Tuesday 16th December 2014
Set by Irby Nomads (Wirral)

Round 1
1a Which cartoon character made his screen debut in 1940 in the animated short film A Wild Hare'?
Bugs Bunny
1b In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots beheaded in 1587?
Fotheringay Castle
2a In which American city are the headquarters of Amazon.com located?
Seattle
2b 'Mrs Dalloway' and "To the Lighthouse' are among the works of which writer?
Virginia Woolf
3a Which London theatre, that famously 'never closed', did finally close in 1964 before subsequently reopening as a cinema and a strip club?
The Windmill
3b Predominantly which grape is used in the manufacture of sherry?
Palomino
4a 'Bye Bye Love' was which duo's first top ten single in the UK in 1957?
Everly Brothers
4b Who successfully piloted the spacecraft Vostok Six in 1963?
Valentina Tereshkova

Round 2
1a Which store did Barbara Hulanicki open in Kensington in 1964?
Biba
1b Whose statue of Prospero and Ariel stands at the front entrance of Broadcasting House in London? Eric Gill
2a The Hundred Years War started during the reign of which King of England?
Edward the Third
2b Roger Daltrey is lead singer with which long-running band?
The Who
3a Desmond Miles is the lead character and main protagonist of which series of video games?
Assassin's Creed
3b How does Rene Descartes' philosophical proposition "Cogito ergo sum" translate into English?
I think therefore I am (accept 'I am thinking therefore I exist')
4a In the Bible St Paul's conversion to Christianity takes place on the road to where?
Damascus
4b In which Ayrshire village will you find the cottage birthplace of poet Robert Bums which is now a museum?
Alloway

Round 3
1a Calabrese is a variety of which vegetable?
Broccoli
1b Which showjumper won Olympic bronze in 1960 and was also voted BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in the same year?
David Broome
2a 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' is a 1961 novel by which author?
Muriel Spark
2b Which American state, with the capital Salem, is nicknamed the Beaver State?
Oregon
3a Deriving its name from the Latin word for little bag - what do you call the pit, or cavity, in the skin out of which a hair grows?
Follicle
3b How are the comedians Thomas Derbyshire and Robert Harper better known?
Cannon and Ball
4a 6 and 28 are perfect numbers. What is the next perfect number in the sequence?
496
4b Which country became the 28th member of the European Union in July 2013?
Croatia

Round 4
1a In which constellation would you find the star cluster known as the Plough or Big Dipper?
Ursa Major (also accept the Great Bear)
1b Prior to his elevation to Pope Francis- Jorge Mario Bergoglio was Archbishop of which city, from 1998 to 2013?
Buenos Aires
2a In a Punch and Judy show what traditionally is the name of the dog?
Toby
2b What is the chemical symbol for the element Mercury?
Hg (from Hydrargyrum - silver water)
3a Who, in March 1912, famously said I am just going outside and may be some time"?
Captain Lawrence Oates
3b Kloten airport serves which European city?
Zurich
4a Proposed in 1983, what was President Reagan's 'Strategic Defense Initiative', or SDI, more popularly known as?
Star Wars
4b Who was President of America between 1929 and 1933?
Herbert Hoover

Round 5
1a Who has presented BBC TV programmes called his 'Toy Stories' and `Man Lab'?
James May
1b Who won a gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in the women's skeleton bob?
Lizzie Yarnold
2a According to the traditional nursery rhyme when did the Knave of Hearts steal the tarts?
On a Summer's Day
2b Arlanda International Airport serves which European city?
Stockhohn
3a In which constellation is the bright star Sirius?
Canis Major
3b Which fictional character has been portrayed on film by David Niven in 1956 and Steve Coogan in 2004?
Phileas Fogg (in 'Around the World in Eighty Days')
4a Which country did Emmelie de Forest represent in winning the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo?
Denmark
4b Which Moscow building once housed the headquarters of the KGB and a notorious prison?
The Lubyanka

Round 6
1a Which vegetable is also known as the eggplant in the United States?
Aubergine
1b In the nursery rhyme, if Monday's child is 'fair of face', what is Wednesday's child?
Full of Woe
2a Which TV cartoon series(later a film) features the children Pebbles and Bam Bam?
The Flintstones
2b What is the chemical symbol for the element Antimony?
Sb (from Stibium)
3a Which rugby union team plays its home fixtures at Welford Road?
Leicester (Tigers)
3b In which county is the Hook Norton brewery located?
Oxfordshire
4a What is the next highest prime number above 53?
59
4b What nationality was painter Piet Mondrian?
Dutch

Round 7
1a Which Pennsylvania nuclear power plant suffered a partial nuclear meltdown in 1979?
Three Mile Island
1b The drink slivovitz is distilled from which fruit?
Plums
2a What is the name of the Newfoundland dog in the play/novel 'Peter Pan'?
Nana
2b Who was assassinated on 30 January 1948 by Nathuram Godse?
Mohandas Gandhi
3a Who starred as Superman in the 2013 film 'Man of Steel'?
Henry Cavil
3b Which football league team plays its home matches at the Lamex Stadium?
Stevenage (FC)
4a According to the New Testament, which criminal was released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus?
Barabbas
4b Which creatures live in a formicary?
Ants

Round 8
1a In which county is Adnams Brewery situated?
Suffolk (Southwold)
1b In the Chinese calendar which animal's year commenced in February 2014?
The Horse
2a The simple formula height times breadth times six times the surface area of which shape?
A Cube
2b 'The Lass that loved a Sailor' is the subtitle of which 1878 light opera?
HMS Pinafore
3a What is the name of the small army responsible for the Pope's safety?
The Swiss Guard
3b Laurence Olivier took the title Baron Olivier of which town?
Brighton
4a Which Chinese city, the capital of Shaanxi province, is home to the Terracotta Army?
Xi'an (pronounced She'an)
4b Who was personified as the Greek God of Time?
Chronos

Spare Questions
1 Which Premiership football club's kit was designed by Bruce Oldfield in 1997?
Norwich City
2 What is the name of Austria's highest mountain?
Grossglockner
3 Euclid of Alexandria established the foundations of which branch of mathematics?
Geometry