Monday 6th January 2014
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a Which island was originally named after Anthony van Diemen?
Tasmania
1b At the beginning of World War 1 there were only two independent nations in Africa, name either?
Liberia or Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
2a According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman?
Pandora
2b Which berries are the main flavouring used in gin?
Juniper
3a Which French term, literally translating as 'bottom of the bag', is commonly used in English?
Cul-de-Sac
3b Which actor made his film debut in the title role of the 1981 film Popeye?
Robin Williams
4a Someone who is called a 'Vectian' originates from where?
Isle of Wight
4b What network of roads, with a small break in the middle, runs from Fairbanks, Alaska to Quellon, Chile?
Pan American Highway

Round 2
1a Who disappeared for about ten days in 1926 before being found in a Harrogate hotel?
Agatha Christie
1b Which American car is named after the founder of Detroit?
Cadillac
2a Richard Roundtree played the part of which detective in three films in the 1970s?
Shaft
2b In the 'Just William' books, what is the name of William's dog?
Jumble
3a In which novel does the character Hannibal Lecter first appear?
Red Dragon
3b According to the proverb, the road to hell is paved with what?
Good Intentions
4a The 'Father of Chicago Blues', McKinley Morganfield is better known by which name?
Muddy Waters
4b Which sculptor is famous for designing the Statue of Liberty?
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

Round 3
1a What was the name of the cattle route from Texas to the rail head in Kansas?
Chisholm Trail
1b A 'Clumber' is a breed of which dog?
Spaniel
2a What is the common name of the bird with the Latin name 'Falco Subbuteo'?
The Hobby
2b Which 60s singer was the first female soloist to have three no. 1 hits in the UK?
Sandie Shaw
3a Who composed the 'War Requiem'?
Benjamin Britten
3b In 1907, who became the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Rudyard Kipling
4a According to the title of the 2011 film and the book by Lionel Shriver, "We Need To Talk About ….", who?
Kevin
4b Which Sheffield United player scored the first ever goal in English Premiership football?
Brian Deane

Round 4
1a Who founded the SAS?
David Sterling
1b In which film did Gary Cooper play a farmer who became a war hero?
Sergeant York
2a Who painted 'The Garden of Earthly Delights'?
Hieronymus Bosch
2b Tumuli are found all over Britain and Europe, what is a tumulus?
Burial mound
3a What girl's name is also the name given to a pass made by a bullfighter's cape?
Veronica
3b What is the fruit of a tree of the genus 'Malus'?
Apple
4a In which country did Sandinista rebels overthrow the government in 1979?
Nicaragua
4b Which savoury dish is made with the dried Bummalo fish?
Bombay Duck

Round 5
1a Which Dickens' novel features Captain Cuttle, Mr Toots and Carker?
Dombey & Son
1b Who is chief executive of Ryanair?
Michael O'Leary
2a To which of his wives did Henry 8th have the shortest marriage?
Anne of Cleves
2b In 7th century Britain, which kingdom stretched from the Welsh border across the Midlands to the North Sea?
Mercia
3a Which spirit is produced from the fermented juice of the Blue Agave plant?
Tequila
3b In the Amish culture young people are allowed to leave the strict life for a time in order to decide on their faith, what is this period called?
Rumspringa
4a Who was the head of RAF fighter command during the Battle of Britain?
Hugh Dowding
4b General Cornwallis was defeated at which battle, the final battle of the American War of Independence?
Yorktown

Round 6
1a Which island lies two miles off the tip of the Lleyn Peninsula?
Bardsey
1b In a book and film, which title character taught at the 'Marcia Blane School for Girls'?
Miss Jean Brodie
2a Name either of the engineers who appear on the reverse of the newest issue of £50 notes.
Matthew Boulton, James Watt
2b Who was defeated at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298 and later captured and executed in 1305?
William Wallace
3a Which product 'does exactly what it says on the tin'?
Ronseal
3b Which English football ground features the 'Holte End'?
Villa Park
4a What is the distinctive colour of the soles of shoes designed by Christian Louboutin?
Red
4b What name connects a novel by Herman Hesse and a 1970s rock band?
Steppenwolf

Round 7
1a Dr Wilson Greatbatch died in 2011; he was responsible for the development of which device, inserted into the human body to aid survival?
(Heart) Pacemaker
1b Which Swede writes the Inspector Wallender series of novels?
Henning Mankel
2a Which artist designed the 'Chupa Chups' logo?
Salvador Dali
2b W. Mark Felt was revealed in 2005 to have been which mysterious character more than 30 years earlier?
Deep Throat
3a What name is given in electrical engineering to the opposition that is presented by a circuit to the flow of alternating current?
Impedance
3b What name is given in physics to a collision in which no kinetic energy is lost?
Elastic
4a 'Elinor and Marianne' was the original title of which novel?
Sense and Sensibility
4b Which daughter of Zeus and Demeter became Queen of Hades?
Persephone

Round 8
1a The Schick Test indicates susceptibility or immunity to which disease?
Diphtheria
1b Which Dickens' novel features Mr Merdle, Edmund Sparkler and Tattycoram?
Little Dorrit
2a Which is the best-selling monthly magazine in the UK?
Saga
2b Which company introduced the CV2000, the first practical home video recorder in the 1960s?
Sony
3a The ferry terminal at Stranraer has now been transferred a few miles north to which small port on the eastern coast of Loch Ryan?
Cairnryan
3b In June 1867 who performed the first operation under antiseptic conditions on his sister Isabella?
Joseph Lister
4a In Greek Mythology which god was the brother of Artemis?
Apollo
4b The Devil's Darning Needle is a country name for which insect of the odonata order?
Dragonfly

Spare Questions
1 Bowmore is the largest town on which Scottish island?
Islay
2 Which member of the royal family was the most famous owner of the house Broadlands, in Hampshire?
Lord Louis Mountbatten
3 Which James Bond film features the song 'All The Time In The World'?
On Her Majesty's Secret Service