Monday 9th September 2013
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a Who is the presenter of the BBC4 programme 'Only Connect'?
Victoria Coren
1b Which ancient calendar predicted that the world would end on 21st December 2012?
Mayan
2a David Livingstone was brn in which Scottish mill town in 1813?
Blantyre
2b Which mythical hero wielded the magical sword 'Hrunting'?
Beowulf
3a In ballet, to whom is the term 'Danseur Noble' applied?
Principal MALE dancer
3b Name the bandleader who died in March 2013, his biggest hits were 'Samantha' and 'Midnight In Moscow'?
Kenny Ball
4a Including 'The Laughing Cavalier', which exhibition of fine art is on display in Hertford House, London?
The Wallace Collection
4b Which manufacturer returned to Formula 1 as a supplier in 1993 and a constructor in 2010 after having withdrawn from the sport in 1955?
Mercedes

Round 2
1a Aldebaran is the brightest star in which Zodiacal constellation?
Taurus
1b At the end of the 2012-13 season, The New Saints and Airbus UK finished first and second in which football league?
Welsh Premier League
2a Which TV series of the 1950s featured Alan Wheatley, Patricia (The Adventures of) Robin
Driscoll and Alexander Gauge as supporting actors? Hood
2b Actresses Virginia Cherrill, Betsy Drake and Dyan Cannon all married which actor?
Cary Grant
3a Which island, cormected to the mainland by the Jubilee Bridge, is the largest of the Furness Islands in the Irish Sea?
Walney
3b Whose resignation prompted the Eastleigh by-election in February 2013?
Chris Huhne
4a What is added to Prosecco to make a Bellini?
Peach (juice or puree)
4b The Frank Loesser musical 'Guys & Dolls' is based on characters created by whom?
Damon Runyan

Round 3
1a 'Sauce bigarade' is a traditional French sauce to accompany which meat?
Duck
1b Who wrote the opera 'A Masked Ball' in 1859?
Verdi
2a The BCG vaccine is used to give protection against which disease?
Tuberculosis (TB)
2b Which famous early steam locomotive was built by William Hedley?
Puffing Billy
3a Who played the title role in Stephen Spielberg's film 'Lincoln'?
Daniel Day-Lewis
3b Which is the tallest building in the EU (at 310 metres high)?
The Shard (London)
4a At which lock does the Manchester Ship Canal join the River Mersey?
Eastham
4b What was the biggest and bloodiest battle fought on American soil?
Gettysburg

Round 4
1a What name is given to the coast between Orcombe Point near Exmouth and Old Harry Rocks near Swanage?
Jurassic Coast
1b Who was the only King of England to belong to the House of Blois?
Stephen
2a Which items bear the following brand names, Chopard, Bell & Ross, Blancpain and Grisogono?
Watches
2b Which singer had a no 1 hit in 1985 with a duet singing with Barbara Dickson?
Elaine Paige
3a Who was the first British astronaut?
Helen Sharman
3b Wales won the Rugby Union Six Nations competition in 2013, which country finished bottom?
France
4a Who replaced Mike Harding as the presenter of Radio 2's Folk Show?
Mark Radcliffe
4b In 2012, who became Time magazine's Person of the Year' for the second time?
Barrack Obama

Round 5
la Who is the presenter of the Channel 4 programme '1001 Things You Should Know'?
Sandy Toksvig
1b At the end of the 2012-13 season, Cove Rangers and Formartine Utd finished first and second in which football league?
Highland League
2a Five docks built on The Manchester Ship Canal in what is now Salford Quays were named after which Roman goddess? The area is now served by a Metrolink stop bearing the same name.
Pomona
2b Winston Churchill was the Time magazine 'Person of the Year' in 1949, who is the only British person to be so named since then?
Queen Elizabeth 2nd (in 1952)
3a The Schick skin test is used to check immunity to which disease?
Diphtheria
3b Which singer had a no I hit in 1987 with a duet singing with George Michael?
Aretha Franklin
4a Which essential part of ballet training, still in use, was devised by Pierre Beauchamp in the late 17th century?
(The five) Positions of the feet
4b Which Conservative MP resigned as Government Chief Whip after the 'Plebgate' incident?
Andrew Mitchell

Round 6
1a The railway line between Exeter and Barnstaple is named after the title character of which Henry Williamson book?
Tarka (the Otter)
1b The miracle substance Graphene was developed by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov at which university?
Manchester
2a What is added to white wine to make a Kir?
Cassis (Blackcurrant)
2b The Battle of Towton is believed to be the longest and bloodiest battle on English soil, in which war did it take place?
Wars of the Roses (1461)
3a Which TV series of the 1950s, one the first 'soaps' on British TV, featured Jill Browne, Desmond Carrington, Richard Thorp and John Alderton?
Emergency Ward 10
3b The locomotive Mallard, the holder of the World Steam Speed record, was designed by which engineer?
Sir Nigel Gresley
4a Who was the first US astronaut to walk in space?
Ed White
4b Who sang Britain's entry to Eurovision 2013?
Bonnie Tyler

Round 7
1a What type of fish is used in the production of Worcestershire sauce?
Anchovy
1b Who was the only King of England to belong to the House of Orange?
2a Situated between the Strand and the Thames, which famous London building now houses the galleries of the Courtauld Institute?
Somerset House
2b The Stephen Sondheirn musical 'Sunday in the Park with George' is based on the life of which artist?
Georges Seurat
3a The Jane Austen Museum is in which Hampshire village where she spent the last eight years of her life?
Chawton
3b Which very famous actor had three wives, Josephine Alicia Saenz, Esperanza Baur and Pilar Pallete?
John Wayne
4a Who played the title role of Jack Reacher in the 2012 film of Lee Child's novel 'One Shot?
Tom Cruise
4b Englishmen Jonny Wilkinson and Delon Amiitage between them scored all of their team's points in winning the 2013 Heineken Cup with which team?
Toulon

Round 8
1a In which Zodiacal constellation is the bright star Regulus?
Leo
1b Who wrote the opera 'Girl of the Golden West' in 1910?
Puccini
2a Who presents the Radio 2 Rhythm & Blues Show at 7.00pm every Monday?
Paul Jones
2b With which privately owned team did James hunt enter Formula 1 in 1973?
Hesketh
3a Which company makes/made a watch called 'Submariner'?
Rolex
3b Which mythical hero wielded a magical sword called 'Gram'?
Siegfried (or Sigurd)
4a Which island lies two miles off the tip of the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales?
Bardsey
4b How is the new Leadenhall Building in London colloquially known?
The Cheesegrater

Spare Questions
1 The 1932 film 'Taxi' is famous for which line of dialogue?
"You dirty rat"
2 Which French Republic ruled France between the 1870s and the 1940s?
Third Republic
3 Who wrote the autobiography 'Diary of a Rockstar'?
Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople)
4 The UK is to spend approximately £1 million before 2015 on Project Hougoumont, where is it to be spent?
Waterloo (bi-centenary)