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Monday 12th January 2015
Set by Taxes (Wirral)
Round 1
1a Which car company produces an SUV model called the
Juke?
Nissan
1b Which female singer had a UK numbed hit in 2000 with
'Rise'?
Gabrielle
2a In the UK, which Army rank is equivalent to an
Admiral in the Royal Navy?
General
2b What is Cartomancy?
Telling fortunes from playing cards or Tarot cards
3a Which Football League team who play in red
shirts/white shorts play their home games at Highbury
Stadium?
Fleetwood Town
3b In which country was the world famous violinist
Yehudi Menuhin born?
USA (New York City)
4a The square and compasses is the symbol of which
international organisation?
Freemasons
4b Which playing card is referred to as "The Curse of
Scotland"?
Nine of Diamonds
Round 2
1a Which poet's works include 'Easter 1916' and 'The
Lake Isle of Innisfree'?
W B Yeats
1b Which Cheshire town is the home of the Beartown
Brewery?
Congleton
2a In cattle what is made up of the rumen, reticulum,
omasum and abomasom?
Stomach
2b The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 ended which
war?
War of Austrian Succession (accept King George's War)
3a Who wrote the 1934 book 'Goodbye Mr
Chips'?
James Hilton
3b In which year did Roger Bannister run the first sub-4
minute mile?
1954
4a Which edible nut of the American hickory tree is
similar to a walnut, and is used in sweet desserts?
Pecan
4b In which cathedral is Jane Austen
buried?
Winchester Cathedral
Round 3
1a In which English cathedral is King John
buried?
Worcester Cathedral
1b Which cake, made out of oatmeal, black treacle and
ginger is traditionally eaten on 5th November to
celebrate Bonfire Night?
Parkin (accept Perkin)
2a In which year was the roadside breathalyser
introduced in the UK under the Road Safety Act?
1967
2b Which English poet wrote the 1914 sonnet 'The
Soldier'?
Rupert Brooke
3a The Third Silesian War of 1756-1763 formed a part of
which larger conflict?
Seven Years War
3b Who wrote the 1759 novel 'Tristram
Shandy'?
Laurence Sterne
4a Which Cheshire town is home to the Coach House
Brewery?
Warrington
4b What is the name given to the short tail of a rabbit,
hare or deer?
Scut
Round 4
1a How many dominoes are there in a traditional
set?
28
1b Which football league team won the 2014 Football
League Division 1 play-off final and play their home
games at the New York Stadium?
Rotherham United
2a In which country was the world-famous soprano Maria
Callas born?
USA (New York City)
2b Which car company produces a model called the
Picanto?
Kia
3a Which group had a UK number 3 hit in 2000 with `Say
my name'?
Destiny's Child
3b Which title was traditionally given in Spain and
Portugal to a daughter of the sovereign?
Infanta
4a What was a fimambulist?
A tightrope walker
4b Which comedienne and writer created the TV series
'Jam and Jerusalem' which ran between 2006 and
2009?
Jennifer Saunders
Round 5
1a In what year was the Battle of Marengo when Napoleon
defeated the Austrian Army in Italy?
1800
1b An oenophile is a lover of what?
Wine
2a Which country was the colonial power in Libya from
1912-1943?
Italy
2b Give any year in the life of Edgar Allan
Poe.
1809-1849
3a In Greek mythology, Aphrodite won a beauty contest
competing with Hera and Athena. Who
judged the contest?
Paris
3b Which long distance footpath runs from near Chepstow
to Prestatyn?
Offa's Dyke Path
4a A Red Witch cocktail includes cider, blackcurrant and
which liqueur/spirit?
Pernod (accept Pastis )
4b Which of Jesus's disciples was the brother of Simon
Peter?
Andrew
Round 6
1a Give any one year in the life of Daniel
Defoe.
1659-1731
1b In Greek mythology, which youth was wounded by a boar
and changed into an anemone by Aphrodite?
Adonis
2a Which long distance footpath runs from Milngavie
(pronounced Mul Guy) to Fort William?
West Highland Way
2b In what year was the Battle of the Nile when Nelson
defeated the French fleet at Aboukir Bay?
1798
3a Who was the father of Jesus' disciples James and
John?
Zebedee
3b Who was the colonial power in Cameroon from 1884 to
1916?
Germany
4a An arctophile is a lover or collector of
what?
(Teddy)Bears
4b Which liqueur is added to cognac and lemon juice to
make a Sidecar cocktail?
Cointreau (accept Grand Marnier, Triple Sec or any
orange liqueur)
Round 7
1a There are only 2 racecourses in Norfolk. One is
Yarmouth — which is the other?
Fakenham
1b What is the common name for the medical condition
singultus?
Hiccups (accept Hiccoughs)
2a To one decimal place, how many kilometres are there
in 1 mile?
1.6
2b In the US TV medical series 'House' what was the
forename of the eponymous character?
Gregory
3a Bianca is the mistress of Cassio in which-Shakespeare
play?
Othello
3b In which country are the headquarters of the United
Colours of Benetton Group clothing company — where the
company was founded in 1965?
Italy (Treviso)
4a What is the term used for the start of an ice hockey
game
Face Off
4b In the 1966 Western film, if Clint Eastwood played
'The Good" and Eli Wallach played ‘The
Ugly’, who played ‘The Bad’?
Lee van Cleef (character name Angel Eyes)
Round 8
1a in the UK TV series 'Open All Hours' what was Ronnie
Barker's character Arkwright's first name?
Albert
1b Ferdinand is the son of Alonso King of Naples in
which Shakespeare play?
The Tempest
2a The headquarters of the Coca-Cola Corporation are in
which US city?
Atlanta
2b Bath and Taunton are two of the three racecourses in
Somerset. Which is the other?
Wincanton
3a Who played Liberty Valance in the 1962 film western
'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'?
Lee Marvin
3b What is the term used for the start of a basketball
game?
Tip Off (accept Opening Tip)
4a What is the more common name for
nictitation?
Blinking (accept winking)
4b To one decimal place, how many litres are there in an
imperial gallon?
4.5
Spare Questions
1 In which Belgian town is the Menin Gate?
Ypres
2 Give any one year in the life of the composer Gustav
Mahler.
1860-1911
3 Who, in 1955, refused the title 'Duke of London'?
Winston Churchill
4 The signature tune of which US band leader was 'One
O'Clock Jump'?
Count Basle
5 Which award, instituted in 1943, is recognised as "The
Animals' VC"?
Dickin Medal
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