MAIN GAMES Flashcards
Who became caretaker England football manager in 1999 on the sacking of Glen Hoddle, for a
friendly against France, returning the next year for a World Cup qualifier against Finland?
Howard WILKINSON
Carrick Roads is an anchorage sea area that forms part of the large natural harbor of which
south coast English port?
FALMOUTH
Which railway station in Paris, is the terminus for
trains from cities and towns in Normandy such as Rouen, Le Havre and Cherbourg?
Gare ST LAZARE
The nicknames of which state of the USA include “The Copper State”, of which it is the country’s
largest producer, with a copper-coloured star on its flag?
ARIZONA
In bridge, what name is given to a tactic by which an opponent is forced to discard a card that
gives up one or more tricks, and is also the name of a baseball manoeuvre consisting of a sacrifice
bunt with a runner on third base?
SQUEEZE play
At the 2011 World Athletics Championships in South Korea, which Jamaican won the men’s
100m final after the disqualification of Usain Bolt?
Yohan BLAKE
Which sweet French pastry, enriched with a high butter and egg content, is often eaten as a snack
or as dessert, and is mentioned in the famous saying translated as “Let them eat cake!”?
BRIOCHE
Which traditional loaf of bread, rounded with a cross cut into the top, appeared in Britain at the
time of the wedding of Queen Victoria?
COBURG
The Top Gear test track at Dunsford Park features as a driveable scenario in the fifth edition of
which video driving game?
GRAN TURISMO
The roadstead or anchorage off the North and South Forelands in Kent, scene of a naval battle in
1639, is known by what name (confusingly, perhaps, for land-lubbers…)?
The DOWNS
In 1829, which British statesman – at the time Prime Minister – fought a bloodless duel with
Lord Winchilsea over Catholic emancipation?
Duke of WELLINGTON
The so-called ‘Five Civilized Tribes’ of the south-east USA were the Seminole, and four others, all
known by names beginning with the letter ‘C’: name any one of them…
CHEROKEE / CHOCTAW / CHICKASAW/ CREEK
Named after the number of its founders, which protest group led by Bertrand Russell and others
broke away from CND to use non-violent civil disobedience and sit-down protests?
The COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED
Which railway station in Paris is served by trains from Marseille and the Riviera, and is the
terminus of the famous Train Bleu?
Gare de LYON
In professional boxing, the 130 pound division, called Junior Lightweight by the IBF and WBO, is
given which name by the WBC and WBA?
SUPER FEATHERweight
