Monday 18th March 2013
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a In which sport or game can there be 'Open Pairs' and 'Swiss Teams' tournaments?
Bridge
1b Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem claims to be the oldest pub in England, in which city is it?
Nottingham
2a The Lusitania was sunk, with much loss of life, on May 7th of which year?
1915
2b For what commodity is Alkmaar in Holland famous?
Cheese
3a Michael Phelps has won 22 Olympic medals, more than any other person, how many of these were Gold?
18
3b In which city was the Alfa Romeo car company founded in 1910?
Milan
4a Which common English word is derived from the ancient Greek word meaning 'a place for viewing'?
Theatre
4b Which TV sitcom is about the Harper family?
My Family

Round 2
1a In which county is Peveril Castle?
Derbyshire
1b Which cut of steak is named after a man who once served as an ambassador to Napoleon Bonaparte?
Chateaubriand
2a Who raised the land speed record to over 394mph driving the Railton Special in 1947, he died on Loch Ness in 1952 in an attempt to break the water speed record?
John Cobb
2b Who wrote 'Trainspotting'?
Irvine Welsh
3a Who was the architect for the proposed Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral begun in 1933 of which only the crypt was completed?
Edwin Lutyens
3b Who, in 1947 at the age of 31, became the youngest Cabinet Minister since Pitt the Younger when he was appointed President of the Board of Trade?
Harold Wilson
4a What name is given to the series of novels that includes 'Guy Mannering', 'Ivanhoe' and 'Peveril of the Peak'?
Waverly novels
4b Pennsylvania borders which of the Great Lakes?
Lake Erie

Round 3
1a After whom is the oyster dish, invented in New Orleans in 1899, named because of the intense richness of the sauce?
(Oysters) Rockefeller
1b What is the name of the huge pre-Roman hill fort near Dorchester?
Maiden Castle
2a Bolivia is one of two landlocked countries in South America, name the other.
Paraguay
2b What is the currency of Bolivia?
Boliviano
3a The Pilgrimage of Grace was a popular uprising in 1536, led by Robert Aske, in which city did it take place?
York
3b Which British person has won the most Olympic Gold medals?
Sir Chris Hoy (6)
4a Which TV sitcom is about the Brockman family?
Outnumbered
4b Which Beethoven symphony features 'Ode To Joy'?
9th (Choral)

Round 4
1a In which ballet does the Sugar Plum Fairy appear?
Nutcracker
1b In which sport or game is Judit Polgar the highest ranked female although she has never taken part in the Women's World Championship?
Chess
2a Who wrote the novel 'High Fidelity'?
Nick Hornby
2b The airship Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed on May 6th of which year?
1937
3a Which US singer has had albums called 'Daydream', 'Butterfly', 'Rainbow' and 'Glitter'?
Mariah Carey
3b What is the name of the famous Swannery in Dorset?
Abbotsbury
4a In which town has the statue 'Verity' by Damien Hirst been installed?
Ilfracombe
4b Who wrote the poetry collection 'The Whitsun Weddings'?
Philip Larkin

Round 5
1a Adelaide, South Australia lies on which river?
Torrens
1b Ye Olde Fighting Cocks appears in the Guinness Book of Records as England's oldest pub, in which town or city is it?
St Albans
2a Who won an Oscar for her role as 'Mammy' in 'Gone With The Wind'?
Hattie McDaniel
2b For what commodity is Keukenhof in Holland famous?
Tulips (accept flowers)
3a In 1856 a Lady Chapel had been completed intended as the first part of a new Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral but building was abandoned, who was the architect, famous for building over 100 churches and son of another famous architect?
EW Pugin
3b In architecture what name is given to pillars carved to resemble female figures?
Caryatids
4a Which common English word is derived from the ancient Greek word meaning 'the area in front of the stage where the chorus performs'?
Orchestra
4b Who wrote 'The Empire of The Sun'?
JG Ballard

Round 6
1a From which musical does the song 'If My Friends Could See Me Now' come?
Sweet Charity
1b Which runner, who died in 2011, broke the world marathon record by 2 minutes at her first attempt, she won the New York marathon nine times and London twice?
Grete Waitz
2a What is the name of the group of school children lead by Danny in the Beano?
Bash Street Kids
2b Sephardic Jews were exiled from which country (Sepharad is the Hebrew name for that country)?
Spain
3a Wyatt's rebellion was raised to oppose a proposed marriage involving which monarch?
Queen Mary
3b Who resigned from the post of Home Secretary in 1972 because of his involvement with the architect John Poulson?
Reginald Maudling
4a What was the alias used by Salman Rushdie during his period in hiding after his 1989 fatwa? It is also the title of his latest book.
Joseph Anton
4b Minnesota borders which of the Great Lakes?
Lake Superior

Round 7
1a Who created the detective 'Jack Frost'?
RD Wingfield
1b What is the name given to the part of Australia's Highway 1 which runs from Port Augusta, South Australia to Darwin? It is named after the first European to cross Australia from south to north.
Stuart Highway (accept The Track)
2a Who was the first man to drive a car at over 200mph; he set his final land speed record in Golden Arrow in 1929. He died on Lake Windermere in 1930 in an attempt to break the water speed record?
Sir Henry Segrave
2b What kind of arcade machine might have flippers, bumpers and stand-up targets and be stopped by a 'tilt'?
Pinball machine
3a Which UK singer has had albums 'Spirit', 'Echo' and 'Glassheart'
Leona Lewis
3b What is the name of the Lagoon that lies between Chesil Beach and the mainland?
Fleet Lagoon
4a At the end of October 2012, New York and the east coast of America were battered by which hurricane?
Sandy
4b Who composed the 'Warsaw Concerto'?
Richard Addinsell

Round 8
1a Name the only boxer to have held world titles in eight different weight divisions?
Manny Pacquiao
1b Who created the Yorkshire detectives 'Dalziel and Pascoe'?
Reginald Hill
2a Which race of people conquered the Iberian Peninsula in the 8th century?
Moors
2b Who was known as 'The Million Dollar Mermaid'?
Esther Williams
3a In architecture pillars carved to resemble male figures are named after which mythical god?
Atlas (or Telemon)
3b The car company Auto Union was formed in 1932 by the amalgamation of four manufacturers, by what name is it now known?
Audi
4a Who wrote the play 'Private Lives'?
Noel Coward
4b What is the title of Hilary Mantel's book that won her a second Man Booker Prize?
Bring up the Bodies

Spare Questions
1 Which astronomer coined the term 'Big Bang'?
Fred Hoyle
2 Which composer wrote a 'German Requiem'?
Brahms
3 Three generations of which family have won Oscars?
Huston (Walter, John and Anjelica)