Alphabet - M
What is bovine spongiform encephalopathy more commonly known as?
Mad Cow Disease
Which 1960 novel by Harper Lee was made into the well-received 1962 film with the same title, starring Gregory Peck?
To Kill A Mockingbird
Who spurned Echo’s love and was punished by being made to fall in love with his own reflection?
Narcissus
If you are using "Prime", "Tierce", and "Octave" what sport are you doing?
Fencing
First broadcast in 1964, which US medical drama is the second longest soap opera still in production?
General Hospital
In mediaeval England what name was given to the area presided over by a lord?
Manor
Starring Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, and Sharon Tate, which 1967 film directed by Mark Robson is based on Jacqueline Susann's 1966 novel of the same name?
Valley of the Dolls
What was left in Pandora’s box after she released misery and evil?
Hope
In which sport do competitors soop the ice and throw stones at houses?
Curling
Lasting from 1886 until 1999, which American company was Thomas Edison one of the original founders?
General Electric
What is the surname of the 19th century Russian chemist who formulated the Periodic Table of Elements?
Mendeleev
Which semi-autobiographical novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I, was adapted into film for the third time in 2022?
All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues)
The Muses were the goddesses of poetry and song. How many of them were there?
9
The two events involved in a biathlon are cross country skiing and what else?
Shooting
What name is given to the giant sequoia tree located in Tulare County California in Sequoia National Park, widely considered to be the largest known living single-stem tree?
General Sherman
The name of which household object comes from Latin 'to wonder at', and is said to bring bad luck if it is broken?
Mirror
Adapted for film in 1940 and 2005, which 1813 novel by Jane Austen has also been adapted for TV 5 times?
Pride and Prejudice
In Greek mythology, who was the son of Peleus and Thetis, and was dipped into the river styx?
Achilles
A card game, traditionally for two players, what would you be playing if you were to "peg out"?
Cribbage
Which deep-fried sweet and spicy chicken dish was named after Zuo Zongtang, and popularised in New York City in the seventies?
General Tso's Chicken
The silkworm lives on a diet of leaves from the diverse species of deciduous trees commonly known as what?
Mulberry
What historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery by Italian author Umberto Eco was made into a 1986 film starring Sean Connery?
The Name of the Rose (Il nome della rosa)
In Greek mythology, Arachne defeated Athena in a weaving contest, hanged herself, and was then turned into what creature?
Spider
Which British boxer, undefeated in British and Commonwealth heavyweight championship contests for twelve years held the European heavyweight title for three years?
Henry Cooper
Who ruled as dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975?
Francisco Franco Bahamonde / General Franco