Monday 23rd September 2013
Set by Alford Academicals (Warrington)

Round One
la Which current Cabinet minister is the MP for Tatton?
GEORGE OSBOURNE
1b Which James Bond villain was played by Joseph Wiseman?
DOCTOR NO
2a Who in the summer of 2012 resigned as CEO of Barclays?
BOB DIAMOND
2b In medical science for what does the "I" stand in MRI scans?
IMAGING
3a Which car manufacturer's branded slogan is "New Thinking, New Possibilities"?
HYUNDAI
3b For what does the "K" stand in the author's name J.K. Rowling?
KATHLEEN
4a "She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene" are the opening lines from which song?
BILLIE JEAN (By Michael Jackson)
4b Which horse won the 2013 Grand National at 66 to 1?
AURORAS ENCORE

Round Two
1a Which Dickens character married Dora Spenlow?
DAVID COPPERFIELD
1b The most southerly part of mainland Australia is in which state?
VICTORIA
2a Which pop artist made an acting debut in the 2012 film "Battleship"?
RIHANNA
2b To what global branded name did the product "Immac" change?
VEET
3a By what name is the comedian Leigh Francis currently better known on TV?
KEITH LEMON
3b The fashion brand "Nutmeg" was launched by which company in 2013?
MORRISONS
4a Give a year in the life of Flemish artist Anthony Van Dyck?
1599 - 1641
4b Which is the only country in Central America that does not have a border on the Caribbean Sea?
EL SALVADOR

Round Three
1a The most northerly part of mainland Australia is in which state?
QUEENSLAND
1b Lucie Manette married Charles Darnay in which Dickens novel?
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
2a To what global branded name did "Opal Fruits" change?
STARBURSTS
2b Which pop artist won the Oscar for the best original song for Skyfall in 2013?
ADELE
3a The fashion brand "Hutson Harbour" is marketed by which department store?
T. J. HUGHES
3b Thomas Woodward is the real name of which male singer?
TOM JONES
4a Which is the only country in Central America that does not have a border on the Pacific Ocean?
BELIZE
4b Give a year in the life of Flemish artist Jan Van Eyck?
1390 - 1441

Round Four
1a Which author created the fictional character "Tracey Beaker"?
JACQUELINE WILSON
1b In December 2002 Reid Hoffman co founded which social networking website LINKEDIN
2a In a major incident of the Cold War, the spy ship USS Pueblo was seized off the coast of which Asian country in 1968?
NORTH KOREA
2b The chemical element Holmium is named after the Latin name for which European capital city?
STOCKHOLM
3a Which ITV crime drama series stars Brenda Blethyn in the title role?
VERA
3b The Norton Canes service area is the only one on which Motorway
M6 TOLL ROAD
4a Which spirit is the main alcoholic ingredient of a Tom Collins cocktail?
GIN
4b Which instrument is played by the leader of an orchestra?
VIOLIN

Round Five
1a Which current cabinet minister is MP for Richmond?
WILLIAM HAGUE
1b Which James Bond villain was played by Christopher Lee?
SCARAMANGA
2a Who was the chairman of RBS who resigned in June 2013 with a reported payoff of £L6 million?
STEPHEN HESTER
2b What is the better known or more common name of the pharmaceutical SILDENAFIL?
VIAGRA
33 Which car manufacturer's branded slogan is "The Power to Surprise"?
KIA
3b For what does the "E" stand in the authors' name E L James?
ERIKA
4a "Oh, I could hide neath the wings of the bluebird as she sings" are the opening words to which song?
DAYDREAM BELIEVER (By The MONKEES)
4b Which horse won the 2013 Epsom Derby at 7 to 1?
RULER OF THE WORLD

Round Six
1a Which French composer composed the 1830 work Symphonie Fantastique?
Hector BERLIOZ
1b What is the surname of the US astronaut after whom the Thunderbirds character Virgil Tracy is
named?
GRISSOM
2a Norman Pitkin was one of the best-known characters of which British comedian?
NORMAN WISDOM
2b According to the Old Testament of the Bible who was the brother of Moses?
AARON
3a Who was Poet Laureate from 1850 to his death in 1892?
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON
3b What does the Welsh word "Aber" mean in place names such as Aberystwyth and Aberdaron?
RIVER MOUTH
4a Which Scottish author wrote the books known collectively as The Waverley Novels?
SIR WALTER SCOTT
4b What was abolished by the 13th Amendment to the US constitution in 1865?
SLAVERY

Round Seven
1a What is the surname of the US astronaut after whom the Thunderbirds character John Tracy is named?
GLENN
1b Which Austrian composers 8th symphony which premiered in 1910 and was nicknamed "Symphony of a Thousand'?
GUSTAV MAHLER
2a According to the Old Testament of the Bible who replaced Moses to lead the Israelites into the
"Promise Land"?
JOSHUA
2b Fred Scuttle was one of the best-known characters of which British comedian?
BENNY HILL
3a What does the Welsh word "Pont" mean in place names such as Pontypridd and Pontypool
BRIDGE
3b Who preceded Tennyson as Poet Laureate, being awarded the accolade in 1843 at the age of 73?
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
4a What was abolished by the 21st Amendment to the US constitution in 1933?
PROHIBITION (18th amendment repealed)
4b Which Scottish author created the character Richard Hannay?
JOHN BUCHAN

Round Eight
1a Which author created the fictional character "Horrid Henry"?
FRANCESCA SIMON
1b In March 2006 Jack Dorsey created and was one of the co-founders of which social networking website?
TWITTER
2a What was the name of the American pilot captured by the Soviet Union when they shot down his U2 spy plane in 1960?
GARY POWERS
2b The chemical element Hafnium is named after the Latin name for which European capital city?
COPENHAGEN
3a Which BBC crime drama stars Idris Elba in the title role?
LUTHER
3b On which motorway are Beaconsfield and Cherwell valley services located?
M40
4a Which spirit is combined with rum, triple sec and lemon juice to make a Between the Sheets?
BRANDY
4b Which instrument plays the A note to which the orchestra tunes before a performance?
OBOE

Spare Questions
1 Who was the last Anglo Saxon King of England?
HAROLD II (GODWINSON) in 1066
2 In which North American city would you find a baseball team called the"Blue Jays"?
TORONTO
3 Who succeeded Nelson Mandela as South African president?
THABO MBEKI
4 What SINGLE word describes a government run by rich people?
PLUTOCRACY
5 What was the nationality of the artist Rene Magritte?
BELGIAN
6 What is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?
LAMBETH PALACE
7 Who preceded Tony Blair as the leader of the Labour Party?
JOHN SMITH
8 Which 1980's group took its name from a Vulcan priestess from Star Trek?
T'PAU