Latest questions: 14 February 2022

These questions were inspired by those set for use in Week 5 of the 2021–2 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Harrington Diamonds.

What Latin phrase (often abbreviated to its initials) is used to refer to a rapid onset of confusion, especially when caused by withdrawal from alcohol?		Delirium tremens (DTs)
What name was given to over 5,200 acts passed in the UK Parliament between 1604 and 1914, creating legal property rights to land previously held in common?		Inclosures
What nationality is Shehan Karunatilaka – winner of the 2022 Booker Prize		Sri Lankan
Which 1996 BBC television drama series, first shown in 1996, featured a future Doctor Who and a future James Bond?		Our Friends in the North
In Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (the second film in the series), which legendary sea monster pursues the souls of men who are overdue on their debt to Davy Jones (and so bear the Black Spot)?		The Kraken
Which Hollywood actor has owned 37.5% of the shares in South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league club since 2006?		Russell Crowe
Who won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award in 2022?		Beth Mead
Who won the London Marathon in 2002, in her first race at the distance and in a world record time for a women–only race?		Paula Radcliffe
Which town in the far north of India's West Bengal state gives its name to the tea that was granted India's first Geographical Indication in 2005, and is often referred to as "the Champagne of teas"?		Darjeeling
Meaning "an extended period of instability and insecurity, especially one resulting from a series of catastrophic events", what was the Collins English Dictionary Word of 2022?		Permacrisis
Which French player won the Ballon d'Or in 2022 – ending 14 years of domination by Messi and Ronaldo (interrupted only by Modrić in 2018)?		Karim Benzema
Which city was named in May 2022 as the UK's City of Culture for 2025?		Bradford
Odd Boy Out, first published in 2022, is the autobiography of which media personality and former MP?		Gyles Brandreth
Which Hollywood superstar has been married to the actress Rita Wilson since 1988?		Tom Hanks
The Wild Atlantic Way is a 2,500–kilometre "tourist trail" (for motorists) in which country?		Ireland
Which Latin phrase, literally meaning 'without a day', is used (for example in legal sentences) to mean 'indefinitely' or 'with no time limit'?		Sine die (see–nay dee–ay)
What was the third film directed by Quentin Tarantino, whose title character is an airline flight attendant involved in smuggling?		Jackie Brown
Ashley Wilkes and Melanie Hamilton form a 'love triangle' with the central character, in which classic book and film?		Gone with the Wind
Which town on the banks of the River Blackwater, in Essex, is famous for the production of high–quality sea salt?		Maldon
The Mayflower sailed, and landed in the New World, during the reign of which King of England?		James I (James VI of Scotland) – 1620
Whose autobiography, first published in 2021, is entitled And Away ... ?		Bob Mortimer

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