Monday 24th March 2014
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a Green plover and peewit are alternative names for which British bird?
Lapwing
1b In which TV 'quiz' show was the consolation prize a chequebook and pen?
Blankety Blank
2a Who wrote the story of the Ugly Duckling?
Hans Christian Andersen
2b What is the married surname of the Princess Royal?
Laurence
3a Which is the smallest borough of New York?
Manhattan
3b Which group released the album 'Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy' in the 1970s?
The Who
4a In which part of the body is the Bowman's Capsule?
Kidney
4b Who was on the English throne in 1150?
Stephen

Round 2
1a In which TV 'quiz' show was the consolation prize a dustbin?
3-2-1
1b The novels 'Murder Must Advertise' and 'The Nine Tailors' feature which fictional detective?
Lord Peter Wimsey
2a Brian Johnson is the singer with which 'hard-rock' band founded in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young?
AC/DC
2b A shot glass of which German liqueur is dropped into a glass of Red Bull to make a '….bomb'?
Jagermeister
3a Who presents 'Sounds of the Sixties' on Saturdays mornings on Radio 2?
Brian Matthew
3b In the play, who was killed by Hamlet?
Polonius
4a Who revolutionised the high jump when winning the Olympic Gold medal in 1968?
Dick Fosbury
4b In which book of the Bible do the Ten Commandments appear?
Exodus

Round 3
1a What is the principal ingredient of the Northumbrian dish 'pan haggerty'?
Potatoes (with onions and cheese)
1b Which personality of the American West is buried next to her partner Frank Butler?
Annie Oakley
2a In which country did the Mau Mau revolt against British rule?
Kenya
2b Which tennis player won the so-called 'Golden Slam' in 1988, winning the Olympic Gold medal as well as the calendar Grand Slam?
Steffi Graf
3a Blue Vinney cheese is made in Sturminster, in which English county?
Dorset
3b Who was George W Bush's opponent in the 2004 US Presidential election?
John Kerry
4a Who was on the English throne in 1350?
Edward III
4b On TV how were Cyril Mead and Edward McGinnis known?
Little and Large

Round 4
1a The novels 'The Long Goodbye' and 'Farewell, My Lovely' feature which fictional detective?
Philip Marlowe
1b Water ouzel and water crake are alternative names for which British bird?
Dipper
2a Disaronno is an 'amaretto' liqueur with a characteristic bitter-almond taste, however it doesn't contain any nuts at all; from the kernel of which fruit does the flavour come?
Apricot (kernels)
2b Who published the fairy story of Snow White?
The Brothers Grimm
3a Which group's debut album 'King of the Wild Frontiers' reached no 1 in the charts in 1980?
Adam and the Ants
3b Henri Dunant founded the Red Cross after which 1859 battle?
Solferino
4a In the Old Testament, who is the sister of Moses and Aaron?
Miriam
4b In which part of the body might the Bundle of Kent be found?
The Heart

Round 5
1a What is the English equivalent of the Scottish dish 'Rumbledethumps'?
Bubble & Squeak
1b The internal angles of a quadrilateral add up to how many degrees?
360
2a Bruce Dickinson is singer with which 'heavy metal' group founded in 1975?
Iron Maiden
2b What name is given to a painful infection of the tip of a finger?
Whitlow (or Felon)
3a Written in 1962, 'Dead Cert' was whose first novel?
Dick Francis
3b In the play 'Hamlet' what was the name of the Norwegian prince?
Fortinbras
4a Who was Britain's shortest-serving Prime Minister, holding office for just 119 days in 1827?
(George) Canning
4b Which poet wrote 'Come, friendly bombs and fall on Slough'?
John Betjeman

Round 6
1a The name of which Spanish region means 'very hard' in English?
Extremadura
1b Which city, on the River Leine, is the capital of the German federal state of Lower Saxony?
Hannover
2a In which country did the Tonton Macoute revolt against French rule?
Haiti
2b Anglia Ruskin University has campuses in Cambridge and which other East Anglian town?
Chelmsford
3a Stinking Bishop cheese is made in Dymock, in which English county?
Gloucestershire
3b Released in 1997, 'Race 'n' Chase' was the original title of the first video game in which series?
Grand Theft Auto
4a Who broke the world long jump record by 55 cm when winning the Olympic Gold medal in 1968?
Bob Beamon
4b On TV how were Robert Harper and Thomas Derbyshire known?
Cannon and Ball

Round 7
1a If two sides of a right-angled triangle are 3cm and 4cm long, what is the length of the hypotenuse?
5 cm
1b Calamity Jane was buried next to which well known western personality?
Wild Bill Hickok
2a What name is given to the lateral deviation of the big toe causing pain at the joint, usually caused by ill-fitting footwear?
Bunion
2b Which tennis player won six consecutive majors in 1983-84 but did not achieve a calendar Grand Slam in doing so?
Martina Navratilova
3a Which is the largest borough of New York?
Queens
3b The Battle of Borodino took place during the Napoleonic Wars, in which country is Borodino?
Russia
4a Which poet wrote 'The Raven'?
Edgar Allen Poe
4b The CREST system is used to settle the sales and purchases of what?
Shares

Round 8
1a Which city, by the River Rhine is the capital of the German federal state of North-Rhine Westphalia?
Düsseldorf
1b The name of which African city means 'fountain of flowers' in English?
Bloemfontein
2a The University of Ulster has campuses in Belfast and in three other towns in Northern Ireland. Name one of the other three?
Coleraine, Jordanstown, Londonderry
2b What is the married surname of the Princess Royal's daughter, Zara?
Tindall
3a Who presents 'Sounds of the Seventies' on Sundays on Radio 2?
Johnnie Walker
3b Who was John McCain's running mate in the 2008 US Presidential election?
Sarah Palin
4a A system known as SCOOT (Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique) is used to control our travel movements in what way?
Traffic Lights
4b Who was Britain's longest-serving Foreign Secretary, being in office from December 1905 to December 1916?
(Sir Edward) Grey (later Viscount Grey)

Spare Questions
1 'Rotten Boroughs' is a regular feature of which magazine?
Private Eye
2 In Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize winning novel 'Wolf Hall', what was the name of the family that lived there?
Seymour
3 In the Roy Grace series of novels by Peter James, which word is common to all of the titles?
Dead