Tuesday 17th September 2013
Set by Bootle YMCA (Northern)

Round 1
1a Which artist painted 'The Cardplayers'?
PAUL CEZANNE
1b In the acronym OFSTED, what one word do the letters ST represent?
STANDARDS (Office for Standards in Education)
2a In the Bible who as the 11th son of Jacob?
JOSEPH
2b Who wrote the novels on which the TV dramas 'Vera' and 'Shetland' were based?
ANN CLEVES
3a Which is the only country in the world whose name does not appear on its postage stamps?
The UK
3b Which classic band had a top 20 hit in March 2013 with 'Everywhere'?
FLEETWOOD MAC
4a Who, in 1974, was the first PFA Player's Players of the Year?
NORMAN HUNTER
4b 'Whoever controls the Ohio and Mississippi rivers controls the continent' which American Civil War general said this?
WILLIAM T SHERMAN

Round 2
1a What was the name of the resort in the film 'Dirty Dancing'?
KELLERMANS
1b What is crottle?
A LICHEN (often used as a cloth dye)
2a Which American state is known as the 'Nutmeg' state?
CONNECTICUT
2b Which sea battle was the first in which aircraft carriers engaged each other and also the first in which the opposing ships never directly saw each other?
THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA (MAY 1942)
3a From which club did Everton sign Jonny Heitinga in 2009?
ATLETICO MADRID
3b In internet slang for what does the C stand for in the chat room term IIRC?
CORRECTLY (If I recall correctly)
4a Which Puccini opera contains the aria 'Nessun Donna'?
TURANDOT
4b Buckland Abbey was the home of which historical figure?
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

Round 3
1a Which Shakespeare play takes place mainly in Vienna?
MEASUE FOR MEASURE
1b What is the SI-derived unit of frequency?
HERTZ
2a If Calvin Coolidge was number 30, who was number 31?
HERBERT HOOVER
2b The Lollard uprising and the Battle of Agincourt took place in the reign of which English monarch?
HENRY V
3a Who played the young Bilbo Baggins off to adventure in the 2012 film 'The Hobbit - an Unexpected Journey'?
MARTIN FREEMAN
3b Which player scored the most goals for England during 2012?
DANNY WELBECK (with 5)
4a In Norse mythology who or what was Mjollnir?
THOR'S HAMMER
4b The Best of Booker' was a one-off celebratory award, made in 2008, to mark the 40th anniversary of the Booker Prize. Who won it? His book originally won the Booker prize in 1981.
SALMAN RUSHDIE (FOR MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN)

Round 4
1a What is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major?
SIRIUS
1b Who was the only female judge in the Bible?
DEBORAH
2a Symond's Yat is a high rock outcrop on the bend of which British river?
THE WYE
2b There are three types of woodpecker native to Britain. Name one?
LESSE SPOTTED, GREATER-SPOTTED OR GREEN
3a On which key of a standard computer keyboard will you find the 'percentage' sign?
ON THE 5 KEY
3b James Arthur was the winner of which TV reality programme in December 2012?
X-FACTOR
4a In which modern country is the ancient city of Petra?
JORDAN
4b In Imperial measurement, how many pounds are there in a hundredweight?
112

Round 5
1a Who played the part of Betty Rizzo in the film 'Grease'?
STOCKARD CHANNING
1b In France to what does the abbreviation SNCF refer?
FRENCH RAILWAYS
2a Which major waterfall lies on the River Tees at Forest-in-Teesdale?
HIGH FORCE
2b Which wading bird is the symbol of the RSPB?
AVOCET
3a If the words Posta Shqiptare appear on a postage stamp, from which country does it come?
ALBANIA
3b In which year did Michael Owen leave Liverpool FC to move to Real Madrid?
2004
4a 'Rodeo', 'Billy the Kid' and 'Fanfare for the Common Man' are all works by which composer?
AARON COPLAND
4b At which castle was Mary Queen of Scots executed?
FOTHERINGAY

Round 6
1a No.5, 1948 was the world's second most expensive painting (after 'The Card Players') when it was sold in 2006. Who was the American artist?
JACKSON POLLOCK
1b In the southwest of the UK who or what is often referred to as a 'grockle?
A TOURIST
2a What is the provincial capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia?
HALIFAX
2b In the UK coral is the traditional gift for which wedding anniversary?
35th
3a What was the name of the lion in C S Lewis's book 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe'?
ASLAN
3b Who, in 2013, released the hit album 'Our Version of Events'?
EMELI SANDE
4a In Greek mythology who gave Theseus the ball of thread so he could find his way out of the Minotaur's Labyrinth?
ARIADNE
4b What nationality is Yann Martel who won the Mann-Booker prize in 2002 for 'Life of Pi'?
CANADIAN

Round 7
1a Rigel is the brightest star in which constellation?
ORION
1b The Koran contains 114 sections; by that name are these usually known?
SURAS
2a In the Bible what was bought with the 30 pieces of silver returned to the Chief Priests by Judas?
THE POTTER'S FIELD
2b Which English King was married to Elizabeth Woodville?
EDWARD IV
3a Which England player was sent off during the England/Ukraine game in September 2012?
STEVEN GERRARD
3b In computing for what does the P stand in the term http?
PROTOCOL (Hyper-text Transfer Protocol)
4a In which English country is the Neolithic henge monument of Avebury?
WILTSHIRE
4b The American Civil War battle known as Manassas by the Confederacy was more widely known by that other name?
BULL RUN

Round 8
1a What was the name of Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice?
ANTONIO
lb What is the SI base unit of electric current?
AMPERE
2a George W Bush and his father were the second father and son to become US Presidents. What was the surname of the first father and son to do so?
(JOHN & JOHN QUINCY) ADAMS
2b Who plays Dr Joan Watson in the TV series Elementary?
LUCY LIU
3a Name either of the symbols to be found on the far right hand key of the top (numeric) line of a standard 'qwerty' keyboard?
THE PLUS SIGN of THE EQUALS SIGN
3b Who won the 2012 Strictly Come Dancing in December 2012?
LOUIS SMITH
4a Which British athlete was the first winner of the BBC 'Sport's Personality of the Year' back in 1954?
CHRIS CHATAWAY
4b In terms of English brewery cast units, how many gallons are in a beer firkin?
9 IMPERIAL GALLONS

Spare Questions
1 Which English city is said, like Rome, to be built on seven hills?
SHEFFIELD
2 The Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca and The Birds were based on novels by which author?
DAPHNE DU MAURIER
3 Which American general commanded the allied forces in the first Gulf War in 1991?
NORMAN SCHWARTZKOPF
4 On an Ordnance Survey map what symbol, along with a date, is used to denote a battle?
CROSSED SWORDS
5 In 1759 two generals died as a result of the battle of Quebec, General Wolfe was one, name the other.
GENERAL MONTCALM