Monday 7th December 2015
Set by Extras (Wirral)

Round 1
1a Who, after the 2015 General Election is the 'Father of the House’?
Gerald Kaufman
1b Who, after the 2015 General Election, is the youngest MP, sometimes termed ‘Baby of the House’?
Mhairi Black
2a The Dwarf Lantern and Spined Pygmy are the smallest types of which sort of fish?
Shark
2b Named after the Maori word for ‘shark’ which Is the fastest swimmer among the sharks - it can reach speeds of over So mph?
(Shortfin) Mako
3a Rachel Verinder and Gabriel Betteredge are characters in which novel of 1868?
The Moonstone
3b The 'Dead Undead’ was the original title of which novel of 1897?
Dracula
4a On which motorway would you find the Blackburn with Darwen service area?
M65
4b On which motorway would you find the Norton Canes service area?
M6 Toll

Round 2
1a The Vanderbilt family fortune was built around the success of Cornelius Vanderbilt in which industry? Railways (accept Steamships)
1b In the folksong The Leaving of Liverpool’ which ship is mentioned in the lyrics?
Davy Crockett
2a In the folksong ‘Maggie May' how is Maggie punished for her transgressions?
Transportation
2b The Carnegie family fortune was built around Andrew Carnegie’s success in manufacture in which industry?
Steel (accept Iron making)
3a In Greek myth, name any one of the Fates or Moirai.
Atropos, Clotho, Lachesis
3b What make and model of car was named European Car of the Year 2015?
Volkswagen Passat
4a Which breed of dog was Supreme Champion at Crufts 2015?
Scots Terrier (called Knopa)
4b In Greek myth, name any one of the Furies or Erinyes.
Alecto, Megaera, Tisiphone

Round 3
1 Giving its name to the title of a best-selling book by Anne de Courcy, what derogatory term was applied to women who went to India during the times of the Raj in search of husbands?
The Fishing Fleet
1b Who directed the Michael Jackson video ‘Thriller’?
John Landis
2a What is potamology the study of?
Rivers
2b For which film at the 2015 Oscar Awards did Patricia Arquette win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?
Boyhood
3a Who directed the Michael Jackson video ‘Bad’?
Martin Scorsese
3b What is lithology the study of?
Rocks
4a For which film at the 2015 Oscar Awards did J K Simmons win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor?
Whiplash
4b What two word derogatory term was applied to the women who failed to find husbands on their expedition to India during the Raj and sailed back to the UK?
Returned Empties

Round 4
1a Who wrote the 1902 children’s story ‘5 Children and It’?
E. Nesbitt
1b Who was the female designer of Kate Middleton’s wedding dress for her marriage to Prince William?
Sarah Burton
2a To within a year either side, in which year were the proceedings of the House of Commons first televised?
1989 (accept 1988-1990)
2b Which modern children’s author, a former Children’s Laureate, wrote ‘4 Children and It’ in 2012?
Jacqueline Wilson
3a Which word, meaning to deliberately spoil a snapshot was designated as the Collins Dictionary word of the year for 2014?
Photobomb
3b To within a year either side, in which year was the congestion charge introduced in London?
2003 (accept 2002-2004)
4a Who designed both the Queen’s wedding dress in 1947 and Princess Margaret’s wedding dress in 1960? Norman Hartnell
4b Which word, meaning to use an electronic cigarette, was designated the Oxford Dictionary word of the year for 2014?
Vape

Round 5
1a In Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories series of books, the Vikings are described as Vicious. Which adjective is used to describe the Tudors?
Terrible
1b 'Swear It Again’ was the first No. 1 album for which group in 1999?
Westlife
2a ‘Life Thru a Lens’ was the first No. 1 album by which singer in 1997?
Robbie Williams
2b In Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories series of books, the Vikings are described as Vicious. Which adjective is used to describe the Stuarts?
Slimy
3a Disc brakes were invented in 1902 by which British car manufacturer?
Frederick Lanchester
3b Mussorgsky’s composition ‘Pictures At An Exhibition’ was inspired by which painter’s works?
Viktor Hartmann -
4a Mussorgsky’s composition ‘Night on a bare mountain’ depicts a Witches Sabbath on the eve of which saints day?
Saint John (the Baptist)
4b What sort of machine was invented in 1879 by the American James Ritty?
Cash Register

Round 6
1a Given by the British tabloid press, what is the nickname of Nick Freeman, a solicitor famous for helping his clients escape punishment?
Mr Loophole
1b From 1791 to 1803, Toussaint L’Ouverture led a revolt against France on which island?
Haiti
2a Under which leader bom in Caracas, did Venezuela achieve independence from Spain in 1821?
Simon Bolivar
2b In which Midwestern US state is Northwestern University based?
Illinois (Evanston)
3a Osculation is a more scientific term for which common activity?
Kissing
3b Given by the British tabloid press, what is the nickname of Mazher Mahmood, a journalist who devised various stings involving celebrities?
The Fake Sheikh
4a In which US state is Northeastern University based?
Massachusetts Boston)
4b Oscitation is a more scientific term for which common activity?
Yawning

Round 7
1a Who won the 2015 final of BBC TV series Masterchef?
Simon Wood
1b Which revolutionary general had the real name Jose Doroteo Arango (Francisco) Arambula?
Pancho Villa
2a In which country was the first Women's Institute founded in 1897?
Canada
2b Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital of which Asian country?
Brunei
3a Naypyidaw is the capital of which Asian country?
Myanmar (accept Burma)
3b In which present day British county was the first UK Women’s Institute founded in 1915?
Anglesey
4a Which Nobel Prize winner for Literature was born in Bone, Algeria in November 1913?
Albert Camus
4b Who won the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship, held at the Crucible Theatre Sheffield?
Stuart Bingham

Round 8
1a Give a year in the life of the composer Claudio Monteverdi.
1567-1643
1b Give a year in the life of the composer Antonio Vivaldi.
1678-1741
2a What name is given to the former administrative areas of the Isle of Man?
Sheadings
2b What name, is given to the 2 administrative divisions of the Channel Islands?
Bailiwicks (Jersey/Guernsey)
3a Who is the presenter of the BBC TV quiz ‘Two Tribes’?
Richard Osman
3b Who is the presenter of the BBC TV quiz ‘The Link’?
Mark Williams
4a What score in tennis is known as ‘Double-bagel’?
6-0 6-0 (six love; six love)
4b At Wimbledon, what is the name of the computer system connected to cameras which tracks the path of the ball for replay purposes when a player challenges a line call?
Hawkeye

Spare Questions
1In what year was the UK compulsory Driving Test introduced (one year either way)?
1935 {accept 1934-1936)
2What is the appropriate name of the giraffe mascot of Lancashire County Cricket Club?
Lanky
3Which member of a ‘punk’ band was born John Simon Ritchie?
Sid Vicious
4In 1974, which famous footballer owned a night club in Manchester called “Slack Alice”?
George Best