Great Brain Quiz 109

7. Still in "Feb" mode which seven letter word derived from latin means "feverish"?
8. Known to his friends as "F. E." what was the surname he was born with of the lawyer and statesman who acted for the Crown in the trial for treason of Sir Roger Casement and who was portrayed, incidentally, in the film "Chariots of Fire"?
9. A warship with a link to the person referred to in Q. 8 sank near Cape Town in February 1852 and, in so doing, thanks to the great gallantry of the officers and men aboard, set a standard for naval protocol that exists to this day. Which four word "procedure" will forever be associated with this ship?
10. Darwin replaced Dickens in 2000. Who had he replaced some 89 years previously?
11. Which breakfast cereal that contains neither of the ingredients implied in its name was created in 1897?
12. In which country is Mount Olympus whose highest point is some 6, 400 feet above sea level?
13. Which somewhat unpopular life saving invention by Robert Borkenstein was introduced in Britain in 1967?
14. Which four numbers complete this partial sequence.
    105 112 113 120 122 125 ? ? ? ?
15. * Many years ago "Florizel Street" was considered but was rejected for sounding too much like a detergent. What was chosen instead?
16. Which term formerly applied to a burial ground for paupers has its origins in land that was allegedly purchased with thirty pieces of silver?
17. In which year did the great character actor Edward Everett Horton play "Nick Potter" in a film, based on a Philip Barry play, in which the leading lady received a nomination for the Best Actress Oscar?
18. If "George Bailey" had never been born what would "Bedford Falls" have been called instead?
19. Which alliteratively named female comic strip character appeared on the cover of the 1972 annual of a popular comic of the day that was first published in 1965?
20. * In which city did the so called "Earth Summit" take place last year?
21. In the 1950's which great motor racing driver broke his neck at Lesmo Corner during lap two?
22. Ray Kinnear had a certain film dedicated to his memory when he died on location after falling from his horse. What was the name of the novel on which this film was based?
23. Which two words end with the same eight letters but do not rhyme?
24. You are watching an American horserace, let us say at Churchill Downs, and flashing signs appear at the Totalisator units saying "5 MTP"? What does MTP stand for in this context?
25. * Alter the last letter of an 18th/19th century composer's surname and you have the name of a page boy in a well known opera of the period. Who was the composer?
26. Without introducing any other numbers what should you do to this equation to make it mathematically correct? 81 x 9 = 801
27. Who was the first person from the entertainment industry to receive America's Congressional Medal of Honour?
28. Just basically what was "Early One Morning" in London's East End during July, August and September last year?
29. Which is the shortest word (ie has fewest letters!) in the French language that utilises all five vowels once each only?
30. * Which high profile husband and wife (just their surname will be fine) played "King Neil" and "Bossy Fairy Battleaxe" in a pantomime version of "Jack and the Beanstalk" at Guildford last Christmas?
31. Back in the 1990's, on British TV, you could have seen an American TV series, set in Miami, whose three principal characters were called "Blanche Devereaux", "Rose Nylund" and "Sophia Petrillo". What was this series called?
32. Her very famous surname has associations with Berkeley Square. Her first name was given her by her parents to commemorate the Italian city where she was born one April day over 180 years ago. So what is the name of the city as we know it in English.
33. Last year, in England, a team comprised of top European professionals defeated the USA by three points in a nail-biting contest for a Cup which is named after a great exponent of the sport. Who captained the European team?
34. 1KF 341150 was a novel "first" for a thousand good reasons in June 1957. On which date, ie day, month and year (I will accept a "tolerance" of a day either way) did a number beginning "29" prove a notable first for a million good reasons?
35. * What same word links Britain's Chief Rabbi and experiences which a quarterback hopes to avoid during a game of American football?
36. Caesar and Cleopatra are playing a game in which they take turns to say the next number in a well-known sequence. Caesar starts and says "1"; Cleopatra says "2"; Caesar says "3"; Cleopatra says "2"; Caesar says "1". The next numbers mentioned are, in order, 2 3 4 2 1 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 5 3 and 2. Who will be first to say"10"?
37. Who is the oldest tennis player ever to have won a Grand Slam title?
38. Which 1953 play recounts the courtroom drama that unfolds after "Stephen Maryk" relieves the mentally unstable "Philip Queeg" of his command of a WWII destroyer?
39. Without being too fussy about directions which possibly welcome form of transportation has linked Bombay, London, Madrid, and San Fernando over the years?
40. And still on various forms of transport what word links Ki Ming and the rickshaw?
41. Two Johnnies rest side by side in a royal churchyard. In which years did they each die? (Both needed for the mark!)
42. Assuming a year in the Chinese Zodiac calendar system runs from January 1 to December 31, then in which animal's "influence" have most modern Olympic Games taken place? Summer and Winter Games should be included from 1896 to 2002.
43. BRAVO CHAPS GRAIL DEAL is a fairly appropriate anagram of the name of three people in legend who were linked for the same reason. Their names please.
44. Which tabloid newspaper has/had the most obvious link with "Matt Taylor", a character from a BBC television drama series of the 1980's?
45. Which chemist named an element that was first isolated in 1774 after its colour?
46. Berton, who played a corrupt banker in a 1930's film; Diana, who played the wife of a well-known explorer in a 1940's film; and Donald, who appeared in a taboo breaking 1960's film all shared which very famous surname?
47. Which British city can be accessed via the M1, M2 or M5?
48. Apart from the fact they were famous writers what linked William Burroughs, Lewis Carroll, Stephen Crane, Aldous Huxley, Edgar Allen Poe, George Bernard Shaw, H G Wells, and Oscar Wilde?
49. He wouldn't have been troubled by a certain question in "Tormenting 20" but who was famously investigated by the authorities thanks to "Mulberry", "Neptune", "Omaha", "Overlord", and "Utah"?
50. I was born in Edinburgh during WW1 and in my prime of life was married in 1938 to someone whose initials were S. O. S. That was an omen, for we were soon divorced and I spent some years in South Africa before returning to Britain. I received a major honour in 1993 for my achievements. Who am I?
Tantalising 30 begins with a link/theme round. The first 10 answers, or part of them, whole words, of course, are each linked in a certain way... which you will need to suss for the extra two points!
51. Over the years, on film or television, Constance Benson, Dacia Deane, Lyudmila Kasatkina, Margaret Johnston, Florence Lawrence, Fredi Olster, and Lilli Palmer, among others, have all played the eponymous heroine of which well known play?
52. Which left-arm spin bowler, with a middle name that belied the county he represented, took 49 test wickets for England in 15 appearances in the 1920's and early 1930's?
53. Which comic actor is associated with "Gunboat Diplomacy", "Public Announcement", "Time Check" and "Weather Forecast" among other "broadcasts"?
54. Who or what is "George Temple" according to the title of a 1950's film directed by Russell Rouse?
55. * Which plant of the lily family, popularly used for medicinal purposes, is an alternative name for the well known symbol that is formed by superimposing two equilateral triangles?
56. Name the Philadelphian-born photographer who appeared as himself in a surrealist film of 1924?
57. In which children's novel, the first of a very popular series, do two boys, two girls and a parrot stay at a cliff-side house where they encounter an irritating servant and later meet up with an enigmatic chap called "Bill" who is under an alias at the time?
58. As a Nobel prize winner for Literature, he was probably biased but who once wrote in a famous novel... and this is in translation... "Even bad books are books and therefore sacred"?
59. Name the current television presenter who, in the 1980's, went close to causing a sensation at Wimbledon in the second round when taking a 2 sets to 1 lead over the number two seed.
60. * Which same word can precede "acid", "blunts", "boy", "fiend" and "mushrooms" to make two word slang terms apparently prevalent over the years in the world of narcotics?
61. And for two more points, what links your answers for Qs 51-60?
62. Take the six letter name of a fish which is a small N. American member of the pike family. Alter its first letter and you should have the surname of a certain world champion sportsman of the 1960's and the 1970's. What are these two names?
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66. Which actor, who shared his real surname with a screen superstar, liked the name of the character he played on his film debut so much that he adopted it as his own?
67. Back in the late 1970's and 1980's which product, just basically, linked "Airliner", "Ski Lodge", "Roller Disco", "Balcony", "Mime", "Tiger's Head", and "Dragoon"?
68. Tiger Woods has a 12 year-old niece who is showing every sign of following in her famous uncle's footsteps, having won over 50 tournaments including the Under Ten's World Championship. What is her eight letter first name?
69. Other than being famous philosophers of their day what links Martin Heidegger, Georg Hegel, David Hume, John Stuart Mill + Thomas Hobbes?
70. * Which left-wing French political group shares its name with a Roman goddess? Competitors Corner is next on the agenda with five posers cunningly provided by your fellow GBQuizzers...
71. What links these American states: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin?
72. What have his fans at Reading had named after Jamie Cureton whose goal at Brentford last year secured the Berkshire club's promotion to Division 1 of the Nationwide League?
73. Which city connects all the following in a certain context? "Blues", "Calling", "Green", "Holiday", "Interlude", "Model", "Secret", "Trout", and "Underground"?
74. What links the following well known people? John Wilkes Booth, Charles Chaplin, Arthur Conan Doyle, F Scott Fitzgerald, Joseph Haydn, and Ignace Paderewski. (You will score no marks for saying that they are all no longer with us!)
75. Which Olympic gold medal winner acted as a liaison officer to Field Marshal Montgomery during WWII?
Back to my nice simple form of provocation!
76. Which Clark Gable film has the most obvious link with Ian Fleming's novel "Moonraker", and I'm not looking for a connection with any character in that novel!?
77. Name the company that began trading on 1 January 1955 (the precise date may vary slightly depending where you look) following the enterprise of London businessman John Hack?
78. According to a currently voguish author which word of 11 letters comes between "Halimath" and "Blotmath"?
79. Which of these films is the odd one out? "Beau Geste" (1939), "Duel in the Sun" (1946), "The Flight of the Phoenix" (1965), "Gunga Din" (1939), "Kid Millions" (1934), "The Outlaw" (1943), "The Scorpion King" (2002), "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), or "3.10 to Yuma" (1957).
80. * Which "layer" shares its name with a species of African dolphin?
And into the final 20 with a doubtless futile attempt at a touch of Tormenting!
81. Which 19th/20th century author had the motto "Nulla dies sine linea" ("Never a day without a line")?
82. What did Caleb Bradham call the soft drink he created in 1898 which basically consisted of carbonated water, sugar, vanilla, pepsin and cola nuts?
83. What was the name he was born with of the host of TV game shows such as "Break the Bank", "Doctor IQ", "Name that Tune", and "The Price is Right"?
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87. Most of the players of which country's national cricket team were drowned in the 1890's?
88. Which "artist" links Bacardi Beezer, Hugo Boss, Norwich Union, the Sunday Telegraph, and Tesco?
89. In the 1960 film of that name which appropriate words can be clearly seen on the control panel of "The Time Machine"?
90. I could have included this in the "X Marks the Spot" theme in GBQ107, so who is the former head of the Commission for Racial Equality who resigned that post last year after pleading guilty at Bow Street Magistrates Court to threatening behaviour against the police during an incident at Lords cricket ground?
91. Which same word can be a type of corkscrew; a term used in cards; and the stage surname of the leading lady in a long-running film series of the past?
92. Which Zoo (just the city where it is will be fine) threw a party last year for what they claimed was the world's oldest tortoise, a Galapagos Giant allegedly born in 1742?
93. If London was first; Budapest and Glasgow more or less equal second; then, in the same context, which city was fourth?
94. The New Zealand All Blacks once lost two rugby union matches on the same day thousands of miles apart. When was this? Day, month and year required, please!
95. Deriving its name back in the 1930's from a fur farm in the USA what is the paralysis called that can affect foxes and mink who have been fed with a certain product?
96. 
    

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    N	S	I	A	I
    O	N	M	F	T
    O	O	R	T	N
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    Find the appropriate starting point in the grid and then spell out a 25 letter phrase/saying/quotation of days long gone by in continuous knight's moves as in chess. The question is, who spoke these prophetic words?
97. Some nice simple cryptic crossword clues for you to solve. One point for each!
    1. Nobody's blooming child! (5)
    2. Slipped in crack-pointed later (12)
    3. Boastful way "Boris Godunov" composer used to introduce himself? (8)
98. His American owner certainly appreciated his assistance so which "first" took place courtesy of Cuddles during 2001?
99. What links actress Sherilyn Fenn, pop singer Debbie Harry, supermodel Lauren Hutton, immunologist Polly Matzinger, opera singer Betty Jean Ward, and federal judge Kimba Wood?
100. If OLD + COT = MA; and DO + SS = DAD; and TD + PAN = TOTS; then, in the same context what does L + S equal... which may strike you as appropriate if you find the answer!?

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