Monday 12th November 2012
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a Which city is near the Hawkesbury river and is served by Kingsford-Smith airport?
Sydney
1b If something is described as 'saurian', which creature does it look like?
Lizard
2a The port of Immingham is to be found on which estuary?
Humber
2b Who was the first Prime Minister of an independent India in 1947?
(Jawaharlal) Nehru
3a Ditalini and manicotti are examples of which food?
Pasta
3b Known as the 'King of Comedy' who founded the Keystone Studios in 1912?
Mack Sennett
4a The character Alexander Orlov advertises which company in TV commercials?
Comparethemarket.com
4b Berlin Work is an example of which craft?
Embroidery

Round 2
1a Who composed 'Belshazzar's Feast' cantata?
William Walton
1b Which architect designed the new London building known as the 'Shard'?
Renzo Piano
2a Name the year; Dunblane massacre, IRA bomb in Manchester city centre, the first cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep, was born?
1996
2b What personal trophy/keepsake is awarded to every member of an American Football Superbowl winning team?
A Ring
3a What was the name of the French government from 1870 to 1940 when it collapsed and was replaced by the Vichy Government?
Third Republic
3b What is the name of the long, thin muscle that runs down the thigh, the longest muscle in the human body?
Sartorius
4a What is the basic unit of Braille called?
Cell
4b What was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990?
Bonn

Round 3
1a Prince William has three other forenames, give any one of them?
Arthur Philip Louis
1b Which city is served by Carrasco airport and was the last port of call for the German battleship Graf Spee?
Montevideo
2a What is added to a martini to make a 'Bronx' cocktail?
Orange juice
2b What was the title of Elton John's first solo No. I hit?
Sacrifice
3a Who won the Best Actress Oscar in 1990 for her role as Annie Wilkes in the film 'Misery'?
Kathy Bates
3b The name of which ribbon pasta can be translated as 'little ribbons' or 'little slices'?
Fettuccini
4a Name either of the horses that beat Red Rum into second place in the Grand National?
Rag Trade, L'Escargot
4b The character Winnie', a Mafioso panda, advertises which product (company name not needed) in TV commercials?
(Fox's) Biscuits

Round 4
1a Arthur Seaton is the hero of which 1958 novel set in Nottingham?
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1b Which composer won an Oscar for the music score in the film 'Bridge on the River Kwai'?
Malcolm Arnold
2a Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan from August 1947 to his death in September 1948, he is known as the 'Father of the Nation'?
(Muhammad Ali) Jinnah
2b What is the full name of the city on the Humber estuary commonly known as Hull?
Kingston -(up)on-Hull
3a Who was the suffragette killed during the 1913 Derby?
Emily Davison
3b The world's deepest known cave is in which country?
Georgia (Krubera or the Voronya Cave)
4a Which is the largest province of Canada?
Quebec
4b 'I Could be so Good For You' was the theme song to which TV programme?
Minder

Round 5
1a On which island is the 'Ring of Brodgar'?
Mainland, Orkney
1b If something is described as 'aquiline', which creature does it look like?
Eagle
2a Name the year; Minimum wage introduced (£3.60 for over 21s), Prince Edward married Sophie Rhys-Jones, total eclipse of the sun in Cornwall?
1999
2b What personal trophy/keepsake is awarded to the winner of a World-Series-of Poker tournament?
A Bracelet
3a Which 1960 play has as its title character, a tramp named 'Davies'?
The Caretaker
3b In which country is Europe's highest waterfall?
Norway
4a Which famous racehorse, winner of all his 18 races, is an ancestor of over 90% of all racehorses?
Eclipse
4b What was the capital of the independent republic of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1975?
Saigon

Round 6
1a Namibia, then known as South-West Africa, became a colony of which country in 1884?
Germany
1b The Shard stands next to which London Underground station?
London Bridge
2a The Pleiades and Hyades star clusters are in which constellation?
Taurus
2b What was the title of Status Quo's first UK No. 1 hit?
Down Down
3a The Green Man Music Festival takes place every August in which National Park?
Brecon Beacons
3b Which is the longest and widest nerve in the human body?
Sciatic
4a A 104 metre long 'Tapestry' depicting the early campaign of Bonnie Prince Charlie was completed in 2010, it is named after which town/battle?
Prestonpans
4b What name is given to the form of de6oration whereby a piece of different material is added to the original?
Appliqué

Round 7
1a Vic Brown is the hero of which 1960 novel set in West Yorkshire?
A Kind of Loving
1b Libya was a colony of which country from 1911 to 1947?
Italy
2a A 'Gibson' differs from a martini in the garnish; a martini has an olive, what is added to a Gibson?
(Pickled) onion
2b Danny O'Donoghue was a judge on the TV show 'The Voice'; he is the singer with which group?
The Script
3a What was the name of the democratic government of Germany in the 1920s and early 1930s, destroyed by Adolf Hitler?
Weimar Republic
3b Which seaside town is the venue for the Latitude Music Festival every July?
Southwold
4a What is the maximum number of raised dots in a cell in Braille?
Six
4b 'That's Livin' Alright' was the theme song to which TV programme?
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Round 8
1a Prince Harry has three other forenames, give any one of them?
Charles Albert David
1b On which island are the 'Standing Stones of Callanish'?
Lewis
2a Which actor and TV personality has been a judge on many musical talent shows and hosts 'Tonight's the Night'?
John Barrowman
2b Rigel and Betelgeuse are in which constellation?
Orion
3a Who was the New Zealander killed during a protest against the National front in London in 1979?
Blair Peach
3b What subject is studied by the title character of the play 'Educating Rita'?
English Literature
4a Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is in which province?
Ontario
4b Which treaty of 1783 ended the US War of Indepencence?
(Peace of) Paris

Spare Questions
1 How is the popular garden plant 'Dianthus Barbatus' commonly known?
Sweet William
2 Thomas Heatherwick's sculpture 'B of the Bang' was commissioned to mark which event?
2002 (Manchester)Commonwealth Games
3 What was the name of the brother of the six Mitford sisters?
Thomas (or Tom)