2007 Summer Quiz

Local Knowledge
1	What date was the Great Fire of Winchester?
2	Who died at the Running Horse in 1811?
3	Who founded Winchester College?
4	It was proposed that a railway pass through Littleton from London to which station?
5	What links the Hampshire villages of Buriton, Exton and Chilcomb?
6	What position has been held by Henry Beaufort, Henry Deane and Edward Littleton?
7	Who or what links actor Robert Redford with West Downs School?
8	Where in Winchester will you find Thomasgate?
9	Adjacent to which building is Queen Eleanor’s Garden?
10	Where is the source of the River Test?
Photography
11	Who invented the polarising filter?
12	Colour temperature is measured on what scale?
13	Who invented the Zone System?
14	ISO is the current standard for film speed. Name two of the previously used standards.
15	With a digital camera, will a higher ISO speed increase/decrease picture quality?
Sport
16	Where was the Grand National run between 1916 and 1918?
17	Which country are the reigning Olympic Rugby Union champions?
18	Which is the youngest of golf’s four Majors?
19	In judo, what score is given for an ippon?
20	In which element of the Modern Pentathlon was Boris Onischenko disqualified in 1976?
21	Who was the last British player to win a Wimbledon title?
22	Who won the Men’s Singles at the 2008 Australian Open?
23	For which team was Michael Schumacher driving when he won his first Formula 1 World Title?
24	In surfing, what name is given to riding a long board with both feet right on the nose of the board?
25	Name the British badminton doubles pair who won a silver medal in the 2004 Olympics.
26	Whose was the ear Mike Tyson famously bit?
27	Which British driver was Formula 1 champion in 1958?
28	Who did Roger Federer beat to win his first Wimbledon Singles title?
29	Who was the first footballer to score 100 goals in both the English and Scottish top divisions?
30	In which city were the 2007 World Athletics Championships held?
31	Over what distance is the Derby won?
32	Barefoot, cable, kneeboard and racing are divisions of which sport?
33	In which sport is the Swaythling Cup awarded?
34	How many people are in a canoe–polo team?
35	Who won the 2008 US Masters golf tournament?
General Knowledge
36	Which Middle Eastern capital city's name means "God's Gift"?
37	What is the highest mountain outside Asia?
38	What is creeping fescue?
39	In which series of books do Lewis Elliott, George Passant and Francis Getliffe appear?
40	What is the next word in this series? Yan, tyan, tetherer, metherer….
41	To which country do the Chatham Islands belong?
42	Which character in Fawlty Towers was played by Brian Hall?
43	Where was William Joyce hanged?
44	Which bird is the symbol of the RSPB?
45	Which country has an autonomous region called Gagauzia?
46	What was the name of the Hong Kong film on which Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" was based?
47	Which 1980s pop group took their name from characters created by Hergé?
48	Which of Dr Who's companions was played first by Mary Tamn and then by Lalla Ward?
49	Which English king had the nickname "Longshanks"?
50	Who famously said "a week is a long time in politics"?
51	Which is the largest county in the Republic of Ireland?
52	Which sausage's name is derived from the Italian for "onion"?
53	Who wrote Sinead O'Connor's No 1 single "Nothing Compares 2 U"?
54	Which actor played the same role in both the film and TV series of MAS*H?
55	In which opera does the wicked dwarf Chernomor feature?
56	During which war did the Battle of St Albans take place?
57	Who kills Hamlet?
58	What colour flag does the European Union award for a clean beach?
59	How is Lhamo Thondup better known?
60	What is the star sign of a person born on 1st April?
61	Which chemical element has the symbol Sb?
62	Ping Pong, Cossack and Maskotka are varieties of which plant?
63	Who is Holly Martins searching for in Vienna?
64	Ras-el-Hanout and harissa are particularly associated with the cuisine of which country?
65	From which country is the author Sia Figiel?
66	On which island are the Callanish Stones?
67	Who co-wrote the textbook "Law and Medical Ethics" before becoming more famous as a novelist?
68	Who painted "The Uncertainty of the Poet" and "The Song of Love?"
69	Who commanded the British fleet on the "Glorious First of June"?
70	Of which country is Paramaribo the capital?
71	What colour are the flowers of the woad plant?
72	In which film is the main character forced to live 2nd February over and over again?
73	Which country's flag is a plain green field?
74	Uncia uncia is the Latin name for which animal?
75	Which TV nobleman visits a wise woman at 1, Dunghill Mansions, Putney?
Children's
76	Who wrote the Teddy Robinson stories?
77	Dougie Poynter is a member of which pop band?
78	In "Buffy The Vampire Slayer", who turned Liam into the evil vampire Angelus?
79	Which cartoon character had a canine companion called Dum-Dum?
80	Which toy gets its name from the Danish for "play well"?
81	What colour shoes did Dorothy wear in the book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"?
82	Which family lives next door to the Pontypines in the Night Garden?
83	Who had "eyes of the hawk, ears of the wolf, strength of the bear, speed of the puma"?
84	Who was Jennings' best friend?
85	In "Dangermouse", what is the name of Baron Greenback's caterpillar?
86	Who played Jamie Lee Curtis' daughter / mother in "Freaky Friday"?
87	What are the names of the three cousins of Susan Lyle in Jane Shaw's books?
88	What was the name of the fairy in "Willo The Wisp"?
89	Which creatures have a vacuum cleaner called the Noo-Noo?
90	In which book do the Fayne, Darwin and Halford children form their own theatre company?
91	Who lived in Cave Block Number 9 of the Wonderland Zoo?
92	Who is Olga da Polga's guinea-pig best friend?
93	Which Saturday morning TV show featured "The Lardy Brothers" and a comically re-dubbed version of French series, "The Flashing Blade"?
94	The Pevensey children are main characters in which series of books?
95	Who created the young adventurers and naturalists Hal and Roger Hunt?
Can you identify the well known phrases from the clue and initials given?
96	Dawn Breakfast – TEBCTW
97	Catch A Thief – BHOBC
98	Direct – ATCF
99	You will need a long piece of string! – AHAAK
100	A mollusc's gait – SP