Tuesday 5th March 2013
Set by Bishop Eton (Liverpool)

Round One
1a Which Turner Prize-winning sculptor designed the ArcelorMittal Orbit, a 22m. sculpture, for the London 2012 Olympic Park?
Anish Kapoor
1b In measurement, a hand is equal to how many inches?
Four
2a Who presents "The Unbelievable Truth" on BBC Radio 4?
David Mitchell
2b What is the former name of the element Potassium, from which it takes its chemical symbol?
Kalium
3a Who is the only British Prime Minister to have taken office on the assassination of his predecessor?
Lord Liverpool (Robert Banks Jenkinson)
3b The West Highland Highway runs from Milngavie, just outside Glasgow, to which town in the Highlands?
Fort William
4a Ralph M. Steinman won the 2011 Nobel Prize, despite having died before the prize was announced. In which Nobel field did he win?
Medicine (or Physiology)
4b An omelette with smoked haddock and cheese was perfected at the Savoy Hotel, and named after which novelist?
Arnold Bennett

Round Two
1a In Ronald Searle's cartoons, which school was attended by Nigel Molesworth?
St Custards
1b Which African country has a flag which is a vertical tricolour of orange, white and green, which looks like a reverse of the Irish flag?
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
2a Who was elected President of Ireland in November 2011?
Michael D. Higgins
2b Which Roman poet was exiled to Tomis by the Emperor Augustus?
Ovid
3a Of what is pedology the study?
Soil
3b Who wrote the novels "Enigma" and "The Ghost?
Robert Harris
4a Which Premiership football club are nicknamed the Black Cats?
Sunderland
4b Lester B. Pearson Airport serves which Commonwealth city?
Toronto

Round Three
1a Which 20th century British Queen was the mother of two Kings?
Queen Mary (of Teck)
1b Which actress has played Lady Dedlock and Miss Havisham in BBC adaptations of Dickens' novels?
Gillian Anderson
2a Which garden plant or shrub belongs to the genus Lonicera?
Honeysuckle
2b In the CYMK colour model for printing, for what does the C stand?
Cyan
3a Sarah Lund is the central character in which Danish detective series, shown on BBC Four?
The Killing
3b Which charity has been supported by the comedy called The Secret Policeman's Balls?
Amnesty International
4a Which space shuttle, it touched down in July 2011, brought NASA's shuttle programme to an end?
Atlantis
4b Which Australian-brn brothers played cricket for Surrey and England in the 1990's?
Hollioake (Adam and Ben)

Round Four
1a Jim Kerr is lead singer of which band, who had 1985 hit with "Don't You (Forget About Me)"?
Simple Minds
1b According to Greek myth, which king was condemned by Zeus to be tied to an ever-spinning flaming wheel in Hades?
Ixion
2a Cambodia is bordered by Thailand, Vietnam, and which other country?
Laos
2b Which of Beethoven's symphonies is known as 'The Choral"?
Ninth
3a What is the flavouring of the liqueur Amaretto?
Almond (accept Apricot)
3b Which Puccini opera includes 'The Humming Chorus"?
Madam Butterfly
4a Which Shakespeare play is set principally in Padua?
The Taming of the Shrew
4b Which former party leader is MP for Chingford and Woodford Green?
Iain Duncan-Smith

Round Five
1a Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, was the mother of two 15th c. Kings of England. Name either
Edward IV and Richard III
1b In measurement, which Greek letter is applied to the prefix micro-, equal to 10-6?
Mu
2a Who presents "I've Never Seen Star Wars" on BBC Radio 4?
Marcus Brigstocke
2b In the computer image imaging abbreviation, jpeg, for what does the 'e' stand?
Experts
3a What is the flavouring of the liqueur Kahlua?
Coffee
3b The South Downs Way runs from Winchester to which Sussex town?
Eastbourne
4a Which island nation lost a day in Dec. 2011 by moving the International Date Line to their east?
Samoa
4b Which former party leader is MP for North East Fife?
Menzies Campbell

Round Six
1a Which London borough was granted Royal Borough status marking the Queen's Silver Jubilee?
Greenwich
1b Who has played Jack Worthing and Lord Henry Wotton in films by Oscar Wilde?
Colin Firth
2a Malawi is bordered by Zambia, Mozambique, and which other country?
Tanzania
2b Which Greek philosopher left Athens for the island of Euboea after the death of his pupil Alexander the Great, in fear of anti-Macedonian feeling?
Aristotle
3a Of what is philology the study?
Language
3b Which Verdi opera includes 'The Anvil Chorus"?
Il Trovatore
4a Which Premiership football side are nicknamed the Canaries?
Norwich City
4b What is the surname of the father and son English cricketers who have both played for Nottinghamshire and in successful Ashes series?
Broad (Chris and Stuart)

Round Seven
1a Who played headmistress Miss Fritton and her brother in the 2007 film 'St. Trinians"?
Rupert Everett
1b Which African country has a flag which is a vertical tricolour of blue, yellow and red, similar to the flag of Romania?
Chad
2a What is the common name of garden plants in the Tagetes genus and Calendula genus?
Marigold
2b Which of Mahler's symphonies is entitled 'The Resurrection'?
Second
3a Which British PM served for the longest time, his single term of 20 years, 314 days being longer than even the combined multiple terms of any other Prime Minister?
Robert Walpole
3b Who wrote the novels "A Week in December" and 'Birdsong"?
Sebastian Faulks
4a Which Shakespeare play is set in Vienna?
Measure for Measure
4b A dessert of peaches and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream was created by Auguste Escoffier in honour of which performer?
Dame Nellie Melba

Round Eight
1a Vocalist Roland Orzabal had the 1985 hit "Everybody Wants to Rule the World' with which band?
Tears For Fears
1b According to Greek myth, which queen was condemned by Poseidon to be tied to a chair in the heavens for eternity?
Cassiopeia
2a Who was re-elected Prime Minister of Canada in May 2011?
Stephen Harper
2b What is the former name of the element antimony, from which it takes its chemical symbol?
Stibium
3a Which 2011 BBC drama series, starring Romola Garai and Ben Wishaw, centred around a 1950's current affairs TV programme?
The Hour
3b David Walliams swam 140 miles of the River Thames in 2011 to raise funds for which charity?
Sport Relief
4a Who was the last winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature to have been born in Britain?
Harold Pinter
4b Kingsford Smith Airport serves which Commonwealth city?
Sydney

Spare Questions
1 Which left-handed golfer won the US Masters three times, in 2004, 2006, and 2010?
Phil Mickelson
2 Lady Day (The Feast of the Annunciation) is on what date?
March 25th
3 Members of which band won both "I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here" and 'Strictly Come Dancing " in 2011?
McFly
4 Lucy Snow is the heroine of which Charlotte Bronte novel?
Villette
5 Which Sanskrit word appears as a concept in both Buddhism and Hinduism, etc., and means Law or Natural Law?
Dharma