Monday 22nd September 2014
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a What name is given to the fertile, low-lying area of England west and south of the Wash?
Fens
1b Traitor's Gate is part of which building?
Tower of London
2a 'An Unearthly Child' was the first episode of which TV series?
Dr Who
2b Who was MP for Huntingdon from 1979 to 2001?
John Major
3a The leaves of which plant are the traditional antidote to nettle stings?
Dock
3b What was the name of the rebellion incited by Captain Bligh when he was Governor of New South Wales?
The Rum Rebellion
4a What Government building in the Strand was the home of the General Register Office?
Somerset House
4b What is the name of the rocky island group off Northumberland, associated with St Cuthbert and Grace Darling?
Farne Islands

Round 2
1a EE is the company formed by the merger of T Mobile and Orange, for what do either of the Es stand?
Everything Everywhere
1b At which venue in the north-west was Britain's first greyhound stadium opened in 1926?
Belle Vue, Manchester
2a Which vegetable is combined with potato in the traditional Scottish dish, clapshot?
Turnip (or swede)
2b In the Bible who was the father of Ham, Shem and Japheth?
Noah
3a Who was the first 'test-tube' baby?
Louise Brown
3b In medicine, what name is given to treatment given to relieve the symptoms rather than cure the disease?
Palliative
4a The USA has had Presidents Adams, Johnson, Roosevelt and Bush, which other surname features twice?
Harrison
4b In which war did the term Fifth Column originate?
Spanish Civil

Round 3
1a What was the name of the Manchester horse racecourse that closed in 1963?
Castle Irwell
1b What name is given to the underground stem base of plants such as crocus and gladiolus?
Corm
2a Which mountain to the east of Jerusalem has the Garden of Gethsemane at its foot?
Mount of Olives
2b How long, in yards, was a rod, pole or perch?
5½ ( five and a half)
3a Who plays the title role in the 2013 film 'Diana'?
Naomi Watts
3b The skin of which fish was once used commercially as sandpaper?
Shark
4a Which city near Luxor in Egypt is the site of the huge temple of Amon?
Karnak
4b The song 'Masquerade' features in which musical?
Phantom of the Opera

Round 4
1a Created around 1845, who would use the Moon alphabet?
Blind People
1b Who replaced Matt Smith to become the latest Dr Who?
Peter Capaldi
2a Which children's characters, seen on TV, were created by Elizabeth Beresford?
Wombles
2b Of which Australian state is Launceston the second largest city?
Tasmania
3a What name is given to the phenomenon when light bends as it passes from one medium to another e.g. from air to water?
Refraction
3b The 2013 film 'One chance' is about which winner of 'Britain's Got Talent'?
Paul Potts
4a Which golfer won the Open Championship five times between 1975 and 1983?
Tom Watson
4b Which explorer's flagship was the Trinidad? Neither he nor his flagship survived his most famous voyage.
Magellan

Round 5
1a Which pop star has written an autobiography entitled simply Autobiography?
Morrissey
1b Who did Catherine Parr marry after the death of King Henry 8th?
Thomas Seymour
2a What is the name of the strait that separates India and Sri Lanka?
Palk Strait
2b What does the French term mean mousseux when applied to wine?
Sparkling (other than Champagne)
Sparkling
3a Name either of the brothers who, according to Anglo- Saxon legend, led the Angle, Saxon, and Jutish armies that conquered the first territories of Britain in the 5th century?
Hengist and Horsa
3b 'Blurred Lines' was the biggest selling single record of 2013, who recorded it?
Robin Thicke
4a What building stands at 32, London Bridge Street on the site of the Southwark Towers office block which was demolished in 2008?
The Shard
4b What do Americans call what we would call a buggy or pushchair?
Stroller

Round 6
1a The Motion Picture Production Code, introduced in 1930 and enforced in 1934, is generally known by what name?
Hays Code
1b In the book 'Call For The Dead', who is described as a 'short, fat man with a quiet disposition'?
George Smiley
2a Miriam Gonzalez Durantez is married to which British politician?
Nick Clegg
2b The model Sophie Dahl is married to which singer?
Jamie Cullum
3a Which is the largest island in Canada?
Baffin Island
3b What name was given to the foremost warriors of Charlemagne's court? The word has come to mean any chivalrous hero such as the Knights of the Round Table?
Paladins
4a In November 2013 who became the first National Hunt jockey to ride 4000 winners?
AP (Tony) McCoy
4b The song 'On My Own' features in which musical?
Les Miserables

Round 7
1a Which play includes the characters Lady Sneerwell, Sir Harry Bumper and Sir Peter Teazle?
School for Scandal
1b Which book includes the characters Dr Primrose, Squire Thornhill and Mr Burchell?
The Vicar of Wakefield
2a Which South Wales town was formed by the amalgamation of Aberavon and Margam in 1921?
Port Talbot
2b What is the name of the channel that separates Mexico and Cuba?
Yucatan Channel
3a Which singer has had hits with the groups, NERD, The Neptunes and Daft Punk as well as solo hits and accompanying Robin Thicke on 'Blurred Lines'?
Pharrell Williams
3b Julius Nyerere was the first President of which country?
Tanzania (also Tanganyika)
4a Which country's flag is similar in design to the Jerusalem Cross or Crusader's Cross?
Georgia
4b Who was the main architect of 'The Sage' in Gateshead?
Norman Foster

Round 8
1a Who is the patron saint of politicians?
St Thomas More
1b In 2004 who became the first African actress to win an Oscar for Best Actress?
Charlize Theron
2a In the USA singing groups known as 'Sweet Adelines' are the female equivalent of what?
Barber Shop Quartets
2b In 1702 William 3rd was succeeded by Queen Anne, what was her relationship to him?
Sister-in-Law
3a Who painted 'The Scapegoat' in 1854?
William Holman-Hunt
3b What is the name of the commercial airport which opened in 2005 on the site of the former RAF Finningley?
Robin Hood Airport (Doncaster/Sheffield)
4a At which battle did the military leader William Travis draw the famous 'line in the sand'?
The Alamo
4b In which Treaty of 1783 did Britain recognise the independence of the USA?
Versailles

Spare Questions
1 Which war of 1870 was precipitated by the 'Ems Telegram'?
Franco-Prussian.
2 Who founded the Kelmscott Press?
William Morris
3 Which is the highest peak in the Pyrenees?
Pico de Aneto