15 In mythology, which maiden was loved by Eros?
16 Which US state lies north of Missouri, south of Minnesota, east of Nebraska and west of Illinois?
17 In the sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey, who played Dave Charnley?
18 Which Spanish poet and dramatist (b.1898) was killed in the Spanish Civil War?
19 Which boxer (b.1921) only lost once in his first 123 bouts?
20 The location of Dingley Dell features in which Charles Dickens novel?
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1 What is the name of the Earth’s lowest layer of atmosphere?
2 Mount Fuji is situated on which island?
3 Which is the world’s smallest ocean?
4 What two-word phrase is given to the upper limit of population that an area can support?
5 A caldera is found in which natural feature?
6 The Earth’s crust and the upper part of the mantle are collectively described by what term?
7 What are the vast lowland plains of Argentina called?
8 What does a feature described as “fluviatile” relate to?
9 What term is given to the study of seasonal timings of events such as flowering and migration?
10 What is an area of rock underneath the ground which absorbs and holds water called?
11 The swampy coniferous forest region of Siberia is given what name?
12 Angel Falls, the world’s highest waterfall, is in which country?
13 Which is the deepest lake in the world…?
14 …and which is the world’s largest lake?
15 What type of rock is formed from compacted deposits of material in air, ice or water?
16 In relation to the atmosphere, what does “ppm” stand for?
17 Which Malaysian city’s name means “muddy estuary”?
18 Which is the largest natural lake in England?
19 What term is given to the proportion of sunlight that is reflected from a surface?
20 The most southerly point of Ireland is marked by which rock?
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1 Actor Chevy Chase was given what first name at birth?
2 In which city might you travel on a traghetto?
3 What was the surname of brothers Auguste and Louis, the French motion-picture pioneers?
4 Which fruit with a stone has the Latin name Prunus domestica?
5 Which old currency unit was worth £1.05?
6 What is a leave of absence from a boarding school?
7 What is Homer Simpson’s favourite brand of beer?
8 The East Sussex house of Bateman’s belonged to which author?
9 Which bank launched the UK’s first credit card?
10 Which US state is nicknamed “Buckeye”?
11 Of which rock are Dartmoor’s tors formed?
12 Which animal’s name derives from the ancient Greek for “river horse”?
13 What was the first chart-topper for The Rubettes?
14 Which castle near Grantham is the seat of the Duke of Rutland?
15 What name is given to a steak cut between two ribs?
16 The 2017 TV series SS-GB was based on a book by which author?
17 What type of creature is a lamprey?
18 Who directed the 1965 film Doctor Zhivago?
19 Who won the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature?
20 Who starred as Ann Darrow in the 2005 version of King Kong?
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QUIZ 186 – Plays and Playwrights
1 Brighton Beach Memoirs (1982) and Biloxi Blues (1984) are semi-autobiograpical works by which playwright?
2 Which British author wrote the play The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1893)?
3 The play Festen (2004) is based on a film in which language?
4 What are the names of the two main characters in Waiting for Godot?
5 In the 1945 JB Priestly play An Inspector Calls, what is the name of the inspector?
6 What is the title of the Sir Tom Stoppard play about two minor characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet?
7 What nationality was playwright Dario Fo?
8 Who wrote the Greek tragedy Antigone?
9 In the 1959 play Billy Liar, what was Billy’s surname?
10 Who wrote Art (1994)?
11 Which 1996 play features sisters Teresa, Mary and Catherine gathered for the funeral of their mother Vi?
12 Which play with a script by Jack Thorne won the Laurence Olivier award for Best New Play in 2017?
13 Who wrote Murder in the Cathedral (1935)?
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