Monday 28th February 2011
Set by Warrington

Round 1
la Which author wrote the line 'Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education'?
MARK TWAIN
1b Who wrote the opera 'The Trojans'?
Hector BERLIOZ
2a Which mythological king was condemned to roll a stone up a hill only to see it roll down again for eternity?
SISYPHUS
2b Who was the first professional cricketer to captain England?
Len HUTTON
3a Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen appear in which novel?
WOMEN in LOVE
3b With which branch of the arts is Dame Elizabeth Frink associated?
SCULPTURE
4a In literature, who marries Charles Bingley?
JANE BENNET
4b The Gobi Desert is in China and which other country?
MONGOLIA

Round 2
1a In a children's story about Dr. Doolittle, the pushmi-pullyou is what kind of animal?
LLAMA
1b Which Planet has a moon called Nereid?
NEPTUNE
2a Who designed the Spitfire aircraft?
R.J. MITCHELL
2b The 'Devil's Gallop' was the signature tune for which radio programme?
DICK BARTON (Special Agent)
3a Peak Forest, Macclesfield and Bridgewater are some of the canals which make up which system?
CHESHIRE RING
3b Sir Henry John Temple was known by what name whilst Prime Minister?
Viscount PALMERSTON
4a What is the capital of Tanzania?
DODOMA
4b Whose world record for the long jump, achieved in the 1968 Olympics, stood for 23 years?
BOB BEAMON

Round 3
1a Who wrote the opera 'Norma'?
Vincenzo BELLINI
1b What is the capital of Mongolia?
ULAN BATOR
2a In which country is the disputed area known as the Jaffna Peninsula?
SRI LANKA
2b In Greek mythology who was the mother of Achilles?
THETIS
3a What name is given to a star which, having grown to an enormous magnitude, blasts itself apart? SUPERNOVA
3b Which author said 'When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read'?
HILAIRE BELLOC
4a The 'Four Musketeers' dominated men's tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s, Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet were two, name either of the others?
JEAN BOROTRA or RENE LACOSTE
4b Lake Gatun forms part of which waterway?
PANAMA CANAL

Round 4
1a Who was the first athlete to clear 8 feet in the high jump?
Javier SOTOMAYOR (1989)
1b Which fictional family lived at 'The Mill on the Floss'?
TULLIVERS
2a Near which fictional village would you find Lakey Hill, Heyden Barrow and Felpersham?
AMBRIDGE
2b In the Famous Five books what was the name of George's uncle?
QUENTIN
3a Who was the niece of one American President and cousin and wife of another?
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
3b In which novel by Aldous Huxley does John the Savage (the 'Noble Savage') appear?
BRAVE NEW WORLD
4a The Vitruvian Man was drawn by which artist?
LEONARD DA VINCI
4b In WW2 who invented the 'Bouncing Bomb'?
Barnes Wallis

Round 5
1a What is the name of the shrew in Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew'?
KATHERINE (accept Kate or Katerina)
1b Name the garden created by Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West in Kent which is now owned by the National Trust?
SISSINGHURST
2a Australian highwaymen were known as what?
BUSHRANGERS
2b Purse, seine and drift are types of what?
NETS
3a In a traditional rhyme, Friday's child is what?
LOVING and GIVING
3b In which film did Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall first appear together?
TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT
4a Name the Middle Eastern cake which is pastry filled with nuts and steeped in rosewater?
BAKLAVA
4b Who was the original lead singer of 'Genesis'?
PETER GABRIEL

Round 6
1a Give another name for carbolic acid (used as an early disinfectant).
PHENOL (also benzenol, phenylic acid, hydroxybenzene, phenic acid or phenyl alcohol)
1b Which instrument did band leader Ted Heath normally play?
TROMBONE
2a What is the name of a legal document used in court in which a person swears that certain facts are true?
AFFIDAVIT
2b In the Bible, who was the father of Esau and Jacob?
ISAAC
3a In chess, which is the only piece that must remain on squares of the same colour throughout the game?
BISHOP
3b In which European city is the Charles Bridge and St.Vitus Cathedral?
PRAGUE
4a How was the daughter of motor manufacturer Emil Jellinek immortalised?
As MERCEDES car
4b After which battle was Henri Dunant moved to organise the Red Cross?
SOLFERINO

Round 7
1a At which National Trust property in Wiltshire did William Henry Fox Talbot take a famous picture of an oriel window?
LACOCK ABBEY
1b Camp David in USA was named after whose grandson?
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
2a The rock band, The Soul Giants changed their name to 'The Mothers of Invention' soon after which guitarist joined the group in 1964?
FRANK ZAPPA
2b In Japan what is the equivalent of the Mafia?
YAKUZA
3a Which instrument did band leader Benny Goodman play?
CLARINET
3b Name King Lear's youngest daughter.
CORDELIA
4a What, in a Japanese house, is a 'tatami'?
(Straw) MATTING or carpet
4b At the start of a game of chess, the player to make the first move has a choice from how many pieces?
TEN

Round 8
1a Which battle in 1781 effectively ended the American War of Independence?
YORKTOWN
1b Which Mediterranean dish comprises tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, courgettes, onions and garlic?
RATATOUILLE
2a In the Old Testament, who was the mother of Solomon?
BATHSHEBA
2b In chemistry, what scientific name is given to the absorption of water from the air by a solid to give a solution?
DELIQUESCENCE
3a Which Australian city is known as 'The City of Churches' and also 'The City of Light' after the man who named the city?
ADELAIDE
3b According to the verse, what does seeing six magpies mean?
GOLD (or Dearth or Poor)
4a Which Hitchcock film starred Sean Connery?
MARNIE
4b Which insurance company was founded after the Napoleonic wars to help women?
SCOTTISH WIDOWS

Spare Questions
1 What is the name of the discount card issued by B&Q to the over 60s?
DIAMOND CARD
2 Who was the first female Prime Minister of France?
EDITH CRESSON
3 RSS is a web fed format, for what does the first S stand?
(really) SIMPLE (syndication)