Monday 24th February 2014
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a What was the surname of the grandfather and grandson who were both Presidents of the USA?
Harrison
1b In the sport of ice hockey, what term is given to a phase of the game in which one team has a man advantage due to the sin binning of an opponent?
Power Play
2a The 'May' blossom flowers on which tree?
Hawthorn
2b In which Ian Fleming novel did the dog Edison appear?
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
3a Which King was killed at the battle of Bosworth?
Richard III
3b In the children's TV animation, what is the name of Peppa Pig's brother?
George
4a Which food was known as 'Liberty Cabbage' in the USA during World War 1?
Sauerkraut
4b We call it a current account, what do the Americans call it?
Checking Account

Round 2
1a In which Canadian city are the Oilers ice hockey team based?
Edmonton
1b Justin Welby was Bishop of which diocese prior to his move to Canterbury?
Durham
2a In which 1960s TV 'soap' did the character Amy Turtle appear?
Crossroads
2b Juba is the capital of which country?
South Sudan
3a The story of Joseph featuring the coat of many colours, appears in which book of the Bible?
Genesis
3b The Reverend Timothy Farthing was a character in which long-running BBC comedy programme?
Dad's Army
4a In a TV comedy series which superhero lives under the human alias of George Sunday?
Thermoman
4b Name either of the songwriters who won an Oscar for the theme song to the film 'Skyfall'?
Adele (Adkins), Paul Epworth

Round 3
1a Dr Emmett Brown was a character in which series of films?
Back to the Future
1b Whose marriage to Russell Brand ended in divorce after 14 months in February 2012?
Katy Perry
2a Whose novel 'Omerta' was completed shortly before his death in 1999?
Mario Puzo
2b Which Danish scientist won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922 for his work on atomic structure and quantum theory?
Niels Bohr
3a Who was the last British Prime Minister to be buried in Westminster Abbey?
Clement Attlee
3b What does a carpophagus animal feed on?
Fruit (and seeds)
4a What is the common name of the garden weed urtica dioica?
(Stinging) Nettle
4b The poet Byron was the sixth Baron Byron of which northern town?
Rochdale

Round 4
1a What was the subject of Hugh Gray's famous photograph, published in the Daily Express on 6th December 1933?
Loch Ness Monster
1b Who was the only President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
2a Which England cricketer, who died in 2011, was nicknamed 'The Barnacle' because he was so difficult to get out?
Trevor Bailey
2b Which musical note is the longest, at 8 crotchets?
Breve
3a Rodin's sculpture 'The Burghers of Calais' stands in front of the town hall in Calais, however twelve copies were made, where does the British copy stand?
(Victoria Tower Gardens) in front of the Houses of Parliament
3b Who is the only post World War 2 Conservative Prime minister not to win a general election?
Alec Douglas-Home
4a On which river does Lisbon stand?
Tagus
4b Which Nobel Prize winner shot himself in 1961?
Ernest Hemingway

Round 5
1a Which singer appears as bar-owner 'JD' in the film 'Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels'?
Sting
1b The Four Noble truths are a key feature of which religion?
Buddhism
2a In which 1970s TV detective series did the character Frank Haskins appear?
The Sweeney
2b What is the other name for the bird sometimes known as a 'stormcock'?
Mistle Thrush
3a Winnipeg is the capital of which Canadian province?
Manitoba
3b Who played Ellie May in the Beverley Hillbillies?
Donna Douglas
4a Which is the last book of the Old Testament?
Malachi
4b Who invented Polaroid photography?
Edwin Land

Round 6
1a Which Dickens character wore "a little straw hat trimmed with cherry-coloured ribbons"?
Dolly Varden
1b What is the name of the puzzle that uses a 9x9 square grid divided into nine 3x3 grids, the object is to have all the numbers from 1 to 9 appear in each row, column and 3x3 grid?
Sudoku
2a What is the common name of the garden weed taraxacum officinale?
Dandelion
2b Which musical instrument was played by Jelly Roll Morton?
Piano
3a In which book did Aunt Ada Doom see 'something nasty in the woodshed'?
Cold Comfort Farm
3b What is the French name for the English channel?
La Manche
4a Marie Antoinette was born into which Royal House?
Habsburg
4b Which classic 1952 film was based on a short story called 'Tin Star'?
High Noon

Round 7
1a In which Canadian city are the Blue Jays baseball team based?
Toronto
1b What trade did St Paul follow during his 18 month stay in Corinth?
Tentmaker
2a In art, what is unusual about a painting known as a 'tondo'?
It's Round
2b What was the name of the dog in 'Peter Pan'?
Nana
3a Napes Needle is on which Lake District fell?
Great Gable
3b The FARC are the largest rebel group operating in which South American country?
Colombia
4a In which city are Argentine, Bel-Air, Bolivar, Liege, Rome and Stalingrad all found within a few miles of each other?
Paris (Metro stations)
4b What part did Hector Bonzo play in the Falklands conflict?
Captain of the General Belgrano

Round 8
1a Which bridge connects Copenhagen and Malmo?
Oresund Bridge
1b The River Durance flows into the Rhone near to which French town or city?
Avignon
2a Which title is held by the autocratic nominal ruler of Luxembourg?
Grand Duke (or Duchess)
2b Frederic Sackrider Remington (1861-1909) specialised in the painting and drawing of what?
The old American west
3a Which King was born and died in Buckingham Palace?
Edward VII
3b Which character appeared for the first time in the book 'Call For The Dead'?
George Smiley
4a What is the French name for the Channel Islands?
Iles Normandes
4b Which railway terminal in Paris takes its name from one of Napoleon's victories?
(Gare d') Austerlitz

Spare Questions
1 Which is the largest island in the Pacific Ocean?
New Guinea
2 In which year was the Battle of the Alamo?
1836
3 Lord Grey, in 1973, was the last person to hold which political office?
Governor of Northern Ireland