Monday 4th February 2013
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a Which mythical creature had the head of a man and the body of a lion?
Sphinx
1b What did Joseph Hobson Jagger 'break' in July 1875?
The Bank at Monte Carlo
2a In which county is the town of Royal Wootton Bassett?
Wiltshire
2b In which city is Tiananmen Square?
Beijing
3a The 2014 Commonwealth Games.will be held in which city?
Glasgow
3b The onion is a member of which flower family?
Lily
4a What is the meaning of the word 'Bad' when included in a German place name?
It's a spa town
4b Who, along with Mary Berry, is a judge on 'The Great British Bake-Off?
Paul Hollywood

Round 2
1a Who, in 2014/15, is scheduled to be the next 'space tourist'?
Sarah Brightman
1b What sporting position is held by Bolton-born Sir Philip Craven?
President of International Paralympic Committee
2a Which action painter was nicknamed 'Jack the Dripper'?
Jackson Pollock
2b A 'rollmop' is a food dish containing which fish?
Herring
3a American Theodore Geisel wrote children's books under what name?
Dr Seuss
3b Who wrote the novel 'The French Lieutenant's Woman'?
John Fowles
4a By what name do the English usually refer to the salad item known as arugula?
Rocket
4b What do we call what was known to the Romans as Mare Nostrum?
Mediterranean Sea

Round 3
1a What is the name of the world's oldest surviving steam locomotive, constructed in 1813/14 by William Hedley for use at Wylam Colliery, Newcastle-on-Tyne?
Puffing Billy
1b Which clothing fabric is named after a town in southern France?
Denim (from crepe de Nimes)
2a Tahrir Square is in which city?
Cairo
2b What name is given to the Jewish New Year festival?
Rosh Hashanah
3a The turnip is a member of which vegetable family?
Brassica
3b What is the name of the pop festival held annually over the August Bank Holiday weekend at Daresbury, Warrington?
Creamfields_
4a Who was known as the 'King of Chefs' and the 'Chef of Kings'?
Escoffier
4b Who was the last German Kaiser?
Wilhelm II

Round 4
1a Who is Speaker of the House of Commons?
John Bercow
1b Which mythical creature was half man and half goat?
Satyr
2a Catherine Bigelow was the first woman to win an Oscar as Best Director, for which film did she win the award?
The Hurt Locker
2b Which TV detective was assisted by DS George Toolan?
Frost
3a The airport of Arrecife serves which of the Canary Islands?
Lanzarote
3b What is the name of the new England Football Centre of Excellence near Burton-on-Trent?
St George's Park
4a Which river flows through Northwich before joining the Mersey west of Runcorn?
Weaver
4b A 'Red Rock' product was the only one ever personally endorsed by baseball star Babe Ruth, what did the Red Rock company make?
Cola and ginger ale (accept soft drinks or similar)

Round 5
1a Who was the original female judge on the TV programme `Strictly Come Dancing'?
Arlene Philips
1b What woven fabric is named after a city in Syria?
Damask
2a In which county is Saffron Walden?
Essex
2b Which TV detective was assisted by Geoffrey Shawcross?
Hetty Wainthropp
3a Which process is used to extract shale gas from the ground?
Fracking
3b In which district of East London did Jack the Ripper operate?
Whitechapel
4a By what name do we call the herb known as cilantro by the Americans?
Coriander
4b Who is the Queen's eldest grandchild?
Peter Philips

Round 6
1a The Battle of Solferino, which led to the formation of the International Red Cross, was fought in 1859 in which country?
Italy
1b Solferino was the last battle fought in which all of the armies were under the personal command of their monarchs, name any one of them.
Napoleon III (France), Victor Emmanuel II (Italy), Franz Josef I (Austria)
2a Which was the last film to win all of the major Oscars, for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Writer?
Silence of the Lambs
2b Which Muslim festival celebrates the end of Ramadan?
Eid (Eid al-Fitr)
3a Paul Jones was succeeded by Mike D'Abo as singer with which 60s group?
Manfred Mann
3b Who wrote 'Jurassic Park' and created the TV series ER?
Michael Crichton
4a 'Mitt' is Mitt Romney's middle name, what is his first name?
Willard
4b Mitt Romney was Governor of which state 2003-7?
Massachusetts

Round 7
1a How many counties make up the province of Ulster?
Nine (6 in N. Ireland + 3 in Republic)
1b For what does the G stand in the navigational aid, usually known as a `GPS'?
Global (Positioning System)
2a Which word is used for the letter U in the phonetic alphabet?
Uniform
2b The capital symbol for which letter of the Greek alphabet resembles the letter P in our alphabet?
Rho
3a What name is given to a typographical ornament such as a pointing finger or an arrow?
Dingbat
3b What name is given to the word puzzle in which a phrase, quotation or fact must be deduced from numbers and letters in the clue (eg 52 C in a P = 52 cards in a pack)?
Ditloid (from 1 = Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich)
4a In semaphore what letter is represented by one arm held vertically upwards?
D
4b Which letter is at the right hand end of the middle row of a computer or typewriter keyboard?
L

Round 8
1a Which rock group was founded in Seattle in 1994 by David Grohl after the break-up of Nirvana?
Foo Fighters
1b In 1956, which peninsula was the first part of Britain to be designated an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'?
Gower
2a Which author set his novels in 'The Five Towns'?
Arnold Bennett
2b 'Does Anything Eat Wasps?', 'Why Don't Penguins Feet Freeze?' and 'How to Fossilise Your Hamster' are books based on articles from which magazine?
New Scientist
3a Which city is served by Rhine-Ruhr airport, the third largest airport in Germany?
Dusseldorf
3b Van Morrison was a member of which 60s group?
Them
4a What is the first name of the Queen's first great grandchild?
Savannah
4b The inconclusive 'Battle of the Solent' against the French on July 18/19 1545 was most notable for the loss of which ship?
Mary Rose

Spare Questions
1 In the Sherlock Holmes book 'The Sign of Four', what is the 7% solution?
Cocaine
2 Until 9th February 2013, we will be in which Chinese Year?
Dragon
3 What colour are the stars on the flag of the European Community?
Yellow