Monday 26th October 2015
Set by Warrington

Round1
1a Who wrote the book Don Quixote?
(Miguel de) Cervantes
1b Which seventeenth century leader reputedly told his troops to ‘put your trust in God and keep your powder dry’?
Oliver Cromwell
2a At the 2014 FIFA World Cup which German player became the top scorer, with a total of 16 goals?
Miroslav Klose
2b In which year was the first General Election in which women had an equal franchise with men?
1929
3a Who had a number 1 hit in 1977 with ‘I Feel Love’?
Donna Summer
3b Woolley Edge Service station is on which motorway?
M1
4a Which vegetable is present in dishes cooked ‘a la Crecy’?
Carrots
4b Who had a number 1 hit in 1975 with ‘I’m Not In Love’?
10cc

Round 2
1a Which company is responsible for the tracks, bridges, tunnels etc, on railways in Britain?
Network Rail
1b Who wrote the book The Trial?
(Franz) Kafka
2a What is the name given to the central supporting pillar of a spiral staircase? It can also refer to an upright post that supports the handrail of a stair banister.
Newel (post)
2b Whose second symphony is known as ‘The Resurrection’?
Gustav Mahler
3a In which decade of the 20tk century did women first sit in the House of Lords?
1950s (1958 as Life Peers)
3b The main characters in which TV programme had the surnames Geller, Green, Bing, Buffay, Tribbiani and Geller?
Friends
4a Whose third symphony is also called his ‘organ symphony’?
Camille Saint-Saens
4b At the 2014 FIFAWorld Cup which now Real Madrid player won the Golden Boot as top scorer in the tournament?
James Rodriguez

Round 3
1a What was the name of the world’s first teletext information service started by the BBC in 1974 and ceasing in October 2012?
Ceefax
1b What is the name given to the vertical posts that hold up the handrail of a staircase (sometimes simply called guards or spindles)?
Baluster (accept balustrade)
2a The Joshua Tree National Park is in which US state?
California
2b Which Buckinghamshire farm was used as a hideout by the Great Train robbers?
Leatherslade
3a Which 17th century would-be assassin is reputed to have said to one of his victims “a desperate disease requires a desperate remedy”?
Guy Fawkes
3b Which vegetable is present in dishes cooked ‘a la Dubarry’?
Cauliflower
4a Who was the first Astronomer Royal?
John Flamsteed
4b Which town is the centre of the AL postcode?
St Albans

Round 4
1a The wood from which common tree was traditionally used to make tennis racquets, snooker cues and hockey sticks
Ash
1b Which birds belong to the order Galliformes?
Fowl/Poultry (eg chicken and turkey) or game birds
2a At which Whitechapel pub was George Cornell shot by Ronnie Kray?
The Blind Beggar
2b What was the name of the ITV network’s teletext information service started in the late 1970s which ceased in 1992?
Oracle
3a Which website was created by Steve and Julie Pankhurst in 1999 and now has the slogan ‘Millions of memories all in one place’?
Friends Reunited
3b Enver Hoxha was the leader of which country between 1944 and 1985?
Albania
4a Which town is the centre of the SS postcode?
Southend (on Sea)
4b Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi appear as Celia and Alan, two childhood sweethearts reunited via Facebook, in which BBC TV drama series?
Last Tango in Halifax

Round 5
1a Give the surname of the British father and son who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915?
Bragg
1b On what day of the month did the Roman ‘Ides’ of March fall?
15th
2a Which company, founded in 2009, provides an app-based taxi service that uses crowd-sourced drivers?
Uber
2b Fulgencio Batista was the leader of which country between 1952 and 1959?
Cuba
3a Cape York is the northernmost point of which country?
Australia
3b Which ship, launched in 1860, was the Royal Navy’s first iron-hulled warship?
HMS Warrior
4a The Shenandoah National Park is in which US state?
Virginia
4b
The title of the sitcom To The Manor Born comes from which of Shakespeare’s plays?
Hamlet

Round 6
1a In October 2013, which country' was the last to leave the Commonwealth after 48 years of membership?
Gambia
1b Which single family of birds, not native to Europe, comprises the order Spenisciformes?
Penguins
2a Which comedian has written several children’s books including Gangsta Granny?
David Walliams
2b David Dinsmore is editor of which daily newspaper?
The Sun
3a The phrase ‘tender is the night’ comes from one of whose poems?
John Keats (Ode to a Nightingale)
3b Sheldon, Leonard, Raj, Howard and Penny are characters in which US sitcom?
Big Bang Theory
4a Who was the commander of the Roman legions during the invasion of Britain in 43 AD and the first governor of the new province from 43 to 47?
Aulus Plautius
4b Kirsten Mehr is the German bom wife of which prominent British politician?
Nigel Farage

Round 7
1a What is the name of me political party, led by Alexis Tsipras,which won the general election in Greece in January 2015?
SYRIZA
1b Disarrono is a prominent brand of which alcoholic- drink?
Amaretto
2a Katherine Yiner is editor of which daily newspaper?
Guardian
2b Which country was the last to join the Commonwealth, doing so in 2009?
Rwanda
3a Henry 4th is the only King of England to be buried in which cathedral?
Canterbury
3b The company TNT Post has changed its operating name in Britain to what?
Whistl
4a Which tree provides the very hard wood from which chopping blocks and shoe lasts are made, it is also used in parquet flooring?
Hornbeam
4b Sarah Lancashire plays Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood and Steve Pemberton plays accountant Kevin Weatherill in which BBC TV drama about a kidnapping in West Yorkshire?
Happy Valley

Round 8
1a Which boat, launched in I960, was the Royal Navy’s first nuclear submarine?
HMS Dreadnought
1b Who led the resistance to the Roman invasion of Britain and was captured in 51 AD, sentenced to death but spared by Emperor Claudius?
Cara(c)tacus
2a Give any one of the eleven dates which were omitted from the English calendar in 1752?
3rd to 13th September
2b Cape Farewell is the southernmost point of which large island?
Greenland
3a Luxardo is a prominent brand of which alcoholic liqueur?
Sambuca
3b Who was the last sovereign of England to be buried in Westminster Abbey?
George 2nd
4a The Law concerning the distance and relative speeds of celestial bodies and said to confirm the Big Bang Theory is named after which American astronomer?
(Edwin) Hubble
4b Which musician has written the children’s book High In The Clouds, the story of Wirral the Squirrel?
Sir Paul McCartney

Spare Questions
1 Which of John Steinbeck’s novels told the story of the Joad family?
Grapes of Wrath
2 The flag of which African country is three vertical stripes of green, white and green?
Nigeria
3 What is measured by a Hygrometer?
Humidity