Monday 12th September 2011
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a Joan, Countess of Salisbury, also known as The Fair Maid of Kent' and the mother of a King of England, was married to whom?
EDWARD, the BLACK PRINCE
1b The making of textiles by knotting string or thread is known as what?
MACRAME
2a Who designed the Cenotaph in Whitehall?
Sir EDWARD LUTYENS
2b Whose first hit was 'Rock Island Line'?
LONNIE DONEGAN
3a What does an anemometer measure?
WIND SPEED
3b 'Le Coeur de la mer' (The Heart of the Ocean), a blue diamond necklace, featured prominently in which film?
TITANIC
4a If you slam-dunked which game would you be playing?
BASKETBALL
4b Who is the new presenter of BBC's Film 2010?
CLAUDIA WINKELMAN

Round 2
1a Which Shakespearian character was stabbed when hiding behind an arras?
POLONIUS
1b Which American president had a son named Kermit?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
2a Len Martin, who read the football results on BBC from 1958 until his death in 1995, was succeeded in the job by whom?
TIM GUDGIN
2b Which TV and film character has a blood group T Negative? (the same as his father with some human elements)
Mr.SPOCK
3a Which warship, perfectly preserved in Stockholm, sank on her maiden voyage in 1628?
VASA
3b Which Mediterranean island was conquered by Richard 1 in 1191?
CYPRUS
4a In darts, which score is called 'bed and breakfast'?
26
4b 'The Tin Snail' is a nickname for which car?
CITROEN 2 CV

Round 3
1a The French word for 'hook' is the name for which craft?
CROCHET
1b Who has scored the most runs in a single Test Cricket match?
GRAHAM GOOCH (Lords 1990 - against India-333+123 = 456)
2a Who has created the ITV serial 'Downton Abbey'?
JULIAN FELLOWES
2b What original, standing outside the National Gallery and designated K2, was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott?
TELEPHONE BOX'
3a Who was the first American President not of British descent?
MARTIN VAN BUREN
3b Who, dying in 1282, was the last Prince of an independent Wales?
LLEWELYN
4a Who had a No. 1 hit single in 1969 with 'Dizzy'?
TOMMY ROE
4b What was found by Basil Brown on the land of Mrs Edith Pretty near Woodbridge in Suffolk in 1938-9?
The SUTTON HOO burial ship and cemetery

Round 4
1a What was the nickname of the WW2 aircraft - Fairey Swordfish?
STRINGBAG
1b In snooker, whose nickname is 'The Nugget'?
STEVE DAVIS
2a What American TV comedy of the 70s was based on Steptoe and Son?
SANFORD and SON
2b In 'Hamlet' whose grave is being dug when Yorick's skull is found?
OPHELIA
3a Who was the mother of William 2nd and Henry 1st ?
MATILDA (of Flanders)
3b What is measured on the Stanford-Binet scale?
INTELLIGENCE
4a In the film 'Lord of the Flies' how did the shipwrecked boys make fire?
PIGGY's GLASSES
4b Now aged 90, June Spencer is the last of the original Archers cast. Which character does she play?
PEGGY ARCHER now WOOLLEY

Round 5
1a What do the Americans call what we call at bowler hat?
DERBY
1b The Oompa Loompas appear in which children's' book?
CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
2a In the world of rock music, Vincent Fumier is better known by what name?
ALICE COOOPER
2b Who painted 'The Birth of Venus' and 'Primavera'?
BOTTICELLI
3a In the 2010 film, Eat, Pray, Love who plays the part of the book's author?
JULIA ROBERTS
3b Which Hollywood film star advertises 'Qantas' airlines and is a qualified pilot?
JOHN TRAVOLTA
4a Whose 2010 album, gospel music, is called Praise and Blame?
TOM JONES
4b Cara, Estima and Desiree are types of what?
POTATO

Round 6
1a An atom which has become electrically charged by gaining or losing electrons is known as what?
ION
1b Which country introduced the 'Cult of the Supreme Being' in 1794, intended to become the state religion?
FRANCE
2a Flora Poste and the Starkadder family appear in which novel? (a parody of those by Mary Webb)
COLD COMFORT FARM
2b Bert Hardy (1913-1995) was best known for what?
PHOTOGRAPHY (particularly for Picture Post)
3a Linked with transport, Prescott's Folly is to be scrapped, what is it?
M4 BUS LANE
3b What is the worlds' largest carnivorous marsupial?
TASMANIAN DEVIL
4a George Washington Goethals was chief engineer for which project?
PANAMA CANAL
4b The state of a plant grown in the dark with yellow leaves and long thin stems is known as what?
ETIOLATION

Round 7
1a Who created the character 'Mary Poppins?
P.L. TRAVERS
1b Which architect designed Manchester Town Hall?
Alfred WATERHOUSE
2a What is a shaddock?
CITRUS FRUIT (resembling a grapefruit or a pomelo)
2b In the world of rock music, how is Paul Hewson better known?
BONO
3a The Bible Student Movement founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1872 is now known by which name?
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
3b What do the Americans call 'mobile phones'?
CELL PHONES
4a Who painted the 'Bar at the Folies Bergere?
MANET
4b In 2006 Lord Michael Levy earned himself which nickname?
LORD CASHPOINT

Round 8
1a The state in some insects between the larva and the imago is known as what?
PUPA
1b 'Band of Joy' is the latest album (2010) for which artist?
ROBERT PLANT
2a Dame Elizabeth Frink (1930-1993) was famous for which art form?
SCULPTURE
2b The air sacs which make up most of the lungs of mammals are known as what?
ALVEOLI
3a Uncia Uncia is the Latin name for which animal?
SNOW LEOPARD
3b Which 2010 film is about a 1968 dispute when women machinists went on strike for equal pay?
MADE IN DAGENHAM
4a What drink does George Clooney advertise?
Nescafe NESPRESSO
4b 'The Castle of Otranto' often called the first gothic novel, was written in 1764 by whom?
HORACE WALPOLE

Spare Questions
1 Soft Ball' and 'Hard Crack' are stages in the making of what?
TOFFEE
2 What kind of creature is a falabella?
HORSE
3 Whose summer residence is the Castelgandalfo?
THE POPE