Latest questions: 24 May 2022

These questions were inspired by those set for use in Week 9 of the 2021–2 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Poachers.

In the 2019 Cricket World Cup, which England batter scored a record 17 sixes in the match against Afghanistan?		Eoin Morgan
In 2021, when cricket's The Hundred tournament was held for the first time, which team won the men's competition?		Southern Brave
What was the code name for the British operation carrying fuel and other supplies to Malta (under Axis siege) in August 1942?		Operation Pedestal
Lillie Langtry, Lady Randolph (Jennie) Churchill (mother of Sir Winston), Sarah Bernhardt and Alice Keppell were four of the lovers or mistresses of which British monarch?		Edward VII
Who played the title role in the 1963 film Cleopatra?		Elizabeth Taylor
Which actress has been married to the actors Jonny Lee Miller, Billy Bob Thornton and Brad Pitt?		Angelina Jolie
Which country changed the name of its capital city to Nur–Sultan in 2019, in honour of its outgoing President?		Kazakhstan
What can be defined as a mixture of two or more chemical elements, at least one of which is a metal?		An alloy
The name of which African capital city is an anagram of that of the river on which it stands?		Bangui (the Ubangi)
Andy Rourke (bass guitar) and Mike Joyce (drums) were the 'rhythm section' in which iconic English rock band?		The Smiths
Who was the leading goal scorer in the inaugural season of the FA Premier League?		Teddy Sheringham
In which English county is the seaside town of Sheringham?		Norfolk
Which cyclist, born in 1985 and widely recognised as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, is nicknamed The Manx Missile?		Mark Cavendish
Which American actress and comedian, dubbed "the First Lady of television" and probably best known in the UK for playing Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls, died on New Year's Eve 2021, 18 days before her 100th birthday?		Betty White
Which singer, actress and model, best known as a member of Girls Aloud, died of breast cancer in 2021, aged 39?		Sarah Harding
Which Olympic gold medallist married Steve Finan O'Connor, the son of comedian Tom O'Connor, in 2006? (He is the manager of the former One Direction member Liam Payne, and the former manager of the pop group All Saints.)		Denise Lewis
Brothers Robert and Ronald Bell, and saxophonist Dennis 'DT' Thomas, were founder–members of which American R&B, funk and disco band, that had seven Top Ten hits in the UK between 1978 and 1985 (and an eighth in 2003)?		Kool & the Gang
Residents of which English town, granted city status in 1992, are proud to be known as Mackems?		Sunderland
Which French city, lying at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, has 20 Michelin–starred restaurants, and likes to be known as the "gastronomic capital of the world"?		Lyon
Which club became the first to be issued with 100 red cards in the Premier League, on New Year's Day 2022, when Brazilian defender Gabriel Magalhaes (maga–lays) was sent off?		Arsenal
Which prison was the scene of a riot in 1990, that lasted for 25 days and was the longest prison riot in British history?		Strangeways (Manchester)
Which fictional character was played in films by James Mason in 1962 and Jeremy Irons in 1997?		Humbert Humbert
Who wrote the crime novels The Thursday Murder Club (published in 2020) and The Man Who Died Twice (2021)?		Richard Osman
Which brewing company was founded in 2007 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, but moved in 2014, to the town of Ellon – which is nearer to Aberdeen than to Fraserburgh? By 2020 it claimed (according to Wikipedia) to be "the #1 Craft Brewer in Europe".		BrewDog
Who is the only player to have scored for two different countries in FIFA World Cup finals tournaments – scoring for Yugoslavia in 1990 and Croatia in 1998 and 2002?		Robert Prosinecki
What was the name of the Japanese–owned, Panamanian–registered container ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal in March 2021, blocking it for six days?		Ever Given
Who was elected as leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in October 2021, after some 13 months as interim leader?		Neil Hamilton
Who succeeded Angela Merkel in December 2021 as Chancellor of Germany?		Olaf Scholz
Which Commonwealth city is nicknamed The City of Sails (apparently due to its unique position, with distinct bodies of water on either side, and the resulting proliferation of sailing boats)?		Auckland
In Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, which powerful giants – half men and half trees – are the Guardians of the Forest and Shepherds of Trees?		The Ents
What was the name of the character played by Louise Fletcher in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest – the role for which she won the Best Actress Oscar?		Nurse (Mildred) Ratched
In December 2021, 27–year–old Tom Stoltman, from Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty, became the first Scottish and the fifth British winner of what competition and title?		World's Strongest Man
Who was named as Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2021?		Elon Musk
Who became the oldest winner of an acting Oscar in 2021, aged 83, for his role in The Father?		Anthony Hopkins
What breed of dog are or were Joe Biden's current and former pets Champ (which died in June 2021 aged 13), Major (left in December 2021 after "some biting incidents"), and Commander (Major's replacement, arriving in December 2021)?		German shepherds (Alsatians)
Forster Square and Interchange are the two main railway stations in which English city?		Bradford
Loxley – the village where Robin Hood was born, according to a legend that dates back at least to the end of the 16th century – is now on the outskirts of which English city?		Sheffield
The mediaeval town of Dachau – site of the first concentration camp built by Nazi Germany – is approximately 10 miles (16 kilometres) north–west of which German city?		Munich
In dog shows (including Crufts), what name is given to the group that acts as a 'catch–all' for breeds that don't fit in to any other?		Utility
What's the name of the BBC local radio station that serves Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire?		Three Counties Radio
Which actor, born in Hollywood (near Belfast) in 1982, played Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades series of films and Pa in Kenneth Branagh's Belfast?		Jamie Dornan
What, according to Wikipedia, is Europe's largest industrial manufacturing company? The German scientist who co–founded it, and after whom it's named, also gave his name to an SI unit.		Siemens
In medicine, Addison's disease is characterised by insufficient hormone production in which glands?		The adrenal glands

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