Latest questions: 18 January 2022

These questions were inspired by those set for use in Week 5 of the 2021–2 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Harrington Diamonds and the .

Who is the only German player to have won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, apart from Boris Becker (not counting John McEnroe who was born in Germany)?		Michael Stich
Which East German athlete ran the 400m in 47.60 seconds in 1985 – a time that still stands today as the women's world record?		Marita Koch
Familiar to football fans through its inclusion in the name of Germany's most famous club, how is the German proper noun Bayern translated into English?		Bavaria
Which 1960s dance craze, similar to the Twist, was associated with James Brown and was mentioned (along with the Twist) in Do You Love Me – a song written by Berry Gordy, which was a UK No. 1 hit for Brian Poole & the Tremeloes in 1963?		The Mashed Potato
Which ore of mercury is the source of the brilliant red pigment known as vermilion?		Cinnabar
Which artist collaborated with the Spanish film director Luis Buñuel on the silent surrealist short films Un Chien Andalou (1929 ) and L'Age d'Or (1930)?		Salvador Dalí dali
The forget–me–not is the symbol of which UK–based charitable organisation, founded in 1979?		The Alzheimer's Society
What's the common name for the flowering plant in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) with the scientific name Nigella damascena?		Love–in–a–mist
Who starred in the films Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence and The Last Temptation of Christ (released in 1983 and 1988 resepectively)?		David Bowie
Which two–word French phrase, commonly used in English, literally translates as 'to know to do'?		Savoir faire
The name of which English professional football club is an anagram of 'sweat in the mud'?		West Ham United
What type of bet is often abbreviated to 'acca'?		Accumulator
The eastern cut–off and the western roll are techniques that were formerly used in which athletics event?		High jump
Which newspaper, published in Edinburgh, celebrated its bicentenary on the 25th of January 2017?		The Scotsman
What Arabic word means 'forbidden', and is the opposite of halal?		Haram
What name is or was shared by the first male British citizen to receive a COVID–19 vaccine and the person who was placed fifth in the BBC's 2002 poll of the Greatest Britons?		William Shakespeare
In the Preface to which of his books did Charles Dickens write, "like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is ... "?		David Copperfield
What's the title of the South Korean survival drama television series, streamed on Netflix in 2021, in which players risk their lives in a series of deadly children's games for financial gain?		Squid Game
In Arthurian legend, which magical island was first mentioned by Geoffrey of Monmouth in 1136, as the place where King Arthur's sword Excalibur was made?		Avalon
First published in 2021, This Much Is True is the autobiography of which octogenarian English actress and media personality?		Miriam Margolyes
Who played the title role in Armando Ianucci's 2019 comedy–drama film, The Personal History of David Copperfield?		Dev Patel
What is Oxford University Press's Word of the Year for 2021?		Vax
When Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain wrote "It's better to fade out than to fade away" at the end of his suicide note, in 1994, he was quoting a lyric by which aging rocker?		Neil Young
Brother and sister Steve and Suzie Fletcher are two of the "stars" of which BBC television programme, first broadcast in 2017?		The Repair Shop
The media career of which former Arsenal and England footballer includes Football Focus, BBC Olympic coverage in 2021, and the daytime quiz show The Tournament?		Alex Scott
Which city in New Jersey, on the west bank of the Hudson River opposite Manhattan, was the birthplace of Frank Sinatra?		Hoboken
Which popular music superstar published an autobiography in 2019, entitled Me?		Elton John
Which comedy superstar published an autobiography in 2019, entitled Windswept and Interesting?		Billy Connolly
What's the most famous exhibit in the Galleria dell'Accademia (Gallery of the Academy), Florence?		Michelangelo's David

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