically relevant ancient environment" on Mars – which touched down in the crater Jezero in February 2021?			Perseverance
Which phrase, meaning 'properly and neatly organised or arranged', refers to a British seaport known for its high quality chandlery?			Shipshape and Bristol fashion
Commonly associated with Halloween, what name does a turnip, pumpkin or other root vegetable, with a face carved into it and lit from inside, share with the natural phenomenon also known as ignis fatuus or will–o'–the–wisp?			Jack–o'–lantern
Which American "action drama" television series, first broadcast between 2001 and 2010, starred Kiefer Sutherland as counter–terrorist agent Jack Bauer?			24
What was the only hit single for sisters Linda and Aisling Reynolds – known as The Reynolds Girls – which reached No. 8 in the UK charts in 1989?			I'd Rather Jack
In the world of computers, what term – derived from an Ancient Greek story – is used for any malware (i.e. malicious software) that conceals its true intent from users?			Trojan (horse)
Which genus of birds includes kestrels, hobbies and the merlin?			Falcons (Falco)
In which English county is the village of Brize Norton, which gives its name to the RAF's largest station?			Oxfordshire
Much in the news recently, what does SAGE stand for in UK government circles?			Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
Name the river and the city, on and near which (respectively) the 2021 University boat race took place.	River		Great Ouse
	City		Ely
The name of which semi–precious gemstone – a variety of beryl, pale blue or light green in colour – is derived from the Latin meaning 'water of the sea'?			Aquamarine
Which Russian–born artist – a pioneer of abstractism, also known for his landscapes with exaggerated colour – took French citizenship in the 1930s and died in Neuilly–sur–Seine in 1944, aged 77?			Wassily Kandinsky
Which place in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress gave its name to a novel first published in 1848 and a magazine that was revived in 1983 after a gap of 47 years?			Vanity Fair
In the hilarious BBC television sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!, what was the name of the local Gestapo officer – played by Richard Gibson in Series 1 to 8 and David Janson in Series 9?			Herr (Otto) Flick
In English law, what's the collective name for members of the profession of barrister within a given jurisdiction (to which lawyers are said to be "called" on qualifying as barristers)?			The Bar
Manchester Storm, a name revived in 2015 after the original club of the same name folded in 2002, play which sport?			Ice hockey
Whose 1949 painting entitled Diego y yo (Diego and Me) was sold for $34.9m (£25m) in November 2021 at Sotheby's in New York?			Fridsa Kahlo
What was the title of the 2016 bio–pic – based on a book of the same year and title – about three African American female mathematicians who worked at NASA during the Space Race?			Hidden Figures
What's the name of the actress who plays Frankie Lewis in EastEnders, who took part in Series 19 of Strictly Come Dancing (in 2021) as the first deaf contestant, and won?			Rose Ayling–Ellis
Which BBC weatherman raised over £3 million for Children In Need in November 2021 by drumming for 24 hours?			Owain Wyn Evans
What single–word title was shared by UK No. 1 singles for Fairground Attraction in 1988 and Ed Sheeran in 2017?			Perfect
Which country was named (indirectly) after the husband of Queen Mary I of England, who was the second of his four wives?			The Philippines
Zoom – which reached No. 2 in the UK in 1982 – was the only Top 20 hit for which American R&B combo, named after their drummer?			Fat Larry's Band
Which hill near Wildboarclough, in Cheshire, has one of the most distinctive profiles in the Peak District and is the second highest in the county (after Shining Tor)?			Shutlingsloe
"One slice is never enough" is an advertising slogan used for which ice cream dessert, launched by Wall's in 1982?			Viennetta
Said (by Wikipedia) to be a slang term for a midwife or a pickpocket, what's the title of the third novel by Sarah Waters, first published in 2002?			Fingersmith
Which comedy double act are or were known as Dick und Doof in Germany, Flip i Flap in Poland, and by the equivalents of 'The Whole and the Half' in Scandinavia and 'The Fat One and the Skinny One' in Iberia?			Laurel & Hardy

© Haydn Thompson 2021