Latest questions: 19 July 2022

These questions were inspired by those set for use in the Cup Final of the 2021–2 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, compiled by Mark Watson (of the Nags Head 'B') from those contributed by all teams that were not involved.

What's the name of the younger sister of Jo Cox, who was elected as MP for Batley & Spen at a by–election in July 2021, following Tracy Brabin's election as Mayor of West Yorkshire?		Kim Leadbeater
Who was the the first black tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title?		Althea Gibson (French Open, 1956)
Which Hungarian–born American physicist was known as the 'father of the hydrogen bomb'?		Edward Teller
Which team did Lewis Hamilton drive for in his first six seasons in Formula One (2007 to 2012) – winning his first title in 2008?		McLaren
Who designed the Pulteney Bridge, which crosses the River Avon in Bath and is the only bridge in Europe with shops lining both sides, apart from the Ponte Vecchio in Florence?		Robert Adam
In which ballet by Stravinsky is the title character the Russian version or equivalent of Mr. Punch?		Petrushka
Which national leader was removed from power in 1989 by the US–led Operation Just Cause?		Manuel Noriega
In her third book, Beatrix Potter wrote about a tailor from which English city?		Gloucester
In the book by Daniel Defoe, what is Robinson Crusoe's home city?		York
Anthrolopogist Ann Dunham (also known as Stanley Ann Dunham) was the mother of which American politician?		Barack Obama
What's the first English city, alphabetically?		Bath
Which American author wrote Tales of the Alhambra – a collection of essays, sketches and stories – inspired by, and partly written during, a visit to the palace/fortress in Granada (Spain) in 1828?		Washington Irving
Which British pop music trio, formed in 1984, was named after a 1960 film starring Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood?		Fine Young Cannibals
What's the middle name of Sir Keir Starmer?		Rodney

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