Latest questions: 6 June 2023

These questions were inspired by those set for use in the Cup Quarter–Finals (Questions 1 to 4) and League Week 12 (5 to 29) of the 2022–3 season in Macclesfield Quiz League, by the Chester Road Tavern, Sutton Club, and the Pack Horse Bowling Club.

The Leopard replaced the Tiger II in 1965, and the Leopard 2 entered service in 1979. What are these?		(German) tanks
Of the 206 bones in the human body, how many are in the hands and feet (including the wrists and ankles)?		106
In which town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, did the Shakespeare North Playhouse open in 2022 – in recognition of the Playhouse that was there in Shakespeare's day?		Prescot
In Norse mythology, who is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir and the world serpent Jörmungandr, and (in the form of a mare) the mother of the eight–legged horse Sleipnir?		Loki
Which Scottish–American detective was accused of attempting to burn down the home of Jesse James and his family on the 25th of January 1875?		Allan Pinkerton
What was the single–letter title of the 1983 two–part television miniseries about an alien invasion of Earth, which spawned a three–part sequel, a 20–episode series in 1984–5, and a "reimagining" in 2009?		V
Which band, named after a well–known brand of cotton buds (or swabs), did Paul Young leave to go solo in 1982?		The Q–Tips
Now part of Mexico City, which town gave its two–word name to the treaty signed there in 1848, which ended the Mexican–American War, and by which Mexico ceded 55% of its territory to the United States?		Guadalupe Hidalgo
What was the name of the Bristol merchant and philanthropist, who made a fortune in the slave trade in the 17th century, and a statue of whom (erected in 1895) was toppled and dumped in the city's docks in 2020?		Edward Colston
In botany, what word can be defined as "the time when a flower is open, or the opening of a flower"?		Anthesis
In human anatomy, what's the common name for a buccula?		A double chin
The name of which rich, mild Thai curry is a corruption of an archaic word for a Muslim? Said to originate in the royal court of Siam (modern–day Thailand) in the 17th century, it combines ingredients from Persia, the Indian Subcontinent, and the Malay Archipelago.		Massaman
Which basketball player surpassed Kareem Abdul–Jabbar's record (set in the 1987–8 season) in 2022–3, to become the highest career points scorer in NBA history?		LeBron James
Whose club record of 266 goals in 397 games for Tottenham Hotspur, in all competitions (not including the Charity Shield) was overtaken by Harry Kane in the 2022–3 season?		Jimmy Greaves
Which sport or activity, closely related to freerunning, is defined by its official world governing body (the WFPF) as "the act of moving from point 'a' to point 'b' using the obstacles in your path to increase your efficiency"?		Parkour
Which modern country gained independence from Spain in 1648, as a result of the Eighty Years' War?		The Netherlands
What name was given (in 1879, according to the official story) to the world's biggest tree – a giant sequoia in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park, California?		General Sherman
Which famous concert and sporting venue in New York was built in the 1960s over Pennsylvania Station?		Madison Square Garden
The wording on whose gravestone was mysteriously changed in 2021, 23 years after his death, from "The Best is Yet to Come / Beloved Husband and Father" to "Sleep Warm Poppa"?		Frank Sinatra
In human anatomy, hepatocytes are the chief functional cells of which organ?		The liver
Which Neolithic site on Mainland, Orkney, is Britain's northernmost stone circle, and said to rank along with Stonehenge and Avebury as the greatest of them?		The Ring of Brodgar
What term describes the metabolic state that occurs when the body doesn't have enough carbohydrates or glucose for energy, so it burns body fat instead?		Ketosis
In what year is the French Revolution said to have started, when the Estates General met for the first time since 1614?		1789
What's the common name for trees in the genus Acer?		Maples
In Harry Potter, what are the Shooting Star, the Nimbus 2000 and the Firebolt?		Broomsticks
What's a female crocodile or alligator called?		A cow
Cinder cone, complex or compound, composite, guyo, shield, somma and tuya are all types of what?		Volcano
Who was Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College, London, in 1660, when he and eleven other natural philosophers met there and decided to form what would become the Royal Society?		Christopher Wren
Which former US president was recognised by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992 as an 'Outstanding American' in the sport?		Abraham Lincoln

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