Monday 30th November 2015
Set by Bull's Head (Warrington)

Round 1
1a In what field of the arts were Sir Frederick Ashton and Dame Ninette de Valois, noted names?
Ballet
1b What connects the Duke of Wellington, George Stephenson and Elizabeth Fry?
All have appeared on £5 banknotes
2a Jane Seymour played the character "Solitaire" in which Bond Film?
Live and Let Die
2b What is the name of the Provencal fish stew which originates from Marseilles?
Bouillabase
3a "Marcus Tullius" are the forenames of which Roman lawyer, politician and philosopher, killed during the power-struggle after the murder of Julius Caesar?
Cicero
3b Which author of the mid-20th century created the characters Basil Seal, Mrs Julia Stitch, the newspaper-proprietors Lord Copper and Lord Zinc, and Guy Crouchback?
Evelyn Waugh
4a From which Rogers and Hammerstein musical, filmed in 1956, do the songs "If I loved you" and "June is bustin' out all over" come?
Carousel
4b Which order of friars is also known as the "Black Friars"?
Dominicans

Round 2
1a Who is the youngest person to hold the position of Chief Scout?
Bear Grylls
1b What tool would a rhabdomancer use in his (or her) trade or art?
A ROD for DIVINING Water Minerals
2a Taking its name from a Portuguese dish of meat, garlic and wine, which hot curry originated in Goa?
Vindaloo
2b John Adams and which other American president died on the Fourth of July 1826?
Thomas Jefferson
3a The characters James Wormold, Charles Fortnum, Holly Martins and Pinkie Brown were created by which British author, who died in Switzerland in 1991?
Graham Greene
3b The Hector Berlioz opera "Les Troyens" is based on a poem written by whom?
Virgil
4a Saint Bruno founded which order of Monks?
Carthusian
4b Which multi purpose tool was first produced in 1891 by Karl Elsener, founder of the company Victorinox?
Swiss Army Knife

Round 3
1a The device shaped like a human foot, which cobblers use to make and repair shoes is called what?
Last
1b Steinlager comes from which Commonwealth country?
New Zealand
2a Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in which theatre in April 1865?
Ford's
2b Of what animais are musophobes afraid?
Mice and Rats
3a The Hector Beriioz opera "Beatrice et Benedict" is based on which of Shakespeare's plays?
Much Ado About Nothing
3b Who presents three hours of music on Classic FM, on weekdays between 10.00 am and 1 pm?
John Suchet
4a What pub chain was founded by Tim Martin in 1975?
Wetherspoon’s
4b Header, stretcher, half bat and queen closer are types of what sort of buiiding material?
\Brick

Round 4
1a S.A.Brains brewery company was founded in 1882 in which UK city?
Cardiff
1b What is the capital city of the country which was the former Soviet Republic of Georgia?
Tbilisi
2a Of what does someone suffering from brontophobia have an irrational fear?
Thunder
2b With which long running folk-rock band have fiddlers Dave Swarbrick and Ric Sanders been associated?
Fairport Convention
3a On Classic FM, Saturday morning music, 9.00 am to 12.00 noon, is in the hands of which presenter?
Alan Titchmarsh
3b In which artistic movement, formed in 1911 and taking its name from the London district forming the subject of many of their works, was Walter Sickert a leading figure?
The Camden Town Group
4a Completed in 1973 and made into a World Heritage site in 2007, which building was designed by Jorn Utzon on Bennelong Point?
Sydney Opera House
4b The Survivor song "Eye of the Tiger" was the theme tune to which film?
Rocky

Round 5
1a The word "jute", describing the fibre used in the making of canvas, gunny and similar materials, is derived from which Asian language?
Bengali
1b What is the capital city of Slovakia?
Bratislava
2a To which family of birds do the Razorbill and the Guillemot belong?
Auks (accept Alcidae)
2b "Astral Weeks" is a 1968 album by which singer-songwriter?
Van Morrison
3a Which motor manufacturer produces the Berlingo MPV and van?
Citroen
3b Ellen Terry was painted by Lady Macbeth in a celebrated work by which artist?
John Singer Sargent
4a Perth, in Scotland, stands on the banks of which river?
The River Tay
4b In which 1986 film did Patsy Kensit star alongside Eddie O'Connell?
Absolute Beginners

Round 6
1a Who wrote the novel "The Water Babies"?
Charles Kingsley
1b From what Asian language is the word "batik", to describe a means of dyeing cloth using wax to shield certain areas from the process, derived?
Javanese
2a Now in the "Galleria dell'Accademia" in Florence, the Renaissance masterpiece, 'The Statue of David" is by which sculptor?
Michelangelo (Buonarotti)
2b To which family of birds do Linnets belong?
Finches (Fringillidae)
3a Which actor has appeared in the most "Carry On" films making a total of 26 appearances?
Kenneth Williams
3b Which motor-manufacturer produces a model called the Scenic?
Renault
4a Which battle, the first major engagement of the Crimean War took place on 20th September 1854?
The Battle of the Alma
4b After rising near Mallerstang in the Yorkshire Dales, which river flows through Kirkby Stephen arc Appleby-in-Westmoreland on its way to the sea?
The River Eden

Round 7
1a In mythology, the Maenads {pronounced 'my-nads') were frenzied followers of which god or goddess?
Bacchus
1b Who wrote the novel "Barchester Towers"?
Anthony Trollope
2a What commissioned rank in the British Army is equivalent to that of Air Commodore in the Royal Air Force?
Brigadier
2b Designed by Edvard Eriksen, which bronze statue in Copenhagen is based on a Hans Christian Andersen character?
The Little Mermaid
3a What is the principal currency unit of Paraguay?
The Guarani
3b What is the name of the international appreciation society of Laurel and Hardy?
Sons of the Desert
4a "Mr Tom Piperson" features in which of Beatrix Potter's stories?
The Tale of Pigling Bland
4b Near which northern town, now a city, did the last battle of the English Civil War take place, in 1648?
Preston

Round 8
1a Which dancing troupe was founded by irishwoman Margaret Kelly at the Folies Bergere, France in 1932?
Bluebell Girls
1b In a tale from Apuleius's "The Golden Ass", who did Cupid fall in love with and eventually marry?
Psyche
2a What character did Ursula Andress play in the Bond film "Dr No"?
Honey Rider
2b In the Royal Air Force, what rank is equivalent to that of a Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy?
Squadron Leader
3a Which philosopher was a tutor to Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
3b The Quetzal is the principal unit of currency of which country?
Guatemala
4a The songs 'Too darn hot" and "True love" come from which Cole Porter musical which was filmed in 1956 starring Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly?
High Society
4b"Babbity Bumble" and the mud-bespattered toad "Mr Jackson" are unwelcome visitors to the home of which house-proud, furry, Beatrix Potter heroine?
Mrs Tittlemouse

Spare Questions
1 What medical term is used for convulsions which arise from severe toxaemia during or shortly after childbirth?
Eclampsia
2 In 1981, which American athlete became the first man to run the 110m Hurdles in under 13 seconds?
Renaldo Nehemiah
3 Which actor was born David McDonald in Scotland in 1971, taking his stage name from a member of the Pet Shop Boys?
David Tennant
4 What is traditionally given to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary in the UK?
Diamond
5 What method of selling, involves starting at a price and then dropping it until a buyer is found?
Dutch Auction