Latest questions: 13 December 2022

Questions 1 and 2 were inspired by those set for use in Week 1 of the 2022–3 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Nags Head 'B'. The remainder of these questions are from Week 2, set by the Sutton Club.

Which branch of philosophy is concerned with the concepts of right and wrong, or good and bad behaviour?		Ethics
In the classic 1942 film Casablanca, what was the name of the fugitive Czech resistance leader, married to Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman's character) – played by the Austrian–born actor Paul Henreid?		Victor Laszlo
Whose latest crime novel, published this year, is entitled The Bullet That Missed?		Richard Osman
Larry Blackmon was the front man of which American funk group, whose greatest hit was Word Up! (a UK No. 3 in 1986–7)?		Cameo
Which American recording artiste set a record this month (November 2022) by occupying all Top Ten positions in the Billboard Hot 100?		Taylor Swift
Voted "the greatest ever number two" by BBC Radio 2 listeners in 2012, which single was kept off the No. 1 spot for three weeks in 1981 by Joe Dolce's Shaddap You Face?		Vienna (Ultravox)
BSC Young Boys (15 times national champions, up to and including 2022) play home games in which European capital city?		Bern (Switzerland)
Washington Redskins, an American football team, changed their name in 2022 (after temporarily using Washington Football Team) – to what?		Washington Commanders
Who was originally named as the captain of Europe's team in the next Ryder Cup competition, scheduled to be played in 2023?		Henrik Stenson
Who was named as the replacement captain, after the first choice signed up to the controversial LIV Golf tour?		Luke Donald
Which Scottish alternative rock band was formed in 1986 by Johnny McElhone (guitar – formerly of Altered Images and Hipsway) and Charlene Spiteri (vocals)?		Texas
Which constituency has Rishi Sunak represented since 2015?		Richmond
Who wrote the "extended essay" A Room of One's Own – first published in 1929, and described by Penguin Books as "[the author's] most powerful feminist writing, justifying the need for women to possess intellectual freedom and financial independence"?		Virginia Woolf
Who provided the voice of Paddington Bear, in the two films (Paddington in 2014 and Paddington 2 in 2017)?		Ben Whishaw
Cheltenham Green Top, Crimson Globe and Nutting's Red Globe are varieties of which vegetable?		Beetroot
In which sport would you be most likely to use a spider or a swan?		Snooker
What is the sixth largest and most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides?		Tiree
Who has been announced as the new presenter of University Challenge – to take over from Jeremy Paxman in 2023?		Amol Rajan
What was the stage name of the comedian and impresario Frederick John Westcott, who recruited and trained a generation of British comedians in the early 20th century including Charlie Chaplin and Arthur Jefferson (a.k.a. Stan Laurel)?		Fred Karno
Who scored the winning goal, for England against Germany, in the final of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 tournament?		Chloe Kelly

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