Monday 11th March 2013
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a Who designed the Team GB uniforms for the 2012 Olympic Games?
Stella McCartney
1b Give either of the real forenames of 'Count' Basie.
William James
2a Which of the Mr Men has extremely long arms?
Mr Tickle
2b The luxury Maybach car models are to be discontinued in 2013, which car company produces them?
Mercedes (accept Daimler)
3a Who hosts the ITV show 'Take Me Out'?
Paddy McGuiness
3b Melboume, Australia lies on which river?
Yarra
4a Who was the manager of Blackpool FC when they won promotion to the Premier League in 2010?
Ian Holloway
4b Albert II is currently king of which country?
Belgium

Round 2
1a What is a cricket umpire signalling when he holds out one arm horizontally?
No Ball
1b In Shakespeare's Macbeth, King Duncan has two sons, one is Malcolm, name the other.
Donalbain
2a Who was the leader of the Labour Party when they were defeated in the 1979 General Election?
James Callaghan
2b Grey Street, named after Prime Minister Earl Grey, is a major street in which British city?
Newcastle-on-Tyne
3a Which outlaw was shot and killed by Bob Ford?
Jesse James
3b Who presents the TV quiz show 'The Chase'?
Bradley Walsh
4a Which author, in 1859, founded the weekly magazine 'All The Year Round', a successor to 'Household Words'?
Charles Dickens
4b Dickens collaborated with which author, famous in his own right, to write several works including plays and short stories?
Wilkie Collins

Round 3
1a Fleance appears in Shakespeare's Macbeth, whose son is he?
Banquo
1b What type of which fish is an albacore?
Tuna
2a Which car company produced the Karmann-Ghia between 1955 and 1974?
VW (Volkswagen)
2b In which year did the following events occur; the world's first football club to have its own TV channel, MUTV began broadcasting, the Good Friday agreement was signed and Rolls
Royce was sold to VW?
1998
3a Who was the captain of the Wales rugby union team who was sent off in the semi-final of the 2011 World Cup?
Sam Warburton
3b What name is given to the slender glass tube used to deliver a fixed volume of liquid, especially used in chemistry?
Pipette
4a The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct carries which canal over the River Dee?
Llangollen Canal
4b In the Bible, which king of Israel was the husband of Jezebel?
Ahab

Round 4
1a Give either of the real forenames of 'Bix' Beiderbecke?
Leon Bismark
1b Who designed the wedding dress for the Duchess of Cambridge?
Sarah Burton
2a The Headrow is a major street in which British city?
Leeds
2b Which of the Mr Men is covered in bandages?
Mr Bump
3a Perth, Western Australia lies on which river?
Swan
3b In 1549, the Book of Common Prayer was introduced leading to a rebellion known as the Prayer Book rebellion in two strongly Catholic counties, name either of the counties involved.
Cornwall or Devon
4a On board a ship, what is the purpose of the rope known as a halyard?
To hoist a sail
4b Who was the manager of Burnley FC when they won promotion to the Premier League in 2009?
Owen Coyle

Round 5
1a Which coastal West African country borders only Guinea and Liberia?
Sierra Leone
1b Which US TV series, originally broadcast in the late 1980s and early 1990s, was set in the offices of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak?
LA Law
2a What kind of creature is a taipan?
Snake
2b In which year did the following events occur; Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space, Tim Berners-Lee established the first website and Robert Maxwell died?
1991
3a Who was the captain of the Pakistan Test cricket team sentenced in 2011 to 30 months imprisonment for betting irregularities?
Salman Butt
3b King Charles II nicknamed which US state (then colony) 'Old Dominion' for its loyalty to the Crown during the Commonwealth?
Virginia
4a On board a ship what is the name given to the rope used to pull a sail tight?
Sheet
4b Margrethe II is currently queen of which country?
Denmark

Round 6
1a Which US TV show, originally broadcast in the late 1990s and early 2000s, was set in the offices of Boston law firm Cage and Fish?
Ally McBeal
1b What kind of fish is a wobbegong?
Shark
2a Who won Strictly Come Dancing, 2012?
Louis Smith
2b Which Roman Emperor succeeded his father Vespasian in 79?
Titus
3a Which group's line-up during its most successful period was Graeme Edge, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas, Justin Hayward and John Lodge, Denny Laine having left in 1966?
Moody Blues
3b Kett's Rebellion of 1549 took place in which county?
Norfolk
4a Who wrote the ballet 'The Three Cornered Hat' first performed in London in 1919?
Manuel de Falla
4b Who was the director of 'Twelve Angry Men', 'Serpico' and 'Network' who died in 2011?
Sidney Lumet

Round 7
1a What is a cricket umpire signalling when he holds out both arms horizontally?
Wide Ball
1b Which famous bridge, built in 1607, is the oldest bridge in Paris?
Pont Neuf
2a Who was the leader of the Conservative Party when they were defeated in the 1950 General Election?
Winston Churchill
2b What kind of creature is a tanager?
Bird
3a Which US state was admitted to the Union in 1876, hence its nickname of 'the Centennial State'?
Colorado
3b Which group was founded by Steve Marriott, Ronny Lane, Kenney Jones and Jimmy Winston, Winston soon being replaced by Ian McLagan?
Small Faces
4a The world's only swing aqueduct carries which British canal?
Bridgewater (over Manchester Ship Canal)
4b In the Bible, which king of Israel consulted the witch of Endor?
Saul

Round 8
1a There are two natural islands in the River Seine within the city of Paris, Ile de la Cite is one, name the other
Ile Saint-Louis (Ile aux Cygnes is artificial)?
1b Which coastal West African country lies between Ghana and Benin?
Togo
2a In 260, who was the only Roman Emperor captured as a prisoner of war?
Valerian
2b Who won the 2012 series of X Factor?
James Arthur
3a The two black aces and the two black eights is called the 'Dead Man's Hand' in poker, who is said to have been holding it when he was shot in the back in 1876?
Wild Bill Hickok
3b What name is given to the graduated glass tube used to measure small precise amounts of liquids during titration in chemical analysis?
Burette
4a Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes won an Oscar for best screenplay for which film?
Gosford Park
4b Who wrote the ballet 'The Box of Toys' first performed in Paris in 1919?
Claude Debussy

Spare Questions
1 Which building complex in Liverpool was designed by Jesse Hartley in 1846?
Albert Dock
2 What is the name of the Australian National Anthem?
Advance Australia Fair
3 In which resort is the Cresta Run toboggan race run?
St Moritz