Tuesday 24th November 2015
Set by Liverpool Quiz League

ROUND ONE
1a What is the capital of Kosovo?
PRISTINA
1b The charity BLISS supports who or what?
(The families of) PREMATURE BABIES
2a What is the SI derived unit of electrical charge?
COULOMB
2b Lou Reed was the lead singer with which group?
VELVET UNDERGROUND
3a Who was captain of the England men's cricket team during the 2015 One Day International World Cup?
Eoin) MORGAN
3b The liqueur Creme de Cassis is made from which fruit?
BLACKCURRANT
4a In the Old Testament Goliath was a member of which race?
PHILISTINES
4b In cookery what does the term farci mean?
STUFFED

ROUND TWO
1a The charity CRISIS supports who or what?
HOMELESS
1b What is the capital of Montenegro?
PODGORICA
2a Brian Connelly was the lead singer with which group?
SWEET
2b What is the SI derived unit of inductance?
HENRY
3a What is the flavour of the Italian liqueur Sambuco?
ANISE/ANISEED
3b Who was captain of the England rugby union team during the 2015 World Cup?
(Chris) ROBSHAW
4a In cookery if food is napped how is it served?
WITHIN A SAUCE
4b Who, in the Old Testament, sold his birthright for a piece of bread and a potage of lentils?
ESAU

ROUND THREE
1a Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger founded which website in 2001?
WIKIPEDIA
1b Which car company has the six brightest stars of the constellation Pleiades as its badge?
SUBARU
2a Which artist painted "At the Races" (1877-80) and "Dancers at the Barre" (1888)?
(Edgar) DEGAS
2b Who created the private investigator Kinsey Millhone?
(Sue) GRAFTON
3a How was the entertainer Nicolai Poliakoff better known?
COCO THE CLOWN
3b In what year was the CIA founded?
1947
4a Who, in 1929, became the first woman to hold a cabinet post in the UK?
Margaret) BONDFIELD
4b Excluding the star balls, how many balls are used in the Euro Millions Lottery?
FIFTY

ROUND FOUR
1a Which motor-cycle company has three tuning forks as its badge?
YAMAHA
1b Pierre Omidyar founded which internet company?
EBAY
2a Who created the private investigator Jackson Brodie?
(Kate) ATKINSON
2b Which artist painted 'Three Dancers (1925) and "Weeping Woman" (1937)?
(Pablo) PICASSO
3a In which year were Nobel Prizes first awarded
1901
3b In 2001, which comedian was the first winner of Celebrity Big Brother?
(Jack) DEE
4a A googol is a number one followed by how many zeros?
ONE HUNDRED
4b In 2006, who became the UK's first woman Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs?
(Margaret) BECKETT

ROUND FIVE
1a Which creatures are affected by Isle of Wight disease?
(Honey) BEES
1b Who commanded the Confederate forces at the Battle of Gettysburg?
(Robert E.) LEE
2a The octothorpe key on a key board is more commonly known as what?
HASH KEY
2b Which European country's flag consists of horizontal halves of blue over red with a gold crown in the upper hoist?
LIECHTENSTEIN
3a The Heathrow Express departs from which London station?
PADDINGTON
3 b In which film did Pierce Brosnanfirst play James Bond?
GOLDENEYE
4a Cairo and Khartoum are two of the three capital cities on the River Nile, name the third.
JUBA
4b Between 1968-1978 Jack Jones was the General Secretary of which trade union?
TRANSPORT & GENERAL WORKERS UNION/TGWU

ROUND SIX
1a Who commanded the Union forces during the 1864 March to the Sea?
(William) SHERMAN
1b Which creatures are mainly affected by Newcastle disease?
POULTRY/DOMESTIC FOWL
2a Which European country's flag consists of horizontal halves of white over light blue, sometimes with the State Arms in the centre?
SAN MARINO
2b What is the last LETTER on a computer keyboard, i.e. bottom right?
M
3a In what film did Daniel Craig first play James Bond?
CASINO ROYALE
3b From what London station does the Eurostar train depart?
ST. PANCRAS
4a Between 1968-1978 Hugh Scanlon was President of which trade union?
AMALGAMATED ENGINEERING UNION/AEU
4b Name the only city situated on the River Wye.
HEREFORD

ROUND SEVEN
1a Specifically ambergris is obtained from which creature?
SPERM WHALE (accept CACHALOT)
1b According to the title of the book where was the restaurant called Milliways to be found?
AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE
2a Which conductor said "A musicologist is a man who can read music, but can't hear it?
(Thomas) BEECHAM
2b Which country won the Africa Cup of Nations in February 2015?
IVORY COAST
3a What is the more common name for the medical condition otalgia?
EAR-ACHE
3b In which Yorkshire town is Eureka the National Children's Museum situated?
HALIFAX
4a In the cartoon show "The Wacky Races" who drove the Mean Machine?
Dick DASTARDLY (and occasionally Muttley)
4b What does the "L" stand for in financial abbreviation MLR?
(Minimum) LENDING (Rate)

ROUND EIGHT
1a According to the title of the book what was served at the Whistle Stop Cafe?
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
1b What is another, non scientific, name for the white whale?
BELUGA
2a Which country won the Copa America in July 2015?
CHILE
2b Which composer said of Wagner "he has lovely moments, but awful quarters of hours"?
(Gioacchino) ROSSINI
3a In which Yorkshire town is the Harlow Carr RHS Gardens situated?
HARROGATE
3b What viral disease is also called infectious parotitis?
MUMPS
4a What does the "G" stand for in the financial abbreviation CGT?
(Capital) GAINS (TAX)
4b Which title character, from a children's animated TV series, lives in Pontypandy?
FIREMAN SAM

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 What type of product was the failed brand Dasani?
(Bottled) WATER
2 What does a deltiologist collect?
POSTCARDS
3 What French phrase means "fashionable"?
A LA MODE
4 The Chinese Year commencing in February 2016 is the year of which creature?
MONKEY