Monday 10th Novemebr 2014
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a An oenophile is a connoisseur of what?
Wine
1b On a weather map, what name is given to a line joining points having equal hours of sunshine?
Isohel
2a Which 1980s US TV police show featured the characters Frank Furillo, Andy Renko and Mick Belker?
Hill Street Blues
2b Which company is advertised on TV by the puppets Betty, Earl and Joyce?
Wonga
3a A traditional English sonnet has how many lines?
14
3b Mary Todd was the wife of which US President?
Abraham Lincoln
4a In Norse mythology what is the name of the group of women whose name means 'chooser of the slain'?
Valkyries
4b The Japanese poetry form known as a Haiku consists of how many syllables?
17

Round 2
1a Mamie Doud was the wife of which US President?
Dwight D Eisenhower
1b A turophile is a lover of which food?
Cheese
2a Scuttle, a seagull, is a character in which 1989 Disney film?
The Little Mermaid
2b Which name connects a town in the Isle of Man, the Metropolitan Police and a huntsman in a famous folk song?
Peel
3a Victorinox is the major brand name of which iconic product?
Swiss Army Knife
3b Which US country singer is the second best-selling solo albums artist of all time (in the USA) after Elvis Presley?
Garth Brooks
4a Which name connects a town in the north of England, a prehistoric burial chamber and an American gangster?
Barrow
4b Which 1980s and 90s US TV legal drama featured the company McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzack?
LA Law

Round 3
1a Amy Williams and Lizzy Yarnold of Great Britain have won the Winter Olympic Gold Medal at the last two games in which event?
Skeleton (bob)
1b Lampwick and Stromboli are characters in which 1940 Disney film?
Pinocchio
2a Which Australian city was known as Palmerston between 1869 and 1911?
Darwin
2b Which bone in the human body is formed by the manubrium, the body (or gladiolus) and the xiphoid process?
Sternum (or breastbone)
3a On a weather map, what name is given to a line joining points having equal precipitation?
Isohyet
3b In Norse mythology what is the name of the hall to which the Valkyrie take their chosen warriors?
Valhalla
4a There are four Galilean moons of Jupiter, Io and Europa are two, name either of the other two.
Ganymede, Callisto
4b Which musical was based on the play 'The Matchmaker' by Thornton Wilder?
Hello Dolly

Round 4
1a Which TV presenter is the son of actress Julia Foster?
Ben Fogle
1b Which is the highest peak in the Dolomites?
Mount Marmolada
2a The name of which part of the human skeleton is derived from the Latin word for 'basin'?
Pelvis
2b At the 2014 Winter Olympic games Elise Christie of Great Britain was disqualified from all three of her events, in which sport?
Speed Skating
3a How is singer Robyn Fenty better known, one of her best-selling singles was 'Umbrella'?
Rihanna
3b The books 'The Edge of Reason' and 'Mad About The Boy' are sequels to which novel?
Bridget Jones' Diary
4a Which musical was based on the novel `Kipps' by HG Wells?
Half A Sixpence
4b Which Liberal Democrat peer was suspended from the party in 2014 after claims of sexual harassment from female party workers?
Lord Renard

Round 5
1a Which is the largest moon (by far) of the planet Neptune?
Triton
1b Which river, the second longest entirely in Spain, flows through the-cities of Cordoba and Seville?
Guadalquivir
2a The Northern League is a far-right political party in which EU country?
Italy
2b In January 2004 which pop star was married to Jason Allen Alexander for 55 hours?
Britney Spears
3a What treaty, signed in 1955, was officially known as the Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance?
Warsaw Pact
3b In which town is the William Wilberforce birthplace house and museum?
(Kingston upon) Hull
4a Which. Australian city is named after the Scotsman who was Governor of New South Wales between 1821 and 1825?
Brisbane
4b In which city is Green Square, the scene of protests in 2011?
Tripoli

Round 6
1a Who won the Golden Boot as top scorer at the 2014 World Cup, he has since signed for Real Madrid?
James Rodriguez (Colombia)
1b Which Colorado mountain is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains?
Mount Elbert
2a The Birth of Venus by Botticelli hangs in an art gallery in which city?
Florence (Uffizi)
2b At which castle did Edward II meet his gruesome death in 1327?
Berkeley
3a In which city is Taksim Square, the scene of protests in 2013?
Istanbul
3b The title of Elgar's 'Pomp and Circumstance' marches is taken from which Shakespeare play?
Othello (Act 3 Scene3)
4a Which Wiltshire hill is the largest artificial hill in Europe?
Silbury Hill
4b The Lion's Mound now dominates the scene of which battle?
Waterloo

Round 7
1a Cemetery Ridge was a feature of which battlefield?
Gettysburg
1b Which private railway line runs between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth?
Severn Valley
2a In which castle on the Isle of Wight was Charles imprisoned?
Carisbrooke
2b Who won the Golden Glove as best goalkeeper at the 2014 World Cup?
Manuel Neuer (Germany)
3a Who plays the part of Princess Grace in the 2014 film 'Grace of Monaco'?
Nicole Kidman
3b Jobbik is a far-right political party in which EC country?
Hungary
4a Which TV and film actor is the son of actress Wanda Ventham?
Benedict Comberbatch
4b Lord Deben of Windsor was known by what name when he was a minister in John Major's government?
John Selwyn Gummer

Round 8
1a In which town is the Captain Cook birthplace museum?
Middlesbrough
1b Which hill, located above the village of Batheaston in Somerset was made more famous in a song by Peter Gabriel?
Solsbury Hill
2a Which river flows through many German cities including Dresden and Magdeburg?
Elbe
2b What was the target of the Kyoto Protocol of 1997?
Reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gasses
3a The staircase of locks known as Foxton Locks, in Leicestershire, is on which canal?
Grand Union
3b Who plays the part of JMW Turner in the 2014 film 'Mr Turner'?
Timothy Spall
4a From which epic 17th century poem did Philip Pullman borrow the title of his trilogy 'His Dark Materials'?
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
4b The painting 'Venus at her Mirror' hangs in the National Gallery in London, who painted it?
Velasquez

Spare Questions
1 Which prominent English politician shares a middle name with former US President Bill Clinton?
William Hague (Jefferson)
2 In 2001 who became the first 'space tourist'?
Dennis Tito
3 In heraldry which creature is termed an 'urchin'?
Hedgehog