Tuesday 16th February 2016
Set by Taxes (Wirral)

Round 1
1a The Limehouse Declaration, issued on 25th January 1981, effectively launched which UK political party?
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC (PARTY)
1b On which Scottish Island would you find Rothesay Castle?
BUTE
2a On a menu in Italy what are pomodori?
TOMATOES
2b In the nursery rhyme, when Lucy Locket lost her pocket who found it?
KITTY FISHER
3a What is the Russian word for ‘little water’?
VODKA
3b Which word is missing from the title of the swimming event held at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in which Christopher Walker-Hebborn, Adam Peaty, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and Francesca Halsall won the gold medal for Great Britain - 4 × 100 metre ______ medley relay?
MIXED
4a In The Planets by Gustav Holst, which planet is the Magician?
URANUS
4b Name either film star who took a title role in the 1979 film Kramer versus Kramer.
DUSTIN HOFFMAN or MERYL STREEP

Round 2
1a What subatomic particle was discovered by James Chadwick in 1932?
NEUTRON
1b Complete the name of the US baseball team the Atlanta _______.
BRAVES
2a What is the name of the school in Croydon attended by Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis, and Adele among many other performers?
THE BRIT SCHOOL
2b Which 1987 film concerns the experiences of disc jockey Adrian Cronauer?
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM
3a Havarti cheese is made in which north European country?
DENMARK
3b In John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath, what is the name of the family whose journey across the USA is traced?
JOAD
4a Which British scientist lived at Down House, Kent, now in the care of English Heritage?
CHARLES DARWIN
4b As the letters SNCF represent the rail system in France, what are the initials for the equivalent system in Spain?
RENFE

Round 3
1a In the UK what kind of creatures are Eggar, Cinnabar and Herald?
MOTHS
1b The Pie at Night is a recent book by which author – he describes it as a companion to his previous book Pies and Prejudice?
STUART MACONIE
2a The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts built in 1809-1810 during the Peninsular War to defend which city?
LISBON
2b The name of which European country appears on its stamps as EESTI?
ESTONIA
3a Which Australian Prime Minister disappeared, presumed drowned in 1967?
HAROLD HOLT
3b The Skeleton Coast is to be found in which African country?
NAMIBIA
4a In 2014 a two pound coin was minted with an inscription round its edge which reads ‘SERVING THE MARINER’ to celebrate the 500th anniversary of which organisation?
TRINITY HOUSE
4b Who wrote the 17th century verse play Samson Agonistes?
JOHN MILTON

Round 4
1a The song Too Darn Hot features in which musical?
KISS ME KATE
1b The memoirs of Jennifer Worth form the basis of which BBC TV drama series?
CALL THE MIDWIFE
2a As well as gold, silver and platinum, objects made of what other material have to be hallmarked by an Assay Office?
PALLADIUM
2b Which Scot won a Gold medal at the 1991 World Athletics Championships and a Silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in the 10000 metres – she also won the London Marathon in 1996?
LIZ MCCOLGAN
3a + (pronounced plus) and x (pronounced multiply) are chart- topping albums by which singer?
ED SHEERAN
3b Name either of the professional dancers who have appeared in every series of Strictly Come Dancing. BRENDAN COLE or ANTON DU BEKE
4a Hassan Rouhani is the current president of which Asian country?
IRAN
4b Which Football League club is known as the Brewers?
BURTON ALBION

Round 5
1a FOUR, released last year is a chart-topping album by which boy band, their last with five members?
ONE DIRECTION
1b Who is the only ‘dragon’ to have appeared in every series of Dragons’ Den?
PETER JONES
2a The Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, is the leader of which political party?
SYRIZA (accept COALITION OF THE RADICAL LEFT)
2b Which Football League club is known as the Spireites?
CHESTERFIELD
3a What name is given to metals such as gold and silver which are unreactive and not readily subject to corrosion?
NOBLE METALS
3b Complete the name of the American football team the Arizona _________.
CARDINALS
4a In which city is the Juilliard School of Music?
NEW YORK
4b Which 1984 film relates the experiences of photographer Dith Pran?
THE KILLING FIELDS

Round 6
1a Who was Abraham Lincoln’s vice president when he was assassinated?
ANDREW JOHNSON
1b The Nubian desert is in which African country?
SUDAN
2a In 2012 a two pound coin was minted with an inscription round its edge which reads ‘SOMETHING WILL TURN UP’ to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of which author?
CHARLES DICKENS
2b Who wrote the 20th century verse play Murder in the Cathedral?
T S ELIOT
3a Master of the House is a song featuring in which musical?
LES MISERABLES
3b By what first name is the wife of Tommy Beresford known in the Partners in Crime stories by Agatha Christie, recently adapted by BBC TV?
TUPPENCE
4a When hallmarking articles made of platinum, what pictorial mark is stamped into the article?
AN ORB
4b Which athlete set world records in the 5000 metres and 2000 metres and was World cross-country champion but could only manage seventh place in the Olympic Games when she represented Great Britain in 1984?
ZOLA BUDD

Round 7
1a Balaton cheese is produced in which European country?
HUNGARY
1b In Louisa May Alcott’s novel Little Women, what is the name of the family whose story is told?
MARCH
2a Which British politician lived at Hughenden Manor, Buckinghamshire, now in the care of the National Trust?
BENJAMIN DISRAELI
2b As SNCF is the French railway system, what are the initials for the German Rail network?
DB
3a Which British bird has the species Grey and Red-legged?
PARTRIDGE
3b What is the title of the novel published this year that was originally the first draft of To Kill a Mockingbird?
GO SET A WATCHMAN
4a Francis II was the last man to hold which imperial title, abolished in 1806?
HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR
4b What is the five-letter name for Norway as used on its stamps?
NORGE

Round 8
1a Which apple brandy is named after a district in Normandy?
CALVADOS
1b Which Swiss tennis player won three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in 2015 with her Indian partner Leander Paes?
MARTINA HINGIS
2a In Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev which instrument represents the cat?
CLARINET
2b Name either actress who took a title role in the film Thelma & Louise.
SUSAN SARANDON or GEENA DAVIS
3a Who won the Bermondsey by-election in 1983 for the Liberal Party – he held his seat until the 2015 General Election when he lost it as a Liberal Democrat?
SIMON HUGHES
3b On which Scottish Island would you find the Callanish Standing Stones?
LEWIS
4a In Russian cuisine what kind of food are blini?
PANCAKES
4b In the nursery rhyme, where did Doctor Foster go in a shower of rain?
GLOUCESTER

Spare Questions
1 The 2004 film The Calcium Kid centres on which sport?
BOXING
2 According to the writer Roald Dahl who is Champion of the World?
DANNY
3 Bridgwater in Somerset lies on which river?
PARRETT