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QLL Summer League
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which British female vocalist featured on the 1988 Coldcut hit Doctorin' The House, going on to have a number one hit in her own right later that year? | Yazz |
| Which former government chief whip and MP for the Forest of Dean was eliminated from the 2019 Conservative Party leadership elections in the first round of balloting? | Mark Harper |
| Which Russian athlete who competes as a neutral has been the dominant force in women’s high jump for the past two years, winning the Diamond League finals in 2017 and 2018? | Maria Lasitskene |
| Which South Korean footballer scored the first professional goal at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in April 2019? | Son Heung Min |
| Which restaurant run by Massimo Bottura was named the world’s best in 2016 and 2018? | Osteria Francescana |
| Son Heung-Min claimed that among his footballing inspirations was whichSouth Korean player’s appearance in the 2009 Champion’s League final for Manchester United? | Park Ji-Sung |
| In which 2014 Christopher Nolan movie which stars Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey is it revealed that Matt Damon’s character has faked data on an uninhabitable extrasolar planet to try and be rescued? | Intersteller |
| Which actor managed to convince a Georgia State Representative to repel terrorists by showing them his buttocks and shouting racial slurs in his recent series Who is America? | Sacha Baron Cohen |
| Which restaurant run by Spanish brothers Juan, Josep and Jordi was named the world’s best in 2013 and 2015? | El Cellar de Can Roca |
| n which country would you find the Makgadikgadi Pan, a dried up lakebed which is one of the main breeding sites for flamingos? | Botswana |
| Which Colombian athlete has been the dominant athlete in the Triple Jump for the past two years, winning the Diamond League final in both it and the long jump in 2018? | Caterine Ibarguen |
| Which British female vocalist featured on the 1989 Coldcut hit People Hold On, going on to have a number one hit in her own right later that year? | Lisa Stansfield |
| Which aromatic chemical compound consists of a hydroxyl group bound to a benzene ring and is also known as carbolic acid? | Phenol |
| The name of the Manhattan neighbourhood of Nolita refers to its location just north of which other neighbourhood? | Little Italy |
| Which song by Lil Nas X, which was controversially removed from the US Country Music charts, has versions featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, and 12-year old yodeller Mason Ramsay? | Old Town Road |
| Which table-top roleplaying game, originally published by Chaosium, was set in a world inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft and frequently ended with the characters going insane? | Call of Cthulhu |
| Naoko Yamano, Atsuko Yamono, and Michie Nakatani were the founder members of which rock band, who also perform as a tribute act under the name The Osaka Ramones? | Shonen Knife |
| Which British supermodel’s legal troubles include her association with former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, who allegedly gave her a blood diamond? | Naomi Campbell |
| Which actor has played the real-life roles of both Steve Biko and Malcolm X on film? | Denzel Washington |
| Which Marvel Cinematic Universe film starred Bree Larson in the title role? | Captain Marvel |
| Which Japanese term, literally translating as “fire-top”, is used to refer to a charcoal grill and, by extension, the cuisine associated with it? | Robata |
| Which became the first Black British sitcom, in 1976? It was based on Norman Lear’s US series, Good Times | The Fosters |
| Which American supermodel has hosted America’s Next Top Model for 23 of its 24 seasons? | Tyra Banks |
| Yo! Bum Rush the Show was the debut album of which East Coast rap group? | Public Enemy |
| Which table-top roleplaying game, originally published by FASA Corporation, took its name from the corporate espionage missions that frequently formed the basis of its cyberpunk gameplay? | Shadowrun |
| Which educational video game franchise, released in at least 19 editions since 1971, would cheerfully inform you that “you have died of dysentery” before making you start your journey again in Independence, Missouri? | The Oregon Trai |
| Which table-top roleplaying game, originally published by White Wolf, featured various creatures of the night in a gothic-punk setting, and produced a short-lived television spin-off, Kindred: the Embraced? | Vampire: the Masquerade |
| In the 2019 FX comedy horror series What We Do in the Shadows, who gueststarred as a member of the Vampire Council, effectively reprising her role as the Vampire Queen of Louisiana from HBO series True Blood? | Evan Rachel Wood |
| Ada Wong, Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine and Rebecca Chambers are characters from which horror video game franchise, launched in 1996 by Capcom? | Resident Evil |
| Which actor was awarded the BAFTA rising star award in 2018? His credits include W'Kabi in 2018's Black Panther, and Chris Washington in the horror film Get Out. | Daniel Kaluuya |
| Which American city includes the women's sports franchises, the Spirit and the Mystics? | Washington DC |
| Recent advertising by which financial brand utilised various creations of Hannah Barbera, including The Flintstones, Scooby Doo and Top Cat? | Halifax |
| SEPTA is a transportation authority that operates most public transport services in and around which east-coast US City? | Philadelphia |
| Justin Webb, Mishal Husain and Martha Kearney are among the regular presenters of which radio news and current affairs programme? | The Today Programme |
| What is the alternative name for the Wagadou empire, which flourished in west Africa from the 8th to 13th centuries? It was located further north than the modern African country that adopted this name on independence from Britain in 1957. | Ghana |
| Which German chemist was awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize for discovering nuclear fission? In the element-naming disputes, his name was proposed forelement 105 (now dubnium) and later by the IUPAC for 108 (hassium), but he does not now name any element. | Otto Hahn |
| In the Tour De France, the categorised climbs of the Puy De Dome, Pas de Peyrol and Col du Perthus can be found in which mountain range of southern France? | Massif Central |
| On independence from France in 1960, which west African country retained the name of an earlier kingdom of the Fon people? In 1975, it changed its name to that of an unrelated kingdom, which had flourished to the east from the 15th to 19th centuries. | Benin (accept Dahomey) |
| Seven Ways to Love, released under the name Cola Boy, was the biggest hit for which English indie dance band, consisting of Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs? He’s on the Phone was their highest-charting single under their usual name. | Saint-Etienne |
| Making a cameo appearance in the 1998 Spike Lee movie He Got Game, which American basketball player, who won NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat, starred in the superhero movie Steel? | Shaquille O'Neal |
| Name the fictional area of London in which the soap opera EastEnders is set. | Walford |
| In the Tour De France, the categorised climbs of Le Grand Ballon, Côte des Trois-Épis and La Planches Des Belles Filles can be found in which mountain range of eastern France? | Vosges |
| Which Austrian-born physicist, who does now name one of the trans-actinide elements, collaborated with Otto Hahn and provided the theoretical explanation for nuclear fission, but was controversially not awarded the Nobel Prize alongside him? | Lise Meitner |
| Recent advertising by which media and broadband provider utilised characters from various film franchises, including Toy Story, X-Men and Lego Batman? | Sky |
| In which English city would you find the Museum of Science and Industry, the National Football Museum and the Imperial War Museum North? | Manchester |
| Written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic, I'm coming Out and Upside Down were hits for which singer? | Diana Ross |
| In the comedy horror series What We Do in the Shadows, who guest-starred as a member of the Vampire Council, effectively reprising her role as Eve in the 2013 Jim Jarmusch movie Only Lovers Left Alive? | Tilda Swinton |
| Which American city includes the women's sports franchises, the Red Stars and the Sky? | Chicago |
| The American Viking probes were used to gather data on which planet in the solar system? | Mars |
| The name of which fruit, native to Indonesia, is Malay for ‘hair’, reflecting the long, pliable, fleshy spines that cover its reddish skin? | Rambutan |
| Which actor was awarded the BAFTA rising star award in 2017? He has previously portrayed Billy Elliott in the West End musical, and currently plays Spider Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | Tom Holland |
| Claire Farron, codenamed Lightning, Terra Branford, Tifa Lockhart and Yuna are all characters from which sci-fi video game franchise, launched in 1987 by Square? | Final Fantasy |
| Corin Tucker, Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss make up which riot grrrl band? They have recently collaborated with St. Vincent to produce their soon to be released album The Center Won’t Hold with the lead single Hurry on Home | Sleater-Kinney |
| In Astronomy the Torino scale estimates the likelihood of what catastrophe occuring | probability of asteroid hitting Earth |
| Which group, named after its drummer, had a number 2 hit in 1982 with Zoom | Fat Larry's Band |
| Who, along with Mary Cassat and Berthe Morissot, was known as one of "Les Trois Grandes Dames d'Impressionism" | Marie Braquemond |
| Which astronaut on the Apollo 13 mission, the pilot of the command module, said "Houston, we've had a problem here" | Jack Swigert |
| Which summer music festival, founded in 2000 and held at the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia, has twice won the Best Major Festival award at the European Festivals Awards, for 2013 and 2017. | Exit Festival |
| Sziget festival, one of the largest music festivals in the world, is held on an island in which country | Hungary |
| Which Norse God, Giant and son of Nine Mothers, guards the Rainbow Bridge Bifrost. He owns the Horn Gjallerhorn which he blows to signify start of Ragnarok | Heimdallr |
| Which US-born fashion designer noted for her bridal gowns competed in the US Figure Skating championships in 1968 | Vera Wang |
| Which American police procedural web TV series produced by Amazon Studios from 2014 to 2020 stars Titus Welliver as the eponymous Los Angeles Police detective | Bosch |
| Which 1952 experiment simulated the conditions thought to be present on early Earth. It tested the chemical origin of life under those conditions creating amino acids by passing an electric current through flask containing Methane, ammonia and hydrogen | Miller-Urey experiment |
| Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta with a sad ending is subtitled The Merryman and his Maid | The Yeoman of the Guard |
| Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is subtitled The King of Barataria | The Gondoliers |
| Which trio of greek goddesses representing the seasons and the natural portions of time, comprise either Thallo, Auxo and Carpo or Dike (Justice), Eunomia (order) and Eirene (Peace) | Horae |
| In Greek mytholgy, which three sisters, daughters of Phorcis, shared one eye and one tooth between them. They were sisters to the Gorgons and Echidna | Graiae |
| Which are the only two Gilbert and Sullivan operettas not to have a subtitle | The Sorcerer and Trial by Jury |
| Which hypothesis that life exists throughout the Universe, distributed by space dust, meteoroids, asteroids and comets was popularised by Svante Arrhenius, Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe | Panspermia |
| Sherry is made primarily from which grape variety | Palomino |
| Rioja wine is made primarily from which grape variety | Temperanillo |
| What is is the realm of the dead or "hell" in Chinese mythology. | Diyu |
| Which algonquin name is given to the large chowder clams of New England seaboard | Quahog |
| What is the rice pancake, originating South India, made from a fermented batter and somewhat similar to a crepe in appearance. It is served hot along with sambar and chutney | Dosa |
| Taking its name from the French for curtain, which waterway connects Ottawa, Ontario to Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence river | Rideau canal |
| Which hills and AONB traverse County Londonderry and Couny Tyrone, and have a highest peak at Sawel Mountain | Sperrin Hills |
| What name is given to the range of hills along the Somerset-Devon border in south-western England, which were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1991 | Blackdown Hills |
| Which American naval commander played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. | Matthew Perry |
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