Tuesday 5th November 2013
Set by Liverpool

Round One
1A What is the star sign for the lst August?
Leo
1B In which of the United States is Death Valley?
California
2A What battleship of 1906 gave its name to a class of similar warships?
Dreadnought
2B What animal is also known as the glutton?
Wolverine
3A Which city did Rome destroy at the end of the Second Punic War?
Carthage
3B In the Harry Potter stories what kind of creature is Aragog?
Spider
4A In cookery, Americans use 'cups' as a unit of measurement, what is generally accepted as the equivalent of 1 cup in ounces?
8 oz.
4B On a rail joumey from London to Brighton from which London terminus station do you depart?
Victoria

Round Two
1A Who is the current Director General of the BBC?
(Lord) Tony Hall
1B Who was the first Rugby Union player to play 100 games for England?
Jason Leonard
2A What was Che Guevara's real first name?
2B Who played Lenny Bruce in the 1974 film Lenny?
Dustin Hoffman
3A What is the collective noun for a group of falcons?
Cast
3B Who, in 1817, invented the kaleidoscope?
David Brewster
4A Which biscuit company was founded in Reading in 1822?
Huntley & Palmers
4B Which European country has the same flag as Chad - a blue, yellow and red tricolour?
Romania

Round Three
1A What musical term means to glide from one pitch to another?
Glissando
1B Of what is malacology the study?
Molluscs
2A Who commanded the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg?
George Meade
28 In Greek myth, who was the husband of Helen of Troy?
Menelaus
3A Give a year in the life of French composer Claude Debussy.
1862 - 1916
3B In which 1980s BBC sitcom did the characters Yvonne and Barry appear?
Hi de Hi
4A Who, in 1989, replaced Robin Day as presenter of BBC TV's Question Time?
Peter Sissons
4B Which British Prime Minister introduced the Great Reform Act of 1830?
(Lord) Charles Grey

Round Four
1A Which flower is known as 'the fair maid of February'?
Snowdrop
1B Who wrote Code Zero , Pillars of Earth and The Man From St.Petersburg?
Ken Follett
2A Which group had No.1 albums with Southside in 1989 and White on Blonde in 1997?
Texas
2B Batavia was the former name of which capital city?
Jakarta
3A Which American motor manufacturer's logo is the head of a ram?
Dodge
3B Which book, by number of verses, is the shortest in the Old Testament?
Obadiah
4A Which horse won the 2013 Grand National?
Auroras Encore
4B Who, c1842, painted the picture Snowstorm - Steamboat off a Harbour's Mouth, now in the Tate?
J M W Turner

Round Five
1A What is the birthstone for the month of May?
Emerald
1B In which of the United States is the Iditarod Trail?
Alaska
2A What was the name of the car ferry that capsized whilst leaving Zeebrugge in 1987?
Herald of Free Enterprise
2B What animal is also known as the honey-badger?
Ratel
3A Which daughter of the King of Tyre traditionally founded Carthage?
Dido
3B What type of animal is Wilbur in the story Charloffe's Web?
Pig
4A Horses are measured in 'hands', what is the equivalent of a hand in inches?
4 inches
4B On a rail journey from London to Edinburgh from what London terminus station do you depart?
King's Cross

Round Six
1A Who is the current Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police?
Bernard Hogan-Howe
1B Who was the first cricketer to play 100 tests for England?
Colin Cowdrey
2A What does the C stand for in author Arthur C Clarke's name? _
Charles
2B Who played Jimmy Porter in the 1959 film Look Back in Anger?
Richard Burton
3A What is the collective noun for a group of scorpions?
Bed or Nest
3B Who, in 1892, invented the vacuum flask?
James Dewar
4A Which chocolate firm was founded in London in 1759 and moved to Bristol in 1777?
J & R Fry's
4B Which European country has the same flag as Indonesia; red over white?
Monaco

Round Seven
1A What musical term means in a majestic, stately or dignified manner?
Maestoso
1B Of what is mycology the study?
Fungi
2A Who led the Confederate cavalry during the American Civil War?
J E B Stewart
2B Who was the most famous son of Philip of Macedon?
Alexander the Great
3A Give a year in the life of English engineer George Stephenson.
1803 - 1859
3B In which U.S. soap of the 1980s did Brad Pitt appear for a year as a character called Randy?
Dallas
4A Who in 1985, replaced Roy Plumley as presenter of Desert Island Discs?
Michael Parkinson
4B In 1834 which British prime minister presented the Tamworth Manifesto. forming the basis of the modem Conservative Party?
Robert Peel

Round Eight
1A How is the harebell more commonly known in Scotland?
Bluebell
1B Which author created The Toff , The Baron and Gideon of Scotland Yard? ,
John Creasey
2A Which group had No. 1 albums with OK, Computer in 1997 and In Rainbows in 2007?
Radiohead
2B Godthaab was the former name of which capital city?
Nuuk
3A Which European motor manufacturer's logo is a winged arrow?
Skoda
3B What, by number of verses is the longest book in the Old Testament?
Psalms
4A What horse won the 2013 Derby?
Ruler of the World
4B Who, in 1871, painted the picture Nocturne; Blue and Silver - Chelsea now in the Tate?
James Whistler

Spare Questions
1 In which of Shakespeare's plays do Malvolio and Toby Belch appear?
Twelfth Night
2 Who was the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year for 2012?
Bradley Wiggins
3 What is the capital of Honduras?
Tegucigalpa
4 On TV, who provides the voice for Bob the Builder?
Neil Morrissey