Monday 25th January 2016
Set by Bull's Head (Warrington)

Round 1
1a Hubert Humphrey served as Vice-President to which US President?
Lyndon Baines Johnson
1b Which chemical element, the first of the halogens, has the atomic number 9?
Fluorine '
2a In which Marx Brothers film does much of the action centre on the theft of a painting, during a party given in honour of Groucho's character, the explorer Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding?
Animal Crackers
2b Katanga is a province in which African country?
Democratic Republic of Congo
3a William Cavendish-Bentinck served twice as Prime Minister, briefly in 1783 and from 1807 to 1809: by what title is he better known?
Duke of Portland
3b Ricky Wilson is the lead singer with which Yorkshire based band?
The Kaiser Chiefs
4a By what name is the bird which countrymen call the "water ouzel and which has the Latin name cinclus cinclus, generally known?
Dipper
4b Which organisation (perhaps surprisingly to some) won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012?
European Union

Round 2
1a Which chemical element has the atomic number 5?
Boron
1b Who is the super villain in the James Bond book and film Moonraker?
(Hugo) Drax
2a Which city is the capital of Madagascar?
Antananarivo
2b Who was the last King of Greece?
Constantine II
3a Named after a historical personage, which Scottish band won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize for their self- titled debut album?
Franz Ferdinand
3b Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek God of Love, Eros?
Cupid
4a What name was given to the policy of reconstruction in the Soviet Union adopted by Mikhail Gorbachev?
Perestroika
4b The star "Bellatrix", whose name comes from a Latin word meaning "warrior", can be found in which constellation?
Orion

Round 3
1a Which actress played the Bond Girl, "Solitaire" in the film "Live and Let Die"?
Jane Seymour
1b Which dessert consists of a meringue cake with a crisp crust topped with whipped cream and fruit?
Pavlova
2a Which Pope commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine chapel?
Julius II
2b Who invented the Kingdom of Kravonia in his 1906 novel "Sophy of Kravonia"?
Anthony Hope
3a Of what was Vulcan the Roman God?
Fire (also accept volcanoes, metalworking and the forge)
3b Which British Prime Minister, born in London during 1894, had "Maurice” as his first Christian name?
Harold McMillan
4a Polaris, also called the North Star or the Pole Star, is located in which constellation?
Ursa Minor (accept Little Bear)
4b In The Simpsons what position is held by Joe Quimby?
Mayor (of Springfield)

Round 4
1a What name is given to a savoury jelly made with meat stock, used as a mould for meat, seafood or eggs?
Aspic
1b Who was the President of the USA at the outbreak of the First World War?
Woodrow Wilson
2a Which author created, in a work of 1893, the fictitious gentlemen's club called "The Diogenes Club"?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2b In Greek Mythology, who was the Mother of Andromeda?
Cassiopeia
3a Leonard was the first Christian name of which British Prime Minister, who was born during 1912, in Portsmouth?
James CaIIaghan
3b Which Swiss city was the base for the early Protestant reformer Ulrich Zwingli?
Zurich
4a In the TV cartoon series "The Simpsons", the character Timothy Lovejoy has what job?
Church Minister (accept Vicar)
4b Which drink takes its name from the Russian for "little water"?
Vodka

Round 5
1a Which series of books is set on the island of Sodor?
Thomas the Tank Engine
1b Which actress was the first wife of US President Ronald Reagan?
Jane Wyman
2a In 2014 Stephen Harper was the prime minister of which country?
Canada
2b Who was the Greek goddess of Retribution?
Nemesis
3a Who was the Gold medallist, in the men's athletics 100m race at the 1980 Moscow Olympics?
Alan Wells
3b The Bishop of Durham traditionally signs himself as what?
Dunelm
4a Which Heritage railway runs between Caernarfon and Porthmadog?
Welsh Highland Railway
4b Chartreuse liqueur can be found in two colours. Yellow is one what is the other?
Green

Round 6
1a- What is the collective name for 19 piano pieces composed by Franz Liszt between the 1840's and 1880's based on folk tunes from his native country?
Hungarian Rhapsodies
1b In a nursery rhyme, where did Dr Foster step into a puddle right up to his middle?
Gloucester
2a According to the Holy Bible, which of the eleven surviving original Apostles was the first to be put to death, after the Ascension of Jesus?
Saint James (the Greater)
2b Daniel Ortega at the beginning of 2015 is the president of which country?
Nicaragua
3a Which sport plays a big part in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski?
Ten Pin Bowling
3b Who was Britain’s only Track and Field gold medallist at the 1972 Olympics?
Mary Peters
4a Which author used the pseudonym "Boz" in the 1830’s?
Charles Dickens
4b Which cathedra! city of northern England has railway stations called "Westgate" and "Kirkgate"?
Wakefield

Round 7
1a Which flowers form the majority of the genus Helianthus?
Sunflowers
1b The Hector Berlioz opera "Les Troyens" is based on which of Virgil's poems?
The Aeneid
2a Which golf course, which has hosted the Open Championship, was bought by Donald Trump early in 2014?
The Aeneid
2b According to the Bible, which was the only one of the twelve disciples who was actually present at the foot of the Cross as Jesus was crucified?
Saint John
3a Which city is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
Riyadh
3b Which World Heavyweight boxing champion was portrayed on film by Russell Crowe in the film "The Cinderella Man"?
James J Braddock
4a Who had a UK number One hit single with "I Feel Love" in 1977?
Donna Summer
4b David Cornwell is the real name of which spy writer?
John Le Carre

Round 8
1a Who served as senator for Massachusetts from 1962 until his death in 2009?
Edward Kennedy
1b The flavouring vanilla comes from a species of which plant?
Orchid
2a Which Marx Brothers film centres on a football-match between two US colleges, with Groucho playing the president of Huxley College, Quincy Adams Wagstaff?
Horse Feathers
2b Which golfer was nicknamed "Mrs Doubtfire" due to his supposed resemblance to the cinematic character?
Colin Montgomerie
3a Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil served several terms as Prime Minister, by what title was he known?
Lord Salisbury
3b What was the former name of Ho Chi Minh City immediately before it changed its name?
Saigon
4a The bird whose Latin name is turdus viscivorous, and which ountrymen call "the stormcock" because of its habit of singing in rainy weather, is more commonly known by what name?
Mistle Thrush
4b Boney M's UK chart topping hit of 1978 was a double A-side, "Rivers of Babylon" was on one side, which song was on the other?
Brown Girl in the Ring

Spare Questions
1 What is the principal unit of currency of Mozambique?
Metical
2 What was the name of the military nobility of medieval and early modern Japan?
Samurai
3 In which decade, did Fred Basset, created by Alex Graham, first appear in ?
1960's
4 Which Gilbert and Sullivan Opera has the alternative title "The Town of Titipu"?
The Mikado
5 What was the name of the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong