Monday 25th November 2013
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a Who succeeded Mervyn King as Governor of the Bank of England in 2013?
Mark Carney
1b Dave Gahan and Martin Gore are members of which British electronic band founded in the 1980s, they played the 02 Arena in 2013?
Depeche Mode
2a The actor John Simm played the detective "Sam Tyler" in which BBC TV drama?
Life on Mars
2b Which managing director of the "International Monetary fund" was forced to resign after a sex scandal in 2011?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
3a Hassan Rowhani, became the elected president of which country in June 2013, though ultimate power in the country is held by an unelected personage?
Iran
3b Who did Luis Suarez controversially bite in April 2013 costing him a 10 match suspension?
Branislav Ivanovic
4a Which playwright wrote "The Winslow Boy", which was revived at the Old Vic theatre during 2013?
Terence Rattigan
4b Which was the first country, in 1960, to elect a female prime minister?
Sri Lanka

Round 2
1a Amman is the capital city of which country?
Jordan
1b Which painter produced the works "The Death of Marat" and "Napoleon Crossing the Alps"?
Jacques-Louis David
2a Who founded Lotus Cars in 1952?
Colin Chapman
2b The astronauts "Taylor", "Landon" and "Donovan" are characters in which 1969 science fiction film?
Planet of the Apes
3a Which TV series shown on BBC3 in 2013 stars Luke Newbury as "Kieren" a recovering zombie?
In the Flesh
3b Which of the Tracy brothers piloted Thunderbird 3?
Alan
4a Which of the Tracy brothers piloted Thunderbird 4?
Scott
4b Which Norwegian dramatist wrote the plays "A Doll's House" and "Ghosts"?
Henrik Ibsen

Round 3
1a Which band was formed by former Housemartins members Paul Heaton and David Hemmingway, their only Number One UK hit was "A Little Time"?
The Beautiful South
1b Which chemical elements name drives from the German word for goblin?
Cobalt
2a Which was the first country to give the vote to women, doing so in 1893?
New Zealand
2b What is the official nickname of the US state of Kentucky?
The Bluegrass State
3a Who was the first person to fly solo around the world?
Wiley Post
3b Which British industrialist designed the second world war Halifax heavy bomber?
Sir Frederick Handley Page
4a What is the anatomical name for the shin bone?
Tibia
4b An eft is an alternative name for which creature?
Newt

Round 4
1a Which chemical elements name drives from the Greek word for stone?
Lithium
1b In 2013, Justin Rose became the first Englishman in 43 years to win golf's US Open, who won in 1970?
Tony Jacklin
2a Sharleen Spiteri was the lead singer with which group, whose debut single in 1989 was entitled "I Don't Want a Lover"?
Texas
2b Which author wrote the political conspiracy thriller "House of Cards"?
Michael Dobbs
3a Which is the only British Prime Minister to serve three monarchs?
Stanley Baldwin
3b Who played "The Jackal" in the 1973 film "The Day of the Jackal"?
Edward Fox
4a How is the form of transport known in Japan as the Shinkansen, known as in the UK?
Bullet Train
4b Which part of the body is referred to by its anatomical name the patella?
Kneecap

Round 5
1a In which country are "Holden" cars manufactured?
Australia
1b What was the name of the German who invented the first practical internal combustion engine?
Nikolaus August Otto
2a Which pop duo, consisting of Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit, had a number one UK single with the hit "Stay" in 1992?
Shakespeare's Sister
2b The "Coulomb" is the SI Unit of what?
Electric Charge
3a Name the Italian politician, born in 1919, who was Prime Minister seven times in the period 1972 to 1992, he died in 2013?
Giulio Andreotti
3b Alex Keedis is the lead singer with which American funk-rock band?
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
4a Which Russian-American is credited with inventing the helicopter?
Igor Sikorsky
4b What is the official nickname of the US state of New York?
The Empire State

Round 6
1a Which class of submarines is currently being built at Vickers to replace Britain's "Trafalgar" class of submarines?
Astute
1b In which modern day country did the battles of the Kasserine Pass occur during World War 2 between the Allied and Axis forces?
Tunisia
2a Jean Claude Juncker resigned as prime minister of which country in July 2013, being at that point the longest currently elected serving Prime Minister in the world?
Luxembourg
2b Who played the title role in the 1997 film "The Jackal" a remake of "The Day of the Jackal?
Bruce Willis
3a Who wrote the 1997 novel "The Bonfire of the Vanities"?
Tom Wolfe
3b Which Australian cricketer scored a record number of runs for a number 11 batsman in a Test Match innings, during the first Ashes Test of 2013 at Trent Bridge?
Ashton Agar
4a Which current BBC TV programme was first shown in 1977 with Angela Rippon and Tom Coyne as its original presenters?
Top Gear
4b Which African mammal is also known as the ant bear?
Aardvark

Round 7
1a Beirut is the capital city of which country?
Lebanon
1b Which artist painted "Bubbles", which was used in the advertising for Pears soap?
Sir John Everett Millais
2a The "Pascal" is the SI Unit of what?
Pressure
2b Which author wrote the classic novel "Brideshead Revisited" later made into a television series?
Evelyn Waugh
3a Who was the drummer with both "Cream" and "Blind Faith"?
Ginger Baker
3b The astronauts "Dallas", "Ripley", "Kane", "Lambert", "Brett" and "Parker", are characters in which 1979 science fiction film?
Alien
4a Ashton Agar scored a record number of runs in a test match innings as a number 11 batsman whilst playing against England in 2013. Which West Indian's record did he beat?
Tino Best
4b Who was the top-scoring English footballer in the 2012-13 English Premier League season?
Ricky Lambert

Round 8
1a In which modern day country did the Axis forces construct the defensive "Gustav Line" in the second world war?
Italy
1b Who became the first Australian to win golfs US Masters in 2013?
Adam Scott
2a Which actress played the detective "Alex Drake" in the BBC drama "Ashes to Ashes"
Keeley Hawes
2b Which King of Belgium abdicated on July 21st 2013 in favour of his son Crown Prince Philippe?
King Albert II
3a The Barisan National party has ruled which country since 1957, winning every election since then, winning its last election in 2013?
Malaysia
3b Which author has written the novels "My Beautiful Launderette" and the "Buddha of Suburbia"?
Hanif Kureishi
4a Which desert lies between the Red Sea and the River Nile in Sudan?
Nubian Desert
4b Which is the largest lake in Africa?
Lake Victoria

Spare Questions
1 The Quango, the CQC, reviews and audits hospitals and nursing homes in the UK. For what does the "Q" in CQC stand?
Quality
2 Officially named in 2013, Kerberos and Styx orbit which body in the solar system?
Pluto
3 Which former Poet Laureate became the President for the Campaign to Protect Rural England in 2012?
Andrew Motion
4 What name is given to the sash traditionally worn with a kimono?
Obi
5 In Celtic mythology a kelpie is a water spirit in the form of which animal?
Horse