The Independents Jumbo General – Answer List – 27-August-2022

The Independents Jumbo General – Solution List – 27-August-2022

1.Irish political party whose name translates as “we ourselves” SINN FEIN

2.1985 Ridley Scott fantasy film starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara and Tim Curry LEGEND

3.Coronation anthem by Handel on which the UEFA Champions League Anthem is based ZADOK THE PRIEST

4.Swiss city named after the new castle Rudolf III of Burgundy presented to his wife Irmengarde in 1011 NEUCHATEL

5.A highly seasoned sausage used especially on pizza PEPPERONI

6.In the New Testament, the first person to witness the resurrection of Jesus MARY MAGDALENE

7.1965 hit single by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs WOOLY BULLY

8.Region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient Dál Riata on Great Britain ARGYLL

9.Style of printing type with the letters slanting to the right ITALIC

10.The first grey horse to win the Derby GUSTAVUS

11.Officers assigned to advise commanders in the planning and execution of military operations GENERAL STAFF

12.1979 hit single for the French band Ottawan  D I S C O

13.1987 John Badham film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez STAKEOUT

14.Country whose capital is Lima PERU

15.Oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra by Edward Elgar first performed in 1903 THE APOSTLES

16.Hungarian-born American paediatrician who devised a test for susceptibility to diphtheria BELA SCHICK

17.Horse that won the 1968 Grand National  RED ALLIGATOR

18.2006 FIFA World Cup winners  ITALY

19.In Greek mythology, a nymph spurned by Narcissus who pined away until only her voice remained ECHO

20.Technical term for problem (or compulsive)gambling LUDOMANIA

21.The ___, nickname shared by Bristol City, Swindon Town and Cheltenham Town ROBINS

22.A sudden violent or illegal seizure of government COUP DETAT

23.Scombridoid marine food fish of the genus Thunnus TUNA

24.TV programme, 1960-73 and 1987-89, whose presenters were James Cameron, Brian Inglis and Bernard Braden ALL OUR YESTERDAYS

25.Play by Noël Coward written in 1939 but not staged until 1942 THIS HAPPY BREED

26.A unit of measurement used in printing equal to one twelfth of a pica, or approximately 0.01384 inch POINT

27.1947 novella by John Steinbeck whose central character is called Kino THE PEARL

28.Group of African languages that includes most of the principal languages spoken from the equator to the Cape of Good Hope BANTU

29.1974 David Essex hit single that was his only US chart success ROCK ON

30.In Greek mythology, the Titan who supported the heavens on his shoulders ATLAS

31.Former name for Bangladesh EAST PAKISTAN

32.Term used on French wine labels to denote wine of a specific blend or batch CUVEE

33.1964 Richard Lester film featuring The Beatles  A HARD DAYS NIGHT

34.Fortified French town on the Meuse that was the scene of the longest and most severe battle of World War I VERDUN

35.Davor ___, Croatian striker who won the Golden Boot at the 1998 World Cup SUKER

36.First of a series of novels by H E Bates featuring the Larkin family THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY

37.Song by Jay-Z and Kanye West that won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance in 2012 OTIS

38.Former name of Shropshire, from 1974 to 1980 SALOP

39.Edge inscription on £1 coins meaning “An ornament and a safeguard” DECUS ET TUTAMEN

40.Jacques ___, Belgian singer-songwriter who has sold over 25 million records worldwide BREL

41.In Roman tradition, the queen of the Olympian gods  JUNO

42.The largest island of the Inner Hebrides SKYE

43.1924 film starring Buster Keaton as Rollo Treadway THE NAVIGATOR

44.Sicilian volcano that is the highest in Europe ETNA

45.British boxer nicknamed the “Fen Tiger” who lost WBC welterweight title fights against Carlos Palomino and Sugar Ray Leonard DAVE BOY GREEN

46.In the Old Testament, the first son of Adam and Eve CAIN

47.Part of a cuttlefish from which sepia is obtained  INK SAC

48.American actor born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez in 1940 MARTIN SHEEN

49.A small yellow finch noted for its singing CANARY

50.Correctional facility in New York at which a riot in 1971 resulted in 39 deaths ATTICA

51.Another name for red blood corpuscles or erythrocytes HAEMATIDS