Tuesday 14th January 2014
Set by Liverpool

Round One
1A Which monarch granted a royal charter to the Hudson Bay Company?
Charles II
1B What was the last Gilbert & Sullivan operetta called?
The Grand Duke
2A What does the name Punjab mean?
Five Rivers
2B Who, in 1979, was the 1st British footballer to be transferred for £1 million?
Trevor Francis
3A In U.S. slang what value currency note is a Ulysses?
$50 bill
3B Which motor manufacturer makes the models Note and Juke?
Nissan
4A In medicine, what is the more common name for otalgia?
Earache
4B What does the M stand for in the computer abbreviation IMAP?
(Internet) Message (Access Protocol)

Round Two
1A What dessert means 'cooked cream' in Italian?
Pannacotta
1B Who hosts ITVs quiz show The Chase?
Bradley Walsh
2A Which English city has parliamentary constituencies named Heeley and Hallam?
Sheffield
2B Who in the Old Testament was the wife of Moses?
Zipporah
3A Who wrote The Eyes of the Dragon and The Green Mile?
Stephen King
3B 90% of the species of the bird of paradise are indiginous to which island?
New Guinea
4A In which German city did Becks beer originate?
Bremen
4B What is denoted on a weather map by a line with a row of solid semi circles attached?
Warm Front

Round Three
1A What is the capital of Armenia?
Yerevan (accept Erevan)
1B What city was sacked by Alaric and the Visigoths in 410 AD?
Rome
2A Who, in 1942, painted the picture Nighthawks?
Edward Hopper
2B Which European country, in 1803, was the first to outlaw slavery?
Denmark
3A Which singer released the albums Honky Chateau in 1972 and Sleeping with the Past in 1989?
Elton John
3B Give a year in the life of Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi.
1678 - 1741
4A What is the birthstone for December?
Turquoise
4B In which city is the U.S. Naval Academy?
Annapolis

Round Four
1A Which of the 7 wonders of the ancient world was located at Ephesus?
Temple of Diana/Artemis (accept either)
1B Which organisation won its 3rd Nobel Peace Prize in 1963?
(International) Red Cross
2A From which London station do you depart on a train journey to Cardiff?
Paddington
2B Who played Nelson Mandela in the 2009 film lnvictus?
Morgan Freeman
3A Who is currently the creative director at the House of Chanel?
Karl Lagerfeld
3B In which sport/game do Team Europe and Team USA compete for the Weber Cup?
10 pin bowling
4A Who created the fictional LAPD detective Harry Bosch?
Michael Connolly
4B _Of which Asian country is the taka the currency?
Bangladesh

Round Five
1A Which monarch granted a royal charter to the British East India Company?
Elizabeth 1
1B Composed in 1831, what was Rossini's last opera?
William Tell
2A Give either of the alternate names for the Gulf of California.
Sea of Cortez or Vermillion Sea
2B With which French team did Jonny Wilkinson win the Heineken Cup in 2013?
Toulon
3A In US slang what value currency note is a Benjamin?
$100 bill
3B Which motor manufacturer makes the models Roomster and Superb?
Skoda
4A In medicine, what is the common name for epistaxis?
Nose bleed
48 What does the 'O' stand for in the computer abbreviation POP?
(Post) Office (Protocol)

Round Six
1A 1n which country did Jarlsberg cheese originate?
Norway
1B Who hosts the BBC quiz show Perfection?
Nick Knowles
2A Which English city has parliamentary constituencies named Moor View and Sutton & Devonport?
Plymouth
2B Who in the New Testament was the mother of the Virgin Mary?
Anne
3A Who wrote To the Devil, a Daughter and The Haunting of Toby Jugg?
Dennis Wheatley
3B To which family of birds does the kookaburra belong?
Kingfisher
4A Located in the Orkneys, what is Britain's most northerly working whisky distillery?
Highland Park
4B The BBC's shipping forecast starts with Viking and finishes with what?
South East Iceland

Round Seven
1A What is the capital of Fiji?
Suva
1B Which battle, of 1836, saw the capture of General Santa Anna and marked the end of the Texan Revolt?
San Jacinto
2A Who, in 1930, painted the picture American Gothic?
Grant Wood
2B Which country, in 1893, was the first to give women the vote?
New Zealand
3A Which singer released the albums Aladdin Sane in 1973 and Let's Dance in 1983?
David Bowie
3B Give a year in the life of English furniture designer Thomas Chippendale.
1718 - 1779
4A What is the star sign for 1st September?
Virgo
4B Where in England is the Britannia Royal Naval College?
Dartmouth

Round Eight
1A The Ancient wonder of the Lighthouse on the island of Pharos was situated at the entrance to which harbour?
Alexandria
B Who, in 1863, founded the Red Cross and was a joint first winner of the Nobel Peace Prize?
Henri Dunant
2A From which London station do you depart on a rail journey to Glasgow?
Euston
2B Who played Alfred Hitchcock in the 2012 film Hitchcock?
Anthony Hopkins
3A Who founded the Body Shop, in the UK, in 1976?
Anita Roddick
.3B In which sport/game do Europe and the USA compete for the Mosconi Cup?
Pool
4A Who wrote a series of novels featuring Detective Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Isles?
Tess Gerritsen
4B Of which African country is the cedi the currency?
Ghana

Spares Questions
1 In pre-decimal currency how much was half a groat worth?
2 pence
2 Which vegetable is used in the dip baba ghanoush?
Aubergine
3 Which American pop star was killed in a car accident, near Chippenham, in April 1960?
Eddie Cochran
4 Who wrote the novel Saturday Night, Sunday Morning?
Alan Sillitoe