Latest questions: 31 January 2023

These questions were inspired by those set for use in Weeks 3 and 4 of the 2022–3 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Queens (Questions 1 to 14) and the Waters Green Nags (15 to 39).

The riff from which song by the White Stripes – their first UK Top Ten single, and arguably their biggest hit – has been used as a sports anthem, and perhaps most famously by supporters of Jeremy Corbyn (one–time leader of the UK's Labour Party)?		Seven Nation Army
In the first episode of the Comic Strip presents… series, aired on Channel 4's launch night in 1982, where did Five go mad?		Dorset
Who presented BBC television's comedy panel game show Room 101, from its revival in 2012 until the most recent series, first broadcast in 2018?		Frank Skinner
In July 2022, which 25–year–old American Olympian became the youngest person to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom?		Simone Biles
In Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, what is the name of the child raised by Jean Valjean after the death of her mother, Fantine?		Cosette
Who collaborated with Paul McCartney in writing several songs including Back on My Feet, Veronica and My Brave Face?		Elvis Costello
Born on the 15th of October 1927, who became the best–known look–alike to Queen Elizabeth II – having previously given up acting because her resemblance prevented her getting roles?		Jeannette Charles
Which UK retail store chain replaced its 97–year–old slogan "Never knowingly undersold" with "For all life's moments" in 2022?		John Lewis
Which novel by Charles Dickens is subtitled A Tale of the Riots of Eighty?		Barnaby Rudge
Who was the celebrity in Strictly Come Dancing's first same–sex couple (in Series 18, 2020)?		Nicola Adams
Which band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1968, was named after an island off the coast of Northumberland?		Lindisfarne
Which American comedian was slapped across the face by Will Smith while presenting the 2022 Oscars ceremony?		Chris Rock
Which political party was founded in 2015 by comedian and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig and American–born British journalist Catherine Mayer?		The Women's Equality Party
Who has been the statistician on the BBC's cricket coverage since 2016, and presenter of The News Quiz (on Radio 4) since 2020?		Andy Zaltzman
The Hat Law, passed in 1925, forbade the wearing of the fez in which newly–independent republic?		Turkey
In which European country was a War of Independence fought from January 1919 to July 1921, and a Civil War from June 1922 to May 1923?		Ireland
COP27 was held in November 2002 in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh. What does COP stand for, in this context?		Conference Of Parties
Finland's youngest ever Prime Minister was cleared of misconduct (by an official inquiry) in November 2022 after a leaked video, showing her dancing exuberantly and drinking with friends and celebrities, made headlines around the world. What is her name?		Sanna Marin
Who was the captain of the England team that won the T20 World Cup in November 2022?		Jos Buttler
The joke was most famously exploited by the Daily Star, but which publication first compared Liz Truss's seven days in actual power to the shelf life of a lettuce?		The Economist
Which traditional English tart or cake, with a puff pastry shell filled with sweetened cheese curds (and optionally jam or almonds and nutmeg) is said to have been named by King Henry VIII after the members of his (or his queen's) court that he saw eating them?		Maids of honour
Name the hero of over 20 novels by Lee Child, beginning with Killing Floor (1997), who is a 6' 5" former major in the US military police, and has been played in two films by Tom Cruise (5' 7").		Jack Reacher
Which adjective means 'of or relating to a governor' – especially in American politics?		Gubernatorial
Which fashion retail chain, founded in 1993 by Glasgow–born Tarak Ramzan, shares its name with a popular pastime?		Quiz
On 14 March 1950, Thomas J. Holden became the first person to be added to which list?		FBI Ten Most Wanted
Which dance troupe, formed in 1974 by Arlene Phillips (later a judge on Strictly Come Dancing), made their television debut as the "resident" dance troupe on The Kenny Everett Video Show?		Hot Gossip
Now used metaphorically in many other contexts, which term originally referred to a ticket given to a spectator at an outdoor event, providing for admission at a later date (in lieu of a refund of entrance money), should the event be interrupted by bad weather?		(Take a) rain check
Which annual reference book, containing information on all the world's warships, was first published in London in 1898 as an aid to naval officers and war gamers? A sister volume on military aircraft has been published since 1909.		Jane's Fighting Ships
In mathematics, and other sciences, which Greek letter is used as the 'difference operator' – to denote a change in any quantity?		Delta (Δ)
In which year was the Guinness Book of Records first published?		1955
The humanitarian organisation Oxfam was founded in 1942, to provide relief for victims of famine caused by the Axis occupation of which European country?		Greece
The greatest loss of life from a single ship in British maritime history (probably between 4,000 and 7,000) occurred on 17 June 1940, when which former ocean liner, requisitioned for use as a troop ship, was sunk by German bombers off St. Nazaire?		RMS Lancastria
By what stage name was the singer, guitarist and songwriter John Graham Mellor – born in Ankara in 1952 – better known?		Joe Strummer
What name did the pirate broadcaster Patrick Roy Bates give to the "unrecognised micronation" which he established in 1967 on HM Fort Roughs, a defensive facility built during World War II off the Suffolk coast, and which is still run by his family today?		Sealand
What alternative name was given to the Scottish fabric previously known as glen plaid or Glen Urquhart plaid, after it was popularised by the future King Edward VII?		Prince of Wales check
Episodes of which American crime drama television series, first broadcast between 1968 and 1980, often ended with the catchphrase "Book 'em, Danno!" (or just "Book 'em!")?		Hawaii Five–O
Revolting Rhymes, first published in 1982, is a collection of six poems, each a parody of a popular fairy tale, by whom?		Roald Dahl
What's the popular name for the fleshy part at the tail end of a chicken or other bird, when served as food?		The parson's nose
Blakesley Hall (a Tudor house), the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Sarehole Mill (a water mill) and Soho House (formerly the home of the industrialist Matthew Boulton) are all museums in which English city?		Birmingham

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