Monday 21st October 2013
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a On an Indian restaurant menu what ingredient is found in a dish with `aloo' in its name?
Potato
1b There are four Tate Galleries, two in London and one in Liverpool, in which town is the other?
St Ives
2a Who replaced Judas Iscariot as one of the twelve disciples?
Matthias
2b The Finch family of Maycomb, Alabama feature in which 1960 novel?
To Kill A Mockingbird
3a Who wrote the poem that begins "Oh, to be in England, now that April's there"?
Robert Browning
3b What is the surname of singer Adele?
Adkins
4a The fashion retailer `H&M' has its headquarters in which country?
Sweden
4b Sidney and Beatrice Webb founded which London educational establishment in 1895?
London School of Economics (& Political Science)

Round 2
1a The musical 'West Side Story' is based on which Shakespeare play?
Romeo and Juliet
1b Which famous man featured on the £1 note from 1978 to when it was discontinued in 1988?
Isaac Newton
2a Holden Caulfield is the main character in which 1951 novel?
Catcher In The Rye
2b Which TV presenter was married to Lady Carina Fitzalan-Howard, daughter of the late Duke of Norfolk?
David Frost
3a What is the surname of singer Florence of 'Florence and the Machine'?
Welch
3b St John's is the capital of which Caribbean island?
Antigua (& Barbuda)
4a Which Egyptian goddess had the head of a cow?
Hathor
4b The fashion retailer 'Zara' has its headquarters in which country?
Spain

Round 3
1a Which Chinese Year began on February 10th 2013?
Snake
1b On an Indian restaurant menu what ingredient is found in a dish with `murgh' in its name?
Chicken
2a Scott Quigg is a current British World Champion, at which sport?
Boxing
2b Who succeeded Peter as Bishop of Rome, so becoming the second Pope?
Linus
3a Who is the first democratically elected President of Egypt, deposed by the army in July 2013?
Mohamed Morsi
3b Who wrote the poem that begins "April is the cruellest month"?
TS Eliot
4a What was patented in 1965 by Owen Finlay McLaren?
Baby Buggy
4b Who wrote the 'Wedding March' taken from his incidental music to Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' written in 1842?
Mendelssohn

Round 4
1a The Royal Armouries has three locations, London, Leeds and which other city?
Portsmouth
1b Which sauce is made by mixing and heating soy sauce, sake or mirin (rice wines) with sugar?
Teriyaki
2a Which TV presenter is married to Lady Edwina Grosvenor, daughter of the Duke of Westminster?
Dan Snow
2b Usually black and white, what kind of creature is a Jacob?
Sheep
3a St George's is the capital of which Caribbean island?
Grenada
3b Albert II abdicated as King of the Belgians in July 2013, what is the name of his son, the new king?
Philippe
4a Which was the first, and so far only, private university in the UK, receiving its Royal Charter in 1983?
University of Buckingham
4b Horus, the Egyptian god of the sun, war and protection had the head of which creature?
Falcon

Round 5
1a The rock musical 'Rent' is based on which Puccini opera?
La Boheme
1b Who replaced Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury?
Justin Welby
2a Give an alternative name for the flowering plant 'heartsease'?
(wild) Pansy
2b Which comedienne presents the Radio 4 panel game 'Dilemma' and co-presents 'The Great British Bake-Off'?
Sue Perkins
3a In what year did the Jarrow Crusade take place?
1936
3b Which TV policeman worked for the `Bureau des Etrangers'?
Bergerac
4a Which men's world athletics record has been broken only three times since 1935; in 1960, 1968 and 1991?
Long Jump
4b Who wrote the music commonly known as 'The Funeral March', it comes from his Piano Sonata No.2 written in 1837?
Chopin

Round 6
1a In what year was the first British Census undertaken?
1801
1b Three people have featured on the reverse of the £5 note, the two most recent are George Stephenson and Elizabeth Fry, who was the first?
Duke of Wellington
2a Scott Waites is a current British World Champion, at which sport?
Darts
2b Give an alternative name for the flowering plant woodbine?
(wild) Honeysuckle
3a In a castle, what was a garderobe?
Toilet
3b In which Walt Disney film does the song 'When You Wish Upon a Star' appear?
Pinocchio
4a In 1970, Spencer Silver attempted to produce the strongest ever glue, he failed and as a result which product was born?
Post-it Note
4b In which war were the battles of Talavera, Tamames and Corunna fought'?
Peninsular War

Round 7
1a In which calendar did the year AM5774 begin on 4th September 2013?
Hebrew (or Jewish)
1b In what year did Britain have a Labour government for the first time?
1924
2a Which King of England had two wives, Isabel and Isabella?
John
2b Which boys name is also the name of a sports shoe company best remembered for sponsoring Kevin Keegan in the 1980s?
Patrick
3a In which TV police show do the cast work for `UCOS'?
New Tricks
3b In a castle, what was kept in a mews?
Hawks
4a In which Danish city is St Canute's Cathedral?
Odense
4b Which women's world athletics record, held by a Czech, has stood since 1983?
800 metres

Round 8
1a Pope Francis was Archbishop of which city?
Buenos Aires
1b Tahini paste is made by grinding which seeds?
Sesame
2a Who presents the Radio 4 panel game 'The Unbelievable Truth' and is married to Victoria Coren?
David Mitchell
2b Which King of England had two wives, Anne of Bohemia and Isabella of Valois?
Richard II
3a In the Disney film 'Fantasia', who was the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice'?
Mickey Mouse
3b The inauguration of the US President takes place on which date in January?
20th
4a In which war were the battles of Blenheim and Ramillies fought?
Spanish Succession
4b In which city is Wawel Castle?
Krakow

Spare Questions
1 Which US city is served by McCarran Airport?
Las Vegas
2 Which company makes the Lumix series of cameras?
Panasonic
3 In which country is the Valle Central wine region?
Chile