Tuesday 26th January 2016
Set by Northern

Round 1
1a In Greek mythology what was the name of the goat-like man with pointed ears and a tail ?
SAYTR
1b Which lake in Africa is known as Calendar Lake on account of its size approximately 365 miles long and 52 miles wide?
LAKE MALAWI
2a Lottie Dod was Wimbledon ladies singles champion five times and also represented England in which sport?
HOCKEY
2b Who created the character Jason Bourne?
ROBERT LUDLUM
3a Who is the Shadow Home Secretary?
ANDY BURNHAM
3b Colt Seavers was the central character in which 1980’s TV series?
THE FALL GUY
4a Which international organisation was founded in Cairo on 22nd March 1945?
THE ARAB LEAGUE
4b When the Venus de milo was discovered in 1930 what did the fragments along the broken statue show what had been held in the left hand?
AN APPLE

Round 2
1a Paul. Mark and Stephen are three of the McGann acting family from Liverpool name the fourth brother.
JOE
1b Who was the last British male athlete to hold the World Mile record?
STEVE CRAM (1985)
2a In which country did the 1974 Carnation Revolution take place>
PORTUGAL
2b The Vauxhall Astra replaced which Vauxhall car model?
CHEVETTE
3a What word refers to free roaming horses in the United States descended from stock introduced by the Spanish?
MUSTANGS
3b In which British City is the Squinty Bridge?
GLASGOW
4a Which publication was launched in the U.K. in 1986 with the slogan “It is, are you”?
THE INDEPENDENT
4b Which fictional RAF Station gave its name to a post war radio comedy starring Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne?
MUCH BINDING IN THE MARSH

Round 3
1a What name was given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 - 1791 and then from 1824-1830?
DAUPHIN
1b In which decade was the book Lady Chatterley first published?
1920’s (1928)
2a The name for which kind of seafarer is thought to be derived from the Caribbean Arawak word for a wooden frame on which meat was smoked?
BUCCANEER
2b Which famous bronze statue was created by Edvard Eriksen in 1913 and stands in a European capital city?
THE LITTLE MERMAID
3a How much is available for contestants to win at the beginning of the Quiz Show Decimate?
£20,000
3b In which sport is the Middleton Cup awarded?
BOWLS (MENS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP)
4a Against which side did Wayne Rooney score a penalty to beat Bobby Charlton’s England goal scoring record?
SWITZERLAND
4b Who played the title role in the 2015 film Mr Holmes?
IAN McKELLEN

Round 4
1a What is the surname of Florence of “Florence and the Machine”?
WELCH
1b At which battle did William Prescott say “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes”?
BUNKER HILL (1775)
2a Which member of the royal family resides at Anmar Hall Norfolk?
DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE (PRINCE WILLIAM)
2b Which character sings the song “I don’t know how to love him” in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar?
MARY MAGDELENE
3a Windlock and 2 Foot were types of which weapon used in the Middle Ages?
CROSSBOW
3b What nationality was the painter Paul Klee?
SWISS
4a How many viewing capsules are there on the London Eye?
32
4b In which US State is the Pentagon?
VIRGINIA

Round 5
1a Which Greek heroine refused to many a man unless he could beat her in a footrace?
ATLANTA
1b Blencathra Mountain 2850feet high in the Lake District, because of its shape is better known by what name?
SADDLEBACK
2a Which professional tennis player topped the first ATP ratings in 1973?
ILIE NASTASI
2b John Hannibal Smith was the central character in which 1980’s TV series?
THE “A” TEAM
3a Who is the shadow Foreign Secretary ?
HILARY BENN
3b Which writer created the Detective Alex Cross?
JAMES PATTERSON
4a Named after the city where they signed the pact in 1955 where did eight eastern European states agree to form a political alliance?
WARSAW
4b What was rediscovered in 1799 by a member of Napoleon’s expeditionary force near the town of Rashid in the Nile Delta?
ROSETTA STONE

Round 6
1a Alec, William and Daniel are 3 of the Baldwin acting family from New York who is the fourth brother?
STEPHEN
1b Three female trainers have won the Grand National, Jenny Pitman is one name either of the other two,
VENETIA WILLIAMS (MON MOME 2009)/SUE SMITH(AURORA’S ENCORE 2013)
2a In which country did the Velvet Revolution take place in 1989 ?
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
2b The Ford Sierra replaced which car model?
CORTINA
3a What is the name of the north American Swan the heaviest living bird native to North America that became almost extinct in the 1930’s but has since recovered significantly?
TRUMPETER
3b The Bridge referred to locally as The Blinking Eye Bridge, or the Winking Eye Bridge spans which river?
TYNE (THE GATESHEAD MILLENIUM BRIDGE)
4a Which brothers own the Telegraph Media Group Publishers of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph?
BARCLAY
4b What was the name of the Royal Navy Frigate featured in the Radio Comedy Series The Navy Lark?
HMS TROUTBRIDGE

Round 7
1a What French word is a measurement of textile density?
DENIER
1b Who played the title role in the 2015 film Macbeth?
MICHAEL FASSBENDER
2a On which TV programme could you win a golden gavel?
BARGAIN HUNT
2b In which country would you find the temple of Angkor Wat?
CAMBODIA
3a Lady Jane Grey was the great grand-daughter of which English king?
HENRY VII
3b La Vuelta is the Spanish equivalent of which famous sporting event?
TOUR DE FRANCE
4a Who did England play in the opening game of the 2015 Rugby World Cup?
FIJI
4b In which decade was the book “A Brief History of Time” first published?
1980’s (1988)

Round 8
1a Which British rock group named themselves after a South African football club?
KAISER CHIEFS
1b In which US State is Dayton, where the Dayton Agreement was signed in 1995?
OHIO
2a Which cathedral houses the bones of the Venerable Bede?
DURHAM
2b Mary Surratt was executed having been found guilty of the conspiracy to assassinate who?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
3a In which county is Highgrove House the residence of the Prince of Wales?
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
3b What nationality was the painter Hieronymus Bosch?
DUTCH
4a In which English County is RAF Scampton home of the Red Arrows?
LINCOLNSHIRE
4b Which character sings the song ”As long as he needs me” in the musical Oliver?
NANCY

Spare Questions
1 Who did John Bellingham assassinate in 1821?
SPENCER PERC1VAL
2 By what name was the Kray’s gang known in the 1950’s and 1960’s?
THE FIRM
3 What instrument did band leader Stan Kenton play?
PIANO