Latest questions: 31 May 2022

These questions were inspired by those set for use in the Quarter–Finals of the 2021–2 Cup competition in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Waters Green Weavers (Questions 1 to 17) and the Sutton Mutton (18 to 33).

Isle of Man Queenies have had Protected Designation of Origin status since 2006. What type of seafood are they?		Scallops
What's the surname of the retail consultant and broadcaster who is the star of Mary Queen of Shops (first shown on BBC2, 2007–9) and other television series?		Portas
At Tokyo 2020 (held in July and August 2021), Japanese–born Sky Brown, aged 13 years and 28 days, became Britain's youngest ever Olympic medallist – winning bronze in which sport?		Skateboarding
Which actor, who starred in the 1970 film version of The Who's Quadrophenia, and later appeared as Kevin Wicks in EastEnders, appeared in the video for Blur's 1994 single Parklife, and spoke on the record?		Phil Daniels
Which award–winning food writer is the godson of Prince Charles?		Tom Parker Bowles
What kind of organism, many varieties of which are edible, typically has a stipe, a pileus, and lamellae?		A mushroom
Which range of mountains in South Tyrol, in north–eastern Italy, is famous for the system of protected climbing routes, utilising steel cables and ladders and known asvia ferratas that are a legacy of fighting during World War I?		The Dolomites
Which brand of potato crisps has been produced in Bradford since 1945?		Seabrook
Which globally popular commodity was first consumed in its modern form in what is now Yemen, where it was grown from the mid–15th century having been imported from Ethiopia via Somali coastal intermediaries?		Coffee
Which everyday phrase originates in engineering, where it means "any position of a crank where the applied force is straight along its axis, meaning no turning force can be applied"?		Dead centre
Which song by Harry Chapin – his only No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, although it wasn't a hit in the UK – was a global hit, reaching the Top Ten in various countries including the UK, when covered by the US hard rock band Ugly Kid Joe in 1993?		Cat's in the Cradle
What's the last book in the Bible, alphabetically?		Zephaniah
Arthur Curry is the birth name of which comic book hero?		Aquaman
The white fatalii, rocoto and wiri wiri are types of what fruit?		Chili pepper
Which English actor – the star of a television series of which the band were apparently fans – appeared in the video for the Oasis single Don't Look Back in Anger?		Patrick Macnee
Lucy Snowe is the narrator and central character of which novel by Charlotte Brontë – the third and last to be published in the author's lifetime?		Villette
Attila the Hun died in AD 453 – two years after his defeat by a coalition of Romans and Visigoths, at the Battle of Châlons, ended his attempt to conquer which Roman province?		Gaul (modern France)
Which Canadian recording artiste, with the real name Claire Elise Boucher, had two children with Elon Musk in 2020 and 2021?		Grimes
In the world of personal finance, what does BNPL stand for?		Buy Now, Pay Later
What was the name of the Health Department aide that was photographed in a passionate embrace with Health Secretary Matt Hancock in June 2021, during COVID–19 lockdown, leading to his resignation?		Gina Coladangelo
What was the name of Boris Johnson's Principal Private Secretary, who resigned in February 2022 after details emerged of an email he'd sent to Downing Street staff in May 2020, during COVID–19 lockdown, inviting them to a "socially distanced drinks" party?		Martin Reynolds
Which city was briefly known as New Orange in the 1670s?		New York
What name did the influential French chef Auguste Escoffier give to a pastry shell filled with salmon or sturgeon, rice or buckwheat, hard–boiled eggs, mushrooms, onions, and dill – based on a traditional Russian dish?		Coulibiac
Which island of Antarctica was formed by four volcanoes, the highest of which are Mount Erebus and Mount Terror?		Ross Island
Mussels from which North Wales coastal market town have had PDO status since 2015?		Conw(a)y
Which rock band, formed in Glasgow in 2005, is named after the criminal family in the 1985 adventure comedy film The Goonies?		The Fratellis
A new, futuristic Media Centre at which British sports venue, designed by Czech architect Jan Kaplický, won the Stirling Prize for Architecture in 1999?		Lord's
Who played Adolf Hitler in the 1973 bio–pic Hitler: the Last Ten Days?		Alec Guinness
If you travelled to Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich or Norwich, on a train from London, at which terminus would you start?		Liverpool Street
Which Japanese company launched the first fully digital camera to be commercially available, in 1989?		Fuji(film)
The song Tomorrow Belongs to Me (covered by the Sensational Alex Harvey Band in 1975) comes from which musical?		Cabaret
Lobamba is the legislative, traditional and spiritual capital, and the seat of government, of which African country?		Eswatini (f.k.a. Swaziland)
Prince William, Nigel Kennedy, and Joe Grundy in The Archers, are (or were) all, for reasons known only to themselves, fans of which English football club?		Aston Villa

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