Monday 16th November 2015
Set by Quizimodo's (Warrington)


Round 1
1a In the UK, tin, is the traditional gift for which wedding anniversary?
10th
1b In tennis how is a score of 6-0 6-0 nicknamed?
Double Bagel
2a Which constellation is named after the mother of the legendary Greek princess Andromeda?
Cassiopeia
2b Which birds make up the family Apodidae?
Swifts
3a Which Shakespeare character's final words are "The Rest is Silence"?
Hamlet
3b The battles of Lewes and Evesham where the two main battles during which war?
Second Barons War
4a Which fruit has varieties called "Thompson's", "Bristol Cross" and "Packham's Triumph"?
Pear
4b Which heavy woollen cloth, used to make overcoats and heavy-duty bags, takes its name from a town in the Antwerp province of Belgium?
Duffel

Round 2
1a The world number 1 ranked tennis player in March 2013, Novak Djokovic is a national of which country?
Serbia
1b In Mathematics what is the ratio of the adjacent to the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle called?
Cosine
2a Which bird, best known for its singing, has the scientific name "luscinia megahynchos"?
Nightingale
2b Martin Fry is the lead singer with which band whose hits include “Poison Arrow” and "The Look of Love"?
ABC
3a In which English county is the site of the Civil War Battle of Naseby to be found?
Northamptonshire
3b Which country is bordered by Cambodia and Laos to the west and China to the north?
Vietnam
4a Which light cloth, originally made in China from a yellow variety of cotton, takes its name from a major town in China's Kiangsu province?
Nankeen (from Nankin)
4b Since 2010, which actor has played the role of DCI John Barnaby in the TV series "Midsomer Murders"? Neil Dudgeon

Round 3
1a In mathematics what term is given to the middle value in a series of values ordered by size?
Median
1b Moonwart and Satinpod are alternative names for which flower?
Honesty
2a Fronted by David Byrne, which bands albums include "Fear of Music”, "Remain in Light" and "Naked"? Talking Heads
2b Constantine II was the last king of which country?
Greece
3a Which country is separated from Singapore by the Johor Strait?
Malaysia
3b Which actor and comedian co-starred with Simon Pegg in the "Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy"?
Nick Frost
4a Who portrayed the Italian detective Aurelio Zen on television who was created by Michael Dibdin?
Rufus Sewell
4b Sleeping sickness is caused by the bite of which insect?
Tsetse Fly

Round 4
1a Which tree of the "Taxus" genus is-often used in the art of topiary?
Yew
1b "Belshazzar's Feast’’, "Portsmouth Point” and "Facade” are among the works of which composer?
Sir William Walton
2a Who was the last King of Italy?
Umberto II
2b Upminster and Ealing Broadway are respectively the eastern and western termini or which London Underground line?
The District Line
3a Which actor's film roles include Charlie Chaplin and Sherlock Hoimes?
Robert Downey Junior
3b The TV soap Coronation Street is set in which fictional district in Greater Manchester?
Weatherfieid
4a Nephrolithiasis is the medical name for which condition?
Kidney Stones
4b Under the 1996 Treasure Act, found property which might be classed as Treasure Trove must be reported to whom?
The Coroner

Round 5
1a Which 1993 novel by Sebastian Faulks is set during the First World War?
Birdsong
1b Who composed the musical work "Pictures at an Exhibition"?
Modest Mussorgsky
2a Which comedian played the title role in the 1963 film, "The Punch and Judy Man"?
Tony Hancock
2b Which preserved railway runs services between East Grinstead and Sheffield Park, in Sussex?
The Bluebell Railway
3a On which French racecourse is the "Prix de I'Arc de Triomphe” run?
Longchamp
3b The TV soap Eastenders is set in which fictional London borough?
Walford
4a "Prelude a I'apres-midi d'un faune" and "La Mer" are amongst the works of which impressionist composer?
Claude Debussy
4b In England and Wales, the investigation of sudden or unexplained deaths is handled by the Coroner. Which officer performs this function in Scotland?
The Procurator Fiscal

Round 6
1a With a population of over 380,000, what is the largest city in Switzerland?
Zurich
1b Which Nick Hornby book concerned his being a fan of Arsenal?
Fever Pitch
2a In which city was the original CSI television series set?
Las Vegas
2b Which Marx Brothers film was set in the fictional country of "Freedonia"?
Duck Soup
3a Which religion runs the Brigham Young university in the USA?
Mormons
3b In British Horse racing the Triple Crown is regarded of being the 2,000 Guineas, Derby and which other race?
St Leger
4a Which poet wrote the work "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3rd 1802"?
William Wordsworth
4b Inspired by the fairy-tale "Cinderella" Gioacchino Rossini composed which opera in 1816-17?
La Cenerentola

Round 7
1a "The End of History”, "Sink the Bismarck" and "Tactical Nuclear Penguin" have all been beers' of over 30 percent strength made by which Scottish company?
Brewdog
1b What is the second largest city in Belgium?
Antwerp
2a in what year where the Summer Olympic Games hosted in Montreal?
1976
2b Who played chemistry teacher Waiter White in the American TV series "Breaking Bad"?
Bryan Cranston
3a Which Greek mythological creature has the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle?
Griffin
3b George Fox was the founder of which religious grouping?
Quakers (accept Society of Friends)
4a in which century was St Bartholomew's Hospital located in West Smithfieid, London founded?
12th century
4b In 1968, which Poet Laureate became the first to be appointed in Queen Elizabeth II’s reign?
Cecil Day Lewis

Rounds 8
1a In the UK, china, is the traditional gift for which wedding anniversary?
20th
1b Which clear liqueur, of German/Dutch origin, is used along with gin to make a Silver Streak cocktail?
Kummel
2a In which constellation, visible from the UK, is the bright star Regulus to be found?
Leo
2b In what year where the Summer Olympic Games hosted in Melbourne?
1956
3a The Ray Bradbury novel “Something Wicked This Way Comes” takes its name from a line in which Shakespeare play?
Macbeth
3b In Greek legend what creature did Theseus kill in the labyrinth?
The Minotaur
4a "White Lisbon", "Bedfordshire Champion" and "Ailsa Craig" are varieties of which vegetable?
Onion
4b In which century was St Andrews University, the oldest University in Scotland founded?
15th century

Spare Questions
1 Founded in 1975, ECOWAS is a regional economic community, comprising 15 states. Where in the world is it to be found?
West Africa
2 Winchester was the capital of which Anglo Saxon kingdom?
Wessex
3 Which Robert Louis Stevenson novel was originally called "The Sea Cook"?
Treasure Island
4 Who wrote the musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"?
Steven Sondheim
5 Named after an American scientist, what is the SI derived unit of Inductance?
Henry