Great Brain Quiz 116

7. What, very basically, are on trial at the "Trial of the Pyx"?
8. Which one time national hero of France had his death sentence for treason commuted in 1945 and spent the rest of his days in captivity on the Ile d' Yeu?
9. What links Sir David Frost; the Italian actress Alida Valli. and the Swedish actress Viveca Lindfors?
10. What was the best known nickname of one of America's greatest ever racehorses who won the last leg of a Triple Crown in the 1970's by an astonishing 31 lengths?
11. And a racehorse who won an English Classic in 1964 was also the name of a song that was a UK hit on the Parlophone label two years later. Which pop group had this hit?
12. Which same word can prefix "end", "house", "ion", "last", "man", and "reeve" to make new unhypenated words some of which are in more common usage than the others?
13. Whose aunt, in fiction, owned a weekly publication called "Milady's Boudoir"?
14. The time X minutes 59. 6 seconds was a prestigious record-breaking "first" during May 1954. What number was X?
15. * What is the official language of Andorra?
16. Which 12th/13th century historical figure linked "Eva Lovelace", "Christina Drayton" and "Ethel Thayer" for the same specific reason?
17. Which word, derived from the Greek for "finishing touch", is (or certainly used to be) the publisher's name, emblem and details of printing often found on the final page of a book?
18. Which Titan was both "Bound" and "Unbound" in drama and poetry over a span of some 2, 300 years?
19. Which now archaic word for a jewelled brooch or clasp sounds somewhat painful!?
20. * Which American state is home to the National Cemetery and the Pentagon?
21. Jamika is the middle name of which sporting champion?
22. What links all the following? "Domani" and "Today"; "Ballade", "Concerto", "Jazz" and "Prelude", "Crossroad", "Horizon" and "Passport"; and "Legend" and "Odyssey"?
23. Faulty workmanship by a garage in Sheen almost certainly contributed to the death of which rock musician in September 1977?
24. In a word what is the link between the 1980's TV series "Bergerac" and the 1950's/1960's TV series "Bronco"?
25. * Assuming the total scored by each individual dart is EITHER a perfect square OR a perfect cube, what is the highest combined total that can be achieved by three darts which all land in a DIFFERENT section of the board? (To make this clear, a "6", a "double 6", and a "treble 6" are regarded, for the purpose of the question, as being in DIFFERENT sections, while two "double 6"s' would be in the SAME section. )
26. One of multi-billionaire John Paul Getty II's marriages was to a Dutch model and they had a son together in 1968 who, somewhat bizarrely, they named Tara Gabriel Galaxy Gramophone. What was this model called, who died of a heroin overdose in 1971. (Her first name will be fine!)
27. What was the name of the 12 year-old daughter of one of the rulers of the synagogue whom Jesus raised from the dead according to a passage in St Mark's Gospel?
28. Marenka is the eponymous heroine of which popular 1860's opera?
29. Who was the only animal to win consecutive Grand Nationals in England between 1946 and 1970?
30. * On what, very generally, will you be most likely to see the letters DOCG?
31. If Lichfield is 10; Lincoln 9; London 8; Chichester 7; Liverpool 6; Coventry 5; Norwich 4; Liverpool 3; and London 2; then where, in the same context, is 1?
32. A businessman who once had an unfortunate time with a Polly can have the letters of his first name rearranged to spell three different first names of girls. Who is/was this businessman?
33. Ralph Wanderone Jr, who died some seven years ago, is a famous figure in the history of pool and billiards, although opinions vary as to quite how good he really was. In his playing days in the 1940's and 1950's he was known by a nickname which comprised an American state and a pluralised description of his appearance. What was this nickname?
34. Which well known London landmark shares its name with the hospital in which the Australian TV series "The Young Doctors" was set?
35. * Who was the first US President not to be born a British subject?
36. Which French term is used in fencing when one of the participants warns his or her opponent to take up a position of readiness for a match?
37. Remove and replace three of these numbers so that the statement then becomes mathematically correct: 210 = 322
38. Apart from being famous sporting personalities what links the American golfer Juli Inkster and the South African cricketer Gary Kirsten?
39. William Gentles belied his name by allegedly bayonetting to death which famous person on 5 September 1877?
40. Change the first letter of a general term for certain articles of clothing and you have the word for a type of decorative style popular on murals and on porcelain in 18th century France. The two words, please.
41. And in similar vein, take a type of unfretted folk instrument in Romania and alter one of the letters. You should now have the name of something that you would be reluctant to let bite you. Once again the two words are required!
42. Which alliterative two word term has been given to the currently voguish method of cash-card theft in which a slim-line plastic device is inserted into the card slot thus effectively trapping the card and persuading the victim that it has been swallowed? Often the pin number is tapped in again, duly observed by the villains who are able to retrieve the card and "cash in" after the owner has gone off to report the fault?
43. What was the first name and surname of the British politician who was described by a British prime minister as having "the manners of a cad and the tongue of a bargee"? And I can tell you that the surname is the same as that of an actor who appeared in the same TV series or film as a lady pictured earlier!
44. What was the name and regnal number of the king whose death during a jousting tournament in the 16th century effectively led to royalty being banned from competing in such events thereafter?
45. Here's a chap who led a more exciting life than most! He joined a Cape Horner as a 13 year-old apprentice in the late 1880's and, in the space of a few voyages, survived a shipwreck, a cyclone or two, and a fire at sea. After an attack of malaria in Africa he prospected for gold unsuccessfully in the Klondike; worked briefly as a cowboy in Canada; and sailed back to England at the turn of the century. He had many adventures at sea; got married; commanded destroyers in WW1; sank a U-Boat; and ended the war with a DSC and bar. In the late 1930's he and his wife surveyed the German coastline at the request of the Admiralty and, in 1940, he insisted on taking his boat to Dunkirk to help with the evacuation. What was this remarkable man's name and, if it helps, it's quite probable that you have seen him portrayed on the cinema screen?
46. Which letter completes this juvenile sequence J J M M W G ?
47. Which popular foodstuff has been almost universally renamed in the USA since February this year following the example set, among others, by the owner of Cubbie's restaurant in North Carolina?
48. Who went on to better things after appearing in the chorus of the touring revue "Memories of Al Jolson" in 1953 during her first professional engagement?
49. Take the surname of the German general who replaced Rommel when the latter went on sick leave before and during the second battle of El Alamein, and remove one of the letters. You should now, curiously enough, have the surname of a German soldier with whom "Richard Hannay" had several torrid encounters in a famous novel. Which novel?
50. Father was a decorated WW2 fighter pilot. Mother was a ballerina. His two sisters married Italians and one of these ladies wrote a series of hits for European pop groups in the 1970's. You will have heard of this chap, so who is he?
Now it's time for some Tantalising with the first ten answers, or part of them, whole words, of course, being linked in a certain way.
51. Which 1970's TV drama series was loosely based on the real life career of a kitchen maid who eventually became the manageress of a top London hotel?
52. Where did a bloody WW2 battle occur in 1944 with total casualties estimated at 45, 000, the beginning of the end coming when the Germans' Gustav Line was broken by Gen. Alphonse Juin's north African Goumiers?
53. Which 1930's comedy musical film, loosely based on the novel of the same name, contained a song from Friedrich von Flotow's "Martha" which was performed, albeit dubbed, by the butler in the story?
54. Which subsequently ennobled British politician married and divorced a Prime Minister's daughter and held several important posts including Minister of Housing and Local Government, Minister of Defence, Minister of Aviation, and Secretary of State for the Colonies?
55. * Where, in two words, certainly according to tradition, and quite possibly in fact, is the heart of Robert the Bruce buried?
56. Which 18th/19th century US Attorney General shared his middle name with the surname of a famous fictitious schoolboy and acted as chief counsel for Aaron Burr in his trial for treason?
57. Which Oxbridge college was named after the 15th/16th century Countess of Richmond and Derby?
58. Which late 19th century play tells of the trials and tribulations of "Rose" who wants to marry "Arthur" but is reluctant to abandon her career as an actress at a north London theatre in order to comply with the wishes of her fiance's rather stuffy family?
59. In the first of 14 runnings of which prestigious English horse race did a Panamanian jockey cause one of the greatest shocks in the modern era when making all the running on a Derby winner to inflict the only defeat of his 18 race career on a brilliant racehorse who was named after a fictional Frenchman?
60. * Name the 19th century poet and Jesuit priest who taught classics at Stonyhurst College in the 1880's and died in Dublin without having any of his works published during his lifetime.
61. And for two more points, what links these last 10 answers?
62. Which work by a Nobel Prize-winning author has the most obvious link with Beelzebub?
63. Which poem by Thomas Hardy was about a major disaster of 1912?
64. What was the stage name of the R + B singer who made a promising film debut in 2000 only to die in a plane crash in the Bahamas the following year?
65. * Whose first published book was called "Child Whispers"?
66. Which American football player, one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, shares his forenames with a highly controversial country singer and made the final cut at the 1997 AT + T Pro-Am at Pebble Beach?
67. Which Wimbledon singles champion died, aged 41, on the same day of the year and in the same village as she was born?
68. Her first name begins with the letters "Ann" but can you remember the surname of the "runner" in the final series of the 1980's TV game show "Treasure Hunt"?
69. Which best-selling author of books about the supernatural was given the same first name as her father's? She subsequently changed it by the way!
70. * Derived from the latin for "butcher" which word is used to describe canine teeth that are used for tearing?
Competitors' Corner now, with the five following flummoxers kindly submitted by your fellow GBQuizzers!
71. What was the character name of the Scotland Yard detective inspector, played by a popular actor of the day in a 1950's radio serial, who inherited "The Sentinel" newspaper and turned its fortunes around by sensationalising crime and exposing various crooks?
72. Where might you find an Amazon, an Edgehog, a Grasshopper, a Nightrider, a Pancake, a Squirrel, and a Tank? (Any answer that shows you know the point of the question will be OK!)
73. Which Dublin-born composer played cello in the orchestras of Johann Strauss the Younger and wrote the music for the popular song "Kiss Me Again"?
74. As of December 2002, what was the same claim to fame of Lady Katherine Brandram and Count Carl Johan Bernadotte?
75. The first significant English language vampire story was published in the 19th century under which London-born person's name?
Back to me, and I don't suppose this next quintet will scare you very much!
76. Which word is used by spiritualists or people dealing in the paranormal to mean the faculty of supposedly being able to learn something about the previous owner of an object by holding it in their hand?
77. In which 1960's film did a great Hollywood star play a character that was named after the director's two sons?
78. Who shot himself in 1918 after being booed off the stage at the "comedian's graveyard"?
79. Who is the only man to have won the (British) Open Golf Championship having scored the same total in each of the four rounds?
80. * Which prominent Nazi and devotee of Hitler, who shared his nickname with a notorious American gangster, dissuaded Hungary's Admiral Horthy from signing an armistice with Russia in 1944 by kidnapping his son?
And the final Torment begins with a culture shock! Seen below, hopefully clearly enough for you to identify!, are three famous statues/sculptures and three famous paintings. Apart from one of the statues - which dates from several centuries B. C. in Greece - ALL the works are by different Italian masters. Please give the title of each of these masterpieces, including the name of the sculptor or painter concerned, other than for 83, which is not known.


87. What was the unfortunate claim to fame in March 1945 of 34 year-old Mary Millichamp?
88. Which dual French horseracing classic winner links magnificent men surnamed Bradford, Glispin, Murphy, Pomeroy, Rice, Severson, and Vought?
89. Which 20th century semi-autobiographical novel's principal character and narrator is simply called "H"?
90. Who uniquely (I think!) took a catch from his first ball as a wicket keeper in a Test match?
91. Which mountain was famously associated with Harlon Block, John Bradley, Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, and Michael Strank?
92. Which 19th/20th century artist shared his forenames with the first name and surname of a debonair American leading man, seen at his best in light comedy roles in films of the 1930's and 1940's, and his surname with a notorious 16th/17th century English highwaywoman and pickpocket?
93. Name the colourful lady, widely regarded in her heyday as the worst opera singer of all time, who found she could sing a higher F than previously after surviving a taxicab accident in 1943 and braved a sell out audience in Carnegie Hall in 1944 not long before her death.
94. Three cryptic crossword clues next. One mark for each!
    1. Oriental sleuth you messed about with at a Tokyo tea party? (7)
    2. Tailless fruit bat in the jungle (4)
    3. Trade mark I lodge in a sort of Esperanto chart (9)
95. What was the surname of the German-born Brigadier General in the US Civil War which has come to mean to "plunder" (in the USA anyway!) after his starving troops looted and burned private property on the march through Virginia in 1862?
96. When 6 was "Seagull"; 5 was "Hawk"; 4 was "Golden Eagle"; 3 was "Falcon"; and 2 was "Eagle"; then, in the same context, what was 1?
97. Who, over the years, was associated with Juliet Frossard, Jenny Easterbrook, Judith Rutherford, Matthew Cocks, Marjorie Williams, and Julian Scopes?
98. What were on the Steps of the Sub Treasury Building in a 20th century painting by a member of the Ash Can School?
99. Which Renault line from the 1940's reappeared about 53 years later?
100. Between the early 1920's and the mid 1930's, what linked all the following which appear in chronological order? Windsor, Brent, Avon, Kent, Bromley, Lincoln, Dee, Carlisle, Hayes, and Wells. This could prove extremely hard but I can say that the question would have been considerably easier if I had presented it in a different way!

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